Chapter 1314 1286. Fear of fire
It is just like the difference between church hunters and ordinary hunters.
Church hunters founded by Ludwig mostly use heavy weapons such as [Church Stone Hammer] and [Ludwig Holy Sword].
Because they are under the direct jurisdiction of the Healing Church, they have to hunt more terrifying and weird beasts according to the orders of the Church.
So the musket in Ludwig's hand was much heavier than the hunter's trumpet gun, but it only fired a single mercury bullet.
Range and power are increased at the expense of portability and stamina consumption.
Henryk felt as if every tiny movement he made was being seen through. Just facing Ludwig's gun, he had a suffocating feeling that all routes of action were blocked. .
“.”
The palm that originally held the meat saw slowly loosened, and Henryk’s tense muscles also lost their strength.
At the right time, Ludwig also put down the gun in his hand.
Henrik's hand reached under his trench coat, but Ludwig didn't move this time.
As Henrik took out a blood collection bottle and threw it to Mark, Mark raised it with the same ugly expression and motioned around the hunters.
I also recited the packaging number written in small writing on the bottle.
Being able to decipher this kind of package number information is proof that he is an insider of the church.
This is an accurate blood collection bottle produced by the church.
Finally, behind Ludwig, in the eyes of the hunters shining with desire, Mark grabbed Henrik's hand, raised it, and stuck the needle into his arm.
The usual cold pleasure invades the body from the blood vessels and spreads to the deepest part of the body.
But this time, Henrik had a sullen face for the first time, and did not show an expression of intoxication and enjoyment during the process of picking up the blood collection bottle.
Somehow, the young hunter even disliked this thing.
"Those remaining people, those who did not have formal blood collection bottles and came here after the time limit passed"
Henrik's body was enjoying the abundant vitality brought by the blood collection bottle, and it was simply addictive.
But he felt sick mentally.
This opposition between body and mind made him stutter when speaking.
"They are all going to die, right?"
Henryk's eyes stared at Ludwig: "In the entire Yharnam, how many people have gone up to the church town? One thousand ?Two thousand? And then you want to block the road and let the remaining people be burned to death?"
Ludwig did not avoid Henryk's gaze, but instead kept looking at him with tired and pained eyes.
On the one hand, he was observing the reaction of the injection blood collection bottle, but on the other hand, Henryk felt that he was punishing himself in this way.
"Moral dilemma. Yes. Throughout the ages, moral dilemmas have been repeated countless times."
"Can life be measured purely by quantity? Whose life is nobler than whose life, Important?"
Ludwig pursed his lips tightly and whispered.
"But in the face of lycanthropy, what can we do, young man?"
"Humanity has continued to the present precisely because in the long past, there have always been people in each generation. At the same moment, they made their decision. "
"Today, it was the Healing Church who made the decision for Yanan, and I was the one who carried it out. I would even feel uneasy about it. It makes me want to die, but I will still do it."
"So yes, young man."
"We will be the executioners. ”
In addition to exhaustion and pain, Ludwig's eyes also contained extremely rich regret.
“The church has developed [blood therapy], and in the foreseeable future, we will definitely make more and greater achievements, and even bring mankind as a whole to a higher level.”
“But the people in Yanan did not catch up. [Blood therapy] was developed only a few decades ago. This technology has not yet developed enough to save everyone.”
"But it is precisely to ensure the vision and possibility of the future that we must make a decision to cut off the tail to survive!"
"But fortunately, you caught up."
As he said that, Ludwig had already made way for him.
He stood sideways, but his eyes were still looking at Henrik.
The young hunter's eyes were full of anger and disgust from the bottom of his heart.
Ludwig looked at this look and accepted it calmly.
“It’s good that you don’t agree with me and the church’s decision. But it’s better if you can enter the church town and continue to live in a pure environment.”
"You seem to be very talented. You may become an experienced hunter in the future."
Mark and Henrik didn't say anything. They just threw the empty blood collection bottles to the ground and then moved toward Luther. Vichy walked behind him.
"You believe in the teachings of the church, Ludwig."
Henric said coldly as he passed by the hunter who was as glorious as a hero in Yharnam.
“You believe that [blood therapy] will only bring joy and relief to people, but we have seen its terrible side below.”
