Demon Hunter: School of the Wolf

"Mary!"

When he looked up and saw the person coming, Ailin was stunned and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

He suddenly remembered what Mary had asked him to plead for mercy in front of Vera yesterday.

Looking at the girl charging towards her fiercely, Ai Lin felt bad:

"I'm afraid you were punished by Vera yesterday and are now coming to trouble me, right?"

Damn it!

You shouldn't stay here.

As soon as a person becomes negative, all kinds of troubles will surely come to his door.

But after all, he failed to do what he promised, so Ailin thought about it and was about to apologize first:

"Mary, yesterday I was right..."

Mary, who rushed over with great momentum, braked in front of Aylin, excitedly held his hands in hers, and said:

"Aelin, you are amazing!"

Um?

marvelous?

Aylin was startled and saw that the joy on Mary's face did not seem to be a strange thing. If she had some enlightenment, she tentatively said:

"What's wrong?"

"Hey hey hey~" Mary giggled cheerfully, her two big flashing eyes looking at each other full of joy, "Ms. Vera didn't punish me, why did you lose your temper so quickly after talking to her yesterday? "

"The apprentices at the fortress gate shouted..."

Mary paused, carefully walked to the middle of the stairway and took a look, and then continued in a low voice:

"...Uh...when I saw the 'Evil Old Witch', Ms. Vera's face turned so dark that I almost thought she was going to cast a leech transformation spell on me and the apprentices..."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Aylin shook his head, "How could Ms. Vera do this?"

Mary leaned back after hearing this, with a look like "You are still too young and have never seen the world."

But I don’t know if I am worried about the orange portal suddenly appearing around me.

His big bright eyes glanced around and upstairs and downstairs with a sly look. Even if he didn't find anyone else there, he didn't dare to talk about it.

Instead, he shook Ai Lin's hand and asked softly:

"Speak quickly, Blue Death, Water Ghost Killer, noble Knight Aylin..."

"How did you plead with Ms. Vera for me yesterday?"

Listening to the kitten-like coquettish tone, smelling the faint orange fragrance lingering around, and feeling the soft and boneless touch on the back of his hand, Aylin shuddered and subconsciously took two steps back.

It's terrible!

Mary, what's going on today?

Looking at the girl in confusion, Ailin wanted to ask why he was talking like this today.

But looking at the reflection in Mary's eyes, the hazy and intoxicated image of the Cinco de Mayo parade suddenly appeared in my mind, and my mouth suddenly became dry.

After thinking about it, it seemed that I couldn't ask anything...

You can’t ask for the exit either…

He took a deep breath, discarded the distracting thoughts in his mind and recalled yesterday carefully, but he didn't feel that he played a big role in it, so he asked one more question:

"What did Ms. Vera say after she went back yesterday?"

Seeing Aylin's retreat, Mary stiffened and seemed to feel a little embarrassed. After taking her hand back, she pulled back the hair in front of her forehead:

"Uh... I didn't say anything. Vera stayed in her room after I went back last night."

"I was so scared that I didn't sleep well all night, and then this morning, as if nothing happened, Ms. Vera arranged for me to teach Yennefer, and then left the alchemy room early."

"Where are you going?" Aylin asked curiously.

"How do I know..." Mary suddenly shook her head angrily, but still explained, "She left through the portal, but judging from the strength of the portal, it should be a short-distance portal in the Ancient Sea Fortress... "

"You asked so many questions, but you still haven't said how to plead for mercy?"

When Aylin heard this, he looked at the big sparkling eyes in front of him and froze.

He originally wanted to tell the plan of persuasion yesterday, claim the credit, and then ask Mary to help teach the apprentice potions and skills.

But now.

Looking into Mary's big eyes, Aylin remained silent for a while before saying, "This probably has nothing to do with me."

Then he slowly spoke out yesterday's conversation with Ms. Vera about "aging", "death", and "separation"... no... it should be Vera's unilateral confession.

Then he looked at the fuming Mary. After her emotions slowly calmed down, she suddenly stared at him complicatedly for a few seconds for some reason and sighed.

"...So Ms. Vera's change should not have much to do with me..." After a pause, Ellin sincerely requested, "She may not be in a good mood recently. Can you find a way to comfort her? ?”

After hearing this, Mary lowered her head and pondered for a long time, then raised her head and looked at Aylin.

"I will find a way." She said seriously, her tone sounding a little disappointed, "But maybe you are the best person to comfort you."

