The Divine Hunter Chapter 9: Evil guests come to your door

The night is fading.

The witcher sat cross-legged on the bedside, his mind sinking into the template.

Skill points confirmed!

Meditation lv7→lv8

(After each round of complete meditation, an "activation" will be reserved, and after use, 40% → 50% of health and magic points will be quickly restored)

Physique: 22.5→23

Life: 305→310

Spirit: 20.5→21

Magic power: 285→290

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Attribute point confirmation!

Will: 20→21

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Roy closed his eyes and felt for a moment, exhaled, and looked out the window.

A ray of white light shines through the gray sky, and the cold and moist wind blows from the sea, which is invigorating.

Turn around, Igsena and Cohen were still snoring and sleeping with their heads covered.

He couldn't help but shake his head and smile. Golfin stuffed his hood and gently opened the door.

In front of the snow-colored courtyard, there is a cliff near the sea.

The Grand Master of the Griffin Sect was facing away from him, quietly overlooking the vast ocean below, like an ancient stone sculpture on the edge of a cliff.

Experiencing vicissitudes of life and changing times.

The back is deep and vast.

But not at all angry.

"Master Kelda, is there any progress in the investigation last night?" Roy stood side by side with him, looking sideways, "What happened to the Griffin sect spirit body?"

Kelda's expression is very strange, her eyes are melancholy, and there is a trace of reluctance and nostalgia between her eyebrows.

As if something precious is about to be lost.

"Child, I have to thank you. Because of the unexpected situation last night, I discovered the details that I have ignored in the past."

"But I'm sorry, I can't give you the answer when it comes to the most important secrets of the Griffins." Kelda said, "And you must leave Cael Siren as soon as possible...before tonight!"

"Are you kidding me?" Roy raised his eyebrows, crossed his arms across his chest, and looked up and down at this old face, "Is this the way the Griffins treat guests? Is this what you keep telling me?" ”

"This is how the world works. Accidents will always happen inadvertently and break your plans...and they will not be changed by personal will." Kelda said calmly,

"If there is another chance in the future, Kelseren will compensate you well."

"What have I done wrong to offend you?" Roy refused to give up, with a trace of anger flashing in his eyes,

"What you said yesterday about the Witcher Brotherhood didn't sit well with you?"

"Child, do you think I am such a petty person? It has nothing to do with that, although the brotherhood in your mouth is too public, goes against the laws of nature, and is suspected of violating the principle of neutrality..."

"But it's not all bad."

"I will not interfere with you, and I will never join you." He changed his tone,

"In other aspects, your performance is actually perfect, maybe it is because you are so good..."

Kelda looked at the sea under the cliff and sighed, "If you continue to stay, your life will be in danger."

"Last night's attack was just the beginning, understand, it won't stop until the goal is achieved."

"Who is it, or what is it?" Roy asked aggressively with a solemn face.

"What is your purpose? What do you want to get from me?"

If the attackers were of the same caliber as Costi last night, he would indeed be dangerous.

"The specific details are the core secrets of the Griffin sect, which are as important as the secret method. I can't comment... When Cohen and Igsena wake up, say goodbye to them and leave." Kelda He said calmly, "When you return to Nuo City, bring me another greeting to Vesemir."

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Roy frowned and looked at him again.

This old guy is really stubborn.

He thought again about the anomalies in Kelda and the history of Kelseren told by Cohen.

He was sure there was something else going on and suppressed his anger.

"Then can I still come to Kelseren as a guest in the future?"

"Nothing is conclusive yet. Maybe the threat will disappear by then." Kelda's answer was ambiguous.

"As for the Demon Hunter Brotherhood... I would like to invite Cohen to visit Nora City."

"Cohen has already left. He will make his own decision. If he wants to, I will never stop him."

"I would like to ask, before leaving...can I observe your sect's double seals and 'roar' skills?" Roy licked his lips.

"In the past, for Vesemir's sake, you could browse 'it'. But not now, getting that knowledge... is dangerous."

