The Journey of the Demon Hunter

"Your friend is gambling." Gerd of the Bear School threw out a elven militant and filtered the card over and over again. "I recently heard that the Earl of Vechette in the southern part of the empire has gone bankrupt, and his daughter has no choice. Don’t hire anyone to lock him in a dungeon to stop the poor Mr. Earl from touching his Gwent deck, which is so rotten in the circle of the Nilfgard aristocracy. It is said that he is still crying in the cell. Going back to win back his wealth, but I think he will only put in all his underwear, no, it is estimated that there will be his wife and daughter."

"It seems that I can't let Ye Naifa come into contact with the Gwent card. I don't have a few clothes on my body." Geralt chuckled lightly. Although the corners of his mouth were only slightly upward, it seemed to Zelin. Geralt, with facial paralysis, has shown that he is smiling. "If Dandrien is willing to support me with his bad script, maybe I can play a few more games with you." As he said, he threw a Rydania Soldier "Unfortunately I only have bad cards."

"So why are you looking for a Sorceress lover?" Zelin threw a spy card in the Geralt deck. "What is good about a lover. Of course not~ Use your talent to play the Gwent card, I dare say You can definitely rebuild Kyle Mohan with the money earned from the Gwent card, isn't your wolf school castle there?"

"As long as Old Vesemir is here, Kyle Mohan will never die." Geralt shook his head and threw a scarecrow to turn away Zelin's spy.

"Speaking of the soldiers of Rydania, I saw them in Tamoria a few days ago." George didn't play a card, but pointed to the card in Geralt's hand and said, "Do you have any news? The old king plans to plant the red eagle flag south of the Ponta River before he is dying. Tsk tsk, old and strong. "Devil hunters do not participate in politics and wars, but they will understand the world situation. After all, you have to understand it. Who is the commission?

Hearing what George said, Zelin also thought of the Redanian soldiers he saw in Lin Yu. At least 500 well-equipped soldiers and other vanguard troops. He didn’t know if other kingdoms in the northern kingdoms were also dispatching troops. However, Zelin never believed that they were just for the purpose of reaching Pang. Conduct military exercises near Tahe. The food consumption of thousands of people a day is not a small amount, especially before the new year's food harvest, there is no reason why the kings could not do these things that would hurt their muscles and bones.

"Empire...If King Foltest of Tamoria does not respond, then their goal can only be to defend the southern empire." Zelin raised his eyes and looked at Resso. Among the five people here, he was the only one who was active. Within the empire, he is the only one who has news about the empire, "Is the emperor of Nilfgaard finally planning to use troops in the north?"

Once, Nilfgaard was not a huge empire. Its sphere of influence was limited to the city of Nilfgad. However, Lord Nilfgad’s inheritance method was different from that of any country, and capable people would become the new emperor. If his descendants have no strength, then he must pass the position to the other most powerful nobleman.

The imperial emperor must use an iron fist to restrain the nobles who covet the throne, and the best way is to conquer outside, which can satisfy the greed of the nobles and establish the emperor's prestige in the army. During the one hundred years of life in Zelin, he saw how Nilfgaard changed from an ordinary kingdom to an empire that unified a semi-human world. Now, there are no enemies in the south, and the new emperor Enhill Enris seems The target was placed on the land north of the Yaluga River.

Not only Zelin, but several other demon hunters also looked at Resso. The damage caused by war sometimes also affects the demon hunters. Resso lowered his head and drew a card from the deck "Nausica Cavalry" Tuan, they can be seen everywhere south of the Yaruja River and their traces. I only know these. The people in black will not pay me for listening to their news. If I remember correctly, we It’s here to save the world."

"Yes, save the world" Zelin snorted softly. "Who's turn to play the cards just now, hurry up, I still want to win a few more rounds before saving the world."

"Yeah, you will be a great hero to save the world right away." George echoed, "It's my turn, oh damn, a bad card, no one will want to throw it on the ground."

