Blood of the Hunting God

The last remaining city of the lost old god era.

Weaken the city of Lucerne.

They are looking for the [Goddess's Blessing], the last place of hope.

Chapter 77: Salted Fish · Abigail

After the hunter left, it was already the fourth day.

How is he now?

Has the battle with the monsters been going smoothly?

Are you injured, are you in good health, and will you encounter any troubles?

Is it to find a place to lie down and sleep, and to roast the monster's meat until it is half burnt and swallow it indiscriminately?

Abigail rolled over on the bed, blinking and staying still.

Mr. Hunter is not here.

Mr. Hunter is not by his side.

Mr. Hunter said without being in front of him.

So, completely... no motivation...

Abigail, who has turned into a salted fish, is lying on the bed in a daze, motionless, with the cute posture of a completely restrained good boy at this moment.

Just sleep through the day.

Even this kind of idea that would never come up before has come up.

"Well, thank you Miss Mona, then I'll go."

At this time, a man's very simple and honest voice sounded from outside the corridor.

Is that Buckle?

According to Mr. Tardiff, he came here to look for his children in the church or something. Anyway, there is no place to live at the moment, so he was introduced to the boarding house. It was a little odd job to avoid starving to death or something. .

From today onwards, it seemed that it was the turn of the House of Sustenance to send someone to watch the night at the watchtower, so Uncle Buckle volunteered to go.

The night watch system is an ancient custom in this town.

In the beginning, it was because the filthy monsters inside hadn't been completely cleared out when the star god barrier was initially established, and the town still had the possibility of being attacked from various places.For this reason, the town built towers in various areas that could look into the distance, and arranged vigils to prevent accidents.

Later, as the monsters hidden in various places were wiped out one by one, and the only threat only existed behind the Star God's barrier, the significance of this vigil system became much less.However, because of the need to guard against thieves and bandits, and to a certain extent, the reason for the formation of traditions, this system is still preserved.

In Xingkong Town, the local residents take turns to be in charge of vigil in different areas from house to house. Each house is responsible for five days, and then rotates to the next house.There are a total of five towers in the entire Star Town, among which the three towers near the Star God's Barrier are not compatible with the Star God's Barrier.

The patrolling and guarding conflicts are no longer enabled, and the tower near the house of sustenance has collapsed due to years of disrepair, leaving only one tower on the other side of the town between the workshop and the church area in Star Town .

The night watchman stays on the tower every night, and in case of emergency, he will quickly light and fire the communication tube.This communication tube is about the size of a child's forearm, with a lead wire, which can shoot a delayed detonation gunpowder bomb after being ignited.This bomb has been specially tuned to explode with little power, making it difficult to injure people even at close range, but loud enough to spread throughout a small town, making it the best choice for notifying others in an emergency .

All in all, starting from this evening, for the next five consecutive days, Buckle would go to the tower when the moon set, and stay in the small room on the top of the building until the moon rose the next day.Because of the need to stay up late, it is still a bit hard, but because there are basically no problems, it can actually be considered a simple and easy job.

At this moment, Buckle bid farewell to Mona, and went to the direction of the tower alone.

Speaking of which, if Mister Hunter hadn't left, he might have gone to guard the tower today.

If Mr. Hunter wants to stay on the tower all night, he should accompany him there too, two people together, two people...

Huh, what's the matter with the two of you being alone, why does your heart beat a little faster?

Abigail hugged the pillow and buried her little head in it.

But even if you think about it that way...

Now Mr. Hunter is not here at all...

Then the blush on his face faded quickly, and he returned to his salted fish posture.

"I don't want to do anything..."

Abigail, who suddenly became very listless, lay motionless on the bed hugging the pillow in frustration.

Elegant and majestic upbringing or something, anyway, Mr. Hunter is not around, so don't worry about it.

While thinking this way, I heard footsteps outside again.

"Oh, is this the communication box?"

It seemed to be Pu's voice. That big boy was very courageous and liked to sneak into other people's houses the most. He was a child that Abigail didn't like very much.

After all, a large group of children ran into the house to play with the hunter's lantern, and this kid was there to instigate them.

"Pu, where did you find this thing?"

What followed was the voice of Snow Velvet, full of curiosity.

Also an energetic, energetic little girl that Abigail doesn't like very much.

Unlike Pu, Xuerong worships hunter heroes very much, and has always dreamed of becoming a hero herself, and she is very aggressive in her daily activities.So even though she is a girl, Xuerong often plays and fights with other boys, and she is very ruthless.

"Hmph, you idiot Snow Velvet, I found this from Uncle Buckle's house."

Pu's voice was full of pride, and it was true that this guy ran into other people's houses and rummaged through things again.

"Did Uncle Buckle forget the messenger?"

