Most of the demon hunters living in the north lived a life similar to that of a combat monk. They did not have their own houses but lived in various temples or barracks. White Flame was no exception. She lived in the depths of the Hoarfrost Sanctum. After being adopted by Hasse, the ancient Hoarfrost Sanctum became her home.
Under Hasse's lead, Hao Ren and his entourage came to the place where White Flame lived. It was in the deepest part of the sanctum, in front of a rather old oak door. The door and the surrounding Gothic columns exuded the vicissitudes of thousands of years. Although the sanctum was not dark, these things inevitably gave people a deep and depressing feeling. Hao Ren stood in front of the door and looked at the mottled marks on the door. It was hard to associate this place with a girl's boudoir.
He had met White Flame a few times, but he did not know much about her. This was the first time he came to the place where she lived. His first impression was that of a cloistered monk: a girl born and raised in the demon-hunter organization, receiving rigorous combat training and doctrinal indoctrination from an early age, and living a completely ascetic life. He placed his hand on the heavy oak door. It was cold to the touch, just like the ice field.
"No wonder she said she doesn't like this place. It's cold and boring," Hao Ren muttered to Vivian next to him and gently knocked on the door.
After a long time, a somewhat lazy voice came from the room. "Who is it? The door is not locked. Come in … "
Hao Ren gently pushed the door open. The next moment, he felt that he might have opened the wrong door. The scene on the other side of the door stunned him.
The entire wall facing the door was a huge display cabinet. The cabinet was filled with all kinds of figurines, comics, and magazines. The floor of the room was littered with magazines and food packaging. In the corner of the room was a single bed. No one knew how many years it had been since the bed was tidied up. The bedsheets were bunched up in the corner like abstract art. In the other corner of the room was a large 50-inch LCD TV. The TV was connected to a PS4 game console. A petite girl wearing a cartoon nightgown was sitting cross-legged on the floor playing the game. Her back was facing the door, so Hao Ren could not see her face, but he could see her silver hair cascading down her shoulders.
When the girl heard the noise at the door, she did not look back. She just raised her hand and waved. "Close the door. It's too cold."
Hasse, who came with Hao Ren, could not stand it anymore. He coughed and said, "Ahem, White Flame, there's a guest …"
White Flame, who was busy playing games, suddenly came to her senses. She jumped three feet high and rushed to the door. "Ah!"
Only then did Hao Ren shut his mouth. He stared at the silver-haired girl in cartoon nightgown, with dark circles under her eyes, uncombed hair, and potato chip crumbs on the corner of her mouth. "Who are you?"
White Flame jumped again. Her expression changed several times in an instant. "Hao … Ren? You … Why are you here? "
The moment the girl opened her mouth, she remembered that she had sworn loyalty to Hao Ren. So she quickly changed her honorifics. Although she appeared in this appearance, she was still very reliable. However, Hao Ren did not feel that she was reliable at all. He stared at the girl in front of him for a long time before he was finally convinced that she was White Flame. He felt like he had entered the wrong world. "Are you also possessed by the will of the gods?"
Hao Ren could not be blamed for his reaction. Looking at White Flame's current state, apart from her signature silver hair, there was nothing extraordinary about her.
White Flame was confused. "The will of the gods? What is the will of the gods? "
Vivian quietly took two steps back and asked Hasse seriously in a low voice, "Is she always like this?"
"Ah, she has been like this since she was a child. No, she was not like this when she was very young. At that time, humans had not invented the game console." Hasse looked like he had nothing to live for. Apparently, he already knew this would happen. "She has liked comics since she was very young."
Lily stared at them for a long time. At this time, she finally said, "But this is not the right style."
Hao Ren and Vivian said in unison, "Shut up! You have no right to say this in this place! "
At this time, White Flame had recovered from the initial shock. She quickly let Hao Ren into the room but quickly pushed him out. "Please wait a minute, I'm going to change."
Before Hao Ren knew what was going on, he was already pushed out of the room. Then, the heavy and quaint oak door slammed shut from the inside. Truth be told, he was relieved when the door was closed. After separating the messy stuff in the room, he felt that the antique wooden door was much more normal now.
White Flame changed quickly. Less than half a minute after Hao Ren sighed, the door opened again, and the genius demon hunter appeared in front of everyone. She had changed back into a black combat suit, her hair was neatly tied into a single ponytail, and the snack crumbs at the corner of her mouth had been cleaned. Except for a few dark circles under her eyes, White Flame had basically returned to her usual appearance. Even her sharp and straightforward temperament had returned. But Hao Ren could still see the tragic room behind her and the eye-catching word "Game Over" on the 50-inch TV.
White Flame followed Hao Ren's gaze and looked back. She suddenly exclaimed in a low voice, "Ah! I didn't save it! "
Everyone was speechless.
"Ugh, I didn't expect you to …" The corner of Hao Ren's mouth twitched. He could not help but mutter, "Damn, where is the ascetic nun in the Icefield Castle?"
White Flame had sharp ears. She smiled awkwardly and said, "Who said that demon hunters can't have personal entertainment?"
Hao Ren rubbed his forehead. He realized that this was not the first time White Flame said this. The last time she said this was after everyone knew that she liked to read comics. At that time, Hao Ren felt that his impression of demon hunters had collapsed. But this time, it was obvious that he was more shocked.
He had a deeper understanding of White Flame's words.
"Life in the Icefield is boring," White Flame said after changing back into her combat suit. She smiled and said in a calm tone, "It's far away from the bustling world. There are no shopping malls or parks. Basically, it's combat training and reading ancient books every day. Other than that, you can only stay in the fortress. Do you think you can find other ways to entertain yourself? I don't like to go out with them to hunt seals. "
Hao Ren thought for a moment and was speechless.
At this time, Lily's attention had shifted elsewhere. "I didn't expect you to have these things here. Do you have people who specifically buy game consoles and magazines from the base?"
"Not specifically. It's just that the field personnel who are responsible for purchasing materials from the human world will help us with some things. I don't have to worry about it. A game console is not a big thing. Elder Andaherr once sent someone to bring back a circus. I don't know how to deal with the aftermath. "
Hao Ren was speechless.
He suddenly had a higher level of understanding of demon hunters. Not to mention, now he suddenly felt that these guys were made of flesh and blood.
White Flame noticed that the atmosphere was a little strange. She quickly changed the topic. "So, what do you want from me?"
Hao Ren was stunned for a moment. He quickly corrected his stray thoughts. "Well, we need to conduct an in-depth investigation of Coldpath. We need you to be our guide."
"Investigation?" White Flame was a little curious. "Haven't you investigated a lot of things before? What have you found recently? "
She asked. She knew a little about Hao Ren's work, so she had already guessed something.
"We found the parasitic will of the gods in a demon hunter who returned from Coldpath," Hao Ren said bluntly. "Now we suspect that there are more divine forces lurking in Coldpath. They may have been suppressed by the dark sword before, but now that the seal has loosened, I'm afraid these things have come out."
Vivian added, "The divine will itself is friendly, but its rank is too high. Mortals who get close to it will be life-threatening."
White Flame's expression gradually became serious.
"In fact," she said hesitantly, "there have been some unusual phenomena in Coldpath recently."
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