Chapter 270 I don’t want to die!!!
The next morning, when Bai Wei and Vic walked out of the hunter's cabin, they saw Ivana coming back from outside.
Because she felt a little guilty, Ivana held up a few wild fruits she had picked on the way back before the two of them asked, and said, "I've run out of food, so I went to get some. These two are for you."
Ivana threw two fruits over, and Bai Wei took them with a smile: "Thank you very much, Miss Saint. But it's still a bit too dangerous to go out before dawn. If something similar happens next time, you might as well take this guy with you."
Bai Wei said as he patted Vic on the head.
Ivana subconsciously wanted to say "no need", but suddenly thought that if she really did that, wouldn't it be a good way to get Vic away from Bai Wei?
After thinking this through, Ivana nodded gently: "I understand. If there is a next time, I will call Vic...if he is willing."
Vic nodded repeatedly: "Of course I have no problem, if there is anything I can help you with, just tell me directly, I am a hunter."
Ivana pursed her lips and chose not to go deeper into the topic. Instead, she said, "Let's go after I'm ready," and hurried back to her saint's hut.
Then Vic looked at Bai Wei: "Father Uru, do you really want me to protect her, or do you want me to... uh, watch her?"
Bai Wei understood that the word "watch" that Weike mentioned meant "monitor". He smiled and said, "It's rare that you have figured it out."
"I just think you wouldn't be so kind as to want to protect others." Vic said honestly.
"Tsk, even if this is true, there's no need to say it so bluntly." Bai Wei threw all the wild fruits in his hand to Weike, "Eat something to shut your mouth."
Vic took the wild fruit but did not eat it immediately. Instead, he looked at it eagerly and asked Bai Wei, "Don't you want it? You didn't eat much last night."
"Don't worry." Bai Wei said with a smile, "I use my brain, so I don't need to eat too much. You rely on your body, so you'd better eat more."
Vic didn't realize that Bai Wei was secretly saying that he was stupid. When he found out that Bai Wei didn't need it, he immediately started to eat it happily.
Bai Wei couldn't help but sigh as he watched Vic eating.
He hadn't eaten normally for a long time. This weak body that didn't belong to him neither needed to eat too much nor could he taste the food, so he could only watch Vic eat.
But it’s better to eat more.
Bai Wei could feel that the time for peace and tranquility was running out.
Not long after, Yvina came out of the house, wearing a gray robe for sacrifice.
The sacrificial robes were supposed to be white, a symbol of holiness, but Ivana's robe was too old. Even though it was obvious that she had tried her best to maintain it, it was no longer as pure white as before, giving people a feeling of holiness covered by dust.
"I'm ready." Ivana was holding a scepter that was two heads taller than her. "Let's go."
So the trio continued on their way.
Ivana walked in front, leading the way and said to Vic, "I also sent you to the cabin yesterday half a month ago. Do you remember?"
"I remember." Vic nodded repeatedly. "As soon as I entered, I remembered that Ade and I spent the night there. At that time, you also spent the night in another room like you did last night, but... it seemed that you were alone at that time."
Ivana said "hmm" without any change in her expression: "Because my grandmother was already ill at that time and couldn't get out of bed, so you didn't see her. But what I want to say is not that, but..."
She waved the scepter in her hand.
"At that time, I had not yet officially received the sacrificial staff from my grandmother, so according to the rules set by the God of Senluo, I could not bring you in. But now it's different. I am already an official saint, and you can listen to me from now on."
Seeing that Ivana was still trying to "abduct" Vic, Bai Wei, who was walking at the back, couldn't help but laugh and said, "The God of Senluo has been dead for so many years, is it necessary to follow those rules?"
Bai Wei's words made Yivina a little unhappy. She said, "God is dead, but rules... are also dead..."
Perhaps realizing that what she said was a little wrong, Ivana quickly changed her words.
"The God of Senluo is indeed dead, but his power is still here. We still have to rely on his power to fight against the night, so we must naturally abide by his rules, and..." Ivana paused, "What if he comes back one day?"
"Are you talking about resurrection?" Bai Wei looked at Ivana's back and said with a smile, "Miss Saint, no matter if they are human or god, once they are dead, they are dead. There is no way to resurrect them."
Hearing this, Ivana's body trembled unconsciously. She always felt that Bai Wei was hinting at something.
"Father Uru, do you think you understand God when you say this?" Ivana said coldly, "How dare a mortal speculate on the power of God?"
"This is not speculation, this is a fact." Bai Wei said slowly, "If He could have survived, this land would not have become what it is now. Face the reality, Miss Saint. When it comes to fighting against death, both gods and humans are equally fragile and powerless."
Yvina's grip on the scepter tightened.
Vic also sensed that Ivana was not feeling well, so he kindly asked, “Are you feeling uncomfortable?”
"No." Yvina shook her head, then raised her staff and pointed forward, "We're here."
In front of them was the second temple.
"This is the Temple of Courage," Yvina said.
…
"Have they reached the Temple of Courage?"
In the cave last night, two sturdy men stood side by side, looking towards the direction of the Temple of Courage.
"It should be almost done." A man said, "To be honest, I never thought things would develop to this point. The Saint is back, but in such a chaotic and ignorant state. What is Lauren doing?"
"Lauren has been missing for a long time, Nick," said another man. "So long that we can declare him dead."
"...What a surprising news." Nick said, "That means that now it's just you and me around the boss? Is that right, Zane?"
"It's not just the chief's side." Zane said, "I'm afraid we are the only two chiefs left in the entire Wildfire."
Nick's expression changed slightly: "What's going on? Where's Wood? Didn't he go on a mission to hunt down the hunters?"
