Yuan Tong
Chapter 922 A Terrifying Possibility
After Hasse brought the news about the Dream Plane and the Divine Blood Original Sin back to the Council of Elders, the Demon Hunters' unwavering stance of hunting in this ten-thousand-year war would inevitably be impacted. Vogus would also share what he knew with the leaders of other alien families and sanctuaries. Those old monsters who had lived from the age of mythology to the present day should also be able to make appropriate choices in the face of the new situation.
The truth of "Divine Blood Original Sin" would not be immediately conveyed to every alien member, but as Hao Ren and Hasse discussed, it would first appear on the desks of the leaders of various forces, and the upper echelons of all races would have to react to it.
And no matter what kind of reaction it was, this ten-thousand-year stalemate would undoubtedly begin to loosen.
In addition to these more long-term effects, some immediate temporary agreements were also formulated by all parties before Hao Ren left: the Demon Hunters led by Hasse promised to ensure that the Ankatro territory would not be violated. In the Ankatro family's extreme decline, the Demon Hunters would still maintain their "ignore" policy towards this area for the past few thousand years and would not come to disturb the sanctuary here. Hesperides, as the representative of the Athens Sanctuary, promised Vogus some follow-up support to help the Tana people rebuild their family mystic realm. Vogus, in turn, promised Hao Ren information sharing, and would actively contact him if he found more information about the Golden Disk in the Tana people's family records.
At the same time, Hasse and Hesperides also jointly recognized Hao Ren's identity as a "neutral observer," especially Hasse. After personally witnessing the Golden Disk and the Divine Blood Original Sin, this stubborn old hunter finally completely changed his attitude. He was willing to cooperate with Hao Ren and share information to a certain extent. For the latter, this was the most significant progress.
A crack had finally been opened in the impenetrable Demon Hunter group, and now it was possible to talk to them normally, at least to some of them. Hasse had a very high influence in the Demon Hunter group, and Hao Ren believed that this old hunter would be a good medium for communication.
All these agreements and verbal promises were made in the presence of both Hao Ren and Vivian. Although no one said it explicitly, Hasse and Hesperides and others had already regarded Hao Ren and his group as a special "force," belonging neither to the Demon Hunters nor to the traditional aliens, but rather to a neutral and witnessing role. This "authority" should be half attributed to Vivian's own "ancestral majesty aura," and the other half to Hao Ren's Divine Descent Technique and his interpretation of the Divine Blood Original Sin.
After leaving the Ankatro territory, the parties returned to their respective strongholds. The Demon Hunters and the aliens tacitly did not say goodbye, but very low-key staggered their routes and quickly disappeared from each other's sight. But this wonderful cooperative experience should leave a deep memory in everyone's mind.
Vivian politely declined Hesperides's offer to invite everyone to stay at the Athens Sanctuary for a few more days, so outside the town, Hao Ren and his party watched Hesperides and Wayne get into a taxi to the airport. Wayne paid the fare, because Hesperides found that her wallet was lost after chatting with Vivian for a while—it was a pity that the protagonists of this historically significant event left in such a way. You usually don't see these details of superheroes in other venues…
"I didn't expect that Hasse would have a good day to talk," Vivian looked up at a large bus that was driving out from the other direction of the town. The bus was marked with the logo of a certain travel agency, which was a low-priced South American tour that the Demon Hunters disguised themselves with to cover their tracks. "I thought he was the most stubborn one in the Demon Hunters."
"He is indeed a bit stubborn, but the Divine Blood Original Sin and the Golden Disk have a great impact on people," Izhaks said with great emotion. "You can't feel it, but when you are eroded by that kind of power… even I have a kind of illusion of facing an infinite abyss. When I think of dealing with this kind of power, I feel that it doesn't matter who I cooperate with. Hasse must have thought the same way."
Vivian curled her lips: "It's a pity that no matter how you describe it, I don't feel it, and I can't understand why Hasse can have such a big change."
