Catalog 60 Haruka
Sunset Village ushered in a quiet night.
Darkness descended on the land.
Bai Ye, who was sitting on the stones at the entrance of the village, crossed his legs and looked ahead from a distance, Nia, who was dressed in silver and white armor, was walking slowly from the forest, her steps were very slow, as if every step took a lot of strength.
In the end, he still came to Bai Ye, holding the diary in one hand.
"Finished reading?" The opening sentence that asked knowingly, in front of Bai Ye's flirtatious smile, Nia's anger that should have erupted and her remorse that had nowhere to vent were inexplicably suppressed.
"What is written in the diary is true?" came a trilling voice under the armor that tried to restrain the love xù.
"Who knows, I'm not a polygraph master, all I can do is hand over this diary to you, and judge the truth of the contents, it's up to you to do it yourself. Bai Ye repeatedly provoked the love of the woman in front of him.
"What do you think...... Is it true that the villagers use living people as sacrifices......
"Is there a difference between true and false?For example, if it is true, what are you going to do, kill them all, and defend justice?" mockingly, with a mocking expression, "In fact, even if you confirm the whole thing, you can't do anything." "I ......" "You haven't thought about anything, I gave you the diary, just to tell you the true face of those villagers, no, it may be biased to say this, I want to tell you the true face of human beings." Jumping up and standing in front of Nia, their eyes meeting in parallel.
"The next time a sacrifice is offered, and the person who will be sacrificed is Haruka. ”
There was a noticeable shake in the heavy armor.
"Why sue me?"
"I just want to see what interesting things you, the righteous lady of the knight, will do after knowing the ugly side of this village, I am so looking forward to it. Bai Ye's smile looked extremely hateful in Nia's eyes at this time, what was this man thinking, was he trying to get pleasure from the pain of others?
Finally, Nya silently turned around and walked towards the dense forest again, and the sound of footsteps came powerfully.
"Are you going to kill that werewolf?" put his hands in his pockets, and Bai Ye deliberately lengthened his voice.
"I can't watch Haruka die. There is no doubt that the living sacrifices offered by the villagers will end up on the werewolf's plate, "even if they are wrong...... I can't sit idly by. "Boring chivalry......" Behind him, Bai Ye's voice approached with his footsteps, and he turned back in amazement, and found that the other party had already walked beside him, "Let's go, you go up the mountain alone for fear that you will be ambushed before you find the werewolf, take me, you should be able to solve it early and come back to sleep." "Why are you ......" Nia paused in surprise and looked at Bai Ye suspiciously, "Don't you want to get involved in the matter here?" "After all, I owe that woman a few meals, I don't want to owe favors, and even if Chunxiang's girl says that she is not afraid, her shoulders have been shaking......" Meeting Nia's questioning gaze, Bai Ye replied with a smile of course, "I am actually a person who pities fragrance and jade." "I don't believe it. Unconsciously, Nia's steps became brisk.
The two of them walked together quickly through the dense forest and arrived at the stairs at the bottom of the hill, and along the way, it was because of Bai Ye's guidance that they found their destination in the shortest possible time.
Even Nia had to admit that Bai Ye's ability to survive in the wild was far stronger than herself.
At the end of the stairs was a dark cavern with altars scattered in front of it.
You don't have to get close to smell the rancid smell wafting from inside, and the two who survived the battlefield are all too familiar with this smell.
"Definitely won't let it go. Nia, who held the hilt of the sword, gritted her teeth and swore, but Bai Ye stepped forward with a natural expression, while observing the furnishings near the altar, the bloodstains on it could be seen through the moonlight, and she couldn't help but start sorting out the fragmentary clues in her mind, there was something wrong, but she couldn't tell," It's that I think too much, things should be that simple, after the death of the owner of the diary, the real yàn room became a top secret storage, and the villagers continued the ritual of offering to the living, and then one day, the werewolf strayed into the Sunset Canyon and began to enjoy the innocent human beings...... "If there is no deviation, this is how things should have developed."
"You've found this place. The voice that interrupted Bai Ye's train of thought was not unfamiliar, he had just heard it not long ago.
In the cave, the blind werewolf kicked the dirt from his feet and walked with his fangs exposed.
"The day after tomorrow is the day of the offering, did you come in such a hurry to stop the ceremony?" The only remaining pupils flashed with a terrifying light, especially when staring at Bai Ye, the werewolf was obviously irritable.
