Blood of the Hunting God

The person I used to be is probably not what I am now.

It's a pity that there is no way to remember the past self who has not suffered or understood the present reality.

Gutas

The husband opened his eyes in the dark.

The left hand with only three fingers still seems to be in pain, but it is this pain that can make him feel the truth, and let him recall his own appearance, recall the tortured man in the dungeon of the church. Yes, the one who was finally able to escape was only a little wreckage of himself.

It was also after that day that I walked step by step towards what I am today, why I longed for power so much, and why I became the distorted state I am today.

But isn't that great?

Even though he was clearly aware of his mental abnormality, Gutasov still readily accepted it.

After all, in his opinion, this is the nature he has now.

"Did more than 70% of the powerful nobles die at the hands of hunters?"

The information given by the attendants lurking in Hilbert's manor made Gutasf squint his eyes.

That hunter is even more uncontrollable than I expected.

After the church has determined to hunt down and kill them, and even expanded the scope of revenge to the civilians in the entire star capital, they can still make such an action.It may be more difficult than expected to control such a powerful and unfettered strongman.

Perhaps the means originally prepared were not enough to control him.

If things really got to that point... Well, it seems that the second set of plans should be put on the agenda in advance.

What Gutasov wanted was to rule the country as the king over everything, without any will that could be higher than his own future.That's why he is willing to help the hunting god team, and only then wants to overthrow the bloody rule of the master of the starry sky.If there is no way to achieve this result in the end, then he would rather let the country be destroyed, and would rather let everyone become the food of the Star God.

At present, it seems that I really should consider that situation.

"Wang, the hunter and Abigail have already entered the secret passage. Our people have no way to keep a secret surveillance in that environment, so we didn't follow any further."

A fat figure appeared in the darkness and reported to Gutasf respectfully.

"They want to sneak into the church area and destroy the three towers that are connected to the Star God... If they can succeed, then the Star God Church will lose its long-range strike capability within the star capital, and they can attack the Star God without any scruples." La Rossi to kill."

In a deep voice, Gutasov spoke slowly.

He has already seen the plan of Hunter and his party. This kind of thing can basically be said to be on the bright side, but he doesn't know if those people in the church have been sitting on their laurels for such a long time, can they realize that the other party has sneaked into their house? came in.

"...Flynn, you go and help them."

After thinking in silence for a moment, Gutasov spoke to the fat man kneeling on the ground in front of him.

"Bring this tube of blood. Without the blood of the royal family as the key, the blockade of the church area will be difficult to open." With this thing, they can sneak in quietly. "

While speaking, the king pulled out a short knife from his waist, cut off a finger of his left hand, and then took out a small glass container, filled some blood into it.

"Remember to keep it clean, and don't get caught by the church's tail."

"And, this time, don't make any small moves. At least on the surface, let them feel that we are helping them seriously, and make them feel that we are still partners in the same team."

Gutasov, who frowned and gave a few words of advice, threw out the glass test tube casually and looked at the gradually healing wound on his finger, with an unpleasant expression on his face.

"My subordinate understands."

And that fat Flynn just respectfully caught the tube of blood, then turned and left, disappearing into the darkness.

Faintly, it seemed that some undetectable wailing sounds could be heard.

That voice came from outside the darkness, from those trembling people in the palace.

The civilians who escaped under the leadership of King Gutasf's guards are now gathered around the outer edge of the palace, eking out a living on the porridge donated by the royal family.

The reason why Galalosi didn't bring his idea here before was because there are still many targets in the civilian area that can be considered.But with the actions of the hunters again and again, it has become more and more difficult to catch the sacrifice.And at this time, those civilians who were protected by the royal family naturally entered the eyes of Galarosi.

Gutasf's messenger then took the initiative to find Galaloshi yesterday morning, expressing that the royal family was willing to offer these civilians as sacrifices.

Galalosi, who was very happy about this, stuffed the messengers into the blood formation on the spot, and then sent a servant knight to say that he would take the civilians away.However, Gutasov later stated that these civilians would inevitably resist fiercely after realizing where they were going to be sent, so Galalosi took some time to prepare, and sent more than a dozen knights serving the god over the next day Receive it, and now those knights are arresting people in the palace.

Although because of the large number of targets, Galarosi preferred to bring people alive to the blood formation for sacrifice.However, with the style of the Knights of the Gods, probably not many people will survive.

Then arrived at the side of the blood formation.

However, this is just right.

After all, from the very beginning, these people who were rescued by his men were the pawns for the layout.A few more people will die now, and after seeing the corpses of their companions, maybe the actions in a while will be smoother.

Closing his eyes, King Gutasov sat on the throne in the darkness, and began to close his eyes to meditate.

At the same time, in the ancient secret passage, two figures, one large and one small, had stepped into this dusty grotto.

"The walls and ground are made of stone bricks, and the top is made of neatly cut stones. When this place was first built, did it really exist as a secret passage? It always feels a bit too neat."

Abigail knocked on the wall on one side, and said with a little doubt.

"..."

The hunter just stood quietly beside the girl, holding a torch, silently staring at the darkness ahead.

Alhazred was already rushing back to William's side.