"It", acquiring knowledge is dangerous?

Referring to a book?

Roy faintly captured some key information.

"What happens next?"

"What happens in the future can only be left to fate."

The latter couldn't help but be more curious.

The spirit body that appeared last night and the origin of that "it" made the grand master deeply fearful.

Overnight, my attitude became negative and pessimistic.

I can’t wait to drive him away, and I am even full of uncertainty about the future.

Roy tried again in a subtle way.

But Kelda was resolute, with a straight face from beginning to end, and her stiff tone was like a machine.

When dawn emerges from the other side of the sea.

The faint sunlight shines on the snow.

Kelda returned to the roof.

Roy rubbed the stone tablet, staring at the far distant sea and the gray and indigo end of the horizon, lost in thought.

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But soon, his ears perked up and his eyes turned to the entrance of Kael Siren.

"Da da da..." A burst of rapid and dense footsteps, like a drum beat, quickly moved from far to near.

Kelda under the eaves, her hands folded across her chest, her face gradually becoming serious.

And Cohen also left the bedroom with Igesena...

The girl rubbed her hands, covered her ears with a mink hat, her cheeks and nose were slightly red, and she was wearing Cohen's large fur cloak. She looked ridiculous, like a chubby kobold.

The four of them looked at the entrance of Griffin School, the slope.

A figure emerged.

The second, third... a total of twenty men in their prime.

Wearing a uniform gray cotton coat, he was panting and carrying tools such as hoes, pitchforks, and mining picks.

He looked at the dilapidated fortress with a fierce look and an evil look on his face.

Roy bared his teeth.

There were two familiar and hateful faces among them - the green-haired man with a bulbous nose, and the big man with a red face.

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The leader’s old face is wrinkled like orange peel, his skin is rough and full of traces of wind and sun, he has a stubbled beard, he is thin, his back is slightly stooped, he wears a gray felt hat, and he looks like a typical old country farmer. , violet eyes looked towards the door.

The eyes of the old man and the girl meet

I suddenly gritted my teeth and cursed in a low voice.

And Igesena's pretty face turned pale and lost all color.

He panicked and let go of the hand holding Cohen's arm, but then he was hugged tighter by Cohen.

"Mutants, let go of my daughter, otherwise don't blame us for being rude!" The old farmer yelled at the young people of the Griffon Faction, spitting and flying, and he could compete with the attacking alpacas.

The three demon hunters did not speak.

"Had, why did you bring so many folks here? Who asked you to come?!" Igesena clarified with anxious eyes, "Everything is of my own free will and has nothing to do with anyone else!"

"My stupid girl, dad is here, don't worry! All the men in the village are here, the three mutants don't dare to do anything to you! Come here quickly!"

"Yes, Igesena..." the green-haired man who had a "battle" with his companions continued, a trace of pride and viciousness flashed in his slender eyes, "The mutants used witchcraft to confuse you. My mind abducted you here."

"So let's save you from the quagmire!"

"Why are you still dawdling, Igsena!"

The crowd burst into cheers.

But no one dared to take a step closer.

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"You are fellow villagers of Tanhuo Village, right? Is there some misunderstanding between Kel Siren and you?" Kelda's amber pupils slowly swept across the crowd, her face calm and composed, as if she was stating a fact, "My students have been baptized in the "Guide to Chivalry" since childhood, and will never engage in such beastly behavior as abducting girls!"

"You dare to quibble when the evidence is in front of you?!" Old Hader pointed the mining pick at him, "Isn't my daughter here with you? She has always been well-behaved and sensible, how could she remain silent and not leave a message? Just sneak into the snowy mountains!"

"Run to this useless shabby house!"

"A woman and three men!"

"What the **** is this place? It's really harmful to people!"

A group of men waved jagged tools and booed.

Henriel said with certainty, "It must be the man with discolored eyes and smallpox on his face who deceived the innocent little girl!"

