The Divine Hunter Chapter 18: The Order

The representative of the Northern Warlock Brotherhood, wearing a blue robe, thin and small, but with a thick beard, Ghidov glanced at the five children on the training ground

Under the sunlight, wearing a powerful leather armor, he wielded a bright steel sword with great energy, slashing and stabbing at a row of wooden dummies covered with linen bags. His movements were incredibly fast, leaving behind traces of afterimages. .

"Strength, physique, and agility have been greatly improved, breaking through the limits of human beings." The representative changed the topic and shook his head regretfully, "But I don't have the qualifications to awaken magic, so I can't master magic."

"These mutants are defective products."

"I disagree with your opinion. Isn't Elan an exception?" Arzu looked at the young man with a tattoo on his face. "He can master spells with just a little guidance... and he has the skills of most warlocks." Unmatched physical fitness, resistance to disease and poison, and unique mutation ability."

"The natural source of magic should have been enrolled in Ban Ade. He risked a mortality rate of nearly 90% to have skills that are indispensable to a warlock. Do you want a mage to sacrifice his strengths and weaknesses to be like a warrior? Are you still wielding the sword?" Jidov looked at the tallest young man in the field, with broad shoulders and a cold face,

"Not to mention the terrible sequelae. This child named Anahad is abnormally lacking in emotion. He used to be lively. Now he is as cold as a popsicle."

"We have found four mutation formulas, which is a qualitative leap compared to the past. If we continue the experiment," Cosimo frowned, "the side effects will be reduced immediately, and awakening the ability to cast spells is not hopeless!"

"The Brotherhood has spent a huge amount of money on human experimentation in the past ten years. We have pinned all our hopes on you two. Unfortunately, the results are disappointing. The senior management believes that the return from continuing the experiment is too low!" The representative shook his head and said in an unacceptable tone. Doubtful, "The decision has been made to withdraw all funds and terminate the experiment!"

"From now on, Lisberg will not have any projects related to mutants. As for the five experimenters..." He said cruel words with a calm expression, "Recycle them immediately!"

"Absurd! They endured endless pain and torture to survive the trial, how can you take away their lives so easily!" Arzu's brown eyes widened and he stared at Jidov angrily, "I and As creators, teachers will be responsible for their future lives!"

"These five mutants are unstable bombs! Do you know what I mean?"

"Stop talking, Gidov," Cosimo shook his head and looked at the group of sweating teenagers in the training ground with his deep eyes, "Arzu and I will take them away!"

……

"Where is this, teacher..."

Aiga stood outside a mist-shrouded castle on the mountainside carrying a blue cloth bundle.

The towering city wall covered with green vines and several dark and simple towers form a magnificent fortress.

The four young demon hunters around them looked at each other with complicated expressions.

Obviously they have been following Arzu for just over a year, but it seems like a long life has passed for them.

After countless physical pains, my face lost its innocence and liveliness and became alert and sensitive.

"Kestrel Mountains on the border of Kaedwin and Kevir, Mograg Castle." Cosimo smoothed his robe, memories flashed in his eyes, "My former home. Now, is it also your home?"

"We will start a new career here," Arzu stared at this magnificent castle, his tone was not disappointed at being driven out of Lisberg, but full of fighting spirit.

Without the interference of the Warlock Brotherhood, he can let go and work hard. "We strive for the same ideal to eradicate all the monsters lurking in the shadows and create a safe world.

"Just a few of you soldiers and generals?" Elan looked at Arzu, not hiding the disdain and hatred on his face, "I almost died to survive the trial, and I trained day and night for a year. It’s worth the money you paid to your mother! I want to leave!”

"I won't stop you. You can leave at any time if you want. But I remind you," Arzu said casually, "your strength, speed, personality, and appearance are all very different from ordinary people. If you rush down the mountain without any preparation, you will only Being treated as a freak by humans makes them afraid, fearful, and alienated."

