Blood of the Hunting God

Abigail, who showed a slightly astonished expression, was thinking about the situation while holding the moonlight sword in her hand.

And the silent hunter, the moment his footsteps stopped, heard the voice again that was so subtle that it was almost impossible to detect.

Da da da……

It was like someone's footsteps, following behind him, keeping a distance that was neither too far nor too close.

This time the hunter stood still, not turning his head to look in the direction of the voice.

clatter!clatter--

Then the hunter heard the footsteps again suddenly, louder and heavier than before, as if they were his own.

"I heard it too, this voice is——huh?!"

Abigail turned to face the source of the sound even before the hunter.

It's just that when she saw that thing, even the girl who had experienced many battles couldn't help showing a little surprised expression.

Chapter 130 Six: Shadow Guard

That seems like a "thing".

Abigail, who didn't know how to describe it, could only think of such an adjective after thinking for a while.

A thing.

One that would never be human, but also difficult to judge the specific type of, thing.

It doesn't seem to have a specific shape, but is constantly changing, like a group of threads, a group of twisted and wriggling lines, roughly condensed into a human-like body structure, but it can't really Cohesive molding.

But the strange thing is that under the light of the torch, the shadow cast by this thing on the ground is clearly a normal human silhouette.

tread--

This large group of twisted lines slowly took a step forward.

The clear sound of footsteps sounded in the next moment, as if a man in boots was stepping forward.

Click!

No verbal communication is required.

The moment this strange thing appeared, the meat saw in the hunter's hand jumped forward, pointing at the monster and facing it.

whoosh-

While the sound of the wind was raging for a moment, the cold moonlight greatsword stabbed forward one after another.

The originally dark corridor was quickly illuminated in the burst of light, and the messy line creature disappeared under the swift attack of the hunter and Abigail.

"Hey?"

Abigail, who stared wide-eyed, saw clearly that the moonlight sword in his hand didn't hit anything at all, and passed through that thing directly.

The hunter's meat saw also didn't hit anything. It was clear that the line of sight had crossed the body obliquely, but it was no different from crossing the air. It didn't feel that it hit anything at all.

The line-like thing has lost track.

In less than a second after the two of them launched their attack, this thing disappeared from their eyes.

"Is this some kind of subordinate creature ruled by the starry sky? Is it incorporeal?"

Abigail, who was holding the moonlight sword in her hand, looked alert.

vigilant.

"...footsteps."

The hunter on the other side held a torch in one hand and a meat saw in the other, and suddenly spoke after a brief silence.

footsteps?

Abigail was slightly taken aback when she heard what the hunter said, and then noticed the small voices in the darkness.

step-step-

It was like the sound of something slowly moving forward.

From the depths of the darkness, approaching bit by bit.

There were more than one sound of footsteps in the direction the two were facing, and at the same time, there seemed to be faint footsteps ringing behind the two of them.

Just like the weird footsteps just now, there is no change in the footsteps at all. The loudness of the sound, the interval between the two footsteps, and even the vibration of the shoes hitting the ground are all exactly the same.

What the hell is it?

The moonlight sword in his hand condenses light.

The girl swung her sword forward, and then the faint blue flash rushed forward, instantly illuminating a large area.

One after another, people with string balls appeared in Abigail's sight.

"There are so many?!"

With just a cursory glance, Abigail saw at least 10 line monsters.

These weird things were swept away by the shock wave of the moonlight sword, but their bodies did not change in any way. They were still just a group of squirming lines, just like the lines drawn by a child on paper with a black pen. spinning.

The hunter suddenly took a step back, instinctively avoiding to one side. "

Then his coat was torn open, blood spilled out immediately, and fell on the wall and the ground.

"This is……"

Abigail, who realized something was wrong, turned around quickly, and then saw the line monster that disappeared in front of the two of them just now reappeared, revealing its figure at the edge of the torch light, and then disappeared in the darkness again.

This thing, just now it swung its arm and attacked Mr. Hunter, and actually caused damage?

"Mr. Hunter, are you alright?"

Asking like this, Abigail took a step forward, and saw that the wound on Hunter's chest had basically healed.

"...are they...incorporeal?"

Looking down at the injury on his body, the hunter frowned slightly. He also didn't understand why this thing could attack him, but he couldn't hurt the opponent.

Moreover, when he was injured just now, he didn't feel attacked at all.It wasn't until the wound appeared suddenly that he realized that something was attacking him, and then he noticed the line monster that suddenly appeared.

Can they reduce their presence so that it is difficult for people to realize their whereabouts?

Could this weird thing be the product of some kind of curse?Or some kind of inexplicable mystical creation?

If so, what are the weaknesses of this thing?

The hunter is quickly thinking about possible situations.

And Abigail also thought of various possibilities, holding the moonlight sword and sending out shock waves to both sides again, and then saw a dozen line monsters gradually approaching on both sides, completely separating the two of them. Besieged in this corridor.

Only this time, Abigail didn't look at the strange figures of these things, but looked at their shadows on the wall.

The shadow of every line monster on the wall is the outline of human beings.

Moreover, the height and angle of the shock wave he swung was different from before, but the shadows of these things did not change in position, and the size was the same as before.

Could it be that……

"Mr. Hunter, try to attack their shadows on the ground!"