"I will not let innocent people die anymore, as long as I kill you, no one will die in the future. With her right foot forward, Nyoa made a sword-thrusting motion.
"I don't understand what you're trying to say, is it wrong for me to eat those humans who voluntarily sent to the door?" bending down, the werewolf also took a posture of rushing forward, "This world is originally the law of the jungle, I am stronger than them, so prey on them, if one day, they are stronger than me, then it will be my turn to be hunted." "Meaningless quibbles, no matter what you say, will not change your ending. "Stand on your tiptoes lightly, then swoop forward with a sudden acceleration!
"Again, it's a bit silly to argue with humans on this topic. "The werewolf lowered its center of gravity and rushed head-on, considering the normal outcome, this is undoubtedly the picture of a heavily armed chariot attacking a primordial beast, and the werewolf also knows that colliding with a armored Nia is not a wise tactic, it is waiting, waiting for an opportunity.
The sound of the giant sword being swung through the air made the werewolf's blood boil.
The sharp blade slashed down from above, and the strong limbs landed on the ground at the same time at this moment, and then bounced up, clumping the body into a ball, and flew out obliquely, avoiding the deadly sword, to raise the sword again, and to attack, it would take about ten seconds for the wrist strength of an ordinary human, while Nia, who was an A-level martial artist, only needed five seconds, or even less.
But......
"Time, enough. The werewolf whose body hit the nearby tree bounced up again, and rushed towards Bai Ye in the dark night, as if to recreate the scene of the day, "The target is me? because of the hatred of the eyes......" Bai Ye began to retreat, the short sword in his hand was unsheathed, and Nia in front of him had already turned around and chased after him, "Wait, be careful, Nia, its target is you!" Before the words fell, the werewolf in mid-air slashed across the ground with his claws, changing the trajectory of the impact, no, the werewolf stayed on the ground, waiting for Nia who raised her sword, and the flaw was that at this moment, Nia, who had just raised her sword, couldn't quickly swing her sword, and the werewolf who was curled up on the ground kicked up with his legs, his claws clenched into fists, and brutally hit Nia's wrist.
"Hmm......" Even if there is armor protection, Nia's hands can't help but loosen, the giant sword slides out of the palm, the werewolf's eyes never leave the giant sword, as long as the weapon is taken away, the woman in front of her is just a little harder than the average human, as long as the sword is taken away......
Suddenly there was a chill in the back.
Someone was attacking him, was it the human who looked so weak? he had been blinded in one eye by good luck before, did he really think he could win with him!
"Stupid!" stretched out his claw to snatch the blade in mid-air, and the other claw swept backwards, "The stupid person should be you, you chose to kill me at the beginning, that was the most correct way, but you ...... But he used the stupidest strategy. The claws that swept backwards separated from the wrist, and Bai Ye's short sword cut in accurately, slashing with one sword.
"Whew...... Whoa...... the greatsword on the other claw was held by Nia's hands, "This sword, but not for a brute like you." Holding it hard, he smashed the hilt of the sword into the werewolf's head, and with a crisp cracking sound, the werewolf who let out a continuous mournful cry fell to his knees, and a white light flashed in front of him.
"It's over. The blade pierced the werewolf's body from top to bottom......
The gentle night breeze brought a hint of blood.
The wide-eyed werewolf was pinned to the ground by the giant sword, gasping weakly, while a silent man and woman stood to the left and right.
"Hmph, even if you kill me, it won't change......" The werewolf tilted his head and looked at Nia, who had already taken off her mask, "They had this custom before I came...... There used to be a lion in this cave, and every time the living sacrifice became its dessert, and then I killed it and enjoyed those living sacrifices, it was stupid, saying that if I offered these to the gods, I would have a good harvest forever, and the village would always be happy...... Is happiness obtained by sacrificing human life also called happiness? Human beings, they really deceive themselves......" wanted to say something, but Nia couldn't open her mouth, and every word of the werewolf made her unable to find a word to refute.
Am I wrong?
Kill the werewolves, but you can't change the village.
"Don't think about it. The short sword stabbed into the werewolf's mouth, completely shutting up the beast and returning to the west, the splashed blood stained Bai Ye's cheeks, and with the expression at this time, it made him look a little hideous, Nia didn't know why, and her body actually took a step back in resistance.
"You've seen the ugliness of human beings and the cruelty of war, and you're scared when you see me now, right?"
"Who said I was scared. Accentuating my words, Nia twisted her head and quibbled loudly.
