Hesperis had never imagined that one day she would be frightened by a simple sentence.
The Hunt would end.
Those six simple words, meaningless to ordinary people, were enough to make Hesperis, an ancient deity who had survived from the Mythical Era to the present, feel as if the world were spinning. She could not even understand their deeper meaning for a moment. She stared blankly at Hao Ren for quite some time, and only after making him repeat himself did she speak with a tremble in her voice: "Could it be that the Demon Hunters... have really all disappeared?"
"No." Hao Ren hesitated. He did not directly tell her that the Demon Hunters had been dealt a devastating blow. "There were some problems within their ranks, but it's over now. From this day forward, however, the Hunt War will end. They... well, as long as you can maintain the balance, the Demon Hunters won't take the initiative to hunt other races anymore."
Hesperis keenly sensed the deeper meaning behind the words "maintain the balance" and "take the initiative to hunt," but she did not press the matter. She merely frowned and looked curiously at Vivian. "You really went to the Demon Hunters' lair? And even... came back without a scratch? What exactly did you go there to do?"
"What if I told you we went to help them? Would you believe me?" Vivian looked at her old friend with a teasing smile.
Hesperis's expression changed. Clearly, in her worldview, a group of supernatural beings going to the Demon Hunters' home to help them was utterly absurd. Although Hao Ren had mentioned before that his group was an "absolutely neutral faction," Hesperis still instinctively regarded them as part of the supernatural faction.
"You went to help the Demon Hunters?" The