Hunter Path

"This person is terrifying..."

Actually, when he heard the voice from above, Xiao Xiao's tense heart was pounding like a drum.

But also because of the tension, he entered a state of mental explosion, and instead felt his heart begin to beat abnormally slowly, each interval seeming exceptionally distant, and he began to think rapidly during these long intervals.

He didn't dodge after the other person fired, but sensed something was wrong when he heard the voice:

He thought quickly and came to two conclusions:

1. The other person seemed to possess some kind of hiding ability, able to conceal themselves in this empty office without leaving a trace.

2. The other person wanted to attack him now, so they appeared above him.

Did this mean that when they attacked, they could no longer hide and needed to reveal themselves to attack?

More importantly, now that they were above him, what would they do?

Shoot him from above? Slash his neck with a knife?

...Surely they wouldn't just give him a flick on the forehead?

In any case, the extremely tense Xiao Xiao made a decision in an instant, taking a step back as instinct drove him to look up.

This was the safest decision he could make.

Sure enough, the moment he looked up, he saw the dark muzzle of a gun and those excited red eyes.

As he stepped back, those red eyes pulled the trigger, the bullet almost grazing his nose, Xiao Xiao even smelled the strong gunpowder and felt the bullet's shockwave brush against his face.

...That was fucking terrifying!

Xiao Xiao was so scared that every cell in his body became active, and his body's instincts almost made him collapse to the ground.

But the more tense he was, the more terrifyingly calm his face became.

He forcibly controlled his body, and while stepping back to dodge the bullet, he swung the knife forward again.

The fruit knife in his hand slashed fiercely at the other person's red eyes.

Because of the pressure brought by anger and extreme fear, he even politely answered the other person.

"Huh?"

The red-eyed man hanging from the ceiling was really taken aback by Xiao Xiao's sudden reaction.

Due to the characteristics of his abilities, he had playfully killed many prey, including seasoned veterans who had undergone secondary enhancements.

However, Xiao Xiao's unexpected dodging of his bullet shocked him. The other person was clearly just a newbie, but not only could he dodge the bullet, but his face only showed unfathomable calm and composure.

Moreover, his counterattack was so fast that the fruit knife had already reached his eyes in an instant.

By the time he reacted, the blade was less than three millimeters from his eyeball.

He even remembered to answer his question, "Not just you who says that," what did that mean?

Was he being polite?

"Is this guy a newbie?"

The red-eyed man cursed inwardly, but could only manage a muffled exclamation, his body suddenly arching backward.

After all, he was an experienced veteran and didn't bend forward in fear like a normal person.

Because doing so would only bring his eyes closer to the blade, resulting in a gruesome eye injury.

His body arched backward, his back pressed against the ceiling, and his feet moved quickly to the side.

He moved so fast that even Xiao Xiao's raised head couldn't keep up with his speed.

He only felt a blur before his eyes, and the other person had already crawled out of his field of vision.

But Extreme Sensitivity still allowed him to sense that the other person was moving forward rapidly, crawling into the shadows at the edge of the ceiling.

"Clatter..."

Xiao Xiao didn't even have time to turn around before he grabbed a pen holder from the nearby table and slammed it against the corner of the ceiling.

Clatter.

The pen holder was smashed to pieces, but there was nothing in the corner of the ceiling.

"Just disappeared like that?"

Xiao Xiao was shocked, looking at the empty ceiling. He clearly felt the other person crawl there, but he couldn't see them at all.

This was a phenomenon that extremely challenged his perception.

It almost made him feel like he was hallucinating, and everything he saw was unreal.

"Impressive, impressive, no wonder Black Hand Yang Jia chose him..."

It was just as Xiao Xiao's heart filled with surprise and tension that the sharp, unsettling voice rang out:

"But your enhancements aren't enough..."

"I even overestimated you; you haven't even started your second enhancement..."

"..."

