The Divine Hunter Chapter 18: Red Flame

Mayena.

Chengbei Prison.

In the office on the second floor, the dim oil lamp illuminated a man with a bald head and a thick beard like boar bristles on his face.

Sheriff Leete's tall body leaned against the iron window, looking at the sparse pedestrians on the street below. In just five minutes, he saw several townspeople turning around and spitting in the direction of the refugee camp outside the city. .

The disgust and disgust are palpable.

He could understand the view of most of the townspeople - that the refugee camp was like a tumor on Mayena's emaciated body.

Robbing people of congenitally deficient nutrients causes their health to deteriorate day by day.

Especially after the disappearance of Ambassador Ainz some time ago, the lack of food, or to be precise, the lack of cheap food has become more and more serious.

His Majesty Foltest of Vizima issued a large amount of pensions after the war, but he was powerless.

Mayena's public treasury funds are about to bottom out, and the mayor is as anxious as an ant on a hot pot every day.

There is nowhere to vent anger.

Li Teuk is always worried that he will be fired by the mayor tomorrow.

How can you support your family without a job?

But fortunately the "culprit" was found...

Lee Teuk punched the asphalt table hard with his calloused palm!

The day after tomorrow, tie the merchants and demon hunters to the streets and hang them to calm the mayor's anger.

Let the people know who stole their food!

But this is like drinking poison to quench thirst.

Without money, Mayena will be finished sooner or later.

……

"Da da!"

The sound of heavy footsteps and the sound of metal hitting came from the corridor.

A heavily armed young soldier knocked on the office door.

"Sir, someone wants to see you!"

"During working hours, I don't see anyone except the missing honorary ambassador!"

"The doctor in the refugee camp brought Ainz's servant Mato," the soldier insisted. He had been treated by a female doctor and saved one knee. "And regarding the disappearance of Ambassador Ainz, she claimed that there was something new clues."

"The whereabouts of Ainz?" The Sheriff rubbed his bald head, the flesh on his face trembled, showing a hint of embarrassment.

It is difficult for druids to be restrained by the law. If they commit a crime and hide in the vast forest, no one can catch them.

What's more, this doctor is very popular among the people, and Mayena locals and refugees have all benefited from her to a greater or lesser extent.

I really can’t afford to offend him!

"Then let me see what she is capable of!"

……

Outside the glass window behind the iron fence, a thick black cloud suddenly floated in the sky, blocking the bright sunshine.

What followed was roaring thunder and lightning like silver snakes.

Tick tock!

A drop of rain fell from the sky!

Witcher Roy looked back.

The witness Mato, and the red-haired girl Visenna, sat with him on the bench against the wall of the office, behind which hung a tapestry depicting the burning eternal fire.

The bald man walked slowly around the desk, his eyes scanning the faces of the three people.

"Distinguished ladies, there are these two. The facts are before us, and there is no way to quibble. A week ago, the businessman Yurga of Rivia, together with the bodyguard Geralt, invited the honorary ambassador Ainz to the suburbs to kidnap and kill him. ...Hmm...and destroy the corpse and eliminate all traces!"

"Dozens of pairs of eyes saw them leaving the city together, and then hurriedly returning alone. There is no other possibility!" The Sheriff said solemnly, "Madam, I hope you understand that the next negotiations must be here. Proceed based on the premise."

"Lord Ainz, innocent people should not be punished!" The female doctor had clear eyes and a pleasant and firm voice. "We have witnesses who can completely overturn your hypothesis!"

"Yes, sir!" Mato suddenly stood up. He changed into clean, neat linen clothes.

The horse face looked even thinner, filled with a sickly red color, he was having a fever,

"I have served Mr. Ainz for ten years. I participated in the negotiations with him a week ago and understand the entire process...I swear to the gods," he raised a hand with a pious expression,

"Yurga never kidnapped or killed Ambassador Ainz, and the demon hunter was not in the woods at that time, let alone murdered my master! Ainz died of other reasons, he——"

"Shut up! Mato, remember your identity clearly!" The bald man grabbed Mato's collar, stared at his twinkling eyes with ferocious beast-like eyes, and lifted him so that his feet and toes were away from each other. "How dare you lie in the name of the gods? Are you really afraid that your whole family will be struck to death by lightning?"

