The Journey of the Demon Hunter

"You spend too much energy on the road. You should rest properly and leave enough energy to deal with emergencies. If the enemy suddenly attacks when you are exhausted, you will be caught off guard."

"Because time waits for no one, my enemies may appear at any time, but I don't know where they are." Zelin rubbed his waist, and the four consecutive days of bumps on horseback made him hardly tired. "If I could have more information, I wouldn't try to drive like this. You know, when hunting, if you know that the prey will pass by somewhere, but you don't know the time, anyone will want to get there as soon as possible. Wait until the prey arrives at that location."

A burst of cheers broke out at the card table, and the voice instantly overwhelmed everyone.

"Those enemies threatened your friend and kidnapped someone. That must be a friend who is important to you." Maria was not affected at all. "Don't those enemies know where you are waiting for them? They can ambush you in turn. I once had a colleague who we learned from Master Geman, but he eventually died of his self-confidence."

"They won't know, I can be sure of this." Zelin was not sure, but Resso said that although the demon hunters of the Viper School found the place where the wild hunt was assembled after the hunt, they never tried to There were ambushes against wild hunting, firstly because the Hanged Ghost Tree was located in the north, far away from the academy in the south, and secondly because there were few wild hunting operations in the past, and some demon hunters did not hear several wild hunting attacks in their lives. Rumors, and most of the victims of the so-called wild hunt can often find their bodies in various dangerous places and monster dens in the wild.

"As for friends, yes, they are friends who are important to me, because each of my friends is important and unique to me."

The corners of Maria's mouth curled up slightly, and then returned to its original state. "The same sentence is meaningless to too many women."

"Really? Then I can be sure that my words are still meaningful."

Zelin spread his hands. The innkeeper on the side walked over with food, hot beer and roasted chicken drumsticks, and immediately turned and left after placing the plate on the table. Guests from other places were greeting him. The demon hunter stopped a glass of beer in front of him, and then pushed another glass to the opposite side.

"Try it? It's completely different from the Yanan cocktail."

Maria lowered her eyes, looked at the still shaking glass of water, and raised her head again, "Do you think ghosts have a taste?"

"Uh, I thought, you can condense into entities, and you can still touch things, so..." Zelin really didn't consider this matter. No matter what, Maria behaved too much like an ordinary person. So, let the demon hunter subconsciously ignore her true identity. "Sorry, I didn't mean anything else."

"I have heard enough of the word apology, and I must not mention it in front of me in the future, otherwise I will be angry." Maria closed her eyes slightly. , I can feel it."

"Can you feel how I feel?" Zelin raised his eyebrows unexpectedly.

"Yes, because I am attached to you, I want to taste the food and drinks of this world. It's up to you." Maria put her hand on the wine glass in front of her and gently pushed the glass back. If someone looks here at this time, they will be surprised to find that the cup is moving out of thin air on the table, but no one has done so. They are arguing about the situation at the poker table. So naturally, no one would pay attention to a guy sitting in a corner, as if talking to himself.

Zelin took a bite of the roasted chicken leg and poured a swig of beer. The cooked food and hot drinks provided enough heat for the frozen abdomen. He sighed with satisfaction, and then looked at Maria.

"Where did we talk last time?"

"Elves, the elves that came to this world through projection magic, they are called wild hunting."

"Yes, wild hunting, this is the enemy we are going to deal with, and it's also the enemy I don't know much about." Zelin shook his head, filling his stomach with food and hot drinks, while continuing to introduce Maria to the situation.

Chapter 1369: Willen’s Magic Tower

"They are wild hunters, a group of elves that enter this world through projections. They are dangerous, and they are fascinating."

"Elves?"

"They have pointed ears, and their appearance is almost the same as that of humans, but they are more robust than ordinary people."

"Strongness can't explain anything. Yanan has many capable hunters who can deal with mutated prey that is many times larger than himself."

"Yes, and I believe that the monsters in Yanan’s dream are much more difficult to deal with than ordinary wild hunting soldiers. But they drive ghosts. I don’t know what kind of enemy we will face in the end, so I hope to be able to Find more helpers." Zelin rubbed his hands. "You know, I'm not used to asking others at all."

"You should ask for help from other people, especially after you have helped us. Every time you are helping other people, but you rarely get paid or just ask for some symbolic promises. I don’t know what other people will do. Thinking, maybe for you, helping me, helping Adeline, or the other survivors in Orton Chapel is just a matter of effort, or just stopping and pulling it when you are doing other things. A stranger in the abyss. But for us, this is by no means as simple as just reaching out. You don’t like to owe favors to others. Do you think I will forget the favors I owe you?"

After a short break in the tavern, Zelin was about to leave. After arriving at Willen, he can relax and let his body relax. The appearance of wild hunting is never hidden. Sometimes, Zelin is very curious whether wild hunting knows what a low key is. When they appear, they are always accompanied by strong winds and snowfall, piercing horses croaking, and hunting teams across the sky. People can easily notice them from far away. If this group of wild hunts appeared near the Hanged Ghost Tree, Zelin must have noticed.

Maria paced beside Zelin. The two of them walked along the forest trail to the Crescent Lake south of Willen. The poplar forest was covered in silver and Zelin was leading the horse, leaving only a string of footprints and horseshoes behind them. Printed.

"Maybe..."

"Maybe?"

"I'm going to ask for help everywhere now."

"Where are you going?" A breeze blew, the branches rustled, and the snow on it fell down, drifting across the illusory figure of Maria. "People help each other, it is communication. You help others, and then others help you in turn, is to increase the relationship."

