Trickster Hunter.

Chapter 309 Red-haired Witch
Jiang Yu briefly told the red-haired witch about the inner world and the outer world. What surprised Jiang Yu was that the other party immediately understood what he meant after he only mentioned it briefly.

"I understand... Speaking of which, the one who sensed the other world was not you, but the little brother next to you?" The red-haired witch cast her eyes on Ling Xiao, then narrowed her eyes slightly, "You are not a hunter?"

"No."

"But the gun hanging around your neck is an artifact-type strange object... a strange weapon equipment? Are you qualified?" asked the red-haired witch.

Ling Xiao shook his head.

Sun Hang said that the secret of the "God-killing Gun" should not be revealed to anyone, so Ling Xiao naturally would not say a word to anyone else.

"Is that the 'Weird Tool' that was temporarily borrowed for the mission?" the red-haired witch asked again, "Can you tell me the name and ability of this gun... I can vaguely feel a hint of threat from this thing."

Ling Xiao still shook his head.

"Well, it seems that this thing involves some confidential information, so I won't ask." The red-haired witch was very open-minded, "But can you put me down first... Although I don't reject pain, and even like it a little, the feeling of losing freedom is still very uncomfortable."

"I'll let you down right away!" Jiang Yu said, drawing his bow and arrow, instantly shooting off the iron chains that were hanging the red-haired witch.

The latter fell heavily to the ground, letting out a groan that sounded unclear whether it was pain or comfort.

"Are you okay?" Jiang Yu put away the short bow and asked worriedly.

“It’s okay, it’s okay.” The red-haired witch waved her hands. “Your archery skills are good. This iron chain has also been mutated by that thing. It can be regarded as a strange artifact. I struggled for a long time but couldn’t break it. You can actually shoot it through so easily... Is this bow and arrow your special ability?”

"I guess so..." Jiang Yu nodded, "Before I became a hunter, I practiced archery."

The red-haired witch stood up and pulled the chains that remained on her body out of her flesh, making a series of hissing sounds while baring her teeth.

"It... hurts a lot, right?" Jiang Yu looked at the broken flesh and blood scabs stuck to the chains and couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.

It was as if what was being torn off was one's own flesh and blood.

"It's actually okay... Once you get used to it, the pain will no longer be pain, but will turn into pleasure." The red-haired witch gave Jiang Yu a slightly perverted smile, "Hehe, as long as you live long enough, you will always experience this feeling."

"..." Jiang Yu subconsciously took a half step back and swallowed a small mouthful of saliva.

"What was it that attacked you?" Ling Xiao suddenly asked.

"No, I was ambushed. I was checking for traces outside the factory when everything went black. When I came to my senses, I was hanging here." The red-haired witch said, "I don't know why that thing didn't kill me... Maybe it planned to keep me as a reserve ration?"

"Store rations? Does that mean it will come back?" Jiang Yu was shocked and subconsciously tightened the short bow in his hand.

"Who knows? Maybe it's lurking not far away, using me as bait to kill more people." The red-haired magician shrugged, tore off a small piece of flesh from the wound, and threw it into his mouth. "Who knows, maybe we are all in its trap now."

"Ah?" Jiang Yu was immediately shocked. "Then...what should we do now?"

“Pfft… I was just trying to scare you.” The red-haired witch couldn’t hold back and burst out laughing. “If this was really a trap, you would have died long ago… We’ve been talking for a long time, and that thing hasn’t jumped out. It’s very likely that it has already left here.”

"But...but what if...it really comes back..." "That would be great." The red-haired witch rubbed her numb wrist, with a hint of anger flashing in her eyes, "I wish it would appear in front of me right now."

"Can you beat it?" Jiang Yu asked.

"We have to fight to find out whether we can defeat it or not." The red-haired witch said, "Since that thing chose to attack by surprise, maybe it's because it can't beat me."

"..." Jiang Yu pursed his lips, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"By the way, what are your two names?" asked the red-haired witch.

"My name is Jiang Yu, and I'm a registered hunter in Tianfu City. His name is Ling Xiao, and he's an operator in the field department of the Tianfu City Weird Things Research Institute." Jiang Yu introduced.

"Are they all real names? Not code names?" The red-haired witch was a little surprised.

"We've just started working...we haven't decided on code names or anything like that yet." Jiang Yu replied.

"Okay...then don't call me the 'Red-haired Witch' anymore. Just call me Lilith." said the Red-haired Witch "Lilith".

"Lilith? Is that your name?" Jiang Yu looked the other person up and down. Judging from her hair color, face shape, and emerald green eyes, the red-haired witch should be a mixed-race. As for what race her blood was mixed with, Jiang Yu couldn't tell.

"It's a name I gave myself...but the name on my ID card has long been changed to Lilith, so it's okay for you to think of it as my real name." Lilith said.

"Oh……"

"Speaking of which, Ling Xiao, you are not yet an adult, right?" Lilith looked at Ling Xiao, "I know the situation in Shuzhou is tense, but it's not necessary to recruit minors, right?"

"I'm a reserve operator and I'm currently undergoing training," Ling Xiao said.

"Reserve? Come to think of it, have you never been to Chunming City?" Lilith asked again.

"No."

"If you have a chance, I suggest you go to the Tianshu Tower headquarters in Chunming City. There is a not very well-known department in the Tianshu Tower called the 'Superpower Management Department'. The people there should be interested in you." Lilith said.

"The Department of Management of Superpowers?"

"You are neither a hunter nor an infected person, so have you ever thought about where your extremely sensitive perception of space and time comes from? You know, even among hunters, this ability is very rare." Lilith said.

"Superpower... is that what it means literally? Is that what I understand?" Jiang Yu at the side couldn't help but ask.

"That's what I mean." Lilith walked up to Ling Xiao and scanned him carefully from head to toe. "It's not only those infected with the weird meme that can gain those extraordinary special abilities. There are some humans who are not infected, but can also have similar abilities... Some are innate, and some are awakened later in life, but no matter which one it is, we call them all psychics. I think you are very likely a psychic."

[PS There should be another update later. ]

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