Chapter 181 Temporary Ceasefire

In the tense atmosphere, the demon hunters and the otherworld creatures slowly laid down their weapons, while Vivian and Hasse both dispersed the magical energy that permeated their bodies as a sign of sincerity. Hao Ren was the last to put away his guns and cannons, and only after confirming that there would be no fighting did he put away his weapons.

"This isn't cooperation," Hasse flicked the frost off his black trench coat. "This is just a temporary truce under duress. I'm unwilling to start a war with such an ancient vampire, especially during this kind of mission."

"Same here," Vivian said with a slight curl of her lips. "In another setting, we could have a good fight."

The battle just now was about to break out. In fact, if they had been two groups of hotheads—like young demon hunters and the new generation of otherworld creatures—then a fight would have been 100% unavoidable. But only when figures like Vivian and Hasse, who could be said to be representative figures in their respective camps, met would there be a chance for a rational ceasefire. They each had too much to consider, and fighting became secondary.

After all, they were both intelligent beings, not incapable of communication. The demon hunters could coexist peacefully with the sirens; wasn't that a compromise they actively chose after discovering that these otherworld creatures couldn't be hunted?

Bai Huo breathed a sigh of relief. "I thought we were definitely going to fight today." As she spoke, she winked at Hao Ren when no one was paying attention.

"Only animals can't control their instincts," Vivian said. For some reason, some hidden setting was activated in this situation, and her words were more barbed than the last. She smiled and looked at Hasse. "Now that we've finished our business, shouldn't we let the two siren ladies catch up? They should know each other."

Shakira finally breathed a sigh of relief. "You two groups are sure you're not going to fight, right?"

After receiving confirmation from both sides, she immediately patted her chest and walked quickly towards her compatriots. "That's why you surface dwellers are so troublesome. It's been so many generations, and you're still fighting and killing. Who did I offend to be so scared with you guys?... Soma, are you okay?"

It turned out that the siren who came with Hasse and the others was called Soma. Obviously, she had experienced something similar to Shakira, but it was unknown how she managed to find the demon hunters to help. Hao Ren found this incredible: although the sirens and demon hunters didn't have any major grudges, due to their subtle allegiances, the two sides were in a state of tension, but they had long maintained a hands-off approach. However, just as Shakira had found a group of "weirdos" of unknown origin to help, Soma probably had her own reasons for finding the demon hunters.

The two sirens went to the side to introduce their recent situations and how they met their "new friends." Nangong Wuyue also followed to join in the fun. On this side, Hao Ren and the others also walked to Hasse's side. Compared to the three aquatic creatures chatting enthusiastically not far away, the atmosphere here was obviously much stiffer. After the two groups introduced their names in a lukewarm manner, there was nothing else to say. The dark-skinned, bald-headed Tutan was a man of few words, and Bai Huo wasn't good at being too enthusiastic, so Vivian finally broke the awkward silence. "I didn't expect the demon hunters to be so enthusiastic about helping the sirens solve their problems—aren't sirens otherworld creatures?"

"They are harmless otherworld creatures. After all, since the beginning of history, they have never established any kingdoms on the surface and can be said to have no interference in this world," Hasse explained with a straight face, but it sounded more like he was making excuses for the demon hunters. "They don't interfere with the outside world, so they are not on the hunting list."

Vivian curled her lips. "Just say you can't deal with them. What's the use of being so high-sounding? You still haven't answered my question. Why are the demon hunters so enthusiastic about helping the sirens solve their problems? You're not that nice."

Hasse's expression changed slightly, but he finally nodded. "It's indeed not pure kindness—the demon hunter group doesn't have much interest in the fate of the sirens, but we are interested in the changes happening in Nathaton itself. We rescued that siren named Soma a few days ago. Her experience is concerning. If Nathaton is organizing an action to subvert the world, we must at least figure out what this action is. We're just going to investigate this matter. Of course, we can't disclose too many details."

