Chapter 130

"What?"

Cheng Xiaoyu was taken aback, not understanding what Castorice meant.

"Has Hunter Cheng forgotten that I am the manager of the River Styx?"

The Castorice smiled.

"Huh...? Wait a minute? Could it be!?"

This time, Cheng Xiaoyu really couldn't hold back anymore. Even though Castorice had previously revealed many special and powerful things that he couldn't understand or had never heard of before, he hadn't experienced them directly, so no matter how much he tried to understand them, he couldn't grasp their true nature.

But things are different now; when it comes to this, no one can remain indifferent.

"Castorice... can she resurrect the dead?"

"This is just my way of being willful."

Castorice said, "I am also curious about the system that Hunter Cheng mentioned, but if I were to forcibly investigate it, it would undoubtedly take Hunter Cheng's life, so... consider it the price I pay for my hypocrisy."

They wanted to investigate, but Cheng Xiaoyu would die if they did. So they could only wait until he was dead before investigating, but such an act would be considered a desecration of both the dead and the corpse.

Even if compensation is given after the desecration is completed, the act of blasphemy will not disappear.

"How could that be? If there were more of this kind of hypocrisy, I would gladly accept it all."

Cheng Xiaoyu didn't care about anything else; he just felt completely confident, and the smile on his face became even more genuine.

Wow, that's a huge profit! Now I have no worries at all.

"I have already given Hunter Cheng the method and authority to go to the Underworld. This is Hunter Cheng's trial, so I will not bother you any longer."

Castorice stood up and said.

Since the other party is leveling up by fighting monsters, there's no need for her to steal monsters here. Based on her exploration of this dungeon, Cheng Xiaoyu won't be in any danger. Besides, if they really can't win, Cheng Xiaoyu can escape to the Underworld first.

However, if that were the case, Castorice would be somewhat disappointed.

"Okay, I won't see you off."

Cheng Xiaoyu waved his hand. Neither of them cared about superficial politeness. After exchanging greetings, Castorice immediately left the spot.

When they emerged from the dungeon again, they found several people at the entrance still in the same positions as before.

However, this was not surprising. When she entered the Red Portal earlier, Castorice sensed that its time flow was different from that outside. Depending on the level of the portal, the difference could even increase. She had been inside the portal for about an hour, but only a few minutes had passed outside.

"The... the Castorice Hunter..."

Upon seeing her emerge, the surrounding hunters immediately adopted a fawning attitude.

"Don't worry, Hunter Cheng and Hunter Liu can handle the situation inside the door."

After nodding to everyone, Castorice leaped up again and rode the Dead Dragon towards her residence.

This is the house that was assigned to me when my Identity Card was generated. It's a 100-square-meter apartment in a two-bedroom, one-living-room residential building, located on the edge of the city center, not particularly remote.

However... even though the background setting was designed to make him a reclusive person who wouldn't be surrounded by others, once his S-Class hunter identity is revealed, it will inevitably bring a lot of attention and curiosity. By then, it will be too late to avoid it.

Lying in bed, Castorice pondered and decided to explain the special nature of her abilities to the Hunter Association. However, when she opened her phone, she saw a large number of unread text messages.

Most of the messages were from Han Songyi, since they had exchanged phone numbers. Her messages were mostly about the danger of the day and her gratitude for being rescued. Castorice patiently and carefully comforted her for a while before looking at the other messages.

Stranger: Castorice Hunter! Although we have issued you identification, we hope you will not enter the dungeon without authorization before obtaining permission!

Stranger: I forgot to tell you, you can only enter the dungeon after registering with the association and having a team or guild. Before registering, you need to register your abilities!

Ah, this...

Castorice really hadn't expected this. She thought the magic power test was all that was needed; did she really need to have her abilities tested too? But nobody had told her that...

Could it be that... this is actually common knowledge in this world, like 'apples are red'?

Thinking about this, Castorice felt a little embarrassed... If this is the case, then... it seems like she has broken the rules...?

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Castorice a little guilty and continued reading.

Stranger: I am Wu Zhenzhe. I apologize for my rudeness. I hope Miss Castorice can better recognize her specialness and prominence. As an S-Class hunter, she should set a good example while enjoying better treatment.

Stranger: Regarding the matter inside the portal, Hunter Sun Qijun has already explained it to us. Would you be available to register tomorrow?