"Yes, the hunter is gone, and he is gone too," Zane said. "We don't know exactly what happened to him, and we don't have time to find out because bigger trouble is coming."
"…You mean Rhine?"
"Yeah." Zane nodded. "It has been proven that Rhine has led an elite team deep into our hinterland. Their target... is obviously here. Pedro has gone to stop him, but to be honest, he is just stalling for time."
Nick's expression turned ugly: "Why did it become like this all of a sudden?"
"Obviously, the information has leaked out, and Rhine also knows that the boss will become the master. They probably can't accept this."
"What the hell." Nick cursed fiercely, and then asked, "Then what should we do?"
"Just hold him off," Zane said calmly. "Although there have been so many accidents, the Saint has finally returned here. Next, let's work with the boss to lead him to the right path."
"As long as he remembers everything, the boss's final step will be completed."
"Then this land will welcome a new god."
"Then all current problems will cease to exist, and we...will no longer have to hide in the moonlight."
…
Ivina pushed open the door of the Temple of Courage, and in the flying dust, the statue of the God of Senluo once again came into the sight of the three people.
But this statue is different from the previous ones.
The previous statues of Senluo all had the same standing posture, like sacred symbols.
In this statue, the God of Senluo is in a fighting posture, holding thunder in his left hand and leaning back slightly, as if he is ready to throw the thunder in his hand.
The fighting stance of a god.
Vic stood under the statue, raised his head and stared blankly.
"This is where the God of Senluo records his courage." Ivana explained, "The God of Senluo believes that courage is the most important thing. His first requirement for Senluo hunters is courage. This is why He ranked the Temple of Courage first after the Initial Temple - 'Courage is everything for hunters'. How about it, Vic, do you remember anything?"
"I..." Vic's mouth opened wider and wider.
Indeed, he was shocked.
He could also feel that this was not the first time he was shocked.
He was also here half a month ago. At that time, the statue of the God of Senluo seemed to be more magnificent, more huge, and more oppressive than it is now.
To the point that... he was a little breathless.
Vic was about to answer Yvina, but at this moment, he saw the head of the God of Senluo move.
The statue that was originally looking into the distance suddenly lowered its head and stared at Vic with its pupil-less eyes. At the same time, the thunder in its hand also emitted a dazzling light.
The God of Senluo came back to life.
Vic wanted to scream, wanted to dodge.
But he couldn't move his body at all, and couldn't even make a sound. He could only watch as the God of Senluo swung the thunder in his palm towards him.
He uttered an incomprehensible "whimper" in extreme fear.
But then he was held in someone's arms.
"It's okay, Ade, it's okay."
He heard a reassuring voice in his ear.
…
"What are you thinking about?"
Bai Wei flicked Vic's head with his finger, immediately waking Vic up from his daze.
Vic found himself still standing under the statue, but his entire body was soaked in cold sweat.
However, the Senluo statue in front of him was still the same as when he first saw it, without a trace of life.
"What's wrong with you?" Ivana came over immediately and asked with concern, "Did you remember anything?"
"I..." Vic opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say because there was too much information. So he held it in for a long time before pointing at the statue and saying, "I was struck by lightning."
"……ah?"
Yvina had a dull expression on her face, obviously not following Vic's train of thought.
Bai Wei smiled and patted Weike's head, saying soothingly, "Don't worry, think about it slowly."
Then he walked to the feet of the statue and looked up at it.
"You called this the Temple of Courage." Bai Wei asked Ivana, "But do gods also need courage?"
Ivana was focusing all her attention on Vic, and seemed to be eager for Vic to remember something, so when Bai Wei asked her, she naturally didn't want to answer him, and said perfunctorily: "Why don't gods need courage?"
"Generally speaking, courage refers to the fearlessness that people show when facing an unknown and powerful existence."
"Any questions?"
"Don't you think so?" Bai Wei looked at Ivana and said with a smile, "Do you think that for an omniscient and omnipotent God, there is really something that He needs to face with 'courage'?"
Hearing Bai Wei say this, Ivana and Vic were stunned.
This was indeed a novel angle, so much so that even Ivina, a saint, didn't know how to answer.
Is there really anything in this world that is "unknown" and "powerful" to the gods?
"And more." Bai Wei pointed at the statue. "This is the battle posture of the God of Senluo, right? So what exactly is He fighting against? Do you know, little saint?"
Bai Wei changed the way he addressed Ivana from Miss Saint to Little Saint, which was totally disrespectful, but Ivana didn't get angry at all.
Because she really didn't know.
If what Bai Wei said is true, the God of Senluo is most likely fighting with that unknown and powerful thing.
But what is that?
Yvina didn't know either, and as far as she knew, her grandmother didn't know either.
Bai Wei obviously didn't think that Ivina could tell him the answer. In fact, among the three people present, only one and a half knew the answer, and this did not include Ivina, the genuine saint.
"Hmm... let me take a look."
Bai Wei walked slowly towards the back of the statue, as if he wanted to study it carefully.
Ivana was afraid that Bai Wei would damage the already dilapidated statue, so she immediately chased after him: "Hey, don't touch it!"
So Vic was left where he was.
He subconsciously wanted to catch up with Bai Wei and Ina, but at this moment, a strange roar that had never appeared before suddenly sounded in his head, making him feel like his whole head was about to explode, so he had to bend down and hold his head tightly.
The roar in my mind seemed to come from the most ferocious beast.
But Vic understood what the roar meant.
"That's not courage! That's not courage!"
The beast in my mind said this.
At this time, Bai Wei also came behind the statue and looked at the other hand of the God of Senluo placed behind his back.
This hand also holds something.
But it was not thunder, but a... rope.
Broken rope.
“I don’t want to die!!!”
The beast in my mind roared.
(End of this chapter)
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