Under the stormy sky, a black business vehicle drove quietly on the road back.

Everyone in the car, even the wild rose in the driver's seat, looked at Higashinohara in the back seat from time to time, and then looked at the seriously injured pit viper lying in the back.

I have to say that this contrasting look of the wild rose is a bit hurtful.

The pit viper, who was lying flat in the last row, noticed the doggy eyes of the wild rose through the rearview mirror in front of the car, which was not very hurtful and insulting.

And he couldn't say anything, so he could only force himself to turn his head out of sight and maintain his last stubbornness.

But not everyone is as "dog" as Wild Rose.

As a professional scout hunter of thieves, Dusk and Bear are still immersed in a deep shock in their hearts.

There isn't any tactical customization.

There aren't any remote instructions either.

The rookie hunter in front of him has completed the task almost perfectly with such high efficiency, which really makes people sigh in their hearts?

And the other party looks like a figure, and the face behind the White Yasha mask must also be very young, which means that there is still a lot of room for growth in the future.

After a moment of silence, Twilight broke the silence with a dry cough.

"This mission is well executed, and it seems that one of the key pieces of information we missed was the ability level of the White Yasha."

Although Higashinohara showed incomparably strong strength and strength, Dusk didn't show too much enthusiasm, not that he didn't entrap a strong stock like Higashinohara to become his fixed partner, but that he knew that the hunter's line of people wanted to become a fixed partner not by human affection, but by strong enough strength and matching level.

If he has been staying at the level of a six-star scout hunter, then no matter how potential a partner is, he will not be able to keep it, and this is still very clear in Dusk's heart.

Dusk's words fell, and everyone in the car suddenly looked at Higashinohara, even though everyone had a guess in their hearts, but some words still had to come out of the mouths of the parties to be more convincing.

Higashinohara, who was thinking about the gains and losses of this operation behind the mask, was slightly stunned when he heard the words of the changer, and immediately reacted and nodded with a smile, "I'm sorry for my negligence, I did just break through the seventh order by luck some time ago." ”

Hearing Higashinohara admit it in person, everyone in the car couldn't help but gasp.

Although the Internet has shortened the distance between everyone in this era, many people can see the absolute ability of the seventh order on the TV network, and even encounter a glimpse of the top powerhouses of the eighth or even the ninth order, such as the battle with the prime minister of the cabinet two days ago, which made people fortunate to see a scene of "fairy fighting".

But in real life, the circle delineates the people you can come into contact with, and the absolute ability above the seventh order is still a rare existence in any country on this cross continent, and the vast majority of people will never have the opportunity to contact the absolute ability above the seventh order in their lifetime.

Xiong's face showed a slight expression, he shook his head and said with a wry smile, "With such strength, no wonder you look at this incident so calmly, even a seventh-order absolute ability is not your opponent..."

In fact, I can make do with the eighth order.

Higashino said secretly in his heart.

"It's just that the scene is too... It's bloody. ”

Wild Rose suddenly remembered something, and glanced at Higashinohara with a somewhat strange face.

She had suspected that the young man under the mask of the White Yaksha had suffered some kind of childhood trauma from time to time, and had heard that those people generally disposed of corpses differently than normal people.

Before leaving the Jingshui Prison, when she and Ah Xia went in to deal with the aftermath, the two experienced aftermath hunters almost didn't vomit directly.

"Is it too bloody?"

Higashinohara was as good as a stream, nodded and said, "Then I'll try to pay attention next time." ”

Xiong was stunned when he heard this, and shook his head with a wry smile, "Your calm appearance really makes it hard to believe that you are a rookie one-star hunter..."

No matter how strong the ability is, people are also people, with parents and family, there will be a psychological obstacle that needs to be crossed when killing people, and Higashinohara's clean and calm momentum even veteran hunters can't find fault.

Higashinohara also heard the meaning of Xiong's words, he smiled and said, "If killing people is to save people, I don't care so much about it. ”

Kill people to save people.

Hearing Higashinohara's words, the other people also had thoughtful expressions on their faces.

"Kill to kill?"

Dusk's face showed a smile, and finally saw something on Higashinohara that a rookie hunter should have, most of the hunters who have been in this line for a long time will ask for money, and they don't even know that they are killing good people and bad people.

After a pause, he suddenly spoke, "I have submitted today's mission data to Liaison Officer 9527 for review, and White Yasha is no longer a one-star chasseur. ”

Not a one-star hunter anymore?

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and at the same time lowered their heads and opened the official website of the [Scarlet of Dawn] Chaser Organization, and quickly retrieved the personal information of Hakuyasha.

