Ke-style law enforcement officers

Chapter 713 Star Beast

The hunters did not dismember Milo and Freya as the visionaries had imagined.

Under the watchful eyes of the visionaries and the temple, he simply walked up to them, spoke a few words, and then took a detour to continue his ascent to the top of the mountain.

...

That's right, we took a detour.

This is not just intriguing, it's astonishing.

The Spirit Visionaries waiting to snag a bargain were like this, and so were the Temple Apostles who almost got snagged.

In these days, hunters are like death gods across the continents. They have reaped countless lives from the followers of the gods, and to this day, no one has stepped forward to stop their atrocities, not even once. As for sitting down for negotiations, that's even more impossible. Rumors circulate that hunters are not normal beings at all; they are the embodiment of wills hostile to the gods of the various temples…

Unfortunately, none of the major temples have yet been willing to take action, and the reason for this remains a mystery.

...

This may be the first time the hunter has spoken in public.

The psychics were astonished, but they also became even more interested in the human-rabbit duo—they should be able to fetch a better price now…

……

The hunter and Milo had only exchanged a few words briefly.

Meanwhile, Freya gripped the bottom edge of her light leather armor with both hands the whole time. According to her, if the hunter dared to make a move, she would directly use "that ability" to fight him.

For the time being, Milo didn't know what she was referring to. He only knew that the prerequisite for releasing that power was to remove one's clothes. Although it was definitely a shocking scene, Milo still told her to calm down.

After all, the hunter's attitude was already very clear: he had no intention of being an enemy of Milo.

...

"I send my greetings on behalf of Mr. Raven."

"I thought your first words would be something like 'the night is dark and the moonlight is bright'."

"You shouldn't have entered the Dreamland in this state; it's too early."

Do you think I want this?

"The gods have indeed fallen, but their servants kept in the temples still have the ability to easily annihilate you."

"Luckily, they don't recognize me now."

"Also, some bad things are sealed on this mountain. Good luck."

...

Do you know where that child is?

"I'm looking for it too."

"All right……"

...

The hunter took a detour and left.

Freya, who was ready to "go berserk" at any moment, stared blankly at Milo, then at the hunter carrying a scythe up the mountain.

Freya didn't understand a single word of the brief conversation between the two.

After hesitating for a long time, she finally asked Milo:

"So you two know each other?"

Milo shrugged.

This story could go on for ages.

Specifically, it can be traced back to the case of the poet who killed his wife... Now, looking back, what happened in Nanwei City seems like a long time ago.

It's easy to see that this first and last hunter is still following the raven.

Monquea is no longer as frail as he once was, but his personality seems unchanged.

He also did not tell Milo why he hunted down the temple apostles.

However, this seems to be no different from the work he did back then. Apostle of Calamity, Apostle of the Temple, aren't they all apostles...?

...

Milo remembers that Monquea and the Raven appeared in the Prayer Square of the Tombstone Dream.

He didn't know how the sickly old Raven had managed to suppress one of the Four Horsemen, but it was no use; in the end, the Eye of Contemplation was taken away by the temple.

Although they had crossed paths many times, Milo and the hunter never seemed to be truly enemies. After such a long time, when they met again, their reactions were surprisingly synchronized, which can be summarized as: You're still alive.

...

This brief exchange between the two also caught the attention of the temple's apostles.

Especially those from the Hooked Finger Temple who had already clashed with the hunters before, all of them shuddered when they saw the hunters circling around Milo.

Only the green-robed saintess kept her eyes fixed on the shadow where Milo was.

She was certain that she had captured the resonance between that human and the weeping ghost, and that her only purpose in coming here was to strengthen the seal; she had no interest in getting involved in any other conflicts.

Therefore, regardless of the connection between the human and the hunter, she would not allow him to interfere with the seal...

only…

The saintess sighed silently.

She knew that the knights who had traveled with her to the Cold Plains were only thinking about that ancient poem, and that sealing the vengeful spirit was just a convenient act. But they had no idea how much trouble a problem with the seal would cause...

...

Soon, Monqueya followed the trail of the blade of law.

The temple apostles dared not linger and fled into the distance.

The saintess of the Hooked Finger Temple kept watching Milo in the shadows until she turned and left.

...

At this moment, Milo had completely devoured the fragments of fear left behind by the Scarlet Witch.

