"It's over, this month's hard work has been in vain..."

The cook in the bounty hunter squad kicked the ashes on the ground with his toes, a look of regret.

"It's okay, doesn't this still have an arm left? I guess it can barely meet the employer's requirements. ”

Bearded kicked out a blackened, severed arm from the crowd, the first arm the ghoul flew out when he was hit by El, and although it had also experienced the burns of the flames, it was fortunate that it did not turn to ashes.

"Xiao Yi, are you okay?!"

Monica rushed to Xiao Yi's side, desperate to make sure he was not injured.

"Eldest sister, I'm fine, I'm not a child anymore..."Xiao Yi was a little helpless, "Even if it's injured, it doesn't matter, you forgot that I have an ability..."

"Shut up!" Monica stopped Xiao Yi with a serious face, "Remember, don't talk about that to the outside world, the ability can kill you until you have the ability to protect yourself." ”

Monica thought of the vague clues that Max had left behind as she quietly left the Frankie Carriage Hotel, and the thought of what the two silver coins meant always made her shudder.

Before leaving Snowmisty Town, Monica solemnly told all the members of the Bounty Hunter Squad that they must do their best to protect the little boy before the phoenix's wings are full.

Obviously, the situation where the ghoul rushed at Xiao Yi just now made Monica convinced of Max's speculation, there must be some mysterious person hiding in the shadows who has long coveted Xiao Yi's ability, and even realized that Xiao Yi is a special person and wants to replace him.

"I didn't expect this young man to be an anomaly, so powerful at a young age. ”

"It can't be a student at the Imperial Military Academy, right?"

"Not necessarily, but it could be a member of some of the Gentile powerhouses who came to participate in the 'Wanbang Lantern Festival'. ”

The surrounding crowd slowly recovered from the shock, and there was a little more weirdness in their eyes when they looked at Al, but fortunately, there were managers of the underground black market to maintain order, and after a small commotion, the underground black market quickly returned to normal, but everyone invariably avoided the area where Al was.

"The dead ghoul can be resurrected, are you sure you've killed that guy?"

"Of course," Monica replied affirmatively, "but there is something else going on with this matter, and we need to continue to investigate, thank you for your help, goodbye." ”

After saying that, Monica didn't stay any longer, after experiencing the unexpected incident just now, many people in the underground black market have noticed their identity as bounty hunters, and in this mixed place, low-key is never a bad thing.

Al watched the group hurriedly walk towards a counter in the distance, and after successfully obtaining the bounty, they immediately joined the crowd of merchants and left.

pressed the brim of his hat, and then pulled down the sleeve of his shirt to cover the "steel bone" armor that had turned into a "silver glove", Al also avoided the crowd and chose to stay away from the place of the incident just now, and walked towards Li Shiyi not far away.

However, as everyone knows, the "regulators" of the underground black market have already set their sights on Al and Li Shiyi, and these two somewhat unfamiliar faces have aroused their suspicions.

"Are they already gone?"

Li Shiyi's hand lightly touched a purple-black Tang knife on the knife stall, the style of this knife was similar to Li Shiyi's black knife style, and it was a kind of Tang knife in the Eastern Continent.

"Well, and they don't seem to know why the ghost came back from the dead," Al's attention was drawn to the various forms of swords, "Have you heard of that place in Snowmist Town?"

"A small town off the beaten track near the Brussels, home to a branch of the Holy Church, is not a good place. ”

"Senior brother, how do you know so much?"

"In recent years, the Josephs Empire has neglected to control that barren land, and many evil and filthy things have grown in the dilapidated town, and those who have heard of it or not, may be seen there," Li Shiyi said lightly, "I also listened to those old guys in the academy in class. ”

"If that's the case, then wouldn't it be dangerous for Max. ”

"Don't worry about him, the freaks of the Holy Church don't die that easily, what you should really worry about is the filth who met that guy in Snowmisty Town. ”

Li Shiyi said indifferently, and at the same time, he pulled out the long knife with purple-black waves on the blade, and a beam of star-like cold light burst out from the scabbard, and the cold purple light lit up Li Shiyi's heart that had been calm for a long time, and his heart beat faster for the first time.

"Senior brother, this knife looks so weird," Al subconsciously contracted the muscles of his left arm the moment he saw the blade, "It looks a little similar to the shape of your black knife." ”

"The famous object of the "Star Character Worker" in "The Tale of the Famous Instrument Worker", 'Ghost Eye Pill'," Li Shiyi stared at the almost perfect arc of the knife blade stupidly, and his eyes were full of brilliance.

"This is a famous knife from the Eastern Continent, legend has it that an Oriental samurai once used it to kill countless evil spirits who invaded the village on the night of the 'Hundred Ghost Night Walk', and because the dead evil ghosts have accumulated too much resentment, so its hilt condensed a crystalline body like a 'ghost eye'," Li Shiyi explained the origin of this knife quietly, "Its successive owners also committed suicide one after another because they could not bear the heavy resentment, and since then this knife has been called 'Ghost Eye Pill', a complete cursed blade." ”

"Not bad, young man. ”

An old voice came from the side, but it sounded like it was drunk.

