The Divine Hunter Chapter 8: The portal of the observatory
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Icy morning wind blows through the wilderness surrounding Kaer Morhen.
On the fourth day after the winter solstice, crystal snowflakes floated from the sky, and everything on the earth was covered in silver.
In the wilderness, dense pine branches swayed in the wind.
Four horses stepped on a shallow layer of snow, carrying eight knights in thick cloaks, and set off west of Kaer Morhen along the path among the pine forests.
"Geralt, this horse is nice. It's a mare, right? What's her name?" Roy gently patted the soft and warm back of the black horse under him, and couldn't help but think of the horse far away in Nuo City. Wilt.
Crossing the Blue Mountains is not easy, so I didn’t take Wilt with me on this trip.
I don’t know if Cantila fed it on time.
"Her name is Rocky, a lively and naughty little girl." Geralt held the horse's reins with one hand and gently stroked the mane on the horse's neck with the other, a gentle smile squeezed out of his stiff cheeks. " Generally obedient, occasionally panicking, throwing me off my horse in battle, or deliberately disobeying my orders."
"Pfft..." Rocky showed two rows of big white teeth and made a strange cry, seeming to express his dissatisfaction.
"Rocky, this name sounds...pronounced a bit like 'radish'." Roy thought of an interesting incident and curled his lips, "Does it like to dance on the roofs of farmers every now and then?"
"Where did you hear that?" A few wrinkles appeared on Geralt's broad forehead, and he looked forward. Oaks and Lambert, another maroon gelding, were pushing each other, fighting for control of the horse. .
"When I saw Rocky, I got a revelation. How on earth did it fly to the roof?"
"In fact... the witcher's horse is not an ordinary animal. During the long-term relationship, Rocky was affected by some magic potions and sigils, and became more and more... like a human being." Geralt said. Yawning, his eyes suddenly focused. Not far ahead, a dilapidated watchtower appeared on a snow-covered hill.
"We're here."
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The horse was tied to a nearby pine tree.
The eight people climbed along the winding stone road to the watchtower.
Upon closer inspection, the building appears even more dilapidated.
A long time ago, a powerful magic destroyed the entire tower from the middle and broke it into two parts. The rubble falling from the wall, the rotten black wooden beams, and the stairs filled most of the tower space.
The snow on the ground is dotted with withered yellow weeds, and there are even a few crooked-neck trees that are about to freeze to death.
"Roy, are you sure there are drawings of the Wolf Faction hidden in the tower?" Vesemir withdrew his anxious eyes, "Shortly after the disaster, I searched the watchtower and found nothing."
Geralt and the other three were equally puzzled.
They grew up in Kaer Morhen, and they all played around here more or less, and could not find anything unusual.
"Maybe you were too sad at the time and didn't search carefully enough. This time, eight people will act together, and there will be no problem!" Roy vowed and led the way into the ruins of the watchtower, "I saw the wolf in the revelation. The symbol of pie and the diamond-shaped crystal! Find them and you will find the secret passage!"
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The watchtower is not spacious and is about the same size as an ordinary hotel.
The eight people acted separately and were extremely efficient.
But within a quarter of an hour of finding it, a sudden change occurred.
The pendant around the witcher's neck suddenly began to tremble.
A scream like a sobbing baby came from above the watchtower.
A purple-brown humanoid monster with wings waving fell from the sky!
Like a goshawk preying on rabbits!
Pounced on the weakest demon hunter.
Roy felt the wind blowing above his head, and instinctively rolled against the snowy ground.
The fishy wind passed by.
Get up together.
Dark gold pupils reflected a horrifyingly ugly thing.
A pair of large furry wings stretched out to a length of more than two meters. The surface of the humanoid body was covered with rough and ugly cuticles, like a severely burned patient. There are slender, dark claws growing on the ends of its limbs. With a single hook, it can cut open the soft human skin and tear off a large piece of flesh.
The head looks like a human head, but it is equipped with a long beak of a vulture. It opens and closes to reveal thin and broken teeth, making a harsh scream!
Elenia Harpy
Age: 5
Life: 100
Magic:
Attributes:
Strength: 7
Agility: 10
Physique: 10
Perception: 7
Will: 5
Charm: 4
Spirit: 5
Skills:
Hybrid Beast (Passive Solidification): Elinia has the advantages of both hawks and fishes. It can fly and adapt to water. It has strong digestive ability and can eat carrion, fresh meat, and human flesh. Natural Dexterity +2, Constitution +2, Perception +2.
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No hit.
Irenea, two meters away, flapped her wings, trying to take off again in front of the demon hunter.
However, Roy's eyes turned cold!
"Bang—"
A deafening burst of air rang out from the watchtower.
The young witcher traced the talisman with his five fingers and threw an Alder like lightning, knocking it to the ground!
Elenia's slender body is like a branch broken by the wind, wailing and flapping its wings.
The witcher held the Sword of the Lady of the Lake and jumped with his toes on the ground.
"Wow——"
A dark red sword blade passed by in mid-air.
Arondette separated the skin, flesh and bones with ease.
