Hunter’s Blade - Chapter 58

[Demon Hunter’s Blade Chapter 58]

“What do you mean?”

“It’s very simple, Caluson has been using the Prince of Voice to build his huge intelligence empire, so as to help him become more powerful and powerful.”

“…Including these five years?”

“Demon hunters on the west coast had their eyes on Caluson, suspecting that he was secretly using demons to increase his power, so they raided Caluson’s manor and severely crippled Prince Voice. He had to relocate and come to this backcountry to make a living. Prince Voice If you don’t provide information to Caluson, Sirin will have no food and will starve to death. Haha, it’s really interesting, humans are raising demons.”

“Prince Voice still cares about Sirin’s survival?”

“You guy, we are simple-minded, and we are not bad guys.”

“Then why did Caruson destroy the Prince of Sound?”

“Carlusson is one move away, the Prince of Voice has been secretly casting his voice, luring others to the cemetery, murdering and taking souls, and slowly regaining his strength. It’s getting stronger and stronger, so that it can kill anyone… If not It’s only a matter of time before it is wiped out and out of trouble, and Caluson is very anxious, very… anxious.”

“That’s amazing,” Ciel thought to himself, while seeing Caluson’s expression, the other party was still crying.

“What, aren’t you angry at being cheated?”

“I admire people who can fool and manipulate demons, and maybe one day I can too.”

“You villain.” Gladiu indignantly, “It’s so bad! I can’t just sit back and watch!”

The demons are eliminated, but the question is, how do I deal with humans who are as evil as demons, or more evil than demons?

Charles thought to himself.

“Let’s go back to Ashtree Hall, Mr. Caluson,” he said.

In the whole incident, the real victim was Xilin.

She seems to be in her early twenties, but she has lost hope and emotions. Due to the long-term possession of demons, she has lost her free will, and now she is no different from an empty puppet.

Damn, she should have had her own life…

“Bah, isn’t Prince Voice a victim? Supernatural creatures shouldn’t have demon powers? We also demand the right to eat souls freely under the blue sky, not to be locked in a broken coffin as a tool.” Gladiu shouted.

“It is obviously powerful, but it has been reduced to that level, which is a shame.” Ciel responded in his heart.

“I’m furious that you look down on Prince Voice! Oh, I look down on it too, that’s all.”

Caluson rallied his men to prepare the horses, and his mercenaries were tall and sturdy, wearing the best equipment they could afford.

The charr can be easily identified from the mercenary’s equipment by his qualities.

Those with long beards, pot helmets, and half-armored armor are skilled veterans; those with fur cloaks and expensive scale armor are obviously captains; those with white felt armor, sackcloth shawls, and leather pads on their armor are newcomers, The situation is clear at a glance. There are more than 20 people, all of whom are loyal to Caluson. Such a capable team should only be a small part of the hands of the Caluson people.

This is his power, the power he has traded for the souls of his relatives.

“It’s cheap, isn’t it? He has more than one wife and more than one daughter. He has a wealth of wealth and enjoyment. All this can be exchanged for a little girl.” Gladiu was excited.

Lohman law allows a man to have many wives, or a woman to have many husbands, which is a natural thing in Lohman.

Caluson kept staring at Sirin, as if waiting for Charles to return her.

“I’m taking her back to the Hunter’s Sanctuary,” Ciel said.

“Why?” Caluson was surprised.

Ciel had something to confirm with Caluson, and he wouldn’t fully trust Gladiu’s side of the story.

“…Your power must have spread from the west coast to the Ash Tree Hall and controlled countless followers.”

“Huh?” Caluson hesitated, not knowing how to answer.

“Maintaining such a huge network of contacts, Your Excellency, whose hands and eyes can reach the sky, must be very capable.”

“You are wrong, you are only blessed by God.”

God or devil?

Charles can’t ask that, it’s too direct.

There are more than twenty mercenaries present, and they can send Ciel to the next life.

“She has been infected with severe delirium and must be recuperated in the church. We have a library with relevant information, which may be able to cure her. I have already sent someone to sort it out,” Ciel explained.

“Oh…” Caluson thought.

Charles knew what he was thinking. If Celine regained consciousness and memory, she would tell all about Calusson’s actions over the years, and the situation would be very bad for Calusson at that time-this was based on the fact that Calusson did. Under the premise of keeping in touch with the devil for a long time.

If Caluson had a clear conscience, he would have directly handed Shirin to Ciel to take care of him.

Unless he said that he valued family too much and had to bring Xilin home…

“I agree,” Caluson said, “but I haven’t seen Celine in too long, and I’m inclined to take her back to see her mother.”

“She was traumatized, lost her memory, and didn’t know anything for a long time. Bringing her back now will only add to the pain. The sanctuary is a place of tolerance.”

“But the church doesn’t seem very safe.”

“Your mercenaries can help protect our sanctuary.”

“The sanctuary can’t hold that many people. It’s a ceremonial building, isn’t it?”

