The Divine Hunter Chapter 14: Countermeasures

Aiden, an ancient castle on the cliff on the Gobi Desert.

A tall, strong man in black clothes stood in front of the library window. His handsome and mature face was as calm as the lake, and his deep eyes stared at the wreckage of the shipwreck on the Gobi Desert.

"I'm sorry, sir, I fell into a trap!" Reigns knelt down behind him, lowered his head, and pressed his hand on his waist. His tone was full of unwillingness and resentment, "The witcher already knew that I was looking for Cintra. The little princess deliberately let the bad poets sing their names and set up an ambush to lure me to the door! If it hadn't been for the timely help of the adults, I would have been captured and tortured by those dirty mutants!"

"Them?"

Wilgefortz's calm tone contained monstrous anger, and there were prominent veins on his right hand that was holding the window.

A trace of fear flashed in the eyes of the mage behind him.

"The ones who ambush and attack me are four other demon hunters. Two are quite young, highly skilled and experienced, and must be over fifty years old. The other two are quite young and childish. Judging from their appearance, they have just passed Not long after the Witcher Trial... As for Geralt, although he didn't show up, I think he is most likely in Nuo City. He is the only one who knows me and understands my actions!"

Wego fell silent after hearing this, and gently rubbed the gem ring on his left hand with his right hand. Although he had never been interested in inferior magical products like witchers, he also learned about it during chats with his colleagues. , Demon hunters are accustomed to fighting alone, and it is extremely rare for two to appear at one time, let alone four.

Moreover, the Demon Hunters have not replenished their blood for decades. According to common sense, they should have declined and been on the verge of extinction.

But this time, two new people appeared at once, which was inconsistent with the facts he knew.

"Sir, I have a strong intuition that in addition to the four guys who ambushed me and Geralt, there are other demon hunters in Nuo City. They are secretly carrying out conspiracies." Reigns gritted his teeth and said, " Under their protection, a useless great poet dares to speak harshly to me and threaten me as a mage! This is simply ridiculous!"

Weige left the window and walked around the mage who was kneeling on the ground. Amidst the gentle footsteps, his slightly curly brown hair swayed in the wind.

"One or two mutants are nothing to be afraid of, but when there are enough of them, they are as annoying as water ghosts hanging together... You are not to blame for the failure of this operation."

"My lord is wise..." Reigns breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said plausibly, "After the princess escaped from the useless knight sent by Emhyr, where can she escape to? Her only way out I went to Novo City to join Geralt, who is connected by fate! Their position was completely exposed when they attacked me. I believe that Geralt and the princess are hiding there!"

"Your previous actions have alarmed the witchers. With the fox-like cunning and cautious personalities of these hunting experts, they must make adjustments immediately." Wigfortz thought, "Listen, Riens, pay attention. The concealment of the action, stop irritating the witcher recklessly."

Weige ordered,

"Contact Skiru first, and then hire a few more trustworthy and powerful people. You don't have to save money... Investigate Nuo City as carefully as possible. I want you to find out where the demon hunters are, their personnel distribution, and Nuo City." I want all the forces in the city that are friendly with them! Once you find out everything, report back to me. This time, don’t let me down again, and don’t irritate them by leaking your whereabouts!”

"I swear, sir!" Reigns touched his chest lightly with his right hand.

"Luckily for them, I can't spare any time now. I have another top priority to be busy with. Let them continue to be happy." A cold smile appeared on the corner of Wei Ge's mouth,

Top priority?

Riens bowed and accepted the order, his black eyes shining with envy and reverence.

This Excellency is surprisingly young among the warlocks. However, he is talented in magic and has mastered countless powerful spells that even the big brothers in the Brotherhood cannot master. He could not last more than five seconds in his hands.

And there are ravines in his chest.

Not long ago, he helped the northern coalition sniper the southern warlocks on Sodden Mountain, teaching the southern emperor Emhyr a painful lesson, and gained the trust and support of most of the northern warlock brotherhood's warlocks.

Now, under his leadership, the kings of the North and the South are about to sign an armistice agreement.

This time, he planned to favor the emperor of Nilfgaard again, just like an old saying goes - a slap in the face and a sweet date.

Use your strength to tell Emhyr that he is more important than imagined and deserves more chips.

It can be said that turning your hand turns into clouds and turning your hand turns into rain.

Thousands of kings and emperors, under Wigefortz's plan, could only obediently walk into the trap he set.

But this is a good thing for Reigns. When Vigo seizes the fruits of victory, his little followers will undoubtedly reap astonishing benefits!

