Chapter 249 Awakening
The situation was reversed in an instant.
Those shadows hovering between life and death were torn into pieces one after another by the half-human, half-wolf Vic. The blood and flesh flew everywhere, and quickly turned into ashes before hitting the ground.
But these phantoms seemed to feel no pain and were not afraid. They dragged their broken bodies towards Vic.
Vic kept hunting, but they kept coming closer, one after another, as if there was no end.
Such a scene was just like countless sheep surrounding and killing the only wolf present.
And Vic was equally not afraid. His eyes were filled with murderous intent, which made him roar and scream continuously.
Attack, attack, and attack again, as if he wanted to turn this hunt into a massacre.
What was even more surprising was that Vic didn't seem to feel any fatigue. His movements didn't slow down at all as time went by. Instead, they became faster and more fierce. It was obvious that he had already exhausted all his strength before being attacked.
At the same time, Vic's body was constantly changing.
The fingers grew longer, the hair on the body grew more, and the sounds it made became less and less human.
This scene also fell into Bai Wei's eyes.
Or rather, this is what Bai Wei wants to see.
The little wolf that Vic was looking for had been here all along.
But we can't let it out now.
Bai Wei silently calculated the time in his mind. Finally, when Vic's limbs had fallen to the ground, he slowly took out the music box.
"It's about time."
He walked toward Vic.
Vic, who was hunting, heard footsteps.
He turned his head suddenly and stared at Bai Wei who was slowly walking towards him. There was no sign of thought in his eyes that seemed to be stained with blood.
"Vic." Bai Wei said to Vic with a smile, "It's time to wake up."
"roar!"
Vic roared and rushed towards Bai Wei, his posture was exactly like a wolf on the hunt.
"Don't you remember who I am?" Bai Wei deliberately kept a certain distance so that he could speak slowly and calmly, "I am Father Uru, have you forgotten?"
It was as if Vic couldn't hear Bai Wei's words. His movements didn't slow down at all. In almost an instant he rushed in front of Bai Wei and pounced on him fiercely.
But Bai Wei just slightly turned his body and easily avoided Vic's attack. He grabbed his arm in mid-air, then turned around and twisted it, using the force to press down.
Vic was knocked to the ground with a bang.
"I am Ulu, Father Ulu." Bai Wei said again, "Remember? I saved your life and we had a deal."
Vic was still roaring, and tried to break free from Bai Wei's restraints as soon as possible, climbed up from the ground and fought back against Bai Wei.
But Bai Wei took advantage of the situation and stretched out his foot, stepping hard on Vic's head.
In an instant, the wolf-like half of Vic's head fell into the mud, directly suppressing Vic.
But Vic was still struggling, and didn't seem to remember anything.
But this was also within Bai Wei's expectations.
His name wasn't enough to awaken Vic's humanity.
So, Bai Wei took out the music box that had been wound up in advance and threw it directly into Vic's ear.
The music box played a familiar melody.
The moment the melody sounded, Bai Wei noticed that Vic's scarlet pupils narrowed slightly.
It really works.
Bai Wei couldn't help but smile.
It didn't take much for him to let Vic listen to it for the whole day.
However, the strangeness in Vic's eyes only lasted for a short time before he was once again swallowed up by the ruthless murderous intent.
Hmm...it seems that one day is not enough.
Bai Wei was not surprised, as he had never thought it would be so easy to wake Vic up.
After all, it's only one day.
The fact that Vic could react to this was enough to surprise Bai Wei.
In that case, Bai Wei looked around and saw that the shadows that were almost killed by Vic had gathered together again and were approaching them little by little.
And Vic's signs of wolf transformation were becoming more and more serious. His strength was growing stronger and stronger. Bai Wei's suppression of him with only one hand and one foot was not as effective as before.
So let’s stop here for the first time.
Bai Wei pulled out the "blood coagulant" that he had obtained in the town of Yade earlier, and inserted it into Vic's neck at lightning speed, injecting the entire dose into it.
Vic's eyes widened instantly and his body suddenly froze.
"Time to wake up, Vic."
Bai Wei said to Vic with a chuckle.
"It's daybreak."
Vic's eyes slowly closed.
Before he was swallowed by darkness, he saw the small music box in front of him, with its silver spring slowly turning.
Then he lost consciousness.
…
By the time Vic opened his eyes, the dawn sun was already shining on his face.
It's dawn.
Vic felt his mind was in a mess and he had no idea what was going on.
Then, the sound of a clockwork turning rang in his ears.
Then the melody with mechanical sound came slowly.
Vic turned his head and saw Bai Wei sitting leisurely on the cart, playing with the small music box, just like before.
……previously?
Vic's head started to hurt.
"What's wrong with me?" he asked.
"What else could it be?" Bai Wei said with a smile, "You collapsed halfway through pulling the cart."
"…Exhausted?"
"yes."
"Then why does my head hurt so much?"
"Because he fell headfirst." Bai Wei said lightly, "He passed out immediately."
"...Ah?" Vic frowned tightly, "Is that so?"
Bai Wei asked back: "What else?"
"No, no!" Vic tried hard to recall and shouted at the same time, "I encountered those things!"
Yes, Vic vaguely remembered some fragments.
After nightfall, Bai Wei suddenly disappeared.
And he was stared at by countless phantoms, and then...
He suddenly stopped talking halfway, Vic put down his hand that was covering his head, and then stared blankly at
Because in his vague memory, he was killed by those phantoms.
But now, he was fine, except for a slight headache, there was no injury on his body.
What is going on?
"You're talking about those things." Bai Wei said lightly, "It seems that you were not completely unconscious at the time, and you still saw some of them."
