Chapter 140: Pursuit

Gunie was fast.

In less than two breaths, he had already reached the edge of the broken window.

With a flip, Gunie landed lightly inside the room.

It was a very ordinary bedroom, and Gunie sniffed the scent of blood emanating from within, also spotting bloodstains at the foot of the bed.

Needless to say, the original owner of the house had likely met with foul play.

Ordinary people stood no chance against supernatural beings.

"You will all die today," Gunie said in a low voice.

Guided by the Soul-Fixing Divine Ring Curse, Gunie knew exactly where the Snake Demon clan contractor was.

He quickly arrived before a door.

The Demon Blade Sinister Curse erupted directly.

Bang, bang, bang...

In less than half a second, the wooden door was torn apart.

Then, Gunie saw the Snake Demon clan contractor, whose entire body was radiating a terrifying might.

"How did this guy get up here? So fast?"

"And he found me right away."

Seeing the shattered wooden door, Somaya's breathing quickened slightly.

The performance of that second-rank curse master put immense pressure on her.

She felt she was not facing a second-rank curse master, but a top-tier fourth-rank one.

"Faster... faster, it's about to descend."

The Snake Demon clan contractor, Somaya, was now desperately chanting the final syllables of the secret pattern curse "Akta's Servant."

She could even feel the presence of "Akta's Servant."

That powerful curse master had already broken through the door; she only needed to delay for a few more seconds, and victory would be hers.

But she had clearly underestimated Gunie.

Outside the door, Gunie had already sensed the terrifying aura brewing within this Snake Demon clan contractor.

This kind of heart-stopping aura, Gunie had felt from the Death Beast.

Clearly, this contractor was attempting to summon some terrifying leader-level powerful creature.

As he broke through the door, his curse did not cease; following the guidance of the Soul-Fixing Divine Ring Curse, the Demon Blade Sinister Curse howled forth.

Swish, swish, swish...

Dense, powerful demon blades followed the guided trajectory, madly shredding toward the Snake Demon clan contractor.

"Damn it!"

The moment the opponent struck, Somaya judged that if she continued chanting, she might, after enduring severe injuries from the curse's cutting and being near death, summon "Akta's Servant" in less than a second while remaining conscious.

But if she died, the just-summoned Akta's Servant would inevitably be forcibly pulled back to its original world by the contract's power, which was meaningless.

If a contractor signs a contract with a creature from this world or the deeper layers of this world,

after the contractor's death, that creature will not be pulled away by the contract's power.

But for contract creatures not belonging to this world, after the contractor who summoned and signed the contract dies, they are pulled back to their original world by the contract's power.

Though reluctant, Somaya crushed the scroll she had prepared in her hand.

After all, if she died, there would be nothing left.

Sssss...

The howling Demon Blade Sinister Curse easily tore through the three-brick-thick black stone wall, leaving shocking sharp marks.

But the Snake Demon clan contractor had vanished.

"Some kind of special escape scroll?"

Sensing the faint residual fluctuations of "Runic Essence" in the air, Gunie's mind stirred slightly.

"Life-saving scrolls containing Runic Essence fluctuations are not cheap—at least several hundred gold pounds, even a thousand, and not always available."

"Fortunately, this kind of teleportation escape scroll interrupts spellcasting."

"At the same time, the interruption of such a powerful creature summoning contract curse harms that contractor no less than taking one of my demon blades, and in the short term, she cannot perform that powerful creature's contract summoning again."

"Good thing I didn't let her summon it; otherwise, a big battle would have been unavoidable, and I might not have won."

Gunie had a deep understanding of powerful leader-level creatures, and this was some kind of king-level leader from another world, possibly possessing some strange soul-related tricks.

If his curse rank were higher and his soul stronger, Gunie would have some confidence in facing a same-rank king-level leader.

But as for himself now, he was probably still lacking.

"However..."

As he pondered, Gunie gently closed his blood-colored eyes and carefully sensed along the Soul-Fixing Divine Ring Curse.

"Do you think you can escape?"

With the third-rank Soul-Fixing Divine Ring Curse applied, a range of two to three hundred meters was within Gunie's sensing range.

If that special teleportation curse containing Runic Essence had fled far enough, fine; but if it hadn't gone far enough...

After sensing for a moment, Gunie suddenly opened his eyes and looked in a direction, his pupils blazing with blood light.

"I... found you."

...

Inside a dark, quiet attic.

"Thud!"

Somaya collapsed weakly onto the wooden floor.

"Cough... cough... ugh..."

Coughing, Somaya spat out a mouthful of thick, dark blood.

At this moment, Somaya felt the world spinning, a strong nausea causing her to convulse; she had no strength to stand.

At the same time, her source energy was clearly agitated, and her overall aura had noticeably diminished compared to before.

Summoning a powerful creature came at a cost.

And the cost of forcibly interrupting it was even greater.

"The backlash from forcibly interrupting the summoning is more severe than I imagined; it has nearly cost me most of my combat power."

"All because of that damned second-rank curse master..."

Thinking of that powerful, unreasonable second-rank curse master, Somaya felt a slight tremor in her heart.

In the brief exchange lasting less than a minute,

he could sense the "Poison Spirit Snake" hidden in the snow with extraordinary perception.

The bold idea of disguising and fleeing to lure them out.

The powerful curse that killed Kuta.

The resilient soul that withstood her innate ability "Serpent's Lament."

Some ability to traverse complex terrain.

Oh, and that blood-colored curse shield.

All of this left an indelible, powerful impression of that second-rank curse master on her.

Of course, the most terrifying thing was the bloodthirsty, mad killing intent of that spellcaster, like a bloodthirsty beast, as if he wasn't fighting but merely enjoying the process of slaughter.

"Huff... huff..."

After catching her breath a little and calming the agitated source energy slightly, Somaya took out a mid-grade essence recovery potion and drank it.

Normally, she wouldn't use these essence series potions.

Not only because they were expensive, but also because they were hard to buy even if you wanted to.

Feeling her injuries recover, Somaya began to conceal her aura.

She knew that curse master's perception was formidable.

From the details of how he entered the house and quickly found her location, it was clear how monstrous his perception was.

In her current state, if discovered by that terrifying curse master, it would be no different from death.

"I fled far enough; that guy shouldn't find me."

At this moment, Somaya could only comfort herself like this.

Thump!

Thump!

Thump!

Light footsteps suddenly sounded.

The sound was soft, but to Somaya's ears, it was like a thunderclap.

Her entire body trembled with fear, the taste of blood in her mouth turning into bitterness.

"That guy... he's here!"