Demon Hunter: School of the Wolf

Leaving the small town near Ben Ad, Aylin and Vesemir did not take the main road, but followed a narrow country road and plunged into the dense and cool woods.

The bright sky is shining brightly, and the forest land covered with ancient trees that blocks the sky is a little more transparent and vivid.

Both witchers were in a good mood.

"The time can match." Aylin pulled the reins, controlled Carrot's speed, and walked side by side with Vesemir. "That blue magic light curtain was probably the result of the Wild Hunt not heading north after leaving the floating port, but instead The reason for the westward attack on Elland."

"So after the light curtain disappears, the Wild Hunt will also attack Ben Ad?" Vesemir tilted his head.

"That's probably the case. I just don't know what the blue light curtain is? Why was it suddenly lifted? Will it be raised again..."

"There's nothing we can do..." Vesemir shook his head helplessly and babbled, "It would be better if Ms. Vera followed. The school has no one we can trust in Ben Ad. If we only rely on us to go into the city to collect... Intelligence, the risk is too great, and the rescue of Holden was delayed..."

Aelin nodded slightly when he heard this, knowing that Vesemir was worried about him breaking into Ben Ad alone.

"Don't worry, I know almost everything I want to know. I have no plans to enter Ban Ade." Ayling paused and then said, "We will continue to set off when it gets dark. There will be no place where we need to stop deliberately. If you get off the boat, you’ll be able to reach Vergen soon.”

"I hope Holden can persist until then..."

Vesemir sighed.

"It will definitely work." Aylin comforted.

Following the forest path, the two demon hunters discussed the next itinerary, as well as the strength and performance of other demon hunters along the way.

The not-so-distant journey soon ended in discussion.

"Wow~"

The faint sound of water lingered in my ears, then turned around and passed through dense shrubs and forests.

In the vast forest clearing, a large-scale brick and stone house with a waterwheel appeared in the sight of the two demon hunters.

"We're here!" Aylin let out a long breath.

This is an abandoned mill. When they came here this morning, a group of people killed nearly twenty water ghosts before clearing the place for a temporary rest.

There are also several bags of good quality flour stored in the mill, as well as a large amount of unground wheat and some farm tools.

It must have been abandoned recently because of the raging water ghosts.

But it doesn't matter to the witcher and his party, after all, they only stay for one day and leave at night.

"I don't know if those little cubs have had a good rest. The next journey will not be so easy." Seeing the barn in the distance, Vesemir laughed and cursed.

Aylin smiled and said, "Even if it's not possible, Erni and Krall have been clamoring to go down the mountain a month ago. They have only been away from Kaer Morhen for two days. They are probably very excited..."

The sound stopped suddenly.

The two demon hunters stopped smiling almost at the same time.

The thick smell of blood hit his face along with the sudden change of wind direction.

The witcher in the barn was attacked? ! !

"Aelin, speed up." Vesemir tilted his head and shouted solemnly, and quickly drew a triangle with his right hand, giving himself a Quen Seal.

Aylin nodded solemnly, tucked his legs under the horse's belly, and galloped towards the barn in the distance.

"Da da da~"

The violent sound of horse hooves echoed on the bumpy path.

The two witchers pressed their upper bodies against the horses' necks to reach the mill faster.

soon.

Aylin's sharp senses as a demon hunter not only captured the strong smell like ink, but also the fierce sounds of shouting and fighting.

What was his witcher fighting?

Water ghosts, ghouls, bandits...or maybe... wizards?

No, according to the drinkers in the tavern, no wizards have been involved in the affairs of the water ghosts around the village in recent days, so the enemies should not be the wizards of Ben Ad.

Countless thoughts ran through his mind, and Aylin stared at the enlarging waterwheel.

And then the next second.

The demon hunter's figure suddenly froze, and his subconscious relaxed.

"Ding~"

[Monster Group "Water Ghost" Level 14 Crusade! 】

[Reward settlement:...]

[Final Rating: D (Loot Locked)]

[Trophy obtained: Water Ghost's Heart Essence*8, Small Experience Beads*3, Water Ghost's Treasure Box*2]

The tinkling mechanical sound rang in his ears, making Aylin completely relieved.

