Lower Menes, Balkal, Pushu Town.

Located on the border of the New Kingdom of Menes, the town of Pushu is separated from the wild territory of the lizardmen by the Fourth and Fifth Waterfalls, and bordered by the Holy River, and the surrounding area is mountainous, rich in spices and precious stones. In addition, it shouldered the responsibility of supplying grain and grass materials to the border area, and became the richest area in Lower Menes by virtue of its geographical advantages.

The towns radiate along the stone slabs of the 'Imperial Road' that transport supplies, and the low-lying areas are densely populated, and the higher the terrain, the thinner the dwellings, and when viewed down from the sky, they take on the shape of a cattail tree. At the top of the summit is a small temple dedicated to the sun god Atum and his wife, the goddess of war, and at the top of it offers a panoramic view of all the scenery of Pushu Town.

The Holy River rushes through the meandering canyon and does not freeze all year round, even in the coldest winters. The sound of rushing water is like the muffled roar of a giant beast, which has resounded in the ears of local residents for many years.

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Around five o'clock in the evening, the sky had become dark, and the lights on the walls on both sides of the street were already lit up one after another.

The streets of the town were eerily quiet, all the inhabitants were enjoying their dinners, and there were no people in the streets, except for the occasional chocobo rider who reported the news of the army speeding over the stone pavement, leaving behind a string of empty flapping wings.

"It's pretty much right here. ”

Carrying his bags, Evan walked through the magnificent city gates, looked up, looked at the sunset in the distance, and saw a temple standing there.

Go to the temple first and ask about the situation.

Thinking of this, he quickened his pace and headed to the Atum Temple in Pushu Town.

The war of hunting dreadbeasts is a surgical war with the temple as the node, the royal road as the line, and the witcher as the sword.

From the witchers accepting the quest and receiving the bounty to the burial of them after their death, it all goes through the temple. At the same time, they also share intelligence with local security departments and participate in search efforts to find and hunt dreadbeasts as soon as possible.

Therefore, before each action, Ivan must ventilate with the local temple to avoid unnecessary conflicts, and at the same time strive for more convenience. According to the online game, after he came into contact with the temple sacrifice in Pushu Town, it was equivalent to lighting up the map of the area.

The Atum Temple in Pushu Town, a typical Menesque temple with a long and narrow strip against the back of a mountain cliff, has two rows of sheep-headed sphinx statues in front of the main entrance. After entering the main entrance is the vestibule of the shrine, which is a place where public ceremonies are held, and ordinary civilians can only reach here.

Since Evan was dressed as a standard witcher at this time, there was no one to stop him all the way to the vestibule, and when he walked to the outer pillar hall, he was considered to have trespassed into the forbidden area, so he was quickly stopped.

As usual, after showing their documents, the guards immediately changed their expressions to respect.

Follow them into the outer pillar hall, where dense stone pillars are arranged, and in front of the stone pillars are statues of the Sun Kings of the past dynasties. Their projections and the reliefs of the columns become mottled with the change of sunlight, making people feel that there is an infinite space behind the columns in the changes of light and shadow, so as to produce awe and surrender to the majesty of the emperor.

In front of the outer pillar hall is the main hall of the temple, in front of which stand two huge stone pillars, the heads of which are shaped into the image of a woman's face. Perhaps it has been through too much wind and rain erosion, and the woman's face looks strange and melancholy, and she doesn't know what kind of expression she is doing.

"Meet Your Majesty!"

When Ivan followed the guards to the front of the temple, the priests and collective priests of the temple just came out and bowed down - even if the other party had already relinquished all his rights, at least he still retained the honorific title of the king, and he was the hidden leader of the witcher, such a ritual could still be bearable.

"Get up...... Forget it this time, you don't have to kneel when you see me in the future. ”

He furrowed his eyebrows helplessly, and wanted to tell these people that he was no longer the Sun King, but according to his previous experience, he was afraid that no one would listen to him, so he had to give up.

