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Chapter 75 Undead Slayer Raine

A thousand years is enough to change many things.

The ancestral elven empire has turned to dust, and the Dark Elf royal court has been replaced by the earthly divine kingdoms. To expect an ancient wood elf noble family to survive to this day is clearly just wishful thinking.

“After the change of power, the new family will try its best to erase everything from the old family,” Ellina said calmly. “Because anything left behind by the old family may evoke people’s nostalgia for that family, which is not conducive to the new family consolidating its ruling authority.”

"In other words, after the Taros family replaced the Florella family, it was impossible for them to keep their family cemetery. Aurora's remains, as well as the remains of other Florella elves, were most likely disposed of in some remote place."

“Considering that this happened a long time ago, even the current Talas family may not know where their ancestors disposed of these remains,” Ellina concluded, and said no more.

The implication is that Aurora's remains are most likely lost forever, so Renn, you should give up on that idea!

Renn frowned slightly, deep in thought.

He recalled for a moment and realized that there were indeed several dungeons related to the undead around Blackforest City in his memory.

Whether it's specifically related to the Florella family is completely unclear. Dungeons are just tedious, relentless gear-farming activities; who would actually bother looking into the background story?
Now that things have come to this, the only option left is to thoroughly run all the dungeons related to the undead.

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Located in the northwestern region of the Jungle Sea, the Black Forest, due to its high altitude, has a climate that is not as hot as other southern regions, and is covered with towering fir and pine trees that block out the sun.

Deep within the towering mountains, bandits, wild beasts, and various monsters lurk, periodically harassing the surrounding villages.

Unlike humans and dark elves, the wood elves of the Black Forest have a deep-rooted sense of local identity. They are naturally hostile to outsiders and blindly trust the locals. Therefore, even when faced with the crisis of their village's destruction, they will not seek help from the Bounty Hunter Guild to issue a mission. Instead, they are accustomed to directly seeking help from the local lords and nobles (even if the cost of seeking help is much higher). This makes it difficult for the Hunter Guild to carry out its business in the area.

Lorne Bejaye, the bounty hunter guild leader of Blackwood City, was recently transferred from the Red Soil Plateau. He is an ambitious dark elf warrior determined to make the guild a force to be reckoned with in this closed and conservative Blackwood City.

Then despair quickly set in.

Because there weren't many jobs available, elite bounty hunters were unwilling to stay in Blackwood City. The guild was left with only a few inexperienced players, making it difficult to complete tasks efficiently and effectively. As a result, the Hunter Guild's reputation in Blackwood City continued to decline... In short, negatives add up, leading to increasingly poor performance.

Recently, the guild's business volume has rebounded from a slump because a four-person team from out of town has appeared, specializing in taking on missions related to the undead—from small tasks like eliminating zombies and ghosts to dangerous jobs like clearing ancient tombs and dealing with vampires.

Their record is also amazing, maintaining a 100% completion rate to this day, which has caught the attention of the well-informed Chairman Basil.

Just then, a wealthy client placed a commission with the guild, and she decided to go and meet these hunters in person.

Inside the tavern, Rein and his three companions were drinking and discussing the results of their work over the past few days.

Conclusion: Made outstanding contributions to the security and stability of Hessen City.

Apart from that, no information about the Florella family was found, which was a complete waste of time.

“Florrila,” Ellina said softly, “in the Wood Elf language, this surname means ‘blooming flowers’.”

"I never expected the flowers to wither so completely. Life is truly unpredictable."

Even Dia could hear the relief in her voice, a sense of ease that came with a sense of relief. She was clearly glad that her friend Aurora had escaped the fate of being desecrated and killed.

Ellina was happy, but Rein became the unhappy one.

He drank a whole bowl of mead, thinking that Aurora was, after all, the Eye of Nature chosen by the gods. Even if the ancestors of the Talas family wanted to cover up her existence, they would not risk offending the gods by completely destroying her body and erasing all traces.

It will most likely be abandoned somewhere unknown.

Unfortunately, the time period is too long, and the few clues have been lost in the long river of history... Hmph, a necromancer who can't do archaeology is no good savior. I must find Aurora's remains!

Ryan Fahre never goes back on his word!

"Is this the bounty hunter Ryan's team?" a seductive voice sounded from behind. "Would you mind if I bought you a drink?"

When everyone turned around, they saw a tall, slender dark elf smiling at them.

"Who are you?" Renn asked lazily.

"Basil Begia," the dark elf introduced himself, "the guild master of the Blackwood City Bounty Hunters Guild."

"What brings you here, Guild Master, to comfort us little mercenaries?" Bersalia said with a smile.

President Basil frowned slightly, because the dark elf bounty hunter in front of her was far superior to her in terms of appearance, figure, and strength.

She had originally intended to seduce Renn, hoping to use her body to keep him in Blacksend City and continue his work. But now, just looking at the beauties in his group, she knew he was probably quite picky, so it was better not to humiliate herself.

"I've reviewed your mission logs from this period," Basil said, sitting down next to Renn with a smile. "You have a deep-seated hatred for undead creatures, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's expressions turned strange.

"You didn't intend to hide anything, did you?" Basil continued, "You specialize in missions involving undead creatures, and you can handle any mission perfectly, no matter how difficult. Many hunters in the guild even call you 'Undead Slayers'."

"Of course, I'm not interested in your motives for doing this. It's just that a good Hunter's Guild Master should provide capable elite hunters with missions commensurate with their abilities."

"Is it related to the undead?" Renn asked.

“Of course.” Basil gave a smug look, as if to say, “I knew you had a grudge against the dead.” “However, the employer’s requirements are rather special. Whether the mission can be completed is secondary, but absolutely no word can be leaked. You must keep your mouth shut.”

“That’s why you came to inspect us in person.” Ryan continued to drink his mead. “We don’t pick and choose missions based on difficulty or reward. We target the undead purely for personal reasons, which minimizes the chances of causing trouble for our employers.”

"Keeping the employer happy is more important than achieving the mission objective," Basil remarked. "There's a reason why the Bounty Hunters' Guild is also known as the 'Hounds' Guild.'"

Unfortunately, not many hunters understand this principle.

“Raine, I admire your professionalism. Would you like to consider this mission? The reward will definitely be high. However, regardless of whether you agree to take on this mission, you are not allowed to reveal the details. Otherwise, the Bounty Hunter Guild will issue you the highest level of kill order for betraying your employer.”

“Speak,” Raine said, drinking his wine.

"The Talas family, who rule Hessian City," Basil said in a low voice after confirming that no one was eavesdropping, "There's been some trouble lately with their family cemetery..."

“I’ve accepted the mission.” Raine put down the wooden bowl and stood up. “Take us to see our employer.”

"I haven't even told you the specifics yet!" Basil said, somewhat surprised.

"As long as it's related to the undead," Raine said coldly, "because I am Raine, the undead killer."

President Basil remained silent for a moment, his expression suddenly becoming solemn and respectful for some reason.

Ellina, Bersalia, and Dia couldn't help but lower their heads to avoid revealing an even stranger, suppressed laugh.

(End of this chapter)