Chapter 1452 - Let Me Show You Something (2/2)

Hao Ren also thought of Noobie, whose mind was a muddle. She might be weak but a true-blue Malevolence. She did not show a tendency to go to the North Pole because Raven 12345 had purified the Godslayer before Noobie was even born. This had confirmed Hao Ren’s conjecture.

“Have you spaced out?” Hasse’s voice suddenly jolted Hao Ren out of his thoughts. He replied matter-of-factly, “I am thinking of Coldpath. I have not been back there for a long time—so long that I don’t even know Coldpath has almost been attacked.”

“A Stalker who wrestles with monsters in the dark for thousands of years deserves our respect.” Lockheed’s compliment had only embarrassed an artless person like Hao Ren more.

“Had you ever tried to kill Vivian while she was in hibernation? This will solve the problem once and for all.” Hao Ren was careful with his language. It was a question that he had long been worried about but feeling weird to ask.

“Are you kidding me?” Hasse looked at Hao Ren in disbelief. “It is more difficult to deal with her while she is hibernating than when she is awake. It is not an exaggeration to say that the danger is a hundred folds higher. The Countess, when awake, is pretty harmless and may not summon the crimson moon even though she has momentary madness right after waking up. But during hibernation, those soulless guards of hers are enough to kill most intruders, and she will automatically summon the crimson moon when attacked.”

Hao Ren’s heart missed a beat—Vivian was more powerful in sleep than awake.

Hasse looked more suspicious now. Hao Ren knew that he had asked enough of these questions and quickly steered away from the topic. “I have heard about it but never expected it to be that terrible. Maybe we should talk about tomorrow’s actions.”

Fortunately for Hao Ren, Hasse only wondered about Hao Ren’s whimsical thoughts and did not suspect him of much. Hence, they discussed the plan to pursue the witches instead.

Soon, the discussion ended. Lockheed left the long table to brief his men. Hasse also got to his feet and stretched, seemingly he was getting ready to rest. Hao Ren looked at the old demon hunter quietly while he figured something in his mind.

The one hibernating in the castle was a Malevolence. He must immediately alert Hessiana and Lily and revised his plan.

He could not afford to waste his time here. He had gotten the information he wanted from the demon hunters.

Hao Ren had made a decision.

“Elder,” he called out to Hasse who was about to leave the table. “I have found something.”

Hasse’s eyebrows arched.

“Please come with me.” Hao Ren looked around, and his eyes finally landed on a spot in the north of the cemetery. “The witches performed a strange ceremony there. I hope you can check it out yourself.”

“A ceremony that even a veteran demon hunter has found strange?” Hasse laughed but was not suspicious of anything. It was usual for a junior to seek advice from an elder.

Hao Ren brought Hasse to the edge of the cemetery, where they were out of the other demon hunters or night patrols’ sight.

Hasse seemed to be unaware and just curiously looked at the opened tombs. “Are you talking about these raided tombs?”

Hao Ren quietly recited Raven 12345’s name. He then silently went behind Hasse and took out an item from his Dimensional Pocket. “Let me show you something.”

“What is it?” Puzzled, Hasse looked back.

A metal brick cast from battleship alloy, twice the size of a regular brick, rapidly fell on his head.

*Klunk!*