The Divine Hunter Chapter 20: Sweep
After leaving the Knights of the White Rose, Roy went to the remaining two murder scenes to investigate.
The conclusion obtained is consistent with the previous one - the murderer is coming and going without wind, leaving no traces, and is deliberately torturing the victim.
Special cave fluorescent mushrooms were left at the scene, and he roughly determined the hiding environment of the high-level vampire.
Roy spread out the map on a piece of Qiaozui Rock by the river, and marked the twenty-five villages and five scenes in the crime area with charcoal. There was nothing special about it. A region was selected in the north.
"The Knights have mobilized villagers to search the nearby five miles, so I will go further and look for a cave."
The demon hunter now checked all the props and equipment on his body, and most of them were sponsored by the alchemist Kalkstein - vampire sword oil and high-grade black blood potion.
Three anti-magic metal bombs, three clay bombs newly researched by Kalkistan... According to the alchemist, the special magic structure limits the explosion to a narrow range, and one is enough to seriously injure a basilisk.
In addition, there are twenty splitting crossbow arrows made of anti-magic metal, containing vampire sword oil.
As well as a pair of sunglasses that detect invisibility, an enchanted ring that activates a powerful magic shield, and the gray enchanted cloak that Roy is wearing.
The "Silent Cloak" combined with the Seals of Quen and Helio can perfectly cover body odor and footsteps. Even high-level vampires cannot easily detect the presence of the witcher.
The last and most important thing is a coffin engraved with dozens of sealing circles, used to hold the body of a high-level vampire.
Kalkestein has spent all his money on this, and he claims that he has paid for all the perfect products in recent years.
And according to the magic contract, no matter whether the demon hunter can catch Gao Sui or not, as long as he tries his best, these items will all belong to him!
In addition, the five star-shaped runes of the Alondette and Guwisir swords are fully charged, and they can release sword energy at any time.
Roy felt a little more confident.
With one hand, he put all the props into the loot package and headed towards the northern suburbs of Vizima alone!
Golfin continues to track and monitor the movements of the Knights of the White Rose, reporting on the progress of the case via telepathy.
In case of any unexpected situation, the witcher will immediately recall it, or teleport to Gorfen himself.
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"Shua——"
A figure jumped down from the pine tree with an umbrella-like canopy, stepping on ankle-deep weeds, speeding at high speed, with a body as strong and fast as a galloping horse, taking four or five steps ahead of an ordinary person... Under the bright sky, only I saw a blurry black shadow flashing one after another.
After the occasional short and sharp sound of breaking through the air, the figure suddenly disappeared into the air, and reappeared more than a hundred meters away.
He crossed meadows, ravines, woods, shrubs, and decayed trees blocking the road.
Go all the way.
It took about two hours...
When the morning sun rose and hung high above his head, Roy walked through a clearing among the hazel trees and came to the outside of a dark and deep cave.
The witcher leaned forward like a cat and tiptoed, tiptoeing closer, opening up his senses - colorful "ribbons" suddenly appeared in his field of vision, winding and twisting, like tributaries of a river, converging towards the cave.
He moved his nose. Most of the smell came from the wild animals he was familiar with, but in addition to the smell of blood, there was also a faint smell of rotten meat.
"Well, excluding high-level vampires... they should be some kind of ogres." Roy breathed a sigh of relief and glanced into the cave, "But now that I have met you, I naturally can't let you go."
This time, Roy didn't apply sword oil or swallow magic potion. He had to warm up in advance for hunting high-level vampires.
The five fingers of his left hand are continuously outlined in front of his chest, and golden and dark light flows throughout his body.
He pressed against the wall of the cave and swam in like a gecko.
In the dim cave, a pair of strange-colored eyes looked around.
Under the gray bamboo-shaped pointed cone on the roof of the cave, the space is quite spacious. There are messy piles of stones, spider webs, moss, and cave mushrooms, but they are not the fluorescent mushrooms. There are a few scattered small animals lying in some corners. Bones, white bones, **** flesh, and rotting corpses...
A minute later, he turned a corner in the cave, suddenly stopped, and hid behind the raised rocks against the wall. In the open space not far away, the dim light reflected three heads and fours on the ground. A humanoid monster lingering in front of a pile of bones.
Two small ones and one big one.
The contrast in size is like two hyenas guarding a tiger.
The skin of the two smaller ones is gray-white like a corpse, and the whole body exudes the stench of rotting flesh. Large bulging muscles can be seen on the limbs and back, and the connecting parts of the legs and feet are arched backwards, like dogs. legs.