"It's also possible that it's the ant with the praying man's arm, but I think Dandrien should have the material for the new work, the epic story of saving the world." Geralt shook his head slightly, and threw a veteran card.

"Epic stories don't tell you that heroes who save the world will gather crowds to gamble." Ged complained loudly, "God, I won't lose all my alcohol and money. It's harder than fighting Royal Pterodactyl."

"I said, Mr. gamblers, it's getting late, can you pause your discussion?" The voice of the lark came from the castle courtyard, and Francesca pinched her waist with one hand, her face turned blue. Looking at the demon hunters, "We are not paying you to come here to provide you with gambling money! Why don't you just change your name to Kunte Hunter."

Thank you Koishi, the old driver Rokosov for the money collected. Well, try to see if you can increase it today.

Chapter Thirteen The Fall of Hoarfrost

After fifteen minutes, under half-urging and half-urging, the demon hunters put away the Gwent cards, arranged their equipment, drank the potions, applied different sword oils, and made good decoctions with the monster's mutants. Different magic bombs are hung around the waist so that you can easily touch the items you need during the battle. Zelin drank a bottle of cat's eye potion, which could make the demon hunter's sight at night as it was during the day. Although it is a full moon, the sky is full of dark clouds, and the dead trees and weeds swaying in the abandoned castle are like ghosts and ghosts. No matter what you have to face, a pair of good eyes is always right in battle.

In the castle courtyard, five archmages and five demon hunters are grouped in pairs, surrounded by a 60-degree fan in front of the gate of the fortress, facing the center of the courtyard. Zelin stood with Francesca, and compared with the other four completely unfamiliar mages, he still wanted to be with the mages he knew a little bit about. Altria also stood with Zelin. Although the girl’s swordsmanship is good, she has no experience in dealing with monsters. Many professionally trained demon hunters may die due to unfavorable handling of sudden situations in battle. Ze Lin didn't worry about letting the girl stay away from him under such threatening circumstances.

"Be careful, the chaotic energy is getting more and more active." Francesca whispered in Zelin's ears. Zelin squinted at the wizard mage. There was no wave on her face, but she held on to the skirt. Both hands betrayed her. The greatest fear of intelligent creatures comes from unknown threats, and wizards are no exception. They have powerful powers but are also mortals.

"The full moon is coming, get ready, brothers and sisters!" The old voice spread across the courtyard, and Hen Gedides raised his hands. He is the oldest member of the Archmage Association and an elder respected by everyone in the Brotherhood of Mage. He is a real archmage with high mana, and the kings of the northern kingdoms cannot influence his words and deeds. To be precise , They will carefully consider any suggestion made by Tisaya, and this time he is the leader of the association.

Following the movements of Gedides, the present wizard and the sorcerer raised their hands at the same time, and the chaotic energy floating in the air continued to converge in their palms from all directions. These peculiar energies that appear on this continent due to the confluence of the celestial spheres can only be felt by a few humans called the source of the law. These people are all one in a thousand, but even so, most people with this potential are crazy because of this. Unless these individuals, known as sources of law, know how to control their own energy, they may just end up half crazy and half stupid, but once they are in full control of their power, sometimes the power that the wizard can use even exceeds their own. Imagine.

Francesca also closed her eyes and raised her hands high. The demon hunters took a step back tacitly, stood behind the wizards, and at the same time drew out the silver swords inlaid with various runes, looked around vigilantly, ready to face the monsters that launched sneak attacks from the dark. Zelin pulled the girl to stand beside him, and Altria also drew out her weapon. Zelin sighed, "Your weapons are useless to monsters. Some monsters are even invulnerable. Remember I told you. Yes, if there is a deer head spirit or a demon, take this!"

After that, Zelin handed the girl two things. The girl took it from her subconsciously, and curiously looked at the props in her hand, "Demon Dust and Foehn Bomb, each of which can cause harm to them. Also, take this bottle The residue oil is applied to your sword. I don't know what will happen, but the residue oil is the most toxic."

