What's Wrong, Hunter?

"Hey, hey, hey, what's wrong with you?!"

Yi Weina's anxious voice roused Wei Ke from his brief coma.

"What... what happened to me?" Wei Ke found himself lying on the ground.

"You should ask yourself that." Yi Weina knelt beside him, completely disregarding the fact that her robes were now even dirtier from the dust on the ground. "You just collapsed with a loud 'whoosh'."

"A 'whoosh'?"

"Yes, with a 'whoosh'." Yi Weina nodded repeatedly, then looked at Wei Ke with expectant eyes, "So, did you remember something?"

"I..." Wei Ke opened his mouth, "I don't know."

"... Do you really not know, or are you unwilling to tell me?" Yi Weina said. "Let me tell you, your condition may already be very serious. If you are unwilling to tell me, it will... it will become even more serious!"

Yi Weina seemed to be trying to make a ferocious face to scare Wei Ke, but she didn't quite succeed; it looked more like a grotesque face.

"Okay, he's fine."

At this moment, Bai Wei also walked out from behind the statue, looking relaxed and carefree, showing no sign of worry.

Judging from their reactions alone, it seems that Yi Weina is the one who has a better relationship with Wei Ke.

Seeing this, Yi Weina immediately tried to sow discord between the two, but before she could speak, she heard Wei Ke say to Bai Wei, "Father Ulu... I dreamed about that again."

Yi Weina raised an eyebrow.

What is "that"?

Bai Wei replied with a smile, "Isn't this a good thing?"

"Good news?"

"Yes, that means you and it really did go through something here, otherwise there wouldn't have been a reaction," Bai Wei said. "At least it shows we're on the right track."

Wei Ke's eyes lit up immediately. "Is there any chance I can get it back?"

"Maybe," Bai Wei said with a smile. "And it's also possible that it's always been alive, inside your body, and what you just saw was what it wanted you to see?"

"...I understand!" Upon hearing Bai Wei's words, Wei Ke immediately stood up, looking very eager. "Let's continue!"

This change left Yi Weina somewhat dumbfounded.

What are all these things?

What exactly is "that" that Wei Ke is talking about? It sounds like he's referring to the Little Wolf, but what exactly did he dream about? Could you be more specific?

Even though there were only three of us, you insisted on an encrypted call. And by all accounts, I'm more trustworthy than that foreign teacher, right? When you collapsed, I rushed to your side, didn't I? Why would you rather trust that outsider who always acts like it's none of your business than trust me, a fellow believer?!

Yi Weina glared at Wei Ke with resentment, while Wei Ke tilted his head, somewhat curious. "Saintess, why are you still kneeling on the ground?"

"I..." Yi Weina took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to complain, and stood up while brushing the dust off her knees. "It's nothing, we can continue."

It seems the time is not yet ripe.

Yi Weina secretly glanced at Bai Wei.

He's spent too much time with this outsider, so it's normal that he doesn't trust him that much yet. So he needs to take it slow.

Yi Weina reminded herself of this.

Of course, Bai Wei "saw" all of her inner thoughts.

"The Courage Hall is different from the Initial Hall." Yi Weina resumed her duties as a saintess, explaining as she led the two inside, "To pass through the Courage Hall, one must pass an examination and gain the approval of the Senro God."

"What?" Bai Wei asked with a smile, "Is the Senro God going to come out of his coffin to test us?"

Hearing such blasphemous words, Yi Weina, as the Senro Saintess, naturally could not tolerate it. She immediately turned her head and glared fiercely at Bai Wei.

And then, that was it.

After all, the Senro God is already dead. Even if she wanted to uphold the dignity of the god, she wouldn't know who to uphold it for. After all, the last Hunter of Senluo was standing next to that guy.

Thinking of this, Yi Weina felt a pang of sadness, but she didn't show it. She simply said coldly, "Of course not. It's a test left behind by the Senro God. Of course, it still contains His power."

As they spoke, the three of them had already reached the back door of the temple.

However, the back door was tightly closed, while there were two crossed spears in front of the door, and a circular, target-like engraving on the door.

