Ji Xun listened to Caterina's words, and then realized that the story of Old Man Xu was far more mysterious than what he saw.

I glanced at the obscene old man who was still drinking around the campfire, talking words, and making his teammates laugh.

Ji Xun also showed a thoughtful look on his face.

The old man had forgotten who he was, and he had forgotten the past, more like he had been forgotten by the world.

If others are contaminated, they will get into big trouble.

It feels weird.

But I can't say what's strange.

The level is so high that it is incomprehensible.

But for Ji Xun himself, it doesn't matter.

Whatever the situation of this old man.

Knowing an interesting friend is the most important thing in life.

In contrast, Katerina's attitude is very cautious.

She didn't dare to contact Old Man Xu rashly.

After all, even a legendary powerhouse like her grandfather didn't dare to be careless about this old-timer who didn't know how many years he had lived.

Even if it's just mentioning to her the top-secret file that has been passed down from the family, be extremely careful.

So she chose to contact Ji Xun, the "middleman", first.

Although Ji Xun and Caterina have met a few times, they have approached purposefully before.

This time there was no utilitarianism, and the atmosphere of the conversation was obviously much better.

The two chatted without a word.

Ji Xun also gradually found that this Miss Carter had let go of the arrogance of the high aristocracy before, and it seemed that there was really something different.

It's not like before, people can see at a glance that she is smart and witty.

Now that the edge is converged, it gives people a sense of wisdom that is not scheming.

After dinner, it was already late.

The hunters were tired after a day of fighting, and gradually no one spoke, so they found a place to nap and rest.

The breeze in the dilapidated building was breezy, and the firelight was gently swaying, which was slightly cool.

Old man Xu took advantage of the strength of the wine, wrapped in a broken blanket, and soon snored.

Che Er watched Ji Xun chat with the female doctor in the team, looked at each other and smiled, and didn't bother with interest.

Anyway, they all guessed each other's identities, and Caterina didn't shy away from suspicion.

She tidied up her sleeping bag beside Ji Xun and looked ready to rest.

Ji Xun was very curious about this move, he kept observing the surroundings, and asked tentatively, "Miss Carter, you didn't bring a guard?" ”

I've confirmed it, but I really haven't found it.

Either that's a very high-ranking kind.

But it should be unlikely.

It was because of this that Ji Xun was puzzled.

This is a real lady of the top nobility.

Sleeping alone in a group of hunters, unprotected by guards?

You must know that hunters in the wild are not bound by moral laws.

Caterina was already lying down and replied with a complacent expression, "yes." Why, what does Lord Charlie have to say? ”

Not really?

Ji Xun didn't think she was joking, but said, "I want to say that this ruin is very dangerous." What's more, the destination of this team is the Seal."

He knew a lot of secrets about this woman.

But now I know how special Old Man Xu is.

And he also has the aura of a doom gambler on himself.

Double negative buffs are stacked, and this woman is close to them, which may not be a good thing.

Ji Xun's impression of her is not too bad.

At least there is no injustice and no revenge.

I really don't want to get involved for no reason.

Caterina didn't seem to care at all, and said casually: "That's why it's the 'Hero Trial'." ”

Ji Xun listened to this, raised his eyebrows slightly, and didn't ask much.

The woman clearly had her own plans.

Caterina turned to say, "But then again. How do I think, Sir Charlie, that I can meet you anywhere? ”

Ji Xun's expression instantly became a little strange when he heard this, he always felt that there seemed to be something special in his words, and said tentatively: "Oh? If I'm not mistaken, Miss Carter, we've only met three times, haven't we? The Cao family dinner, the Rose Manor, and the previous ball"

"Huh."

There was a faint coldness in Katerina's eyes, and a chuckle of emotion came out of her mouth.

She also guessed what Ji Xun had said before, so she didn't continue the topic, but said, "In the previous encirclement and suppression against the Silver Moon Sect, I thought you would die, but I didn't think you would survive." And you know that senior. Your personality is also very special. We thought it would be nice if we could be friends? ”

“.”

Ji Xun didn't say anything more when he listened.

This woman is not stupid, and it is useless to talk too much.

Caterina pulled on her sleeping bag and didn't mean to continue.

Although the heart is extremely calm, after all, this is the first time that a group of strangers have spent the night in the wild.

