Chapter 674 The Truth of the Matter

"We just came back from the Demon Hunter's main camp," Hao Ren said, seeing everyone in the room was stunned. He worried that some people still didn't understand the meaning of his words, so he repeated it very seriously, "We know what happened over there."

As he spoke, he gently nudged Vivian's toe under the table. The two exchanged tacit little gestures, indicating a pleasant collaboration.

They had discussed what to do from the beginning. Considering the chaotic situation in the Sanctuary of Different Creatures, the pretentiousness and bad temper of a bunch of ancient families, the stubborn concept of seniority among the aliens, and their attitude towards "outsiders" under specific conditions, the two came to the conclusion that Vivian should forcefully suppress all the families. Relying on her seniority and prestige, she would first impose a gag order on the entire audience, and then Hao Ren would explain everything, explaining the internal situation of the Demon Hunters and the truth about the "Saint" from the perspective of an "outsider," thus completing his work as an inspector in this whole incident.

This would make the report to Raven 12345 look better…

The bombshell dropped by Hao Ren was indeed very effective. The scene was even quieter than after Vivian had imposed the gag order earlier. Several family leaders looked at each other in dismay, initially suspecting that they were hallucinating. Later, they realized that the ancient ones sitting in the corner drinking tea looked as if everything was normal, and they realized it was all true.

They realized that this matter had probably been in operation since the Demon Hunters had just begun to show internal changes. While the "younger generation" in the Sanctuary (including aristocratic families like the Lucas family, who were considered juniors in front of the ancients) were jumping up and down and fighting, Vivian, the oldest vampire elder in the world, had led a team into the Demon Hunters' lair and figured everything out. Now, this wise and powerful (at least it seemed so) elder had returned safely. She probably looked at the power struggles in the Sanctuary as if she were watching children fighting.

…In the eyes of these aliens, the most present person in Hao Ren's team was obviously still Vivian, after all, their ancestors had been beaten up in fear…

"You went to the Demon Hunters'… lair?" Gene Lucas looked at Hao Ren as if he were an alien creature, and his eyes couldn't help but drift back and forth on Vivian, seemingly wanting to get confirmation from the latter, "And you came back safely? Did they really all die?"

"Don't look at me," Vivian waved her hand impatiently. She had just reprimanded the younger generation with great power, but now that her work was done, she was too lazy to get involved in these things, so she raised her hand and pointed at Hao Ren, "He's the boss, I just followed along to fight. He makes all the big decisions."

Vivian said this casually, but Hesperide's eyes widened instantly. She parsed a lot of useless information from Vivian's words "the boss," and a huge sense of crisis surged into her heart: Mother is getting married!

Unfortunately, such a solemn occasion was destined not to give the brat a chance to jump around. Vivian had been paying attention to Hesperide's movements for a long time. At this time, seeing the little bat spirit excited, although she didn't know what the brat was excited about, she still took out a small bat and threw it over: smack!

Hao Ren nodded to Gene Lucas: "We did go there, but we can't tell you the location of that main camp yet. Also, the Demon Hunters have not all disappeared as you imagined – they encountered a huge change, but now the storm has ended, and the Demon Hunters have regained stability internally."

As soon as Hao Ren's words fell, there was a sound of gasping and commotion in the conference room. Almost visibly, a low atmosphere solidified in the room.

Hesperide sighed almost imperceptibly when she saw this scene.

They were still thinking about counterattacking Earth, rebuilding their glory, and destroying human civilization… but in reality, they couldn't even get out of the shadow of the Demon Hunters. The experience of being hunted and killed as prey for thousands of years had completely destroyed the inner foundation of these seemingly powerful races. Now, the excitement of those radicals was not so much driven by a sense of racial honor as it was by blind euphoria after the temporary disappearance of their natural enemies.

Perhaps there was no need to worry about those radicals at all – they seemed brave, but they were actually fragile and not a threat at all.

Hao Ren also saw the change in the atmosphere in the room. He deliberately waited a moment before spreading his hands: "...But the hunt is over."

With a rustle, Gene Lucas stood up abruptly: "The hunt is over? What does that mean?"

"What I am about to say is one of the oldest secrets in this world," Hao Ren said very seriously, scanning the scene with his eyes, "I will guarantee the authenticity and reliability of everything, and you must guarantee to judge everything you hear rationally, objectively, and cautiously."

