I Will Teach You How to Hunt Gods

Chapter 620 172: No Talking Allowed

Human eyes, or rather irises, under normal circumstances have three base colors—brown, blue, and green—and based on the variations of these three, there are a full nine eye colors in total, a dazzling variety.

Yet among these nine, there has never been "crimson red"; there is only pink, and even that is caused by albinism later in life, not the natural color of human eyes.

Through certain technological means and gene-editing techniques, humans can of course manually turn their irises red, but that red is quite different from pure crimson, and it's the kind of difference any ordinary person can spot at a glance as wrong.

So in theory, in this world, it is impossible for someone to be born with naturally crimson irises.

But the world is interesting precisely because it holds infinite possibilities; so if someone in their lifetime could come into close contact with tens of millions… even hundreds of millions of people, then they might just discover one or two among the crowd who have red eyes.

It's just that...

The reason Shen Ye was so shocked was not merely because red irises were rare, but because these eyes represented a legend among the upper echelons of the Death God Organization.

"An unspeakable forbidden rumor."

For a moment, Shen Ye was completely dumbfounded on the spot, not knowing what he should say at all, even forgetting to breathe.

"..."

Seeing Shen Ye like this, Yun You faintly furrowed her brows.

She vaguely remembered that not long ago, when that guy Hikamu saw these eyes of hers, he'd shown a similarly shocked expression.

What on earth is going on? Could it be that red eyes have some other hidden meaning?

Yun You remembered that when she was a child, her eyes were already red, though not so obvious yet, so she was only treated as a freak by some peers.

Only as her age and strength grew did these eyes become redder and redder, especially when she used her Eating Ability—they would shine an even brighter red.

What exactly does this mean? Yun You couldn't figure it out, so she simply leaned a bit closer to Shen Ye and pointed at her own eyes.

"What else exactly do you know? What's the deal with these eyes? Why do all of you show that kind of expression whenever you see them?"

Hearing the girl's questioning, Shen Ye finally recovered from his shock.

He gave Yun You another once-over from head to toe, then struggled to open his mouth.

Yet just as he was about to spill everything he knew, a burst of inexplicable ringing suddenly surged through his mind.

"Bzz—"

Immediately after, the world fell into darkness.

In Shen Ye's eyes, time seemed to come to a halt in an instant.

Dust froze midair, clouds were bound in place, even light itself visibly paused, forming a sky full of strange yet beautiful radiance.

Even the pain and numbness in his body completely vanished.

Shen Ye's expression stiffened; he seemed to realize something and lifted his head, following some invisible guidance, looking into the distance.

There, within the void shrouded in darkness, Shen Ye could vaguely make out a… human figure.

The figure was not tall; in fact, even somewhat petite, looking small and slight, with very long hair that drifted without wind.

Seated on a plain, unadorned chair, Their bearing and posture were extremely elegant, Their entire being exuding a noble, refined aura that made one involuntarily turn to look—yet not dare to look directly, only able to lower one's head and steal glances with the corner of the eye.

Shen Ye kept feeling that this silhouette and posture were something he'd seen somewhere before… on some painting.

Thinking it over, he finally recalled.

It was the Mona Lisa.

That dignified woman's posture and aura were almost identical to the figure now before him, except this figure was more petite, and Their presence even more overwhelming.

Shen Ye didn't know why he appeared here. Was this also the work of that figure? They could actually pull him here from the Supreme Heaven Purification Field in an instant, and even completely stop time—what kind of might was that...

But Shen Ye also knew that if this truly was "that person's" doing, They absolutely could accomplish it, and with ease.

Under normal circumstances, Shen Ye would definitely fear this figure, would cower and grovel, without even the courage to look at Them.

But right now, with one foot already in the grave, nearly a dead man, why would he fear death?

So rather than fear, what filled his head now was actually more curiosity.

"If… if I could see that legendary existence with my own eyes, see what They look like, then even dying wouldn't be a wasted life."

With that thought in mind, Shen Ye forced himself to lift his gaze and look toward that figure.

Yet the person who entered his eyes made him freeze once again.

Because that figure really was a…少女 in appearance, or rather, a "thing" draped in the skin of a girl.

Shen Ye's throat moved as he tried to say something…

But at that moment, the figure suddenly moved.

They gently raised a hand to Their lips, making a "silencing" gesture, then smiled and said…

"Shh~"

"You're not allowed to say it out loud~"

In that instant, Shen Ye's pupils contracted; all the bold resolve he'd had a moment ago vanished in a heartbeat.

Not allowed to say it out loud.

The moment those words appeared, they were branded directly into his Soul, becoming an instinct of his.