"But, my sword is a sword blessed by the goddess in the lake. Put these things..." The girl frowned. The thick white liquid in the medicine bottle made her feel sick, but Zelin was right. , It will be much more convenient for the girl with sword oil to help in the battle. After a few seconds of emotional and intellectual struggle, the holy sword of the goddess in the lake was soaked in the viscous white liquid. "Well, I won't be dragged down in the battle."

"Concentrate! Coming!" Francesca's growl interrupted Zelin's conversation with the girl. I saw the clouds in the sky gathered together like a whirlpool, and the full moon was finally completely obscured. Not only was the sky over the abandoned castle, the entire Mahakam mountain range was plunged into darkness. Only the lightning that kept flying across the sky provided temporary light, electric light. Rolling like a snake in the dark clouds, gusts of wind suddenly hung in the otherwise unremarkable mountains.

With dead branches, leaves, gravel and gravel mixed in the raised dust, Zelin had to squint his eyes to avoid being blocked by the wind and sand. The humidity in the air is rising rapidly. The demon hunter’s hunch tells him that a storm is about to come. If he didn’t understand the situation, Zelin would definitely think that this was what the mages did. But in fact, no mages can do it. At this point, even five archmages can't practice their hands, and the heavy rain covering the entire Mahakam Mountains can raging in any northern country. The muffled thunder sounded, and the lightning not only illuminates the sky, but also illuminates the pale faces of all the wizards and demon hunters present.

"Damn it! Is this summoning the golden dragon!" George shouted, but under the influence of the wind and sand, it was just a whisper in Zelin's ears. The wind and sand reduced the visibility to the point that Zelin couldn't see Resso ten meters away. The crushed stone hurt like a needle, but even so, all the demon hunters were waiting. In Zelin’s vision of a demon hunter, in addition to the original courtyard, a series of ghostly phantoms appear in the castle courtyard, both like the countryside and fields, but also like the phantoms of the city overlapping with the castle. These scenes, Zelin is only in ancient books. Seen in the recorded legend.

The celestial sphere meets!

Maybe it's only on a small scale, two corners of different worlds are in contact with each other, but if it spreads out, it will inevitably cause an uproar. The recurrence of ancient legends is enough to shock all creatures in the world. The confluence of the celestial spheres brings magical powers and all kinds of weird monsters to the world. In the eyes of ordinary people, the confluence of celestial spheres is almost regarded as a sign of the end. However, Zelin knew that if it were not for the intersection of two worlds of different latitudes, it would be difficult. Brings the same influence as 1,500 years ago, but no one will underestimate the power of legend.

The storm gradually gathered, Zelin felt that the sky seemed to be condensed into a solid body, pressing the weight on him, Zelin raised his arm to block his face, and the gravel scratched his face with bleeding marks. He bent down and put the girl beside him in his arms, the girl just twisted her body. However, compared with the pain on the face, what attracted Zelin’s attention more was that in the center of the castle courtyard, the space gradually shattered like a punch of glass. Then, the same portal as the portal used by the wizards appeared. Crack center. Immediately afterwards, without any warning, the five archmages present at the same time began to defensive shields, and the semicircular shield was buckled on the ground, wrapping the mage and the demon hunter in it at the same time. Due to the relatively petite body of the Elf Francesca, the girl in Zelin's arms is even thinner than her, and the shield that can only perfectly accommodate two people can easily protect the three at the same time.

"What's going on!" The translucent shield seemed to be broken with a single poke, but the storm was perfectly blocked by the shield. Ze Lin took the opportunity to ask, not just him, but the girl in his arms looked around inexplicably. Francesca didn't look back, but stared at the black portal not far away. Soon, without the need for explanation from the mage, Zelin understood why they did it.

