Chapter 112: Hunting Ritual
A simple but homely breakfast.
When Sauron took little Vivien downstairs, Golia also happened to come out at this time, she glanced at the little girl next to her, her lips moved slightly, but no sound came out, only a sentence sounded in Sauron's ears: "Vivien had another nightmare last night!" ”
Sauron nodded silently, his face solemn and did not speak.
This is already the third time!
As time passed, the signs that Vivien was the son of God became more and more apparent, and she had more frequent nightmares, with the last two nightmares having a shorter time interval. The little girl often smiled and didn't say anything, but Sauron knew she must have guessed something. Vivien has been very smart since she was a child, and although she doesn't like to come out, she is definitely not a simple obedient and sensible little girl. In many cases, she was smarter and sharper than Sauron, but she was limited by her current age.
After all, she's only eight years old this year.
When they descended the stairs, the halfling figure had just entered through the door, and his feet had obvious wet marks, as if he had been outside. Aladdin quietly walked over to Sauron's side, found a stool to sit down, and whispered, "The elven patrol was attacked last night, and it seems that the beasts who believe in the god of hunting did it, but I can't find out exactly which beasts did it. The Elven Patrol was furious and seemed to be preparing to contact the other Patrol Guards for dispatch. ”
Bestialized man.
It mainly refers to the kind of humanoid creatures, such as jackals, minotaurs, lions, centaurs, tiger monsters, half-sheep, harpies, sirens, etc., all of which have some obvious human characteristics, and then some obvious beast characteristics. It is said that they are the product of some taboo realities during the Arcane Empire, and some of them are ancient beings that have existed for a long time, and they have been in existence for a long time anyway, and most of them are scattered around the world as ethnic tribes.
There is also a kind of intelligent life that is orcs, which are the same original species of life as humans. It's not a beast man.
"Marat, the god of the hunt?"
Sauron frowned and paused before he said in a deep voice, "Are you sure it was its followers who attacked the elves?" ”
Aladdin nodded affirmatively, "I'm sure." ”
"Looks like it's in trouble." Sauron glanced up at Goliath, and suddenly said to the halfling man next to him: "We are going to leave later, do you plan to continue the trip with us, or do you have any other arrangements?" ”
Leaving so suddenly?
The halfling glanced at Sauron in some astonishment, and Golia, who was next to him, also looked up in surprise.
Aladdin was still puzzled, but the Northland witch gave Sauron a deep look, and then nodded lightly, "Hmm." We're going to continue our journey to the land of snow and ice. ”
The halfling showed a look of embarrassment, and said in a low voice, "To go so far?" It's cold over there, isn't it? ”
The door of the hotel was pushed open.
A grim-faced elven guard walked up. He glanced around the inn, his gaze lingering on Sauron's body for a moment before closing the door and leaving.
There are no believers in this inn who hunt the gods!
Sauron quickly stood up, glanced at Golia, and said, "Pack your things, we'll leave later." ”
The halfling was visibly entangled.
He stood there and thought for a long time before he whispered, "I don't plan to go that far, otherwise we will be separated like this." When you have time to look for me at the Charles, I will treat you to a big dinner. ”
Sauron smiled and replied, "Okay." You'd better not get involved in this, the believers of the God of Hunting are crazy. ”
Apparently.
Last night's movements, Sauron held back his curiosity and didn't go down to mingle. But the halfling couldn't hold back his curiosity and ran to investigate.
They quickly decided to leave.
Vivien followed very quietly, and Goliath didn't ask much, only the halfling remained where they were, watching them leave with some pity. The peers and witches in front of them must be the ones with the stories. And that little girl is not simple, her talent is undoubtedly very strong, although the wanderer does not know much about the talent of wizards, but in the eyes of the halfling, Vivien is undoubtedly an excellent and excellent wizarding talent. He hesitantly glanced at the location of the Divine Temple. In the end, he remembered Sauron's warning and did not get involved in the matter.
Sauron is right, the believers in the God of Hunting are indeed a bit crazy!
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Went all the way and went a long way.
Wait until Sauron puts it down and Vivien rests. Goliath walked over with a solemn expression and said in a deep voice, "Why did you leave suddenly? ”
It seems that she trusts Sauron a lot, and she doesn't ask until now.
Sauron glanced at the village behind him, and then said slowly, "The God of Hunting should also be asleep. As a relatively weak deity, once he sleeps, it is possible that the believer priest will not be able to obtain divine magic! ”
"It is estimated that this attack was a hunting ritual."
