Chapter 1 Bait Jiang Xiao

Jiang Xiao's nine star slots were finally lit up, and the start of the school year was fast approaching.

Therefore, Erwei did not accompany Jiang Xiao into the snowy plains this time. Upon hearing that Jiang Xiao was going to the Snowfield Holy Ruins to send a bait into the upper dimensions, Erwei bid farewell and left that very evening.

Before leaving, Erwei specifically instructed Jiang Xiao that he might be temporarily summoned while he was at school to conduct "interview assessments" for the members of the Zhuguang Team (Light Chasing Team).

Jiang Xiao had already given Hou Mingming's contact information to Erwei while on his way to the third-level star field in Da Meng Province. It seemed that they had already made contact, and Hou Mingming indeed wanted to join the Northwest Night Watch Army.

For Hou Mingming, this was considered "using connections."

Few people were like Jiang Xiao, who was directly and exceptionally recruited as a "Zhuguang Zhe" (Light Chaser) without going through the "Night Watchman" identity.

Of course, it was undeniable that Hou Mingming's halo was also a major reason; otherwise, even if the recommender spoke eloquently, it would be useless if your hard skills weren't up to par.

Han Jiangxue wanted to accompany Jiang Xiao to the Snowfield Holy Ruins, but Jiang Xiao refused, also promising her a quick return.

Jiang Xiao indeed did just that. On August 26th, Jiang Xiao entered the Jiannan Village Snowfield alone, spent a symbolic 2 days in the Holy Ruins, and on August 28th, Jiang Xiao said goodbye to the local Night Watch Army and set off for home.

And the Bait Jiang Xiao had been sent by Jiang Xiao into the upper dimensions, beginning a new journey...

In fact, at this moment, Bait Jiang Xiao was standing on a cliff, gazing at the distant sunset glow, lost in thought.

"Heh..." Bait Jiang Xiao took a deep breath, the icy air filling his lungs, which sobered him up quite a bit.

Although the essence of Bait Jiang Xiao was star power, and in the end, he was formed by star power summons, in his current state, he was a flesh-and-blood person, his physical structure no different from a normal human.

Well... okay, he had no face.

To be precise, his face was a circle mask.

Apart from transforming his face into a "circle mask," the clothes worn by Bait Jiang Xiao were real.

When Jiang Xiao used Bait Jiang Xiao, he was wearing a Night Watch Army uniform, and the summoned bait naturally transformed into a Night Watch Army uniform as well.

In the Blame Shadow Ruins, Bait Jiang Xiao had put on a real Night Watch Army uniform, and the clothes transformed from star power had dissipated.

Note that the clothes here were not like the circle mask, which Jiang Xiao specifically transformed from his face. The clothes were not transformed from skin, but were brought along when summoned, pieced together from star power and covering Jiang Xiao's body, so they could be replaced.

Jiang Xiao really didn't want to "streak" in this icy world...

Well, although star power clothing had some concealment and cold protection effects, real clothes were still more comfortable to wear.

Having the Perception Star Technique, Bait Jiang Xiao was full of confidence coming to this world again.

The snowfields of the upper dimension were different from the snowfields of the lower dimension. This was not a night sky, and there were no aurora shimmering in the air. It was dusk, the sun had already set, but the afterglow remained, and patches of fiery clouds could still be seen on the horizon.

An orange-red glow illuminated this silver-clad world, making it even more beautiful and serene.

And this tranquility was ultimately broken by the "lulu" sound.

Bait Jiang Xiao was holding his giant blade, preparing to embark on his journey when he heard the White Ghoul's unique sound.

White Ghouls were born hunters, and some of their characteristics were not reflected in their star techniques, such as their ability to find prey.

This White Ghoul had been trying to approach its prey as carefully as possible. It had a huge body, so it tried to lighten its steps, but some things were beyond its control, such as the strange guttural sounds it always made inadvertently.

Bait Jiang Xiao turned his head and saw a White Ghoul hiding behind a tree.

Its snow-white fur blended cleverly with the snowfield, but Jiang Xiao still spotted its paws outside the tree at a glance.

Bait Jiang Xiao put the giant blade behind him, and with a wave of his hand, a fiery red star power bow quietly assembled, and a burning fire arrow instantly formed!

Gold quality Azure Glow?

Gold quality Endurance?

Let's start with you!

"Shh~" Bait Jiang Xiao whistled in the direction of the tree.

"Lulu..." The White Ghoul poked its head out slightly. Its entire body was snow-white, only its ghost face was so dark, so abrupt, and coupled with its scarlet eyes, the scene was extremely terrifying!

"Roar!" Realizing that it had been discovered, the White Ghoul no longer hid and roared out!

Bait Jiang Xiao's lips curled slightly. Well... since the circle mask was his face, when Jiang Xiao grinned, the curvature of the circle lines changed, which was quite strange...

Come on!

I'm not who I used to be!

I'm going to get back everything you used to bully me with!

In the afterglow of the setting sun, in a silver-clad world, a creature with a terrifying black ghost face charged towards a creature with a strange circle face...

The next moment, Jiang Xiao realized the problem.

It was a creature of the upper dimension after all! It was a Gold-rank White Ghoul after all!

Not only had they exploded in size to about 3 meters, but they also had significant bonuses in flexibility and speed. What was even more terrifying was that this was the White Ghouls' home field!

Of course, the entire snowfield was the White Ghouls' home field, but the "home field" that Jiang Xiao specifically emphasized was this mountain forest. For White Ghouls, this upright-walking ape-like creature, the bonus to its combat power was very terrifying in a snow forest.

