Chapter 145: News of the Flower Emperor

"Came directly from the Shadow World? Or from the Hunting Layer."

At this moment, Gune could vaguely deduce that this mysterious black-clad figure was one of the members of the mysterious group that herded the Death God Beasts.

"George, who awakened naturally and possesses such an extraordinary超凡职业 as Time Hunter, is very wary of these people. They are not easy to deal with."

Gune pondered silently, while also remaining vigilant.

At least for now, Gune did not have the strength to confront these individuals.

The mysterious figure in the shadow under the tree sensed Gune's gaze and, without waiting too long, walked straight toward Gune.

As he moved, his steps were silent, as ghostly and eerie as when he had appeared.

Gune's Source Vision remained locked on him, yet he could discern nothing from the other's body.

He stopped on the snow about thirty meters from Gune.

"This Man-Faced Flower King is the one I have been hunting. In fact, when she escaped from my hands, she was already severely injured."

The mysterious figure spoke quietly, in a female voice.

Her voice was exceptionally hoarse, obviously disguised.

At the same time, her tone carried a slight accent from the Western Wasteland Plateau, highly distinctive.

"Although you ultimately killed her, you may take her超凡 storage equipment, but the corpse must be given to me."

"Want the corpse? I was planning to destroy the evidence!" Gune muttered inwardly.

Gune had ample reason not to give the Man-Faced Flower King's corpse to this mysterious figure.

But he also had reason to give it to her.

After a moment's deliberation, Gune spoke softly.

"I can give you the corpse, but I have one question."

"Speak!" The mysterious woman was also very straightforward.

"I have a grudge against the Man-Faced Flower King, and I also know that this Man-Faced Flower Cult has a Man-Faced Flower Emperor in Sugg Ruins City."

"Tell me the location of the Man-Faced Flower Emperor, and I'll give you the corpse." Gune stated.

"What if I don't know the location of the Man-Faced Flower Emperor?" The mysterious woman countered.

"Then I'm sorry." Gune shrugged and stood before the Man-Faced Flower's corpse.

The mysterious woman's face and entire head, hidden beneath the hood, were shrouded in a dense, swirling black mist, making her features completely unidentifiable.

"You are only second-order, no match for me." The woman's voice remained hoarse and filled with certainty.

"We haven't fought, so it's hard to say. Besides, in the heat of battle, I can destroy all these corpse fragments."

"I might suffer losses, but you certainly won't gain anything." Gune's tone was equally firm.

The Man-Faced Flower Cult was deeply hidden.

And Gune knew the identity of this mysterious figure.

He also knew that a conflict had likely arisen between them.

Gune could roughly infer that this mysterious figure most likely knew the possible location of the Man-Faced Flower Emperor, Meursa.

So he used the corpse to apply a bit of pressure. If she didn't know and they actually fought, Gune would probably retreat and leave the corpse to her.

Confronting this mysterious figure now was not a good choice.

"From here, go straight down the street for three blocks. That's where the Man-Faced Flower Emperor and her group are hiding. But a battle has already broken out there. Whether you can still make it in time..."

"...depends on how fast you are."

After a long pause, the mysterious figure pointed toward the end of a street and said.

Gune looked in the direction the mysterious woman had indicated.

In that direction, under the blood-red curtain, there were indeed intense fluctuations of Source Power and elemental energy.

Occasionally, there were also heart-stopping explosive waves.

"The corpse is yours."

Gune leaped forward, abandoning the corpse and the mysterious woman, and dashed toward the direction she had pointed.

Watching him quickly disappear around the street corner, the mysterious woman approached the Man-Faced Flower King's corpse, collecting it while pondering to herself.

"Gune Lawrence, master of秘纹 potions, a genius among geniuses, a prodigy among prodigies in秘纹 pharmacology."

"Even the teacher said that this Gune Lawrence is making history."

"But such a genius pharmacist also possesses such astonishing strength."

"First and second orders are just the入门 of a Spellweaver; third and fourth orders are when a Spellweaver truly demonstrates power. I never expected him to be so strong at second order."

"That Demon Blade Curse, such a difficult spell to cultivate, he has already trained it to level three."

"From the scattered arc trajectories of the Demon Blade Curse, he has also cultivated some very powerful traction-type spell. The Man-Faced Flower King misjudged the type of this spell and died miserably."

"This traction-type spell is also of no low level."

"Such important information needs to be reported to the teacher." The woman mused to herself.

...

On the street shrouded in the dark blood-red curtain.

Gune moved at great speed.

And the sounds of battle ahead grew closer to Gune.

When he passed two blocks,

a fierce battle was unfolding at the intersection.

Boom...

Boom...

The shockwaves of the clash sent black stone bricks flying everywhere, shattering many windows.

Four or five lampposts lay scattered on the ground.

Some doors, windows, and even walls had collapsed or broken.

The combatants were, on one side, two vampires. From their aura, they were both late fourth-order experts.

As they moved, they were terrifyingly fast.

Gune estimated that even with the Soul-Fixing Ring Curse locking onto them, the Demon Blade Curse might not hit them.

Incredible agility was the vampires' greatest ability.

On the other side was Veya, whom Gune knew.

Clad in spirit armor, wearing spirit boots, and holding the Contract Sword, the spirit contractor Veya radiated a brilliant luster all over.

The special Contract Sword in her hand flashed with sharp light as she fought fiercely against the two vampires.

At this moment, Veya seemed to be struggling.

The two vampire warriors were cunning; they used their speed advantage to flank her from front and back, making it hard for Veya to handle both ends.

One-on-one, Veya could kill either of them.

But the two working together put Veya in a tough, stalemated battle.

Quickly assessing the situation, Gune swiftly hid in a corner.

Then, he cast a Soul-Fixing Ring Curse.

The level-three Soul-Fixing Ring Curse covered a large area, enveloping all three.

"Hmm?"

Veya immediately sensed the lock of this spell.

Her heart suddenly sank.

Dealing with two vampires was already tricky; with another hidden Spellweaver, she might lose today.

Veya felt the spell's lock, and the two assassin-type vampires, with their strong超感, also sensed it.

"Damn! The enemy's reinforcements are here."

A similar thought flashed through both vampires' minds.

This indiscriminate, area-covering Soul-Fixing Ring Curse,

with one spell, all three became cautious and wary in their attacks, and the intensity of their fight dropped a level.