Chaser (1)
Pral was the port city of Nainel, a small country in the southern part of the Latna continent.
Blood spurted under the sunny southern sky.
“Ahhhhhh!”
After a desperate and painful scream, the last Hunter collapsed.
There were already four bodies lying around.
As he wiped the blood off his blade, Zhang Atanasio grinned.
“My level is low, but I killed about five people. I feel high.”
The higher the level of the opponent, the greater the pleasure compensation for the murder of Latnains.
The Hunters’ levels Zhang killed were in their early or mid-30s.
Unfortunately, he didn’t receive that much compensation.
He had to kill at least five or six people to feel good.
‘I’d love to go to the middle of the continent and hunt higher-level humans…’
Zhang clicked his tongue while collecting the bodies.
‘Because of the voice of the Thunder King, we can’t get out of this city. Hmm.’
He was a Level 62 Magic Swordsman.
Although he was one of the people who had low levels in Akhtarun, he was recognized as a talented person who could dare enter the Four Prohibited Areas in the outer world.
Still, Zhang was unable to escape the port city, Pral.
It was due to the Banned spell by the Thunder King.
-Head to the designated city without being seen by Latnians.
-When you arrive at your destination, stay in the city, and look for the incarnation of the Goddess.
-Don’t leave the city until you find the incarnation of the Goddess.
No matter how strong the trio was, the rule was created because their abilities were limited.
Hundreds of Earthlings were already high-leveled.
Some of them were even over level 80 or 90.
It couldn’t have been easy to control such a large number of powerful people.
It was also the reason why Hollien had been surprised by Garhan’s decision to release them.
Instead, the order was as simple as it was compulsory.
Once they were under the Banned spell, they could never escape.
Like the other Earthlings from Akhtarun, Zhang stayed in the designated port city of Pral and continued to slaughter Latnains.
‘Well, it’s best to do it quietly to avoid getting caught.’
After disposing of all the bodies, he smacked his lips.
Zhang knew that he would be tracked down sooner or later if he continued to kill like that.
But he had no choice.
He was already too addicted to the pleasures of murder.
If he wanted to, he could have gotten out of the addiction.
While he was locked up in Akhtarun for decades, he had never killed people.
But Zhang didn’t forget the addiction.
Perhaps others would do the same.
‘Will I be happier if I give up on murdering people and insist on the no-killing lifestyle that I don’t want to do?’
Even though he knew that it would become more dangerous, he couldn’t stop.
The pleasure of killing was too sweet to resist.
‘Then I’ll slowly get out.’
Zhang quickly disappeared after removing bloodstains.
* * *
No matter how well he erased the bloodstains, if too many people disappeared in a short period, he would eventually be caught.
Eventually, the bodies of Hunters were found throughout the city.
It didn’t only happen to that city.
Even the capitals of each country or the Four Prohibited Areas and the minor frontier cities were affected.
People noticed.
Massive serial killings were taking place throughout the Latna continent.
‘It’s the work of Aliens!’
‘What are these evil demons doing?’
The conclusion was not based solely on prejudice against Aliens.
Most of the casualties were Hunters, and they were quite high-level.
If such people were involved in indiscriminate murder, it was unlikely that Latnians had committed it.
Of course, there were plenty of bad people among the Latnians.
Many people committed robberies, rape, and other crimes with a clear purpose.
However, the indiscriminate killing changed the story.
Usually, serial killers targeted those who were socially disadvantaged.
They purposely didn’t aim for high-level people.
But what if the serial killer was a powerful Hunter?
It could only be the work of Aliens.
‘What happened? They’ve been quiet for years.’
‘And it’s not just one or two people!’
Suddenly, at the same time, high-level Aliens appeared as if someone had released them, causing them to cause mass genocides in various parts of the continent.
A dark atmosphere spread throughout the continent.
People were afraid and suspicious of each other.
Aliens’ genealogy was indistinguishable from Latnians until they were killed.
Serhithran, a forbidden city in the Ice-Flame Forest, was no exception.
* * *
Inspections were being conducted throughout the city.
It was all due to the killings done against Hunters recently.
Fortunately, the Aliens had been cleared by the Valtara Warrior Felard Bean, but there was impossible that no other Aliens remained.
“You mean there’s a Goddess incarnate among the Valtara warrior’s group, right?”
“That’s right, Almara. It’s not that difficult to get the information out because there are so many rumors going around.”
A young beauty in her 20s spoke informally to a man of her age. And the man talked to her in quite a polite manner.
The woman was white-haired and grey-eyed, while the young man had dark brown hair and dark skin.
Neither of them had anything unusual on the surface.
However, they weren’t ordinary humans.
Almar Vallaur Glakiers was a Silver Dragon who turned 650 years old that year.
Saltus Lintbroom Lapeltrausd was a Green Dragon who turned 530 years old that year.
Both were powerful Dragons belonging to Upper Draconium.
In human form, Almara and Saltus continued to walk through the streets of Serhithran.
If they made eye contact with powerful-looking Hunters, the Hunters avoided meeting their gaze as much as possible.
Dragons were said to be slow to level up, but they gained extraordinary abilities when they had lived for hundreds of years.
Nevertheless, they were hiding and pretending to be humans.
“I don’t want to make a fuss.”
“Hollien’s orders come first.”
The strongest three had sent Aliens all over the continent in search of the Goddess of Darkness.
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