Blood of the Hunting God

William patted the hound on the back, smiled at Abigail and said.

"Yes, I'm sorry, Miss Figgs."

Some nervous girls apologized to the hound in panic.

"Ow~"

Blinking, the hound stared at Abigail, nodded in approval, and then stretched out its small paw and put it on Abigail's head.

"Ah?"

The development of the matter made the girl fall into a state of confusion.

"It seems that Fergus regards you as a junior. It is saying that there is no need to be afraid, it will protect you."

William on the side spoke in a serious manner, which made Abigail more and more confused about the situation.

At this time, the hunter and Disma pushed open the door and walked out of the hunter's hall, walking straight towards Abigail.In fact, although Abby was left alone just now, the hunter has been making sure that he can see the little girl's position from the window.After all, no matter how ignorant of common sense he is, the hunter is still aware of the astonishing appearance of the little girl following him. If he really leaves it alone, there will definitely be bad guys looking for her.

But now it seems that the police officers here still have a sense of justice. After noticing the girl's situation, someone came over on their own initiative, so that some hunters with dark thinking would not dare to approach even if they had ideas.

"Mr. Hunter!"

Still a little afraid of the big dog led by Sergeant William, Abigail jumped out of the chair when she saw the hunter appearing, trotted a few steps, grabbed the hunter's hand and hid beside him .

"It seems that I want to congratulate you, outsider, and now you are also a hunter hero."

After making sure that the girl was okay, William nodded slightly to the hunter, said something casually, and then turned and left. "

Is it a stranger?

This more or less familiar title made the hunter look thoughtful.

"Want to take a look at these commissions here?"

Disma next to him pointed to a huge wooden board hanging outside the hunter's hall, with notices posted on it, some of which were tasks issued by the hunter's union itself, and some were issued by other organizations or individuals. Yes, a commission that can be accepted by all hunters.

Chapter 35: Commissioned - Rumors of the Sewers

"So, Mr. Hunter, is he going to accept the commission and go to work?"

Blinking, Abigail, who was lying on the bed, shook her little feet and looked at the hunter sitting at the table in front of her curiously.

Half of the white and tender feet were illuminated by the moonlight, while the other half was hidden in the darkness, and the reflected light seemed to flicker a little bit.Because she was lying on the bed, Abigail took off her shoes, and her little feet were like carefully crafted works of art that caught the eye.

Unfortunately, the hunter didn't read it at all, and now all his attention is on the commission document in his hand.Facing Abigail's question, the hunter just nodded slightly, which was regarded as a response.

It is definitely impossible to ask for money from Disma all the time. No matter how much a hunter is a man, he understands the principle of self-sufficiency.

And even if he was determined to grab Disma's pocketbook, it would be unrealistic to be honest.After all, this man has to support the lives of twenty or thirty children and three servants, and Disma himself has various needs such as weapon maintenance and modification.Although the children living here have always been able to receive a lot of material donations from hunter heroes, the hunters living in the frontline area, wandering between life and death, are often too busy to take care of themselves, and it is difficult to maintain the friendship of former comrades-in-arms alone. Therefore, more often, Disma bears the expenses of this big family.

But speaking of it, what does Disma have to do with these children?He doesn't seem to have any of his comrades' children in it, right?That being the case, why did he do his best to protect and help so many children?Even risking his life to fight that crippled knight?

A brief question lingered in the hunter's mind, but he didn't pay much attention to it, and quickly put it behind him.

Today's hunters are most concerned about how to enhance their combat effectiveness and make themselves stronger.

The overwhelming defeat in the battle with Elvis made the hunter realize that his strength may be stronger than the average hunter hero, but it is not enough to face a truly terrifying monster.You must become stronger, you must become stronger.

The invisible echo lingering in the body, the hunter has so far been unable to find a way to make good use of it.It seems to be from the residual power of the monster he killed, lurking in his body like this, and only after he is killed and revived will he lose part of it, well, it seems to lose 30% at a time, each time it is fixed The ratio is about this much.In short, this power should be able to be mobilized, but the hunter couldn't find a way, as if some conditions were missing.

After being unable to consider this aspect, the hunter can think of other ways to strengthen himself from "foreign objects".In layman's terms, it means sharper swords and knives, bigger guns and more powerful props.

The blueprint for the hand cannon is something worth using.

The hunter has already made up his mind to take that blueprint to the Starry Sky Town workshop, and let the craftsmen there try to reproduce it.

However, despite thinking this way, Disma raised a very serious problem for this, and that was the problem of money.After all, customizing weapons is very expensive, and it is very troublesome for people to try to reproduce a weapon blueprint that no one has seen before like a hunter, and it requires a lot of effort from craftsmen.

Disma speculated that the hunter would probably need to spend dozens of silver coins made in Star Capital, and maybe even gold coins to pay for the work.

The asking price of the craftsmen.Obviously, it was impossible for Disma to afford the money, so the hunter could only find a way to raise money by himself.

