Demon Hunter: School of the Wolf

Heading east.

The traffic on the road became sparser and gradually deserted.

The sky darkened. Behind the demon hunter riding a white horse, the sunset glowed into a brilliant golden color, as if the kingdom of God had opened its gate.

But right in front of him.

The undulating horizon was reflected red by the fire, and the crescent moon that had risen early was dyed bloody.

The black smoke column rose straight up and split the sky.

At this moment, the demon hunter seemed to be a person with his back to heaven, heading towards the abyss.

Not long after, a hot breeze blew in his face, bringing the smell of smoke and an indescribable burnt smell.

For a moment, the demon hunter on horseback was a little dazed, and almost thought that he was the brave man chosen in those novels to fight against the world-destroying demon king.

However, thinking of the identity of the Wild Hunt, and the evil deeds they committed in the past by using the Gate of Ard Ges to travel through various worlds, conquer and massacre, and the white frost that followed them, it can't be said that this is an illusion.

Passing through one deserted village after another, and crossing a forest along the path.

The sound of rushing water sounded in my ears not long after.

A large river with red waves flashing in the dimness passed under the stone bridge and rushed downstream.

On the other side of the river.

The city was filled with smoke and the fire was shining in the sky.

After crossing this river, you have to cross a small forest and two villages before you can reach Ban Ard.

The reason for landing at such a far distance is that in addition to seeing the refugees who fled and wanting to collect some information, it is also because the size of the big griffin is still too large, and landing around Ban Ard is too obvious.

As for the river in front of us...

Its name is Lexila. It originates from the Blue Mountains, meanders through Ban Ard, Ard Kalai, the elven ruins Shayla Weide, and finally merges into the broad Pontar River near Ban Green, the southern border fortress of Kaedwen.

Alin is quite familiar with this river. After all, he has passed it two or three times in the first half of the year.

"It's almost here."

Alin turned over and got off the horse, and tied the newly bought white horse to the acacia forest by the river.

The nearby Lexila River flows fast, and this stone bridge is also a place where people often come and go. Hiding the horse here is not afraid of being attacked by water ghosts.

After doing all this, stand at the bridgehead.

The sunset completely fell below the horizon, and the sky was dim.

But this was exactly the time that Alin had calculated before he came.

At this time, the villagers, travelers, mercenaries and merchants would think it was too slow to escape, so how could they go to Ban Ard.

There was no pedestrian on the road. If he walked forward normally, no matter how he disguised himself, he would look too abrupt.

Let’s not talk about the strength of the Wild Hunt. Although the Ban Ade Academy was attacked, its strength must have been greatly damaged.

But since it can still hold up the protective barrier, it means that there are still many wizards alive.

Unless Ailin encounters a lone or weak one, it would be too dangerous for him if he was discovered.

After all, he came here to try his luck and see if he could find some traces of the Wild Hunt and interrogate some information about El El and White Frost. He didn’t think about confronting the wizards head-on.

And this time point is just right for him.

[Name: Night]

[Type: Magic Item]

[Function: Wear a mask and activate a small amount of magic power to become invisible at night or in a dark place. ]

[Note: It’s just invisible! ]

…

[Name: Color]

[Type: Magic Item]

[Function: Wear a headscarf and activate a small amount of magic power to eliminate the sound of breathing, footsteps and even heartbeats. 】

【Note: Only mute it! 】

The night suit that Francesca gave him is just right for the current environment.

He is silent and invisible in the dark, so what if he walks on the street openly? Who can find him?

"But speaking of it, the aid from the elves promised by Shadia should arrive in Kaer Morhen soon..."

"Although the Wolf School doesn't seem to need this aid now..."

Alin put on the mask and tied a headscarf, thinking.

Things change so fast.

Who would have thought that half a year ago, the Wolf School, which was still suffering from the crisis of the school's destruction, had two biggest enemies - the nobles of Kaedwen and the wizards of Ban Ader.

One of them fell into war as soon as the king died, and was attacked by Aedirn without a leader. Now the battle line has collapsed again and again, and a large area of ​​land has been swallowed up by Aedirn.

