There are eight people in this world.
Although they have different nationalities and ages, they all have a hatred for monsters and dream of becoming hunters.
They grew up in a world without toys, and the only playthings around them were sharp knives.
They haven't yet learned how to hold a pen and write, but they have learned how to hold a gun tightly.
But they never regretted taking this path.
Fifteen years later, with the death of one of the girls, the remaining seven went their separate ways.
"I want to be a singer."
"I want to do business."
"I want to work at sea."
"I……"
Everyone’s dreams and ambitions surpassed those of their predecessors, and they also achieved brilliant achievements in their respective fields.
Except Li Yuxuan.
When they were at the top of their respective fields, Li Yuxuan was still an F-level hunter.
So he was unwilling to contact them, and the relationship was inevitably alienated.
Except for one person, Song Jialin.
Like Li Yuxuan, she is still a hunter.
"haven't seen you for a long time?"
Because Song Jialin often comes to Jinxi City, her face is the most familiar to Li Yuxuan.
Hearing Li Yuxuan's voice, Song Jialin threw down the beer can and jumped up from her seat.
Suddenly, she stared at Li Yuxuan suspiciously with her golden eyes.
"You...what the hell? Teleportation? No, it's not teleportation...boy, don't tell me you are a returner?"
Returners refer to people who return after falling into another world.
It is said that the Returners are able to use a new type of power that is completely different from Blue Star, which is called "unorthodox".
It is said that the Returned can exert amazing power with just an ordinary long sword or bare hands without resorting to magical energy.
For some reason, most of them choose to live in seclusion.
"Returner...that's pretty much what it means, or is it more correct to say, dimensional traveler?"
Because Li Yuxuan did not simply come back, but traveled back and forth between different dimensions, or dimensions.
"What? What happened while I was gone?"
Li Yuxuan originally wanted to tell Song Jialin everything.
However, the system made a request.
[I hope you won’t tell anyone about the protagonist’s hunting contract. 】
[This is just a simple request, so you can tell her if you want. 】
Li Yuxuan was silent for a while.
The system did not force him not to speak, but simply requested.
So he decided not to tell.
Besides, telling people that he had a contract to kill someone was funny in itself.
"I can't tell you more."
Hearing Li Yuxuan's answer, Song Jialin seemed to have complicated feelings and stared at him for a long time.
What would a normal person think when they saw him, an ordinary person, appear out of thin air?
But there are many things in the world that are difficult to understand. When others are curious about Li Yuxuan, Song Jialin always steps in to stop them.
She said it was out of consideration for others.
Therefore, seeing that Li Yuxuan was unwilling to say more, Song Jialin did not force it.
This is what Li Yuxuan has always admired about her.
"Boy, you grew up while I was away... By the way, are you taller again?"
"I've always been taller than you."
"snort……"
After staring at Li Yuxuan for a while, Song Jialin quickly showed a calm smile.
"Well, what does it matter if you're a returner or a dimensional traveler? What matters is that you're still alive."
Well, maybe it was Li Yuxuan's imagination. He thought he heard Song Jialin say such words.
"Speaking of which, kid... do you know how long I have been waiting for you here?"
"how long?"
"It's been three weeks and I thought you'd never come back, asshole."
"oh."
So, what have you been doing at my house these three weeks?
Li Yuxuan did not ask, but looked around.
For some reason, the apartment was filled with her scent, the scent of a lonely woman.
And it looks like there's trash everywhere.
Not cleaned at all.
"Looking at this pigsty, I'm shaking with rage."
"Haha, yeah. You should clean up like usual."
"Asshole, this is all your fault."
As Li Yuxuan spoke, he kicked the rolling beer can beside his feet with his toes.
"By the way, why did you come to my house? You are still as weird as before. You are such a big man and you are still wearing bow-tie underwear."
"this……"
Song Jialin only wore a white vest and black underwear.
She looked down at her panties, then up, her eyes soon becoming serious.
"The highlight is the bow. It's very beautiful, you know?"
"...Aren't you going to wear another pair of pants?"
"In that case, can you still see the bow?"
What?
Li Yuxuan was stunned for a moment.
Song Jialin ignored him and continued.
"I wore this just to show you. Otherwise, why would there be a bow?"
"oh."
Here, Li Yuxuan wants to clarify something.
This is definitely Song Jialin's nonsense, but it is quite convincing.
So he couldn't refute it.
"Forget it, just tell me what you're here to do."
"Why, of course it's because I miss you."
"That's it?"
"Hmm...can it be considered a 1% reason at most?"
"Stop being so pretentious."
"There's more. Ha, sister, I made a special trip to see you, so you should show some gratitude."
Li Yuxuan looked at the half-eaten food on the ground without any gratitude in his heart.
He slowly took off his combat uniform, hung it on the hanger, and began to change clothes without hesitation.
They fought side by side and knew each other almost inside out.
Song Jialin watched Li Yuxuan change clothes, tilted her head, and then said.
"Wow, there's something weird about you."
"What happens now?"
"Your muscles are weird."
"What?"
Having said that, since Li Yuxuan became the "protagonist hunter", he has only been to the hospital once.
