1765 Big Pirate
"Cheap bastard! Selfish! No wonder he calls himself Dollar." The lady muttered to herself continuously as she walked. Han Sen had agreed to help her get a silver goat, but he had taken Purple-Moon Sword's sister blade. One was short and the other was long; they were a pair.
Han Sen was happy about receiving them, though. He hadn't examined them properly yet, but they at least looked far better than the Rhino Horn Dagger.
The lady was called Hai'er. She said she was from the sea, but aside from that, she hadn't elucidated much. Still, Han Sen wasn't too interested in asking for more information.
Han Sen was only going to help her hunt one more xenogeneic, and after that, the two would split up. He didn't need to know any more about her.
Hai'er was leading the way, but she wasn't too familiar with where they were, and after a long time of traveling, they did not see a single xenogeneic, let alone a goat.
"Hang on." Han Sen pulled Hai'er to a stop. He climbed up a small boulder nearby.
Han Sen looked out from the top and saw a bunch of people fighting a xenogeneic.
The xenogeneic was a six-armed bear, and its paws were black like obsidian. It was wreathed in black fire. It slammed the ground and split stones in two, then lit them on fire with those menacing flames. It was a scary sight.
Barons should not possess such powers, so it had to be a Viscount.
Fighting the six-armed bear were several Kate and some members of another race. There were ten Nobles in their midst, and the soldiers there had come well-prepared. One Noble released a green light from his sword. With the help of the other Nobles and soldiers, he was delivering a multitude of lacerations across the bear's body.
The fight was nearing its end, and not long after, the six-armed bear was surrounded well-enough for the superior Noble to cut the beast's head right off.
The hunting group had lost a few people. But killing a Viscount was worth it for the others, due to the good rewards.
"Come out!" The Noble, st川 holding his sword, looked towards the boulder. His stare was cold.
Han Sen looked at Hai'er and then revealed himself. Hai'er had accidentally struck the rock,, which led to their detection.
"We are only passing by. We mean you no harm." Han Sen stood atop the boulder, putting his hands out before all the Nobles.
That one Noble was obviously a Viscount, and his team was still moderately powerful to boot. Han Sen was only there for a xenogeneic creature. He had no need for additional drama. All he would have to do, he thought, was explain what he was doing there.
The Noble with a sword started to say something, but his face changed and he said to Han Sen, "I didn't know you were working out here. We will leave now."
After that, they all left quickly. The entire group ran off, with no interest in keeping the six-armed bear's body.
Han Sen frowned and looked back at Hai'er. He didn't think he had a strong enough presence to make them leave like so, so he thought that was their response to her.
Hai'er ran to the six-armed bear's body and sliced the paws off. She put them all in her pocket.
Han Sen frowned and kept on walking. It was so strange. Every hunter that saw Hai'er seemed to run o什 like a ghost. They never even wanted the prey that they had fought tirelessly for.
Hunters were leaving behind xenogeneic resources left and right. Han Sen couldn't help but feel as if they were robbing them.
But despite all this, Hai'er hadn't said a word about it It must have been the easiest thieving one could ever find themselves doing.
"Who is this Hai'er?" Han Sen frowned, not thinking the answer would be a good thing. It felt as if he had attracted more trouble.
They didn't encounter any xenogeneics, but Hai'er was still able to reap a bounty of rewards. Aside from the Viscount sixarmed bear, she got many Baron materials.
Ding-Dong! Ding-Dong!
As Han Sen eyed Hai'er with suspicion, something rang from overhead.
Hai'er heard it, and when she did, her face changed. She pulled Han Sen by the arm and said, "Wrong way! Not this way. We should go a different way."
After that, Hai'er dragged Han Sen away from where the bell had sounded. But not long after, they heard the ringing again. Hai'er pulled Han Sen in a different direction, but again, before long, they heard the ring sound.
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Hai'er wished to change direction again, but Han Sen had heard the ringing sound from so close. It was conning from just ahead of them. He saw a person emerge.
It was a man riding an elephant He had silver armor, and while his face was not especially handsome, there was a special feeling to him. He looked as if he didn't care about anything.
The guy had a pair of black horns, and aside from that, he looked like a human. His skin was pale, though, and if he wasn't wearing the armor, you'd mistake him for a scholar.
"Since when have pirates learned how to travel abroad?" The man riding the elephant approached the pair and smiled as he looked at them.
"We aren't going around anywhere. I am looking for a silver goat. This is none of your concern." Hai'er pouted her lips. It didn't seem as if she liked that man very much. Han Sen could tell.
