The Divine Hunter Chapter 12: Don’t leave me

Roy followed Xue Rui back to the town. The girl's steps were unexpectedly fast and steady, not inferior to any skilled forest hunter. Her delicate feet were flawless.

The two passed through the dense thistle bushes on the west side of the town, the ancient waterwheel that kept turning, and the gurgling stream.

We came to the ruins of a temple at the foot of the cliff, with a mountain waterfall flowing through it - the pillars and walls were covered with ivy, and everywhere was gray, dilapidated and desolate.

There is no one here.

Only small animals such as foxes and mice crawl through from time to time. This is their paradise.

At the intersection of the waterfall and the ruins, a black stone door stands.

Xue Rui gently opened the door, and there was a cave inside. First, there was a corridor with lush green plants and bright firelight. The climate here was obviously warmer than the outside world, and the air was fresh and pleasant.

"Wow...is this your secret base?" Roy looked around, and there were some traces of life around him - beds made of straw and blankets, extinguished bonfires, lockers, and simple bookshelf.

"Well, I want to stay here by myself for a while when I'm quiet," Xue Rui's warm little hand grabbed the demon hunter's hand, "Come on, I'll give you a surprise. Thank you for your help before. !"

She pulled him through the corridor and entered the mountain. A vibrant indoor garden with shady trees, lush flowers and plants, and a clear mountain spring sliding down the rock wall, circling around the garden, and flowing out of the cave.

A hole on the top of the cave connects to the outside world, letting in the faint sunset. The brazier is dim, fireflies are flying, and a faint white mist fills the air.

It's like a paradise on earth.

And in this green garden, there is a staircase paved with white marble.

Xue Rui pulled the witcher straight up the stairs. Soon, Roy's eyes were fixed. There was an oil painting supported on a wooden frame in the small circular square - two people, one tall and one short, bathed in the sunset and water vapor. The back view of the girl is sitting by the river under the water wheel.

Their shoulders were almost touching, and they stretched out their hands in the air to wave goodbye to the released blue butterflies and emperor butterflies.

Look at half of the other person's face with a smile. The girl is innocent and sweet, and the boy is handsome.

The eyes have a tacit understanding, and they are perfectly matched!

"Dang, dang, dang!" Xue Rui stood in front of the picture frame with a smile, her emerald green eyes sparkling, "This is the surprise I promised you. We are capturing butterflies next to the ancient waterwheel. Do you like it, Golden Eyes? Brother?"

"Well..." Even though Roy was a little impatient with her childish wishes before, at this moment, he still couldn't help showing a touch of emotion on his face. No one has ever treated him like this.

Even coral.

He thought of the old fisherman's conditions again to make Xue Rui happy, huh.

Who wouldn’t like such a beautiful and enthusiastic little cutie?

He smiled sincerely and said, "I love it so much. I didn't expect that your painting skills are as good as dancing."

"This is beautiful. I enjoy the surprise. Thank you, Xuerui." Roy looked into her eyes and said sincerely,

The girl immediately held her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, and happily spun around in circles like a lark, her dancing graceful and eye-catching.

"As long as you like it! Now, can I make a third wish?"

"Please tell me," Roy glanced at the painting and the girl with admiration,

"I..." Xue Rui murmured and waved her pink fist as if to cheer her up, "I want you to move into Hongshan Town and become a member of this family! Everyone is willing, including Caroline. I will agree, and then we will play together. Every morning we get up and have dinner together, just like a family. In the morning and afternoon we can go to the beach and waterfall to play. In the evening you can help me think of new dance moves. You come from outside , it’s definitely no problem to have broad knowledge. How do you feel, Brother Golden Eyes? Isn’t this great?”

The smile on Roy's face froze, he took a deep breath and shook his head,

"Xue Rui, even if I want to, I can't stay... What I said before, I have to find Sam, because I have to go out, there are many people waiting for me."

"They are very important to me and I can't let them go."

"But why? Hongshan Town is much better than other places. No one is sick or hungry, everyone is warm and friendly, and there is never bad weather." The girl's face turned pale, petite The body involuntarily took a step back,

"Xue Rui, I..."

"Is it because of me? I'm just an annoying stupid girl who always loves to fantasize. Does my game make you feel stupid and boring?" She suddenly raised her head, her soft voice carrying a hint of He said firmly, "But I promise, I will change everything and make you happy!"

"Xue Rui!"

She suddenly hugged her shoulders, as if she felt cold, "I...I just don't want you to leave. Without you, I will be alone. I don't want to be alone anymore, please!"

Roy remained silent.

Until he heard the girl's heart pounding out of her chest.

