The Divine Hunter Chapter 3: Maleficent

In a trance, Aveline saw a pair of beast-like eyes, which contained very complex emotions, awakening her from the abyss of pain.

Evelin's face showed some life.

The young man in the crowd gave her a subtle sense of familiarity: his eyebrows, nose, and lips all seemed familiar, but they were very different from the impression in her memory. For a while, she couldn't remember the identity of the other person. .

In fact, the last time she saw the witcher was more than half a year ago. At that time, Roy had not yet passed the grass trial. But now, after rapid development catalyzed by the grass reagent, the witcher's appearance and body shape have changed significantly. ongoing changes.

Not to mention that he has grown a lot in height, his facial features are more angular, his skin is more delicate, he is more elf-like, and his temperament has become calmer.

Who is he? Aveline frowned slightly.

Several big men appeared one after another around the young demon hunter. When Aveline glanced at the tallest man with a bald head among them, her face suddenly showed...

Leiso, the snake sect demon hunter Leiso, then the familiar young man next to him is his inseparable apprentice——

"Roy..." Evelin moved her red lips and murmured imperceptibly, as if it was a lifetime ago.

The boy who once called her Sister Everlin was a quarter elf.

"He has grown so big..."

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"Little brat," Leisuo whispered into his companion's ear, "What are you going to do? Do you want to intervene?"

The bald man glanced at the three prisoners on the stake and said considerately, "Although that guy Yamos feels sorry for you, which is quite annoying. But I remember that Aveline and you had a good relationship... along the way. Saying goodbye and asking for warmth...parting with nostalgia..."

"Aaron's two children were also sent to Meriteli Temple by her. I wonder how those two little guys are doing?"

This elf girl who was once as beautiful as a flower has now become like an eggplant beaten by frost, losing her vitality.

The friends around her were also in an extremely embarrassed state: Candila, a girl with wild swordsmanship who was originally full of wildness, lowered her head and said nothing, while the clown looked numb, like an empty shell that had lost its soul.

Even though they were in such miserable condition, from time to time there would be onlookers throwing rotten vegetables and garbage at them while speaking obscene words.

Sinners, freaks, witches...

No one stopped me, everyone was laughing.

How did the Sea Scorpion Acrobatic Troupe sink to such a state?

"Do you want to take action?" Roy whispered as if he was talking to himself. After all, the person who was burned at the stake was an acquaintance who had been with him for a while. He couldn't do it if he wanted to completely stay out of it. "I am indeed a nosy person."

"Roy, do you know these poor guys?" Brother Oaks cast a curious look,

"Called friends..." Roy pursed his lips, but Evelin only had a good relationship with him and had nothing to do with anyone else. He had no reason to ask for help from his companions.

"Then why bother?! Roy, are you going to sit back and ignore your friends?!"

Oakes strode toward the high platform without saying a word.

Everyone followed. Including the Cat Faction Demon Hunter, holding Karl's little hand, his gray-green eyes flashing coldly.

Everyone from the Snake Faction helped him in Willen, and when it was his turn to take action, he was unequivocal.

In front of the stake, the leader-looking officer tightened the dark leather whip in his hand and shook his wrist to make a move. Five big men suddenly appeared in his sight, and his face changed slightly, "Wait... you guys Who is he? Does he understand the rules? If you want to join in the fun, just step aside!"

Several soldiers around the officer immediately gathered around, holding down the swords at their waists to confront the demon hunter.

The onlookers were not too concerned about the excitement. They kept yelling and screaming, as if they were eager for a life-and-death duel between the two sides!

"Don't be nervous, soldier, we don't want to cause trouble." Oakes frowned, stopped, and spread his hands to show that he meant no harm. "Can you have a few words with the prisoner?"

The officer smiled disdainfully, "Who are you? Do you regard the place of execution as a place, a bathhouse or a tavern? Do you want to see a felon on death row just by asking? Don't cause trouble for me, get out of here!" The officer waved impatiently. He swung away and then whipped the whip into the air.

With a crisp sound of "snap", the whip flashed through the air like lightning, and pairs of hooks stretched out from the abdomen like millipedes, shining with cold light. The three people on the stake instantly tensed up their bodies, with fearful expressions on their faces. Clearly impressed by this whip.

