Hunter’s Blade - Chapter 80

[Demon Hunter’s Blade Chapter 80]

“Reinforce the door of the side hall and repair it. Wait for me to come back.”

“The money has run out,” she reminded.

“Call Alicia for you, and I’ll let her manage the finances temporarily.”

“Ah.” Ines rolled her eyes, “Oh…that guy…”

“Are you doing well?”

“It can only be said that it needs to be developed, to be developed.” Ines shook her head, “Okay, Master Shire, I will get it done.”

“I’ll return soon.”

Ciel passed through the city and went to the Late Summer Garden to find Caluson. After several days, he should have prepared the information about the temple, and Ciel had decided to reveal the secrets inside.

All the enemies, the giant eight-eyed dog, the group of demonic beasts, the witch, the great priest Shawar… He was sure that he would meet them there, and he was confident that he would defeat them all.

I don’t want to sit still, and I don’t believe that you are a group of good people who are devout and kind, Ciel thought to himself, since you want to beat me, I have to fight back.

And instead of harassing and traumatizing, I will uproot you.

Draco was right that some people should be moved, preferably to the grave.

“There is a premonition of having a big meal.” Gladiu was very happy.

“You’ll have fun.”

“What? You didn’t refute me, saying ‘I can’t kill you for you,’ or ‘You’re not allowed to eat this soul’ like before.”

“There are things to do, people to kill, and souls to annihilate.”

Gladio let out a grim laugh.

They crossed a pretty street with tall houses on both sides, each floor had balconies decorated with green holly leaves, and someone from upstairs poured dirty water from washing clothes onto the street, and the water sloshed on the ground and pooled. It enters the drainage channels on both sides and flows naturally along the terrain to the seaside.

Due to the nuisance of demons, there were few pedestrians, and the store looked a little desolate. There was no fresh meat on the butcher’s chopping board, the artisan who repaired shoes sat on the stool, and a flower shop was closed.

Only when the demon threat is completely resolved will people come out again. Now everyone has no peace in their hearts… Ciel couldn’t stop thinking.

Late Summer Court is unique among these street-facing houses because it has its own courtyard wall that separates it from the rest of the city.

“Is Monsieur Caluson here?” Charles asked the woman who was guarding the door.

“What do you want to do?” She looked unpleasant.

“I’m Charles, maybe you don’t know me, but I’m friends with M. Carluzon.”

“Please come with me.” She led Ciel to go inside.

There was a man with very dark hair in the yard. He was naked, and he was holding two prostitutes, who also had no strands. They supported him, raised their breasts, and kept breastfeeding him. Desperately sucking, several people stroking each other.

He showed a strange smile to Ciel, and Ciel felt gross, how could there be such a perverted guy, so he had to hurry into the back room, the brothel was already very familiar to Ciel, they walked up the stairs, turned a few floors, come Go to Caluson’s private room at the top.

Caluson was not sitting behind his desk writing letters like he used to, with his back against the wall, drinking a glass of wine.

“Charle.” He noticed the person entering the door.

“Good afternoon.” Charles picked up an apple on the small table next to him, “There is a pervert in the courtyard.”

Caluson pushed open the window and looked down.

“That’s the honored guest.”

“Such a cold day.”

“We can only wish him good health. He is Cyril of the West Coast, and he is also of Romanian blood. We have known each other before.” Caluson explained.

“You mean he has the blood of Lord Godel on him?”

“Of course, the Romanian family is powerful, and the manor and fertile fields around the west coast are all prepared for them. King Godel founded the country for Roman and created a dynasty with one hand, and his descendants should have this status. It has the Capital Territory to supply it.” Caluson admired, but did not know how much sincerity.

“Why did he come to Ash Tree Hall?” The west coast is far richer and warmer than here.

“Mr. Seriel has a rambunctious temperament since he was a child and is deeply restrained by his family. His father ordered him: ‘Go to the world and see how the people live, so that you can better rule the territory’. He has always been an obedient person. , so he went deep into all levels of society to explore, he arrived at the Ash Tree Hall yesterday, and today he has searched for all the women.”

“What a nobleman.” Ciel heard more laughter from the courtyard.

“Anyway, I believe that Your Excellency Shire must not come to me for such a prodigal son.”

