Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 64 Don’t abandon, don’t give up

Who in their right mind would live in a town where a tragedy had just happened not long ago?
Apparently, that caravan thought the same. After noticing something unusual, no one dared to go to Riverside Town to investigate. They sped up their journey, and only after arriving at Creekwood Town did everyone's tense nerves relax. The hunters responsible for escorting the caravan were still in fear and stayed in the guild's busiest lobby, unwilling to leave.

The aroma of the stewed meat is appetizing, but the atmosphere of horror is quietly spreading.

Chloe and Miss Fortune were both very rough little animals. They ate stewed meat and listened to Ivy's story with great interest.

"The caravan guards had three completely different descriptions of the creatures that appeared in the town. Some said they saw a vague, translucent human figure, some thought it was a gang of thieves who were planning to rob the town, and some claimed they saw some kind of monster that was on all fours, with its upper body exposed, and its skin and flesh torn so that its bones could be seen."

Ivy recounted the results of her interview while turning to a certain page in the "Curse and Containment Terminology Comparison Table".

Numbered "SI-0051", the containment agency named this twisted creature "Assembler".

The monster in the manual was lying on the ground with its back like a spider. Its body was made up of various human organs, and even its face was made up of several human faces sewn together.

The first time the Assembler was witnessed by investigators was after a case of evil god sacrifice occurred, in which a family of five was tragically killed at home. Two investigators were attacked by the Assembler in the apartment that night. Its body was made up of the body tissues of the five dead people. The attack caused one death and one serious injury. According to the seriously injured investigators, they were completely unaware of the Assembler's approach. It appeared beside them almost immediately and launched an attack.

Assemblers are considered extremely dangerous creatures. They always appear after the rituals of worshiping evil gods. They have extremely strong vitality and a low degree of self-healing ability. All known magic and firearms can cause trauma to them. The manual recommends that containment personnel below level C evacuate immediately when encountering Assemblers.

"The caravan guard accurately described all the characteristics of the assembler. He had never been to any place related to the sacrifice of evil gods before."

Ivy thought this was the most likely outcome. After all, a few days ago, Riverside Town experienced an unprecedented evil god sacrifice.

When the coalition forces formed by Baron Gladin and the hunters arrived, they only cleaned up the bodies in the town. No one wanted to stay in the town for long. The tragedy in Riverside Town was reported to the branch in Gear City, but the death toll and the aftermath were far beyond the daily scope of the investigation. Therefore, the follow-up handling of Riverside Town came to a standstill.

"If the followers of the evil god Dream Eclipse are hiding at the border of the empire, Riverside Town is most likely their hiding place."

Ivy continued to analyze. The appearance of the Assembler just confirmed her speculation. "Some investigators believe that the Assembler is a dark creature created by the evil god Bazatos using the souls of the sacrificed. Those evil god's followers are very likely to have mastered some means to drive the Assembler."

The full cat yawned, then lazily curled up on Ethan's knees, its beautiful red eyes narrowed into slits.

Miss Chloe listened attentively, and seemed ready to fight the assembler.

Ivy didn't continue.

When she sorted out the context, things came to a standstill.

If the members of Dream Eclipse are really hiding in Riverside Town, then according to the procedures of the Shelter Bureau, the safest way is to send a few intelligence personnel to the town to gather intelligence. Even if they are unfortunately killed, at least they can help the Shelter Bureau assess the risks.

From a macro-rational perspective, this is the safest approach, which keeps sacrifices to a minimum and effectively avoids the outcome of total annihilation.

The only problem is that this approach is very time-consuming for low-level investigators, which is why the mortality rate of front-line investigators in the Shelter Bureau has remained high in recent years.

The Gear City Branch's opinion is to maximize the value of the "Chicken Farmer". After all, his comments sound like he is just here to make up the numbers. He is simply a natural-born grassroots intelligence agent. If he can bring back useful intelligence for the Investigation Bureau, it will undoubtedly be a huge profit.

Ivy immediately crumpled up the branch's suggestion and threw it into the trash can. As a strong candidate for her future assistant, Ethan certainly couldn't be used as a consumable. Even if the branch director was asked to fill a hole, it wouldn't be Ethan's turn.

But, the problem must always be faced.

The news brought back by the caravan was a breakthrough, so someone had to go to Riverside Town to find out what was going on.

"Since the caravan brought back the news, everyone in the guild has been in a panic. I registered the commission in the guild hall, but no one was interested."

Ivy sighed. The hunters were all smart people. Even if the reward was high, they had to live to save their lives, right?
What happened in Riverside Town was one of the rare tragedies in the empire in recent years. If Baron Gladin had not dispatched his guards and went out in person, the hunters would never have dared to go to Riverside Town. Many of them did not understand the situation clearly and responded to the call in a moment of enthusiasm.

After witnessing the tragic scene in Riverside Town, many burly men nearly vomited their stomach juices, and after that many hunters left Creekwood Town and hid in Gear City to avoid the limelight.

"In other words, the topic of today's meeting is to select a volunteer to go to Riverside Town."

In the past, Ethan would have definitely been reluctant, but after learning about the theory of elemental upgrading, he urgently needed to find a place to conduct in-depth research.

He couldn't wait to find his good brother Assembler to discuss the theory of upgrading Fireball.

He pretended to be embarrassed, "Although this is a difficult decision, I am the only one who has to make this decision right now——"

"It's nothing to be embarrassed about."

Bi'an, who had been concentrating on eating meat, suddenly spoke. While everyone was listening to Ivy telling about the guild, she and Miss Chloe teamed up to quietly eat up all the stew in the pot, not even leaving any soup.

Her lips were oily and she licked them with satisfaction. She waved her hand and said, "This kind of situation often happens during expeditions in the past. Using the smallest sacrifice to exchange for the greatest result? No, this is not my style. If you want to go, let's go together! I won't let anyone die in vain!"

After that, she gave Ethan a warm look and said, "Even if you encounter followers of the evil god, I will definitely help you escape!"

This was supposed to be a warm and inspiring scene, but Ethan felt a chill in his heart.

Can't you just eat your stew!
What trouble are you causing?
He never expected that this pot of stew couldn't fill the other side's mouth.

His good brother the Assembler is still waiting for him in the town!
Ethan quickly turned to look at Ivy. This matter was of great importance and the believers of the God of Truth had to say a few fair words.

"Sister Bi'an is right."

Ivy nodded deeply and returned Ethan's warm look, "Only by working together can we have a chance of survival. Don't worry, Ethan, we will not give up on you."

Ethan's eyes went dark.

You also need to go to Qidi Academy for retraining!

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