"Have you forgotten?" The Sheriff's saliva sprayed onto Mato's face crazily, "You are already a wanted criminal, an accomplice of Yurga and the gray-haired guy, and your testimony is not convincing!"

"Be patient." The red-haired girl's voice was full of calm power, like a breeze blowing through her heart. The Sheriff's anger was instantly soothed, and the steel-clamp-like hands released the suffocating hand. Mato.

Roy's eyes were shining brightly. The Druid's soothing technique was much more concealed than the Witcher's seal.

"Sir Lee Teuk, can't you listen to the witness first?"

"Then let him talk!"

Mato stroked his chest and took a deep breath, "Ainz-sama and Yurga-sama failed to reach cooperation that day."

The Sheriff snorted softly, which was a motive for murder.

"On our way back we passed a forest, which emitted a bright and dangerous red light!"

"Another set of clichés full of flaws! Are you really fooling me into thinking I'm a fool?" The Sheriff interrupted him angrily, "You can't even see a hair in your so-called murderous red light!"

Li Teuk still remembers the scene he described to the mayor. The mayor was furious like a provoked bull and scolded him so much that he almost fired him directly.

"I'm here to testify!" Visenna stood up and looked directly into the Sheriff's eyes with her emerald green eyes. "I'm not just a doctor, I'm also a Druid. I understand nature, and everything in the woods outside Mayena No amount of changes can escape my eyes."

"I've checked it!" She raised her voice, "At the location described by Mato, the natural magnetic field is distorted, and the animals and plants living nearby have become unusual!"

"I guarantee with the honor of Druid! That red light did exist. Although it has disappeared now, the traces and energy it left in the forest, in my eyes, are like those left by the murderer at the murder scene. The footprints, smell, and blood are equally eye-catching!"

"If anyone questions it, I will argue with him face to face!"

……

Li Te swallowed, with a look of embarrassment on his face, but he did not dare to hit or scold the noble female doctor, "Madam, I have received your help, so I naturally believe in your character and your reputation. But so what? Without evidence, the mayor and the townspeople will never believe this ridiculous statement! Even you can’t do that!"

"Who said there is no evidence?" Roy waved his hand towards the open space in the center of the room, and a **** wolf corpse as big as a calf appeared in front of him out of thin air!

The Sheriff was taken aback,

"What the **** is this?"

"Sir, this is the mutated animal after being radiated by the red light!"

Li Te knelt down and carefully touched its huge head, plush back, and measured paws.

Can't help but look surprised.

"Everyone, don't you think this is inconsistent? The Honorary Ambassador was burned to ashes by the red light from your mouth. But why do these wild animals become stronger? Are they not life?" Ainz said to Drew. Ms. Yi smiled, with a hint of pride in her pupils, "In the eyes of druids, aren't all creatures, including humans, animals, and plants, equal?"

"Same reason! Yurga and Mato were both bathed in red light, so why were they intact. But only Ainz was hit?" The Sheriff clapped his hands, shook his head, and sighed, "You want to make up stories, so you should Be more logical and don’t be full of loopholes!"

……

"It is true that all things are equal, but the differences between species cannot be denied." Visenna said meaningfully without changing her expression.

"I have a reasonable explanation, sir!" Mato added anxiously, "You have never seen that red light. Once you see it, you will understand that it is by no means an ordinary light. It has wisdom and can filter Goal!"

Mato choked up, his face trembling, his eyes fearful,

"It is the punishment of gods! It only burns to death those who have committed serious crimes and deserve to die!"

The Sheriff's breath froze.

"Beasts, their intelligence is not yet developed, and their thoughts are at the lowest level!" Roy continued, his pupils shining brightly in the light, "Working hard for survival throughout your life, how can you talk about sin? And the wisdom of plants is even more Primary. So instead of harming them, the red light nourishes them."

"Humans, there are people with righteous hearts, such as Ms. Vesenna, Mr. Mato, and Mr. Leeteuk."

The Sheriff's face turned red. What he did in daily life could not be called justice in any way.

"There are also crazy sinners who like to base their happiness on the suffering of innocent people! And Honorary Ambassador Ainz is one of them!"

"You!" Lite pointed at the demon hunter and hesitated.

