"What's the use of procrastinating, praying that the evil god will disappear after he has devoured enough flesh and soul?"

Modo asked in a flat voice, but the old man who had communicated with the knight could feel the anger in the heart of the determined ascetic.

This is our only hope today, after all, poverty is always a problem, but the evil god is not always present in our world because of poverty.

His appearance is irregular, but after each rage, it stops for a while. This shows that there is a limit to the needs of evil gods. ”

"Hehe, Elder, what kind of are we to the evil gods, crops that can be harvested at any time, or pigs?"

"Modo, I know, and I can understand the anger in your heart, but what can we do? The monsters we have created to deal with the pollution of the evil gods are exhausted, and we have no ability to directly confront the evil gods. ”

......The man sitting cross-legged on the stone bed was silent, and although he was angry at the Elder's submissive thoughts, he could also understand the other party's difficulties.

"Elder, has the temple investigated the cause of the awakening of the evil god that is only recorded in the books this time?"

"There is no reason that can be verified, you know, every time the evil god appears, in fact, there is no trace, every time you find an infected person who is contaminated by the evil god, it means that we are late, and the evil god has laid out at an earlier time. ”

"We don't even know when the evil god will appear, and what will induce his awakening?"

Modo had made no secret of his disappointment, whether it was because the evil gods were too powerful, or if they were too weak and wasteful.

"Ahem, although there is no conclusive explanation, we still have a very likely guess. ”

"What?"

"Do you remember the spatial portal that suddenly appeared, then flew out of some unknown metal creation, and then disappeared in a short period of time?"

"Of course I remember such a thing. Modo's eyes froze, such news was completely blocked for the public, which was naturally an open secret to his hunters who hunted demons around the world.

"Many people in the temple believe that it was this spatial door that caused the revival of the evil god. ”

“...... The reason, even if it's a blind guess, there has to be some basis. ”

"Some of us think that behind that portal is another world that has nothing to do with us, and that this world has emerged to connect with our world and awaken the evil gods who are in a state of sleep. ”

"Otherworldly?" Mordo nodded, not refuting, although such a reason can be called brain-opening, but it is not impossible.

"Do you still have any questions? ”

"Arrange for a batch of exorcism oil to be sent here as soon as possible, although it is impossible to isolate the pollution of the evil gods, but at least it can be delayed to the greatest extent. Modo asked.

"It's already in production, I'll arrange someone to send it to you as soon as possible, and then I'll arrange for an official to receive it. You remember to keep an eye on the slums, as the ones who are most likely to be tricked into monsters by the gods are the poor who live in an unstable situation. ”

"I know, my knife is already ready. The man turned his head slightly, looking at a large metal box that was almost as close to his as large.

......

"Nigo, do you think our city is getting weird right now?"

On the bustling and lively, busy, and endless flow of docks, a dock worker who was unloading goods looked around and said to a sturdy young man.

"Strange? Are you saying that the usual patrolling adults are showing up so often?"

The young man who was questioned smiled disapprerovingly when he heard the elder uncle's words, "Maybe there are some wanted criminals who kill people without blinking an eye! ”

"Don't laugh, the changes in our current city are not something that a wandering wanted criminal can explain. The worker, who picked up a plank heavier than his body, recalled the changes in the ghetto these days, with a fear of the unknown in his eyes.

"Uncle, don't think so much, no matter what happens, it has nothing to do with us. It's too easy for those noble lords to want to block news from us, and if he doesn't want us to know, we will never know. ”

"That's right. The middle-aged man with the burden on his shoulders sighed, but the uneasiness in his heart was growing wildly.

He knew what kind of status these people had in the eyes of those city managers, a bunch of consumables that could be replaced at any time, but now, these nobles were willing to send patrols for them, and even distribute those things that could be called luxuries, which was very abnormal.

He was not the only dock worker who had doubts, but no matter how much panic they had in their hearts, they could only suppress the uneasiness in their hearts and continue to run on the same trajectory as before, which was the only thing they could do.

