Chapter 112 Strange News

Hao Ren had the data terminal urgently activate the basement's medical equipment and then placed Bai Huo, who had completely lost consciousness, in the medical pod. He breathed a sigh of relief after the pod slowly closed and began detecting the life signs of the creature inside. As long as this powerful device was activated, even if Bai Huo only had half a breath left, her life would be saved.

Everyone had rushed down to gather in the basement. After Bai Huo's figure disappeared into the medical pod, "Gun" was still pathetically lying on the equipment's cover, muttering with a face full of question marks: "Why was she thrown away for no reason..."

This cat's worldview was even more indestructible than Lily's. After seeing Bai Huo fall into the trash can, she firmly believed that the other party had been abandoned—just like she had been as a stray kitten back then...

"What exactly happened?" Vivian finally had a chance to grab Hao Ren and ask about the situation. "What happened to her? Where did you..."

"I found her on the road. I guess she teleported here in an emergency and was probably running for her life," Hao Ren quickly recounted the process of finding Bai Huo, explaining that he didn't know where her injuries came from. "It looks like she's been through a fierce battle. I don't know who she fought with to end up like this."

"Teleporting to this place?" Vivian frowned. "Why did she choose to come here? How did she know the address here?"

Although Hao Ren and the others had dealt with Bai Huo and Hasson more than once and didn't consider them enemies, the relationship between demon hunters and the special individuals was still sensitive. Considering the house full of demons and monsters, Hao Ren and the others had not told Bai Huo their whereabouts. Although demon hunters like Liu Sheng and Zhao Xi roughly knew Hao Ren's address, the two of them had been personally "educated" by Raven 12345 and would presumably not easily reveal the situation here. So, Vivian was curious about how Bai Huo had found this place. She didn't think it was just a coincidence: the Earth was so big, how could a demon hunter accurately fall a few hundred meters from Hao Ren's doorstep when teleporting randomly to escape for her life? To call it a coincidence was simply sensational.

"...Who knows? Maybe she investigated us. The demon hunter intelligence network is so developed," Hao Ren didn't care much about this and instead brought up the information he had inquired about today. "Also, Liu Sheng and Zhao Xi are missing."

"Missing?" Vivian raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean by missing?"

"On the surface, they've taken a long leave of absence from their unit, but they have no relatives or friends here. After taking leave, no one knows their whereabouts anymore, which is no different from being missing," Hao Ren briefly explained what he had learned this morning. "Based on their preparations when they left, I judge that they evacuated under orders from their superiors."

Lily's expression was rarely serious. She crossed her arms, and her tail wagged unconsciously behind her: "It seems that the situation of the collective 'disappearance' of demon hunters is real. Demon hunters are disappearing all over the world, and Bai Huo suddenly ran to our place seriously injured... The two things should be related."

Hao Ren nodded lightly and looked at the medical pod that was running in a low voice: "Now we can only wait for her to wake up. She must know what happened."

"Speaking of which, how is she?" Nangong Wuyue squeezed in from behind the crowd, looking worriedly at the symbols and images flashing above the medical pod.

Hao Ren briefly browsed the scan report: "Her vital signs are stable now. The main problems are severe blood loss, exhaustion, and severe mental trauma. There aren't many direct fatal injuries, so her body should recover quickly. This kind of consumptive damage requires a long time to recover, but it shouldn't be a problem for her to wake up before that. About an hour or so."

Bai Huo would not wake up for at least another hour, so there was no need for everyone to continue crowding in the basement. Everyone returned to the living room, looking at each other in silence, the atmosphere was strange and dull. At this time, Hao Ren's eyes caught sight of the Nangong father and son sitting on the outermost edge of the circle, and he couldn't help but say: "Speaking of which, we have two demon hunters here... Haven't you two heard anything at all?"

Nangong Sanba and Nangong Wudi shook their heads at the same time, the former sighing helplessly: "Didn't we go on a business trip with you? We're also completely confused now."

