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Chapter 602

Chapter 602: Ambush (Part 3) [V6C132 – Sorrow of a Silent Parting]



Boom!

Thunderbolt lived up to its name—every shot rumbled like a bolt of thunder . Within the scope, the left side of that giant tree exploded violently . A large defect was produced therein as the bullet pierced through the tree and flew into the mist .

A black shadow flickered on the right side of the tree and vanished into the mist .

“Damn, I picked wrong again . ” Qianye couldn’t help but curse as he put Thunderbolt away .

There was no need for a second glance . Qianye could confirm that the fleeing shadow was that dark race assassin . This miscalculation had sent them back to square one—things would, once again, be decided by who discovered the other party first .  

The two had been entangled for several days, continuously switching roles between hunter and prey . However, neither could deal with the other . Qianye had realized by now how dangerous this opponent really was .

All in all, Qianye held a slight advantage . He would sometimes discover that Eden had gone to great lengths to set up traps, using his followers as bait . That one time, Qianye was forced to pay a steep price after killing the other party’s subordinates and was badly wounded .

Believing he would have the advantage from there on out, Eden left the main force and chased after Qianye . However, he had never imagined that Qianye would be back at his peak state after a single night—he was nearly killed in an ambush .

For several days now, neither of them had been able to escape the other .

Eden escorted the two dark race squads to the edges of Misty Wood but did not follow them out . The mobilization of dark race forces was yet to be completed, and there would be several more squads taking this path in the days to come . He couldn’t allow Qianye to massacre everyone unscrupulously, otherwise, the loss of elites here would surpass that of an open battle .

Eden staying was exactly what Qianye wanted . The dark race forces gathering this time had far exceeded his expectations . It would be a one-sided massacre on the battlefield if an expert like Eden were to hunt alongside an organized force . The Li family independent experts—at least the ones Qianye had seen—wouldn’t even be able to run after encountering Eden .



Just like that, the two of them kept each other in check as they tried to kill one another . Unwittingly, they had already come to understand each other very well .

Qianye’s visual range extended farther than Eden’s, and although this range was only fifty meters or so, it afforded him an undeniable advantage . Moreover, Qianye’s physical defenses and recovery were much better .

However, Eden had his own advantages too—his concealment abilities were superior to Qianye’s while his hunting skill was about equal to Qianye’s . In the end, it was that heavy sniper rifle, Carol of Shadows, that gave him the edge . Although Qianye had barely survived a single shot from it, he certainly wasn’t looking forward to another round .

Yet another short exchange ended up being fruitless .

Qianye fled immediately after missing a shot . He circled around after running several kilometers and slowly approached the origin location .

It was at this time that a small dark race squad appeared in the vicinity . It was made up of about a hundred men, mostly arachne and werewolves . This was a standard combat squad . It was quite common to see werewolves and arachne forming teams on the battlefield .

The arachne were Qianye’s favorite prey, even more so than vampires . These gigantic creatures were like living targets for a long-range sniper .

The leader was an arachne baron, a fairly valuable target . The tank-like arachne had a greater impact on the battlefield compared to werewolves of the same rank .

This target was quite attractive to Qianye because he could finish it in one shot . At a distance of five hundred meters, Qianye hardly needed to activate any special abilities to penetrate its heavy armor and kill it immediately .

But… was this really an ordinary squad?

Qianye didn’t pull the trigger even after the last servspider vanished from his sight . He was waiting, waiting for a more valuable target—Eden .



What arrived though wasn’t Eden himself but his bullet . Qianye immediately leapt ten meters away from his location upon sensing the danger . The tree he had been hiding behind was blasted open by a black bullet, which duly chased after him without any reduction in momentum .

This projectile had clearly been bolstered with a special effect . Its firepower was far greater than the past shots and made straight for its target even after piercing through the tree .

It was just that Qianye’s body sunk down all of a sudden from the air, leaving its original trajectory and escaping the lethal shot . Upon landing, he made no attempt to search for Eden and simply sped toward a random direction .


After a lengthy battle, both sides had come to understand each other quite well . Qianye knew he would find nothing if he had rushed over—perhaps what awaited him would be a second ambush .

Qianye felt a slight pain on his arm as he was running . He looked down and found that a large splinter had lodged itself in one of the old defects in his armor, producing a shallow break on his skin .

“I guess that’s a small victory for you . ” Qianye easily removed the splinter . This kind of injury was a little more than a mosquito bite, and it would heal on its own without any dressing .

After Qianye vanished into the Misty Wood, a distortion appeared up on one of the nearby trees as Eden’s figure appeared . He didn’t give chase immediately and, instead, sat down on the spot . There, he fished out a black crystal bottle and took a mouthful of its contents before his paper-pale face regained some color .

