Nicole on the side watched with a face full of black lines; she had thought Su Chen was a warm man before, but she didn't expect this guy to be a central air conditioner!
Nicole interrupted the strange atmosphere between the two and said, "Proxy, have you found any clues about Billy and Anby?"
"We've found their location; it's not too far from us. It's just that there are some active Ethereal reactions on the way, and we can't bypass them."
Eous said seriously.
"That's not a problem; we'll just quickly eliminate them."
Nicole waved her hand and said domineeringly.
"Mm."
Eous nodded and led the way with his short legs.
After walking about a hundred meters, they indeed saw two Ethereals.
"Hiss!"
The two Ethereals hissed on top of a nearby train. Their bodies glowed green, resembling lizards but larger than them.
"It's Ethereals, quickly eliminate them!"
Eous immediately took a step back, shielding Su Chen and Nicole in front of him.
Although he was equipped with a simple weapon system, it was better not to fight if possible.
"He hides so fast."
Su Chen looked at Bangboo, who was hugging his pant leg, somewhat speechless.
The two lizard-like Ethereals immediately pounced on Su Chen and his group after seeing them.
One attacked from the 10 o'clock direction, and the other from the 1 o'clock direction, flanking them at an obtuse angle of 120 degrees.
They formed a pincer attack from two sides.
Their speed was extremely fast; if it were an ordinary person, they would likely only see a black blur before meeting their end.
It seemed they were at least Level 2 Ethereals, the kind that would require three ordinary people to deal with one.
Fortunately, the people here were not ordinary, and even Eous was not human.
"It's my turn!"
Nicole adjusted her briefcase, aimed at the Ethereal, and fired a small explosive bomb.
Boom!
One lizard Ethereal was blasted to the ground, its body severely damaged.
However, injuries that would be fatal to an ordinary person three times over were not fatal to the Ethereal, and the injuries visibly recovered under the repair of Ether energy.
At the same time, facing the attack of the other Ethereal, Su Chen pulled a Twin Ether Blaster from his waist with his left hand.
"So weak."
The Ethereal's movements were like slow motion in Su Chen's eyes, posing no threat at all.
He directly raised his pistol and fired instantly.
The bullet went straight for the Ethereal's core, exposed at its waist.
Bang!
Crack!
The Ether core shattered with a crisp sound like breaking glass.
The Ethereal, still in the air, lost its vitality and, under the effect of inertia, fell prostrate in front of Su Chen, giving him a full bow.
Su Chen then casually fired another shot at the Ethereal that Nicole had injured and was still recovering.
Another core shattered, and the two lizard Ethereals were completely down.
"Clap clap clap!"
Bangboo clapped his small hands and praised, "You two work really well together!"
Belle had originally thought this new employee of the Cunning Rabbit House was just a pretty face, but she didn't expect him to be quite capable.
And his coordination with Nicole was also very good, as if they had been partners for many years.
"Of course, my chosen employees are naturally in sync!"
Nicole proudly lifted her chin.
Actually, she was also a bit curious; why were they so in sync when it was their first time working together?
"Boss Nicole is right."
Su Chen smiled and agreed.
This wasn't cooperation; it was top-down compatibility.
When a person's ability far exceeds others, he can see through others' intentions, like a tapeworm in their stomach.
Having inherited ten times the ability of the legendary marksman, he could naturally see through all of Nicole's offensive actions.
For example, as soon as Nicole walked, he knew what would be shaking in his eyes. (Not literally)
Having dealt with the two Ethereals, the group continued forward.
Before leaving, Nicole did not forget to collect the core fragments of the two Ethereals: "A small profit, though not much, but every little bit counts!"
As a polymer of Ether energy, although it cannot be directly applied, it is perfectly fine for processing as raw material.
Ethereal cores could be sold for money.
Su Chen secretly noted this point.
In the game, defeating Ethereals would drop nothing. But in reality, monsters always leave something behind.
If every Ethereal left a corpse after being killed, wouldn't the Hollow be full of corpses later on?
Su Chen asked curiously, "If these Ethereal corpses are left here, will there be any impact?"
"What impact could there be? Ethereals are products of Ether energy; they will quickly return to the Hollow after they die." Nicole asked suspiciously, "You don't even know this?"
"Of course I know, I meant whether it would attract other enemies."
Su Chen tried his best to disguise himself as a genuine local.
His identity as a transmigrator would only bring disadvantages, so it was better not to expose it.
He just didn't expect that the Ethereals were quite environmentally friendly, knowing not to pollute the environment.
"At least for today, there's no need to worry about being pursued by others; we're just looking for someone."
Nicole did not doubt Su Chen's words.
She only thought it was his old professional habit, subconsciously wanting to destroy the evidence.
"Look, there are traces of battle ahead!"
Eous suddenly shouted, interrupting the two who were conversing.
Su Chen and Nicole looked over, seeing scattered bullet casings and some sharp knife marks all over the ground.
"These bullets are the model Billy uses! And these knife marks were definitely made by Anby!"
Nicole observed for a moment and said with certainty.
"It seems Anby and Billy are just ahead, but their situation doesn't seem too good. We need to hurry!"
The group quickened their pace, moving forward rapidly.
However, as they ran, Su Chen noticed that Eous was falling behind.
So—
"Proxy, your legs are too short. Let me carry you."
Belle hadn't even reacted when Eous was scooped up by a slender hand, once again returning to Su Chen's embrace.
"Hey, my legs are not short!"
...
On the other side, deeper in the Hollow.
"Clang!"
Anby swung her electric cutting blade, parrying an Ethereal's attack.
Then she flew forward, delivering two more slashes to shatter the Ethereal's core.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Billy, holding two guns, wildly strafed a large group of Ethereals.
He weaved through the Ethereal swarm, his mechanical body as agile as an octopus.
Watching the Ethereals retreat under his bullets, Billy shouted enthusiastically, "Starlight Knight sends you to your grave, wail in the agony of death! I, too, often lament the fleeting nature of life; your lives are as fragile as paper!"
"Roar!"
"Abba Abba!"
The Ethereals completely failed to understand Billy's passionate performance, only attacking him again and again.
"In the name of Starlight Knight..."
Billy was about to say more lines, but he found that the trigger of his pistol didn't respond: "Oh! Damn it! I forgot to reload!"
Suddenly, Billy, who was still trying to look cool, became flustered, reloading anxiously while being chased by the Ethereals.
Billy reloaded and used two bursts to repel the Ethereals, but then he cried out sorrowfully, "Hey! Anby, I'm low on bullets! It looks like we're going to be trapped here and die!"
"Hold on a little longer; we'll be saved."
Anby calmly said, cutting back an Ethereal with a single stroke.
"Anby, you still have the recording device on, right?" Billy shouted to Anby while dodging the Ethereal's attacks, "If possible, let Boss Nicole hear this recording, and put a few Starlight Knight figurines in front of my tombstone!"
"Preferably, preferably, also a photo album of Big Sister Monica!"
...
Anby fought the Ethereals with a poker face, giving up on communicating with Billy.
Suddenly, dozens of bullets and explosive bombs flew in, relieving Billy's pressure.
"Billy, your wish can be granted, but the Dennies will be deducted from the insurance payout!"
Nicole said with a lighthearted laugh, carrying her transformed briefcase.
Beside her, Su Chen blew away the gunpowder smoke from the Twin Ether Blaster's muzzle and placed the Bangboo in his arms on the ground.