Compared to the sweaty rough hunters not far away, she still felt that it was better to stay with "Charlie", an acquaintance she had met a few times.

Ji Xun also saw this, and smiled silently.

He slept very little on weekdays, so he sat cross-legged with his back against the stone pillar and fell into meditation.

Practicing the breathing method and the idea of spiritual power can also give the body rest, but this process is very boring and tortures the will, and few people can hold on to it all night.

Ji Xun is used to it.

And his instinct told him that something was near.

Click, click, click

The hands of the pocket watch make a subtle mechanical sound as they move.

Before you know it, it's the middle of the night.

"Ah!!h

At about three or four o'clock in the morning, a terrifying night whistle resounded throughout the ruined building.

Then there was the clatter of firearms loading.

"What's the situation?!"

"Marco has a nightmare."

"Damn, I thought the monster was crawling up."

"Don't scream, it's scary."

“.”

It turned out that someone had a nightmare.

A false alarm.

It soon subsided.

Nobody takes it seriously.

There are no lights in the ruins to distinguish day from night.

Early in the morning, for some reason, the hunters who should be very alert wake up late.

One by one had dark circles under their eyes, their expressions could not hide their exhaustion, and several of them woke up in a cold sweat.

"Damn, Lao Tzu had a nightmare last night and was chased by zombies all night, and he couldn't run away. I'm exhausted. ”

"I'm having nightmares too. I dreamed of jumping off a cliff, and I almost didn't scare Lao Tzu to pee in my dream. ”

"Ouch, I thought I was having a nightmare. Damn, there's something wrong with this place. ”

"What a wicked sect. Could it be the problem with the necromantic monsters we killed earlier? ”

“.”

After getting up, the hunters ate their dry food, packed their bags, and prepared to go out.

Everyone chatted and chatted, and found that most of the nineteen people had nightmares of varying degrees last night.

Ji Xun also felt very strange.

There must be a trigger for this collective nightmare.

But he didn't sleep all night and didn't notice anything unusual.

Glancing at Caterina who was eating breakfast next to her.

She shook her head, signaling that she wasn't having nightmares.

Che Er's face was upright, and he shrugged his shoulders and said, "I rarely dream. ”

Old man Xu took the grass on the side and took out some earwax from his ears very sloppily.

No need to ask, Ji Xun also knew that this old man slept soundly last night.

Because the snoring was smooth and rhythmic, almost never stopped.

It was as if there were only four of them, unaffected by the nightmare.

But it's normal to encounter strange things in the ruins.

Nightmares can form for many reasons.

However, the probability of being affected by the environment is extremely high.

There are so many necromantic monsters in this ruin, it's normal to think about it.

The hunters didn't take it seriously.

After breakfast, the team set off and continued the journey of clearing the wasteland.

Caterina went from a lonely little doctor to silently integrated into the small circle of Ji Xun and the three.

She rarely spoke, though.

Others looked at her as well-behaved and silent.

But only Ji Xun knew that this woman was also afraid of being contaminated with too much cause and effect, so she didn't dare to take the initiative to talk to Old Man Xu.

The procession gradually marched deeper into the ruins.

Although they were getting closer to the central part of the city, the black fog around them was getting thicker and thicker.

It was so thick that even under the searchlight of the Fog-Breaking Alchemy Lamp, the visibility was only one or twenty meters.

And the fighting is happening more and more often.

Necromantic monsters in the mist came in droves, and calamity-level monsters gradually appeared.

The pace of the procession is also getting slower.

"Smack, smack, smack"

A quarter past three in the afternoon.

In the ruined streets, after another round of gunfire went out, the hunters began to clean up and repair the battlefield after eliminating the zombies hiding around the ruined buildings.

"Alright, let's rest and reload our ammo."

"Dog King, a few of you are in charge of guarding the perimeter."

"Okay."

“.”

At this moment, everyone's faces have long since lost the excitement of harvesting [Dark Matter Crystals] yesterday.

Although I have gained more today, I am worried about the tiredness on my face.

Because there were dead people in the battle just now.

The original team of twenty people before the trip is now fifteen still alive, and many others are injured.

This is still Ji Xun secretly solving a very tricky assassin calamity.