"Besides, if you lack experience and go out in a hurry, you may be preyed on by cyclops and basilisks in the mountains halfway!"

The five people looked at each other.

They never left the castle for quite some time.

Living in a laboratory, a training ground, a dormitory, and a three-point and one-line life.

He is only an eleven-year-old boy now.

It is indeed a bit overwhelming to suddenly return to society.

"I have a suggestion." Arzu continued, "I will provide you with systematic training. You will learn how to use your abilities efficiently, perform righteous acts, gain people's recognition, and then integrate into society!"

"You were born on countless corpses and transformed from poor orphans into powerful warriors. Only by holding the sword tightly, killing monsters and saving the common people can you live up to the victims in the trial." Kesi Mo added,

"You are now like embryos of good quality, but lacking a few years of polishing... It is best to train in the castle for a few years. Then go out, hunt monsters, and end the suffering they bring to the world. ! When the time comes, it’s up to you whether you want to go or stay.”

"From now on, you will be called demon hunters!" Arzu said in a deep voice.

"Fuck the demon hunters!" Ellan said unruly, "It was obviously you two hypocritical guys who killed those children and my Jago with your vicious experiments. Da, but you use our name, shameless!"

"That is a trial... through it you have the power to control your destiny. I say it again, if you want to leave, I will not force you to stay."

Arzu's eyes slowly swept across the faces of the five people and said seriously.

The five teenagers clenched their fists.

Terrifying power flows under his thin body.

"But I don't want the so-called power at all, I just want Jagoda!"

"There are countless Jagodas in the world who are plagued by demonic disasters, waiting for you to save them!"

Elan was choked to the point of being unable to speak, but he temporarily gave up the idea of ​​leaving. Let's wait and see.

"No matter what it takes to save the common people. As long as they are well fed and clothed, I have no problem with it." Anahad played with the steel sword in his hand and said calmly and mechanically. His round cheeks became angular and his lines were like statues. Cold and hard.

"Of course, no problem." Cosimo nodded at him, the hidden guilt in his eyes flashed away. He was the one with the most severe side effects among the five first-generation demon hunters. "You can go back to visit your parents, brothers and sisters at any time."

"It's not necessary." Anahad shook his head flatly, his eyes no longer had the same passion for family affection.

The family he regarded as his life suddenly lost their weight in his heart.

"What kind of monsters are you killing? I'm not interested." Ivar's emerald green pupils were changing like a kaleidoscope, which was truly terrifying. Ever since he passed the trial, a series of bizarre illusions had been passing before his eyes, riding on skeletons. The ghost knight on the war horse, flying in the sky, causing wars all over the world, countless poor orphans came into being, just like him, "I want to kill all the warmongers in the world!"

"Then you must first be fast enough and strong enough, but now it is far from enough." Arzu looked at his body sharply.

"Then I'll stay and continue training!"

Aijia glanced at the four compatriots, then turned to the two teachers, and sighed, "There were only 5 of us left out of the 38. We should unite and help each other and not be separated."

"There will be more and more people, and soon there will be teachers from various fields to guide you." Cosimo promised.

Madoc, who was at the end of the crowd, remained silent. His face was hidden in his hood, and his expression could not be seen clearly. Only a pair of green eyes shone like a wild beast in the night.

Mist appeared on the battlements of Mograg, once again blocking the sight of the five invisible onlookers.

……

Time has been accelerated again.

The scene in front of Roy's eyes began to fly again.

After the arrival of five first-generation demon hunters and two legendary mages, the deserted Mograg Castle quickly became lively.

As promised, the mages spent a lot of money to hire expert doctors, hunters, blacksmiths, and knights-errant in various fields... to guide the five demon hunters. The five mutant teenagers were like shriveled sponges, eagerly absorbing all knowledge. Expanding rapidly.

Ivar, Anahad, and Aiga showed extraordinary swordsmanship talents.

During this period, Master Cosimo racked his brains and created a technique seal tailor-made for the demon hunters that was much simpler than a spell.

