Chapter 263: Hunter's Legacy
The town's peace was over.
When Vic walked onto the street, he saw countless broken walls and corpses buried under the ruins. The survivors were picking up these things with numbness on their faces.
Just one night, and it was like a completely different world.
"It wasn't just the Wildfire Cultists who were causing chaos in this city last night, but also the ghouls." Bai Wei stood behind Vic and explained slowly, "When you went to find the old hunter, I also went to investigate. There are still many hunters in this city, and it is precisely because of their existence that this town is more peaceful than other places... Of course, it's not just this reason. The ghouls didn't seem to want to run here in the first place, although we don't know what the reason is... But it doesn't matter now, they're already here, and the hunters who were guarding this town are all dead."
Vic clenched his fists little by little and whispered, "Why is this happening?"
Bai Wei didn't answer, and Vic didn't need his answer.
Because Vic knew the answer. Although his memory of last night was vague, he still remembered what Wood said to Ryan.
"The light that shines brightest is the light that shines into darkness."
Is that why?
Is it just because of this?
After a long silence, Vic spoke again: "Can I go see the old hunter?"
"Hmm?" Bai Wei said, "There's only one body left... Oh no, to be more precise, there are only a few body parts left. Are you sure you still want to go?"
"Sure."
"It's up to you then." Bai Wei shrugged, still muttering, "It's really strange, why are people in your world so interested in corpses... Let me lead the way for you."
Vic shook his head. "No, I can smell him."
So, Vic and Bai Wei went to the old hunter's house together.
Just as Bai Wei said, all that's left of the old hunter Ryan are a few charred pieces of his body, just like Uru and Gerald.
However, when Uru and Gerald died, Bai Wei was unable to collect their bodies personally, but instead did it for Ryan, a man he had only met once.
It was not a wise move to take Ryan's body back, because it would most likely make Vic suspect that Bai Wei was watching next to him last night.
But how to say it?
Bai Wei really couldn't convince himself that such a hero should be left alone without anyone to collect his body after his death, and that he was finally burned together with the dead Wildfire Cultists by the townspeople.
That's why he made such an unwise decision, which made him start to wonder how he should answer if Vic asked him.
But fortunately, Vic didn't ask that. After entering the house, he just stared at the wreckage.
Well, it seems that I was overthinking it. This guy doesn’t have that much brains.
Vic stared blankly.
On the wreckage was Ryan's tattered black hat, which made people subconsciously think that the other party was still alive when they saw him from a distance, and was still sitting by the brazier and taking a nap like he did last night.
Only when I got closer did I realize it was just a piece of wreckage.
"He died trying to save me," Vic said suddenly.
"Yes." Bai Wei nodded, "He died trying to save you."
"He could have survived."
"Well, he could have survived."
"Really, he had already escaped by then."
"I see. He had already escaped by then."
Bai Wei kept repeating Vic's words.
This made Vic's originally vague memory even clearer.
He recalled more things.
Ryan pulled him away, but in order to protect him, he suffered more attacks and was finally forced into a desperate situation.
But the memory becomes fuzzy again here.
He remembered what Wood said to Ryan, and what Ryan said in response.
But he couldn't remember what it was exactly. Even if he tried hard to recall, it only made his head hurt more.
“Father Uru…” Vic whispered, “They call me a saint.”
"Yes, I know."
"They said I should be one of their kind."
“I see.”
"...But am I really one of them?" Vic turned his head and looked at Bai Wei, "I can't remember anything. I don't know anything."
"Do you think you are the same as them?"
"I don't know. I really want to say no... but I am the same as them." Vic lowered his head and looked at his hands. "I still remember that last night I turned into a monster like them. I used my claws and teeth to fight with them. I know all their movements and I can understand their language... so aren't I the same kind of person as them?"
At this point, Vic's hands began to tremble slightly again.
"I was not a hunter from the beginning, but a Wildfire Cultist. I should have been on their side. If I hadn't lost my memory, then last night, I should have been one of the monsters that invaded this town and started slaughtering people."
Vic's hands were shaking more and more.
In Bai Wei's vision, Vic's light brown eyes were turning green little by little, and bristles were growing on the back of his white hands little by little.
"And Mr. Ryan died just to save a monster like me...just to save a monster like me."
Vic's waist was bending down little by little, and he would soon be on all fours.
"They and I are... the same kind of people."
Seeing this, Bai Wei said calmly: "Then why do you want to fight them?"
Vic was stunned.
"If you are the same kind of people as them, why would you fight them to death?" Bai Wei repeated.
Vic's transformation stopped, and he was also muttering: "Why should I fight them so hard..."
"Yeah, you can't remember anything, you can't realize anything, but you're still fighting them. Why?"
Vic opened his mouth, but no answer came out.
"This guy left a gift for you."
Vic raised his head and looked at Bai Wei blankly: "Gift?"
"Yes, it's a bit inappropriate to call it a gift, because you may not want it." Bai Wei fumbled in his pocket, "When I arrived last night, this guy was guarding your side. He was only on his last breath, but he still held on and wanted to wait for you to wake up, just to give you something like this...ah, I found it."
Bai Wei pulled out a tube of dark red blood from his pocket.
Vic was puzzled: "This is..."
"This guy's blood is... the blood of hunters." Bai Wei said calmly, "He told me that after the death of the God of Senluo, the power of hunters can only be spread through blood, and the birth of a hunter must be accompanied by the death of another hunter."
