Blade of the Demon Hunt

Untitled Part 17

"The demons are all cunning, and the higher their rank, the better they are at hiding themselves," D said, seemingly noticing Amir's mood. "Most of the time, you have no idea whether a terrifying, man-eating creature is lurking around you. This is extremely dangerous for ordinary humans.""Yeah," Amir nodded. He fully understood this by now."Moreover, demons are very skilled at deception," D said, narrowing their eyes slightly as they stared at Amir. "They will use a sincere appearance to confuse humans, making them believe the demons are their close friends, thus lowering their guard. Once humans are no longer vigilant, the demons will reveal their true nature and cruelly kill and devour them.""Yeah." Amir felt a bit helpless; he didn't know how to think about Aziz."Do you know what it takes for a C-level demon to evolve into a B-level one?" D asked softly."What is it?" Amir, still not very knowledgeable about demons, couldn't answer."Human flesh and blood," D replied, a mocking smile appearing on their lips. "In other words, they must feed on humans to evolve. A B-level demon must have consumed countless humans; even they probably can't keep track of how many."Hearing this, Amir's eyes widened in shock. If that were true, Aziz must have killed many people before becoming a B-level demon."But demons are clever; they rarely target the humans around them," D said, shifting their posture and leaning back in the chair with their legs crossed, a familiar smile returning to their face. "This time, it was mainly because the female demon was about to evolve. During this period, it seems they need to feed a lot, so she had no choice but to target the students at her own school. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been discovered so early. In any case, these two demons have killed many people. You don't need to feel guilty for them."Is that so? His actions had protected more humans, safeguarded the students at the university, and those two were guilty, deserving their fate. Even if he hadn't been there, other hunters would have hunted them down, so he didn't need to feel sad or guilty about Aziz's death.With this in mind, he seemed to come to some understanding. Though he still felt uneasy, it wasn't as suffocating as before when he thought he had caused his friend's death.Taking a deep breath, he looked up and smiled at D. "Thank you."Seeing that Amir was finally not getting stuck in his thoughts, D smiled with satisfaction."By the way," Amir suddenly remembered a question, "you mentioned earlier that most internship tasks are C-level, and mine was an exception. Does that mean there have been other exceptions?""Your sense is quite sharp in some ways," D remarked, somewhat impressed by Amir's observation. Most people wouldn't pay attention to such details. "You're right; many years ago, there was indeed an instance where an intern hunter took on a task that wasn't C-level.""Was it also due to some kind of mistake?" Like in his case, where the exception happened because of an error when the task was issued."No," D replied, a curious smile forming on their face as they raised their right index finger and wagged it in front of them. "That time, the intern hunter voluntarily took on a high-level task. And it was an A-level bounty mission, no less.""A-level?" Amir was stunned. For someone like him, who couldn't even handle a B-level demon, the idea of facing an A-level demon alone seemed utterly impossible. It was hard to believe that someone, who was also an intern hunter at the time, took on an A-level mission."Could it be that he didn't know how powerful an A-level demon was?" Amir thought that might be the only reason an intern hunter would take on such a task. Maybe the high bounty tempted him, and he decided to take the risk without fully understanding the situation."Whether he knew how terrifying an A-level demon was at the time, I'm not sure. But I can guarantee that before taking the task, he would have been thoroughly informed of its difficulty," D said with a smile. "And based on what I know about him, I believe he knew exactly what he was doing and fully understood the dreadful enemy he was about to face.""You mean he made that choice with complete awareness of the situation?" Amir found it unbelievable."Exactly," D confirmed with a cheerful smile."Did he complete it?" Amir asked, thinking that if he were to take on an A-level mission now, even with the protection of others, he would probably die a terrible death."Of course," D nodded. "If he hadn't completed it, he wouldn't be in the guild now.""Oh, he's still in the guild?" Amir was surprised. From the way D had spoken earlier, he thought it was something that happened a long time ago, like a legendary tale passed down through the ages."Haha, you might get to meet him very soon," D said with a mysterious smile. "He doesn't seem to have taken on any missions recently and is currently at headquarters. He's one of the six Hunter Generals we have in the guild—General Samir.""Hunter General," Amir repeated softly. It sounded impressive, but it also felt incredibly distant from him. "Why would I get to meet him soon?" How could a novice like him meet such a legendary expert? Besides, Samir was at headquarters while Amir was at the branch in the Demon City, so the distance alone made it seem impossible."You'll find out soon enough," D replied with a mysterious smile, not directly answering Amir's question.Why did he suddenly have a bad feeling about this?It didn't take long for Amir to understand why D had said he might soon meet the legendary Hunter General.After D's visit that day, Amir saw no one else, except for Dina, who brought him meals on time, and a sullen, quiet doctor who occasionally appeared in his room. No one