Looking forward to a bright future, he is willing to risk being beheaded by Emhyr and act as a double agent.

Find Ciri for Vigo!

"When I solve the problem at hand, I will find a way to deal with this group of demon hunters... What belongs to me cannot escape, so just let that little swallow fly a little longer, experience the baptism of the storm, and exercise The stronger you are, the more valuable your trophies will be." Wiggo paused, "I have to remind you, don't think about leaking information to the Imperial Intelligence Department in order to please that old fox, Vatier de Lidaux!"

"From the day you rescued me from the dungeons of Sintra and paid off my debt, I swore that I would always be loyal only to you!"

……

"Rumble—" Riens bowed and accepted the order, quickly disappearing into the portal.

Wilgefortz left the library, walked down a wide staircase with three landings, passed through an aisle with statues in rows of niches on both sides, and entered a laboratory.

The place is well-lit, clean and tidy, with a long metal table and shelves filled with glassware - flasks, test tubes, retorts, mixing bowls, and various small utensils.

And embryos sealed in glass bottles.

The air was filled with the strong smell of alcohol, ether, and formalin.

A poor man with disheveled hair was tied to a steel chair equipped with various exquisite and cruel mechanisms, and his arms were fixed with iron hoops.

She lowered her head and remained motionless, exuding an aura of fear and terror. Like a rabbit cornered by a wild dog.

With a cruel and excited smile on his handsome face, Wigfortz picked up a glass syringe about half a foot long from the arrangement table filled with various instruments, with a slender tip at the tip. And the curved tip.

He stepped forward and suddenly pinched her chin forcefully.

The magic lights in the laboratory cast a terrifying demonic shadow on the wall holding a syringe, and screams and wails began to echo endlessly!

……

On the other side, in the laboratory under the Novigrad Temple Island, a discussion began.

The bright light from the brazier illuminated a dozen serious faces...Geralt, Vesemir, Letho, Oakes, Kyaan, Korn...and a water-blue light curtain in mid-air.

A human face appeared in the light curtain, with short black hair, sinister eyes, thin lips, and scars on his face...

The fingers of Yennefer’s right hand wearing a black leather glove moved in mid-air as if knitting a sweater, and the details on the portrait’s face became richer and more lifelike.

"Is it this face?"

"Yes, it's the mage Riens with those mean eyes who had his waist exploded!" Lambert crossed his arms over his chest and nodded reluctantly, "I would know him even if he turned into ashes. He was almost crippled. An arm of a philandering poet!"

Hearing this, Yennefer turned her eyes to the white-haired demon hunter. A sharp light flashed in the latter's dark cat eyes, "Back in Sintra Castle, he stopped me and wanted to take away Ciri... Later, Ciri... After Li and I returned to Novo City from Outer Rivia, I mentioned him emphatically. In addition to the Nilfgaardian knight, the unknown mage Riens also pursued her all the way."

"So who is he serving?" Seret rubbed the green stubble on his chin and looked at the participants in the ambush, "Emperor of the Nilfgaard Empire? Or Fernando of Temeria?" Ertest, Demavi of Aedirn, Henselt of Kaedwen, Vizmir II of Redania, the Henfors Alliance? What did those two punks say?"

"It's a pity..." Aiden shook his head. "They live on the outskirts of Nuo City. They were affected by the mind spell and foolishly went to the city to kidnap the great poet for Riens, intending to make a fortune. Nothing is known about Enns's life."

"So, we don't even know who the enemy is now?" Kiyaen raised his sunglasses, a hint of depression flashed through his gray-green eyes.

"If it were the kings of the north, there would be no need to send a warlock to make a small fuss." Leisuo analyzed rationally and shook his head, "I think it is very likely that he will serve Nilfgaard, just like the black-armored knight. Light and dark."

"Riens is a spy for an imperial intelligence agency, that's why he is so sneaky and hidden."

"But to my ears, his accent sounds more northern," Lambert said.

"Yes," Aiden said with a serious face, "He spoke with a strong Kaedweni accent."

Everyone present fell into silence.

With one Riens, their base in Nuo City may be exposed.

"I have to say, Riens is quite arrogant." At this time, Yennefer spoke, her violet eyes slowly swept across everyone's faces, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "A warlock, looks like this Honorable, there is a bit of Kaedwen accent in his words. As expected, I think I know his origin!"

When everyone's eyes were focused on him, the sorceress's petite body walked around the crowd with light steps,

"Most of the warlocks in the north come from magic academies, either from Arethusa on Temeria's Thanede Island, which specializes in training female sorcerers, or from Kaedwen, which specializes in training male sorcerers. German Magic Academy!"

