Ark Traveler, I want to take a day off today too

Those clear eyes were plunged into endless madness, and she pounced over at an indescribable speed, while Lin Lei stomped his feet calmly. A series of ice crystals immediately attacked the ghost shark flying in the air, like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.

"boom!"

"boom!"

The ghost shark’s limbs and lower abdomen were directly frozen by the ice shadow crystal, and the whole body fell to the ground at Lin Lei’s feet like a free fall, and the sound of the fall was like a javelin thrown by a patriot.

"Hmm... Did I go crazy again just now?" Ghost Shark's eyes suddenly regained clarity, and when she found that her limbs were frozen, she immediately asked: "You are not hurt?"

“Thanks to you, not yet.” Linley said as he once again struggled to lift Ghost Shark into his princess’ arms and carried him back to the bed. “But you may have to talk to me this way from now on.”

"Your power... is very cool. I can feel the stagnation in another part... maybe that's a good thing?" Ghost Shark seemed quite accustomed to her inability to move her limbs, as if this was something she had faced often in the past.

"Then describe your nightmare?"

“Some black fragments hovering in my consciousness are hidden under the shadow of the broken church. When I approached it, they turned into shackles and dragged me into the deep sea.” The girl spoke as if singing, and Linley frowned.

"Your church and this deep-sea hunter...are they operating in a place called Yharnam?"

002. Walking with the Blood Demon

“So what do you think after meeting her?” Kal’tsit looked at Lin Lei, who seemed to be hesitant to speak. “It looks like the communication was successful, otherwise you wouldn’t have such an expression.”

“Where did you find these deep-sea hunters?” Linley frowned. “To be honest, when I see these people, I always feel like I’m out of place in time and space. Are these hunters hunting some kind of ancient god or something like that?”

“Although I don’t know what the ancient gods you are talking about are, these deep-sea hunters are indeed very good at dealing with large monsters.”

“Does someone with this kind of strength still need us to accompany him?” Linley wanted to reach out and poke the old lynx’s rosy face, but as expected, Kal’tsit slapped his hand away in annoyance:

"First of all, I'm worried that the guy might cause some trouble. Secondly, with Skadi's physical strength, it's very difficult to make her bleed with an ordinary sword." Kal'tsit looked at him seriously: "But it's not impossible. Once the girl bleeds, it will be a very dangerous thing."

"So you're still worried about her getting into trouble?"

"Well, if you come over, it will relieve a lot of my worries."

Linley could only sigh: “Do you have any direction? I can’t just search all over Terra, can I?” While the two were talking, a blood demon at the end of the corridor was stealthily looking over here.

“Casimir, Dripping Water Village.” Kal’tsit took Linley’s phone very swiftly and set the destination on it. “She worked as a bounty hunter for a while, and bounty hunters have been gathering around there recently. We already have an operator going there.”

“Also, it looks like someone has been chosen to be your companion…” Kal’tsit left after saying that, while Warfarin limped over to Linley and pinched his hand without saying anything.

"Doesn't it hurt?" Seeing that someone didn't react at all, Warfarin asked suspiciously.

“It’s okay. Are you still in pain?” Linley said with a bit of embarrassment. After all, he was provoked by a certain Draco who was happily drinking tea before he returned yesterday. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so violent towards Hongru and the other two.

"Not bad. I'm a blood demon. I can easily suck back the blood I lost." Upon hearing this, the girl immediately put her hands on her hips and said proudly, "But Froststar recovered much faster than I thought. She has already gone to have tea with Tallulah."

"Oh yeah, yeah, what did Kal'tsit mean just now?"

Seeing the girl making faces to try to make him happy, Linley smiled and rubbed her face. “I’m going on a business trip soon to find an operator. Would you like to come with me?”

"Find an operator? You'd still go on such a mission. Is Kal'tsit planning to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut?"

"The person she asked me to find is called Skadi."

"When are we leaving?" Warfarin, who was originally trying to decide whether work or hanging out with his lover was more important, suddenly changed his expression: "I can extract Draco's blood when I come back, but this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me to try the blood of the Agor people!"

Linley said with a frustrated look on his face: “I thought you really wanted to go out with me, but this is the reason…”

“Don’t give me that. You can fool Amiya with this expression, but it’s useless to me.” Warfarin said unhappily, “But Kal’tsit actually let Skadi go alone. She’s really generous…”

"So we have to go find her now."

