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Chapter 773 - 773 404 Eager Casio (4000)_2

Chapter 773: 404 Eager Casio (4000)_2 Chapter 773: 404 Eager Casio (4000)_2 Reducing air resistance, absorbing sound, concealing one’s form…

This was merely Qi’s application in sprinting, yet it was already comparable to the three worthless types of low-stage source energy. The comprehensive improvement of the secret martial arts system is evident. Its upper limit is high, and so is its lower limit. If it hadn’t been for the blessing of the Holy Mark amplifying the effects of their source energy, the hunters possessing source energy would have found it hard to compete with the secret martial arts. If secret martial arts practitioners could be likened to tanks capable of both offense and defense, then the hunters of the Dark Hunt Organization and the Markers of Black Rain Villa would be nothing more than glass cannons.

It’s important to note that these comparisons are relative. For instance, in front of Casio, even ordinary secret martial arts practitioners would be glass cannons.

No, perhaps, the term “glass cannon” is a little exaggerated.

The term “high attack and low defense” may be more appropriate.

After all, all secret martial arts practitioners have their physical body refined as a basic framework.

Those who can become master fighters have bodies as sturdy as elephants. Casio is even more terrifying, his physical strength akin to a rampaging dinosaur.

He has already regained the combat power of a veteran fighter. His return to the peak is imminent. Once he is able to drink from the source of the Holy Spring and complete his Platinum Stigmata, Casio plans to intervene in the Dark Hunt Organization at his zenith. He will use the stage provided by the massive force of the Dark Hunt Organization to continually explore the cards the organization holds. He needs to understand his enemy…

For example, right now, the Experiment Field in the sixth district of Florence is an opportunity.

As Yangyan headed down the complex lanes of the residential area, Casio cautiously followed from afar. The rectangular buildings made of various bricks and wood piled up like uneven light-yellow building blocks. The lingering scent of soapnuts in the air mixed with the pungent smell of damp clothes.

With a step forward, a beautiful landscape suddenly revealed itself.

There was a wide river running abeam multiple residential buildings. The gleaming moonlight showered down, causing the surface of the river to shimmer murkily.

Yangyan proceeded along the riverside until he reached a very remote corner of the residential area. There were only two or three houses scattered about, the rest was all woodland. The terrain was uneven with cliffs and hills, making it unsuitable for housing. Therefore, it was not used as urban land.

Without hesitation, Yangyan walked straight into this area, moving around in circles.

Casio followed him closely.

Using the big trees and the dim environment to conceal himself.

Suddenly, Yangyan seemed to stop ahead. Shortly, the sound of heavy objects being moved resonated, followed by silence.

Casio waited at his spot for half a minute before peeking out.

The area ahead was dim, but his eyes were sharp. While following Yangyan, he could still perceive his silhouette amongst the shadows of the trees. Casio quickly shifted his gaze, confirmed Yangyan had disappeared after checking several different spots.

Only then did he step forward, stopping beside a large tree. The tree roots were covered with moss and dead leaves, and dense creepers. In the gap, there was a stone about half a person’s size, weather-beaten on the surface, and covered with wet, slippery green moss.

Casio glanced at it, then lifted it with little effort.

Beneath, astonishingly, was a piece of sturdy wooden plank that sealed an underground tunnel.

After gazing at it for a while, he put the stone back in its place and turned around to leave, silently heading towards the Central Garden.

Knowing the location of the experiment field was enough. Now was not the time to confront the organization directly. Even if they discovered that it was him who caused a great disturbance tonight, he would still be able to handle the situation calmly for a while. However, if he chose the latter, it would mean they would need to confront each other head-on sooner. Casio’s strength has yet to reach its peak, he needs more time to develop.

As for now, it was naturally best to first bring the mission targets back.

It was around nine-thirty at night.

