Blood of the Hunting God

"With me and the hunters, there will be no accidents. You take care of your own affairs, a bearded man with no aristocratic temperament."

Alhazred said so, turned and left, and walked step by step towards the direction where the luxurious villas and palaces of the nobles were located.

Chapter 120: Aristocrats and Contracts

Hilbert hasn't slept well for a long time.

He used to think that the arrival of those blasphemers would bring him new opportunities, and that his family could take it to a higher level. As a result, his family's private soldiers have suffered heavy losses. The dark light apostle Philip who originally supported him De is directly dead.And Gallarosi, who came to power later, ignored them nobles at all, and just ordered them to send soldiers up, and then followed the big sacrifice, a large number of soldiers and civilians were killed together, and Hilber As a result, special private troops were killed and injured to the extent that there were hardly a few people left.

Of course, it wasn't just him, other nobles also lost a lot of vitality.From the beginning of calling soldiers to go underground to hunt down, to the actions led by Philip, to the madness of Galalothi now.It's hard to tell how much these nobles have paid, so that they have to reduce the proportion of various pastries and meat when holding banquets, and there is no way to create enough atmosphere.

Especially now that Galalothi has ordered the massacre of the city, the nobles have completely lost control of all areas other than the area where they live, and they don't even know what is happening outside.Those god-serving knights will no longer show any mercy to the soldiers of the nobles. They will kill them immediately when they see them, and even the nobles will become their targets.

In fact, several minor nobles who couldn't see the situation clearly ran to argue with the knights after their subordinates were killed, and they were killed on the spot.Coupled with the complete blockade of the Star City itself, some nobles even began to suspect that the church was planning to kill the entire city, and many people fell into panic because of this.

Under such circumstances, Hilbert, who has always been the organizer of the noble council and the actual leader of most of the nobles, had to face greater pressure than others.During this period of time, wave after wave of people came to find him, hoping that he could represent the nobles to negotiate with Galarosi.And in order to ensure his status as the leader of the nobility, even though he knew that he had no way to contact the church now, Hilbert could only pretend to be calm and calm, pretending that everything was still under control.

For example, at this very moment, Hilbert is holding a banquet in his courtyard, inviting a large number of nobles to participate, even though the knights serving the gods in the civilian area outside are killing.

The cheerful music continued to sound, but all the people participating in the banquet looked sad.

If people who don't know what they are doing come in, they may feel that these nobles are about to go to the execution ground and be beheaded.Although, there is nothing wrong with thinking about it this way. After the leader of the church became Galarosi, these nobles are indeed in a state where they may die at any time.

"Mr. Hilbert, can't you really discuss it with Lord Galarosi? I am willing to donate one-tenth of my property and all the slaves, please."

The worried little noble came forward and asked Hilbert.

"My God, it's burning outside again. How many houses will they burn before they stop? It won't burn down my villa, will it?"

A noble lady was sighing, her face was full of panic and fear.

"Everyone, don't be nervous, don't be nervous, nothing will happen. We are servants of the gods, servants of the church, and they will not give up on us. It's just that in order to fight against those blasphemers, the bishop needs to go all out. As long as this If we don't cause trouble for a while, everything will pass by sadly."

Facing the panicked crowd, Hilbert just smiled and said, showing an extremely confident expression as always.

Even though his confident smile was completely forced.

The contact with the church has been cut off long ago, and almost all the envoys sent out were served by God on the way.

The knight found out that he had killed, and of course there were also the envoys who had managed to get to Galarosi, and they were killed by the other party and filled into the circle before they could say a word.

The old bishop was impossible to communicate in the true sense, a fanatic of pure chaos, and Hilbert estimated that even if the king went to communicate, he would be killed on the spot.He only has his own beliefs in his eyes, and anyone else is not in his eyes, they are just a moving piece of meat.Even for believers like him, even those knights who serve the gods, unless necessary, he would completely ignore them.

Hilbert has heard some stories about the other party. Except for the other two Xinghui Bishops who are at the same level as him, this Galalosi will not pay attention to anyone he meets on the road. It will directly hit it as invisible.Because in his eyes, these people are equivalent to non-existent, and it is not even worth paying more attention to them.