The other was misled, and even its main city was almost completely destroyed.

And the changes in these two parties are actually closely related to him, an ordinary demon hunter.

No!

It can't even be said to be closely related, it's okay to just say that he is the mastermind behind the scenes.

The king died in his hands, and the Wild Hunt smelled the "foreign fusion" he released in the Apprentice Fighting Competition...

Except that Aedirn has a strong subjective initiative and is not very related to him at present, almost every factor is related to him.

Standing at the bridge head, looking at the red firelight under the night sky opposite, Aelin was a little dazed, and couldn't believe that the flapping wings of a butterfly like him could cause such a huge change.

His existence is truly affecting the world, changing history, and changing the fate of demon hunters, wizards, and countless humans.

For good... or bad...

"Pah~Pah~"

The narrow and muddy stone bridge is full of ruts and refugees' footprints, and every step makes a strange sound.

However, when he walked across the stone bridge with countless emotions and was about to put on the night color to hide his traces, his figure suddenly stagnated...

"Buzz~"

The wolf emblem buzzes.

"This is……"

Aylin was stunned for a moment. His body seemed to be surrounded by mist-like silver gauze, one end wrapped around him, and the other end stretched into the darkness of infinity.

For a moment, the strangeness around him completely disappeared.

A familiar strange feeling arises in my mind...

Heartbeat speeding up, whim...

"This...this is the call of fate!"

It's not like he hasn't felt the call of fate.

No matter it was more than a month ago, he made an accidental law with Yennefer's father and accepted his own child as a reward for saving him.

Two months ago, I rescued Shadia from the abandoned mine of Viscount Hudson and accepted her fragments of the Ad Geis Gate as reward.

He has clearly sensed the fate of the demon hunter world, which is so active and full of majestic power.

but!

But the intensity perceived both times was far less than this time.

Destiny even takes shape at this moment.

She is...

"Destiny is guiding me..."

Aylin muttered something.

[After receiving the call of fate, I returned to Shayla Wade. 】

[It’s just that at this time... Ain El’s Rose Palace Shayla Wade has... been turned into ruins...]

[I...I followed the guidance of fate and came to the Shayla Wade Center...]

[I got a gem from the white rose bush that I Lirian loved most...]

Sadia's voice suddenly appeared in my mind.

The slightly dilated blue cat pupils suddenly shrank into lines and looked towards the upper reaches of the Lexila River.

There is a place where the spinning thread of fate seems to stretch...

There was something there that attracted him, very strongly.

"Could it be another fragment of the Gate of Ard Ghaith?"

——

Space mastery, flickering, portal...

Although in order to hide his identity, the former is just passive and the latter two are rarely used by Aylin, but there is a huge difference between using or not using them and having them or not.

Even though he had barely used it, Aylin had to admit that both of these skills could be called divine skills.

Especially "Flicker", with this skill, you can almost take the initiative in the battle.

Being a warrior, the distance is instantly closed.

As a mage, he can dodge attacks at any time and maintain a casting distance.

For demon hunters, whether they are dealing with large monsters or powerful mages, a flash may mean a life.

Portals are also very useful.

Now it's just that Aylin doesn't have any extra experience beads and doesn't have enough coordinates stored, so it's not very useful relatively speaking.

If the level is improved, the time that can be saved for Aylin by traveling long distances in an instant is immeasurable.

And these two skills are just skills obtained by absorbing a fragment of the Ad Geis Gate.

Such a powerful item is also suspected to be the origin of the mysterious Demon Hunting Notes. After completely absorbing the fragment some time ago, Aylin certainly thought about collecting other fragments.

It's a pity that there is not even a shred of information related to the Gate of Ad Geth in Kaer Morhen's library, let alone any clues about the distribution of these fragments.

Who would have thought that just getting close to Ban Ade, you would happen to have such a harvest.

"No," Aylin rubbed the prickly stubble on his chin, "It's not necessarily a coincidence... It's definitely not a coincidence!"

"I've been to the same stone bridge three or four times, and I've never triggered this destiny call. How come it happens now?"

"etc……"

Aylin frowned and suddenly thought of a question that he had always ignored.