Now that the rewards have been settled, it means that the enemies faced by Erni and Krall have been eliminated.

Or he was overthinking.

They had only been gone for two hours. How could it be such a coincidence that Ben Ad's wizards had seized this time to attack.

This should have been a very simple, very easy judgment to make.

"It's still a guilty conscience," Aylin smiled bitterly in his heart, "I have been thinking about Ben Ad's blue light screen just now, so I inevitably regard the wizards as imaginary enemies."

"How could there be so many monsters coming out of a mill that is close to the river and not too far from the city..."

"And with the mill at your back, how many water ghosts can threaten seven demon hunters who have been killing water ghosts for half a year?"

"but……"

Aelin looked up and forward.

Because of his subconscious relaxation, the experienced old demon hunter master Vesemir had already passed him on horseback.

The expression under the black wide-brimmed hat was also solemn and urgent.

"But I'm not the only one with a guilty conscience." Aylin thought to himself, "Although Vesemir just refused, he must have had Ben Ad's idea in mind."

"yes……"

“Who could resist dog-eating-dog with two of our most formidable enemies?”

Aylin didn't intend to remind Vesemir, so he clamped his legs together and sped up to follow.

But although Aylin did not remind the master witcher.

Vesemir was still not far from the barn, and also relaxed, because there was a familiar quarrel in front of him.

"Clay! You stole my water ghost again!!!"

"Hahaha! Who told you to only think about how to pose, you're just a water ghost? No matter it's one sword, two swords, three swords, or four swords, you can kill him, and you also deliberately want to behead him! Hahaha, do you think you are Is it Captain Aylin?”

"I'm not! I didn't deliberately imitate..."

"Hahaha! You are it! You have it! Everyone has seen it, not just once or twice..."

"Yes! Yes! We all saw it, Ajax!"

"Yes! I saw it! I saw it!"

"Ah - Clay, you've gone too far! I'm going to kill you -"

"Come on!"

…

The roaring sound of the fight made the whole barn come alive.

Vesemir, who had imagined countless tragic scenes in his mind, had a dark look on his face, but he pulled the reins and breathed a sigh of relief.

Since he still had the energy to fight so happily, he probably didn't get hurt at all.

"The cubs are really noisy..." Vesemir shook his head helplessly.

After riding into the mill, I smelled a stronger smell of blood and putrefaction as soon as I turned the corner.

The corpses of a dozen water ghosts were displayed in various postures in the open space in front of the mill.

In addition to Ajax waving his sword and chasing Clay, Erni, Krall and several other demon hunters were all squatting on the ground.

While processing the water ghost material.

While laughing and joining in the fun, Ajax's face turned red, veins popped out on his forehead, and he screamed "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh".

But even though he was furious, and even though Clay's body would flash the light of Quen's seal from time to time, Ajax still used the back of his sword to swing and attack in a measured manner.

"Master Vesemir! Captain! You are back!" Ernie, with sharp eyes, exclaimed.

All the demon hunters looked over.

"Bang~"

The sack in Aylin's hand was thrown on the ground in a cleaner place.

"I brought you food, Ernie, come here and help share it."

When Erni heard Aylin's words, he lightly cut the material knife in his hand and cut off the water ghost's tongue. He quickly came over and picked up the sack.

"What's going on with these water ghosts?" Vesemir glanced around.

"It emerged from the river next to the waterwheel after you left." Clay dodged Ajax's sword and walked over quickly, saying with a playful smile.

Seeing that Vesemir and Aylin were both there, Ajax was too embarrassed to swing his sword again, so he sheathed it and added:

"A total of three waves of water ghosts emerged from that river."

"No wonder there is so much wheat and flour here, and no one comes here..."

Ajax nodded: "Indeed, at this frequency, ordinary people cannot tolerate it...it must be abandoned..."

Vesemir nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Since coming down the mountain, they have discovered...

Affected by the celestial conjunction of Ben Ad at the beginning of the year, the closer you get to Ben Ad, not only will you encounter more water ghosts, but the strength, speed, toughness of the skin, and even the desire of the water ghosts to attack will be very high. Big improvement.

