Chapter 44 Dawn (3k)
“I thought it was some kind of master? Heh heh, just a mere Exorcist.”
Upon hearing Su Jiu’s voice, Li Gang’s face, which had been intimidated, immediately became arrogant again. He spoke with a rascally tone, “Little sister, you don’t think wearing a mask is cool, do you?”
The three major organizations in Dragon Country also had a hierarchy of contempt: Dragon Hunters despised the Law Enforcement Hall for being too complacent, the Law Enforcement Hall mocked the Dragon Hunters for only knowing how to fight, and the Adventurer’s Guild was looked down upon by the other two organizations because it was too mixed.
As a subsidiary organization of the Adventurer’s Guild that contacted the government, the Demon Hunter Organization was at the very bottom of the hierarchy.
“Do you guys know?”
Su Jiu’s voice was still devoid of emotion. Holding her dagger, she walked unhurriedly towards the more than twenty students.
“Putting on airs! For a lowly Exorcist like you, our Li family can hire countless!”
As if aware of his uncle’s presence, Li An suddenly stepped forward. His gaze fell upon Su Jiu’s body, hidden by her windbreaker, and a wicked thought flashed through his mind. The corners of his mouth twitched upwards unconsciously. “But for someone as cute as you, I can actually give you fifty thousand yuan a month, with the condition that… um…”
“Sometimes, you really can’t avoid eating beef…”
Su Jiu continued to speak as she walked towards the twenty-odd people.
“Ch!”
A faint, dark red sword light flashed past!
Li An felt his heart skip a beat, his words stopped, and then he found himself unable to catch his breath. He reached out his hand, only to have it fall powerlessly.
Taking a step!
Li An, who had been incredibly arrogant moments ago, collapsed to the ground, unable to rise!
…
Seeing this, Zheng Meng’s pupils contracted sharply. Li An was dead just like that? She hadn’t even seen the other party’s movement clearly.
Seeing his nephew instantly fall, Li Gang’s face darkened. He quickly roared, “Little An wasn’t using his Avatar just now, that’s why he was killed. What are you afraid of?! She’s just a useless Exorcist!”
He then rushed to embrace his nephew, frantically taking out some first-aid medicine and feeding it to him…
The students from Huawen suddenly realized how close death was to them, and their legs began to tremble. However, following Li Gang’s shouts, they all activated their Avatars, preparing to resist.
“I originally thought I wouldn’t do the kind of killing that a villain does, but…”
Su Jiu murmured softly, her steps still unhurried as she moved forward.
Watching Su Jiu’s approaching figure, a male student with Earth Dragon bloodline’s eyes flashed with fierceness. He strode forward, and his bloodline skill, Earth Dragon Claw, suddenly appeared in his hand, directly aiming at Su Jiu’s vital points like her shoulder blades.
This person’s strength seemed to be only slightly weaker than Zheng Meng’s.
Just as the person was about to reach Su Jiu, it was as if a sword light pierced through.
“Thump!”
The male student’s eyes lost their spirit, and his body heavily fell to the ground, while the dark substance continued to erode his corpse.
The people from Huawen around were all terrified by this sight. That guy took just one step forward and he was dead?
What kind of strength was this!
How terrifying!
Was this person really an Exorcist? Why was she more terrifying than a Dragon Hunter!?
“Let’s go together! Don’t worry about her life or death, if she doesn’t die, we will!” Zheng Meng shouted towards her companions with a sudden surge of courage, looking at the increasingly close Su Jiu.
“Charge!”
“Die for me!”
Hearing Zheng Meng’s words, the remaining seven or eight students were emboldened and rushed out.
“You guys are always forcing me down this path. I’ve already let you go, so why can’t you cherish it?”
Su Jiu continued to speak, as if narrating a story. Her voice seemed to soften, but the students who approached her fell one after another.
She lightly swung her dagger, without any specific moves.
As she moved with unhurried grace, one person was killed by a crimson-black sword light!
With one step, lives were lost!
And she remained unhurried, speaking stories like a gentle older sister, as if she were just strolling through the streets and alleys, ordinary, composed, and calm.
Terrifying!
Looking at this girl who was as calm as still water, only two words remained in everyone’s minds.
“You… Who exactly are you? An Exorcist absolutely cannot have this kind of strength at the Warrior stage!”
Zheng Meng turned to look at the corpses lying scattered on the ground, trembling as she asked.
How could she have never encountered such a strong individual? Within a few casual remarks, all her classmates who had just been joking with her were dead.
This person felt even more terrifying than those core-trained Dragon Hunters.
“Frost Sword Warrior, you’re the Frost Sword Warrior!” Zheng Meng suddenly exclaimed, as if she had thought of something.
Her small stature, holding a dagger made of fine steel, exuding intense pressure that made one dare not look directly at her. Her slashing technique was enough to spread fear.
