Chapter 1 A Day in the Life

Back on Grimm Street, Suren began his regular routine of nightlife.

At seven in the evening, the Cross Society gang members gathered at the dilapidated building on time.

Then came the half-hour patrol.

After finishing, Suren went to the Scarlet Bastion’s arena as usual.

Unsurprisingly, he would spend the whole night here.

Recently, something unknown had happened in the inner city, and there were more deathmatches between professionals in the arena.

Rumor had it that several big consortiums in the inner city were fiercely fighting each other due to conflicts of interest. Those sent to the arena were mostly the best of the professionals, bodyguards, retainers, or people with special identities, so their origins were not simple.

However, the turmoil in the inner city had little to do with a small gang member like Suren.

Instead, he felt that the more commotion there was, the better.

After all, these professionals from the inner city had far deeper "foundations" than those from the outer city. During this period, Suren had reaped a lot of alchemy knowledge and mechanical knowledge from the corpses in the arena. This was a benefit that the outer city professionals, who could only extract combat skills, could not compare with.

Today, the arena was as lively as ever.

But before Suren could place two bets, Captain Kayi came over with a mysterious expression.

He said he wanted to take him to meet a big shot.

.......

"Captain, who exactly are we meeting? Why are you being so mysterious?"

Suren felt it was a pity to be pulled away halfway, as there was another professional deathmatch tonight.

Missing it meant missing out on a lot of experience.

"Hehe, of course, it's a good thing!"

Kayi put his arm around Suren's shoulder, winking and said, "You can earn a lot of money, get gang contributions, and have the opportunity to meet big shots from the inner city. I'm telling you, as long as you do things well, the benefits will be unimaginable."

"Ah... what exactly is it?"

Looking at Kayi's excited expression, Suren became more and more puzzled.

Meeting big shots from the inner city?

For others, this might be a rare opportunity; but for Suren, it was not necessarily a good thing.

The original owner’s identity was very sensitive. Before he figured out the situation, he didn't want to contact the big shots from the inner city for the time being, for fear of meeting acquaintances.

At this time, Kayi looked at Suren's exaggerated smoky makeup and frowned, "Hey, I said brother, your current attire is getting weirder and weirder. Although the heavy metal style is cool, I don't think it suits you..."

After a pause, he seemed to have thought of something and muttered, "I don't know if that lord will be affected by your style and have a bad first impression..."

Suren muttered in his heart, "It would be better if they don't like it."

He also understood that a big shot from the inner city seemed to have come and wanted to "interview" him. Then they could see if he was suitable for some condition...

Make money and meet big shots?

Could it be choosing a gigolo?

Suren couldn't help but have this thought in his mind, and he felt a bit of a headache.

After all, he was still a member of the Cross Society, so it wasn't good to refuse the captain's mission, so he followed him out.

He thought that Kayi shouldn't be so unreliable.

.......

As they walked, Suren felt uneasy again. He quietly put a pair of steel dentures into his mouth, making the shape of his facial features even stranger. This was also a mainstream dark punk style of dressing, so it wasn't too unconventional.

The two walked through the crowd, then out of the gambling den, and came to the back door of the gambling den, which was guarded by someone.

This was the exclusive passage to the VIP room on the second floor of the gambling den.

But when they got here, Kayi didn't go any further. He said, "Suren, go up by yourself. Sister Qiántiáo is also up there."

Suren was a little puzzled, "Aren't you going?"

Kayi rolled his eyes and said with a slightly resentful expression, "I went just now, but that lord didn't seem to like me..."

"..."

Suren heard this and realized that was the reason.

But at the same time, he was also very surprised. Kayi's strength among the Tier 1 professionals in the Cross Society was not weak, and his character was also good. He wasn't chosen?

Even if they were choosing a gigolo, Kayi's appearance was much better than his current punk style, right?

What kind of conditions was that "big shot" looking for?

At this time, Kayi looked at Suren, who had a suspicious look on his face, and finally revealed some of the truth, saying, "Forget it, I originally wanted to give you a surprise."

After a pause, he continued, "It's not a difficult thing. It's just that the big shot wants to find someone who has been to the Tongzilou (cylinder building) catacomb as a guide. Only the two of us survived before, so..."

So, he wasn't chosen, so he called Suren.

"Tongzilou catacomb? A guide?"

Suren was even more puzzled. The inner-city big shots even嫌棄 (xiánqì - dislike) coming to the outer city, so would they go to the catacombs, which were smelly and full of dangers?

