Chapter 34 Night Stalker

Being hit by invisible attacks continuously, Anti was almost turned into a paste. Fortunately, he had memorized the terrain around the chapel when he came out of it before, so he guessed it right.

The pain of regeneration stimulated Anti's nerves, making him a little tired.

The wolf and the bear took Anti through the tunnels. They had worked as "oxen and horses" in this mine and were quite familiar with the place.

Originally, Wolf planned to send Anti alone, but Anti said that he was being chased by someone and if he continued to stay there, he might encounter pursuers.

By then, it may not end well for the wolves and bears, two beasts that have already over-evolved.

So the wolf and the bear made a decision after some hesitation. They gave Anti a ride and prepared to run away at the same time.

To be honest, they had wanted to escape a long time ago, but for wild beasts whose wisdom had just begun to emerge, they might not be able to react all of a sudden without someone reminding them - they could have been free a long time ago.

The humans outside are in chaos now, which is a perfect time for them to escape.

The wolf-bear brothers are very powerful. They are no match to the ordinary cursed bodies in the mine and have a smooth journey.

Returning to the shallow level of the mine, although the wolf didn't recognize the road, after sniffing for a while, it found the smell that An Ti and Nie Hong had used when they came. It continued to trace the scent and finally came to the familiar pile of corpses.

At the pile of corpses, the wolf put down Anti, who had long since recovered.

"It's almost done. You go out of that cave and find the path with the strongest human scent, then you can go out directly to the mountains. From then on, live freely and have less contact with humans." Anti gave a friendly reminder.

Normal humans in this era have zero tolerance for intelligent beasts. If these two brothers were discovered by humans, they would have no hope of survival.

The wolf nodded.

Xiong, on the other hand, looked at Anti's arm a little eagerly.

Seeing this, Anti stretched out his hand: "Want to try? Yeah, why didn't you eat on the way here?"

The wolf shuddered, recalling the scene of Anti cutting meat for him to taste with an "evil" smile. He shuddered, turned around and slapped the bear, then quickly walked towards the exit.

The bear could only whimper in grievance and follow his brother's footsteps.

After pushing the bear out of the cave which was a bit crowded for it, the wolf turned back and looked at Anti again before leaving. After hesitating for a moment, he gave Anti a thumbs up and then left completely.

An Ti was a little surprised and shook his head helplessly.

Where did you learn so many gestures?

The place where the corpses were piled became quiet again.

The shallow mine layer was eerily quiet at this time. The usual sounds of the cursed bodies wandering and crawling were no longer heard. Only a few lonely torches were burning, making crisp sounds from time to time.

Anti glanced at the pendant he had been holding in his hand.

If he wasn't afraid of accidentally losing the pendant, with his temper he should have broken both of his hands and then turned around to fight with that flying old Bidden.

After staring for a moment, he raised his head again and returned along the familiar road with the pendant in his hand.

A flash of fire appeared before my eyes, and Safin's cave was right in front of me.

There was a slight pause in Anti's footsteps, but he quickly returned to a steady pace and arrived at the cave entrance.

"I'm back." He said, holding on to the rock at the entrance of the cave.

In front of him, he saw Safin's huddled back.

The body was shaking violently, and its panting was mixed with the breathing of a wild beast.

"Anti..." A completely different, rough voice called out Anti's name unclearly.

"Your pendant." Anti was about to reach out.

"Stay away from me!" An angry roar suddenly broke out, even causing a gust of wind and waves to scare Anti back.

Anti took back the pendant and looked at the figure in front of him expressionlessly. No... it could hardly be called a "figure".

“Sorry…” Its voice suddenly became weak again. “That’s not what I meant… uh… give me some time… no… there’s no time. Please stay away from me. I can’t remember anymore… I am… who am I… An… Ti… you… who… are… ahhhhhh –!!”

The figure suddenly turned his head, and his wolf-like and dog-like face without any human features opened his bloody mouth and let out a shrill roar at Anti.

Stab it!

Its body swelled, tearing its already tattered uniform, and its sharp claws stabbed forcefully into its own abdomen.

Amidst growls and roars, blood flowed and the black and gray hilt was pulled out of the flesh.

Pull it out little by little, and finally pull it out completely.

Anti took two steps back, his eyes trembling slightly as he looked at the bloody sword.

It was a huge sword that was glowing with a faint blue fluorescence all over. The sword had a graceful and soft curve, the tip was sharp, and the light on the sword was like quiet flowing water.

