Once, I wanted to be a good person

Chapter 54 48. Counterkill! (Seeking recommendation tickets!)

'Hunter?'

Fang Ze's eyes narrowed slightly as he observed the three people's attire and their cautious movements.

It seemed... unproblematic?

As he thought this, he said, "I am an investigator from the Qingshan City Investigation Bureau. I came to Bluewater Forest to track down a fugitive."

Upon hearing Fang Ze speak, the three exchanged glances, then used the moonlight to examine the uniform on Fang Ze's body.

After a moment, as if recognizing the uniform on Fang Ze, the three visibly relaxed.

The taller man scratched his head and then, with a flattering smile, said to Fang Ze, "So you are an official from the Investigation Bureau. I'm terribly sorry for the disturbance."

At this, he looked at the nutshells thrown on the ground, then took down a wild rabbit from his back and said, "Meeting is fate. Look, it's just mealtime. If you don't mind, shall we have something to eat together?"

As he spoke, he showed the still warm wild rabbit, "We just happened to catch two rabbits. We're in for a treat tonight."

Fang Ze glanced at him, then at the wild rabbit in his hands, a deep gleam flickering in his eyes.

After a moment, he smiled and said, "Sure. I wasn't quite full tonight."

Upon the agreement of Fang Ze, in the darkness, a hint of delight flashed through the three's eyes...

Indeed... they are untrained Awakeners, too naive...

Lacking even a bit of suspicion towards ordinary people.

Before an Awakener strengthens their physique, they are still flesh and blood.

An ordinary person's spear could easily pierce through them!

By then, they wouldn't even have the chance to use their Awakening Ability...

So, by allowing the three to come close and finding the right opportunity, even an Awakener could be taken down in one strike.

They had killed many Awakeners using this method...

All the while pondering, the three quietly closed in.

But as the three drew near, Fang Ze was also quietly observing them.

From the very beginning when he met them, Fang Ze had never trusted them.

Although their attire, demeanor, and conversation all seemed fine,

but... no matter what, it was too coincidental.

He had been escaping alone without encountering anyone, and as soon as he stopped to rest, he met local hunters who even invited him to eat?

Fang Ze, who had downloaded anti-scam apps, was a modern, savvy young man not easily fooled.

However, although he knew there was something off about them, Fang Ze was somewhat unable to figure out their identities.

Initially, Fang Ze thought they were from the Security Bureau or a pursuit team from the Investigation Bureau.

But observing closely, he felt something was amiss.

Although the three were well equipped, two in close combat and one in ranged,

neither their stance nor their aura or actions carried the official organizations' air of 'being in the right.'

So... who were they exactly?

Because he couldn't figure out their identities and worried that if he tried to run now, they could still catch up, making them harder to deal with later,

Fang Ze hadn't just turned and left; he planned to feign compliance and interact with them first to see what would happen.

Of course, since it's risky to stand beneath the wall about to fall, he was also urging Stick One and Stick Two to hurry back in his mind.

That instant, the tall man's mind went blank, instinctively feeling something was wrong!

But it was too late!

He heard the "whoosh whoosh" of wind sound by his ears, accompanied by the sound. With a "crack!" a crisp sound, wood chips flew, blood splattered, and his head was forcefully smashed to the ground!

At that moment, all he saw was darkness before his eyes, his head buzzing, and he fell headlong to the ground.

He struggled to get up, but before his hands could even reach the ground, he felt a cold iron spear pierce through his chest, nailing him harshly to the ground!

'This... is this my iron spear?'

'When, when did...'

He incredulously tried to lift his head to look in the direction of the spear.

But as soon as he lifted his head halfway, all the strength was drawn out of him, and finally... his head heavily fell, no longer able to lift...

Unsure whether it was because it was his first time killing someone or because he had been too nervous and exerted too much force,

Fang Ze gripped the iron spear in his hands tightly, his heart thumping wildly, gasping for air, feeling numbness all over his body, all the muscles he had exerted ached fiercely.

Everything had happened very suddenly. When the tall man was knocked down by Fang Ze with a chair, and then speared to death, the tall woman and the short one nearby were just starting to react.

Their faces filled with astonishment, disbelief.

Then the short one bellowed, charging towards Fang Ze.

While the tall woman also leaped up, grabbed an arrow with feathers from behind her, drew the bow, and readied to shoot.

Seeing the two react this way, Fang Ze dared not dawdle any longer.

"Ah!" he roared, pulling out the iron spear with his hands.

Then he recalled the martial skill of the Shadow Warrior he had practiced many times, called "Throwing Stick," using his whole body's muscles, legs engaged his waist, waist his back, back his shoulders, shoulders his elbows!

His muscles twisted into a steel lock then he fiercely hurled the iron spear at the tall woman.

"Swoosh!" With the added power of the skill, the iron spear flew towards the woman with a piercing sound!

The tall woman was startled and quickly dodged, retracting her bow.

Only a "thud!" resounded as the iron spear embedded itself deeply into a tree.

The tall woman looked at Fang Ze in astonishment, disbelief written all over her face, "You're not an ordinary Awakener! You've actually practiced Martial Skills?!"

Hearing the woman's exclamation, the short one was also shocked.

An Awakener who had practiced Martial Skills versus one who hadn't, their combat strength was entirely incomparable.

For a moment, their hearts drummed with fear, and their actions began to hesitate.

But just then, Fang Ze seemed to finally recover from the numbness of killing, regaining his composure.

Ignoring the pause in their actions, he coldly looked at them, emotionlessly spat out a word, "Kill!"

Hearing the target's word, in that moment, the tall woman and the short man felt a great unease well up inside them.

They always felt like a great danger was about to fall upon them.

And before they could react, suddenly, the shadows of two giant Shadow Warriors appeared behind them, like demons, clad in black, emotionless as they lifted huge sticks and with a "bang!" smashed them down...

The two only felt an endless black shadow enveloping them.

'Never thought we'd die here.'

'Lord Golden Fox, the information you gave... it was inaccurate!'

Following their last thoughts, dust flew, blood splattered...

Five minutes later, Fang Ze, pale-faced, glanced at the three slightly mangled corpses nearby, then began to search through the items extracted by the Shadow Warriors from their bodies...