The Journey of the Demon Hunter

Sometimes he could chat with the nuns and priests. The priestesses in the Temple of Meritelli were mostly knowledgeable, and sometimes they could get some valuable information from them, or with the nuns who watched the night and those nights. It is also a good thing to have a chat with the apprentices. But the youth church in this world made him think that the people here were cultivating penance. Except for some things the chief priest told him, he hadn't heard anything about it, whether it was the youth church itself or the quiet church.

He sat on the wooden floor and gradually fell into meditation.

The next day, sunlight came in through the high windows of the church.

The chief priest is not in the church, only a few monks responsible for cleaning the sanitation of the cathedral. The door of the church was closed tightly. When the demon hunter pushed the door open, the cold wind from outside came in for a moment, and the candle shadow in the church swayed. A layer of golden yellow leaves piled up on the ground, pushing the gate, and the leaves rolling along with it.

Looking up, you can still see some black smoke rising from the high wall. This time, Zelin didn't see any citizen in the city. It seemed that everyone was aware of what happened and hid at home obediently. Fighting also took place at an archway leading to the high wall in the distance. The bodies of many knights and soldiers fell to the ground. It seemed that the knights who were cooperating with the priests, several soldiers were cleaning the battlefield.

But in any case, they at least saved a part of their strength, and the wall has not completely fallen.

The gate of Losric was opened, but this time, there was no one in the bustling city gate, only two soldiers were still there.

Moving forward along the stone bridge outside the city, the undead settlements in the distance looked lifeless. It seems that after the bell rang, people already knew what had happened to Losric, the flames died down, and the holy city of Losric was no longer a safe place.

The fence gate of the immortal settlement landed and sealed off. A villager was standing by the remote control rod behind the fence gate, watching nervously the demon hunter coming from the city.

"Hey! Stop, don't come here, I'll let the dog go again here!"

In the wooden house behind the fence gate, five dogs were barking.

"I'm not an undead, I want to see Ferdinand, where is he? Has Grearat returned to the settlement?"

"Who would admit that he was undead before he could not hide it! Get out! Otherwise I will let the dog go!" The villager seemed to be stimulated a lot, and Zelin couldn't help but wonder what was happening in the settlement. .

"If you want to go further, I will let the dog go! Did you hear that!" The villagers waved their pitchforks like a demonstration. "Don't you want to come in again!"

"Enough, Alpert! Open the door. He rescued Greirat and Paige yesterday." Ferdinand's voice appeared on the road to the left of the settlement door, and the sun believer came from there." Hurry up, and also, comfort those dogs and don't let them rush out to hurt people, we have had enough trouble!"

Feeling an acquaintance lightened Zelin's worry a lot.

"Uh, oh, okay, I'll open the door now." The villager dragged his clothes on the ground like sacks. He didn't forget to frighten the dogs who were not listening to their heads out of the fence. "Go back." Go back! Go back, don't come out!" I don't know if it is the illusion of a demon hunter, these villagers seem to be taller, but their appearance is getting more and more dry.

Zelin walked into the settlement and walked towards Ferdinand. The knight looked tired. Although there was no change in appearance, the exhaustion was almost written on his face. "What happened here yesterday? Damn, I feel like a cemetery here, and there is this **** smell. I smell it. Wrong?" There was a faint smell of blood in the air. Although Zelin didn't see any signs of fighting while standing here, Zelin believed his sense of smell. "People seem to be nervous, what's the matter? "

"Did you hear yesterday's bell?"

Of course I heard, and he was there when the bell struck. However, the demon hunter said nothing, just nodded. He walked through the settlement with the Sun believers. The villagers wore the work clothes that were originally worn by the burialists. They all held pitchforks, hatchets, or anything that could be used as a weapon, even sawtooth blades.

"The ringing of the bell means that there was an accident in the fire-spreading ceremony." He shrugged. "I had this premonition a few days ago. I didn't expect that something really went wrong now. Not long after the bell rang, there was one who was imprisoned immortal. The wooden walls of the houses of people and living corpses were pushed aside by too many living corpses inside. Many living corpses rushed out to attack the villagers, some undead escaped in the chaos, and then there was smoke from the high wall of Losric. People are panicking, after all, there are too many undead people in the settlement."

