The Despicable Outsider

"Good children shouldn't play with long spears."

"Why?"

Within the survivor sanctuary built around the second portal of the Zane Dungeon Savis City.

Yi Sha took the wooden gun the child had just picked up from his hand and said with a serious expression:

"Those weapons that have made their mark in history are the legendary figures of the spear, and the vast majority of them did not have a good ending."

"Oh, oh." The child nodded, seemingly confused but also impressed. His eyes were filled with fear as he looked at the spear. He ran over, picked up a wooden Saw Cleaver, and started swinging it around as a form of exercise.

Feeling that she had successfully saved a misguided child, Yi Sha couldn't help but smile with pride.

The shelter built around the portal has the largest population, with about forty survivors residing there permanently. There are four similar shelters in the Fishing Port District, with a total of over one hundred survivors. These are the last living people in the Fishing Port District.

The shelters are not too far apart, and there are at least some paths that allow for quick commuting between them, which facilitates rapid support if one shelter encounters a problem.

The people in the shelter still have a sense of unreality. They never expected that a group of hunters would suddenly appear and save them from their hellish days, even clearing out the entire Fishing Port District. Even now, some people still murmur to themselves when they are in the shelter, "Could this be a dream?"

"Brother, you're back. How did things go?" Yi Sha heard footsteps and turned to look at Fan En.

The group of hunters who returned were soaked in blood and exuded a murderous aura. They looked like super killers. Fortunately, the people present were used to seeing them dressed like this, and some even prepared hot water to welcome the hunters back.

Among the survivors, some knew some magic for daily life, and some knew one or two Weapon Skills, but their skill levels were generally not very high.

For some reason, we haven't seen a single survivor with extensive combat experience so far, whether they are adventurers, soldiers, or mercenaries.

"The situation in the Pearl District is not good, but we have come up with a solution."

Fan En sat down on the spot, relaxing his tired body, and said:

"Dungeons will undoubtedly attract parasites. Nine out of ten monsters that enter dungeons will not come out. If we can make good use of this, the progress of clearing the city will be greatly accelerated. Unfortunately, the portals do not seem to attract parasites in the other two areas. It seems that only parasites near the Pearl District are attracted by the portals."

Yi Sha immediately understood what her brother's idea was, and said:

"Should we deliberately lure the monsters from the other two areas over?"

"That's right," Fan En thought to himself how wonderful it was to have such a smart sister. "Yi Sha, if it were you, you should be able to design a path to lure the parasites to the portal based on the city's layout, right?"

"If we have a city layout map, that should be possible." Yi Sha showed an eager expression.

Fan En smiled and pulled out a stack of well-preserved blueprints. "On our way back, we stormed into the City Lord's Mansion and happened to find this."

"Very good!"

The matter was settled. Yi Sha would find several routes as soon as possible that could attract more parasites to the dungeon portal with maximum efficiency, and design various traps along the way to help attract the parasites. If necessary, she could even use hunters as human bait.

But Yi Sha didn't want the hunters to take the risk. She trusted her ability to design mechanisms and took on the task herself.

There are many other things to consider, such as clearing the area around the portal to prevent people from being affected, the large number of parasites attracted in the early stages making it inconvenient for them to go out, and the need to search for sufficient supplies, etc.

Yi Sha and Fan En had become leaders, and the first group of hunters were also the most powerful, so no survivor would disobey them.

On the other hand, once the number of people increased, it became clear that although everyone who entered the dungeon would undergo blood healing, the improvement in strength for each person was incomparable. Some people even only improved their strength a little bit after blood healing and were unable to hunt alone without the help of others.

The reason for this is whether or not one has passed the test of bestiality. The people of Red are mentally strong, but some of them cannot withstand the test of bestiality brought about by the initial blood healing. Such people will become crazy within a few days and will only recover after a few days. Although they will also gain resistance to parasites, their strength will increase very little.

Of the more than one hundred survivors, about half were able to pass the test of bestiality. After further screening, only about forty people were ultimately able to become hunters and hunt in the wild. Human resources were actually quite strained.

Furthermore, one cannot spend all day hunting parasites outside; one still needs to return to the dungeon to hone one's strength. Without strength, nothing is certain. Some people believe that the focus should now be on the dungeon.

As for Fan En, he wanted to take both into consideration.

"I'm going to the underground city first. If the organization has any ideas or needs, remember to let me know."

"Aren't you going to take a shower? Your clothes smell awful." Yi Sha frowned, thinking that her brother had been working too hard lately, to the point that he looked like he was about to collapse.

"I'll just go find Messengers to fix my clothes."

In Hunter's Dream, those "cute" Messengers can repair weapons and equipment, and even do some cleaning on the side, which solves some of the chores for troublesome survivors.

Watching him leave, Yi Sha sighed and muttered to herself:

"Don't overwork yourself."

Not long after, Yanan.

"Dr. Yousefka, I'm here again."

"Here you are, my blood."

"Thanks."

At the Yharnam Clinic, Fan En politely accepted a blood Blood Vial filled with blood from a gap in the door or window, and thanked him before leaving.

He was accompanied by several other hunters, and even the old woman Bell was there, all lining up to get blood vials from Yousefka.