To communicate with this kind of lunatic, Hilbert felt that unless he lived enough, it would be better not to try.

However, the current situation has reached the time when we have to do something.

That twisted lunatic bishop seemed to really intend to kill the entire city.

Hilbert didn't want to die.

He still has a lot of wealth that he hasn't got in his hand, and there are still a lot of pleasures that he hasn't tried, and most importantly, he is afraid of pain, and he is afraid of the horror of being chewed and absorbed to death by being sacrificed to the gods.

So he had to do something.

And considering that the lunatic bishop is presiding over the church now, Hilbert felt that the only chance at the moment was to bypass the bishop and find a way to directly talk to the apostle serving God in the Star God Hall, the legendary At first, the apostles communicated and asked the other party to take back the command of Galarosi.

And if you want to go this way...

"Your Excellency Kramert, I am very glad that you are willing to come to this banquet."

Hilbert, who was wearing a decent suit, found a middle-aged man at the edge of the banquet venue, smiled at him, and hinted to him to follow him to a clean corner.

"Hello, Your Excellency Hilbert, you are still in the mood to hold a banquet at such a critical moment, I have to say it is quite admirable."

The well-dressed middle-aged man nodded and said, his expression looked very gentle.

Among the nobles present, only this man named Kramert remained calm from beginning to end, without the slightest sign of panic.

"It's a bad moment, isn't it?"

Hilbert spoke with emotion, and the two had already walked into an empty corridor at this time.

"So you want to use me to enter the mission area, with the [royal authority]?"

And Kramert just smiled, and directly said what Hilbert was longing for.

Silence lasted for a few seconds.

"Yeah, I think right now, I need it."

Then Hilbert nodded slightly, directly acknowledging his purpose.

"Since the establishment of Star Capital, from the very beginning of the royal family, there has been a protection contract between the church and the royal family. Even if King Gutasfu made a transgressive act of blasphemy, your contract has not been torn up. So, can you Access to the Mission Quarter, right? Any member of the royal family who claims to need to escape persecution is granted access to the Mission Quarter, right? I need your permission right now, and I must find a way to let the Lord know that now What is happening in the city, all this must be stopped!"

Hilbert's words seemed righteous.

Although in the end it was just a struggle of fear of death, at least on the surface, other people really couldn't see Hilbert's flaws.

It's just that the nobles have been trying their best to suppress the royal family, but they never expected that they would ask the royal family for help.Although, this Cramert is no longer a member of the royal family in a sense.

"You actually have such a plan, I really don't know whether to say you are innocent or fearless..."

Cramert sighed, with a somewhat hesitant expression on his face.

The two people in the corridor were still discussing in low voices.

But what they didn't know was that in front of the gate of this noble villa, there was a figure approaching.

Chapter 120: The Visitor

Alhazred, who had changed into an aristocratic attire, looked very serious at this moment, which was obviously different from his usual scholarly attire with a unique style.

Tailored suits, top hats, walking sticks, and even a monocle.

If the rest of the Hunting God team were to come to Alhazred at this moment, they probably wouldn't be able to recognize the mystic scholar.At least, for Abigail, who was dressed as a servant and dyed her hair gray, she really didn't recognize him, even if she was looking at Alhazred's changing clothes.

Does this scholar actually have such a side?I really couldn't see it before.

The girl thought with some emotion in her heart.

The hunter standing on the other side didn't notice the mystic scholar's performance. From time to time, he looked towards the lower city where the civilians lived. It was still shrouded in burning fireworks and in a state of extreme chaos.

Samurai Knights wide open in the city

The killing ring hunts down all the living people in the urban area.

At this moment, apart from the church district, the noble district and the royal palace, there is no safe place in the entire star capital.

William took his hounds and was cooperating with the survivors to rescue those who were hunted down, take them to the sewer, and gather them in temporary underground strongholds.Because in order to prevent the locking of the high tower in the church area, the people who stay behind must have sufficient mobility and detection capabilities, and they cannot be the conspicuous first target of the hunter.Therefore, William with the hound became the best operator, while Abigail and the hunter followed Alhazred to the noble area.

