Chapter 7: Bounty Hunters

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The room was instantly plunged into darkness.

A crumpled wanted notice was laid out on the table, pressed by the big shotgun.

"Brother Jian, it really took a lot of effort to catch this guy!, but this guy really came out to rescue me just like the information we got!" Ah Cai complained.

"Well, let's check first!"

Jian Chen pressed the messy hair on his forehead back of his head and leaned towards the unconscious Liuchen.

Liuchen had completely lost consciousness at this time, and lay on his back in Ah Cai's room.

His shirt was slowly fading, and scars, old and new, were displayed on the uneven skin, and after Jian Chen ripped off his gloves, the terrible folds of his right arm were also revealed, like a black young dragon coiled around his right arm.

"Wow, it's really a double magic pattern, Brother Jian, I've only heard about it before, and it's the first time I've seen someone who can have two magic patterns on his body, it's amazing!" Ah Cai was surprised, "No wonder this guy dares to assassinate the black pig single-handedly, it seems that the power of these two magic patterns is really strong, if we don't take advantage of his exhaustion, I'm afraid that little anesthetic won't have any effect at all!"

Jian Chen frowned, and his ugly face looked even more sinister.

"No, although people with double magic patterns are rare, they can't be stronger than normal people, on the contrary, they are often some waste, and they can't get stronger in their lives......! The Twin Demon Patterns will cause the mana to grow unevenly, so that the two attributes will lose one or the other!"

Ah Cai was even more curious, leaned over, looked at Liuchen with wide eyes, and muttered:

"Then how did this guy do it? A wolf pattern, a star pattern, even if an ordinary person cultivates like this, it is very difficult, he doesn't seem to be a few years older than me!"

Jian Chen also seemed to be puzzled by this question, but it was not something he should think about.

After all, as a bounty hunter, they are never interested in the origin and experience of the prey, they are only interested in the rich prize that the prey can be exchanged for after a successful hunt.

Jian Chen and Ah Cai are a pair of bounty hunters who are well-known in the eastern part of the Black Flame Empire, they are brother and sister, but they don't seem to be related by blood.

In the three years since their debut, the two of them have almost never missed, and nearly 100 wanted criminals have been arrested.

However, most of them were killed directly.

Among these wanted criminals, there is also an A-class wanted criminal with a bounty of up to 1,000 gold coins, nicknamed "Scarface Butcher's Knife", and the two became famous in one fell swoop.

And this time, they set their sights on an assassin who had been active in the major city-states of the Black Flame Empire in recent years, specializing in assassinating officers.

This guy is also an A-class wanted criminal, with a bounty of up to 1200 gold coins, and is called a "ghost assassin" by the Hunters Guild.

This guy has come and gone without a trace, and the assassination operation has never dragged on with mud and water, and the military and police have no choice but to pin their hopes on the Hunters Association, these guys who specialize in countering violence with violence.

However, the top masters in the Hunter Guild disdain this kind of A-level wanted criminals, and the average master is not interested in these inefficient and difficult jobs, after all, if you have time to hunt down A-level wanted criminals, you may have already cleaned up several B-level wanted criminals, and the bounty is not much different, and it is easy.

Therefore, although the A-level wanted criminal has a high bounty, he has always been in a very awkward position, unlike the S-class, which has a dazzling bounty and honor, but it has not much difficulty compared to the S-class.

As a result, no one is willing to take on this kind of A-level mission, and when the bounty order level is issued, the person in charge will also adjust the A-level wanted person to the B or S level as much as possible.

Because of this, this wanted notice for "ghost assassins" should have been hung on the wall and no one cared about it, but it was targeted by the bounty hunters Chen Jian and Ah Cai, and naturally there was a special reason.

The two of them would rather take risks to challenge a strong opponent of this difficulty, not only for the bounty, but also for the additional conditions after catching this guy:

Given a noble surname!

This kind of honor can only be attached to S-class wanted criminals, but it just appeared on the bounty order for this A-class wanted criminal, which is incredible. Such attractive conditions were a coveted reward for people from poor backgrounds, far better than those gold, silver and jewelry.

Because of this, not only the two of them, but also other bounty hunters are eager to try, but unfortunately, these guys often either die at the hands of the "ghost assassin", or have some incredible accidents, and hang up before they see the ghost assassin.

Although many bounty hunters returned in vain and died, it did not dampen their enthusiasm for hunting down the "ghost assassins". The same is true of their brother and sister.

And they're much more prepared.

After half a year, the two of them investigated a large number of information about the ghost assassin, and found that this guy was likely to be a member of the "War Song Legion", and the targets of his assassination were all officers who had participated in the encirclement and suppression operation of the "War Song Legion" a year ago.

Therefore, they finally deduced from this that with the strength of the "ghost assassin", the highest-ranking officer he could assassinate, that is, this "black pig" who claimed to have made great achievements.