The man smiled and said, "Long ago, the sky pirates swore a pirate would not enter the Dan Xuan system for another one thousand years. Thus far, only seven hundred have passed. It begs the question whether or not pirates can truly be trusted."
"I am just me, and I have nothing to do with piracy. Don't speak such nonsense." Hai'er sounded annoyed.
"If you aren't a pirate, how did you receive so many good items for free?" the man asked with a humorless grin.
"So what if I broke the promise? Are you going to kill me? Do you have the guts to do that?"
Hai'er was very angry, and she no longer spoke sense.
The man laughed and said, "You are a pirate of a superior race. It is difficult for you to evolve. I will let you live, but I must teach you a lesson."
After that, the man went quiet. He looked at Han Sen. "If you broke the laws to come here, your guard of a lesser race will pay with his blood."
Han Sen did not understand anything about the vows, but he understood that last sentence. He quickly said, "I have nothing to do with her, and I'm not a pirate! If you want to punish someone, punish her."
Hai'er loudly said, "Yeah, he's the man I hired. He has nothing to do with piracy. If you want something, come right for me."
The man looked like he was death himself, and he said, "Whose life ends now? Yours or his; it's your decision."
After that, the man did not seem to care if they responded. He just rode the elephant away, disappearing into the mountains with the bell ringing.
1766 Siege
"What's with that guy? Could he not understand our language?" Han Sen had encountered rude people before, but none that were rude to that extent.
Hai'er looked bitter and said, "He'll really do what he said. This is bad."
"I doubt it If he wanted to kill someone, why would he leave?" Han Sen said.
Hai'er shook her head. "The higher races like the Zhenyue wouldn't bother to kill those of a lesser race themselves. He only needs to give the word, and others will come tripping over each other for the opportunity. It won't be long before we encounter others who will have come here to kill you in the hopes of obtaining a reward."
"I am a Baron. It may not be a very high class, but that still makes me a Noble. Don't say I'm from a lesser race." Han Sen smiled, not very concerned about their predicament.
"Can't break the cocoon and become a butterfly without your race being in the geno hall. Even if you become a Duke or a King, you're still an individual. And you still hail from a lesser race," Hai'er said.
"What cocoon? And what is the geno hall?" Han Sen asked, confused by her strange metaphors.
"I don't know. I've only heard about it from Old Pirate. I know that if a race doesn't have a lantern in a geno hall, they cannot leave their names there. And that means they are deemed a lesser race," Hai'er said quickly. "But this is not the time for talk. Let's run and leave the xenogeneic space behind. At least that way, you might live."
Han Sen thought for a moment, but then said, "You should leave. He wants to kill me, and I'm sure I'll find a way through."
"I can't do that. If I left, people will think we pirates are afraid of the Zhenyue. I cannot bring us any embarrassment." Hai'er lifted her chin.
Han Sen did not know what to think. He had been dragged into this by Hai'er, and he thought, "What the hell is going on? I came here to kill xenogeneics and that's it I haven't killed any, and I need to be running for my life. My luck is bad. Next time I go hunting, I should really check my fortune or something."
They hadn't walked far when they heard footsteps roll up like thunder. A group of people came down from the mountain, headed their way.
Han Sen noticed it was the people they had seen earlier, the group that had slain the six-armed bear. Their leader was the Viscount with the sword.
Hai'er's face changed. She pulled Han Sen to get him to walk faster, but soon after, a few Barons and other soldiers barred their way. The Viscount caught up, and they were swiftly surrounded.
"Lady of the Pirates, we have come here for him. Please step aside, for we do not want to sully your clothes with blood," the Viscount politely told Hai'er.
"He's one of my people. Do you dare touch him?" Hai'er responded coldly.
"My Lady, please don't do this. If we don't take him back, we will all die on his behalf." The Viscount's speech was very calm, but he had already made his decision. Even if he had to offend Hai'er of the Pirates, he still wanted to claim Han Sen's life.
Pirates hadn't entered the Dan Xuan system for seven hundred years. The Zhenyue were a high race of the Dan Xuan system. Although they were not as respected as the Pirates, if the Pirates were looking to cause trouble with the Zhenyue, they would have to go past Holy Heaven.
"If you are not afraid to die, then come! I will kill whoever dares come close!" Hai'er shouted angrily as she brought out her dagger.
"Then, I am sorry. We may not dare to hurt you, but we have to do this." The Viscount waved his hand, and a few Nobles approached Hai'er. They all had Baron geno weapon shields.
