They were laughing, and though no sound came from under the cold, delicate countenance, 042 could feel it as he met the empty gaze.

These ominous guests, angel-like beings, are laughing at themselves and at everyone who is here to rebel.

"It's always like this, these guys are always on top of it, as if we were animals in captivity by them. ”

The old man looked up at the angels, and the burning light reflected his face.

"But now it's different, and you're surprised, aren't you? you, who used to be hunters, are now being hunted by us who are weak. ”

Sharp screeches continued, and the Chandal Demon Hunters had already seen the angels appear, and hunted them before they could fully build their bodies.

The blood-stained corpses kept falling, and the withered blood swayed into a majestic rain curtain, baptizing everyone from top to bottom.

042 watched in horror, and then shifted his gaze to the old man, who seemed to feel his gaze and smiled ugly at 042.

"They're those guys, aren't they?"

The boy asked, he was not even as good as the casual old man in front of him in the face of that terrible erosion, his body trembling violently, every nerve wailing in pain.

"Yes, a kind of guy that we don't know yet, but it's certain that these guys have a connection to the origin of the demons, and most of the time, they exist in a ghost-like form, peering into the world, which is why we haven't found them, because they are not visible in the first place. ”

The old man patiently explained to 042, gently shaking the wine glass, as the angel's body was cracking into dust, and the blood in the cup was rapidly evaporating as the angel died.

It was as if an unknown force was exerted on these bodies, constantly erasing their existence.

"But the will of nothingness cannot interfere with our decision, they need an entity to act, but in the same way, they can be discovered and captured by those who possess the entity......"

He said meaningfully, under some crazy expressions, there were incomparably clear eyes, the old man had never been sober, and he maintained absolute sanity.

But the more rational the old man became, the more 042 felt an uncontrollable fear, not because of these sudden weirdness, but because of the death of the old man who was still smiling in front of him.

Although he failed to gain power, he had secret blood flowing in his body, and his will had been beaten by the [Baptism of God's Grace], which was enough to resist erosion, but even so, 042 still felt like a dead leaf in a storm, torn apart by countless air currents, and almost collapsed.

But under such an apocalypse, the old man, who is a mortal, still remains awake, and even says that he can smile at 042.

"It has the image of an angel, but it is an abomination of false gods, and I generally call them the Silencer. ”

The old man raised his index finger to his lips and whispered.

"Shhhhhhhh ”

The wailing, the sound of waving swords, in addition to the corpses of fallen angels, there are also the corpses of demon hunters, the preemptive surprise attack did suppress the angels, but as time went on, the cowardice of mortals was completely revealed.

Like hell, severed limbs and internal organs mixed with broken bones fell to the bottom, and then 042 realized that the underground structure was like a deep well, all the flesh and blood were piled up at the bottom, and the blood had overflowed his ankles, engulfing him little by little.

"You had a premeditated plan for all this, didn't you? This is a hunt, a hunt for the Silencer. ”

042 looked at the abomination, the black arc was still flashing, the new angels appeared one after another, and the old man deliberately told himself about everything that was hidden, so as to attract the arrival of these silent ones.

In the past, they would stealthily kill everyone who knew about it, but this time these terrible nightmares were confronted by Lorenzo Medici, who had calculated it all and sent Chandalphong Demon Hunters to guard the place.

The demon hunters gathered in this deep well, burning with power, until in that future they saw the arrival of the Silent One and launched a surprise attack.

"Yes, how ironic, the hunter becomes the prey at this moment. ”

As he spoke, the old man kicked away a delicate head and wandered through a pool of blood.

"No...... That's not just your purpose, right? the witchers may be able to resist for a while, but they can't kill them completely. 042 shook his head, the old man in front of him was strange and terrifying before.

"Yes, I'm guessing they're a kind of spirit being, we just killed their shells, but if they wanted to, they could create new bodies again and continue the fight. ”

The black arc light was still flickering, and the falling corpses were piled up around the old man, and for a while the two seemed to be standing on top of the mountain of corpses and the sea of corpses.

"And what exactly do you want to do?" 042 asked, puzzled, all of this happening too quickly for him to think too much.

It seems that all the Chandal Witchers except for Imam Lawrence have gathered here to resist the Silencers, but as the battle progresses, the Witchers will not be able to sustain such a battle, and they will die one after another until there is no one left, until they and the old man are also killed.

042 I don't know what the old man wants to do, seek death, take so many witchers to die with him, but isn't he going to lead the golden age, if not to die, then what does he want to do now? If this continues, everyone just dies here.

"That was a long time ago, I encountered the Silencers, but the funny thing is that instead of dying, I survived and learned that they exist. ”

The old man, like a rotten man with no score, leaned against a corpse with his wine glass in his hand, and began to speak to himself.