“Temple of Ashtree Hall,” said Ciel.

Caluson knew what Charles wanted, and he returned to the table.

“Come here, please.” Caluson took out a large map from the drawer and showed it to Ciel, on which the structure of the Ash Tree Hall Temple was precisely drawn.

“So detailed.” Charles couldn’t help but admire.

“Most of them are copied from the original design drawings, and the rest are complemented by my eyeliner on-the-spot inspection to ensure that there are no omissions.” Caluson did not mean to show off, but it can fully make Charles feel his power.

“The main entrance… After entering, there is the four-point hall, and then here is the main hall of the temple, which is dedicated to the statues.” Charles observed the entire design drawing, there are many marks on it, and the four-point hall refers to the smaller front hall.

“On the left and right sides of the main hall are the ear corridors, and the stairs leading to the high places are also distributed here. The left side is the corridor of the temple forbidden courtyard, which is used by priests for careful meditation or closed door thinking, but it has been closed recently and no one is using it. The left corridor There is also a downward spiral staircase at the end, which leads to the temple dungeon, which may hold wizards arrested by the temple.”

“The cloister… when did it start to close?” Ciel captured the key point, which may be the location of the demon beast hiding. According to the sign on the map, the corridor of the forbidden courtyard is quite wide, enough for a huge demon to hide.

“Twenty days ago.” It was when Master Frederick and his party left the sanctuary.

“I understand.” Ciel nodded, then this corridor is the key point to sneak in, and you must find the location of the demon beast.

“And the room on the right side of the first floor is the library, which is full of temple books.” Caluson turned the map over, showing the plan of the second and third floors, “The center of the second floor is the priest’s common room. The scale is relatively large, the dining room and teaching room are also here, the left side is the bedroom used by the low-level priests, chanting teachers and apprentices, and the right side is the private residence and office of the big priest. There is a balcony along the street. ”

“There is only one room on the third floor.” Ciel recalled the structure of the temple. The two sides were lower, and the middle part was the highest, forming an independent tower.

“The third floor is a VIP room, which can also be used for secret chat meetings. If the chief priest of the west coast or the great priest from other regions arrives here, they will use this room to rest, which is usually not used. But recently, it was also nearly a month ago. , this room was suddenly used, but no one knew who it was.” Caluson explained.

“They breed demons in the temple and breed sins. Can’t your eyeliner detect such obvious movements?” Ciel was confused.

“It’s hard, he said there was nothing out of the ordinary, but he could hear the dogs barking sometimes. Either the demons have gone into hiding, or they didn’t exist in the sanctuary at all.” Caluson shook his head.

“Maybe it’s on another level…spell…” Ciel thought of the technique used by witches, able to fold space.

“Sometimes I envy such power, ‘supernatural’, witchcraft, magic, spiritual practice of peninsula elves, and the wild wind that is rumored to turn everything into a forest…” Caluson said with emotion.

“If you know more, you will feel normal.”

“But most of the time, people don’t understand, and more importantly, there is no way to counter it, so it’s no wonder that His Majesty the King will issue bills like the Decree 476 to expel them from people’s lives once and for all.”

“A decree against witchcraft? Do you support it?”

“I’m pretty much neutral about everything.” Caluson smiled.

Ciel mused on the map.

“I need your eyeliner to catch me.”

“It’s natural, but we need time to prepare. He just recently brought a new apprentice into the temple. If you don’t mind disguising as an apprentice, that should be the best opportunity.”

“Disguised as an apprentice…”

“Yes, the temple has been recruiting new recruits, new guards, new chanters and assistant priests, and servants. Isn’t your sanctuary always recruiting new recruits?”

“Well, when exactly?” Ciel speculated about the dangers he might encounter in the temple and what happened.

“Three days later, on the fourth day of the silent moon.”

Charles ran his hand over the plan of the temple and looked up at Caluson.

“Can you give me this blueprint?” Charles asked.

“Please.” Caluson didn’t hesitate for a second.

At best, Ciel thought, I could devise a plan of my own to enter the temple some other way.

His eyes fell on the corner of the floor plan, where, along the walls of the temple, were marked with drainage ditches that connected the vegetable garden attached to the temple.