The Viscount pulled out his sword and ran to Han Sen.
In an instant, Han Sen went from standing motionlessly to running like the wind. He ran to the nearby forest.
It was difficult to determine how many teams wanted to kill Han Sen and claim whatever bounty had been offered. He knew he couldn't kill them all. Some of them would be Viscounts, too, so any fights that ensued would be very tough.
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Two Barons tried to stop Han Sen, raising their weapons to block his path. And for this, Han Sen moved in a way that made it look as if he went left and right. The two Barons made a terrible judgment, for one moved left while the other moved right. There was a gap in the middle.
Han Sen went right past them, as both hands beamed with a purple light. And after Han Sen had passed them by, their heads sailed into the sky, trailing blood.
Han Sen's eyes did not move. He had been through so much, and in battles like this, the loss of life no longer bothered him.
If they wanted to give their lives to Zhenyue, they must have prepared themselves to die.
Even if their lives were threatened by the Zhenyue, that was not a valid reason for killing others. There was no excuse for killing others, just so you could stay alive.
"Come here, scum! Give me your life!" The Viscount was very mad. His longsword was lit with a bright green light, and it slashed right behind Han Sen.
Han Sen's mutant blood was boiling inside his body, and with the Dongxuan Armor, it was like he had the strength of a xenogeneic and a Noble all-in-one. He was definitely far stronger than the average Baron, at least.
He moved like a tiger, as a power burst out from his waist. He moved his body half a foot forward, dodging the swordlight.
And as he did so, he slashed with his own Purple-Moon Sword. He did so at an angle the Viscount could not see, which let it strike the man's shoulder.
The sword went in two inches, but it felt to Han Sen as if he had just tried to stab glue. He could not stab the man again, as the sword was stuck inside his shoulder.
The Viscount did not next expect himself to get hurt by a Baron. He looked incredibly mad, and without caring much for the wound, he tried thrusting toward Han Sen's neck. He wanted to cut Han Sen's head off, then and there.
Han Sen knew this would happen, though. So, he pulled his sword back and dodged. He continued running towards the forest.
But another Baron blocked Han Sen's way. The Baron's lance was swinging wildly like a dragon. He didn't want to kill Han Sen; just stop him.
The Viscount looked cold and murderous. He wanted to stab Han Sen in the back.
Han Sen could not go backward nor forward, and he was going to get hit by the Viscount.
So, Han Sen turned around and watched the Viscount He crossed the Purple-Moon longsword and shortsword so they'd be brought up against the Viscount's sword. He paid little attention to the lance behind him.
The Baron noticed his opportunity, and so he used all of his powers to strike Han Sen in the back. The tip of the lance cracked the atmosphere as it flew to plant itself in Han Sen's back.
Almost at the same time this occurred, the Viscount's sword came down on Han Sen's two swords. It shined brightly, dousing the whole forest in green light.
Han Sen suddenly jumped, his body assuming a weird position in the air. It was like he was lying down, aloft in the air. He pushed the Viscount's sword back with his own two swords, as a swordlight came behind Han Sen.
Katcha!
The Baron's lance went below Han Sen, striking the Viscount in the chest. And at the same time, the Viscount's swordlight decapitated the striking Baron.
Blood was spilling everywhere, and the Viscount was enraged. He swung his sword and chased Han Sen into the forest.
1767 One Arrow Strikes the Hear
Inside a pool of still water, Han Sen lay motionless beneath its surface. He watched everything that was happening around him.
Since running into the forest, he had run non-stop for the past four days. He could not keep track of how many Nobles he had killed, but they just kept on coming. He hadn't had a moment's rest. There were at least five Viscount Nobles giving chase, as well. After endless fighting, the Dongxuan Armor had incurred many marks.
But that was nothing to Han Sen. If other Nobles were in his position, Viscounts included, they'd have been exhausted and dead a long time ago.
Han Sen was still energized. The Dongxuan Armor absorbed energy from the very earth to fuel his power. He could keep fighting without a need for stopping.
Han Sen wanted to use the Archangel Bone Arrow to kill his pursuers, but he would need to activate his super god spirit body to make use of it The energy cost of taking on that form, however, far outweighed what the armor could put out.
His real enemy was not a Viscount. If he could not kill the Zhenyue, he would keep on being chased like this.
Han Sen hadn't bothered returning to the sanctuary, though, because running away was not his style. A good offense was the best defense, and what he really needed to do was find the Zhenyue.
