Chapter 34

Chapter 8: "Safe Arrival"

"Wait! Don't misunderstand..." The suddenly appearing giant man caught Nova, who was falling from the sky, with one hand and waved at the Demon Hunter with the other: "I have no ill intentions! My name is Ted, and I was sent by headquarters to welcome the new Apostle, Ye Qi!"

As he spoke, the giant man took out a sheepskin scroll stamped with the Demon Hunters' headquarters seal—clearly written on it were the words welcoming the new Apostle Ye Qi, with Ted as the receptionist! However, the Demon Hunter did not stop his fireball spell but instead asked loudly, "If you are here to welcome me, why is he here!"

He, of course, was referring to Nova, who was now unconscious.

"Nova is one of the instructors for this session. I had some matters to attend to, so I asked Nova to welcome you on my behalf!" At this point, the giant man's large face suddenly showed a bitter smile: "Although Nova is a good person, his temper is not good. So even though I asked him, I immediately rushed over after finishing my business! However, the current situation is a bit unexpected..."

The bitter smile on the giant man's face and the hint of simplicity in his demeanor made the Demon Hunter temporarily dispel the fireball spell he was preparing. However, the Demon Hunter did not fully trust the man. He took two more steps back, maintaining a safe distance while loudly saying, "Sir, although you have the headquarters' appointment letter, because of him, I cannot fully trust you now! So, please provide other sufficient evidence!"

Since the man had already presented the Demon Hunters' headquarters appointment letter, Ye Qi naturally handled the situation professionally, maintaining both politeness and vigilance, which was the best choice under these circumstances.

"Other evidence?" The giant man scratched his head in distress, thinking for a long time before happily shouting, "I've got it! Follow me to headquarters now. Once we get there, it will naturally prove that I have no ill intentions towards you!"

"Sir, please lead the way!"

Ye Qi nodded in agreement with the giant man's suggestion but, out of caution, still maintained a certain distance from him.

The carriage was destroyed, and although the horses were not injured, they were too frightened to be used as transportation. Even if they were not frightened, the giant man's size made it impossible for him to ride. Therefore, the giant man carried Nova, and Ye Qi followed behind. The two walked down the road, one in front and the other behind.

The giant man, with his long legs, took one step that equaled three or four steps of an ordinary person. When he walked, an ordinary person might not even be able to catch up by running. However, Ye Qi, with the system's existence, had a high agility and constitution of 16, giving him the capital to compete with the giant man.

At first, the giant man would take two steps and look back, worried that Ye Qi would fall behind. But as time passed, when the giant man noticed that Ye Qi was still following him at a steady pace, maintaining the same distance, the giant man's pace quickened—no matter how kind a Demon Hunter might be, they still have a proud and competitive heart!

The giant man's walking turned into a jog, and the jog gradually became a sprint. Ye Qi, however, still tightly followed behind, not falling behind in the slightest.

As the two sped up, two gray dust trails gradually rose on the road leading to the Demon Hunters' headquarters, looking from a distance like two horses competing for the lead in a galloping herd.

At their speed, the not-so-short journey from Shaker City to the Demon Hunters' headquarters was completed in just a few minutes.

"C+ level mission completed; gained 5,000 experience..."

As Ye Qi walked into a castle surrounded by six tall towers, the system's prompt sounded as expected. Instantly, Ye Qi felt relieved. Looking at the nearly full seventh-level experience, he couldn't help but shake his head.

Indeed, high risk comes with high returns! More than three months of effort couldn't match the gains of just one day!

"Ha ha ha, Ye Qi, you're great! I have high hopes for you!" The giant man laughed loudly, seeing Ye Qi closely follow him into headquarters. He patted Ye Qi's shoulder hard and pointed to the castle ahead: "That's the gathering hall for the new Apostles. Go in by yourself! I'll go treat Nova's injuries first!"

After saying this, the giant man carried Nova to the side. Ye Qi, whose shoulder was numb from the pat, glared fiercely at the giant man's irresponsible back and slowly walked towards the castle hall, moving his shoulder to regain feeling.

Damn, how much strength does he have? 20 or 30? What a jerk! Clearly, he's retaliating, openly retaliating...

The Demon Hunter, full of resentment, showed his recommendation letter and smoothly entered the castle hall. In the gathering hall, many new Apostles had already arrived before the Demon Hunter. However, these Apostles clearly had a strong sense of personal territory, standing in groups of one or two or three, not interfering with each other.

When the Demon Hunter, who arrived a bit late, pushed open the door and entered the hall, he naturally attracted the attention of all the new Apostles. Among the countless gazes, some were sneaky glances, some were open and thorough inspections, and many were provocative and malicious. Clearly, the late-arriving Demon Hunter had already been excluded by the many early-arriving new Apostles.

However, the Demon Hunter was completely unconcerned, shrugging his shoulders and ignoring the provocative gazes. He walked straight to a corner of the hall, leaned against the wall, and closed his eyes to rest—first, he had fought with Nova, then raced with Ted, and also cast the Burning Hand and an incomplete fireball spell. The Demon Hunter's physical energy was not insignificant, and it was time to recover! As for those provocative gazes? He could deal with them later, after all, the new Apostles would stay at headquarters for a whole year! There was plenty of time to do what he wanted!

The new Apostles who had arrived early, seeing the Demon Hunter lean against the wall and close his eyes to rest, reluctantly withdrew their gazes—many of these troublemakers had hoped that the newly arrived Demon Hunter would lose his cool and engage in a battle with the surrounding "companions," allowing them to gauge the abilities of both sides for future plans. New Apostles from various places, facing people like themselves, would not be the proud and arrogant Demon Hunters if they didn't compare themselves.

However, the disappointment of these new Apostles did not last long—three people standing in the center of the hall suddenly walked towards the Demon Hunter. Instantly, all the new Apostles were invigorated, refocusing their gazes on the Demon Hunter.

"Are you Ye Qi?"

The leader of the three, upon reaching the Demon Hunter, asked very rudely.