"What is this?" Wei Ke asked.

"Don't you remember?" Yi Weina looked at Wei Ke. "If you really arrived at the Sacrificial Ground half a month ago, then you would have had to go through this door."

"I..." Wei Ke scratched his head, "I really don't remember."

"Then you'll know once you go up and try it," Yi Weina said.

Wei Ke nodded and immediately stepped forward, standing directly beneath the two spears as instructed by Yi Weina.

Then, as if sensing something, the two spears suddenly began to vibrate.

Then, a sudden crackling sound startled Wei Ke.

He looked up and saw a golden arc of electricity leap up at the moment the two spears clashed.

Wei Ke's eyes widened.

The electric arc grew larger and more violent, but at the same time, it gradually took shape from complete irregularity.

In the end, they converged into a golden Thunder Spear, exactly the same as the lightning bolt held by the Senro Statue that we saw earlier!

"Tsk tsk tsk, the Senro God has quite the ideas." Bai Wei clicked his tongue from the side, then asked, "This test isn't going to be jumping up to grab this Thunder Spear and then throwing it onto the target on the door, is it?"

Yi Weina looked at Bai Wei in surprise. "You know that too?"

"Isn't it obvious at a glance?" Bai Wei shrugged. "Besides, if I'm not mistaken, if you don't throw the Thunder Spear before landing and catch it on the ground, you'll be struck dead Thunder Spear it... right?"

Yi Weina was even more surprised, not understanding how Bai Wei knew so much, as if he had experienced it firsthand.

You should know that when her grandmother first brought her here, she thought about it for a very long time before she figured out the solution. It was only after her grandmother gave her a hint about "courage" that she was able to come up with it.

The thought of her grandmother made Yi Weina feel a little down, but she quickly realized it and suppressed the emotion, turning to look at Wei Ke: "Now do you remember... uh, Wei Ke?"

At this moment, Wei Ke collapsed to the ground, staring intently at the lightning in front of him. His pale face was filled with fear, and his body was trembling uncontrollably.

"Wei Ke?!" Yi Weina hadn't expected Wei Ke's reaction to be so strong. She was just a child when she first came here with her grandmother, and although she was quite frightened by the Thunder Spear then, it wasn't to Wei Ke extent. "What's wrong with you?!"

Wei Ke didn't answer. He clutched his head tightly, as if he had encountered some kind of natural enemy, and couldn't even hear what Yi Weina was saying just a few meters away.

Lightning flashed in his eyes, gradually blurring his vision.

Then he saw it: beneath the burning sky, the Senro God, on the verge of destruction, held thunder in his hand, silently watching him, his thunderous eyes filled with undeniable majesty.

"Fight or die."

He said this.

No! No! No!

Wei Ke's mind and body were both resisting the command.

I'll die! I'll die! I'll die!

"Make a choice!" He roared. "Those who lack courage do not deserve to live!"

No! No! No!

His brain was screaming too.

That's not courage!

"You have disappointed me," He said, and then unleashed a thunderbolt.

Wei Ke felt he was going to die as he watched the Thunder Spear explode before his eyes, engulfing him.

But.

"It's alright, A De, it's alright!" the voice rang out again. "Leave it to me, leave everything to me."

He was once again placed in a warm and safe embrace.

"Wei Ke! Wei Ke, wake up!"

Yi Weina's voice flooded into Wei Ke's mind once again.

He opened his eyes again and found himself being held in Yi Weina's arms.

The Thunder Spear had vanished, leaving only two black spears standing silently, as if everything before had been an illusion.

But he knew it wasn't a hallucination, because the fear still lingered.

"I..." He raised his head, his gaze passing through Yi Weina and landing on Bai Wei. "I saw it. I've been here before."

More fragments of memory came flooding back.

He saw the thin figure leap high into the air, grab the Thunder Spear, and hurl it at the seal in front of the door.

"The door... is open," he said softly. "Wei Ke opened the door."

"What are you talking about?" Yi Weina's eyes were full of surprise. "You're Wei Ke."

