Hunter’s Blade - Chapter 42

[Demon Hunter’s Blade Chapter 42]

“Is that a demon dog?” Ciel asked Gladius.

“It’s just an ordinary dog, you try to chase it.”

With courage, Ciel swung the knife as if he was about to slash, and charged towards the dog. The dog immediately turned around and ran away, leading Ciel across a street to a huge building on the opposite side, and got into the door.

He raised his head and saw the Ash Tree Hall Temple.

The whole temple is grand in scale, the front porch is supported by more than eight stone pillars, and the door opens with a gap through which the dog burrows.

There is a purple-topped tower above the ear porches on both sides, guarding the tall main tower in the center. There are statues of gods squatting at each corner of the tower. Those secondary gods are loyal guards to protect the noble gods. After the gods ascended to the sky, they also took their own Followers are elevated from mortals in recognition of their contributions.

The temple is the most important building in the city. Here, the priests can communicate with the kingdom of the gods, where the gods live in seclusion, convey people’s opinions, and explain the instructions issued by the gods.

The Lomans worship their ancestors and heroes of merit in history, believing that they all got their rightful place after death, living in a gorgeous place called Meimen Hall.

“The breath of my kind leads here.” Gladiu confirmed.

It’s absurd that demons hide in temples dedicated to the gods.

“How about it, rush in! After eating that demon beast, I will have the strength to take us to explore hell again. Next time we go to a higher and more prosperous place, more treasures and legendary events are waiting!”

“There’s more danger at the same time. Isn’t there enough of those kiddies that I’ve eaten before?” Ciel asked.

“Far – far enough, far enough to make me back into a terrifying demon!”

“I never meant for you to become a demon.”

“You’ll hope, if you help me, I’ll share more with you…” Gladiu kept tempting.

Entering the temple…it was very difficult. In the blink of an eye, Ciel saw a bald-headed, white-skinned acolyte standing on the doorstep, looking at him indifferently, his eyes burning.

Chapter 54 Under the Temple Gate

The temple had always been a gloomy place for Shire, he didn’t know what the priests were doing inside, and they didn’t seem to like being seen.

His parents had said that the priests were men of knowledge, wisdom, and extraordinary ability, recognized by the gods and able to preside over sacrificial offerings, and they kept the ancestral gods of Loman happy and satisfied, so that they would not punish mortals.

Even so, Ciel lacked respect for the gods, and he had never been to the temple once.

As long as he is unhappy, he will bring disaster, such a god is not so much a noble god who blesses everyone, but a moody supernatural tyrant.

In front of Ciel, the bald priest took the initiative to walk towards him.

The other party was white and fat, with a white face and no beards, an aquiline nose, blue eyes, a thick neck, and a tall stature. He was more like a butcher than a priest. He wore a coarse cloth gown, which made it difficult to look at.

Ciel wanted to leave subconsciously, but he thought about it, why should he back down?

Simply greet the priest face to face.

“Good day,” he said.

“The temple does not welcome prying eyes.” The priest’s voice was not good, and it was a little threatening.

At a time like this, it would be too stupid to investigate Yunyun by claiming to be a demon hunter, Ciel thought.

“I’m a mercenary. I’m looking for a commission. If the temple has any trivial things to do recently, I can help.” Ciel didn’t change his face when he was talking nonsense. He really began to think of himself as a mercenary. Soldiers, so there are no flaws.

“We just need to raise money.” The priest held out a hand to Ciel.

What is this, blackmail.

Ciel has never donated a penny to the temple in his life, and it is impossible now.

“I don’t have a penny,” Charles explained. “If it’s all right, I’ll have to go.”

The priest stretched out his hand, grabbed Ciel’s arm, and stared straight at him.

“I didn’t say you could go.”

This was beyond Ciel’s expectations. He never thought that the priest would actually attack him directly. Even if the priest was rude, he should at least behave in a proper manner.

“Let go.” He threatened.

“You are suspicious and vulgar… and you are carrying something heretical. I will take you to your death.” The bald priest stared at the necklace on Ciel’s neck and the sword in his arms, his eyes stern and rigid, and Ciel suspected that day after day The morning recitation of Vespers dulled him.