This was a medicine for demonic energy recovery . A single bottle could restore Eden’s demonic energy to its peak state in a matter of minutes—a life-saving measure if you will . Naturally, the price of such items had always been proportional to their efficacy .

Eden had never imagined he would encounter such a difficult opponent . He had used up most of his recovery medicines . This type of special drug couldn’t be obtained via ordinary military supplies; he would need to return to the clan or apply to the Evernight Council .

But he couldn’t spare its usage because Qianye’s recovery speed was shocking . Had he not seen it for himself, Eden would hardly be inclined to believe a human could regenerate so quickly . Things might take a turn for the worse if he couldn’t restore his demonic energy accordingly . The role of hunter and prey might switch at any time .

Since that first fateful shot, they had chased each other continuously for over ten days and ten nights . Eden could rely on secret arts and medicines to restore his demonic energy, but there was hardly any way to recover from the physical and mental drain . He wanted nothing more than to hug his gun and sleep for a couple of days .

After putting away the crystal bottle, Eden glanced back at the depths of the forest . He had a vague feeling that Qianye had already circled back and was approaching from that direction .

As the sense of danger intensified, Eden couldn’t help but curse loudly, “Goddammit, does this fellow not know fatigue?”

The reply came in the form of a thunderous gunshot .

Eden descended with a back-flip, planning to roll behind a giant tree to the southeast upon landing . However, it turned out that his luck wasn’t great . He felt a burning pain to his leg, followed closely by the scent of burning flesh .

Mithril! Eden immediately activated a secret art to seal the wound and then fled in due haste . This time, he fell into a precarious situation as he was hunted down for an entire half-day . In the end, he barely managed to escape by taking advantage of a beast horde erupting from the giant treetops .

Eden threw himself onto the purple substance after a successful escape—he didn’t want to move a single finger . At this moment, his hair was in disarray and his combat attire was beyond ragged . The demeanor fitting of a demonkin scion was nowhere to be found .

Eden flipped over and gazed at that odd, intertwining tree trunk, as well as the perpetual mist in the air above . Even though his vision was twice better than his peers at the same level, he still couldn’t see the guiding stars located at the top of this world .

Breathing heavily, he reached into his pocket to caress a piece of crystal and the simple figure carved upon it . Eden didn’t need to use his eyes to envision that figure—cold, proud, and perfect . If anyone were to see the depiction on the crystal, they would find that it was the portrait of a young lady . It was Nighteye .

No, I can’t fall here . I’ll die! There… there are too many things I need to do .  Eden gritted his teeth as he sat up and glanced at the charred injury on his leg . Then, he rose and limped away . Black smoke appeared around him before fading away along with his figure .

Qianye walked out of the mist moments later . In his azure-suffused eyes, a wisp of black energy emerged to indicate Eden’s direction of departure .

“He can still run?” Qianye was quite surprised . He understood Eden just as well as the latter did him . He knew that the latter had been badly injured during the pursuit and had surmised that he would collapse around this place . How did he still have the strength to run?

Qianye hesitated for a while but decided not to give chase immediately . Instead, he sat down to catch his breath and restore some of his stamina . Qianye wasn’t quite worried about running out of origin power, but the long period of high-pressure hunting and sniping had taken a toll on his physical stamina, and there was no effective shortcut to restore the latter .

Qianye’s shot just now was an all-out attack . He had activated the full extent of his True Sight and added every special effect at his disposal into the attack . He had wanted to kill Eden in one strike . Quite unexpectedly, however, the results still deviated somewhat from Qianye’s calculations .

The dark hue between the trees quickly faded away as Eden’s demonic energy was devoured by the forest . Qianye tracked Eden down for a while but had to give up after finding no more clues .

Qianye was naturally regretful—a victory couldn’t have been closer, but Eden had escaped in the end . Valuable targets like Eden were beyond rare . He was clearly from a famed demonkin clan, and his rank should be between a mighty-count and a virtuous-count . Such a character would usually be surrounded by a great number of guards with only a few ever appearing solo .

After losing this opportunity, Qianye would likely not encounter such a prey for a long time . He couldn’t help but shake his head as he gazed at the mist hanging between the large trees . It was time to return to base .

Eden had probably lost interest in fighting to the death with him after receiving this grievous injury . He was almost certain to retreat from this battlefield .

The Misty Wood was just like before, but the two parties had made use of the environment to its limit during their many days of battle . Presently, Qianye could make use of even the most minute of changes in the surroundings .

Qianye’s return journey was rather quick . He traversed hundreds of kilometers in a little more than a day and appeared outside of the Li clan base . If one were to connect his trails, it could be seen that his route was perfectly straight .

Compared to when he had left, the Li clan base was even more bustling . The camp-grounds that were still under construction last time had been put to use . However, yet a new barracks was under construction to accommodate the influx of more people .





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