A tall werewolf with a dignified face stood up. Hao Ren remembered that this werewolf's name was Hoggwov. When he came to Athens last time to investigate the "Shadow of Chaos" incident, this werewolf leader had left a deep impression on him, mainly because this old werewolf had been blackmailed for tens of thousands by Hesperide for breaking a table…

"In the name of the honor of the werewolves, and with the Red Moon Countess as witness, I swear that I will not act rashly, nor will I leak information at will."

"Very good," Hao Ren nodded, stood up and pointed to Vivian and Lily, "Now these two are the highest leaders of the Demon Hunters. Of course, in name only."

The old werewolf had just stood up to make a statement, and was about to sit down when Hao Ren's words sent him tumbling under the table. When he was about to fall, Hoggwov broke off a piece of the conference table to regain his balance. Hesperide was furious when she saw this: "This table is also worth sixty thousand!"

Hao Ren remembered that the little bat spirit had blackmailed the old werewolf like this last time…

"Actually, this is the thing..."

Hao Ren found that he had successfully mobilized everyone's attention, and then slowly told the story of what happened in Corvus.

Of course, he made some reservations and deliberations.

He talked about the civil war in Corvus, and also said that the Demon Hunters finally cracked the truth about their hunting instinct after the civil war. He explained why the Demon Hunters desperately hunted aliens – because they were controlled by an ancient "evil spirit," and also explained why the hunting war suddenly ended – because this "evil spirit" had been permanently banished and sealed. Finally, he mentioned Vivian's passage as the Fourteenth Saint, and the reincarnation of the First Saint as a husky.

In some details, he deliberately described it in a concise manner, and he simply did not mention the war to kill gods. At the same time, he did not mention the current strength of the Demon Hunters, the real situation in Corvus, and the exact damage of the Second Madness Disaster.

He just wanted to explain the reason for the "end of the hunt" and the possible future situation. He didn't need to tell others all the details.

The Demon Hunters certainly didn't want their secrets to be exposed. What Hao Ren said was discussed with Hassou and several elders before leaving Corvus. The limit of these materials was that they could explain the truth about the hunt, but they would not endanger the interests of the Demon Hunter group itself.

In fact, Hao Ren had also considered whether it was necessary to tell the aliens about these things before – he himself didn't care, after all, he was just a neutral observer, and neither the truth about the Demon Hunters nor the secrets of the aliens were of interest to him. But for both parties involved, they had been mutually closed and opposed for thousands of years. Suddenly, these several layers of window paper were pierced, and the resulting turmoil was very complicated. But after weighing the pros and cons and discussing it with Hassou and others, Hao Ren decided to take on the responsibility of this "middleman" and make some things clear.

The root of the war between the Demon Hunters and the aliens has long been shrouded in misunderstanding and fog. If you want to end the chaos on Earth, it is essential to uncover this fog.

"The origin is just a mere magic sword…" A layer of haze shrouded the face of the werewolf leader Hoggwov, "Could it be said that this thousands of years of war will be written off because of a 'misunderstanding'?"

"Of course not," Hao Ren waved his hand, "I'm just making it clear what happened, and it's up to you to judge. It's just that you've always been blindly fighting in the past, but now everyone knows why you're fighting."

"The feud has already been formed, and it can't be solved by a single truth or a single misunderstanding," Vivian nodded slightly, "But I think that since you are the leaders of various races, you should be smarter and have a longer-term vision – you know how to seek the greatest benefits for your own races. As the saying goes, warriors are responsible for venting anger, and leaders are responsible for maneuvering for profit. As for honor, it is best to write it in a book."

Vivian's words were to the point. Everyone present was a smart person, and many things did not need to be explained clearly.

Hao Ren waited for a few seconds, stood up and clapped his hands: "And I hope everyone will always keep in mind…"

As he spoke, he pointed to Vivian and Lily: "This one… and this one, in terms of legal principles, they are now the highest leaders of the Demon Hunters. Ladies and gentlemen, think about it, this is a Demon Hunter Order led by vampires and werewolves!"

Hao Ren's last sentence was long and meaningful. He put his hands on the table, leaned forward slightly, and his expression was like a teaching director holding a mobilization meeting for senior high school students. Under his reminder again, the family representatives on the scene looked at each other with twisted expressions, and finally some couldn't help but laugh in a low voice.

Vivian clapped her hands at the right time to stop the voices on the scene: "Now that these old scores have been explained clearly, then we should discuss how to proceed under the new situation."

The conference room was quiet, and the people around the round table all looked serious.

(Another alliance leader, thank you for the local tyrant-level reward of the real fallen knight =.=)