He changed the subject.

"Xue Rui, I have some questions. Since entering Hongshan Town, I have always felt strange... You should understand what I am referring to, right? The sun is setting in the sky, and there are other townspeople. Why are you without me? Alone?"

"I do have some facts that I want to tell you..." she said worriedly, "but I'm afraid that you will hate me like everyone else.

"How come..." Roy couldn't understand, "And don't everyone in the town like you very much?"

"But it wasn't like this before. I made some changes." She lowered her head and spoke intermittently, "I never wanted everyone to be trapped here, but this is the only way to make them love me, do you believe it? ?"

"They are trapped here?" Roy's heart skipped a beat, thinking of the teleportation that could not be started, "What do you mean?"

"Please listen to me explain slowly..." the girl sighed leisurely, and after a while, she recalled with a trembling voice,

“In the past, everyone in the town hated me very much. Whenever I walked by on the street, the men always looked at me strangely, full of desire, as if they wanted to take off my clothes and eat me. The women cut my skin with hostile looks, cursed me as a little **** behind my back, and spat at me."

Roy's face was full of disbelief. Is this really the true face of those enthusiastic and helpful townspeople?

The changes before and after are too drastic. What happened?

"Because I look different from them...Caroline said, I look too beautiful."

Roy interjected, "Isn't it because you helped them find the ore and made life better in the town, and then they liked you?"

"This is just the reason I instill in everyone."

Indoctrination? Roy had a bad feeling in his heart.

"The real changes happened after the death of that old man." Xue Rui suddenly squatted on the ground, hugged her knees with her hands, rested her chin on her knees, her green eyes were empty, and she spoke in an extremely sad tone. Statement, "One day, when an old man passed by my house, I was enjoying the cool air at the door. He suddenly grabbed my hand and touched my thigh. I was so scared that I pushed him away."

"He fell to the ground and his heart stopped beating unexpectedly, but other people said it was me. I killed him with the magic of charm. I was a slutty girl, a little bitch."

Roy rubbed his temples, with enthusiastic smiling faces flashing in front of his eyes.

How is that possible?

In the past, the townspeople of Hongshan Town were not friendly or enthusiastic at all, but a group of ignorant mob?

That's right, this is what a remote and backward small town should be like. The current enthusiasm and friendliness are just false disguises!

Xue Rui's shoulders suddenly trembled slightly, she looked up at Roy, with crystal tears in her eyes, and said aggrievedly,

"But that's a lie, I never meant to hurt anyone, they just said that because they had bad intentions towards me in the first place!"

"Then?"

"They took the body away and then broke into my house when it was dark! Caroline and I were resting on the bed when suddenly they tried to take me away by force."

"I screamed and cried, and Caroline stood in front of me, slapped the man, and then...and then..."

"He pulled the knife out of his coat... The mother grabbed the blade with her hand, but she was too weak."

"He killed your mother?" Roy's face was expressionless, his tone was calm, but his eyes were burning with anger.

"He just stabbed her in the abdomen, but again and again, and suddenly there was blood everywhere, on the floor, on the walls, on the clothes." Her tears also fell down her chin.

"Then they seemed to get scared, dispersed and threw a fire at our house."

"I hugged Caroline and hid in the corner, my nose was filled with choking smoke, my lungs seemed to be roasted, I kept coughing and couldn't breathe, and then——"

"The necklace I picked up, the statue on it, Mr. Sam Gunwari, spoke to me."

"Wait, Sam is the pendant of a necklace? Have you been wearing it all the time?" Roy's eyelids jumped and he suppressed the anger in his heart. No wonder the other party sent the message to get it.

"Yes, I picked it up in this indoor garden. It was lying in the center of this circular square." Xue Rui recalled, her eyes began to shine, "I liked it the first time I saw it. Get on it and carry it with you from then on."

She touched the placket of her chest with her palm, and could see an abnormal protrusion there.

"I didn't tell you sooner because I was afraid you'd get it and leave right away."

"What did it tell you that day?"

"It says it can make everything better, it can make all my wishes come true, as long as I open my heart to it."

Accept? Does it mean possession?

Roy's face was solemn, what on earth is this Sam, and what has it done to Red Mountain Town?

"I promised him, and then I lost consciousness and slept." A strange look appeared on her face, and the unbelievable scene flashed before her eyes, "The next day, my home was So beautiful and bright, brand new, my mother no longer bleeds, she is sitting on my bed in good health, hugging me gently and telling me that I just had a nightmare, I should go out and have a look."

"I did it, and then I found that everyone in the town became different. They no longer discriminated against me or bullied me, but loved me as a relative. Everyone liked me, and I was so happy at first. ."

