Chapter 629 Mysterious Killer (1/2)
Who had put Black Star as their hunting target?
A look of surprise appeared on Frenzied Sword's face.
The expression of everyone present turned weird. Black Star was the leader of their faction, and upon hearing that someone was going to deal with him, the group inexplicably felt some hatred toward the other party.
Hao Tian's eyes gleamed, and he communicated to them through the channel. ”We might have picked up on a hidden storyline. Sleepy, continue asking. Try to trigger more of the storyline.”
Sleepy Winter nodded. ”Black Star is our leader; we will definitely pass this list on to him. However, we would like to know more about this. Could you tell us more about the list itself?”
”The people on this list are all well-known Supers around the Shattered Star Ring,” Ronaldo said in a deep tone. ”None of them are ordinary Grade A Supers, either having powerful influences or solo powers with a strong personal force. The goal of those who released this list is to kill or capture these strong Supers. As far as I know, there are already some people on the list who have gone missing.”
”Who are the people in charge of pursuing those on the list?” Sleepy Winter took the chance to continue down this lead.
”It seems to be a mysterious organization. I don't know their origin and just refer to them as 'Hunters'. They have captured a few of the stronger Supers on the list. I've only met with them once. At that time, I chanced upon two of the hunters, and their strengths were perversely strong, probably having the level of Grade A+.”
A sense of heaviness passed through Ronaldo's eyes as he added, ”My hands were broken by one of them.”
”So, you were their target as well?”
”Nope.” Ronaldo shook his head.
Sleepy Winter paused, suspicion filling his face as he asked, ”Then why…”
Ronaldo cut in as he leisurely explained, ”I was an outsider that was implicated. Hence, I got off with only my arms being broken.”
After pausing for a while, he said, ”I have a friend who's also a Calamity Grade Super. He was the actual target they were looking for on the list. He runs an armed organization in the Skywalker Star System, which has a close relationship with the Hutt Civilization.
”A year ago, while I was paying a visit to his headquarters, two of the hunters suddenly appeared. They killed their way into the headquarters, without anyone being able to stop them. Thus, I went to meet the enemy with my friend, but those two had overwhelming power, and we ended up being wiped.
”I managed to steal some of their information through their communicators during the battle, which was this incomplete list. Their target was my friend, and they captured him in the end, throwing me aside after giving me some serious injuries.
”I'm technically a Grade A Super, and you would think that they would capture me too, but they didn't even look at me before swaggering out. They seemed indifferent to non-targeted people.”
Ronaldo laughed bitterly. ”They did not look at me at all, which is why I managed to escape.”
Everyone present was stupefied.
The goal of the hunters was to capture the strong, but they did not even bother taking along a Calamity Grade Super that could not retaliate. Was it because they had specific targets, or were their goals too lofty?
No matter what the case was, this group of mysterious hunters seemed unfathomable.
”This hidden storyline must not be a simple one,” Frenzied Sword said within the team channel.
”While the hunters themselves are mysterious,” Ronaldo said, ”the missing people on the list cannot be hidden. This means that the hunters are continuously on the move. Please be sure to transfer the name list to Black Star. While I might not know him, the Black Star Mercenary Group has helped me, so I don't mind repaying my debt by reminding your leader.”
He had also calculated that behind Black Star stood the Dragon Emperor, and they could probably handle the hunters. If Black Star really succeeded, he would not need to remain in hiding forever.
The reason for him being low key was because he feared that his name would one day appear on the hunters' list. Although he had only exchanged blows with them once, he was thoroughly afraid of their strength.
At this time, the interface of the players showed a notification.
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You have triggered the Hidden Mission: [Mysterious Hunting List]!
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They all glanced at each other, nodding in return.
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In a random Star System of the Shattered Star Ring, a spaceship with visible signs of damage was moving at full speed, like a streamer, across the dark universe.
”Warning! Warning! Fuel reserves have fallen to the critical line. Exiting hyperdrive in one minute.” The Artificial Intelligence issued a reminder.
”Dammit! Those two fellows will catch up at this rate!”
Bang!
Within the cockpit, Kernid desperately smashed the control panel, an anxious expression on his face.
He belonged to a humanoid race with darker complexion, with natural wrinkles on his skin. He wore a special rune armor combat suit that combined mechanical and magical techniques. The armor was filled with countless mysterious runes on the inside and outside, with dozens of enchants as well. It was equipped with hundreds of different magical combat means and was the most commonly used type for interstellar magicians.
However, this high-end rune armor was currently torn and ragged, covered in Kernid's own blood.
Kernid was the first official Grade A Super of a random civilization in the Star System, as well as an honorary member of the Hidden Red Robe Abbey. He was adept in magic and was named the Dark Purple Warlock, giving him high prestige. However, he was currently fleeing like never before.
And everything was because of the two enemies that had unexpectedly appeared.
While he was enjoying a paid vacation, exploring the interstellar regions, he chanced upon these two mysterious men, who attacked him without a single word.
Afterward, Kernid actually found out that he was not a match for the two of them and received heavy injuries.
Fortunately, he had kept a trump card, and managed to shake them away before boarding his spaceship and escaping. However, the two mysterious assailants continued chasing after him nonstop, causing him to be unable to stop.
The hyperdrive consumed his remaining fuel quickly, and the aircraft speed finally slowed down, exiting from hyperdrive and returning to normal flying speed.
”Drat!” Kernid had a face full of sweat, as he gripped his head tight.