Amidst this mocking and provocative voice, Xiao Xiao remained highly vigilant, trying to determine his hiding place through the sound.

But it was no use.

The person's voice seemed to come from every corner of the office, all directions blending together.

Not only could he not locate him by sound, but it also disrupted his senses.

Even his eardrums seemed to be becoming uncomfortable, buzzing like a thousand flies had burrowed into his head.

He already felt the world around him twisting, becoming unreal.

"Whoosh!"

At that moment, Xiao Xiao's scalp tingled once more, feeling a surge of malice on his left side, and he quickly dodged.

But he only caught a glimpse of a pair of blood-red eyes flashing past, filled with excitement and greed:

"You're not even qualified to fight me..."

Xiao Xiao's nerves tensed, and he instantly took a step to the right.

But his movements were still a fraction of a beat too slow. Although he dodged the cold light aimed at his neck artery, his left arm went icy cold.

A large piece of flesh had been sliced off.

However, in his rapidly processing mind, there was no time to feel the pain. The instant Xiao Xiao was struck by the cold light, he stepped to the left, avoiding a fatal blow, and then his right hand, gripping the fruit knife, thrust out at those blood-red eyes.

The movement was so precise it was as if he had rehearsed it countless times, his nerves so cold he seemed to feel no effect from the wound...

"Whoosh!"

The fruit knife flashed out like lightning, but it still cut through the air.

The red eyes flashed quickly to the side, and when Xiao Xiao's vision followed, the space was once again empty.

"That's a pretty good reaction and quality..."

The annoying voice rang out again: "Too bad you haven't enhanced enough. Do you have a hundred Points?"

"Or just a pathetic few dozen Points?"

"Hahahaha, I'm a master with a thousand Points. Do you really think you have a chance?"

"..."

"..."

This person can disappear in an instant? What ability is this?

Xiao Xiao's face showed no emotion, and he tried not to pay attention to his words, but instead thought quickly.

Almost instantly, he had determined that this person must be one of the three routes Yang Jia had told him about:

The Hunter route.

The initial Enhancement Element of this route is Lurking Instinct.

Because it fears everything in the world, it always wants to hide itself where no one can find it.

People who possess this Enhancement Element are very good at playing hide-and-seek.

But that's just the beginning. After having six hundred Points, they can try to perform a second enhancement.

At this point, they have already embarked on the Hunter route. They not only know how to lurk, but also awaken the talent to hunt using their instincts.

Because it is too afraid of everything in this world, it will kill them all...

So, the person in front of him is on the Hunter route?

Xiao Xiao thought quickly:

He just revealed that he is a veteran with a thousand Points, which means he has already undergone a second enhancement.

Not only has he embarked on the Hunter route, but he may have even enhanced some other elements as a supplement.

This made Xiao Xiao feel panicked:

He has only undergone the initial stage of enhancement for two elements, totaling one hundred and twenty Points.

Whether it's Violence Factor or Extreme Sensitivity, they are just initial elements.

How can he play against him?

"What the hell is this monster?"

At this moment, Xiao Xiao didn't know that the red-eyed Hunter hiding in a corner of the office was cursing inwardly.

The first attack, dodged by Xiao Xiao under impossible circumstances, had already startled it.

The second time, it had even abandoned the gun, opting for its more familiar knife, yet he still managed to avoid a fatal blow.

Moreover, he immediately counterattacked both times after its attacks.

Was this even reasonable?

It couldn't understand; the strength and ability this person displayed didn't seem like those of someone who had undergone a second Enhancement.

But his composure and reactions were truly frightening...

Watching him stand quietly in the office, holding a fruit knife, looking thoughtful, it was actually scared to make a move.

It continued to speak frivolous and provocative words, but inside, it was growing anxious.

Haha, seeing some readers getting impatient. I'll finish this part today. After all, this is the protagonist's first formal confrontation, and the content can't be too compressed. I've written five chapters, and I can't release them all in one day, but there will be an extra update today to finish these.