Blood of the Hunting God

Having said that, Disma looked at the burning ashes of his companion, turned his head and left the church area.

The hunter and Abigail were already waiting for Disma in the town. The monsters entrenched on the way out of the city were cleaned up by the hunter, so there was basically no need to worry about encountering any enemies.At this moment, Hunter and Abigail were carrying a small bag each, as if they were travelers preparing to go out for a trip.

"I guess you're not going to give that thing back to me."

Disma pointed to the shotgun strapped to the hunter's waist.

"...(shakes head)"

Hunter's answer was quite straightforward.

Are you kidding me, I got the weapon in my hand, and I have to return it?impossible things!

"Ha, it's not an important thing. Then, get ready to go. There are still many dangers along the way. You have to walk a little longer while the moon is still there."

Originally, he didn't intend to really want to return his gun. Disma smiled, turned around and walked in the front of the team, and walked towards the field outside the small town filled with rancid smell.

Hunter and Abigail looked at each other, and then moved forward.Among them, Abigail couldn't help turning her head a few times, looking at the deserted and quiet town where she spent several days with the hunter.

After leaving the familiar place, what we will step into is a completely unknown world.

Such a choice, right?

The little palm was pulled up the next moment.

Abigail looked up with a blink and saw the hunter's calm gaze.

Well, no problem, definitely no problem!

Mr. Hunter will always be by his side.

Therefore, no matter what kind of darkness and terror we encounter on the road ahead, we will definitely be able to overcome the past.

"Let's go together, Mister Hunter."

The little girl smiled at this moment, and walked out of the deserted town together with the tall hunter.

Then he frowned quickly because of the stench that pervaded the wilderness outside the town, and his happy look turned into a depressed one.

"Leaving from Fengrao Town, you can reach the old pilgrim road down."

In the grass taller than Abigail's whole body, Disma turned his head and said to the two of them.

"Why is this place called the Pilgrim's Old Road? To be honest, I don't know much about it. It may have been a road often used by believers in the old gods. In short, it is a road composed of dense stone roads and many small towns." Although the passageway has been destroyed to such an extent now, because the base is rocky, it will not be full of mud and swamps like other places in the corrupted wilderness."

"So, if you want to return to Xingkong Town safely and quickly at the same time, taking the old pilgrim's path is the best choice. I believe that you, who call yourself a hunter, don't want to be in this kind of place where you can't see at a glance. Are there any traps for the enemy to act on the grassland?"

This is true.

The hunter nodded approvingly.

Originally, I had never gone deep into this wilderness, but after coming out with Disma now, the hunter deeply felt that this kind of field of vision was obscured, most of them could not see the enemy at all, and the smell of corruption was everywhere, and they could not smell the enemy at all. It's really not suitable for action in a ghostly place where the wind is constantly blowing and the enemy can't be heard at all.

"Wow...so dirty..."

Abigail let out a mournful sound. She stepped on the muddy road, and she sank all of a sudden, reaching her thigh.

When the hunter pulled her out, the little girl's legs were completely covered in black, foul-smelling mud.

"This is considered lucky. Under normal circumstances, the depth of this kind of swamp pit in the corruption field starts at three meters, and people who fall into it disappear without a trace."

Disma, who was walking in front, shrugged and said.

"Ugh..."

Abigail let out a low whine again.

As a girl, I really can't stand such a thing no matter what.

In fact, even when she was in a small town, Abigail couldn't help but use the dirt stone to clear out a basin of clean water even though she didn't have the conditions to take a bath, and wiped her body well instead of taking a bath. She did this once of things.Although it was somewhat wasteful to do so, girls still couldn't stand the smell.

The hunter thought for a while, and was about to pick up Abigail and continue to move, but just as he was about to bend down, the girl who noticed his thoughts quickly stopped the hunter with a blushing face, saying that she didn't need such special treatment, and then All the time, he just pulled the hunter's sleeve and followed his footsteps as carefully as possible.

"By the way, let's share this thing with you."

After passing through a large area of ​​grass and reaching a place with a better view, Disma turned back and took out something and handed it to the hunter.

A dark, fingernail-sized ball-like thing that smelled a little strange.