Elan, the only magic source among the first-generation demon hunters, showed great interest in this and often practiced improving the magic seal until late at night.

At other times, I chatted with Llewellyn, the knight errant nicknamed "Griffin".

Arzu often took the initiative to talk to him and took the trouble to teach the "Guide to Knightly Virtues".

Elan, who is in adolescence, has just lost his first girlfriend Jagoda, and was brainwashed by the two of them in turn. Unknowingly, he fell into the virtues of chivalry and was unable to extricate himself!

Aijia worked hard at forging skills with the master blacksmith, showing his excellent forging talent, and slowly began to be responsible for the weapons and armor of all his companions.

The witcher's training is methodical.

Arzu would leave the castle every once in a while, go to the outside world to collect orphans, and children who could not be fed at home, and bring them back to the castle to continue the green grass trial.

With the first batch of successful experimental subjects, the survival rate of subsequent experiments increased rapidly.

With the cooperation of the two archmages, batches of demon hunters emerged in this ancient castle, and the training team grew rapidly.

When the number of witchers reached twenty, Alzu named the entire group the Witcher Order.

Dogma is to save the common people and expel the monsters dormant in the darkness...

Everyone in the sect eats, lives and trains together, forming a deep friendship like brothers and sisters.

The fifth year after moving into Mograg Castle.

The number of demon hunters who passed the trial reached fifty.

Arzu and Cosimo believed that the children had received enough training, so they allowed the original five demon hunters to go down the mountain to realize the order's ambition to kill monsters and protect the people of the continent in order to win recognition!

……

Hidden among the cliffs outside the castle, the demon hunters from later generations looked at their predecessors with a strange feeling in their hearts.

I vaguely recalled the excitement and anxiety when I went down the mountain for the first time.

……

The fog is rising and times are changing.

One winter ten years later.

A bonfire was lit in the hall on the first floor of the castle.

A hundred members of the Witcher Order sit in a circle around a bonfire.

Hidden in the mist, Vesemir even saw his youthful self among the crowd.

Young face, yet stunningly handsome!

"Tell me, Brother Aijia, what is the world like outside?"

A group of beast-like vertical pupils illuminated the dark night, looking at the most popular and ordinary-looking demon hunter.

More than twenty young witchers sat behind him.

"It took me so many years to understand that Teacher Arzu's words were not exaggerated at all..." Ai Jiachong recalled to a group of juniors, "Only a quarter of the people who entered the mountains may come back alive, and the rest were killed by deer-headed spirits, Monsters such as basilisks prey on monsters like basilisks. A quarter of the ships going out to sea will be attacked by Hekna and never return. Therefore, many people dare not enter the forest or approach the coast. Even so, more demons, ghouls, and small Leprechauns and Qiqimo will actively attack nearby villages and cause settlements to be abandoned."

"This is a dark age!"

"This is the time for us demon hunters to show their talents!" A man's voice as powerful as rolling rocks tore through the night, and everyone saw a cold face and dark eyes. Behind Anahad, there were ten people surrounding him. There are three demon hunters, most of them are demon hunters who have taken the same type of decoction and are less emotionally sensitive, but Ivar Evil Eye is also among them. "People are in urgent need of reinforcements to save them from the persecution of monsters." , they can’t afford mages because they are too expensive, and mercenaries are not professional enough. Demon hunters are the best choice.”

"As long as we go to any village and let the villagers see our unique eyes, they will understand that we are demon hunters, and they will cry and shout, begging us to help them eradicate the monsters. We are willing to ask for compensation. , quite rich. After all, compared with your wealth and life, some money is nothing?"

A group of people behind him nodded heavily, and a young man with amber pupils asked,

"What if they can't come up with the money?"

"Then change the commission."

"Anahad, have you forgotten what Alzu and Sir Llewellyn said?" Elan took a sip of strong wine and looked at the big man with an unhappy face. He was disgusted with the way the other party talked about interests. , treating human life as nothing, "We go out to accept commissions and kill monsters, and the ultimate goal is not to make money!"

