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Chapter 718: 378 Genius (4000)_1 Chapter 718: 378 Genius (4000)_1 With a creak, the door opened.

A haggard old man walked in, his hair as messy as withered grass. His cheekbones protruded, his eyes were sunken, and his gaze looked slightly tired. He was wearing an old black and red suit, without a top hat.

“You’re here?”

Casio turned around after opening the door and picked up the bath towel on the chair.

The veteran hunter Hebu looked at Casio’s broad back, which was as solid as a wall, and thought about the changes of the past week. Every time he saw Casio, he felt that Casio’s body was much stronger, visibly bulking up.

The faint sense of danger radiating from him was becoming more intense.

It was a domineering force emanating from the source of life.

With a snap, Old Hebu closed the door and lamented.

“Your physical body has become much stronger in just two days…”

Casio clenched his fist, where veins popped out, and shook his head: “It’s not strong enough yet, it’s just barely usable…”

Hebu glanced at Casio and remained silent. He had guessed that Casio was a practitioner of Secret Martial Arts, hailing from the mysterious Secret Martial Arts World of the Empire.

Those Secret Martial Art masters wielded terrifying powers, capable of simultaneously advancing in physical, Qi, and spirit. They also had a variety of ancient secret techniques and martial arts, which could produce miraculous effects at various stages.

Therefore, the dramatic and considerable changes to Casio’s body in a short period of time didn’t alarm Hebu too much. Because Bai Kui, the identity Casio used, was originally a hunter who joined the Dark Hunt Organization from outside. He wasn’t grown from scratch with an understood background. It only made sense for there to be some secrets about him.

As long as Casio is not a creature of darkness, Hebu doesn’t care about his origins. In fact, knowing that Casio was a secret martial art practitioner spiked Hebu’s interest even more. Moreover, through their recent interactions, Hebu found Casio to be quite to his liking. Perhaps, he could use his Shadow Privilege. Hebu already felt that his time was running short.

The sound of bathing came from the washroom.

Casio had finished his enhancement procedures, drenched in sweat, he went to bathe.

Only old Hebu remained, sitting on the wooden chair on the balcony. The sunlight shone on half of his body, deepening the weather-wrinkles on his old face.

Hebu was a veteran hunter, ranked the same as Bai Kui, C level.

But ten years ago, Bloody Axe Herbert was a well-known figure within the Dark Hunt Organization. The Dark Hunt Organization consisted of four departments with different roles. Undoubtedly, the Hunters Association, which oversaw fighting, was one of them. In total, the Hunters Association had fifteen Dark Gold Level hunters, with badge levels all at “A”.

Among them, six hunters were special and served as the pillars of the association.

Five Shadow Hunters and one Holy Light Hunter. Their combat abilities were roughly equivalent to fighters and represented the pinnacle power.

As the strongest hunter of the Hunters Association, the Holy Light Hunter naturally also held the position of Chairman of the Association. Moreover, he was also the leader of the Dark Hunt Organization, the heir apparent to the Chief Inspector. Thus, if the Chief Inspector of the Dark Hunt Organization retires or dies accidentally, the Holy Light Hunter would take over.

The five Shadow Hunters, on the other hand, were ranked from one to five based on strength.

When Bloody Axe Herbert was at his strongest, he was the number one Shadow Hunter and was also the first heir to the Holy Light Hunter. By this logic, old Hunter Herbert had a chance to potentially become the leader of the Dark Hunt Organization. Of course, that was ten years ago. As a hunter, fighting dark creatures always came with a price. Herbert got severely injured in a large operation while covering for his team and allowing a significant number of hunters to retreat safely. The result was a severe injury that shook his foundation.

Although he barely survived, his strength started to decline continuously.

Within one or two years, he had fallen from a Shadow Hunter to Dark Gold Level.

Old Hunter Herbert was a well-intentioned man. He felt that his strength was no longer worthy of the Shadow Badge and didn’t want to unjustly occupy a position. So, he took the initiative to downgrade his level in the association. Over the next ten years, he plummeted from a Shadow Hunter to a Bronze Hunter. The Chief Inspector of the Dark Hunt Organization personally promised Herbert a compensatory pledge. Herbert could nominate a promising hunter for intensive training and could compete for a Shadow Hunter position. Without a doubt, this was prepared for Herbert’s apprentice.

Intensive training is easy to understand, it merely provides large amounts of resources.

Competing for a Shadow Hunter position calls for understanding of the entire Dark Hunt Organization, and even the Royal Family and the Council. The Hunters Association, as the violent institution of the Dark Hunt Organization, was naturally very important. The Five Shadow Hunters and one Holy Light Hunter were the essence of the association. Various interests intertwined, representing the various forces of the empire. There were Shadow Hunters supported by the Imperial Royal Family, those supported by the Council, and those supported by other institutions within the Dark Hunt Organization. Besides, there was a minority without a faction.

For example, at present, the No. 4 Shadow Hunter, “Soul Scythe Yevica”, received severe injuries in an operation half a year ago and was still unconscious in his patient bed.

A position for a Shadow Hunter was vacant.

In order to compete for this position, one not only needed to have strength but also needed the support of a force behind them. Be it the Royal Family, the Council or other departments in the Dark Hunt Organization. There was one special case, like old Hunter Herbert.

The Chief Inspector of the Dark Hunt Organization personally promised to reserve a competitive spot.

Now, half a year had passed since the vacancy of the Shadow Hunter position.

All the forces were eager to move, putting forward their candidates.