Wei Ke opened his mouth. "Ah, yes... I opened the door, I opened it."

"You opened it once, so why are you so scared this time?" Yi Weina asked, puzzled.

"I..." Wei Ke's mind was a mess, "It's A De."

"Your Little Wolf?"

"Yes, A De was scared," Wei Ke said softly. "It was really scared, more scared than it had ever been. So I... I hugged it, comforted it, and then I caught the lightning bolt and opened the door."

Wei Ke's mind was in complete disarray. After saying these words, he seemed to have exhausted all his strength and collapsed again.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Yi Weina panicked a bit too. "You've already fainted twice. If you keep fainting, something bad will happen. Hang in there!"

Wei Ke didn't faint again; he just felt exhausted, extremely exhausted, to the point that he could barely keep his eyes open.

"It seems that the puppy conveyed more than just memories to you; it also gave you emotions and fear, right?" Bai Wei asked.

Wei Ke nodded with difficulty.

At this moment, Yi Weina finally understood and looked at Wei Ke in surprise. "You have the memories of that Little Wolf?"

After receiving Wei Ke's confirmation, Yi Weina couldn't help but murmur, "There's actually such a thing."

After a few breaths, Wei Ke regained his composure and, with Yi Weina's help, stood up. He said to Bai Wei, "I saw other things too."

Then, Wei Ke recounted what he had seen about the Senro God.

When Ivina learned that the Senro God had unleashed "divine punishment" upon Wei Ke, Yi Weina expression became even more unpredictable.

"It's one thing to say you saw your Little Wolf's memories," Yi Weina couldn't help but say, "But how could you see the Senro God? And whose memories are those?"

"I don't know either." Wei Ke shook his head, then looked at Bai Wei, clearly wanting an answer from him.

But Bai Wei just shrugged. "Sorry, I'm a follower of Rhine, and I don't know much about you Senluo."

Wei Ke immediately showed a disappointed expression.

"But I think if we keep going, we'll definitely get the answer." Bai Wei turned to look at the two spears again. "So, shall we continue?"

"Certainly."

Wei Ke answered without hesitation, but when he looked at the two spears, his body trembled again as if by conditioned reflex.

Yi Weina noticed this as well and said with considerable concern, "Are you so deeply influenced by your Little Wolf? This won't do. If you make a mistake..."

Hearing Yi Weina say this, Wei Ke trembled even more violently.

He could feel his entire body repelling the lightning.

If he could, he would never want to touch that thing in his life.

But he insisted on going.

So what should we do?

Wei Ke struggled greatly.

At that moment, a sudden thought popped into Wei Ke's mind.

Why... not let them take your place?

The person who Open the door doesn't necessarily have to be him, right?

Whoever uses that lightning to shatter the darkness can open the door, so why... does it have to be him who Open the door?

There's absolutely no need to put him on such a risk.

Or rather, why must we make him take such a risk? What's the justification?

Wei Ke's eyes gradually became blank, and without realizing it, he began to "converse" with the thought in his mind.

"Because this is where I need to go in, they're helping me," Wei Ke said.

"No, no, no, they're not helping you, they're just using you," the thought said. "Think about it, it's not fair that you're the only one taking the risk of failure but not getting to enjoy all the success."

"... Then what should I do?"

"Let them do it, let them take the risks," the thought answered.

"But... would they actually do it?"

"Of course I'll go."

"I do not understand..."

"You understand," the thought said. "You've always done it this way, haven't you?"

"...Who are you?"

The thought laughed, "I am you."

Wei Ke was somewhat dazed.

The conversation only lasted for a moment in his mind, so much so that he couldn't remember it afterward.

But his body had already reacted unconsciously.

"Father Ulu ..." He looked at Bai Wei with pleading eyes, his voice unconsciously becoming weaker, "I think I can't make it, could you..."

"Oh?" Bai Wei asked with a smile. "What is it, sir 'Hunter'?"

Upon hearing the word "Hunter, "Wei Ke's bewildered eyes immediately cleared.