Chapter 1025 A Secret as Big as Heaven

In fact, when Claude said that the First Saint did not exist, Hao Ren was not as shocked as Bai Huo and Tutanin.

He had already suspected this - the First Saint was so mysterious that he seemed too weird even among the group of demon hunters. A legendary figure who has not been seen for thousands of years, a leader who only relies on heralds and attendants to convey messages on his behalf, and an extreme recluse who never leaves his room. With these deviant characteristics, who would dare to pat his chest and be sure that Is a saint real?

Who dares to say that this is not a spiritual symbol used to comfort people's hearts, or just to comfort themselves?

The ones who showed the greatest wavering were Bai Huo and Tutan Yin. Unlike "outsiders" like Hao Ren, these two were real demon hunters, and they were among the hardcore personnel who were born and raised in the Arctic Fortress. Just listening to the stories of the Saint Group, the impression that the First Saint is immortal, powerful, and all-powerful has been deeply ingrained in their minds. As orthodox demon hunters, Bai Huo and Tutanin never thought that any saint would disappear one day, let alone the third one who is said to be more powerful than all ancient gods and is said to be as immortal as this planet. A saint.

However, the first saint did not exist from the beginning - he had already fallen before the war of the gods even started.

But now twelve saints have been wiped out in the ceremony of activating the "Sword of Darkness". The impact of this thing seems to have given Bai Huo and Tutanin a certain buffer. They still woke up after the shock, and then severely punished them. Looking at Claude, they said in unison: "You swear what you said is true?"

"Swear in any name," Claude said expressionlessly, "including my family's bloodline and the name of every ancestor. The first saint fell six thousand years ago, which was the most glorious group of demon hunters in the mythical age. The emerging era, even before the first hunting operation. The First Saint may be the only demon hunter who did not participate in the War of the Gods - she had left before that."

Hao Ren and the others looked at each other, and he suddenly realized that this time seemed to be critical: "You mean, before the demon hunters officially declared war on other aliens? That means the demon hunters already existed before that, but you didn't Didn’t you declare war on other aliens?”

Claude just nodded.

"You started hunting after the death of the First Saint?" Hao Ren followed up and asked, "Are these two things related?"

"In terms of time, it is indeed the case," Claude did not answer directly, "However, the hunting is destined to begin."

Hao Ren suddenly felt that he had many questions to ask, but he didn't know where to start. He frowned: "Six thousand years ago... I thought the history of the war between the gods should be earlier. After all, aliens are in this planet. It’s been on the planet for ten thousand years.”

Vivian explained this misunderstanding from the side: "The time point of 10,000 years is calculated from the first batch of aliens arriving on the earth, but we did not start fighting from that time. In the earliest few thousand years, everyone While trying to figure out how to adapt to this world, or trying to get rid of the aftereffects of crossing the wall of reality, and the 'falling points' of each race when they arrived on Earth were very scattered, the first days were spent in chaos and peace. Demon hunters were first active six thousand years ago, and when they first appeared, they did not attract much attention, because at that time they were only small-scale activities with a very narrow range of activities. At that time, all heterogeneous races had more or less skills There was friction, so the activities of the witchers did not attract attention. After a while, the ancient aliens discovered that the witchers' goal was to eliminate all supernatural races. It was too late. The witchers were forbearing and cunning. Slowly weakening the power of each 'god system', and when they rise up to attack, the whole world will encounter Ragnarok."

When Vivian was talking, Claude was watching silently, not knowing what thoughts he was thinking. After Vivian finished speaking, Claude added casually: "The demon hunters lived in seclusion in the North before the hunting began. For four thousand years, only a few people knew about our race."

"Then you start filming with others as soon as you show up," Hao Ren waved his hand, "Let's talk about these ancient wars later. Let's bring the topic back to the First Saint. Since he died before the War of the Gods started, why? Are you going to hide it until now?"

Since the translation plug-in automatically translated Claude's words into Chinese, Hao Ren still didn't realize that the other party used the female word "she" when he mentioned the first saint.

"The First Saint is the greatest patriarch of the demon hunter clan. She led us to find Corpus and gave the demon hunters who were wandering on the frozen soil a home. She was almost all the hope and hope of that generation. "Spiritual support," Claude explained. "Many years ago, she was seriously injured. When she was dying, she forced her body to return to the clock tower in the spirit world. In the years before her death, in order to stabilize people's hearts, we They have been claiming to the outside world that the patriarch's body is recovering - this is a lie that must not be exposed, because the war of the gods broke out, because the hunting began, because our foundation back then was not as solid as it is now, so we must have a A wise, powerful and immortal leader will lead all this. In order to make this lie more perfect, the other twelve clan elders put on masks one after another to reduce direct communication with the outside world and let their bodies be distorted and eroded by magic. This forms a second act of disguise, making the patriarch's 'seclusion' appear more reasonable and believable."

Bai Huo exclaimed: "So the idea that saints are distorted by forbidden knowledge and unable to communicate with the outside world is actually false?!"

"It's not entirely false," Claude shook his head. "Forbidden knowledge will indeed distort the body and mind. Ordinary demon hunters who communicate too much with saints will indeed be eroded by magic, but the situation is far from as serious as the legend. It's just to cover up. They had to do this because of the fact that the First Saint fell: when the thirteen leaders all live in seclusion for the same reason, everyone's attention will be divided."

After hearing this, Hao Ren felt dumbfounded: "This big lie... actually doesn't have to go to this extent, especially since this lie continues to this day."

"It does not have to last so long," Claude actually partially agreed with Hao Ren's statement. "After the age of mythology ends and the status of the demon hunter is stable, there is no need to continue. But uncovering the truth also comes at a cost. In the first thousand years, In the past year, we relied on the belief that "the patriarch is still alive" to survive the most difficult years. A lie has lasted for a thousand years, so the smartest thing to do is to treat the lie as true. In a thousand years, the witcher has adapted The leaders live in seclusion and the patriarch never shows up, and the twelve saints are indeed corroded by forbidden knowledge, so it is better to just let this continue like this."

"It lasted, and continues to this day," Yzaks muttered gruffly. "It's not uncommon."

History is made up of countless coincidences and countless inevitabilities. No matter how bizarre the results are in the end, no matter how unbelievable some things become in the end, you have to make it clear that this matter is at each stage of its development. They all have at least one seemingly legitimate reason, and a series of legitimate reasons form an absurd situation.

This secret is perfect for evaluating the upper echelon of witchers.

Vivian frowned and stared at Claude: "The stories you told are not problematic in themselves. The only question is - how do you know these?"

"I am the attendant of the First Saint," Claude answered naturally, "and the First Saint does not exist, so I am the one who has access to the highest secrets of the demon hunters. The attendants of all generations have gone through many tests to learn these secrets. "Although I am young, I know these things are not strange."

"You don't just 'know' these things," Vivian raised her eyebrows, "I have lived for more than 10,000 years and have never seen anything. It's one thing to recite things from books, but to recall personal experiences in my mind. It's another thing. I can't hide your eyes, tone, and some little habits when you say these things. You are not following the script, but recalling yourself. Claude is a young, new-generation demon hunter, but just now The one who tells us the story...is an ancient one."

Vivian's statement was a bit cryptic, and Hao Ren was stunned for a moment before realizing what she meant:

Claude seemed to make some kind of judgment after looking at Vivian thoughtfully for a while. He nodded: "Yes, Claude is a young new-generation demon hunter, but let me tell you a story. It is an ancient one. Mr. Ancesta, now that the dust has settled, please allow me to take you... and your friends to a place."