Chapter 701

After exchanging a few brief pleasantries, the group set off for Yharnam Cathedral.

Along the way, they encountered not only hunters and mobs consumed by slaughter, but also a number of survivors who still retained their sanity.

Among them, the burly fellow wielding a Gatling gun, his body wrapped in ammunition belts and explosives, made quite the dramatic entrance.

He had nearly riddled Kevin and Maria, those two inhuman beings, with bullets after mistaking them for monsters.

However, after only a brief interaction, the muscular man named Chula made Kevin's side lower their guard.

This old fellow was not only a veteran hunter of the Celestial Clock Tower, but also had close ties with the heretical Powder Keg gang of the Church Factory. At the same time, he had a fierce fondness for firearms and a knack for inspired weapon designs.

Although the Old Hunter looked exceptionally fierce in both appearance and identity, his reputation and temperament had earned unanimous praise among his neighbors. He was something of an unusual local celebrity.

Moreover, to Simon and the others' delight, this arms maniac had hoarded quite a few weapons produced by the Church Factory in his home.

Some of them were simple and easy to use, perfect for arming the unarmed civilians and greatly improving the survival odds of the ordinary people in the group.

Besides that, Father Gascoigne also ran into old companions such as Henrik. Learning that they were all safe, everyone relaxed considerably.

But because Henrik, Chula, and the others held deep feelings for Yharnam, they could not stand by and watch their homeland fall to the Beast Calamity and the Blood Moon.

Therefore, after entrusting the injured hunters in the group and the refugees gathered along the way to Kevin and the others for escort, they threw