Chapter 953: Chapter 952: Chaos (Part 1)

On that day, at two o’clock in the afternoon.

The camps around Benchagan Lake were in a commotion, as hunters who received the news poured out from their tents in the wild or the yurts in the camp.

“Wake up, there’s some excitement to see—”

Jintan Shun lifted the curtain, only to find that the yurt inside Xia Yu was empty.

“Did he sneak out early?” Jintan Shun was speechless, and Tulip urged, “Then forget about him, let’s go check out the situation nearby first, if possible…”

She paused, and she exchanged a glance with Jintan Shun, a flicker of hostility in each other’s eyes.

Surely, they weren’t the only ones.

Hunters watching the commotion wouldn’t mind jumping in amidst the chaos.

Lakeside.

Several large group leaders met here.

First were the two generals from Russia and Hua Country, followed by the Food League and the IGO organization.

The eight major leaders of the Food League arrived one after another, led by Lin Qingfeng with his son Chen Yang, the second seat ‘Sorceress of Rearing’ Catherine in a mysterious black witch robe, a cluster of brown hair spilled from her hood, occasionally revealing a delicate chin when she looked up.

The third seat was ‘Burning Purple Rose’ Andrea, and the fourth seat, the ‘Dragon Tamer’ Sta.

The fifth seat was ‘Professor of Heavenly Eye’ Desani with his daughter Elizabeth.

The sixth seat was Lei Zhe.

The seventh seat was ‘Phantom’ Bas, a rarely seen, short and hunched old man.

The eighth seat…

Along the way, hunters were whispering about the middle-aged man in black formal suit with black gloves, wrapped in icy black attire.

“I can’t believe Tiqie Ji eliminated the former eighth seat and became a new leader!”

“Oh my god, did you see the gold crow badge on his chest?”

“It turns out he’s…”

“Shh!”

Jintan Shun and Tulip were in the middle of the crowd when some leaders passed by, nodding and greeting them. Seeing the eighth seat, Tiqie Ji, Jintan Shun took a sharp breath, “What happened in North America in the two months I was gone?”

The Food League always kept their news tightly under wraps, and the members’ fierce competition meant they were not sources of gossiping information.

Even Lei Zhe being defeated by Xia Yu was just a rumor heard by high-level hunters more than half a year later, and no one stepped forward to confirm it.

Eh?

The sixth seat, Lei Zhe, suddenly stopped and started a conversation with a Hua Country hunter approaching him.

“Is that Luo Tiangang, eleventh on the Qilin List?” Tulip’s lips curved into a playful smile, “I didn’t expect Hua Country’s chef to be pretty close with Lei Zhe.”

“Haha, I think I know why these two are close.” Jintan Shun chuckled softly, “Have you heard of Huang He, the Chinese Dragon Chef? Luo Tiangang is his disciple, and Lei Zhe was utterly humiliated by that kid…”

Tulip’s pupils slightly contracted, “So these two…”

Jintan Shun nodded, instead of gloom, there was a faint schadenfreude in his eyes, “If they think teaming up will defeat our squad and eliminate that kid, they’re sorely mistaken!”

“Who knows, maybe that kid in our squad is actually the ultimate boss.” Jintan Shun smirked.

Tulip was about to respond, but her gaze shifted towards the IGO high-level group, and she held up her finger, exclaiming in surprise, “Look who that is!”

Compared to the massive leader group of the Food League, the IGO personnel composition seemed humble, even though Luther and Adelaide were well-known, they were nothing compared to the overwhelming presence of the Food League leaders.

But unlike before, this time a mysterious third party appeared on the scene with the IGO high-level.

Jintan Shun looked suspiciously at the mysterious figure following Luther, wrapped tightly in a black coat and hood, “Could this be a Special Envoy from IGO Headquarters?”

There was a similar whisper all around, discussing this third person.

Lakeside.

Several groups congregated.

Tiqie Ji, on the contrary, fell from the spotlight to the periphery. Including him, the eight leaders collectively gave the mysterious third person of the IGO group a scrutinizing and cold gaze.

“Who is this?” General Wang from Hua Country stepped forward to ask.

“A friend we’ve invited from the IGO organization, who may be able to assist us.” Luther said with a smile.

“An ability user?”

A snicker sounded, Lei Zhe said somberly, “Recently, our Food League and your IGO have invited many ability users, some with keen senses, others with strong hearing… But no matter what ability, even when we sent divers for a thorough search, yielded nothing. What can he possibly do to help us? Leave, this is a gathering of leaders, stand aside and watch us find and capture the thing together.”

A gathering of leaders? Underneath the hood, a youthful face revealed a smile.

He lowered his head and said, “Sorry, I’m a friend of the IGO, the Food League can’t command or dismiss me.”

Upon hearing this.

Several Food League leaders furrowed their brows.

It’s rare to find someone with the guts to speak openly under the intimidating gaze of major organization hunters.

Now, not just the leaders, but General Wang and surrounding hunters watching were intrigued by the mysterious IGO guest of honor, buzzing with curiosity about his identity.

Which deity from the Qilin List?

“No, not someone from the Qilin List!” Tulip suddenly said quietly to Jintan Shun beside her, clearly her “hearing” ability had been triggered, but strangely, the life sound detected from the target carried a faint sense of familiarity to her.

Having lost face in public, Lei Zhe’s face was now somber as water.

The other leaders remained silent, all watching the show.

Lin Qingfeng looked amusedly at Lei Zhe, said to his son Chen Yang, “Since fleeing miserably back to North America, his temper has gotten worse. I reckon his path as a chef is full of cracks, urgently needs a wash to restore his reputation to stabilize, otherwise he’ll struggle to progress his whole life.”

Luther and Adelaide exchanged a glance, apparently anticipating this situation, unfazed.

“This gentleman is an honored guest of ours at IGO.” Luther declared, and said to Tiqie Ji wearing the gold crow badge, “Ambassador Tiqie, let’s begin!”

Tiqie Ji glanced at the “man in black,” then turned to face the vast Benchagan Lake.

He opened a silver-white box, immediately cold mist spread, then came a strange buzzing sound, like a swarm of flies buzzing in flight.

Whoosh, whoosh.

Two insects with transparent large wings flapped away in amazement at the stunned gaze of many, disappearing from sight in a blink. Tulip relied on “hearing” to track the insects, her face steeled, “Such speed—”

Tiqie Ji said, “These are Parasitic Demon Insects, initially bred from some evil gourmet cells. The newborn demon insects are fierce and ferocious, attacking enemy and ally indiscriminately, yet our organization’s researchers fed them with the leader’s blood, found the demon insects gradually tamed, turning into specialized reconnaissance and tracking tools.”

“Before I arrived, the leader already had these two children remember the scent of the thing’s blood. They’ll soon complete their task!”

Hidden in a black coat, Xia Yu’s heart raced.

In his view, the red marker indicated by the system was moving fast!

Moreover, the direction headed was the lakeside where everyone gathered.

“No way…” Xia Yu thought in shock.

Just as he pondered what expression to meet the imminent grand scene, Benchagan Lake had already stirred up great waves.

“Booming…”