Chapter 24 Still Needs Education

Izhaks was still patiently reasoning with the leader of the Demon Hunters. It was strange to see this two-meter-fifteen brute squatting on the ground, talking about harmonious development. The Demon Hunter leader was completely dumbfounded, listening to this lunatic rambling further and further off-topic—now reaching the heights of cosmic development.

"...So, to sum up, the ultimate solution for civilization is for all races to eliminate hatred, unite, and jointly develop this planet. In the same world, any infighting is, from a macro perspective, internal friction. It reduces the development potential of the entire civilization and the possibility of ultimately reaching the universe. But talking to you about such high-end things probably won't resonate. Let's talk about your worldview," Izhaks said for over ten minutes, finally finishing his grand theory. He pointed towards Hao Ren and the others, "These friends of mine are examples of multi-racial harmony. Look, a vampire, a werewolf, and a human—supposedly, these three races are irreconcilable on this planet, but look how peacefully they coexist. Why can't you try to be a broad-minded person? Little brother, take my advice, open your heart, accept this world, and be a good person."

The Demon Hunter leader looked at Izhaks with the expression one would have after listening to a long thesis (that is, dazed). Nothing like this had ever happened in his limited life and worldview: a guy of unknown origin, incredible strength, fierce aura, and obviously a monster leader, easily subdued him but didn't kill him. Instead, he squatted down and talked for over ten minutes about humanity and nature... He had no will to resist at this point, but he instinctively didn't want to nod, so he sighed, "Please knock me out too."

As he spoke, the Demon Hunter leader glanced enviously at his colleague who had already fainted: being knocked out first seemed to be a good thing after all. At least his colleague's worldview was preserved.

Izhaks looked at the stubborn Demon Hunter with regret. He casually knocked him unconscious and sighed softly, "Alas, the good intentions in people's hearts are always bound by prejudice. You missed an opportunity to cleanse your soul."

After dealing with both Demon Hunters, Izhaks stood up, smiled, and came to Hao Ren, "Alright, is everyone okay? I tried to educate them... But the Demon Hunters in your world are more stubborn than I expected, like the paladins back home."

"'Your world'?" Cassa Aubec was a little surprised. "Where... where did this expert come from?"

"These are the two werewolves who kidnapped Lily?" Izhaks looked at Cassa and Yuen, a satisfied smile on his face. "It looks like the misunderstanding has been resolved. I was planning to talk to you about this harmonious coexistence thing..."

The two werewolves immediately shrank back and retreated as far as they could. This brute's "good person logic" was just too insane.

"When you were back home... did you often educate people like this?" Vivian couldn't help but ask. She could tell that Izhaks's set of arguments wasn't made up on the spot; he had clearly memorized them.

"Oh, yeah," Izhaks chuckled. He knew what Vivian meant. "You know, my race is generally quite stubborn, and the racial conflicts back home are no better than here. My thinking is a bit more cutting-edge, so it's hard for people to accept. So I have to patiently educate them."

He even earnestly explained the details, "Usually, I hang them up to educate them, hitting them while teaching them how to be good people. If they don't listen, I keep hitting them until they're half-dead. Then I let them down and make them copy the knight's code. After they finish copying, I hang them up and keep hitting them. Back then, I had troops and generals under me, all of them helpful, honest, trustworthy, kind, and courteous good demons. That's basically how they were educated. The most stubborn Shadowfiend was thrown into the lava by me for over four years before he agreed to help old ladies cross the street. It was so difficult... Alas, it's all in the past, let's not talk about it."

Izhaks sighed wistfully, leaving Hao Ren and Vivian staring at each other, their worldviews shattered.

This Great Demon... there's definitely something wrong with his powerful "good person logic"! Even if his starting point isn't wrong, his promotion method is wrong! But when Hao Ren thought about Izhaks's race and his home situation, he felt like outsiders couldn't say anything. In the end, he could only sigh, muttering in his heart that racial differences were truly magical.

"Don't ask too much about my friend's affairs," Hao Ren noticed that the two werewolves beside him were looking at Izhaks with curious eyes, so he mentioned it, "Everyone has their own secrets. My friend doesn't like others paying attention to his past. Of course, if you two talk nonsense, there's nothing I can do, but he'll definitely grab you and talk about integrity for two hours..."

Cassa and Yuen nodded like they were electrocuted. With this nodding speed, Hao Ren was sure that these two wouldn't cause trouble in the future.

"What do we do with these two Demon Hunters?" Vivian stepped forward to check on the two captives. She peeled off a few pieces of equipment from them, seemingly planning to collect them. Then, the vampire girl kicked them each, huffing, "Big guy, are you really planning to let them go? I don't recommend it. These guys are more cold-blooded than the undead. Don't be fooled by their claims of exorcising evil and upholding justice. In reality, they're especially shameless. If you let these two go today, they could bring two battalions of reinforcements tomorrow."

Hao Ren immediately thought of "killing them to silence them." To be honest, he was quite resistant to this. After all, he was just an ordinary person before, and he had never been exposed to such bloody and dark areas. But after experiencing the life-and-death confrontation just now, Hao Ren knew that some things couldn't be avoided just by resisting—caught in the cracks between life and death, you're destined not to be able to talk about morality with everyone.

But just as Hao Ren was struggling, Izhaks waved his hand, "Let's not deal with them. Let's see what Blue Guy says."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hao Ren heard a strange buzzing sound from above, sounding like a high-frequency current. Then, a pale blue circular vortex suddenly appeared in mid-air several meters high. Electric light flickered within the vortex, and with crackling sounds, all the electric light converged to one point, condensing into a familiar tall figure that landed on the ground.

This was a pale blue, semi-transparent humanoid creature, its body woven from lightning and mist. Hao Ren immediately recognized it as the arcane servant under Raven 12345!

So the "Blue Guy" Izhaks was talking about referred to this guy. How should he say it... the description was quite accurate.

"Blue Guy was already there when I arrived at that warehouse," Izhaks explained with a smile. "He took care of the remaining Demon Hunters there, and he also picked up your data terminal. Your terminal said that two Demon Hunters escaped, possibly heading in your direction, so I followed its lead and came over. That's what happened."

Hao Ren finally understood the whole story. He looked at the arcane servant in surprise, "Raven 12345 sent you?"

The blue creature emitted a series of uneven buzzing sounds. Although it wasn't any language, Hao Ren could understand its meaning. It said, "The Mistress knew this matter was a bit tricky for you, so she sent me to help, ordering me to lend a hand when you were about to be beaten to death. But I waited for a long time and didn't see you being beaten half to death, so I just cleaned up at the end."

Hao Ren: "..."

This arcane servant was too honest!

Vivian interjected, "Then these Demon Hunters..."

"I'll take them back. The Mistress will handle them," the arcane servant opened its hand, and the two Demon Hunters were instantly enveloped in a blue light and disappeared into thin air. "The Mistress instructed me to tell you: don't travel far recently, there may be new missions."

After speaking, the arcane servant opened a portal to leave. In a hurry, Hao Ren asked, "Why doesn't she contact me directly and have you pass on the message?"

The arcane servant's figure gradually disappeared into the light curtain of the portal, and only a faint voice echoed in Hao Ren's mind, "She forgot your number..."

The little gratitude Hao Ren had just built up for Raven 12345's "secret concern" instantly vanished.