else came to see him."The demons are all cunning, and the higher their rank, the better they are at hiding themselves," D said, seemingly noticing Amir's mood. "Most of the time, you have no idea whether a terrifying, man-eating creature is lurking around you. This is extremely dangerous for ordinary humans.""Yeah," Amir nodded. He fully understood this by now."Moreover, demons are very skilled at deception," D said, narrowing their eyes slightly as they stared at Amir. "They will use a sincere appearance to confuse humans, making them believe the demons are their close friends, thus lowering their guard. Once humans are no longer vigilant, the demons will reveal their true nature and cruelly kill and devour them.""Yeah." Amir felt a bit helpless; he didn't know how to think about Aziz."Do you know what it takes for a C-level demon to evolve into a B-level one?" D asked softly."What is it?" Amir, still not very knowledgeable about demons, couldn't answer."Human flesh and blood," D replied, a mocking smile appearing on their lips. "In other words, they must feed on humans to evolve. A B-level demon must have consumed countless humans; even they probably can't keep track of how many."Hearing this, Amir's eyes widened in shock. If that were true, Aziz must have killed many people before becoming a B-level demon."But demons are clever; they rarely target the humans around them," D said, shifting their posture and leaning back in the chair with their legs crossed, a familiar smile returning to their face. "This time, it was mainly because the female demon was about to evolve. During this period, it seems they need to feed a lot, so she had no choice but to target the students at her own school. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been discovered so early. In any case, these two demons have killed many people. You don't need to feel guilty for them."Is that so? His actions had protected more humans, safeguarded the students at the university, and those two were guilty, deserving their fate. Even if he hadn't been there, other hunters would have hunted them down, so he didn't need to feel sad or guilty about Aziz's death.With this in mind, he seemed to come to some understanding. Though he still felt uneasy, it wasn't as suffocating as before when he thought he had caused his friend's death.Taking a deep breath, he looked up and smiled at D. "Thank you."Seeing that Amir was finally not getting stuck in his thoughts, D smiled with satisfaction."By the way," Amir suddenly remembered a question, "you mentioned earlier that most internship tasks are C-level, and mine was an exception. Does that mean there have been other exceptions?""Your sense is quite sharp in some ways," D remarked, somewhat impressed by Amir's observation. Most people wouldn't pay attention to such details. "You're right; many years ago, there was indeed an instance where an intern hunter took on a task that wasn't C-level.""Was it also due to some kind of mistake?" Like in his case, where the exception happened because of an error when the task was issued."No," D replied, a curious smile forming on their face as they raised their right index finger and wagged it in front of them. "That time, the intern hunter voluntarily took on a high-level task. And it was an A-level bounty mission, no less.""A-level?" Amir was stunned. For someone like him, who couldn't even handle a B-level demon, the idea of facing an A-level demon alone seemed utterly impossible. It was hard to believe that someone, who was also an intern hunter at the time, took on an A-level mission."Could it be that he didn't know how powerful an A-level demon was?" Amir thought that might be the only reason an intern hunter would take on such a task. Maybe the high bounty tempted him, and he decided to take the risk without fully understanding the situation."Whether he knew how terrifying an A-level demon was at the time, I'm not sure. But I can guarantee that before taking the task, he would have been thoroughly informed of its difficulty," D said with a smile. "And based on what I know about him, I believe he knew exactly what he was doing and fully understood the dreadful enemy he was about to face.""You mean he made that choice with complete awareness of the situation?" Amir found it unbelievable."Exactly," D confirmed with a cheerful smile."Did he complete it?" Amir asked, thinking that if he were to take on an A-level mission now, even with the protection of others, he would probably die a terrible death."Of course," D nodded. "If he hadn't completed it, he wouldn't be in the guild now.""Oh, he's still in the guild?" Amir was surprised. From the way D had spoken earlier, he thought it was something that happened a long time ago, like a legendary tale passed down through the ages."Haha, you might get to meet him very soon," D said with a mysterious smile. "He doesn't seem to have taken on any missions recently and is currently at headquarters. He's one of the six Hunter Generals we have in the guild—General Samir.""Hunter General," Amir repeated softly. It sounded impressive, but it also felt incredibly distant from him. "Why would I get to meet him soon?" How could a novice like him meet such a legendary expert? Besides, Samir was at headquarters while Amir was at the branch in the Demon City, so the distance alone made it seem impossible."You'll find out soon enough," D replied with a mysterious smile, not directly answering Amir's question.Why did he suddenly have a bad feeling about this?It didn't take long for Amir to understand why D had said he might soon meet the legendary Hunter General.After D's visit that day, Amir saw no one else, except for Dina, who brought him meals on time, and a sullen, quiet doctor who occasionally appeared in his room. No one else came to see him.