The Northland Witch was undoubtedly very knowledgeable, and she glanced hesitantly at Sauron and muttered, "You mean that this attack may be for the Blood of Legends?" ”
Sauron nodded silently and said in a deep voice, "The God of Hunting is only interested in hunting rituals above the legendary. ”
The god of the hunt - Marat.
A primordial deity with weak divine powers, he is also known as the king of beasts and the beast of black blood, a chaotic and evil god who loves blood killing and ruthless hunting rituals, and the more powerful the hunting target, the easier it is to attract its attention. His body was a creature that looked like an ape but had a hideous face, black hair, blood-red skin, and a somewhat orc-like face, but with a more ugly and murderous appearance.
There are many gods who are not humans or humanoids, but some are purely intelligent beasts.
Marat, the god of hunting, is one such deity, it is some kind of rare monster that has become a god for some reason, and the believers are mainly evil beasts, hunters who enjoy hunting, people who love blood, and some depraved ranger druids. This is one of the easiest gods to awaken and descend, and his thirst for legendary blood is so strong that anyone who hunts more than Legendary may attract its incarnation.
There are quite a few beast races around here that believe in the god of hunting!
Sauron estimates that at least half of the time likely is that the beasts are performing some kind of ritual, and in the 'Legendary Blood' hunting ritual, the beasts will also hunt a large number of ordinary creatures to pave the way. Marat was a strange deity who appreciated hunting powerful targets, and the more powerful the prey, the easier it was to attract his attention, and if it was just killing ordinary creatures, he wouldn't even care.
This legendary hunting ritual can strengthen his divine powers!
In order to curry favor with this evil deity, his followers would attempt to hunt down Legendary-level targets every once in a while.
At first it was the beasts, and then even the intelligent creatures were among them!
The Northland Witch took a deep look into the distance and lowered her voice, "There is a bronze dragon near here, could it be that she has targeted it?" ”
Legendary creatures.
Dragons are undoubtedly the most standard legendary creatures.
Sauron also thought for a moment, looked at the other party and said, "Slaying a dragon is not so easy, and if it is not necessary, the believers of Marat should not try to slay a dragon." ”
The creatures of the Chaos Evil faction are crazy.
Marat's followers are crazy guys, and Sauron can't be sure of their goals and doesn't want to have much to do with them.
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Inside a dense primeval forest.
A pitch-black gnolls leaped through the woods, unlike the gnolls Sauron had ever seen, this gnoll appeared more vigorous and dangerous, its pupils were a green color, and its figure shuttled through the trees like a phantom, often flying by in an instant, and it was difficult for the naked eye to catch its traces. It was wearing some kind of leather armor sewn from black beast skin, and it didn't have any weapons on it, but in the position of its claws, it could see the cold light of steel, and its claws actually replaced metal by some special means.
Smack!
The gnoll man, who could not determine his rank, landed, glanced to the side with his green eyes, and said in a deep voice, "The ceremony is about to begin." We must awaken the attention of the gods of the hunt, and without the protection of the gods, the race will become weaker and weaker, and our prey will become less and less. ”
Heavy footsteps came.
What appeared was a half-breed orc with a very strong physique, looking like a little giant, its face was hideous and its fangs were exposed, and it glanced at the jackal in front of it: "The ritual must be a legendary-level prey. ”
"I know there's a bronze dragon nearby, but with our strength, we can't seem to kill it!"
The gnoll man smiled sinisterly, with a metal tooth on his right, and said, "No need to slay the dragon. I know that there is a Son of Dread, and the blood of these Sons of God will definitely attract the attention of my Lord more than a dragon. ”
Miko?
The half-breed orcs looked around, and there were many strange creatures beside it, and the believers of the god of hunting were very complex, including humans and orcs, and even intelligent beasts, as well as dark creatures who enjoyed hunting.
The black gnoll looked at the others and said in a deep voice: "I have already seen him exert his divine powers, it seems that he has just woken up, some of you will prepare other sacrifices, and the other part will follow me to track down the prey!" ”
"I believe that with a Son of God as a sacrifice, it will definitely reawaken Marat's attention!"
One after another, the sturdy figures flew out, and these hunters whose strength was above the third order dispersed, accompanied by all kinds of strange howls, and quickly dispersed into the dense forest. The gnolls raised their metal claws and cut a trail of blood on their faces with their sharp claws, dripping blood down the side of their faces, as did the other creatures that remained, and the strong half-blood orc slashed his forehead with a blade, then knelt down on one knee and began to pray, a smile mixed with devotion mixed with madness on his face.
Hunting ritual!
This is when it really begins!
……………… (To be continued......)