They have a thick, black mouth that stretches from ear to ear, and the yellowed rotten teeth inside are as messy as maggots wriggling in feces. The pupils were so black without any impurities, as if they were possessed by the devil, which made people shudder.
The largest one in the middle has large burnt-like black keratin on the surface, and there are scalp-numbing black spikes on the back.
It paced slowly, sticking out its tongue like a dog, and making a harsh "roaring" sound like metal friction in its throat.
Giant Ghoul
Age: 5
Life: 220
Attributes:
Strength: 20
Agility: 16
Physique: 22
Perception: 8
Will: 6
Charm: 2
Spirit: 5
Skills:
Plague Claws LV7: Ghouls carry various toxins, bacteria and viruses all over their bodies. Targets injured by their claws will become feverish, weak, and have wounds that ulcerate.
Eating LV8: The giant ghoul can quickly heal moderate injuries and restore health by devouring flesh and blood.
Crazy (passive solidification): Giant ghouls will store a considerable part of the flesh and blood energy they eat daily in their bodies. When they are seriously injured in battle and their health is less than one-fifth, they will activate this part of the energy and quickly restore their health. , and strength, agility, and body +4, becoming more brutal and fearless of pain, lasting for one minute.
Leader (passive solidification): The leader among the ghouls, who controls ordinary individuals. Compared with its similar ghouls and bloodthorn corpse demons, it has a higher IQ and can order the organization to launch attacks.
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Silent cloak and shield protection.
The three ghouls didn't even notice that there was a demon hunter not far away.
Roy grinned, showing his white teeth, and turned to the ordinary ghoul on the far left with a fierce look,
He didn't say a word, but suddenly made a complex gesture with his five fingers.
The crimson spell flashed.
"Bang——"
A dazzling light suddenly erupted from the dim cave. The demon hunter pushed forward with his left hand, and an orange fireball crossed the sky and hit the target instantly.
"Bang!"
The firelight spattered in all directions like broken glass, illuminating three hideous and ugly faces, and the air trembled under the high temperature.
The cave echoed with painful wails, but the group of ghouls had not yet made an effective response - a purple electric light burst out from the talisman on the demon hunter's left hand, and the dazzling lightning plowed a deep furrow on the ground. Countless fragments of moss and clay flew in the air.
Lightning struck the ghoul again who had been baptized by Igni Fury.
Its head, which was originally burned by the fireball, became darker, its brain seemed to be scorched by electricity, and its wailing sound was weak.
But its whole body glowed with red light, and its life that was on the verge of drying up began to quickly recover.
The two ghouls rushed towards the demon hunter's position crazily.
"Whoosh——"
The demon hunter pulled the trigger with his right index finger, and the crossbow arrow hit the ghoul's head. It seemed as if it was hit by an invisible battering ram, and its body flew backwards.
Falling to the ground and rolling, returning to silence.
In the center of the ugly face that was burned and shocked beyond recognition, there was a large collapsed **** hole.
It failed to fight back and was taken away by the demon hunter.
"Kill the ghoul, experience value +100, demon hunter level 7 (3760/6500)"
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The remaining two pounced less than five meters away from Roy.
Baring his teeth and claws, revealing his **** mouth, spitting out a stench, he came towards him from the left and right.
Roy could even see the shreds of flesh on a rotten tooth, but his expression remained unchanged. He pushed out the black talisman that had been outlined earlier with his left hand, inhaling and roaring at the same time.
"Coax!"
A loud, high-pitched roar erupted in the cave, and the surrounding chaotic energy was instantly ignited... The roof of the cave trembled, fragile stalactites shattered, and poured down from above.
A blue magical aura glowed in front of the demon hunter.
Another figure that looked exactly like him jumped out of the void, brandished Guwishir, and rushed towards the giant ghoul in the center, fighting with it into a ball.
Roy held Arondette in his hands, bent his knees and squatted, and jumped suddenly.
The figure fell vertically and downwards, passing by the ghoul on the right...
"Click——"
The blade of the sword separated flesh and bones as light as a feather, and a bright arc of light flashed in the dark cave.
When the light fades.
The witcher landed smoothly.
A headless corpse behind him was gushing blood and sinking like a shipwreck.
He held the long sword in his right hand and performed a sword dance.
The left hand quickly outlines the purple talisman.
A kaleidoscope-like halo of light suddenly appeared on the ground beneath his feet.
At the same time, the giant ghoul on the left smashed the entangled illusion to pieces with a claw, which detonated the dense water element in the illusion's body. A large amount of pale frost air enveloped it like a cloud, covering its whole body. up and down.
