Chapter 34: They in the Backyard
This is the "Gallery of the End", which stores the most authoritative, oldest, and most valuable demonic information. The original copies of all the books are kept by the headquarters of the Demon Hunter Guild, Langshan Meiling, and the branch only keeps the rubbings, but the information content and total amount are the same.
The Witcher's Guild clearly stipulates that "even if the entire guild is dead, the library at the end must be protected." ”
It is also worth mentioning here that the Demon Hunter Association has corresponding branches in each city in China, such as the Demon Capital Branch, and we all know that its president is Jun Suo, and there is a licking dog named Dante in it, and there is a thorn head that is the original owl.
The specific hardware configuration of each branch will be adjusted according to the degree of development of the demon hunting industry in the region, or take the Demon Capital Branch as an example, the Demon Capital area doesn't know why it is so miserable, a city occupies three known seals, and it is a well-known hard-hit area.
But since Jun Suo came, this branch is like being reborn, he not only boldly broadened the mission channels, set up more assembly bases out of his own pocket, and re-stipulated the contribution commission that is far higher than that of other regions, and expanded the inventory that contributions can be exchanged, so that the wealth attracts more and more demon hunters, and it has also become an "excellent demon hunter union" commended by the headquarters every year.
Later, in a shocking battle with the "Heart Destroyer - Julius Crowley" (a high-level "blood oath" who forcibly broke through the seal), it was beheaded, and the name Junsuo became a legend for a generation, and no one would doubt the strength of the Demon Hunter Branch in the Demon Capital anymore.
It's just because there's a lock here.
However, the original owl has never been locked by the bird king, and he has no time to work with the bird, he is concentrating on finding the relevant information of the "Underworld" clan from the vast library of books. Finally, in a book called "Hax's View of Hell", he found what he was looking for.
"The Hellish is a special kind of being in hell. The ancestor of the Underworld was a high-ranking blood demon who had angered an ancient demon lord and was given a blood curse that would cause them to lose their hair, wrinkle their skin, degenerate their limbs, and become mad about blood, making it the norm to kill their own kind for blood. After being cursed by the blood, this race, which should have perished quickly, gave birth to a genius - "The Root of All Evil - Tuckers Gaia", the genius of the Underworld clan has not degenerated, and is still in the form of an ordinary demon after birth, and has the wisdom and powerful magic ability of no less than that of a high demon. Under his guidance, the Stygian learned to control their desire for blood, and were able to weaken the curse through some secret techniques, and by the time they came, some of the Stygians who were born were no longer weak, and a few could even control blood spells to compete with the higher demons. ”
"This creature can be roughly divided into four forms of existence, the highest level is the 'Underworld-Bloodcaller' who resembles their leader, the 'Root of All Evil', with a complete demon body, and can freely manipulate blood spells, through the 'Boiling Blood Soul', 'Blood Guidance' and other spells to enhance themselves and weaken the enemy, although the physical attack ability is weak, but it is already one of the most difficult high-level demons. ”
"The second type is the second-class 'Underworld-Frontier Pioneer', with eight stout trotters of flesh, wrinkled and pliable skin, a thin head, and degraded eyes that are invisible. But each of its fleshy hooves possessed a hub of abyssal power, coupled with its mountain-like body, it was enough to make them run wild like a runaway train, crushing all enemies in its path, and it was a formidable second-level demon. ”
"The third rank is the 'Bloodthirsty', a cunning villain in the truest sense of the word, with a large head, well-developed and powerful forearms, and insect-like legs, sharp and small. This kind of demon is extremely fast, and has a high level of intelligence, it hunts in groups, and the insects on its lower limbs have sharp teeth that bleed, and once it entangles the enemy, no matter how strong it is, it will be bled without paying attention until it dies of exhaustion. ”
"The last rank is the 'Stygian - Ripper', with low intelligence, degraded limbs, all insect feet, medium speed, strong survivability, unique oil on the skin, extremely difficult to be stabbed by sharp weapons, and is an inferior individual who is completely unable to break free from the curse of blood, and is generally used as cannon fodder for the 'Stygian' clan. ”
According to the index of the introduction, it took Yuan Xiao less than ten minutes in total to read this heavy book completely and quickly.
"Look at you, how good it would be to make a deal with me earlier, I know more than he wrote, like why he was cursed, what is the surname of this garbage demon lord who set a curse, how many acres of land at home, and a few cows in the village......" Orkus kept making noise in the original owl's thinking hall, but fortunately, the original owl was used to it, and he had the right to fart.
"So there is a characteristic of leaving glandular fluid along the way as a mark and territorial division......" This information is what the original owl needs. What he had to think about now was not how to kill all these "Bloodthirsters", but how to find them. Because none of the two witchers present at the moment, Dante and Hara, are good at tracking, you must know that tracking down demons is not an easy task, and you must be experienced and professional, especially when dealing with such a cunning demon.
