Chapter 18 Hidden in Plain Sight

　　Yan Gui had always thought he was very well hidden.

　　After all, the fact that the 【Alchemy Handscroll of Isaac】 could be hidden in the guild warehouse for so long without being discovered proved that his plan to deceive everyone had been successful.

　　But what he couldn't figure out was, since the thing had already been delivered to the inner city, why was it still snatched away?

　　The higher-ups in the organization had even contacted him to question why he had overlooked such important information, arranging such a "thunderclap" into the escort team, who not only took away the manuscript, but also caused such a big commotion...

　　How the hell would I know!

　　Is that the level of the average gang member in the outer city? Don't you guys know that?

　　The members of the Cross Society on Green Street are just a few shrimps. Who in the guild doesn't know that?

　　The only professional in the escort team was that kid Kai. Who knew that he had a quasi-Tier 2 expert as a "little brother" by his side?

　　A gun expert, a spider alchemical implant suspected of being of gold quality, and the ability to use the arcane skill "Mu Shi"...

　　If an ordinary professional had any one of those things, they would definitely be a core member of the Cross Society. Who would have thought that this Su Lun hadn't revealed a thing before?

　　Yan Gui felt very aggrieved being questioned by his superiors.

　　Are you sure you don't want to investigate whether any special institutions in the inner city have defected elites, and instead come to question when the outer city raised such a monster?

　　Can this kind of elite Tier 1 professional be cultivated in a resource-scarce place like the outer city?

　　Also!

　　Speaking of which, there are many masters in the inner city's Umbrella Organization, Mechanical City Guard, and Security Office. Can't they even deal with a Tier 1 professional?

　　Yan Gui felt that those guys had lost their basic hunting skills because their living environment was too comfortable.

　　No matter how strong he is, that Su Lun is still only Tier 1!

　　Even an hour ago, when Yan Gui was notified to join the joint interception, he couldn't believe that a nameless small gang member called "Su Lun" had just killed twenty or thirty roundup personnel in the inner city and escaped?!

　　But now,

　　Seeing everything in front of him,

　　He believed it.

　　Just a minute ago, he heard the report in the communicator that three Tier 2 cadres of the Umbrella Organization who participated in the roundup had been killed.

　　.......

　　Yan Gui blocked Su Lun, his expression very complicated.

　　So it was because he had a "sealing object" in his hand?

　　How could Yan Gui not recognize that big black scythe? They had used this "sealing object" to break open the Cross Society's headquarters vault in the first place.

　　Afterwards, the scythe was taken away by an accomplice.

　　Later, he didn't hear any news of his accomplice returning to the city, and he thought he had died in some corner of the sewers. He never thought... it would fall into this kid's hands?

　　The power of that sealing object is indeed almost unsolvable, but the curse characteristic is also fatal, and it is impossible to use it as a regular weapon.

　　However, even with the black scythe sealing object, if a professional used it to kill three people in a row, he should have exploded and died by now!

　　Yan Gui didn't make it to the previous battle. Now, looking at Su Lun who greeted him with a smile, he thought he hadn't been exposed.

　　Then, unexpectedly, he was caught off guard and slashed down with a knife.

　　.......

　　"Damn it! Why did this kid suddenly attack? Could it be that I've been exposed?"

　　If one could hear Yan Gui's thoughts at this moment, it would definitely be this curse.

　　Under the confusion, another great terror of death instantly made his hair stand on end.

　　As the black scythe slashed down, a spatial rift immediately appeared in front of Yan Gui.

　　If this knife hit him, it would split his entire neck into two halves.

　　But Yan Gui was, after all, a veteran Tier 2 professional who had been famous for many years.

　　Although Su Lun's movements were not sloppy and he had the advantage of a sneak attack, the action of swinging the knife was too easy to predict. At the beginning of the attack, Yan Gui's instinctive crisis response made him start to try his best to avoid it.

　　But the spatial rift cut by the black scythe was too fast.

　　The knife swung, and the rift arrived.

　　"Shua" A sharp sound of tearing silk sounded, blood spurted, and a severed arm fell to the ground with a "pa" sound.

　　And Yan Gui's body also disintegrated into a thick fog, instantly merging with the surrounding mist.

　　"Didn't kill him..."

　　Su Lun looked at the severed arm, his pupils shrinking slightly.

　　The eight-armed spider spears tore, his robe tore, and a few 【Wailing Dolls】 and 【Smiling Dolls】 were instantly pulled out to protect his body.

　　He held the black scythe tightly in his hand, staring intently at the surrounding thick fog.

　　Failing to kill Yan Gui with one blow was also within expectations.

　　The most important reason why he was able to successfully kill the three Tier 2 professionals from the Umbrella Organization before was that the other party didn't know that he had a black scythe in his hand, nor did he notice the "invisible living corpse", and was completely unprepared.

