Blood of the Hunting God

In the end, the priest Marman who led the ceremony stood up and looked at the infant child in his arms, who was still looking around curiously.

[May the ruler of the starry sky accept our sincere sacrifice, bless our hero, and cut off this infinite evil]

The cry of the child was fleeting, and the smell of blood spread towards the surroundings.

Above the sky, the boundless starlight seemed to be trembling slightly, as if something was really watching.

The living sacrifice ceremony of the country of stars has lasted for more than a thousand years.

The three new gods who protect mankind have never been kind and amiable existences. They demand flesh and blood, demand souls, and demand that people betray their own race, and exchange blood sacrifices and surrender for the chance to survive.

The church in Xingkong Town, located on the front line, must hold a sacrificial ceremony every other month, offering high-quality livestock and crops, offering people with strong fighting power, and offering pure children.Once there is any mistake in this ceremony, the Star God barrier protecting them outside Starry Sky Town may be weakened, and a large number of filthy monsters will break through the barrier and invade.The last such invasion occurred more than ten years ago, when nearly half of the residents and hunters in Star Town were buried in it.

Up to now, the frontline towns have become very proficient in such sacrificial activities. Every month, special personnel will send men and babies from the inland towns as sacrifices, and livestock, melons and fruits will also be carefully prepared. good.

If the hunter and the hunter's children are really captured and the bloody sacrificial ceremony is carried out, it will inevitably affect the entire future.

It had a great impact on the morale of the town on the first line. No parent would want their child to suffer such a terrible ending, and few people would remain indifferent and rebel after being chosen as a victim.

The Church of the Stars did not hide this fact, but made it public hundreds of years ago, and no one living in this land would not know about it.

"how come……"

Abigail stared wide-eyed, looking at the words recorded on the stone tablet in front of her, and fell into shock.

A few minutes ago, Abigail, who was curious because she heard the church bell, asked the hunter to come over with her to see the situation.

Although the little girl doesn't remember her past, she vaguely remembers that she has religious beliefs. In fact, although she can't remember which god she believes in, Abigail still remembers some half-baked prayers.Under such circumstances, she became interested in the three gods who protect human beings in this world, and some wanted to come and have a look.

Before entering the field of corruption, Disma had mentioned many common sense questions to the hunter and Abigail, but only in terms of the church, Disma did not answer directly, but chose to avoid it after hesitation. topic, just tell them not to go to church when they have nothing to do.

Speaking of it, it is clear that the front-line towns are very dangerous, but when it comes to the safety of the children in the boarding house, Disma has always said that they must continue to live in the front-line towns, and they must not go to safer interiors. Land area is coming.

These doubts did not attract the attention of Hunter and Abigail at first.

But at this moment, after seeing the words recorded on the stone tablets in front of them, they finally understood something.

"A star ruler who likes bloody sacrifices?"

The original joy of traveling with the hunter suddenly disappeared, and the girl at this moment only felt extremely heavy suffocation.

Hunter and Abigail stood on the square in front of the church gate. There were almost no tourists here. Even if there were passers-by, they were often in a hurry and did not stop much.In the entire Xingkong Town, only this place seemed extremely deserted.

"You must be a hunter, right?"

An old voice sounded from behind the two of them at this moment.

Looking back, what he saw was a thin old man with gray hair, wearing the clothes of a priest, standing calmly not far away, watching the hunter and Abigail.

Although the clothes looked very clean and there were no strange traces on the old man's body, the hunter was keenly aware of the other person's body, and there was a clear bloody smell lingering on him.

Abigail took a step back and hid behind the hunter.

And almost instinctively, the hunter's hand grasped the handle of the meat saw at his waist.

"Don't be nervous, I'm not your enemy, I'm just a bad old man who is going to die."

Smiling softly, the old man bowed slightly to salute the hunter.

"I am Malman, the leader of the Church of Stars in Star Town. You can call me Father Malman, or just call me Malman. Of course, you can call me a bastard or a bastard like some hunters."

"I've heard about your deeds, hunter, you came from the corrupt field to the small town, and solved the huge monster that the ordinary hunter team couldn't deal with. You are very mysterious, you are very powerful, and you are stronger than the hunters in these towns." be strong."

"However, the battle seemed to irritate you, so you came back to town distraught, and your friends came out for you and wounded the people who tried to insult you. That's why I came to you, and in fact even if you don't Come to the church and I will take the initiative to come to you, respected hunter."

