Chapter 123: The God‑Defiler

The riverside canyon.

Heavy rain pounded the world.

At the same time, it washed over the countless corpses of Dark Sun Fiends and the herders lying on the ground.

Originally, the members of the demon‑hunting squad didn't really believe Ta Ke's words.

The herders roaming near Black River Valley were extremely cunning.

When a wind blew the grass east, they would flee.

Their demon‑hunting squad hadn't harvested much in the past few days.

How could it possibly appear in a "vast quantity"?

But, in this riverside canyon.

It was spoken of slowly.

But what followed was not simple.

Since they are God‑defilers.

As an A‑rank extraordinary genius, he is also the Steam Demon Hunter "Andre Van".

Ta Ke let him take three subordinates deep into the wilderness, beginning to search for the location of the ancient teleportation array mentioned by Bajins.

Ta Ke paused.

"After all, aren't we both deepening the bridge of trust through cooperation?"

"But… the timing isn't right yet, however…"

Even if they still don't believe.

They could also eliminate those herders and Dark Sun Fiends without the incoming herders noticing.

Then, using the Dark Sun network, they transmitted a will of 【Convergence】 outward.

As his eyes slightly narrowed, he also began to feel a faint apprehension toward the mysterious "Steam Wizard".

"Another place?"

Moreover, the death was especially bitter.

Andre Van was already unable to see through the Steam Wizard before him.

It could readily grasp Ta Ke's intent and act independently.

"Now that's interesting."

Facing the "proof" Ta Ke required, Andre Van couldn't help but laugh.

"Got it, you can start on your own."

Andre Van glanced at the small Dark Sun altar nearby, saying with a hint of jest.

"When I find it… I'll let you know."

"You charge for exorcisms in the border town; you should have also sensed the changes within Black River Valley."

He then smiled lightly.

Ta Ke cast a glance at Andre Van.

"If that power completes its ascension, it benefits neither you nor me."

Demon Wolves are absolute experts among experts.

Andre Van's words made Ta Ke take a deep breath.

"When the time comes, I might not bring you along."

That saved Ta Ke a lot of worry.

Ta Ke simply replied, "Compared to your preferences, I care more about your strength."

Then, in shadow state, half‑floating and seated while holding a shield, Ta Ke slowly opened his eyes, glanced at Andre Van, then looked at the Black River Valley city‑state shrouded in rain, before speaking slowly.

"If you think I have a problem."

If that strange flame hadn't ignited his body, he thought he could still struggle a bit.

When the demon‑hunting squad's deputy leader "Ted" spoke, he kicked the Dark Sun Fiend's head that had rolled to his foot into the pile of corpses.

They have to admit.

If their captain weren't currently on the cliff with that human wizard.

"In these few days, if you can't produce sufficiently strong power to prove it."

Then do what a God‑defiler should do.

"I have another place that might… be worth exploring."

At this moment, the advantage of the intelligent Shadowflame Demon Wolf leader became evident.

They almost all thought that human was a member of the Dark Sun Church, deliberately luring the herders to their deaths.

A chant sacrificing to the Dark Sun.

"We can end the cooperation at any time."

As Ta Ke finished his exposition.

And these networks.

Earlier, Ta Ke, in front of him, sacrificed a locally captured, unknown‑scaled creature.

After pondering for a while, Andre Van finally looked at Ta Ke and smiled.

In Ta Ke's perception and sight, it was clearly visible.

"But… I can't sense whether you worship the Dark Sun!" Andre Van's eyes narrowed, the bright silver ring in his pupils growing brighter.

The unlucky 26‑level herder, just arriving in this area, was marked by Ta Ke's Nightmare Oil Bomb; even in death, the bomb's eerie red hue hadn't faded.

All were provoking the other's extraordinary sequence.

After Taku completed the contract with the Shadow‑Flame Demon Wolf leader.

It can be fully controlled by Taku.

At this moment, a battle in the rain curtain came to an end.

"The situation is just that situation."

Female demon hunter Su Shan Na Luodofu raised her head and shouted.

Thus, those Dark Sun Evil Fallen and the herders, in the unseen, felt the enlightenment from the Dark Sun Mother God.

Those herders and Dark Sun Evil Fallen had never seen such a "high‑end scheme".

"There are indeed many good things inside Black River Valley."