Otherwise, the Calamity's ability to hide in the mist alone would be enough to cost the team a lot of money.

The Flamingo Hunters are the official regiment of the Lionheart family, and after receiving equipment supplies, they must complete the mission according to the contract.

They can go slowly.

But you must not go back halfway.

The current situation, the next day is so difficult, if you want to get close to the bottomless pit in the middle of the city alive to get the bonus, no matter how you look at it, the probability is not very high.

Ji Xun and Old Man Xu are the sentries on duty.

The two walked to a broken wall outside the makeshift camp and stood on guard with lights.

After being idle, Ji Xun also took the opportunity to ask: "Senior, do you see any problems?" ”

Old man Xu: "What do you see?" ”

Ji Xun said: "I mean, the nightmare? ”

It's normal for a necromantic monster or something.,It's just to kill it.。

But last night's collective nightmare was abnormal, and he always felt that something was wrong.

Along the way, Ji Xun also observed carefully, those people who had nightmares last night were sick all day, as if they had been overindulged and their essence was extracted.

This is clearly not normal.

Old man Xu listened disappreciatively and said, "Oh." It's like a kind of fear pollution. ”

When Ji Xun heard this, he also fell into deep thought.

The essence of "transcendent pollution" is a bit like nuclear radiation, and the essence is the physical changes caused by some abnormal energy that the human body cannot bear.

Normally, the seal broke and spewed out so many unknown substances, and the contamination was normal.

But Ji Xun looked at this symptom, and suddenly thought of what Nan Jing had said before, the kind of "plague" that was circulating in their Oran Royal Court!

The symptom of that plague is that people have frequent nightmares.

And it will get weaker and weaker.

However, the plague in the court of Oran is much worse than that.

When Nan Jing left before, he also mentioned that the plague didn't seem to be a disease, but a kind of "pollution with the extraordinary characteristics of a high law".

And clues show that the Lionheart family and the remnants of Orlan have secretly colluded.

Ji Xun couldn't help but think about what might be the relationship between the two.

This is his cognitive blind spot.

Ji Xun asked directly: "Senior, have you seen where this pollution came from?" ”

Old man Xu looked uninterested, "I didn't see it." Still."

He looked at Ji Xun, his eyes were indescribably obscene, and he squeezed his eyebrows and said, "Ji Xun boy, did you know that girl before?" ”

Ji Xun knew that he was talking about Katarina, and he didn't hide it: "Hmm." Know. ”

Old man Xu suddenly said: "Oh, it's good to know." I said, that girl is not simple. ”

Ji Xun also wanted to see what the old man saw, so he asked, "Oh? What's not easy? ”

Old man Xu said: "The nobility in that girl's eyes is not something that can be concealed by disguise. If I'm not mistaken, it's a noble lady who came to play the hunter game? Hehe, you kid is not shallow. With such good-looking eyes, the appearance must be one in a million. ”

Ji Xun: "That's it?" You don't think there's anything else special about her? ”

He did agree that Caterina was not bad.

But appearance is also the least outstanding advantage of the woman he thinks.

On the contrary, wisdom and talent are the highlights.

But Old Man Xu is a vulgar guy under normal circumstances.

When he heard this, he had an expression that you were not satisfied with: "It's not enough to be good-looking?" ”

Ji Xun rolled his eyes: "."

Old man Xu didn't continue to say on this topic, his cloudy eyes looked at the depths of the mist, slightly deep: "But be careful." There seems to be a very powerful necromantic monster nearby. ”

Ji Xun listened and nodded solemnly.

Facts have proved that Old Man Xu is still very reliable at critical moments, even if he doesn't look at weekdays.

He said that if there is danger, there must be danger.

After Ji Xun and fifteen people repaired, they continued to move towards the depths of the ruins.

However, as they walked, the hunters also spotted one.

"Hey, did you notice that there seems to be less gunfire near us?"

"That's right. And there are fewer monsters in these blocks. ”

“.”

Before Ji Xun and their wild team, there were already many stronger teams that set off in advance.

The ruins of the entire city are like sesame seeds scattered on a piece of flatbread, and hunters are everywhere.

Before, they dared to go all the way deeper, largely because of the gunshots that rang out from time to time around them.

It will make everyone feel safe.

