The Divine Hunter Chapter 2: Hunting tracking
A dark and cold cave.
The four walls are rugged with strange rocks, and a shallow puddle in the center reflects dark gray, with mist floating on it like mayflies floating back and forth.
Roy tiptoed like a cat, walking secretly through the dark cave.
Under the influence of cat potion.
A pair of heterochromatic pupils flickered, and in the demon hunter's senses, a large criss-crossing light green ribbon appeared in the sky.
At the end of the ribbon, strange bouquets of flowers grow in the four corners - spindle-shaped green leaves and huge heart-like bright red flowers.
It's still beating "plop plop".
On the other side, there is an old stroller, tattered swaddling clothes, and petite baby skeleton placed under the stalactites.
"Living in dark caves, cultivating mutant plants, abducting human babies... I think I know what kind of **** you are."
Confirm target identity.
Roy dived to the dark narrow hole in the deepest part of the cave. A piece of closed yellow vines sealed the entrance of the cave. It squirmed slowly like a python, showing a strangely strong activity.
The cold wind blew through the gaps between the vines and from the narrow hole, as if there was a monster lurking in the darkness, whispering to him.
"Boo—"
"Gulu gulu."
A bottle of thunder, swallow it.
Earthworm-like black blood vessels crawled along Roy's neck and chin, covering his cheeks, temples and forehead, and his heartbeat, which was originally surprisingly slow, began to accelerate.
The five fingers of the left hand are continuously outlined, dark and golden light envelopes the whole body, and a colorful halo of Arden rises under the feet.
The magic power infuses the runes in the mind.
A purple sphere appeared in mid-air, and the graceful Fire Spirit Lady, whose body was burning with red flames, stepped out of the Gate of Annihilation, floated half a meter above the ground, and turned in a circle as lightly as a dance.
……
"Yes!"
Clicking his fingers broke the silence of the cave.
The flames spurted out from the palms of the fire spirit and the demon hunter, bursting into two violent sparks and burning the huge flowers blooming in the corner.
The flowers trembled in the flames, making a tiny, disgusting sound like insects moving, and were quickly burnt to black and withered.
When all eight flowers are lit, it seems to trigger the mechanism.
Pfft, pfft...
The vines sealing the narrow cave spread to both sides and retracted into the rock wall.
A tall humanoid creature stepped out of the darkness.
It is somewhat similar to the rumored deer-headed spirit. It is wearing a century-old yellowed rag trousers, and its long and gray limbs and torso are covered with green moss and ferns.
Compared with the deer-headed spirit whose whole body is covered with branches, it has no antlers and no white bones exposed in the air. The head and main body have a texture closer to meat, more like a person with long sharp claws and twisted tree roots. A thin old man with knotted legs.
Si PiGeng (renovation)
Age: 126
Identity: Modified creature (it has been specially modified and has abilities beyond ordinary Spitfires.)
Life: 300
Magic power: 120
Attributes:
Strength: 25
Agility: 18
Physique: 25
Perception: 16
Will: 16
Charm: 18
Spirit: 20
Skills:
Control Plants LV6: Consume a small amount of magic power to quickly spawn several plants at a visible location——
Vampire vines: Tough, fast, and powerful vines that bind or strangle enemies. At the same time, it absorbs blood and vitality and feeds it back to Si PiGeng.
Acid Grass: A plant filled with corrosive physalis. When a hostile creature appears around, it will immediately explode and corrode the enemy's armor, skin and flesh with splashing acid.
Piranha: Shake the flower stalk, bite the target with its serrated buds, and inject narcotic poison.
Walking through the woods level 5: After consuming a small amount of magic power, Sipi Jian immediately teleports to any nearby place where plants are growing or where seeds are parasitic, cooling down for twenty seconds.
Concealment LV7: Located in the forest, Sipigen can blend into the plants around his body and completely hide his figure.
Child of the Forest (Passive Solidification): Spigon is the gatekeeper of the forest and the patron of nature. It protects animals and plants, and the forest rewards it with benefits. When it is in it, its physical energy, magic power, and injury recovery speed are doubled.
Transformation (Passive): This Speech Terrier has undergone a transformation that goes against nature and has strong vitality and recovery power, with a constitution of +10 and a health value of +50.
But as a side effect, it becomes bloodthirsty and more aggressive.
……
Si Pigeng has a comically big fleshy nose, but the pair of dark eyes under the gray-green shawl's messy hair turn the comedy into treachery and cruelty.
Roy activated the enchantment on the hand crossbow and put a shiny gem mark on the top of its head...
Whoosh——
The bow string buzzed, and at the same time, two fireballs from the demon hunter and the fire spirit flew towards Sipigen!
