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boom!
The bronze-colored bullet hit Goddard's forehead precisely. Although it couldn't penetrate his epidermis, it still brought a strong shock to his already dizzy brain.
"what!"
Goda groaned in pain, and the iron chain waving in his right hand immediately slowed down, and Ye Chen also took advantage of Goda's swaying gap and rushed directly to a distance of three meters away from him with his long knife revolver.
The sharp point of the knife could immediately touch Gorda's neck.
"You bastard, I'm going to kill you ahhhhhhhh—!"
Feeling the unprecedented crisis in his life, Goda couldn't take care of it any longer.
But Ye Chen, who had been unable to withdraw from the range of the iron chain, was neither anxious nor irritable. He calmly observed all the movements of his prey, and immediately responded.
I saw that he was holding the long sword in his left hand and holding the revolver in his right hand. Whenever Goda's chain was about to hit Ye Chen, Ye Chen used his left hand to swing the sword away from the chain's attack.
The moment his left hand completed the action, his right hand was immediately lowered and shot at Goda's head. When the iron chain was thrown again, Ye Chen raised the pistol in his right hand and continued to swing the long knife in his left hand to shoot him. parry.
And this set of smooth and flowing, hot and cold weapons complement each other and complement each other. It is one of the hunter's melee skills that Lyle taught Yechen for many years: "The principle of alternating swords and guns at close range."
Bang bang bang bang bang bang—!
The young man's blade continued to resist the fugitive's whip, and the young man's muzzle continued to bombard the fugitive's forehead.
In less than a second, Goda was hit by four bullets on the head again, and he endured fainting, and all the iron chain attacks he swung desperately were all shot by Ye Chen with a blood-stained long knife. resisted.
Even though Godard's body has been tempered by nightmares, for him, bronze bullets with a power similar to that of small stones, hitting his head one after another, will still cause serious concussions to his dizzy brain.
And Ye Chen was looking at the moment when the spirit of the prey reached the limit, his right hand clenched the "Blood Blade", swept a smooth curve in the air, bypassed the iron chain of Goda, and directly picked his only remaining right arm. fly away.
Whoops!
Blood splattered violently, and Gorda's last chain finally fell to the ground together with his arm.
At this point, the fugitives have no means of self-defense.
The result is out, and Ye Chen's victory is a foregone conclusion.
Looking at the entire fight between the two, the process seemed thrilling, but from the beginning to the end, the fugitive never hit the teenager head-on, even if it was only once.
Ye Chen, in an almost unscathed state, completely crushed Goda and destroyed all the means of resistance of the prey.
Everything seemed to be under his control.
And this is exactly what Ye Chen needs.
After all, in the world of hunters, the most taboo is the thrill and suspense.
A qualified and experienced hunter will only implement the word "steady" to the extreme!
poof.
The fugitive Goda, whose hands were both severed, fell to the ground with a desperate expression.
Ye Chen quickly retracted the empty revolver to his waist, held the knife in both hands, and pressed the edge against Goda's undulating neck.
The teenager's intention is extremely obvious: to behead the prey to complete his hunt.
"Wait...wait a minute..." the crippled Goda murmured in horror, looking at the blade hanging in front of him.
Ye Chen ignored his voice, silently raised the long knife slightly, and then slashed towards the prey vigorously.
"my wife!"
However, just before the blood-stained blade was about to sink into Goda's neck, Goda's sudden burst of words caused Ye Chen's actions to stop instantly.
"My wife...my wife is still waiting for me to come home..."
Seeing that Ye Chen really stopped his hand, Goda's pale face suddenly appeared vague hope.
"Please...please let me go...I don't want to make my wife sad..."
"If you insist on killing me, then please after I go home and see my wife..."
"Because I really want to see her again... The reason why I escaped from prison is for her..."
Hearing Goda's words, Yechen's expression suddenly became shaken. At this moment, the young boy couldn't help but recall the back of the middle-aged man who sat in the prayer hall of the church and raised him for 17 years.
In Ye Chen's eyes, although Lyle seldom expresses his feelings, the 17 years of nurturing and teaching have made him a father-like existence. Like a fugitive, he wants to see the teacher one more time before he dies...
Even a glance is fine.
"It seems that you also have important people, don't you? Then, you must be able to understand my feelings. So... Please, let me go!"
Seeing that the hope was growing, Godad soon began to cry bitterly, and began to frantically play all kinds of emotional cards.
But in the end, what greeted him was still Ye Chen's blade that fell in the snow.
Swish.
The cold light flashed, and the head separated.