No monsters came out of the portal, and there were no monsters around waiting for an opportunity to attack, but it was originally spring that the sky suddenly snowed, and the temperature suddenly dropped from about ten degrees above zero to below zero. Outside the protective shield, there were still some green leaves of laurel trees quickly. Withering, if there is no protection, humans cannot survive the frost. On the ground, pale frost swallowed the land at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the sky full of snowflakes replaced the storm. In an instant, the abandoned castle was wrapped in silver, and the snowflakes were mixed with some unclean pale yellow, which made the beautiful snow scene a little bit. It's filthy, but Zelin can't appreciate the beauty. Not only him, but everyone else is ready to fight, and they all understand what it means.

Hoarfrost...

Wild hunting!

Second more...

Chapter Fourteen: Simply Ruthless

I tell you sincerely.

The era of swords and axes is coming.

The era of the wolf blizzard is approaching.

The era of hoarfrost and white light is coming.

The era of madness and shame is coming.

The era of the end. The world will be destroyed in frost and snow and reborn in the new sunshine.

The ancient bloodline will be reborn, from the seed that has already been sown. This seed will not shoot out but burst into flames.

In just seven sentences, it was a prophecy known to any educated intelligent creature on the continent. I don't know how long ago, the elf prophet Iselina foresaw the end. However, no one would take this prediction as an elf's nonsense, because people have already seen how terrible the hoarfrost that accompanies wild hunting is. In the area covered by hoarfrost, no creature can survive, even if it is three. Futian, the frost on the ground will not melt. If the hoarfrost really covers the main continent, it will be tantamount to extinction for all the creatures on it.

Zelin only knew that the appearance of wild hunting would bring hoarfrost. As for why, he did not know. Only a few elves might understand what happened, but they would not tell a demon hunter the truth. Zelin bent his waist as much as possible to keep himself within the scope of the protective shield. He was staring at the portal that was constantly gushing out hoarfrost, and at the same time squinted at Francesca, who was dripping sweat from his forehead. "You must at least do it. What is it! Hoarfrost is spreading!"

"I can see it! But something is preventing us! There is something on the other side of the door preventing us from closing it!" Francesca replied loudly, ignoring the grace of the elf. Her straight arms trembled constantly, and her light red long sleeves were wet with sweat, and they were tightly attached to her slender arms. "Navigator of Wild Hunt! It should be the navigator! We can only suppress the portal now. But... more than one, if that group of guys keep expanding the portal opposite... Damn! We must kill him!"

Wild hunting is not a creature in this world. As we all know, they come from an unknown world. As for where they are, there are different opinions but no one can convince the public. The only thing that is certain is that they have the ability to shuttle between different worlds, which open differently. The wild hunting members of the portals between the worlds are called navigators. For navigators, Zelin knows that they are the same as mages and female sorcerers. They can use magic and have high mana. If there is no support from the caster, Zelin is absolutely unwilling to be alone. Facing a navigator, besides, the navigator appeared to be a ghost cavalry accompanied by wild hunting. Facing a wild hunter Zelin can fight him, facing two wild hunting soldiers Zelin I am afraid to be cautious, it is best to attack first, if the wild hunting soldier and the navigator are together, Zelin will find a way Avoid them. This is not shameful, what the demon hunter has to do is hunt the monsters, not rush to death with slogans.

I really hope that these navigators who drive the wild hunting black ship crash and die in the portal when they are shuttled between the world. Hello everyone is really good. Why not die for everyone's benefit?

Phantoms of clouds and mountains and mists flashed in the courtyard, and the archmages seemed to have the upper hand in the battle for control of the portal with the navigator. In the portal, there was a screaming sound, which at first sounded like the howling of a hound and the neighing of a pack of wolves, as if a group of beasts were waiting for an opportunity in the dark gap. Upon seeing this, the demon hunters unanimously assumed a fighting position. They understood that this was not an ordinary monster, and only a hunting hound in a wild hunt could make such a terrifying sound. In Zelin, holding the seal of Akxi in one hand, and holding the silver sword in the other hand, Altria also held the sword in both hands to prepare for battle.

