In this complex and strange valley, 042 finally found some clues. 016 and 011 were alert all around. They were not afraid of the enemy, they were just worried that they could not protect the man in the melee. After all, he was the only person they could communicate with at the moment.
The only sanity in this valley of madness.
042 took out a potion from his waist bag, which might help the dying man.
Maybe because he had experienced great pain before, the man did not resist the violent injection of 042. He collapsed on the ground like a dead person, and only the slight rise and fall of his chest announced that he was not dead yet.
Time passed little by little, the potion took effect, and the man's breathing became more intense, which made him feel much better. He looked at the cold demon hunters with cloudy and collapsed eyes.
"You... who are you?"
There was panic in his voice.
042 was covered in armor at the moment, with firelight flashing under the dark visor. In this depressing environment, people were only filled with fear of the unknown.
"I came to save your people." 042 replied briefly, "So tell me, what is going on here?"
The man didn't seem to be listening to 042 at all. He spoke very quickly, as if something was chasing him.
"Stranger... Stranger!" His voice became sharp, which made 042 very unhappy. He didn't want some strange things to be attracted by the man's voice.
"You... are from outside?"
The panicked pupils continued to expand, forcing the only white of the eye back to the edge of the eyeball, and the entire eye socket seemed to be turning black.
"Outside?" 042 listened to him and nodded, confirming this.
But after seeing 042's affirmation, the man became even more crazy. He tried to struggle, but was strangled by 042's powerful hands.
"You are demons! You are demons! The Pure Land has indeed fallen!"
042 covered the man's mouth tightly and tried to make him speak as quietly as possible.
Very good, the most troublesome step in the demon hunter's work has arrived. Ordinary people will go crazy after facing extreme fear, and it is usually very difficult to find any information from the mouths of these lunatics.
042 did not comfort the man, but instead looked ferocious. He raised his spike sword and spoke viciously.
"Yes, I am a demon, and I have conquered your last pure land... But as long as you answer my questions, I will allow you to live. Do you understand?"
"No, no, no..."
The man wailed, but 042 was not polite at all. He slashed the sword slightly downward, leaving another shallow wound on the man's already scarred body.
"Of course you can refuse, but the most cruel punishment will be waiting for you."
011 seemed to disapprove of 042's actions, but he was not concerned about intimidating the man. Instead, he was worried that 042 would scare the only clue to death.
But obviously, this man's consciousness was still good, or perhaps his desire to die allowed him to temporarily control his panic. He breathed violently, trying his best to stabilize his heartbeat that was about to explode.
After a long pause, he, who was pressed to the ground, nodded with difficulty.
"Very good, then the first question is... In your opinion, what is wrong with the outside world?"