The last headhunter

Chapter 53 "Real"?
Will there be any strange feeling?Or is it just pure numbness and compromise?

When you step into this stargate that connects space, your own figure breaks into fragments and then reassembles, and then scattered countless ghosts in the dancing particle beams, is your mind empty or full of thoughts?

This is something mysterious and mysterious.Maybe even I don't know it too well.The only thing you can feel is the cold gust of wind and the color of blood in the sky when the gorgeous magic glow reopens the gap in front of your eyes.

Here, where is it?
You involuntarily ask yourself this question, but you are forcefully pushed down into the air by the energy wave in a daze.

So Colin Manch saw corpses crawling all over the hills and covered with city buildings.The awakened launched a terrifying attack on the surviving humans.When the scene of doomsday appeared in front of his eyes, he couldn't believe his eyes at all.

"Be careful! Manzi!!! Quick, stand up!"

The anxious cry of the man in black on the top floor.At this moment, the sudden consciousness began to become clear—that man, Jiri Merk.

His body finally began to loosen its stiffness.When the runaway Awakened rushed towards him wrapped in poisonous flames at the last second, he escaped into the shadows and fled to Jiri's side.

The rumbling explosion, the bloody tearing sensation and the stench of burning corpses in the air are all very real at this moment.

"What's the matter with you? Manqi!!! Why did you suddenly appear here?"

The man in front of him glared at him angrily.

"Where is the task assigned to you by His Royal Highness? Where is the golden seed? Where is the priest? It was promised to purify the pollution of Ao'an. You have been away for so long but suddenly came back?"

"Listen to me and explain that the situation is different from what I expected!"

"What is there to explain? Facts speak louder than words! You shouldn't have entrusted such an important task to you in the first place! Damn it!"

"But it's a done deal. Survive this catastrophe first, and then consider other countermeasures."

Jiri ignored himself.Delter, who has always been taciturn, just shook his head secretly and then stopped responding.And the group of teenagers who were besieged also noticed their return at this moment.

shame.What a shame.All efforts are meaningless in the end.The so-called president of the Association of Magical Knowledge, from beginning to end just wanted to play with himself in the palm of his hand.There are no golden trees and cathedrals here.There is only fear, disaster and despair here.

The noble Sacred Tree Town of Lipani may have never recognized the humble people of the Adventurers Association.

He shook his head with a wry smile, and took out the hidden weapon bag from the portable backpack.The mysterious runes pierced with silver needles and gravel are dimly glowing.

Then, in an instant, a shining needle like a shooting star pierced the darkness, wrapped in flying flesh and blood, and harvested the souls of countless awakened people.

focus!Damn, concentrate! !

As if sensing the slump and sway of his own will, at that moment the holy wall iron defense was broken through the defense by the poisonous miasma of the awakened ones.The deadly blood mist instantly infected the armor. Although it failed to damage the interior due to its holy attribute blessing, it was still shocking enough.If it wasn't for Jie Shika's quick adjustment of the state, perhaps the death here was just a flash.

As the number of awakened people continued to increase, it was already difficult for Neta's pride to use holy light to substantially reduce them.Jie Shika can only change his strategy, choose to use guard and anti-injury methods, cooperate with Jiri and Delter's long-range firepower, and end the battle with a war of attrition.

He can no longer pursue quick wins with massive destructive abilities.Because if this leads to physical exhaustion again, then if Rick Schur appears again, the group will be powerless to fight.Michelle's secret scroll rune is so precious, how can it be wasted at will?
So hold on.On the one hand, it is expected that the exiles will consume the number of awakened as soon as possible, and on the other hand, it is also expected that Colin Manch will return here as soon as possible with the priest and the golden seed, and send a signal asking us to respond.Once the group regroups, head straight to the Spire of Eternity and plant the Golden Seeds and you're done.If you need to face the lord-level boss sitting in the town, it shouldn't be too difficult, and you won't be besieged by such difficult monsters all the time.

However, a funny scene happened.Carrying the expectations of everyone, Colin Manche walked out of the teleportation magic circle like a comedian, and then fell from mid-air to the surface in a daze.Regardless of the fact that his body was not injured, there was nothing in his hands, as if his long outing was just a romantic trip, and the hard bloody battle in Ao'an was just a trivial joke.

He ignored his mission, pretended to come back here out of his mind, jumped up to the high platform, and fired endless streamers of hidden weapons together with the other two exiles.

So what about our efforts?What exactly is it worth?
The wall of holy light once again sliced ​​into corrupt flesh the Awakened who intended to attack, but at the price once again a gap appeared.

Jeska hastily infused holy light to repair it, and behind him guarded, the young man was standing side by side with Michel, tightly holding the life-saving smoke and dust.

Their expressions were completely different from Jeska's resentment.It was a relief and a sense of relief.

