Tall and strong, with a chiseled face and a single eye, the elder demon hunter looked very familiar to Hao Ren. He was none other than the original owner of Hao Ren's outfit, Hasse!
Of course, it was Hasse from 600 years ago.
The moment Hao Ren saw the elder demon hunter, he almost jumped to his feet. His first reaction was to hide his disguise as a demon hunter. He could put away his sword and crossbow, but he could not hide his clothes and his badge, especially his clothes. He could not possibly run naked in public, could he?
At this moment, he was extremely regretful that he had specially changed into this set of clothes earlier …
But he could only think about it. Hao Ren knew that he had to put on his full outfit in order to increase the success rate of sneaking in. Even if he knew in advance that there was an elder demon hunter nearby, he would still do it.
But who the hell knew that the elder demon hunter was Hasse?
Hasse also saw Hao Ren, the only unfamiliar demon hunter there. Hao Ren's Oriental face was not a problem because demon hunters themselves were a race that did not have any ancestral tendencies. They could change their appearance to the local standard for a period of time according to the appearance of the people around them (of course, they could also stop the process themselves), and this process did not require any external forces such as shapeshifting or camouflage. Hao Ren's Oriental face could only mean that he might have been active in Asia for a long time. What really interested Hasse was the Stalker's clothes.
Why did it look so familiar?
"Are you the Stalker?" Although he was a little puzzled, he did not show it on his face out of courtesy.
"Greetings to you, elder," Hao Ren said, trying to suppress his pounding heart. He tried to greet the elder from Coldpath as a Stalker would normally greet him with the same attitude. Although the lone wolf hunters lived in seclusion and were not easy to get along with, they were still a member of the large group of demon hunters. They still had to show enough respect when they met the high-ranking demon hunters. "I think there's some conflict between me and your Hunting Group," said Hao Ren.
After that, he did not say another word, for fear of making Hasse suspicious of him. At the same time, he gave Lockheed a wink, signaling him to explain the matter. Lockheed was cooperative.
The simple-minded demon hunter probably felt that his reckless action tonight had spoiled the plan, so he simply told the whole story and tried to take all the blame. What was more commendable was that Lockheed filled in the details that Hao Ren did not know how to make up. Listening to Lockheed's words, even Hao Ren, who was as thick-skinned as Raven 12345, could not bear it. He felt that it was a little unkind of him to fool such an honest person.
After listening to Lockheed's story, Hasse understood the whole story. His one eye paused on Lockheed for a moment, and his tone was serious. "An unintentional mistake is also a mistake. I will remember your mistake this time."
Then he looked at Hao Ren and said, "Stalker, I apologize for the damage caused by this reckless action, but I think now is not the time to pursue the details. Making up for the loss is the top priority. Those witches have already escaped from our encirclement. I just learned that there is not only a werewolf among them, but there is also the aura of a vampire. Although it is not clear how werewolves and vampires can forcefully coexist, such a combination is obviously quite difficult to deal with. We need to cooperate to complete this hunt. "
Hao Ren had been waiting for this sentence. Without further ado, he nodded and said, "I agree with your judgment."
"Now the moon has risen." Hasse looked up at the night sky. After the fog had completely dissipated, the full moon was hanging high in the sky. "Under the moonlight, werewolves and vampires will become more difficult to deal with. I am afraid we will not be able to catch up with them tonight, but they can't run too far in one night. And according to your information, their target is the hibernation of the ancient vampires. Unless they give up this target, they will not go far."
"They may go to the hibernation next," Hao Ren nodded. "But I do not know the specific location of the hibernation."
Unexpectedly, Hasse smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have roughly found the location of the hibernation. If I am not mistaken, it is in the ruins of an old castle, and in this area … there are not many abandoned castles."
Hao Ren was shocked: this group of demon hunters had actually investigated this far?!
He forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart and only showed a suitable look of surprise. "Oh? You have already investigated this far? Then the next action will be much easier. "
Hasse nodded and sighed softly at the same time. "To be honest, I did not expect a group of otherworldlings to also have the idea of the ancient vampires, and they have the way to open the seal. If we had known about your existence earlier and cooperated with you, we could have saved ourselves a lot of trouble."
Hao Ren had a strange feeling in his heart. He felt like he had filled in the whole chain of clues with his nonsense, and he was about to believe the nonsense he had told himself …
The witches had fled, and tonight's hunt was doomed to fail. Under Hasse's order, the demon hunters rested on the spot and settled down in the cemetery where the witches had abandoned and the magic power was gradually dissipating, waiting for the attack of the Moment of Dawn. The gloomy cemetery was not a good place for ordinary people to set up camp. But for the demon hunters who dealt with dark forces all year round, any flat ground could be a good camp. The rugged dead trees and broken tombstones were just decorations in the camp.
