The world they live in (2)
The border area of Kashan and Jive.
In the middle of the sun-drenched desert, a man wearing a priest’s robe was reading a book.
Underneath the black fedora, his curly black hair covered his face like a curtain.
He was sitting on a rock, bending his long legs at right angles like a stork, looking up at the sun and exhaling.
“ha.”
Dry smoke billowed out.
“Are you coming again?”
As I lowered my gaze toward the horizon, an old man with a black umbrella approached me through the haze.
“Still not letting go of the Bible?”
As if God had lifted him up and put him down, the old man was suddenly in front of the man.
“Life without mercy is like an endless desert.”
“You have abandoned God, right?”
The old man added.
“To become God.” The Bible closed with a click.
“What brought you here?”
“The Lord is looking for you.” The priest’s name was a vampire called Almas, the strongest in the history of Nike.
“The weather is nice.”
He, whose bronze skin was completely different from the features of a vampire, looked up at the sun.
“…Are you okay?”
Vampires are weak to ultraviolet rays, but can survive for a while due to their unique strong regeneration.
Almas-class people could last about 4 hours on average, but their activity level tended to drop.
“Haaaa.”
Nike, whose brown skin had been burned, exhaled hot atom and the skin was quickly regenerated.
‘He’s a monster.’
The regenerative ability, which was more than 10 times stronger than that of other Almas, was close to that of Rod.
“Just because you can endure it doesn’t mean it won’t be painful.”
When Nike, with its long split lips, entered the biting state, the gums near the fangs rose.
“There is no eternal life without suffering.”
Biting an object is called biting, and suction and injection can be performed in that state.
Suction was the ability to suck blood, and injection was the ability to inject prions into submission.
“What mission is this time? “Mongrel hunting?”
One-tenth of the half-demons spread around the world were captured by Nike and subjected to cruel experiments.
“Jinma has arrived.”
Nike’s eyes turned to the old man for the first time.
“You said you would eliminate all weaknesses of vampires and take over this world. “We are currently collecting blood to wake up the two Lords.”
“Right. What should I do?”
“Come to Jive. “We will find you.”
After saying that, the old man’s face changed into that of an ugly bat and instantly dug into the ground.
U 99
Nike looked towards where Jive was.
“Is it the promised land?”
When Lian arrived at the security headquarters, Benov was waiting for him with his head clenched.
“What happened last night? “My complexion is not good.”
“The captain doesn’t look good either. “You probably heard about the blood bank incident, right?”
“Don’t even talk. Xinjiang clearly deceived us. “The police chief said he didn’t hear it either.”
“I was there at that scene.”
“You?”
Ryan confessed what happened last night.
“what? “You met Hunter?”
“yes. There is someone who has the ability to distinguish between vampires. That’s why he was always faster than us.”
“Where are they?”
Lian shook his head.
“Well, these are people who engage in unauthorized activities. So what do you plan to do? Are you trying to join them too?”
“I am a foreigner. I don’t want to get involved in Wang Seong’s affairs. And personally…
it was an opportunity to find out Smile’s secret.
“I guess I can’t stop you if you say that. Still, let’s exchange information occasionally.”
Surprisingly, he was very obedient.
“What are you thinking?”
“Actually… I understand how you feel. “It looks like there is an internal spy in the royal castle.”
Benoff made a secret suggestion.
“Soon, the royal castle will hire hunters from all over the world. “To catch a hiding mouse, you have to release the cat.”
“No one I know will participate. They…
“No, that’s not what I’m talking about. “You said that the hunter you know can know the location of the vampire, right?”
Ryan also got a sense.
“If the conditions are right.”
“There is a hunter hiring interview at Wangseong. High-ranking officials will also come to observe. This is a golden opportunity to expose an internal spy. “If you help me with this matter, I will ignore your hunter’s work.”
It was a good thing for both parties, and if Rian knew Xenia, she would definitely have agreed.
“Let’s talk. Instead, you must ensure personal protection. “I will not step forward in person.”
“know. I just need to know who the spy is. “This is something only you and I know, so it won’t be revealed.”
Rian, who broke up with Benoff, arrived at Genocide’s hideout, paying attention to being followed.
In the morning, when the people who had fallen asleep woke up one by one, Lian called everyone together.
“…I received this offer.” Grain said, stroking his chin.
“An inside spy. Obviously, if there is a vampire attached to the royal castle, things become difficult.”
Fassette said.
“It’s unpleasant to feel like they’re watching us. Anyway, it has something to do with our work, right?”
Most people seemed to agree, but in the end, the decision was up to Silver and Xenia.
“I don’t trust anyone.”
Colleagues who knew her personality fell silent.
“Shall I be honest? Cateine felt bad that Ryan had revealed our work, so he defended himself.
“They know about Hunter anyway. Silver Bondo. “I just said we met.”
“I told you that Silver Bone was here!”
Fowler said.
“I didn’t say where it was. Xenia That’s absurd. We can’t find the vampire’s hideout, so we keep wandering around. Wangseong openly said he was hiring hunters. “Maybe we can find a breakthrough through this incident.”
Xenia did not give in.
“I know it’s a good offer for us. So this is my problem. “It’s a matter of emotions.”
Ryan said.
“I apologize if I was offended. I’m not forcing it. “If you want, I will cut off contact with that side.”
