The Divine Hunter Chapter 18: Target: Mount Amer

In a small two-story building in the civilian area of ​​Nuo City, Geron Moru was lying in a simple but tidy room, looking sideways at the dim starry sky outside the window.

He had a haircut and shave, and five buckets of hot water washed away all the dirt and sloppiness from his body.

His appearance barely evolved from a beggar to an ordinary person, but his thin face and beastly eyes revealed a vicissitude that ordinary people could not match.

This is the first time in a long time that Jielong has put on clean and soft new clothes, and the bed under him is no longer the cold grass and the tapestry that is infested with lice and rotten. .

In the past few decades, he complained about the unfair fate countless times in the dead of night.

He abides by the Griffin sect's creed and the spirit of chivalry. After leaving Caer Siren at the age of fifteen, he has traveled around the world alone with a sword. He can't remember how many times he has done it purely for free or with most of his remuneration reduced. Eradicate evil monsters for poor farmers.

He asked himself, he had never done anything wrong.

But it was him who suffered heavy losses one after another, suffered torture, had his home destroyed, lost all his relatives and friends, and was left alone.

Do kind people deserve these bad lucks?

He began to doubt whether the righteous deeds he had done in his youth, the spirit of the Griffin sect, and the good or evil in this world had any meaning.

This doubt contradicts the deep-seated beliefs he has received since childhood, and it still tortures him to this day.

But during the time when Cohen stayed with him, he figured something out - he had to ask Teacher Elan to find an answer.

"Don't look for——"

"Sorry, teacher," Jaylon sighed, turbid tears sliding down his thin and shriveled cheeks, "The answer is sometimes more important than life."

……

The early morning mist enveloped each building. The sky just now was as dark as ink, but now there was white light.

On the quiet streets of Nuo City, five demon hunters walked side by side towards the southwest corner of the business district, which belonged to collector Gawain Samsa.

"Brother Cohen, Igsena didn't fix you up last night?" Lambert gently massaged the mountain-shaped hairline with his five fingers, as if massaging it like this would stop it from fading away. "You stunk like a trash can. I swear, if I were her, I would definitely break up with you!"

"Roy said hello to me. It's less than the agreed three months." Cohen put on a gorgeous fur coat, giving him a completely new look. There was a shoulder bag on the right side following his footsteps. Swinging, "And Igesena is a gentle and good girl, she can understand me."

"Then cherish it," Leisuo warned, "and don't betray the beauty's love like Dandelion did."

"Where is Master Dan?"

"I heard Pucilla hasn't spoken to him in a week."

Everyone was silent for a moment, looking not far away, where the undulating spiers of the houses reached into the sky like sawtooths.

"Can that lady divine the whereabouts of Teacher Elan?" Jerón Moru, who was wearing gray leather armor, nervously confirmed again,

"Half sure." Roy glanced at the shoulder bag next to Cohen, "The Book of Shadows was originally written by the Grand Master of Elam. He carried it with him for hundreds of years, and it is deeply involved."

"Even if it doesn't work, don't we still have you?"

"As the unexpected son of Master Elan, your Excellency has a strong bond with him. Perhaps for this reason, he was able to contact you through meditation."

"The "Book of Shadows" coupled with the law of accidents is like a bright beacon, helping soothsayers to dispel the fog and guide the direction."

Jie Long’s expression calmed down slightly.

And Roy had another idea in his mind.

There is a spell called the Empathy Probe, which can find people through emotional connections. Because of the law of accident, Jie Long became a disciple of the Grand Master of Elam. There is a deep relationship between them, so this method can also be used as an alternative.

……

Kelin Tilly was doing the splits on a blanket on the second floor terrace, doing a set of moves that showed off her feminine charm.

The thin slim-fitting sweater showed off her plump and beautiful figure. There was a layer of fine sweat on her face and her cheeks were flushed, making her look charming.

She bent over to the left with a heavy breath, her ribs pressed against her thighs, her fingertips touched her toes, her amber gaze lowered, and she happened to see four men pouring out of the narrow alley in front of the door.

She looked shocked at first, then shook her head mockingly.

