Hellbents
Chapter 66: Bounty

After reaching the mainland and his logistical affairs were resolved, Ava immediately prioritized night activities, hunting to save status points.

The cold gust of the night wind never failed to make Ava shiver because of her sensitivity, so she doubled up to three layers of clothes this time. It was not a suitable decision when it came to catching monsters, but the girl preferred a slightly stunted movement rather than hypothermia.

He had already brought dozens of knives, half of which were covered in poison if Ava had met a high-level monster. Although the people at the inn kept saying that there would only be a cat-sized mole to hunt in the forest, Ava would not lower her guard in this fantasy world, because honestly there are still many things that he does not know or accept in the way of logic.

The fear that cannot be eliminated is the fear of the unknown or not we understand.

A very sensitive sense not only gives Ava nausea and headaches, one of the bright side now she can see more clearly in the dim light of the red moon, the same as it was weeks ago, making anything Ava saw ten times more threatening. As a result, every moving object will be thrown by the girl with a knife, or it will be a fallen leaf or a small monster that she seeks.

Ava flashed further into the forest with both palms clutching a knife, heart beating hard, and a breath she consciously set. Crickets accompanied him every step of Ava's plan were swallowed by the trees.

So, in her defense, the girl felt unmistakable as she floated the poisonous knife towards the voice that shocked her, "Rina!"

Wush!

Tang!

However, it was fortunate that Hao was a swift swordsman, as soon as the dagger bounced towards the bushes without injuring the stalking man.

"Following a girl alone into the woods nights like this is no surefire way to seduce, I hope you know that" Ava said flatly, barely sneering.

"Ah, River says you're not in the room, and the people at your inn tell me that you're heading into the forest to hunt," Hao tried to defend himself.

So it was the innkeeper who disseminated the location, just like that? Some are awkward, but Ava is more distracted by the crisp sound of dried leaves being trampled not far from their position. After Hao managed to sneak behind him undetected, Ava focused on hearing rather than sight.

"By the way, do you and River have the same room? ... Is there only one bed in that room?"

"Shhh, shut up." Not coincidentally, their rustling steps became Ava's only focus. Their distance gradually dwindled.

Getting close.

Close-up.

On the other hand, Hao was unable to control his wild heart debate. Rina's palm closed her mouth. While the faces of the two of them were very close, to the point that Hao could measure the dense eyelashes of the woman. The three layers of clothing that Rina wore were not her consideration when deciding that the warmth radiated from the woman was the one that made her body hot.

If only the woman before him had not planned to throw a dagger with a serious face, Hao would have considered that following Rina into the forest was the catalyst in their relationship.

Wush!

"Argh! Shit!" Screams mixed with shock and pain suddenly sounded.

Ava's knife hit someone.

Sensing that their hiding had been uncovered, five men in all-black clothes from head to toe jumped out of the bushes.

"Maybe because of your type of work as a bard, your ears are sharp as well," the sixth person limped out showing his whereabouts, a dagger pierced through his blood-stained arm.

"What business are you guys doing?" Hao directly positioned himself in front of Rina, following the woman in case there would be a counterattack.

"He was worth 15,000 coins, so we wanted it." The five fine people slowly shortened the distance between them and Hao and River.

"15000 coins?" Well, who is Ava looking for this time because someone appreciates her head?

Well, there was one person who emerged from his assumption.

Woodrow. Peacock's grandfather who in the last days of his life was spent being a bitter man was certainly not going to let go of Ava after publicly humiliating him, plus HP bars that did not also disappear after the incident. That is, the old geezer was still planning to injure Ava, and her extreme size, kill.

But where did he get such lousy assassins like them? The first rule in being a hitman was the ability to go undetected, but the six men chose a path filled with dried leaves and twigs to tread on. Without any sensitive senses, Ava believes ordinary people will hear their noisy steps if they concentrate.

Then, 15000 coins ... Huh.

"Did you guys get a down payment on this job?" Ava asked, purely curious.

"Of course, 1000 coins for each person" then when the man whose arm was stuck with the knife answered reflexively, he felt awkward. That's not a question usually asked by assassination targets.

The black-haired girl then advanced, tutoring Hao who was still preparing to standby. In the dark radiance of his eyes, greed shone and gleamed hideously under the red moonlight.

The six hitmen were still fixated when Ava lunged forward in an instant. Speed is not playing!

In one blink, one arm was already cut off from the rightmost male body. Next, both of their leg muscles were torn apart, leaving them unable to stand up and fall down with the sound of 'dust' accompanied by the rustling of dry leaves. Passing through the third person who was already injured, Ava's knife pierced the thigh and shoulder of the remaining person.

Within a few seconds, their group had already collapsed.

"Wait on! Waitaminute! Client says you're just an ordinary girl who's good at singing, we don't have any grudges!" the person who was hit by the poison knife at the beginning seemed to be their representative, from earlier only he spoke, now stand up. That was the only reason Ava didn't attack the man anymore.

"You're supposed to make sure yourself about the target data, don't just believe what the client says." Plaque! One direct slap caused the man to tumble backwards.

Some pricks won't satisfy Ava's petty tendencies when someone wants to kill her.

So for the next half an hour, dozens of fists, slaps, and thumps left the five black-clothed men battered, leaving only the bones of their hands that could be moved.

"Ok, if you still love life, give me all your coins."

The cring! The cring!

"I repeat, everyone. One punch for every coin left in your status," Ava stared intently at their representative, who from her observation skill was seen to still hold 100 coins. Conquered under the spotlight that made his entire body goosebumps, finally the representative became the middle man who brought their coins in front of Ava directly.

So the girl just sits casually on a rock while waiting for the loot to be delivered by her own owner.

Hao who from just watching was finally aware of his charm. "If you ask again this second, the answer must be "no" huh?"

Putting on a business smile, Ava replied lightly, "Well, you know."