"Humans are the most terrifying creatures, so it's not shameful for you to be afraid of humans, and the same goes for those villagers, they are all humans, and it is inevitable that they will have a dark side, you are not wrong, you did what you think is right, and saved Haruka's life, as long as you think so, as for whether those villagers will continue the stupid ritual next, it is not your responsibility. "Let's go and tell the people of the village now, the matter of the real room, and the killing of the werewolf, so that this ridiculous ritual can be stopped!" Nya suddenly cried out, thinking that she had found a good solution.
"Who would believe you, me, or Haruka, or the villagers who have long attributed their good life to God? If one day, the machinery in the research room breaks down and the land becomes what it used to be, will the villagers believe you? Also, what will they think if the ritual that sacrificed the lives of some villagers has stopped?" Bai Ye looked directly at Nia, unceremoniously aggressive.
"Of course I'll be happy, no one will need to sacrifice in the future!"
"If the ritual can be carried out, there must be strong people in charge, just like the village chief, will you promise that you will not hate the village chief in the future? Because the village chief's strong demand, the ritual performed, sacrificed the villagers, and then one day, the pent-up hatred will completely explode, and maybe something more terrible will happen. "Don't scare me, you always like to think things so badly. Nia also tried to refute Bai Ye, but her efforts were very weak.
"Don't say anything, don't do anything, stay here. Bai Ye pointed to the land under his feet, "I will return to the village, and the day after tomorrow I will send Chunxiang up the mountain, and when the qiē is over, you will tell me your decision." "What do you mean?" Nia frowned puzzled, "Let you see something......" When Bai Ye raised his head again, his expression became very indifferent.
Hopefully things aren't as cruel as he thought.
Two days later.
At the entrance of the village, Chunxiang, who was walking at the front of the crowd, saw Bai Ye who came alone.
"I'll go up the mountain with you. A simple sentence, combined with a natural expression, made the expressions of all the villagers change in an instant, and Chunxiang immediately asked after the initial surprise: "What about Sister Nia?" "Don't worry, you'll be fine." It sounded like an irrelevant reply, but the girl was visibly relieved in an instant.
"Lai Yifa, what are you ......" The old village chief walked up on crutches, looking at the two of them suspiciously, "I know about the living sacrifice, I will accompany her up the mountain and finish the last journey, rest assured, I have no intention of breaking the rules of the village." After Bai Ye finished speaking, he found that all the villagers looked at Chunxiang with strange eyes, and the latter was also slightly stunned, and then smiled faintly, "Thank you." "You're welcome, let's go, the others don't have to be delivered, I've found my way, of course, if you don't feel at ease, you can send us to the foot of the mountain, so that you can make sure that we really get to the altar." No one moved, and at last they could only look into the distance between the two of them, until the figure was drowned in the black sea of trees.
In front of the altar of the hill, there is still a smell that has not been dispersed.
Chunxiang covered her nose with an ugly face, and whispered, "It's still so stinky." ”
"yes, it still stinks. Bai Ye's sudden accosting made Chunxiang turn her head, "Have you been here before, Chunxiang." "I've cleaned up with the villagers...... And the smell here made me unforgettable, and I had nightmares for days in a row. Glancing at the dark cavern in front of him with a fearful look, "Thank you for being with me until the end." "I've said it, you're welcome, I need to repay the kindness you took in. "You're the polite person, it's obviously so dangerous, and you still take the initiative to come with me, na, Lai Yifa, come for the last breakfast?" took out two rice balls from his pocket and handed one over, Bai Ye opened his hand to catch it, "Did you make it in the morning?" "Well, I think, I probably won't have a chance in the future......" Taking a bite gently, Chunxiang lowered her head, making it impossible to see her expression clearly.
"You're so strong. Stuffing the rice ball into his mouth, Bai Ye said vaguely.
"No, I'm not strong...... Several times I woke up from nightmares and asked myself many times why me...... Why should I die......" When she looked up again, a tear was already flowing from the corner of Haruka's eyes, and the bright smile she had when she first saw her, "So, I decided to live at any cost." "You ......" His body shook for a while, and Bai Ye began to lose his balance, and in front of him, Haruka spit out the rice balls he had eaten from his mouth.
"Thank you. The same thanks, but full of different meanings, Chunxiang's eyes gradually became cold.
"Please be a sacrifice in my place. "The most merciless declaration.
Rang.