Kayi said here, and simply said everything, "I heard Sister Qiántiáo say that some noble students from the 'Black Tower Alchemy Academy' in the inner city have some graduation trial. Those young masters and young ladies with delicate bodies certainly can't risk their lives to hunt in the wilderness outside the city, so they can only find a place with monsters in the city to go through the motions. And the mutant monsters in the inner city have been cleaned up, so they can only look for them in the outer city. I don't know where they heard that there are monsters in Tongzilou, so they have to find a local to be a guide and handle some liaison matters..."

"That's it?"

Suren heard this, and finally understood what was going on.

"Don't worry, although that Tongzilou is dangerous, you don't need to fight this time. Those noble students are protected by Tier 2 professional instructors. You know, the professionals in the inner city are very strong, especially those who can be instructors at the 'Black Tower Alchemy Academy'. They are definitely not weaker than the cadres..."

Kayi said here, and seemed to still be a little resentful about why he wasn't chosen by the big shot.

He pouted and said, "So, you just go with them, you don't need to do anything at all. Just lead them around, and then don't let the residents of Tongzilou disturb those noble young masters and young ladies."

"I see..."

Hearing this, Suren finally understood completely.

An inner-city trial team is going to Tongzilou to kill monsters to complete their graduation trial, and they need a local guide?

.......

If it was just being a guide, Suren would definitely try to get out of this task in every possible way.

He didn't want to run into any acquaintances of the original owner.

But hearing the address of Tongzilou made Suren hesitate again.

Because he immediately thought of the sealed scythe that was still deep in the tunnel.

After the battle in Tongzilou, Suren recognized the horror of the underground monsters. He estimated that with his own strength, he wouldn't have the confidence to go to the depths of the tunnel to retrieve that [Sealed Object] alive before reaching Tier 2 strength.

If this group of people went down for the trial and accidentally found the place where the scythe fell, wouldn't he be wasting a great opportunity?

Now he also understands the value of Sealed Objects.

And during this period, he also went to inquire about the legends related to that [Hypnos's Night Black Scythe].

He didn't know if he didn't understand it, but he was really shocked when he found out.

That black scythe was a super weapon that was rumored to be able to cut out spatial rifts!

Indestructible, unyielding.

No matter how hard the armor was, it would be cut in two with that scythe.

Therefore, those guys who attacked the headquarters in the first place were able to easily break open the gate of the headquarters' vault with this scythe.

Although that scythe must also have its unknown negative "curse characteristics," Suren felt that if he could really get such a divine weapon in his hand, it would definitely be a life-saving weapon.

If he encountered a super-strong enemy and couldn't beat them, at least he would have the confidence to die together.

.......

"Maybe I can follow this group of people, and then use their high-end combat power to clean up the monsters in the tunnel, and achieve my goal of retrieving the object?"

At this time, Suren quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind.

If he wanted to go to the catacomb tunnel as a guide, he was really the most suitable for this task.

After all, he really had a map in his head!

Without thinking too much, at this time, Kayi urged again, "Suren, go up, don't let that big shot wait too long."

"Okay."

Suren nodded, no matter what he decided, he had to go up and meet the big shot from the inner city.

Maybe, they wouldn't even like him?

Walking up the stairs leading to the second-floor private room, there was a quiet corridor covered with luxurious carpets.

Although there was no one there, the moment Suren stepped into the corridor, he always felt like there was a gaze staring at him.

This was not an illusion, but a crisis warning brought about by high perception.

"An assassin?"

Suren suddenly became alert, and his hands had quietly touched the handle of the gun.

At this moment, a cold dagger silently pressed against his neck from behind.

At this instant, Suren's fighting experience allowed him to make the most timely response. The super-high nerve reaction speed allowed him to make a pre-judgment action to dodge before the dagger cut his throat.

Then, taking advantage of the momentum, an elbow hit the attacker's abdomen.

The assassin grunted, and at the moment when the guy curled up, a musket was already抵 (dǐ - pressing against) his chin.

However, Suren did not fire.

If it were another place, this guy's head would have exploded.

Because Suren thought of Kayi's words before, he was more careful. Since there were cadres here, the attack was a bit intriguing.

A test?

Sure enough, at this time, Qiántiáo's familiar voice sounded not far away, "I told you he was very good, but you insisted on trying him..."

These words were naturally not addressed to Suren, but to the person in the room.

After speaking, Qiántiáo waved to Suren from afar and smiled, "Come on, let me introduce you to someone."

"..."

Seeing this gambling-addicted young woman, Suren raised his eyebrows and breathed a sigh of relief.

He naturally inserted the gun into the waist holster and walked over.

Walking into the private room, he saw a very飒 (sà - valiant) woman.