The two put a lot of effort into the "ghost assassin", carefully studying his methods and escape routes for each assassination. They speculated that if the "Ghost Assassin" succeeded in assassinating the "Black Pig", then his only possible escape route would be through the forest to Shamen City.

According to the previous style of the "ghost assassin", he would definitely stay in the forest for a while when he could not confirm whether Shamen City was under martial law, and during this time, the "ghost assassin" had just traveled a long distance and fled all the way, and he was already exhausted, which was also the best time for the two of them to start.

So, the two of them took up residence in a hunter's house in the forest, paid a high rent, and waited here day and night, waiting for the news of the assassination of the black pig.

Although Ah Cai once offered to help Black Pig, reminding him that he might be the next target of the "Ghost Assassin", and capturing him when the "Ghost Assassin" carried out the assassination, so that the two could not only get a reward, but also sell Black Pig a favor.

But Jian Chen rejected her idea, not only out of hatred for the black pig, but because he thought that the safest way to hunt down such an A-class wanted criminal was to do it when he was defenseless and exhausted.

Judging from the information obtained, although the "ghost assassin" is ruthless and ruthless to assassinate targets, he never assassinates innocents, and has killed a group of robbers who robbed elf merchants before, so he should be a person with a good heart and a sense of justice.

Because of this, the two finally made a plan and decided to lurk in the forest, when they learned the news of the assassination of the black pig and confirmed that the "ghost assassin" had escaped here, Ah Cai disguised himself as a little girl in danger to attract the rescue of the "ghost assassin", and consumed his physical strength to lure him to the wooden house.

If the "Ghost Assassin" becomes suspicious at this time, then Ah Cai will sneak attack the "Ghost Assassin", and then Chen Jian will also quickly shoot and engage him.

If the other party does not become suspicious, then they invite the "ghost assassin" to their home to rest, and then drug him in wine and capture him alive!

They prefer the latter, after all, capturing alive will show their skills better, and the reward will be slightly higher.

"Whew...... We've been busy for more than half a year for this guy, but fortunately, this guy probably hasn't even discovered my hidden magic pattern!" Ah Cai said with a smile.

Jian Chen nodded and said in a deep voice:

"That's natural, after all, the location of your magic pattern is quite hidden, and the white wolf he killed also helped us! He must have thought that he himself had caused disaster for you, so he would naturally come to the rescue without hesitation. Okay, let's not talk about this yet, no matter what, we have to tie this guy up with magic shackles first, although I poured him a bowl of medicine after passing out, but I'm afraid the effect of this medicine won't last long, and he will be in trouble when he wakes up. ”

"Okay, I'll go get it. Ah Cai left the room happily after speaking.

Chen Jian's cold gaze still fell on the sleeping Liuchen, after looking at it for a while, he still felt that something was not right, a young man with two demon patterns, if he could cultivate to this extent, there must be some secret that others didn't know, if he mastered this secret, would it ......

As he was thinking this, he suddenly noticed that Liuchen's abdomen seemed to glow.

His gaze stopped, and at first he thought he was mistaken, but it wasn't long before the light reappeared, and it was stronger than before.

Jian Chen hurriedly ripped off the gauze that was bleeding from the dust and blood on his abdomen, and couldn't wait to see what was shining inside.

The gauze is torn layer by layer, and every time it is torn to the viscous part of the blood, a very unpleasant sound is heard, and the coagulated blood clot will also fall off a little.

After the gauze was all opened, Jian Chen found that it was a big hole that had been boiled open, and the shape of the hole was particularly strange, a bit like it was caused by human fingers.

What's going on? Could it be that he stabbed himself?

While thinking about it, Ah Cai had returned, carrying the magic chain in her hand.

Ah Cai was just about to tie chains to Liuchen and block his magic power, but Jian Chen signaled to stop, stared at Liuchen's abdomen and said:

"Wait a minute......

He was surprised to find that the belly of the flowing dust, the place that slowly glowed, seemed to hide a book, and the book was like a treasure, which made people inexplicably have a strong desire for possessiveness, and they wanted to hold it in the palm of their hands immediately.

"Huh, why is his stomach glowing...... Unexpectedly...... There is even a book hidden?" Ah Cai was also surprised.

Jian Chen's face suddenly showed a fierce light, and the greed in his heart had already broken through all the shackles of human nature, and madness occupied his brain.

"Hmph...... I understand, this book must be the key to this kid's cultivation, as long as we get this book, I'm afraid we can also gain the same powerful power as him. It seems that he must have encountered some danger before, and he had to seal the book in his body as a last resort, for fear of being discovered by others. Jian Chen said excitedly.

"Could it be...... You're going to take it out?" Ah Cai swallowed.

"Of course, bring the knife, I'm going to dig it out......" Jian Chen's face showed a hint of madness, and the staggered scars twisted together.