After changing the stranger's nickname to Wu Zhenzhe, Castorice typed a reply: [Sorry, sir, for not replying sooner]

Wu Zhenzhe: [It's alright, where is Castorice now?]

Castorice: [I just got home, and I only checked my phone after I got there.]

Wu Zhenzhe: [I understand. We have looked into the details. Since it was to rescue a friend and other hunters, this incident should be classified as an emergency rescue. We will then present you with the Hantes Guild's gift of gratitude.]

It's good that she hasn't committed any crimes. Amber has lived for so long and has never been a lawless madman.

Thinking that she had no classes tomorrow morning, Castorice continued typing, "I'll go tomorrow morning."

Wu Zhenzhe: [Thank you for your understanding]

After resolving matters here, Castorice approached Han Songyi again. "[If Songyi is free tomorrow, would you like to go to the association again?]"

Han Songyi: [It's about registration, right? If nothing unexpected happens today, it should be done today.]

Han Songyi: [But I didn't expect Sister Castorice to be so quick. I thought the registration would take a long time.]

Castorice was too embarrassed to admit that she hadn't registered at all, so she could only say, "Don't skip class, come back after school."

Han Songyi didn't really like hearing this kind of talk, but Castorice was not only her big brother but also her idol. What her idol said was naturally different, so she immediately agreed.

Time flew by and the next day arrived.

Castorice would miss her afternoon classes, Xia Die once again asked Xiao Bo to be her mode of transportation, and they flew to the sky above the association building in less than two minutes.

The news of the Dead Dragon spread throughout Country H overnight. The news that the new S-Class had a giant dragon as a summoned creature had spread. After all... it was a dragon. There were probably only two in the whole world. And the previous one had been killed by several S-Class and a national authority.

Although there are probably different levels among dragons, judging from the appearance of the Dead Dragon, even if it's the worst, it shouldn't be too much worse than that Kamish, right? Even if it is much worse, with only one-third of its power, it would still be enough to stand firmly at the top of the S-Class.

Ignoring the stares of the crowd, Castorice jumped down from mid-air.

As she landed, several recruiters who had been waiting for half a day tried to surround her, but before they could get close, they were stopped by another figure.

It's Wu Zhenzhe.

The commotion caused by the Dead Dragon naturally attracted his attention. Having already learned from Sun Qijun that the Castorice should not be approached casually, he naturally wanted to avoid any possible trouble.

"We have been waiting for you, Castorice Hunter."

As Wu Zhenzhe spoke, he walked towards Castorice and stopped five steps away.

"I apologize for keeping you waiting, Your Excellency."

Castorice's smile remained serene, yet it revealed no emotion.

After exchanging greetings, Wu Zhenzhe led the way to the third floor of the association.

Compared to the other floors, the third floor is actually combined with the fourth floor to form several spacious training rooms, which are sometimes used to test the hunters' abilities.

"Miss Castorice, according to Lu Qijun's account, you are skilled in close combat and possess a powerful dragon summon. Anyone who touches or gets close to you will die."

Wu Zhenzhe looked at the report in his hand and summarized, "Is there anything else that needs to be added?"

No further information provided.

"Then, could you demonstrate it for us right here?"

As Wu Zhenzhe spoke, the white wall not far away slowly opened, revealing a tightly bound wild boar secured to a cart.

This scene made Castorice frown slightly, her voice becoming a little colder and harder. "In your opinion, can life be lost because of a test that has no practical meaning?"

If it were a sacrifice for a great experiment or goal, Castorice could barely accept it, but this situation is clearly not one of them.

"Excuse me."

Wu Zhenzhe's expression changed slightly. He closed the door he had just opened and then jumped to the next test. "So, can you attack the object over there?"

He pointed to the huge, silvery-white cube not far away. "That's metal from the dungeon. It can absorb and digest attacks and then release them as magic. If it's an S-Class attack, it can only withstand so much. Too many attacks will prevent it from converting them in time, so Miss Castorice only needs one strike."

Castorice nodded, but didn't really intend to use her full strength. After all, she had also checked the internet that night, and judging from the footage she saw in the video, the overall combat power of this world was indeed relatively weak, even the S-Class was weaker than the Magical Girl in the previous world.

Thinking this, she summoned her scythe, Castorice after dissipating ninety percent of her power, she slashed at the cube.