Well, in fact, Abigail and the hunter came here to cooperate with the occultist and act as the background board for his performance.

This scholar once lectured in the university of the star capital and has a very high status.If it weren't for the pursuit of forbidden knowledge, he would have been able to live a very good life, and in fact Alhazred also has an honorary baronet title.But having said that, if it weren't for his fanatical pursuit of knowledge, Alhazred would not have achieved extremely high academic achievements, and he would not have been able to obtain the title and status bestowed by the City of Dreams. In a sense, his development can be regarded as cause and effect It is inevitable.

And, if possible, no one actually wants to engage in such decentralized operations.However, there are still too few manpower available at the moment. After the three waves of diversion of personnel from Blessing Forest, Saltwater Town, and Star Capital, there were only a few members of the Hunting God Squad who came to Star Capital, and now one of them died. They can only take risks like this.

Although those Knights of the God of God were vulnerable, Galarosi was hidden behind the Knights of the God of God, and the apostle of the God of God who was always monitoring the civilian area was on the tower.These two people are very dangerous. Once William meets any of them, he will definitely die.

Even for a hunter, perhaps in a one-on-one fight, these two apostles are no match for him.But in the current situation, one of the two apostles is in the depths of the heavily guarded church area and controls long-range strike means, and the other is guarding near the blood formation that has already accumulated terrifying power. They don't know what they are doing. They are not easily accessible , and came into contact with situations where it was difficult to create a duel scene alone.

Especially now that the church area is still surrounded by a barrier created by the power of the star god, it is quite troublesome to enter it.It was also because they couldn't find a way to enter the church area that would not startle the snake, so Abigail and the hunter came to this noble banquet with the occultist.

I just don't know if I will be recognized. Although I have made a disguise, after all, I was dragged to the square and almost executed before. I hope I won't be recognized by these nobles.

There is no need to worry about Mr. Hunter. The hunter uniform he often wears covers his face and wears a hat, so now he has lost some of his original temperament after taking off the mask and hat and changing into the waiter's clothes.Hmm...it should be like this, although Abigail felt that if the hunter looked at those nobles, those potbellied guys might immediately feel the evil spirit on the hunter and immediately pee in fright.

Anyway, hope it goes well.

"A first-level occult scholar is visiting, Alha, please inform the master of your family."

Alhazred, who was standing in front of the door, handed out his identity card with a proud face, and that attitude made Abigail on the side even have a strange feeling that the other party had become a villain.

"Okay sir, please wait a moment."

The guard guarding the door hastily confirmed Alhazred's identity. Although he was puzzled that a scholar would visit at this time, he stepped back very respectfully and rushed to the steward to report the situation. , wait for the steward to confirm from the owner before he can act.

If it is normal time, you don't need to pay too much attention to this kind of guest visit.But now the entire Star City is in chaos, visitors must report to the Patriarch, and the Patriarch will make a judgment to decide whether to let them in or not.

Alhazred just stood outside the door carelessly. His demeanor was very different from his previous appearance. Even though the waiter survived from the square and had personally witnessed the process of his casting spells, It is also completely impossible to associate the person in front of him with the previous blasphemer.

At the same time, Hilbert, who was communicating with the royal family member Kramert, first showed an unhappy expression after being interrupted by the butler, and then he also felt very puzzled after knowing that it was a visit from a university student. After some hesitation, he decided to observe the opponent under the protection of the guards.

"Is a scholar arriving with two attendants?"

Kramert on the other side also knew the news because he was right next to Hilbert. He showed some curiosity, thinking about the possible identity of the person who visited at this time, and then thought of a certain possibility of him His face changed slightly, and he decided to leave the manor immediately after Hilbert left.

And Hilbert, who didn't realize what was going to happen, had already come to the gate at this time, and saw Alhazred standing at the gate, and the two presences behind him. Not a high-ranking attendant.

"Greetings, Mister Alha, I'm really surprised that scholars are visiting at this time."

The calm Hilbert walked up to Alhazred and said calmly facing the other party.

"If it weren't for this chaos, I don't think I would come here to disturb you, Your Excellency Hilbert."

Alhazred raised his head slightly, his tone still arrogant.

