You call this the mastermind?

Merren had not intended to hide the fact that he had killed a middle-aged wizard with a sword not long ago from Mrs. Chelsea.

After all, her daughter had seen this incident at the time. If he lied now, the mother and daughter would inevitably mention this truth whenever they talked about the rescue process after returning.

However, when Merren saw that his wife's expression suddenly became very serious, he suspected that this ability... might have some other hidden secrets?

"Tonight, a wizard was chasing her, and then, um..."

Merren's answer was a little hesitant, and it seemed that he didn't know what to say.

But it can also be understood as being scared.

Ambiguous.

Mrs. Chelsea subconsciously understood Merren's expression at the moment as the latter.

"People who can easily break the wizard's defense with non-magical means are called hunters. They are very united and generally organized."

As she said this, her serious expression eased.

"But since he rescued Alyssa, it proves that the man is not in the enemy camp, he may just be passing by."

He is indeed passing by...

Merlen thought to himself after hearing this, and asked curiously on the surface: "Hunter? Hunting?"

"Someone who is good at hunting."

"What to hunt?"

"Weird creatures, wizards, sirens, and even gods."

The lady replied: "Or you can understand this profession as a person who is responsible for killing."

"It sounds powerful?"

"No need to listen, they are indeed powerful."

"But why haven't I heard any relevant news before..."

"Because this profession is almost extinct."

The lady said lightly: "It takes a very long time for hunters to practice, and there is not much difference between them and ordinary people in the early stage."

"The emergence of firearms has made some junior hunters have no advantage over ordinary people. In this way, the inheritance is naturally difficult to continue."

As she said, seeing Mellen's curious look, the lady thought about it and simply sat back on the sofa and decided to give him some popular science.

"The heyday of the hunter profession was a thousand years ago. At that time, there were few wizards and they were not the mainstream of this world. It can even be said that wizards were like rats crossing the street in that era, and everyone wanted to kill them, and they were specifically hunted by hunters."

"It sounds..."

Merlen asked thoughtfully: "It's a bit like the product of the medieval church?"

This world also has the concept of "Middle Ages", which can be roughly classified as the more than 3,000 years ruled by the two major churches.

"That's right."

Mrs. Chelsea nodded.

"During their rule, the Church of the Night and the Church of the Sun gave birth to many extraordinary professional systems, but the most famous ones are knights and hunters."

"The former is responsible for guarding churches and temples in various places, and the latter is dedicated to hunting weird things and evil gods all over the world at that time. You can simply understand them as the spear and shield in the hands of the church."

"However, since the magic tide faded and the two major churches fell apart one after another, the two professions of hunters and knights have become increasingly rare."

"But rare does not mean non-existent. If you encounter a hunter above the junior level who is your enemy, remember to run as far as you can."

"Is it so exaggerated?" Melen was surprised when he heard it.

He didn't think he was that powerful? Could it be because of the lack of skills?

"The most famous hunter in the world is called Granny Caesar. He is known as the Hand of God, the most trusted friend of Pope Chris VI, and the deputy commander of the current Holy Legion." Mrs. Chelsea said: "He has many achievements. The most famous one is that after the Abyss Tower, the largest prison in the wizarding world, was captured ten years ago, he killed nearly ten top wizard fugitives and hundreds of secondary criminals alone. Afterwards, he was awarded the honorary vice president position by the International Wizarding Federation."

A "layman" was awarded the position of vice president of the industry by an insider...

Merlen was secretly shocked when he heard this, and thought it was really weird.

"There are about four or five hunters who are less famous than Caesar, and the most typical one is a true believer named Guderian."

Mrs. Chelsea continued: "He has not had many achievements, but his title is God Killer."

"Has he killed a god?"

"The god of poison and disease, Corrigan, was awakened from his slumber by some of his crazy followers who spread the plague a few years ago. As a result, he ran into Guderian who was passing by, so he was beaten back to sleep again after just waking up."

"In this way, he is not a godslayer, right?"

"Only when all the believers die out, the gods will fall completely."

Mrs. Chelsea patiently explained:

"So although we call those who defeat the gods as God-killer. But there are very few people in history who can really destroy gods, because no one has the time and energy to find all the believers of a certain god from all over the world. "

"Is that so..."

Merlen understood what he said, and then asked curiously, "Then, how do hunters practice?"

"You actually already have their practice methods."

"Breathing method?"

"Yes, the end point of breathing method practice is wizard, and hunters and knights are extraordinary professions derived from this process."

"In this case, shouldn't wizards be stronger than hunters?"

"To be precise, the first generation of wizards who practiced breathing method to the extreme and transformed themselves into wizards are stronger than hunters. "

Mrs. Chelsea shook her head and said, "But the wizards now, including you and me, all inherited wizard talents through blood reproduction. Although their physical fitness is stronger than that of ordinary people, they are completely different from the first generation of wizards."

"So at the same stage, in terms of lethality alone, wizards cannot compare with hunters."

"But because of the lack of means, it is actually difficult for hunters to completely kill a wizard."

Speaking of this, the lady paused and said:

"The breathing method I gave you before, when you get started one day, you can actually try to practice some hunter abilities, so that you will have a great advantage when facing wizards of the same level."

"But isn't that breathing method used by knights for practice?"

The topic is getting closer and closer to the "truth", and Mellen's heartbeat is a little faster.

"This is where it's precious."

The lady said earnestly: "The Sun Knight Breathing Method is the core secret book of the Sun God Church. Don't treat it as a third-rate book. It is very complicated. You must study it carefully and never slack off."

Meren nodded obediently, and then asked casually: "So, if you practice that breathing method to the extreme, does it mean that the practitioner is actually qualified to become a top hunter?"

"That's no different from the first generation of wizards. They are called saints walking in the world. Not only are they powerful in hunting, but their progress on the road of wizards will also be very fast, far exceeding others."

The lady said: "It's just like I told you before, if a person wants to practice the breathing method to the extreme, it takes generations to accumulate. After the initial outbreak of saints, such people have become very rare."

"Even Caesar, the Hand of God, stopped at this last step. In our generation, it is estimated that no new saints will be born."

...

Here, the master and the apprentice are communicating face to face about things related to the breathing method.

Over there, Kevin, exhausted after a complicated night, opened the book of secret messages, reported what happened tonight to his elders, and then waited quietly for their reply.