"We call this thing [Dirty Blood Pill]. Well, that's right, it's a potion that contains a small amount of filth. After use, it can greatly increase strength and reaction speed in a short period of time. The amount of this filth is very small, and The church has set up the purification technique in advance, so it will not endanger life under normal circumstances after eating it. Of course, even though this is said, this thing is actually very dangerous

Yes, a hunter like me would not consider using this unless it is a last resort, but if you are a guy who can eat monster meat directly, I think it should be no problem to use it. "

After a brief explanation, Disma continued to lead the way.

The hunter accepted this thing without hesitation, or in fact, as long as it was given to him by others, the hunter never hesitated to accept it directly.

According to Disma, there is a connection between Fengrao Town and the old pilgrims' road, so they didn't walk for too long before they stepped on the broken stone road, buried in the grass, and it was difficult to find with the eyes The wreckage of the stone road can only be easily found by a hero like Disma who often goes hunting.

"There are many abandoned buildings on the old pilgrim road, and a large part of them have been transformed by the hunters in advance, which can be a good resting place."

"We strive to arrive at the Gate of the Dead and return to the Starry Sky Town within six days. This is the premise that the situation goes well, but with a guy like you who can easily defeat that terrifying knight, I don't think we will encounter too much trouble." It is impossible to directly hit the [appealer] with the problem."

Disma said so, cut open the grass in front of him with his own dagger, and continued to lead the two forward.

"The caller?"

Abigail showed a somewhat curious expression.

"Ah, I didn't tell you about this before, let's talk about it after a break, anyway, it's not a guy to mess with. Compared with that thing, the knight monster outside the church is like a three-year-old child." Powerless."

As if recalling some horrible scene, Disma's expression became slightly gloomy.

slam-la-

It seems that there is a sound, ringing at this moment.

"Shh, get down."

Both the hunter and Disma reacted immediately, and Disma obviously knew what the voice meant, and immediately waved his hand to signal the two to bend down, and the three of them carefully shifted their positions in the grass.

Heavy breathing sounded in the grass, accompanied by a stench that seemed different.

Then, in the grass not far away, the hunter saw a limb with scales, rotten marks everywhere, and a limb with red and orange sarcomas.

A crocodile more than 20 meters long crawled slowly through the grass.

The whole body is festered, and there are a lot of eyeballs on the back. It keeps moving towards the giant crocodile turning around, and gradually moves away amidst vague calls.

"As I said before, no matter what, you must follow the old path of the pilgrims, otherwise, if you go deep into the mud, it will not only be a problem of swamp poisonous ponds, but this kind of thing is the last big problem that hunters want to encounter. ah."

It wasn't until after the giant crocodile walked away that Disma, who stood up, spoke with some emotion.

Chapter 20: Ascetic Elvis

Starting from Fengrao Town, it took about half a day, and the three of them had completely entered the old path of pilgrims.

Dense, weeds taller than people still grow everywhere, but relatively speaking, because of the existence of rocky roads, there are more or less gaps in vision, allowing hunters to observe the surrounding environment and possible hidden dangers. enemy.

This road, which is said to have been prosperous, now has only ruined buildings and fragmented stone roads, but just estimating its original scale based on the size of the road is enough to make people feel extremely shocked.After all, it is not an easy task to build a flat road with a width of several hundred meters and a length of more than 1000 kilometers, especially for people in ancient times who were essentially small farmers.

"I heard that no gods participated in the construction of this road. It is real and built slowly year by year with manpower."

Along the way, when passing through some areas with relatively few weeds and a wide view occasionally, Disma would chat with the two people around him.

"People in different towns built roads spontaneously, and pilgrims built houses on the left and right sides of the road. As time passed, the roads were finally connected together, and many towns developed along the way."

"Ha, I don't know if this kind of story is true or not. Anyway, there must be no such thing in the Star Capital."

Saying that, Disma shook his head and sighed.

"It's true, I read the same story in the town library!"

Abigail raised her hands happily.

"The ascetic monk Elvis led many monks and vowed to build a pilgrimage road. They mobilized believers along the way, and they themselves participated in the labor and commanded the construction project, and built a pilgrimage road bit by bit!"

Abigail, who said so, showed a proud expression for being able to express herself in front of the hunter.

"Elvis...I don't know if we're talking about the same Elvis, but honestly, on this road, I don't really want to hear this name."

However, what was a little unexpected was that Disma, who heard the name, showed a very complicated expression.

"Hey, why do you say that?"

