Lin Lingling followed the direction where the lightning had fallen.
Finally, she found the charred body of the wolf demon in a five-meter-wide lightning pit.
“Jawbone shattered, judging from the crack, it seems to have been hit by a blunt instrument. The weapon of that senior might be something like a hammer or a club.”
Since a senior had already appeared and there was no smell of human blood, it meant that the three separated individuals were safe. Thus, Lin Lingling unburdenedly began studying the wolf demon’s body.
She bent down and picked up a piece of wolf bone; with a light pinch, it turned into bone powder, causing her pupils to contract. She muttered, “To be able to drive thunder for an attack with such immense power, could it be… a General Level?!”
But how many General Levels are there in the world?
Lin Lingling was surprised by her own judgment.
Currently, Demon-Slaying Masters only have four ranks: White, Apprentice, Soldier, and General.
Someone like her, who is at the White level, can only be considered a civilian Demon-Slaying Master.
Civilian Demon-Slaying Masters have relevant backing but cannot be included in the official roster and thus are not considered formal members.
In terms of nature, they are somewhat akin to bounty hunters.
However, there are benefits as well; they don’t have to be forced to take missions, and they can choose their tasks and demon-killing opportunities at will. Killing demons and submitting the spoils still earns them considerable rewards, but if they die due to overconfidence, no one would collect their remains.
Lin Lingling relies on demon-slaying income to cover her tuition fees.
Otherwise, who knows where she might be working in some shady factory.
Her ultimate goal is to become a Demon-Slaying Master with official status because only then can she see a broader world.
“Huh, what’s this?”
Lin Lingling bent down and picked up a yellow paper.
This yellow paper was less than three meters away from the wolf’s corpse, and it had esoteric characters painted on it in cinnabar. One could faintly sense the brewing positive energy of thunder within.
Realizing this, her hand trembled involuntarily.
If she were an evil spirit, she would likely have been consumed by the lightning energy in the talisman.
“It seems the thunder just now was triggered by this talisman.”
Lin Lingling gasped.
If that senior could unleash such powerful attacks merely by using the talisman…
It was unheard of and unseen before.
At least in her memory, the strongest Demon-Slaying Master in the Hua District couldn’t do that.
Who exactly is that person?
She gathered her thoughts and followed the tracks.
Eventually, she discovered an old forest ranger’s hut near the wolf demon’s corpse.
…
“Why hasn’t that wolf come yet?”
“Brother Huai’an, how can you say that?” Su Xingchen’s face paled when he heard Chen Huaian’s words.
The cameraman also said helplessly, “What, are you looking forward to it?”
“No, it’s just that according to the law of safety conservation, when we are safe, it means another group is in danger.” Chen Huaian stroked his chin and said calmly, “With those two huge wolves, could Zhang Dao and the others survive hiding in the bread van?”
Upon hearing Chen Huaian’s words, both Su Xingchen and the cameraman couldn’t help but show fear on their faces.
Yes, once the people in the bread van were done for, wouldn’t it be their turn next?
In these vast mountains, how could they possibly escape from being hunted by wild beasts?
Just then,
Creak—!
The door of the small wooden house suddenly opened.
Moonlight entered first, casting a large shadow on the wall.
But that shadow wasn’t from a wolf; it was from a girl.
Lin Lingling observed the three people with various expressions inside the small wooden house under the moonlight.
Two men and one woman, one bald, one innocent-looking woman, and a burly man carrying a camera.
None of these people seemed like experts, and there was no sign of inner energy fluctuations typical of high-level individuals.
So the senior isn’t here?
A hint of doubt flashed in her eyes.
Could it be that the senior has already left?
No wonder they call him a General Level senior; coming and going without a trace, someone like her couldn’t detect him.
“Little sister, there are wolves outside, quickly come in to avoid them.”
Su Xingchen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw it was a cute student girl.
Although he didn’t know why this girl had a long gun on her back.
Cosplay?
Anyway, as long as it’s not a wolf, it’s fine.
“The wolf is already dead.” Lin Lingling’s long gun was still dripping with blood, yet she remained expressionless and spoke in a scared tone, “Oh my, I was so scared. I was climbing a mountain when I saw a wolf’s corpse, so I panicked and ran here.”
Su Xingchen: “…”
He suddenly found this little girl suspicious too.
Chen Huaian’s gaze fell on Lin Lingling, scanning her from head to toe, and finally settled on the talisman in her hand. He blinked: “Little sister, where did you find this talisman?”
Lin Lingling looked at Chen Huaian, then looked again, and looked again, and finally stared hard.
Damn, so handsome.
She hadn’t noticed when she first came in, but now that she took a closer look, she almost wanted to glue her eyes onto him.
But she was after all a Demon-Slaying Master with some dignity, so Lin Lingling forcibly suppressed her urge to stare at the handsome guy, blushing and coughing twice: “Talisman? I don’t know what you’re talking about. That’s just my keychain.”
Sometimes, Demon-Slaying Masters can’t avoid being exposed to public view.
Previously, there were fewer demons, and they always required complete anonymity or forcing witnesses to sign confidentiality agreements.
Later, relevant departments even developed potions to make people forget certain memories.
But now, with more and more demons appearing, it was becoming harder to keep hidden, and the potion materials were expensive. It was impossible to give a bunch of witnesses the potion every time they went on a mission. So, except for some exceptionally magical-looking demons, any creature related to beasts was uniformly claimed to have mutated after drinking seawater.
Demon-Slaying Masters were also publicly described as martial artists trained since childhood.
Sometimes, when they worked with security forces, they were called special enforcement units.
In short, they couldn’t reveal they were Demon-Slaying Masters!
They couldn’t reveal that supernatural beings were gradually appearing in this world!
And ordinary people shouldn’t come into contact with props related to supernatural events!
Therefore, facing Chen Huaian’s question, Lin Lingling instinctively tried to cover up.
However…
“But, this talisman should be mine, right?”
To prove her words weren’t false, Chen Huaian reached into the inner pocket of his tactical vest and pulled out a crumpled Fire Lightning Talisman.
He thought to himself, who the hell would use a keychain? This girl looked innocent and cute, but she was lying through her teeth.
Lin Lingling: “?”
“Look, I still have it here.”
Chen Huaian pulled out five more.
Lin Lingling: “??”