He worships the eternal fire. He is too ignorant of the facts and confuses right and wrong to say anything.

He knew it from beginning to end.

Ainz tampered with the food provided to the refugees, so he couldn't be called a good person.

But so what?

He can provide the cheapest food, and if you eat some, it is better to have a bad stomach than to starve to death.

Even his immediate boss, the mayor, had no objections.

In Leeteuk's opinion, Ainz's evil was nothing more than a small evil.

"The mistakes Ainz-sama has committed go far beyond distributing moldy, spoiled, and adulterated food to refugees." Mato's face turned red, his expression was ferocious, and he said very uncomfortably, "He also deceived I met many beautiful ladies in the refugee camp.”

"They originally kept themselves clean and worked hard to make a living by washing clothes for others. But Ainz took a fancy to their beauty, so he threatened and lured them..." Mato took a deep breath, his expression was painful, as if he was enduring something, "Surveillance , stalk and harass them, constantly seduce them with food and beautiful clothes and accessories, and even promise to take them to the city and marry them in the future."

"I, I participated in one of them as a personal bodyguard." Mato covered his face and let out a slight sob in his throat, "I saw with my own eyes that Ainz played with their bodies and emotions. I was tired of playing with them. And then abandoned it."

"He forced a woman who was pregnant with him to death, two other women became crazy women in the camp, and two became prostitutes."

Hearing this, Li Te’s face didn’t change much.

How long can women in refugee camps survive without selling themselves?

In his opinion, the relationship between women and Ainz is just about each getting what he wants.

It's not a serious crime.

The only blame is that women are too naive and greedy.

"Are there any other 'crimes'?" The Sheriff yawned boredly.

"Ainz...Ainz..." Mato suddenly stammered, unable to hold his tongue straight, holding his chest and gasping for air.

"Are you okay, man?" Roy held his shoulder,

Visenna touched his forehead, it was so hot that it burned her hand, "Stop talking, take a rest for a while."

"I can hold on, let me finish." Mato shook his head, "Ainz, you are still killing people and stealing goods..."

"In the past ten years, he and a group of bandits outside Mayena have cooperated internally and externally, and robbed hundreds of small businessmen with little property!"

"First, he will select a target to sign a lucrative trade contract, and wait for the target to bring the goods he needs and the money to purchase the goods from him to the outskirts of Mayena, when the team of ambushed bandits suddenly takes action!"

"Money, goods, and lives will all be spared, and the corpses and traces will be destroyed in the end."

"Ainz made a fortune from this business, growing from a small businessman to an honorary ambassador."

The Sheriff's face finally turned serious.

The crime of intercepting and killing business travelers is the most disgusting thing for city managers!

This means that the business climate deteriorates and municipalities miss out on significant tax revenue.

This crime is enough to kill Ainz dozens of times!

Even the mayor can't forgive him!

"Yurga is also one of his chosen targets?"

Roy asked.

"This is the first time Ainz met a businessman who refused to be tempted." Mato nodded with admiration in his eyes.

"In the past six months, he has smelled the smell of war and believes that material trade is more profitable."

"Started buying and selling expired supplies again... and made a lot of money." Mato suddenly made a vomiting motion, frightening everyone.

Visenna held his shoulders and opened his eyelids. The bloodshot eyes in his pupils were as dense as sandworms!

"Is there any evidence?" the Sheriff asked regardless, "You can't just identify an honorary ambassador!"

"Ainz has a compulsive habit of recording his daily income and expenses, which has lasted for more than ten years." Mato muttered, "There must be clues in the ledger. Search his mansion and you will definitely find it. !"

"Well..."

"Um..." He hissed in his throat, the veins on his neck were protruding, and his face was so red that he was about to bleed.

He suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm done..."

The ferocious expression turned relieved.

Roy withdrew his finger that traced the Yakshi seal.

"Ainz committed too many crimes to count, so he was burned to ashes by the red light." Numerous thoughts went through Li Te's mind, and he caught the flaw in his words, "You are his accomplice , you also personally admitted that you had harmed the women in the refugee camp. Why are you okay?"

"Didn't your Excellency notice just now? I was affected, and the red light tortured me in my body, but the crime I committed has not reached that limit."

