Chapter 1460 - Under the Crimson Moon (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Hasse’s expression turned solemn.

He began to observe his surrounding environment. The grassland in the dreamland was vast and very similar to that of the real world, yet utterly different from the black and white, two-tone Shadow Fortress. When Hasse woke up, he did not notice the differences between the dreamland and the real world. It was only after Hao Ren prompted him that he started to feel incongruity from the wind and the steppe.

The wind blew continuously at the same intensity in the same direction, while the grass swayed gently in one direction. High up in the sky, the moon remained in the same position the whole time and did not seem to move one bit. It was like a lamp in the background. Furthermore, it looked much brighter and more prominent than the usual moon.

The moonlight even coated the grassland with a faint silver light.

The old demon hunter was certainly not stupid. Just like any other demon hunters, the strong impulses that arose from his killing instinct had masked his judgment. Of the two people before him, only Lily could trigger Hasse’s killing instinct. But he quickly suppressed the impulse with a little willpower. Hasse was able to quickly calm down and control himself. He now knew that he was in a strange realm, isolated from the real world. He appeared calmer and more solemn than before. “What do you want?”

“I told you, we have a common goal. I want to stop Vivian before things get out of control,” Hao Ren said with a shrug. “But I did not expect the demon hunters to come for the same purpose. You and I know very well that there is no love lost between the demon hunters and other races. So even though we have a common goal, a fight is inevitable. It will ruin things and do no one good when things get out of hand. You are a smart person, you know that we have no choice but to bring you here by force.”

Hasse knitted his brows together. He could not refute Hao Ren’s statement. The war between the demon hunters and other races was an irrational killing spree and carnival. In that era where no one could stay immune from the innate hostility, even if a few people realized the foolishness of such a war, they could do nothing about it. They would still lose control of themselves when they faced the other races and joined the battle.

At that moment, Hasse was calm and could not help but admit that what Hao Ren said made sense.

But he was unhappy with how he was treated.

“You are naive.” Hasse looked into Hao Ren’s eyes. “Even if you were sincere, I must tell you that you are too naive. You want the demon hunters and the otherworldling to reconcile?”

“I did not say that.” Hao Ren shrugged. “I just said that right here, right now, we can cooperate in the face of Vivian’s threat. But outside this cooperation, we could fight however we like. Think about it.”

Hasse was silent. He looked at Hao Ren, he slowly looked past Hao Ren’s shoulder and into the sky.

The bright round moon still hung high in the sky. Somehow, it had turned bloodshot without them noticing earlier.

“It seems we do not have much time to consider,” Hasse said with a smile. “She has noticed us.”

Hao Ren turned his eyes into the direction where Hasse was looking. The moon was turning crimson.

“Would you be comfortable to take off these shackles?” Hasse raised his hands, the two metal manacles glowing in faint blue light were restraining him from using his power, rendering him even weaker than an ordinary human. “Once you take it off, don’t expect to put them back on again.”

“I do not need to remove them, just reduce their power.”

Hao Ren snapped her fingers with a smile. The shackles on Hasse’ hands and feet hummed softly. Hasse immediately felt strength return to his body. But the metal rings had no loosened a bit. Apparently, these things could restrain his power again at any time if Hao Ren so wished.

“Do not think of taking the shackles off by force.” Hao Ren could read what was in Hasse’s mind right now. “These things are stronger than anything you could ever imagine. Let me put things into perspective for you; they are just as indestructible as the bricks and tiles of the ancient temples in Coldpath.”

Hasse gave up the idea of hacking the shackles. Standing beside him was a werewolf, who was the most agile close-quarters combat race in the world. He knew very well that he would not gain any advantage over her. Within two seconds, the metal rings on his limbs would power up again, and his resistance was futile.

“Who are you? How do you know so much about Coldpath?” Hasse was wide-eyed.