Sure enough, several hounds with a height of more than one meter and a length of nearly two meters threw out from the darkness of the portal, and after a little assembly at the door, they left and flew towards the five archmage in the courtyard. In this regard, the demon hunters stepped forward, just like the first generation of demon hunters and the wizards shared each other in hordes of monsters in the wild, they will erupt the flame of Igni's mark and make slow magic on the ground. The trap of Arden's seal, the Kunen's seal of the demon hunter's shield, and the Alder's seal of shock waves caused by mental power, different seals shot out from their hands.

Seeing the wild hound rushing towards him, Zelin leaned down slightly. When the hound just stepped into the range of the defensive shield, he flew the long-squeezed Axie seal to the hound's forehead. In a moment, he was affected. The mental hound paused slightly, Zelin seized the opportunity, and the silver sword slashed towards the hound's throat from bottom to top. But it is a pity that the Silver Sword of the High Griffon could not break through the hard skin of the hound, only to make a scar about three inches deep on its lower neck. The Seal of Acxi didn't affect the Hound for too long. When Zelin was ready to attack again, he recovered, and raised the strong claws on his forearms to resist the blow abruptly.

"Don't go out!" When Altria was about to pursue her, Zelin quickly reached out to stop her, "The hoarfrost outside is not something you can bear, it will freeze your blood!"

Who knows, the girl who has always followed Zelin’s words did not stop, but shook her head firmly, "Zelin, the phantom I saw just now, I know where it is, it’s Carmelo! It’s the northern suburbs of Carmelo, then I have been to Katana several times, and I will never admit my mistakes. You told me that the celestial spheres meet before. If I understand correctly, after walking through this door, I can return to my world and back to Britain."

"Maybe, maybe not, no one knows what is behind the portal. The Phantom is only part of it. I can find you countless of the same fields in the countryside of Willen." Zelin shook his head and held down the girl's. Shoulder "I can't let you take risks when the situation is unknown! Many people die at the hands of the wild hunter and become a member of the ghost cavalry. I don't want to see you in it the next time I face the wild hunt!"

"I am the king of Britain. I can't leave my people alone and let them face the Anglo invasion alone. Lancelot, Gawain, Gurneyville, Kay, they are all waiting for me," the girl said solemnly Zelin saw seriousness and responsibility in her dark green pupils. In an instant, he felt an indescribable respect for the girl who was less than 1.6 meters tall, and at the same time he understood that he could not keep the girl here.

"Thank you for your help these days, I, I'm sorry." The girl lowered her head guiltily and stared at the long sword in her hand. She didn't know if she just wanted to explain the reason, or she simply wanted to avoid Zelin's eyes. After electing the King's Sword, he vowed to abandon his human identity and become a true king. I, uh...I..."

"Okay, I see." Zelin closed his eyes, sighed, and interrupted the girl's statement. When he opened his eyes the next moment, the bright golden beast eyes stared at the wild hound who attacked again outside the defensive shield. One hand draws an inverted triangle rune in mid-air, and the Kunen's seal covers him. After completing the protection work, he stretches out his hand to the girl who is still bowing her head. "In this case, let's go, I'll be with you In the past, before determining your safety, the demon hunter would not give up halfway, absolutely not."

"Hey?" The girl looked at Zelin's arm in confusion, seeming to be stunned. "This is my responsibility, not yours."

"I said, I won't give up halfway." Seeing that the girl didn't respond, Zelin said coldly, holding the girl's arm with the arm with leather guards, and at the same time turning his head to look at Francis who was trying to suppress the portal. Card. The wizard mage obviously heard the conversation between the two of them. Seeing Zelin looking at her, the mage twitched.

"Should I be grateful that I can pay one less wage."