After hearing Jietisikoki's sudden declaration, Sainsai froze. Then a flash of insight struck his mind, and he quickly realized something.
"Your... war?"
"Wait, now that you mention it, you were sitting over there watching some kind of scene just now—"
"And the young man in that scene... wasn't he the hunter who fought Ding Moluo to the death back then, the one you took away along with him!?"
Jietisikoki slowly nodded.
"That's right."
"His name is Ye Chen."
"And he is my true 'prey' in this conflict."
Sainsai immediately failed to understand again.
"What do you mean?"
"Weren't you forced to work for the Hunter Corps?"
"Now that the entire war is over, instead of sending this hunter back, you're staying here to fight him. What exactly does the person behind you want?"
Jietisikoki shrugged helplessly.
"Ha, who the hell knows?"
"In any case, only one of us—the kid and I—can survive in the end."
"Either he kills me and returns to the Holy Light Pure Land openly and honorably, continuing his life."
"Or I destroy him, seize his fleshly shell, inherit his identity, and become an Auling Hunter once more."
"Those are the only two outcomes waiting for me now."
Sainsai's brow furrowed even more deeply.
"If that's the case, then what are you doing sitting here?"
"No matter how strong that kid is, with your abilities, wouldn't sneaking up and killing him take mere minutes?"
"Or is there some prerequisite you have to fulfill before you can go to war with him?"
With a faintly mocking smile, Jietisikoki snapped his fingers.
"That's right. Just as expected of you—very clever."
"For this slaughter to officially begin, I can only wait until he has recuperated and comes looking for me on his own. I'm not allowed to go looking for