The Divine Hunter Chapter 37: The driven beast

The place where Brady died was only two miles away from Sponsor. The three of them walked along the path in the village for half an hour and saw a dense and lush pine forest in the distance.

Most of the trees are hundreds of years old and more than forty years tall. Looking up, the broad and dense umbrella-shaped branches and leaves gather together, blocking out the sun with their lush greenness.

The ground under your feet is covered with a thick layer of dead branches and leaves, and the smell of fermented soil and plant debris fills your mouth and nose. From time to time, a small animal pokes its head out of the pine forest to take a look, and then flees in panic. Deeper into the woods.

"You two, the murder scene is in front of you. There are still dried blood stains. I believe you can identify it at a glance. I will wait here and will not accompany you."

According to the village chief Cassili, a place where people have died is unlucky and will bring bad luck to people.

He has been to the scene once before, but this time he really didn't want to get close.

The two of them did not force it.

Far away, at the edge of the forest, among the rows of scattered pine trees, there are a few particularly long branches that bend abruptly inward to form a "spire" that is more than one person tall, and below them , the ground covered with fallen leaves was dyed reddish brown, and piles of flies were flying above the scattered pieces of meat and bones.

Fortunately, there was no rainfall in these three days, and traces of the murder scene were preserved.

The two of them got closer to the scene. The ground was littered with human footprints, which should have been left by the villagers. In addition, there was a faint fishy smell in the nearby air.

Going a step further, a humming sound suddenly sounded in the quiet woods. Roy was startled, his body shook violently, he arched his back like a frightened cat and moved behind the witcher. A few steps.

This is not because he is cowardly, this is just a strategic retreat. There is obviously a tall man in front of him, so don't overestimate your own small body.

"Take it easy, kid."

Lesuo gently touched the Snake Pie pendant on his chest with his right hand to stop its vibration. "The fluctuation of magic power is too slight. This is not an attack by a monster, but just the resonance of the residual energy at the scene..."

He closed his eyes and felt,

"Even though three days have passed, I can still feel faint elemental fluctuations."

"The murderer is really not an ordinary human being?" Roy squatted down, stretched out his palm and touched the contact point between the pile of spire-shaped branches and the ground, and blew away the sand on his fingers with a breath.

"This pile of branches was not naturally produced or piled up by people, but was caused by supernatural magic. I can imagine the scene - Brady, who was completely defenseless, was inserted into his body by branches that suddenly rose from the ground. , raised in the air, disembowelled."

"So this is the first scene of Brady's death?"

"I can't imagine anyone going to the trouble of using destructive spells on a corpse."

Roy had no doubt about the Witcher's words. After walking around the first site, he made a new discovery.

"There are some strange scratches on this pine tree..."

After observing, the witcher pondered for a moment and gave him an approving look, "This is the mark of dragging vines. The murderer used the vines to strangle Brady, lifted him off the ground, and then used a spell to give him a fatal blow. ”

In a nearby bush, the two found a broken vine.

"Control vines... use ground thorn spells..."

The shadow of some kind of monster flashed through Roy's mind, and he had a rough guess in his mind.

At this time, the demon squatted down and picked up a piece of smelly stuff without being too dirty and looked at it carefully. Roy's nose immediately twitched slightly,

"Rotten flesh and blood, and the excrement of birds and animals..."

"To be more precise, it contains the feces of birds and wolves, and dried urine. But the amount is very abnormal..."

In addition to the reddish-brown color of blood, the mottled ground was also covered with sticky and shriveled dung.

Leso continued his analysis,

"It is impossible for one corpse to attract so many beasts... The corpse was found at the edge of the mountain forest. The territory of the wolves is normally located in the hinterland of the mountain forest. It has to be walked some distance further in. This is not their hunting ground... …”

Roy thought for a while, "So, those beasts deliberately left the dirt here?"

The demon hunter nodded and said, "Nine times out of ten, this is using animal excrement to cover up and destroy the evidence left by the murderer. And they have achieved their goal. The murderer's footprints and scent have been completely confused." The witcher rubbed his nose, "At least I can't tell... tracking."

Roy looked astonished, "It means the murderer can also control wild animals."

He now summarized the information collected:

It can control vines, use ground thorn spells, drive wild animals, and lives in mountains and forests.

The image of a tall monster became clear in his mind. If the murderer was that kind of thing, Sponsall's commission would be a very hot one indeed.

But he was vaguely excited. Hunting the monster in its base camp must be an extremely difficult challenge.

If you were alone and still so weak, you would have to run as far as you can. But with Leisuo, the main fighting force, by his side, everything is possible.

Leso naturally couldn't detect the thoughts in his mind, and was still addicted to his own rhythm, "Kid, don't you think it's strange? If it was just targeting ordinary people, the murderer wouldn't have to take these cleaning measures, and it would be difficult for ordinary humans and dwarves to discover it. Come up with these clues."

Roy said in surprise, "So all these arrangements are for a special group - demon hunters!"

The demon hunter nodded and said in a deep voice, "It has only migrated to the nearby mountains and forests in the past few months and committed four crimes. It is also clearly aware that its actions will attract professionals. This is a very cunning person. , a powerful 'old guy' with rich confrontation experience!" The last sentence emphasized his tone, and he did not hide his fear.

Roy's breathing quickened slightly when he heard this.

So far, the most powerful person he has faced is still the Tomb Witch.

A tomb witch who is vulnerable to the combined forces of a witcher is worth 100 experience points, so the monster that is so feared by the witchers now must provide even more experience points.

Currently LV3 (5/1500), if there is an opportunity, he certainly does not want to miss it.

"Kid, why are you excited? Shouldn't you be afraid? The target is obviously a monster that is far beyond your ability. ~IndoMTL.com~ Lei Suo wiped the dirt from his palms and stood up. "So I'm sorry, you got excited for nothing. I have no intention of accepting this commission. ”

Roy sighed secretly. He had already had a hunch that a cautious person like Lei Suo might not take over this matter.

"How should I explain it to the people in Sponsor?" He could think of the disappointed expressions of the women and children, and he felt a little bit unbearable.

"Explain what? Remember, we neither paid nor made a promise. We don't owe them anything. Is it possible that you are going to fight that thing because you sympathize with them?" The demon hunter was ruthless. He struck hard and said, "When you are so weak, you are not qualified to sympathize with others."

Roy's lips moved. He didn't expect that the bald man had a vicious mouth, but he didn't refute.

When you are weak, you should develop steadily, and harsh words will not help.

The demon hunter's sharp gaze turned forward. On those strange branches, a black raven appeared at some point.

It stood on a branch with its wings spread out, its long beak like a hook, and its bright black eyes with a hint of anthropomorphic cruelty and cunning.

"Dumb——"

The gazes of the two people seemed to alarm it. A red light flashed in the raven's eyes, and it suddenly fluttered its wings and flew towards the forest.

Leso whispered as if talking to himself, "The loyal slave is rushing to inform its master..."

"Whoosh——"

A crossbow arrow streaked across the sky, and the raven suddenly shuddered and fell to the ground like a kite with its string broken, losing its life.

"..."

"Kid, who told you to shoot it?"

"Sorry... It seems I misunderstood what you meant?" Roy shrugged and said helplessly, "Correction next time?"