The cut is neat and smooth; such knife skills are amazing when applied to food, but they are terrifying when applied to a cube.

"Severed... severed it?"

There was no magical fluctuation whatsoever, and it was just a seemingly ordinary slash, yet this unremarkable slash actually cut the cube in two.

Even with Wu Zhenzhe's skill, his expression changed at this moment.

So fragile...

Castorice thought she had already restrained herself as much as possible, but the fragility of the cube still exceeded her expectations.

After that, Castorice noticed that Wu Zhenzhe's attitude became more and more respectful. After asking her a few questions, he directly gave her a registration file. Since there was no team or guild at the moment, even if there was this file, she would not be allowed to enter the dungeon in principle.

According to the rules, a team of at least seven people must be formed to enter the dungeon. After that, it doesn't matter whether there are ten or a hundred more people.

Although some guilds may disregard certain rules when bidding for portals because there is no association oversight, Castorice is not a guild after all.

The whole process didn't take too long, which left Castorice with a somewhat aimless feeling, like, "I finally got up early, and this is all I get?" Should she go back to the Underworld? But it seemed like there was nothing to do there either...

Castorice's troubles didn't last long. She had just arrived at the association's lobby when the red-haired man she had met yesterday greeted her, "We meet again, Miss Castorice."

Unlike yesterday, when she knew nothing about the world, or rather, society, Castorice had spent the whole night online, now knew who the man in front of her was.

"Hello, Choi Jung-in -in."

"It seems Miss Castorice has heard of me, but let me formally introduce myself. I am Choi Jung-in, the Chairman of the Hunter Guild Hantes, and I am also an S-Class hunter like you."

With a confident and warm smile on his face, Choi Jung-in said, "Miss Castorice, do you have any plans to join a guild? If so, Hantes would be the most suitable choice for you."

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"I don't plan to join a guild at the moment."

Castorice shook her head.

"It's because of that E-Class hunter, Miss Han Songyi, isn't it?"

Choi Jung-in was not Castorice's answer. Sun Qijun was a key A-Class combatant that his guild was cultivating, so he naturally learned about the situation of the Red Portal in great detail. Therefore, he investigated all the hunters who had entered the portal together.

"..."

Castorice did not reply, which was taken as tacit agreement.

"I remember you two are friends. If Miss Castorice is willing to join, Miss Han Songyi can also Hantes. It would be a good choice for you two to work as teammates in a suitable guild."

The red-haired man smiled and said, "Moreover, the Hantes Guild is the most powerful guild in Country H. We can offer the lowest tax exemption rate and the highest treatment, whether it's Miss Castorice or Miss Han Songyi."

Actually, if we have to say which one is the strongest overall, it should be the White Tiger Guild. They have more core members and more people Hantes, but Hantes does have two S-Class guilds after all.

Compared to S-Class, other powers seem insignificant.

Castorice didn't refuse immediately. If it were just her, she wouldn't care. The reason she didn't join the guild wasn't because she had any psychological barriers or was unwilling, but simply because she felt it was unnecessary.

Seeing Castorice's hesitation, Choi Jung-in stopped trying to sell her. He didn't expect to convince other S-Class to join on the first try. Not everyone is like Che Huiyi, who would choose a guild for such a casual reason as being close to home.

"Of course, I don't Castorice to give me an answer immediately."

Choi Jung-in smiled and said, "However, Miss Castorice is well aware of the convenience and benefits of joining a guild. If you are considering joining a guild, please be sure to give us priority."

"I've written it down."

Castorice nodded, but noticed that Choi Jung-in showed no intention of leaving immediately.

Of course, he couldn't leave so easily; Choi Jung-in believed he could leave an even better impression.

After making way for Castorice and watching Castorice walk away, Choi Jung-in naturally followed two steps behind her, pretending to suddenly remember something. "Oh right, I also want to thank Miss Castorice for saving our guild's hunter Sun Qijun. I was originally planning to give it to you when you went to school, but I didn't expect Castorice to come here this morning. If I had known, I would have kept it with me."

"By the way?"

This word made Castorice look at it with suspicion.

"Hmm? Castorice, don't you know? Hunter Che Huiyi is a student at the same school as you."

Choi Jung-in showed some surprise on his face, but his smile remained warm, "Car Hunter is exactly three years older than you, and he's a senior about to graduate."