The Journey of the Demon Hunter

If Zelin didn’t see the survivors like Father Gascoigne when he first came here, I’m afraid he would really think that these monsters are real natives.

However, these townspeople stopped when they reached the area illuminated by the torch. Zelin cautiously circled the building, trying to ensure that he would not fall into a blind spot. These townspeople haven't launched an attack yet. They don't seem to like fire, or they are afraid of fire. Although they don't have much hair on their bodies, this is not an opportunity to try. The arm of the demon hunter is still aching, and fighting such a large number of enemies is not a good choice

Are they afraid of fire? Is it because of the fearful impression left by the fire in Jiu Yanan?

So he raised his arm, preparing to form the posture of Igni Phraem

Suddenly, he stepped on something and almost tripped him over. Zelin quickly stabilized his figure, and a crisp bell came from under his feet. He raised his torch and lowered his head, only to see something lying on the ground that seemed to be a rattle.

The demon hunter shook his head and glanced back. Not far away was a wooden ladder leading to the upper floor of the building. The townspeople were still approaching, and they kept roaring hoarsely, as if they were going to extinguish the flames that scared them with these roars. In response, Zelin waved his left hand, and the fire wave formed by Igni's Seal drew a half arc in front of him. The few townspeople in the front hurriedly backed away, and even one of the townspeople hit the same kind behind him and fell to the ground. Zelin took the opportunity to throw the torch at the densest place of townspeople, then bent over and grabbed the rattle on the ground. Rush to the wooden ladder

After Zelin climbed up the wooden ladder and took a breath and looked down, he noticed something very interesting---the twisted limbs of these townspeople made it impossible for them to climb the ladder.

"Huh~ I originally thought that only a door can block the enemy."

Chapter 106 This World Needs Heroes

Up and down

Whether it is the center of Yanan, the church town, or the old Yanan where Zelin is now located, there are few flat grounds over 100 meters above the ground. The height of many buildings is much higher than the normal value. On the ground, it turns out that there are steps leading to a lower place. Sometimes you think you are standing on the highest point, but when you turn the corner you see the base of another tall tower, just like now, Zelin is standing in this building. From the top of the building, looking at the tall towers connected by another bridge in mid-air

The tower is a square structure with sharp edges and corners, and there is a ladder to climb up from behind. The Yanan people seem to like these towering buildings very much. Even in places where steps cannot be built, they must constantly elevate the building, and then fix wooden ladders around, or use something called a lift. It seems that building the building very high will allow them to touch the sky

As for the elevator, this kind of machinery made of steel makes Zelin very curious. It does not require anyone to operate it. Unlike the machinery that moves goods on the wharf, it must be used by many sailors. It only needs someone to step on it. The protruding part in the middle of the elevator, the elevator can work automatically

Amazing, amazing

Ze Lin climbed up the wooden ladder to the top of the tower. Compared with the center of Yanan and Church Town on the hillside, the moon of Old Yanan looked bleak, as if they were two completely different moons. In the old Yanan, although the rancid corpse and the smell of burnt wood are nauseating, compared with the relatively well-ventilated Yanan Center, there is no such inexplicable nausea here, and it will not make Zelin. Suddenly feel dizzy

When Zelin climbed the tower, the expected attack did not come. The hunter who had attacked Zelin had clearly noticed the uninvited guest behind him. He stood up and walked towards Zelin, who had just stood firm. The demon hunter looked at the man in the tattered gray robe in front of him. Although the clothes were worn out, the traces of the hunter's uniform could be vaguely seen. The peculiar weapon was fixed on the high tower by a metal tripod. The hunter, holding a strange pike-like spear in one hand, and a one-handed musket in the other, walked towards the uninvited guest.

"Hey... why did you come here?"

The atmosphere was not as tense as believed. The previous attacker looked at Zelin, and Zelin also looked at him. Before the Demon Hunter could answer, he started talking to himself

"Ah, it doesn't matter." The man wore a sharp-mouthed hat like a wolf's head, his eyes were covered with a rag, his face had a playful smile, and his voice was extremely teasing, without the slightest sense of tension, as if it were just Chatting with acquaintances "What are you doing in Jiu Yanan?"

"I want to figure out something"

A gust of night breeze blows, and the view on the tower is extremely wide, and you can see the entire old Yanan. The entire Yanan town is like a beautiful picture, beautiful and illusory.