Roy gritted his teeth, almost imagining the whip ruthlessly taking away the flesh and blood of the three Evelins again and again.

"Sir Dylan, if you don't let us get close, how can we serve the Baron."

"Young man?" There was a trace of solemnity in the officer's eyes, and then he said in surprise, "How do you know my name?"

"It's not important..." Roy turned around and glanced at his companions. Everyone nodded to him encouragingly, "What's important is that in order to catch the criminal who hurt Master Aryan... we must talk to these three witnesses. ."

"Sorry, I haven't received any definite information about who has accepted the baron's commission, so I can't let you pass." The officer still stubbornly stood in front of the demon hunter.

"If you really don't believe it, will you accompany me to visit Baron Baron's headquarters later?" Roy paused and glanced at the dense soldiers around him, "Or are you worried that I will rob someone under the eyes of so many soldiers? Take away the prisoner?"

The officer was stunned for ten seconds, until the demon hunter approached him and saw Temeria Bai Baihe's envelope.

Then his expression changed, and he slowly stepped aside to make way for Roy, "Since you have an adult from the capital as a guarantee, of course it's okay to talk to the prisoner. But hurry up. Time, be honest, if you dare to do anything wrong, we can only send you to the coroner, do you understand, witcher?"

"Of course..." Roy said to the people around him, "Everyone, keep an eye on Wilt for me. I'll be right back."

The soldiers began to drive away passers-by, and Roy came to Aveline alone.

The elf girl was tied tightly to the stake with rough and hard cables. The ropes penetrated deeply into her flesh, causing her slender figure to be slightly deformed.

The witcher remembered that Aveline's body exuded the faint fragrance of flowers in the past, but now there was only a strong and pungent smell of sweat and blood.

Everin was wearing a goose-yellow coat that she had worn for an unknown period of time. It had been torn into strips by whips and other instruments of torture. It barely covered her body, revealing large areas of bruised skin and clusters of ugly scars. : Fresh wounds that are open and fleshy, old wounds that have dried up and become scarred.

The only thing that was intact about her was her pretty face, but at this time, it was covered with dust and stains and looked dirty.

Roy looked into her eyes and said seriously, "Eveline... you have suffered a lot during this time, and I will find a way to save you."

"Roy...I...didn't expect to meet on such an occasion..." Evelin seemed to have not eaten for a long time, her voice was weak, and her eyes flashed with shame and a touch of gratitude.

The **** Candila next to her heard the movement, and her dark eyes turned around, wondering, "Are you that boy? How long has it been, how come you have changed so much?"

"I have passed the trial, and my growth and development are different from ordinary people..." Roy explained, "How do you feel now? What do you need me to do?"

"It would be nice if there was water!" Candila licked her chapped lips and said unceremoniously.

Despite being tortured for a long time, this Zerikan woman who aims to hunt giant beasts is still full of strong fighting spirit and desire to survive.

Roy was speechless again, and then he took some clean water from the Cliff Fountain in front of the high platform, secretly mixed some marigold potion, and fed it to the two women. As for the clown Floz, he remained unresponsive throughout the whole process, only occasionally opening his eyes and gazing lovingly at the charred corpse next to him.

"Leave Floz alone, Roy." Cantilla sighed, "Let this poor man be quiet. Ever since his lover was roasted alive before his eyes, his mind has become abnormal for more than half a month. I haven’t spoken anymore.”

Roy stared at the dull and numb face of the clown Floz, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. In the past, he had always been prejudiced against the same-sex couple who supported each other, but now he had to admit that there was indeed true love between them. This same-sex couple The love is also quite unforgettable.

"Ahem, cough...what happened to this world?" Aveline lowered her head and sighed quietly, then looked directly at the exquisite full-body statue in the fountain, "Under the witness of the great Father of the Sky, it turned out that Atrocities that tortured innocent people occurred..."

"Then let's talk, Sister Everlin, Cantila..." Roy carefully observed the expressions of the two of them, "What happened during this period, why did the Baron tie you up and use such humiliating methods to I will punish you in this way. Is it really Amos who hurt Ariane La Valette?"

"That's slander!" Cantila said in dismay, "Roy, demon hunters are best at analysis and investigation. You have also spent time with Yamos. Do you think he is like an evil wizard? What can you say? Release a spell that makes people sleep? What a joke!"

