Chapter 22: The Second Hunt

Luo Xiaoyu was a little angry.

As if leaving the alley still was not enough to vent her frustration, she silently walked toward the direction where Fog Persons were present, slightly loosening her grip on the Moon Card.

She had only two purposes in coming out: eliminate threats and improve her abilities.

Actually, thinking from the perspective of her own interests, under the premise that she was currently being hunted by Poison Snake, neither emotionally nor logically should she lay hands on Poison Snake’s people.

However, since the other side dared to stretch their claws of evil right in front of her, then she definitely had to teach them a lesson.

In some people’s perception, if one repeatedly tolerated it, it would instead be interpreted as weakness.

A hint of amusement appeared in Luo Xiaoyu’s golden eyes.

Then come on, let’s see just how long Poison Snake’s people can remain lurking in the dark.

On the other side.

Old Zhang, leading a team of people, set out once again.

Unlike the previous time when they had coincidentally encountered the black-haired girl, this time he had a weapon given by Zhou in his hands.

This was something bestowed by the Adult Zhou after they had witnessed Luo Xiaoyu escape right under their noses last time.

From its appearance, it was a modified gun.

It was said that Zhou had made this air gun after extensively observing the behaviors and habits of Fog Persons and researching the commonalities of this type of Weirdness’s mist.

It could cause damage without leaving very obvious traces or evidence, and the speed at which it fired in the air was not much different from ordinary firelocks.

The biggest drawback was that it needed to be hand-cranked in advance on the air pressure valve to build up power.

However, Old Zhang had many subordinates, so he didn’t need to drag the cumbersome pressure valve around everywhere; he only needed to leave it to those small fry to handle.

Old Zhang had almost respectfully received this gun from Zhou’s hands.

Even though he was ordinary, under the other party’s explanation, he could vaguely sense the mysticism of the air gun in his hands.

Such good things were not commonly seen on ordinary days.

Thus, after finishing his report, Old Zhang still went along with it and accepted Zhou’s commission.

The boss told him that if he could capture her, then capture her; if not, then forget it.

The important thing was to obtain as much information as possible.

Moreover, Zhou also told him that the mist from last time was likely Weirdness attracted by a Transcendent’s mysticism.

If possible, he should also gather some information on this kind of Fog Person.

Ever since the last encounter, Old Zhang had been extremely cautious about anything related to Luo Xiaoyu, wishing he never had to make contact again.

After all, that was a Transcendent.

How many ordinary people would dare to meddle in matters of the mysterious side and still think they could handle it perfectly?

Nevertheless, Old Zhang had weighed the pros and cons before finally deciding to do this.

The weapon he had obtained and these blind followers under him gave him great confidence.

In the worst case, he could have his subordinates buy time, and after collecting enough information, abandon the chariot to save the general.

This time was both a challenge and an opportunity.

After the big man from the bookstore came to tip him off, he led the nearest brothers and set out in a hurry.

They searched everywhere and finally discovered Luo Xiaoyu’s figure, then surrounded her once again at a speed that was even greater than before.

“Lao San, take them to the position in the eastern alley, then set up the detectors given by Boss Zhou. Lao Wu, you guys flank from the opposite direction. This alley won’t have any other exits.”

“Old Zhang, if we succeed this time, can we get promoted by Boss Zhou?”

The subordinates asked this eagerly.

Of course it was.

After all, because they had surrounded the person the boss had specifically named to capture last time, they had gone back and spent a whole night of debauchery.

The underlings who were kept in the dark naturally felt they had performed a great merit, and next would be perfectly completing Poison Snake’s mission and then receiving a promotion.

“That’s for sure.”

The rough Old Zhang laughed heartily.

At this good opportunity to stir up emotions, he definitely wanted to make his subordinates feel that the probability of earning merit was higher.

“Regardless of success or failure this time, when we go back tonight we’ll still have a feast of fish and meat! If someone can capture that girl alive, the chance for promotion will belong to him!”