"Clarify something? It's your business. I'm not interested in continuing to ask, but you are not allowed to disturb this place." The hunter's tone became low and solemn, warning Zelin in front of him, "The monster will not go up and take risks. , So it won’t cause harm to anyone. If you insist on hunting them, I must hunt you first.”

"Do you understand what I'm saying?" Seeing that Zelin didn't say a word, the hunter asked, "Do you understand what I mean?"

"You protect these monsters like human beings." Zelin looked away, and there were very few monsters in the street below. "I am not a hunter, and the meaning of my existence is not hunting, but I don't think it will be born and died to protect the monsters."

"You are not a hunter, a human is a human, a monster is a monster, right? I have not seen anyone other than a hunter for a long time." The hunter walked back to the weapon fixed to the tower, stroking the weapon and fixing it into a circle. Shaped ten metal pipes "I thought you were a hunter, I no longer dream, but I was also a hunter once, I know what it feels like to be a hunter"

"That's why you attacked me?"

"You came to Jiu Yanan with that hunter. The skilled hunters came to their hunting grounds. To protect the flock, you must kill the wolves. Right, the hunters are those wolves." The former hunter shook his head. , Sat back in his position again, his back turned to Zelin, "Nothing is more terrifying than hunting."

"I don't like to play dumb puzzles"

"I don't like it either"

"Tell me what you know"

"I know everything, I don't know anything"

The night breeze with a little temperature blew again, Zelin's expression seemed to have a toothache

"You have a group of gentle lambs, they are amiable, they will stab outsiders, burn them, chop off their heads, or shoot them with bows and arrows, oh yes, they are more powerful muskets, in order to sip strangers. The blood, until the outsiders become one of them or their corpses. Now, they have you again as a dear and respectable guardian. This is really touching and wanting to shed tears."

"You don't know anything" the hunter said coldly, "you don't know anything"

"I know they have parasites in their blood"

The guardian suddenly turned his head

"I want to get rid of those bugs"

"Aha~" This time it was the hunter's turn to laugh tauntingly. "Are Yanan ushered in a savior? Do you think that if you remove the bugs, you will be restored together? People in Yanan will worship you as a hero? You think you understand, but in fact you still don’t understand anything"

The hunter turned his head again and looked down at the entrance of Church Town to Old Yanan

"Just in case you didn't realize that the things you hunted, they are not monsters, they are people. One day, you will understand..."

"But they won't change back to their original appearance"

"After the real sunrise, you will understand that this night is just a false battle, a battle that is not part of human beings." The hunter's voice became smaller and smaller. "Old Yanan never had a real sunrise. A hunter came here from Church Town, it should be night on the mountain...it’s another long night."

"I want to know what will happen if the sun really rises." Zelin walked behind the hunter, looked over his shoulder, and observed his weapon in detail.

"There will be a normal Yanan Town, and the townspeople inside"

"Red eyes? Hairy faces? Always wondering how to turn an outsider into a dish on the table?"

"Some people can return to normal, some people can't, it's just..."

"Just what?"

"I'm not sure...how many years, no one has won the hunt so far."

The night breeze was mixed with the smell of scorching, and it touched the two demon hunters and hunters on the high tower who were incompatible with the surrounding environment, wrapped and squeezed, as if to pull them completely into the night sky behind. Zelin was silent, and the hunter in front of him was also silent.

"Well, you should be leaving..." After a long time, the hunter sighed. Suddenly he looked so tired and so lonely. "But before that, I will give you a parting gift. It’s useless." He said, he took out a badge engraved on the handkerchief from his waist. "This is the emblem of the dynamite hunter. I know you are not a hunter. You can keep it as a souvenir. You can find a sewer and throw it away. , It’s okay to burn it for heating, take him away, I don’t need it anymore"

The wind whistling in Zelin's ears

"This is your thing"

"Was once"

"Why give it to me?" Zelin lowered his head, and the emblem was written with two words-Sheikh. "You can go to other hunters and explain to the people in the Healing Church. This is a proof of your identity and you will use it."

Shera laughed lowly. He raised his finger in a direction. "Which way to continue? There is a small village called Ahagul. The Mansis school of the Healing Church manages the village. They and the hymn The philosophy of the class is different, but the things they do are just a bunch of raccoon dogs, go there and see, you can understand more"

The hunter paused, and emphasized his tone "understand more"

"Do you know where the Hunter Workshop is?" Before leaving, Zelin suddenly thought of another question

"The elevator on the right hand side of Orton Chapel, just follow it up."

"Well, good luck to you"

"You will also need luck... and don't trust the time in your head"