Ember Gun

  Chapter 248 Who are you?

  Arthur sat quietly in front of the window, witnessing the old dull sunset.

This is an icy city, with only steel and condensed cold water. Only at sunset, the fiery red light curtain spreads down, warming the icy hue a bit, although it is only a short illusion, but it is also reassuring. .

He sighed exhaustedly and drank the wine in his glass. The hard work of the past few days has made him a little bit dispirited. Maybe he didn't expect that fighting with these people would be more tired than fighting against demons. He clearly wanted to kill Anthony with a single shot. But for the benefit, Arthur still had to entertain these Feilengcui visitors with a smile.

Of course, apart from these and the deeper game, the exiles have already taken refuge in the cleansing mechanism. Although they are also suspicious, they are not dangerous compared to the problems of the mission. And now the mission, who Father Anthony, he still doesn't know all this.

  The decontamination mechanism is trading with the two at the same time, which is like dancing on the tip of a knife. Even though this is the old town, the home of the deconstruction mechanism, Arthur still can't help but worry about whether there will be any accidents.

   What worries him even more is the information that Father Anthony brought to him the night Anthony arrived.

This Father Anthony came prepared, as if planned, and sent one major piece of information to Arthur. This may not change the situation, but it can cause internal problems on his side. Regarding these things, He has sent Galahad to confirm to the exiles.

  Slowly put down the wine glass, his hand trembling a little, and observing it carefully, the skin is also covered with wrinkles, and he is also old.

   Arthur stared at the fiery red clouds gradually gloomy, watching the darkness devour the city a little bit, slowly, he became fascinated, his eyes gradually became dull, until the sudden sound interrupted everything.

  The door behind him was pushed open, and Lan Jade stood at the door panting, holding a capsule-shaped object in his hand.

This is the pneumatic logistics transportation system of the cleaning agency. Put the objects that need to be transported into this capsule, and it will be pushed by the compressed gas and spread along the underground in the logistics pipeline, covering every net in the old town. In addition to the secret stronghold of the agency. This is usually used to transmit important information, in order to control the flow of people, often used in the broken dome.

  "Galahad's news?"

  Seeing the return of Blue Jade, Arthur turned his head fiercely and asked.

  Lan Jade was tired and speechless, she just nodded vigorously.

She also didn’t know what Arthur wanted to do. It seemed that there was some important information that needed to reach him quickly. For this reason, Blue Jade was dispatched. She went to the nearest stronghold nearby, and then borrowed the pneumatic logistics there to obtain it. This intelligence sent from elsewhere.

   Then it was like this, running back all the way, just to let Arthur see these quickly.

Arthur also showed his urgency and greeted him directly. Regardless of the blue jade, he grabbed the capsule and tore off the warning seal on it. After opening it, there were several reports and several black and white sheets. Photo.

As if a terrifying secret was in front of his eyes, Arthur grabbed the reports with Galahad's handwriting on them. He recorded all the important information in the conversation between him and Shermans. Reflecting those words, in constant reading, they weaved a story that made Arthur somewhat unacceptable.

The old guy couldn’t believe it. He repeatedly confirmed Galahad’s records, but the words would not be deformed. They have been recorded. Repeated observations only kept the truth in his mind, and he seemed to realize it. At this point, I finally sat back on the chair somewhat lonely.

Lan Jade has never seen Arthur like this. It may also be a performance of Arthur’s over-stress. This guy has been fighting with Anthony for the past few days, fighting with each other, trying to win as much as possible for his side. During this period, Arthur did not visit his daughter. Eve has not heard from her after being sent to the Black Mountain Hospital. Arthur is very worried about her situation.

  She just wanted to say something, but Arthur said before her first.

   "Anthony succeeded, should he be the confidant of the new pope? The method is really powerful."

  He muttered to himself, with a complicated expression.

   "What...what's wrong?"

  Lan Jade asked suspiciously. Although it was Arthur's guard, she didn't know many things. She didn't know anything about the dialogue between Arthur and Anthony.

  "We are a solid group. The nets are indestructible. Any external force will only make us closer and stronger, but when we split from the inside?"

   Arthur looked at the black and white photo and said slowly.

   "What happened?" Lan Jade began to realize the seriousness of the problem.

