Chapter 1: The Unreliable Demon Hunter
1889, England.
"Jensen, bring me another big beer! Be fresh! ”
The burly man in linen slapped the table viciously, his voice not attracting everyone's attention in a somewhat noisy tavern, but it still did not escape the keen ears of the bartender.
"Hans, beer, wait a minute, because I've got to throw this damn drunkard out there!"
Jensen, the bartender at the Boole Tavern, and another bartender dragged a drunken guy outside. The drunk man was snoring loudly, and the smell of alcohol was strong all over his body, and if he looked closely, he could see that it was a black-haired yellow man in tattered clothes.
"Shit! I only have fifteen minutes, or I'll be scolded to death by the tigress in the house! I'm here to help! ”
"Well, this guy is really heavy!"
The big man named Hans slapped the table, strode in front of Jensen, and lightly picked up the drunken man on the ground, and walked outside with a meteor.
Poof, the drunk was thrown to the ground by him, no one cares if the damp and cold bluestone slabs on the ground will freeze to death, as he has been carrying heavy sacks on the dock for many years, strength work is what he is best at.
"Alright, you can give me a drink!"
Hans shook the wine from his hand in disgust, apparently the drunkard on the ground had sprinkled a lot, which made Hans feel a little distressed.
"Oh, wait, this damn guy hasn't given me any money yet, let me touch it, this poor man, it's only 3 shillings, and he's drunk a full 15 shillings for beer! And two pieces of brown bread sprinkled with pepper! ”
"Forget it, I think this poor ghost is here to drink and drink, God forbid that he had better be stripped naked by those robbers, damn it!"
"May God bless you!"
Jensen looked at the shilling in his hand and wept without tears, and then looked at the guy lying on the ground like a dead pig. I was afraid that I couldn't even change 2 shillings in tattered clothes, so I could only curse a few words and return to the tavern.
There are not one or two such drunks, and there are often people who come to drink without a penny, and then they are thrown out, but they still go their own way after they wake up.
When the two left, the drunken ghost who was still on the cold street suddenly opened his eyes, and then slowly got up.
"Hey, hey, two. Lao Tzu still has 1 pound hidden in his shoes! ”
It was past 8 o'clock at night, and there were few pedestrians on the road, except for a few oil lamps in the tavern that was still open. The owner of this tavern is still more inclined to cheap oil lamps.
"Today is the Boole Tavern, and I will pay you nine thousand when I have money. The rest of the way is through the forest. I'm afraid there won't be any alcohol to drink, forget it, it's important to get down to business. ”
By the Hunan light of the oil lamp, a young oriental face appeared under the messy hair, and the young man's eyes turned and he slowly left with his support for the wall.
It's 1889. Western Europe and North America began to make great progress because of the Industrial Revolution, and it was also an era of mixing cold weapons and hot weapons, and the breath of modern and modern collided and merged with each other. It has formed a world with a different style.
Different from the normal historical development trajectory, this world is shrouded in the evil power of darkness, the darkness and evil are gradually humanized, the ghosts are arrogant and thorough, vampires, werewolves, and all kinds of dark monsters haunt all over the world, making people shudder, puzzled and afraid.
It is also the current situation that has created the emergence of a new profession - demon hunters, who represent justice and goodness, constantly haunt the world, fighting those monsters from the darkness, and defending the last light of mankind.
Of course, at this time, there were two extremes in people's thinking, some still believing in tradition and conservatism, and some yearning for modernization and breaking conventions, which also led to some chaos in the world.
And this young man from the East is a demon hunter.
The young man wore a cheap black linen robe, a multi-layered one that could resist the damp and cold breath, a small town in Yorkshire, England, far from London, and the largest city was also more than two hundred kilometers away, and the whole town was wrapped in a dark and gloomy woods, which spread along the rolling hills into the distance.
As he left the town, the young man took out a backpack from a hole in the dilapidated wall, which contained some common necessities and his "equipment", put on a shabby three-cornered hat, whistled and walked into the black forest.
In such a place, naturally no police will come to interfere with law and order, so a group of robbers on horseback appeared in front of the oriental youth, they called themselves admirers of Robinson, to put it bluntly, robbers, the leading robber with a cowboy hat, a cigar in his mouth, impatiently.
"Boy, if you don't want to die, just take out the money obediently, as long as you give the money, I won't kill you!"