The White Ghoul flashed, and before Jiang Xiao could shoot an arrow, it had already jumped behind another tree with its agility. Its huge palms directly grabbed the tree trunk, its body swayed lightly, and it quickly fell behind the next tree.

A huge, snow-white figure shuttled through the snow forest, and Jiang Xiao, holding a bow and arrow, suddenly felt like he had nowhere to start.

The White Ghoul was looking for cover while rapidly approaching its prey. Bait Jiang Xiao was standing on the cliff, with nowhere to retreat.

No, there was a place to retreat.

The keen Bait Jiang Xiao quickly gathered information about his surroundings. In fact, near the cliff, the huge trees were relatively sparse.

Jiang Xiao quickly retreated backwards along the edge of the cliff. 30 meters away was a good battle location, relatively open, with no giant trees within 20 meters.

Remember one thing, White Ghouls were purely melee creatures, they had no ranged attacks... Holy crap!?

What... what is this?

Bait Jiang Xiao's pupils shrank slightly, but he saw the White Ghoul directly smashing a giant tree with its broad shoulders. Even though the White Ghoul's body was huge, it only opened a "tree hole" in the giant tree.

But the White Ghoul was not discouraged. Instead, it quickly circled the giant tree, its sharp claws directly tearing the giant tree apart. The next moment, the towering tree was directly carried by the White Ghoul.

Opportunity!

The heavy tree slowed the White Ghoul's movements, giving Jiang Xiao a chance!

"Whoosh!"

The fire arrow flew quickly.

The White Ghoul abruptly held the giant wood in front of it, directly blocking the fiercely burning fire arrow.

Rumble!

The sound of explosion resounded, and the fire light burst.

But Jiang Xiao's face stiffened, only to see the giant wood being pushed over by the White Ghoul.

The White Ghoul was not only using strength, but it had added Gold quality Azure Glow to its huge claws!

Did the Gold White Ghouls in the upper dimension already know how to make deeper use of the terrain, even gathering materials on the spot and using tools?

Due to the length of the giant wood, the flying giant wood was in a rotating posture. Along the way, it was blocked and broken by the sparse trees on the cliff terrain. Although the angle had changed, it was enough to affect Bait Jiang Xiao.

Because... because the cunning White Ghoul was hiding behind the rotating giant wood, hiding in the wind and snow, and rapidly closing in!

At this moment, Jiang Xiao only had one sentence in his mind: Was he about to be played?

Would Jiang Xiao be happy about that?

He saw Jiang Xiao no longer retreating, but instead tilted his body and jumped off the hundreds-of-meters-high cliff!

Not only that, but he even turned around in mid-air, facing the White Ghoul, and used the "taunt" skill he had learned at the World Cup.

Bait Jiang Xiao's thumb was on the tip of his circle face nose, and his other four fingers were waving randomly, and a muffled sound came from the strange circle face: "Nye nye nye~"

"Roar!!!" The White Ghoul seemed unhappy.

Driven by anger and the desire to kill, it roared and jumped up, its sharp claws flashing in the afterglow of the setting sun, its huge body like a cannonball, rapidly bombarding Bait Jiang Xiao.

Flutter flutter flutter...

The Bait Jiang Xiao flying upside down in the air suddenly transformed, and a crow quietly appeared, flapping its wings and flying high.

"Roar!! Roar!! Roar!!!" The White Ghoul's giant claws grabbed nothing, the big guy waved its claws and danced, but it had nowhere to borrow strength in the air, and could only roar and wildly wave its limbs, venting its madness.

Hehe, I can fly~

The crow flew rapidly in the air, but flew below the White Ghoul, and pieced together a human form again.

When Bait Jiang Xiao appeared, the exploding arrow in his hand was ready!

The aptitude may be a little worse, and the hardware facilities may not be top-notch, but in terms of software facilities, in terms of combat intelligence, Jiang Xiao has never been convinced by anyone.

Rumble!

The exploding arrow directly hit the giant claw that the White Ghoul was blocking in front of it, and with a roar, the White Ghoul was blasted obliquely upwards.

Flutter flutter flutter...

Bait Jiang Xiao transformed into a crow again, flapped its wings and flew high, chasing after it.

Was it time for the "face-to-face kiting" segment again?

"Squawk~ Squawk~" The one-eyed crow cried out several times, and a dazzling starlight descended from the sky, pouring into its body and restoring its star power.

The black crow spread its wings and flew, adjusting its angle and direction, and transformed into a human form again, with the fiery red bow and arrow reappearing in its hand.

After this exploding arrow, the White Ghoul flying diagonally upwards finally became a White Ghoul flying vertically upwards.

At the same time, countless White Ghouls and White Ghoul Witches within a radius of hundreds of miles looked up.

They saw a poor White Ghoul being constantly blasted into the sky, and below the White Ghoul, a crow circled, occasionally transforming into a human form, drawing its bow and shooting arrows.

Then... this snowfield rioted...

The earth was trembling, the snow on the trees was rustling down, the giant trees in the snow forest were shaking back and forth, and countless hunters were rushing from all directions, it seemed that a grand party was about to be held here!

"Squawk~ Squawk~" The one-eyed crow circled in the air, its screams piercing the sky, as if sending the most sincere invitation to this snowfield.

Come on!

I dare to be so unrestrained alone,

What are you afraid of in groups?

Life is short! Friends! Get excited!