It was like being frozen in the ice and snow for an hour, and the dark **** skin was covered with ice debris.
Speed and reaction have been reduced to half of their original levels.
Roy turned around, swooped down with his sword, and struck the giant ghoul's neck with the dark blade engraved with star-shaped runes. But its stiff bones block the edge.
The demon hunter sheathed his sword and nimbly moved around the half-frozen monster to attack.
The silver sword waved and turned around Roy, and he danced a dance of death.
Freeze plus Arden's aura, double deceleration, the giant ghoul is like an old man with half his foot in the ground, and his speed is not even as fast as that of a teenage child.
The Witcher wielded the Sword of the Lake Lady as fast as dark red lightning. While avoiding the shockingly slow minions of the ghoul, he skillfully slashed at its injured back neck repeatedly.
Every time the blade comes into contact with its thick skin, it howls mournfully.
In the dim light in the cave, a monster the size of a calf shrieked, and a figure walking around it and holding out a sharp sword.
Ten seconds later.
A scarlet tentacle dripping with blood emerged from the void behind the demon hunter. It circled its body like a predatory snake, pounced, tightly wrapped around its limbs, and lifted it off the ground.
"Shua——" The sharp sword took the opportunity to cut through the air from top to bottom, chopping up the skin, muscles, blood vessels, and neck bones with incredible speed.
The **** head rolled down to the demon hunter's feet, and the splashing blood was harmlessly bounced away by the Quen magic shield.
"Kill the giant ghoul, experience value +240, demon hunter level 9 (4000/6500)."
"Huh..." Roy shook his wrist, shook off the blood on the sword, squatted down and began to skillfully dissect the corpse, harvest the trophies, cut off the claws, eyeballs, internal organs, and wipe out every last one.
"This tactic works well against ghouls... I hope it will also be effective against high-level vampires."
The whole process took less than thirty seconds, and even powerful skills such as shock and sword slash were not used.
It’s hard to imagine that a year ago, he had to use all his cards to kill a ghoul, but now he was one against three without any pressure.
Even if one of them is a leader whose attributes exceed the second level, he is still like a weak and powerless child under the effects of freezing and Arden's deceleration.
"Well...good guy, you also gave me a big gift."
The corner of his mouth curled up, and he took out a large red mutation-inducing substance the size of a fist from the giant ghoul's brain with a face full of joy and covered with growths.
Advanced witchers have progressed a little further.
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Roy searched the cave and found the remains of two unlucky ghosts in a corner. After hiding the "reward" of ten orens in their tattered clothes, he mercifully came to help them. I found a "feng shui treasure land" to bury it.
Although he has a huge sum of 10,000 oren, wastefulness is definitely not his nature.
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Throughout the afternoon, the witchers launched a vigorous sweep of the caves outside Vizima.
We searched about ten caves in the east and north.
But unfortunately, no traces of fluorescent mushrooms or high-level vampires were found, and no other monsters were encountered.
There was a family of three grizzly bears living in a cave, but they were happy and never attacked, so Roy spared their lives.
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When the sun set in the west and night fell, the witcher set up his nest on a large oak tree with leafy leaves outside the Lupus Village, which had dozens of wooden houses. He did not intend to continue his actions at night. .
Although Gaoshui are not afraid of the sun, they obviously enjoy the moonlight more.
If a lucky encounter happens at night, the chance of the demon hunter's victory will be slightly smaller.
Golfen, who secretly monitored White Rose and the sorceress, also retired with success.
Brings back some interesting pictures.
After Roy left this afternoon, another stunningly beautiful lady joined Triss.
——Short and slender, with long straight straw-colored hair, wearing horned dragon leather high heels, and covered with translucent green gauze. Her delicate body is looming, and she is even cooler than Tris.
"Keira Metz, it seems they are determined to catch the 'werewolf'..."
The demon hunter suddenly became worried - be sure not to lure that thing out tomorrow night, otherwise many people will die.
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On the other side, next to Vizima Palace, is the second floor of a luxurious villa.
In a huge cedar wood bathtub with fine texture and luster.
With a "splash", crystal water splashed everywhere, and Keira Metz poured a palm of water towards the absent-minded red-haired beauty opposite,
"Giggles, Ms. Merigold, what are you thinking about? Are you attracted to a knight of the Knights of the White Rose and want to end the long idle period?" Keira picked up a handful of water and poured it on her. On her chest, her white teeth flashed between her lips painted with bright lipstick, and she said a name, "Fritz... do you admire his courage?"