Vic was stunned. He seemed to have guessed something, but he couldn't believe it.
"Yes, this is the hunter's inheritance." Bai Wei said, "After receiving this tube of blood, you will be his successor and Senluo's...last hunter."
Bai Wei handed over the blood.
"How about it, do you want to accept it?"
Vic subconsciously took the blood bottle.
The moment his fingers touched the blood bottle, the last vague memory became clear.
He thought back to the last conversation Wood had with Ryan last night.
"I don't understand. You've already left, why did you come back... You should be able to see that he is not the same kind as you."
"You are not the same kind, because you are monsters, and he... is not."
Instantly, Vic's hands stopped shaking.
The green in his eyes and the bristles on the back of his hands were fading quickly.
The body that was bent like a beast slowly stood up straight.
It seemed that only in this way could he hold the tube of blood firmly... although he himself could not feel it.
"It seems you accept it." Bai Wei shrugged, "In this way, Senluo's hunter heritage is not completely broken."
Vic was still a little hesitant: "I don't know what I should do."
"That depends on you." Bai Wei said, "You are the last person with hunter blood, so what kind of person you want to become in the end is up to you."
Bai Wei's meaningful words made Vic frown again, but this time the confusion did not bother him for too long, and soon his eyes became firm.
"I want to find out the truth."
"The puppy's?"
"...Not only about Ade." Vic said, "There are also the Wildfire Cultists and the past of this land. I want to find out what is going on between the God of Senluo and the Wildfire Cultists."
“Can you do that?”
"I don't know." Vic said softly, "But I have to do this because I am probably the only one who has connections with both sides, and only I can do this."
"It's a good idea to have this idea." Bai Wei looked into Vic's eyes, "But if you go deeper, it's very likely that you will recall more things, including some not-so-good memories. Is that okay?"
Although Vic's reactions had always been a little slow, this time he heard Bai Wei's hidden meaning, so after a brief silence, he answered firmly.
"But no matter what I remember, what I know, or what I have become," Vic said, "I will always remember who I am and what I am going to do."
"Really?" Bai Wei chuckled and said, "Then do you remember what else you have to do after you finish all these things?"
Vic's eyes suddenly flashed with confusion: "Apart from these, is there anything else?"
Bai Wei waited for a while, and when he saw that Vic still didn't remember, he reminded him, "Have you forgotten your first hunter commission? You haven't brought the news back to the little girl yet."
Vic suddenly realized: "Yes."
"Tsk, this memory says he never forgets things."
"I, I didn't forget!" Vic tried to argue, "I just... forgot temporarily."
Then his face got redder the more he spoke.
"Whatever you want." Bai Wei shrugged and turned away. "Use this guy's blood first... By the way, let me remind you that this blood is to be injected into the body, not to be drunk."
"Ah, is that so?"
"Tsk, illiterate."
…
Wood paused.
To be precise, it finally stopped.
Because he had been running from last night until now and had not stopped to rest at all.
He was afraid that if he stopped, he would be caught up by that guy.
Fear turned into the most effective driving force, but even so, he couldn't hold on any longer after running so fast and had to stop to rest.
So, where did he run off to?
Wood felt his head was a little dizzy, and for a moment he couldn't tell where he was.
When he ran away last night, he was thinking of running straight back to see his boss.
However, Wood remembered that the boss was at the most critical moment and no one could see him, not even himself as the pastor.
But there was no way to see the boss, so where could he go?
Go find other priests?
This is even more impossible.
Because all his subordinates were gone and he himself was seriously injured, it would definitely not be a wise thing to do to look for other priests at this time.
The Wildfire Cult believes in the law of the jungle, both externally and internally.
So for a moment, Wood didn't know where to go, and he ran in a panic to a place he didn't even know.
So what should we do next?
Are you waiting here for the boss to become the master?
But will last night’s unexpected situation really not affect the boss’s final path to advancement?
Wood felt extremely irritated and could not help pacing back and forth.
Just at this moment, he heard a slight sound of footsteps beside him. His expression immediately froze. He subconsciously thought that the guy was catching up with him again, so he prepared to run away again.
But when he lifted his foot, he suddenly realized, didn't he still have a nose?
So he sniffed, and then put down his heart and feet.
It wasn't that guy, it was a completely unfamiliar smell.
And there doesn't smell much of a threat.
In other words, is it an ordinary person who accidentally wandered into the mountains?
But would ordinary people come to such a place?
Wood was a little suspicious, but he was not yet so scared as to run away by the smell of an ordinary person, so he stopped.
Maybe I can even have a meal to replenish my energy.
As he thought this, he assumed a hunting stance.
The moment the other party showed up, he immediately pounced on him.
Two minutes later, with only half of his body left, Wood completely lost his life in incredible fear and shock.
The man who suddenly appeared just frowned and brushed off the stains on his body.
"What a fool." He shook his head and prepared to leave.
But at this moment, he felt something and looked at Wood's body again.
After thinking for a while, he walked to Wood's side, pulled out a piece of intestine from the body, and chewed it in his mouth.
Then he showed a surprised expression.
"Is it actually there? That guy Hand and Eye didn't lie to me."
He grinned unconsciously.
The teeth in the mouth are as sharp as knives.
(End of this chapter)
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