"Yes," the red-faced man turned to look at his compatriots and said loudly, "Henriel and I can both testify that we have seen the smallpox patient and the little girl in the woods by the Tango River several times - —The little girl’s eyes turned white and she was shaking like an epileptic seizure. Flames came out of the mutant’s body and they used witchcraft and sweet words on her!”

“He also asked Igesena to steal the charcoal from home and sell it to make money for him!”

"Henryle, Cod! You bastards, pigs in heat!" Igesena yelled at the two of them, "Two criminals almost insulted me, and they dare to come here!"

The woman hissed at Old Harder, "Don't listen to their nonsense. They both want to harm me. Thanks to the Master Demon Hunter who passed by and saved my life! Otherwise you can only see a corpse now!"

Old Hadd's face jumped, and he immediately turned around and glanced at his "companion" suspiciously.

"Fellow fellows, look at it!" The red-faced man turned around and looked around the crowd, spread his hands and shouted, his voice as harsh as a rusty hinge turning, "How powerful the mutant's spells are, it's just confusing right and wrong! ”

"Henriel and I were kind-hearted and accompanied Old Harder to look for a girl. We searched day and night until we found the right place."

“But she bit me back!”

"There is no reason in the world?!"

"Igesena, stop being obsessed and put away your lies!" The green-haired man with a garlicky nose lowered his eyes and shook his head sadly, "If we really want to commit that kind of crime that is worse than a pig or a dog, we will still be punished. Come to your door and get scolded?!"

"Do you regard the villagers as fools and imbeciles?!"

Someone shouted,

"Old Hard, your daughter has been brainwashed by the demon hunter!"

The old farmer's face was livid, and he took a step closer to the woman at the door while dragging his pickaxe. More than twenty young adults gathered behind him and stepped into the land of Kelseren.

"Hmph!" Roy suddenly twisted his neck and wrist, his whole body crackling with keys, and he moved towards the two men.

Suddenly the boiling voices stopped.

The villagers remembered all the legends about the demon hunters and their inhuman fighting power.

As for Roy's current state, after taking the flying lion monster decoction, his figure is stronger than ordinary people. He is wearing gray-black armor and two sword hilts protruding from his shoulders.

Tianhuo just had a "haircut" last night, and his shiny forehead was almost as good as Lei Suo's.

Coupled with the strange irises intertwined with dark gold and silver gray——

The villagers couldn't help but tremble in fear when they were photographed by his breathtaking heterochromatic irises.

"Master Roy, don't take action...please! Let me try!" Igesena twisted her fingers into a ball in front of her lower abdomen and turned to Cohen and Kelda with pleading eyes, "Calm down! Don't do it! Take action."

"Let me explain clearly!"

The three demon hunters exchanged glances and remained silent for the time being.

"I don't need any explanation! Come here, silly girl!" The old farmer stood far away and hooked her hand,

"No! Old Hader..." Igesena's eyes were sparkling, her fingers were waving like cracking twisted branches, her voice was hoarse, "Would you rather believe two criminals? Than your own daughter?!"

"I only know that they will not kidnap my eldest daughter for no reason!" Old Hader glanced at the three demon hunters with fear and hostility, "Follow me home!"

"The chickens in the pen haven't been fed yet, and the vegetables in the jar haven't been marinated yet!"

"Never! I am no longer a silly girl at your mercy!" Igesena suddenly wiped away her tears, grabbed Cohen's hand, raised her chin and smiled at him, then turned around with tears in her eyes, "Old Hader, I, Igsena, now officially announce to you——"

"I no longer belong to you, nor to Tanhuo Village!"

"I want to be with Cohen! Forever and ever!"

"If you still care about the affection of your relatives, please help us, give me your blessing as a father, and then take everyone away!"

The old man pointed his withered left hand at the woman, his chest heaved violently, hissing like a snake came out of his mouth, and he was speechless for a long time.

"Old Harder, stop talking nonsense to her, she has lost her mind, let's go straight to it!" Several strong, miner-looking men in the crowd shouted,

"Yes, no need to be polite to mutants!"

"If they dare to take action!"

"Send them to hell!"

