Chapter 72: The Hunter and the Prey
Shortly after Furth and Hugh entered the apartment building, Varina emerged from the shadows.
He glanced at the dark sky covered by dark clouds and thought it was a good sign.
It's daytime, and the best environment for him to play is night, and the dim weather like this is already the best environment he can encounter during the day.
Retracting his gaze, Varina also walked into the entrance of the apartment building.
It is a small, old-fashioned apartment building with only 2 narrow suites on each floor, and the entrance is on the left and right sides of the stairs.
Furth and Hugh walked up the wooden staircase, rising step by step.
As they approached their quarters on the fourth floor, they quickly reviewed the hypotheses and responses that Varina had told them.
The enemy is most likely a "hunter".
If he hasn't left yet, there's a high chance that there will be traps in the room, plus the "hunter" is good at hunting and fighting, so be sure to think outside the prey and avoid the enemy's strengths.
This time, the offense and defense are transposed, and the three of them are the hunters.
Varina told them a truth, "A good hunter often appears as a prey." ”
Soon, the 4th floor arrived.
Foirth nodded to Hugh, reached out on the wall and "opened" the door, into the next suite on the right;
Hugh stopped at the door, and no longer concealed the three-edged thorn that had been interrupted by his hand;
She estimated the amount of time Firth needed to prepare, and when she felt that it was about the same, she opened the door and walked in, leaving it open, holding the three-edged thorn in front of her, and carefully searching the room.
Hugh noticed that some of the furniture in the room had indeed shifted its position, which did not look like a search for belongings, and became more vigilant.
Soon, Hugh settled down and the living room looked fine.
Then, she carefully bypassed the couch and coffee table on the road, preparing to search the bathroom.
As soon as she opened the door with one hand, a two-handed sword slashed down on her head!
……
Folth entered the next suite and was slightly relieved to find that the owner was away.
She didn't want to be seen as a burglar.
The suites on either side were symmetrical, and Furth quickly found the place in the kitchen and got a knife for chopping vegetables inside.
Then, she returned to her living room and waited for Hugh's signal in a suitable position.
As soon as she heard Hugh's call, she would immediately "open the door" and go to help. With a little delay, Varina will be able to arrive.
Of course, she preferred that there was no danger, and the last thing she heard was Hugh banging on the wall to indicate safety.
However, she didn't have to wait long before she heard Hugh's hurried call.
Without thinking much about it, Furth "opened the door" through the wall as fast as he could, and saw Hugh barely blocking the enemy's big sword with a three-edged thorn, losing his balance, taking two steps back and tripping over the coffee table.
Furth hurriedly shouted, and threw the chopping knife in his hand towards the enemy.
She tried to run over and pick Hugh up, but she didn't take two steps and fell to the ground because she ran into an inconspicuous tripwire.
These traps ...... He is indeed a "hunter"!
It was only then that the "Hunter" came out of the gloom of the bathroom, allowing Hugh and Firth to see him in full.
It was a slender man with short black hair, a beard, a black coat, and a simple-style two-handed sword in his right hand.
"I didn't think you would dare to come back," he sneered, mocking, "women are stupid......"
Before he could finish his words, he suddenly felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart, and then he felt a strong wind pierce his heart.
……
After entering the apartment building, Varina stopped on the third floor.
He confirmed with his gray vision that the owner of the suite on the right was not at home, so he took out a wire, which he had specially prepared after obtaining the "prisoner's ring", and pried open the door.
Once inside, Varina closed the door and headed straight to the balcony in his bedroom, from where he jumped onto the balcony of the suite on the left on the fourth floor, where Hugh and Furth lived.
Through the gray vision, he could easily spot the enemy's location.
Obviously, there were three other people on the fourth floor besides him, among whom the one standing next to the wall must be Furth, and the one who was still moving slowly in the door was obviously Hugh.
Then, the one who hides in the bathroom and does not move can only be the enemy.
Varina thought about it and decided to carry out the sneak attack as originally planned.
To do this, he needs to move to a more suitable location for the enemy's location - the ventilation window near the lavatory is very good.
Soon, Hugh searched the door of the bathroom and ushered in a slash.
The sword slashed, and Varina's heartstrings tightened.
While he believed Hugh wouldn't fall with a single blow, worry was inevitable, especially if he had the ability to stop it early.
Fortunately, Hugh lived up to his expectations, and quickly raised the three-edged thorn in his hand to block the path of the great sword.
"Dang!"
After the crisp sound of metal clashing, the already incomplete triangular spike broke off again.
The two-handed greatsword continued to slash, but the speed and strength were not as good as before.
Hugh shouted, took a few steps back, avoided the blade, but tripped over the coffee table—
This is the trap of the "hunter", simple but effective.
At this time, Forth came through the wall, and in vain threw out the chopping knife and tripped over—
In terms of physical fitness, the "apprentice" was the worst of the few present.
It was only then that the "hunter", who felt that he had won the battle, walked into the hunting ground, intending to harvest the prey. Before that, of course, he instinctively wanted to taunt a few words.
Varina made a move at the most opportune time.
A full blow, a full blow with the "Charged Burst" technique.
Hit, but not completely.
Varina aimed at the back of the heart, intending to kill with one blow, but "The Hunter" actually twisted his body at the last moment and avoided the vital point.
The dagger slashed across the back of the "hunter", dragging out a deep wound.
Varina landed in front of the "Hunter" and saw his trademark hoop beard, and realized that he had seen the other man, at the gathering of the Extraordinary of the "Eyes of Wisdom" old man.
He sells a magical item corresponding to the "Sleepless";
That two-handed greatsword is an extraordinary weapon with the ability of "Warrior"!
There was no time to be surprised, and after landing on the ground, Varina adjusted her stance as quickly as possible and attacked again.
He wants to drive the "hunters" out of the hunting grounds full of traps and wipe out the opponent's geographical advantage.
The wound in the back made the speed and power of the sword swing greatly reduced by the speed and power of the Hunter, and Varina deftly ducked away, crashed into his arms, stabbed the dagger into the abdomen, and carried him to the window, where they fell out of the house together.
"Boom."
Luo Quanhu's body landed on the ground with a dull thud.
The fall from the height of the fourth floor, even with the physical fitness of a "hunter", is by no means so pleasant.
Luo Quanhu knelt down on one knee, his big sword was clubbed on the ground, his left hand covered the wound in his abdomen, and he looked up at Varina, who was falling in an attacking posture in the air, and let out an unwilling roar.
When he fell out of the window, he fell straight down, and even aggravated his injuries by falling to the ground.
But this guy who sneaked up on himself can stay in the air like a feather, wait for the attack posture to be adjusted, and then fall down to attack himself who has just landed?
It's so unfair!
By this time, he had not yet comprehended, and he himself had never given his prey a chance to fight fairly.
Varina descended with a blade and plunged into the throat of "The Hunter", ending his roar.