   "It's very complicated...let me think about it."

   Arthur seemed to be thinking about the stakes, and he said again after a long time.

   "Blue Emerald, do you think... Lorenzo Holmes is the enemy?"

  Looking at the man in the photo, he did not wait for Lan Jade's answer. This sentence was more like saying to the person in the photo.

  He whispered softly.

   "Are you the enemy? Mr. Lorenzo Holmes."

The night enveloped the old Dunling. In Arthur’s soft questioning, there was the sound of a carriage galloping outside the window. The horses vented their heat, their horses’ hooves banged heavily on the stone bricks, and the wheels swiftly turned and ran over the debris. And silt, washed through the stagnant water, and discarded them all.

As time passed, Anthony stretched out his hand and opened the curtain, his eyes cast from the carriage, carefully admiring the night of Old Dunling. Although his status was high, he was also the first time to come to Old Dunling. Everything is new to him.

  This is like a strange new land, every place can bring surprises to strangers.

  The hot steam tower, the roaring stove, the steam overflowing from below the surface, and the giant whales that circle the sky.

  These are things that have never been seen in Fei Lengcui. Even Anthony couldn't help but trembled slightly and was in awe of this advanced city.

"how are you feeling?"

Arthur asked the passenger who had just disembarked. After receiving Anthony, the carriage moved towards the embassy. This was the first contact between the two nations after many years. Arthur wanted to be as strong as possible. Without giving Anthony any rest time, he pulled him directly into his carriage.

   "Very good, it is hard to imagine that these are humans."

  Anthony did not hesitate to praise his praise. The towering buildings stood up in rows, and they were erected one after another under the hazy fog, forming a cold and depressing steel jungle.

   "Then how about I go straight to the topic?"

   Arthur said directly, although Anthony's attitude is good, he doesn't want to be too polite with this guy.

   "Get to the point? Well, this matter is very urgent for our evangelical church."

  Anthony didn't express too much expression, and the hideous scar on his face seemed calm. As he spoke, he lifted the suitcase he carried with him and took out a copy of the documents he had prepared from it.

  "According to the report of the Temple of Silence, we found the traces of Lawrence. He is active on your land in Inervig, and we hope to cooperate to capture him."

   Arthur was silent. He did not reveal the information that Lawrence was dead.

   "The main purpose is for "Revelation", right."

   Arthur asked directly, this is what the evangelical church cares more about than a traitor.

   "Of course, but more than that."

  Anthony was not surprised that Arthur knew this, he didn't make any waves, and just continued.

  "According to our investigation, the sacred coffin has appeared on your territory."

The remains of the Holy Grail are sealed in the forbidden coffin. According to the treatment of the Evangelical Church, it will be thrown into the deep sea and temporarily sealed up. However, during this period, it was contested between the decontamination agency and Lawrence. In the end, Lawrence won. end.

"Yes."

   Arthur replied, but he did not disclose more information.

  Seeing these Anthony seemed to have a headache, and then said indifferently.

   "Arthur, we are here this time for the purpose of cooperation, not for war. This is not good for any of us. It will only let the monsters and the betrayers win the benefits."

   "To blame, blame the problems left over from history. After all, your hunting sect was once so strong, even we can only survive in the shadows."

Arthur’s words smelled of gunpowder. It was not the demons that once made the Cleansing Organization fear, but the hunting sect behind the sea. They monopolized the technology against demons, and they would never allow a second hunting sect to appear. The regiment, until the inflow of armor technology and the development of the original sin armor, they possessed a certain degree of resistance, and the decontamination agency recovered from this panic all day long.

  But soon his attitude changed and then he said.

   "What you said is also right. I am a decision maker. I only have positions and interests, not personal emotions. There are no absolute enemies, only absolute interests."

   Arthur continued speaking, as if showing sincerity.

   "The Elimination Agency did not obtain the Holy Coffin, it was snatched by Lawrence."

   "It can be seen that if you have obtained the sacred coffin, the old Dunling might have fallen a few months ago... You don't even know what they are."

   Anthony looked like he knew everything, and his expression was always high, which made Arthur very upset.

   "That is the source of all disasters, where all sins hide."