His instincts were still there, but his senses were blocked. This guiding fragment was like a powerful medicine for him, forcefully opening his "appetite"... The moment he successfully "swallowed" the fragment of fear, Milo's sensory abilities instantly improved, and when he looked up, his eyes met those of the saintess of the Hooked Temple on the mountain.

From the dimly lit area came the neighing of startled horses.

But Milo didn't waste time on the Holy Maiden of the Hook Temple; he quickly focused his attention on another fragment of fear.

...

"Let's follow suit."

There was a strange, ink-like substance flowing in Milo's pupils, but it quickly returned to normal.

He gestured for Freya to continue forward.

In fact, anyone would have started to have second thoughts after experiencing that battle.

For example, those wandering spirit seers hiding on the nearby hilltops have completely stopped thinking about the "Star Beast" poem, because it's clear that this level of competition is beyond their reach.

The hunter's actions, and the sword strike that broke through the fog wall earlier, are enough to explain things. It would be foolish to blindly rush in at a time like this.

One of the most important attributes of wanderers is that they are extremely quick-witted. In this complex world, they have to keep an eye on all living beings except themselves. Assessing the situation is only the most basic part of their many survival skills. Those who can survive are all veterans of wilderness survival.

The situation on the Cold Plains has clearly exceeded expectations.

Their goal has also been lowered from the initial "Star Beast" to—stealing a few more corpses of temple apostles.

You should know that those who died in the Fog Wall area didn't have their souls blessed and guided back; they were given free spiritual vision, and might even be able to glimpse some ancient spells from their memories...

However, such a bountiful harvest inevitably leads to fierce competition and struggle.

So the wandering spirit seers who sneaked into the ruins quickly began killing each other.

Just an hour ago, they had been working together to hunt down Freya…

……

Shortly afterward, the sounds of fierce fighting echoed intermittently from the top of the Lengyuan Mountains.

Even from a great distance, Milo could sense that familiar aura—the sharp edge of the Golden Law Temple.

However, the battlefield did not break out in the area where the Weeping Demon was sealed. The Weeping Demon was located on the summit of Cold Plains Mountain, a place covered in frost, which was the coldest place of the seal.

Following the guidance left by the Scarlet Witch, Milo picked up the torn pieces of fear along the way and headed towards the Crybaby. In less than half an hour, there was no vegetation left on the ground beneath their feet, and they could clearly feel the frost spreading upwards little by little.

The good news is that Monquia, that reckless fellow, has drawn the attention of all the temples, and for the time being, no one has noticed that Milo and Freya are approaching the sealed land of the Weeping Demon. Oh, except for the saintess of the Hook Temple, who has been wary of Milo the whole time.

...

On the way, Milo and Freya analyzed the situation.

"I suspect that the 'Star Beast' poem is probably just a smokescreen."

What does "pretend" mean?

"It means to lie."

"You mean, they lured some people here with fake news about 'Star Beast'?"

"clever."

"So, it's all about killing that hunter from earlier, right?"

"of course."

"But I don't get the feeling that he's not afraid at all."

"Because it's possible that this is a two-way trap."

"So you mean... you're waiting for me, but I'm waiting for you too, is that what you mean?"

"That's right, that's right."

...

The truth is pretty much what they discussed.

Freya finally showed a look of disappointment.

She seemed to desire the Star Beast more than the wandering spirits at the priest's ruins.

But she is clearly not a psychic.

...

"why?"

"what why?"

"Why do you want that poem? Actually, if you need ancient texts, I can get you some similar ones..."

"Oh no, no, no, that's not what I meant. I wasn't following those psalms for clairvoyance."

"why?"

...

Finally, after Milo subtly probed her, Freya revealed part of the truth.

She was not a clairvoyant, and she never intended to use ancient poems to gain or enhance her clairvoyance.

All she needed was the message from the poems.

Yes, and it must be a message from "Star Beast".

It should be understood that the greatest value of ancient texts to the beings of this era is to enhance their spiritual vision, followed by the profound spells recorded within them, and only then the fragmented records about ancient eras. Those histories, sealed away by time, are actually impossible to verify and cannot provide much help to those with spiritual vision.

But Freya was looking for this relatively useless information.

This has to do with her race.

The Greeks were outsiders.

The bloodline they carried was considered unclean by the gods, but in ancient legends, the Greeks' bloodline originated from some kind of "beast" from outer space...

...

Ah, so that's how the correspondence between "Star Beast" and "Star Beast" is.

(End of this chapter)