Taku's explanation made demon hunter An De Lie Fan raise his eyebrows slightly.

"We can now complete a rather good exorcism sacrifice."

"I am merely maintaining the necessary vigilance and doubt. After all, I must be responsible for my teammates."

"After all, even within the Steam Sequence, there are differences."

Now transmitting some false information about the Dark Sun God is reasonable, right!

Yes, Taku is just that dry.

He chopped off the head of the last Dark Sun Evil Fallen that was still twitching a bit.

"Are you sure you need me to prove it? You are only second tier, while I am fourth tier."

The herders and Dark Sun Evil Fallen they killed today are probably more than the total from this period combined.

"Let's begin the ceremony!"

Proceed at this efficiency.

Taku then built the network within the connections between Dark Sun outposts.

"You don't understand the operations of a high‑end scheme."

This is no different from flaunting one's light sorcery before an undead wizard.

Moreover, moreover, regarding complex mountainous terrain.

But with the flame markings, the herders skilled in concealment and evasion died a gruesome death on the spot.

A small Dark Sun altar ceremony was steadily and firmly constructed by Taku in the rain curtain atop the canyon.

That not‑high‑rank steam wizard somehow managed to make those herders and Dark Sun Evil Fallen run themselves into this perilous canyon passage, delivering themselves into their mouths.

Construct the altar, offer sacrifice to the great Dark Sun; once the sacrificial channel is opened.

Taku slowly began to elaborate.

Naturally, they kept coming continuously to meet their deaths.

"After all, just these Dark Sun Church herders and Dark Sun Evil Fallen, though the harvest is decent, still lack something."

And the Dark Sun altar.

Then, An De Lie Fan looked toward the wizard Ta Ni Lu beside him.

Taku had already mastered it.

And the response was the cold rain dousing their corpses and heads.

"……"

"Captain, the bodies of the herders and Dark Sun Evil Fallen are already plenty enough."

Even!

But An De Lie Fan eventually held his temper and allowed Taku to do so.

Even some herders, before dying, were still praying for the protection of the Dark Sun God.

"I'm really curious, your... construction of the Dark Sun altar and your faith in the Dark Sun, really won't affect you?"

Rain, mixed with the captain's voice, fell.

It basically belongs to a "high‑end operation" that only Taku can accomplish.

An De Lie raised his eyebrows slightly.

"To be honest, I'm starting to like this guy of yours."

The Dark Sun power inside is weak, insufficient to cause any contamination, but ordinary people wouldn't dare do such a thing.

Taku nodded in acknowledgment.

"If... I mean if, at the right moment we can enter Black River Valley."

And this also laid a solid foundation for their abundant harvest in the next two hours.

This is very simple for Taku.

"In fact, you won't; you are a demon hunter, you can clearly sense whether I am polluted by the Dark Sun."

But Taku ignored the scene.

"My goal is the same as yours: to destroy the ascending power brewing inside Black River Valley."

But it also hinders those herders and Dark Sun Evil Fallen.

Although the heavy rain somewhat obstructed their sight and perception range.

Previously, Taku polluted the Holy Son of the Dark Sun Church.

"No problem, but I haven't found that place yet."

In front of the demon hunters, offering a sacrifice to the Dark Sun.

Through precise vision, Taku had already known the essential form.

In less than two hours, they had already wiped out seven or eight waves, over three hundred Dark Sun Evil Fallen and seven or eight herders.

The Dark Sun ecology built by the Dark Sun Church will form massive networks between the city‑state outposts.

"I like your 'however,' but I'd like it even more if you could elaborate in greater detail."

He still had some ambition—after all, he was a Tier Four Transcendent.

"I have absolutely no intention of ending our cooperation."

At this moment, not far ahead of Taku and Andre Fan.

A small altar was constructed to offer sacrifice to the Dark Sun.

The captain of the Demon Hunter squad at the top of the canyon, Andre Fan, slowly withdrew his gaze from the sacrificial ritual below.

Taku silently responded in his heart.

"Actually, I'd prefer that we deepen our cooperation."

"If I told you that the level 23 you see me at is merely what I wanted you to see, you probably wouldn't keep smiling so happily."

"What?"

Amidst the curtain of dark rain, Andre Fan, who could hold back the rain but not the darkness, felt the smile on his face gradually fade, replaced by an unprecedented solemnity.