At that time, he didn't quite understand how to use this ability.
Will the ability absorbed from the protagonist harm my body?
Li Yuxuan has never considered this issue...
"Your muscles become works of art."
"???"
"No, seriously, look at it, do you know how much you have changed? It's crazy. Your muscle lines are much more obvious. However, your face is still so ordinary."
After speaking, Song Jialin snorted, leaving Li Yuxuan speechless.
Song Jialin has a beautiful face, so if they argue about appearance, he is bound to lose.
At the same time, Song Jialin was slowly approaching his upper body, inspecting him seriously.
Li Yuxuan himself had seen it in front of the full-length mirror, but to be honest, he couldn't see any difference at all.
How did Song Jialin figure it out?
"To reminisce about the past, can I touch it?"
"no."
Li Yuxuan pushed her away gently, and then said: "Speaking of which, since you are here, it means there is a pretty big case, right?
"That's right."
S-class hunter Song Jialin came to Jinxi City specifically, and the case must be quite big.
"Is the case solved now?"
"I knew you went to a strange place. You didn't even read the news, right?"
"Well, tell me."
"On the coastline near Jinxi City, a 'deformed' copy suddenly appeared."
After hearing this, Li Yuxuan couldn't help but frowned.
Malformed copy.
A copy that is difficult to grade due to the impossibility of measurement.
The copy itself is not consistent with common sense, but the deformed copy deviates too much from people's understanding and research of copies.
Ever since monsters appeared 30 years ago, deformed copies have always caused quite a stir.
Unexpectedly, it was Jinxi City’s turn this time.
"How is the current progress of the copy?"
"Not only the Hunter Association of Jinxi City, but also guilds in other cities have provided various forms of support. But no one has been able to successfully enter."
"What? There is such a thing?"
"I don't know either. I'm confused too."
Song Jialin shook her head with a depressed look.
"Although you don't have superpowers, you are still smart, right? So I came to ask you if you want to join me."
In this world, "Hunters" are unconditionally considered superhuman regardless of their level.
But if you had to bring an assistant, who would you rather bring?
F-level hunter? Or a more advanced hunter?
Likewise, no matter how knowledgeable and mentally powerful an F-class hunter is, a person with superpowers who can shoot lasers from his hands is still more useful in an emergency.
However, if you are already a top hunter, the situation is different.
Just like Song Jialin, she is an S-class hunter herself, so she prefers muscles over brains.
She would come to see Li Yuxuan from time to time.
"But first, we can't even get in. These lunatics are even planning to forcefully wait for 'the end of time.'"
If the copy is not cleared within the time limit, the inner and outer worlds will be synchronized.
But what if the internal environment of the copy is worse than that of Blue Star?
This means that the Blue Star environment will be severely polluted.
Li Yuxuan is not so clear about ordinary cave dungeons.
However, high-level and deformed copies, once synchronized with Blue Star, often cause serious damage to Blue Star's ecosystem.
In other words, after the "end of time", people may have to abandon part of the sea area offshore Jinxi City.
"The Jinxi City government will not allow it."
"Of course not. But what can they do? No one can get in."
"Isn't the International Anomaly Cooperation Organization here? They are experts in this field."
"They are here, but they are helpless, which is normal."
Yes, malformed copies are usually inaccessible. Even if they can be entered, the mechanisms inside are difficult to understand, so they are rarely cleared.
Li Yuxuan has seen several deformed copies before, but he has not been able to conquer any of them.
"Honestly, I don't know what's going to change now that I'm here."
"I know. It's impossible to enter a deformed copy, so basically cowards gather there. I also know that you won't go in, so you just come and make up the numbers. I get very angry when I see those cowards who are sightseeing. , seriously, I want to strangle them every time I see them.”
"You still have such a bad temper."
Li Yuxuan is considering whether to go.
Malformed copy.
He would never go there without first-level equipment.
First of all, even if it is an A-level copy, the level 2 equipment is too much.
Likewise, his E-level physique is the same.
It doesn't matter if you let him command from the rear.
But he wasted too many bullets during this time travel, and his wallet was completely empty.
"You just show up, you can get money, and if the dungeon is opened, you can take a ride home. Kill two birds with one stone."
Yes, nothing to lose.
the next day.
Li Yuxuan and Song Jialin went to Jinsha Beach in Jinxi City.
This place is famous for its scenery throughout the four seasons.
30 years ago, a deformed copy appeared, and the environment was synchronized after the "end of time", resulting in the appearance of mysterious "silver coral".
The replica syncs with reality, and the results aren't all bad.
Here is a positive example where people can see nature becoming cleaner and beautiful natural forests growing.
But now, Jinsha Beach has been developed into a tourist attraction, and not a single sightseeing civilian can be seen.
Dozens of reconnaissance drones circled over Jinsha Beach, and occasionally many soldiers and military helicopters could be seen.
There were also many temporary barracks and various residences. Li Yuxuan even wondered whether it was necessary to build such high-end temporary barracks.
Feeling the cold sea breeze, Li Yuxuan turned up his collar.
The problem is that the level three magic jacket has no heating function at all.
