Pursuer

What the heck is this?!

Wei Ke was filled with horror.

The guy who was dead just half a minute ago has killed three Pursuer in an instant. What terrifying strength is that? At least Wei Ke has never seen such a powerful Hunter.

Wait, is he really Hunter?

Hunter are a profession unique to this land, but the person in front of me is clearly not one of Wildfire's people.

He should be a Holy Sound person.

"Who are you, and why are you here?"

Wei Ke questioned Bai Wei, but his voice lacked conviction, after all, his only weapon had been destroyed by the Pursuer.

"Don't be nervous," Bai Wei said with a smile. "Although we were just a hair's breadth away from the enemy, you didn't actually do it, did you?"

It was only a tiny bit of a difference?

Wei Ke immediately realized that Bai Wei was referring to the initial plan he had made to kill him.

This immediately gave Wei Ke a fright.

In other words, this guy was awake the whole time?

If I really decide to make a move, then this guy will...

Wei Ke understood what Bai Wei meant when he said, "You're the lucky one."

"Yes, I didn't hurt you." Wei Ke tried his best to remain calm. "I even left you some medicine, do you remember?"

"Of course." Bai Wei smiled and shook the medicine bottle that Wei Ke had just given him. There was only one pill left inside, but it still made a crisp sound. "I received it."

"I gave you the medicine to save your life, and you saved mine, so we're even... Well, I guess I still owe you." Wei Ke swallowed the saliva stuck in his throat. "If we meet again in the future, I will repay you."

As he spoke, Wei Ke moved his body back little by little so that he could rush out of the Senluo Church in the shortest possible time.

Although the nights are dangerous in this land, Wei Ke now feels that even the most dangerous places are safer than the people in front of him.

Wei Ke's little actions naturally did not escape Bai Wei's eyes. In fact, not only his little actions, but also his inner thoughts were heard clearly by Bai Wei.

"You don't need to be so nervous," Bai Wei said casually. "We've already made a good start, haven't we?"

"A good start?"

"Yes, for partners, a good relationship of trust always starts with one small collaboration or transaction after another," Bai Wei said. "From this perspective, haven't we made a very good start?"

Wei Ke understood what Bai Wei meant. "You want to cooperate with me?"

"Cooperation, transaction, you can interpret it however you like."

"What do you want?" Wei Ke asked suspiciously. "I'm out of medicine."

"Don't worry, I don't want the medicine." Perhaps to prove himself, Bai Wei threw the medicine bottle in his hand to Wei Ke. After Wei Ke caught it in surprise, he said again, "What I want is you."

Wei Ke's suspicion instantly turned into wariness. "What do you mean?"

"Don't be nervous... and don't think too much about it," Bai Wei said with a smile. "I just need your help. As you can see, my physical condition isn't very good right now, so I need a helper to help me move around this land better."

Is your health not very good?

If Vic hadn't witnessed Bai Wei instantly kill the three Pursuer, Wei Ke might have believed Bai Wei's words.

But then again, Wei Ke could indeed sense something was wrong with Bai Wei's body.

His extraordinary sense of smell also told him that this guy was indeed seriously injured.

In other words, Bai Wei is lying here not just to fish, but to recuperate from his injuries.

This put Wei Ke at ease a little, since if Bai Wei really was waiting for him here... then there seemed to be nothing he could do.

"What do you want me to do for you?" Wei Ke asked.

"Assistant, guide." Bai Wei shrugged and said, "A newcomer to this place always needs the help of Hunter, right?"

Bai Wei's reasons are quite valid.

Because when this land was not so dangerous, outsiders did come in, and they would usually hire Hunter to ensure their personal safety.

However, Wei Ke simply didn't think he could guarantee Bai Wei's safety.

So he didn't intend to agree, but he didn't dare to refuse directly either, so he could only say, "Then you've come to the wrong person."

"Why?"

"It's obvious, isn't it?" Wei Ke pointed to the corpse at his feet. "I'm being chased, aren't I?"

"It's okay," Bai Wei said with a smile. "Me too."

Wei Ke: "..."

I almost forgot that this guy was chased here by someone.

Moreover, the people chasing him seem to be just as troublesome.

"Wouldn't it be even more troublesome if the two of us got together?" Wei Ke said. "Aren't you afraid of dragging each other down?"

"That doesn't really matter to me."

... But I do care!

Wei Ke almost blurted it out.

"Hehe." Bai Wei saw Wei Ke's hesitation and said with a smile, "Actually, you don't need to be so nervous. You don't need to find so many reasons to refuse me. Our transaction should be voluntary."

Seeing Bai Wei say this, Wei Ke hesitated briefly before nodding and saying, "I'm sorry, sir, I really cannot accept your commission, and to be on the safe side, I shouldn't stay with you any longer."

As he spoke, Wei Ke retreated to the doorway.

Just one more step and he could leave this place that terrified him.

"To be honest, I don't have anything to repay you with if you really don't need this medicine," Wei Ke said. "So I can only give you a Hunter's piece of advice, which is... never go out at night."

After saying that, Wei Ke pushed open the church door and turned to leave.

Of course, he also raised his vigilance to the highest level.

Once he hears footsteps behind him, he will immediately run into the darkness without looking back, and nothing can stop him.

Don't you want to find your little Little Wolf?

Bai Wei's light, airy voice reached his ears.

One sentence instantly froze Wei Ke's tense body in place.

He slowly turned his head and saw Bai Wei still standing under the Senluo Statue. Moonlight shone through the crack in the door he had pushed open, falling directly on Bai Wei and the statue.

From Wei Ke's perspective, Bai Wei seemed to be the embodiment of the deceased Senro God in the human world.

