Chapter 312 - 17: The Blood Hunters Come, a Wonderful Misunderstanding

As a result, every last one of the Snake Heads and gang members operating in the South District Slums was terrified of the newly appeared Divine Dragon Church.

Causing trouble was out of the question.

Many gang members even began going to get their own free eggs.

Likewise, whenever they got injured, these gang members would immediately rush to the Priests for healing.

After just a hundred days of this, one could say the entire South District Slums had completely become the Divine Dragon Church’s personal fiefdom.

That’s right.

Behind the scenes, the gangs of the South District had long since fallen under the control of Potter, one of the three, and had even become their eyes and ears.

Case in point:

On this very day, outside the simple church the South District Commoners had spontaneously built for the Divine Dragon Church, a young gang member came rushing through the crowd.

"Revered Priest!"

"This is bad! Our guys just saw three members of a Blood Hunter Squad enter the slums."

"From the way they look, they seem to be heading straight for the church."

Outside the church, He’an, who was directing the workers handing out eggs, paused.

He then exchanged a look with Helen, who was beside him.

"So, they’ve found us?"

"It’s not entirely unexpected. In fact, they’re quite a few days later than we predicted."

"So, let’s see how this plays out first."

"..."

Soon, outside the small church.

Watched by a large crowd of Commoners, three members of the Blood Hunter Corps had already entered the church’s outer courtyard.

As luck would have it.

The arriving Blood Hunters were people He’an and his companions recognized.

That’s right. The visitors were none other than Abi, along with two younger members of his squad—a man and a woman.

At that moment, Abi and the two younger members of his squad were not at ease.

This was because, just outside the courtyard, the Commoners from the slums were all staring at them with dead-straight, unblinking eyes.

There was no curiosity in their stares, no desire to watch a spectacle. It was more as if they would rush in, heedless of the consequences, the instant they perceived the three Blood Hunters as a threat to their three Priests.

How could one describe the feeling?

These Commoners posed no real threat to the trio of Blood Hunters, at least not compared to the Blood Race.

But being stared at so fixedly by at least a few hundred people was enough to put anyone on pins and needles.

Faced with this scene, Abi looked toward He’an and his two companions and let out an involuntary sigh.

"You three certainly have some impressive methods."

"If my information is correct, you three have only been here for a hundred days, haven’t you?"

"Winning the people’s hearts so completely in just a hundred days... that’s more than I ever imagined."

"However, I’m not here today to do anything more than necessary. I just want to confirm your identities."

He’an couldn’t help but smile.

"So, have you confirmed what you needed to, sirs?"

"Of course we have. Otherwise, we wouldn’t be standing here having such a peaceful conversation with you three."

Abi was very direct.

In response, He’an and his companions simply smiled.

’Isn’t this a perfectly normal procedure?’

’A church that was captivating the masses had suddenly appeared. The Blood Hunters heard the news and suspected a member of the Blood Race was hiding among them. It was only natural they’d send someone to investigate.’

’However, the three of them also knew that this was definitely not the main purpose of their visit.’

’After all, the Blood Hunters had surely already used some means to determine whether or not the three of them were from the Blood Race.’

’If they weren’t sure, they wouldn’t have sent just three people to waltz right into a slum full of ’bewitched’ Commoners. The Blood Hunters weren’t idiots.’

"You are certainly a direct man, sir."

"But I imagine you didn’t come all this way just to confirm our identities, did you?"

"It seems quite clear to me that you sirs are very interested in our Dragon God Church. Am I wrong?"

Abi gave He’an a surprised look, then broke into a faint smile.

"You don’t mince words either, do you, Priest?"

"In that case, I’ll be blunt."

"You three might not know this, but this area is part of the urban sector my squad is assigned to patrol."

"And I’ve received a great deal of information about everything you three have been doing lately."

"If what I’ve heard is correct, your identities are anything but simple, aren’t they?"

The moment Abi finished speaking, Potter, who was standing beside He’an, began to laugh.

"That’s a rather strange thing for you to say, sir."

"Of course our identities aren’t simple. After all, we are Priests of the Dragon God Church, the worldly walkers chosen by the great Dragon God to save the suffering people of this world."

"We haven’t made any secret of that. Surely you sirs don’t disbelieve us?"

’The Dragon God?’

’The chosen ones?’

Not only was Abi speechless, but the two younger hunters behind him also wore expressions that screamed, ’Who do you think you’re kidding?’

But then, Abi spoke again.

He looked at Potter, his expression turning serious.

"I don’t know which of the Empire’s powerful figures you three work for."

"But I must tell you this: this is not one of the cities in the Empire’s heartland. Here, the Blood Hunter Corps will absolutely not permit any unforeseen incidents."

"So, if some powerful figure wants to test out an experiment on the frontier, then I suggest you three watch your words and actions very carefully."

"After all, I doubt that whatever faction you belong to could possibly withstand the wrath of the Empire Army Department."

Er...

Hearing Captain Abi’s words.

He’an and his companions were momentarily stunned.

’So, the captain came all this way just to say that?’