Astral Apostle

   Chapter 84 Killing and Inquiry

  Deep Rock City is not a plain city. It is excavated along a mountain. The terrain is uneven, and there are several cracks that separate the city and are connected to each other by bridges.

Below a bridge is a long and narrow rift with a depth of six or seven meters. The bottom is artificially excavated to form a sewage river. On the rock wall next to it, there are several dark caves. into the cave.

   At this moment, one of the caves was full of people. The previously captured craftsmen and hunters were moved here by Cole and others. They were crowded in the not-so-wide hole, and they only dared to talk in a volume that was almost breathless.

"These caves are all places where dirty creatures gather. There is a sewage river at the door. The stench is stinking, and sewage floods in from time to time. Even the poorest poor people don't want to live here. If you don't know it, outsiders won't know. The conditions of these caves, and we can't be seen from the bridge at all, unless the bandits jump off the bridge and go all the way to the river, they can't easily find us."

  Webber explained the benefits of the hiding place in a low voice, sitting generously on the ground that had been soaked in sewage for a long time and looked extremely greasy, as if he was unaware of the stench that pervaded the cave.

   "Fortunately, you local people guide the way." Cole casually bounced a little mouse, but his face remained unchanged.

   Hunting in the wild has experienced too many difficult environments, and the hunters on the scene completely ignored the dirty smell here.

  The artisans don’t have such tenacity. From time to time, some people get nauseous because of the smell, and they are afraid of making too much noise.

   "I don't know if Jace can find him. I left him a special secret code in the bunker, I hope he can understand it."

   Cole whispered to his companions.

  Webber was full of curiosity, and interjected in a low voice: "The hunter who went out to scout is called Jace? Does he have a last name?"

   "He doesn't have a last name, what's wrong?" Cole turned back.

   "Nothing...Is it okay for him to go out to scout alone? How many times is he a hunter who has been strengthened?"

   "Don't worry, he has been strengthened three times, and he is still an elite at this level. His strength is strong, and those gangsters can't catch him." Cole smiled.

   "...If I remember correctly, a regular hunting team of your imperial hunters usually doesn't have two or three boosters, and the three boosters are all captains." Weber was puzzled.

   On the way to the transfer, Cole and the others revealed their identity as hunters of the empire of the headquarters, which reassured everyone.

  Webber is a freelance hunter. After so many years of career, he has known many expatriate imperial hunters, and he also knows the team composition of imperial hunters. At this time, he can't help but wonder about the unreasonable structure of this team.

"Not long after Jess joined the imperial hunter, he was still learning the hunting methods of the imperial hunter, and he did not lead the team for the time being. But he learned very quickly. This time we went out to hunt a deadly alien beast. After returning to the capital, Jess will be independent. Lead the team." Cole explained in a low voice.

   "Not long after joining? Learning quickly?" Weber subconsciously grabbed two words he cared about and couldn't help asking, "Where is that Jace from?"

   Cole said the name of a small village that Weber didn't know, and suddenly reacted with a suspicious tone: "Why are you asking so much?"

   "I just think he looks a little familiar, maybe they've hunted together before."

  Weber found a reason, but his mind became more and more puzzled, thinking that the more he listened to him, the more he sounded like Jason.

   Isn't this person disguised by Jason's alias? Weber couldn't help but come up with this bold conjecture, but he denied it the next second.

  Jason is dead, and his jaw is gone. What he saw with his own eyes can be fake?

  It is impossible for the dead to be resurrected. This is common sense that even illiterate people from the Earth Skeletons know. What I think is too absurd.

   "Stop talking!" At this moment, the hunter team leader suddenly changed his face and hurriedly booed a few times to keep everyone quiet.

  The dark cave suddenly became silent, only the sound of breathing was deliberately suppressed, and the sound of the slowly flowing sewage river outside the cave.

   After a few seconds in the tense atmosphere, Zhou Jing suddenly came in from above the cave and landed on the ground.

"it's me!"

  He carried Lynn to look for his teammates, knowing that his companions would definitely leave some secret codes, and after searching in the bunker, he found the message that Cole had engraved in the secret language of the team, and then he came all the way.

   Cole and the others felt relieved when they heard the familiar voice.

   "How is the situation?" the squad leader asked hurriedly.