The sun hadn't completely set over the horizon, but the dock patrols had begun to evict the dock workers, preventing them from carrying any more cargo.

In this process, even some businessmen brandished banknotes and wanted to bribe the patrol police, but they were rejected very rudely, and some businessmen who wanted to make trouble were even beaten with sticks and dragged away.

"It's not dark yet, so you won't let us do it, really, how much copper do you have to earn less?"

The dock workers who were forced to go home looked at the still bright sky in front of them, and some muttered discontentedly.

"Talk nonsense, be careful of getting beaten. Someone whispered a reprimand, and the whining disappeared.

The returning workers did not return to their dilapidated houses in groups of hundreds, but into the huge shantytowns that stood out in the slums.

Their families have already been arranged here by the city's management, and these huge shantytowns that have been temporarily converted into huge shantytowns are their new homes.

The poor who are already living in a bad environment will not complain about this, anyway, it will not be worse than their original living conditions, and now it is very good.

As night fell, darkness enveloped the city, and the main part of the city was lit up as always, even brighter than ever, while the slums, which had previously been in darkness, were sporadically lit up by the huge shacks that had been urgently remodeled.

"Bastard!"

Modo, who was strong and out of place with the people around him, stood in a shack, looking at the Chase Bunk with hundreds of people sleeping together in front of him.

On the roof of the shack, a lamp the size of a palm hung and gave off a very faint, but conspicuous glow in the darkness.

This kind of light, although it seems faint, but in this poor and backward slum is extremely precious, at night, the poor people who are illuminated by the faint light are at first a little flattered, but these days they are gradually getting used to it.

Others felt uncomfortable sleeping in such a light, but anyone who tried to extinguish the flames was scolded and even beaten by the patrolmen stationed in the shantytowns.

Lights must be lit when it gets dark.

The poor people knew about the order given by the nobles of the city, but they could not understand the message contained in the order that had been carried out so thoroughly.

"Those guys, how dare you?"

The oil lamp, which is so precious in the eyes of the poor that even the poor people who are grateful to the nobles in the city for it, do not know that a hunter who can hunt monsters has become angry with mankind because of this.

"Hey, what are you doing? I don't know if you're not allowed to wander in a dark-lit area after dark?"

The sturdy Modo had already caught the attention of the patrolmen when he appeared, and when he was about to leave, he immediately caused a scolding.

"Ahh

The strong man who turned back because of the scolding frightened everyone who looked at it, and there was a fire burning in the man's eyes in the dim light.

But to everyone's relief, the man did not stop there, but disappeared into the darkness.

"He... What kind of monster is he?"

"He's not a monster, he's supposed to be a legendary exorcist hunter, protecting us. ”

......

"What the hell is going on, is there such a shortage of supplies for the temple?" Modo asked the elder, suppressing his anger.

"What's wrong?"

"How can it be useful in my city, where hundreds of people share an exorcism lamp?"

"Is it a pauper?" asked the old voice helplessly.

"Of course. ”

"I saw that the exorcism materials we distributed were also intercepted by the nobles of your city, but the situation is okay, at least the poor people in your city still have exorcism lamps. ”

"What's the matter? The exorcism materials you distributed have been intercepted in other cities?"

"Yes, some cities can't even share an exorcism lamp with hundreds of people. ”

"You brought too little material over, so it was intercepted?"

"How can it be less? You don't know the manufacturing process of exorcism oil, we can make tons of oil, and even transport it to those cities, which can ensure that everyone can use it for seven days.

It's the same for your city. The oil we sent over was calculated based on the amount of food consumed in the city every day. Definitely enough, if it is well distributed, not to mention everyone, basically every family can get an exorcism lamp. ”

"What are the brains of those nobles? What's the use of withholding the oil? Do you think that if you have enough oil, the outbreak of evil god pollution will not affect them?"

The man who dared to fight with the monster and whose will was as strong as a rock was trembling with anger at this time.

"Who knows what's going on in their heads? We told them all the pros and cons, but they did it anyway. ”