"Moreover, we are, after all, distant from the orthodox demon hunters," Nangong Wudi's expression was also a bit unnatural. "At most, we can only hear about the situation of some 'wanderers'. We have no way of knowing about high-level orders. Asking too much easily arouses suspicion."

Hao Ren could only nod after hearing this, there was no way around it. Lily hugged her arms and thought for a long time, suddenly thinking of something: "Speaking of which, your demon hunter organization has a high degree of organization, right?"

Nangong Wudi nodded slightly, his tone not without pride: "It's a tight-knit organization, what's wrong?"

"There are millions of demon hunters around the world, at least hundreds of thousands," Lily said, her ears twitching very energetically. "And they are distributed in every corner of the world, acting in groups of three or five or even alone, the structure is abnormally dispersed. In this case, if the demon hunter high-level suddenly gives an order, can these scattered hunters all over the world be gathered in one place within a few days? And without missing a single one."

This sounded a bit difficult, but Nangong Wudi nodded as if it was a matter of course: "Of course. All demon hunters are warriors who have undergone rigorous training, their obedience and execution ability are extremely strong. If the council of elders issues an order, demon hunters from all over the world will rush over immediately."

"Hmm..." Lily's ears twitched. "Then if so many people are rushing to one place, can they still remain hidden at the same time?"

"...It should be no problem to hide it from ordinary people," Nangong Wudi finally hesitated at this time. "But perhaps the special individuals will discover some traces. Ordinary people can't sense magic, but the special individuals can. But most of what I know is about the situation a hundred years ago. I probably don't know as much about this as Sanba does."

"What did you think of?" Hao Ren looked curiously at Lily. He knew that this husky spirit's mind wasn't stupid at all. When she asked questions so seriously, she probably had unique insights.

Lily blinked: "Based on the information I've heard so far, the demon hunters seem to have been ordered to transfer collectively. I'm just curious if they can do this kind of transfer within a few days. By the way, where is the demon hunter headquarters?"

As soon as she said this, everyone in the living room looked at the Nangong father and son. This question was also equivalent to arousing everyone's curiosity: where is the headquarters of the world's most mysterious and powerful supernatural force group, the demon hunters who have ruled this world for thousands of years?

Although Vivian had said that demon hunters were different from secular organizations, that they acted separately, that they did not have a physical base system, and that they were not governed by any secular forces, as a legion, the demon hunters still had their own "headquarters". This "headquarters" was the location of the highest leader, responsible for issuing the highest-level hunting orders. It was also the demon hunters' treasure trove. The knowledge and property they had accumulated over thousands of years needed a physical place to store them, so it should be stored in this "headquarters".

However, Nangong Wudi shook his head: "I only know that it's probably in the north... Perhaps somewhere in Northern Europe, but I don't know the exact location."

"Dad, saying that is the same as saying nothing," Nangong Wuyue rolled her eyes and knocked her older brother's head with her tail. "Brother, do you know?"

"Do I look like someone who knows?" Nangong Sanba spread his hands. "Someone like me who writes three wills even when catching a ghost, how could I find out the location of the demon hunter headquarters..."

At this time, Vivian's phone suddenly rang again. She took out her phone and saw that this time the caller was not Hesperides, but Hesperus.

Vivian waved to the others to be quiet, and then answered the phone: "Hesperus? Is there any change in the situation?"

Hesperus's slightly urgent voice came from the phone. Vivian listened carefully, her face becoming more and more serious.

Finally, she hung up the phone with a nearly livid face.

"What's the situation?" Hao Ren could tell from the other party's face that it wasn't good news, so he asked cautiously.

"If the demon hunters don't show up again, some hotheads are going to rebel," Vivian gritted her teeth. "Some small families are bypassing the ancient ones and secretly meeting to discuss how to re-establish the 'world order' if the demon hunters really disappear."