NOVEL NEXT Chapter 197 Boy!!
"...Thinking that diluting their blood could create something of a higher level, but those are just mutts."
"Well, I admit these mutts are more resistant to sunlight, can go out in less brilliant weather, and they have long lifespans."
"But a mutt is a mutt; they still need to drink blood, their strength is too weak, and a species that is selective about its food despite being weak, even those so-called scientists believe they will be naturally selected out."
"Another thing, these vampire-human hybrid mutts, they can't reproduce, Qian Xia, do you know what that is? Mules! They're mules! Hahaha!"
Li Qianxia sighed, feeling that her heart, as young as a sixteen-year-old girl's, was exhausted.
Are all demon hunters this kind of chattering bunch?
Lifting her head from under her cloak, the bright moonlight shone on the path ahead, and the first light of dawn was faintly visible in the sky.
A gloomy path lay before them, trod upon by the extermination team—Li Qianxia, who privately called herself an "assassin" (as she was a member of the extermination team, so it was a self-proclaimed title).
The assassin group was formed by the church, demon hunters, and the difference between the two was simple: those riding horses were demon hunters, and those in horse-drawn carriages were from the church.
According to this demon hunter named Brixi walking beside her, this was because church members are "noble," never having done any physical labor, with frail bodies, unable to withstand long treks.
Damn it, Yang Qinglan was sitting in a carriage, would you call her weak and frail?
Li Qianxia exhaled lightly, feeling rather pleased; she had always wanted to try the words "damn it," "God," "I'll kick your little ass with my leather shoe," "BOY!!!," "Damn!"
Especially "boy," the next time she saw her elder brother, no, Li Changzhou, she would definitely address him with a disdainful tone as "boy!!!"
Recalling the time when Ronan obtained the Power Gem and defied Thanos, his first words were— "You call me 'boy'!" (from "Guardians of the Galaxy").
She had no idea where her brother was at the moment; she must find time to be alone and summon him soon.
"Everyone, keep close; even when it gets light, do not act alone, demons are very cunning!" The leader, an experienced demon hunter, reminded everyone repeatedly.
"Understood," the young demon hunters nodded.
Li Qianxia sighed again, feeling that it seemed impossible to act alone now.
The demon hunters here all came from three officially recognized demon hunter academies.
The Spider Academy, famous for their agile skills akin to a spider's;
The Mage School, studying spell patterns, the equivalent of mages;
The Combat Martial Tower, mostly male warriors, studying fighting skills.
Those were the classifications, but...
When fighting with someone from the Combat Martial Tower, you'd better watch out for a sudden release of spell patterns; when fighting a demon hunter from the Mage School, don't be too pleased after getting up close; their chest muscles might be bigger than yours.
Demon hunters have no particular specialization; their sole purpose is to kill vampires, werewolves, banshees, and other demons.
To achieve their goals, they would learn anything as long as it was useful.
For instance, Li Qianxia, a demon hunter from the Spider Academy, could transform into an owl—courtesy of her brother's money, and could instantaneously teleport—also provided by her brother.
As for where skills like "Lorion Moth Style: Transformation" and "Instantaneous" belonged, she wasn't clear either.
In the end, her 'abilities' were all converted into 'spiritual power.'
"Qian Xia, cheer up, do you really dislike this mission that much?" Brixi beside her started nagging again.
Brixi was handsome and well-built, seemingly interested in her, but Li Qianxia was not only uninterested in him, she was actually annoyed.
A man not even one thousandth as charming as her brother wasn't worth discussing life with.
She looked up, gazing at the azure sky through the brim of her cloak's hood; this was the last moment before the sun rose.
It looked like they would be safe tonight.
Traveling at night was dangerous, for the night was the "day" for demons.
It is said that in ancient times, traveling at night without encountering a demon was as unlikely as not meeting a human during the day.
And the reason they risked traveling at night was to save time and kill Edison—this inventor who had sided with the vampires, using their wealth to his advantage.
Edison would be remembered in history for "inventing" the electric light and for its widespread use, yet she was tasked with his assassination.
From the perspective of altering history, the Black Card was indeed the baddie.
"Qian Xia, it's almost dawn; we're safe now, no need to be so on guard anymore," said Brixi, his manner already relaxed.
Not just him, but most of the team had already relaxed their tense nerves from the night.
Li Qianxia wanted to tell Brixi that her silence was simply because she didn't want to talk, and it had nothing to do with being cautious or not.
If her brother was here, she was sure she could annoy him to death, making him...
Just then, Li Qianxia suddenly felt a chill on her neck, like walking down a deserted country road in the heat of summer, and suddenly being hit by a blast of cool air from an air conditioner.
It wasn't refreshing, just eerie.
Li Qianxia employed "Instantaneous," vanishing from the back of her horse!
"Tssk!"
The black horse, always fond of stopping to graze and occasionally defecating anywhere, split evenly in half—its blood and innards spilling out all at once.
It wasn't just this horse that had died; nearly all demon hunters were attacked simultaneously.
Sivit, also from the Spider Academy, along with Brixi, had dodged the attack;
Blackback from the Mage School, along with his horse, was split in two—apparently he was too honest, not having learned the agility of the Spider Academy, or maybe it was bad luck, or he had relaxed too much;