The Record of Unusual Creatures

Chapter 41: High-profile witcher?

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The tall and thin man smiled, with a bit of embarrassment on his face: "You may think it's ridiculous to say it, but I'm actually a demon hunter, and I specialize in exorcising ghosts all over the world..." Demon hunter!

As soon as the other party finished speaking, Hao Ren heard a clatter beside him, turned his face and saw Vivienne lifting her head from the plate, and the vampire girl asked tremblingly while wiping the sauce on her face: "What do you say you do?"

"I knew you had this reaction." The tall and thin man's face was more helpless than surprised, as if he was quite used to the audience's behavior, "I used to tell others that the reaction was more severe than yours, but I’m really a witcher—you’ve seen the movie, right? Van Helsing, I’m like his job, but the way we exorcise ghosts is not the same as in the movie.”

The tall and thin man talked in a serious manner, Hao Ren subconsciously rubbed his butt back to keep a little distance from the other party, a series of question marks popping up in his heart. Is this a witcher? real or fake? The real Superman or a charlatan with a middle school brain

If ordinary people were present, they might take the tall and thin man's words as a joke, or listen to a story, or regard him as a charlatan who pretends to be a ghost, but Hao Ren must think a little more than ordinary people: he knows that the witcher It's a real group! Of course, he didn't believe the other party's one-sided words all at once, and really regarded the other party as a demon hunter: it's more likely that the other party was joking. A real demon hunter shouldn't have the habit of telling people about his identity so carelessly, right

"You don't believe me?" The tall and thin man spread his hands helplessly, "It's okay, anyway, most people don't believe it, and you see, I'm still a Chinese, so I might be more convincing if I claim to be a lay disciple who came down from Mount Wutai Power, but I am a real demon hunter. These three words sound quite foreign, but in fact every country in the world has them. We have a long history. The records start from the origin of the four major civilizations... "

Hao Ren subconsciously exchanged glances with Vivienne, which sounds a bit genuine: "Demon Hunter" is a western word in the concept of ordinary people, and few people know that they have been wandering around the world from the very beginning. It's just that the demon hunters in China were called immortal alchemists by the ancients at that time, and the demon hunters in other countries were also called wizards or priests by the people at that time, but the demon hunters themselves would not use these foreign words, and the current What the man said was clearly true—truths that most people wouldn't know.

"That...Mr. Demon Hunter, right?" Lily finally couldn't take it anymore. The werewolf girl had never seen a demon hunter, but she had heard many horror stories about the latter from Vivienne. At that time, I was also a little nervous, "Is there really a witcher in the real world?" Finally, Lily hadn't arrived home yet, so she knew how to insinuate.

"Most people listen to stories from urban ghost stories or horror novels," the tall and thin man chuckled, "but I am the real deal. And to be honest, there are still many people who believe in ghost legends. There are things like exorcising ghosts and demons from time to time, my main job is to exorcise ghosts, and this time I came here to investigate the situation because I heard that the old Yoofold Castle is haunted."

"Oh, then your job should be quite confidential, right? How can you tell people casually?" Vivienne calmed down and asked calmly on the outside, but what she was thinking in her heart was: Why is this "monster hunter" People" want to show up so suddenly to show their identity

Regardless of whether the other party is true or not, this kind of high-profile attitude is a bit unreasonable. People in this industry have always been a shadowy profession. Most of them live in reclusive life. Demon hunters will try their best to promote themselves just like the one in front of them. Vivienne thought about the demon hunters she had met in her long life, and a question lingered in her mind: Could it be that these guys also Finally, like myself, I have lost my spirit, and I can't find a job in modern times, so I have to openly apply for a job

Hao Ren's thoughts were similar to Vivienne's, but he was thinking in a different direction: When does a profession like "demon hunter" who should wear a black robe and hide in a corner without seeing anyone become a "demon hunter"? So loud? Shouldn't such heroes who save the world hide their faces to the end? If you look at Hao Ren himself, he didn't go around looking for someone to announce that he was a film policeman sent by heaven... Of course, the main reason why he didn't say anything was because of the system in the organization.

