Chapter 136
Even she said that, so the scene must indeed be quite terrifying.
Castorice's smile was somewhat stiff; aside from Mu Tou, this was the first time she had ever been called scary...
"Although it may be hard to understand, I believe that death can bring more than just terror."
Castorice said.
"... Perhaps that's the case."
Che Huiyi said this, but her face didn't show much agreement. Although she was willing to admit the rationality of Castorice's point of view, she herself couldn't understand it.
The two's actions made the hunters in the attacking team realize that the matter had been resolved, so they all ran out to express their gratitude and emotion. Although it was Che Huiyi who defeated the BOSS, many people's attention was focused on Castorice.
The reason is simple: they couldn't understand Castorice's fighting style at all during the battle just now.
Even though Che Huiyi's movements were incredibly fast, making it difficult for them to see clearly, they at least knew that something had collapsed here, something had broken there, the BOSS had fallen, and something had caught fire.
But Castorice... In their eyes, Castorice was simply standing still, and the enemies were inexplicably stunned and motionless.
Is this the power of death? Could it be... that getting too close to Castorice will kill you, or something like that? But looking at how close the Car Hunter and Castorice Hunter are, it doesn't seem like that?
Although the hunters were unclear about the situation, it didn't stop them from enthusiastically sharing their observations after they went out.
Amidst varying moods, but all generally pleasant discussions, the group took stock of their spoils in the palace before finally leaving the portal.
The Magic Crystals they brought out were far fewer than expected, certainly not worth the auction price of A-Class portal. However, the most important gain from A-Class portal was the equipment. Although they didn't get any warrior equipment from Kalkarkan, they did get a bracelet that looked quite well-made. After wearing it, Che Huiyi could clearly feel her True Magic being amplified, but...
She didn't rely on True Magic much to begin with, and feeling guilty towards Castorice, she simply gave the bracelet to Castorice.
This thing actually had a very small effect on Castorice, but she was still very interested in the True Magic equipment of this world, or rather, the Chaotic World. Its principles were completely different from those of the previous world, and it had certain research value.
The equipment was given to Castorice, Che Huiyi kept half of the Magic Crystals after Castorice's persuasion. The A-Class dungeon thus came to an end. After saying goodbye, Che Huiyi returned to her apartment.
This teleportation journey not only failed to achieve its purpose, but also left Che Huiyi with even more favors, which made her a little frustrated. However, before Che Huiyi could think about how to continue to repay the favors, she felt a stench enter her nostrils.
Having continuously improved her control over Magic Resistance over this period of time, she rarely smelled such a strong and pungent odor anymore, but this time it was far more stimulating than any she had ever experienced before.
A surge of magical energy appeared beside her, and sensing something was wrong, Che Huiyi instantly grabbed the longsword that was placed beside the bed.
But what appeared before them was neither an assassin's attack nor True Magic attack, but... a portal?
Chapter Thirty-One: Apologizing.
"What's going on... Is this really the place?"
(Chaotic World Language)
An aged voice came from behind the door, and a chilling coldness had already covered the room with a fine frost before the sound even began.
'Are they human? From another country? What are they saying?'
Che Huiyi was stunned. The portal led to the underground city, a habit and understanding she had formed over the past ten years. But now it seemed as if someone had opened the portal? And... the visitor seemed to have ill intentions.
The incomprehensible language led Che Huiyi to make the judgment that it was human, but then she remembered that Demon Beast also had their Demon Beast language.
As she grew more vigilant, an elderly man with blue skin and long white hair emerged from the portal, followed closely by a burly, nearly three-meter-tall black-haired man.
So strong...
Even without learning to sense magic, Che Huiyi could sense the power of the two people in front of her just by their scent.
"Didn't we get the wrong person?"
The black-haired man noticed the small, wary human in front of him and said with displeasure.
"It's not entirely a mistake."
The old man smiled and said, "Although it's faint, she carries the same magical aura."
The dark-haired man remained noncommittal; he could certainly sense it, but he didn't think it made any sense.
"Humans are far more complex than you imagine, and their weaknesses are far more obvious."
The old man didn't expect a 'beast' to understand human nature. Although he himself was not human, he believed he understood humans very well.
