Chapter 1026 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Hao Ren was stunned when Claude bowed to Vivian, and so was Vivian herself.

Everyone was shocked except for Claude and Mimir!

Hao Ren had never expected things to turn out this way. After listening to Mimir, he realized that this old vampire, who was so poor that she could not afford to eat, had a far more intimate relationship with the demon hunters than he had imagined. They were supposed to be deadly enemies but in ancient times…

This vampire was the demon hunters’ 14th sage!

A vampire was the demon hunters’ 14th sage! I have to say it again because it’s important.

She was the “interracial friend” of the Thirteen Sages. She was the elder of the demon hunters in their weak years, and even ‘Coldpath’, the stronghold of the demon hunters, was given to them by Vivian!

But Vivian had completely forgotten all about it, and even the demon hunters seemed to have forgotten all about it, which was what Hao Ren could not understand. We can see why Vivian did not remember, but what about the demon hunters? Maybe the demon hunters of old times were dead, but not all of them, were they? Even if there were none left, wouldn’t there be a word left? She was their ‘fourteenth sage’ after all, didn’t they have any records left?

Hao Ren could think of that, and so could others. Even Lily looked serious—but the biggest feature the huskies had was their constant serious look, so it was hard to tell whether the girl was being absent-minded or thinking. “What happened? How did this happen?” asked Y’zaks.

Mimir’s voice continued in their minds, and this time it was clearly explained to Vivian. “That was over six thousand years ago, old friend. In fact, I didn’t even know that. I didn’t know about these things until I was brought here and spent a lot of time with those ‘sages’, so some things might not be accurate. As far as I know, you were really the first person to discover Coldpath. I didn’t even know you back then. You led the nomadic demon hunters to a safe place to live. Though there was no ‘land’ in Coldpath, it was a perfect base for solid security. The demon hunters soon made this space their home and, as you might imagine, began to explore the endless ancient secrets of Coldpath.”

“Coldpath had brought them huge benefits. Before this, the demon hunters were a rather weak race, but after getting Coldpath, they began to have a safe place to study their strength and begin to develop and train stronger tribal fighters. More importantly, they began to explore a variety of strong heritage in this space.”

“Although most of the excavations were elusive and unusable, simply extracting energy from the remains in a primitive and clumsy way was enough to make the demon hunters powerful. Everything looked wonderful.”

“Until they find something that should not be touched in a temple.”

“The sword?” Hao Ren blurted.

“Yes, that sword.” Mimir continued to explain. “The fourteen sages of the demon hunters, including Vivian, found the sword together. It was left carelessly in the corner of a temple, and the strange material and appearance immediately caught their attention. Although it looked ordinary, the sword drew the fourteen sages together, as if it had magic. After a dispute, the fourteen sages disagreed over the handling of the sword.”

“Vivian was very cautious, so she thought that this unknown weapon should be locked up.”

“The Thirteen Sages felt that the sword would give the demon hunter more power, just like any other things in the ruins.”

“In the end, Beetholis’s intuition played a decisive role: in a vision, he saw a prosperous future of the demon hunter, which was the result of the power of the Dark Sword. So what happened later was logical: the opinions of the Fourteenth Sage were rejected, and the Thirteen Sages held a ceremony to draw strength from the Dark Sword.”