Today is different from the past. She is no longer an illegal dream fortune teller who needs to hide here and there.

……

"Good morning, Ms. Kelin. I haven't seen you for half a year. Your beauty is even better than before."

Ms. Dreamer met the Witcher in the lobby on the first floor. At this time, she had changed into an orange dress with a slit at the chest and floral flowers on the corners and skirt, revealing a large area of ​​delicate wheat-colored skin. , long gray hair draped on both shoulders.

As bold and cool as the sorceress, but the magic aura around her body is much thinner.

Lambert began to blink wildly at Roy, who turned a blind eye.

"Master Roy, I can see that you are much more powerful than before." In a hoarse and melodious voice, she stretched out her hand and asked the demon hunter to kiss her hand.

Then he served tea thoughtfully, his eyes gently scanning the faces of several people.

"Have your work and life been going well recently?" Roy asked, taking a sip of tea.

"Thanks to you... Sir Gawain is concerned about the face of all the masters and takes good care of me. No one dares to embarrass me like before."

Kelin sat on the chair opposite, with his legs crossed and overlapped, and smiled gratefully at the witcher, "The business district is full of rich people, the work is easy, and the income is more generous than before. It's hard to live a good life." How comfortable!"

"That's good." A smile appeared on Roy's lips. It was undoubtedly a happy thing for the people he influenced to have a better life, not to mention that the other person was such a beauty with special abilities.

"If you encounter any difficulties in the future, do you know where to find us?"

Kelin couldn't help but grinned, stood up, bent down and curtsied to several people, and feasted their eyes on a few people - Cohen turned his head to avoid suspicion, Roy, Jaylon, and Leisuo were indifferent, and Lambert's eyes were filled with tears. Stare out quickly.

"The few people who came to visit me must be of some use to me. Of course..." Ke Lin combed her hair and said boldly, "I will serve you for free once."

"Service?" Lambert muttered.

"Let me make a long story short, we need your help to divine the whereabouts of a person." Roy was also unceremonious, "We have the diary he has carried for decades, as well as his 'accidental son'..."

"Ms. Kelin, have you ever heard of the concept of 'accidental children'?" Lambert's eyes lit up and he volunteered, "Do you need me to explain it to you?"

The woman smiled and shook her head, "The law of accidents does not belong only to demon hunters... The heroes Zatret Voruta, Crazy Dai, etc. are all children of accidents."

"We dreamers also study fate, and I happen to understand the law of accidents. There is no doubt that this unbreakable bond is enough to guide the direction of dreams."

Kelin took the "Book of Shadows" handed over by Cohen, rubbed the cold book cover a few times, and instantly realized that it was extraordinary.

"Even so, I can't guarantee that I will find that Excellency. I can only try my best. Now, please allow me to prepare."

……

About a quarter of an hour later, everyone followed the dreamer into the bedroom.

The windows were closed tightly, and the curtains blocked the light from the outside world.

Only the candles on the wooden stands shed a dim and comfortable light.

Jeron was lying on a soft single sofa, holding the "Book of Shadows" in his arms. The remaining four demon hunters leaned against the iron-clad nanmu door and watched quietly with their hands folded across their chests.

The dreamer stood behind Jie Long, rubbing his temples gently with his small hands. The incense burner on the left wafted out wisps of delicious incense, making Jie Long feel sleepy inexplicably.

"Take a deep breath, relax..." Kelin Tilly stared into the man's confused eyes and blew out a candle, making the light dimmer and softer,

"I will guide you. First we have to establish a spiritual connection. I will ask some questions and you must answer them. You must answer them honestly and sincerely."

Jielong took a deep breath, suppressed the feeling of rejection in his heart, and let go of the psychological defenses he had built up during his long wandering career. He adjusted for about five minutes.

"Okay."

"Describe one of your memories of Elan. I need the strongest and most complete memory about him. It would be best if he established the law of accidents with you and took you away for the first time."

The man's eyes were looking into the distance, memories rolling through his mind,

"In 1087, Elam saved the life of my father Thomas Moreu in the forest, and proposed the law of accident to him, taking away something as a reward that he already owned but didn't know about - Shang. Me in Lydia’s belly.”