  "Are you here to recycle it this time? With "Revelation"?" Arthur asked.

   "Of course, that is the property of the Evangelical Church, and it is something we should always do, so we need Lawrence's whereabouts."

  The Silent Temple roughly judged the location of Lawrence, but this is the territory of Inervig, and Anthony needs the assistance of the decontamination agency for further actions.

  "Is that so...but he is dead, and the clue has been broken."

   Arthur didn't hide it, so he said it directly.

The decontamination mechanism has been searched for a long time. After Lawrence’s death, the Holy Grail...or the remains of the Holy Grail and the Apocalypse in the Holy Coffin disappeared mysteriously. Both of these things can bring great danger. I searched as much as possible, but I still found nothing, and after that, there were still secret blood, the new secret blood mixed in hallucinogens.

  Lawrence has a team, and that team hides in the depths. The longer they hide, the more dangerous they become. Instead of looking for it alone, it is better to accept the assistance of the Gospel Church.

"he died?"

  Anthony also appeared surprised. He never thought that the terrifying Demon Hunter Master would die. Then he thought of something and asked with a little doubt.

   "You killed him?"

  Arthur nodded and said threateningly.

  "This is not an era where swords and shields can rule. Steel and flames are the new masters."

  Inervig's industrial fire ignited, and Lawrence was unable to resist in the torrent.

   Anthony stared at Arthur's eyes, hoping to find some flaws in it. The atmosphere solidified, and the carriage ran on the old streets, rolling up the fog, and dissipating the collision.

   "No...you can't do it alone, a monster like Lawrence, he has lived for so long, a monster like a demon hunter, the more he grows older, the stronger he gets..."

  After a brief consternation, Anthony reacted and whispered.

   "What do you mean? Years grow?" Arthur obviously didn't understand what he said.

"This is my sincerity. This is one of the unknown secrets. The demon hunters have no good end. This is because they will be secretly executed when they reach a certain age. Lawrence is an exception. The monster lives. For a long time, no one can check and balance him."

  Seeing this situation, Anthony also released some secrets appropriately.

  This time Anthony's attitude is indeed like he wants to have a good talk with Arthur, he continued.

  "Because of the intensity of the battle with demons, the demon hunters suffered a lot of casualties, but there will always be some demon hunters alive, but as they grow older, their will will weaken, but the power of the demons will become stronger."

   "So what?" Arthur motioned for him to continue, "This is a good beginning, Anthony, this is what the exchange of information looks like."

  Anthony paused for a while, and after hesitating for a few minutes, he continued to say that this is not a matter of thinking about the pros and cons.

   "You guys also tried to reproduce the secret blood technique, right?"

  There is nothing to deny. Arthur nodded, expressing affirmation. In fact, the horizontal comparison of Ranger's technology is blood secretion technology. It was born in a secret study in the depths of the Black Mountain Hospital, but was eventually stopped for various reasons.

"Actually, the secret blood technology is to inject the blood of the demon into the body of the demon hunter, but we all know that blood will die, just like the blood in the human body, it will die, be metabolized, and then new blood will be removed from the human body. Appear in the hematopoietic system to replace the dead."

Anthony tried to explain this to Arthur, but he didn't know the specifics. Although he was the new patriarch in his position, he could be regarded as the worst patriarch in the history of the hunting sect. It was so chaotic and difficult in the evangelical church. On the occasion of taking office, and if the "Revelation" is not regained, he is likely to be the last patriarch.

"so what?"

   "So, no matter how weird and tenacious the secret blood is, after the baptism of time, it will die and be metabolized in the body of the qualified secret blood."

  Anthony's voice became enthusiastic.

"But the demon hunters did not lose their power over time. This is precisely because the secret blood gives them power while also transforming them, a little bit of modification, until the hematopoietic system of the human body begins to produce a small amount of secret blood to maintain The existence of secret blood in the body."

  "This is the core of "Revelation", how to refine the secret blood, but under the transformation of the secret blood, all this can be done in the human body."

   Anthony looked at Arthur who fell silent. The swift carriage seemed to have turned into a rumbling train. They were heading towards an unknown place. They might be able to get there, or they might die in the middle.

  "As the years grow older, this transformation becomes more and more complete. This is a... demonization, demonization of reason.