So the trait data is particularly important, and the next step is equipment.
"I remember we still have a 'Sacco beetle' here?" Yuan Xiao walked out of the "Corridor at the End", closed the secret door casually, and looked at Dante.
"Yes, yes, but. Dante stretched out his hand, rubbing his thumb and forefinger against each other, which meant for itself.
"Isn't it okay to deduct it from that father?" Yuan Xiao pointed to the man who had regained a little energy.
"I'm sorry, I just said that I've run out of books at the end. Dante shrugged.
"You fart! Why are you blacker than Jun Suo! Why do you use so much to open a book gallery!" Yuan Xiao righteously rebuked Comrade Dante's behavior of eating and taking cards.
"As I said, you are only a 'soldier' and do not have the authority to open the book gallery, I am a back door opened to you in violation of the regulations, and it is normal to take your contributions. Dante replied very calmly.
"Gan. Yuan Xiao scolded, took out his medal and handed it to Dante, and said in pieces, "You see that I don't pick up all the skins of the 'jackals' this time and squeeze out two catties of oil, and I have to pay out of my own pocket to save them." Take it and brush it, I'll want both the 'Sacco Beetle' and the yellow liquid you collected before, and if you dare to charge me more, I'll hack you to death before I kill those demons." ”
Dante smiled trademarkly, took the medal, swiped off the contribution, and entered the back door of the bar for a moment, bringing out a small bottle of cloudy yellow liquid, and a bright red liquid with a dark green beetle swimming in it.
"Well, it's all for you, although we took this bottle of liquid back for study, but it hasn't been recorded, so I won't count your contributions. Dante handed the things in his hand to the original owl and instructed, "There are only two 'Sako beetles' in our branch, don't kill them, be careful that the president will make you pay double." ”
Yuan Xiao pursed his lips, secretly scolded the two Grande, took the red liquid bottle and shook it, and saw the lively "Sacco Beetle", and nodded.
The "Sako Beetle" is an advanced tracking creature tool for witchers, this bug grows on the edge of the Hell's Seal, feeds on blood and detritus from the abyss, and is extremely sensitive to demonic breath, and can be used as a tracking dog. But this thing is relatively rare, and the general demon hunter union doesn't even have a unified equipment, and only the Demon Capital branch has a lot of money, and there are two of them.
"Who's that, have you rested?" Yuan Xiao walked over and squatted down in front of the blind man.
"My name is Zhang Keji, you can call me Keji. The man looked up, and there was no anger, no sadness, only an irrepressible impulse in his only remaining eye.
This impulse is very familiar to the original owl, many years ago he looked in the mirror every day, and his eyes were full of this impulse.
This urge is called the desire to kill.
Yuan Xiao nodded, and Dante asked for bandaging and disinfection tools, and quickly helped Zhang Keji to bandage him briefly and helped him up.
"There are two things that you remember. Yuan Xiao looked at Zhang Keji and stretched out two fingers, "First, the process of searching, I won't wait for you to slow down, you will find a way to keep up with me by yourself." Second, when fighting, I won't care about you, and I don't have time to care about you, you can hide, you can rush up, I don't care, but don't stand in front of me, otherwise I will kill you together. Are you understood?"
"I see. Zhang Keji moved his body, drank the double whiskey handed over by Dante, felt the strength in his body again, and nodded towards Yuan Xiao.
"Lead the way, drive back the way you came, to the place where you were attacked. Yuan Xiao snapped his fingers, followed behind Zhang Keji, and left the Demon Hunter Guild without looking back.
Dante looked at the departing figure of the original owl, silently put down the wine glass, picked up the body of the "possum", came to the backyard, and began to dig a pit to bury people.
Completely different from the decoration style of the entire mission release house, its backyard is so solemn and simple, with only light grass and neat small mounds.
On each mound there is only a crude stone tablet, which has only a simple name and date, and compared with ordinary cemeteries, the only difference is the red ribbon fluttering in the wind on the stone tablet. Each ribbon has a dark gold medal, some are "Lin", some are "soldiers", some are "Dou", and there is even a "Kun"!
"Kun" is already a fifth-order demon hunter level, equivalent to Jun Suo, it is his previous Demon Capital Branch President, when he and Jun Suo were fighting with the "Heart Destroyer - Julius Crowley", he was shot in the chest, but he rushed desperately and cut off the arm of this high-level "Blood Oath" demon with a knife, creating the conditions for Jun Suo to kill with one blow.
Every soul here has died in battle with demons, they were either brilliant or mediocre in their lives, but now they have turned into dry bones and buried deep in this small inch of mountains and rivers.
No one will remember them, just as they will not remember anyone anymore.