Although he still couldn't determine the exact era or location, Hao Ren could roughly deduce the "landing point" of this temporal regression from the surrounding architecture and Vivian's journal entries. If his guess was correct, he and Lily were currently somewhere between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries. Judging by the passersby's accents, they were probably in France, though he couldn't determine which city.
Being able to roughly identify the era was already a tremendous advantage. At the very least, Hao Ren could determine what kind of identity he should adopt in this period of history: an independent Wanderer Hunter operating in secret within human society.
Before setting out, he had learned everything he could about Demon Hunters from Hassu and Bai Huo. As the most powerful force shaping the entire Mythical Era, the Demon Hunters were a group Hao Ren was bound to deal with frequently throughout his historical journey, and their records were the most crucial intelligence for this regression trip. After cramming himself with information, Hao Ren learned that even during the fiercest years of the conflict, Demon Hunters were not the fanatical, hate-driven madmen ordinary Others imagined them to be. They were indeed driven by fanaticism and hatred, but their actions and organizational structure were always governed by reason and discipline.
Apart from the Saint Group, which served as their ruling body, and the Elder Council, which guarded the North Pole and almost never set foot in the mortal world, the Demon Hunter forces operating in the Human world were mainly divided into three categories:
The first was the "Holy Church army," equivalent to a frontline legion, also known as the "Warband." This formation had been highly active during the Mythical War. Appearing on the front lines by the thousands, they had directly annihilated every ancient mythical