In the large clearing of the village, Plaje gathered the would-be Chaos Hunters, including Aaron, a total of forty-four.

However, the number of people present had exceeded hundred, as there had never been a Chaos Hunter in the village in the past ten years. Many people want to come and have fun out of curiosity.

Li Ben had already drawn a ritual circle on the ground for the Chaos Trial.

He first warned these villagers that becoming Chaos Hunters was risky, that there was a high chance of failure, and that failure would end in death.

But none of them quit, and I don't know if it was because they were responsible and determined, or because they didn't know much about it.

Li Ben didn't say much, only letting them see with their own eyes and feel the cruelty of the chaotic power was the most powerful warning.

He asked Plager again, "How much have you collected?"

Plager replied, "According to the list of herbs you gave, a total of twenty-three sets have been collected. ”

This means that there are only twenty-three chances to hold Chaos Trials.

Li Ben nodded in understanding, and then started the ritual of the trial.

First of all, Aaron and his young people volunteered.

When the ceremonial dagger plunged into his navel, the young man's scream of pain and hideousness caused the hearts of half of the people present to retreat.

The subsequent scenes of chaotic forces emerging and cocooning are nothing, but when Aaron breaks out of the cocoon in the form of a faceling, it scares away many onlookers.

Lee Ben called his name and restored him to himself.

This was followed by the remaining four young men, Kevin, Camille, Daphne, and Jim.

The trial ceremony was held continuously into the night, and it went smoothly, and the onlookers felt numb and bored after seeing too much, and they all dispersed. Those villagers who wanted to become hunters did not see the losers, and their hearts gradually became more confident.

But good luck always runs out.

The fifth trialist was Jim, a skinny young man who didn't survive the erosion of chaos, and he didn't break the cage before the chaotic energy inside the cocoon had completely subsided.

Aaron and Jim have a good relationship, they are both orphans who have lost their parents, and they have been living together for the past ten years, helping each other, and the blood is nothing more than a sibling.

So when the distorted corpse of the inhuman form appeared in front of everyone, Camille, Daphne, and Jim were in tears.

Only Aaron, who existed as a big brother, had red eyes, and forced his nose and tears to wrap Jim's remains in a black cloth.

Lee Ben said to him, "I'm sorry. ”

Aaron shook his head and said, "We have been mentally prepared for a long time. We're going to bury Jim, and we know the funeral rituals, so you don't have to worry. ”

Li Ben nodded.

Aaron picked up the bone, which was as light as a feather, black slime seeping out of the gaps in the wrapping, contaminating the shirt, and he left the trial ground with Camille and the others.

The cocoon of chaotic energy did not spontaneously combust due to the failure of the trialist, leaving behind a foul-smelling mess that could not continue until the things were cleaned up.

"Those who still want to perform the trial ritual please help deal with it, those who want to quit can leave now. Plager said to the rest.

In the end, only eight people remained.

After finishing the scene, Plager introduced to Li Ben: "They have all lost their loved ones, and they don't have any attachment to this world. ”

So Li Ben said to them, "In the Chaos Trial, if you don't have the desire to live, the chances of failing the trial will be greatly increased. Performing a trial ritual is essentially a nirvana rebirth, and without a persistent will to guide the soul in the darkness, it will eventually fall into a labyrinth and never be able to get out of it. ”

"That's all for today, I hope you'll go back and think about it. "Lee Ben dismissed these people.

Before leaving, Plager said to him, "Tomorrow I will be the first." ”

On this night, Lee Ben did not go to Terina's manor again, but returned to the barbecue master's cellar to rest.

After dinner, the barbecue master asked him, "Why don't you try to stay? ”

In this village, no one knows what Li Ben has experienced in the past, no one will think that he is a demon with a different heart, and indeed, if he intends to stay and live, in need of protection, the villagers will welcome him.

It's just that Li Ben himself knows that without Terina's presiding over the magic circle, this swamp will be eroded by chaos sooner or later, and at that time, people will have to move again, so they will definitely find ways to contact the navigator organization.

At that time, his past experience was exposed, and he was named a dissident demon, even if he got along for a long time and gained people's trust without immediately turning his face, he would definitely be suspicious and vigilant because of this, and he would be restricted everywhere.

However, these are not the main reasons why Li Ben chose to leave.

"I just want to go home. ”

The barbecue master no longer persuaded him, Li Ben's sentence has explained everything, he only sighed: "Although it is said that the place where there is a family is home, but we are like floating leaves floating on the water, no one knows where the next second of water waves will take us, home... has become a luxury desire. ”

"By the way, tell me the story of your original world. ”

............

The next day, the trial ceremony resumed.

Plager, who led the way, survived without danger, and his transformed form was characterized by a large bright yellow eye standing on his chest.

Eight people from last night also came, and three others who had gone earlier and returned.

On this day, a total of four people, including Plager, succeeded, and the other eight all died tragically. Since then, no one wants to come and see the excitement.

For some time afterward, the occasional attempt was made by those who were not afraid of death, and a total of ten people were added, adding three more hunters to the village.

