Chapter 191: Chapter 191: Slaying the Hunter! The Approaching Truth

Thud!

Thud!!

Thud!!!

The pounding sounds echoed one after another underground, like the heartbeat of the earth.

The street trembled every second, pulling at the nerves of nearly everyone around. Dust filled the air, making it impossible to see what was happening inside.

Naturally, no one dared to approach the pit to look, but the All-Seeing Eye did. It flew swiftly, pierced through the dust, and entered the deep pit.

What it saw was a shattered ground and splattered blood, but those muffled booms still continued relentlessly.

Thud... thud...

"That amount of blood..."

"Cough... what’re you staring at!"

Though it was pitch black, the voice in her ear told Xie Antong that the man in the mask was still alive!

She didn’t know why, but her tightly clenched heart seemed to loosen just a little.

If “Sin” had died here, this game might have truly been a death trap.

With every venting punch, Lu Ce felt as if the madness inside him had slightly been released.

And the “Hunter” beneath him could no longer stand. Its pained shrieks were growing weaker, until eventually, they couldn’t be heard at all.

The oppressive aura it emitted—capable of suppressing all players—was now utterly crushed by Lu Ce’s Godslayer Badge, unable to activate at all.

Though Lu Ce’s body was now riddled with holes, like a sieve, if not for his ability to pop a pill, his only path would’ve been death.

But this was a game—none of the normal rules applied.

As long as Lu Ce outlived his opponent, he won!

No time to think, he twisted open a bottle of Advanced Healing Potion and poured it down his throat.

He kept a tight grip on the All-Seeing Eye in his hand, just to avoid leaving the woman with any blackmail-worthy footage of him in this state. Who knew how long she’d keep it for?

Maybe he chugged it too fast—Lu Ce choked and started coughing violently.

In the distance, Xie Antong slightly opened her mouth, focusing hard on the completely blackened screen, listening to the coughing sound inside.

"This is..."

The next second, a global announcement echoed for all players.

【Prey [Sin], has slain the Hunter!】

【First Kill Achieved!】

The calm voice echoed in every player’s mind—but it rang out like thunder!

Every player, whether fleeing, hiding, or fighting someone else, all stopped at the same time, their pupils dilating instantly.

Followed by disbelief.

"No way?! If the Hunter in this game can be killed, then what’s the point of the setup?"

"This guy again—making headlines, huh?"

"What?... Sin? He’s not the Hunter, right? Is this guy just screwing around? Why’s he killing both Hunter and Prey?!" — that was the reaction from those still clueless about the situation.

Chiyo Eine, on the other hand, looked worse than ever. She glanced at her watch, and her eyes slowly turned resolute.

"The Strongest Player..."

"Sorry, but this time, you have to lose! Even if it’s for the sake of the bigger picture..."

...

Xie Antong instinctively felt a burst of joy at the sight in front of her.

The Hunter was dead!?

Then this game...

But logic quickly reminded her—there was no such thing as a free lunch. And reality soon proved it.

Of the dozens of All-Seeing Eyes she had deployed earlier, quite a few were now in position, following players or individuals she deemed suspicious.

But now, at the edges of the city, her surveillance showed at least four more of those same creatures appearing.

They were shrieking, lacking visual systems, wobbling their triangular heads.

None of them attacked nearby civilians—they exclusively targeted players! Guided by nearby witnesses, they quickly sprinted toward their targets.

She didn’t know if it was her imagination, but they seemed... stronger!

In an instant, multiple screens demanded her focus. Her attention was being drained rapidly—right now, she was like a multi-threaded CPU, lagging and skipping.

She tripped and nearly fell.

"No, this thing can’t be that unsolvable. If that were the case, how many can ‘Sin’ even take on?"

Thinking back on everything she’d observed so far, her lips began trembling violently.

"I get it. I get it..."

"These things aren’t traditional lifeforms. If he’s right—Divine Creations... that means, they might not have senses at all!"

"These things can’t find players by themselves! They need someone to guide them!"

"And those ‘someone’... are probably Hunters too. But they wouldn’t have that kind of combat ability. Which means, some of the civilians... are Hunters?!"

Xie Antong proposed a bold theory in her mind, even startling herself.

But soon, it all began to make sense. Divine Hunters had high combat power but couldn’t locate players. Civilian Hunters could locate players but couldn’t fight.

That balanced everything out. It also explained why every player had disguised faces—what the purpose of that really was.

Thinking back, it seemed like every player killed by a Hunter had first been identified by someone.

Good thing... she had stayed well hidden the entire time. No one had exposed her—except Chiyo Eine.

Wait... Chiyo Eine?!

A sudden splitting headache struck Xie Antong. Every time she felt like her thoughts were aligning, some inexplicable factor would appear.

Inserting her theory into the system, the game decryption progress immediately rose to 60%, confirming her suspicion.

She could barely move now. Leaning against a wall, she looked through her All-Seeing Eye. On the other end, the seemingly invincible “Sin” still hadn’t gotten up.

Still not recovered... the injuries must be extremely severe.

If even he...

Xie Antong bit her lip and took out another Syringe, hesitating intensely.

She felt so close to the truth now. The urge to discover the end was overwhelming—so strong that she wanted to inject herself right then.

But... would it really be worth it?

She already knew so much now. She could just follow the original Battle Royale instructions—blend into the crowd, don’t get noticed, survive for 24 hours.

And she had seriously overused her brain this time. She was genuinely worried that the mental backlash would push her to commit suicide.

Now that would be dark humor.

"Tsk." Xie Antong scratched her head with a wry smile. "Am I going crazy..."

"Have I played Hell Mode a few too many times? Or has that guy rubbed off on me... I’m starting to consider reckless strategies way too often..."

Just as she was about to give up, the steady sound of footsteps echoed down the street in the distance, accompanied by a mocking voice.

"Yo! Isn’t this the little missy with hidden strength, full of secrets, who’s already cracked most of the puzzles?"

"Why not join the Tiandihui? There’s no future rolling with that guy."