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Chapter 751 - 751 394 Slender beauties and muscular strong men

Chapter 751: 394 Slender beauties and muscular strong men (4000)_2 Chapter 751: 394 Slender beauties and muscular strong men (4000)_2 After a few more bouts, the seizures should stop completely.

Krogg glanced at the stairs below, the Hebu family had gathered six veteran hunters, almost all the old survivors of the Dark Hunt Organization.

They have spent two days at the organization’s headquarters and have developed unprecedented unity. Not just because of the joy of having the disasters within their bodies expelled, but also because of Casio. They wanted to promote Casio to the position of a Shadow Hunter, which might bring about positive changes to the Dark Hunt Organization.

Krogg took another look at the stairs above.

As for Casio’s hidden strength that rivals that of a Shadow Hunter and the magical effects of his Secret Martial Art, what does it matter? All they need to know is that Casio is here to help the Hunters Association, he can solve the issue of hunters transforming into beasts!

“I hope the time for the trial assessment comes sooner…”

On the third floor, Claire gently knocked on the door to a secret room.

Because of the nonsense Grandfather Rudy had been spouting on the second floor earlier, she became increasingly curious about Casio. What does playing for four hours mean? And why would they continue to play? Could it be that the slender, emaciated, handsome youth had an unknown side to him? In fact, was he a very violent battle maniac?

However, Bai Kui used Illusion Art, so how could he be violent?

While Claire pondered, the door in front of her suddenly clicked open. The curtain on the balcony behind her fluttered, and gusts of wind blew.

She squinted against the sunlight coming from inside the room and looked inside.

A towering wall of rock white color filled the hallway.

Half a second later, the wall turned around.

Oh, it wasn’t a wall, but a person. A burly muscleman who was shirtless, exposing the steel-made contours of his muscles. His arms were like cement posts, with blue and black veins coiling around them, seemingly like sturdy and robust rebar. The skin glistened with a honey-colored sheen, clearly the sweat from the recent exercise. His golden long hair lay on his shoulders, carrying a wild and unbridled aura.

His black trousers and leather belt gave off a peculiar mix of civilization and savagery. All in all, he had the aura of someone powerful. One glance told that he was not an ordinary person.

“Uh, hello. Is Bai Kui here? I need to talk to him…”

Claire said reflexively.

“Claire?” The muscleman in front of her spoke in a deep voice, as if his entire skull and chest were resonating, conveying a sense of strength.

“Yes, that’d be me. Who might you be?” Claire nodded.

“I’m Bai Kui. You don’t recognize me after just a day?”

The muscleman took a heavy step forward.

“Bai… Bai Kui?!”

Claire’s eyes widened. Apart from his facial features somewhat resembling the Bai Kui she knew, there was no resemblance elsewhere.

This nearly one meter ninety tall, tank-like physique, and muscular arms like cement pillars, in no way matched the slender feminized adolescent around one meter seventy whom she knew before! At least, Claire couldn’t accept it.

“You are Bai Kui? That’s impossible!”

Claire instinctively stepped back. Although she was very reluctant to harbor ill thoughts about others, this person’s aura was truly ominous.

She had already prepared herself for a possible attack.

“This is your badge. I’m returning it to you.”

The muscleman in front suddenly extended his hand, offering a wooden badge.

Claire was taken aback. The badge was indeed the one she had forcefully given to Bai Kui, which could be crushed to signal danger, allowing her to sense it instantly.

She hesitated for a moment, looking at the massive palm spread out in front of her, which was big enough to grasp her entire head. Ultimately she reached out to take it back.

“Bai Kui, how did you end up looking like this?”

Ten minutes later, Claire reluctantly accepted the reality before her.

“From the beginning, you were a seedling secretly nurtured by the old hunters, even before you joined the Dark Hunt Organization? You’ve kept a low profile and feigned weakness within the organization, never revealing your true strength until you possessed dominating power! Until today, you and your six teachers decided to stop hiding…”

“Good heavens… good heavens…”

Claire was shocked. She had not anticipated such a turn of events.

