Blood of the Hunting God

After a little observation, the hunter guessed that this so-called cave passage should actually be gradually formed by water erosion and the collapse and damage of the building complexes integrated into the rock formation.Because after stepping into the narrow cave, from time to time, the hunter noticed that there were obvious traces of buildings on the ground under his feet or on the surrounding stone walls, such as some masonry structures, or damaged stone carvings and stone structures. remains of decorations.

In this case, it can explain why this mysterious scholar ran all the way from the Eternal City to such a deep place.The hunter estimated that the other party probably discovered these ancient relics after entering this cave by mistake, and then followed the traces of these relics all the way down to the church just now.

If you think about it this way, it seems that as long as you get some ancient relics and other things on a small road, you can fish Alhazred there.

In the mind of the hunter, this image could not help appearing: a man was holding a fishing rod and hanging a cultural relic, sitting on the cart and stretching the fishing rod to the front, and Alhazred, who was pulling the cart in front, was chasing the Artifacts kept running.

This feels so retarded!

The hunter did not expose his deepest thoughts, but continued to move forward with the mystic scholar.

This winding path is longer than expected. In the dark cave, occasionally, hunters can see some fluorescent plants growing on both sides of the wall.These plants reminded him a little of the fluorescent plants he saw in the underground cavity of the ruins of Luce City, although in terms of appearance, the two actually didn't have much in common.

Well, those plants are transformed by human souls, so the ones here should be just ordinary plants, right?

After spending some time, the two finally reached the exit of the cave.

The Eternal City was still silent, maintaining its dilapidated appearance as before.However, what is different from before is that this time there are many more lights in the city, and burning torches and camps can be seen everywhere.

In order to search for the hunters hidden in the ruins, Philip mobilized the garrison of the nobles, and sent more battle nuns and knights of the gods into this underground ruins, and carried out a carpet-like investigation bit by bit. is searching.

Although it seems that they haven't gained much yet, if they maintain it for a long time, sooner or later they will be unable to hide.

Before that, the teammates must be picked up.

"It seems that these poor people still didn't survive in the end."

Alhazred suddenly spoke with emotion.

The hunter quickly noticed who the mystic was referring to. It was not far away, in front of a camp where a small group of soldiers were stationed, hanging on several sharpened wooden poles inserted into the ground. With a few dead heads.

It was the people from the business groups that led them in.

When they were avoiding the pursuit of the Gargoyle Legion, these people were arranged by the hunters to hide in a secluded corner.It's a pity that they couldn't have the ability to protect these people under the circumstances at that time, and the result was that they were quickly found by the church people, and then turned into heads stuck on wooden poles.

"Then, the next step is to make use of my old profession as an investigator."

Pulling and folding the cuffs and trousers, Alhazred and the hunter quickly sneaked into the ruins.

There are all kinds of corners to hide in the broken city, and for the two whose physical fitness is by no means comparable to that of humans, it is not difficult to sneak forward without the eyes and ears of those soldiers.Even if there were induction traps set by the monks of the church, the hunters could quickly discover them, and Alhazred could interfere with these traps with his own spells so that the two could pass through without triggering the alarm.

Continue to move forward, continue to march in the ruined city.

The hunter checked the possible traces in every corner, but couldn't find any traces left by Karnis or William.

In which direction did the two of them go?

If there is no way to find traces, you can only go to the meeting place agreed at the beginning, that far away

The tower at the place is gone.

However, even the half-collapsed tower has now been hung with torches, and there are even people patrolling it.Now that the enemy has fully occupied the entire ruined city, neither Hunter nor Alhazred think that the two companions will continue to advance to the agreed place at the beginning.

"Hey, have you heard? The private army of Marquis Somas, two people were torn to death by wild beasts yesterday. It is said that their throats were directly torn open, which is very terrifying."

"How did I hear that it was killed by a wolf monster? By the way, is there really such a thing in this gloomy place?"

In a half-collapsed courtyard full of weeds and vines, the hunter and Alhazred who were hiding behind a broken wall heard the conversation between two patrolling soldiers not far away.

Was the throat bitten open by a wolf-like monster?

Maybe it was William, whose hound, Figgus, was really good at chokeholds.

Slightly, he looked around.

There is a soldier standing guard on the left corner of the wall, and there is another patrolling soldier with his back facing this side 30 meters in front of the right. Other than that, no other soldiers are seen around here. The patrolling position of these two people is relatively remote, probably It is also for this reason that they have the courage to chat and fish.

"I'll come to the two talking? You solve the two next to me?"

The mystic then observed the situation and turned to ask the hunter.