“You have only visited the hall.” Ciel reported Xilin into the carriage, and she sat calmly in her seat without any response, “I haven’t seen the sub-tower yet, and it can accommodate hundreds of people.”

“Then I can rest assured.” Caluson nodded, “I will send people to the temple to coordinate defense and help protect Sirin.”

Ciel wasn’t worried about the mercenaries making trouble in the church. He couldn’t keep only one church and a few followers forever. He needed to practice the management of multiple groups of people, so that he would have the opportunity to govern a larger organization smoothly in the future.

They rode the carriage together. The team left the hut and returned to the Ash Tree Hall. On both sides of the road, the snow had piled up, and the scarecrows that had not been removed helplessly stretched their dry arms to both sides in the open ground, and the straw hats were covered with snow. .

Everything looks like a dream, winter has just arrived, and Xilin’s pale face is very suitable for this snow season, but it is heartbreaking.

Few people laugh out loud in these dark times. Ciel knows what he needs, Alicia, maybe her smile can relieve Ciel and free him from all the troubles and worries.

Thinking of what happened next, Ciel felt a headache because of his choice. Caluson was obviously a character with a deep sense of stoicism. Whether he used it deliberately or not, he asked Ciel to help him get rid of the Prince of Voice and relieved a pair of cards. It is very troublesome for Lu Song.

Ciel and he could establish some kind of cooperative relationship, such a character, rich and powerful, located in the dark side of the city, secretly manipulating the situation, and not with the Thieves Guild, can obviously win as an ally.

But he’s not a good guy, Ciel thought to himself. Am I going to work with a bad guy?

It is unpleasant to work with someone whose character is diabolical, as if one were his tool or his assistant in carrying out an evil plan.

Charles looked at Xilin.

How great would it be if you could recover your memory and tell me about your father after you recovered?

If he really uses you as a body to hold the Prince of Voice, and reduces you to such an empty state, then I will definitely take revenge on this villain and teach him a lesson.

If Gladiu deceives me by making up stories, Calusson is actually a righteous person, who was bewitched by demons and then rebelled against them, and is an ordinary person who just tries to get rid of the influence of demons, then he and I will become partners in the fight against demons.

Now, because of the lack of evidence, your father is in a state of intertwining between the two. You don’t know what his nature is, good and evil. Only after you know it exactly can you find out his true face. It’s really a headache.

Their motorcade returned to the Ashtree Hall, and at the gate of the city, guards lined up to welcome them, and Caluson nodded to them, a style that was comparable to that of some nobles.

The morning market in the city had been disbanded, and the streets were not as crowded as they were when they set off. He saw a caravan from the Shannei Empire, which Ciel could tell because it was a group of black-haired men with darker hair. , the eye color is also very dark, the skin is whiter.

The men were resting on the street, and the caravan guards carried the characteristic weapon of the Empire, the halberd, a long weapon with a sharp end and a curved blade, which could be used for stabbing or chopping, and all wore masks Helmets and iron masks carved majestic figures, which are said to be military traditions left by the ancient dragon country.

Xia Er’s impression of the imperial people is advanced and developed. All travelers who have crossed the border mountains and visited the mountain empire have tried their best to praise the grandeur of the imperial city and the wide streets, especially the capital of the mountain empire, “Emperor Court”. Depicted as the City of All Desires, the largest city in the world, with a vast area and a population of hundreds of thousands, it is far from the small feudal castles of Loman.

“The Imperial Court is a good place.” Gladiu applauded, “Luoman is like countless villages compared to the Mountain Empire.”

“So much of a difference?”

“The population of the Yamanei Empire is more dense. They have an emperor who rules everything, and the consuls govern each territory. There are also many directly appointed officials. Compared with you Luoman, it is a small place. There is only one king, and then the big and small nobles are in charge of the castle and the small. village……”

“Then the demons should be more inclined to enter the mountain empire? Because there are more souls there.”

“This is the principle of nature. The Mountain Empire is a better hunting ground. I want to go, and I want to go there too! My fellows are hidden in the city, and they can easily harvest thousands of people. Unlike Luoman, they are primitive in appearance and still have Lots of stuff to counter demons.”

“There should be more demon hunters in the empire.”

“On the contrary, basically none, as you know, the emperor of the Shannai people banned this kind of organization that he could not manage, and replaced it with some weak black-clothed spies, trying to find clues about the gatherings of various demons, and we played with them. among.”

“That’s it.” Ciel mused, “One day I will also go to the Empire to destroy the demons there.”

“Let’s clean up the Ash Tree Hall first.” Gladiu sneered.

The convoy stopped at the gate of Wanxia Court, and Caluson invited Charles to get off.

Chapter 74 Freedom

Charles looked at the brothel and had to pick up Alicia.

Celine was helped out by Caluson.

“Ciline? My daughter…” Caluson took her hand. “Don’t worry, Daddy is here.”