Aylin did not deny what Mary said. He thought for a few seconds and said:

"I will be very busy next time, but I will also find a way to come and see her often."

Just say it.

An inexplicable silence suddenly fell between the two.

for a long time.

The sky was gloomy and it was almost completely dark inside the tower.

"Wow~"

Aylin seemed to suddenly wake up, and an Igoni seal lit up the candle next to him.

Looking at the two distant shadows at her feet, Mary suddenly asked:

"Is there anything I can do?"

After Ailin was stunned for a few seconds, he said without politeness:

"Continue to help me teach my apprentice bombs, sword oil, potions and spells."

Mary nodded slightly.

There was another moment of silence.

"Then I... go?" Ailin said.

"Yeah." Mary nodded again, "I'm going to the castle hall too. Yennefer wants to drink stew."

After hearing this, Ailin hesitated for a moment, and walked to the top floor without asking any more questions.

But before he stepped on a few steps, he suddenly heard a long sigh from behind him.

The demon hunter with his shoulders trembled.

But it was just a tremor.

Then, as if he had heard nothing, he disappeared alone in the candlelight and walked into the deepest darkness.

...

"Pah~"

The wooden door closed.

Mary just lifted the small stool against the door.

Then she saw a small figure walking out of the inner room.

That was Yennefer.

But I don't know why.

Even in the alchemy room, she was still wearing the black cloth covering her face.

"Sister Mary, where did you go just now? I seemed to hear Ailin's voice." Yennefer asked.

"I didn't go anywhere, I just happened to meet you," Mary shook her head and changed the subject unnaturally, "Yennefer, have you picked out the etchings for today? What do you want to eat tonight?"

"Not even close." Yennefer glanced at the tightly closed wooden door, shook her head with disappointment, and took down the black cloth: "I can eat anything."

Mary nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

After perfunctorily saying a few words to Yennefer and asking her to go back to her room to continue studying, Mary put the stool back in front of an alchemy table.

Then.

Mary was not in a hurry to prepare dinner for the two of them.

She sat down slowly, supporting the alchemy table with her right arm, and supporting her chin with her fair right hand.

A beautifully decorated book was spread out, right next to her right elbow, which was slightly red due to bending and stretching.

The layout was clear and the format was elegant on the precious chiffon paper.

There were also many small words written in ink in the blank space, as if they were notes taken during careful study.

Like "acting like a spoiled child", "tone of voice", "angle of elevation"...

Looking closely, it seems that he is taking notes on professional books such as "Alchemy", "Monsterology" and "Ritual Studies".

"Snap~"

The book was closed with force.

Under the flickering candlelight, the closed book revealed the golden title outlined in Aretusa witch cursive - "How Magical Ladies Can Cleverly "Attract" Handsome Men"

"It's useless!"

After Mary cursed in a low voice, she pushed the book open and looked out the window with her chin on her hand.

There was no star outside the window. Above the dark peaks, there was only a lonely and proud full moon hanging in the unreachable sky.

Looking at this scenery, the girl frowned more and more with her slender eyebrows. I don't know who she thought of or who she was angry with.

"It's really... useless." The girl murmured.

...

"Bang~"

After closing the door gently, Ailin did not rush to light the candles in the room.

The door to the terrace was closed tightly.

The huge room was silently embraced by the thick darkness, which made Ailin feel a little relieved.

He leaned against the wooden door without thinking, looking up and emptying himself.

After a while, Ailin exhaled a breath of foul air, opened the Demon Hunter's Notes with his mind, and started the process that he had planned for tonight.

[Name: Rage]

[Type: Beast Roar]

[Learning requirements: Introduction to the Way of Beast Roar]

[Passive effect: Daily maintenance of the power operation mode of "Beast Roar: Rage" can

1. Slowly enhance strength, agility and physical attributes.

2. Increase the speed of "Beast Roar: Rage" by 50%.

3. Increase the roar intensity and range of "Beast Roar: Rage" by 20%. ]

…

Although it has only been two days, Ailin has already gained some understanding of this peculiar skill tree.

It is different from special skills and ordinary skills in that it is not just that it cannot be upgraded.

Generally speaking.

No matter which skill is obtained or upgraded, it is basically "omniscient" when it is obtained, such as the two-handed sword of the cat school.

As soon as he acquired this skill, even though Ailin had never received relevant training before, he naturally knew all the skills contained in the Cat School Two-handed Sword LV1.