"I feel that God has given me a chance to repent and atone for what I have done in the past, so I come to see you today." Mato stared at the Sheriff's face, his expression pious with a hint of atonement. Lite was moved by the determination.

In all his years as a sheriff, he had only seen this expression on the face of a condemned prisoner with a noose tied around his neck.

Repented.

He believed Mato's words.

"O gods, here are the sinners!" Mato suddenly broke away from the support of the demon hunter and the woman, fell to his knees, and stared at the tapestry on the wall depicting the burning eternal fire.

Put your hands together and pray loudly,

It's like a high fever that burns your brain and causes hysteria.

"I keep your teachings in mind. I know that I have sinned deeply, and I repent...I beg you to forgive me."

"Forgive me!"

His voice was hysterical.

"Free me! From the fire and the pain!"

"You have completed your self-salvation, man." Roy took a deep breath and patted his shoulder comfortingly, "If God has a spirit..."

"Ugh...but I still feel uncomfortable."

"It hurts... it's so hot."

"Lilin...wait for me," his eyes were red, and he murmured in a hoarse, dry voice, "I will marry you when I get back!"

The tears slid down his cheeks, no longer colorless and transparent.

A bright red.

A flame as scarlet as blood!

"Boom!"

The heat was so hot that it melted my skin.

Visenna, the Sheriff, and the Demon Hunter suddenly changed their expressions and couldn't help but retreat.

In the blink of an eye.

Wisps of scarlet flames came out of the eyes, mouth... and seven orifices of the man who was kneeling on the ground, and wrapped around his skin!

Wrap him completely.

The dazzling change took only half a second.

The weird scarlet flames are jumping wildly as if they are alive, casting irregular reflections on the wall!

The three of them had no time to react. Mato's upper body was directly sublimated by the high temperature and turned into red gas.

Only the remaining body below the chest and abdomen fell to the ground, burning quietly.

Just as Yurga once described, the red flame burned away flesh and blood but produced no smoke.

"This, is this the murderous red light?" The bald Sheriff was dumbfounded, leaning against the wall and trembling all over.

Jagged magic light erupted from Visenna's fingertips, and several water columns poured down on Mato.

But this burning flame cannot be extinguished.

"This light leaves no room for regret!"

"It is definitely not God's handiwork."

Once hit, the red light is like the Sword of Damocles hanging above your head!

A realization arises in the demon hunter's heart, and his face becomes distorted,

The ancient blood boils!

Asshole!

Want to steal someone in front of me again?

"I don't care what you are!"

"Mato!"

"No death allowed!"

Visenna, who looked horrified as the Sheriff, was concentrating on casting spells, only to see the witcher casually point his finger!

The fingertips seem to light up a planet.

The round and hazy light shield expanded instantly, covering four people and half of the room.

The ancient blood boils violently, and the power of time explodes!

"Shua—"

In a flash.

The man who knelt down on the ground, his upper body vaporized, his flesh and blood regained fullness, his chest and abdomen, linen clothes, neck, head, eyes, top of the head... returned to their original state!

The scarlet flames disappeared.

Mato's breathing and heartbeat resumed, his eyes brightened, and his mouth opened and closed.

His hoarse statement echoed in the room again.

Exactly the scene twenty seconds ago——

"Ainz has a compulsive habit of recording his daily income and expenses for more than twenty years. There must be clues in the ledger and a search of his mansion will definitely find it!"

But Visenna and He were completely unaware of the time regression and listened intently.

It seems that they have completely forgotten the horrific scene of cremating a living person ~IndoMTL.com~ Their memories disappear as time goes backwards.

Roy made an outline with five fingers and directly gave Mato a Yaksi Seal.

The latter interrupted his words, closed his eyes, and fell to the ground softly.

Snoring.

"Witcher, what do you mean?"

The Sheriff asked.

The witcher was silent.

Until twenty seconds passed, Mato was still sleeping quietly, and the scarlet flame was no longer ignited.

He just wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief,

"Didn't you notice? Mato's condition is very bad. If you continue to talk, there will be big trouble. Let him rest." Roy smiled heartily at the two of them, "I will be responsible for the next thing. I have already started in advance. Everything is known from his mouth."

"I'll help you solve your urgent problem. As long as you give Geralt, Yurga, and Mato their innocence!"