"I'm wondering if Yanan's novice hunters were often educated by you in the past." Zelin looked at the place where Maria was just now, but didn't see Maria.

"No, you think everyone can be like you. The people who have saved their lives can't count with one hand, and basically don't ask for much in return?" Following the voice, she turned her head again, and Maria didn't know when she sat down. On the saddle, looking down at Zelin, "You haven't told me yet, where are you going?"

"Go find a mage here, his name is Alexander."

Although Zelin didn't think that the mage from Ben Ade College could play a role in the battle. There are not many real war wizards. Most of these people in the academy are studying knowledge, potions and biology, using magic to study genes and alchemy, the celestial sphere meets biology and climate geography, maybe they can throw a few fireballs, Throwing a bolt of lightning, but in terms of combat experience, an experienced mercenary might think of a way to bring him down.

But even so, for monitoring changes in magical energy and anomalies in the sky, the effect of a magic tower far exceeds dozens of elite scouts. Humans need to rest, are distracted, careless, and even deceived by their eyes. But magic will not. No matter how good Zelin's eyesight is, it is impossible to see a place a thousand meters away, but the surveillance magic can cover the entire Weilun area.

"Arcane user? Or those mysterious explosive gang? I learned from Irene what happened to Yanan since I died. Those weapons are very interesting, and the explosive gang has not been eliminated."

"Neither." Zelin knew what Yanan's so-called arcane users were. They used ancient props to cast supernatural powers, and it was difficult to distinguish among them, which things are inherited from ancient times, and which things are related to ancient times. God related. "They are true wizards and use magic to solve problems. I hope he is still in his magic tower. If I can help him, I can find them before the enemy appears. If possible, they can even Far away, using magic to see the exact situation of a certain place, as if you were on the scene."

Rather than realizing that wild hunting is about to appear and then relaying a message to Mahakam, Zelin hopes to be aware of any signs of wild hunting. Time, what he needs most is time. About half a day's time difference can make him prepare to go wild hunting by surprise, instead of being in a hurry when wild hunting appears. If the wild hunt is really like what Resso said, it will come to the hanged ghost tree in Willen just like countless times in the past, they should notice that there is an extra mage tower in the Willen area, but it has been built a long time ago. Compared with the magic ripples emitted from a good mage tower, a surveillance magic that suddenly appears is more likely to arouse their vigilance.

So instead of asking Tishaya for help, it's better to find a local mage. Moreover, Eritusa College and Ben Ader Academy are independent of each other. The mages of Ben Ader will respect the great tutor, but will never accept Tisaya’s assignment.

"Why didn't you use this magic to investigate that fishing village?"

"Because I am not a mage."

"Then what are you, hunter?"

Zelin thought for a while.

"Dynamite Gang."

The Mage Tower is located in a lake hidden in a swamp. After breathing the fresh air on the plain beside the Ponta River, the swamp looks boring. The white snow here turns black and mixes with the sticky silt. , I can't tell what it is. Zelin didn't know why Alexander chose his laboratory in this location. Perhaps because of his research materials, the plague itself is extremely dangerous. It is undoubtedly extremely irresponsible to study the plague in human settlements or downtown areas.

There is only one winding road in the swamp, leading directly to the lake with floating ice. The locust trees on both sides of the path are twisted and twisted, like monsters with teeth and claws, staring at pedestrians passing by, and the vines hanging from the branches are the arms of the monsters, as if they are ready to pounce at any time to drag the victim into the swamp. . A heavy snowfall didn't make any changes here. No matter what fell into the swamp, it was eventually turned into a puddle of sludge, which merged with the swamp, just like the animal bones half sunken in the swamp.

"I understand why you won't be afraid of Yanan's environment." Maria looked at the surrounding scenery and said to Zelin.

"This is not the worst place yet." Zelin couldn't help but think of the ghost swamp he encountered when he was in the south, the place covered with malice and resentment, the place entangled with sin and greed. "In some places, the dream of Bianan may be scary... Oh, there!"

A blood-red thorn tree suddenly broke through the ground, and the barbed vines rushed towards the demon hunter like a whip. Zelin looked at the oncoming monster and put his hand on his waist.

The next moment, the barbed vines were cut neatly, and the upper half flew past Zelin's face under the influence of inertia, and fell into the swamp on the other side of the road with a thud. The pain-eating monster wanted to retreat to the ground, but it didn't have the chance. Right in front of Zelin, the Demon Thorn Tree was cut off by some invisible force, and it fell into two weak sections on the muddy ground.

Just four seconds.

A monster's corpse appeared in front of the demon hunter.

It's just that Zelin's hand is still on the hilt, and the ebony blade is still lying in the scabbard.

"Your sword is getting faster and faster." Zelin released his hand and said in admiration. He wanted to rush directly and cut off the roots of the monster with an ebony blade, because the weakness of the thorn tree lies in its roots, but When he felt a cold wind blowing by his side, he knew that he didn't need to solve it this time. The demon hunter has never fought with Maria, but he has seen Maria follow Geman and other hunters to slaughter the fishing village. Compared with that time, Maria's sword was much faster.

"Because the body has become lighter." Maria cast her eyes to the half of the thorns that fell on the ground. "Is this one of the enemies we will face?"

"No, this is just the most common monster in the wild... You can understand it as the wild dogs that Yanan can often see. They are dangerous and deadly, but there is no monster."

"Your world must be suitable for Yanan Hunter to work."

"Yes, it's like I could find a job in Yanan, although being driven to the small fishing village against the wind and rain is different from what I expected."