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"Try it!" Cohen suddenly took a step forward and shouted righteously, veins bulging on his face, "Igsena wants to stay! This is her own decision, personal will wins. No matter what, no one can force him to go back!"

"Otherwise, I will let that guy have a taste of being forced!"

His wrist shook, and suddenly, an orange spark appeared out of thin air, wrapping around his fingertips and flying flexibly, like an exquisite magic trick.

Then, several villagers swallowed their saliva in unison, and immediately took a few steps back, losing all their energy. Old Hadd looked like a deflated urine bubble.

"Witchcraft!" The green-haired man and the red-faced man still shouted reluctantly.

"He used this witchcraft to control Igesena!"

"Go ahead and punish this wizard!"

But no one moved, including Old Harder.

"Let's go find the Baron to make the decision! Use the gallows to try the traffickers!" Another stern voice!

"Knowing how to seek help from the Baron instead of using force, it seems that all of you are also reasonable people..." Kelda spoke, he was still standing upright under the eaves, with a calming tone in his voice. strength. "Don't forget the land we are in."

"This is Powis...a free country of immigrants...no red tape or messy rules..."

His voice reached the ears of every villager unmistakably, and everyone couldn't help but lower their weapons.

"As Cohen said, personal will trumps everything. Igesena is an adult and has the right to control her own life!"

"Even her family, her father and mother, are not qualified to change her decision!"

"And the Baron..." Kelda shook her head, with a sarcastic smile on her lips, "Even if it goes to Long Sett's court, he has no right!"

Old Hard was breathing heavily, his wrinkled old face was dripping with sweat, he was unwilling and painful. As a countryman, he dared to offend the demon hunter, but it was impossible to offend those dignitaries.

Especially since my daughter is still focused on siding with the witcher.

If they go to the Baron for help, they might make people laugh and be punished!

Other villagers also retreated and quietly put down their weapons.

"Guys, don't be afraid of their threats!" The arrogant big man who instigated it said anxiously, with a face like a ripe persimmon. "It's witchcraft. They used witchcraft to control Igesena. This is not Igesena." Senna’s true intention!”

"Whoosh—whoosh—"

The bowstring vibrated, and a rapid sound broke through the air.

Henriel and Cod's shouting stopped abruptly.

As if being hit by a battering ram, the two big men took off backwards in an instant, hung on the white rock wall of the snow-capped mountains, and fell to the ground. When everyone took a closer look, a blood hole as thick as a bowl was opened between their foreheads.

Bright red blood, broken bones, and pale brains flowed all over the floor, and half of his face was deformed and broken.

It’s terrible!

They were shot in the head by crossbows!

"Henryl, Codd is dead! Mutants killed people!"

The crowd exploded, and the villagers ran around in piss.

And Roy took back Gabriel with an expressionless face.

Keen held Igesena and froze on the spot.

The woman covered her mouth.

Kelda sighed and rushed out of the eaves like lightning.

Shoot at the crowd down the hillside.

Kelda threw the seal at the chaotic crowd, and her waving hands dragged out several afterimages in the air in an instant. Her rotating forearms and fingertips were like a blooming rose.

"Coax——"

The empty snowy courtyard once again erupted with that magnificent, majestic, irresistible sound like a storm!

A strong wind blew through the crowd.

The eighteen villagers running and screaming were stuck in place as if they had been hit by a restraining spell~IndoMTL.com~The limbs were stiff, and their eyes were white as if they were puppets.

And Kelda walked to the middle of them, spoke slowly, and gave orders.

"Go home, have a good sleep, and forget everything that happened in the past three days..."

The villagers were suddenly shocked, lowered their heads, and left the snow-capped mountains with dull expressions.

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Kelda, bathed in the golden light of the morning sun, turned around.

He saw the shocked and stunned eyes of his disciple and Igesena.

And Roy's expression of realization.

They looked from top to bottom, scanning the rot that had not yet dissipated on Kelda's cheeks and the back of her hands.

And the shadow hiding under his feet.

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