Blood of the Hunting God

Because of this, under unavoidable circumstances, many unwilling to lose

A defeated small businessman thought of a dangerous way.

smuggling.

The capital of the stars is not a solid fortress with copper walls and iron walls. On the contrary, this ancient city actually has many secret passages connecting the inside and outside.

In the past, the original star capital was not what it is today.

That was a time so long ago that not many people could remember it. At that time, the Star Capital was not called the Star Capital, but another name.Tabor doesn't remember the specifics. In short, the original ancient capital has sunk into the ground after a certain disaster in the past, turning into a ruin in the darkness.

Speaking of which, there are actually rumors that under the ancient ruins underground, there are even older relics left by the era when the old gods were active.Even below the ruins, there are ruins from the ancient times that were earlier than that period and whose records have been completely lost.

But to be honest, Tabor has no interest in this kind of legend, and it can't bring him income for him to earn money, and it's also very dangerous.After all, there are many inexplicable things hidden in these ruins, many old things that look like antiques, once you touch them with cheap hands, you are likely to be infected with a terrible curse, or some terrible monsters will appear directly to kill you. You tear it to shreds on the spot.

Yes, that's right.

There are monsters in the underground of the star capital.

Although I don't know if it's something like a filthy monster, um, it shouldn't be. I heard that filthy monsters seem to have an infectious disease. Once they appear, unless they are hunters whose physical fitness surpasses ordinary humans and has resistance , Ordinary people will inevitably develop serious lesions after contact, and even directly mutate into the same kind of those things.

As for these underground monsters, although they will kill people in various bloody ways, they will be killed if they are killed. They will not cause any diseases, plagues or other things, and the curse will only be for those who are cheap. People make a difference.In other words, as long as you don't provoke these things, finding a way to find a safe passage in the underground world of ruins is no problem at all.

A secret passage connecting the interior and exterior of the star capital.

For Tabor, and for the Bloodfinger gang led by Tabor, the only meaning of the existence of this underground ruin is to allow them to open up a smuggling channel, which can bring various goods or people into and out of the star capital, and benefit greatly from it.

Tabor didn't bother to think about why the Star City entered a state of martial law, and he didn't care about the big things that happened in the border area. Those things that were too far away were irrelevant in his eyes, and they didn't need to care about them.Since you are living today, you should only think about today’s affairs, not tomorrow. Since you are living in this star capital, you should only think about what you can get in this city, and not think about other places and others.

After all, I am just a small low-level gang boss in the slums. Even if I really care about the so-called national affairs, what can I do?Is it possible that those noble lords will invite him to enter the parliament?

Don't be funny, those bastards don't care about the life and death of a low-level person like him.

So he is the same, and he will not care about people and things other than himself. For Taber, the only meaningful thing is the silver and gold coins in his pocket, nothing more.

But speaking of it, today, something slightly different seems to have happened.

"So, near the exit of the secret passage outside the city, there was a code from the Bloodfinger Gang, and it was an expired code?"

Tabor smoked a low-quality hand-rolled cigarette, and looked at the old woman in front of him who still had a charm.

"To be precise, it has expired for almost ten years. The code set by the leader of the previous generation of Bloodfinger Gang seems to be that some guy who went out to make a living has returned."

The owner of the Bloodfinger Gang's brothel, the old woman named Yulia smiled, slowly sat on Tabor's table and looked at him and said.

"...Is that so, hmph."

Although I really don't care about the reason for the martial law in the star capital, I don't care about what major events have happened recently.

However, the inexplicable guy who came back at this point in time might put himself in danger.

Although Tabor doesn't care about any major national affairs, it doesn't mean that he is a fool who doesn't know how to live or die. If it is really possible to be involved in a major event, this guy will definitely slip away faster than anyone else.

"What about the password?"

However, in order to determine the specific situation, the man thought about it and asked again.

"Big fish, and a very difficult kind of big fish."

Yulia opened a small mirror, wiped her powdered face twice more, and then answered Taber.

"Tsk, it's really going to cause me trouble..."

Tabor suddenly showed a shit-eating expression.

