Fatal Shot

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Night. The sky was pitch black. Heavy rain fell from the sky, and three figures moved on the muddy ground toward the cliff in the middle of the Death Hunter Island.

“Old Feng, are you sure the place you marked is here? It’s really troublesome for me to move in this kind of weather!”

Big Pineapple’s armor was anything but light, and he also carried an alloy shield on his arm. This made him susceptible to slipping, and it was extremely difficult for him to hike up a mountain in this heavy rain. By comparison, Phoenix, still equipped with her fiery red light armor, moved with swift steps, completely unaffected by the state of the ground.

Phoenix pushed away the hair stuck on her forehead due to the rain as she replied, “It’s definitely correct. I’ve seen the mark. The location should be here!” Even in weather like this, that exquisite red makeup of hers didn’t change in the slightest.

“Phoenix is definitely right. If we’ve got your guarantee, then it’s certainly correct!” Big PIneapple quickly smiled, leaving Feng Luo, who was using his Scout Beetle to scout the area, speechless.

By then, it was no longer the night of the first day; it was the second night! And over the course of the entire second day in between, Feng Luo, Big Pineapple, and Phoenix moved together.

As for the effect? Naturally, it was quite good! Two hours earlier, an announcement made by the black-shirted officer revealed there were only 32 competitors left on the island. The three of them were naturally part of the 32!

“We’ve only encountered one special agent mission player after an entire day. It’s quite disappointing!” Big Pineapple complained while using his alloy shield to hold onto a branch to stabilize himself.

Although the three of them had gotten rid of 15 enemies in one day, only one of those had been a competitor of the special agent mission! And now, it was already past 10 p.m. In a little more than an hour, they would be entering the third day.

Based on the rule mentioned by Haruko and Nightingale, players would no longer be allowed to fight among themselves on the third day. This also meant that their tactic—exploiting the rule that allowed them to attack and eliminate the candidates of other special agent bureaus—was no longer viable!

“Can’t do anything about it,” Phoenix said as her brows furrowed together. “For the people who have been able to survive beneath the pursuit of the Hunters, whether due to their caution or their strength, they are much stronger than they were yesterday. They won’t reveal their locations unless they’re forced to!”

It was important to note that though her ranking in the six-day Special Agent Mission in Dongsang City had been better than Big Pineapple, she was only ranked in the ninth spot. And this rank did not guarantee her a spot to change her profession in the end. At the moment, Big Pineapple might even have ranked higher than her, because the 200 Special Agent Points earned for killing the only competitor they’d encountered had been given to Big Pineapple.

However, though her Special Agent points had stopped increasing, each of their kill points had exceeded 3,000 (including the points they’d spent)! It was because, compared to the day before, the black-shirted officer would issue bonus missions that rewarded extra points every hour through the collar.

And the most issued missions were hunting missions that revealed people’s locations! Almost everyone who was currently alive would have their locations exposed at least once in that day and would be at risk of being constantly pursued!

Among the three of them, Big Pineapple was unlucky enough to have been chosen four times! However, by relying on the Exemption Authority obtained by killing the Hunters, the three of them had used that chance to set up traps and kill a few players who came looking for them.

By working together, they ensured that the solo players or NPCs who came looking for the three of them would be walking to their deaths—especially when two Scout Beetles were constantly flying in the air. Additionally, with the Rare-grade recon meter Feng Luo had obtained in the morning, as well as the Detection skill that he’d unlocked with extra points, almost no one was able to get within a radius of 50 meters without being detected! Of course, they weren’t really completely out of danger since one profession could perfectly counter the close-range detection skill.

And that was the Sniper!

The three of them had encountered a joint ambush by an alliance of two Snipers. Even Feng Luo had only noticed them after they’d begun shooting. If they hadn’t miscalculated Feng Luo’s HP, which had caused them to fail to kill him with two shield-breaking energy bullets, their three-person team would have been disbanded.

Apart from that was the fact that the “Patrol Squad” formed by the Scout and Bladed Beetles, which was very secure, could not be used limitlessly. That was because although 24K had already reached Level 30—and even though it had already eaten a psionic energy crystal and its psionic energy had increased substantially—it still couldn’t sustain mass consumption to support a huge number of beetles! For this reason, Feng Luo usually kept 24K in the pet space during the day and only summoned it in certain battles.

However, when night came, especially after the three discovered Haruko’s mark and had rushed over to this place, the Scout Beetles became necessary! At that time, Feng Luo had released the Scout Beetle for half a minute.

With such heavy rain, the Scout Beetle was also substantially affected, and its detection range was reduced to less than 50 meters. As such, it could no longer observe the surroundings by simply going high up in the air like before. It would need some time to scout the peak of the cliff, even though it wasn’t all that tall.

After another dozen seconds, Feng Luo switched his vision back.

“Old Feng, what’s the situation up there?” asked Big Pineapple, who was leaning against a tree.

“The situation is a bit odd,” said Feng Luo. “Let’s go up first. You can keep your shield. We shouldn’t be fighting for a while!”

Feng Luo frowned and looked like he was in deep thought.

After five minutes, the three reached the peak of the cliff. After they had passed through a forest, a 200 to 300-meter platform appeared in front of them. On the edge of the platform, just beside the cliff, there seemed to be a wooden pavilion with a fire burning in the middle on top of rocky ground.

At that moment, three people sat in a circle within that pavilion: Haruko, wearing black samurai garb with sakura patterns and a samurai sword placed in front of her, a Scout wearing a camouflage uniform who had an extremely cold expression, and a middle-aged “Beast Warrior” with a scar across his face! The three NPC Special Agent Instructors were all on top of the hill.

This was also why Feng Luo had thought it was a bit odd earlier. However, he already had some guesses in his mind.

The moment the three of them stepped on the hill, Nightingale suddenly smirked and said to Hunting Tiger, “Sakura’s people got here first. Hunting Tiger, I owe you 500 points.”

At the same time, a sharp and frightening, eagle-like gaze scanned the three of them!