Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

He had already heard about Liu Zheng's duel with Beethoven, and even though Beethoven hadn't offered to take him on as a student, such a strong man deserved his respect.

After all, hunters are a group where the strong are respected.

Beethoven was able to become the absolute leader of the "Holy Sword" hunters precisely because of his absolute strength.

As for high moral character and adherence to principles, those are only sufficient but not necessary conditions.

The hunter led Liu Zheng down the steps and back to the central square, then followed the side road to the church workshop.

The workshop occupies a very large area, almost as large as the cathedral.

Of course, the workshop only has two floors, while the cathedral is layered and complex, with an interior structure as intricate as a maze.

"Thank you for your hard work. I'll take them myself from now on."

Upon entering the workshop hall, Beethoven approached.

"Yes, Master Beethoven."

The hunter wisely left.

"You've just been fighting?"

Beethoven glanced at Liu Zheng and frowned.

Although his injuries had healed, Beethoven, who had experienced countless battles, could naturally smell the blood on him.

"I did some dirty work for Lao Mei."

Liu Zheng said nonchalantly.

"Well"

Beethoven hesitated to speak, yet wanted to speak; he wanted to speak, yet hesitated to speak.

He genuinely wanted to show concern for this future disciple, and he could roughly guess that Amelia's visit to Liu Zheng wouldn't be anything good, so he planned to probe indirectly.

But since Liu Zheng was so direct, he felt awkward asking any further questions.

After all, his consistent principle is to not interfere in politics.

Given Beethoven's prestige and power, his involvement in church politics could easily have led to a split within the church.

"It's alright, it's all done. But her guards seemed to be giving me a strange look."

Liu Zheng thought for a moment and used a more precise word.

"greedy."

"greedy?"

Beethoven paused for a moment, then fell into thought.

"Can I smell your blood?"

He spoke.

"sure."

Liu Zheng pulled out his boning knife and slashed the tentacle, causing blood to slowly seep out.

"This taste."

Beethoven sniffed, then his expression turned serious.

“Blood I’ve never seen before. I feel my blood trembling, trying to pull me away from you or kill you.”

He raised his hand slightly, as if to reach for the Moonlight Greatsword behind him.

"How about another fight? This time, let's all go all out."

Liu Zheng said indifferently.

"Fighting is a serious matter; don't gamble with your own or others' lives. Weapons should only be used to protect yourself and others."

Beethoven shook his head and offered a reprimand.

And he lowered his hand.

"Oh."

Liu Zheng didn't argue and nodded obediently.

Beethoven was fairly satisfied with his attitude; most young people with that kind of talent would have been incredibly arrogant long ago.

Although this kid seems cynical on the surface, he's actually a good person at heart.

"That guard must be a descendant of the Delavanian clan."

After thinking about it, Beethoven decided to tell Liu the truth.

Chapter 286 Giving Beethoven a Little Metropolitan Shock

"Delavania?"

"That's right, it's a castle inhabited by a special group of humans."

Beethoven said.

"They call themselves the Remnant Clan and enjoy hunting wild beasts or humans to obtain their blood. Therefore, some people also call them the Blood Clan."

"He doesn't sound like a good person."

Liu Zheng said.

"That's not true. The Atlanteans have clashed with them many times throughout history, with both sides suffering casualties."

"However, after a large-scale outbreak of the beast disease in Atlantis, they reduced their hunting of humans and instead began to help the residents of Atlantis hunt wild animals."

"After the church was established, it signed an agreement with them, prohibiting them from hunting humans."

Beethoven nodded.

"So, once wild animals have filled their bellies, they won't eat people anymore, right?"

he sneered.

"That's roughly the logic. I have some objections, but since Archbishop Dickins and other high-ranking church officials at the time agreed, I couldn't object."

"Moreover, those remnants are indeed far superior to ordinary humans in terms of physical fitness, and they have mastered a lot of advanced technology and occult knowledge, so they are indeed not easy to deal with."

"The Church had to explore the ruins of the Tommel civilization, guard against and hunt wild beasts, and was not capable of creating another major enemy."

Beethoven sighed and said.

In his opinion, even if they couldn't all be arrested and executed, they should at least have their castles breached and be forced into hard labor or suicide squads to atone for their sins.

"Was that guard trying to hunt me down?"

“That’s right. Your blood may be poison to us, but it may be a treasure to the remnants.”

Beethoven nodded.

"A remnant race. Could they be descendants of the Tomel people?"

Liu Zheng had a flash of inspiration.

"I don't know much about this, but there seems to be such a rumor."

Beethoven said somewhat hesitantly.

"It's alright, I'll know once I catch him."

He said with some excitement.

If they are descendants of the Tomelites, then they must possess the Tomel Grail.

And after hunting wild beasts for so many years, they must have accumulated quite a few Blood Gems, right?

If any guard dares to assassinate him, he will capture him, interrogate him to extract information about Delavania, and then lead a group to his door demanding compensation for emotional distress.

"The plan worked."

Liu Zheng praised himself for his cleverness.

"You seem quite excited?"

Beethoven looked at him with some confusion.

"No, it's fear."

He said seriously.

"Is that so? Never mind, just be careful. Although you are very strong, those remnant clans are not weak either."

Beethoven gave his instructions.

"it is good."

As they talked, the two arrived at the workshop's warehouse.

"Beethoven, the master."

The hunter who managed the warehouse immediately stood up.

"Malfoy, has the list been finalized?"

Beethoven asked.

"It's already been issued. Would you like to check it now?"

"The warehouse manager asked."

"Yes, the people who are collecting the supplies have arrived. Let's check them and then release them from the warehouse."

Beethoven pointed at Liu Zheng and said.

"Ok."

The storekeeper picked up a piece of parchment from the table and handed it to Beethoven.

"Here, take a look for yourself. Although there are orders from High Priestess Amelia, it is currently the 'Pale Night,' and the workshop's supplies are very tight, so we can't allocate too much to you."

He then handed it to Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng took the parchment and looked at the words on it that writhed like snakes.

"Large Blood Gems: Three".

"Medium-sized Blood Gems: Ten."

"Small Blood Gems: Thirty".

"Aren't there any oversized gems?"

he asked.

"Yes, but there are only two blood gems of that level in the entire warehouse. They are reserved as strategic resources and cannot be given to you."

Beethoven revealed his true intentions directly.

"Is there absolutely no chance? I really need this kind of high-quality blood gem."

Liu Zheng said earnestly.

"Well, if you agree to become my disciple, then it's not something I can't consider."

Beethoven put his hands behind his back and said leisurely.

A powerful figure like him is a strategic resource in himself, so even if we use the Blood Gem as payment, it wouldn't be a loss.

"Never mind then, I'll come back to steal it another time."

Liu Zheng rolled his eyes.

Two enormous blood gems wanted to be his master, and Niu and Ma almost died several times trying to become his boss.

"Hey, you're telling me you're going to steal right in front of me? You're really not taking me seriously at all!"

Beethoven's forehead vein throbbed.

"I'm only telling you this because I think highly of you. If I didn't think you were a good person, I would have done it secretly. As long as you're not around, who can stop me?"

Liu Zheng said confidently.

"You! Hmm, it seems so too."