Charles felt mad at himself that he had always been friendly and respectful, but now he was labelled vulgar, which was a very serious slander.

What’s more annoying is that Ciel really can’t fight back or kill him with a knife. The other party serves the gods and is protected by the highest standards. Once Ciel does it, he will definitely be arrested, and the sentence will be extremely harsh. The lord will not. Tolerating someone offending the clergy, not to mention that Lord Rene and Ciel are not very friendly, as long as he gets the chance, he will definitely kill Ciel.

He glared at the priest, and the priest stared at him with unrelenting eyes. Several armored guards walked out of the temple, holding leaf-shaped spears and wearing purple burqas and iron armor. The gods respected purple and guarded the temple. The guards all wear purple.

These soldiers looked at the two deadlocked under the steps with a cold expression. Once Ciel did something out of the ordinary, they would undoubtedly swarm up.

The situation was very dangerous. Ciel did not expect that the other party would come up to arrest him directly. Even the most vulgar country people would not do this.

Is it a trap?

“We’ve got to go,” Gradius muttered. “It’s bad.”

“What do you mean?”

“Something is ‘looking’ at me. My senses are still sharp, so I can sense if I feel like I’m nearby, or at least something closely related… It’s been staring at me. Run, I can I don’t want to be found out.”

“Is that thing in this temple?” Ciel struggled to break free while talking to the demon in his heart.

“I guess it is, and at the height of the temple, on the top of the tower in the middle, probably in that direction.”

Ciel looked up at the central tower of the temple. One of the windows on the top floor was open, and a vague figure leaned against the window sill, looking at the scene below. What, the priest pulled him hard.

“Follow me, now! You filthy fallen, a monster like you, a twisted soul like you! You deserve to be punished for eternity!” he scolded, gripping the Shire like pincers.

How to deal with the entangled clergy has become the most troublesome reality for Ciel.

If you don’t handle it properly and you can’t get out in time, you will definitely be in big trouble.

“What are you hesitating about?” The bald priest looked grim.

I was thinking where was God when I was fighting the devil?

Worshiped by so many people, why has God never appeared to protect everyone?

There was no point in holding on to it any longer. Ciel pushed hard. He was strong and powerful. He directly pushed the priest back a few steps. His eyes were fixed on Charles.

The next moment, Ciel turned and ran.

“Chase!” The priest roared angrily.

The sound of the iron armor rubbing could be heard incessantly, and the guards quickly descended from the steps of the temple, chasing after them.

He knew that sooner or later, he would form a beam with the temple, but he didn’t expect it to happen so quickly.

Now there is a problem, Ciel may not be able to escape them, he is not familiar with the streets of Ashtree Hall, and these guards can easily track him.

Fortunately, Ciel was ready to escape. He got into the previous alley, walked quickly through, returned to the wider street, and glanced at the nearby shops.

There are different signs hanging on the door. Charles saw a butcher’s shop, a tailor’s shop, a thrift store and a tavern. Where is the best place to hide?

Charles quickly weighed in his heart, and then walked quietly into the thrift store.

The shop was secluded, and an old man with a goatee looked up at Shire behind the counter, confused.

“what do you want to buy?”

Xia Er glanced at it. The large square cabinets around were filled with all kinds of miscellaneous things, with symbols and labels of unknown origin, many of which were very beautiful. He saw swords, old portraits, gold and silver jewelry. And fishing rods.

“Can I go inside and talk? I want to sell something.”

“It’s the same when you say something outside.” The old man glanced at Ciel, noticed the black magic armor leaking out from under Ciel’s coat, and was a little scared.

Ciel heard footsteps chasing outside, from far to near, please, don’t break in here directly.

The temple guards rudely broke into the tavern next door, and there were loud scoldings from there, and the sound of knocking on tables and chairs, and people were screaming.

When they rush here, it’s Ciel’s turn to be unlucky.

“Something important.” Charles tried his best to convince the other party.

“What, I don’t want to cause trouble, go away.” The old man’s eyes sank.