   "I fought those gangsters and killed 6 of them. The strongest one was Dodun and strengthened it three times. Now there are more than 20 gangsters, and they are basically in a group. They should be searching for your location."

   Zhou Jing said it briefly and put down Lynn on his back.

   Cole then paid attention to the person he brought: "Who is this person, did you catch the gangster?"

   "No, this person is a civilian who was stunned by being chased and killed by the gangsters. Let's put him here first and protect them together." Zhou Jing did not reveal Lin En's ability as a wizard.

   Cole and the others nodded, no opinion, anyway, there are so many people, since they were rescued easily, it doesn't matter if there is one more.

   "There are more than 20 people, what are you going to do, can we solve it together?" The team leader asked Zhou Jing for his opinion.

"Don't worry, their strength is average, I can kill them by myself, they can't surround me at all." Zhou Jing pondered: "Well, you continue to protect these people, so that nothing happens, wait for me in place, I will go. Kill them all."

   Can you do it alone... Captain Hunter was a little skeptical, but nodded anyway.

   "I'll go with you. It's enough to have the captain here. It's fine without me. I can take care of your back." Cole suggested.

   "Then come along." Zhou Jing thought about it, but didn't refuse.

   There is someone who can withstand Doton, and the efficiency of killing the enemy can take off, and the enemy can be smashed by three strikes and five divisions.

  Although Cole was only strengthened twice, but as an elite, he could barely linger for a while. After all, Duton was only at a normal level in the three enhancements, not as strong as Zhou Jing.

The best candidate for    is actually the team leader, but it is also important to stay here to prevent accidents. He is afraid that he will miss Doton and others, and the enemy will go straight here. At least the team leader can deal with it for a while. There is a helper on his side, but he doesn't need too much help.

  …

  More than 20 bandits searched the streets under the leadership of Dotton, and they didn't even dare to make too much noise, for fear of being noticed from a distance and avoiding the sound.

   However, he searched many streets and found nothing. Those prisoners were not hiding nearby at all, and they did not know where they went.

   "If it wasn't for that person, how could this group of prisoners run so far!"

  Duoton had a dark face.

   Killed a fierce man halfway, not only killed several brothers, but also let his cooked duck fly, Duo Dun's current mood is that he is old and constipated - full of anger.

   "Boss, I can't find anyone, why don't we just grab something and leave!"

   "Yes, that person was too powerful just now. If he attacks again, we will die!"

   "Stop it, boss!"

   Unlike Doton, the other accomplices have already started playing the retreat drum, and they are not willing to continue to find people, and they want to run away with the stolen things.

  Especially the bandits who were strengthened for the first time. I just saw Zhou Jing's ability to kill easily, and I was full of fear... Even Duton couldn't stop it. If they fight again, it's not that they suffered heavy casualties.

  Dorton looked gloomy and uncertain, and he couldn't ignore the opinions of his accomplices.

   thought about it for more than ten seconds, then gritted his teeth:

"When the matter of Deep Rock City spreads, other towns will inevitably tighten their control over hunters, and it will be difficult for us to break down a fortress city from the inside like today... But the days are still long, there will always be opportunities, the big deal is to fight another way. Small town, let’s get out.”

   Hearing this, many robbers were overjoyed immediately, thankful that the boss did not die.

   Duodun suppressed his annoyance, so he had to hurriedly return to the bunker with the bandits, intending to let everyone bring the only remaining spoils, take it as soon as possible, and evacuate the town.

   However, before he brought people to the bunker, he found Zhou Jing standing at the other end of the street, staring at each other from a distance.

   "It's this guy again!"

   Duodun was angry and pulled out his machete to take the lead. He didn't dare to let his subordinates go first. He wanted to entangle Zhou Jing first and not give him a chance to deal with others.

   Zhou Jing was unafraid, with two swords in hand, he met him head on.

  clang clang clang!

   The weapons of the two slashed at each other several times in the blink of an eye, and sparks scattered.

  Dorton rushed too fast and got out of touch with the accomplices behind.

  Boom!

   At this moment, the brick wall of a nearby house burst with a bang.

   Cole, who was in ambush, rushed out, raised his hand and fell with a knife.

  Duoton was terrified, and he rolled to avoid it urgently, causing Cole to miss the knife, and the wind pressure of the cutting brought arc-shaped dust.