“Then let’s get ready quickly. If everything goes well for us, we should be able to meet her soon.” The Blood Demon then ran to her dormitory. She didn’t know whether she was so excited about the chance to draw a tube of Agor’s blood or going out on a ‘honeymoon’ with Lin Lei.

Linley ran into Froststar at the door of Tallulah’s monitoring room. After he explained where he was going, White Rabbit expressed his understanding: “I just happened to take this opportunity to get familiar with the ship. Maybe I can go on a mission with you later.”

And if I leave, will Tallulah be lonely too? The girl thought as she sincerely wished Linley to have fun.

......Linlei Dormitory......

Except for the air purification device that was running at full power, the dormitory where two women and one man had a concert last night was silent. Lin Lei had already packed his clothes and was standing in front of his small arsenal, browsing through his remaining equipment.

In fact, if it weren't for the time-travel accident, his arsenal would have contained quite a lot of weapons and consumables from different worlds - among them there was even a small nuclear warhead specially prepared for ghost agents, but these things were gone, and the Oath Keeper that he used with the bow and arrow was also gone.

Lying quietly in front of Lin Lei was a compound bow that was as beautiful as a butterfly. This legendary weapon from the Black Army Arsenal also had a beautiful name: Monarch Butterfly. When Lin Lei used the forge to forge this weapon, the owner of the military arsenal also praised its beauty.

"The flapping of wings is dazzlingly beautiful, and then injected with venom..."

Just as Linley raised his bow, there was a knock on the door outside the dormitory. “Excuse me, is Dredger in there?”

Is it Lin Guang? Why is she here? Even though the two of them had participated in the same mission together before, it didn't mean that he knew much about this knight born in Casimir, but he still opened the door out of courtesy.

"Mr. De Ruijie, are you going to Water Drop Village soon?" Lin Guang's pretty face, which was always calm, showed some anxiety.

"Uh, yeah....how did you know that?"

“I met Dr. Warfarin on the road, and she told me that, and it seems that you two…” Kuranta hesitated, and Lin Lei admitted it without hesitation:

"Yes, it's just what you think. Of course, it's the same relationship with Froststar."

However, Lin Guang had no intention of criticizing someone's private life at this moment. She just hoped that her sister would not run into such a scumbag: "It's like this, there is an operator from Rhodes Island named Grani... She has been there because she received a commission from the Water Drop Village, and that place..."

Then, this female knight who was very familiar with Casimir’s past told Linley about the possible existence of the tomb and the possible methods needed to open the tomb’s treasures. She also handed him a letter: “This matter is quite urgent, so I would like to ask you to take it to Grani’s child…”

“No problem.” Linley put the letter in his pocket and carried the monarch butterfly on his back. “Just treat me to a meal after the matter is done.”

Lin Guang heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this: "This is what I should do."

003. Bounty hunter?

"Our place is quite a distance from Casimir. Even if we go at full speed, it will probably take several days." Warfarin said nonchalantly while sitting in the driver's seat. "I hope that by the time we arrive, the Victorian policewoman will not have died at the hands of bounty hunters."

“Are you familiar with Grani? Open your mouth.” Linley opened a bag of dried tussock—it was his favorite satay flavor. It was fresh, crispy, and had a hint of spiciness. The fibrous texture of the meat made it impossible to stop eating.

The blood demon girl opened her mouth and obediently accepted the food from the person next to her: "Mother, mother, I'm not familiar with her. Grani is not an active operator of Rhodes Island. She is a contract operator with us... It tastes good. Have another piece."

But just as Linley was about to put the dried meat into the girl’s mouth, she bit her finger and said, “prprprpr.”

“It’s hard to imagine that a blood demon’s salivary glands are so developed.” Linley looked at his sticky fingers with disdain, but he still subconsciously picked up a piece of dried meat and stuffed it into his mouth, then mumbled:

"But I feel that Lin Guang cares about that guy very much. She even gave me a letter and asked me to pass it to her."

Warfarin, who was standing by, gave him a subtle look: "You seem quite disgusted, so why are you still stuffing it into your mouth, Mr. Pervert?"

“Who was it that was sucking my finger like it was a lollipop? It couldn’t be Froststar and the others, could it, Miss Slut?” Linley immediately retorted, “But since we’re going on a long journey, did you bring a sleeping bag?”

