Chapter 308: Berserker (1/2)
The altar was on top of a platform, overseeing the entire city, four pagodas placed so that they formed a square around it.
Blood was flowing in rivers underneath the altar, and it seemed as if all the blood had dropped from the altar into the river.
The entire altar was red, bordering on black, as it was dyed with the blood of various ages, some marks were fresh, others were ancient.
There were many marks of knives and swords on the altar top, clearly many people had been executed here.
The scent of blood was so intoxicating that even with the soul-calming pill, Xue Wei was feeling restless.
Hei Gou and Bai Tianyi were not doing much better than him. Hei Gou and Bai Tianyi's eyes were red, with their fists clenched tightly as they were trembling.
Xue Wei surveyed their surroundings, but noticing that there was nothing around them apart from the bloody city, he quickly turned around and started leaving.
”There is something in the blood here,” he muttered, ”some sort of drug.”
Hei Gou and Bai Tianyi nodded their heads, they too could sense it. Although blood usually went to their brains, it was never like this which was invading all their senses and making them lose their rationality like this, urging them to become mindless killing machines.
”There is no one here. I bet they hoped we would lose our sanity and fight each other to death,” Xue Wei muttered as he hurried away from the ancient ruins, his movements as fast as he could without activating any movement techniques.
Hei Gou and Bai Tianyi followed suit, and the three of them quickly returned to the safety of the trees, the ancient ruins vanishing in the backgrounds.
”Do you think that perhaps there is some sort of strength boosting effect in the blood?” Bai Tianyi suddenly asked, and Xue Wei was quiet. When it came down to it, he knew a lot less than the sword spirit.
”If there is, this might be the lost city of the Berserkers,” he muttered, evidently in doubt.
”Berserkers?” Xue Wei was not comfortable hearing such names. It sounded like they would be quite powerful.
”Berserkers are, like all other races, quite different from humans. They have a hard time cultivating normally, but when they enter bloodlust their strength soars for a short period of time.
”They safeguard their lost city with their lives, this place is fueled by the blood, and is their life source. As long as blood runs in the lost city of the Berserkers, then they will be able to survive, and killing them is near impossible.”
Xue Wei was uncomfortable hearing what Bai Tianyi said. It sounded quite a bit as if he was correct. But if this was truly the lost city of the berserkers, then it was not a good place to be.
”Back to the ship. Right now.” Xue Wei made a decision quickly and together with the others, turned around to rush back to the ship.
The eerie silence in the forest was broken by them as they rushed back to the ship.
On the way, they encountered no one, neither friend nor foe. Everything was empty.
Xue Wei was thinking the entire time, wondering if there was some way to get rid of these villagers.
”You said that they are near impossible to kill when there is blood flowing in their lost city?” Xue Wei suddenly asked, and Bai Tianyi shrugged, ”I think so,” he said, ”it is what the legends say, and legends tend to have a base in reality.”
Xue Wei paused, they had reached the village, and as they looked into the distance a large column of smoke was rising into the air, a column far away, seemingly in the direction of the harbor.
Xue Wei's eyes glistened with malice and worry as he sped up. He even activated Forbidden Rush as he flashed through the village towards the harbor, but what met him was a sight that made the heart in his chest drop.
The ship was burning. It was ablaze with flames all over, licking the wood as if it was a massive bonfire.
”They were here while we were gone,” Xue Wei was certain as he spoke. ”They must be Berserkers, otherwise it would be impossible to overwhelm both the King and Lin Xiao with the strength of the villagers.”
”What do we do now?” Hei Gou was slightly uncomfortable. If they had been able to handle the King and Lin Xiao, would the three of them be able to do something to them?
”We will return to the lost city,” Xue Wei said decisively, ”We will ensure that no more blood flows in their city, as long as we get rid of all the blood, then they will be able to be killed. It is also when we will be able to execute them easily.”
”They are likely to return to the city now,” Bai Tianyi said while considering their options. ”To keep the blood flowing, they need to add more and more blood to the rivers, and this blood is taken from wayward wanderers who accidentally arrive at this island.”
”We will stop their river of blood,” Xue Wei said decisively, his eyes were glistening with determination, and neither Bai Tianyi nor Hei Gou tried to talk him out of it.
They both felt it was risky, but having lived up until now, had they not experienced risky situations before?