Chapter 1580: Only old men go to battle
After leaving the Holy Healing Church's headquarters, Su Xiao dragged his tired body to the hotel.
Half an hour later, in a room on the third floor of the Lock Hotel, he lit a cigarette.
The warmth radiating from his stomach made him sleepy.
From the next room, a deafening snore could be heard every now and then.
Su Xiao, who was lying on the bed, stubbed out his cigarette and said, "Mumble, go tell him to stop snoring," before glancing at the vibrating glass of water on the bedside table.
The snoring of the sleeping Amu was like a light earthquake.
Bubtney groaned and kicked his legs, clearly not going to get out of bed.
Amu usually didn't snore when he was asleep, but every time Su Xiao patched him up, he would snore for several days in a row.
— Why is someone snoring so loudly here, why can't you just sleep in peace and silence? Melody's angry voice came from the other side of the door, followed by a knock on the door of the next room.
Soon Melody said softly — " I'm sorry to disturb your sleep, no, no, no, it's okay, you can go back to sleep.".
Su Xiao gradually fell into a deep sleep. Although it wasn't entirely safe to sleep soundly right now, if he didn't get a proper rest right now, he might very well give up on it in the future.
As a result, he slept for almost 20 hours. When he woke up, he felt refreshed, and the slight pain in his arm had disappeared altogether.
Considering his normal regeneration and adding deep sleep to it, it wasn't something outstanding.
The various weapons were soon laid out neatly on the wooden table in the room. Annihilator and the Duke of Nirvana were taken apart, and Melody looked on curiously from the sidelines.
— Are we going on a witch hunt again? Melody asked. She clearly didn't mind participating again, after all, she had received a very large sum by destroying Siwani.
— That's right, " Su Xiao replied, wiping the silencer of the Annihilator.
— And where to this time? If it's south, I know something that the Church of Holy Healing doesn't.
— Really? Then we'll go south.
— … — Melody froze.
— I was joking. You are too, right? Yes, he must have been joking, hahaha... You have a great sense of humor. I've never seen anything like this before... Uh-uh~... I don't want to go there — " Melody's voice finally started to take on a tearful edge. She was still young, she had never even been alone with a man before...
— Since this is the partner's decision, I will certainly take it into account.
— Master witch Hunter, please let me go. Go south? This is the land of witches. There are no ordinary people in the land of witches.
— The more we kill, the more we get.
— You know, I suddenly wasn't interested in gold coins anymore...
— … — Su Xiao silently glanced at Melody, and she immediately drooped.
— Are we really going south?" Melody asked, narrowing her eyes and smiling like a sly fox.
During her time with Su Xiao, she had discovered that he wouldn't do anything without confidence, but even if he became a red-ranked hunter in the south, it wouldn't be easy.
— Possible.
— I knew it, " Melody said, and breathed a sigh of relief. Although she was still a little uneasy, she still didn't believe that Su Xiao would actually go to the south to hunt witches.
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A few hours later, at the headquarters of the Church of the Holy Healing, a conference room was opened..
Su Xiao was sitting at the table, listening intently to something.
Bubtney was crouched at his feet.
Carmen sat across from him with a smile on her face. Yesterday, he finally untied the knot that had weighed on his heart for more than a decade.
After all, this trip south might turn out to be a one-way trip.
With a creak, the wooden door swung open and a one-eyed old man walked in. He was huge, just like a bear, making the shotgun on his back look like some kind of toy.
— Jos, I heard that your daughter recently taught you a lesson again?
— Hmm, she's just an adopted daughter, she should have been left to freeze outside, " Jos replied, sniffing coldly and sitting down in an empty seat. It might seem like the two old men were on bad terms, but since they had fought side by side for decades, it wasn't true at all.
— It's so lively~, " the middle-aged man said as he walked inside. Although he looked young, the hair on his head had already turned gray, and among the three old men, he was the oldest.