Ye Chen's emotions were shaken, but his hunting instinct finally defeated his sensibility, and the tip of the knife still severed the prey's neck, drawing the curtain for this short hunting trip...
It was snowing heavily, and Ye Chen, who returned to the old church, stepped nervously into the prayer hall. The front seat was still sitting with his teacher, a middle-aged man named Lyle.
"Teacher, I'm done hunting."
Ye Chen said uneasily, without the slightest joy and pride of success in his tone.
Lyle turned his back to Ye Chen and didn't speak for a long time.
That deadly silence made Ye Chen's heart more and more panicked.
He knew that although he still took off the head of the prey in the end, the hesitation and hesitation before that... still angered the teacher...
"Before I set off, I told you not to let kindness be your scourge, did I?"
After being silent for a long time, Lyle finally asked coldly.
"Correct."
Ye Chen, like a child who made mistakes in front of his parents, only dared to reply in a low voice.
"Then why did you waver at the end? Did you know that if there was still a hole card that you didn't notice on the other side, or another prey came in, you might be the one who died."
Although Lyle's tone sounded as calm and calm as usual, Ye Chen, who had lived with him for 17 years, could still feel the anger suppressed by the other party, so he just continued to nod tremblingly.
"Do you know that your prey is a liar, despicable, outright scum... There is no one waiting for him to come home, because his home has been destroyed by himself, and his wife was imprisoned long before him He was tortured and killed by himself before..."
Ye Chen was stunned when he heard the words, his face became completely embarrassed, and he began to feel regret for his naivety.
At the end of the sentence, Lyle's tone finally broke out under the influence of anger.
"Do you know that what you did just now...may cause yourself to become a prey!"
The middle-aged man's voice resounded through the cold prayer hall, and with an extreme pressure, he smashed all the benches behind him into pieces, causing countless sawdust to hit Ye Chen's face.
Although the young man knew that he had indeed made a mistake, he was still stunned by the scene in front of him, because in Ye Chen's impression, no matter what other serious mistakes he had made in the past, Lyle had never In this way, she expresses her emotions in an extremely explicit manner, but this time...it's completely different.
From the burning anger of the other party, Ye Chen vaguely sensed a sense of disobedience, as if Lyle's feelings were mixed with several different emotions...
It was like...anxiety.
Teacher, he... what's wrong?
While Ye Chen was puzzled in his mind, he hurriedly bowed his head and apologized, but after the gaffe, Lyle fell into silence again, and spoke again for a long time.
"Forget it, remember, don't make this mistake next time, I repeat, don't let kindness be your scourge."
The young man nodded desperately, his face full of repentance.
"For the first time, you are considered qualified. The sun hasn't set yet, so you can go straight to the second test. How about it? Do you want to rest here today, or solve it together in one breath?"
Lyle, who recovered his calm, changed the topic back to the right path.
After Ye Chen heard this, he unconsciously looked at his palm.
Although he had a thrilling battle with Goda just now, due to his correct decision-making and decisive actions, Ye Chen was not directly injured from the beginning to the end.
If I have to say, it is nothing more than that when he used the "Blood Blade" to continuously open the chain, his wrist was a little bit painful due to the terrifying force, and his body was only with this small injury, which was obviously able to pass the trial. going on.
The young man clenched his open palm into a fist, feeling the still vigorous energy in his body, and immediately smiled, and confidently replied to the teacher:
"I think...it's better to solve it together."
Chapter 0009 The Second Trial
"A few days ago, an ice ape in the cold wind pine forest was infected with the abyss. Not only did his body and appearance change, but his temperament also became violent and frantic. Manipulated by an extreme appetite, he kept slaughtering and preying on all kinds of animals. Life, hunting it is the content of your second trial."
After Lyle announced the new mission, Ye Chen's expression immediately filled with surprise, because he had no idea that his goal this time would be related to that dark, sticky, strange substance.
"The beast is contaminated with... the abyss?" The puzzled young man couldn't help muttering: "Don't the abyss only exist outside the border? How could this happen?".
"The cold wind pine forest was originally not far from the border. Maybe it was a cave tunnel that runs through the ground. It was discovered by those seamless things. But sooner or later, you will have to deal with the abyss, so you don't have to think too much, just concentrate on it. It's enough to kill the prey."
Lyle answered lightly and added some information.
"The journey is not short, so you can go with Hei Qi."
"In addition, although the target this time is a beast that has not experienced nightmares, it has been polluted by the abyss and already has another power that is completely different from arcane magic, so it is more dangerous than the fugitive you just killed. more."