The physical quality will also be transformed accordingly at the moment of acquisition or upgrade, and can fully exert the power of the Cat School Two-handed Sword.

So at the moment of acquiring and upgrading the skill, Ailin can use it directly on the spot, and there will be basically no sudden improvement.

It seems that in that short moment, he has practiced hard for countless hours.

But the Way of Beast Roar is not like this.

Whether it is [Beast Roar: Rage] or [Beast Roar: Language of Nature], when Ailin first acquired the two skills, he only knew how the power works, that is...

How to release Rage and Language of Nature?

How to maintain the passive operation state of both?

He knows nothing about the rest, and even less than what is displayed on the panel that comes with the skill itself.

It's like taking a math class, but only teaching theorems and formulas, not solving a few examples, teaching some techniques and asking you to do homework.

When you encounter a problem, it's not that you can't solve it.

But how to better use the skills of "theorem" and "formula" requires you to think and accumulate by yourself in the process of trying.

Until now.

[Beast Roar: Rage] How to control time, expand the scope of influence, distinguish between enemies and friends...

Alin's understanding of all this is very vague.

Thus, although the skills of the Way of Beast Roar are very powerful, in practical application, they are not as convenient as the skills that Ailin had obtained in the past, which can be used immediately after being upgraded.

However, another way of thinking...

"Even the Demon Hunter's Notes cannot be upgraded to improve proficiency. The essence of the Way of Beast Roar may not be on the same level as other skills."

"Therefore, its upper limit should be much higher than ordinary skills."

"I just don't know how much higher it is, and how it will perform against the Wild Hunt..."

Ailin speculated in his mind for a while, and then began to "practice" according to the power operation method of [Beast Roar: Violence].

"Plop~"

"Plop~"

The heart beats rapidly with a unique rhythm.

Like the pattern on the Way of Beast Roar skill tree, the origin of all beast roar power is in the heart.

In an instant.

A little golden light appeared in the blood, as if gold powder was mixed in the blood.

And when these "gold powders" appeared, the blood that was surging like a river suddenly became "heavy", as if it had suddenly turned into mercury.

Then,

The demon hunter's unique mutant organ next to the heart was also affected and trembled.

The four kinds of magic power, blue, red, brown, and green, mixed together. The moment they merged into the blood, the speed of the "gold powder" rising rapidly accelerated, mixed with magic power along some unknown veins in the body and quickly burst into the demon hunter's throat.

The huge energy almost instantly rushed to the root of the tongue, a place similar to a magic nodule.

Now.

The demon hunter only needs to make a unique syllable "Yir" to instantly detonate the huge part of the energy and bounce everything around.

Followed by an "ulr".

The power that is almost like a god will increase his own strength by four times in an instant.

If the last syllable is followed.

The energy hidden under the root of the tongue will quickly spread outward with the beast roarer as the core.

These three syllables are called "beast language" by the one-eyed snake giant clan. It is a language similar to ancient language and is naturally powerful.

Of course.

There are also one-eyed snake giants who call it "God's language", which is a gift from Shagdalzab, the god of roar, hunting and taming.

But Ailin is skeptical about this.

Because there is obviously no god named Shagdalzab in the demon hunter world.

And the power of gods is limited.

Because of the erosion of white frost, Meliteli can't even transmit her voice to her priests.

And even in her heyday, her power can only be exerted in the territory occupied by humans, and it must be humans who believe in her.

Ailin doesn't think that a god who doesn't know where he is can transmit his power to the demon hunter world.

What's more.

According to the memory of the one-eyed snake giant, whether Shagdalzab exists now is still a question...

So the demon hunter thinks that this syllable called "beast language" should have some origin.

It's a pity that in the way of beast roar, it is only used as a tool. If you want to study it, you may have to open a dozen beast roars.

Of course.

The most important thing for Ailin now is not the source of these ancient wild syllables.

He must suppress his urge to roar and control this huge energy to form a cycle in his body.

"Hum~"

The witcher groaned with his lips tightly closed, as if he was holding a mouthful of magma.

After a long time.

He sweated profusely and pried the ball of energy down an inch.

But it was only this inch.

In an instant.

The huge heat spread from the root of the tongue and spread to all parts of the body.

Like the bright moon rising in the sea tide, it is endless.

Just when the witcher wanted to make persistent efforts and go further...

"Buzz~"

The wolf emblem on the chest hummed.