I don't know what's going on with them now, but the hunter always feels uneasy. He feels that maybe he needs to speed up his actions right now.No matter what dangers may lie ahead, we must move forward at this moment.

tread--

So the first step, the hunter's boots, stepped on the cold stone floor with a light sound.

Chapter 130 Five: Footsteps

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Swish... Swish...

da... da da... da...

There seemed to be some voices echoing in a vague interlacing.

From the dark depths where no light has descended for a long time, from the quiet place that has been closed for an unknown amount of time, there is a sudden sound.

It seems to be wriggling gently, and it seems to be climbing quietly.

Heavy footsteps, soft footsteps.

The crackling of flames, and the sound of slightly subdued breathing.

Among these voices, there seemed to be something hidden, unidentifiable voices, flowing indistinctly.

The hunter's eyes turned to behind him, the road that had been covered in darkness again when he and Abigail came.

"Feel something, Mister Hunter?"

The girl beside her immediately showed a vigilant expression, ready to summon the Moonlight Sword.

"...not sure yet."

The hunter frowned, stood there for a while, then shook his head slightly, and started walking again after saying such a hoarse word.

In the warm light of the torch, the road ahead forked again.

"It's almost like entering a maze. This is already the fourth fork in 10 minutes."

Abigail, who was standing beside the hunter, said in a low voice.

These ancient roads were probably built by the royal family of Star Capital when the city was first established.As far as the current inference is concerned, these secret passages are distributed in areas controlled by the royal family and nobles, and are also connected to the church area.

In other words, this place has probably been established for thousands of years, and after it was built, I am afraid that the number of times it has been opened is very small, so that the entire secret passage is filled with dust.

Hunter and Abigail had no way of knowing what the secret passage was used for when it was built, but it was quite troublesome to walk in it, when it was difficult to discern their own orientation, and the secret passage extended in all directions and there were forks everywhere.

"...this way."

The hunter intuitively chose the fork on the right.

Although it is difficult to determine his specific position in the secret passage, a hunter with a strong memory still relies on his own position when entering the secret passage, and by recalling how far he has traveled and turned several times, he still vaguely Can judge the distance between his current location and the church district.At this time, there was no way to figure out where each branch road led, so he decided to choose the secret road closer to the mission area every time.

Abigail obediently followed behind the hunter. Although her character seemed to have gradually changed, she still hadn't changed in terms of being obedient.As long as it is the decision made by the hunter, she will obey it honestly, and will not suddenly make any strange operations.

The dark narrow passage stretches forward continuously.

In the silence, only the sound of burning torches and the sound of breathing continued to ring.

Da da……

The hunter stopped again.

He turned around, looked behind him again, and looked at this dark passage without any sound.

Whose footsteps did you hear at that moment?

The hunter recalled the voice that suddenly rang in his ears at that moment.

Such a slight, almost inaudible, hallucinatory sound.

If you were an ordinary person, you would probably wonder if you heard it wrong.

But a hunter who has dealt with many strange things would not think this way. From the moment he stepped into this dust-covered secret passage, he has been fully focused and ready to deal with various situations.

In such a state of mind, the hunter didn't think he would experience auditory hallucinations or the like.

If you hear something in your own words, then the most important thing to do is to believe what you hear.

"Is there any sound just now? Mr. Hunter, can you tell me what sound you heard?"

At this moment, the girl next to her asked

Road.

"...footsteps...very soft."

The hunter spoke slowly, without any intention of hiding.

"Footsteps? Can you determine the approximate direction and distance of the sound?"

Abigail, who summoned the Moonlight Sword from her hand, asked again.

"Behind...the distance cannot be judged..."

Hunter shook his head.

Every time the sound of footsteps appeared, it only rang once or twice, and then disappeared again.

In such a short period of time, the hunter has no way to accurately locate the location of the sound.

"If there is indeed something, will it be invisible?"

Staring at the empty dark corridor, Abigail gave a possibility after a little thought.

"No... traces..."

The hunter shook his head again. Although the invisible monster could hide its own figure, it couldn't hide the traces it left behind.

When he turned around to confirm just now, the hunter had paid attention to confirm the footprints left on the ground, and it could be seen that there were only footprints of him and Abigail, and there was no trace of a third person.

"If that's the case, maybe it's hidden through some kind of space ability, or maybe... it's the power of the curse?"

The girl whispered to herself, and quickly thought of two other possibilities.

There was only her and the hunter's breath in the dark corridor.

As the footsteps stopped, everything was so dead and cold, like a cold wind blowing in this corridor, so cold that people couldn't help shivering.

Hunter and Abigail stride again.

In the quiet passage, the sound of two people's footsteps, light and heavy, sounded again.

The extended road forked again, and even this time there were three forks.

The hunter once again chose the fork in the direction of the church in his impression, but this time he didn't walk a few times before he found that there was a dead end blocked by stones, and there was no way to pass.

"At least I know a way that doesn't work."

Saying this, Abigail turned around first, and walked in front of the hunter cautiously.

Then, very quickly, both the girl and the hunter stopped.

As a result of turning back all the way, I encountered two forked roads that I didn't know where to go.

"It's a different path from the one we just took."