The demon hunter jumped up and down smoothly, swung his sword, and when he landed, he shook off the flesh and blood on the sword.
Elenia stopped all movement instantly.
A **** line opened on the bloated neck covered with flesh and wrinkles.
Hot blood splattered everywhere.
The head and body are like two overlapping pieces of tofu crossing each other.
"Gululu."
Rolled down to Roy's feet.
Kill Irenea, experience value +80, witcher level 7 (3080/4500)
"Huh... How dare you treat me like a soft persimmon? Can't Silver Sword feed you enough?!"
The young demon hunter took out a short knife, squatted down, and skillfully dissected and harvested the trophies.
"Well, monster liver, feathers, Elinia eyes...excellent alchemy materials!"
Lambert on the other side of the watchtower blew a whistle,
"Well done, boy! Clean and neat, a fatal blow, the seal is released just right, just like me back then!"
The surrounding seniors of the Wolf Faction and Snake Faction had no time to take action. In just a second or two, the battle came to an end.
"Come on, don't brag!" Oakes questioned, "I bet when you are fifteen, you will be caught in the sky by this ugly thing and your **** will be broken into eight pieces!"
"But why did this thing appear in Kaer Morhen?" Roy picked his ears and automatically filtered out the quarrel between the two.
As far as he knew, Erinnia and its close relatives, the harpies and Sisiga, usually only lived near the sea, such as Sintra and the Skellige Islands.
By the way, there is another allusion about Elinia. While Roy was peeling the skin and taking out the internal organs, another thing came to his mind.
When I was communicating with Coral, I heard her talk about how a businessman described her as "as beautiful as Irenea". Coral then teleported that guy to the monster's lair and let him witness it with his own eyes.
From then on, there was one less unrealistic businessman in the world.
While Roy was thinking about it, Vesemir looked around,
"It seems that we have neglected the 'environmental hygiene' of our homes too much in the past, and it is time to clean up the garbage for Kaer Morhen!"
"Look around and see if you can find Elenia's lair!"
The demon hunters spent a lot of time, but found no other monsters. They could only guess that the demonic bird came from the mountains and forests, accidentally broke away from the large group, and lost its way.
Less than ten minutes passed.
Leso has gained something - in a broken wall on the west side of the watchtower, after peeling away a layer of snow, he found a vague wolf head mark... carved by a sharp tool on the solid granite wall. become.
The pattern is small and blurry, so you can’t see it clearly if you don’t pay attention.
Because it is so old, it has almost completely disappeared after being exposed to wind, sun, rain and snow.
Everyone lifted up the wall tiles marked by the Wolf Faction, revealing a square grid with a blue rhombus crystal fixed inside.
"Roy, your revelation is accurate...there is a hidden mechanism in the watchtower." The old man of the Wolf Sect stared at the crystal, his weathered face showed nostalgia, sigh, and a trace of self-blame, "I was dim-sighted at the time, and I actually let this The secret has been sealed for so many years."
If he could have unearthed the wolf sect blueprint earlier and armed the sect members well, maybe several of his companions who died in dangerous battles in the past would have survived.
The three Wolf Faction people could not help but stare at the young Snake Faction with strange eyes.
In fact, initially they did not take this so-called revelation seriously.
It is only now that I have witnessed the miracle with my own eyes that I have experienced the shock - the ability to see into the past and the future is just like the legendary prophets and saints.
"According to Roy, this crystal should be able to open a secret passage?" Lambert rubbed his chin with his index finger, "What to do next, how to trigger it?"
"Obviously, this is some kind of portal power supply device...but it seems to be damaged." Seret covered the cold crystal with his palm, "It cannot operate normally."
Amber pupils turned around and looked around,
"Everyone, who among you knows how to repair magic devices?"
"Unfortunately, I have always been just a swordsmanship instructor and am not good at portal-related fields." Vesemir shook his head,
"Basic magic knowledge is okay, but this is obviously too advanced." Geralt was helpless. "It requires a professional warlock to handle it, such as a two-hundred-year-old castle mage."
"Ochs, aren't you quite capable? You are better at swordsmanship and drinking than me?" Lambert raised his chin and challenged the hooded demon hunter beside him, "If you can fix this thing ! I will obey you and recognize you as my big brother!"
"Although I can't do it..." Oaks winked at the snake sect junior, "but my little brother is definitely fine!"
"Right, Roy?!"
"Have you heard a sentence?" Roy crossed the crowd, squatted down and looked at the energy crystal,
"What words?"
"If you are in doubt, Alder will take care of it!"
The witcher drew a blue triangular talisman with his left hand and pushed towards the crystal.
"Bang!"
The magical air flow bombarded the crystal, and after a crisp "buzz" sound, the crystal bloomed with a bright blue light.
At the same time, outside the broken wall on the right side of the crystal, across a wooden splint extending into the air, an emerald green vortex emerged mysteriously.
Under the vortex, there is an altitude of tens of meters.
There is no place to stay. Standing on the edge and looking down, the huge height difference makes people dizzy.
Everyone's expressions instantly became very exciting.