"By the way, why didn't the bat react to the Divine Blood Original Sin?" Lily asked curiously. After hearing about Hao Ren and his party's experiences in the Catastrophe Corridor, this husky spirit was quite regretful that she couldn't go with them, and even more regretful that Hao Ren didn't pick up a brick from the maze to give her as a gift, so she was particularly curious about what happened at that time.
Hao Ren rubbed Lily's hair casually: "Do you need to ask? Vivian and the Divine Blood on that disk… they should actually be relatives."
Lily and Vivian said at the same time: "..."
"Vivian was also created by the goddess with blood, and she is so special, I guess it is also Divine Blood. The body of 'Original Sin' is also Divine Blood, so aren't these two relatives? If you want to talk about sisters, Vivian was born two or three days earlier than Original Sin. After figuring out this logic, I'm not surprised at all by Vivian's reaction in that maze."
Lily immediately looked at Vivian with a strange look: "Bat… stay away from me!"
Vivian raised her eyebrows: "The problem is the Divine Blood on the disk, I'm not polluted!"
"Not necessarily," Lily's brain reacts faster than anyone else when she makes associations, "Have you forgotten that you have a mental breakdown every now and then? Every time you sleep, you run out to beat up the elderly and kick the kindergarten… Are you sure you haven't really been polluted by Original Sin?"
Originally, Hao Ren was just having fun listening to Lily, but as soon as the husky girl said this, everyone present was shocked.
The atmosphere instantly became silent and serious, but Lily was a little slow to react at this time: "Um… what's wrong with you? Did I say something wrong?"
"Vivian, after you go back, you will be examined together with the Golden Disk. I want to compare your blood with the blood samples remaining on the disk," Hao Ren said with unusual seriousness, "In addition, this matter must also be discussed with Raven 12345."
Vivian was also nervous enough, she nodded vigorously: "Okay."
"... Could the bat really be polluted by Original Sin?" Lily scratched her hair, "I was just joking, look, she has already transformed now, and has already detached from the Divine Blood form."
Hao Ren responded vaguely, but after a scary idea popped up in his mind, he couldn't go back:
Vivian is a conscious Divine Blood, but apart from her own consciousness, she and those blood stains remaining on the Golden Disk are not essentially different. Even if the goddess used some other means when creating Vivian, at least the two are from the same source: they are all "blood" separated from the goddess.
And now the Divine Blood on the disk has been polluted into the carrier of Original Sin, and the reason for the pollution is the "process" of killing the gods. This process is something invisible and intangible, and the symbolism generated by an action is the source of pollution. So can Vivian really avoid this pollution because she came to Earth?
Thinking of her occasional sleep, loss of control, mania, and killing power, Hao Ren had a terrifying idea: is Vivian a living Original Sin?!
This scary idea made him dare not delay any longer, so he immediately took his companions back home. After letting Lily and Izhaks stay home to watch the house, he took Vivian and teleported directly to Raven 12345's bungalow.
Hao Ren took Vivian and the Golden Disk polluted by Divine Blood to "God's Kingdom." He saw that this space had returned to its usual appearance. The Greek temple buildings extracted from the original memory of the evil spirit had disappeared. What he saw was the familiar garden, fountain, small square, and the beautiful blue-roofed bungalow. But maybe it was just an illusion, but he felt that this bungalow was much newer, as if it had been rebuilt the day before yesterday.
Raven's arcane servant appeared as usual, and took Hao Ren and Vivian to the depths of the bungalow without saying a word. However, it seemed that the neurotic boss Hao Ren was familiar with was not waiting here.
A silver-haired woman with a calm temperament and dignified demeanor received Hao Ren and Vivian in the reception room. Although her appearance was exactly the same as Raven 12345, this temperament and attitude could definitely not be faked by that female neurotic. Hao Ren felt that the goddess in front of him had changed at the first time. He thought that his boss should have asked someone to fill in again, so he tentatively greeted: "Raven 23333? 12580? 10086?"
The dignified and calm goddess showed a gentle smile: "None of them. 12345 senior went to the God Realm to deal with some things. I am Raven 15431516836. You can tell me anything."
Hao Ren: "..."