As soon as he turned over and stood up, he immediately prepared to parry Zhou Jing's pursuit, but found that Zhou Jing had directly passed him, and rushed towards the bandits who followed behind him like a flock of sheep, while Cole, who was stabbed out of the slash, took over. Zhou Jing came up to fight.

   "Oops!" Duodun knew something was wrong, he wanted to force Cole back quickly, turned around to stop Zhou Jing, and switched opponents to let his accomplices deal with this sudden enemy.

   However, he fought hard a few times. Although Cole blocked it hard, he dragged his speed like a candy cane, showing superb knife skills and tenacious tenacity.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of Cole's entanglement, Zhou Jing held his breath, released the bioelectricity stored in the body, and entered the state of [Lightning Strike] and [Internal Discharge] at the same time. .

  Double knives are like bright light trails, weaving through the crowd.

Wherever    passes, blood red blooms.

   Plop plop!

   The bandits who had been strengthened for the first time fell one after another, and there was no single force in front of Zhou Jing's double swords.

  Without Duodun's restraint, Zhou Jing was like chopping melons and vegetables in the crowd.

   The high-speed blade is not light, but with extreme violence. Even if someone blocks the blade, it will be knocked away by the heavy force, knocking over the companion.

Even if the enemy was in a panic and wanted to attack the enemy, he would be rescued to prevent Zhou Jing from swinging his sword. While Zhou Jing blocked the weapons in all directions, just using his powerful body to rampage, he would be able to smash the first-time strengthened enemy into broken bones. He was directly wounded to death.

   In just a few back and forth, the bodies of seven or eight people were lying on the ground, and many bandits were killed with fear.

   "Run!"

  The remaining villains who were strengthened for the first time finally panicked, and they left their accomplices behind and ran away.

   The villain who has been strengthened for the second time still has the will to fight, but seeing this scene, he knows that he is powerless and can only flee.

  If this group of bandits got together, Zhou Jing would have to lose some strength, but when the enemy retreated, there would be no resistance at all. He moved at a high speed and directly chased after the bandits who were running behind.

   The sword light flashed, and another six or seven people fell in a pool of blood.

  The rest of the people took the opportunity to run away—they are alien blood warriors, if they run away, they won’t be slow.

   Zhou Jing was fast, but he had to chase them one by one. Seeing that the round-trip distance was getting longer and longer, he simply ignored these little fish and turned around to kill Dodun.

  Dorton's eyes were split, and he roared, desperately killing Cole, trying to get away.

   Cole saw this and was slashed a few times, dragging Doton.

   The next moment, Zhou Jing smashed into the two of them horizontally, smashing his swords heavily on the machete.

  Clang! !

  The humming shock passed along the blade, and Doton's mouth burst again, almost unable to hold the weapon.

   Zhou Jing attacked furiously with all his strength, one knife faster than another, as if he was striking iron, firmly suppressing Dotton.

  Without the restraint of other bandits, Duodun didn’t even run away, and there was almost no time to catch his breath. He only felt that he was suffering from a fierce wind and rain that turned into a slash, so he could only defend hard.

   Blocked dozens of knives in a row, and Duodun's hands were bloody, and he was finally broken.

  bang bang bang!

   Zhou Jing used the handle of the knife to smash the joints of Doton's hands and feet.

With a    plop, Doton collapsed to the ground like ooze.

   Zhou Jing threw a knife and put it into the sheath.

   Cole covered his wound and said in surprise, "Why didn't you kill him?"

   "This is the first time that the fortress city was attacked by bandits. He is the leader of this band of bandits and an important prisoner. Rather than killing him here, it is better to bring him back to the capital for public trial." Zhou Jing's eyes flickered.

   Don't look at Deep Rock City being taken down easily, it seems like a trivial matter. In fact, this gang of robbers who call themselves the sons of different blood is the first for robbers to sack the fortress city, which is of great significance. It is far worse than Jason's assassination of the lord.

   That is, he happened to bump into it. If the bandits were to succeed, the entire Terra Empire would be a sensation, and the royal family would be furious.

   Bring Doton back to the public trial. As the biggest hero in stopping this vicious incident and the person who personally caught the bandit leader, no matter how he would enter the field of vision of the royal family and quickly hook up.