Nodding slightly, the hunter turned over and jumped onto the broken wall at the next moment, then jumped to the still intact wall next to the broken wall, and quietly approached the soldiers standing guard not far away.

There was no sound in his movements, so that the four soldiers were completely unable to notice the fact that the hunter was right above their heads.Then, until he got close to the soldier standing guard, the hunter suddenly fell down, knocked the opponent to the ground, then stretched out his hand to grab the opponent's neck, and while depriving him of his voice to stop the screams, he directly used his bare hands Smashed the opponent's neck bone and killed him with one blow.

Then, a throwing knife slipped out of the hunter's hand, and he threw it violently, directly piercing the patrolman who was a little further away.

Although it seems a little strange to use the assassin's tactic as a hunter, in the current situation, the hunter feels that adopting this tactic should be regarded as a good choice.

And at the same time that the hunter quickly assassinated the two soldiers, Alhazred made a sudden move. The invisible darkness wrapped around the mouths of the two chattering soldiers, and the surging tentacles of hatred entangled them and firmly fixed them on the ground. Standing still, he could only struggle in vain.

"As a scholar, I don't like torture and abuse. However, this doesn't mean that I don't have relevant knowledge. Do you want to be my practical props?"

In the cold voice, the mystic scholar and hunter appeared in front of the two.

Chapter 36: The Listener, the Pious

After spending some time, Alhazred successfully learned about one-third of the army camps in this ruined city and the forces they belonged to.

The two soldiers who gave the information were then knocked unconscious, and then the mystics gave them the spell of forgetting, making them unable to remember what they had done.Afterwards, to be on the safe side, the hunter also twisted the bones of their right hands, making them look like they were knocked out and lost their memory after encountering a battle.

Although it would definitely be safer to kill them directly, but since they had promised the other party to be honest and let them go, naturally there was no need to take overly drastic measures.Well, although it is not certain whether the nobles to which these soldiers belonged will let these losers go, but this kind of thing is not something that hunters and Alhazred can consider now. They have done as much kindness as they can, and nothing else is left to them.

"There are quite a few patrolling soldiers along the way. It seems that the commander is determined to turn this place upside down."

Passing by many soldiers and detection magic traps along the way, Alhazred shook his head slightly and said with emotion as he looked at the wreckage of the destroyed gargoyles everywhere.

If you can prepare in advance, you should have a chance to capture one or two gargoyles on your side.

Then, if the magic core structure of the captured gargoyle can be recorded, one day in the future, perhaps this technological crystallization of human civilization may still have the possibility of reappearing.

But now, the people of the church have basically destroyed all the gargoyles, and it is unlikely that there are any left.

When will they be able to preserve some of the treasures left by the predecessors?

With such regrets in mind, Alhazred and the hunter continued on their way. After spending some time, the two finally approached the vicinity of the private army stationed by Marquis Somas.

"The people from the church have arrived."

Hiding in a dilapidated building in the distance, Alhazred took out a small binoculars that looked familiar to hunters, looked at the private army garrison, and then opened his mouth with a solemn expression.

"Well, Lord Hunter, what are you looking at? This telescope? Oh, this is a special telescope with various debugging functions. It was originally supposed to be used for some research equipment. It may be difficult for people who don't know how to use it. It took me a while to learn how to use this thing."

Turning his head, the hunter's eyes locked on Alhazred's

On the special telescope in his hand, he explained a little to the other party.

As for the hunter, he didn't pay much attention to the mystic scholar's explanation, but just took a serious look at the telescope.

Well, it really is the same.

It's the same thing as the telescope that Dismatadev bought at the beginning, but he didn't know how to use it at all.

Speaking of that telescope, it seems to be in Abigail's hands now.

I don't know if the girl has been tinkering with that telescope for so long, if she understands the working principle of that thing.

Such thoughts circled the hunter's mind, and then he continued to focus on the matter in front of him, and began to observe the situation ahead.

Well, indeed, there are quite a few people from the church.

Different from the lazy posture of other nobles' private soldiers, the marquis's own private soldiers are obviously better equipped and their posture is much more correct.It could be seen that they were a little nervous, because the knights serving the gods and the battle nuns were on their left and right, and together with the soldiers stationed there, they completely surrounded the entire garrison.

From this point of view, I am afraid that after learning about the situation, the commander of the church brought people over to investigate the situation directly.

Considering the current situation, it is likely that one of the three star bishops in the file is the Apostle of Dark Light named Philip.The strength of the opponent is by no means inferior to any powerful monster that the hunter has encountered, and its perception is far beyond that of ordinary people. If the distance between the two sides is too close, it is very likely that they will be discovered directly.

