"I was
once in combat with it six years ago,” Lin Shuo decided to divulge a bit of
information. He felt that Anne was too overconfident about his ability.
This
was, naturally, not a bad thing for Lin Shuo. But as one of the leaders for the
troop, her mentality might not necessarily be a good thing.
“Have
you heard of the incident at Mount Kunlun six years ago?” asked Lin Shuo.
“A
little bit of it. It was a tragedy among the circle of hunters. Thirty or so of
you entered the mountain, and you were the sole survivor,” said Anne. “Truth be
told, this was the reason ILRO decided that we must have you as the leader of
this mission.”
After
saying that, she seemed to recall something else, “Do you mean that the
creature we are facing at Heilongjiang right now is the same creature from
Mount Kunlun that annihilated almost the entire group of hunters?”
“From
the evidence we have so far, I’d say so,” nodded Lin Shuo. Then, casted a look
at Anne, “You know who taught me all my skills?”
“Naturally
the 86th head of the Lin’s household and also your father, Mr. Lin
Yaoshan,” replied Anne in the most respectful tone. “He is the current leader
of the hunter circle.”
“My
father died on Mount Kunlun six years ago,” a painful look flashed past him
briefly but his tone remained calm.
Anne
was obviously shocked. She then lowered her head and said, “I am sorry. We
didn’t know.”
“We
didn’t expect you to,” said Lin Shuo. “Our battle on Mount Kunlun was the best
kept secret among the hunter circle. It was already quite impressive that you
have found out about that.”
“If
that is the case, does that mean you are the current leader of the hunter
circle as Mr. Lin senior had already passed away in the unfortunate event?”
Anne look rejuvenated.
Lin
Shuo paused for a second and casted a glance at Anne, “There was never a leader
within the circle of hunters. The hunters in the group were just being
respectful and willing to follow our lead when we work together on missions.”
“Oh,”
nodded Anne, like she had learned something new. She then asked again, “I have
also heard that, since the very ancient time, in addition to the ebony box that
you had on your back, the Lin family has another token of the hunters’ circle
called the Dragon Bone Thumb Ring. This token represents the absolute authority
that the Lin family among hunters.”
Picture:
Dragon Bone Thumb Ring (What I think right now. I might update to a different
picture if later on the description suggests otherwise.)
Source:
read01.com
Picture:
Some other types of thumb rings (agate, emerald, and jade, in order)
Source:
ehiding.co
As
soon as the dragon bone thumb ring was brought up, Lin Shuo’s attitude turned
cold and he stopped talking.
“Woman,
you’ve heard too much!” said the starling after swallowing a bite of pastries.
“I’m
sorry, so sorry,” said Anne as she bowed and apologized.
“It’s
fine,” Lin Shuo waved his hand, “I am only telling you this to let you know
that the creature might be stronger than you have imagined. I will do my best.
I know you might be trying to establish authority for me that’s why you boast
about my abilities to others. But I want you to know that you didn’t hire some
sort of superior being and everything will naturally work out the way you have
expected.
“I
merely accepted the money for my assignment. I don’t need to be responsible for
anyone’s lives. But you are not the same. Miss Anne, you are not just anyone. I
trust that you know what I am saying.”
“I
appreciate what you’ve said, Mr. Lin,” nodded Anne, taking his words seriously.
---
Everybody
had a day’s rest at the Four Seasons Hotel.
Lin
Shuo returned to his room for a nice, long sleep. He didn’t care what was going
on outside.
The
next morning, Anne woke him up using the phone inside the hotel and asked him
to meet up at the hotel lobby.
When
he arrived at the lobby, the entire team heading toward Heilongjiang was
assembled.
Anne –
the person in charge of ILRO’s Asian branch.
Wei
Xingshan – captain of the Asian branch mobile unit along with Liu Qing, his
vice captain, and 13 elite mercenaries.
There
were also ILRO’s lead researcher, Professor He Zihong, along with his student
Yang Ta.
All 18
of them with Lin Shuo being the mission leader mounted the tour bus arranged by
Anne one by one and headed toward Chun Ning International Airport.
Destination
of their flight: Northeast China.
Source:
mikongjian.com
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