Facing the attack, its slender body disappeared and transformed, turning into strange black particles and disappearing in a flash of lightning.
The witcher lost its target.
The crossbow arrows and two fireballs hit the cave wall, gravel fell, and sparks flew!
The monster that teleported to a distance raised its arms and claws, waving a piece of magic aura, and an astonishing element suddenly appeared in the cave. The demon hunter's viper pendant was stimulated to the point of swinging wildly, and there was a warning sign in his heart!
"Pfft——"
Roy jumped sideways with great flexibility, and a strong wind passed behind him. When he stood up, his original position was occupied by a row of vines that suddenly broke through the ground.
These vines are two to three meters long, with the top as sharp as a cone, and are covered with sharp thorns. Once they are hit, the skin will be ripped apart!
And the force is from bottom to top, and those who are hit will inevitably lose their chrysanthemums!
The fire spirit lady floating slowly did not have the agility of the demon hunter. She was stabbed by the vines emerging from the ground. The flames around her instantly became as dim as sparks, and her body was translucent.
"Shua——"
After briefly gathering momentum, the demon hunter raised his hand and swung his sword, and the dark blade split the air.
The tough vine broke in two.
"Coax—"
Roy outlined his five fingers and suddenly roared. The abundant water element in the cave enhanced the Kelamp seal.
With the blessing of flapping its wings, the illusion of Ruo Zhenren jumped out of the void, took Roy's hand crossbow, and fired continuously at Si Pigeng, who was standing against the wall in the corner of the cave twenty meters away!
The fire spirit uses its residual heat to throw fireballs.
"Whoosh—"
"Bang!"
The earth shook, and a row of dense vines rose up from the ground, standing right in front of Si Pi Gong, like an indestructible wall, blocking out crossbow arrows and flames!
Si PiGeng hid behind the shield wall and released spells calmly and contentedly.
"Da da da!"
Roy carried Arondette and ran towards it, his rapid steps causing water to splash on the ground.
A huge piranha flower suddenly rose in front of it - swaying in the darkness, its petal-shaped mouth open full of spiral serrations, and light green mucus slid to the ground along the gaps between the teeth, corroding It's smoking!
It bites fiercely at the witcher!
"Pfft—"
The sword light flashed away.
Green blood bursts out.
The witcher walked lightly past the piranha, and half of the flower stalks and ugly jagged buds fell behind him.
Si PiGeng roared angrily.
The second one, the third one, and a row of terrifying plants sprouted from the ground one after another.
The demon hunter's movements did not stop, he leaned down and swept quickly, raising his sword in his hand to slash, all in one go.
The waving sword flower blooms with red light.
He used the force of lightning and wind to chop the row of mutated plants in front of him into two pieces.
The protective shield collapsed after being whipped by the waving vines.
His figure paused, and his left hand outlined a golden light.
Change is coming again.
A large green plant like cabbage suddenly emerged from the ground, expanded rapidly, and stood between him and the wall of vines.
Roy dug his toes into the ground and jumped forward like a big predatory cat, three meters above the ground, drawing a beautiful parabola over the "vegetable field".
"Bang, bang, bang!"
Continuous muffled sound.
The pieces of "cabbage" below exploded one after another, and the green liquid splashed everywhere, corroding Roy's Quinn shield. Half of the leather boots became rough and uneven, and smoke emitted.
The affected fire spirits and illusions wailed and shattered into streams of light.
The witcher landed lightly and stood less than two meters in front of the vines.
Looking at the wall of vines.
At the same time, a pair of pure black eyes cast an emotionless glance at him through the slit!
"Shua——"
Arondette struck out with a **** blade.
The indestructible vines were torn apart in the blink of an eye, and the air blade continued to draw deep sword marks on the wall.
Si Pigeng teleported to the other side of the cave first.
"Whoosh—"
The bowstring trembles.
The demon hunter flashed, jumped dozens of meters and arrived in front of the monster. His body, ready to attack, fell to the ground like a meteor!
The long sword held high above the head slashed with great speed from top to bottom,
"Shua—"
The sword, which was as sharp as iron as clay, hit the ugly and withered face, creating a huge gap with bones visible.
Green blood spurts out.
The wound heals at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Sipi Geng wailed and waved a pair of sickle-like claws randomly, scratching in front of him, and waved out a row of sharp afterimages.
Bombard the ground.
Several big holes were made in the ground by the huge force!
However, the demon hunter could only dodge but not block, relying on Arden's aura to slow down the monster's speed. His body was light and agile, and he evaded three attacks in a row.
When it waved its claws for the fourth time, its arms suddenly stopped, and its entire body was **** with five stripes and rose off the ground.
