Blood of the Hunting God

, this is the soul. "

With a more serious expression, Solal reached out and patted the hunter on the shoulder.

"The so-called soul, in essence, is the power to retain certain emotions and memories of the deceased. It is an incomplete relic of the deceased, and it can no longer be restored to adulthood."

"Through the corresponding rituals, you can directly turn this power into a part of yourself, or you can find a powerful blacksmith, and try to forge some kind of weapon from the memory of the soul. It can be firmly remembered by the souls of these strong people. The living things must have extremely powerful power after being taken out through the power of refining the soul."

"But be careful, Mr. Hunter, some extreme guys hate heroes who use soul power very much. Even if they know that these souls are actually no longer the deceased themselves, they strongly reject all use of souls. If you choose to use this soul, you may be in great danger if you meet these people in the future."

"In short, if you want to use this thing, you don't need to have any psychological burden. After all, this thing is just a relic left by the deceased, and you can't treat it as a person."

"Of course, it's okay if you don't want to use it, it's all up to you."

The so-called power of the soul?

The hunter stared at the quietly burning thing in his hand, and could feel some kind of power contained in it.

As the king of Lucerne, Mentus still possesses such powerful power even after passing away for hundreds of years, and his self and memory have not been completely corroded, so can his soul remain?

If so, why...

The hunter, who had some doubts, looked at the big sword behind his back.

The goddess knight who was beheaded by him in Fengrao Town, probably can be regarded as a great hero, right?

Why didn't a soul explode after the knight was killed?

As a practical hunter, after getting a general understanding of this thing called the soul, the instinctive first reaction is to think about whether he missed some spoils at the beginning.

"Hey, the two over there stop whispering and go away. Let's go down and find that ghost."

Tardiff waved his hand and shouted in the distance, Hunter and Solal stopped talking, and walked downstairs with the others.

Going downstairs is much smoother than going upstairs.

This is also a matter of course, after all, all the monsters blocking the way have been killed by everyone.

Just like this, go all the way down, until you go deep into the ground, and once again step into the strange sea of ​​flowers.

The blue sea of ​​flowers seemed to become more dazzling at this moment, countless flowers swayed slightly, and in the sea of ​​flowers, that illusory figure was already waiting in front of him.

[Hunter heroes, I can feel that the king has ushered in his rest]

[My memory seems to have recovered, ah...yes...the king has relics, things that have no owner]

【It must be the king's wish to entrust it to a powerful hero like you】

In the light, something seemed to emerge.

The illusory figure raised his hand, and something emerged, flying towards the direction of the four of them.

Disma, who was secretly anxious, stretched out his hand to catch the object first. The light dissipated, and what appeared in Disma's hand was an ancient ring that looked slightly worn. It seemed to be made of brass, inlaid Tiny black gemstones.

"What is this?"

Disma blinked, took a deep breath and raised his head to ask.

[Sorry, my memory is not complete, I only know that this ring can bring continuous protection and benefit the wearer, but its real purpose, I am afraid that only those who are good at discerning can answer it]

In other words, what is the use of this ring? Is this thing not clear to me?

"Oh shit……"

Disma, who seemed to be unable to bear it any longer, cursed in a low voice.

"This is a protection ring, it contains magic, maybe it can be useful."

Solar reminded at this time.

"Maybe it's a ring that can heal the wound, why don't we take it back and find an appraiser first?"

Tardiff followed suit and patted Disma on the shoulder again.

"Well, that's right..."

After a while, Disma, who had calmed down a little bit, nodded slightly, and his mood stabilized.

[Are you leaving? 】

The phantom figure asked softly at this moment.

"Yes, we've finished exploring the city, and now we're heading back."

Solal spoke to the phantom figure very politely.

【Then, please be careful all the way, hunter heroes】

[Darkness is gathering, those horrors have been summoned and are wandering in the wilderness, please be sure to avoid their large forces]

Then, before the four of them left, the leisurely words of the phantom figure forced them to stop again.

"...Called? You mean, those filthy monsters, who gathered them?"

Disma's expression gradually changed at this moment.

【Yes, I can clearly see, from a perspective that you cannot see, that something evil is summoning them and leading them to Jie...】

"Where are they going?"

Disma, whose expression was getting worse, directly interrupted the phantom figure.

【There】

Stretching out his finger, the illusory figure pointed in a certain direction at this moment.

"Starry Sky Town... monster group attacks do happen every once in a while, shouldn't it be..."

Tardiff's voice also became cautious. Although the words of this illusory thing may not be accurate, the terrifying possibility revealed by the other party has to make everyone pay attention at this moment.

"Let's go, go back as soon as possible."

Taking the lead without hesitation, Disma walked towards the road into the cave.

Tardif and Solal followed closely behind, and the hunter took the same steps to leave this place at this moment.

【Please wait a moment, dear hunter】

Then suddenly, he was stopped by that illusory figure again.

【I can feel the king's soul fragments on your body】

【I don't have anything to give you anymore, but I hope to let the king rest here, even if it's just his relic】

[Can you please give me this soul? 】

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"what……"

Opening her eyes, Xuerong showed a slightly distressed expression.

