the last king of darkness

Chapter 162 Memphis

"cough."

Rhodes coughed. Although it was a very happy thing for a girl to take the initiative to invite her, he finally came out for three days, not to pick up a girl.

Although she claims to have a lot of water, it is easy to soak.

"A Duo, I'm actually very short of money..."

A Duo blinked her big eyes, and asked softly: "Brother Sauron, you are such a powerful hunter, how can you be short of money?"

Rhode's thoughts flashed, and he immediately thought of an answer: "Actually, I bought a house in the upper city and owed a lot..."

"Wow!"

"A house in Uptown?"

She covered her mouth abruptly, and carefully looked around, as if she was afraid that the news would leak out.

The hunter's tavern was empty, and there was no one there.

She approached Rhodes, with a strange light in her big eyes, and asked in a low voice, "Brother Sauron, where is your house?"

"Well... on Queen Street..."

A Duo's entire face quickly turned red, she twisted her little hands unconsciously, and every breath she exhaled was scorching hot, making one side of Rhode's cheek burn.

"Brother Sauron, the house must be very expensive, right?"

"correct."

"Brother must owe a lot of money to the giant Mehalla, right?"

"Uh...that's right, I owe a lot, and the monthly repayment pressure is very high."

A Duo's expression suddenly became serious, she straightened up, and quickly took out a thick task briefing from under the counter.

"Brother Sauron is right. Making money is the most important thing. Brother should do the task first. You can see the lilies that can spray water at any time. If you want, I can also bring the flowers to my brother's house."

She lowered her head and quickly rummaged through the mission briefing, but the red tips of her ears gave away her thoughts.

It turns out that there is also huge housing pressure in Wangcheng?
Rhodes touched his nose, feeling a little complicated.

Is that mega-businessman in Wangcheng the real estate developer?

No no, it seems a bit different, and I can't use my experience to force it.

However, this is a good excuse. The higher the salary, the greater the danger, and the higher the chance of encountering powerful monsters.

Rhodes showed a smile.

Then I will trouble you, little sister A Duo.

I have time to appreciate your flowers.

I have to say that with a good friend of the head of the Hunter Branch, many things became easier.

The Hunter Headquarters sends many missions every day, some from various defense areas, some from major legions, some from the General Army War Department, and some entrusted missions from private individuals.

If you are not familiar with people, it is impossible to find a suitable one from so many tasks.

And the hunter group itself has many rules to restrict the hunter's behavior.

Therefore, if Rhodes wants to hunt stronger monsters more efficiently, A Duo is a very important assistant.

It's okay to sacrifice some hue if necessary.

"Ah, that's right."

A Duo said suddenly.

"Brother Sauron, your hunter star level has reached level three, you can choose a new title."

Rhodes was surprised: "Is there such a thing?"

A Duo lowered his voice while rummaging through the tasks, "This means to convert your hunter's license to a regular one. We have a record of the license you bought."

She placed a thick book in front of Rhodes.

"Find a suitable one up there."

Rhodes opened the book, and there were all kinds of hunter titles on it, but most of them were marked in red.

The rest of the names are all weird, weird names like "rotten wood", "women's clothing", "pants", and "steel plate".

After searching for a long time, only one barely caught my eye.

"That's it."

"Da Diao? This name is so strange, no one has ever chosen it before."

A Duo's fingers quickly swiped across the crystal work panel embedded in the counter.

After a while, Rhodes suddenly felt a heat in his waist, so he took it out to have a look.

On the silver hunter's license, the words "Blade of Dawn" gradually melted and became "Big Eagle".

It's a bit powerful, this hunter's license is really extraordinary.

After another quarter of an hour, A Duoxi said: "I found it, this commission should be fine." He handed over a task briefing with a red head.

"This is a commission from the stone workshop. They have been attacked by unknown evil spirits. They need experienced hunters with strong tracking and search capabilities. The task salary is [-] silver wires. Brother Sauron has high spiritual vision and observation skills." Sharp, strong thrust and logic, excellent spotter and tracker, just right for the mission."

Rhodes quickly read the mission briefing.

The stone workshop is located at the foot of the mountain in the east of the Ash Mountains. Its main task is to produce and process stones solidified with spiritual energy.

This is a very small human stronghold, with less than [-] people. It is located in the innermost part of the red soil plain, and it is generally relatively safe.

But three days ago, an evil spirit with strange tracks appeared from nowhere, attacked the workshop, and killed twelve stone workers in a row.

The guards of the stone workshop were helpless, and the sixth defense zone to which they belonged sent two hunting teams but failed.

Under the advice of the War Department, they could only submit a commission to the Hunter Group.

Rhodes knew that the threat level of the task would be indicated by the color of the head. The darker the color, the greater the threat.

The threat represented by the red head has reached the "serious" level.

In the context of Wangcheng, this degree is not small.

However, this also created a problem, Rhodes' star rating was not enough.