When Colin Manche returned to the battlefield through the teleportation star gate, the boy's idea was finally confirmed.He has always been worried about Lipani's indifference and contempt for the Adventurers Association, and he has always been afraid that the sacred organization in charge of the golden tree seeds will make a series of embarrassments to Manqi.They will even declare their loyalty to the empire by capturing or executing Manqi.

For this reason, he also specifically discussed this issue with Michelle.Michelle's answer was very sincere.He said:
"I can't predict, and I can't influence the judgment of the guardians of the sacred tree. Their sanctity is more authoritative than any other organization. Even if my eyes can indeed see the future, this afterimage of the future is only a general trend of the world. I don't even know if it's a comedy or a tragedy. I don't even know what fate awaits Colin Manche."

"There is only one thing I can judge."

"What is it?" the boy asked.

"Lipani will never hand over the golden seeds so easily. Countless nobles and high-ranking commanders have failed, let alone a messenger of a non-governmental organization. Their tests are ever-changing, and their thoughts are difficult to fathom. For those who cannot guess , the best way is to respond to all changes with the same.”

"Responding to all changes with the same. Not only our strategy, maybe they think so too, maybe."

"Yeah. Brave boy. Many times, when everything goes back to the way it was, it just means that a big change is about to happen."

The wise Michel said so meaningfully.

"So wait quietly. Maybe this fight is not over yet, and we can wait for the answers we need. At that time, it may not be him who needs to prove his strength, but the person behind the scenes."

".I?"

"That's right, kid. You can open your backpack now. It's right as I thought, right now, it's trembling slightly with excitement."

The boy saw it.Rell's Tome of the Headhunter swayed and danced just as Michele thought it would.It turned to the second page without any control, and those bright blue mysterious ancient characters seemed to be given life and began to dance on the parchment.

I can see clearly.Yes - it was like a manifestation of destiny.

His narration is as fascinating as the stars floating in the night sky.

So, you know, the story about him?
Even though the fierce battle lasted for so long, the number of awakened ones continued unabated.This resurrection seems to be some kind of curse, because even though all the corpses that can be used for resurrection have been purified by the flames, these fallen people whose source is dark power can still be born on the earth, and continue to climb up again from the rotting blood and vines .

The revived monsters also remained enraged, their stamina, defense, attack power, and the dense fog of death were all strengthened in the constant death and resurrection.And even if they are as strong as the Giri trio, their throwing hidden weapons are not endless.When the reserves of needles, arrow feathers, hammer nails, throwing knives, and other weapons have bottomed out, and they can only rely on melee assassination to relieve Jie Shika's pressure, the hope of winning this battle is already very slim.

They cannot find the source of the curse.They also don't know why these Awakened are endless.It seemed that this bloody fight could only end with their escape.Remorse, or remorse?They entrusted the responsibility to the wrong people and ended up losing everything.

"Run out."

Delter said lightly.He shook his backpack, and the thousands of silver needles and tens of thousands of throwing knives he suppressed had all been consumed.All the wealth he had accumulated so far as an exile was wiped out in one battle.The same goes for Jiri and Manchi, of course.

But they are not qualified to call the slightest grievance.When their hidden weapon storm failed, the hordes of zombies that kept climbing up from the urban aqueduct that had turned into a swamp once again accumulated a terrifying number.Although they are relatively safe standing on the high platform, the group of teenagers who were besieged on the mountain are now just fighting trapped beasts.

"Get them out, get them out no matter what."

"How to save? We have no way at all. Once we leave here and reach the surface, we will be torn to pieces." Ji Li sighed.

"It's all my fault. I failed your trust. I don't want to argue with anything. It's all my fault. I'd rather die to apologize."

He looked at the sky, and beyond the misty sky was the setting sun that merged with the blood curtain.Facing this world full of betrayal and despair, Manqi really thought that maybe this life would end here, and it wouldn't be a bad ending.

At least, die decently and happily.Don't blame yourself like this all the time.

But before that, I should at least apologize to them again.It doesn't matter if you are scolded or whatever, at least you will feel better in your heart.

But to his surprise, no one paid attention to him.

He stood to one side of the pair, while Jiri and Delter seemed to speak into the air.They looked for a way to evacuate here, completely ignoring him who looked remorseful.

"Hey. Hey!"

Manci walked up to the two of them.But their eyes seemed to be looking into the distance through his body, as if he didn't exist at all.

What the hell—what's going on?

He stretched out his hand and wanted to touch it forward, but he was horrified to find that his figure completely passed through the two of them, crossing them like a ghost!

In the distance, there is Michel who is slowly singing runes, and the young man who is sleeping quietly as if intoxicated in a dreamland.

And the world sank into the pale twilight, fading away like starlight.

(End of this chapter)