Xue Rong's voice was a little surprised, it seemed that Pu was used to rummaging through other people's things.

"As long as this thing rings, all the hunter heroes in the town will rush over. It's very majestic. Do you know how to use snow velvet?"

"Of course it will be used. Only the idiot Po can't use this thing."

"Hey hey, why don't we try to put one in now, there are several communication tubes anyway."

"Idiot Pu! How can you cause trouble for hunters just because you want to play!"

"Hey! Don't hit people, you violent madman!"

The conversation quickly turned into a quarrel, and it was obvious that Xuerong was beating him again.

However, it is really necessary to fight. If Pu, the brat, lights up the communication tube, then the hunters will be angry and angry. It will be very embarrassing to stay on.

"No, we're going to give this to Uncle Buckle."

Xuerong made a decision without hesitation.

"This thing can only be used by a hero, and no one else can touch it. Pu, let's go, go through the window, and secretly go to the tower to return this thing to Uncle Buckle!"

Then, there was Xuerong's very light voice.

The two unlucky boys tried to sneak out again.

Abigail sat up in bed.

Chapter 78: Entering the City

It seemed to be dreaming of something.

I saw Abigail humming softly, running across the street.

The strange street is not the vague Yanan in my memory, not the Starry Sky Town under the night, but a strange place that I have never seen before.

salem.

The hunter saw the name of the town.

where is this place?

Where does it seem to have heard this name?

Is it where Abigail told herself she came from?

【Lavinia, Lavinia, let's go, come with me~】

Innocent, lively, Abigail's voice rang in Hunter's ears.

Seeing Abigail holding another little girl's hand, she ran past her with a smile.

Completely different from what I know, the real Abigail is as cute and naughty as a child.

As well as holding hands by her, a pale girl with a gloomy expression and a horn-like thing growing on her forehead.Compared with the incomparably lively Abigail, this girl named Lavinia looks autistic, but when she is beside Abigail at the moment, she can still see her face a little bit. Show some smiles.

Is this... her memory?

Keep your eyes open and take a step.

The hunter subconsciously walked in the direction the girl left.

【Lavinia, let's play together】

[Stop running so fast, Abigail]

A slightly dilapidated town, a slightly poor life.

Pray to the gods every day, and work hard to learn to be a gentle little lady, showing the cute side of a child in front of her best friend.

Is this her past?

Is this what she used to be?

If yes, then what happened to make her what she is now?

【&%v%...￥&cdw%...a】

murmur.

I don't know where the noise is coming from.

Consciousness began to blur.

"Abby..."

Tried calling the other person's name.

In the increasingly blurred picture, it seemed that the child turned his head and stared at him.

【■■■■■——】

I don't know if I got a response, but only the residual chaotic voice emerged in my ears.

The hunter opened his eyes and woke up.

"Oh, you seem to have slept well."

Disma, who lit a cigarette and sat by the window, smiled and said.

"Then since you're all awake, let's get ready to go. Uh, what are you doing, Solar?"

Tardiff, who tidied up his weapons, raised his head and spoke, and then noticed the strange movements of someone beside him.

"Praise the Sun!!!"

Solal, who stood with his arms raised and spread out to the sides, as if standing in a cheering posture, replied to Tardif in a calm voice.

"Please don't pay attention, this is just a way of praying for me as a member of the Lost Sun Cult, hahahaha——"

It seems that no matter what time it is, this soldier can laugh happily.

In any case, the next step is to arrive at the abandoned city of Luce.

On the fourth day of the trip, a group of people walked out of an abandoned house in the swamp where they were temporarily staying, and walked forward quickly. It didn't take long for them to come to the end of the grass-covered end, a huge abrupt cliff.In front of the line of sight is the ruined city that was mostly submerged by the swamp and collapsed. From a distance, one can feel the magnificence of this ruined city.

"This is it, the abandoned city of Lusai. We are the first group of hunters to return to this place in hundreds of years."

Disma said with emotion.

"I don't know if there is any treasure or something like that. We have spent so much effort to run so far, but we are not here to play."

Tardiff let out a ferocious laugh, and took the lead in walking down a barely passable road on the edge of the cliff.

"The last city in the age of the old gods, is there really a record of the lost sun here?"

The rare and serious Solal walked in the second place, whispering to himself.

The hunter walked in the third place to pay attention to the surrounding situation, and Disma was in the rear to guard against the enemies that might attack from behind.

The four of them passed through the collapsed gravel and mud all the way, which was no longer a road.The collapse of the entire city was more serious than expected. After being broken, many houses were mixed together and could no longer be distinguished from each other. They were completely ruins in one place.Coupled with years of erosion, the bricks and tiles of these buildings have been corroded into mud, which is basically no different from swampy areas. Even because the terrain itself is too steep, it is even more dangerous.

"There are no monsters here."