Big fish with a hard hand, this code means that the former member of the Bloodfinger Gang who came back is accompanied by a very powerful guy who will not be good for the Bloodfinger Gang.Under normal circumstances, when encountering such a situation, the Bloodfinger Gang will find a way to attract people from the church or the police station to drive away the tigers and wolfs to ensure their own survival.

However, in the past, as long as he found a way to send some money and gifts, people from the police station would naturally come over.But now that the Star City is under martial law, if the group of people around this former member of the Blood Finger Gang is the target of the church, then it is suspected

It is basically certain that the Bloodfinger Gang related to the target will be wiped out by all members, and Tabor, the boss of the Bloodfinger Gang, has no chance of escaping.

This is really a big trouble...

"So, what to do, boss?"

Yulia sighed, stopped making up and looked at Tabor.

"...Can't contact them, tsk, but the guy who ran back probably knows the location of the secret passage, in case they use explosives or something to force open the entrance..."

Tabor, who had a headache, suddenly felt extremely insecure.

What should I do?

Can't think of a perfect strategy...

Wait, speaking of the merchant group, there seems to be some mercenaries?

If you can use them to test it first, maybe...

Squinting his eyes, Tabor had an idea at this moment.

Chapter No.16: Night

On the last day before arriving in the capital of stars, the hunter and his party found a sheltered area to rest in a wilderness outside the city wall.

Arriving at this place, there is a possibility of being discovered by the enemy at any time, so the hunter and others did not light a fire, but just took a temporary rest for the night.

At night, under the dark night sky, people can see the tall city walls of the Star City and the bright fire in the city.A large piece of colorful starlight flows over the capital of stars, constantly flickering, releasing colors to the surroundings, so that they can be clearly seen even from a long distance.

It is located at the top of the Star God Church in the capital of stars, and it is a scene formed by communicating with the ruler of the starry sky. The star-like things are magnified in this night sky, and the strange and beautiful colors are constantly flowing, which is different from the starry sky under normal circumstances. The possible speed is continuously changing in color and position, just like a group of living starry sky is slowly floating and moving above the sky, bringing a strange sense of shock.

Many ignorant people will sincerely believe in the Star God Church because of such a scene. For them, this unimaginable miracle, coupled with the cruelty and terror of the Star God Church itself, is enough to make them Losing all thoughts of resistance, he could only choose to bow down and bow down.

Because of this, this starry sky must be destroyed.

"so hard……"

Abigail, who was hiding behind a big rock, took a small bite of the air-dried strip of meat, but her face was bitter as a result, apparently she was knocked to her teeth by the hard piece of meat.

"There's still some water in the kettle, let's make it."

Karnis not far away threw a large jug casually, the girl took it casually, said thank you, took a sip, and then handed it to the hunter next to him.

After so many days of trekking, eating and sleeping in the open air, plus the similar experience in the corrupt wilderness before, things like girls’ reserved nature have long been gone. Even if a big man poured a big water bottle, Abigail He can also take the kettle and drink it without changing his face.Of course, the reverse is also true.

He continued to chew the dry, hard, tasteless jerky, softening it with the water that hadn't been swallowed in his mouth.

Abigail raised her head and looked at the tall city wall that was quite close.

The star capital has stood on the city wall for thousands of years, and the magic circle carved by the former magic sages is still in operation until now, still emitting a faint cold light, radiating towards the wilderness outside the city.

The magic patterns on these city walls were not repaired about 300 years ago.

This is something that can’t be helped. All the people who understood this thing have passed away, and the relevant inheritance is not as good as the next generation. Even the manufacturing technology of magic tools for maintenance has also been lost, so that people today can’t even understand these things. How textures work.

"We could have looked up at the stars and imagined how we would ride the universe in the future, but now we are becoming more and more stupid, so that even this ability is about to be lost."

When talking about this topic, Alhazred once said with a sigh.

Losing the ability to develop, and constantly becoming weaker and more incompetent.

For civilization, this may indeed be an extremely sad thing, right?

Seeing the grief and indignation on the face of the mystic scholar, Abigail couldn't help thinking this way.

"... Are you tired?"

At this moment, the hunter's voice sounded beside him.

The little girl turned her head and saw the hunter's concerned eyes.

