Hunter’s Blade - Chapter 76

[Demon Hunter’s Blade Chapter 76]

“Don’t hurt the master!”

“stop it now!”

Jeffrey took a deep breath.

“…Can money satisfy you? Money is more useful than killing me, right?”

“Okay.” Charles nodded.

“Pippin, give him 200 gold,” Jeffrey said.

200 gold coins?

This guy… is too rich… no, this is too rich, right?

Is the landlord of the village so rich?

Charles didn’t come back to his senses for a while.

“Old…Master…” A servant next to him shivered.

“Come on, you want my head cut off?” Jeffrey scolded.

Not long after, the servant came with a heavy rectangular box.

People looked at Ciel nervously, lest he do something.

Doing this makes me feel like a bad person.

Ciel’s hands were steady, the blade pressed against the skin of the opponent’s neck, and he was sure that Jeffrey could feel the coldness of the blade, because his eyes were full of fear, and his desire for life trumped all other desires.

Should I do this?

Should I corner him like this, blackmail him?

– Of course I will!

If it weren’t for Gladiu, I would have fallen into endless darkness. Since he wants my life, he must pay the price!

Thinking of this, Ciel’s eyes became more and more fierce.

“Go ahead.” Jeffrey said viciously, “I did it wrong! Go ahead and chop me up!” Thinking about it, he couldn’t stand being held hostage any longer.

“You’re introspecting, then I’ll be content.” Ciel turned the knife and took it back into his arms.

“…” Jeffrey stroked the place on his neck where he was just framed, “What a ‘passer-by’.”

“You forced me,” said Charles. “You two-faced liar. Did the carriage lie to me too? Where are you taking them?”

“I didn’t.” Jeffrey shook his head. “The carriage didn’t do anything… I don’t want to fight against you at all, if it wasn’t for that mysterious man named Aios…”

“Hopefully he won’t bother you again.”

“Please don’t be pretentious.”

“You can do it yourself.” Ciel took the box and left the house with a knife.

Because of the power, people did not dare to attack him.

Is it possible to give up all morals when forced to the point of life and death?

Ciel left Sanwei Bay, thinking in his heart.

What should I do if I’m pushed to the point where I have to sell other people’s lives to survive?

“Of course you have to give up morality. Morality is just a weird thing that affects your choice.” Gladiu laughed.

“What’s the meaning?”

“Let’s think about it, your morals encourage you to share, to help others, to be selfless, to protect each other, right?”

“Probably so,” said Charles.

“Then if everyone is ‘very moral’, isn’t it very beautiful in such a society? Everyone helps each other! It’s beautiful! Everything is harmonious!”

“Ah… It should be.” Ciel felt that it should have been a good thing, but when Gladiu said that, it seemed strange.

“Then, there is a person here, perhaps because of genetic mutations or some changes in ideological trends, his personality is more selfish than others, so he uses the full morality of others to profit from it and obtains more benefits than others, It’s common too! Then he’ll probably live better than his moral neighbors, above average!”

“Um……”

“Then, people scrambled to become ‘selfish’ in order not to be left behind, in order to obtain this above-average life. In this way, your beautiful, poor, fragile moral society collapsed Instead, there is a society where everyone has strong selfishness!”

Charles pondered.

“But in such a society, it’s hard for people to make progress. Everyone only thinks about themselves.” Ciel thought for a while.

“There has never been a selfless demon. The demons are extremely selfish and extremely proud. But hell is still above all worlds! Individuals want to be better, so everyone’s power will expand rapidly! The weak should be eliminated, the strong should be eliminated. Stand out!” Gladio growled.

Nasty hell survival philosophy.

Ciel doesn’t like it very much, extremely utilitarian and extremely cold-blooded.

“You idiot, all things are born selfish.”

“What’s the difference between humans and other animals?”

“No difference.” Gladiu hummed disdainfully.

“…”

Gladius said nothing, but Ciel felt that it was more uncomfortable than his further questioning.

He flipped the gray knife in his hand, and the blade reflected himself. There were countless choices every day, selfish choices, righteous choices… He only hoped that he would never regret his decision.

Ciel walked along the road out of the village, and soon Sano Bay was left behind.

There are tall trees on both sides, now covered in silver, I don’t know when it will start to snow.

Snowflakes fell on Shire’s clothes, and the small ice crystals fell into the collar, stabbing the neck cold. There were carriage ruts, footsteps, and hoof marks of cattle and horses on the snow-covered road. The snow was not thick, and it felt quite soft to step on.

Then winter is officially here. In this cold season, people need stoves, firewood and food, but the demons don’t need anything. They won’t stop. They will continue to raid everywhere, searching for fresh souls.

Ciel needs to continue to reorganize the church, so that everyone can have a peaceful new year.

He has a bad premonition, I am afraid that the situation will become more and more chaotic, the corruption of the demons on the upper levels of Loman has been quite serious, and even the gods may be affected by the demons.

The situation has really reached a critical juncture.

As he walked forward alone, a fish-carrying carriage approached from behind, and the driver shouted to Xia Er from a distance: “Hey, do you want to take you for a ride?”

Charles shook his head, he wanted to clear his mind alone.

He looked at the winter scenery on both sides of the road, the snow branches crisscrossed each other high up, like a million stiff arms, he had never liked winter.

Entering the streets of the castle town, to the surprise of Ciel, he thought that people would not come out in this weather, but in fact, quite a number of people gathered to listen to the teachings of a priest.

The priest looked frantic, pointed in the direction of the Ash Tree Hall, and said something loudly, but the preaching place was very far from the main road, so I couldn’t hear it clearly, it just felt that people were very focused, as if the priest was talking about something quite exciting .