Song Jialin was dressed very thinly, which was in sharp contrast to Li Yuxuan.
Black hot pants that are short to the hips, a fluffy blue baseball shirt, and a blue baseball cap.
She also had a silver baseball bat hanging from her back.
Although she looked like she was going to play baseball in a certain neighborhood, Li Yuxuan knew that the equipment and baseball bat were actually first-level or even higher-level magic equipment.
The appearance of most magic equipment is relatively uniform, and sometimes under the ordinary appearance, it is advanced equipment.
Even Song Jialin's clothes can control temperature, which is several times more advanced than Li Yuxuan's.
However, S-class superpowers can already control their own body temperature and do not need this.
Uh-huh!
The soldier saluted when he saw the F-class and S-class hunter licenses.
The focus is not on Li Yuxuan, but on Song Jialin.
Of course, it's not just because she is S-class.
Even without superpowers, her presence attracts people's attention.
"Ah, so much garbage. They won't even enter the dungeon."
When the hunters looked at Song Jialin, she complained.
She was chewing bubble gum and looking displeased, partly because of the smoking ban on site, but also because of the presence of hunters.
From time to time a hunter would try to get close to her.
"Can you go away? Son of a bitch, what are you looking at?"
"You still want to pick up girls in this situation? Are you a hunter or a rabbit? Do you still want that thing down there? Do you want me to chop it off?"
"Who the hell are you? You dare to call me by my name?"
But they were all blocked by her impenetrable wall and ran away in despair.
"Oh, that black medical crap over there."
Hearing what Song Jialin said, Li Yuxuan turned his head.
Dozens of hunters wearing Pegasus Guild armbands, and three S-class hunters.
These S-class hunters are like stars in Jinxi City, but Song Jialin, the most senior hunter, only sees them as bugs.
"Xiaoxuan, are you ready to attack the image of those liars again?"
Recently, the Pegasus Guild has been involved in the issue of demonizers.
Song Jialin found this situation very interesting, but she also knew that the Pegasus Guild's image would soon be restored.
Because Ding Wenchu, the president of the Pegasus Guild, is one of the only three SS-level superpowers in Jinxi City.
"Those bastards, one day I will crush them..."
"Why are you so angry? They didn't do anything to you."
After hearing Li Yuxuan's words, Song Jialin's face twisted into a devilish expression, as if "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Those bastards lied to you, but you don't look angry at all. Don't you feel angry?"
"What, of course I'm angry."
It's not that Li Yuxuan is not angry.
But there is nothing you can do now and you can only wait for the opportunity.
When he and Song Jialin were walking towards the entrance of the dungeon, Li Yuxuan's cell phone suddenly vibrated, and he took it out to look at it.
That was Chen Xuewei's call.
"Um?"
Li Yuxuan was hesitating whether to answer, but quickly shook his head.
He cannot answer near the copy, because abnormal events may occur at any time.
Just when he was about to reject the call.
Saw something strange.
56 missed calls.
Most of the calls were from Chen Xuewei.
Li Yuxuan was a little doubtful whether he had borrowed something from Chen Xuewei and not returned it.
He was hesitating whether to call back, but quickly turned off his phone.
Because we have reached the copy entrance.
"Is this a bit...weird?"
Instance portals always appear in different locations, but the entrances are very similar.
Like a black hole, there is a crack at the entrance, and you can see the scene inside the copy.
However, what appeared in front of Li Yuxuan was a huge door floating in mid-air.
This was the first time he had seen such a situation.
"This is the first time I've seen something like this. The last time I saw it was on a kayak?"
"Oh, that time? You almost fell and died."
"do not talk……"
Just when Li Yuxuan wanted to take a closer look at the door floating in the air like a mirage, soldiers and agents from the International Anomaly Cooperation Organization came over.
"Excuse me, may I ask why you are here?"
"Get out of the way, he's opening the door."
"What?"
The detective looked at Song Jialin in confusion, but Song Jialin laughed heartlessly.
"Oh, it's Hunter Song Jialin. Thank you for your hard work today."
"Well, I hope you have a nice day."
Fortunately, the detective understood that Song Jialin was joking.
Because she comes here every day to ask when she can enter the dungeon, which actually leaves a good impression on the people here.
While the other hunters were just sightseeing, she acted like she would smash the copy to pieces if she got the chance.
No one hates an S-class hunter who works hard.
"So, do you have any ideas?"
Song Jialin asked Li Yuxuan without high expectations.
Even the organizations dedicated to this kind of work couldn't do anything, so she thought it was even less possible for hunters to do it.
Li Yuxuan was about to shake his head.
But then, a message appeared in his mind.
[This portal leads to the fallen Empire of Ravennia. The specific location is a magic palace. 】
The Ravenian Empire?
Just as a question arose in Li Yuxuan's mind, another piece of information appeared.
[The end of this world has come to an end, and the "protagonist" does not exist. 】
"ha……?"
Li Yuxuan blinked and stared at the huge door.
The strange patterns seem to contain some kind of law, familiar but different from memory.
Yes, this is undoubtedly a magic circle.
