Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

The enormous figure rushed towards him like a wall.

The hunter had no doubt that if the other party bumped into him, he would be crushed.

He bent his knees and exerted force, and his body sprang up like a spring, his large trench coat fluttering in the air.

He held the meat saw high in his hand, ready to deliver a heavy blow to the outsider below as soon as it hit the ground.

Although the hunter himself was a stranger in the land.

But clearly, he miscalculated.

He was not facing those ferocious but agile beast-like inhabitants, but a quadrilateral warrior who possessed both strength and agility.

Moreover, it doesn't just have two hands.

A dark shadow shattered the sound of the wind and sent the leaping hunter flying.

The faint cracking sound was masked by the crisp sound of whipping, followed by a heavy thud on the ground.

"cough!"

The hunter coughed up a mouthful of thick blood, and his originally scarlet eyes became somewhat unfocused.

Liu Zheng retracted his tentacles and walked towards the hunter who had fallen to the ground.

"Be careful, he might inject himself with blood!"

Anke spoke up to remind him.

"Ok?"

He looked at the hunter, who had somehow produced a syringe filled with blood plasma in his right hand and was discreetly stabbing himself in the thigh.

At this distance, if he threw the butcher's knife, he could slice off the hunter's entire thigh.

However, Liu Zheng did not make any move, but watched helplessly as the hunter inserted the needle into his body.

The hunter didn't notice Liu Zheng's abnormality; his survival instinct and thirst for blood drove him to press the piston.

Thick blood plasma was rapidly injected into his body and quickly accepted and absorbed by his original blood.

His unfocused gaze sharpened instantly. The hunter tossed aside the empty syringe and flipped himself to his feet.

He looked at Liu Zheng, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.

"You are strong."

He stated the facts.

“But the more this is the case, the less I can allow you to roam the streets. If someone like you turns into a beast, countless hunters will die at your hands.”

The hunter said seriously.

Compared to his somewhat neurotic state just now, he seemed much more normal now.

"Um, is it possible that as long as you don't randomly transfuse blood into your body like you guys, you won't turn into a beast?"

Liu Zheng squinted and said.

"You mean, the beast-like disease is related to blood therapy?"

The hunter paused for a moment.

"Otherwise, is it transmitted through the air? If so, then there wouldn't be any normal people left in this city, would there?"

"And didn't you do any statistics? I'm guessing the vast majority of the beast-like residents are adults, right?"

He said, pursing his lips.

The church that wields power through blood therapy, the hunters who heal wounds with blood, the blood gem extracted from the bodies of powerful beasts—the truth is pretty obvious, isn't it?

"No, blood therapy is a gift of sacred blood, a righteous path that keeps humanity away from disease and suffering. I will not allow you to slander it like this!"

The hunter said excitedly.

"Such a good thing, have the people who taught it enjoyed it?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Of course, I have personally witnessed church clergy receiving blood therapy."

The hunter said without hesitation.

"Well, it seems that Atreus is in more trouble than we thought."

He said speechlessly.

Just as many gang leaders who sell addictive drugs don't use them themselves, he originally thought that the church members wouldn't accept blood therapy either.

It now appears that everyone in Atlantis, from the top to the bottom, is a victim of blood therapy.

If only ordinary residents and hunters receive blood therapy, then at least the upper echelons of order can be maintained.

But if the church members also begin to turn into beasts, then the city is not far from complete collapse.

According to the tavern owner, a similar large-scale beastification incident had occurred before, and the result was that the church ordered the hunters to burn down the entire Old Atlantis.

There's nothing new under the sun. Once the church realizes it can't control the situation, it will probably resort to the same old tricks again.

It seems his actions need to be accelerated.

If New Atlantis is burned down again, who will replenish the supplies he needs?

Liu Zheng is experienced in setting fires, but not so good at putting them out.

"salmon."

He shouted as he raised the butcher's knife.

The hunter immediately became alert and assumed a defensive stance.

However, Liu Zheng merely held up his butcher's knife, showing no intention of attacking.

What trick are you playing?

The hunter asked, frowning.

"You'll find out soon enough. Go easy on him, don't kill him."

he reminded.

"Meow! (Okay)"

With a loud meow, a gentle breeze brushed the back of the hunter's neck.

His hair stood on end, and his hunting instincts drove him to duck and hide, but it was too late.

The butcher in the bloody restaurant kitchen struck him precisely on the back of the head, the penetrating force of the pink flesh instantly knocking him unconscious.

The hunter swayed twice as if drunk, then collapsed to the ground, his fate unknown.

"He didn't kill me, did he?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Still alive, meow."

The calico cat touched the hunter's carotid artery and then spoke.

"Good, drag him onto the cart. You're in charge of watching him; knock him out again when he wakes up."

he ordered.

"Okay meow."

The calico cat hooked its paws onto the straps of the hunter's overcoat and dragged him onto the cart like a dead dog.

"Mr. Liu Zheng, isn't what you're doing a bit inappropriate?"

Anko said cautiously.

"What? You want to burn him too? Isn't that a bit too cruel in front of the child?"

Liu Zheng frowned as he looked at him.

"No, no, no, what I mean is that he is a hunter after all. Since he has lost his fighting ability, let's just leave him here to fend for himself, so that other hunters won't cause us any trouble."

Anke quickly explained.

"If he weren't dead, he would definitely be leading other hunters to cause us trouble."

He shook his head.

"However, you've reminded me. Salmon, strip his clothes off and hide them in the potato pile. Don't damage them; they might come in handy later."

Liu Zheng gave the order.

"Okay meow~"

The calico cat happily agreed, and then began to pluck at the hunter's clothes as if she were scaling a fish.

"ah!"

The four women, one adult and three children, quickly turned around.

Anke watched this scene with a wry smile, his feelings quite complicated.

On the one hand, he felt a sense of satisfaction at the arrogant hunter's humiliation.

On the other hand, he felt a pang of pity for the hunters' tragic fate.

After all, over the years, the hunters have indeed protected At from the wild beasts.

Even though they were the ones who destroyed old Atlantis.

Regardless of what Anko thought, the calico cat stripped the hunter down to his underwear and then hid the clothes in the potato pile.

As for the weapons, that's quite simple.

Liu Zheng picked up the hunter's saw and flintlock pistol, and the item descriptions immediately popped up.

Name: The Hunter's Saw Cleaver

Type: Equipment

Quality: Average

"Effect: Causes additional damage to patients with the Beast Transformation Disease."

"Note: One of the hunter's main melee weapons, simple and practical."

"Can it be taken out of the instance: Yes"

Name: The Hunter's Pistol

Type: Equipment

Quality: Average

"Effect: Causes additional damage to patients with the Beast Transformation Disease."

"Note: One of the hunter's main ranged weapons, simple and practical."

"Can it be taken out of the instance: Yes"

Liu Zheng took out his diary and checked it; these two weapons were not in the city hall's mission list.

Something that's better than nothing.

He pursed his lips and stored the two weapons into his system space.

"Let's go."

He shouldered the butcher's knife and strode forward.

Anke's family quickly pushed the cart, closely following behind Liu Zheng.

The little girl Fura watched his retreating figure, her eyes sparkling with longing.

Chapter 258 Stab Me, Don't Stop

The Church of Pain, located in the center of Atlantis, was as quiet and deserted as ever.

The once glorious Church of Pain is now reduced to just this church.

The reason this church still exists is because the Church of Blood Healing replaced the Church of Pain with almost no effort, so much so that there was no interest or need to exterminate it.