In that case, it is likely to turn into a straightforward life-and-death fight, but the current situation has not yet reached the situation of a direct fight.They are still in a relatively passive situation, and a bad situation may develop into a worse direction.

So, for the time being, we can't get close to the past.

But if you don't get close to that place, how can you obtain information and confirm the situation inside?

The hunter hesitated and thought, but couldn't think of any better solution.And the mystic scholar next to him raised the skull candlestick in his hand again after a short thought, and began to chant the blasphemy incantation in a low voice.

"Since the people from the church have arrived, I'm afraid the situation inside is no longer suitable for sneaking in. I'll try to catch the flow of the wind with spells and see if I can overhear something."

As Alhazred said this, the blasphemous aura on his body became even stronger.

Gradually, something started to flow.

The hunter could vaguely hear some vague voices, which gradually passed from the direction of the heavily guarded private army.

"There is no way to amplify it further. There is a terrible aura in that direction. If you go deeper, you may be discovered. Your Excellency Hunter, is this level of [sound] enough for you to hear the content clearly?"

Alhazred, who obviously consumed a lot of energy to maintain such a technique, had already begun to see fine beads of sweat on his cheeks.

"Well... let me try..."

The hunter nodded slightly, closed his eyes and listened carefully.

The noisy wind was constantly tearing and vibrating, and the mysticist's technique seemed to mix all kinds of sounds from the surrounding area together, making it difficult to distinguish the contents.The hunter concentrated his mind as much as possible, closed his eyes, and tried to integrate his perception into these sounds, to distinguish and confirm the content, bit by bit, like solving an extremely complicated puzzle , Slowly approaching what you need.

【How long are these church people going to stay? I always feel that they are so scary...】

[A guy who can't feel the breathing and heartbeat of a human being at all, and doesn't even say a word of nonsense, these things are really uncomfortable]

It was the whispers of the soldiers stationed there.

Not the sound I need.

[Do you need anything?There is still some water and food]

【... Do your own thing well... Don't test my lord's majesty...】

【Okay, tsk, these guys are really infiltrating】

It was the voices of those private soldiers trying to communicate with the Knights of the Gods.

This is not the sound I need.

Frowning.

Concentrate more and more.

The hunter gradually got deeper into the voices gathered by Alhazred.

[This mark, um, is indeed made by police hounds, but its strength is obviously several times stronger than normal hounds]

[According to the information we know, among the Hunting God Squad led by Hunter, there is indeed a traitor to the police force, a sinner named William who fled after killing his superior and a noble baron]

[That is to say, has he been around here?Finally caught the tail of these guys, Somas, the sacrifice of your soldiers is very valuable]

Slowly, with a distinctly noble voice.

found it.

The hunter can confirm very clearly that he has found the target he needs.

This unknown voice, as well as the aura contained in this voice, undoubtedly came from an extremely powerful enemy, and the only one who could make the hunter feel a strong opponent was the three great star bishops of the church, and also It was Philip, the Apostle of Dark Light.

Was he surveying the scene where William killed the soldier?

as the supreme

One of the rulers, but he came to the front line to do this kind of investigation and intelligence collection work. Just like the news he got before, this is indeed a guy who strives to control everything in his hands, and is quite difficult to deal with.

【Being able to satisfy the apostles is the greatest blessing in their life】

[Please rest assured, my lord, I will definitely do my best to catch that sinner and wipe out these blasphemers! 】

Another voice responded to Philip, well, this one is probably the Marquis of Somas.

[What I need is not promises, but practical actions, let's go, don't waste your words here.They are experienced and powerful fighters. It is impossible not to know that their tracks will be tracked, and they will definitely take corresponding countermeasures. Our time is precious, and we cannot let go of this opportunity to catch them.]

[Well, do you have anything to report?So, have you found any traces in the sewer?Well, it looks like these guys are playing scattershot.So, over there in the slums, let my "Hunter" go, it knows what to do]

[There is me on this side, the prey I am chasing has never missed. You guys should be smart too, don't let me down]

In the intermittent voice, the hunter's brows were furrowed more and more.

Were the traces in the sewer really found?

However, they don't know the exact location of themselves and Abigail, which proves that the cover-up and misleading operations are still effective.However, even so, they have already determined that someone on their side has gone to the slums of the star capital, and they are already going to take action.

Can Abigail handle this situation by herself?No, I have to find a way to notify her, and I have to go back as soon as possible!

【Obey my lord, pass on the order and increase the search efforts, that William can't run far! 】

The voice gradually became louder, and the Marquis of Somas began to mobilize his own manpower, ready to chase William.

The hunter then stood up, ready to make Alhazred stop his movements, and the two left the place to discuss the next action plan.