　　But now Yan Gui had already seen the scythe on him, and would instinctively be prepared.

　　Moreover, Yan Gui's abilities were very special.

　　Su Lun had been listening to Kai boast all day about how powerful his old captain Yan Gui, who had brought him out, was, and had also mentioned in detail how weird Yan Gui's abilities in combat were.

　　Just now, don't think that Yan Gui believed Su Lun's words and walked out without any precautions. In fact, this old schemer also had habitual preventive measures.

　　The smoke that always floated behind him was a cover, with a kind of "refraction shadow" ability.

　　You see the person in front of you, but the actual specific location is not there.

　　It's like a fish in clear water. If you stab down with a harpoon according to the shadow, you will definitely miss.

　　That smoke is even more so, almost able to confuse all the professional's perception methods.

　　Therefore, just now, Su Lun only predicted Yan Gui's approximate location.

　　Being able to cut off an arm is already a good result. (Don't ask why he didn't cut horizontally, a large-scale horizontal cut would definitely result in a deadly backlash)

　　.......

　　Having his arm cut off in one encounter, Yan Gui felt resentment in addition to deep fear.

　　The moment Su Lun revealed his killing intent, he truly felt the crisis of death.

　　Looking at the rune puppets floating around Su Lun with "kacha kacha" sounds, and the black scythe he was holding in his hand, Yan Gui didn't dare to show his face easily while hiding in the smoke, for fear of being hit by another knife.

　　"How could the 【Night Black Scythe of Hypnos】 be in your hands?"

　　The voice rang out from all directions, like an echo in a valley, making it impossible to capture his location.

　　Su Lun looked at him and grinned, sneering, "Why don't you guess?"

　　In his perception, that "malice" also dissipated, as if it had appeared in all directions.

　　The mist can hide all traces of his existence.

　　A very tricky ability.

　　A sneer came from the mist: "Hehe... So what? You've already made one cut. If you want to make a second cut, the curse backlash will kill you immediately!"

　　Yan Gui thought Su Lun didn't know about the curse characteristic of this black scythe, so he specially reminded him.

　　"Oh?"

　　Su Lun smiled disapprovingly, grinning with white teeth, and instead asked back in a mocking tone: "Do I dare to make a second cut? Why don't you come out and try?"

　　Yan Gui was right.

　　The curse backlash is directly related to the user's physical strength. An ordinary person's body is far worse than a rune living corpse. Making two consecutive cuts will most likely result in death on the spot.

　　But Yan Gui didn't know that Su Lun precisely controlled the power of the spatial rift.

　　The distance of the previous cut was close enough, and the wound was not big, so the backlash would be much smaller than last time in the grotto.

　　If the damage value calculation was correct, he estimated that he could make at least four or five cuts before triggering an immediate backlash.

　　As soon as these words came out, there was indeed no sound in the mist.

　　Yan Gui didn't dare to gamble with his life.

　　What's more, he doesn't need to show his face to kill people.

　　"What... Mr. Sambu doesn't dare to show his face?"

　　Su Lun was still using language to provoke him.

　　The two chose to engage in a war of words at this time, in fact, they both had their own purposes.

　　Su Lun wanted the enemy to speak, expose more flaws, and lock his position.

　　And Yan Gui, this old schemer, was afraid of the black scythe in his hand and didn't dare to show his face, but he still spoke, in fact, to cover up his "invisible killer."

　　The increasingly thick smoke around him seemed to have no effect other than visual, but in fact it harbored murderous intent.

　　Su Lun looked at the anomalies on the data panel and sneered in his heart. He was not flustered and took out the 【Plague Doctor's Beak Mask】 he had used before and put it on his face.

　　Because... there is a special fire poison in this fog that even a gas mask can't filter!

　　Seeing Su Lun suddenly take out a gas mask and put it on, Yan Gui also knew that his trick had been seen through.

　　Originally, he had some contempt in his heart, after all, his fire poison was a mixed damage spell of smoke and dust and術式 (jutsu), and ordinary gas masks could not filter it.

　　But looking at the special beak shape, Yan Gui immediately exclaimed in surprise: "This is Sergei's beak mask?"

　　Then, he immediately realized something, and shock immediately came from the smoke: "You killed Sergei?"

　　"Yes... Mr. Yan Gui, it will be your turn soon."

　　Su Lun continued to engage in a war of words. He had roughly determined Yan Gui's position through that sense of emotional fluctuation just now.

　　But as soon as he squeezed the black knife, that guy disappeared again.

　　Several strange puppets were also patrolling around him. Once he seized the opportunity, he would not hesitate to swing the knife down.

　　At this time, Su Lun continued to stimulate him: "I'm also very curious, how could you be a member of the Umbrella Organization... Mr. Mole?"

