Demon Hunter and His Hut - Chapter 67

Chapter 67-Betty’s Ceremony

A gathering place for French residents in the depths of the swamp.

This is a large living area, covering an area even wider than the center of Marsh Town. When the administrative agency was set up, it was originally intended to be the center of Marsh Town.

But at the time, it was strongly opposed by the locals.

People living here are basically slaves who have been exiled from Faku or bought and sold.

He has all-black skin and is extremely xenophobic.

It’s been more than a day since Betty took Amanda around the gathering place. Even with Betty’s company, the people around her always made her feel a little weird when she saw Amanda’s gaze.

The attitude is fairly friendly, and there is no bad language, but the scrutiny in her eyes makes her very uncomfortable.

And there are many rules here, many strange customs are retained, and even some areas are strictly forbidden to be approached by outsiders.

“Are we soaking here for the whole holiday?”

Amanda yawned boredly.

When she first came, she was really interested in this special custom, but after a long time, she would inevitably feel a little bored.

“Let’s say we’re going to sunbathe.”

“Besides, it has been raining here recently, and I feel like my body is going to be moldy.”

Betty seemed much quieter.

“Don’t worry, it will be fine after tonight.”

“Today at midnight, in accordance with the old custom, I will hold a coming-of-age ceremony. You are my best friend. I hope you can witness this moment.”

“and……”

“I want to show you something else too.”

“Some truths about this world.”

When it came to this topic, Amanda immediately became interested. She jumped off the bed and came to Betty barefoot.

“Tell me, what the hell is it?”

“You guy, your mouth is really strict enough, I have been here for more than a day, you can actually hold back not to say?”

Betty smiled.

“Seeing is believing, you will believe it when you see it.”

I don’t know why, even though I haven’t seen each other for more than ten days, Amanda feels a little strange to her familiar friends.

The sun set, coupled with the continuous haze, the depths of the swamp soon dimmed.

At this moment, someone knocked on the door.

“Betty, the sun has set, you need to prepare.”

“We? Do I want to participate too?”

Amanda was a little puzzled.

The visitor smiled.

“You are Betty’s friend and naturally our guest. On this occasion, I hope you can dress up.”

“Come with me, someone will help you dress up, trust me, this will be a wonderful journey.”

The man stretched out his only right hand to hold Amanda, and walked outside the house.

“Go ahead, Betty, they are waiting for you.”

The old woman took Amanda to a hut not far away. When she entered the house, several people were already waiting for her.

“We believe in the ancient gods, and believe that at the turn of night, it is the most sacred moment of the day, and at this time, our people will usher in a new life.”

“Different from the second new student born!”

The one-armed old woman explained to Amanda.

Going to the countryside, Amanda does not like the surrounding environment, but she respects the beliefs of others and does not want to embarrass her friends at this critical moment.

Someone stepped forward to spread Amanda’s hair, knotted her hands flexibly, and quickly formed a complicated hairstyle.

“Put this on.”

Someone next to it was handed over a crest made up of different bird feathers. It was brightly colored and arranged according to a specific combination. Although it was only woven from feathers, it looked extremely luxurious.

Soon, Amanda’s neck, wrists, and ankles were covered with gorgeous silverware, as well as bone ornaments, and then put on a rattan garment, immediately adding some mystery.

After all this was done, the people in the room walked out quietly.

There were only a few white candles around in the dimly lit room, and the light of the candle flickered on Amanda’s face.

“Dear guest, please be patient.”

In the faint candlelight, the old woman’s originally kind face looked a bit hideous.

After speaking, he pushed the door and left the room.

Amanda waited boringly for a long time, until she was a little impatient, and the door opened again.

This time, everyone put on ancient costumes, and the old woman took Amanda through the residential area and walked deep into the woods.

At this time, the sky was completely dark, and the woods in the darkness looked terrifying and gloomy. Although there was a group of people around, Amanda still felt hairy in her heart.

Just when she retreated, Betty’s voice came not far away.

“Amanda, I am here.”

The decoration on Betty’s body is similar to Amanda. At first glance, the colors complement each other and look very harmonious, but her face is painted with many weird patterns, and Amanda did not recognize her for a while.

“Your family has enough rules.”

Amanda complained in a low voice, “I knew it was like this. I said nothing will come.”

“I don’t like it either, but tradition is tradition.” Betty also seemed helpless.

Amanda took a couple of deep breaths, “What is it on your face? It smells weird.”

“Some berries, branches, and even the blood of beasts…”

“God, how could you paint that kind of thing?”

“Get away from me…” Amanda said jokingly.

This walk turned out to be a full walk for nearly an hour.

The woods are dense and the visibility around is not high, Amanda has long been lost, and she doesn’t know where she was taken while going around.

Until everyone completely passed through the woods, the eyes suddenly opened up.

In the open space in the distance, there are weird statues carved from various logs. In the middle is a tall building made of stones. There are a group of people standing around. There are no lights, only dozens of torches crackling in the night breeze. The sound of burning.

“Here we are.”

Betty narrowed her smile, and the expression on her face became solemn.

She stepped forward quickly, raised her hands above her head in a strange posture, then knelt down, her forehead pressed against the ground.

“My dear child, are you ready to embrace the gods?”

The leader is a middle-aged woman with white hair. Except for her hair, her skin and body are well maintained, and in appearance, she is somewhat similar to Betty.

“I am willing to dedicate everything I have, my mother!”

Boom!

The middle-aged woman knocked on the wooden staff in her hand, but a small voice resounded through the audience, “The initiation ceremony begins!”

Immediately afterwards, the people around started to take action. Amanda was dazzled by the set of tedious rituals. Time passed by every minute, and it was quickly approaching midnight.

Until this time, all the initiation ceremonies were completely finished.

Just when Amanda thought everything was over, the middle-aged woman in the lead raised her cane again, and this time everyone knelt on the ground at the same time.

“The initiation ceremony is over.”

“Start the sacrifice ceremony!”

Amanda’s heart suddenly burst, an inexplicable tremor surged in her heart.