Chapter 260 You... lied to me!
"vomit……"
Vic huddled in the corner, retching.
Rilla stood behind him, standing on tiptoe and patting his back like a little adult. But after waiting for a long time, Vic still didn't vomit, so she said with some dissatisfaction: "Are you okay? Are you going to vomit or not?"
"Okay, Rilla." Ryan, who was sitting in the same place, said lightly, "Don't add fuel to the fire. Let him recover on his own."
Ella then stepped back.
After taking several deep breaths, Vic finally stood up straight, then returned to his previous position and picked up the teacup while saying "sorry".
But his hands were still shaking uncontrollably, causing the water in the cup to spill out continuously.
Ryan glanced down and said, "The truth is indeed hard to accept, but what I just said is not the truth, it's just a guess... It seems that you and the puppy have a very good relationship, and your psychological endurance is indeed too poor."
Vic said weakly: "Ade is a wolf..."
He was silent for a while.
"I really can't believe this is true." Vic whispered, "I can't imagine that I would eat Ade... Really, I can't imagine it. Excuse me, do you have any other evidence?"
Ryan shook his head. "It is precisely because there is no more solid evidence that I say this is just a guess. After the death of the God of Senluo, the Wildfire Cultists have in fact completely replaced the Hunters and become the most powerful force in this land. But to this day, we still don't know where their power comes from, just like we don't know where the corpse ghosts that spread out from the endless darkness after the death of the God of Senluo came from."
"...Corpse ghosts?" Vic didn't know whether he really wanted to know more about corpse ghosts or just wanted to temporarily jump out of Ade's topic. Anyway, he said eagerly, "Then can you tell me what corpse ghosts are? I mean... when the God of Senluo was still alive, what did this land look like?"
"At that time, this land had a name, just like other churches. It was called Senluo." Ryan said, "But now, only hunters still use the name Senluo."
Ryan paused, then frowned slightly, as if recalling something.
"Regarding the past of Senluo, I have not personally experienced it. After all, when I was born, the God of Senluo had already died, so I also heard what the previous generation of hunters said. They were the last batch of hunters when the God of Senluo was still alive."
"According to them, the death of the God of Senluo did not happen suddenly, but was a long process that lasted for hundreds of years."
"When Senluo was first established, the God of Senluo was still very powerful, no weaker than the other seven gods. He even paid more attention to this land than the other gods. He founded the Senluo Church and trained the hunters of Senluo. Remember what I told you before, the inheritance of Senluo hunters comes directly from the God of Senluo. Even the earliest generation of hunters had faced the God of Senluo directly."
Faced with...the God of Senluo?
Although Vic had seen the statue of the God of Senluo in those dilapidated churches, he still could not imagine what the true body of the God of Senluo looked like.
"Yes, the Senluo hunters at that time could be said to be the most powerful group of God's servants in the world. They were no less powerful than the Rhine and Shengyin orthodox sects." Ryan said, "But unlike them, it is difficult for Senluo hunters to leave Senluo."
"why is that?"
"Because the hunters have to deal with a very troublesome guy."
"A troublesome guy?"
"Yes, you can understand it as... the predecessor of the corpse ghost."
Vic was slightly stunned: "But you just said that the corpse ghosts of the night appeared after the death of the God of Senluo."
"That's why I said it was the predecessor of the ghouls. We called them corpse puppets," Ryan said. "At that time, they only appeared in the dark, but they were not as endless as they are now. They were only transformed from rotten corpses, more like the dead suddenly came to life and became monsters, so hunters didn't call them 'ghosts' at that time. But they were already very tricky at that time, because they could be derived from all kinds of corpses, not just humans, but also livestock, and even some small animals. "
"It sounds like it's quite tricky..."
"That's right. The strength of the corpse puppet is related to the length of time the corpse has been mutated. The longer the mutation and corruption takes, the more troublesome it will be to deal with." Ryan said, "And this is when the hounds come into play. Hounds can often find the corpses before they become puppets, allowing hunters to deal with them in advance. This greatly reduces the risk. It was from that time that hounds became standard equipment for hunters."
Hearing this, Vic couldn't help but pursed his lips.
He thought of Ade again.
Hunters and hounds working together to hunt, this is what he has always dreamed of, but...
Vic clenched his fists unconsciously.
Ryan naturally noticed this detail, but he didn't say much. Instead, he calmly changed the subject.
"Have you ever wondered why there are only corpse ghosts or corpse puppets in this land?"
Vic was distracted by this question and said, "Yes, why?"
"You are really slow to wait until now to ask." Rilla on the side couldn't help but complain, and then she also asked Ryan, "I want to know, if those strange things only exist in this land, then why don't we live in another land? This world is big, even if the land outside belongs to other churches, but since there are hunters, there is no need to be afraid, right?"
"Why there are only corpses on this land, and why we don't leave, is essentially a question." Ryan said slowly, "The answer is simple, because that thing comes from... the God of Senluo."
Vic and Ella were both stunned.
"Are you surprised?" Ryan said calmly, "In fact, the answer is not difficult to guess. The only one who can make God fight in person is God himself."
"...Now that you put it like that, it seems to make sense." Rayla scratched her head, "But what exactly is that thing? Is the God of Senluo fighting with his left and right hands?"
"No." Ryan shook his head, "What exactly is...death."
"……ah?"
Vic and Ella both had bewildered looks on their faces.
"What death?"
"The death of the God of Senluo." Ryan said, "The death of a god is not something that happens overnight. It is a long process, just like..."
He reached out and grabbed a burning piece of wood from the brazier in front of him.