As promised, Lee Ben taught these hunters experience, wisdom, skill, and some small spells that he knew himself. At the same time, the knowledge was compiled into a book and left to this village.

Before he knew it, Li Ben had been living in the village for two months. The seasons change, and the climate turns colder.

During this period, the lizardmen of the Eastern Mountains sent spies to investigate, and after Li Ben released the sixth-level aura and cut off several lizard heads, there was no movement from them.

The people in the swamp have changed into thick, warm clothes, and at night they have lit bonfires and sat around to ask for warmth. There are no swamp monsters to hunt food for the villagers, and the villagers no longer have the leisure they used to have, and they have enough food and clothing by themselves.

Li Ben brought them the playing cards and chess of his own world, and the long-lost laughter came out of people's mouths.

The actual combat training of the Chaos Hunters is also going according to plan, and Li Ben has not trained anyone, but he has been trained by Jeffrey. There is a way to learn from the instructor in the past. And in those days, he also saw a lot of the real life and training status of the Chaos Hunters, and all of them were taught to Aaron and other hunters without reservation.

If he didn't have time to practice, he would also leave a schedule with a detailed explanation of those contents.

Two days before leaving, a new prophet of this tribe was born with the help of Libben, none other than Pleje.

With a new prophet, the stone hanging in the hearts of the villagers was finally put down. Naturally, there is no reason for Li Ben to continue to stay here.

The master of the barbecue is transformed into an experimental scholar, searching for a way to shape Winnie's new body. The young Chaos Hunters actively explore the outside world, while the Keeper Hunters guard the peace of the village.

After packing up his bags, he came to the entrance of the village, where two rows stood neatly, one row of hunters and the other row of ordinary villagers.

Suddenly the melodious music sounded, and it turned out that the villagers were playing a light-hearted parting hymn for the outsider with their homemade flutes and small harps.

Under their gaze, Li Ben slowly walked away.

............

According to the map of the continent given by Terina, Li Ben made plans for his next trip.

Walking to the center of the continent is tantamount to the Arabian Nights, at present it seems that the most efficient way is to go to the west coast, where many human tribes are scattered, the key is that there is a harbor there, there are many ships docked there, there are owners and owners, Li originally planned to "borrow" a ship, along the coast south to the middle of the continent. After that, make an eastward journey to the City of Contempt.

However, on the way to the west, nearly 200 kilometers, a high gorge mountain range acts as a natural barrier to block the way. At this time, trying to climb over the snow-capped mountains is basically begging for death.

Li Ben knew that it was true that he had the ability to restore his body, but if he was frozen by the ice and lost consciousness, he would be a fish to be slaughtered before it was thawed. If he encounters an accident in the snowy mountains, he really has no confidence that he will be able to escape, and it is very likely that he will sleep in the white world forever.

To cross the mountains, only a red area marked on the map is accessible.

It was a canyon called "Wind Man". On the map, it looks like a large pit that has been artificially dug out of the mountains.

The red marker means danger, and the map information shows that it was a lair of the undead long ago.

"Let's just get over it. ”

Li Ben felt that the aura concealment ability he possessed should be able to avoid the infestation of those dead things, after all, he had an experience in Treasure City once.

Along the way, Li Benji visited a number of human settlements. Of course, that was ten years ago, and those places are now deserted. He only searched through the ruins for supplies that the people had not had time to take with him to help him on his journey.

Chaos' erosion of this world is still intensifying, and there are thrills and dangers in the journey of a hundred kilometers. If it weren't for the survival ability that was countless times more powerful than a cockroach, Li Ben would have waved goodbye to this world a long time ago.

He also tried to go to a branch of the Navigator Organization.

There is no suspense, the place is also empty, but the shelter pass that Li Ben has never lost is miraculously able to use in the ruins.

He found a lot of discarded munitions in the vault warehouse, all sealed and well-preserved silver bullets.

So Li Ben reluctantly kept the revolver that had been with him for a long time and replaced it with two pistols with more exquisite manufacturing technology and higher ammunition capacity.

Although there were still a few standard assault rifles there, Li Ben did not bring them with him due to the need for portability. Because in the actual battle, the role that guns can play is not great, and third-level monsters can be easily solved with guns, but at level four, the role of silver bullets is far worse than using the victim to step forward and cut it, after all, this sword can extremely suppress the monster's life recovery ability.

In the face of level 5 monsters, silver bullets have almost no effect, and only some special enchanted bullets are useful. Li Ben luckily picked up a box of this kind of bullet in the warehouse, a total of 36 rounds. The box was hidden in a small corner, presumably because the personnel did not notice it when they were evacuated.

Not counting the special bullets, this trip to the shelter replenished Li Ben with three flares, 100 silver bullets, and two high-explosive grenades.

There were many other useful household items, but he couldn't take them all with him, so he only took some fire starters and a gas mask to keep him warm, and then set out on his way again.

When Li Ben finally came to the foot of the Gaoxia Mountain Range, facing the majestic mountains that reached into the sky, human beings seemed so small, no different from the snowflakes falling from the sky.

He stretched out his palm, and the snowflakes fell into his palm, and then melted, making it fragile.