Vic looked up at Bai Wei: "What do you mean?"
"You'll know if you stand up and look around."
Vic didn't know what Bai Wei meant, but he still stood up and looked around.
Then his eyes widened.
Because around them were layers upon layers of human-shaped ashes that looked like they had been burned through.
"This is……"
As a hunter who grew up in this land, how could Vic not know what these were.
These are the corpses of those phantoms after they were "killed".
There are so many...
Vic immediately looked at Bai Wei, his eyes full of disbelief.
Were all these things disposed of by him?
Bai Wei did not explain, but just smiled and waved his hand. Suddenly a gust of wind blew up, blowing away all the accumulated ashes and making them disappear into the air.
This move also shocked Vic, and he couldn't help but ask, "How did you do it?"
"What do you mean?"
"...How did you get rid of those things?" Vic chose the more important question. "In most cases, they cannot be killed, and hunters can only repel them. As far as I know, the only one who really knows how to kill them is..."
"Wildfire Cultist?"
Vic nodded.
"Haha." Bai Wei said with a smile, "We Rhine have been fighting Wildfire for so many years, so it's normal for us to know some of their techniques, right?"
Even Vic felt that this explanation was a bit far-fetched, but it was not unreasonable.
Vic hesitated for a moment and asked, "Then can you teach me?"
"Well... no." Bai Wei shook his head, and then gave Vic a meaningful look, "But I don't think you need it."
Vic didn't quite understand what Bai Wei meant. He just thought it was an excuse Bai Wei made up to reject him.
But what he didn't notice was that when Bai Wei used magic to blow away the ashes on the ground, similar dust in the cracks of his fingernails was blown up by the wind and disappeared into the air.
"Let's talk about those things." Bai Wei said with a smile, "Those shadows wandering in the dark night."
Vic looked at Bai Wei suspiciously: "Don't you already know how to kill them? Why are you asking me?"
"Just to see if the intelligence we have is consistent."
"...Okay." Vic was convinced by Bai Wei again, so he nodded and said, "We call those phantoms 'Corpse Ghosts'."
"Because it looks like both a corpse and a ghost?"
"Yes." Vic said, "They are monsters that only appear at night and disappear during the day. When they appear, they will wantonly attack any living thing they see. Their own combat power is not strong, but... their bodies seem to be non-existent. Humans cannot attack them, but they can cause harm to humans. That's why we call them corpse ghosts."
"Well, anything else?"
Vic shook his head: "No more."
Bai Wei sighed softly, "You call yourself a hunter, but you don't know as much as an outsider like me."
"...I'm not a formal hunter yet." Vic whispered, "The real old hunter once told me that hunters in the Senluo period could hunt ghouls, but after the death of the God of Senluo, most hunters nowadays have lost this ability. Only by going to the sacrificial site can you have a chance to gain this ability, but it's just a chance. The old hunter didn't get it."
"Is that so?" Bai Wei nodded. "So you brought your puppy to the sacrificial site because you wanted to gain this kind of power?"
"Ade is a wolf." Vic once again stubbornly proved for Ade, "I really want to get that power, or no hunter would not want that power. In this land, that power means too much."
"Indeed." Bai Wei agreed, "What kind of hunter would you be if you can only be chased by zombies in the dark?"
Vic pursed his lips, and a barely perceptible sadness flashed across his eyes.
But this did not escape Bai Wei's eyes and ears.
Well, he was probably regretting it. If he had known that pursuing this power would lead to losing the puppy, he would never have embarked on this path.
In that case...
Bai Wei twisted the spring again, and the music box in his hand played a melodious tune again, interrupting Vic's thoughts.
"Cheer up." Bai Wei smiled and pointed at the music box in his hand, "Your commission has not been completed yet, little hunter."
Vic finally came to his senses.
He looked at the music box in Bai Wei's hand, and the image of the little girl praying came to his mind again.
"Of course, I will finish it."
"Remember what you said."
Bai Wei stretched and stood up.
"Then we should get on with our journey."
So the cart started again, wobbling.
Half a day after they left, Lauren arrived here with several pursuers.
"The smell is stronger." Lauren stopped and smelled the lingering scent in the air. "It was definitely that guy. They stayed here last night."
One of the pursuers was a little surprised: "Are they really going directly along the main road?"
When the pursuers received news that someone was suspected to be Vic in the small town of Yad, they still didn't quite believe that it was Vic.
After all, Vic has always been very cautious, otherwise they wouldn't have been chasing him for so long without success.
But why did he suddenly change his style and leave in such a swagger?
And...who is that guy who suddenly appears next to Vic?
They say they are priests from the Rhine, but when did the priests from the Rhine dare to walk so openly in their wildfire territory?
It’s better to let someone pull the cart and walk around in a swagger.
The pursuers really felt that they were being taken advantage of.
But Lauren didn't care. Judging from the smell, Vic didn't go far and they should be able to catch up with him soon.
only……
Lauren smelled something else in the air.
He felt it carefully, and then his pupils condensed slightly.
"Ghoul, this place smells like ghoul ashes."
The two pursuers were stunned.
"Ghouls? Did he kill ghouls here?"
"Impossible? He hasn't awakened yet."
"But if it's not him, who else can kill the wight? Is it the Rhine priest?"
"this……"
The pursuer was about to speak when Lauren interrupted him.
"It's definitely him." Lauren slowly stood up straight, his expression finally becoming somewhat serious, "He has indeed touched the realm of awakening... We have to speed up."
The pursuer asked in confusion, "But don't we just want him to awaken?"
“Too fast.”
Lauren said softly.
"If we don't see it with our own eyes, how can we know what it is that wakes up?"
(End of this chapter)
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