Sirin remained silent, like a statue.

The spy-like women at the door walked out silently, put up Xi Lin’s hands left and right, and led her into the room.

Noticing Ciel’s gaze at Celine, Caluson explained, “She needs to change.”

“And delusional disorder needs treatment.” Charles said, if Caluson took the opportunity to hide Sirin, then he would get to the bottom of it.

“I’ve heard of similar symptoms once.” Caluson and Ciel walked in together. “Demon hunters use so many spells that souls are hollowed out, emotions disappear one by one, and memories become hazy and rigid. Many great Demon hunters, like Huabray de Ville, ended up being a ruthless puppet who had to be legally murdered by their comrades. Could something like that end up happening to Celine?”

“The demon devoured her… Although we solved the demon, she lost a lot of her soul permanently. I tried to solve two things, one is the insanity caused by the dissolution of the soul, and the other is caused by the contamination of the soul. Hysteria and the demonization process. If Your Excellency Caluson knows anything about these things, be sure to share them with me,” Charles explained.

“This matter concerns the safety of my daughter. I will definitely send the information I collected to the church for your reference.” Caruson said solemnly.

Judging from his appearance, it really doesn’t look like someone who would use his daughter and make her a hotbed of demons.

But people are always unpredictable, and Ciel can only be on guard.

“There is another matter.” Before entering the room, Charles looked around, and waited for Caluson to order others to retreat before he continued, “I hope your Excellency will give me a hand to help me monitor the local temple.”

“Could it be that the temple is dedicated to the gods of the Temple of Beauty and is also related to demons?” Caluson keenly guessed what Ciel meant.

“This matter also makes me very tangled, but the probability is like this. The Ash Tree Hall has been invaded by demons many times. I have to find the culprit behind it, otherwise the entire city’s residents will have trouble sleeping and eating.” Ciel explained.

“Yeah.” When it came to the temple, Caluson didn’t want to talk much, just reminded Ciel, “I have many people who can help me monitor the temple quietly, and they can ensure safety. His Excellency Ciel , It’s not that I despise your ability, it’s just that you must pay attention to safety and never risk your life in a hurry.”

Ciel thought of the bald priests that day at the temple. It seemed that the priests were very nervous and anxious, as if they were about to accomplish some major event, and they really couldn’t approach them rashly.

“I will, but sooner or later I will break into the temple,” said Ciel.

“Does the devil hide in the temple?”

“Not just demons.” And the witch, Charles mused, what were they doing inside?

“If you want to enter the temple, you need a detailed map, the manpower inside, a safe evacuation route, and several times the ability of ordinary people.” Caluson warned.

“Always take the initiative… It’s okay to prepare more, but I must go inside and find out.”

Caluson smiled lightly.

“There is one thing I must remind,” he said. “On the west coast, a document is being drawn up in the Joint Council of Nobles, namely, the Decree of 476, on the prohibition of wizards from entering Loman, by the king’s order. Witchcraft and its related products are prohibited from circulating throughout Loman.”

“…It’s like digging one’s own grave,” Ciel said. “Wizards are an important key to fighting against evil forces.” Hunters need to cooperate with wizards in order to start hunting demons, not to mention that if wizards are banned, demon hunters will be completely eliminated. Banning is also a matter of time.

“I’m just relaying information. We have no power to influence His Majesty Eduardo’s will. Lord Rene went to the west coast to sign the decree. There is a high probability that the local temple will respond to the call and even act in advance. I liked wizards.”

Charles nodded, why did the king ban witchcraft?

In fact, some people think that King Eduardo was a wizard himself, because he ruled longer, 65 years, than any other king in history.

They entered the back room. It was daytime. There were no customers in the hall of the brothel. The women were sleeping.

The furnishings are in a variety of tones, the ceiling is pink, the floor is dark purple, and the pattern is creamy white, there are sheepskin stickers on the wall, the whole floor is covered with a plush blanket, which is quite expensive, and there is a silver carving on the wall. It is painted with vulgar images, and the women do not wear any strands, and they are seductive, creating an atmosphere of isolation here, making people unable to indulge here and forget the silence and coldness of the outside world.

Charles went to the second floor, Caluson asked the brothel guard about the situation, he motioned to Alicia’s private room, and then handed the key to Charles.

“Just do it yourself, this girl is yours.” Caluson nodded.

A little excited.

Charles stroked his heart.

Ciel walked through the dark corridor. The red carpet had a soft texture when stepped on. The door was gray with no decoration on it. He put the key in the keyhole, turned it to open, and the door creaked, and he consciously crept in.

Alicia was lying on a big bed. She slept with her arms and legs stretched out, wearing a white tube top and wool sweatpants.

Charles took off his shoes, climbed onto the bed, and stroked Alicia’s face, then her collarbone.

She opened her eyes dimly.

“Idiot.” She reached out and squeezed Charles, “you’re back.”

[End of This Chapter]