Guji——

But this magnificence was soon broken.

Eyes opened on the sword.

Those eyes were all dark and lifeless, and there seemed to be black substance constantly flowing in them.

Eyes of the night!
There are several night eyes distributed on the sword. They are embedded in the sword and become the power of the sword!

That weapon is——

"roll!"

A loud shout and a gust of wind hit Anti's face. Swish!

There was no chance to react at all, and Anti was cut in half!
The tall orc-like figure just swung out the sword, and then ran out of the tunnel with the sword in hand as if escaping.

Anti fell to the ground and the silver pendant fell to the side.

Looking at his separated waist, he silently supported himself with both hands, first picked up the pendant, and then clumsily pulled his lower body, barely fitting the broken surface together.

He was not particularly surprised by what had just happened.

Two objects that should have existed in the ruins deep within the mine.

One is the beast fang, which has become the power of the old man, and there is another weapon that should be more important than the beast fang, whose whereabouts are still unknown.

The Night Chaser Church coveted that weapon, but after all their hard work they only got the tusk.

So where did the weapons go?

People who reached the depths of the mines earlier and more professionally than the Night Chaser Church.

On the day when the sanctuary's investigation team was chased into the mine by the church, the mountains shook.

Safin had no definite evidence, but he could tell Anti that the curse under the mine was no longer as strong.

Although he was cursed, he could vaguely sense the progress of the church outside from a long distance.

How did the Sanctuary Investigation Team, which was ambushed and hunted, survive deep in the mine?

Why could a cursed Safin block the main entrance of the mine by himself, forcing the church to find another place?

The doubts and answers have long been very clear.

When the Sanctuary Investigation Team went deep into the mines and was cornered, Safin took the weapons that were supposed to be placed on the weapon rack in the ruins.

The sealed weapon of "Night Stalker".

A greatsword that embodies more and more essential Night Stalker power.

With that sword, Safin forced the church back.

He could not remain in the depths of the mines, where he would be quickly transformed by the sword and lose himself.

He couldn't leave the mine because he could only use himself to hinder the church's progress, hoping that the Holy Church could trace the matter of the mining town and resolve it as soon as possible.

I waited for a long, long time, but in the end, I got nothing.

But the hope that finally came to him, as fate would have it, was just a young man with night eyes.

Out of selfish desire, he wanted to rely on this young man to help him get back something he cherished.

But, it's still too kind.

If he had known that he didn’t have much time left and was on the verge of losing control, which might drag the mine and even the town of Gross outside into the abyss, he would have hesitated and used all kinds of reasons to get the young man to leave.

pity……

"I don't have any goals, and I'm not motivated about most things, but when it comes to doing things, I'm still quite persistent." Talking to himself, Anti finally put himself together.

Thanks to Lebanon's regeneration, Antin did not regenerate into a deformed appearance due to his poor craftsmanship, and he even straightened his bones and helped him correct his body.

He climbed up again and looked back at the cave where the campfire had gone out.

Then he turned around without any regrets and left the place.

……

The place where corpses are piled.

Anti came here following the traces of destruction.

The corpses piled up here seem to have set up the arena perfectly.

The orc holding the alien big sword turned his head. There was nothing in his eye sockets, but one could still feel the strong gaze.

"Roar--!!" The completely crazy roar symbolized its current state.

[“Night Stalker”, Sa■]: It is a sick dog among wolf orcs, born blind and chasing after light, but eventually became a believer in the night. “Hunting” is its eternal prayer, but no one has ever responded to it. Gradually, it has also become a god that is feared by people. The wandering god spreads through miracles and is immortal through miracles. Now it is reborn from a weaker body. Even if only one out of ten survives, the hunt will never end. ]

[——Are you the prey or the hunter? ]

Black air filled the air. Anti put the pendant into his mouth and swallowed it into his stomach with the movement of his throat.

During this process, his skin faded, his hair fell out, and his bones underwent subtle changes.

The ugly "zombies" appeared among the scattered corpses, even more disgusting than the corpses under their feet.

After its body changed, it suddenly lowered its head, leaned over and slapped its feet hard.

Boom!

There was a loud bang, and the strong air wave blew away the corpses in the surroundings, causing the ground to sink and crack.

Then, the twisted figure half-crouched and raised his head, roaring at the newly awakened wandering god in front of him, which was even sharper and hoarser, and contained the same extraordinary anger and resentment.

"what--!!"

Tonight, "Stranger", joins the hunt.

(End of this chapter)