It was exactly the same as the figure her teacher had praised in class.
“It seems… I can only be the villain, having killed so many students.”
Su Jiu continued to walk forward.
But with every step she took, a student died.
Each step was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
In less than a moment, the ground was stained red with blood, the path had turned into a blood road, and there were only piles of corpses.
When she reached Zheng Meng, besides Li Gang, there was no one else.
Zheng Meng was already terrified, her body trembling.
“You… you…”
“Do you know? If you hadn’t tried to kill Bai Qianyu and the others, everyone would be alive today, returning to their homes to see their families.”
Su Jiu continued to walk inside, speaking softly like telling a story, her steps completely unfaltering, as leisurely and carefree as a stroll.
“Plop!”
The moment her toes touched the ground, Zheng Meng felt a chill at her neck, and then she fell heavily onto the ground.
At the same time, on the other side,
“You… You killed them all!?” In the two to three minutes it took to administer medicine, Li Gang confirmed his nephew’s death, then looked around in disbelief and shouted.
How could she have such strength!?
Most importantly, after killing so many students, wasn’t she afraid of him exposing her when he returned?
Or perhaps…
Suddenly remembering something, Li Gang’s face, sporting a blood-stained fox mask, stared at him. Li Gang involuntarily stepped back, having forgotten that he was previously in a superior position.
While he was in a daze, a cold, crimson-black light suddenly shot towards him. The Corpse Pasture Grass on the ground was scattered, and then Li An’s corpse was pierced through, splitting into a mist of blood.
Following that, the sword light continued to rush forward, targeting Li Gang himself!
“Crack!”
Li Gang’s expression changed drastically. He quickly summoned his Beast Pet, a crab-like creature, which transformed into two curved blades. Two arcs of light flew out, blocking the cold light.
Instantly, a fierce yellow light exploded.
Under the brilliant light, Su Jiu slowly approached, her figure ethereal, as if merged with the sword energy. The dagger in her hand remained still, yet it made one feel a prickle of apprehension.
“Drip!”
“Drip!”
Li Gang’s palms, gripping the two blades, were bleeding from his tiger’s mouth. This was the result of forcefully blocking that sword light.
He considered himself to have seen many military experts, including those at the War General level, but Su Jiu gave him a different feeling.
That kind of madness and bloodlust felt like fighting fierce beasts every day.
“Spare me…”
Seeing Su Jiu arrive before him, Li Gang’s heart turned cold. Before he could finish speaking, another cold gleam approached, forcing him to raise his blades to block.
“Clang clang clang clang!”
Between the collision of blades, sparks flew, and a series of sounds like sonic booms created waves of energy that continuously impacted the canyon walls, causing the surroundings to shake!
But Li Gang was originally just a small-time hooligan, his strength even inferior to the Cultist Wang Mazi. How could he be Su Jiu’s opponent? Su Jiu’s dagger slipped, as elusive as a mountain goat traversing a cliff.
“Swish swish!”
Li Gang was greatly alarmed and quickly brought his blades to cross in front of his chest, but it was still useless. The dagger cut down from the crown of his head, piercing fiercely into his skull. A sense of sleepiness and tearing surged to his mind.
The first ray of morning light casting into the canyon fell upon the two figures in the center of the canyon.
“Exorcist… the legend of dispelling the night is actually… true.”
Through his blood-red pupils, Li Gang seemed to see a glimmer of light. Then, his eyes gradually lost their spirit, blood flowed from his forehead, and with a thud, he fell to the ground.
As if noticing something, Su Jiu climbed onto a rock formation above the canyon, gently wiping the blood off herself. She looked towards the several massive figures at the canyon entrance not far away and sighed, “It was indeed correct to let them leave. I should leave quickly too.”
…
A few thousand kilometers away.
The surroundings were a vast expanse of gray sky. The rising sun only revealed dim, orange light through the thick clouds. The morning light fell upon the members of Huayang.
“We’re safe.”
Bai Qianyu slowly reached out to feel the lukewarm sunlight. She turned to look at the path they had come from, lost in thought.
“What’s wrong, Qianyu?” a girl from her dormitory asked, confused.
“Do you remember when you asked me where Su Jiu went back then?”
Upon hearing this, Bai Qianyu spoke softly, her tone gentle.
“Those are all in the past… Su Jiu is a Dragon Hunter, the powerful Frost Sword Warrior.”
The girl’s expression became a little unnatural. Su Jiu was now her hero, how could she mock or slander her?
“She did go to the nightlife… just like now, fighting monsters in the nightlife of the city, securing the dawn for us.”
“She’s not some high-and-mighty Dragon Hunter, but an Exorcist who guards the city!”
Bai Qianyu’s voice was not loud, but it fell into everyone’s hearts like pebbles, stirring ripples.
