Here? I've Been Waiting for You

Cheng Shi slipped away unscathed.

Under the protection of the Divine Authority of "Vitality," he simply pulled out the arrow and left the scene.

And leaving the scene couldn't be easier.

From the very beginning, he kept secretly burying Dice along his route, so from the square to the residential area and then to the royal court, there were places he could exchange along the way.

However, instead of leaving the royal court, he teleported to a place as far away from his teammates as possible.

He hadn't had time to think during the tense battle, but during the time he was shot and running away, it suddenly dawned on him that this wasn't a trap designed to kill him with Poison.

Or rather, this sneak attack wasn't aimed at the Poison, but at oneself!

These "Hunter" want to die!

The Hunter here refer not only to the man-eating Gongyang Jiao and the Chameleon that is good at hiding, but also to Da Yi who disappeared in advance and Jiang Chi pretended to be injured and watched the show!

They all wanted to die.

Because whether from the perspective of hunting Poison or from the perspective of obtaining the [Gift of Scars], he, as Priest, is an obstacle.

In the eyes of the two Gongyang Jiao, failing to kill the Priest would make the Poison more difficult to handle, while in the eyes of their good teammates, having another person who wanted a share of the spoils of [Gift of Scars] would make it difficult for them to gain more benefits.

Thus, Da Yi, taking advantage of the emotional turmoil caused by the Poison, stormed off from the team, creating an opportunity for the Hunter to kill him. Jiang Chi's method of "only persuading people to retreat without killing them" also allowed the Chameleon to successfully find an opportunity to kill the healer first.

Of course, the former might not have been deliberately targeting himself, but rather didn't care who died. However, the latter... definitely had no choice. He couldn't let his partner die, so he had no choice but to push himself out.

As for Pointer Knight's partner, the one who rushed out and Poison...

To be honest, Cheng Shi didn't think that the Poison's will was also meant to kill her, but her misjudgment of the situation, which led to her being held back by the Gongyang Jiao after rushing out and unable to return to help, did indeed contribute to the deadly situation.

When Gongyang Jiao breaks free from her side, perhaps it will be time for Screaming Count and Chameleon to join forces and kill her first.

This is also why Jiang Chi was so "blatant" in letting Cheng Shi pass the test, because he was making a statement through his actions, letting Cheng Shi know that the team's attitude towards him was not friendly.

In Jiang Chi's eyes, as long as Cheng Shi wasn't stupid, he would definitely sense the malice towards him in the team and wouldn't choose to return to the team after being injured and escaping. Once Cheng Shi was alone, the Hunter would have their chance, especially since the prey was an injured Fate Weaver.

Therefore, in this sudden attack, everyone became a winner, except for Cheng Shi, who fled to another place like a stray dog.

But is that really the case?

No.

Perhaps Cheng Shi did misjudge the situation at the moment of the attack, not expecting it to be a trap set for him. But after being shot, he realized the situation and chose not to return to the team.

This wasn't because he no longer trusted Jiang Chi and the others; to be honest, he never did. He simply thought of a way to resolve some of the troubles in the Trials first.

For example, the Screaming Count's always causing trouble everywhere.

Gongyang Jiao's thinking was correct; the healer should indeed be killed first during a hunt. In the eyes of others, what had just happened was indeed a spectacular hunt. However, they all overlooked one point: the prey is sometimes not simply prey.

In a hunt, the identities of Hunter and prey are not determined from the beginning; rather, whoever falls becomes the prey.

Cheng Shi had always believed this, so he didn't want to be prey.

Gongyang Jiao thought so too, but he felt he would definitely be the Hunter.

This Fate Weaver does have some reputation in the top-tier circles. Although it started because of a rumor, anyone who has a name in this circle is no ordinary player.

Gongyang Jiao is a madman, but not a fool. He doesn't underestimate any opponent and already thinks highly of Cheng Shi, which is why he chose to join forces with Chameleon to take down Cheng Shi.

Keep in mind that the team he was trying to take Poison was only two people working together. A Fate Weaver known for his rumors couldn't possibly be more troublesome than a true Chosen of God, could it?

The Gongyang Jiao doesn't believe in this.

Taking an opponent seriously doesn't mean demonizing them. What he's good at is demonizing himself, instilling fear in his enemies. So, after quickly getting rid of the Poison, he immediately turned around and followed the trail left by his companions toward Cheng Shi.

But as he continued the chase, he noticed that his Hunter companion's footsteps were... becoming disordered.

Standing atop the palace roof, Gongyang Jiao looked down over half the palace with a furrowed brow. He glanced at the Chameleon at his feet and said grimly:

"Aren't you going to say you lost your way?"

The Chameleon glanced up, his face displeased, but he had indeed lost track of his prey, because he discovered that the prey wasn't walking at all, but was constantly flashing and moving in several locations.

The most absurd thing was that these positions were not close together, which put him in a difficult situation.

Hunter are very fast, and in most cases, they have agility far exceeding that of other classes, but the prerequisite is that you have speed.

If targets start teleporting, then speed as a metric naturally becomes meaningless.

The silent Hunter wasn't unaware that the healer had escape methods; he simply hadn't expected that this Fate Weaver named Cheng Shi's escape methods seemed...

No CD?

Is this reasonable?

This Fate Weaver kept moving back and forth inside and outside the imperial court, his presence appearing and disappearing, making it impossible for him to answer Gongyang Jiao's question.

Is he saying he can't catch his prey?

That would be too embarrassing. Luckily, he is Believer in "silence" and doesn't need to respond.

After a moment's thought, the Chameleon decided to split up and block Cheng Shi in the middle, they would have a chance to get close to their prey again.

So he pointed in a direction to the high-ranking Gongyang Jiao, and then transformed into a gust of wind and rushed to the other side.

Gongyang Jiao frowned as he watched the Hunter's disappearing figure, and spat out a mouthful of blood from the hole in his cheek.

"Pah, that's all there is to it."

After saying that, he leaped into the air and flew off in the indicated direction. At their speed, Cheng Shi would soon be sandwiched between the left and right and blocked in the middle.

But Cheng Shi wasn't stupid. He wasn't flashing around like that to confuse the Hunter, but rather... to call out to the Hunter.

He was waiting for the Hunter to arrive, but with his current strength, fighting two at once might be a bit troublesome, so he used this method to separate the two Hunter.

He anticipated that the other party would surround him, so as he kept changing positions, he also tried to guess who among the Hunter he would be the first to run into.

Once he spots one of them, he will stop moving.

For example, right now, seeing the Screaming Count appear in his field of vision, Cheng Shi stopped with a smile, took out a pair of invisible gloves from his personal space and put them on, while casually scattering Dice all over the sky, letting Dice fall to the ground with the heavy snow.

When one of these countless Dice rolls around in the snow and finally comes to rest on a 1,

Cheng Shi shook his neck and stretched his arms and legs, then smiled brightly at the Gongyang Jiao that had a ferocious appearance and were lying not far in front of him:

"You're here? I've been waiting for you for ages."

Time is limited, so we...

Hurry up!