"As for the characteristics and weaknesses of this kind of abyssal creatures, I won't tell you. You need to observe and think for yourself, which is equivalent to testing your ability to judge unknown creatures on the spot at the same time. Don't be careless, don't relax, and always be careful. Remember the three rules of the hunter."
After that, Lyle waved his hand, signaling the end of the conversation between the two.
"Understood, I'll go now."
Ye Chen touched his head. Although he was still confused about the situation of the abyss invasion, he did not intend to continue pestering his teacher. He simply packed up and checked the weapons on his waist and the props in his backpack, and then quickly walked out of the church. door.
On the flat snow outside the door, a horse with dark fur, deep eyes, and a calm and extraordinary temperament all over its body was standing in the snow, kicking its hooves and breathing heat, as if it had received a message from its owner, Lyle, in advance. Instructed, ready to meet Ye Chen.
This is Lyle's favorite horse, Hedge.
As early as Yechen could remember, this black horse had accompanied the two masters and apprentices, and Yechen's equestrian skills were also honed on Heiqi's broad back since he was a child.
Although Heiqi is a horse, for Yechen, it is still an irreplaceable relative like Lyle, and Heiqi has watched Yechen grow up, so he looks at Yechen like a Treat your children as normal.
The young man gently stroked the thick neck of the old horse, and the old horse also gently rubbed his head towards the young man. For a time, one person and one horse seemed very intimate.
"Okay, the cold wind pine forest is in the west, Heiqi, let's go." Yechen sat on the horse's back deftly, took the rein and said to Heiqi.
Heiqi responded with a deep voice. Although it has an expression and attitude that is exclusive to an old horse, its leg strength seems to be permanently fixed at the peak moment.
I saw it lift its strong hooves, and it was like a gust of wind, and it rushed down the mountain with Ye Chen.
The old church where Ye Chen lived all the year round and the surrounding mountains are located in the southeast area of the Eternal Winter Hidden Domain, while the Cold Wind Pine Forest is located in the southwest area of the Eternal Winter Hidden Region.
Although the two are located at two ends of the small world, the distance is only a few hundred kilometers. Coupled with Heiqi's terrifying speed and physical strength, in about three hours, Ye Chen arrived in the whistling wind. A wide forest path.
And the snow forest surrounding him is the location of the second trial: Cold Wind Pine Forest.
"It's here, but in such a huge area, how can we find that ice ape..."
Ye Chen sat on the back of the horse, holding his jaw and thinking.
The places where he used to hone his hunting skills were usually the mountains near the church. Although Yechen, the cold wind pine forest, had learned about it through books, he had never visited it himself, so he was not familiar with the local terrain.
The reason why Lyle did not specify the specific location of this trial may be to see what actions Ye Chen would take to solve the problem in such an unknown situation.
However, not long after Ye Chen started to think about his next move, a small rustling sound suddenly came from the bushes on the side of the trail.
The fighting instinct he had cultivated for many years made Ye Chen unhesitatingly pull out the revolver that was already full of ammunition around his waist.
But to his surprise, what came out of the bushes was not some ferocious beast, but five hoarfrost men in fur coats, carrying shotguns and holding bows and arrows.
At the first sight of the other party, Ye Chen immediately lifted up his mask hidden under his collar to cover his face below the bridge of his nose.
The long-eared and white-skinned people who walked out of the bushes looked solemn and serious at first, holding long bows with arrows, as if they were ready to fight to the death.
However, after discovering the source of the sound, it turned out to be just a pedestrian on horseback, they involuntarily put down their bows and arrows and looked at Ye Chen on the horse with a puzzled expression.
It seems that these people are not bandits...they should be the residents of the village near the Cold Wind Pine Forest.
Ye Chen looked at everyone's expressions, and after analyzing the situation, he slowly took the revolver back into his arms.
The leader of the Baishuang people stepped forward and observed Yechen who covered his face for a long time, then asked vigilantly in Baishuang language: "I have never seen you in this mountainous area, where did you come from? What are you going to do here?"
Facing the sudden questioning, Yechen did not panic, and replied in a calm tone and standard Baishuang language: "I am a resident of Baishuang City, and because I am very interested in the ecology of the local ice ape, I want to see it for myself. See, that's why we came here to look for them."
When Ye Chen told a lie, his emotions were very calm and natural, and this kind of skillful speaking skills were also the result of years of practice under Lyle, which was enough to make these villagers in the mountains not see the slightest clue.
But after learning about Ye Chen's identity, their faces were still invariably ugly.