"Huh? There is such a thing?! Did you bring it with you?" The Blood Demon was suddenly shocked. It turns out that there is such a thing when going out?

“What do you think?” Linley raised his dead eyes. “You’ve lived for hundreds of years, and you don’t know this? Or were these things prepared for you by the people in the medical department?”

"Of course. That little girl named Moyao is always so enthusiastic when she goes out on field missions." Warfarin said with embarrassment. "And when I was in Kazdel, I didn't have many opportunities to use this kind of thing. You know I'm a blood demon. Sometimes, the other side would lend me their house before I even opened my mouth."

Then she sighed: "There were so many kind-hearted people at that time, so many that I couldn't believe it was Kazdel."

...somewhere in a tavern in Casimir...

In this country where business is extremely developed due to the intervention of capital, in addition to the traditional knights and nobles and the new capital elites, there are also professions such as rangers and bounty hunters.

Regardless of your identity, you can become a bounty hunter with just a name, which leads to a mixed bag of people in the bounty hunter guild - of course, this is also one of the reasons why the bounty hunter guild has grown bigger and bigger in recent years.

But this also led to some robbers who were originally engaged in murder and robbery to transform into so-called "bounty hunters", and in this hunter tavern in the middle of nowhere, the vast majority are the former.

"boom!"

The wooden door was kicked to pieces in the most brutal way. Just when the bartender was about to take out a mountain axe from under the table and tell the visitor: "Either pay money today or you will lose your head", a woman with a pointed hat and a blue and black cloak walked in. The reason why the bartender stopped was not because of her dress but because she was holding a big sword that was nearly 1.6 meters long in her hand!

"boom!"

The white-haired woman stabbed the greatsword directly into the wooden floor, and the heavy muffled sound told every desperado in the bar that this thing was solid. There was not a trace of emotion on that face that could be called perfect.

"Where are 'Cranial Cavity', 'Fire Lungs', and 'Yellow Smoke' now?" The woman's voice was extremely cold, and the bartender standing at the counter showed a smile that was uglier than a dead father:

"This... this hunter... we are a branch of the bounty hunters, not the Helmetless Alliance... we don't offer anything else..."

"boom!"

The woman swung the sword with one hand and chopped it directly on the bar: "Then tell me what commission they accepted and where they went."

"Dishui... They went to Dishui Village and accepted a commission to find the Knight's treasure nearby." The bartender trembled as he handed a commission from the commission board behind him to the other party, "This is it."

"If you lie to me, I will come again. Register now." She then threw out her bounty hunter certificate, and the bartender shuddered when he took the certificate and saw the other party's name and code name...

"Crackling."

The smell of the reincarnation of grains suddenly spread in this bar full of the smell of cigarettes and alcohol, "Disaster...disaster star...Skadi?"

"It's me. Also, do you want to change your pants? The smell is terrible." Skadi wrinkled her nose and pulled out the big sword with her left hand and swung it behind her, killing a bounty hunter who wanted to take the opportunity to attack her!

Skadi then greeted everyone present in Agor: "Anyone who tries to draw a weapon against me... will be torn into pieces!" The terrifying aura of the deep-sea monster and the white and red corpses at the girl's feet immediately repelled all the bounty hunters who were ready to move.

"Your commission has been registered." The bartender's voice was almost as good as the Patriot's with damaged vocal cords. "After completing the commission, you can go to any bounty hunter's union to exchange for your reward."

"Okay... I got it. Go change your pants." After taking the contract, Skadi immediately put on her sword and walked out. Even after she left, this tavern, which was once crowded with people, remained silent, as if it was afraid that the bounty hunter would come back.

"It seems that the top bounty hunter circle is going to be reshuffled this time. Vincent, is that guy really the 'disaster star'?" After another quarter of an hour, the bar had a little noise again, and the bartender had finished cleaning - but his reputation was probably ruined.

"It's absolutely true, and her appearance is no different from that time... But why would the disaster star who disappeared for such a long time come back? It can't be that she is really here for the treasure in the tomb of the expedition knight, right?"

"Who knows? Forget it, let's drink!"

...In the wilderness...

Lin Lei had already set up the tent, and Warfarin had already crawled into someone's sleeping bag: "Good night~"

"Good night."

004. Hunter

Just when Linley was feeling a little sleepy, snow suddenly began to fall on the plain, where the temperature was not high to begin with. The color of the snow was black! His originally relaxed nerves instantly tensed up, and a black short spear pierced through space and landed directly on the fire.

