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Chapter 233 - 0169 Taihu Hunting Demon (4k, thanks to "Invincible Man" Alliance Hierarch)_2

Chapter 233: 0169 Taihu Hunting Demon (4k, thanks to "Invincible Man" Alliance Hierarch)_2

Lu Chenzhou said,

"Is there already such a powerful killing move for the Great Void?"

Li Gui replied,

"Yes, but it still can’t be used in the Void Realm."

Lu Chenzhou felt much more at ease.

Human tactics were still plentiful.

Before long, Li Gui led everyone to a temporary camp marked by military insignia, where a lean middle-aged man came out to greet them with a smile,

"Li Gui, you’re leading the team this time."

"Yes, are there any areas you are too busy to handle and need our help?"

The two leaders communicated while Lu Chenzhou and the others waited patiently.

Old Tian glanced at the military officer and then at Leopard Woman.

As Leopard Woman chewed her gum, she asked indifferently,

"What are you looking at?"

"This man bears some resemblance to you."

"He’s my dad."

"Damn, a Mystic List expert? Why didn’t you ever mention that?"

"Uh, we share the last name Shentu and I use Leopard Form... you could have guessed."

Leopard Woman appeared nonchalant.

Old Tian was incredibly envious.

In this group, some had deep backgrounds, and others had monstrous talents.

Only he was an ordinary Old Deng, also "perfectly ordinary."

After the chat, Li Gui said,

"Everyone, follow me!"

After saying that, he dashed into the woods like a fierce tiger and disappeared.

"Everyone, keep up."

Lu Chenzhou gestured, and everyone quickly followed.

As Leopard Woman walked past her father, the Third Elder Leopard said,

"Be safe."

"You too."

...

In the western part of the island, West Mountain Ancient Village.

Before the Virtual Disaster, this had been a small tourist fishing village by the Taihu Lake.

Now, it was eerily gloomy, occasionally pierced by gunfire and sounds of combat, with intelligence pointing to many Void Things hidden within the village, mostly troublesome Spiritual Forms.

As Lu Chenzhou and his team entered the village, a group of students from Pingjiang Martial Arts University dressed in training clothes were searching for Void Things. Upon seeing the people from Dragon City, they looked surprised.

"The ones from the Top Martial University have arrived."

"It feels like even the weakest among them is stronger than our class leader, probably averaging Eighth or Ninth Rank Cultivation, likely here from Dragon City’s genius class for training."

"The leader, I recognize him, Lu Chenzhou, the champion of the Jiangnan Talent Competition."

"As expected from the Top Martial University, each one of them has an extraordinary presence."

The students from Pingjiang stopped and observed the group from Dragon City.

As soon as he stepped into the ancient village, Li Gui’s expression changed and he whispered,

"There are Nether Level Void Things to the east of the village, avoid that area during exploration."

Li Gui lightly jumped and landed on the top of a three-story white house, disappearing into the night like a cat as he went to handle the Nether Level Void Things, worth at least 500 Great Merit.

Lu Chenzhou looked ahead at the rows of quaint ancient houses hidden in the darkness and said, "Next, everyone will search house by house. If you encounter a Void Thing you can’t handle, immediately call for support and don’t stray too far from each other."

Old Tian said,

"Let’s take one house each, if there’s nothing there, move on to the next."

Everyone nodded and dispersed into the surrounding houses.

Lu Chenzhou raised his Hard Qi Gong and casually picked a three-story house with a yard, pushing the door open. Inside, the weeds were overgrown, and a wild mouse flashed by.

At the same time, his bracelet trembled slightly.

The chill of the Daling acupoint was clearer than before.

"There’s a Void Thing in the house."

After checking the yard, he stepped into the living room on the first floor.

It was empty except for some dusty furniture.

"Squeak squeak..."

Suddenly, a shrill scream of a mouse resounded. Lu Chenzhou followed the sound silently like a cat and reached the kitchen. Leaning against the wall, he caught a glimpse of a strange figure with a long neck, resembling both a snake and a human, gnawing on a mouse carcass from the corner of his eye.

[Nether Level Void Thing · Snake Woman, low risk, demonic, skilled in Snake Poison Breath, vulnerability in the elongated neck, killing yields 20 Great Merit, high chance after death to leave behind "Snake Woman’s Teeth", exchangeable at the Void Control Department for a 100,000 bounty.]

A notification tone from his Bluetooth headset in his ear rang.

"Good grief, this bracelet is quite the gadget."

Lu Chenzhou was somewhat shocked, not only could it sense Void Things, but it also provided descriptions; this bracelet must have a direct connection to the Void Control Department’s database of Void Things.

"Too bad it’s not for sale, I wonder how I can obtain one."

