In the past period of time, what happened within the Demon Hunter Group can simply be described as crazy and chaotic. For a well-organized fighting group, a big change in the collective temperament of the top management is not enough to cause chaos on this scale, but
It would be a disaster if all the elite battle groups in the upper levels also got crazy, and they also control the basic lifeline of the demon hunters, which is enough to draw everyone into the whirlpool. Bai Huo has experienced this personally
Everything, but she still found it difficult to explain the whole thing to Hao Ren and the others: there were too many special terms that needed to be explained, too many organizational secrets that needed to be considered, and besides that, there were many things that she hadn't figured out yet.
.So she could only tell what happened in general first, so that Hao Ren could have a general understanding of the whole incident.
Just like she said, the situation first became abnormal after Hasselblad returned to the Witcher headquarters from the Ancatero territory. The top commanders of the Witchers were normal at first, and treated the items brought back by Hasselblad seriously.
However, in just a few days, the top demon hunters known as "Saints" changed their temperaments one after another, and arrested Hasselblad, a senior cadre of the organization, without warning.
Then began a lunatic internal purge campaign. Their initial targets seemed to be only demon hunter warriors who had doubts about the "hunting instinct" like Hasselblad, but soon the target of the attack expanded to illogical people.
To the point where the situation turned into a melee between the entire "Elder Order" and the lower-level demon hunters.
After Bai Huo explained the matter roughly, Hao Ren began to ask about those unfamiliar terms: "What are the 'saints' and the 'presbyterian order'?"
Bai Huo's tone was solemn: "'Saints' are the highest class of demon hunters, the supreme commanders who single-handedly founded the demon hunter organization..."
"The one who founded the Demon Hunter Organization?" Hao Ren raised his eyebrows. "Do you think they are all old guys who have lived since the early mythological era?"
Bai Huo nodded: "That's right. Every saint is one of the earliest ancients, almost the same age as Countess Red Moon."
"Who are they?" Lily asked curiously. "It sounds like there are many more?"
"There are thirteen saints in total, and each one is very powerful. And they have mastered all the mysterious knowledge passed down from ancient times to the present. They can be said to be the most powerful and knowledgeable existences on this planet. But in fact, there are not many demon hunters.
The true form of the saint is very mysterious. They usually live in seclusion on the upper floor of the clock tower in the spiritual world. Since the end of the mythical age, they have never been out in person." Bai Huo couldn't help but smile when he talked about the "saint".
With a fearful expression, as if he was talking about some indescribable existence beyond recognition, "Except for the leaders of the Elder Order, only the elder-level demon hunters can see the saint, but even in
In that case, saints also wear masks and communicate with people through means other than language. Therefore, for most demon hunters, 'saint' is almost a concept equivalent to a legend, although everyone knows that
They are their own leaders, but almost no one has the opportunity to contact them. In most cases, the council of the Presbyterian Church relays the will of the saints on their behalf, and we are only responsible for executing the orders."
Hao Ren couldn't help but be a little stunned when he heard this: "...I'll go, you're so talkative, wearing a mask when meeting your own people... My boss is a god and he's not so cool. Do they have any
question?"
Bai Huo quickly shook his head: "No. There is a reason for this. It is said that the saints were exposed to too much forbidden knowledge during the long mythical war. The mysteries from outside the mortal world distorted them, making their faces and voices strange.
Chu also brought negative power that can pull people into the abyss. That's why they are like this. And it is said that the first among the saints, the 'Nameless One' was the most twisted. He locked himself on the top floor of the clock tower in the spiritual world.
In a secret room, there is no communication with the outside world at all. No one has even seen him for thousands of years. The other twelve saints rarely mention him. Some demon hunters even speculated whether the 'Unknown One' has fallen.
…”
These creepy secrets are only known to the inside of the demon hunters, and even dabblers like Nangong Wudi and Nangong Sanba don't know about them. When Hao Ren heard about it for the first time, his first reaction was that it was mysterious and arousing.
The feeling of goosebumps spread from the bottom of my heart. This kind of inhuman contact is really unsettling: "So...it sounds silly. It is said that the 'unknown man' is the original founder of the Demon Hunter organization? It sounds like
I’m really not sure if he’s still alive. So what does the ‘Presbyterian Order’ do?”