"Where's the silver mine?"

"This is what I think in my mind, so everyone believes it so firmly. This is a normal change, what do you think?"

Roy's face became very complicated, he was both happy and a little worried.

"So, this idea that the sun never sets is also your idea? Do you control everything in Hongshan Town?"

Xue Rui put her forehead close to her knees, pursed her petal-like lips, and acquiesced.

"So what else are you dissatisfied with?" Roy asked,

"This place perfectly meets my expectations, but it is different from the ordinary world."

"I think statues can affect people in the town. Everyone is just doing what I want them to do." She paused and lowered her head, "They are like dolls and puppets, too perfect to be real. ."

"I told myself in my heart that there is nothing better than this. I will live happily with everyone forever. I am very happy!"

Her voice changed,

"However, after I don't know how long, I realized that something was always wrong. Everyone was acting according to what I thought in my heart, including Caroline. I seemed to..." She took a deep breath and her voice changed. It was weak, with a hint of crying, "I've been playing with myself."

"Until you showed up...I noticed you as soon as you entered the town." Xue Rui stared at him, her eyes full of passion and emotion, "There were other people who came in from the outside, but they quickly lost themselves. Become a 'doll', you are different from them, you are not influenced by my thoughts, you still maintain your own will."

No, maybe I was a little affected too.

Roy said in his mind.

……

"Can you make this normal again?"

"As long as I plead with Sam, it should be okay, but if I do that, everyone will disappear, right? They haven't gotten sick or aged for many years, and they may have lived past the limit of an ordinary person's lifespan." She said worriedly,

"Maybe all this will be lifted and they will go back to the way they hate me."

"And you will also leave, leaving me behind, and I will be alone again."

"So, I'm sorry I can't do it, brother Jinyan, please stay with me!"

"Xue Rui..." Roy raised his gaze, scanning the pleasant garden, and quickly returned to the girl's innocent and sweet face, sighing, "Ask your heart, would you rather continue to stay here?" In this self-constructed ideal world, or end it all? Look at the real world outside."

"Maybe the outside will be crueler than Red Mountain Town, but it may also be more interesting than it." Roy said solemnly, "If you don't want to, why don't you bring Sam Gunvari's necklace and come with me? Leave Hongshan Town!"

……

"I, I'm scared..." The girl's voice was urgent, her fingers and teeth were trembling, and a fearful hiss came out of her throat, "If all this is lifted, what will happen to Hongshan Town? Then, Everyone is gone, what if you leave me and run away?"

"I keep my word. If I can go out," Roy raised his chin slightly, looked directly into her eyes, and promised word for word, "I will definitely take you with me. I will take you with me as a demon hunter." I swear by my honor!"

"Maybe you are right..." Xue Rui seemed to gain a bit of courage from his firm expression, and said to herself, "You have been so friendly and patient to me from the beginning, and helped me achieve it perfectly. Granted two wishes, allowing me to experience happiness that I haven’t had in a long time.”

"But after I gave Mr. Sam to you, everything disappeared, including you. I was very scared...I didn't want you to die."

"No, I promise..." Roy emphasized again and stretched out his hand towards her.

"Okay...I believe you, Brother Golden Eyes." The girl's white porcelain-like wrist reached into the lapel of her clothes, and she held a pendant in her delicate hands. Then her face was stunned, "Mr. Sam talked to me again... ”

"What did you say?" Roy asked nervously.

"I give it to you, and Red Mountain Town will change."

"Wait a minute!" Roy's heart trembled. The other party's "believe" made him change his mind. "I plan to stay in Hongshan Town for a while to find out if there is a safer way. Get out of here."

Xue Rui was silent for a long time after hearing the words, and suddenly she raised her face and smiled sweetly at him. Her dimples, shell teeth, and exquisite facial features made her as beautiful as a sculpture. She seemed to have made up her mind.

"No need...I have made a decision just now..." She was clearly smiling, but tears slid down her fair cheeks uncontrollably. She wiped away the tears with trembling fingers, "Brother Golden Eyes said You’re right, instead of deceiving yourself, it’s better to go out and take a look.”

She leaned towards him, her golden ponytail bouncing behind her head, and her emerald green eyes stared at him expectantly,

"You will take me with you, you will not leave me alone, right?"

"Yeah!"

She held out a pendant with both hands and stuffed it heavily into the palm of the witcher's hand, as if she wanted to hand over her life and soul.

