The Legend of the Demon Hunter

"Xue Miao, you just said that those who are lost in this mirage are lambs to be slaughtered. Are all the life-seekers who enter the mirage as cruel and murderous as Chen Qing?" Xiao Zhu asked doubtfully.

"I understand what you mean. There are good people and bad people in this world, bloodthirsty people and kind-hearted people. But once they enter the mirage, everyone will tend to make the same choice, which is to kill everyone except their teammates. Only such people can truly survive to the end."

"why?"

"This is determined by the rules and environment. The mirage is full of dangers. The demon hunters have already exhausted their energy just dealing with various dangers. If someone attacks them secretly at this time, it will be difficult for the attacked person to escape death."

"There is another more important reason, which is that the resources in the Hunting King Tower are very limited. The Mirage only opens once every hundred years, and each time it opens, only the first few people who find the Hunting King Tower can successfully seize the treasures. So one more person is equivalent to one more competitor. In this case, everyone will naturally make the choice that is most beneficial to themselves." Lin Xuemiao explained.

"So that's how it is... Xue Miao, you won't attack me from behind, will you?" Xiao Zhu asked half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"No, regardless of the fact that you are stronger than me, it would be difficult for me to succeed even if I launch a sneak attack on you. Besides, we are a team of two, and you will be more useful to me alive than dead, so you can trust me completely." Lin Xuemiao answered seriously.

At this moment, a bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket struck down, and it seemed to have a spirit that struck the bodies of the three people who had just been killed. When the light faded, the bodies of the three people turned into scorched earth.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Zhu couldn't help but wonder, in the past few hundred years, in the many times when the mirage opened, how many people stayed here forever, and how many were reduced to ashes by thunder and lightning?

"Xue Miao, look there, it seems something has grown?" Xiao Zhu noticed that in the place that had just been struck by lightning, a plant grew at a speed visible to the naked eye, and on that plant bloomed a small and dense white flower like lavender.

Lin Xuemiao took a step forward and carefully observed the white flower. She thought about it and said, "I have never seen this kind of flower before."

"This flower blooms at the place where the three people died, and it grew because it was struck by lightning. Let's call it the lightning flower for now. However, the growth conditions of this lightning flower are really harsh. I'm afraid it is an extremely rare thing. Let's take it away!" Xiao Zhu analyzed.

"Okay." Lin Xuemiao nodded, but she didn't move. She looked like she wanted to give this flower of unknown origin to Xiao Zhu. This was very consistent with her personality, calm and steady.

Seeing this, Xiao Zhu picked the flower and put it in the gleaming amber bracelet.

"Let's go to the next island." Xiao Zhu said.

Xiao Zhu and Lin Xuemiao flew away from the island. Although the island was covered with thunder and lightning, it was not too dangerous for Lin Xuemiao and Xiao Zhu who had the wings of wind and thunder. Especially Lin Xuemiao, who had thunder and lightning blood, was like a fish in water on this island. Not only did her body receive the baptism of thunder and lightning power, but her cultivation was also further improved.

If it weren't for the pressure of finding the Hunting King Tower, Lin Xuemiao would rather practice on this island for a few decades.

Today, Lin Xuemiao has reached the late stage of the Soul Hunting Realm. He only needs to wait for this trip to the Mirage to have further opportunities to seize the treasures in the Hunting King Tower.

But they both knew that they might not be so lucky on the next island.

The two flew for a while and finally flew out of the range of thunder and lightning, but the dark clouds in the sky were still thick, and it was still very dark between the sky and the sea.

"Xiao, look there!" Lin Xuemiao pointed forward.

Xiao Zhu looked in the direction Lin Xuemiao pointed, and saw a dark shadow on the distant sea, like an island, but the shadow gave Xiao Zhu a gloomy and dark feeling.

"Let's go and take a look." Lin Xuemiao said.

With their flying speed, they quickly approached the island. When they arrived at the island, they found that there were many ships stranded on the shore.

These ships were large and small, but their common feature was that each one was severely damaged, with a thick layer of rust on the metal hull and an unpleasant smell from the decaying wood.

Xiao Zhu and Lin Xuemiao landed on the rocks near the shore. Xiao Zhu said, "These are all ships that were wrecked at sea. After they sank, they were carried here by the waves and ran aground here."

Xiao Zhu turned around and saw Lin Xuemiao standing there without moving. He asked, "Xuemiao, what's wrong?"

Lin Xuemiao frowned and said, "This place gives me an indescribable feeling. In short, I feel very uncomfortable."

Xiao Zhu also had this feeling in his heart, and he replied: "Well, let's go and search to see if the King Hunting Tower is here. If it's not here, let's leave as soon as possible!"

The two landed on the shore of the island. There were stranded ships all around them. Xiao Zhu suddenly saw something and his eyes were fixed on one place.

"Xiao, what is that?" Lin Xuemiao asked puzzledly.

Xiao Zhu did not answer, but flew forward a short distance and landed in front of a broken fishing boat with only half of its hull left. This boat was the largest among the many stranded ships. There were two big characters "Conch" written on the hull. The rest of the characters could not be seen because the other half of the hull was lost, but Xiao Zhu knew that what was left was a "number" character.

Seeing these three words, Xiao Zhu suddenly felt his scalp tingling. He saw Lin Xuemiao also caught up and said, "This is the ship I took when I went out to sea. It encountered a shipwreck and was attacked by a deep-sea monster, so it sank. I didn't expect it to drift here."

Xiao Zhu jumped onto the boat and walked along the deck to the room on the boat. Because it had been soaked by sea water, everything on the boat became messy and dirty. Xiao Zhu walked to the room where the three demon hunters had lived. The furniture inside was still there, but it had been destroyed beyond recognition.

"Strange..." Xiao Zhu muttered to himself.

"What's wrong?" Lin Xuemiao asked puzzledly.

Xiao Zhu looked at the deck and replied, "There were dozens of us who went to sea together, but why didn't we see even one person or even a corpse here?"

"Maybe they have sunk to the bottom of the sea and were eaten by monsters!" Lin Xuemiao guessed.

"Well, that's the only way I can understand it. Let's go!" Xiao Zhu also agreed with Lin Xuemiao's answer and was unwilling to stay here any longer.

The two came to the deck. Lin Xuemiao pointed at the sea not far away and suddenly shouted, "Xiao, look, there seems to be someone there."