āMaster Zoren, could you tell me why Gered massacred the Gaosuo tribe?ā Su Lu thought for a moment before asking Zoren this question.
This guy had a good reputation, he got along well with his own apprentice, and also seemed to appreciate Su Lu. So, temporarily, we could consider him a friend.
āItās probably because of a treasure map!ā
As second on the bounty list, being a wanted criminal of the Federation only surpassed by Gered, and a Master-level Occupational Person, Zoren has some Imowledge regarding this question: āLegendā¦ the ancestors of the Gaosuo people left a treasure on their land that holds the secret to the Gaosuo peopleās resurgence. Of courseā¦ many people think this is only a legend, but Gered takes this very seriously and firmly believes it.ā
āI see!ā
Su Lu looked towards the canyon: āI should go back now, I hope you succeed, Master.ā
He managed to suppress his desire in the end.
Eliminating Geredās gang on the outskirts is within his abilities, but getting involved in battles with tier three or even tier four Occupational people was going beyond his abilities.
No matter whether he went there in his spiritual or physical form, if he was hit once, it could be the end for him.
Unless he immediately advances to [Odd Technician]! But this was his trump card, not planned to be revealed now.
āA wise choice!ā
Zoren smiled, appreciating this decision.
If Su Lu really went in with him, that would mean that he had been blinded by interest and tasted death just about then.
āAlrightā¦ if I donāt return, after three days, at the Langele Bar in the black market, tell Geliā¦ let her go to the old place, I have left my legacy there!ā
Zoren said seriously, he then mounted his horse and headed towards the canyon camp.
āIs thisā¦ his last words?ā
The corner of Su Luās mouth twitched.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The next moment after Zorenās figure charged into the canyon, the ground trembled and the valley shuddered slightly.
It seems even the earth couldnāt withstand the impact of a tier four Occupational Personās strike!
āGiddy up!ā
From the entrance of the canyon, more than a dozen bandits fled frantically, without looking back.
Itās clear that they were scared by the Evil Spirit Knight, but they were suppressed by Geredās power and couldnāt escape.
Once they found an opportunity, they chose to flee immediately
Geredās gang is simply a group formed by a bunch of desperados, with an extremely low cohesion.
āThis isā¦ an opportunity!ā
Su Luās eyes spun, he chose a direction and chased after them.
This time, he didnāt turn them into experience, instead he chose to capture them alive.
The speed of the spiritual body is very fast, and he also had the Spirit Chain, which immediately caught several unlucky eggs and threw them aside.
āWhat aā¦ harvest!ā
Su Lu looked at the three fierce bandits in front of him.
Among them, one was an Occupational person, while the other two were the elite among ordinary people. They were wrapped in resentment, almost solidified.
At a glance, they are the kind who have killed many people.
āGiven their conditions, they must have been cursed!ā
Su Lu chuckled, knocked all of them out with the Spirit Chain, especially the Occupational person whose hands and feet were broken, then he returned to his physical body and came over to drag away these three people.
These were important trophies. He had some plans that needed them to fulfill. āHoweverā¦ taking the soul out of the body in such a place is risky!ā
Su Luās body leapt out of the yellow sand: āIf Iām discovered by a passing bandit, Iāll be screwed.ā
He looked at the direction, came to the three robbers who were knocked out, and there were three horses next to them.
āI can take them away with meā¦ Huh?ā
At this moment, Su Luās Inspiration rang with an intense warning.
Behind him, a silhouette emerged, seemingly weaving in and out of shadows. A dagger was thrust towards his back.
Clang!
The dagger was deflected by the Spirit Chain, but with unrelenting force, it plunged into Su Luās left shoulder.
Splat!
Blood sprayed everywhere!
āAn assassin! And a high-ranking one, able to conceal themselves in shadows?ā
Su Lu quickly adjusted his footing, tapping into the full speed of the [Wanderer] and fled from the attackerās range.
Simultaneously, he clutched the gun in his right hand, aiming at the attacker and fired away.
Bang Bang!
Much to his surprise, several splashes of blood burst from the attackerās body.
The person didnāt manage to dodge, revealing a figure of a short, thin man whose right arm had already vanished.
At this moment, he held the dagger in his remaining left hand, drenched in blood at one end: āIf only my right hand was still hereā¦ā
āThe assassin Ali?ā
Su Lu was very surprised: āItās you?ā
He aimed the gun at Aliās forehead without hesitation and fired rapidly three times.
Bang Bang Bang!
Following the gunshots, the other personās head burst open like a watermelon.
Boom!
Aliās body fell to the ground while Su Luās face turned pale. He hastily tore at his clothes, bandaging the wound on his left shoulder.
Luckily, he was prepared. He took out a hemostatic agent he had previously prepared and uncertainly drank an antidote he carried along.
He then looked at Aliās body with fear: āIf he wasnāt using a daggerā¦if his right hand was still thereā¦ā.
Maybe he wanted to defect, or was under Geredās orders ā who knows?
As for Aliās right arm, it did not seem to be torn apart by evil spirits, it was more likely Zorenās doing.
āTaking advantage of the weak defense of the camp, Zoren successfully raided Geredās gang and even severely injured Geredās right-hand man?ā
Su Lu felt as if he understood something, āAfter Ali left the canyon, he saw the three bandits taken down, so he hid on the sideā¦ he almost succeeded!ā
If not for his alertness, constantly activating his inspiration to observe, coupled with some fortune, he would probably be dead by now!
āIāve been having quite bad luck recentlyā¦ There were several times when I almost diedā¦ Could it be because I offended the goddess of misfortuneā¦ā Su Lu shivered, suddenly thought of Beryl and the Black Death Society.
If nothing goes wrong, the profession [Doomsayer] may eventually venture into the āmisfortuneā realm. Could this be under the control of Lady Moon?
āMaking my luck go bad inexplicably? Canāt be, right? If that was possible, theyād be better off cursing me directlyā¦ā
Su Lu felt a bit paranoid. He glanced at Aliās body again and went over to rummage.
The next moment, his face turned strange and from Aliās pocket, he pulled out a pieceā¦ of human skin?
āWhat is thisā¦ā
Su Lu looked at the fragmented map in his hand.
It seemed to be made up of different pieces of human skin, marked with obscure symbols and patterns in black lines.
It looked somewhat like the Gulam language from the design perspective.
āThe Gaosuo people have a habit of tattooing important information on their bodiesā¦ and the Gulam language is their ritual languageā¦ Perhaps Gered slaughtered the Gaosuo tribe for this?ā
Su Lu looked at the human skin map in his hand, āCould it beā¦ Ali betrayed
Gered and stole it during the chaos?ā
āOr maybeā¦ Did Gered instruct him to keep it safe and retreat?ā He thought about it, but couldnāt make any sense of it.
But at this time, the noise in the canyon slowly returned to silence.
Not daring to take any risks, Su Lu quickly got onto his horse, took the captives, and made a quick exit..