  Bones, internal organs, muscles, everything is beginning to be different from ordinary people, and the body is gradually dominated by secret blood... Can you know what I mean? "

   Arthur nodded stiffly, and then he said slowly.

   "Lawrence betrayed you and triggered the night of the Holy Prophet...this is his premeditated and your persecution, right?"

   Anthony replied without expression.

"The demon hunters have not lost control, but as time goes by, they are still demonizing. The longer the time passes, the deeper their demonization will be, until they are different from ordinary people from the inside to the outside, and at that time, They broke through the threshold and completely awakened the secret blood in the body...that was an uncontrollable disaster."

"So the demon hunters have a useful life, but Lawrence survived by the power of Cardinal Medici. The longer he lives, the more dangerous he is. The aging will cannot control the demonized blood. Physically, we cannot tolerate such risks."

   Arthur couldn't believe it, but then he felt a little absurd, and he laughed.

   "In other words, all of this is your own work?"

  "It's not counted, it's just an old will, fearing death.

  The demon hunter looks stable and maintains the familiar human form, but under the skin is a completely different flesh and blood, a body that has been eroded and alienated by the secret blood. "

  Anthony was calm and chilling, and Arthur couldn't help but think of Lorenzo. The demon hunter is like this. He does not belong to human beings or demons. He lives in the crevices and lives tenaciously.

   "I think you can understand this, just like your knights, when they become more dangerous, you will do the same, right?"

   Arthur was startled. He wanted to say something to refute him, but when he thought of the walking corpses lying in the Black Mountain Hospital, who had already lost their minds, his voice weakened again.

  He is old, far from being as decisive as when he was young. He may have been as ruthless as Anthony, but the years have overwhelmed him, making his strong barriers full of cracks.

   "Lawrence has lived for so long, and his strength has exceeded our imagination. It is difficult for you to kill him unless you have the assistance of others."

  Anthony continued his analysis. He remembered the name. From the report of the Temple of Silence, another witcher appeared near Lawrence.

   "It's him, right, this witcher named Lorenzo Holmes...or a detective."

   Anthony said that he took out several black-and-white photos from the file. The angles were different, but the common point was the man's face.

  "Don’t be surprised. Although the gospel church has fallen, we have at least created a glorious age, haven’t we? We have far more magical technology than you have seen."

   Arthur took the photo, rearranged his emotions, and became cold and merciless, "It seems that the rest can't be hidden from you."

   "Indeed, it seems that with his assistance, you killed Lawrence, and you know a lot about the secrets of our evangelical church from his mouth."

  All this was in Anthony's expectation. He was far younger than Basser and crueler than him. It can be said that the exile was the home of the seven hills that he led the Templar knights to expel.

   "Why, do you want to catch this traitor?" Arthur asked maliciously.

  Lorenzo has become a great help for the decontamination organ. Before there is enough interest, no one can shake the cooperation between the decontamination organ and Lorenzo.

   "Almost, in short, he can't let him drift off like this."

   Anthony said without emotion, the secret order is still going on, these demon hunters who survived the night of the Holy Promenade are still being hunted.

  Arthur laughed suddenly, he couldn't understand Anthony's intentions.

  ""Apocalypse", the remains of the Holy Grail, Lorenzo Holmes...I think you will let us help hunt down those who fled, won't you?"

  None of these events can be considered easy, let alone these appearing together.

  "Then, Father Anthony, you and the gospel church behind you, Seni Lotaire, what price can you pay for all this?"

   Arthur was slightly angry, but he also gradually regained his former feeling. The two people are like cold machines, putting all their interests in front of them, and only pursuing the maximization of their own interests.

  Anthony was silent, except for the sound of the wheel turning and hitting the ground. The cold wind poured into the car, stimulating the nerves of the two.

   Suddenly Anthony laughed, with a bit of ridicule and contempt in his smile, and then he said.

"Sometimes, you don’t have to pay, as long as you have the same interests, what do you say? Arthur, just like you and Lorenzo Holmers teamed up, because you are all against Lawrence, so there is no cost, he Will help you too."

  "Do you think we have the same interests, I will catch Lorenzo with you?"