And Roy opened his palms and suddenly saw a strange statue of a man - the man dressed as a mage in the Imperial Flag Mare Inn. However, in a blink of an eye, the surface of the statue suddenly changed, turning into a man with skin covered in bone spurs. A strange humanoid figure with ferocious armor intertwined with horns.

Pitch black and crimson light circulated erratically on the surface of the armor.

A pair of backward-curved goat horns on his forehead, a dark complexion with evil streaks like black roses.

A playful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Hahaha, you caught me, well done! The reward is given to you, but you must hold on tight! Don't let her slip through your fingertips!"

It blinked at the witcher, and the latter's body and soul began to tremble as if struck by lightning.

……

"Brother Jinyan, I don't feel very well..." Xuerui suddenly frowned and called softly, and her slender body began to weaken.

Roy squeezed the pendant, stepped forward, held her in his arms, and looked at her face nervously.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Pain."

"Help me, something is burning me... It hurts, help me!" Her delicate facial features quickly distorted, and the skin on her neck, palms, and calves outside the hem of her skirt began to crack. First, Blisters appeared, then turned into ugly scarlet scabs as if they had been burned by fire.

"Ah!"

She started screaming at the top of her lungs.

No!

"Xue Rui, hold on, there will be a way!"

Roy hugged this hot, scorching petite body tightly, with a calm expression showing madness. The next second he opened the package, took out the acorn squash that he had collected for a long time, and fed it into her boiling blisters. lips.

Observe with bated breath.

Looking miserable.

Acorns didn't help, the changes continued.

Xue Rui's whole body became red and bloody, her skin cracked and melted, revealing damaged muscles and pale bones.

"Ahhhhhhh!"

Amidst the shrill screams, the pendant burst into endless pale flames, engulfing the two of them, shaking the world.

The witcher's head seemed to explode.

Is the end coming?

Everything around us is in turmoil.

His heart was clenched tightly by someone, and he couldn't breathe.

He seemed to be standing between cliffs, surrounded by running water.

The only thing he could do was to hold the girl tightly in his arms and shrink down. He didn't dare to move, he didn't even dare to look down.

Below is an abyss, with biting winds blowing constantly.

It was like thousands of knives were picking at his flesh and bones, and he was suffering as if life was worse than death.

The only thing he could do was to hug the person in his arms tightly.

I don’t know how long it took, but the pain gradually disappeared, and a wild laughter sounded in his ears.

"Uh haha!"

……

"Who are you! What did you do to her?"

"My name is Sang Jien. I just follow her ideas and let her return to her original appearance."

"But have you forgotten, this is also due to you!"

"Insufficient people, this is greed! If she is content with the status quo, then everything here will continue to maintain, as long as my power is still there!"

"But you triggered the greed in her heart and made her destroy it all with her own hands."

"You are worthy of winning my championship. Now, you can get the reward of the competition, and she belongs to you!"

"Well——"

The endless white light in front of him gradually faded, and the demon hunter with seven holes bleeding opened his eyes.

Even if the activation is used up, the life and magic power are still reduced to less than half.

This is?

A ruin.

Weeds are overgrown, the houses are charred, and there are ruins everywhere.

Under the broken door frames and in front of the deserted courtyard, dry leg bones and skulls can be seen everywhere. Time has passed so long that most of the calcium has been lost, becoming slender and gray.

This place has been uninhabited for at least a hundred years and has completely fallen into ruins.

Is Hongshan Town, where people live and work in peace and contentment and have simple folk customs, really just an illusion?

He looked in front of him, and the pendant strangely and quietly turned into a long sword with a cross-guard, and the blade was bright and covered with delicate runes.

It is the one seen in the imperial flag mare.

But why didn’t acorn squash work?

"Brother Jinyan, I remembered." Xue Rui was dying in her arms. She was as unrecognizable as Hongshan Town. She turned into a severely burned patient, with a terrifying face facing him, and only her left eye. Still green, innocent and sparkling,

She is like a withered flower.

"It turns out that I died that day."

She stretched out her left hand~IndoMTL.com~ and put it into the warm palm of the witcher. She touched his face with her right hand and said feebly,

"Brother Golden Eyes, don't cry...don't leave me."

"Yeah."

The arms dropped.

The girl closed her eyes peacefully and stopped breathing.

Her body suddenly turned into a burst of broken white light and flew into the long sword.

A blurry figure emerged from the sword, and her golden ponytail could be vaguely seen bouncing around her shoulders. Her floral skirt was flying, and she smiled sweetly at him.

This sword became extremely agile, as if it was given life and soul in an instant.

There is a name engraved on the hilt of the sword that Roy could not understand when he was at the Imperial Flag Mare Inn.

But now he knows it's called Xuerui.