But now, oddly enough, the gunshots are not heard much.

Even if there were, it felt very far away.

It was as if there was no one in a large area nearby.

In this case, there are usually only two possibilities.

The first is that it is really safe, there are no monsters;

The second is that there is calamity nearby.

Obviously, the second is more likely.

Calamity-level monsters are like "kings", they have their own territory.

Especially some very special calamities, where they exist, there will be no other monsters.

Ji Xun had already discovered this problem.

But the ruins are full of monsters, and there is no point in talking about it.

didn't wait to think about it, at this time someone shouted: "Team Chen, come and see, there is a corpse here!" ”

Everyone walked over, and when they saw it, it was a male corpse that had been split in two.

"It's the people of the 'Iron Rhino Regiment'."

"The body is fresh, at most two hours ago."

"The wound is the wound of a sharp weapon. It's strange how big a knife is to split a person in half? Maybe not a monster? ”

“.”

Everyone leaned over to take a look, their expressions solemn and strange at the same time.

As far as the necromantic monsters they had encountered before, none of them could inflict such wounds.

Ji Xun was also puzzled when he looked at it.

The corpse was cut in half from the top of the head to the crotch, and the murder method was more like that of a swordsman?

The crowd looked at it for a moment and found no other clues.

He continued to walk deeper into the street.

"Come and see, there's still corpses over here!"

"There's it too!"

“.”

Soon, bodies were found in all corners of the street.

There are eighteen in total.

They are all members of the "Iron Rhino Regiment".

The wounds of the corpses were almost always the same, either with a decapitation or a decapitation.

They are all cut wounds with a sharp weapon cut in two.

But Ji Xun noticed a very strange point, there were three female hunter corpses among the eighteen people.

Only these three female corpses were covered with bullet holes.

This is a man-made injury.

These corpses were found one after another, and among Ji Xun's group, an atmosphere of fear also spread.

And to make matters worse, they soon discovered an even more terrifying situation.

The vanguard found something and asked in horror, "Captain, did you notice that we seem to have been here just now?" ”

The black mist is very thick all around.

But the crowd remembered very well that they were moving in one direction.

And now, to their horror, they seem to be trapped in the street.

Because in front of them, the corpse they first saw appeared!

"We. . We seemed to be stuck."

"Damn it, be on alert!"

“.”

The moment they saw the corpse, everyone became nervous.

One by one, they held guns and couldn't help but stare intently at the foggy streets, slowly sneaking away.

They didn't go far before they came across a second corpse in the same location.

Fifteen men continued on their way.

When the group saw the body for the third time, everyone realized the gravity of the situation.

I confirmed that it was not a group spirit illusion.

Then it is for some special reason that they fall into a special spatial cycle.

Ji Xun was not surprised.

It's just weird.

Because he didn't perceive the breath of any living creature other than them.

Caterina on the side also looked cautious, glanced at each other, and signaled that she hadn't heard it.

Glancing at Old Man Xu, the obscene old man obviously recognized something, and whispered, "Trouble, this is the 'Calamity Realm'."

When Ji Xun heard this, he immediately thought of some information that had been recorded in the classics.

The monsters that can form the "Calamity Realm" are either top-level or some very special monsters.

As soon as the words fell, Old Man Xu pressed the car next to him, stuffed his head under his crotch, and muttered at the same time: "Stinky boy, don't look around!" ”

Ji Xun looked at the posture of the two, but it was too familiar.

This trick turned out to be ugly, but it was a very useful way to ward off evil spirits.

I didn't hear any movement, and it was obvious that this calamity that didn't show up was a "ghost seed".

Ji Xun didn't dare to be careless, he also bent over and buried his head in the crotch of his pants.

At the same time, he glanced at Caterina beside him with a stunned face, and gestured: What about you?

Caterina is very smart, and knows that Old Man Xu is a master.

She also guessed that the three of them must have some special intention when they made this action.

And it's against that monster.

But this action is just too much. It's a shame.

She dared to be sure, but any real lady would make such an indecent move in front of everyone. They would rather die.

Ji Xun urged: Why don't you hurry up?

Katerina's eyes were full of embarrassment, obviously tangled, but her fingers touched the gold coin of destiny in her pocket.