"In 1093, when I was six years old, I met the Elamite Grand Master for the first time..."

"It was then that Lidya told me that I would live with him in the future."

After a quarter of an hour of slowly stating, the man closed his eyes, his expression a little sad.

"Control your emotions, don't indulge in sadness," Ke Lin said without changing his expression, and gently placed his palm on the man's forehead, "Now you have to lie down, relax your whole body, hold my hand, and talk about Elan. What do you think happened to him, why did he disappear, and where should he be now?

While asking, the dreamer lit the incense burner on the right side of the sofa.

White, grass-scented smoke filled the air,

The whole room was filled with smoke.

Jie Long's face became blurred in the hazy fog. As the corners of his mouth opened and closed, the smoke clouds changed. His voice became lower and lower, and gradually disappeared.

"Now, try to connect yourself to this book."

He closed his eyes and began to breathe regularly.

The dreamer stood up, observed the man's expression, confirmed that he was asleep, and then took the semi-finished sweater prepared by the dressing table - she began to knit the sweater, and the firelight stretched her back on the wall. Like a goddess, weaving a web of destiny.

White smoke enveloped the lying and standing shadows, blending them into one.

……

About half an hour later.

Jaylon woke up from a strange dream.

He opened his eyes, his pupils lost focus and he was at a loss.

"Yes!" After a crisp snap of his fingers, his eyes regained their vigor.

"How are you, man, how do you feel, do you feel good?" Lambert glanced at his body with concern, and then turned eagerly to the **** dreamer next to him, who knitted most of the blue and white sweater in her hands. Putting it carefully into the box behind him, he breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on another sofa with a tired face. The sweat on his forehead wet his gray hair.

"Be serious, you bastard!" The bald man's eyes turned cold, then he turned to Kelin, "Madam, please rest first."

"Yeah."

"I seem to have seen something." Jie Long suddenly spoke, "But what I saw was not very clear - two completely unrelated things."

"Come on, man," Roy said, "there might be some conclusions that all of us can draw."

"A majestic and ancient castle...situated in a remote spot among the mountains. It was carved into the ice and rock of the mountains, hidden under jagged cliffs and ice, half of the building was covered in ice and snow."

"Wait, why do you think you are talking about Kyle Siren?" Roy glanced at Cohen, who narrowed his eyes.

"I'm sure it's not Kyle Siren..." Jaylon held his hands on the armrests of the sofa, frowning with a thoughtful expression, "But they are similar, and they all give me the same feeling - training a witcher. Castle!"

"Yes!" He raised his voice, "I just dreamed about the interior of the castle, the cold and simple halls, the equipment used for the grass trial, the operating table, the test tube rack..."

"I saw that pile when I was young."

"But they are too old, and the dust clouds fill the air when touched, as if they have been idle for decades."

"If what you saw in your dream was a witcher's castle...first rule out Kaer Siren and Kaer Morhen." Roy looked at the bald man, "Could it be Gusvid? ."

"There's never been any snow in Guswild," Reso denied.

"Are there any other clues?" Roy asked slightly nervously, "Have you met the Grand Master of Elan himself?"

Jaylon nodded and shook his head,

"I seem to have become Teacher Elam, browsing his past experiences from his perspective. In addition to this castle among the mountains, he has also traveled to highlands several miles away."

Shock flashed across Jie Long's face, "There are countless troops stationed on the highlands, thousands of tents standing, and silver sun flags with black backgrounds stretching in the wind."

"The flag of the sun on a black background..." The faces of several demon hunters changed drastically,

"The flag of Nilfgaard!" Jeroen said loudly, "I am sure it is the flag of the southern empire."

The demon hunters were entangled after hearing this.

"Currently, as far as I know... Nilfgaard is stationing a large number of troops on Mount Amel." After a while, Roy's face was complicated. He did not expect to be connected with the war, "So, nine times out of ten, The castle you are talking about is also located in the Amer Mountains."

"And what you saw should have happened in the last two or three years."

When Keen and Jie Long heard this, their breathing became heavier and their faces turned red with excitement.

This means that as long as they go to Mount Amer, there is a certain probability of finding Elam.