Scarlet tentacles came out of the void, bound and submerged it like a tide, lifted it into the air, and raised its head weakly in front of the demon hunter.
Three seconds.
In the cave, you can only hear the sound of the sword cutting through the air and entering flesh!
The demon hunter stood in front of Spigon and swung his sword wildly. There was only one move with the sword - a stab, and the dark blade covered with green blood kept poking into its dark eye sockets.
The eyeballs exploded, emerald green blood and pale brain matter splashed out like fountains, which were bounced off by the golden shield on the demon hunter's body and fell to the ground.
Once, twice, three times.
Click,
The crisp sound of broken bones sounded!
The violent thrusts came to an abrupt end.
Arondette stabbed its brain from the eye socket, the sword blade broke open the skull, and half of it popped out from the back of the head.
Roy let go and breathed out.
The long sword was like a spit that penetrated the grilled fish and nailed it to the wall behind him.
Kill SipiGeng (transformed), experience value +300, Demon Hunter lv12 (11200/12500)
……
The lifeless monster is like a stone sculpture that has been weathered for thousands of years, broken into patches of emerald green light, scattered into the air.
Only the skull with seven black holes, claws, and a large oval-shaped blue mutation inducer full of magic were left in place.
Roy stretched out his hand, put all the trophies into the package, and wiped Alondette away.
"The combat effectiveness is not as good as the ancient deer-headed spirit."
After taking a rest, Roy walked around the mess on the ground and walked into the narrow cave where Spigen lived. He lit the brazier along the way and the fire illuminated a small but complete laboratory.
Test tubes, boiling furnaces, cauldrons, and complete sets of experimental instruments are all in sight.
The most eye-catching thing is a cage in the center of the laboratory made of an alloy mixed with anti-magic metal. A hole was torn open in the cage by a huge force.
Not far from the cave, the remains of an adult male with dry blond hair were sitting against the wall.
The light blue mage's robe was violently twisted into twisted strips of cloth, with tiny holes all over it. The chaotic energy on the white bones persisted for a long time, which meant that he was a warlock during his lifetime.
"Biomodification expert Algernon has been dead for at least two and a half years."
Roy carefully inspected the entire laboratory and found a mud-covered black leather diary near the remains. Most scholar-warlocks like to record experimental diaries.
"In May of 1258, I had a friendly exchange with four experts in the field of biological modification: the pock-faced Eksil, the old Graz, the ruthless Ortolan, and Idalan. It was a dialogue between geniuses. During the brainstorming, everyone gained endless inspiration. Finally, a strict transformation plan was formulated for the deer-headed spirit subspecies I captured - Sipigen. I can't wait. , we can create a new species again!"
"In March 1259, after extensive inspections and tests, it was found that the plant nature in Sipigen's body exceeded the animal nature. There was chlorophyll for photosynthesis, and it could also obtain nutrients through predation like wild animals. I plan to weaken Its plant nature inspires more animal nature."
"In July 1260, I have reached the final stage of transformation of Sipigen. The carefully prepared pterodactyl spinal fluid will give it abnormal recovery capabilities and strength comparable to that of dragons!"
"In August 1260, my experiment was 90% successful. I created a brand new Speech Terrier. I couldn't wait to tell them to admire my masterpiece, and I admired their surprised eyes. But I was a little worried. , the cage seems a little unable to stop its sudden increase in power, I have to find a way to strengthen it first..."
"September 1260, (bloodstain), it turns out that this is what it feels like to be sucked by Spikyong. Its sucking is different from the deer-headed spirit's long-distance, slowly draining the vitality of believers in the territory. Instead, it uses flexible vines to Draw blood and magic (lots of blood)."
"While extracting, a paralyzing poison was injected into my body, which made me immune to pain and torture, reduced resistance, and even gave me a smoky pleasure, but I couldn't mobilize the magic power. I was almost **** by the blood-sucking vines. Cocoon, I can only use the hand it mercifully allowed me to reveal to write the last movement of my life..."
"Isn't it the greatest luck for researchers to be sent away by a creature they transformed - Algernon!"
"Uh..."
The diary ends here,
Obviously, this expert in the field of biological modification made a mistake when reinforcing the cage, and unfortunately died in the hands of his "work".
The diary also contained a large amount of experimental data. Roy thought about it and threw it into the space. After spending a lot of effort, he dismantled most of the cage mixed with anti-magic metal and picked it up.
After all, anti-magic metal is quite valuable.
The sweep is complete.
Roy took out a prismatic crystal and gently rubbed it three times.
Crack, click, click.
The magic aura flickers.