The flames licked the dry wood, and the dry wood turned into ashes bit by bit.
"The God of Senluo at that time was like this dry firewood." Ryan said, "He was dying, and death was devouring His body like a flame, but He was unwilling to accept His fate, so He wanted to fight against death."
Vic opened his mouth and asked, "Can death be fought?"
"For mortals, no. But for gods... who knows." Ryan said in a deep voice, "Anyway, that's what the God of Senluo did. Those corpse puppets are the embodiment of death. They devour the vitality of the God of Senluo. So the God of Senluo created hunters to fight against his own death."
Rilla's lips moved slightly: "So...what happens next?"
“He was still overcome by death.”
Rila: “…”
Seeing Ella's expression, Ryan couldn't help but smile, but it was a very ugly smile.
"Perhaps you may be a little curious about why I use such disrespectful words to the God of Death, when hunters are obviously his last believers in this land." Ryan said, "But this is not my problem, but... all hunters are like this. Because the God of Death has never thought of hiding the fact that he is dying. He is different from other gods. He regards death as an enemy and is eager to defeat it."
After listening to Ryan's description, Vic, who originally had no impression of the God of Senluo, suddenly had the God of Senluo he imagined pop up in his mind.
Not the dull statues in dilapidated temples.
But a living...hunter?
His stature is as great as the mountains, and His power is as powerful as thunder.
Vic tried his best to look up, but he could only see His shoulders hidden in the clouds.
Then with a loud "boom", he saw the God of Senluo mobilizing his supreme power, with a shocking roar, and sending out a high spirit of fighting towards the opposite direction.
Even he was infected by the fighting spirit.
But... who can inspire the God of Senluo to fight?
Vic subconsciously turned his head to look.
Then he saw a tiny, thin figure standing above the sky.
Who is that...?
Vic didn't know.
But the other party looked at me.
In an instant.
The fantasy world collapsed and he suddenly opened his eyes and saw Ryan still holding the burning firewood. Everything before seemed to be just an illusion.
"What's wrong with you?" Ella noticed Vic's strangeness. "Why are you sweating all of a sudden? Are you missing your puppy again?"
Vic replied weakly, "Ade is a wolf."
"Oh, oh, oh." Rilla waved her hand nonchalantly. "Isn't it up to you whether it's a wolf or a dog?"
Vic didn't know how to explain it anymore, he felt very tired.
"That's all I know." Ryan said calmly, "Only the hunters of that generation know about the things before that. As for the hunters of today, they are just the last embers left after the fire has burned through."
As he spoke, he poked the dying brazier with firewood. Only a few sparks came out of the burnt firewood.
The three of them didn't speak for a long time.
For Vic, the information he got from Ryan was too much, which also indirectly confirmed the authenticity of Ryan's identity as a hunter.
At least Vic had no way of getting this information from the old hunter.
But then again, the information Ryan told him was of no use other than letting Vic know that he had been deceived.
He still doesn't know what happened to him, nor what is in the lost sacrificial site.
All I know is that all this is a conspiracy by the Wildfire Cultists.
But even so, he still had to go there.
Having thought this through, Vic said goodbye to Ryan, who didn't say anything but just nodded in response.
But as Vic and Rayla reached the door, Ryan spoke up.
"Vic, why do you want to be a hunter?"
Vic subconsciously turned his head and saw Ryan still sitting on the small bench, staring at him quietly.
"…Why do you want to become a hunter?"
"Yes." Ryan said, "The God of Senluo is dead, and the era of hunters is over. Whether you are willing to accept it or not, this land will be renamed Wildfire in the future. If you want to join them now, I don't think they will refuse... The future is theirs, haven't you thought about it?"
"I……"
Vic opened his mouth and subconsciously wanted to explain the reason, but he stopped when the words came to his lips.
Yeah, why did he want to be a hunter?
Why can't I remember it all of a sudden?
"It seems you haven't found the answer yet." Ryan lowered his head again, as if he wanted to fall asleep. "Leave here, and it's best to pretend that you have never met me."
Before Vic could respond, Rayla simply grabbed his hand and left.
Ryan watched the two people's backs disappear in the distance, sighed softly, and then prepared to go back to the house to rest.
However, when he stood up, he suddenly realized something, and his weathered eyes instantly became sharp.
Something is not right in this dark night.
…
"I didn't expect you to have so many stories." On the way back, Rilla held the back of her head with both hands and walked lazily, "You are indeed much more interesting than that Rhine priest. By the way, who is he... um?"
Ella took several steps forward, but found that Vic did not follow her. She turned around in confusion and saw Vic standing there, holding his head tightly, his whole body shaking.
"Hey..." Rilla felt something was wrong, "What's wrong with you?"
She wanted to get closer to Vic, but after taking two steps forward, she saw something and subconsciously stepped back, her eyes full of fear.
Because half of Vic's face has turned into a wolf.
"you……"
Suddenly, there was a sound of dense footsteps in the alley.
Ella turned her head subconsciously and was immediately embraced by a rushing black shadow.
This is... Ryan!
Before she could react to what was happening, a terrifying wolf howl sounded behind her.
"Swish!"
Ella was knocked to the ground by Ryan.
At the same time, warm blood splashed on Rilla's face.
Ella raised her head sharply and saw that half of Ryan's body had been torn apart.
Behind Ryan was a tall figure who looked exactly like Vic... half man, half wolf.
And there is more than one.
Soon, the second and third people walked out of the darkness.
Some of them stood directly beside Vic, like monsters walking out of the abyss.
Ella understood something instantly and she stared at Vic.
"You... lied to me!"
(End of this chapter)
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