"What... are you talking about?" Wei Ke said. "What Little Wolf? I don't know."

"Really?" Bai Wei said with a smile. "If you don't know, then forget it. Maybe I remembered wrong. It's that Little Wolf A De."

Wei Ke stared intently at Bai Wei.

"How is it?" Bai Wei asked. "Are we still leaving?"

After a while, Wei Ke closed the door he had just opened and slowly walked towards Bai Wei in the now darkened church.

In a corner of the Borderlands, when [Hunter Lauren] watched his subordinates return one by one, but did not see Wei Ke's shadow, he understood something.

"Gentlemen, it seems your prized pursuit skills are nothing special after all," Lauren said calmly. "Can't even catch a child whose ritual wasn't completed?"

Faced with Lauren's undisguised sarcasm, the Wildfire Pursuer dared not utter a word of complaint and could only try to explain, "The situation at the Borderlands is too complicated. We have tracked his movements several times, but in the end, we still couldn't find him."

"Have you ever considered that he didn't leave at all, but instead turned back?"

"Ah..." The Pursuer exchanged bewildered glances. "That's unlikely, isn't it?"

"I'm sorry, gentlemen," Lauren said, "But you've been manipulated by that child not only by his sense of smell, but also by his brain."

As he spoke, he pulled out a whistle covered in blood.

"When I came out to look for you, I had already placed people on the road the child came from. An hour ago, I heard a whistle, which means the child has gone back. But you are still wandering around this place, like stupid dogs lured away by shit."

Lauren's words became increasingly outrageous, but those present dared not speak out, simply bowing their heads and silently enduring the abuse.

Only one person asked, puzzled, "But I don't understand, why does he want to go back?"

"That's obvious." Lauren put away her whistle and said calmly, "More than what we've been worried about—that he'll reveal the church's biggest secret—he's more concerned with finding that lost dog."

Upon hearing Lauren's words, the Pursuer present finally burst into laughter.

"At least our worst fears didn't come true," one of the Pursuer said. "Now that your men have him..."

"No, I didn't say my men captured him," Lauren interrupted the Pursuer. "In fact, I lost contact with my men shortly after receiving the whistle."

The Pursuer looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Could it be that he killed your subordinates?" someone said. "But that doesn't make sense. He didn't even complete the ritual, how could he have that kind of power?"

"Are you asking me that?" Lauren looked at the Pursuer had raised the question. "If I remember correctly, the boss handed the child over to you, not me, right?"

The Pursuer immediately lowered his head. "I apologize, Lady Lauren, I have overstepped my bounds."

"You have indeed overstepped your bounds, and I hope you guys understand that the boss values that kid highly," Lauren said. "You'd better not keep the boss waiting too long, or you'll know what happens."

Everyone involuntarily shivered.

"Also, although that child didn't complete the ritual, his aptitude is simply too outstanding," Lauren said calmly. "So, if you don't want to lose your lives, you'd better be more serious."

Everyone immediately bowed down and said in unison, "Thank you for reminding us, Lord Lauren."

"Alright, you can leave now," Lauren said. "The Borderlands is not our territory, so don't be too conspicuous."

The crowd dispersed.

But as they retreated, a question suddenly occurred to them.

If Lauren wasn't there to help them capture Wei Ke, then why did he come to the Borderlands?

The group was puzzled, but dared not ask directly, so they left immediately.

In the end, Lauren was left with only two Pursuer.

Lauren looked at one of them. "So, are you sure?"

"It's confirmed, Lord Lauren," one of the Pursuer replied. "Rhine has indeed taken action; their vanguard has even entered the Borderlands, but their specific objective is still unclear."

Lauren narrowed her eyes slightly.

The Rhine Church, their mortal enemy, after all, in name only, they clearly distinguish between good and evil.

But in reality, there have been no major frictions between the two sides for more than ten years.

After all, everyone knows about Rhine's problems.

Despite possessing unparalleled Chosen Knight, their numbers have limited their ability to expand further, leaving them no choice but to watch as the Wildfire, bordering them, grows stronger step by step.

But now, they have suddenly sent people into the Borderlands and targeted them.

What is the reason for this?

Lauren came in person precisely to find out this.

"When was the last time we had contact with Rhine?" Lauren asked.

"About half a year ago."

"Six months ago?" Lauren recalled for a moment, then frowned slightly. "[Ripper Roger]?"

"Yes." The Pursuer nodded. "Six months ago, after we learned that Visas' Corpse Pieces had been discovered, the boss sent [Ripper Roger] into the Rhine territory, but there was no news after just one night. After that, the village was completely sealed off by the Rhine Knight, and we had no chance."

"I see," Lauren muttered to herself. "Rhine, the Visas' Corpse Pieces... Could it be that they're after the body parts again?"

He had just had this idea when he immediately rejected it.

"No, no, no, that doesn't make sense. Even if Rhine were to crave the remains, they wouldn't go to such lengths to deal with a body part that already has an owner, especially on our territory."

He slowly closed his eyes.

"It's not just Rhine, Lyra and Holy Sound are also having accidents one after another... Holy Sound is still chasing the last Seven Sound Player and has also come here. Could there be a connection between them?"

Lauren felt she was close to finding the key to the problem; she was just a little bit away.

But it was precisely because of that little bit of information that he was unable to make a more accurate judgment.

However, he at least knows what he should do.

"We have to hold them off," Lauren told her men. "The boss is at a critical juncture. There can't be any mishaps during this time, understand?"

The two Pursuer immediately crouched down. "Understood."

"You must understand."

Lauren turned her head and looked at the Borderlands under the night sky, then spoke softly.

"This is the most crucial moment."

"Just wait until the boss becomes the master."

"Then we will never have to live in the night again."