The dark-haired man frowned. "Don't go too far."
"Of course, I just wanted to say hello... hehehe."
The old man smiled.
Who are you people?!
The two continued their conversation in a language they couldn't understand, oblivious to everyone else, which made Che Huiyi increasingly anxious and worried.
Who we are is not important.
The old man had no intention of answering a weakling's question, "The important thing is, who left the scent on you?"
"Breath?"
Hearing the familiar language suddenly made Che Huiyi pause for a moment. Although the question seemed absurd, she immediately thought of Castorice.
"It seems you have a clue."
The old man's smile widened slightly, "Tell me his information."
"I don't understand what you're saying."
Che Huiyi wasn't actually sure if the other party was referring to Castorice, but even if she was, she couldn't possibly sell Castorice's information, let alone to someone who was clearly not a good person.
The old man wasn't surprised by the answer; he'd seen enough of these meaningless beliefs among humans. "I'll make you willing to say it."
"Extremely cold."
The black-haired man's brows furrowed even more.
He came with the Frost Monarch because he heard that the Shadow Monarch had an aura. This was the first time the Shadow Monarch had revealed his aura in all these reincarnations. Although the aura was not exactly the same as the Shadow Monarch's, the intense deathly aura was undeniable.
It must have been because they found a fragile Vessel, and like those foolish Radiant Shards (dominators), they failed to take the lead, resulting in mutation.
To be honest, he was somewhat intimidated by the Shadow Monarch, after all, he had betrayed him in the past. He came here in person for two reasons: first, to show his remorse, and second, to... see the Shadow Monarch King did not accept his remorse, he could decide whether to take a beating or kill him, depending on the Shadow King's strength.
But the Frost Monarch is already planning to punish the other party's associates before even seeing them...
The Frost Monarch was, of course, aware of the Fang Monarch's ulterior motives.
He sneered inwardly, but said in a gentle tone, "It's just helping Shadow teach his men a lesson about the proper attitude towards a monarch."
As soon as she finished speaking, a surging cold current filled the entire room in the blink of an eye. Che Huiyi tried to dodge as soon as she realized what was happening, but her left arm was still frozen by the cold.
'So strong!'
Che Huiyi had never encountered an opponent who could deplete her fighting strength in just one encounter.
Seeing the old man with a mocking smile on his lips, Che Huiyi gritted her teeth and raised her sword.
On the other side.
After receiving the bracelet, Castorice returned to her apartment and sent the bracelet and a red envelope to Amber.
[Castorice: This is the first piece of equipment I've acquired in this world!]
Amber: There's equipment too? It feels like a game.
[Herta: It's nothing, equipment is just like Captain America's shield or Iron Man's armor, it's just an external object.]
[Castorice: The important thing is that its craftsmanship is different from that of the Dragon Woman world and the Magical Mascot world. I can't say which is more advanced, but we can ask the researchers to take a look.]
Amber: Yeah, maybe it can give the current tech department some inspiration.
[Herta: Send me any extras too, I'll take a look.]
[Castorice: Huh? Will it work?]
[Herta:?]
[Amber: Don't rush. Although this is a newly separated version of me, it's not actually the recent version. It should be the version of me that merged with the Origin Spirit and the Power of Finality not long ago.]
[Herta: Fine, then explain it yourself.]
[Amber: Uh, this Herta is a real pro. I specifically arranged for it to learn from me, and it's already been to several different worlds.]
[Castorice: Huh? Me, studying?]
The somewhat unfamiliar sentences made Castorice utter a question.
[Herta: You've really gone too far in using your past self as a laborer.]
So that's how it is. Is it because of the overwhelming power of his intelligence that he speaks so confidently...? Thinking back to the previous chats, when this Herta always made some rather un- Amber remarks, Castorice finally understood the reason.
Amber:... After all, we can't trouble Black with everything.
That's true.
After chatting for a few more minutes and reporting the situation, Castorice finally turned her attention away from the chat window and returned to the Underworld.
Compared to before, the Underworld now seems to be in a tripod-like state, with humans, chaotic inhabitants, and the sea of flowers forming a triangle distributed across three locations in the Underworld. Furthermore, both humans and chaotic inhabitants have already begun to build their dwellings.