The crystal projected a prism-shaped light curtain into the air, and soon, a pretty-looking sorceress appeared in it. She nervously pushed back a bunch of bangs on her forehead, and her reddish-brown hair brushed the tip of her nose. , playful and cute.
"Triss, I found Algernon's whereabouts near the address you gave me, but he has died at the hands of his own transformation, an animalistic Spidey, and turned into a skeleton... Death The time was two and a half years ago."
"Ah!" the sorceress in the light curtain exclaimed, and moved her face closer. Worry appeared in Chaya's chrysanthemum eyes, and she looked up and down at the demon hunter, "Are you injured, Roy, the modified object?" Did it hurt you?"
"Thank you for your concern." The witcher smiled brightly at her and showed off his well-developed biceps. "Do you think I am injured? It's not enough for me to warm up."
The sorceress immediately folded her arms in front of her belly and showed a sincere and lovely smile, so sweet that Roy was dazzled, and quickly continued,
"By the way, I found a few names in Algernon's experimental diary, including the pock-marked Exil, Old Gratz, and the Ortolan Archmage."
"I was going to tell you," Triss said, staring into the demon hunter's eyes. "According to my investigation in the Warlock Brotherhood, in addition to Algernon, these two are also masters in the field of biological modification, especially It's Ortolan, who was one of Alzu's assistants when he first created the witcher in Risberg Castle."
"Old Graz, Exil, Ortolan and the missing Idalan are all obsessed with the fields of mutation and biological modification, and have a very close relationship. They used to meet regularly to exchange experiences."
"But it is a pity that the first two died in the Battle of Sodden Mountain and became the names on the monument."
"The Archmage of Ortolan has not appeared in the Warlock Brotherhood for several years. There are rumors that he is conducting a lifelong secret research."
"Is it also transforming some kind of creature?" Roy thought thoughtfully, and the only way to find the whereabouts of Idalan was from here.
As for the whereabouts of the four great masters, Ivar, Elan, Anahad, and Aiga, they were too secretive. The investigations of Oakes and Lambert all came to nothing.
“I asked from Satya about an address where Ortolan once lived, on the island of Indarsfell in the Skellige Islands... Go and have a look when you have time.”
"You have helped me a lot!" Roy looked into her blue eyes and said sincerely, "When I find out their true identity and solve the problem, I will thank you very much!"
"Ah!" The witcher's gaze was so aggressive that the sorceress's little face suddenly turned red. She lowered her eyes, slightly raised the corners of her mouth, and said in as relaxed a tone as possible, "You're welcome, Roy. , you know, I owe you two lives, anytime you need them."
"But there is only so much information I can find for the time being. If I continue to delve deeper, I am afraid it will be counterproductive and attract unnecessary attention."
"Don't investigate for now, Xiaote," Roy said with concern, "Go back to Gawain's house to see the children when you have time."
"Well!" There was a look of reminiscence on Triss's face, her expression became much more relaxed and joyful, "But His Majesty Foltest still has a lot of official business to be busy with. In about these two months, the north will be with Nilfgaard signs an armistice."
"Led by Vilgefortz!"
Roy's pupils contracted.
Wilgefortz.
According to the original history, this guy rose to fame after the Battle of Sodden Mountain and became one of the top leaders in the Warlock Brotherhood.
This is also a strong enemy.
Ciri is under the strict supervision of the Demon Hunter Brotherhood, and there is nothing that can be done about Vigo, so Roy wants to find the four masters first, otherwise he will always be like a thorn in his back.
When it comes to the armistice agreement that the four northern countries and the south are about to sign, he is also a little surprised.
The people of the North have a consensus - both Calanthe and Ester died in the Battle of Cintra.
But not long ago, I went to Skellige and saw the pregnant Queen Calanthe.
Why didn't she stand up and raise her arms and rally the refugees in Sintra?
……
"Roy, Keira is calling me...I have to go over there." The sorceress smiled at him, her index finger entwining the reddish-brown hair around her ears, her eyes gleaming with joy~IndoMTL.com~Stay in touch . ”
"Yeah."
"Click—"
The light curtain disappeared.
……
Roy tidied up the scene.
My mind moved.
In an instant, he was teleported from the dim cave on the outskirts of Redania to the laboratory at the bottom of the Nine Valleys Lake on the outskirts of Toussaint.
Pick up Old Vithir.
Gulfin in Gawain's house sent him a scene.
The white-haired witcher was having a secret conversation with a charming black-haired sorceress in the conference room——
Roy's heart moved, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Golfin received the order and got rid of a group of octopus-like imps on his body. His huge head poked out from the window sill of the conference room, his eyes widened, his ears pricked up, and he began to monitor his master.