Still can't sleep.

As long as I think about Abby's sister's coma, I can't fall asleep.

It must be because of my own fault, right?

When the development of things cannot go to the good side, children will often attribute the fault to themselves in the midst of loss and sadness.Coupled with the fact that Abigail was indeed unconscious the day after Xuerong and Pu got into trouble, Xuerong felt a sense of guilt for causing all this.

"Sister Abby..."

After talking softly to herself, Xue Rong suddenly heard footsteps in the corridor.

Heavy and thick, resounding footsteps accompanied by the sound of a man yawning.

It was Uncle Buckle's voice. Speaking of which, it was indeed his turn to watch the night again today.

It was already night at this moment, and today Buckle went to the tower a little later than before, maybe because he overslept in the afternoon?This kind of situation is very rare. Uncle Buckle is always very punctual, but considering that this is a town, even if there is a monster attack, it is impossible to start here, so there is no problem even if you go late.

As a matter of fact, the other people who had their turn to watch the night in this area were basically very slack, and those who were more conscientious like Uncle Buckle were in the minority.

step-step-

Listening to Buckle's footsteps, Xuerong gradually went downstairs.

At this moment, the surroundings became quiet again, only the sound of my own breathing and the voices of several other girls who slept in the same room as me could be heard.

Puff-!

Then suddenly, Xuerong heard a different voice.

"Hey?"

The sound sounded like someone had rolled under the bed.

And the source of this sound, this, this is not...

The wide-eyed Edelweiss almost cried out, but soon she calmed down, quietly got up from the bed, got off the bed, put on her shoes, put on her coat, and put on the Edelweiss she usually wears. style badge to wear.Afterwards, Xue Rong walked out of the room softly, opened the door, and slipped into the corridor with a soft "squeak".

No mistake, the voice came from Abby's sister's room.

Slowly, step by step in the darkness, they walked to the room where Abigail and the hunter lived.

Xue Rong took a deep breath, feeling a little terrified at her risky move of sneaking out the door in the middle of the night, but she calmed down soon, stretched out her hand, and opened the door in front of her. "

Then, some voices became clear in her ears.

"Ugh..."

Today is a cloudy night, so neither moonlight nor starlight can penetrate at all. In the pitch-black environment, Evelyn can barely make out Abigail struggling to stand up on the floor beside the bed. It seemed rather weak.

"Sister Abby!"

Wow, the subconscious voice became louder.

She hurriedly covered her mouth, for a moment Xuerong was quite worried that Aunt Mona or someone would hear her voice.But soon her attention turned back to Abigail who was lying on the floor next to the bed, and she hurried forward to help him up.

At this moment, Abigail's long blond hair looked a little dry, and his mental outlook was also very bad. It looked like he had been working all night without sleep for three days and three nights.

Will being in a coma for a few days make people's spirits so bad?

Xuerong didn't know the answer, but at this moment Abigail's condition was really bad and she needed someone to take care of her.

"Sister Abi, are you okay? You have been in a coma for several days, and everyone is very worried about you."

Xuerong, who was supporting Abigail, spoke in a hurry, unable to restrain his excitement at the moment.

"Strike... attack..."

Abigail's blue eyes stared closely at the voice that was difficult to confide.

"Hey? What's wrong?"

snow velvet

Dazed for a moment, he realized that the other party seemed to want to say something.

"Assault...quick...notify Sergeant William..."

Abigail, who recovered a little bit, gritted her teeth and spoke seriously.

Her face was extremely nervous, and even looked a little panicked.Xue Rong seldom saw such an expression. The last time she saw this expression, it seemed that some monsters were too close to the town. During that time, adults often showed this expression on their faces.

"... A monster... is about to attack the town... Snow Velvet, we must... notify Sergeant William..."

Finally recovering, Abigail was about to stand up while supporting the wall and the bed board, but it seemed that she was too weak, so she tried several times but was unable to do so.

Xue Rong was taken aback by Abigail's words, and didn't realize the situation for a long time.But after seeing Abigail trying to get up, she quickly helped her up.

At this time, a small head suddenly poked in from the door.

"I said why did I hear the shouts when I was in a daze, Xuerong, you really ran out in the middle of the night... Wow, why did Sister Abby wake up?!"

It's Pu, this troublesome boy seems to have been woken up by Xue Rong's voice just now.

He probably thought that Xuerong came out secretly to steal desserts or to have some fun, but now he found that Abigail woke up from a coma, and a look of astonishment appeared on his face immediately Come.

But then, before Pu could say anything more, a big hand stretched out from the corner, grabbed his ear, and then twisted it a whole circle, causing the smug smile on Pu's face to twist into a painful one in the next moment. expression.

"It hurts, hurts, I was wrong, I was wrong!"

As Aunt Mona's figure walked out from the side of the corridor, Pu, whose ears were being held by her, began to beg for mercy.

"What happened? Hey, Abby woke up?!"