Blood of the Hunting God

[Are you willing to swear here? 】

In the shrill howl, more heads and more hands and feet grew out of the twisted flesh, making the cry even more miserable.

[Sworn to protect the weak, to protect happiness and beauty, wield your sword? 】

The hunter was grabbed by a limb, pulled up suddenly and flew in mid-air, smashing hard on the outer wall of the small square, directly smashing the wall nearly half a meter thick to collapse.

[Swear not to do it for your own selfish desires, but to guard this land forever for the well-being of all people? 】

The crazy monster broke through the small square and crashed into the hunter who was struggling to get up. While knocking the hunter into the air more than ten meters high, he couldn't help crashing into the houses outside the church.The huge size and terrifying power easily destroyed the house, and the flying gravel and rain seemed to be intertwined.

The monster roared and climbed up from the ruins, and the heavy rain washed its body, as if to wash away the dirty black blood from its body.The rain fell from the distorted heads, from the eyes, and dripped to the ground.

Tick-tick-tick-

Submerged in this boundless torrential rain, a voice that no one can hear.

【What, you bastard, it's disrespectful to face the goddess with such an expression】

【You, you actually have this kind of emotion to climb all the way to this position... It's too tough...】

【It’s really shocking, and even a little bit happy, what is this, you daring human being, do you think I will accept you like this? 】

[Impossible, I am a goddess, a god, an existence you want to believe in, not something you can blaspheme]

[The title of Goddess Knight cannot be troubled by your own selfish desires, you have to work for the happiness of more people—hey, listen to me, you disrespectful guy! 】

Lightning once again roared and hit the dilapidated building, and the terrifying huge monster roared and started to charge again.

Stumbling and covered in blood, the hunter crawled back to the small square, and rolled over to escape the attack the moment he was about to be chased by that terrifying monster.

The rain and blood mixed and flowed down the hunter's face. The meat saw supported his body and swung forward the moment he stood up. The black flesh was torn off, and the hunter rolled and passed between the legs and feet of the huge monster. standing on this guy's

In the rear, he swung the blade continuously and tore off a large amount of flesh and blood.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

In the shrill roar, the huge monster turned around and wanted to attack the hunter, but the opponent kept going around, always attacking from the blind spot of this terrifying thing.

[Well done, whether it's organizing the hunt or teaching the basics]

[Want to praise?Alright, what a worrying child, he is already so old, why does he keep acting so childish in front of the goddess? 】

[No, no, you are not a child, you just want to take the opportunity to touch my hand, okay you disrespectful guy, let's see how I punish you! 】

【That's why it's impossible. Give me up on this unrealistic idea as soon as possible and find a wife in the village. I'm an immortal god. Don't think about it】

[You bastard, if you continue to be disrespectful, I, I, I will not answer you when you pray for the next week! 】

We have gradually found the weak point.

The hunter, who was still standing tenaciously even though the bones on his body were broken, fixed his eyes on the body of this huge monster, the body of the crippled knight who hung down like an insignificant one.

【You, you are a human being, you have a limit of lifespan, and one day you will still leave me.】

【Have you ever thought that you try so hard to make me remember you, so what should I do after you are buried in the ground? 】

[...Did it hurt you?Sorry, hey, don’t cry, I didn’t mean that, alas, idiot]

Charged forward again, the two twisted arms were cut off by the hunter's blade, and rolled to the ground and turned into a pool of blood.

The storm shouted more and more violently, the monster howled more and more frantically, but the hunter remained silent, approaching his target step by step in the rain.

【My goddess knights, it's time to do my duty】

[To protect this land, draw out your swords and face this eternal madness with me! 】

[Even if this body is completely annihilated, our mission must never be forgotten! 】

In the flying flesh and blood, the meat saw knife in the hunter's hand severely cut at the connection between the knight's body and the black monster.

The flesh and blood were torn apart under the fang-like serrated blade, and the huge monster howled unprecedentedly, rolled to the ground, struggled in pain, and waved its hands and feet indiscriminately.

[What, it's already this time, do you still want to seek an answer? 】

【Even after being hurt by my words like that, you still haven't given up? 】

【It's because of your own emotions, human beings, you really are selfish little guys, idiot...】

The hunter, who was knocked into the air again, fell into the mud, and the saw knife flew out and rolled into the river outside the small square, where water less than half a meter deep had already accumulated.

The huge monster struggled, whimpering in pain as if it had suffered a heavy blow, and crawled towards the hunter in front of it bit by bit.

And the hunter who was also struggling, who was already dying, got up from the rain curtain, and crawled little by little to the broken sword that the knight dropped to the ground not far away.

【At any time, don't forget our mission】

【Life is always difficult, that's why we have to protect others】

【If one day, this oath is truly forgotten】

【Then use this blade that was raised and swung for the oath】

【End your life and mine】

The figures of the hunter and the monster crossed each other for the last time.

The rain curtain was silent, without a single sound, the huge monster's body slowly fell, and in the twisted flesh and blood, the hideous eyes slowly closed one by one.

The hunter who put down the broken sword fell to the ground, unable to get up because of fatigue and pain.The crippled knight who had been stripped from the monster's body slowly raised his head in the filthy soil, and looked at the center of the small square, the remains of the statue that had always been silent and couldn't see its original appearance.

[Didn't I give you an answer until the end? 】

[You are really bold to take the initiative to ask for answers from the gods, but if you are really so bold, why not be bolder? 】

[…Sorry, my consciousness seems to have begun to lose consciousness, has it reached the limit? 】

Facing forward, he slowly stretched out his hand, as if expecting to be held by someone.