As soon as she heard this name, Triss trembled all over, as if she had seen something terrible, and wonderful ripples swayed under the water, "Don't be kidding...How could this be possible Fritz?"
She recalled what she had seen in the afternoon. After having diarrhea and wandering around for a while, the embarrassed knight seemed to have changed. He had a firm expression and confident eyes. He didn't care about the stench all over his body or the teasing of his fellow knights.
He worked like this all afternoon with a **** of dirty things. He kept mumbling something like "The essence of a knight is experience."
Triss swore that she would never let Fritz come within two meters of her in the future.
She is looking for an extraordinary knight who can nourish her dry heart.
Triss held the azure heart-shaped pendant inlaid with silver and diamonds around her neck, her wet red hair stained her cheeks, her skin looked more delicate and shiny, and she was charming, "It has nothing to do with men, I'm thinking about my actions tomorrow... I hope I can catch that evil beast!"
"My dear, why are you nosy?" Keira Metz suddenly leaned forward, her pointed chin skimming the water, her thin and smooth palm surfaced, and she grabbed Triss's hand. Chin, "What beasts and monsters are, it has nothing to do with us."
"Don't forget that we are members of the Royal Council of Temeria...to provide magic-related suggestions to His Majesty Foltest, instead of going to villages full of rats and bugs to deal with cannibals for the villagers. Monster."
"I can't accompany you every time, although I know you have good intentions - when you were tracking down the lady in the lake, you accidentally discovered the poor villagers who were suffering, so you reached out to help... But this is the case between the Sheriff and the Hunter. The work of the devil!" She waded forward across the water, sat next to her companion, and put her soft arms around Triss' shoulders. "If you really can't stand it, go and post a notice on the bulletin board next to the city hall. ”
Staring with hazel eyes and blue eyes, Keira Metz gently smoothed the red hair on her cheeks, as if comforting a little sister,
"What did Principal Tisaya warn us back then? Don't take risks and put yourself in an unpredictable dangerous situation."
Triss pursed her lips stubbornly, silently expressing her firm stance.
The commission has been posted on the bulletin board for a long time, but the Witcher of Vizima seems to have suddenly disappeared, with no one taking over.
She can only do it by herself.
Triss also has some insignificant wishes.
She was tired of the same old life and wanted to pursue a different kind of excitement and adventure.
"As I say," Keira suddenly chuckled and narrowed her eyes, "If you really want to help, you might as well conquer Foltest first... If you get his favor and convince him to send an army, then capture Keeping monsters at bay is easy."
Triss suddenly raised her chin, carefully looked at her companion's face with her blue eyes, and teased,
"Keira of Carias, I think you are in puberty. Do you want to seduce the king?"
Keira touched the silver cross of life inlaid with bright stones on her chest, smiled, and a moving red glow appeared on her face. She expressed boldly without any concealment, "Of course! I am ready to talk to Ful at any time. Test had a good night's sleep. He looks very healthy, unlike other fat-bellied ministers of the kingdom or a bunch of weak and disgusting guys!"
Keira's hazel eyes cast a raptor-like gaze out the window,
"If Your Majesty agrees, I can conceive his child at any time, even on a stone, no, on a hedgehog, I am willing!"
"When the time comes, you will enjoy endless glory and wealth for a lifetime!"
Triss couldn't help being amused by her companion's exaggerated statement, she chuckled and patted the back of her hand, "Stop daydreaming, Ms. Keira Anytime Pregnant..."
"First of all, we can't conceive a child. Secondly, the king can live up to one-third of your life...if we don't give birth to an heir for him, we will just be treated as a beautiful toy that is thrown away casually."
Kaila's face suddenly darkened~IndoMTL.com~ she leaned back against the tub, rubbing her belly, with a trace of sadness on her face, and said with self-pity, "I just made a joke...I'm very Clearly, if the poor lady wants to live a good life, she still has to fend for herself!"
She changed the topic and grabbed Triss’s little hand.
"But listen to me! Don't mess with those monsters."
She pulled Triss into her arms and stroked the hair on the back of her head.
"Dear, be good, I don't want to see your mutilated body the day after tomorrow... Please, don't let me lose a good girlfriend."
"Then do me a favor and help me prepare these magic props..." Triss's voice was clear and gentle, but firm.
Gradually, the rising water vapor blurred the two beautiful faces, and the ladies' whispers flew out of the window.
"Meow——"
A female cat stepped on the eaves and slipped into the depths of the night.