Su Xiao was a little surprised when he saw it. He'd seen it once before, when he'd bought Melody out of jail. Back then, this old man was fast asleep at the table and was just an ordinary prison guard.
*Gulp-gulp...*
As soon as he sat down at an empty chair, he immediately picked up the bottle, took a few big gulps, and belched.
— Only Gunther is missing. He shouldn't be late. Eh, I haven't seen him in a while... " and as soon as Carmen finished, an old man with a haggard figure pushed open the door and went inside.
— Gunther, long time no see... cam~... " Carmen began, but quickly noticed that something was wrong with Gunther.
— Gunther looked at Carmen, confusion evident in his eyes.
The drunk old man smiled and took the shotgun from Jos's back. "Gunther, catch it," and tossed the shotgun to the old man who'd just entered.
Gunther's eyes immediately became extremely sharp and he caught the shotgun in one hand.
This old man was known among the witches as "The Undertaker". Not only Gunther, all the other old men also had their own unique titles that were obtained by their sweat and blood.
The drinking old man, Klofeller, was a " Sleuth».
The one-eyed old man, Jos, was a " Blood Bear».
As for Councilman Carmen, the witches nicknamed him "The Ripper».
All of these titles were given to them by the witches themselves, so there was no doubt about the reputation of this old guard.
Carmen had the most outstanding reputation, and many witches admitted that they would rather die in battle than fall into the hands of this butcher.
Gunther was clearly suffering from Alzheimer's right now, but fortunately it wasn't too bad yet, and when he picked up the shotgun, his eyes were bright and sharp again.
Looking at these four old men, Bubtney's face turned red with embarrassment. Carmen was crippled, Jos was one-eyed, Klofeller was an alcoholic, and Gunther had Alzheimer's in general.
And with such a group, they had to kill the most dangerous witches in this world at the moment...
But after a few minutes, Bubtney shook his head. Although they were no longer as strong as they were when they were young, they were very experienced and didn't fear death at all.
— My friends, this trip to the south may turn out to be a one-way trip.
— Hm.
— It's okay if wine accompanies us on the road.
— I'd rather die in the south while I'm still alive than die of old age.".
They really weren't afraid of death. A suicide squad wasn't usually scary, but an experienced suicide squad with a clear goal could make anyone scared.
— Okay, let's go meet Dad. We need to explain something to him, " Carmen said, picking up his bag and walking out.
The group passed through the city of Holy Healing without attracting any attention.
There was no farewell ceremony.
Forty minutes later they came to a stone house near the city wall.
Inside the stone house, a middle-aged man with a serious expression was waiting. There was a small boy sitting next to him who seemed a little distracted, clearly thinking of something else right now.
— That's it, Laurent, we're off.
Carmen and the other old men were sitting across from the middle-aged man.
When the boy heard Carmen address the middle-aged man, he was momentarily taken aback.
He didn't recognize Carmen, however, since this old man rarely left the headquarters of the Church of Holy Healing, it wasn't surprising. In addition, they were not part of the same system of government, so they had never crossed paths before.
— Be careful.
This middle-aged man was the Pope of the Church of the Holy Healing.
As for the kid next to him, he was his offspring.
After reuniting with Su Xiao, they quickly left the city.
Melody's face was pale in the carriage. At first, she thought that Su Xiao was just joking about going south, but just a few minutes ago, she met the Pope of the Holy Healing Church! It didn't feel like a joke anymore. Dad had personally come to see them off, so obviously they were definitely going south today.
Standing on top of the city wall, the Pope looked into the distance at the two carriages that were gradually moving away from the city.
There was confusion in the eyes of the boy next to him. "Father, aren't these people going to their deaths by going to the south?..
— Choose your words carefully, " the Pope replied, looking at his eighth son and finally shaking his head. — You were still a baby when they made a name for themselves among the witches. Not everyone aspires to fame. Remember these people. What they did is something that we all don't have the courage and strength to do, and among such people, there was a witch hunter who even Carmen called a monster, it's unimaginable.
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