They climbed down the ladder and came near Ferdinand's cabin.

"I really don't know how to thank you. Greirat and his friends are back. I don't like his friends, but anyway, it's a good thing to have someone alive now." Ferdinand pushed open the wooden door. , In his narrow cabin, a cauldron is extra eye-catching. In particular, what was cooked in the pot was not ordinary food, but a pot of soup with a bright orange light. He quickly walked to the pot and carefully watched the glowing soup in the pot. "Um... it should be successful. What kind of payment do you need?" Ferdinand turned his head. "As long as I can pay now, you can speak."

"What are you cooking?" Zelin didn't say the reward, but asked rhetorically. He walked to the cauldron and frowned at the contents of the pot. There are no candles in the hut, and the glowing soup has become the only light source. "This thing... is glowing?"

"This is the original soup, something that appeared in the age of the gods. It is said that for the undead, this is a good wine." Ferdinand said. "I am very happy that this thing can be made. I want to distribute these things to the undead. Drinking, it should be able to keep them down, a few more to last until the flame is reignited... and I don’t know how many people in the settlement can survive. The burialists can no longer continue to work, because they too. Many have become undead, this pot of plain soup should be able to help us."

Zelin looked at this peculiar pot of soup and said to Ferdinand, "You said that the sun knights are happy to help others. I believe what you said is true. This settlement is very lucky to have a knight like you."

"I'm just following the Sun's teachings and doing what I should do." Ferdinand naturally said, "What kind of compensation do you need? Let's talk, I will try my best to meet your requirements."

"I want to talk about remuneration." Zelin shook his head. "Just tell me everything you know about the quiet church."

Chapter Four Hundred

The quiet church has existed for a long time.

After years of expansion, the church now has the scale of no less than a city. The size of the priests and church knights inside is comparable to that of the army, and it is naturally impossible for such a huge place to be commanded by only one archbishop. Archbishop MacDonald, Archbishop Louis and Archbishop Klimt.

It's just the third archbishop, the chief priest of Losric didn't mention it to the demon hunter, but this is not without reason. Archbishop Klimt's reputation is not good, to be precise, it is particularly bad. There are rumors that the archbishop has made no secret of his many behaviors that can be called heretics, including sensational cannibalism. As for whether he really cannibalism, Ferdinand does not know this kind of thing. It is estimated that the imam priest is also No hope was pinned on the archbishop. That's why she asked Zelin to give the letter to Archbishop MacDonald, or Archbishop Louis.

There is a coffin called Eldridge the lonely saint in the church. This lonely saint was once used as the king of salaries. At that time, the traditional system of Losrik had not yet been established. When the flames are gradually extinguished, people can only let them have A creature that is strong enough to go with the soul.

Eldridge, he used to be a priest, but he did not know why he contracted the habit of cannibalism. This habit not only made him stronger by devouring creatures, but also caused huge changes in other aspects of him. He changed from a human being to a fat pig drowned, then into a maggot-like shape, and finally into a puddle of mud. The souls of people in this world are very strange. It seems that as the soul changes, the appearance will also change. But unfortunately, among the people who have a good relationship with Zelin, only the vampire lady Serana and her mother Valerica have studied the topic of soul.

After Aldridge spread the fire, its corpse, to be precise, the unburnt mud, was stuffed into the coffin and placed under guard in the secluded church. As the ashes after the fire spread, there are still some souls and flames in their bodies. In other words, they can be revived. There are many ashes who fell asleep due to the fire spreading in the ash cemetery outside the fire spreading ceremony. . Maybe it is a good thing for the world for the fire-spreading heroes to recover, but for the cannibal Aldridge, his recovery is not a lucky thing for the world.

This is all that Ferdinand knows.

Fortunately, this guy named Aldridge was lying quietly in his coffin, closely guarded by the bishop and the Templars of the secluded church.

"Are you going to the Youxian Church? Be careful, here's this for you."

Before leaving, Zelin saw Grelart again before the elevator leading down the mountain. The thief still wears the big mask, but this time, he is wearing a short sword and many throwing knives. Since the bell rang, there has been a tense atmosphere in the immortal settlement.