“Don’t treat me like a child! I told you it was a good offer! I just…
“Yeah, it must be scary.”
Xenia is neither human nor vampire.
“what?”
“You’re afraid of joining hands with people you don’t trust. But there’s no need to hold hands.”
“Hmph, you speak easily. What if you try to take advantage of me? What if I become a human dog and fight in the future?”
“I will cut it then.”
Everyone turned to Lian.
“If you break your promise, whether it’s King Jaib, Xinjiang, or the security forces, I will fight on your behalf.”
Xenia couldn’t understand Ryan.
“How can you say it so easily? You are human too, right? “You’re going to kill a human for me?”
“It’s too late to think while holding a sword. “Thoughts must always end before that.”
This was Ryan’s philosophy.
“What you can do with sharp iron is not love or sacrifice. Taking responsibility for every death I create. “I’ve already made that decision.”
“How on earth are you…
Living as a vampire hunter, Xenia must have also caused countless deaths?
Those deaths that may have been ignored.
But Ryan said he would take responsibility.
“You said there was someone you really wanted to protect, right? What is he doing? What would you do if you became a fugitive for the rest of your life? “Are you going to fight for me then too?”
“Don’t make me say it twice.”
Didn’t you say you already made that decision?
“That is my belief.”
It felt so far away that Xenia could no longer find a reason to be stubborn.
“I don’t trust humans.”
“Xenia.”
Just as Facet was about to step forward, Xenia raised her head.
“But since you said you would take responsibility, I will help you this time. “You must be by my side.”
“okay.”
When Lian nodded, Xenia turned around with a sober expression.
“hungry. “Let’s eat something.”
The corners of Grain’s mouth rose slightly.
‘You met a good person, Xenia.’
Everyone has painful memories, but her suffering from having to live as a half-demon was longer than others.
‘If it’s Rian, he might be able to take responsibility for her cursed life.’ No, it was only possible because it was Lian. The genocide team roamed the streets of Rodenin every night, looking for the vampire’s hideout.
Several Vessica-class vampires were captured, but even they had no information about their superiors.
“damn! “Dodge around like rats!”
In the medical room, Grain’s cruel experiments were conducted to find out everything about vampires.
“Kaaaa! “I will kill you!” Xenia’s expression as she inhaled the blood cue was indifferent, but the group noticed her.
‘I wonder if Xenia… also
screamed like that.
“It won’t work either.”
Xenia, who seemed not to have been thinking about that, stood up and spoke.
“We have no choice but to join hands with humans.”
“Are you still thinking about it? You already decided to do it, right? “The hunter interview is tomorrow.”
“Doing something because you are told to do it and doing it voluntarily are different. “Rian, you’re definitely ready, right?”
Lian handed me the hood.
“I’m going to go in wearing these clothes. “There will be no background checks and we can just watch from the top.” It was a limit to what Benoff could do with his authority, but with Rian by his side, he had no choice but to trust.
Passet saw me off.
“Have a safe trip. “I don’t have to go out today, so you can eat something delicious when it’s over.”
“Do you think we’re going to have fun?”
“Still, it’s just the two of us. “Have a cozy time.”
Xenia turned around, postponing her answer as if she didn’t like Facet’s whisper.
“Hehe, anyway, it’s cute.”
On the way to the royal hunter interview site, Lian asked Xenia, who was wearing a hood.
” are you okay?”
“I think it’s worth holding on to. “The sun is not strong today.”
Nevertheless, at the point where other people’s attention disappeared, I took out the Blood Q and inhaled it steadily.
“there is.”
I felt it from the moment I arrived at the royal castle.
“A vampire.”
“What is the number of objects?”
Xenia rolled her eyes.
“Not that many. 3 to 4 people. But it’s all almas. Are you okay? “With numbers like this, even you wouldn’t be able to survive.”
“Who says you can’t endure it?”
Although Rian did his best in every battle after joining Rodenin, he was only a human standard.
The essence is yaksha.
If they were planning to devastate the entire area, even the Al Mas class would be able to protect Xenia.
After being formally inspected by Benov, the two entered the Colosseum armed with weapons.
Their seat was where the guards were stationed, and royal officials were sitting in the seats across from them.
“see?”
“Uh, two people.”
Xenia inhaled the blood cue again.
“There, the young secretary. It’s a vampire. And the old man sitting in the VIP section. “The author is also a vampire.”
Naturally, I stayed in the shade.
“Your Majesty is coming!”
Mayer, the King of Jive, came up to the podium.
The guard’s ‘kidney’ was positioned at the back in a unique posture with his legs together and his back twisted 45 degrees.
‘They are all strong.’ Mayer declared.
“As the capital of the kingdom is infested with demonic hordes, talented hunters from all over have been summoned. I hope that you will use your abilities to the fullest and contribute to the peace of Jive.”
The iron gate went up and about 100 hunters entered the center of the Colosseum.
Lian, who was watching their faces, heard heavy breathing and turned to Xenia.
“what’s the matter?”
The face hidden in the hood was filled with astonishment.
‘That guy.’
The person who caught her eye was a priest with a hawk-like appearance and black hair that hung down to his shoulders.
He had two iron pieces rolled up and draped over his shoulders, and had a cross tattooed under his chin.
“Nike…
Xenia’s teeth made a grinding sound.
He was the enemy who killed her parents and the one who forced her into the laboratory.