"You didn't attack me directly, but stuck me in the fire... Is this an invitation or a challenge to a fight?"

Lin Lei stood up from the fire. He turned around to look at Warfarin who was still sleeping peacefully in her sleeping bag. The girl looked normal, and her even breathing proved that she was fine.

"It seems that the sharp blades of those emperors are coming for me." The man muttered to himself, and the two blood needles that could greatly enhance his physical fitness in a short period of time were now in his coat pocket.

As Linley followed the black snowflakes, the Emperor’s sharp blade stood quietly in place. This inner guard’s strength was far superior to that of the Viper, both in terms of momentum and his use of the power of fear.

"Hiss...Huh...Viper died in your hands." A slightly old but equally turbid voice echoed on the snowy field.

“It’s me. Is it time to avenge my comrades?” Linley sneered as he took off the monarch butterfly on his back. The arrow, shining with a deadly luster, was already on the bowstring.

“My companion…hiss…huh…boy, you are wrong. He may be my colleague, but he is not my companion.” The inner guard looked at Lin Lei with his hands hanging down, as if the arrows of the monarch butterfly posed no threat to him. “Most of my companions died in Sunset Canyon.”

"Tell me next, do you know my name?"

As the strange voice fell, the surrounding black fog instantly permeated the entire space, and the power of fear suddenly permeated the entire venue. Linley remained motionless and recited the name that had appeared in his and Kal'tsit's casual conversation:

"Hunter, when I heard that person mention this name, I thought you were dead."

"Dead? Although I was seriously injured in the battle more than ten years ago, it won't kill me." The legendary old guard's eyes flashed with a bloody red light. "It seems that guy is not dead either."

“I think even if Ursus is completely destroyed, she shouldn’t be in any danger.” Linley said indifferently, “Then may I ask why this old senior came to see me?”

“Someone must be held responsible for the death of the inner guards, and I am only the executor.” The hunter growled, and the black and red spear shot out towards the position where Lin Lei was standing like the royal treasure of a certain street lamp king!

"Puff puff puff!"

Lin Lei directly smashed a Dusk Realm grenade under his feet, and at the same time rolled backwards. The monarch butterfly in his hand shot out three arrows in succession in the space of a breath.

"Hiss...Huh...Then has she ever told you where the Inner Guards' power comes from?" The Hunter concentrated his weapons many times faster than the Viper. He simply swung the two black and red swords, and the three arrows were cut down in mid-air.

“An evil demon, but she never told me what it was, and I’ve never actually seen such a thing.” After seeing that his archery was fruitless, Linley immediately pulled out the thorns beside his thigh and the remaining light inside his coat.

"They are powerful because of what they know. In order to fight them, suppressing the inheritance of all knowledge about them has become an unwritten law in all countries." The hunter explained slowly after a brief silence, "You only need to know that these monsters are enemies of civilization."

After saying this, the hunter rushed towards Linley, brandishing his long sword. “Hiss… Hoo… Every inner guard must see the people alive and the country dead… Tell me, how did you do it?”

“Just some unique skills of mine!” Linley said as he stabbed the second blood needle given to him by Warfarin into his arm! Then the residual light emitting a faint chill collided with the long sword condensed from the evil power!

"Clang clang clang!"

Compared to Viper's fighting style, the inner guard's movements were simpler and purer, without any tricks. Every strike of his sword was extremely deadly, and his defense was flawless. But even so, the highly corrosive demonic long sword began to shrink after several contacts with the residual light.

As a veteran inner guard, the hunter naturally noticed the changes in his weapon - the demonic power had become blunt, or did it seem to be in hibernation? "Hiss... huh... With this kind of power, even Drake would not be wronged if he lost to you."

“Like that woman, you possess all the qualities of an excellent warrior. Hiss… huh…” After a few rounds of fighting, the Stalker took the initiative to distance himself from Linley and exclaimed, “But unlike her, you are a pure warrior.”

Linley, on the other hand, was holding the Remnant Light in his hand. With the blessing of the Sarkaz blood, his physical strength and mental state were much more excited than usual. “Then should I thank you for the compliment?”

"Hmph... there's no need for that. Besides, you've passed the test..." The Hunter said, and then he took back the kingdom that had already spread out. "Tonight, the Emperor's blade will not take your life. If you're interested in becoming one of us, then come to me with this."