The rain screen washed away the splashed muddy water on the incomplete sculpture, and washed away the stains on the knight's armor.

The moonlight was reflected on the armor, as if it had regained its former glory, like the outstretched hand as always.

【I remember, I remember your name】

[Even if everyone forgets, I will still remember]

【What, I didn’t remember it because you became a goddess knight. I won’t forget that you got lost in the woods when you were a kid.】

The hunter, who slowly got up from the ground, grabbed the broken sword again.

[I didn’t expect God’s memory to be so good. I will never forget every child. Humans’ memory is always poor, so God is needed to remember everyone’s existence]

[Even if it is gone and buried, even if it is forgotten by everyone, even if all records are completely dissipated, I will still remember, I will remember everyone, this is the convenience of being a god]

【What, do you want to know if you are the special one?Well, if it’s about boldness, you’re definitely the first one, I’ve never been such a disrespectful idiot before]

Step by step, dragging his broken leg, the hunter braced himself with a broken sword and walked forward.

[So you still want to know the answer?Even though it’s already this time, I’m still talking about this]

[You are really unqualified, as a goddess knight, you have not kept your oath at all]

【There is really no way, human beings are so dishonest sometimes, but I forgive you, because I am a god】

Slowly, in the subsided rain curtain, the broken sword that was still dripping water was slowly lifted up.

【Name, have you even forgotten your own name? 】

【It's okay, I still remember】

【By the way, shall I tell you the answer first?Well, what's the answer to your question you ask me?That's it...it's nothing...]

[That's right, you can't keep being a joke, it's wrong to do so, if you don't answer well, even a god will suffer, I have learned this well]

【Well, that's right, I always remember your name, your name is——】

click-

The hunter snapped off the knight's head.

In the muddy water that splashed down, the broken armor crumbled little by little.

There is no face behind the cracked armor, only fully rusted bones.

How can a person who can't even remember his own name remember what he should look like?

When the distorted power dissipates and everything returns to its original state, the empty things will not come back, leaving a body with nothing left, and nothing else.

Until the end, the hunter didn't know where this knight came from, what kind of identity he had, why he guarded here, and what his name was.

Until the end, just like that, the remains of the dissipated knight.

After the storm and rain were subdued, the moonlight shone down gently, but in the dilapidated small square, under the quiet gaze of the incomplete sculpture, there was no sound.

【Wreck of the Forgotten Knight】

prey slaughtered

Chapter 13: Commitment

When the hunter regained consciousness, he had been lying on the muddy dilapidated square for 3 minutes.

His hands and feet were almost broken, he didn't know how many ribs had been shattered, his internal organs were probably seriously injured, and blood kept oozing from his mouth and nose and dripping on the ground.

The pain is transmitted from every nerve, as if the sense organs are to be completely torn apart, the trembling flesh and blood seem to fall off the body at any time, and at the same time, you can feel that the bones are shattering bit by bit as you move Get a more thorough feeling.

but--

I can still feel that I am still alive.

Little by little, like a slow-motion movie action, while trembling, I stood up with the feet that had been twisted to the opposite side.

The shattered kneecap pierced through the skin and clothing, exposing the skin, but the hunter didn't care about it.He just stood up staggeringly, stood still in the small muddy square where the wind and rain had subsided, and closed his eyes.

It seemed that he vaguely remembered something.

In this dim light, it seemed as if something was gradually waking up.

slam-la-

Legs with broken bones dragged on the ground, making noises as they rubbed against mud and gravel.

Putting the broken sword about two meters long on his back, and then picking up the flying saw knife, the hunter limped around the knight who was completely rusted and only had broken bones, and headed towards At the end of the small square, the cathedral located in the inner area is advancing.

What do you remember?

What do you remember?

"Hunter...? I see, that is to say, are you a hero hunting all kinds of monsters, Mister Hunter?"

When we first met, on the dark and deserted street, I carefully held his hand by the hem of his clothes, raised my head and stared at his little girl with blue eyes.

Abigail, a nice name, sometimes I can't help calling each other by such intimate nicknames as Abi.

Did you think of her?Is the blurred picture in my mind related to her?

"Can...don't go, Mister Hunter?"

The footsteps dragging on the ground gradually tore through the already somewhat dilapidated trouser legs, rubbed off the skin, and dragged bloodstains on the ground.

The hunter didn't feel the pain in his body, he just thought of the little girl with long golden hair, always cute and smiling.

And under the dark night, what sometimes happens, when I am about to leave the library to go hunting.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Hunter, I, I must be very willful when I do this, but...staying here alone, I, I always feel very lonely and very scared..."

"So, can you just stay with me for a while, Mr. Hunter, I, I will try my best to fall asleep. Until then, Mr. Hunter, just stay with me by the bed."

"As long as Mister Hunter is by your side, I, I will be fine!"

At first, she just held onto the corner of her clothes and said timidly, but when she became emotional, the little girl would sometimes impulsively hug the hunter, as if he would disappear immediately, never to be found again

to the same.

At this time, the hunter would accompany the girl to a small bedroom they had sorted out in the library. Abigail lay on the bed, stretched out her little hand from under the quilt, and shook the big hand of the hunter sitting by the bed. together.

Sometimes Abigail would whisper to the hunter, hoping that the hunter could tell a story or something.But for the hunter, this was obviously too much to do, so in fact, Abigail was talking more, while the hunter listened quietly.Then, while talking and listening, the little girl closed her eyes and fell asleep soundly.

Then, the hunter will quietly let go of Abigail's hand, leave the bedroom, leave the library, kill all the monsters that approach this place, and protect this small refuge for the girl who is dependent on her stand up.

Pfft!