"No, this kind of journey is much worse than the Corruption Wilderness."

Stretching her chest that hadn't had much curvature, the little girl spoke very proudly at this moment.

"Hmm... that's awesome..."

Seeing Abigail's reaction, the hunter nodded and gave the girl a thumbs up to express his praise.

"Hey hey, I'm fine, but Mr. Hunter is fine? I've been paying attention to the surrounding situation these days."

Abigail, who chuckled lightly, soon showed some concerned expression, and deliberately sat a little closer, and asked after sitting with the hunter.

She was really worried about the hunter's situation. During the march, the hunter had been in charge of the security of the entire team.Although the one-man-one-dog combination of William and Fergus can rotate with hunters to take on the task of reconnaissance and security, the hunter who is worried about the situation of his teammates actually cannot

He has been continuously vigilant about the surrounding situation, basically it can be said that there is no time to relax.

Probably because of the large number of downsizing in the hunting god team before, the hunter had the idea of ​​"if I can more carefully identify various dangers and take precautions, I can avoid similar things from happening again", even if this will force myself , Hunter still does not intend to stop this behavior.

Abigail noticed this early on, but even if she said something, the hunter would probably not change her way of acting.Therefore, even though there was a lot of helplessness in her heart, in the end Abigail could only ask a few words of concern and reminders from time to time.

Mr. Hunter, you are forcing yourself more and more.

The girl has sighed in her heart more than once and said.

"Well... I'm fine..."

Facing the girl's question, the hunter answered very calmly, stretched out his hand and made a movement of puffing up his muscles, that slightly funny gesture made the girl laugh.

There should be no problem, right?

She could only comfort herself in this way.

After all, Mr. Hunter is very strong.

Even if he forced himself a little bit, it shouldn't be a problem.

I hope so...

……

The short exchange time is over soon.

Abigail got into the sleeping bag, closed her eyes and let herself go, and soon fell asleep.

Next, until tomorrow, it's time to find a way to get through that bandit called Chief Wolf and formally find the secret passage into the capital of stars.

Although the other party stated that he had contacted the Bloodfinger Gang in Star City according to the agreed code, he would get an answer tomorrow and enter the secret passage.But the hunters felt that this bandit would not be so honest, and would definitely do something secretly.In fact, the girl also has the same worries. Therefore, tomorrow, no, from tonight, from now on, she must have enough energy and rest, and face the changes around her every moment with the most vigilant attitude.

However, perhaps this change came to them much earlier than the girl expected.

After getting into the sleeping bag, in less than half an hour, Abigail, who was a little dazed, was shaken awake.

"Um... what happened..."

Unzip the sleeping bag, and then smell blood.

Chapter No.17: Raiding the Camp

When William realized that something was wrong, Fergus had already made a vigilant gesture, and the hunter not far away had also quietly sat up from his sleeping bag.

someone is coming.

Strange, unfamiliar people.

There are a lot of them, armed with weapons, and with killing intent.

In this dark night, they approached so silently.

Obviously, not a friendly visitor.

"The wolf is gone."

Alhazred, who opened his eyes, looked at an empty straw mat not far away.

"Sure enough, bandits are dishonest, ahem, this sentence is only aimed at the wolf, anyway, it's going to be a bit of fun, right?"

Karnis, who drew out his dagger, took a deep breath, and was eagerly preparing for the battle.

"Be careful..."

The hunter closed his eyes, roughly sensing the location of these enemies, then whispered, and looked sideways at the girl sleeping next to him.

He also slept soundly and soundly.

After all, Abigail hasn't really experienced enough battles, and hasn't developed her instinctive sensory response ability. It's understandable that she can't detect the approaching killing intent before the enemy really approaches.

However, since she didn't find out, then try to get it done without her finding out.

Thinking like this, the hunter moved closer to the past, zipped up the zipper of the sleeping bag, and only exposed a small gap to ensure that his breathing would not be affected. Then he took off the Forgotten Knight's giant sword from his back, no, it should be said to be the giant sword blessed by the goddess. Hold the sword firmly with one hand.

I don't want to wake up Abigail, so weapons such as meat knives and canes that make loud noises when transforming should be temporarily ruled out.