Star Hunter.

Chapter 128 The Man Sitting on the Cross

As the first rays of light shone upon the ruins, the dust that had been swirling in the air settled, leaving only the lingering smell of gunfire and the stench of blood and flesh.

Inside the main hall, the four energy shields gradually faded and dissipated.

The time had come. As Xilin had said, when the energy shield dissipated, there was no need to replace it; they could simply walk out. Moreover, it was unclear when it started, but there wasn't a single "Venomous Fang" member left around the main hall.

Despite their thoughts, Emus and Vaching hesitated to take the first step.

Both were seasoned veterans. After the energy shield dissipated, the lingering aura in the air became even more pronounced, seemingly telling them about the hidden panic and despair they had experienced in the darkness.

Emus and Vaching watched their surroundings warily, with Emus ready to throw out more energy shields at any moment.

One minute.

Two minutes.

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Five minutes later, Waqing took a deep breath and took his first step.

Since Waching had taken a step, Emus followed suit.

The two moved their feet slowly. All the surveillance equipment was broken, and Emus could not obtain any images from it. Several "Fang" members who had been dead for some time lay around the hall, but there were no more than ten of them.

Judging by his hearing alone, there was indeed no one around. Emus activated the scanner, which also showed that there were no living people nearby.

Emus knew perfectly well how many "Fang" people were stationed on this planet, which was why he couldn't believe what was happening in front of him.

The area around the main hall is considered a core area, right? There should be at least 10,000 people, if not 30,000 or 50,000, right? But in reality, there wasn't a single living person on the scanner; at most, a few insects would occasionally jump over.

Emus and Vaching felt an inexplicable fear of insects. Perhaps it was because Xilin had surprised them so much earlier. When they saw these insects leaping past them, they instinctively wanted to run away. However, the insects seemed uninterested in them, which reassured them.

But this sense of relief didn't last long. The two saw a hole suddenly burst open in the chest of a dead person. The clear sound of bones breaking made Emus and Vaching quickly adjust their guns and point them in that direction. They didn't even bother to wipe the cold sweat from their foreheads as they stared straight at the source of the sound.

Then the two watched as an insect, slightly larger than the one they had seen earlier, crawled out of the man's chest cavity. The insect glanced at them and then quickly disappeared from their sight.

Emus and Vaching did not overlook the insect's pre-attack action the moment it saw them, but the insect stopped its prepared attack, glanced at them, and left.

At this moment, Emus and Vachin seemed to be able to recall some of the things that had happened before.

Fear is not instantaneous destruction, but a gradual approach to a torturous death, knowing what lies ahead yet unable to avoid it.

Xilin brought these panic factors, and these "fanged" people endured the fear but could not escape death.

The two remained silent for a few minutes before Emus finally said, "Let's go to the Cross Field; after all, a large-scale battle took place there."

They had heard the commotion from the main hall before. Waqing couldn't contact Xilin, but he didn't object to what Amus said.

Although I was mentally prepared, I still found it hard to remain calm when I actually saw it.

It was like a sacrifice, a sacrifice paved with blood and flesh and aided by the flames of war. Everywhere there were severed limbs and remains, and the vast field of crosses had not a single flat spot.

Once a playground for "Fangs" and a bloody execution ground for punishing sinners, it is now a ruin. Fifty thousand people perished here, but now, not a single intact body can be seen; some have been gnawed away, leaving only bones.

What exactly happened?! This is "Venom"! A notorious group of "madmen" in the V-Sector!

The two stood at the edge of the crossyard, looking at the person in the center of the ruins with complex expressions.

A lens popped out from the instrument in Emus's left eye, allowing him to see clearly what was happening inside the cross field and record it.

In the very center of the cross field stood a cross over five meters tall. At the foot of the cross were piles of "fang" emblems. Emus didn't know exactly how many of those emblems there were, but since they were there, it meant that the owner of those emblems was dead.

Lying on the pile of emblems is a skeleton that doesn't look like that of an ordinary human, with two rows of specialized bones in the torso.

On the cross, Sirin sat casually, a book in his hand, reading slowly. A gray cat perched on his shoulder, its eyes half-closed, looking quite content.

Xilin's voice was unhurried yet soothing, like a gentle breeze sweeping across the ruins, calming the restless heart in this land surrounded by red sand.

Emus didn't understand what language it was, but the translation machine translated it directly.

That's standard X Star Region language.

"...

The dying criminal hears the honest cries from his heart.

Nestled in the universe

In this breathtakingly beautiful starry sky

An era ushered in by wind and rain

Birds from Paradise

Passing through the human world...

'

Ignoring the arrival of Emus and Vaching, Xilin continued reading to himself, as the slowly rising light behind him cast long shadows of the man, the cat, the pile of emblems, and the cross in front of him.

There's a saying in the Star Alliance: fifty years make a generation. It's been almost fifty years since the last generation created its glory. Is a new generation about to rise?

Emus smiled. The "Fang" infiltration mission was over. After returning to the military, barring any unforeseen circumstances, his peak era was about to begin. So, in the coming new era, how many people would become the leaders of this era?

Regardless, Emus is grateful that his peak period was in this era, and even if he cannot become a leader, he can still witness the glory of this era.

Compared to the captain of the sixth squadron of the Vanguard, Shorten, and compared to the captains of the other squadrons of the Vanguard, Emus believed that Sirin was qualified enough to be included in the Hunting List!

The Hunter List is a list compiled by the military specifically for hunters, and only high-ranking military personnel know the names on the Hunter List.

Those listed on the Hunting List receive special treatment from the military, even more so than the treatment given to Skeleton King Karanio. Emus doesn't yet know the specifics of this treatment, but perhaps he will soon find out.

By this time, Xilin had finished reading the poem in the book, closed the book, but did not jump down from the cross.

"You've arrived."

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