Once it’s available for purchase I’ll buy one no matter how much it costs.

Although it was a low-risk Void Thing, he had invited Tiger to possess him, went full force instantly, pivoted, roared, and charged into the kitchen with massive momentum; only then did the Void Thing realize someone was there. It turned around, displaying a grotesque, humanoid face.

"Hiss hiss..."

Demons relish human blood, and driven by instinct, it rushed towards Lu Chenzhou. Lu Chenzhou’s left foot performed a Shock Step, springing forward like a catapult, igniting Tenth Rank Dark Force in an instant!

Pop!

After the loud noise, Snake Woman’s form was flung sideways, sticking to the wall, her scales shattered, and her grotesque head blasted open, dying instantly.

[You have killed Snake Woman alone, you can exchange for 20 Great Merits at the school.]

Lu Chenzhou’s fist stopped mid-air.

"Uh, it’s dead already?"

All this time, he had treated Void Things as his prime enemy.

The police always reminded everyone, when encountering a Void Thing, fleeing was the best strategy.

Now, without realizing it, he could instantly kill low-risk Void Things.

"If it were a Spiritual Form Void Thing, it would require some effort."

Drip drip drip.

A green liquid flowed from inside Snake Woman, and as its essence vanished, no longer protected by the mysterious evil power, its form melted like ice and snow, turning into wisps of green smoke.

"This thing seems somewhat toxic."

Lu Chenzhou temporarily left the kitchen, waiting for the poison smoke to dilute enough before returning; Snake Woman had transformed into a pool of evaporating green water.

In the center of the green water, two ghastly white fangs stood out conspicuously.

"Could these undissolved objects be Snake Woman’s Teeth?"

Lu Chenzhou picked up the snake teeth with his Void-breaking Gloves.

The evil power from the Void Thing contained in the snake teeth made the blue luminescence of the gloves intensify. He placed them in the protective suit’s inner pocket, which also began flashing blue light.

"With a protective suit, carrying them briefly should be fine, and since I am at Extreme Limit Realm, with strong will and body, the radiation from low-risk Void Things is hardly a threat."

A smooth 100,000, plus the merits making it 300,000. Lu Chenzhou was in high spirits. After checking the house and confirming no other Void Things were present, he then left.

"This kind of Snake Woman, as long as they don’t swarm, given my strength and stamina, I could kill a hundred of them in one night; wouldn’t that make a fortune?"

He was filled with eagerness and couldn’t help but fantasize.

Snake Woman type demons generally drop relics!

Encountered one, blast and claim.

Outside.

Chen Xiaoyun came out of the opposite house, apparently empty-handed.

"Chenzhou, any Void Things on your side?"

"Yes."

"Any relic drops?"

"Yes."

"You’re still so lucky."

Chen Xiaoyun had also killed a white Floating Spirit, and got nothing; she wasn’t lacking money, she just wanted to experience the thrill of slaying monsters and looting items.

Lu Chenzhou chuckled:

"Let’s go, there are plenty of Void Things in this village, plenty of opportunities."

The two continued to advance.

Xiao He came out of a civilian house, obviously proud. He said nothing, but his face clearly read ’I scored a relic’. This made those who had found nothing itch to enter other houses and hunt hidden Void Things.

The Ancient Village of Xishan was vast, and inspecting it all would take some time, during which, student groups from regular classes and other Martial Arts Universities continually arrived to help.

Thousands of square kilometers around Taihu and surrounding regions, with military experts utilizing high-tech equipment, also conducted widespread searches for Void Things lurking in the lake. Periodically, Martial Artists tread on water, confronting the emerging Great Voids.

Great Voids, the collective term for Nether, Shadow, and Resentment level Void Things.

Only the breakers of shackles could contend them.

Above Great Voids were the Void Kings. The emergence of a Void King was an emergency situation, necessitating the dispatch of a Martial Arts Grandmaster to eradicate it, otherwise capable of disrupting an entire city.

For ordinary people, the appearance of a Void King was no different from a Heavenly Calamity.

...

In the blink of an eye, it was ten o’clock at night.

Ancient Village of Xishan.

Li Gui wiped the blue liquid from his Fist Blade.

On the ground lay the corpse of a beast as large as a bull, with a ferocious human-like head, mountain pig-sized body covered in coarse hair, evil power dissipating, flesh turning into an evil mist streaming into the sky, leaving only two fangs.

"Mountain Kang’s Teeth... a pair for 2 million."

He pocketed the fangs, overlooking Taihu from a high vantage point.

"Tonight, the emerged Void Things were mostly demons, seems like a powerful demon entity is covertly controlling everything, that’s a stroke of misfortune among luck."

Had a bunch of ghosts appeared, it would have been big trouble.