By the way, the currency system of this country still looks very simple. The most basic currency is copper coins, followed by silver coins, and finally gold coins. The exchange ratio is 1:100:10000. So just write something to fool readers.In addition, the monthly income of an ordinary resident of Star Country is about one to two silver coins, which can basically meet the various expenses of a family for a month (it can be understood that one silver coin is equivalent to 2000 RMB).

All in all, hunter, now you need to find a way to make money.

At the beginning, although he planned to directly accept a high-standard entrustment with a price of dozens of silver coins, after careful consideration, the hunter felt that he still didn't understand the specifications of the hunter's entrustment well enough.Out of the hunter's prudent instinct, he decided to start with some seemingly simple and safe commissions, and then try the more difficult commissions after understanding the rules of the situation.

Afterwards, the hunter selected the entrustment in front of him after screening.

[Xingkong Town Administrative Bureau - Sewer Cleanup Commission]

[According to the reports of many residents of Xingkong Town, there have been abnormal noises in the sewers of Xingkong Town recently. It is initially suspected that the filthy force that has infiltrated has had some impact on the creatures in the sewers. Investigate and eliminate possible filthy monsters]

[Entrustment reward: 10 silver coins]

The content of the entrustment is very concise, and it can be seen that this kind of entrustment should be issued regularly.

"Mr. Hunter, are you going to do the commission alone? I heard from Uncle Disma that they do the commissions one by one."

Abigail, who rolled on the bed, looked up at the hunter with her small head up and asked in a low voice.

But the hunter was thinking very seriously, he didn't hear the little girl's words at all.

According to what Disma said before, although the Star God Barrier has blocked the spread of the corrupt field and kept the filthy power out, in fact, there will always be a small amount of filthy power radiating out, but it is difficult to gather to form a threat.

Because the nature of the filth force favors death and decay, places like sewers and cemeteries are prone to gathering filth, so they must be investigated and cleaned regularly to prevent problems.The garbage in the town should also be prevented from accumulating for a long time, because if it is accumulated for too long, the power of filth may cause plague to breed in the rancid garbage. In the past, because the country of stars did not pay attention to this problem, it once caused the plague to flood and die. millions of people.

But it is also because of this reason that everyone has developed a good habit of not littering. Even if farmers understand that garbage should be sorted, is it a good thing in a sense?

But when you think about it, it seems a bit ironic to develop a good habit because it may threaten your life.Especially considering the fact that someone left shit on the bed in the safe house of the Corruption Field, it seems that good habits are quickly discarded when there is no need.

Well, anyway, let's go to the sewer next.

The hunter secretly made a decision in his heart.

"Hmm...Mr. Hunter, you are so serious..."

Although she really wanted to chat with the hunter, but seeing the seriousness of the other party, Abigail hesitated again and again, and finally turned to the other side with her face puffed up, lying with her back to the hunter, closing her eyes for a while. Talk no more.

Obviously changed to another room.

Abigail half-closed her eyes, looking out of the corner of her eye at another bed not far from the bed she was sleeping in.

On the first night when she first arrived in Xingkong Town, Abigail didn't sleep very well. Without the hunter by her side, she always felt insecure and unable to settle down.Although she has her own reserve as a young girl, after repeated hesitation, she finally tried to ask Aunt Mona for help.So after communicating with the hunter through Mona, the two people changed from the original one-person room to the current double room.

Does this count as cohabitation?

Abigail suddenly couldn't help thinking.

No, it should not count, right?If this counts as cohabitation, isn't it also cohabitation when we are in the library?

Well, forget it, forget it, don't think about such things.

Abigail, who began to feel her cheeks getting hot, shook her head and forced herself to calm down.

pat-

Amidst the crisp sound, it was the hunter who put the dimly glowing lantern on Abigail's bedside table.

The faint blue flame flickered in the lantern, which seemed to exude a reassuring atmosphere.And in the girl's slightly dazed expression, the hunter had already put the giant sword behind his back, carried the saw knife and shotgun, and loaded the bullets in his pockets, obviously starting to prepare for departure.

Leaving the lantern with Abigail was considered an insurance measure to prevent accidents, and only this precocious and intelligent girl could make the hunter feel that she could completely trust her.

"Mr. Hunter, are you ready to go?"

The girl who sat up on the bed looked up at the hunter.

There was no answer, the hunter just stretched out his hand, stroked Abigail's head twice, then turned and opened the door to leave.

"Be sure to come back safely, hunter first

pregnancy. "

The soft voice seemed to take some effort to muster up the courage. The hunter turned around and saw Abigail waving goodbye to him, nodded slightly, and the hunter closed the door in response. , went downstairs and was ready to go.

Looking up, you can see that on the balcony on the third floor, Blanca is sitting in a wheelchair, leaning on the edge of the railing and looking at something from afar.

The hunter didn't pay too much attention to this frail little girl, he opened the yard door and walked out, then turned around and closed the door, then followed the map of Xingkong Town that he had seen before, and walked in the direction of the sewer entrance went.

"Oh, is it true that Larry's sow got lost?"