“I want to see if you guys understand this.” Ciel took out the Tokachi stone bracelet. This anti-gravity stone had lost its strength and would no longer lift Ciel’s arm to a high place, but it still maintained a beautiful pattern. , crystal clear.

The old man widened his eyes.

“God bless,” he murmured.

“How? Do me a favor.” Charles shrugged.

The old man heard the movement of rummaging through the boxes next door, and there were still people walking this way, so he probably guessed what the situation was.

“Put things on the table, and you go into the back room,” he said.

“Thanks.” Ciel put down the Tokachi stone bracelet and walked into another room from the inner door.

It was like a living room, with a stone stove stacked in the middle, and a large frying pan on top of which was not used for cooking. Ciel saw that some yellow ore was deposited in it, and Ciel couldn’t help but glanced at it, disappointed. Found out that it was brass and not gold.

On the wooden work table on the right hand side are all kinds of terracotta vases, exuding eccentric smells, bellows, drip bottles, pestles and copper distillation pipes.

On the left is a large rattan chair covered with white wool pads, and the bronze brazier at the foot of the chair is full of black charcoal slag.

In addition to these messy things, there is also a fairly large bookshelf with five rows up and down, but only the middle row is pitifully placed with seven or eight books, and the rest are empty.

Charles heard a screeching noise from the outhouse.

“Hey, did you see a young man, so tall, in a black coat.”

“No, sir, no,” the old man replied stiffly.

“Come on, let’s go into the back room and take a look.”

Charles’ heart tensed.

At this moment, a melodious horn sounded suddenly.

This voice came from a distant place, long and majestic, like a military purpose.

It sounds like the lord is gathering the army, there will be no war.

“Oh,” said the old man, “what was that sound?”

“Lord Rene is leaving the Ash Tree Hall,” the temple guard replied.

“Leave Ash Tree Hall? Why?”

“The joint meeting of nobles on the west coast needs him, forget it… let’s go, let’s go back. Quick!”

The sound faded away.

Lord Rene left the city… Ciel pondered in the back room, this is not the right time, the city needs a person to sit in the town, if the wizard Draco also leaves with the earl, only Ciel can investigate supernatural events. myself.

In any case, the people from the temple had already left, and his tense heart relaxed slightly.

I was discovered.

Charles thought.

They probably already know I’m a demon hunter, and this little friction could turn into a full-scale struggle between us and the temple forces.

But what worries him the most is the condition of the temple itself.

On the one hand, the people of the temple are actively investigating heresy and evil, and fighting against any desecration.

But on the other hand, the breath of the devil flocked to the temple again, the dog that escaped into the temple naturally… and the man who looked at the Shire from a high place.

Looking back now, what he saw should have been a woman, at least feminine, and he saw the other person leaning on the windowsill, with long hair, wearing a mask, and staring at Shire from a height.

If Gladius is right, this man can see demons.

Who is she?

…is she the witch people talk about?

After the hunters left the sanctuary, someone invaded the sanctuary, carried out the theft, and released three monsters, the winged demon, the beast-like demon, and the little devil Hope.

Is she involved in this burglary?

All kinds of mysteries make Ciel a little dizzy, hunter organization, demon, temple, thieves union, witch…

Ciel stood aside thinking, while the thrift shop owner pushed the door and came in, holding the Tokachi stone bracelet in his hand with a complicated expression.

“Young man,” he asked.

“what?”

“You are the devil.”

Chapter 55 The Thrift Store

“What? I’m not.” Ciel flatly denied.

“Indeed, I am the most terrifying demon in the world! The blade demon! Immortal existence! Mortals surrender to my majesty, and all things tremble because of my power.” Gladiu shouted silently.

“But Tokachi stone is the devil’s mineral.” The thrift store owner sat in the rocking chair and looked at the bracelet in the firelight. “It comes from an ominous world and has strange powers that we can’t even imagine. Where I came from, people were long ago. I started to study how to polish Tokachi stone, and whenever a demon appeared, some of these black minerals would suddenly appear in the mountains, and it could make people fly… It can make tools that can fly…”

“Yes,” Charles admitted. “It can bring anti-gravity.”

[End of This Chapter]