vrcanaries Chapter 40 The Mad God!
Chapter 40 The Mad God!
Chapter 40 The Mad God! (Seeking recommendations and monthly votes)
As a near-first-tier city, and with itself as the center radiating to multiple satellite towns, forming an economic and transportation hub, housing prices and rents in the city center are very high.
Even if they chose to rent a house in an old neighborhood in the suburbs, the cost would not be low. Therefore, their initial plan was to join the adventure group as soon as possible, make a name for themselves, earn a lot of money, and then move into a big villa.
However, the imagination is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.
Since the three of them had just graduated, they still carried a bit of ivory tower arrogance, which was fine; what kind of young people wouldn't be arrogant?
The result is that bad adventure groups don't want them, and good ones are too competitive. Even if you want to do some part-time work, they only want undead beastmasters, especially skeletons who can work day and night without meals provided.
Roll it up, fucking roll it up!
Capitalists should all be hung on streetlights!
This resulted in the three of them still not finding suitable jobs after a month.
During this period, the feed for the beasts is also a huge expense, and this cannot be reduced. Long-term malnutrition will affect the potential of the beasts, unless they do not want to become powerful beast tamers.
In this way, the money brought from home will only last for another half a month. If it still can't be resolved by then, they will have no choice but to slink back home.
So the three of them sat down for a small meeting and redefined their new direction, changing their goal from becoming big shots to becoming excellent bounty hunters.
After all, before pursuing highbrow art, one must also experience the common people's life.
Their first assignment was to hunt down the most lucrative bloodhound.
Starting from this point, they created their legend.
"Got you!"
Song Yue also caught Zhao Bin, who had deliberately let her go, and punched him on the shoulder a few times. He pretended to be in pain, which calmed him down.
The three gathered together, and Chen Chi, who played the role of the strategist, pointed to the map and said:
"If we keep going forward, we'll reach the runic iron fence that marks the border between the abandoned city and the western part of the city. It's engraved with rituals that can block the invasion of monsters, but it doesn't affect humans much. We can just climb over it and get there."
Zhao Bin couldn't wait any longer: "Then let's hurry up. I've been saving every penny these past few days and my mouth is practically dry. Once I make some money, I'll treat you all to a big meal."
"Speak politely!" Song Yue rolled her eyes at him and said with some concern, "Why did we come here ten minutes early? Didn't the homeowners' committee say there was a fourth person? Why don't we wait for him? When facing a pack-hunting monster like the Bloodthirsty Hyena, having one more person means having more strength."
Upon hearing this, Chen Chi lowered his head in thought, while Zhao Bin waved his hand dismissively, saying:
"We are already a mature team. Not only are we all at the peak of the Bronze level, but I can be the tank, you are the healer, and Chen Chi is the controller and commander. We are already perfect. Adding a stranger would only make it harder for us to cooperate."
"It's just that the client insisted on a minimum of four people for the task, so we added an extra person; we don't actually need him. Besides, we're not trying to hog all the profits. We'll just give him his share when the task is done. He'll be thrilled to get paid without doing any work..."
That's what he said, but in reality, Zhao Bin also had his own little schemes.
He wanted to show off his prowess in front of Song Yue, and it would be even better if he could save her from danger, which might even warm up their relationship.
If a stranger joins in, whether too strong or too weak, things will become uncontrollable.
Sorry, stranger, you'll have to make do this time. When the task reward comes, I'll take my share and transfer an extra 3,000 to you!
Zhao Bin thought to himself, a slight smile creeping onto his lips.
Chen Chi glanced at him, instantly seeing through his thoughts, but didn't expose him, instead echoing:
"Zhao Bin is right. Whether strangers can cooperate with us is secondary. The real danger is encountering some dark beast tamers who specialize in disguising themselves as newcomers to plunder pets and money. We must be wary of others. We can just help them with their share of the money later."
"What you say makes sense..."
Song Yue was also a little scared after hearing this, and nodded. The three of them quickly arrived at the rune iron net according to the map.
Many of the runes on it were damaged, and small holes had appeared in the iron mesh. Although the Starry Beast Tower was still operating, the nearby neighborhoods were filled with panic.