It was simply not the same species as the water ghosts he had encountered in the past.

Vesemir frowned tightly and glanced at the dusty bag faintly exposed in the slightly open door not far away.

Perhaps these young demon hunters, and even Aylin, didn't realize it.

The impact of these water ghosts may not be just an abandoned mill.

In Kaedwen and even the entire northern continent, water power was used to grind wheat, and they were all built along the river.

The water ghost's desire to attack is so strong.

At least most of the mills near Ban Ade should be out of use.

It won't be long before Ben Ard... no... not counting the war with Aedirn and the massive consumption of food, the whole of Kaedwen will have big problems...

Thinking of this, Vesemir quietly glanced at Aylin and sighed inwardly.

Then he reprimanded the young witchers who jumped away from the food like monkeys after leaving Kaer Morhen.

Calmly as usual,

…

Vesemir and Aelin left, and the unknown village near Ben Ad was in commotion.

Even villagers who did not see the light screen flickering, after curiously asking their neighbors, looked up and found that the light screen that attracted much attention had suddenly disappeared.

This is no small thing.

The "Space Isolation Barrier" named "Giambattista" has been standing in Ban Ad for more than two months, and it has gradually become accustomed to everyone. It has even become a symbol in the hearts of some villagers who are worried about the sudden outbreak of water ghosts all day long. It provides some kind of psychological support to support them through the threat of a sudden outbreak of water ghosts.

The goal that many people are busy with every day is even to move into the place protected by the noble mages.

therefore.

The sparse village suddenly erupted into a loud noise, and everyone ran noisily to the home of the village chief, who should know the truth most.

"What's wrong?!" The old village chief with bald hair and patchwork clothes opened the courtyard door in horror, and was startled by the crowd of people crowding at the door. "Has any other house been attacked by water ghosts?"

A flurry of explanations.

The village chief just walked out of the house. He was crowded by a huge crowd and walked out of the path blocked by the rocks. He saw the "bare" city at a glance.

"Old Toss, do you know why the blue pot lid disappeared?"

Although the village chief didn't look like he was informed, someone still asked with expectant eyes.

When the village chief saw this scene, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he was also a little panicked.

For such a big thing as the disappearance of the "blue pot lid", if it were not due to some sudden accident, according to the usual practice, the nobles in the city council or the mages would definitely send someone to inform him.

To prevent riots in surrounding villages and cause unnecessary losses.

This didn’t notify anything…

Could it be...could it be that Ben Ad was captured by the water ghost again just like he did more than two months ago? ! !

A terrible thought suddenly broke into his mind, and his aging heart immediately started beating violently, and the village chief almost couldn't breathe.

But then, he looked at the familiar faces around him whose eyes were full of panic and helplessness, and took a deep breath to calm himself down.

"What did you think it was...all the fuss..."

"We, Ban Ade, are the only two mage academies in the northern countries. How could there be a problem..."

The old village chief calmed everyone down with some words, but his own heart was still up and down.

until……

The clatter of horse hooves suddenly appeared outside the village.

Several guards wearing armor escorted five mages in black robes into the narrow village road.

The mage's black robe is flashing with bright silver stars, which is so mysterious that people dare not look directly at it.

Everyone stayed away.

Approaching Ben Ad, they knew that the decoration of the mage's robe represented his identity.

Black robe studded with silver stars...

This is a high-ranking mage they have never seen before.

Only the village chief braced himself and stepped forward to greet him with a bow.

"Everyone...all the Masters..."

Before he could finish his trembling greetings, he was interrupted by a "young" mage riding a shiny black horse in the center of the five mages.

"Are you the village chief here?" he asked gently.

The village chief nodded repeatedly and hunched deeper: "Master... Master... I am... I am... the village chief..."

The "young" mage smiled and nodded:

"Please find someone who is familiar with the nearby terrain to guide us..."

After a pause, he turned his head and looked at the guard beside him.

"It's Bunra Mill, Mr. Sunny."

"That's right," Sunny smiled sheepishly and looked at the village chief again, "Lead the way to Bunla Mill."