The girl who thought of a certain possibility shouted.

boom!

Without the slightest hesitation, the hunter drew out his pistol, and pointed at the shadow on the ground of the linear monster that appeared in front of him again and planned to attack.

A blood flower splashed out suddenly.

Then there was an incomparably shrill howl and scream.

The human-shaped shadow on the ground blurred in an instant and quickly dissipated.

And this monster that was about to attack the hunter, this thing made of weird lines, suddenly began to wriggle violently, trembling constantly, dissipated bit by bit, and gradually evaporated in the air.

So, the shadow on the ground is the body of this thing?

Seeing the dissipation of this thing, the hunter showed a slightly surprised expression, and couldn't help but look down at Abigail who swung the moonlight sword again, and the released moonlight torrent directly attacked the shadows of those line monsters.

It seems that this is the first time that a girl has seen through the characteristics of the enemy first.

Does this count as growing up?

Compared with the one she met at first, she is becoming more and more different now.

Hunter doesn't know the answer.

"I am just a phantom, and the shadow is the body. I seem to have seen a description of this kind of thing somewhere. They seem to be the 'shadow guards' who voluntarily donate their souls, dedicate everything to the royal family, and guard the confidential area."

And Abigail, who didn't know about the hunter's mental activities, was trying to eliminate a few line monsters.

Afterwards, he spoke thoughtfully as he recalled.

Chapter 130 Seven: Men and Women Matching

The distorted lines quickly swept up in an instant.

Those strange existences without entities suddenly disappeared and reappeared suddenly. It was difficult for the naked eye to capture their trajectories. Even with the powerful vision of a hunter, there was no way to clearly capture the movement of these strange monsters.

But their shadows on the ground cannot disappear and reappear like these lines.

Under the light of the fire and the moonlight sword, the hunter could clearly see the human shadows approaching rapidly. The speed was quite fast, but compared with the speed at which he pulled the trigger, it was far inferior.

bang bang bang bang-

Amidst the roar of the guns, those shadows dissipated one after another, leaving only the blood splattered out of thin air and the dissipated wailing sound.

But even so, there were still quite a few linear monsters charging up, quickly approaching the hunter and Abigail.

Click!

Amidst the sound of sparks splashing, the meat saw jumped forward and hit the floor hard, cutting across a shadow on the ground.

Abigail, who was holding the moonlight sword, was facing back to the hunter, and swung the sword forward, and the beautiful light that bloomed quickly passed over the ground.

The figures of the two spun violently at this moment, the pistol in the hunter's hand fired again, and the meat saw transformed into a cane in an instant, and then bounced off suddenly and turned into a long whip of thorns, rolling on the walls and ground of the passage. .And Abigail swung the moonlight sword across the ground, and another shock wave sliced ​​through the shadows rushing up obliquely.

Tread-

More footsteps were approaching quickly.

The number of monsters in this dust-sealed passage that has not been opened for many years seems to be more than expected.

"I remembered that in order to protect the secrets of the royal family, the first person who sacrificed himself was a personal guard group of about 300 people."

Watching the things gradually approaching from the edge of darkness, Abigail said quickly while recalling.

"And after the sacrifice of the personal guard group, it became the tradition of royal guards to sacrifice themselves and become the shadow of the royal family when their lives were about to come to an end."

"Basically every guard group of the Star King will sacrifice himself when he is about to die of old age, sickness, or the king he served dies."

"If all those personal guards become guards in this passage, there will be at least thousands of shadows accumulated over a thousand years."

Speaking of the girl here, she couldn't help showing a troubled expression on her face.

Enemies of this size were beyond what she and the hunter could clear up in a short period of time.

Although it can be easily eliminated after seeing through the weaknesses, the excessive number is enough to hold the two of them for a long time. However, William and Alhazred are probably dealing with some kind of troublesome thing, and they need this side The two of you need to speed up.

"You have to choose one side first. By the way, under normal circumstances, the shadow should guard the most secret place. Mr. Hunter, we will break out in the direction with the largest number of shadows. The more intense the obstacles, the more likely we will be." On the right path!"

The girl who quickly thought of a thought spoke firmly.

After a short thought, the hunter also felt that Abigail's idea was probably correct, so he broke through without hesitation. The two men, one tall and one short, rushed straight to the direction with the largest number of monsters. Fluorescent lights are constantly flickering alternately.

boom!

In the violent explosion, the shadows dissipated, leaving only blood on the ground.

Heavier footsteps sounded at this moment, and the two raised their heads to look, and found that a rock-like humanoid creature rushed out of the darkness, surrounded by several shadows, waving its spiked arms to meet it. Hunter and Abigail.

"Earth elemental guard? It can still function after a thousand years. It seems that we are indeed approaching an important area. Mr. Hunter, this thing can quickly heal wounds and destroy the elemental core inside its body!"

A few words were quickly uttered from her mouth, and the next moment Abigail jumped up violently, and the moonlight sword slammed heavily on the ground, releasing a violent shock wave that spread forward.

The shadows shattered and dissipated at this moment, and the guard of the earth element was shocked, and the rock on his body burst open a few holes, but these wounds healed quickly in the blink of an eye, even a small one that fell from the body The stone also flew back and merged into the body of the elemental guard.