Hasse's answer sounded very polite, but Hao Ren realized that the other party hadn't revealed any useful information at all. Of course, he didn't expect a wary demon hunter to open his heart to a group of otherworld creatures who could be considered enemies. He just added after Hasse finished speaking, "I don't care if you're going to investigate or collect evidence, but I hope you're not going to cause trouble. The sirens have lived on this planet for more than 10,000 years without provoking anyone. The demon hunters can't attack their city just because of some unfounded crime."

Hasse spread his hands. "That also requires us to have a way to eliminate sirens."

At least what he said seemed quite sincere.

At this moment, Tutan suddenly looked at Nangong Sanba curiously. "You are..."

Nangong Sanba was originally lowering his head, trying to reduce his presence and pretending to study the sand. He was startled when he heard this and quickly straightened his body. "I'm a... um, I'm a wizard, a human wizard!"

Hasse raised his eyelids and glanced at Nangong Sanba. There was no emotional fluctuation in his only eye. "You are a demon hunter. Your bloodline is weak, but you are indeed a demon hunter. Why are you with these otherworld creatures?"

It turned out that he had directly sensed Nangong Sanba's bloodline from the beginning, and he was just calmly waiting until now to ask.

Nangong Sanba was sweating profusely, but at this moment, being forced into a dead end, he simply became stubborn and straightened his body. "Yes, my ancestors were indeed demon hunters. I can't control reincarnation—if you have any objections, kill me, but I reserve the right to spit blood in your face..."

"Weak mental strength, full of weaknesses, the protective spells you use are full of loopholes," Hasse said expressionlessly. "More importantly, you have no discipline and seem to have no one to teach you—do you not have a mentor?"

"Don't ask too much about other people's family affairs," Vivian glanced at Hasse. "He only has the bloodline of a demon hunter, but he has nothing to do with your rotten group."

Hasse stared at Nangong Sanba for a while. It was impossible to know what he was thinking under his expressionless face, but obviously, this was not the occasion to "clean up the team," so in the end, he just shook his head slightly. "I hope you don't appear in my hunting grounds in the future. At that time, you will be an otherworld creature."

Hao Ren suspected how the guy surrounded by several times the number of people on his side could be so tough all the time—most of the demon hunters were indeed smelly and hard stones.

At this time, Shakira and the other two walked towards this side, and the conversation between Hao Ren and Hasse and others was temporarily interrupted. After Hasse got up and walked away, Nangong Sanba breathed a sigh of relief and turned to give Hao Ren a helpless smile. "I knew this day would come, but I didn't expect to get through it safely."

"You only got through it safely once," Hao Ren patted Nangong Sanba on the shoulder. "From now on, just treat yourself as an otherworld creature."

Nangong Sanba shook his head with a wry smile. "That's fine, anyway, I never thought of myself as a genuine demon hunter. I'm just making a living doing this."

Izhaks crossed his arms and watched this scene, leaving only one sentence: "Meaningless."

"It took a little longer than expected, but it still won't affect the sirens from going to sea," Shakira said to Hao Ren, looking at the receding tide. Then she turned her head and looked at the large group of people around her. "There are more people than before... This journey will probably be very lively."

After speaking, a curtain of water rose, and Shakira and Soma had already transformed into enchanting sea snake forms. Nangong Wuyue was stunned for a moment before quickly transforming as well. The three beautiful girls writhed to the seaside, raised their hands at the same time, and began to call upon the primal power of the ocean.

Layers of waves surged and crashed, but quickly smoothed out into a mirror-like plane in front of the sirens. Then, a sunken, constantly surging path appeared, just like Moses parting the Red Sea. The ocean rose and split in half on both sides of this path. Nangong Wuyue took the lead and jumped into the sea, then beckoned for the others to follow.

Lily happily stepped on the seemingly unsupported foam and jumped back and forth twice happily. "The sirens' skills are so interesting no matter how many times I see them!"

"Gun" roamed around on the beach, afraid to go forward. As a cat, she was afraid of water. As a cat with intelligence... she was even more afraid that the seawater on both sides would suddenly collapse!

"Meow..." The cat girl's voice trembled, and she looked at Hao Ren with a pleading expression. Seeing this, Hao Ren conveniently picked up her belt and strode into the sea with the silly cat.

The sea slowly closed, and "Gun's" wail disappeared into the depths of the rushing water.