"You believe in the so-called 'greater vision' spoken by the Healing Church, but I only feel horrible." Ludwig had no reaction to the young hunter's words. He just shook his head tiredly.
"Whatever you think, young man. But besides the church, who has given the Yharnamites the ability to fight against lycanthropy?"
Young people Passed by Ludwig.
But it was completely different from their first meeting just a few minutes ago. Mark felt that his heart was cold, and even his fingertips were cold.
He and Henrik walked into the passage behind the hunters led by Ludwig.
This passage leads all the way up to the church town. There was a torch stuck in the dark passage a few steps away.
Mark looked at the fire flickering in the darkness, his dull face suddenly twitched, and then he quickly tilted his head to keep his sight away from the flames.
“What’s wrong with you?”
“No, it’s nothing, I just.”
Mark said evasively, but as he spoke, those cities in flames, the corpses in flames, and Ludwig standing outside the flames
Those scenes were like eyeballs looking directly at a strong man. It's like an afterimage left behind a light spot. Even if you close your eyes and shake your head, it still leaves a chaotic colorful halo in the darkness.
I can’t get rid of it no matter what.
It wasn't until the sound of the closing mechanism began to be heard in the passage that Henrik quickly grabbed Mark and rushed in towards the closed mechanism.
Mark suddenly found that he was a little afraid of fire.
——
Ludwig looked at the pocket watch in his hand blankly. The exquisite hands ticked until they crossed a certain limit. He took a deep breath before closing the watch cover.
As if taking this action as a sign, the hunters who were originally standing behind Ludwig began to move forward in unison.
They twitched their noses excitedly, as if they were never satisfied, greedily breathing in the smell of blood in the air.
Muttering to himself about hunting in a low voice.
How to bleed prey, how to cut them into segments
‘But they are normal. ’
Ludwig was so sure in his heart.
It is not because he knows every hunter here and is familiar with their character and past that he has trust and confidence in them today.
He is just certain: these hunters have all been injected with many regular blood collection bottles produced by the Healing Church, and [blood therapy] will cure all their problems.
The body, and even the spirit, everything is not a problem in front of [Blood Therapy].
But thinking about this, Ludwig made a 'pop' sound and held down his shaking head.
“Woo!”
The muscles on his cheeks were trembling and twitching uncontrollably.
This beastly disaster came at the wrong time.
He had just participated in the hunt for a strange beast and struck the final blow.
The beast may have done something to him at the end of his life, which made him feel extremely uncomfortable and even difficult to control himself.
With a 'pop', another blood collection bottle was pierced by Ludwig on his neck, which made him feel a little more relaxed.
"This is such an unlucky thing."
Ludwig gasped and murmured in a low voice.
If you give him a few more days, no matter how stubborn the problem is, [Blood Therapy] will surely cure it.
And now, Lawrence and the others must still be studying the monster's body, right?
If their research yields results, their own situation will definitely be solved directly.
However, it happened to be now that he had just returned from hunting!
The hunters have gradually gone away, and they will intercept all those who want to enter the upper church town on the road.
Although the church has closed the road, once the number of people increases, who knows whether the damage caused will reopen the road?
As these hunters began to leave Ludwig's control and received permission to kill at will, the strong smell of blood and gasoline began to come from afar.
Old hunters not only like to make their prey bleed, they are also very old-school and agree that ‘fire should be used to deal with wild beasts’.
In the flames that almost burned the entire city, the air was heated to the point of making it noisy.
The crazy and hysterical laughter and yelling of the old hunters during the hunt, as well as the screams and wails of humans, were all faintly heard in the trembling flames.
Ludwig only felt that the right side of his face began to twitch uncontrollably, and it became more and more frequent.
But because he didn’t feel much discomfort, he did not continue to inject himself with the blood collection bottle.
The smell of blood is getting stronger and stronger, and the sound of killing is getting farther and farther in Ludwig's ears.
Until
there was a ‘crash’.
With a regular, steady pace, stepping on the blood that had accumulated deeper and deeper, he walked not far away from Ludwig.
"Before I ask, 'Can this road still be taken?', to be on the safe side, I have to confirm it first."
Lan En tilted his head and looked at the opposite side of him. The 'thing' in the distance spoke.
“Do you still know what you look like now, Ludwig?”
(End of this chapter)