"Lorenzo Medici!"

042 roared uncontrollably, clenching his fists, and under this extreme erosion, he had some difficulty controlling his mood swings.

"Don't worry, kid, 011 is very strong, we still have a lot of time to tell the stories that have been sealed in the dust. The old man laughed instead of being angry.

"In short, I captured a Silent One after many experiments, and I sealed it in a coffin made of Holy Silver, which seemed to be very effective at stopping the spirit from entering, and then I showed it to the others, who I thought would be able to continue to explore the [boundaries] of this world like me, but sadly, they refused, and this time more strongly than ever.

Everyone started to rebel against me, and with my twilight, it was like I said before, I became like this. ”

The old man said with some distress.

"They called it the Holy Grail, regarded it as the origin of the demons, and spread the word about it, celebrating it all on that day of revelry, believing that humanity had defeated the demons.

I thought they were crazy, but then I found out that they weren't crazy, they were just too greedy, with the advancement of the times, the development of human technology, demons actually have less and less influence on human beings, and even for some unknown reason, the demons themselves are decreasing, as if in the dark, there are some existences that we don't know about, and they are also hunting demons. ”

He looked up at the demon hunters who were fighting, and his emotions were a little complicated.

"Yes, none of us thought about one thing, what happens when the demons are eradicated? In fact, the demons will still exist, but this time they have become greedy humans, those guys don't want to give up the power of demons, and they don't want to throw all their strength into fighting demons, their main enemies now are humans themselves, those countries that are getting stronger. ”

"I'm stupid, 042, I shouldn't have trusted those guys, I had any ridiculous hopes for them, they were just miserable creatures. ”

The old man laughed at himself.

"So is it all just a hoax?"

042 vaguely knows about the events of the carnival day, the demon hunting order captured the source of the demons, and ended the history of the struggle between humans and demons, but is it all just a hoax?

"Almost, in fact, with the development of human beings, the threat of demons is gradually decreasing, and a powerful weapon like a demon hunter should be used in other places, such as war ......"

"However, we did have a chance to put an end to this, and that was to study the Holy Grail, to study these Silent Ones, to figure out what kind of existence they were and what they wanted to do, but they refused......," the old man sighed weakly, "They don't care about the golden age, they only care about their own power and power, and they don't want to be dominated by me."

I thought I would be the savior of this world, but then I realized that in the eyes of those I wanted to protect, I was just a tyrant greedy for power. ”

042 was silent, with a slight sadness in his eyes, as if he could understand the thoughts of the old man in front of him, and the old man seemed to notice this, and then smiled at him.

"As I grew older, I became this ridiculous person...... I ended up making a deal with the church, giving up all my power and going into seclusion here, but before that I had some valuable time to study these things.

I found in the Book of Revelation a power that is somewhat similar to that of the Silent One, a power that has been sealed up at some point, and according to the notes on the Book of Revelation, I only know that the person who sealed this power is called Adlon Levien, and there are very few people who can read the Book of Revelation and leave notes in the entire history of the church, at least at the level of the Pope, but I have consulted the scriptures and have not found the existence of this person.

It's funny, 042, but what's even more interesting is the power that Adelen Levien has hidden. ”

The blood had reached their knees at some point, and the witchers were still struggling to fight, but it was clear that they had fallen to the upper hand, and the dead bodies of the Silent Ones were still decaying to ashes, but under the piles of blood, the pool of blood beneath their feet was obviously much slower to evaporate.

The old man walked towards 042 and said slowly as he walked.

He called that power Gabriel. ”

"Gabriel?"

"Well, a very interesting power, interesting in that it is somewhat similar in nature to the Silent One, but different, but the main thing is that it can make the human will move between different bodies. ”

"Traveling between bodies?"

"Yes, according to my research, in the description of alchemy, everyone has a strange spiritual space, called [gap], where our consciousness, soul, and spirit body are hidden...... In fact, it doesn't matter what it's called, this power is to shuttle and change between them. ”

042 faintly realized something, and slowly retreated, but at this moment, the pool of blood under his feet boiled, and the glowing light filled the walls of the well, and countless inscriptions shone and surrounded.

"We are running out of time, and we still need to collect so much of the blood of the Holy Grail in order to reproduce the Well of Ascension...... This was the last thing I could do. ”

The old man let go of the wine glass as he spoke, and all the blood mixed together, and the old man's gaze deepened, and then he took the short dagger in his hand and took off his shirt.

The old man's body is engraved with the same alchemy matrix as 042's, and similarly, the alchemy matrix on the old man's body is also incomplete, and there is no secret blood in his body.