People originally believed that after a short while, the flames would reignite, the curse of the undead would disappear, and those undead who had been cursed would return to normal. But now, spreading the fire has become indefinitely, and more and more people have a curse ring on them. No one knows what these undead people who gradually lose hope will do, and those who are buried because of it. We are unable to work and the number of living corpses proliferates.

After receiving the throwing knife handed over by the thief, Zelin hung it to his waist, just beside the original bottle. Although the demon hunter had nothing to do with the undead, he still asked for a bottle from Ferdinand out of curiosity.

"Be careful, this is a poisoned dagger."

"Don't worry, I don't have the habit of licking the blade before fighting." Zelin shrugged. "How has the settlement been in the past few days?"

"Fortunately, the work on the execution ground stopped, but some people in the settlement fled, and many people became undead or living corpses. At least they can survive now, who knows in the future." The thief shrugged. "I heard. You are going to the Youxian Church. I originally wanted to go with you, but Loretta needs someone to take care of her. She is really a foolish woman."

Compared with the previous few days, it may be due to the ringing of the bell. The teachers of the Youxian Church, who were seen everywhere in the settlement, suddenly disappeared. It is said that they left the settlement and returned to the church when the bell rang. Come back.

"These daggers are my treasure. Remember, they are poisoned. Don't pick your teeth. You helped me a lot, but I really don’t know how to thank you. If you need something in the future If you do, just tell me, I’ll try my best to get it for you, just don’t ask for the source."

Suddenly, the thief took out another thing, "Yes, I almost forgot, this is for you." He handed over a small wooden board with a few things like ghost symbols engraved on it. "We are stealing things, everywhere There are accomplices, you have arrived at the Youxian Church. If you need help or run into trouble, take this to find a thief named Comstock. He owes me a favor, and if you need help, look for him."

After saying goodbye to Greylat, Zelin turned and walked towards the towering tower.

Walking into the tower, here is the same as the fire-passing sacrificial place. The two sides of the passage are filled with candles, and the candlelight reflects the white marble wall. There is a pedal on the middle pedal of the elevator, step on it, and the elevator will begin to descend slowly. The journey is very long. Zelin has already seen how high the mountain peak is in mid-air. The two sides of the tower are quickly passing in front of his eyes. In front of him.

In less than a minute, the lift touched the bottom. Unlike the bright passage on the upper level, the bottom of the tower covered with brown slate tiles was dark and wet. The surrounding lack of lighting seemed to be due to the fact that it was at the foot of the mountain. The moisture seemed to be all Drilled up along the cracks in the slate tiles. Zelin walked forward along the steps at the bottom of the tower. The gate of the tower was closed tightly. The teachers of the quiet church seemed to close the four-meter-high gate before leaving.

Standing in front of the door, Zelin put his hands on the door panel, using his best strength, with the creaking sound, the heavy door panel gradually moved outward. A ray of sunlight sprinkled into the gloomy bottom of the tower along the opened gap.

The demon hunter narrowed his eyes. It was still early in the morning, but the sun outside was like dusk. The shadows of the trees were mottled, and he seemed to be able to hear the rustling sound of the breeze blowing over the branches through the gaps.

After taking a deep breath and applying force again, the door finally opened completely. The rugged trails, dense forests, ground covered with fallen leaves, and the peculiar atmosphere of the swamps all appeared in front of the demon hunters.

Chapter 401: Punishment Forest

Punishment Forest, it is said that this place was not originally called by this name. It used to be called the Black Forest, where the ancient magic kingdom Ula Xilu was located. However, it seems that because of the past, it was located below the Black Forest and was called the sick village. The poisonous gas and biogas in it floated up, so that the originally beautiful forest became the awful look it is now.

Some loggers live near the elevators of the undead settlement.

"Are you going to the Youxian Church? Oh~ Go straight along this road. Be careful. A large section of the road in front is submerged by the swamp. It would be no good if the mutant crab inside broke the leg. "

When the demon hunter spoke to a logger who was carrying a tree full of moss, the other party said to him.

"Don't go astray, over there is the fortress of the Undead Legion of Falang. Although there has been no movement for a long, long time inside, be careful, no one knows what's inside."

"Is there any surface in the swamp forest ahead? This area is quite large. I'm here for the first time."