"This magic device is quite profound and looks very unique. It is actually a parallel vortex." Eskar turned his head and glanced at Geralt, who had a twitching corner of his mouth, and said in a teasing tone, "Next, If we jump in directly, will we fall to death?"
"Guys, look carefully at the color of this vortex. You can also see the snow-covered grass below through it. The portal is obviously incomplete!" Leisuo said firmly, "Even if you jump in, you won't turn into a corpse. , at least a few bones will have to be broken”
"We have to find another crystal!"
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Everyone had to admire the ingenious idea of the resident mage. The second crystal was not in the watchtower. It took an hour to find it under the movable bricks on the cliffside outside the tower.
Do the same with Alder.
The second energy crystal lit up instantly.
The color of the air vortex in mid-air became more emerald green, completely covering up the ant-like scenery below.
The witcher was amazed.
More than two hundred years have passed since that mob attack, and the two crystals are still working.
It's just something from a long time ago, and its safety performance cannot be guaranteed at all.
Who knows where the opposite place is?
There was an argument about who would jump in the whirlpool.
Mr. Vesemir wanted to take the lead, and the other demon hunters were not far behind, and started arguing with each other.
And Roy secretly stuffed the bald man with the little yellow duck in his hood, and made eye contact.
The five fingers continuously outline the khaki talisman and the black talisman.
Quen and Heliotrop wrap themselves up.
Physical resistance plus magic resistance, double shield upper body.
I feel a little more confident.
He abandoned both sides of the argument, took a two-step approach, and jumped directly into the green vortex!
"Call——"
Strong airflow passed by.
The world around the demon hunter has changed.
It's like traveling through a whole world in an instant.
In the blink of an eye, he fell from the brightly lit sky into a dark and cramped place.
"Wow, jumping through the portal is much more comfortable and convenient than going through the portal."
No nausea at all.
Roy snapped his fingers, and a ball of orange fire appeared in his left hand.
Illuminate the surrounding environment——
A narrow, dark cave.
The ground is filled with gravel and small and cute Linnai trees, and strips of withered yellow vines hang down from the top of the cave.
Roy held a double shield, a flame in his left hand, and the Sword of the Lake Lady in his right hand. He stood on tiptoes and carefully walked forward a few meters.
Not far away, white light shines from the cave's exit.
At the same time, a ball of green light appeared in mid-air.
A demon spirit carrying a lantern and a dagger screamed and rushed over with bared teeth and claws!
The demon hunter pressed his left hand to the ground, and the purple magic circle rose up.
The sword of the Lake Girl danced like a sword flower, the hilt of the sword stood diagonally in front of the waist, the tip of the sword pointed at the demon spirit, making a plowing gesture.
When the attacking demon spirit entered the magic circle and was restrained by the trap, Roy stabbed its chest and abdomen several times with his sword, and the silver sword burned with smoke.
He lowered his body again and nimbly slipped under the armpit of the demon spirit, stabbing its translucent back with the tip of his sword.
"Ah—"
The demon spirit stretched its body filled with green smoke and let out a soul-shattering wail.
Roy's super strong will, coupled with the magic resistance effect of Heliotrop's seal, was directly immune to the wailing, and he took advantage of the situation to hit hard.
Yaxi Dharma Seal!
Shocked!
One after another.
The demon spirit was frozen in place and unable to move.
In the cave, dark red sword light flowed like a waterfall, and the light blue rotting body was submerged by the sword light.
It lasted less than two seconds.
The demon spirit screamed unwillingly and turned into a pile of emerald green evil spirit dust.
Kill demon spirits, experience value +70, demon hunter level 7 (3150/4500)
"This guy actually has 10 more experience points than the average guy."
The witcher collects good and evil spirit dust and acquires an additional small green mutant.
"I have almost accumulated enough evil spirit dust, and I have found this hidden place. When the time comes, come here and try to summon evil spirits?"
Roy thought about it and simply left the ancient Weisil steel sword nearby as a teleportation coordinate.
Continuing forward, a dead skeleton was found at the edge of the cave.
Search closely and get four blueprints that are covered with dust but remain intact - wolf armor, gloves, trousers, and boots.
In addition, there is a "suicide note" with trembling handwriting:
I can't move, my spine is broken, my liver or spleen is punctured, I know it's dangerous to jump into a portal with only one crystal to drive it, but it's better than being caught by a bunch of angry farmers Killed. ~IndoMTL.com~ The mob broke into the tower, leaving me unable to activate the second crystal. I took away the Wolf Faction equipment blueprints before I left - even if Valin doesn't come to save me, I hope he will come to get these blueprints and save my life by the way.
I'm really talking nonsense, I don't have much time left.
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"Huh...this skeleton must be one of the warlocks stationed in the watchtower. Child or Hieronymus? He just finished drawing the blueprint when he was attacked."
“I didn’t expect that a dignified spellcaster would be cornered by a bunch of farmers with pitchforks.”
"It's really sad."
Whether it is a demon hunter or a warlock, they are powerless in the face of the endless army and the violent peasants who have been drugged.
"But I'm different. I can't beat you. At least I can blink and teleport away."
Roy collected the mage's remains again and slid down the cliff at the entrance of the cave.