"Who's talking?" said Al, looking around warily.

"Can't you see that I'm such a big living person?" a plainly dressed old man rolled out from under the counter full of weapons, still holding a dark green flask in his hand.

"Old man, why did you get there?"

Al looked at this strange old man, he was about sixty or seventy years old, an old yarke hat buckled on his head just to cover the unkempt gray hair, the old man had a deep scar between his eyes, and a small glossy wooden stick pinned to his waist, no one expected that this drunken old man was blind.

"It's quiet under this cupboard, and if you drink, you just pay attention to a quiet and inaction," said the old man, taking another sip of the flask with an intoxicated face, "Young man, the weapon in your hand is good, I haven't smelled the unique and charming smell of 'sleeping metal' for a long time, tell me how you got it." ”

Al was stunned by the old man's words, he subconsciously retracted his left hand, how did this old man who had never met know his secret?!

"Don't be surprised, though my eyes are no longer visible, my other senses are much stronger than those of ordinary people," the old man continued, "with all due respect, the young man you rescued just now has a similar aura flowing from his body, which is the unique smell of the Anomalous, and I can't be mistaken. ”

"What? that kid turned out to be a Stranger?!" Al was a little surprised, "Then why did he..."

"In most cases, the abilities that have just awakened are no different from ordinary people," Li Shiyi still focused on the knife called "Ghost Eye Pill", "It's just that this is the time when they are most vulnerable, because people with bad intentions will choose to hunt their abilities at this time, which is why I am interested in their employers, fortunately, the guy next to that kid still has some strength and can protect him temporarily." ”

"Young man from the East, this old man of mine has a crush on you," the old man stood up tremblingly with the stick, his radiant face smiling, "but that knife is not quite suitable for you, although it is on the list in the Tale of the Names of the Craftsman, this cursed blade that is listed as the "Star Craftsman" may bring disaster to you. ”

"How many gold coins?" Li Shi said bluntly, "I bought it." ”

"Senior brother, don't be kidding, you don't have any gold coins on you, and I only have a few silver coins left in my pocket, we can't afford this knife. ”

"In the underground black market, you can borrow money from the administrators. ”

"Young man, let me tell you, borrowing money in the underground black market is tantamount to suicide, and the high interest rate on the day is not something that ordinary students like you can afford," the old man staggered against the counter, "I have noticed you since the last time you came to the underground black market, the Imperial Military Academy is indeed full of talents, but what interests me more is that I encountered the knife you brought last time a long time ago." ”

Li Shiyi's gaze was fixed on the old man, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"If I'm not mistaken, it seems that I encountered it when I traveled to the Xuanfang country of the Eastern Continent five years ago, and the 'Black Knife - Xuanfang' is the national sword of that country, and the precious famous object of the "Moon Character Worker" in the "Artifact Name Story" is now in your possession, can it be explained..."

"Enough!" Li Shiyi interrupted the old man impatiently, "I'm not interested in boring things, who are you?"

"I'm just a drunken wanderer, I don't remember the name of any such thing, except that the people who bought my weapons call me 'Old Drunk', and you can call me that. ”

"Old man wine?" Al asked, "Are you from the Eastern Continent too?"

"Forget, who cares about things that don't matter," the old man looked at Al as if his eyes weren't blind, "and what about you, where are you from?"

The fierce momentum shot towards Al's left arm in the direction of the old man's gaze, as if he was questioning Al, and as if he was questioning Al's left arm.

Immediately after that, the muscles of Al's left arm swelled uncontrollably, and a strong pain swept through Al's brain, almost making him faint, and the blood-red tissue began to squirm wildly, and then the circle of golden words on the wrist of the "steel bone" hand armor clearly appeared around, suppressing the gradually mutating arm.

"Sonorous" There was a crisp sound, it was the sound of a sharp blade coming out of the sheath, Li Shiyi did not hesitate to pull out the cursed blade - "Ghost Eye Pill", a cloud of purple mist accompanied by the blade blocked in front of Al, and powerful resentment gushed out of the wavy knife lines, they constantly transformed into the shape of skeletons in that purple mist, and the demons screamed and floated out, cutting the momentum of the old man into two.

On the gray wall not far away, two granite stone bricks instantly shattered and sunk in, strangely, without making a sound.

"What do you want to do?!" Under the suppression of the golden text, the movement of his left arm returned to calm, and at the same time, Al quickly left the old man's stall, looking at the old man who was almost drunk.

"That guy in your body is pretty good," the old man took a sip of wine and squatted on the ground, "I haven't encountered your abilities before, and it seems that I need to travel more." ”