"Is there any witcher castle in the Alme Mountains?" Lambert looked at Roy curiously, half teasing, half requesting, "Your Excellency, Prophet, can you give us some advice?"

Several pairs of vertical pupils suddenly turned around.

Roy looked around and said decisively, "There is a castle called Hainkawehe there, which was once the base of the bear school of demon hunters. But they had no care for each other and no desire to kill. Later, For some reason, one after another left the castle and never returned, leaving the castle a deserted place."

"Then what's the purpose of Your Excellency Elan staying in Hainkawih?" Cohen scanned the crowd with curious three-color pupils,

"According to Jeroen's experience in meditation - the Grand Master of Elam is controlled by some mysterious force."

"And in the past hundred years, he has never contacted you or shown up, which proves this from the side." Roy corrected, "So what you should ask is what he wants to do behind the scenes."

The two griffons looked at each other in confusion.

"To be honest, before you performed the dream divination today..." The bald man showed deep fear and hatred on his face, "I originally had a suspect."

“The Snake Sect’s biggest enemy, the Wild Hunt, has invaded Gusweder many times, kidnapped the apprentices from our school, and then turned them into their own puppets, ghost knights, wearing ghastly and abominable armor, riding Carrying skeletal war horses, they appear in groups on war nights, galloping across the sky, spreading disaster and misfortune."

"I originally thought that the great master of the Griffin Sect was also enslaved by them."

"But the Wild Hunt always goes out in groups, so it's impossible for him to appear alone in the castle in the mountains."

There was a moment of silence in the bedroom.

"For this plan, we have only one choice to find Elan and find out who is behind the scenes -" Cohen took a deep breath, "Go to Mount Alme to investigate!"

"Roy, Lambert, Reso, thank you for your help today... Just leave the next thing to me and Jaylon. When we come back from Mount Amer, no matter the outcome..."

He pressed the shoulders of several people gratefully, "We will all join the Brotherhood!"

Jie Long stood up abruptly and nodded to several people. His movements were so big that he almost knocked over the chairs.

Never before on this day did he feel so close to his teacher.

He has tasted the life of ordinary people for several lifetimes, and it is time to meet his destiny.

"Man, don't be so unlucky!" Lambert slapped the pectoralis major of the two Griffin factions, "What about after you come back? From now on we are brothers, and we will go to Hainkawih together. ”

"Brotherhood, how can you let your companions face danger alone? It's not that I look down on you~IndoMTL.com~ Even if you find Elan, not only can the two of you not save him, you have to get yourself involved!"

The two fell into silence.

But they don't want to implicate the Brotherhood.

"The matter is settled like this." Lei Suo patted the sofa with his fist and finalized, "We originally had a plan - to find the Bear Sect Demon Hunter and the Bear Sect Green Herb Decoction."

"This trip is imperative."

"What's more, it's not just the Grand Master of the Griffin Sect..." Reso's amber pupils flashed, and he said word by word, "The Grand Master of the Snake Sect, Ivar Evil Eye, has also been missing for more than 20 years."

"And Aiga of the Wolf Faction."

"I have to find out whether all this has something to do with the manipulator behind the scenes!"

Everyone was shocked! Coincidentally, and thinking further, one fact is before our eyes - the whereabouts of the great masters of all schools are unknown.

Is it possible for them?

……

"We must make complete preparations, including decoctions, potions, bombs, and teleportation props to avoid danger." Roy said solemnly, "Go back to Gawain's house now to gather all the brothers!"

"Wait a moment." Lambert suddenly interrupted, turning to Ms. Dreamer, who was taking a nap on the sofa and eavesdropping for a long time,

"Beautiful Ms. Kelin, can you lend a helping hand? I also need to find someone."

"Who are you looking for?" Kelin crossed his slender fingers in front of his lower abdomen and quietly sat upright. But she couldn't stand the other party's burning eyes, so she narrowed her charming big eyes.

"What I'm looking for is," Lambert smiled revealingly, "the future girlfriend of my dreams."

"..."

"Why bother Ms. Kelin, I can tell you the answer," Leisuo smiled ferociously at him, clenching his fists, "You will be alone all your life."