757: Worry of Rain Town

In the hall.

Upon hearing the Hunting Team Leader's words, Moro's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

"Koldo, I know the Hunting Team has suffered heavy losses recently, but the hunting absolutely cannot stop. The sacrificial ceremony is of utmost importance to our town. If the quantity of flesh and blood sacrifices is insufficient during the ceremony, you should understand what kind of impact that will have on the town!"

Moro looked at Koldo, the Hunting Team Leader, and spoke in a stern tone.

The annual sacrificial ceremony is the most important event for the Dead Spirit Race. All Dead Spirits who have reached the appropriate age receive the Mother Goddess's blessing on this day, thereby unearthing the power deep within their Bloodline.

During the sacrificial ceremony, the quantity of flesh and blood sacrifices determines the amount of favor bestowed by the Mother Goddess. The more flesh and blood sacrifices there are, the more clansmen can be accommodated in the sacrificial ceremony, and at the same time, the greater the chance of these clansmen Awakening powerful Bloodline abilities.

Each year's sacrificial ceremony is an opportunity for the Dead Spirits to increase their power. To put it more seriously, the sacrificial ceremony can even determine the rise and fall of a settlement.

Moro's emphasis on the sacrificial ceremony was precisely for this reason.

At this moment.

After Moro's words fell, the angry Koldo's expression immediately froze, and then he slumped powerlessly into a chair.

"I understand the importance of the sacrificial ceremony, but the Hunting Team's losses are too great right now!"

"In the past few days, twenty elite clansmen have already died in the mouths of Demonic Beasts. The sacrificial ceremony is still some time away anyway, can't we just wait until things calm down outside before continuing to prepare the flesh and blood sacrifices?"

"I can guarantee that the prepared flesh and blood sacrifices before the sacrificial ceremony will not be less than last year."

Koldo spoke in a low voice, a hint of imperceptible plea in his tone.

"Alas!"

Seeing Koldo like this, Moro sighed helplessly.

He knew very well that Koldo had led the Hunting Team for over ten years and had deep feelings for its clansmen, many of whom he had watched grow up.

Moreover, just three days ago, Koldo's youngest son met with an accident during a hunt, and his body was never recovered.

Moro could understand Koldo's request to stop hunting activities. He was also deeply pained by the deaths of the clansmen, but as the mayor of Rainfall Town, he had to consider more. He had to prioritize development and growth, even if it meant being misunderstood or criticized by his clansmen, he still had to do it.

"Koldo, continue the hunting activities. This is my order!"

Moro put away his sadness and said in a very cold and hard tone:

"What you need to do now is not to question my order, but to carefully consider how to reduce the casualty rate of the clansmen in subsequent hunting activities."

"I... I understand!"

Upon hearing this, Koldo gritted his teeth and finally lowered his head, reluctantly accepting the outcome.

"I will explain it clearly to the clansmen of the Hunting Team."

As he spoke, he stood up and was about to walk out.

However, just then, a guard from outside suddenly rushed in:

"Mayor, Lord Black Snake is here. He says he has something important to discuss with you."

"Hmm?"

Moro was a little surprised to hear this: "What is that fellow doing in our Rainfall Town?"

Moro had naturally had contact with Black Snake, who was the Xuanqing Snake King. After all, he was a patrolman sent by Blade City and had shown his face in various Dead Spirit settlements in the Demon Beast Forest.

However, the Xuanqing Snake King rarely entered the various settlements, and the Dead Spirits had little respect for him.

After all, the two sides were not of the same race, and there were vague suspicions among the various settlements that some of the clansmen who had died in hunting activities over the years had not died at the hands of Demonic Beasts but had been swallowed by snakes.

"Could he be here to inform us about the changes in the Demon Beast Forest?"

A guess surfaced in Moro's mind, and then he stood up, ready to go and greet him.

"Hehe!"

At this moment, just as Moro stood up from his chair, Koldo, who was beside him, let out a cold laugh.

"This Black Snake, as the patrolman of the Demon Beast Forest sent by the higher-ups, has done absolutely nothing even though there's an anomaly in the Demon Beast Forest!"

"Now he even dares to swagger into Rainfall Town. Today I want to see what important matter this little snake has? If he cannot give an explanation for the changes in the Demon Beast Forest, then we'll use his flesh for sacrifice."

"A Peak eighth-stage, and a rare Yao Race member at that. He alone is enough to meet the requirements of the sacrificial ceremony."

Koldo spoke coldly, his body moving as he rapidly flew outwards.

Moro just raised his hand, intending to stop him, but Koldo's figure had already vanished from sight.

"This fellow is still so reckless. I hope he doesn't mess things up!"

Seeing this, Moro sighed in his heart and reluctantly set off in pursuit.

Koldo's words just now were clearly meant for him, and Moro could also feel the suppressed killing intent from Koldo.

Moro naturally also disliked the Xuanqing Snake King greatly.

But the other party was sent by Blade City, backed by Zoltan, one of the three Great Commanders of Blade City's Guardian Legion.

Killing the Xuanqing Snake King was nothing, but offending Zoltan would bring disaster to Rainfall Town.

Although it wouldn't lead to annihilation, if Zoltan simply spoke, the taxes Rainfall Town had to pay to Blade City would likely increase by several tenths. Rainfall Town would have to fill these losses with the lives of its warriors.

...

Whoosh!

Koldo rapidly flew through the town and soon spotted the figure he loathed in the square at the entrance.

"Black Snake, you actually dare to come to my Rainfall Town on your own?"

As soon as he landed, Koldo questioned the Xuanqing Snake King, his eyes filled with extreme ill will.

"Heh... What do I have to be afraid of?"

Hearing Koldo's words, the Xuanqing Snake King sneered disdainfully, his dark yellow snake eyes fixing on the tall Dead Spirit in front of him.

"I am the Demon Beast Forest patrolman enfeoffed by Blade City. How dare you, a mere Hunting Team Leader of a small Rainfall Town, question me? Are you even worthy of questioning me?"

The Xuanqing Snake King assumed a lofty posture, looking down on him.

Under normal circumstances, he would never dare to be so arrogant after entering a Dead Spirit settlement, especially one like Rainfall Town, which could rank among the top ten Dead Spirit settlements in the Demon Beast Forest.

No, the Xuanqing Snake King would not even step into such Dead Spirit settlements that could rank in the top ten.

After all, to be able to rank in the top ten, the strength of these Dead Spirit settlements was quite formidable, and their mayors and Hunting Team Leaders were at least eighth-stage powerhouses.

Moreover, within the settlement, under the cover of the Guardian Array, their strength would be enhanced and could be considered as Peak eighth-stage powerhouses, while the strength of non-Dead Spirits would be suppressed, at least falling by one minor level.

When the Xuanqing Snake King previously dealt with large Dead Spirit settlements like Rainfall Town, he always stood outside the range of the Guardian Array.