   Arthur felt a little unreasonable. Although Lorenzo was a bit neurotic, he was much more reliable than Anthony in any way.

"This is natural. Actually, I don't understand one thing very much about you. I came to meet you in a formal capacity, but you were wary of me in every way, even with malicious intent, but Lorenzo Holmes ?"

  Anthony revealed his true intentions. Compared with the remains of the Holy Grail in the Apocalypse, Lorenzo, the guy who has always been in the field of vision, is the best target.

"Lorenzo Holmes, a demon hunter who suddenly appeared in front of you, he only helped you to hunt the demon and gained your trust, and your knowledge of him only stems from his own self-report. "

   he asked as if he didn't understand.

"Is it that simple for you to get rid of the agency and accept a stranger? What if everything Lorenzo Holmes said is a lie? You should know him too, right, he is a cunning liar, who is proficient in misleading And calculations, how can you be sure that the Lorenzo you saw is real without lies?"

   Anthony said and threw a document. If it was said that Arthur had been chasing him, now it was Anthony's counterattack. In this carriage, only words were used to greet the enemy.

"do you know who he is?"

  Anthony took the black-and-white photo and showed it to Arthur. In the photo, the man was leaning on the street, hazy.

   "Lorenzo Holmes."

  This **** face Arthur has seen many times, how could he not remember.

  But then Anthony sneered, and he asked again.

   "Then do you know his name when he was in the Demon Hunting Order?"

   Arthur fell silent. He didn't know or didn't know. Only then did he realize that although Lorenzo had provided a lot of knowledge about demons, he never mentioned his name when he was in the order.

   "Let’s talk about it, Arthur, all the information in this document is related to Lorenzo Holmes. It was from when he was in the Hunter's Order. Let’s compare whether he lied or not."

   "Is it important that he didn't lie? Regarding the origin, we have always looked at the cleansing agency very well." Arthur shot back.

  Hearing the coldness on Anthony's face even worse, he directly handed the documents in front of Arthur.

   "But what if he is an extremely dangerous monster? He will approach you by all means and kill Lawrence to gain your trust?"

   Anthony put his hands together, leaning on the back of the chair, his voice indifferent, coldly narrating the taboo story.

"Sacred Night brings not only destruction, but also more terrible disasters. This is our mistake, and we are also trying our best to make up for it. My presence here is the best proof. On that night, although The Gospel Church suffered heavy casualties, but we also succeeded in creating an unknown weapon."

   "Unknown weapon?"

  Arthur didn't understand why Anthony mentioned this suddenly.

"Yes, unknown. We don’t understand its nature, its form, or even its good and evil. When it was born on the night of Holy Prophet, the night of destruction, the participants all died in the night of Holy Prophet. We also got the information of its existence from the survivors."

"so what?"

  "It is the evil born from the Holy Grail. It is a temptation for mankind to the unknown unknown."

  Anthony recalled the information given to him by the new pope, and even when he read those words, he felt that **** was in front of him.

  "According to Yanar's intelligence, a demon hunter took it and killed it in the battlefield of hell, and fled the control of the gospel church.

  According to the writing of those words, this may be an evil that can rival the Holy Grail. "

  Anthony looked directly at Arthur. The priest came prepared from the beginning. Everyone guessed his purpose, their intentions, and everything in the story.

   Arthur suddenly felt an unspeakable heaviness, which was inspired by the man in front of him, and pressed against his chest like heavy mountains and rocks. In this small carriage, he could not breathe.

"go on."

   Arthur’s eyes were the same indifferent. He began to understand what Anthony said and did, and his gaze was frozen on the black and white photo and could not be removed.

  "Who is the demon hunter who took away the evil?" he asked.

  Anthony slowly picked up the black-and-white photo, and the voice seemed to sound from a strange ghost.

   "We call him 047, he is the demon hunter named Medanzo."

  Arthur's breathing suddenly solidified, and all the voices disappeared in an instant, except for Anthony's words echoing in his ears.

   "And you call him...Lorenzo Holmes."

In the dead night, only the carriage gradually disappeared into the darkness, the sound of the roaring wheels ran over the mud and stones, over the years, over everyone's soul, so an evil spirit dug up the grave and bathed in the soft moonlight. Down.

  (End of this chapter)