Just a moment ago, she had firmly stated that she would protect Casio. Now, it seemed that Casio hardly needed any protection. If anything, his enemies needed protection from him.

Claire could not gauge Casio’s strength. This was an indication that the other party had similar or possibly even greater strength than her, that had been kept hidden all along.

So, does that mean she has just acquired a formidable competitor?

On the sofa in the living room downstairs, Claire was seated face-to-face with Rudy, Gem, and Ilian. Their facial expressions were swiftly shifting, creating an extraordinary spectacle. Each of the three old hunters seated across from her held a cup of tea, sipping leisurely.

“Young Claire, your grandparents and uncles here have their difficulties too. The royal family and the council are keeping an eye on us. We simply couldn’t afford to expose the talents we old folks have nurtured prematurely. Once exposed, the fate of Soss would befall upon Bai Kui, perhaps even worse, the assassination could be more rampant. After all, we’re old folks now, it’s inappropriate to have the legion commander stand up for us…”

Rudy was leaning on his cane, speaking in casual tones.

“Yes, indeed. Therefore, we have to take things slowly. Even after joining the Hunters Association, Bai Kui has kept a low profile. He has had a hard time requiring to compress his body daily with techniques similar to bone shrinking method, pretending to be weaker than he really is. He has always despised the way he looks after performing the bone shrinking method. What you saw earlier is the true form of Bai Kui when he releases his strength…”

Gem adjusted his mask upwards, then took a sip of his tea.

“Uh…” Claire was silent. She thought that Casio should maintain his bone shrinking state. The muscular form he exhibited earlier was too horrifying and carried an oppressive weight.

“Hmm… Dear little Claire, in Auntie’s opinion, it’s best you avoid confronting Bai Kui. This young man doesn’t hold back when he strikes. He definitely won’t offer any mercy, even against old men and women…”

Ilian gave a tsk three times and shook her head.

“That’s right, Claire. In short, In the upcoming contest for the Shadow Hunter position, it’s best to avoid Bai Kui. Let him deal with Solomon from the Council and Soss from the royal family, while you remain a bystander.”

Rudy twirled his cane and mused aloud.

Claire found it hard to keep calm. Just yesterday, Rudy had been urging her to strive actively in the upcoming days. Since Soss had been assassinated and lost an arm, his strength had greatly reduced, and so had his competitive edge. Claire saw an opportunity and she could possibly succeed in one go!

However, now he was advising her to avoid Bai Kui’s path.

Claire was one of the topmost Dark Gold-level hunters and considered a genius since childhood. She was also proud. So, when three of her mentors showed such lack of confidence in her, she felt somewhat upset.

“I am willing to admit that I cannot yet gauge Bai Kui’s aura completely, but that doesn’t mean I won’t compete! I don’t believe that my Sea Demon is weaker than his muscles.” Claire pouted, “Due to the assassination of Soss, the Shadow Hunter qualification battle has been moved forward to a week from now. Each of us has been allocated a dangerous task. When the time comes, it will depend on our individual skills…”

“Fair competition,” she added at the end.

“It’s not fair… How is this fair…” Rudy shook his head.

A competitor who had already achieved the strength of a Shadow Hunter had a crushing advantage over the others still at Dark-Gold level.

If Claire wanted to compete against Casio, she would need to immerse herself in the Source of the Holy Spring until her limit, to greatly improve her strength. She would then need several months to master this surge of power and several years of battle experience to be proficient.

Only then could she stand a chance of winning in this competition.

Rudy sighed, unwilling to reveal Casio’s true strength.

“Anyway, don’t be hasty to make a move. Let Solomon and Soss go first. You can observe the situation and then make a decision…”

Rudy stood up and patted Claire’s shoulder. With Claire still somewhat dazed, he left the living room and climbed the stairs to the second floor.

In the living room on the second floor, Casio, having freshened up and now fully dressed, was preparing to go to the Hunters Association to claim the resources that were rightfully his.