Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Hao Ren's second encounter with the demon hunters was full of drama. After a surreal battle, they met again in a very realistic situation: Hao Ren was out shopping with the vampire, while the two demon hunters were a shop assistant who sold mobile phones and a section manager who looked like any other ordinary office worker. Hao Ren had no idea what had happened to the two demon hunters, but they did not look like they had any intention of fighting.
In a corner between the shop and the emergency exit, Liu Sheng looked at Hao Ren with a stiff expression, as if he wanted to laugh but could not. He then took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket. "Come, have a smoke …"
Hao Ren used to smoke, but ever since he had a female canine with a nose that was 400 times more sensitive than a human's, he quit. "Thank you, but I don't smoke. I didn't expect to see you guys again under such circumstances. So, demon hunters really do live among ordinary people … "
Liu Sheng lit the cigarette in his mouth and looked around like an ordinary employee who was trying to find someone to complain to on his way to work. He sighed softly, "Apart from learning skills from my parents when I was young and training with seniors, I went to a private school like everyone else. I even passed the Xiucai exam and almost passed the Juren exam. I taught and worked as a sailor on one of the earliest private steamships in Zhejiang. Some of the oldest liberation shoes from decades ago were made by me when I was a workshop supervisor. Ten years ago, I sold computer parts in the city. Now, I'm a small manager in this mall. Do you think we live among ordinary people? "
Liu Sheng paused and glanced at Hao Ren and Vivian. "Just like how you brought the vampire out shopping. This world was built by humans. You and I are 'special elements', no matter how capable we are, we still have to live like humans."
"Don't count me in," Hao Ren quickly waved his hand. "I'm a human, a genuine human."
Liu Sheng smiled and did not say anything. Of course, he now knew what kind of person Hao Ren was, but it seemed that he was too lazy to pursue the matter. Hao Ren noticed that Liu Sheng's face had a look of seeing through everything, a look of exhaustion. Zhao Xi probably had the same look on her face, but the latter had facial paralysis, so it was hard to tell. He asked curiously, "Are you not going to continue working as a demon hunter?"
"If I encounter an evil spirit that harms people, I still have to do something about it." Liu Sheng looked at Vivian with a faint smile. "But I won't trouble you. I'm really tired."
"What happened to you?" Vivian frowned. "I thought demon hunters were as stubborn as iron and wouldn't change even in death."
"What if there's an even greater challenge in this world than death?" Liu Sheng smiled. "A god said that she couldn't be bothered to educate a bunch of lunatics with words, so she threw us into a … well, not exactly a prison, but another world. There, on a small planet, there were more than forty races and more than three hundred organizations with different ideologies. Many of the organizations were even divided into four or five different factions. Everyone was denouncing the other party as heretics. A Holy War broke out every three minutes in the world, and countless people were shouting for justice. No one cared about the origin of the conflict, and no one considered whether the war was logical or not. In short, as long as someone was labeled as a heretic, it was a 'legitimate' reason to start a war. We were thrown into such an illusory place, switched sides every day, and fought against the heretics all over the world. At the same time, we were regarded as heretics by everyone in the world. "
Liu Sheng paused for a moment and let out a long sigh. "It was said that it was a microcosm. It was a dream that the gods had condensed all the stupid internal strife and blind wars that had happened in many worlds. Those soldiers and generals who had completely lost their logic and had been blinded by racial fanaticism were all illusions. But it was meaningless. It was still as impressive as the real world. We stayed there for three hundred to five hundred years, and experienced how stupid extreme racism was."
Liu Sheng exhaled the last puff of smoke. Like a stingy citizen, he smoked the ordinary cigarette until only the burning butt was left. He then fiercely stubbed it out in the ashtray on the dustbin. "Racism is stupid."
Hao Ren was speechless.
He felt that it was indeed Raven 12345's style.
Vivian could not help but be speechless. "It sounds weird, but it's a good idea. Wouldn't it be better to educate all the demon hunters and otherworldlings in the world?"
"It's not a cure. That's what she said." Liu Sheng twitched the corner of his mouth. "She said that we can't use such a simple and crude method to solve all problems. This will stifle the variability and self-correction of the mortal race. Anyway, I don't understand it. As a god, she probably has her own considerations. Anyway, we're the unlucky ones. "
Hao Ren knew what Raven 12345 meant. She had always insisted on letting the mortals handle their own affairs. Let them evolve, develop, and correct their own mistakes. It did not matter even if the entire civilization was overthrown. As long as the inheritance could continue, she would not make a move. She would only make some very minor adjustments as needed. These adjustments would not affect the progress of the entire civilization.