Abigail was puzzled.

tread--

The hunter suddenly took a step forward at this moment, no longer followed silently like before, but took out

Saws and shotguns stood at the head of the line.

Disma immediately understood what the hunter meant. While silencing Abigail, he took out a dagger from his pocket and carefully stood beside the hunter.

The three of them moved quickly on the road, hiding behind a ruined building with only a few broken walls left.

After a while, there was a muffled breathing sound, and some bushes moved, and some festering, but still human-like things came out of it.There are more or less vegetation or mushrooms growing on their bodies, and these plants can be seen wriggling together with their skins, and individual plants even grow organ structures that look like human fingers or eyeballs.

【Symbiont Corpse】

This is what hunters like Disma call this thing.

After being infected by filth, after turning into monsters, after years of development, they gradually merged with plants that were also infected by filth.These things are much more difficult to deal with than the bloodthirsty people in the town.First, many monsters can use the vegetation on their bodies to attack with whip-like vines. Second, these ghosts absorb the nutrients of the earth through the plants, and are much more agile in terms of activity and mobility than the weakened blood thirsty. Basically a hunter's nightmare.

"15...20... Tsk, I can't hit it, this number is too troublesome."

After confirming the dense group of monsters coming out of the grass, Disma shook his head and said that he couldn't eat this team.

Actually, you should give it a try.

It seems that there are indeed a lot of them, but the hunter still has the confidence to kill them all. At most, they just need to be resurrected a few times. Anyway, these guys will not be resurrected after their death.

Although the hunter thought so from the bottom of his heart, considering Abigail was by his side, he still decided not to take the risky move.

After waiting quietly for a while, these monsters gradually disappeared on the side of the road, away from the three people who were hiding.

"Fortunately, today's wind direction is fine, and our smell will not be exposed."

After confirming that the monsters had passed away, Disma heaved a sigh of relief and stood up.

"So what's going on with the Elvis you just mentioned?"

The curiosity in her heart didn't disappear, Abigail raised her hand again and asked.

"Little girl, what you said just now, what kind of ascetic monk Elvis, I really don't know about that."

Disma shook his head and said to the girl.

"I know, that's a monk who believes in the goddess of the earth, Viniad. It is said that his family was caught in a fire. His father died trying to stop the flames, and his mother lifted him up until the flames could not burn him before being burned to death. Even so, half of his face was burned, and one arm was amputated and crippled.”

"The goddess of the earth was delayed by other things and didn't see such a disaster happen. Although she rushed to rescue Elvis himself after the incident, she couldn't save his dead parents. Elvis therefore questioned why the gods did nothing. , I got an answer like 'God is not omnipotent and omniscient, as a god, I can only do my best to do what I can do'."

"Since then Elvis has understood the helplessness and love of the gods, and is determined to turn himself into the arm of the gods, to save the people they could not save for the not omnipotent but kind gods. Restraining oneself, treating everyone on the earth with sincere love, and helping countless people in despair, this pilgrimage road was built under the auspices of the ascetic monk Elvis and paved the way for those along the road. There are countless conveniences for residents.”

Abigail, who remembered the documents in the library firmly, spoke to Disma fluently.

The hunter noticed that as Abigail said more and more details, the expression on Disma's face became more and more complicated.

"That's why I really don't know about Elvis, the ascetic monk I told you about."

"All I know is [Appealer Elvis]."

Sighing, Disma finally spoke helplessly.

"The appealer? Is it the appealer that Mr. Disma mentioned earlier?"

Abigail remembered a remark the man had overheard as he was leaving town.

"Well, that's right, Elvis the Caller, the greatest nightmare of hunters and heroes in the corrupt field."

"If the terrifying knight defeated by the hunter is a wolf, then Elvis is a tiger that devours countless people. On our way back to Xingkong Town, the most important thing we need to avoid is that horrible thing Son."

"I won't say anything more. You just need to know that in this wilderness, even the name of that thing can make many hunters keep it secret. Little girl, you said it so many times just now." With the name of Elvis, if it is a more violent hunter, it may be possible to beat you up."

Disma, who said this, was obviously unwilling to talk further, and soon moved forward.

"A secretive one?"

Abigail, who was getting more and more confused, reached out and nodded her head, not quite understanding what Disma wanted to express.

pat-

The hunter's palm covered Abigail's small head.