"Wait a minute," Cohen from the Griffin faction interjected curiously, touching the acne scar outside his thick beard, "Why does a magic academy have to be divided into men and women? Is the process of magic transformation different? ?"

"Witchers are divided into several schools because of different ideas, so warlocks can't be divided into two schools because of their nature?" The sorceress explained in a clear voice, "Men and women are inherently different, whether it is the details of life or The talent displayed in magic practice."

"To borrow the words of my good friend Margarita - magic requires patience, meticulousness, wisdom, prudence and perseverance, not to mention humility and calmness, as well as the endurance of setbacks and failures. And ambition is what you men The bane of the world. You always pursue things that you know are impossible to obtain, but you turn a blind eye to things that can be obtained."

"In other words, you men are full of courage and innovative spirit, but you are so ambitious, like a piece of loose sand that is difficult to manage...while women are more humble, study religiously, know the spirit of obedience, and are more suitable for the art of magic! For many years, In all magic competitions, Aretuza wins by a huge margin! This is evidence of the fact!"

"Wait a minute, Ms. Yennefer," Oaks shook his head, "Why do I feel like you are trying to flatter women! I will give you a counterexample, so why don't many women survive the Trial of Green Grass and become Witchers? ?"

"Ignore this fool!" Seret glared at his brother with disdain and nodded at the sorceress, "You continue."

"In short, because of the blind and arrogant nature of men, there are often students in Ban Ade Magic Academy who fail to graduate... And it is basically impossible for these undergraduate magic students to join the Warlock Brotherhood, and they have become various The meat and potatoes of national intelligence agencies."

"Intelligence agencies in various countries have been recruiting magic graduates and training them to become spies and killers. Think about it, they not only master magic, but also have extraordinary physical and martial arts skills... They can accomplish many things that ordinary people cannot Such a difficult task!"

"So you are saying that this Reigns works for Kaedwen's intelligence agency?" Vesemir stroked his carefully groomed beard on his chin, which was tied into a bundle with a blue bag. It was the work of Countess Marina.

"Our group of overestimated demon hunters have been exposed to the eyes of a certain country?" Eskar wiped his nose.

"Don't be so pessimistic." Yennefer said in a steady voice, "I will contact Ban Ad's acquaintances, ask about the origin of this Riens, and then follow the clues to find out its source."

"Is Ben Ad's acquaintance a sorcerer?" Lambert's eyes flickered between Geralt and the sorceress, whose face was inexplicably tense, with a hint of schadenfreude. A bit of face."

"Don't be ridiculous at this time!" Geralt interrupted him, "If there is a country behind Reigns, then we cannot reverse the will of a country. We cannot make them give up looking for Ciri and realize political The purpose!"

"We can only——"

"Get Ciri away!" Kian said solemnly, the scarlet pupils under the hood flashing with cold light, "The little girl should go to a quiet, undisturbed place to avoid the limelight for a while. Yes, there is also Jay. Lot!"

At this moment, a thought came to everyone's mind, and their eyes turned to the sorceress...

Yennefer shook her black hair, and the tips of her hair were raised like a poisonous snake,

"You are so cruel. How long has the ugly girl been here? And you want her to return to a lonely life? If a baby bird wants to fly high in the storm, it must first get enough love and care."

"You misunderstood, Ye..." Geralt looked at him, his eyes flickering, and there was a trace of shame caused by concealment on his dull cheeks, "Actually, Siri was eager to leave. Did she tell him You, she wants to see someone in Skellige?"

"Who?"

"Dear Madam, you must keep it secret..." Vesemir said something unspeakable on behalf of the students, "This news is a bit unusual."

"Okay, respected Master Demon Hunter, I swear that I will never leak it to anyone, otherwise I will die alone and never be able to have children of my own."

The demon hunters' eyes met in mid-air, and they were silent for a moment,

Geralt spoke.

"Ciri's grandmother Calanthe is still alive and is a guest in the palace of King Skelligebraan."

"What did you say?" The sorceress in black held her breath and looked directly into the white wolf's eyes, with a look of extreme shock on her pale and pretty face.

"You heard it right, Calanthe is in Skellige!"

"Oh... God, the Queen of Cintra, is alive?" Yennefer held her forehead and shook her head, "Let me slow down... It's unbelievable, I can't understand."

Countless chaotic thoughts and images appeared in the sorceress's mind.

