Chapter 57

Chapter 31: The Hand Behind

A silver-gray thread of silk spurted from Ye Qi's left hand, growing with the wind and instantly covering the ground within a twenty-foot radius. The symphony of tangled webs, with their incredible stickiness, firmly locked the ground and the enemies on the web.

"Bang! Bang! Bang..."

The roar of the M500 erupted again. The enemies entangled by the web spell became stationary targets, each one being picked off by Ye Qi. The remaining stragglers were mowed down by the rangers from a distance, turning them into sieves.

More? How many have come?

After dealing with another batch of enemies, Ye Qi felt someone approaching again, his brows furrowing—indeed, the number of enemies exceeded his expectations. From the first one killed to those bound by the web spell and shot to death, the number had already surpassed ten! From the start of the giant monster attack to the subsequent assassination attempts, it was clear that the enemy had made meticulous plans.

And it seemed their target was none other than Ye Qi himself!

To be able to hire so many assassins, including an apostle-level assassin and a rare giant monster, among those who had a grudge against him, only the D'Ko family seemed to have the financial means. But would the D'Ko family dare to cause such a commotion near the Demon Hunter headquarters? Or was there someone else hiring these assassins? But who else could have such a deep grudge against him?

While the D'Ko family is a giant compared to ordinary Demon Hunters, compared to the Demon Hunter Union, they are like ants to an elephant! The Demon Hunter Union could destroy the D'Ko family with a mere breath! Therefore, unless the D'Ko family had gone mad, they would never dare to cause trouble near the Demon Hunter headquarters! But apart from the D'Ko family, Ye Qi really couldn't think of anyone else with such a deep grudge against him!

However, regardless of whether this attack was a coincidence or someone was targeting him, Ye Qi would not let it go. He must investigate and retaliate fiercely—any threat to his safety must be completely eliminated!

"Puff!"

After killing another invisible assassin, Ye Qi put aside his thoughts, closed his eyes slightly, and began to search for the apostle-level assassin—continuous appearances of invisible enemies made it clear to Ye Qi that the apostle-level assassin not only had the ability to become invisible but could also make his companions invisible! If he didn't expose the enemy, such ambushes would continue. It had been about ten minutes since the incident began, and with the distance to the Demon Hunter headquarters, they should have sent people to investigate the ranger camp by now, but no one had appeared yet!

The only possibility was that the enemy had arranged other matters to distract or attract the attention of the Demon Hunter headquarters!

Therefore, he couldn't rely entirely on the Demon Hunter headquarters for reinforcements; he had to rely on his own strength!

While Ye Qi was trying to find the apostle-level assassin, a green glow rushed to his left wrist—one minute had passed, and the Bronze Guardian had transformed back into an ancient bracelet.

Without the Bronze Guardian to restrain them, the giant monsters, following the green glow, angrily charged at Ye Qi! Fortunately, out of the five giant monsters, only two remained, the other three having been knocked unconscious by the Bronze Guardian—given the intelligence of the giant monsters, they could not understand the concept of dodging. They instinctively attacked, which was effective against smaller and weaker creatures but was a disadvantage against the larger and stronger Bronze Guardian.

Facing the two charging monsters, Ye Qi quickly dodged their giant wooden clubs while keeping an eye on any abnormal fluctuations around him—compared to the giant monsters, Ye Qi was more wary of the apostle-level assassin hiding in the shadows.

The clumsy giant monsters, facing the agile Ye Qi, were like anti-aircraft guns trying to hit mosquitoes, never even touching him. Instead, they were often struck by Ye Qi's Yama Blade, causing them to howl in pain.

"Whoosh!"

Unlike the giant monsters' furious attacks, a small, almost unnoticed sound appeared behind Ye Qi, aiming for his neck.

Finally, it's here!

Ye Qi, who had been waiting, stepped forward, dodging another attack from the giant monster, and then turned to strike with his blade! The Yama Blade, shining in the moonlight, transformed into a bolt of lightning and collided with a dark dagger that had merged into the night!

"Clang!"

The Yama Blade and the black dagger collided, producing a shower of sparks, and the metallic sound echoed far away.

"Hmph!"

Ye Qi noticed the special dagger and immediately sneered—such a close distance allowed him to see that the black on the dagger was a liquid! This liquid was not part of the dagger but was a highly toxic substance! Although he couldn't determine the exact poison, the color of the dagger suggested its potency! Moreover, the material of the dagger was unusual, far superior to the standard equipment of the rangers, and did not break even after the first collision with the Yama Blade!

"Whoosh!"

The apostle-level assassin, dressed in black with an ordinary face, used his dagger to push away the Yama Blade and quickly retreated, activating his ability to vanish. Clearly, he intended to retreat immediately if his attack failed! However, the strong fluctuations as he moved were like a guiding light for Ye Qi, who immediately pursued.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

A series of crisp metal clashes erupted!

"Whoosh!"

Just as Ye Qi was about to use the Burning Hand to force the enemy to reappear, a strong fluctuation came from behind, followed by a rapid wind pressure. Even without looking, Ye Qi knew the two giant monsters were catching up.

Abandoning the spell in his hand, Ye Qi crouched and dodged the giant wooden club again. This delay allowed the black-clothed assassin's fluctuations to disappear like before.

"Ye Qi, get out of the way!"

The female ranger captain returned with the rangers carrying heavy weapons. Seeing the metal storm set up in the distance, Ye Qi quickly darted away from the giant monsters. The female ranger captain, seeing Ye Qi move, immediately ordered, "Fire!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang..."

The metal storm, firing 3,600 rounds per minute, immediately unleashed a torrent of fire. Even though the giant monsters' bodies were as hard as rock, they could only struggle for a moment before being turned into a pile of flesh.

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

"Congratulations, your character level has increased to 9; your profession level has increased to 5; your injuries and energy have been fully restored; you have gained 10 skill proficiency points, which you can allocate as you wish..."

"Tap, tap..."

When the roar of the metal storm stopped and the system prompt sounded, the Demon Hunter headquarters finally arrived—Cold Face and the giant man accompanied a middle-aged man in a black silver-edged windbreaker into the ranger camp, and behind them, Ye Qi's companions and the new apostles of this session also rushed in.

"Greetings, Sir Jacob!" The female ranger captain bowed slightly to the middle-aged man walking in front, and Ye Qi followed suit. The black silver-edged apostle windbreaker represented the Moonlight level!