"Yes, yes, I worked so hard to raise it for three months and planned to use it as a breeding pig, but the fence collapsed at night, and the pig has not been found yet."

Some nearby residents seemed to be chatting about something.

"I heard that the pig may have entered the sewer? After all, Larry's house is quite close there."

"Maybe, after all, there are all sorts of things in there. A greedy animal like a pig might just smell it and go in."

"Didn't it mean that there are monsters in it recently? It seems that the lord is ready to issue a commission."

"It seems to be posted today. I heard that two hunters have picked it up. I guess the pig has been eaten by the monster inside?"

It sounded like a gossip about someone's family, but the hunter with keen senses noticed some of the information, and couldn't help but stop again, showing a thoughtful expression.

Have two teams accepted the commission?In other words, besides myself, there is another team of hunters to do this job. If you choose a low-difficulty commission, will you easily encounter the problem of competition for food?But the hunter doesn't think that other hunter teams can do anything to him, he just needs to speed up a little bit. If he arrives and others have finished their work, it will be a big loss for him to take a trip in vain.

Also, could there be a pig in the sewer?

I don't know why, but I always feel that after hearing this, I have a strange feeling that my mood starts to turn bad.

It's like the combination of sewers and pigs, something bad will happen, and it will make people feel very disgusted and uncomfortable.

Well, it's decided, if you really meet a pig in the sewer, you can just cut the corpse into thousands of pieces.

The hunter, who started to become unhappy for no reason, happily made a decision at this moment.

It didn't take too long to go to the entrance of the sewer. When the hunter arrived, he happened to see a team of four hunters discussing something near the entrance.This group of people does not seem to be a strong hunter, at least but in terms of temperament, none of them is as good as the Disma and Tardif that the hunters have seen.One of the leaders was a man who was nearly 1.9 meters tall, holding a large shield and a hammer, and looked confident.Followed by his teammates were a thin man with a rifle on his back, a young man with a scarred face wearing a leather armor holding a long sword, and a woman who seemed a little nervous holding a short knife and a rope around her waist.

The four walked into the sewer before the hunter approached.

Walking areas are reserved on both sides of the sewer, which is three meters high and more than ten meters wide. What is discharged from the sewer is not sewage, but clear water, which flows directly into the river.The reason is that there is a purification area specially set up by the church at the confluence point near the sewer outlet, and the purification is carried out with the power of prayer to prevent the filthy power from seeping into the river and groundwater circulation along with the water flow.It's just that this kind of arrangement can't be arranged everywhere in the sewer system of the whole town, so once there is a problem inside, people still have to go in.

pat- pat-

Holding a torch, he stepped into the dark and lightless sewer. With the sound of echoing footsteps, the hunter crossed the purification area engraved with various runes.Afterwards, he slowly began to smell the familiar, disgusting, rancid and festering smell.

Wherever this smell emanates, that's where the hunting should begin.

Holding the meat saw in his hand, the hunter calmly walked deeper into the darkness.

Chapter 36: Dreaming and Investigation

"Ha woo..."

After a soft yawn, it was Abigail who gradually closed her eyes.

Mr. Hunter, he has started his hunt again.

Go deep into a dangerous place, fight with terrifying and distorted monsters, get injured, die, and resurrect again, then step into danger repeatedly, and fight with monsters again.

Abigail has gradually come to understand that the hunter does not regard her own life as life.For Mr. Hunter, his own life is nothing more than a consumable. As long as the ultimate goal can be achieved, no matter how miserable the death hunter is, he can happily accept it.

But Mr. Hunter, he has human senses.

The girl has a very meticulous observation ability, she can see that the hunter is not a person without any feeling, he will shiver when he is cold, he will sweat when he is hot, he will stop and blow on something hot before eating, the light is too dazzling I will squint my eyes.

But such a Mr. Hunter can carelessly squander his life at will, be torn apart, penetrated, beheaded, and burnt...all of which can support the past indifferently, and even in order to achieve a certain purpose, Mr. Hunter completely I don't mind voluntarily sacrificing. If I need to cut off my left hand, I will cut off my left hand without hesitation. If I need to dig out my internal organs

He will dig it out immediately, and if he needs to die, he will die.

Mr. Hunter, if you do this, isn't it... not treating yourself as a human being, and treating yourself as an object?

This is really wrong, right?

Abigail couldn't help thinking this way.

Even if you have the ability to resurrect from death, even if you can start all over again countless times, this approach is wrong, right?

Obviously possessing the senses and emotions of being a human being, but treating oneself cruelly as an inhuman object, is it really wrong to do this?

"Mr. Hunter..."

The girl who sat up from the bed slightly hugged the cloth bear dolls in her hands.

She hoped that the hunter could cherish herself more, instead of counting herself in such a cold way.

However, the girl also knew that in this twisted and crazy world, even beings as powerful as hunters could only rely on such cruel methods to ensure the safety of those around them.Even, the reason why the hunter has such a behavior pattern, is it because the hunter lost something when he didn't do it in the past, so he gradually changed himself and turned himself into such a look?