"They are the most elite group of demon hunters. They directly accept the command of the saints. They usually guard Corpus. Corpus is the headquarters of the demon hunters. The Order of Elders are all powerful warriors who have survived from the mythical era to the present day.
, and the leader of each brigade is at least an 'elder' level demon hunter. A 'master' level hunter like me can only be regarded as a squad leader in their war group," Bai Huo said,
Shaking his head, "Since the Middle Ages, the Presbyterian Church has never conducted a large-scale battle. I didn't expect that they would take up arms again to deal with our own people."
"Are the Saints and the Elder Order crazy?" Vivian asked seriously, "What are the 'symptoms' of their madness? Is it related to the Shadow of Chaos phenomenon we encountered before?"
This situation of collective madness and random attacks is somewhat similar to the chaos caused by the Shadow of Chaos. After hearing Bai Huo's description, both Vivian and Hao Ren thought of this aspect. However, Bai Huo shook his head: "I also doubted it.
, but it is obviously different from the mania caused by the Shadow of Chaos. The Saints and the Presbyterian Order have not lost their minds. According to the conditions of several high-level prisoners we finally captured, they are all conscious, logical, and understand what they are doing.
It's just that their... how should I put it, the entire worldview seems to have been completely changed. Their way of judging good and evil is extremely extreme, and they can promote their new worldview in a very clear and meticulous way, and this situation becomes more and more...
It is more obvious among the higher-level demon hunters. The 'rebels' at the lowest level do have some symptoms of confusion, but they are still different from the madness caused by the Shadow of Chaos."
"That is to say...it doesn't seem to be the influence of the 'Original Sin of Divine Blood'," Vivian said softly, thoughtfully, "that is, something else has affected their thinking. Do you have any clues?"
"No," Bai Huo shook her head and reached out to fumble for something. Finally she took out a delicate platinum box and handed it to Vivian, "But before it happened, a saint seemed to have a premonition of something.
, he left something like this and told him to give it to the 'countess who summoned the red moon'."
Vivian was immediately shocked: "Ah?! Give it to me?"
Bai Huo nodded vigorously: "It's just for you."
"Uh," Vivian muttered with her mouth twitching as she took the platinum locket, "To be honest, a demon hunter commander actually asked you to carry something to a vampire. I think his nerves may have been out of whack at that time...
Huh? This is not..."
The small platinum box was opened, and a crystal clear blood-red crystal lay quietly inside, like a drop of blood or a gem, glowing with a charming brilliance.
Hao Ren and Lily stretched their necks to look over and exclaimed at the same time: "Blood spar?!"
"Is this really given to you by your 'saint'?" Hao Ren suddenly turned his head and looked into Bai Huo's eyes, "Didn't you say that only elder-level demon hunters can meet the saint?"
"Sage Bedolis gave it to my mentor after they met for the first time. The mentor was arrested soon afterwards, and the thing passed into my hands," Bai Huo explained, "I don't know.
Why would he have such a thing?"
Bai Huo had a look of curiosity on her face that didn't seem to be fake. Obviously she couldn't imagine how a demon hunter commander could get in touch with a vampire ancestor, but Hao Ren suddenly thought of the era when Vivian lived: she was even a demon hunter.
He was already running around before declaring war on alien gods. Just because of his qualifications, he seemed to be able to explain anything that happened...
And more importantly, the blood crystal is right in front of you: everyone already knows the use of this crystal. If she really wants to figure out what's going on, Vivian only needs to do one thing.
She pinched the blood crystal and slowly brought it to her mouth. Hao Ren saw this and pulled her: "Are you sure you really want to absorb this?"
"It has been confirmed that it is the blood crystal stone left by me," Vivian nodded lightly, "Since it is a memory left by me, it must be prepared to be awakened one day. There is no problem."
Hao Ren frowned and ordered the data terminal to activate a medical warehouse in case of an accident. At the same time, Vivian had already put the bloody crystal into her mouth.
Bai Huo stared at this scene blankly and blinked: "...So this is for food?" (To be continued.)