"Even if the person in need of help is temporarily embarrassed and cannot get paid, he should still lend a helping hand." Elan stood up, looked around, and warned a group of young demon hunters, "We hunt demons Humans only exist for one reason: to face the evil that they cannot face for all the residents on the continent, and to gain recognition!"

"Shut up! Stop being morally kidnapped?" Anahad shook his head disdainfully, "We have no money, what can we eat and drink?"

"Even if they are obligated to help humans hunt monsters, they are not grateful at all. It is because of your pedantic ideas and hypocritical morality! Madoc will take the initiative to leave the team!"

There was a long silence around the campfire.

Everyone thought of the first-generation demon hunter who went down the mountain to complete three tasks and then suddenly left without saying goodbye and was never heard from again.

It must be said that his departure was a huge blow to the Demon Hunter Order. Arzu, Cosimo, and often talked about Madoc on weekdays.

"What Anahad said makes sense," Ivar said, rubbing his temples. "Since we entered society ten years ago, there have been endless debates about various negative rumors about witchers."

"No matter which country's king, they all think that we are a group of assassins who cannot be trusted."

"As for the mages, except for teachers Arzu and Cosimo, who are experts in the field of transformation, most of them hate us extremely, because we are ridiculous defective products in their eyes, but we have replaced their work and solved problems for mankind. A disaster caused by monsters. The mage can no longer enjoy the privilege of being superior among the crowd!"

"The church is even worse!" Ivar's chameleon-like pupils flashed with cold light, "The priests of the church believe that we, the mutated creatures, are not natural products and do not belong to God's creation, so they regard us as evil. heresy."

"Meletelie, Freya, and Lebioda, the most kind-hearted people in the legend, are extremely mean to us, and the believers despise us because of this!"

"According to me, since humans have such a bad attitude towards us, we should keep things business-like!" Ivar raised his voice, "Use money to do things, and pay for everything. This should be the first rule of the witcher. !"

"Ivar, Anahad, enough is enough," Elan said with a cold look in his eyes, "Don't spread wrong ideas to everyone!" "Elan, you are misleading people! Demon hunters are not knights, don't What kind of self-dedication is introduced mechanically."

"Stop arguing!"

Ai Jia looked at the red-faced two groups confronting each other~IndoMTL.com~ and shook his head helplessly.

Stand between them.

"No matter what you choose, don't affect everyone, it's all voluntary!"

……

This quarrel is just a small episode in the Witcher Order.

In the following decades, it happened countless times.

The demon hunters are still developing tenaciously and following the unwritten agreement.

They go out every spring, wandering around human settlements around the world, accepting exorcism commissions in exchange for rewards, and trying their best to gain the support and recognition of ordinary people.

Every winter, everyone returns to Mograg with the harvest of a year's work, wine, and monster materials, and gathers together to share wine and adventure experiences.

Memorize the colleagues who died in commission.

The two mages continued their research using the massive materials brought back by the demon hunters.

The talented Arzu even used the endless monster corpses to create a legendary spell called Arzu's Double Cross that summoned unprecedentedly powerful monsters...

He also accepted a disciple named Idalan, and gathered a group of mages who were interested in mutation and transformation.

Conduct mutation experiments in hidden fortresses around the world.

In order to strengthen the demon hunters' sense of belonging, Cosimo passed down the law of accident.

On their way to slaying demons, the demon hunters relied on this law to recruit disciples and join the ranks of the Green Grass Trial.

The team is getting stronger and stronger, taking root all over the world.

At the same time, the differences between the faction headed by Elan, who firmly support the creed of the cult, and the calm faction headed by Anahad, who puts interests above all else, are getting wider and wider.

But not before the fight breaks out.

After the endless war between Archduke Elland and Prince Maribor for the throne of Vizima was ended.

Arzu, one of the leaders of the Order, returns to Maribo.

Roy entered another extremely clear fog.