She suddenly let out a long breath of air and said with relief, "No. I can't die. ”

Hearing this, Ji Xun raised his eyebrows and didn't say anything.

And this action of the three also attracted the attention of other people.

"What are these three guys doing?"

"It's just a grandstander. Do you believe those cowhides that the old guy brags? ”

“.”

From the very beginning, no one really looked up to the old man Xu, the dog king, just as a joke.

And Ji Xun was paddling almost all the time, without attracting much attention.

No one else believed that the three of them were really capable.

However, before everyone could think about it, a scream came from the front of the team: "Ah! ”

"Captain, Lao Xu has been killed!"

"What monster killed it?"

"I didn't see it clearly. Look at the back, like. It looks like a long-haired woman! ”

“.”

When everyone walked over, there was already a corpse on the ground.

It's exactly the same as before.

The body was split in two from the abdomen with a sharp object.

The incision was smooth, and blood and internal organs flowed all over the ground.

Seeing his teammates die in front of him, the atmosphere of fear in the team was instantly raised to the extreme.

A long-haired woman?

Everyone knows that there is a high probability of a humanoid calamity.

But in front of everyone, he quietly killed someone?

Even Ji Xun looked solemn, and the doubts in his heart became more and more intense: "How did you do it?" ”

He didn't even hear the sound of a sharp object cutting through the tissue.

The monster killed silently.

How can a wound on the physical level be without a sound?

Caterina was also clearly at a loss.

On the contrary, Old Man Xu seemed to have guessed something, and the old face did not hide his fear, "Hey, it's over, it's over, it's over, this may be a rule-type disaster!" ”

Ji Xun listened a little dazed: "Rules? ”

Caterina on the side obviously knew, and her expression changed, and at the same time explained: "It means that it is a calamity that has mastered the power of some special rules. You can understand that it is less than S-class, but it is the same as S-class, and has some special abilities. In this realm of calamity, you can't break its rules, and if you encounter it, you die! ”

As she spoke, she looked at the streets around her and muttered to herself, "No wonder this special realm of trapped people can be formed." ”

Ji Xun felt very evil when he heard this, and asked, "How to kill?" ”

Caterina said, "Either you can forcibly break through this Calamity Realm." Either that or that one particular condition can only be broken according to the rules. It's like a specific play with the rules of the game, which must be followed"

“.”

Ji Xun frowned when he heard this.

The former doesn't seem to be counting on it.

But the latter.

He doesn't even know what a monster is, how can it be broken?

It's hard.

Caterina said with a solemn expression: "This kind of rule-type calamity is very rare, and it stands to reason that it can only appear in the legendary calamity."

If it's a legend, then there's no need to resist, just wait for death.

But when I think about it, I think there is still a chance.

Those ordinary necromancy can produce [Dark Matter Crystals], and it makes sense that other monsters have mutated.

However, at this time, a second deceased reappeared.

This time, before even the screams could be heard, the head of the second unlucky guy was cut off.

At the sight of the corpse, the rest of the team was already frightened.

"Find a way to find out!"

"Come closer, let's stay close, don't walk around."

“.”

However, this did not delay the death from coming.

Ji Xun and none of them had any way, and it was even more impossible for the others to break through this infinite cycle of calamity realm.

It wasn't until the fourth person died that Ji Xun also saw the back.

It was the back of a woman in a white robe with a disheveled head.

It looked like it was an entity, but when the bullets and spell cards were played, it was like a ghost, and it didn't affect it at all.

No one else can see what that back is.

Ji Xun has the cognition of the blessing of the clown mask, and the information that the monster has appeared.

【Contaminated Rift Girl】

Details: A third-order A-level rule-type calamity tainted by the power of the law of higher levels, 100% immune to physical and magical damage; Once a female card master who was disfigured by a sharp weapon couldn't accept her ugly appearance, and after she committed suicide, resentment converged into this ghost seed disaster; It roams the streets that it was familiar with, and when it looks for someone, it asks, 'Am I beautiful?', and if you can't give it a satisfactory answer, it will kill you with that huge pair of scissors;

“.”

Ji Xun looked at the 100% Thing and Demon Double Immunity, and the corners of his eyes twitched.

It's impossible to kill this thing.

And the entry "one hit kills" makes people tremble.

(End of chapter)