"However, considering your friendly attitude towards Star City University and your annual donation, I think it is necessary for me to come to you and save your life."

Chapter 120 Two: The Secret Way?

"Save my life? Mr. Alha, that doesn't sound like a funny joke."

Hilbert frowned.

He didn't know the scholar in front of him. Although the other party did produce something that could prove his identity, the proof seemed to be at least several years ago, and it was not the resident professor certificate of Star Capital Academy. , but a certificate of honorary professor.

The status of an honorary professor shows that the person in front of him does not need to stay in the university of the star capital for a long time, and he may even have only been to this school once or twice.This honorary status is awarded simply for publishing some sort of valuable research while at this school.

Combining this information with the current situation, the man in front of him became even more suspicious.

It's just that whether it's suspicious or not, it's not something he can make a decision on the spot.

As the representative of the nobility supported by Philip, Hilbert, and the people gathered around him, they all have one thing in common.That is, when faced with interests, we only focus on the present and fail to see the long-term, and when faced with problems, we are hesitant to make up our minds and unable to make decisive judgments.

Therefore, even if he knew that the identity of the person in front of him might be questionable, Hilbert couldn't make a decision when he thought about the current turbulent situation.

"In front of the great light, both you and I are just ants. Your Excellency Hilbert, you should understand this very well."

And Alhazred, who saw through the inferiority of these guys, just continued to speak in a flat tone, without any obvious expression on his face.

"Are you planning to come to me and say something threatening to disturb the interest of this banquet?"

Hilbert said with a half-smile, and glanced vaguely at the guards standing still at the end of the corridor. After hesitating for a moment, he finally gave up the idea of ​​directly arresting these three people and offering them to the church on the spot.

"Is it a threat? You know very well, Your Excellency, the battle in the civilian area will end soon. When there are not enough prey, guess, will those glorious messengers come here and let you experience something? It is supreme mercy."

The mystic scholar just spoke in a calm tone.

But Hilbert, who heard his words, couldn't keep calm. Even if the outcome of some things is doomed, people can continue to pretend to be invisible before they really see, hear, and know.

After the inescapable fact has been spoken, however, the pretense is hard to sustain.

"If you want to do some crazy tricks, I advise you to give up. At least don't expect me to be with you. I believe the church will end all of this in the end."

It's just that Hilbert is still not sure what the situation of the scholar in front of him is. When Philip was still around, the other party would use various methods to toss the merchants and nobles in different ways.In case this guy is actually a trustee of the church, and if his nonsense words are recorded, it is estimated that he will be taken away by the Knight of the God in a while.

This kind of thing has happened more than once, so even if Philip is gone now, Hilbert will still subconsciously take precautions.

"No, of course you'll come with me because you don't want to die, don't you?"

And Alhazred just watched Hilbert speak without changing his tone.

"I know that there is a secret passage leading out of the city in the noble area. It is a secret passage that once belonged to the royal family and is now occupied by the nobles."

"If you want to open this passage, you must have [the authority of the royal family]. But this is not enough, not enough to escape, because the barrier of the great light has completely isolated the city, even if you go from the secret passage to You can’t escape even if you flee.”

"Unless the real king's blood is sprinkled at the exit of the secret passage, according to the ancient contract, the great light will open a passage for this blood, and that is the only chance for you and me to escape here, Your Excellency. "

After a few gentle words, Hilbert's face has completely changed color.

He didn't know much about the ancient contract, as far as he knew [the authority of the royal family], it was only related to the church.

But what this scholar said, such as the secret passage, the blood of the king, and the ancient contract, these things Hilbert has no idea whether they are true or not, and the more he listens to them, the more frightened he is, and he feels like he is listening to something he shouldn’t be listening to. .

"Okay...Okay, don't talk about it, I, let's come to the house."

The somewhat confused Hilbert whispered, took Alhazred's hand, and the two entered a house in a secluded corner, intending to continue talking for a while.

Hunter and Abigail, who were disguised as servants, naturally couldn't go in together. They couldn't even get close to the door, because Hilbert's guards had already caught up and firmly guarded the place. Suspicious people will be attacked by them.