Book: 2: 66

Book 2: Chapter 66

Kaisa disappeared with the boy again.

Joanna didn’t seem to be able to overcome her shock. Lukas, on the other hand, was thinking about the last word Elijah said.

‘Hybrid.’

This word, which he heard in the place where the member of the Top Three, Kran, was, perfectly matched the hint he’d been given by God.

Lukas was confident that he’d grasped a faint clue. Of course, he couldn’t do anything with that information yet.

“The African Branch of the Hunter Organisation is already rotten to the core. They chose to live on their stomachs rather than stand and die, and the proof of this is the Hybrid you just saw.”

All of the humor had disappeared from Elijah’s face.

After managing to finally calm herself down, Joanna spoke.

“What the hell is going on in this place?”

“You could say it’s a living matter experiment or a hybridisation experiment. Countless experiments were carried out on countless second-generation humans and demons. The corpses could pile up to form a mountain, and the blood could create a river.”

“Th-, that...”

Joanna shook her head with a pale complexion. The determined attitude that she’d displayed earlier had completely disappeared.

“But... is that really possible? In the decades that the Demons have been on Earth, this is my first time hearing about hybrids.”

She knew that some demons had the disgusting hobby of sleeping with their human slaves. But there had never been cases of women becoming pregnant with the demon’s child or of a demon becoming pregnant with a human’s child.

The genes of humans and demons were so different that it was fair to call it ‘impossible’. Common sense deemed it impossible for them to conceive, so naturally, no second-generation would be born.

“As expected of an American hunter.”

It was Camilla who spoke up with a sarcastic tone. But this time, Elijah didn’t restrain her.

“It’s not that bad. They were working on this project very discreetly. In all honesty, it hasn’t been 10 years since we found out. And by that time, the experiments were already almost complete. So even we don’t know when this madness truly began.”

“...”

“It gives me goosebumps. It’s a hunter’s duty to protect the civilians and stand up against the Demons, and yet they were kidnapping people and delivering them to the Demons. What’s even worse is that most people didn’t even know about it. It’s the same for the Congo Branch that you passed through. The people there have complete faith in the association. Even though hundreds of people go missing every day.”

Joanna gulped slightly.

“You could tell them the truth...”

“We tried, but it didn’t do much. For most people, the Gray Sun is the most dangerous thing after the Demons.”

“Africa is absolutely devoid of Wizards. In the first place, magical science wasn’t widespread, and we rarely had the chance to interact and exchange with other regions.”

“I...”

Joanna shook her head in confusion.

Lukas couldn’t help but sigh inwardly when he saw this.

In truth, he couldn’t blame Joanna for this. Because her response was already not so bad. It was Elijah’s ability to speak that was too great. He pressed Joanna slowly as the conversation progressed, controlling the flow completely. Then, he induced guilt in her heart.

It was possible that he’d planned to do this from the moment he learned who she was.

Elijah’s offensive had been delivered perfectly. Now, Joanna’s sharp aura couldn’t be felt at all.

This wasn’t a good situation.

Of course, helping them in itself wasn’t bad. It seemed that Gray Sun’s influence stretched across the entirety of Africa, so building a close relationship with them would help him find Kran.

But the thing Lukas was scared about was the first step. If their relationship was developed from this situation, then they might get dragged around by Elijah and made to do more missions here. Being his hands and feet and moving around busily until they eventually forgot their original objective.

So they had to pursue an equal relationship. It wasn’t just about helping them but also receiving help. But it was hard to expect such a result from Joanna.

Reluctantly, Lukas opened his mouth.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t think that is something we can agree to do so easily.”

For the first time, the eyes of those in the room turned to Lukas.

Some of them had even forgotten his existence.

Camilla made an unpleasant expression, like someone was interfering with their work.

Elijah, on the other hand, seemed interested.

“You... said you were Frey, a European hunter, right?”

“Yes.”

“But it’s Joanna Goldberg whom we’re asking for help, not you.”

“We are on a joint mission. If she accepts your request, I will have to follow her. I think that gives me enough right to refuse.”

Elijah’s gaze grew deeper when he heard Lukas’ words.

He stared at him for a while before narrowing his eyes slightly.

“You...”

After a while, Elijah sighed and muttered.

“It seems I made a mistake. I didn’t choose the right target.”