White Yaksha: Four-Star Hunter (↑)

That "↑" is red, and this kind of sign is not uncommon.

It generally appears behind those hunters who have great potential, which means that the opponent's current hunter star level is not stable, and it will rise at any time.

Correspondingly, for example, some old and frail or injured high-star hunters, Daybreak's brain will mark them with a green "↓", reminding the mercenary that the hunter is not in good shape at the moment, and is in a downward trend at any time, and needs to be cautious when hiring.

"Huh?! Are they all four-star? ”

In the driver's seat, Wild Rose was so excited that she almost threw the steering wheel out of her hand.

Under normal circumstances, 1 to 2 stars need to successfully complete 10 Level 1 missions, and 2 to 3 stars need to complete 10 Level 2 missions.

By analogy, Wild Rose remembers that it took almost two years for her ascension to a four-star Chasseur.

And how long did this rookie hunter take?

Two days?

Even if you have completed a fifth-level task and a seventh-level task, [Daybreaker] usually has this kind of "old with new" matching, and the level skipping is not so fast.

"It seems that the Scarlet Brain of Dawn has a high opinion of the completion of your mission." Dusk nodded, a thoughtful look on her face.

Xiong's mind came up with the scene he saw through the lens that came with the pit viper on his body, and it was understandable that such a performance would grow into a four-star hunter in just two days, but there were not only some doubts in his mind.

Is this guy really as he said, he was just promoted to the seventh order by luck a few days ago?

Sheilby's Pirates' Rain Demon Sheila is also a good hand in the Seventh Order, and the Seven-Star Hunter Pit Viper is no opponent...

Didn't wait for him to think more.

At this time, Higashinohara suddenly asked, "When is our next mission?" ”

Next mission?

Hearing Higashinohara's words,

Several people in the car were stunned.

In general, after completing a mission, the entire squad will rest for at least three days to a week!

If the injuries in the course of the battle are more serious, it is not impossible to spend a few months or even a year and a half, otherwise there would not be such a high hunt.

However, Higashinohara has received two missions in the past two days, and now he has just completed a seventh-level task, and he asks for the next task.

Damn it?

Doesn't this guy rest?

"White Yasha-kun... Is it because they are short of money like me? Ah Xia couldn't help but ask.

"Lack of money?"

Higashinohara was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to say that this was not the case, but the three words "no shortage of money" couldn't be said.

Well, compared to these long-established hunters, he is really short of money.

Of course, what is more important is the attributes and source force points.

The reason why Higashinohara is so urgent is because those two old guys from the Nine Heavens and Men had already entered the lost "Hell World" behind the door yesterday afternoon when the Sky Tree [Boundary Gate] opened again!

If they really find what they want to take their strength to the next level, but Higashinohara is still resting on his laurels, then I am afraid it will not be good when they face each other again.

So since he has taken the line of the Chasseur Organization, Higashinohara naturally wants to be in a hurry, and he doesn't want to waste a minute or a second.

......

Mitsui Garden Hotel.

After getting off the bus, the group separated again.

Ah Xia looked at the back of Higashinohara who disappeared into the rain, and couldn't help but sigh in surprise, "I didn't expect Hakuyasha-kun to be quite frugal like us, alas, they are going to start a new mission tomorrow, and I really want to make money like them." ”

The corners of the pit viper's mouth twitched when he heard this, he took a breath, and said with a calm face, "I'm sorry! It's me who delayed you from making money..."

Ah Xia reacted suddenly, she accidentally said what was in her heart, and hurriedly made up for it, "Ahahaha... Where, in fact, you are willing to live in a motel with me has saved a lot of accommodation fees, and the savings are earned. ”

"Is it to save money on accommodation?"

Xiong Mo rubbed his chin and glanced at Ah Xia, "But before you come, you can tell us that the motel is a feature of Wano Country, and not staying in a motel is equivalent to not being to Wano Country." ”

"......" Ah Xia.

......

The next day, March 15

By the time Higashinohara returned from his morning workout, the streets had become deserted, and even some ramen shops and izakaya in the Shitamachi alleys where families depended for their livelihoods had closed.

Obviously, at the moment when "man-made disasters are continuous" in Wano Country, there is an increase in reports on the scene of disasters and fires on the news, and people's desperate cries after seeing the separation of wives and families under those lenses gradually become nothing more important than life and family.

