Chapter 476 (1/2)

The party faced-off against the female demon hunter named White Flame. The tension was palpable. Hao Ren never thought he would run into one there, but after listening to what White Flame had to say, he could guess why she was present: To deal with the vengeful spirit.

A thin layer of Blood Mist surrounded Vivian. Under the blowing snow, Blood Mist held up like a solid barrier. She eyed the demon hunter with caution. “What are you doing here… Do you want to fight all of us?”

“I’m here to hunt.” Even with the rather hostile looks everyone was throwing at her, White Flame was unperturbed. “The spirit haunting this castle is my prey. As for fighting… that’s just a waste of strength, so nope. The spirit here is much more troublesome than expected. I advise that the lot of you don’t needlessly waste your strength, or else you won’t get out of here alive.”

Vivian was stunned. “Huh?! You don’t want to fight? Don’t all demon hunters have the unstoppable urge to kill any otherworlding they come across?”

White Flame looked at Vivian quietly. “That’s usually the case, but there’s no need for that today. Because chances are, we’ll all die here. I’ve been stalking my prey for almost two days in this ungodly place and you guys just ruined the only chance I had. So, let’s just figure out how to deal with that thing. Or else we’ll all perish here. There’s no other way.”

Hao Ren felt that this demon hunter was the only one trapped there. As for him and his gang, well… they could just have the MDT teleport them out of the place. Hence, the distorted dimension was nothing too big for them. However, that was just inner monologue. Nangong Wuyue gave White Flame a surpised look. “Did I hear that correctly? You mean to work together with us? Since when did the demon hunters have a change of heart?”

White Flame nodded. “You can choose to believe it or not. I’ve been monitoring you guys for a while now, since you lot made your way in here. I feel like there’s a possibility to work together with your oddball team.” As she spoke, she shifted her gaze to Nangong Sanba. “Besides, you already have a demon hunter in your team, and it seems like you’ve worked together for a while now… I’m surprised to be honest. I’ve never heard of any demon hunter working together with otherworldlings myself. Which district are you from?”

Nangong Sanba’s expression was very complex. He had already begun to sweat the moment he saw the real demon hunter. He was trying to figure out a way to brush aside his half-baked demon hunter credentials. “That… Uh… Actually…”

“Well, it doesn’t matter.” White Flame shrugged. “So, what do you plan to do? Work together, or not? If we fight, I can’t beat all of you, but I’m sure I’ll be able to take a few of you down with me.”

Hao Ren could finally see the demon hunter for what she was. While she deserved a kudos for taking the effort to negotiate with a straight face, the lass did not even know the basics of diplomacy! Not only was she a poor reader of atmosphere, she had divulged matters that should have just kept under the lid. In fact , it was already problematic the moment she just walked out of her hiding spot with such gusto. She really believed that the group before her would not just turn on her the moment they saw her. Normal unusual creatures would have just leaped at the opportunity.

Vivian frowned as she looked at White Flame, as though she was trying to recall something. “Wait a minute… White Flame… I’ve heard this name before!”

“You know me?” White Flame tilted her head curiously.

“A genius and a prodigy.” Vivian slapped her forehead in realization. “Something I heard in one of my chats with Hesperides. One of the most talented demon hunters in her generation, and one of the few to have awakened the ancient bloodline abilities… That’s you right?”

White Flame nodded. “Yep, that’s me.”

“If we were to kill you here now and then, that’s a big blow to the demon hunters.” Vivian bared her fangs in an attempt to intimidate the lass. “You aren’t afraid that we’ll take you out at all cost? To be able to kill the only awakened one amongst the new generation of demon hunters, a few dead supernaturals isn’t too high a price. And you even disclose your identity to us!”

A sense of realisation suddenly appeared on White Flame’s face. “AHHH I never thought of that.” The weird demon huntress then rubbed her chin. “So THAT’S why the masters wouldn’t let me go on solo missions…”

Vivian was speechless.

Hao Ren sighed. “So be it. Vivian you can drop the scary face. So.. White Flame was it? I’m the captain here. We can work together.”

It was now White Flame who was surprised. “You are willing to work with me? Even though you know who I am? Won’t killing me be more worth it?”

Hao Ren facepalmed. “Why do I keep meeting these sort of characters… When I say we’ll work together, I mean it. So just cut the nonsense.”