“Ah Tui, get a new helmet when you have time. This helmet is a bit too big for you. When you tap it, it feels hollow inside, just like your brain.”

"Huh? Okay, but I've had this helmet for a long time, and I'm a little reluctant to part with it... Ah! I know, you want to see my face? No way, I'll get a helmet that can cover my face!"

Lu Ye fell silent.

Is this guy's attention focused entirely on changing his helmet?

Did you eat the last sentence?

I thought I could provoke A-Tui's taunts, but they completely lost their offensive power, like punching cotton.

"But is that guy really going to kill someone? And what was that letter he just took?"

“Ah, that’s a ‘hunting letter’,” Laya said. “It lists the Faded Ones that need to be hunted, and their possible locations.”

"Laya, could you please help us prepare as well?" Luye said. "I want to start preparing for the hunt as soon as possible."

"Okay, I'll go and give instructions to Lady Tanis right away."

Laya, her back hunched, slowly left the room.

"Hey, shouldn't we chase after that guy named Diaros?" A-Tu asked. "He can't fight, isn't he dangerous? Besides, he didn't even take his helmet!"

As he spoke, A-Tu pointed to the silver-iron helmet on the table, which was decorated with flowers on top of two long tails.

Lu Ye immediately touched the surface of the helmet, then withdrew his hand.

“No need for that.” Letia seemed quite at ease. “Lord Diaros knows this, so he will definitely launch a sneak attack safely. Of course, it will most likely fail, because he always puts safety first, just as that lord instructed.”

"That sir?"

“Yes,” Letia said. “My benefactor, you just said that Lord Diaros has someone he wants to pursue, and that person is his brother—Yuno Hoslau.”

In Letia's account.

Lu Ye and A Tui finally understood why Diablos was so obsessed with becoming a hero.

Hoslau was formerly a prominent family in the border region.

The previous head of the family had two sons, the elder brother Yuno Hoslau and the younger brother Diaros Hoslau.

Despite sharing the same blood, the older and younger brothers are vastly different in terms of talent and personality.

The older brother is taciturn, cold-blooded, and exceptionally strong.

The younger brother is timid, indecisive, and lacks assertiveness.

It is precisely because the two people are so diametrically opposed that the Hosslough family has never experienced the tragedy of brothers killing each other in the struggle for the position of family head.

Yuno, the elder brother, rightfully became the head of the Hoslau family. To make up for it, he took meticulous care of his younger brother Diaros, so Diaros lived a pampered life from childhood and had little experience in combat, with hands as white and smooth as a girl's.

However, with the outbreak of the War of Shattering, the Hoslaw family gradually declined.

The elder brother stood up for the family, donned the silver-iron armor passed down through generations of the Hoslaw family, answered the call and came to the Hall of the Round Table, beginning his journey to become the King of Elden.

The powerful Yuno quickly made a name for himself. He was strong in combat and taciturn, almost like a killing machine that only knew how to fight. Therefore, he was given the name "Hoslau, who speaks with blood".

Compared to his older brother, the younger brother, who accomplished nothing, was naturally seen as a disgrace to the family.

Diablos watched his brother's retreating figure, his powerful brother becoming his role model. Despite his brother's wish for him to live an ordinary and happy life, the younger brother stubbornly picked up the petal whip, forged a suit of silver-iron armor identical to his brother's, and, imitating his brother's appearance, led his maid along the path his brother had once walked.

“No wonder he’s so persistent,” A-Tui said. “Then how did you know who he was chasing?”

Lu Ye pointed to the helmet that Diaros hadn't had time to take with him on the table.

Through his interaction with Diaros and the helmet on the table, Lu Ye had a general understanding of the items from their descriptions.

Letias is right.

The helmet's item description includes the following passage.

Diaros Hosrow had an older brother—a man of few words and cold demeanor, whom he could never hope to match.

The younger brother wanted to become like his older brother, Hoslough, who represented blood. Even though he knew deep down that his older brother didn't want him to.

"Hmm...that's fine too," A-Tui said. "At least after that guy comes back defeated, he'll realize his own limitations. What an idiot!"

"Before you criticize others, shouldn't you also consider your own capabilities?" Lu Ye asked.

"Huh? I can at least summon ashes! I've already upgraded Kurara and the Lost Knight to +7, so dealing with ordinary guys is no problem at all!"

"I was talking about the brain..." Lu Ye was speechless.

"Ah, wait a minute, speaking of which, didn't you say before that my brain was as empty as a helmet?!"