It's a bit ridiculous to say, Wano Country, which has maintained stable relations with the world government for hundreds of years, didn't expect that in this era, life and safety suddenly became the main theme one day after waking up, and even the way people greeted them gradually changed to "I was okay yesterday and didn't get hurt, right?" ”

When I went upstairs, Higashinohara saw that every corridor was filled with black garbage bags, sewage flowed all over the corners, and there was a somewhat disgusting stench in the air.

It's not that the tenants on each floor are too lazy, although the Aragaki apartment is a low-rent house in a poor area in a metropolis like New Tokyo, but under the control of the unscrupulous uncle Satoru Aragaki on weekdays, it still pays attention to hygiene and cleaning.

The reason why these two days have become like this is that the nearby garbage disposal transfer station has closed.

It is said that there were heavy casualties one night and that re-recruitment is currently underway.

But at this juncture, everyone is at home to avoid the limelight, and the dirty, tiring and low-paying work of the garbage disposal transfer station, where how many people will be willing to apply for a job at this time.

In fact, at a time when terrorist civil unrest of various scales broke out in various parts of Wano Country, the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nobuo Kobayashi and Acting Temporary Minister of the Interior, repeatedly mentioned in his public speeches on television every day that he "did not go out unless necessary."

In the new Tokyo city, most of the companies are now in a state of shutdown and waiting for work, except for some companies involved in people's livelihood and supermarkets, and the whole city seems to be shut down.

Although there are occasional news on the news that a family home has suffered an inexplicable flying disaster and the entire family has been killed, the probability of being attacked and dangerous at home is much lower than that of appearing in a crowded public place.

"Wano Country is currently in a predicament unprecedented in hundreds of years, but we believe that we will not be struck down by the difficulties, nor will we follow in the footsteps of the Grand Duchy of Shayash, in fact, we are effectively solving the dangerous accidents that have recently erupted in the city that affect the personal safety of the public through various means..."

Back in the room, Higashinohara had just turned on the TV and saw the TV picture of the man with a slightly bald forehead and a somewhat short stature at the press conference in the parliament building, earnestly stabilizing the hearts of the people.

I have to say that perhaps for the eyes of the people of Wano Country, who are accustomed to seeing the handsome face of the "grassroots parliamentarian" Higashimori Valley on TV, the temporary acting prime minister Nobuo Kobayashi is far from the same in terms of appearance and temperament.

But Higashinohara watches the TV news every day, but he inexplicably feels that this bald man is much more pleasing to the eye than the "Dongsen River Valley" that he cut under the knife.

This is not only because of the dirty dealings between the Higashi Valley and the three old men from Shangjing, but also because at least Nobuo Kobayashi will not use words like "your prime minister" to gain public approval for himself when he gives a televised speech.

That's what he had in mind.

At this time, everything on the TV news screen seemed to be to support Foreign Minister Nobuo Kobayashi's words, and the TV gave several off-site interviews.

At first, there were a few strange people and scenes, and some of them were shocked to answer their own encounters in the past two days under the reporter's questions, and they all seemed to have encountered a god-like solution under the crisis of life and death, which sounded a bit like a soothing script.

But Higashinohara, who was about to turn off the TV and go out after breakfast, soon knew that he was wrong.

In the last scene of the news interview, he saw the familiar still water prison in the television footage, and the female inmates in the women's prison with whom he had a relationship.

"Who? I didn't know who he was, but I knew my heart was about to stop. ”

"He's really special! It's special! Very special people! From the moment he appeared, I knew I was saved. ”

"What does it look like? I don't know what he looks like, he has a white-faced, fanged oniyasha mask on his face, and when he leaves, he says it's Daybreak's white yaksha. ”

"Yes, that's right, I remember it very well, his name is White Yasha."

“......”

Hearing these words, Higashinohara's face suddenly became a little strange.

He did not expect that the government would conduct such interviews and reports in order to stabilize people's hearts, which was unexpected.

However, he didn't pay attention to it, changed his clothes and put on the mask of the White Yaksha, and followed the mission information shared by Dusk in the group to the tram stop again.

There are not many hunters who take public transportation in New Tokyo.

His current short-term goal is to collect attribute points as soon as possible to improve his strength, and at the same time, collect source power points as much as possible to take the purple epic ability [Nine Eyes and Six Paths] one step further.

......

And just when Higashinohara was moving towards his goal.

At the same time,

New Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Juro Miyano, the captain of the sixth team, stood in the office of the leader of the third investigation team, stood in front of the man and said:

"The restricted quest has been sent out, and only hunters above seven stars can see this quest on the official website of Daybreak, but... Are you really going to build the place where your team will enter the Border Gate? ”

.....