Chapter 265: Chapter 265: Appetizer (Third Update)
The Night Devil Empress’s face turned iron blue, but after a moment, she suddenly let out a series of cold, mocking laughs.
“Very well, since you admire him so much, then when the time comes, I will let you experience what it feels like to kill him with your own hands!”
“You’ve forgotten to tell you, the very thing Night Demon Valley excels at is disguise and possession, so flawless not even a Golden Immortal can detect it, so don’t dream that he’ll be able to notice!”
Upon hearing the Night Devil Empress’s words, Fan Mengxue’s expression finally changed.
“If you dare to do this, even if I have to endure the torture of Demon Flame burning my soul for ten thousand years, I will not let you go!” Fan Mengxue cried out in anger.
The Night Devil Empress cackled strangely as she exited the spiritual world and slowly opened her eyes.
Similarly possessed by her underlings, Han Yao walked in.
“Empress, we have just received news, Xue An has already arrived in M Country!”
The Night Devil Empress’s eyes lit up, and then she nodded, “Good! Notify Griffin first!”
“I think Griffin would be very pleased to whet his appetite with some appetizers while entertaining our Mr. Xue An!”
Griffin was sitting in a chair eating a steak when he received the message.
The thick steak was gradually sectioned off under the blade of Griffin’s knife.
With each bite, the aroma overflowed, and combined with a bit of wine, it was simply perfection!
Not until the entire steak had been devoured did Griffin leisurely lean back in his chair, pulling off the napkin from around his neck and wiping his mouth.
“It seems our Empress is a bit impatient, but this Xue An has quite the tempestuous temper too. Just the second day he arrived in M Country, and he has already made Tang Sect retreat in dismay,” said Griffin indifferently.
His subordinates remained utterly silent.
They all knew full well Griffin’s temperament; he could be as cultured and gentlemanly when pleased, but once enraged, he would transform into the most cruel and bloodthirsty demon.
Thus, no one dared to speak.
“Hehe, China’s master… moreover, the deeds he has performed are truly dazzling. But unfortunately, this is the era of technology, there isn’t a master that a single anti-materiel armor-piercing bullet can’t deal with, if there is, then two!”
As Griffin spoke, he became excited, dancing and gesticulating.
The people in the room watched on as if they were accustomed to it.
“Ghoul!” Griffin called.
“Disciple is here!” A bald hulk slowly stood up from a corner.
His face and body were covered with various scars, most of them gun wounds, as if he had come out of a hail of bullets.
“You go kill this fellow, it doesn’t matter what weapon you use, even if you can get a nuclear bomb, it’s fine!”
“Yes!”
“Also, send a message to those Bounty Hunters in the City of Sin, whoever can kill him, the reward is one hundred million!”
The Ghoul nodded and then turned to leave.
Griffin’s face still bore a trace of excitement; he licked his lips, “I do hope I can see your corpse soon. When the time comes, I will use the most exquisite knife work to dissect you bit by bit, and your bones will become my finest collection!”
In the back lawn of the Shen Family compound,
Xue Xiang and Xue Lian were swinging on a swing set.
Xue An was behind them, responsible for pushing the swing.
With each push, the swing flew a little higher.
Soon, the swing was almost perpendicular to the ground.
Shen Nan watched with her heart in her throat.
However, Xue Xiang and Xue Lian giggled non-stop.
Now, Xue An’s family was temporarily staying in the Shen Family’s home.
Xue An had intended to leave, but Shen Kang wouldn’t hear of it and insisted on holding them back.
In the end, Xue An gave up, reasoning that there were only two or three days left until the Oscars, and that the Shen Family would be attending too, which would save him the trouble.
An Yan had moved her computer outside and was playing a newly released horror game with intense concentration.
An Yan’s explanation for this was that the air inside was not good, so she wanted to play with the computer outside!
Xue An could only indulge her with a smile at this.
He just liked to watch An Yan try to be tough, with that silly look on her face.
Just when everything was peaceful and tranquil,
Suddenly.
Xue An frowned and turned his head to look into the distance.
And at that moment.
On top of a building 1,500 meters away from the Shen Family residence, a focused sniper had just taken a deep breath.
“May God be with you!”
He silently recited in his mind and pulled the trigger.
It was a sure shot.
On the battlefield, he had sniped countless targets with his rifle.
This time would be no exception.
Although the intel had mentioned that this man was terrifyingly formidable.
But there wasn’t anyone that the bounty hunters of the City of Sin couldn’t handle.
Especially since he was one of the best among the bounty hunters.
Thinking about the one hundred million US dollars that were about to be his, he became somewhat excited.
A bullet traveling 1,500 meters would take 1.79 seconds.
He leaned forward, his eyes fixed on the scope.
He liked to watch his prey’s head explode under his gun.
But the smile on the corner of his mouth hadn’t even fully formed before it froze.
Because through the scope, he saw Xue An’s indifferent gaze.
At the same time, the bullet arrived.
The massive shockwave even shattered the branches it passed along the way.
Yet such a powerful armor-piercing bullet stopped dead, one meter away from Xue An.
Then the bullet began to drill forward slowly, but with each centimeter it moved, its shape twisted a bit more.
Until, after a laborious journey of ten centimeters, it exploded with a bang into dust and dispersed in the wind.
The bounty hunter watched this happen, dumbstruck, then his body shuddered violently, and he rolled over, attempting to flee.
This man… was too terrifying!
No wonder there was a bounty of a hundred million on him!
But just as he was about to get up.
A voice came from behind him, “Your shooting is not bad, but sadly, you won’t have a chance to use it again!”
With that, the bounty hunter felt a severe pain throughout his body, and just as he was about to scream out loud, he was burned to ashes by white flames.
Xue An looked at the special sniper rifle left on the rooftop and smiled faintly.
“Planning to wear me down with this method? Too bad, you’ve miscalculated!”
But just as Xue An appeared on the rooftop 1,500 meters away.
In the back garden of the Shen Family residence, a ghoul dropped from the sky like a Hell Demon God, and without any waste of words, went straight for An Yan.
He was a smart man, because an unsmart warrior would have died on the battlefield long ago.
He had been waiting.
Waiting for others to make a move.
Sure enough!
Someone couldn’t hold back and fired the first shot.
Xue An was lured away by the shot, as expected.
Leaving behind a perfect opportunity.
Of course, the ghoul was not willing to let it pass and lunged at An Yan with a vicious smirk.
Just subdue this woman.
Then wouldn’t Xue An be easy to capture?
But just when he thought everything was a sure thing.
An Yan, whom he had considered a frail woman, frowned and picked up the frying pan that was beside the computer for self-encouragement.