Aelin has always believed that the target of the Wild Hunt must be him, the Demon Hunting Notes and the Gate of Ad Geis in him.

The behavior of the Wild Hunt also proves this.

So here comes the question:

What does the Wild Hunt rely on to track the traces of the Gate of Ard Ghaith?

It has been almost three months since the "Foreign Fusion" ended, and they actually found Ben Ad's blue barrier not long after it disappeared?

How did Wild Hunt do it?

Could it be that they rely on the fragments of the Gate of Ad Ghaith?

Thinking of this, Aylin looked solemn and immediately activated the "Night Color" on his head.

In an instant.

On the north bank of the Lexila River, a figure carrying two swords became transparent, blurred, and then completely melted into the night.

Only the traces of deep depressions on the broken branches and leaves on the ground from time to time prove his existence.

"Yes!"

"Compared with the previous few times I passed by, the only difference here is that the Wild Hunt has attacked the nearby Ben Ad. The thing that fate inspired me to be is probably in the hands of those Ain Els!"

Aelin clenched his fists excitedly.

He can also obtain the treasure that is closely related to him, and also have the opportunity to capture the severely injured Wild Hunt...

This is simply killing two birds with one stone!

Aylin, who was in an uplifted mood, did not take it lightly. Instead, he hid his traces more carefully. While walking in the direction guided by fate, he also used "Trace" from time to time to reveal various traces on the ground in the form of eye-catching blood marks.

For a moment, it felt like The Witcher 3 was using the senses of a demon hunter to search for traces of monsters.

Under the red light, the plants extended their roots and branches, extending to the river bank, like the bloody tentacles of the devil in hell.

The already dim blood moon was obscured by black smoke.

Darkness, darkness spread out from the pitch-dark forest, like a huge mud puddle.

But it was better this way.

This way he would be even harder to be discovered, and the Ain Els were not born with the ability of night vision like the strange monsters.

Aylin's hand subconsciously placed on the reagent bag on his waist, and while moving forward carefully, he thought for a while about how to deal with the wild hunters.

Then at a certain moment.

Aylin suddenly stopped thinking and walking, holding his breath and looking at the ground.

There.

The dark red blood mark was paved with a fallen person, and there were small pools of blood in a splattered state.

Near this blood mark, the roots growing from the forest were chopped by sharp objects, and countless small pits were blown up on the ground.

After scanning the surroundings, Ailin took a step forward carefully, squatted down, and picked up a piece of black cloth with dim stars from the ground.

"A wizard, a black-robed wizard of high status..." He pursed his lips, "Wizards from Ban Ade College have fought here?"

Ailin focused his attention on the human-shaped blood mark.

The red light that made up the blood mark flew up and turned into tiny red light dots, but it only formed a pair of legs and feet with only the part below the knees, floating on the legs of the human-shaped blood mark.

Then it moved.

After getting up from the ground, it quickly ran towards the dense forest behind Ailin, and at the other end of the dense forest, the fire that burned the city had not yet been extinguished.

"He, escaped?"

Ailin followed the legs and ran into the dense forest. He gave up after chasing for thirty or forty meters.

This far away, the wizard is still alive, most likely he can run back to Ban Ade, and...

"He was so badly injured, and the Wild Hunt couldn't kill him..." Ailin looked at the blood stains on the ground that disappeared and re-lit up, "The Wild Hunt chasing him is also in a bad state."

"Good opportunity!"

The blue cat eyes suddenly lit up, but then thought of the injured wizard who escaped, frowned, and looked forward to the darkness that seemed to swallow everything.

It seemed that several wizards wearing black star robes and holding magic wands would rush over there at any time.

"The Wild Hunt has also suffered a heavy blow, and the wizard may catch up at any time. There is no time to move over carefully bit by bit..."

"I must find the Wild Hunt before the wizard Ban Ade catches up!"

The decision has been made, and Ailin no longer cares whether he will leave too deep footprints on the ground and expose his traces.

Gritting his teeth, he immediately stomped on the ground and anxiously crossed the human-shaped blood stains on the ground.

Ahead.

The upper reaches of the Lexila River.

Destiny is guiding the way.