The size of the Hunter Group was not large. After a rough observation, Hao Ren estimated that the number of demon hunters was about 50 or 60. Compared to the sacred army in the Mythological Era, this was only a small team.
But for the witches led by Madam Marie, it was a disaster.
A bonfire was lit in the cemetery, and the power of Letta runes was poured into a few sculptures that were still intact, turning them into stone guards who patrolled the cemetery with the demon hunters on night duty.
Hao Ren and a few demon hunters sat at the long table in the center of the cemetery, discussing the hunt. There were food and drinks on the long table that the witches did not have time to take away. However, every demon hunter was just munching on their own dry food and had no interest in the sumptuous banquet. In their eyes, the food was full of the smell of black magic, and it was simply unbearable.
Hao Ren's comment on the food was that it was pretentious, but he had to be pretentious at this time. Anyway, he was really not interested in the food on the table.
One of the demon hunters looked at the empty plates on the table, which were once used to hold meat, and sneered. "These witches sure have a big appetite."
Hao Ren was speechless.
It was all Lily's.
Suppressing his embarrassment, Hao Ren looked at Hasse, who was sitting next to him. "If you can, can you tell me who the ancient vampire you are chasing is?" he asked.
"You should have heard of her, the oldest vampire, Vivian Ancestor."
Sure enough!
Hao Ren suppressed the impulse in his heart and pretended to be a little surprised. "The poorest one?"
"Yes, the poorest one," Hasse said.
The atmosphere was a little awkward for a while.
Even Hasse subconsciously followed up on this strange topic …
"Ahem, the Countess of the Crimson Moon. I'm afraid there are not many demon hunters who don't know her name." Hao Ren quickly coughed to break the silence. "You are actually going to hunt her this time? Don't demon hunters always keep a respectful distance from her? "
Hasse adjusted his sitting posture. His expression was more serious than usual. He stared at Hao Ren until the latter thought that the old demon hunter had found some clues. "We are not here to hunt her."
This time, Hao Ren was really surprised. "Not here to hunt her? Then what are you doing here? "
"You should know that she is an Ancient who often falls into a deep sleep," Hasse said, looking at Hao Ren. "At the same time, she is also an unpredictable Ancient who occasionally falls into extreme violence. She has been sleeping in this place for two centuries, which is a long sleep even for her. This is very unusual. "
"Unusual?"
"Coldpath has been keeping an eye on this maverick Countess. After she disappeared for two centuries, we realized that something was wrong and launched an investigation. Not long ago, we confirmed that she didn't die, but went into a long slumber in a certain place. In the follow-up investigation, we found this area and detected a very strong negative energy fluctuation in the vicinity … "
"Negative force?" Hao Ren suddenly became alert.
"An old demon hunter like you should have heard of this negative force," Hasse said, glancing at Hao Ren. "The Countess occasionally goes crazy. When she goes crazy, this negative force will dominate the entire area."
"That is to say …"
"The Countess' hibernation has probably gone wrong. She is going crazy in her sleep, and now she is going to wake up. According to my speculation, there is an 80 to 90 percent chance that she will wake up with a violent state."
While Hasse was talking about his investigation and speculation, Hao Ren had already thought of another answer that was probably closer to the truth.
Vivian's Malevolence was taking shape! The violent Vivian that Hasse mentioned was not the real Vivian, but a Malevolence!
Hao Ren was quite sure of this because he had the handwritten evidence: Vivian would only go berserk before she went into hibernation, and she must be awake when she woke up. So, there was only one possibility for the negative force to emerge at this moment: a newborn Malevolence.
No wonder the demon hunters took the initiative to find trouble with Vivian. No wonder Hasse, who had been taught a lesson by Vivian several times, took such a big risk and led the Hunter Group here. They were here to stop Vivian's Malevolence!
"Do you think you can beat her?" Hao Ren frowned. The demon hunters probably did not know about the existence of the Malevolence. But even if they did not know about the Malevolence, they should know how terrifying Vivian was. "Even during the Mythological Era, the sacred army directly organized by Coldpath could not defeat Vivian," Hao Ren said, frowning.
"Of course not. Once the Crimson Moon comes, the gap between the Countess and ordinary creatures is too big to be measured. So far, no one has any way to fight against the power of the moonlight," Hasse admitted frankly. But then he changed the topic. "We do not expect to beat her. Our plan is to buy time. First, we will lure her away from human habitation, and then try to hold on in her moonlight as long as possible. The Countess' madness will not last long, especially when she has just woken up. This madness will only last for a moment. As long as we can hold on for a moment, we will have completed our mission."
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