In any case, the temple colluded with demons, and what they spread to the people would definitely not be good. It was time to consider sneaking into the temple.

What should I do after entering the temple?

First of all, we must find the location of the demon beast, kill the terrifying giant dog with eight eyes, and solve this major scourge. After the powerful demon is defeated, the remaining mortal servants are not difficult to deal with.

Then we have to find two leaders and settle their sins, that is, the great priest Shawar, and the witch who has the ability to drive the dogs.

Just do it, everyone in the sanctuary can help me, and Caluson can also pass on key information.

Charles thought to himself.

It is not always possible to break into the Longtan Tiger Den alone, and it will definitely be solved in a well-prepared manner.

He walked back to the Hunter’s Sanctuary.

The main door and side doors of the church are open, not as tightly closed as before. After the number of people coming and going increases, it is normal for this to happen.

Ciel climbed the steps and walked into the hall, where a few strange residents wandered, praying to the statue of the god Edvar, and they would not cause trouble if they came.

In the sanctuary, Charles felt at home. He walked through the corridor to the restaurant under the side tower, and saw Madden talking to Duvin about his experience.

“—So we met a very large, extraordinarily large scale dragon in the cave! That’s the mother of all scale dragons! Think about it, how terrifying!”

“Well, ah, it’s terrible, it’s amazing.” Du Wen responded weakly, resting his chin in one hand.

“Duvin,” said Charles.

“Lord Shire! You’re back!” Madden was quite happy.

“Where are the witches?”

“Pick the room upstairs,” Madden explained.

“Sir.” Du Wen looked weak and pale.

“How did you become like this.” Charles sat down at the dining table, “How is the undercover job?”

“It’s complicated.” Du Wen sighed, “It’s hard to describe in words.”

“You can take it slow, do we have enough time to eat?”

Madden brought Charles a jug of milk and a plate of omelettes.

“I went to the Sanchi Lane Tavern.” Du Wen’s face became bitter, “… I used the way I used to talk and do things in Qinghe, and I was like a criminal on active duty. They thought I was very decent and invited me to work together. I showed them my hand, opened a few locks, and they thought I was amazing.”

“That’s fine.”

Du Wen scratched his face with his hands, which was very painful.

“…Then they invited me to steal something on the same day, and I was just stealing. Anyway, I was an undercover agent, and I didn’t intend to commit a crime.”

“You’re right.” Charles nodded, “Then why did you look so bad and failed?”

“…It was very successful, so they… admired me very much and regarded me as a big brother. I have joined the club as a full member, and my status is getting higher and higher.” Du Wen lamented again and again.

“It doesn’t make you like this, it’s all a good thing.” Ciel was puzzled.

“It doesn’t matter. The problem is that there is a girl who fell in love with me. She thinks that I am very powerful and more mature than other thieves, so she always wants me. She is soft, fragrant and horny.” Du Wen looked tired. , “Sir, what do you think I should do?”

Chapter 96 Talking about plans

“What’s so confusing about that.” Charles didn’t quite understand. “Hold hands, hug, kiss, have sex with her, get married, have kids, just like everyone else.”

“Hey!…But you’re going to destroy it! We and they are enemies,” Duvin complained.

“I’m not a devil who does everything in his power to get rid of evil, I’ll let her go whenever I get the chance.” Ciel shook his head.

“I still have to write a letter to Qinghe’s family, but I’m afraid that the law over there will come and arrest me at the Ash Tree Hall Church.” Du Wen looked nervous.

“How can you come so far to chase? You have to go through four territories from Qinghe to here. Don’t worry, you can even bring your family over to live there. The church will take care of you.” Xia Er disagreed.

“That’s good.” Du Wen finally breathed a sigh of relief, “Thank you so much, Lord Ciel.”

“What is the result of your investigation of the Sanchi Lane Tavern?”

“It’s easy to defend and hard to attack, but we have a good goal.”

“Details.”

“Three Feet Lane Tavern is an important transit hub for them. Tomorrow night, they will hold a grand banquet there, and then all the stolen goods will be transported from there and sold to a group of wealthy buyers.”

“Swag…” Charles mused.

“It’s the things stolen from the sanctuary, not to mention decorations, paintings, figurines… The key is weapons and armor.”

“You mean swords, crossbows, and armor.” Ciel recalled the sanctuary’s empty armory.

“Of course, there are countless numbers. They have been looking for a suitable buyer, and they have just settled on it recently.” Du Wen was a little frustrated, “but tomorrow they will definitely send more people to take care of it, it is not our turn.”

These loot… what the thieves snatched from the sanctuary, almost enough to arm a small army, had to be taken back.

These things originally belonged to the Holy Church, and must not be disposed of by them at will.

“We will make a plan to cut off this deal.” Ciel nodded, then looked at Du Wen carefully.

“Ah?” Du Wen shivered at the sight of Ciel.

“Do you think if you continue to mix there, are there any chances of you becoming a cadre and a leader?”

“…very…very likely, the trade union cadres will focus on cultivating me.” Du Wen reluctantly admitted.

“Good job.”

“Then when can I return to the team? I don’t want to steal.”

“When the time is right.” Charles smiled.

“Oh, my life…” Du Wen put his hands on his face.

“What!” Madden shouted, “You almost have two wives, and I don’t have one! Isn’t this a happy life for you?” The tone was envious.

“I don’t want it at all.” Du Wen was helpless.

After eating and drinking enough, Ciel walked to the height of the side tower, climbed the spiral staircase, and met Ines head-on.

[End of This Chapter]