Han Sen was taking a ten-minute break, hiding in the pool. He eventually heard footsteps approach.
"Sh*t! Where did that *sshole go! How the hell does a Baron have this much power, endurance, and skill?" growled a rough voice from close-by.
It was the Viscount with a sword. Han Sen had learned that his name was Hawei.
Hawei was answered by another, calmer voice. "He might be a Baron, but he is related to the pirates. He is not like ordinary Barons, so that is something I can understand."
"Mister Elephant is getting impatient If we don't kill him, we'll end up being slaughtered for failing," Hawei said quietly.
"Maybe not Mister Elephant went to Old Dragon Rock Mountain to kill that xenogeneic. He won't be back for a bit. We still have plenty of time." The calm voice was speaking again.
Han Sen heard it. He had been running through the xenogeneic space for a while now, and he had gained some familiarity with the area.
He had also captured a few Barons and interrogated them for information, and so he knew about Old Dragon Rock Mountain. He had never dared venture there, though.
One Baron said that Old Dragon Rock Mountain had a xenogeneic on it that was of Earl class, and that was something Han Sen wasn't exactly keen on provoking.
"Mister Elephant wants to kill an Earl xenogeneic? He has a big appetite." Han Sen was coldly laughing to himself.
The higher races said they were the highest in their bracket, but they were not invincible. Han Sen had guessed Mister Elephant was a Viscount, and he was indeed very brave to hunt an Earl xenogeneic.
"Where did he go?" Hawei resumed his search, angrily.
Another Viscount wished to answer, but he suddenly widened his eyes as he looked into the pool to the left of Hawei. Hawei knew something had to be wrong, so he pulled his sword out and slashed blindly toward the water.
Hawei saw Han Sen leap out of the pool and come for him.
"Go to hell!" Hawei used more strength than ever, but he knew that something was wrong. His angry expression turned worried.
Katcha!
The sword cut Han Sen's body in half, but Hawei immediately knew that something wasn't right. It was just an illusion.
Han Sen's body was still in a half-crouch, looking like a beast ready to pounce. He jumped at Hawei and grabbed his waist, planted his feet firmly on the ground, and pulled the Viscount into the water.
Another Viscount came near to the pool and looked into the water. It was too dirty, and he could not see who was down there. He couldn't risk a strike.
He held a bow and aimed at the water instead, unsure of where to fire.
"Hawei, come out so that I can shoot!" Nicai shouted at the water.
Pang!
A wave formed as someone rose out of the water. Nicai aimed the bow at the form, then noticed it was Hawei.
Almost at the same time, someone else emerged in silence. This person had two purple swords, both of which were different sizes. They were coming right for Nicai.
Those two swords were fully serrated, and after all the fighting thus far, they looked like fangs.
Nicai reacted quickly. He lowered the bow and prepared to fire.
With so little distance between him and his target, Nicai was confident Han Sen would not be able to dodge.
Han Sen didn't try to dodge, either. He just smiled at the man and revealed his white teeth. With the swords, he slashed toward the arrow that was fired.
"Naive." Nicai laughed in dark amusement
His Viscount weapon was a bow, formed by a Viscount xenogeneic Black Scale Beast. It was powerful, and a Baron should not have been able to block it
Han Sen's swing landed on the arrow, though. The Purple-Moon Swords had endured much over the last four days, though, and they shattered into bits of broken glass.
The arrow was still coming, too; it struck Han Sen in the chest. The arrow pushed Han Sen back down into the water. A bevy of blood filtered upwards, followed by bubbles.
"Nicai, good job!" Hawei was happy.
But before he could finish, the water exploded. A body flew towards them like a weird bird.
"Death wish." Hawei slashed towards it. The waves and the green light were going to cut Han Sen in half.
Han Sen was in the air with a Gold Feather Bow. And he had somehow taken Nicai's arrow to use as his own.
Boing!
The string made a noise as the arrow flew directly toward Hawei.
Hawei was immediately frightened. He gave up on Han Sen and tried striking the arrow.
Over the last few days, he had fought with Han Sen a lot. And he knew Han Sen was stronger than an average Baron. Now that he had Nicai's arrow, Hawei could definitely be damaged.
But the arrow looked as if it had been imbued with magic. It disappeared from sight, and then, Hawei felt a sharp pain in his chest.
Hawei looked down. Somehow, the arrow had plunged into his chest The item twisted like a monster's fang, digging through the armor and flesh, all the way until it reached the heart.