Lu Ye pushed away Ah Tui, who was tugging at him.

Just then, Laya returned, carrying a pile of bright red hunting warrants.

“This is it,” she said. “Would you like me to help you choose?”

"No, just give them all to me."

"But……"

"It's nothing, we can handle it."

Lu Ye took the hunting letter from Laya's hand.

Laya wanted to take the letter back, but hesitated as she reached out.

In the end, she gave in.

"Okay, fine... but can I return the letter that I can't finish?"

“Okay, by the way, what will happen to this guy?” Lu Ye pointed at Letia.

“Ah…please do not worry. Since she serves a member of the Volcano Mansion, she will not be attacked by others,” Laya said. “Then, please accompany Lady Tanis on the path of heroes.”

After saying that, Laya left the room.

Lu Ye glanced at the contents of the letter.

Most of the hunting targets recorded above match the Faded Ones that Melina found.

Moreover, many of them were Faded Ones who had appeared at the Battle Festival in Red Lion City before, such as Faded One warriors like "Big Horn" Teragos.

"Oh! It seems that Amei's intelligence work is really good!" Amei exclaimed in a low voice.

As he read through the letters one by one, Lu Ye paused when he came to a particular one.

The name on that hunting letter was somewhat unusual.

— Juno Hoslau

"This isn't actually a bad thing for that guy. Hunting his own kind, participating in blasphemy, he'll never have a good end."

The person who had been sitting silently in front of the fireplace in the room spoke.

He turned around, wearing heavy silver armor with small wild beasts engraved on the surface, and a silver helmet with small wild beasts engraved on the surface, making it impossible to see his face.

Chapter 641 Bernal

"The purpose of the Heralds hunting their own people is to seize the power of others and make it their own—the Heralds rose up in rebellion for the evil decree that forced them to kill each other, but in the end, they only became the most superficial predators. It's ridiculous."

"May I ask who you are...?"

“Bernard,” the man said, “that’s my name. I heard your conversation just now.”

"Eavesdropper?" A-Tui asked.

"Aren't you the ones who speak without thinking?"

Bernal was somewhat speechless, but he immediately asked a question.

"Now that you've come here, you know what hunting your fellow countrymen means, so I won't say any more. But I must advise you: before hunting your fellow countrymen, think carefully, for those who hunt their fellow countrymen will ultimately meet a bad end."

"Why, is this some kind of curse?"

“It’s less of a curse and more of a consequence,” Bernal said. “Take care of yourself.”

"What do you mean by 'take care of yourself'? Could you please be a little clearer about what you're saying?"

However, Bernal seemed to have lost interest in them, turning away to face the fireplace silently, saying nothing more.

"What's there to explain? It's hard to understand why murderers don't die a good death," Lu Ye asked.

"Oh? This? I thought it was the kind of 'unpleasant end' where you get covered in sores and die in agony after killing a Faded One..."

Lu Ye sighed silently in his heart.

Oh well, I've pretty much gotten used to it anyway.

In fact, Melina had already told Lu Ye and A Tui the meaning behind what Bernal said.

Bernal just said:

The purpose of the Rebels hunting their fellow citizens is to seize the power of others and make it their own.

So, cultivating rebels is probably Lacad's purpose, which is hidden somewhere in the Volcano Mansion.

Devour warriors to strengthen yourself.

However, judging from this, this fader named Bernal is not simple.

If one knows the final outcome but still chooses to follow the path of a herald, then it is highly questionable.

Lu Ye took out the letter again and checked its contents once more.

"Alright, A-Tui, let's go and complete the task on the hunting letter first."

"Okay, sure."

Luye asked Letia, "And what do you plan to do?"

“Let’s go find Lord Diaros,” Letia sighed. “I never thought I’d be chasing after him.”

"Why don't we just stay here?" Lu Ye suggested. "Anyway, you said Diaros has always prioritized safety."

“That’s true, but as a maid, I can’t just abandon Lord Diaros…”

“If you really care about him, then stay here obediently. Laya should be able to take care of you. If you feel it’s not safe here, I can also take you to a safe place.”

Lu Ye said, "You don't have much fighting ability. If you go and end up hindering Diaros, well, I mean delaying his escape... no, his strategic retreat, that wouldn't be good. If you're really worried, we can go and check on Diaros's situation."

After careful consideration, Letia felt that Luye's words made sense, so she nodded and agreed to stay at the Volcano Mansion. She also told Luye about Diaros's hunting target—she had seen Diaros's hunting letter before.

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