"Do you know who I am! Great demon hunter, you thieves don't leave quickly, or when I start a rush, you won't be able to eat and walk around! ”
"Up!"
At the end of the short and capable dialogue, more than a dozen tall robbers lightly pressed the Dongfang youth, and all the clothes on his body were ripped off even his hat and leather boots, and the Dongfang youth obviously underestimated the few beers he had drunk before, although the alcohol was not strong, but it still had some impact on the battle.
"Strip this guy naked and throw him down the road, and let this guy fend for himself."
The great oriental demon hunter unfortunately fulfilled the curse of Hans, and was really robbed by robbers, not to mention the package on his body, even the 1 pound hidden in the sole of his shoes was also searched, stripped naked and thrown on the wet and cold road, it had just rained during the day, and the ground was still very wet.
If no one finds the unfortunate young man, he will be frozen to death or eaten by wolves, or by bears and other predators to improve his appetite.
There are many wild beasts in this black forest, and at night there are even more legends that there will be monsters, but the luck of the young man is not bad, about ten minutes later, an old carriage appeared at the end of the woods, two black horses pulled the cart and galloped hard, and the conversation between the two people could be faintly heard inside.
"George, are you sure that demon hunter you photographed really works? Last time, the demon hunter from France, we only found a tattered leather boot! ”
Old Adam, who had some gray hair, looked at the young man in front of him, George, and admonished.
"Uncle Adam, please rest assured, the person who introduced me said that this demon hunter is from that magical eastern country, I heard that it is very powerful, and most importantly, he does things first and then collects money, so I contacted him."
George explained the merits of this oriental demon hunter in an attempt to impress his uncle, Adam Sr., owner of Burr Manor.
"How long will it take for him to arrive? Every day of delay, the loss of the family will be a few more points, and if it goes on like this, we don't want to live in the manor. ”
"After we met in Yorkshire once in three days, until yesterday he sent me a letter, and I think it should be tonight......."
The two were talking, and suddenly the carriage trembled in clusters, and then stopped, and the old Adam, who was a little dizzy from the yellow, pushed the car door, looked at the tall back of the coachman and frowned.
"What happened?"
"Mr. Adam."
The coachman from Spain innocently turned his head, pointed to a white figure in front of him and said, "There seems to be a person in front." ”
The carriage paused for a moment, then galloped away again.
Under the oil lamp, old Adam looked at the young man in the East covered with a blanket, his eyes flashed with suspicion, and then looked at George.
"My little George, this is what you got me, the great Eastern Demon Hunter? This is obviously a drunkard who was drunk and robbed! ”
George was speechless, he didn't expect that the person who was blocking his carriage halfway would be a powerful demon hunter he had worked so hard to find, and this slap in the face was crackling.
"Uncle Adam, I think there must have been some misunderstanding."
Old Adam opened his cloudy eyes and pointed to the young man in the East who was wrapped in a blanket and hated iron: "Misunderstanding? What can be misunderstood? A guy who can't even beat robbers and alcohol, and still wants to destroy the dark monsters in the manor? What to destroy, is it to drunk him with beer! ”
"Shhh
“……”
Old Adam's voice stopped abruptly, and he glared at the young man who had woken up with George, the unlucky man who was rubbing the back of his head, and when the coachman threw him just now, he accidentally used a little more force and hit the plank of the car.
Dongfang Young Man opened his eyes, first looked around, and saw that an old man and a young man were staring at him with big eyes and small eyes, and there was a faint wind under his crotch, obviously the blanket on his body was temporarily used to cover his shame, and he grinned a little embarrassed.
"What, where am I?"
“……”
Ten minutes later, the young man from the East, dressed in a clean coarse cloth dress, was slowly drinking a glass of rum, and the two people next to him kept staring at him, looking at him very uncomfortably.
"You're a powerful demon hunter from that mysterious eastern country, Stan. Plum? ”
"Probably."
The young man rubbed the back of his head, which was still aching, and quickly added.
"My head still hurts, and I feel dizzy about some things, and I can't remember them for a while."
"I hope George is not mistaken about you."
The old man on the opposite side silently added in his heart, then sighed helplessly, turned his head to look through the glass window at the distant scenery, at this moment the dark clouds in the sky retreated, revealing a bright moon, faintly reflecting the shadow of a castle in the depths of the woods. (To be continued......)