With this floor plan, the temples with a long history and powerful forces were also exposed in front of Ciel, and he felt that the odds of winning were greatly improved.

Chapter 100 Night

Back at the church, it was already night, and the night was quiet.

After that kind of impact, the main entrance of the church was strictly guarded, and there was only a gap left for one person to squeeze through.

Ciel got into the front door and swung a wooden stick in front of him.

“Ah yeah!” Luo Dan rushed out, “Who is it!” When he saw Xia Er, he quickly put away the wooden stick, “Sir!”

“Are you guarding the door?” Ciel walked into the sanctuary, and there were still many people in the hall taking refuge here for the night. They were surrounding a brazier and talking in a low voice. When Ciel entered, his voice was even lower.

“Ines told me to patrol until the first half of the night, and then Mr. Hugo watched the second half of the night.” Luo Dan explained.

“Are people still safe?” Ciel asked in a low voice, “in the hall.”

“Nothing special.” Luo Dan also replied in a low voice.

“In troubled times, you have to be careful, don’t let them slip into the side tower.” Ciel instructed.

“Understood.” Luo Dan greeted Ciel.

He walked down the hallway, and there was no one in the dining room on the ground floor except Buddy sweeping the floor.

“What about the others?” Charles asked.

“Master, everyone is playing in the lounge on the second floor.” Buddy pointed to the upstairs, “otherwise you are sleeping.”

Charles followed a burst of laughter and shouting to the common room on the second floor. People were playing chess around the table. He walked over, looked over Madden’s broad shoulders, and saw Kliushi and Hugo playing.

They are playing a popular Loman war game. Each player can use 20 pieces to form a formation. The pieces are divided into 9 types: king, guard, commander, knight, light cavalry, archer, heavy infantry, light infantry, and peasant. Both sides can arrange the composition of their troops at will. The only requirement is that there must be a king. All other arms can be freely matched in quantity and type. The only victory goal is to destroy the opponent’s king.

The formation is very free, and there is no conclusion. Before starting, they will use a thick black board to stand in the center of the chessboard to ensure that the opponent cannot see their deployment, and then lift the board to compete.

The two sides act in turn, each piece has its own different characteristics, the guard can take 2 damages when clinging to the king, the knight can only move horizontally and vertically, and destroy the first piece that blocks its path, the archer can Shooting and destroying chess pieces in a straight line, heavy infantry is immune to the damage of archers, knights and light cavalry, but can’t move, and so on, I don’t remember all, but I remember that the king is the most useless, and can only be placed in a fixed position, Protected by other pieces.

Hobbyists will collect chess pieces of various materials and styles. Some workshops specialize in manufacturing various war chess pieces for people to buy. When arranging troops, it is very honorable to take out a whole set of gilded chess pieces or finely carved chess pieces. .

The key to the game is to guess the opponent’s tactics. In the current game, Kliushi used the light infantry to push forward, eliminating Hugo’s heavy infantry who couldn’t move. Hugo thought he had a plan and used the archers to eliminate the opponent’s leakage from the front. The light infantry who came in, but after the light infantry who filled the grid in the middle died, Kliushi used his archers to pour out firepower, and kept knocking down the pieces in Hugo’s hand, and the situation was over.

“Do it again.” Hugo took out the board and placed it in the center of the chessboard, blocking each other’s sight, ready to re-arrange the formation.

“Hey, you should get all the knights, and the nineteen knights will match him. Listen to me.” Madden was eager to try, and kept pointing beside him.

“Is it fun to play chess?” Charles asked.

“what!”

“Sir Charles!”

“Charle…”

People turned their heads one after another, backed away from the chess table, and looked at him with some embarrassment.

“Come and play, too.” Only Ines greeted him to take a seat, looking as usual.

“Forget it.” Charles walked away silently.

He came to the third floor of the side tower, which was originally used as an ammunition depot and a place to store ordnance, but both the weapon rack and the arrow basket were empty. Lane Tavern, to get back what the church should have, Charles felt a burst of urgency.

Judging from the size of the armory, at least dozens of swords, bows and crossbows, armor and cloaks have been stolen from the temple. If they can all be brought back, at least dozens of demon hunters can be armed, and they will no longer have to fight alone. .

[End of This Chapter]