"There's no need to keep it a secret," the tall and thin man said disapprovingly, "It's not a shameful job. You see, even people who read palmistry and name their names have their own websites. Why do we work as a witcher?" Can’t you talk to people about your work?”

Hao Ren and Vivian exchanged glances quickly, thinking about how to act like two "ordinary people" in this situation, and soon they reached a tacit understanding, showing that kind of interest and disbelief, completely listening Looking at the lively audience, Vivienne had a decent but slightly distant smile on her face: "Then are you going to eliminate the resentful spirits in the castle this time?"

When the tall and thin man saw Vivian's expression, his interest immediately dropped by half, but he still smiled: "We have to wait until tomorrow to see the situation. I know you won't believe what I said, and I didn't intend to make you believe it." , but we can go together, when will you leave? If it is tomorrow, we will just drop by, I know the route very well, there is a train that leaves in the morning and arrives in the evening."

Hao Ren just wanted to say that he had just arrived in England today, and it would take another day to get over the jet lag, when he heard Vivienne next to him speak on her own initiative: "Okay, we met by fate, we just don't know the way, so I'll trouble you to lead the way. I don't know your last name?"

"My surname is Nangong, and my surname is Nangong," the tall and thin man stood up, "The specific name... Well, I can't disclose the reason for my work, so you can just call me Nangong. How about this, I will wait for you in this restaurant at 6:30 tomorrow morning. Let's go together. But I'll only wait fifteen minutes—I'll miss the bus any later."

Hao Ren just wanted to say that he has a jet-lagged girl who might not be able to wake up tomorrow morning, so Vivienne nodded and agreed again: "Okay, Mr. Nangong, see you at 6:30 tomorrow morning. By the way, I'm so sorry that I was so busy talking that I forgot to introduce, my name is Vivienne, and the one next to me is... "

Hao Ren stared at Vivienne in a daze as she communicated with a "demon hunter" like a normal person, and did not have a chance to speak until Mr. Nangong walked away: "Then what, you are not afraid that he is really a demon hunter ?”

"No, demon hunters are not in this style," Vivian waited for Nangong to disappear at the door of the restaurant before sitting back on the chair and exhaling slightly, "And to be honest-we are indeed missing a leader. We The destination is the same as this Nangong, so there is a high possibility that we will meet again after we arrive at Yoofold. Instead of meeting unexpectedly and catching yourself off guard, it is better to go together on the road, roughly understand his actions, and then take the opportunity Separation is equivalent to taking the initiative in my own hands. Of course, I am assuming that he is really a demon hunter. If he is just an ordinary ghost exorcist... then it will be easy to handle. Ordinary people are not a threat. Let him Just lead the way."

Vivienne's analysis was well-founded, and Hao Ren had to admit that this vampire girl thought farther than himself, but in the end he still had a question that he really wanted to confirm: "Vivienne, can you identify a Are people demon hunters? They are different from ordinary people, so there must be some distinguishing features—for that Nangong just now, apart from the 'style' of words and deeds, can you still confirm his identity?"

Vivienne frowned, and looked at a certain direction with a little ecstasy: "It's really hard to be sure, the most dangerous thing about demon hunters is that they can hide among ordinary people before they activate their abilities. I am often exterminated because of the blood slaves I raised in captivity mixed with demon hunters. I am a high-level vampire, but I can analyze his identity through blood, but it also needs blood, which is difficult, very difficult .”

After a while of silence, Vivienne probably felt that this was useless and embarrassing, so she said uncertainly: "But if I have to say it, I seem to feel something different from him. —I fought with a demon hunter back then, and my right hand was injured, and then I left behind a strange ability. When the demon hunter is nearby, my right hand will become hot. I feel... "

"Don't feel it, your hand fell into the soup."

"Wow!"

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