An armistice between the northern kingdoms and Nilfgaard is imminent.

If the news came out at this juncture, the queen who should have perished along with Cintra is actually still alive.

Will the peace agreement be signed?

Since the Queen is still alive, why not stand up and tell the world with the help of Skellige?

What concerns does she have?

…

"Ye, I know you have a lot of questions. After we take Ciri to see Calanthe, you can ask her face to face. Don't be surprised, you have been taking care of Ciri during this time, and she is very fond of you. I am so convinced that Ms. Yennefer says what I want to say." Geralt's tone showed a hint of envy. He looked at his former lover and begged, "But I hope you visit Shi as her teacher, friend, and relative. Kelly Jie, rather than a member of the Warlock Brotherhood and the Kingdom's Magical Advisor."

The sorceress took a deep breath, her delicate chest rose and fell, and she cleared her throat,

"I understand...Masters, please believe me, I will never allow anyone to hurt the ugly girl with a finger, and treat her relatives equally! I swear!"

The warm scene of getting along with Ciri appeared in the sorceress's mind again.

A firm smile appeared on his lips.

"Then, I have a suggestion..." Reso hit the table hard with his right fist to get everyone to focus, "Ms. Yennefer, take Geralt and Ciri to Kailijie to see Ka Lancer, Shelter, um, use the portal to avoid changes in the process. By the way, contact an acquaintance of Ben Ad and find out the origin of that Riens!"

"As for us -" Leisuo looked around at a dozen pairs of wild beast-like vertical pupils that shimmered with light, "we can't just run away like a bereaved dog just because someone is coming to our door."

"This land, Gawain's House, and these houses are all the hard work of everyone."

"Let's stay and take good care of the house. Of course, we must first make adequate preparations in advance! Deal with that Riens and his followers!"

"Everyone, although I think we have overreacted a little, that Riens is a nobody and has been scared to death! But don't worry, leave it to me!" Lambert stopped his playful smile and patted his chest. , said solemnly, "Aiden and I will keep an eye on the movements of the entire Nuo City more carefully! Gawain's group of men have been learning swordsmanship from us for more than a year, and it's time to go out for a walk. They are happy to help. Handle."

"And this time, I promise to keep an eye on Dandelion and never let him go out to cause trouble again!"

"Leave the security around the school to us..." Oaks put his chin on the back of his overlapping hands and looked at each other, "We and several hunting apprentices will set up traps, as long as outsiders dare to step into the woods. , they will definitely be wiped out!"

"Not enough! Gorfin can help guard in the alder forest. It is very smart and can understand what we mean." Kyaan added, "In addition, I will ask Evelyn to take action and let her plant friends and Beast friends help look after the house!"

"Tomorrow, everyone will go to the alchemy room to receive an alchemy potion set..." Leisuo looked around at everyone, "My research with Master Kalkstein has made some progress. Several improved potions, decoctions, and Enough of the life potions and magic potions that Roy brought back from Skyrim Province!"

A trace of memory flashed in Vesemir's eyes, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help but curl up. He liked this scene of companions twisting into a rope and uniting as one, "Old man, please help too. I will discuss it with Clough tomorrow and suspend it." Research and improve, and do our best to create school suits to ensure that every guy can wear the best equipment! In the best condition to deal with possible enemies!"

"Yeah!"

Everyone nodded in unison.

"I told Igsena that from today on, we will live in the school to protect the children." Cohen, Eskar, and Cat Eagle exchanged looks. "As the last line of defense, those five reserve brats can also deal with a few minions!"

"Everyone~IndoMTL.com~I have a suggestion as a way out." Yennefer's violet eyes swept across everyone's faces, and she was amazed. She would never believe that a group of people from different schools of thought had different ideas. of witchers can stick together.

"Since Triss and Coral are not here for the time being. Before I leave with Ciri and Geralt, I will arrange a fixed portal in the conference room of Gawain's House leading to this laboratory. If there is danger, Let the children escape through the portal first. Of course, you are responsible for the funds of the portal."

"Then it's settled!"

"Everyone, be mentally prepared, you are going to have a hard time in the coming days!" Seret stretched out his hand, placed it in the center of the round table, looked around everyone, and said decisively, "If Riens and the forces behind him If you dare to stretch your hand over, then we will give him a show of strength and make him disabled and lie in a coffin!"

"Do you want to contact Roy?" Cohen asked.

"The kid still has a mission, and his troubles are much more serious than ours!" Lei Suo muttered, "Speaking of which, I don't know how he is progressing. Has he found his target?"