After all, there had been instances of low-level monsters infiltrating before, albeit decades ago, and they were quickly eradicated. They were still afraid of becoming the exception. The three climbed over the barbed wire fence and, after about ten minutes, quickly arrived at the outskirts of the abandoned city.
"Is this the abandoned old town of Obuchi City...?"
Song Yue opened her mouth in surprise. What came into view was a scene of ruins. The once magnificent high-rise buildings were now in ruins.
The strangest thing is that both the ground and the buildings are covered with a thick layer of reddish-brown rust, even the glass.
Amidst the vast amount of rust, numerous climbing plants have sprung up, including Virginia creeper, climbing roses, Virginia creeper, and bougainvillea, their colors turning reddish-brown, regaining their vitality and reborn on this ruin.
Looking at his surprised childhood sweetheart, Chen Chi smiled and explained, "I've looked up some information. The reason this old town was abandoned is because decades ago, a group of cultists held a sacrificial ceremony here, using the flesh and blood of hundreds of thousands of people to summon a powerful evil god's followers, who then slaughtered countless people, resulting in numerous deaths."
Although ultimately killed by powerful allies, the aftershocks of the battle left the entire city covered in a thick layer of rust, rendering it uninhabitable. Therefore, a new city was built nearby. The old city, however, was repurposed as a buffer zone between the old city and the monsters, resulting in a large number of powerful creatures residing in the central urban area.
"What! You mean these rust marks aren't from natural oxidation? They're remnants of the power of those powerful beings!?"
Song Yue's eyes widened. With her limited perspective, she couldn't even begin to imagine the immense power that the aftershocks of the battle could turn a huge city with over a million inhabitants into ruins.
Such beings are no different from gods and demons, are they?
Chen Chi nodded, exclaiming in amazement, "I was also shocked when I found the information. These beings, which seem to be like natural disasters, seem to possess a power called [Domain]. I just don't know if this rust is caused by that evil god's minion or by the alliance's powerful members..."
"Whoever it is, they are all very powerful. I hope that one day I can become such a top expert!" Zhao Bin said with longing, yearning to one day be able to turn the world upside down and control everything.
After their initial surprise, the three quickly composed themselves, as their primary objective was to hunt the Bloodthirsty Hyena.
After searching for more than ten minutes, they quickly found more than a dozen roaming hyenas in front of an abandoned convenience store!
Their size is similar to that of ordinary hyenas, and their heads are relatively intact, but their original flesh and blood bodies have rotted and turned a dark red color. The flesh and blood in their chest cavity have fallen off, revealing the stark white bones. In the chest cavity of such a decaying body, there is a blood-red heart that flashes red light.
It was covered with numerous thin, red tentacles that spread out from the gaps in its bones, twisting irregularly and looking incredibly eerie.
These tentacles, as if alive, stretched out and slid across the ground as the hyena lowered its head, seemingly probing for life.
One of the hyenas kept probing, startling a rust-covered beetle. Just as the beetle was about to escape, it was grabbed by a large number of blood-red tentacles, torn apart and devoured with a snap, and finally fed to the blood-red heart.
In addition to claws and fangs, it also has tentacles as a means of attack.
"How disgusting..."
Song Yue couldn't help but frown, and Chen Chi, standing beside her, also felt a little uncomfortable, reminding her:
"I read in a book that the Bloodthirsty Hyena is likely a corrupted species of the Bloodhound. Because it has consumed a large amount of blood, during the process of spiritual transformation, it is easy to sense a hidden existence called the 'God of Madness' and be corrupted by it. Its heart mutates, and it continuously produces 'Damn Blood' and whiskers that drive the hyena crazy."
During this process, they will attack all living things like madmen, even their former kin and offspring. Even as their bodies decay, their consciousness will be merged with this heart, enslaving their rotting bodies to continue hunting for it. But if they can control this madness, they will undergo evolution...
Just as they were talking, several bloodthirsty hyenas suddenly raised their heads, their keen senses detecting the presence of living people.
"Awoo!"
Accompanied by calls for their companions, the Bloodthirsty Hyenas gathered, their ferocious gazes fixed on the three, letting out vicious growls as they surged forward like a vast, blood-red torrent…
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