The number of deaths was increasing rapidly. If Cheng Xiaoyu had come in to manage things at this time, even he would have been driven crazy. Fortunately, he arrived relatively early and had already built up his own team, so he didn't have to do everything himself.
Her return to the Underworld wasn't solely to pretend she wasn't an irresponsible manager; her main purpose was to borrow some equipment from Cheng Xiaoyu.
Although equipment can be bought outside, and Herta didn't say it had to be anything good, Castorice felt embarrassed to just buy any piece of equipment and send it to Herta since she had just offended him.
Since she couldn't afford the good equipment available on the market, she had no choice but to turn her attention to Cheng Xiaoyu.
Castorice clearly remembered that Cheng Xiaoyu had a system shop and had even asked her if she wanted to take his equipment to sell outside.
Castorice, who didn't care much about money, didn't accept it. Besides, it ultimately belonged to Cheng Xiaoyu, and she couldn't just take it for free.
However, I never expected that one day I would actually find myself in the predicament of not having money to buy a gift because I needed to apologize.
They even apologized to themselves.
Chapter Thirty-Two: Saving Private Che Huiyi
Cheng Xiaoyu is currently in the Underworld.
If he had previously agreed to work for more profit and connections, he was now genuinely interested. After all, he wasn't an ingrate; his relationship with Castorice was more of a sponsorship than a partnership.
He owed Castorice a great debt of gratitude.
Moreover, this is where he, his sister, his mother, and his father, whose whereabouts are unknown, will ultimately reside. Naturally, Cheng Xiaoyu does not want the place where he and his family will live in the future to be a terrible place.
This can be seen as preparing for the future.
When Castorice arrived, she saw him reading documents in his hand while thinking about his next plans.
Interrupting someone else's work is impolite, especially when it's your own job. However, Cheng Xiaoyu's senses are far beyond those of ordinary people, so he naturally noticed Castorice's arrival immediately.
Upon learning that Castorice needed some high-level equipment, Cheng Xiaoyu didn't hesitate to spend points in the shop to get some equipment and weapons that might not have high stats, but whose effects were definitely rare.
Despite Castorice's initial reluctance, Cheng Xiaoyu insisted on giving it to her as a gift.
Knowing that continuing to refuse would make people uneasy, Castorice didn't say anything more. She then packed up the items and sent half to Herta and the other half to Amber before returning to Earth from the Underworld. But as soon as her feet touched the ground, her phone vibrated several times in a row.
It's so late, is this Han Songyi?
Castorice opened her phone with a puzzled look. The lock screen showed two missed calls and a message marked with an asterisk (*) when the phone was locked.
Was it sent by Wu Zhenzhe of the Hunter Association?
Realizing something might have happened, Castorice unlocked the screen.
Wu Zhenzhe: [Castorice Hunter! Call back immediately after seeing this message!]
Two minutes later.
Wu Zhenzhe: [Castorice Hunter! A violent magical reaction has occurred at Lihua Apartment! Please proceed to provide immediate assistance!]
This message was sent ten minutes ago.
Lihua Apartment... Castorice remembers that's where Che Huiyi lives? If it's there, wouldn't it be better to call Che Huiyi? Wait...
The Hunter Association couldn't possibly have missed something she could think of. Since they still called her knowing this, either Che Huiyi happened to be out, or Che Huiyi couldn't handle it... The possibility of her being out was very low, because Che Huiyi went back to her apartment after they parted ways.
However, Wu Zhenzhe's message made no mention of Che Huiyi, which made Castorice think of a third possibility: that Che Huiyi had also gotten into trouble.
Thinking of this, Castorice immediately leaped from the balcony into the Sky Manipulation, and the Dead Dragon, which was very self-aware of its own means of transportation, immediately appeared at her feet. Then Castorice dialed a phone.
The person on the other end was clearly also waiting for Castorice's reply. The moment the call was dialed, Wu Zhenzhe answered, "Castorice Hunter! Where are you right now!?"
"I just left the apartment and am on my way to Lihua Apartment."