Dante was still immersed in shock, completely unaware that the powerful The Abundance fluctuations had already, like a dazzling signal, attracted his nemesis.
In an instant, a quiet blue light, carrying a sharp killing intent that seemed destined, struck like thunder across dimensions.
Where the light passed, space rippled with layers of distortion, like a shattered mirror.
The Hunt Aeon - Lan's attack had arrived as promised.
"..."
The moment the arrow was shot, Yaoshi's whisper boomed in Dante's mind like a great bell.
Dante's internal alarm bells rang loudly, and he couldn't help but curse, "They're coming to cause trouble just as things are starting to look up?"
He dared not delay for a moment, pushing all his strength to activate the newly acquired The Abundance power, dodging sideways in an almost twisted posture.
However, the arrow shot by The Hunt Aeon was too fast and too powerful; that attack, spanning time and dimensions, was enough to destroy everything.
Even though Dante reacted in time, using power on par with an Aeon, he barely managed to avoid a fatal blow by a hair's breadth.
The arrow grazed Dante's shoulder, its immense power almost tearing away half of Dante's body.
At the same time, the arrow's lingering force swept over the planet that had just transformed from barren to lush.
With a deafening 'boom,' as if the sky and earth were collapsing, the entire planet instantly erupted in a dazzling and brilliant light.
Immediately after, it rapidly collapsed like a bubble, turning into nothingness.
Countless lives that had not yet adapted to their new existence were annihilated in that instant, leaving behind only a dead silent void.
Dante stabilized his figure, suspended in the empty universe, looking at the scene before him, filled with both shock and anger.
The powerful The Abundance regenerative ability continuously mended his broken and incomplete body.
This Lan was treating him as Yaoshi!
Before he could recover, a flash of light appeared in the distance like lightning; The Hunt Aeon - Lan, carrying infinite majesty, proudly revealed himself.
He wore a mask, his upper body human, his lower body a combination of horse and wheel, holding a large bow.
In his shimmering silver-blue armor, his posture was as tall and imposing as a towering peak, fully displaying the majesty and heroism of The Hunt.
He held a longbow emitting a cold gleam, his gaze like electricity, falling upon Dante.
The instinct of the Path made him involuntarily raise his bow and arrow again.
But the trace of an different world's dimensional aura mixed with Dante's strong The Abundance aura made him hesitate.
Dante's heart tightened, and the powerful The Abundance energy enveloped his entire body.
"Lan, I am not Yaoshi, nor am I a The Abundance abomination; I am merely a traveler who unexpectedly arrived in this world."
Lan remained motionless, holding the bow and arrow in a raised position.
Dante swallowed, trying to calm himself down.
Danger and opportunity always coexist.
And with Yaoshi's full assistance, Lan might not necessarily be able to kill him.
So, there's really no need to be afraid!
"Aeon of The Hunt, I am merely a lost traveler who unexpectedly drifted into this world, and I have made a deal with Yaoshi…
It is precisely because of this that Yaoshi agreed to my invitation.
Lan, now I also invite you to join; the sins and injustices of other planes await your hunt."
Lan's blue-gold pupils stared at Dante, seemingly without any emotion or information flowing out.
After an unknown amount of time, he slowly lowered his bow and arrow.
It worked!
Dante's heart involuntarily quickened.
Perhaps Yaoshi's act of granting him full access intensified The Hunt Aeon - Lan's judgment of his words.
He tentatively extended an invitation to the magnificent blue-gold figure.
A glowing invitation merged into Lan's divine body.
Ding~
[Group Notification — Aeon of the Hunt: Lan has joined the chat group. Current group members — three people.]
It happened, it really happened.
Dante was ecstatic and also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Ding~
[Group Notification — Group member Lan has enabled group member location sharing, come join now!]
[Dante: ...]
[Yaoshi: ...]
[Lan: @Yaoshi, @Yaoshi…]
The Hunt remained silent, only repeatedly @Yaoshi.
Fortunately, The Hunt was quite generous and also opened up a portion of the The Hunt Path authority to him.
Dante was overjoyed; with his current The Hunt aura, he would be more than qualified to be a marshal in the Xianzhou Alliance.
[Ding~
Group Notification — Group members have reached three, group level has been upgraded to Level 2, adding a check-in points feature. Five more members are needed for the next level.]
[The Hunt Aeon - Lan has successfully checked in, continuously checked in for one day, obtaining eleven points.]
[The Abundance Aeon - Yaoshi has successfully checked in, continuously checked in for one day, obtaining nine points.]
[Lan: @Yaoshi]
[Group Notification — The Hunt Aeon: Lan has shared a location, come join now!]
...
So persistent!
Dante sighed and silently clicked the check-in button.
[Group Leader Dante has successfully checked in, continuously checked in for one day, obtaining ten points, Group Leader Privilege critical hit in progress…]
[Group Leader Privilege critical hit four times, obtaining forty points.]
"Being a group leader isn't for nothing."
Although he didn't know the use of points yet, it was always right to save them first.
He then clicked on the Group Leader Privilege again.
Level 2 Group Leader Privilege — Check-in points random critical hit, critical hit multiplier two to five times.
Looking at the Group Leader Privilege for the next level.
On the gray button, the five large characters "Search World Bubble" came into view.
He would be able to search for world bubbles at the next level!
Dante's eyes widened, and he quickly @ the two big shots in the group, telling them to stop playing 'you run, I chase' because there was serious business to do.
[Dante: @Lan, @Yaoshi, you two big shots, stop playing, there's serious business to do.
Go pull people in, we'll upgrade with five more. Screenshot jpg]
[Lan: ...]
[Yaoshi: ...]
[Dante:?]
[Dante: No, what's the situation if neither of you are talking?]
In the cosmos, Lan, who was chasing Yaoshi's figure, paused. A hint of clarity flashed in his blue-gold eyes, revealing a complex emotion.
[Lan: The entanglement of The Hunt and The Abundance…]
[Yaoshi: Will surely attract The Aeon of Elation…]
The Aeon of Elation?
Dante was stunned. Oh right, why hadn't he thought of this prankster?
He wasn't an ordinary The Abundance or The Hunt Pathstrider.
Logging into the The Abundance's main account to impersonate The Abundance Aeon, with a partial The Hunt Path to impersonate a The Hunt Emissary.
The Abundance becoming a The Hunt Emissary? Or a The Hunt Emissary ascending to The Abundance's divine position?
Who wouldn't be confused by this?
And he wasn't afraid of not attracting The Aeon of Elation, who loved to watch the show?
There was also Amber Lord, who was always laying bricks; he could definitely be found by following the wall.
Guided by the two big shots in the group, the complete The Abundance Path was released by Dante.
At the same time, a quiet blue centaur-like phantom appeared behind him, revealing the aura of The Hunt without reservation.
...
"Ahahahahahaha!"
Even though he was in the cosmos, this eerie laughter directly entered his mind.
"You came so quickly?"
Dante could hardly believe it. Was this The Aeon of Elation a dog? Was his nose that keen?
"Let me see, The Abundance with a touch of The Hunt, is it Yaoshi pregnant with Lan's child…?"
"Ahahahahahahaha…"