  In the life goal of "Jason" nowadays, the requirement of [Empire Chief Hunter] is to get the canonization of the empire. Strength is the main factor, but it also has to gain the prestige of the royal family.

   With this thought in mind, Zhou Jing did not kill and was ready to maximize Doton's interests.

   "You kill me..." Doton slumped to the ground, his voice hoarse.

   "Okay, when the execution is public, I will apply for the execution in person." Zhou Jing readily agreed.

   Duodun shut up, his face pale.

   At this moment, Cole squatted down and punched Doton in the face, full of anger: "You dare to pretend to be a hunter to attack Deep Rock City, and the reputation of the hunter has been ruined by you!"

   Duodun closed his eyes and didn't want to pay attention.

   Cole was reluctant and said angrily: "I heard that you used to be a hunter of alien beasts, why did you abandon the persistence of the hunter and do such a thing!"

   Duodun knew there was no way out, opened his eyes again, and sneered:

"I've been involved in dozens of hunts, big and small, and even if one is lucky enough to survive, there will be another hunt, never ending, until I die in a hunt. This is the persistence of hunters? You are so pathetic! People are greedy They ask us to fight until we die, as if we were born to devote our lives to protect them. I have long been disgusted by such days! Even if it was planted in your hands, I have no regrets for everything I did today! "

   Click!

   Zhou Jing directly removed Duodun's chin and shook his hand at will.

   "No matter how much you say, an atrocity is still an atrocity. You just need to obediently hand in your confession during the trial, and you don't need to talk about other bullshit. Be calm."

   Zhou Jing said casually, turned his head to look, but found that Cole was stunned in place, and couldn't help but raise his brows:

   "What's your reaction? You won't be persuaded by such clumsy reasons to pursue the freedom to do evil? No, no, no?"

"How is that possible." Cole categorically denied it, with a helpless expression on his face: "I just think that some of what he said may make sense. Although I voluntarily become a hunter and have no regrets, the world always expects the hunter to fight to the death. , this is also wrong..."

   "You're thinking too complicated." Zhou Jing shook his head: "Today I'll tell you a truth that I've realized not long ago."

   "Uh, what truth?" Cole wondered.

   Zhou Jing's expression was serious: "Do one line, love one line."

   Cole was stunned, this is the truth.

   "So... so what?"

"So when you don't love this line of work, just quit it. People in the world rely on and hope for hunters. This is part of the hunter's duty. Since you choose to be a hunter, then accept it. If you don't like it, don't be a hunter. It's not that you have no choice but to live this life, what's the tangle."

   Zhou Jing shrugged, picked up Doton, and swaggered away.

   Cole was stunned for a long time, then scratched his forehead and followed.

  …

   The light of the sky is dim, and the morning light gradually drives out the night.

  The robbers who murdered everywhere were gone, the fire was extinguished, the chaos of the night was over, and the civilians who were hiding everywhere took to the streets again, staring blankly at the unrecognizable town.

   When they were at a loss, they saw the Imperial Hunter Squad, with most of the Deep Rock City hunters who had not recovered yet, running on the streets to gather the surviving civilians in the city.

   The civilians who had nowhere to go could only follow spontaneously, and the crowd grew larger and larger, and finally gathered in the square in front of the lord's castle.

The    hunter team told the story again, and many civilians knew what happened, and learned that it was the imperial hunter who stopped the atrocity in the middle.

The lord of   Deep Rock City died, and the imperial inspectors were also killed. Many town officials were killed by the sons of alien blood, and no one gave orders. At this time, the entire town was leaderless.

   In the end, under the organization of the hunter team, the surviving famous people in Deep Rock City pulled up the team to treat the wounded, collect corpses, and count losses. In addition, send people to several surrounding cities for help and ask other lords to take over.

  Before the other lords' troops took over Deep Rock City, the hunter team decided to temporarily station in Deep Rock City, lest they leave and the town in a state of disorder would be chaotic again.

   Zhou Jing did not participate in the team's work to maintain order. At this moment, he was in a temporary tent, staring at Webber.

  Webber looked at Zhou Jing's familiar appearance, secretly convinced himself that there are no ghosts in this world, and said slowly:

   "Do you know Jason Wood?"

   (end of this chapter)