The Dark Hunt Association headquarters was brightly lit, with many hunters who were not yet asleep gathered in some public places, chatting and drinking. This was because of the unexpected situation that arose during the first round of the Shadow Hunter competition. The missions of both Thorn Solomon and Lion Soss were nullified, and they could only return to the headquarters with gloomy faces. On the other hand, Sea Demon Claire and another relatively transparent competitor, Bai Kui, had completed their missions ahead of others.

This surprised those hunters who had placed bets based on their predictions.

They just couldn’t believe it as they paid up their losses.

Secondly, the night hunter in Florence discovered that the dark creatures suddenly went berserk, thus the Hunters Association issued a warning. According to observations, the dark creatures from as many as three districts surged out and gathered at a certain location in the fourth district of Florence, akin to a tide of beasts. The Dark Hunt Organization found that place to be a central garden, with a plaza at its core.

The scene there was basically hellish, but it’s not a hell for humans; rather, it’s a hell for dark creatures. The bloody smell of the plaza reached the sky, with limbs and blood everywhere. Particularly in a corner on the west side, the corpses of dark creatures piled up into a small hill. Based on calculations, hundreds of dark creatures perished that night.

A lot of them were of the Wild Beast level, and even the fearsome Wild Beast Level was present! According to the intelligence from the scout, they even found dark creatures comparable to dark gold level hunters. For example, Laughing Nightmare, the target of Soss the Lion King and Green Ghost Woman, the target of Thorn Solomon. So, this is how these two people’s tasks became invalid!

Their mission targets had already been smashed to pieces by some mysterious invisible high hand.

As for their assessment tasks, they naturally had to start from scratch.

Some dark gold level hunters, who had fairly good relations with Thorn Solomon and Lion King Soss, asked about it and were met with cold faces and were driven out of their residences. However, this also indirectly confirmed the reliability and authenticity of the information.

There was an official tavern in the Hunters Association area.

Because of the warning and unable to sleep, hunters started to banter in the tavern. The malt beer in the wooden mugs never stopped flowing.

“Thud.”

A big hand, covered in sweat, held a cup and placed it on the table.

The dark yellow liquor spilled out.

This robust man, doing as he pleased, let out a satisfying breath and began to laugh heartily. Several drinking buddies around him started to tease the robust man.

“Henry is so happy because he won the bet, the next round is on you…”

“Hahaha, who would’ve thought that the first one to complete the evaluation task is not Thorn Solomon or Lion King Soss. Henry bet on Sea Demon Claire and made a small fortune. Hey, he’s lucky.”

“That’s not all, Henry used to clashed with Soss, and also couldn’t see eye to eye with Solomon. He’s happy that these two fellows are having a tough time.”

The few drinking buddies were drinking while chatting lively.

Not too long after, an excited middle-aged hunter walked into the tavern from outside. By looking at his eager face, he must have some new gossip.

“What? Solomon and Soss’s mission targets were casually killed by Bai Kui! That mountain of dark creature corpses was also left by him…”

“Really or not?”

“definitely real, Claire said it herself.”

“Damn, that’s amazing.”

“This kid hid so deep? I heard he used to be a black copper level hunter, tsk tsk… Solomon and Soss have been surpassed by him…”

The tavern became increasingly noisy, but it had nothing to do with Casio.

After he handed in the ghoul, which was his mission target, he had already returned to his single house. And the veteran hunters did not choose to disturb Casio at this time, clearly thinking he needed to rest now.

Casio was happy for the peace, he started preparing to enter the World of Calamities.

He interrogated the ghoul on the way back, unfortunately. The intelligence of this dark creature was even lower than that of the lizardman, full of primitive needs like eating flesh. There was no answer to the spiral pattern of the meat factory.

Casio didn’t want to dwell on these things. He accelerated his actions in the real world, and the exploration in the World of Calamities had also reached a critical point. In the exploration the day before, Casio and the rest had searched many areas in the southwest corner of the Pale Land. Moreover, they found a strange rocky mountain terrain.

If nothing unexpected happens, Howler Canyon should be inside here.

The special mountain structure, Soul Jade that can nourish Qi, the spirit battle bodies left behind by fighters of past generations… Casio was becoming eager to take action.