Is it really possible for this person to die from anemia?

"If you encounter anyone still alive, you can call them to my clinic. It's safe here," Dr. Yousefka said, as she always did.

The female doctor named Yousefka was also an afterimage. Fan En didn't notice her at first, until he was wandering around the clinic and finally spotted her.

The other party seemed wary of the hunter and was unwilling to let him into the room behind him, saying it was for the safety of the patient, which Fan En understood.

Moreover, Yousefka would periodically provide him with Blood Vial filled with his own blood.

This item, called "Yousefka's Blood Vial," restores health faster and better than a regular Blood Vial, making it very popular among hunters. They usually come to her for a bottle after entering a dungeon.

"Dr. Yousefka is such a good person."

His exclamation was echoed by the crowd, who then left the clinic and entered the increasingly familiar Yanan.

In a short period of time, the hunters have preliminarily summarized the fastest route to obtain Blood Echoes, which includes famous attractions such as the Bonfire Party, as well as stronger monsters such as werewolves, Brick Bro, and Axe Bro. Currently, only Fan En can solo this route, and the probability of failure is not low.

He is currently making steady progress toward level 40.

However, before entering this route, he knocked on the door of a house with a light on next to him with a mischievous grin, and everyone looked helpless upon seeing this.

"I'm fed up with your insolent noise, you rude outsider! The chaos in Yharnam is all your fault!"

An old woman's angry voice came from behind the door, but instead of getting angry after being scolded, Fan En laughed and knocked on the door twice more, which made the old woman curse even more angrily before she ran away.

Following the planned route, Fan En fought the monsters seriously. However, whenever he saw a house with lights on, he would always have a "this is going to be fun" look on his face and knock on the door twice.

There are always people in a house with the lights on, but when faced with a hunter like him, the reactions of those inside are almost always the same:

"Get out! Who would open the door for an outsider like you on the Hunter's Night? Get out of here!"

"To be locked out on the Hunter's Night, oh, you're really unlucky, hehe, really unlucky."

"You despicable outsider, trying to trick me into opening the door? How utterly despicable!"

These lingering images of Yharnam residents treated Fan En more harshly than a commoner would treat a Witcher.

After getting to know Yanan better, Fan En and his group discovered that there were actually quite a few normal people in Yanan, and that there were people in every house with the lights on.

Unfortunately, these houses seemed to be protected by some force, and they couldn't get in even if they used violence.

The people of Yharnam inside the house were so hostile that they wished these "outsiders" would die, and they were far from opening the door for them. When they knocked, they were either cursed or mocked.

Now Fan En finally understood why Gilbert had complained about the Yharnam people's hospitality.

At first, people would get angry because they were scolded, but gradually, guys like Fan En started knocking on doors to disturb the Yharnam people from having fun, which was also a way to release stress.

He even discovered that as long as the monsters were lured near the houses of these Yharnam people, he could hear the screams and scratching sounds from inside, which made him want to laugh out loud.

"Sigh, Brother Fan En wasn't like this before," Bell said with a sigh on his aged face. "The dungeon really can change a person. Fortunately, I've already let go of these things."

Someone overheard her words, suddenly pointed to the side, and shouted, "Ms. Bell, there's a monster over there!"

"Kill it! Where is it? Where is it? Watch me stab it to death!"

In an instant, Bell transformed into a terrifying grandmother, leaping up and waving her Hunter's Cane with ferocious force.

Everyone fell silent upon seeing her like this.

To be honest, the one who has changed the most is you, Grandma, right?

"Mr. Fan En, how long do you want to keep playing? Our goal this time should be that cemetery, right?"

As the exploration of Yharnam progressed, the city's map became clearer, revealing a cemetery that had never been visited before.

Even from the outside, one could hear the roars of wild beasts and the terrifying sounds of flesh being slicing through flesh coming from the cemetery. It felt like one would encounter a formidable enemy if they went in, so people dared not venture in rashly. They only began their exploration after Fan En entered.

Not long after, Fan En, having had his fill of fun, finally led the people to the cemetery, seemingly having fully relieved his stress.

The cemetery is quite far from the Yharnam Central, and there are many dangers along the way. The closer you get to the cemetery, the less people venture there, resulting in a lack of information and a higher probability of encountering danger. Supplies are being consumed at an increasingly rapid pace, and people's expressions are becoming serious.

The cemetery was almost in sight, but just then, people suddenly discovered something.

"Look, there's another room with a light on."

Fan En wiped the monster blood splattered on his face, smiled, and said, "There are still Yharnam people in a place like this. Let's rest here for a while and prepare for the big battle later. I'll go relax too."

Everyone shook their heads helplessly and let him be.

Was it a man or a woman in the house this time? Was it cursing or mocking? What kind of monster should I summon to scare him?

While pondering this in his mind, he knocked on the door and asked, "Is anyone home?"

However, the reality was not quite what he had imagined; a little girl's timid voice came from behind the door.

"Huh, are you a hunter? I don't recognize your voice, but I recognize this scent—it's the scent of a hunter."

Fan En hadn't expected such a question. He blinked and replied, "Yes."

Who would be familiar with a hunter's scent?

"If you are a hunter, could you help me find my mother?"