A Duo said softly: "The iron wolves haven't recovered yet, and they must find new teammates. Any dark tasks must be completed by a hunter team of more than two."

"I see, can you help me find a teammate? A Duo."

Rhodes doesn't know anyone here, so he can only ask A Duo.

A Duo said apologetically: "Brother Sauron, during the Kuroshio period, many hunters were forcibly recruited, so there was no one in the tavern, and there was only one hunter suitable for this mission."

Rhodes said casually: "It doesn't matter, just him."

Although the more teammates, the less effort, but it will also lead to a sharp increase in the difficulty of killing, rather than the monsters he personally kills, the chance of obtaining a complete soul is very small.

It is the best choice for two or three people to perform tasks.

A Duo said softly: "Her name is Mephis, she is a Seven Star Hunter, and her title is Deathstroke."

Rhodes feels a little pity, why don't I have such a handsome title?

But A Duo didn't seem to think this title was cool, and her voice became low.

"Brother Sauron, the hunters who have traveled with her have a high probability of casualties. Many hunters regard her as a disaster star and bad luck, and some people even slander her as a doomsday believer, thinking that she is killing her comrades, but Sister Mephis The person is actually very good, she just often performs very dangerous tasks, and the casualty rate will of course be high."

A Duo looked at Rhodes with a serious expression.

"If my brother is very concerned, I will find a way to find someone in another branch, which may take a long time."

Rhodes smiled and said: "Don't bother, just let her, I am firm... Er, the fire warriors, never believe in these things, we are protected by fire, and we are never afraid of bad luck. Besides, A Duo's Good friend, how can you be a doomsday cultist?"

A Duo's Joy +62
Humanity +6
"Brother Sauron is indeed a good man."

A Duo smiled like a flower, propped up the counter with her small hands, leaned over, and kissed Rhodes on the cheek.

And personally made him a cup of "Blue Nebula".

This cloudy blue fruit wine represents freedom, hope, sanity and healing, and it is A Duo's blessing to the hunters who are about to travel.

The fruit wine concentration is not high, the entrance is dense, sour and sweet, with endless aftertaste.

After drinking a glass, people also arrived.

"Sister Memphis!"

A Duo waved vigorously behind him, a smile couldn't stop showing on his face.

Rhodes turned around and saw a tall hunter walking towards them.

She was wearing a standard hunter windbreaker, standard hunter boots, a large felt hat with a wide brim, and a thick scarf, hiding her face in the shadows.

Only a pair of light silver eyes could be seen, which were cold, like frost and snow.

Rhodes frowned slightly.

She doesn't look like she's very strong.

Forget it, evil spirits are generally not strong, anyway, it's just a matter of [Psionic Quintet], just help me contain it.

"This is Brother Sauron I'm talking about."

A Duo enthusiastically introduced: "Although his star rating is not high, he is very strong, and his spiritual vision is very high. He is good at observation, tracking and reasoning. He is definitely a good partner and can definitely help you complete this task."

The cold-looking huntress said softly, "Thank you, A Duo."

The voice was cold, and there was also a chill that repulsed people thousands of miles away.

She turned around and said to Rhodes: "Hi, I'm Deathstroke Mephis, and I'm meeting you for the first time. I hope you can know that most of the hunters I cooperated with have died, or suffered from irreparable disabilities, or Irreparably infected."

Rhodes smiled and said: "Don't worry, my life is hard, you can't die."

Memphis looked at him silently, there was a feeling of piercing the soul in the light silver eyes.

"I hope so, and if you're ready, let's go."

Rhodes nodded.

"Time waits for no one, let's go."

"A Duo, see you later."

A Duo shouted behind him: "Brother Sauron, sister Mephis, may the fire walk with you all the way and shine on you forever!"

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This trip did not use a rickshaw, and the two walked out of the city directly.

Rhodes is now traveling at a much faster speed than before. With a touch of his toes, he can jump dozens of steps away. The rise and fall of spiritual energy is as smooth as breathing.

Memphis was about the same speed as him, but always half a step behind him.

"Haha, I really have become stronger."

Rhodes was a little happy, but also a little anxious.

"We must quickly upgrade [Justice Execution], and then deal with [Spirit Boat], and then we can find a way to ignite new stars."

"Hmm... we need to find a way to accumulate more hole cards, and let the invaders know what it means to have a large number of people. [Wooden Puppet] and [Soul Ashes] are really useful."

"The puppet tree can be made by the medicine woman, but there is not much spirituality left, and I have to find a way to kill a wave of doomsday cultists, but they are all hidden deep now, so it's hard to find."

"Sunstone is the most troublesome, how can I get some more?"

Along the way, Rhodes silently thought about his future, considering various ways to deal with the invasion.

In the darkness, both of them were silent and didn't speak much.

The two twilight lights illuminate each other, neither near nor far, like two parallel lines that never intersect.

A few hours later, the two arrived at the bottom of the eastern Ash Mountains, before the gate of the Leth Stone Workshop.

(End of this chapter)