　　A contemptuous laugh came from the mist, guessing Su Lun's thoughts: "Hehe... You want to anger me?"

　　Now the fog has filled the entire alley, no one will come in, and the sound cannot be transmitted.

　　He knew that as long as he didn't show his face, the other party would definitely die!

　　In a contest between smart people, victory or defeat lies in some details. Now it's a matter of who can hold their breath better.

　　Su Lun looked at the increasingly thick smoke around his body, "Oh? Do you think that if you don't show your face, the fire poison will definitely kill me?"

　　Yan Gui also responded contemptuously: "Haven't you already felt it?"

　　"Hehe..."

　　The smile in Su Lun's eyes gradually became ferocious.

　　He had indeed felt the damage of the fire poison.

　　Looking at his skin, the burning sensation was intensely stinging his nerves, which was an unbearable pain for ordinary people.

　　This thick white smoke would not only burn the heart, lungs, and respiratory tract, but also seep into the pores. In just a moment, Su Lun had already felt a burning sensation on his skin. His skin gradually dried and heated up, slowly turning into a焦黄色 (jao huang se, charred yellow) like bark after burning, and then slowly turned into a layer of charred ashes.

　　Without Yan Gui taking action, he would be burned alive if he dragged on any longer.

　　Moreover, the Umbrella Organization was still rushing here continuously. He couldn't delay, he had to force Yan Gui to take action!

　　Originally, he had some concerns, but now it seemed that there was no choice. Su Lun took out a green injection, glanced at it, and decisively stabbed it into his neck.

　　In the mist, Yan Gui saw this scene and sneered again: "Healing potion? Hehe... You think too simply of my 'Ember Poison'."

　　Su Lun tilted his head and pushed in the potion, and a refreshing feeling immediately rushed to his forehead.

　　The cold smile on his face made him even more unpredictable, and he ridiculed in a very disapproving tone: "Oh... really?"

　　Because he could see his own data panel, he had thoroughly tested the treatment data of various healing potions.

　　He also knew very well that even the best potions in his hand could not offset this continuous叠加 (die jia, stacking) fire burn.

　　But with this one potion, a magical scene appeared.

　　The burned and dry skin on Su Lun's body actually healed slowly!

　　Moreover, as if the treatment amount overflowed, a majestic life aura flowed throughout his body, completely offsetting the burning damage of this fire poison.

　　"Eh..."

　　Seeing this, a soft "eh" came from the mist.

　　Obviously Yan Gui also felt incredible, and asked: "What kind of potion is this?"

　　"You want to know?"

　　Su Lun felt that his current state was excellent, and stimulated him with a grin: "Unfortunately, I won't tell you."

　　However, the violent energy healed the injuries and did not stop. Like a breached dam, at first it was spring water moisturizing the soil, and then it was a violent flash flood,衝撞 (chong zhuang, ramming) through the meridians and muscles. It seemed to want to destroy everything and reshape chaos.

　　So this is what "precursors to aberration" feels like?

　　Su Lun felt the feeling of a balloon about to burst, a life-or-death situation.

　　But it was also within expectations. He was not flustered, and stabbed another potion into his neck. The coolness poured into his brain, and the feeling of explosion was instantly suppressed.

　　Not bad.

　　What Su Lun injected was not an ordinary potion, but 【X Serum Original Liquid】 and 【Aberration Suppression Potion】!

　　The serum would改造 (gai zao, transform) his body, and would increase cell activity several times in a very short period of time, greatly improving his own healing ability.

　　Although it could not reach the level of that "Abomination Warrior" at the beginning, it seemed to be enough to resist fire poison.

　　.......

　　The serum only had a 75% success rate, but at this juncture Su Lun couldn't hesitate at all.

　　Now Yan Gui was obviously stalling for time, and if he stalled any longer, even if Su Lun could kill him, he would not be able to escape the city in the end.

　　What's more, he had another plan for the vampire to inject "X serum".

　　He had already used the black scythe once, and the backlash would appear in an hour.

　　Although the wound would not be very big, to be safe, his best option was to find a powerful doctor to help save his life, such as Danny on Green Street.

　　But!

　　He was now being rounded up and had to leave the city, so there was no opportunity to wait for treatment.

　　Moreover, to kill Yan Gui, at least one more knife would be needed at best!

　　When the backlash of two knives erupted, his situation would be very bad.

　　Therefore, he thought of this method of "fighting poison with poison" in his mind.

　　The super-strong recovery ability brought by the "X serum" could allow him to save his life to the greatest extent after a sudden wound appeared.

　　The serum could not only solve the immediate problem of fire poison, but also solve the hidden danger of backlash.

　　A 75% success rate was enough for him to make a decision.

　　Moreover.

　　After injecting the potion, Su Lun also had the confidence to counterattack actively!