Of course, these conclusions were the result of Hao Ren's efforts to beautify Raven 12345 in his mind. The real situation was probably like this: the goddess was busy making instant noodles and had no time to deal with these guys, and the fanatical demon hunters were really annoying and messing around in heaven. So, the crazy goddess opened a dimensional door and threw them in. All the subsequent high-sounding explanations were made up by the goddess …
Vivian crossed her arms and looked at Liu Sheng. "Anyway, I don't like fighting and killing. This is the best situation. But as far as I know, the demon hunters that we encountered that day were just passing by. You guys … "
"Only the two of us are locals." Liu Sheng pointed at Zhao Xi. "They were scouting … Anyway, they had some missions and happened to pass by here. Since I'm in charge of this area, I came out to be the temporary leader."
It seemed that Raven 12345's education of the demon hunters was to make them tired of meaningless fighting, but it did not fundamentally change their stance and "professional ethics". Liu Sheng was still very cautious when it came to certain secret missions of the demon hunters. But Hao Ren had already connected the dots. "Is it about the Day of Return?"
"Ugh … So you do know."
Hao Ren smiled. "You don't have to be too cautious in front of us. You can even put aside the otherworldlings and demon hunters for a while. Now that you know who we work for, it's obvious that we're not helping anyone. Do you think you need to be wary of a bunch of mercenaries from heaven?"
Hao Ren suddenly thought of the name "mercenaries from heaven". Now that he said it, he felt that it was quite appropriate.
Liu Sheng thought about it and agreed. "Makes sense. The force behind you is too powerful … Let me be frank, we were indeed investigating the Day of Return. A group of wizards and vampires seemed to be excavating ruins in the North. But now I know that they have nothing to do with you."
"The North …" Vivian blinked. She could not recall any "old friends" in the North. Hao Ren asked curiously, "How much do you know about the Day of Return? I'm also investigating the matter. "
"Probably not more than you." Liu Sheng shook his head. "I only know that the otherworldlings are taking this matter very seriously. They're planning to use the power of the ancient relics to launch a counterattack. The demon hunters' influence has been abnormally declining in recent years. Moreover, the world is no longer as free to start a war as it was in the past. So it's hard for us to keep track of the otherworldlings' movements as easily as before. We only know that they're studying the Day of Return in a few major areas — near the Arctic Circle, Africa, Central America, and a secret location in the Pacific Ocean. Currently, the most active ones are werewolves and vampires. There are also some wizards involved, but we don't know what they're planning. They don't have any ancient relics to excavate. "
"Arctic … Africa …" Hao Ren muttered to himself, memorizing the information. "Understood. I'll investigate who the otherworldlings are in these places. Hopefully, I can find out more about them."
As he said that, he glanced at Vivian. She nodded gently with a "leave it to me" expression.
"Speaking of which, are you willing to cooperate with us?" Hao Ren looked at Liu Sheng expectantly. He urgently needed to expand his intelligence network between the otherworldlings and the demon hunters. There was progress with the otherworldlings. Vivian knew quite a few people, and the Ebben werewolf family had spread the word of his shelter organization to other otherworldling families. However, he still could not find a breakthrough in the demon hunters. The only source of information was that half-baked Nangong. The last time he left him a name list, he even left out Zhao Xi and Liu Sheng …
No matter how he looked at it, that Sanba guy was only good at warding off evil spirits. He couldn't do anything serious.
Liu Sheng looked deeply at Hao Ren, and finally said cautiously, "I'm still a demon hunter. Me and this guy (pointing at Zhao Xi) are still figuring out what to do in the future. So, I can't promise anything now. But … we won't be enemies from now on. Of course, I hope you won't drag me into your battle with the other demon hunters. That would be very difficult for me. "
This vague statement was enough. Hao Ren knew that while Liu Sheng would not help him voluntarily, he would not reject him if he had any innocuous questions in the future. So, he smiled and nodded in satisfaction. At that moment, the MDT's voice suddenly rang in Hao Ren's mind. "News from the Agency: Hilda's hometown has been located."
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