The stake trembled slightly under her fierce struggle.

"Calm down, Cantila... Of course I believe you!" Roy reassured, "Yamos may be a scapegoat... but I need more information to analyze and judge."

"Try to be as detailed as possible and tell us your experience of coming to Barony La Valette..."

"Cough, cough..."

'Damn it! This rope is meant to tie people to death. Let me relax for you..." Roy gently tugged on the hemp rope on the stake.

Everin smiled weakly, "Don't worry, Roy, I've been **** for more than a month and I'm used to it... Now let me tell you the cause and effect of this matter."

The elf lady looked at the sky and began to talk.

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"After we separated from you in Elland last time, we passed through Vizima, Fort Hout, Dorndale, and then came to the Barony of La Valedie. That was about two months ago , stay in the baron and perform acrobatics for the businessmen passing by White Bridge to earn some living expenses."

"Later, an unexpected good thing came to our door... Baron Barron's butler took a fancy to our wonderful performance and hired us to perform in the baron's castle to celebrate the birth of his little daughter..."

"Mary Louisa's daughter, Miss Anais?"

"For Baron Barron, who is in his fifties, it is undoubtedly a great joy to have a son at such an old age." The corner of Eveline's mouth slightly curved, as if she remembered the beautiful scene, "He entertained all parties in the castle. Distinguished guest."

"Everything went very smoothly... That night, we gave the Baron's distinguished guests an almost perfect show..."

Cantilla interjected, "I promise, Roy, that was the best performance since the death of Captain Aaron..."

"Wait a minute..." Roy interrupted the two of them eagerly, "During the performance, did you see a middle-aged man with short reddish-brown hair and amber eyes, probably in his forties... Baron And I was very respectful to him..."

Calculating the time, more than a month ago, it was the day Foltest left Vizima.

Will he come to the barony to visit his newborn illegitimate daughter?

Everin pursed her lips and pondered for a moment. A hint of understanding flashed in her bright eyes, "Yes, Roy, I remember... I saw a middle-aged man with reddish-brown hair that night. The man is very majestic and serious. Baron always makes him laugh and takes better care of him than his own wife and children."

"At that time, we were thinking that he must be a high-ranking official in the Kingdom of Temeria, or a relative of the royal family."

Kandila also nodded, confirming what her friend said.

"Baron Barron can grow grass on his head." Roy complained in his heart. Lovely Flynn and Cantila seemed completely ignorant of this. "You go on, what next?"

“The accident happened very hastily...without any warning.” Evelyn recalled, “We were resting in the side hall after the performance, and Master Aryan was very interested in Yamos’s Gwent card magic. They pestered him and called him out alone to ask for advice... At that time, many people noticed their movements."

"Then-" Evelin's gentle tone stopped, and there was a trace of fear in her eyes, "an accident happened, we only heard the scream of the maid... everyone rushed out of the hall and found in a bedroom He found Master Aryan lying motionless on the ground, and Amos disappeared without a trace."

Deep doubts appeared on the pretty face of the elf lady. ~IndoMTL.com~ She never figured out where her companion had gone.

"It doesn't make sense..." Roy rubbed his brows, "Yamos has no motive to take action."

"All the valuable ornaments on Master Aryan's body were missing... Some people say that Yamos committed this heinous crime because he was greedy for money."

Kandila stared at the witcher and said sincerely, "After several years of getting along, we know very well that Yamos is definitely not a fool! He is a bit greedy for money, but he would never take action in that situation. He will not be stupid enough to offend a baron and cut off his own escape route. He will be wanted throughout Temeria!"

"What's more, his behavior is so obvious, there's no way he can hide it!"

"I agree, he is definitely not a fool." Roy said solemnly, "Besides...he doesn't know the so-called Maleficent..."

He had observed information about Quint the Performer a long time ago, a perfectly normal human being.

After speaking, Roy fell into deep thought and sorted out the chaotic thoughts in his mind.

"I understand the general situation... If my guess is correct, Amos should have been used as a scapegoat... cough, cough... We need solid evidence and must go to the baron's castle. "The voice paused, and An Jin's pupils swept across the three embarrassed acquaintances.

"Now I'll talk to the officer and get you off this **** pillar... Let's go to the castle together."