Marman who said this took a step forward, and then saw the hunter clenched the handle of the meat saw tightly, then sighed, and took another three steps back.

"I can understand your hostility. After reading the records on the stele, you will feel angry because of it. This is the reaction a hero should have."

"I will not defend my actions, Mr. Hunter, the reason why the church announced the truth is also the reason."

"However, please listen to me. I hope I can ask you one thing, although it may sound like a difficult task for you."

Marman bowed deeply, showing a very respectful attitude towards the hunter from the beginning to the end.

"The hunter who insulted you yesterday belongs to a powerful hunter team."

"This team has carried out many hunts for Xingkong Town, and there have also been very serious attrition. Their personalities may have some problems, but they are all well-deserved heroes, and they are hunters who guard the safety of this town."

"The insult was just a coincidence. They weren't bad people, they just had straightforward personalities. If you weren't able to communicate at that time, and they were drunk and delirious, they probably wouldn't do that kind of thing. Something happened."

"Your friend Mr. Tardiff, he has already taught these people a lesson, but Sergeant William thinks that this punishment is not enough, and may imprison them for a long time. As a hero, this is too embarrassing, let go If they come out, at least they can continue to contribute to the town."

"I hope you can intercede for that team. Only you, the victim, are qualified to do so."

"If you choose to do so, I will convince that squad to apologize to you and promise to never offend you again.

And the supplies and blessing props that the Star Church is responsible for selling can also provide you with discounts, this is my request. "

"Will you accept it, Hunter?"

Chapter 53: Generation Gap

"Um...uuuuuuu..."

Abigail's small face has bulged into the shape of a bun.

Very angry, very angry, very very very angry, super angry!

The angry little girl didn't even want to hold hands with the hunter anymore, but walked in front of the hunter waving her little hands, stepping on the ground with every step deliberately.

The hunter following behind was in a dazed state at the moment.

"Mr. Hunter, you are a big idiot!"

About a few minutes ago, when she came out of the police station, Abigail yelled at the hunter like this, and then ignored him.

At the very beginning, Father Malman made a request to the hunter, hoping that the hunter could help to intercede and let those hunters who insulted him be released in advance. As a condition, the hunter will be able to enjoy the discount of purchasing church props to a certain extent, Compared to Father Emmarman's promise to make those hunters apologize to the hunters.

It sounded like a good deal, so the hunter agreed on the spot.

But although the hunter had no objection, Abigail became angry on the spot.

"How can you just forgive like this, they poured wine on the hunter's head, this kind of guy should be punished!"

To be honest, the hunter who was poured wine didn't feel it at all, and compared with the smell of shit and garbage in the sewer, the smell of wine was really nothing.

"And Uncle Tardiff also said that someone wanted to take off his pants and pee on the hunter's face. Although he didn't succeed, this behavior is too bad!"

In fact, there was feces and urine on his face. After all, he was rolling in circles in the sewer before, and even dived in it to ambush those pigmen.

All in all, under the circumstance that the hunter didn't mind the so-called "insults" at all, Abigail complained about the hunter's experience, and it was rare to sing the opposite tune with the hunter, and firmly disagreed with the way of dealing with the mud.

But of course, the hunter would not listen to Abigail on this kind of issue related to hunting.

After all, the blessing oil sold by the church is really easy to use. To ensure the success rate of hunting, this auxiliary item is indispensable.

In this way, under the angry expression of the little girl, the hunter and Father Malman went to the police station together, and under the condition that the hunter, who was the victim, made a guarantee, those guys with bruised noses, swollen faces, crutches and bandages were arrested. They were released, and under Malman's arrangement, they bowed down to apologize to the hunters one by one, exposing the incident.Afterwards, Marman gave the hunter a gold-plated church pendant. As long as he holds this pendant, all the sales outlets of the Starry Sky Sect must fix the selling price at about [-]% of the market price when trading with the hunter.

For this kind of thing, forgive those who insult Mr. Hunter...

Abigail's mood turned dire.

"Why do you have to forgive, they insulted the dignity of Mr. Hunter!"

The aggrieved little girl stopped in front of the hunter again, raised her blue eyes and stared at the hunter.

"These scoundrels, they don't know how much hard work Mr. Hunter has put in."

"Forced to recall the painful past, fighting monsters in those terrible environments."

