novelhk Chapter 8 Kafka's First Hunt
Chapter 8 Kafka's First Hunt
Seeing that Kafka was unharmed, the audience in front of the dome breathed a sigh of relief, but were also somewhat puzzled.
[Kafka said she didn't know what "fear" meant?]
[For your information, people born on Planet Celestial Five are born without the emotion of "fear," making them extremely susceptible to being consumed by desire and turning into monsters. Locals call these monsters "demons."]
Demon hunters are a profession that specializes in dealing with these kinds of monsters, and Kafka appears to have been a demon hunter before becoming a Star Core Hunter.
[So that's how it is. I didn't expect that Lu Li guided Kafka to become a Devil Hunter, so Lu Li is also a Devil Hunter?]
[A demon... That sounds dangerous. Why did Lu Li make Kafka do this?]
[Speaking of which, if none of the people in the Five Heavenly Garments have fear, doesn't that mean Kafka also lacks fear and risks becoming a demon in the future?]
So Lu Li wants to help Kafka solve this problem?
[But what does this have to do with bringing Kafka along to be a demon hunter?]
With questions lingering, the audience continued watching.
Above the sky, the cozy apartment scene gradually faded away.
Instead, a cyber city that is far more bizarre and fantastical than any simulated universe in the Black Tower space station ever imagined.
on the screen.
Lu Li was still wearing that black trench coat, but his aura was completely different.
That relaxed, homely feeling was replaced by a sharp, refined edge.
Like a famous sword that has been sheathed.
It doesn't flaunt its power, yet it exudes a chilling aura.
Beside him was Kafka, who had changed into a tight-fitting combat suit.
The girl was at the age of rapid growth, tall and slender with a curvaceous figure.
At this moment, she was standing in front of a wall covered with weapons, picking something out with great interest.
However, her expression didn't resemble that of someone choosing a weapon to kill; it was more like a little girl choosing a toy.
"Ah Li, what do you think of this gun? The color matches my new eyeshadow perfectly."
soon.
Kafka picked up a flamboyant pink submachine gun and held it up in front of her, her face beaming with pride.
Lu Li leaned against the door frame with his hands in his pockets, too lazy to even lift his eyelids.
"Those are toys used for taking photos of gangster heiresses." Lu Li yawned. "Maximum range is fifty meters, effective kill distance is twenty meters."
"Do you want to use this thing to give those demons gua sha (a traditional Chinese medicine treatment)?"
Kafka tilted her head, clearly not understanding what "gua sha" meant.
Seeing that Lu Li was not satisfied, she obediently put the gun back.
Then she picked up two sleek silver pistols and twirled them in her hands in a beautiful display.
"What about this one?"
"Dual pistols, that's how the main characters in movies use them, it's so cool."
"Being handsome can't kill a 'demon'."
Lu Li finally opened his eyes, his gaze falling on the gun in her hand. He said helplessly, "That's the 'Twilight' Twins, with tremendous recoil."
"You haven't had any specialized arm strength training yet, and your wrist will dislocate after at most three shots."
Lu Li walked to the wall, took a black submachine gun without any extra decoration and a military dagger from the corner and threw them to Kafka.
"You should use this one."
"So ugly." Kafka wrinkled her nose.
Although she looked disgusted, she still obediently accepted it because it was given to her by Lu Li.
Seeing this scene.
On the Starry Sky Train, March 7th cupped his face in his hands, his eyes sparkling with excitement: "Wow! He's teaching his girlfriend how to choose a weapon step by step!"
"Lu Li, you're so knowledgeable! I can't tell you're usually such a straight man at all."
Lu Li: "...First of all, she's not my girlfriend."
Secondly, that's just...
March 7th winked and said, "Stop talking, I understand."
Lu Li: "..."
What do you know... Never mind.
Under the romantic filter of March 7th, any struggle he made was futile.
Himeko and Welt exchanged a glance, their expressions growing increasingly serious.
"He's teaching her to fight, but not just fighting," Walter whispered, adjusting his glasses.
"He was using the most direct method to erase all the 'unnecessary' things from her—aesthetics, preferences, and the pursuit of 'coolness'."
"It's like... the process of sharpening a knife," Himeko added softly.
Looking at Lu Li's profile in the picture, which was both familiar and unfamiliar.
Himeko frowned slightly.
Let young Kafka hunt demons...
This man... Lu Li.
What exactly does he want to do?
……
The image on the sky zoomed out again.
Soon it was time for Kafka's first demon hunt.
In the dead of night, amidst a torrential downpour, in a narrow, eerily quiet alley.
Rainwater washed away the filth of the New Babylonian slums, the pungent smell of blood mingling with the stench of the sewers.
The dim streetlights flickered intermittently.
A mutilated corpse lay beside a trash can, its internal organs spilling out onto the ground.
Less than five meters away from the corpse stood a "person".
He was facing away from the light, and his physique appeared twice as large as an average person.
His skin was a sickly bluish-purple, and several sharp bone spurs protruded high on his back.
The man was chewing something.
Hearing footsteps, he slowly turned his head.
This can no longer be called human.
There were no pupils, the whites of his eyes were bloodshot, and his mouth was torn from the corner to his ear, revealing a mouthful of fine, sharp teeth.
This is a unique product of Tianyi Wu—a "demon" completely consumed by desire, losing its reason and sense of pain.
Not far away.
Lu Li stood at the alley entrance, holding a black umbrella, raindrops dripping down the ribs.
Kafka stood three steps in front of him, holding the black submachine gun in both hands.
Her hair was soaked and clung to her cheeks, but her gaze towards the distant demon remained unwavering.
Clearly, this was Lu Li's first demon hunt with Kafka.
Lu Li glanced at Kaffa's reaction and sighed inwardly.
There was still no fear.
Even when facing such a monster, her heart rate didn't even increase.
...Let's try again.
"Shoot," Lu Li said calmly.
Without hesitation, Kafka pulled the trigger.
"Bang bang bang bang——"
Gun muzzle spits fire, bullets tear through the rain and precisely strike the demon's chest.
Blood splattered, and the demon retreated repeatedly.
Upon seeing this scene, the comments section rapidly scrolled across the edge of the screen:
[Luofu Cloud Rider: Such precise recoil control! For a beginner, this girl's talent is terrifying.]
[Black Tower's Single Pusher: This set of moves... it's simply art. She really is a born hunter.]
[Want to slack off and play cards: Wow, is this the true value of Star Core Hunter in its early days?]
[Wanderer: It's useless. The demons of the Celestial Armor Five have no sense of pain, and their enhanced and mutated bodies mean that ordinary bullets can't kill them at all.]
Subsequent developments confirmed what the comments on the bullet screen said.
After regaining his balance, the demon looked down at the bullet hole in his chest.
The sudden attack clearly enraged it.
He let out a superhuman roar and charged at Kafka through a hail of bullets.
The demon moved with incredible speed, creating a stench that filled the air.
For an ordinary person...
Even trained soldiers would instinctively retreat and seek cover when faced with such a monster.
But Kafka did not.
Because... she doesn't know fear.
Kafka continued firing, and the demon stopped and raised his hand to block in front of him.
Clang clang clang—Click!
The firing pin made a hollow sound; the bullet missed.
Kafka glanced at Lu Li, but Lu Li did not react.
Looking at the demon charging again.
Kafka threw away her submachine gun and drew her military dagger from her waist.
With a fierce glint in her eyes, Kafka charged straight at the demon's massive body.