"Your Majesty has come to Pushu Town to inspect ...... Or is there something else?" the priest named Tuze asked, standing up, walking up to him, and whispering.

"Nothing else, just follow by feeling. Ivan replied casually.

If someone else said this, he would definitely have been beaten out of the temple with a stick, but when he said this, no one dared to say much, and he didn't even have the idea of questioning, after all, the hunting rate of the Inquisitor Legend was there.

Other demon hunters find the dreadbeast, the level of trouble is similar to that of the detective to solve the case, finding the target, verifying the true body, judging the danger and finally collecting the net to hunt, etc., is very time-consuming and labor-intensive, and often has to fight together. Ivan only had to follow his feelings, and due to the mutual attraction of nightmarish breaths, the dreadbeast had nothing to hide in front of him - which is why he had always been a lone ranger.

"Have there been any murders or anything weird in the town lately?"

"Strange things haven't happened yet, there is indeed a murder, it is a manslaughter in a fight, and it has nothing to do with the dreadbeast. The priest replied cautiously.

"In that case, find me a guide and take me around town. ”

Ivan believed in his feelings, and since there was a nightmare here, there must be a dreadbeast. There is no murder now, just the patience of the evil moment, and the fox's tail will always be exposed.

"Then I'll be the guide. Sacrifice Tuze volunteered.

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Tuze and Ivan rode through the town on two chocobos, one after the other, and everywhere they went, the priest could tell stories about the area and the current situation.

Before you know it, in the middle of the night, everything is silent, and the darkness covers the sky and the earth like a curtain.

By the hazy moonlight, the two of them strolled through the streets and alleys, and Tuze obviously did not have the same vigor as Evan, and after trying to show it for several hours, he finally showed a tired look, and he lost his previous vitality when he spoke.

Kaga ——!

As they approached the center of the town, several piercing screams rang out from the sky.

When the two looked up, they saw a strange black bird appearing on the house, jumping up and down frantically, a pair of dark and shiny wings constantly fluttering, and making a piercing scream.

The bird is huge, close to the height of an adult, with a particularly wide head and a short, stout beak with a hooked tip. The binocular distribution, facial discs, and ear feathers make the head of the original bird very similar to the human face, and it seems to be indescribably hideous. 、

Kaga ——!

The strange bird looked at Evan, its wings flickered, and it flew in front of him like a black shadow, and then quickly jumped into the air. But those deep eyes have been staring at them all the time, and the faint blue luster is particularly obvious in the dark night, as if it can penetrate people's hearts.

It flapped its wings and fled into the distance, a few feathers as black as night slowly descending like dead leaves in late autumn.

"It's not a small amount of courage...... What kind of bird is that?" asked Ivan curiously.

"That's the ...... of the human face"

The priest's pupils twitched slightly, his throat twitched, and he subconsciously lowered his voice and explained: "Regarded by the locals as a messenger of death, it is said that he will only appear before a particularly serious disaster occurs. ”

"Catastrophe!?"

A sharp light flashed in Evan's eyes, and his figure leaped to his feet, flickering like a phantom under the night sky, chasing strange birds and disappearing into the thick twilight.

"Wait! Wait for me!"

Tuze looked at his figure that was quickly moving away, gritted his teeth fiercely, and chased after him with the landing bird.

......

Ivan chased the man as fast as he could, and the distance between the two sides was getting closer, but as he passed a mansion, it slammed its head into a fence gate and disappeared like a burst of foam.

He stopped abruptly, and the blurred figure instantly froze, standing in front of the door where the face owl had disappeared.

Looking through the iron fence, the towering trees in the high wall are like a natural barrier, firmly enclosing the buildings and scenery inside, adding a bit of mysterious atmosphere to the whole building. There is an elegant mansion in the courtyard, with a pale white dome, a snow-white floor, and a pale blue semicircular floor-to-ceiling window to form a very harmonious matching color, and there are a lot of flowers and plants planted next to it.