"In the end, Mr. Hunter returned to the town in dilapidated condition, and was still laughed at and insulted by those people."

Slightly, some don't quite understand this feeling.

The hunter could understand that Abigail was angry with the hunter herself.

She was angry because of the insults made by those hunters, and she couldn't accept verbal forgiveness, hoping that they would be truly punished.

She was also angry at the hunter's indifference. She had clearly received such an insult, but she didn't take it seriously at all. As always, she behaved without self-love.

"Mr. Hunter, you can't just think about the benefits you can bring to yourself and the benefits you can provide to those around you."

"It's not right for others to stand up when they are hurt, but not to take it seriously when they are insulted."

"I hope... Mr. Hunter, you can think about yourself more, can you?"

Abigail who spoke so earnestly could only see the slightly confused expression of the hunter.

Is this kind of thing really so sad?

The hunter couldn't understand the girl's thoughts.

To be honest, he really didn't think there was anything to be angry about the insults of those hunters. Even if he was really peeing on his face, he could just punch the peeing guy.To put it bluntly, those people didn't come here with killing intent from the beginning, so there's no need to care about it at all, after all, I have already touched my face with something dirtier than urine.

Just like one's own life is just a consumable, as long as it is necessary, it can be destroyed without hesitation.

For example, because he came out of the sewer, he was too dirty to go back. In fact, if the lantern was not by Abigail's side, the hunter would have considered suicide and resurrection directly.After all, there is no need to take a bath, and the body and clothes can be cleaned directly.

That's right, that's it. In the eyes of hunters, it's normal for a hunter to shoot himself down when he thinks it's dirty, and then resurrect unscathed to eliminate the dirt on his body.

It's not that he doesn't feel pain, like

As Abigail said, the hunter's senses are actually very keen. He can clearly smell the stench in the sewer, and he will really feel the pain after being injured. The hunter's near-death reaction when dying is also clear. The clear and complete experience is no different from that of ordinary people.

But he doesn't care.

Although it was painful, the hunter didn't care at all. He was already so used to this kind of thing that he couldn't get used to it anymore.

As long as it is necessary, I regard my own life as a consumable. After all, it is because I can be resurrected and I have the ability to do so. Is there anything wrong with this?

Cherishing things like yourself is really... there is no way to understand...

Could it be that this is what Disma and Mona said about the generation gap between people of different ages?

There was no way to camouflage, the hunter was really confused at this moment, the little girl could only lower her head and sigh.

"Mr. Hunter... idiot..."

Hitting the hunter's chest with her small head, Abigail murmured, and finally chose to give up.

It is impossible for hunters to understand "self-love" just by verbal dialogue.

However, if I could stay by his side all the time, I would definitely be able to make Mr. Hunter understand what I wanted him to understand.

The little girl made up her mind not to continue arguing with the hunter.

And at this time, at the corner of the street, a figure caught the attention of the hunter and Abigail.

"Hey, that child is the child in the sustenance house!"

Abigail quickly recognized a figure that disappeared at the corner of the street.

Chapter 54: Little Children, Suspicious Ones

"Is it really okay to do this? Aunt Mona will punish us, right?"

Xue Rong looked at the boy holding her hand in front of her, and hesitated a little.

"It's okay, we are partners of justice!"

Different from Xuerong, the boy with blond and white short hair gave Xuerong a thumbs up and smiled confidently.

"But, but, Pu, this kind of thing should be done by Uncle William, right?"

Although she said so, Xue Rong still followed the boy in front of her, obviously she didn't think so deep down in her heart.

"Coward Xuerong, don't you want to be a hero? Now is the time to be a hero, and we are not going up to fight. As long as we are sure that the other party has a problem and where he lives, we can go back and tell Uncle William."

The boy named Pu was obviously more daring and more courageous to fight to death, so he boldly walked forward while pulling the snow velvet.

Then, the hunter who was catching up from behind stretched out his hand and picked up the back collar, and lifted it up like a chicken.

"Who, who is catching me, let me down, let's fight one-on-one!"

"Wow, it's Mr. Hunter! This, this, this, yes, Pu Qiang pulled me out!"

"Hey, hey, obviously we decided to come out together, right?"

Xuerong and Pu, who were startled, were quite amusing as the two children panicked.

"Didn't Aunt Mona forbid you to go out privately?"