After this generous and impassioned mobilization, the underlings erupted in cheers.

They quickly began to take action.

As expected, Old Zhang’s team once again witnessed the rapidly approaching white mist.

However, this time the smoke was clearly not as threatening as last time, whether in terms of obstructing vision or affecting perception.

Old Zhang grinned and smiled.

He directed the people around him to each take up weapons and assume defensive postures.

He himself picked up the air gun and had the subordinate beside him carry the pressure valve and begin hand-cranking to increase the pressure.

It was probably not so easy for the others.

There were very few people within Poison Snake who had experience dealing with Weirdness, and most of them were under Old Zhang’s small team.

When assigning the directions of personnel for this mission, he had selfish motives.

Old Zhang’s own group this time had the finest equipment and the most experienced personnel.

A drifting howl came with the sound of the wind, and they could already faintly see the figure of the Fog Person.

However, handling such a small matter was still no problem.

Old Zhang led the people and charged forward first before the Fog Person could launch an attack.

Several people held the restraint-use riot forks and did their utmost to control the Fog Person.

And Old Zhang was not unfamiliar with these Weirdnesses.

Their patrol teams would, in a small portion of cases, be responsible for eliminating these Fog Persons, always one at a time, which could save Li Jie and Zhou a lot of effort.

“Scatter!”

Old Zhang shouted a reprimand, and the small fry controlling the Fog Person scattered in a rush.

With his heart pounding nonstop, he fired the air gun several times in succession.

Bang bang bang.

The impact of the airflow struck like lightning, opening several wounds on the Fog Person’s slender form.

But this seemed to enrage it, and the Fog Person’s movements became even more frenzied as it charged straight over.

Old Zhang’s face changed drastically.

He had originally still wanted to use the air gun, but then discovered that the speed at which the subordinate beside him was cranking the lever to replenish air pressure couldn’t keep up with the consumption speed.

This air gun had a cooldown.

“Quickly control it!”

Hearing this, those small fry holding the riot forks once again forcefully controlled this Fog Person.

After a bout of trouble, they finally managed to eliminate this Weirdness.

Unusually, this time the Fog Person actually dropped a Glimmer Candle.

Old Zhang glanced at it and then destroyed it with the air gun.

He simply felt that these things were harmful, and only by completely destroying them could he feel at ease.

What Old Zhang and his group did not know was that the target they were chasing was at this moment watching all of this with great interest from the side.

Luo Xiaoyu had of course activated Mistification, except that she had limited the range of this mist to a very small space, and the ability to affect the other party’s perception was correspondingly enhanced several times over.

This Fog Person was one she had attracted over to test the waters.

The black-haired girl held the upgraded Glimmer Candle in one hand and surveyed the depths of the narrow alley.

She knew that the big man from the bookstore would definitely report to Poison Snake, so when leaving, Luo Xiaoyu had not chosen to disguise herself, but instead swaggered a bit closer toward Poison Snake’s territory.

With the idea that it would definitely attract people over, she once again entered this kind of rarely visited and cramped place.

It seemed like she was walking right into the trap.

But upon seeing the level these people displayed, the black-haired girl felt a bit disappointed.

She had originally thought that even if they were not Transcendents and lacked corresponding resources, under the lead of several people from the mysterious side, they could still possess some combat strength.

But the gap between what she had imagined in her mind and reality was not just a little bit.

The weapon was a bit novel, though… its principle was somewhat similar to Air Projectiles, but the controllability was far inferior.

The system’s method of obtaining points and new abilities determined that as long as she continued to make contact with the mysterious, growing stronger was only a matter of time.

Therefore, sometimes taking some unconventional actions was also within the scope of consideration, as long as she didn’t excessively put herself in danger.

Luo Xiaoyu decided to teach these people in front of her a little lesson.

This place was still a bit of a distance from Poison Snake’s territory, so if no one knew about it, it wouldn’t be exposed so quickly.

She could step in personally, but before that, she might as well find a few more Fog Persons to wear down the other side’s energy a bit.