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Chapter 9: Magic that is too powerful is also a mistake...
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It's not that these rats are poor, it's that Su Chen's magic is just too damn powerful!
The level 3 initial lightning magic was extremely destructive, instantly killing these slave-level demons and shattering and burning any possible strange bones and valuable materials inside them!
"Damn... is being too powerful a mistake?" Su Chen sighed, feeling like he had missed out on a fortune.
Other people grind monsters down like they're scraping water, slowly whittling them down while preserving their materials intact. He, on the other hand, goes straight for the kill with a nuclear bomb, leaving you utterly ash and dust. What kind of equipment can you possibly collect then?!
"Never mind, at least there's a bounty."
Su Chen consoled himself for a moment, then took out his secondhand smartphone with a cracked corner on the screen, turned on the flash, and took more than a dozen high-definition photos from various angles of the gruesome rat carcasses scattered on the ground and the rat nest that had been shattered by lightning.
After taking the photos, Su Chen didn't want to stay in this stinking place for even a second longer, so he turned around and quickly left the sewer.
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One o'clock in the morning.
The lobby of the Bo City Hunters Alliance was still brightly lit, but there were far fewer people than in the first half of the night. Several captains of the demon-hunting teams were sitting on the sofas in the rest area, smoking and bragging, while the girl at the front desk couldn't help but doze off.
"jingle--"
The glass door to the lobby was pushed open, and a figure wearing a tattered black trench coat, a mask, and reeking of sewage stench and a faint smell of blood walked in.
It was Su Chen.
He walked straight to the front desk and tapped his finger on the glass.
"Knock knock".
The receptionist jolted awake, quickly wiped the drool from her mouth, and put on a professional smile: "Hello, how can I help you... uh, Mr. Chen?"
The girl recognized him; it was Chen Shu, the beginner-level level two lightning mage who had caused a sensation a few hours earlier. However, he looked as if he had just crawled out of a garbage dump.
"Turn in the quest."
Su Chen's voice was hoarse, tinged with exhaustion. He took out his phone, pulled up a photo, and snapped a picture onto the counter.
"Okay, may I ask which number you're referring to...?"
Before the girl could finish speaking, her gaze fell on the phone screen, and she gasped, her eyes widening in shock.
The photo shows a dark and damp sewer, and on the ground, there is a pile of huge, charred and mutilated rat carcasses lying haphazardly!
"This...this is a giant-eyed blood rat?! One, two, three...Oh my god! Eight heads?!" The girl's voice became shrill with extreme shock, instantly shattering the silence of the hall.
Hearing the commotion, the captains of the demon-hunting teams who were smoking in the rest area turned around.
"What?! Eight giant-eyed, fishy rats?"
"Who turned in the quest?"
Wang Meng, the scarred man who had previously recruited Su Chen, and the tall, thin vice-captain immediately stubbed out their cigarettes and curiously approached.
When they peered over and saw the photos on the phone on the counter, the seasoned hunters, who had been through countless battles, froze in place as if they had been frozen in place.
"Holy crap! They really are giant-eyed blood rats! And judging by their size, they're all adults!" Wang Meng's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
"This background... is that D-level bounty from the East District Chemical Plant? Didn't that mission say there were suspected roaming giant-eyed rats? How come there are eight of them? This is clearly a rat nest!" The tall, thin man gasped, feeling a chill run down his spine.
If the "Swift Wind Squad" accepts this mission and encounters eight giant-eyed blood rats in the sewers without any warning, there will definitely be casualties!
"Brother Chen... Brother Chen, did you do all this by yourself?" Wang Meng swallowed hard, looking at the slightly disheveled man in black in disbelief.
Su Chen glanced at him indifferently, said nothing, and simply turned her gaze to the girl at the front desk: "The photos are all here, and the rat's nest is destroyed. Let's settle the bill."
"Huh? Oh! Okay, okay! Please wait a moment!" The girl hurriedly started operating the computer, her fingers trembling slightly as she typed.
Wang Meng and the tall, thin man exchanged a glance, both seeing deep shock and a hint of lingering fear in each other's eyes.
"Old Wang, look closely at those corpses..." the tall, thin man said in a low voice, pointing at the photograph, "They're all charred black, some even headless. This is definitely a devastating blow caused by lightning magic!"
"Nonsense, of course I saw it." Wang Meng took a deep breath, his gaze complex as he looked at Su Chen's retreating figure. "However, while level two basic lightning magic can paralyze, it absolutely cannot achieve this kind of terrifying destructive power—an instant headshot! This kid… the power of his lightning magic is definitely abnormal! Either he's born with extraordinary talent, his lightning magic power far exceeding that of ordinary people; or…"
Wang Meng didn't finish his sentence, but the tall, thin man had already guessed what he wanted to say.
Or perhaps this guy who calls himself Chen Shu isn't at the beginner level two at all, but... beginner level three!
A young, novice-level 3 lightning mage?!
How could someone single-handedly wipe out eight giant-eyed blood rats almost unscathed in such a complex terrain as the sewers?!
What kind of monster genius is this?!
"Mr. Chen, your mission has been verified." The receptionist's voice interrupted everyone's shock. "The basic reward for the reconnaissance mission is 10,000 RMB, the reward for killing eight giant-eyed blood rats is 160,000 RMB, and the reward for destroying the rat nest is 100,000 RMB. The total is 270,000 RMB. It has been deposited into the hunter card you linked during registration. Please check."
"Um."
Su Chen picked up his phone, turned around and left.
"Brother Chen! Wait!" Wang Meng suddenly called out, his tone no longer condescending but instead filled with a hint of respect. "I, Wang Meng, was blind to your greatness before. If Brother Chen ever needs anything from Kuangxi in the future, just say the word! Let's be friends!"
"We're the same with Gale! If Brother Chen needs any information in Bocheng, just let me know anytime!" the tall, thin man quickly added.
In this world where strength reigns supreme, Su Chen used the corpses of eight giant-eyed blood rats to completely earn the respect of these old hunters.
Su Chen stopped and waved to them with his back turned.
"We'll see."
As the hoarse voice faded, Su Chen pushed open the glass door and stepped into the night.
Only a group of hunters remained in the hall, looking at each other in bewilderment, their hearts filled with turmoil.
"Bocheng...when did such a ruthless person emerge?" Wang Meng muttered to himself, looking in the direction where Su Chen disappeared.
Meanwhile, Su Chen, walking home, was looking at the text message on his phone that read, "Your card ending in xxxx received RMB 270," and he was laughing like a 000.00-pound idiot.
"Two hundred and seventy thousand! Hahaha! I'm finally rich! Spirit Seed, just you wait!"
With the ability to make money, there is hope for the Spirit Seed!
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