Thunder Monster Hunters' Office

Having been rescued, Su Wuming could not help becoming curious about Mentor Mo Lan's level of cultivation and strength.

She had easily restrained Snowburst with telekinesis. She had to be at least Silver Rank, perhaps even Gold Rank.

Since Su Wuming could not sense her cultivation, she had to be at least two major realms above him.

"Leave this to you. I still need to head farther ahead."

Mentor Mo Lan did not say much to Su Wuming, because there was still a beast riot up ahead.

"Mentor, why are there Snow Demons in the city?" Su Wuming had been puzzled by this all along. Looking at Mentor Mo Lan floating in midair, he hoped she could give him an answer.

"This is not something you should be worrying about yet. The less you know, the better."

After leaving those words behind, Mo Lan's figure flashed and vanished right before Su Wuming's eyes.

"Is this a Mind Master's ability? She can actually fly through the air, and that last move was teleportation?"

Su Wuming muttered to himself, his voice full of envy.

But it was not her abilities he envied, but her strength.

What the system gave him would definitely not be bad. He was simply looking forward to the day when he could come and go as freely as she did, suppressing every enemy with a wave of his hand.

Still, could a strength-type fighter fly?

It seemed he could only jump...

Or perhaps use Rubber Gear Fourth and the Eight Gates to run through the air.

It did not seem as stylish as flying through the air, but it was violent as hell!!

As Su Wuming cleared away the corpses and collected the Beast Crystals as loot, a rumbling peal of thunder suddenly reached his ears.

He had barely raised his head to search for its source when he saw a streak of purple lightning flash through the residential complex. He could not make out the figure within it at all.

The next instant, that bolt of lightning appeared before him, and only then did Su Wuming see clearly.

The newcomer wore a brown combat uniform, his face covered by a mask. A black cape hung from his back, embroidered at its center with a lightning-bolt emblem.

Su Wuming recognized that emblem. It was the symbol of Dry City's Thunder Monster Hunters' Office.

"Student, taking someone else's spoils isn't good behavior."

The moment he arrived, the man accused Su Wuming of taking the Beast Crystals.

"Someone else's? You mean me?" Su Wuming looked around, then pointed at himself and asked.

"Of course I mean you. Who is your teacher? Didn't they teach you that you can't steal other people's spoils?"

It was an unspoken rule. Whenever people fought beasts, no one was allowed to loot beasts that had been killed by someone else.

"Big brother, I killed all of these. What's wrong with collecting my own spoils? Besides, my mentor, Mo Lan, can testify for me. If you don't believe me, go ask her."

"I can testify too," Lin Pangpang shouted, poking his head out from the rooftop.

"Who knows whether you two planned this together? You're just a student who awakened not long ago. You expect me to believe you killed this many Nunu Beasts?"

Su Wuming was speechless. The image he had held of monster hunters instantly collapsed. No matter how he looked at it, this guy just wanted to swallow his Beast Crystals for himself.

"Believe it or not, I killed them."

"Of course I don't believe you. So hand over every Beast Crystal you stole right now. Once the Monster Hunters' Office verifies everything, they will return them if they are yours."

"Heh. So we can't talk this out? What if I refuse to hand them over?"

"You're young, but you've got quite a mouth on you. Then I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of your teacher."

As he spoke, the monster hunter flicked a finger, sending a purple electric arc shooting at Su Wuming.

At this distance, even if he activated the Opening Gate, he would not be able to dodge it.

But did Su Wuming need to dodge?

The answer was: no!

Idiot, rubber doesn't conduct electricity!!

The monster hunter had only intended to shock Su Wuming unconscious. Yet the instant the electric arc touched Su Wuming, it slid across the skin of his chest to one side and vanished without a trace.

The sight left the monster hunter dumbfounded, making him think his eyes were playing tricks on him.

Unconvinced, he flung out two more electric arcs. Yet the result was exactly the same as before.

"How is that possible?"

"Big brother, give me a few more. That actually feels pretty good." Although Su Wuming's Rubber Constitution did not conduct electricity, being struck felt like being lightly pricked by tiny needles. It was rather comfortable.

"What kind of spiritual warrior are you?"

"An insulation type. Big brother, don't stop. Give me two more." Su Wuming made it up on the spot.

"Are you kidding me? What the hell is an insulation type? I've never even heard of that."

"You were the one kidding around first. And let me give you one more piece of advice: if you're uneducated, read more books. You don't even know what an insulator is, yet you call yourself a monster hunter? I'll count those three attacks as letting you have three moves. Now it's my turn!"

Su Wuming was fuming. Instead of going to other areas to save people and kill the rampaging beasts, this guy was here trying to steal his Beast Crystals.

Even if he could not win, Su Wuming would make him understand his attitude.

Anyone who set their sights on his Beast Crystals would be hunted down, no matter how far away they were!

Each one was worth five thousand yuan! I would have to think twice over five yuan, but five thousand? Brother, you're asking me to risk my life here.

The two stood extremely close. Su Wuming suddenly launched an attack, throwing a punch while coating it in Armament Haki.

But he had still underestimated this monster hunter's strength. His suddenly extended arm did not make the other man freeze in surprise. The moment his fist touched him, it passed straight through.

The next instant, the figure before him vanished, and Su Wuming finally realized that he had only hit an afterimage.

"Overestimating yourself. A mere Black Iron Rank rookie thinks he can hit me? What a joke."

"No matter how laughable I am, I'm still better than you, shamelessly trying to scam me out of my Beast Crystals. You even scam students. Are you even human?"

As he spoke, Su Wuming locked onto the man's figure again and unleashed [Rubber Gatling]—Barrage!!!

Yet it was easily dodged again. At the same time, the man flicked his hand and sent a purple lightning whip coiling toward Su Wuming.

In a single exchange, Su Wuming's body and arms were instantly bound tightly. The lightning on the whip could not hurt him, but the force of its thunderous vibrations striking his body did not feel much better.

"I'll say this one more time. A mere Black Iron Rank shouldn't think about struggling. Do as I say and spare yourself the pain."

Something was wrong. This guy was not right!

Su Wuming finally realized that the man did not seem at all surprised by his abilities, as though he had known about them all along. That was not normal.

"You only dare bully a Black Iron Rank like me. If we were at the same rank, I'd beat you so badly your mother would regret ever meeting your father!"

"A Thunder Monster Hunters' Office hunter is bullying a student! Come watch, everyone! Is there any justice left in this world? Bullying students too—he's not even human!"

At some point, Lin Pangpang had started a livestream on his phone from the rooftop, aiming it directly at the monster hunter who was assaulting Su Wuming.

Seeing this, the man flicked his fingertip, firing an electric arc straight at Lin Pangpang.

"Little Fatty, the network around here is down. Who are you livestreaming to, your phone gallery?"

"No. He's livestreaming it for me to watch." Those words did not come from Su Wuming, and it was impossible to tell which direction they came from.

At the same time, the electric arc headed toward Lin Pangpang vanished midair. Lin Pangpang, Sister Wu, and her family also vanished from the rooftop.

"Who is it?! The Monster Hunters' Office is handling business. If you know what's good for you, stay out of this."

The monster hunter restraining Su Wuming immediately tensed. He had not even noticed someone approaching!

"A piece of trash at Silver One-Star Rank doesn't deserve to know who I am. The Thunder Monster Hunters' Office actually takes in garbage like you. It's truly getting worse with age."