"I reflected on my failures and blamed them on the aging of humanity, humanity is so brittle, I'm so strong, but I still can't resist the erosion of time, this golden age doesn't last long, and when I die, it will come to an end, so ...... I need immortality, child, and I need to make this great golden age eternal. ”

The old man reached out and grabbed 042's wrist and said to him emotionlessly.

"You can understand that, like me, you yearn for that golden age, right?"

In the face of the old man's words, 042 couldn't say anything, but felt a deep fear.

Lorenzo Medici was human, pure human and had a pure will.

He was terrible, all of this was in his layout right now, as he said, he wanted to see the golden age so much, and he did whatever it took to get to where he was.

Lorenzo Medici is not a demon, but he is far more terrifying than a demon.

"To kill a monster, to transform into a monster that is even more terrifying than it. ”

Lorenzo Medici said this, and then swung his dagger and slashed heavily at his neck, blood spilling all over his chest.

As he moved the blade, the carved scar connected the cumbersome alchemy matrix, and it was not until this moment that the alchemy matrix was truly completed, and the pitch-black lines shone with an abnormal glow.

"You...... Become a witcher. ”

By now, 042's mind was blank, and there was no fear or panic to speak of.

"Yes, but unfortunately I didn't make it to the baptism, the ritual was held by those guys, otherwise I'd be curious what I'd see. ”

Lorenzo Medici said faintly as he looked in the direction of nothingness, but then he let out a hoarse laugh.

"But it's nothing without this ring of rituals, right? I'm Lorenzo Medici, and I don't need any [divine baptism]. ”

042 nodded stiffly, of course the old man in front of him didn't need it, he was a pure human being, with a pure will, and he could give up everything for what he wanted.

Lorenzo Medici was too old, too old for this fragile body to withstand the normal secret blood implantation, so he planned all this, and now the only prerequisite for becoming a witcher is the secret blood, and the boiling blood under his feet is not even more powerful than the secret blood?

"As long as I drink these 'keys' of sublimation, I will become a witcher. He said.

042 looked at the bloodied old man, as if he was about to vomit out his internal organs, his voice trembling.

"So, the next step is to take my body, right?"

042 already knew what Lorenzo Medici was going to do, his old body and mortal will not last long, he could only pin his hopes here, and use his power to get rid of the alienated and aging body the moment he became a witcher, so that Lorenzo Medici would be immortal, and this terrible creature would continue to chase the golden age.

"Yes. ”

"Am I going to die?"

"To be precise, your will will be annihilated by me, but judging from that note, your consciousness will be more or less remnant, and it will affect me slightly, so the more body you occupy, the more this power will make you lose yourself," Lorenzo Medici then asked, "Are you afraid?"

"Of course, I'm going to die, after all...... It feels weird, but in the past two years, I've only been a captive animal for you?"

"Almost, so you're going to rebel against me?042. ”

The two eyes met, Lorenzo Medici's expression was indifferent, and from this moment there was no longer any expression to speak of, and in the pupils of his eyes, the trembling child summoned up the courage and forced himself to composure.

The silence had lasted between the two of them for a moment, but now it seemed incomparably long.

"Is the Golden Age really wonderful?" 042 asked, breaking the silence.

"Perhaps, I haven't seen it after all, but...... Demons had no place in those days. Lorenzo Medici replied.

"Is that so? What about my friends? If you think about it, I don't have anything to worry about in this life, and after thinking about it, they are the only ones. ”

"047 vs. 016?"

"Ah, you remember. ”

"Well, of course, but...... If there is really a golden age, then everyone's wish may be fulfilled, after all, the demons are gone, the church no longer needs you, you can do whatever you want, and chase what you desire. ”

"Really?"

"I don't know, but what I do know is that if the demons are not eradicated, then the golden age will not come, and there will be more and more tragedies, just like that idiot.

If there were no demons, you should be running on the banks of the Tiber River with 047 and 016 now, if there were no demons, that stupid man would not have died, I might really be able to be friends with him, if there were no demons, there would not have been so many tragedies.

If there were no demons......"

"So killing all the demons will stop these tragedies from happening?"

"I don't know...... But you have to give it a try, and if you don't give it a try, what's the difference between it and those depressed pigs?"

Everything fell silent again, and the boy lowered his head, his face reflected in the pool of boiling blood, sad, scared, and happy...... The boy didn't know what he was thinking until he slowly raised his head again, and the will under his eyes was as strong as iron.

"If the Golden Age was really so beautiful......"

"If ......"

The boy roared angrily, as if the roar could dispel the fear in his heart.

"Take everything you want!

Lorenzo Medici!"