God-level Demon Hunter

A postgraduate student in Occult Science?

The demon hunter thought for a few seconds, closed the book in his hand, stood up, and shook hands forcefully.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Montes, I'm Roy, the Snake Demon Hunter... May I ask, don't you look like a Redanian?"

This person has a slightly long and narrow face, a hooked nose, deep eyebrows and eyes, his common language is relatively jerky, and his accent is not like the Lei Suo and others from the south, with a slightly tongue-turning tongue.

"I was originally from Oufeier, and I came to Oxenfurt to study here by chance. I have been here for eight years."

Ou Feier, in the impression of the witcher, is located on the other side of the ocean, far away from the country under his feet.

"You came here by boat?"

"That's right, after floating at sea for more than two months, I encountered unexpected accidents several times, and survived by luck, and arrived on this continent." Montes said with a wry smile, "It was really a terrible and long experience."

Roy was slightly disappointed, "Then you asked me...where have you seen this mark?"

"A collection of books from my tutor... How about we go out and discuss the specific situation?"

The man looked around, and some students were already showing dissatisfaction because of the voice of the discussion.

……

The sun is warm and warm.

The verdant lawns of Oxenfurt College Island sway in the wind.

The black-haired witcher and the bookish-faced Montes strolled along the golden forest path.

"What kind of book are you talking about? Myths and legends, poetry, or folktales?" Roy asked,

"It's a folk tale collected by the teacher," said Montes, "it records more than a dozen stories with twists and turns."

"For example," Roy said with great interest, "I'm very interested in these stories, let's hear them."

"Then I'll pick one at random." Montes walked around a holly tree and said slowly,

"Just around Oxenfurt...some poor girl born during a solar eclipse, when she was a teenager, was abandoned in the woods by her terrified parents to live a life of starvation and cold, by stealing, cheating, She even sold her body for a living. Later she joined a gang, cheated and abducted and did all kinds of crimes. After many years, she returned to her hometown with her accomplices during the second solar eclipse, and killed all those who abandoned her."

The voice paused, "Then naked and bathed in blood, he entered the forest alone."

"No one saw her come out again... Since then, there has been a tomb witch attacking passers-by in the forest."

"It's obviously a fabricated story." Roy's eyes flashed coldly. "It's used to stigmatize girls born during a solar eclipse. It's just as nonsense as the curse of the black sun."

The curse of the black sun, a prophecy left by the lunatic mage Etibad roughly means that sixty girls born during the solar eclipse will wear golden crowns on their heads and fill the valley with blood in the near future, resurrecting a girl named Niya. The demon god, causing the disaster of annihilation.

Because of this prophecy, in the past few decades, the Daughters of the Black Sun had a worse reputation than demon hunters and were despised by others, but they did not have the force of demon hunters, so their fate was even more miserable.

Countless poor girls were persecuted, or were brutally dissected by warlocks, or imprisoned in high towers, and died alone.

Among the notable victims were Renfri the Shrike, and Sylvia Anna, sister of the Duchess of Toussaint.

Today, most people realize that the curse is empty words, but there are still very few warlocks who believe in it.

"Whether the Curse of the Black Sun is true or not is still uncertain," Montes shook his head and said, "But it does refer to the two extinct human civilizations on this continent, the Great Tomb of the Wozig people, and the stone tablet of the Daoc people , there must be some truth in the prophecy.”

"As for this story, if you don't believe it, it's okay to take it as a joke."

Unknowingly, the two walked to the wall on the edge of the academy island. The demon hunter overlooked the sparkling water of the delta below, and quietly rolled up his sleeves, revealing the entangled balls of bloody thread, "About this symbol, there is another What allusion?"

"It's a clichéd story..." Montes said, "a gambler not only lost all his property, but also owed a huge amount of gambling debts, ruined his family, and separated his wife and children. So in a confused and heartbroken In the evening, he rushed to a quiet and deserted intersection, found a tree with a crooked neck, and was about to hang himself. Just as he put his neck on, an old woman with a stooped figure who was covered under a cloak suddenly appeared and rescued them. lives..."

"Wait, are you sure it's an old woman?"

"That's what it says in the book. The old woman not only saved the gambler's life, but also gave her a treasure with great thoughtfulness—a teapot that swallows gold. From then on, the man has a lot to lose."

"What about the price? Or side effects, the sky doesn't drop pies for no reason."

"The master is indeed a sober person. There is a prerequisite for the teapot to spit out gold. The owner must torture himself. The more tortured, the more generous the teapot spits out."

"Let me guess, the man tortured himself to death in the end?" Roy said with a hint of sarcasm in his tone,

"That's not the case..." Montes shook his head and smiled. "Not long after, the man dragged his bruised body and committed suicide by jumping into the river! The successors searched the nearby watershed, but found nothing. The corpse and the teapot were nowhere to be found."

"And those who have good deeds write down the man's experience, which clearly records that there is the same blood mark on him."

Roy was thoughtful, such a story of great joy and great sorrow really seemed to be written by that person... The contractor disappeared for no reason, and I am afraid that he has already started a "wonderful journey" to nothingness, but how could that existence pretend to be a woman? ?

In his inherent impression, no matter how the other party changed his identity, he was at least a man.

"According to my teacher's many years of investigation, the blood symbol has appeared at least a dozen times around the world, and the bearers are without exception a desperate person who has experienced a huge change. Before the accident, he met a mysterious figure with a changeable image... Mostly old women in cloaks."

"The mysterious man helped them get out of the predicament in front of them, but it was all temporary... In the end, without exception, it ended in tragedy." Montes spread his hands regretfully,

"These are all deeds in the book or narrations by others, and they are not detailed enough. It is difficult and difficult to analyze and extract the principles of mysticism from them."

"But today, your living example appeared." Montes begged, "Can you tell your own story? It's fine as a commission, and I will pay a considerable fee for the material."

Roy rubbed his temples and thought for a moment, and asked instead of answering, "You study occultism, so do you believe that demons and devils really exist in the world?"

"Although I have never seen the legendary existence with my own eyes, during the eight years of studying with the teacher, I have witnessed many phenomena that cannot be explained by common sense, and they all have certain similar characteristics. There must be mysterious powers that ordinary people cannot perceive. Drive them to develop." Montes looked determined and plausible,

"So I believe, without a doubt...in some unseen places, demons, devils exist."

"If my story puts you in a relationship with these horrible existences, puts you in an extremely dangerous situation, suffers a brutal death, and even makes your life more painful than death, do you still want to get to the bottom of it?"

The witcher's voice was cold and emotionless, like a threat.

Montes caught his breath.

"Young man, this is the end of the discussion about imprints. Listen to my advice, stop the investigation, it's better to transfer to another department, and stop studying occultism." Roy patted him on the shoulder, "Get out as soon as possible, get married and have children It’s not too late to leave a descendant.”

And how do ordinary people struggle with that existence?

Once caught by that person.

"Wait, master!" Montes clenched his fists, pacing eagerly like an ant on a hot pot, "You think I'm young, inexperienced, and lacking in ability, it's fine, but how about talking to you with someone else?"

"That teacher you mean? His last name?"

"Premesin Shaslak, professor of mysticism in Niubao, have you heard of it?"

Roy was taken aback, and an image of a wise old man immediately appeared in his mind.Shashilak, isn't it the blind old man who was trapped in the rune circle by the mirror master many years later, suffering from nightmares and hallucinations?

He is undoubtedly an admirable person. With the flesh and blood of mortals, he fought against Master Mirror to the end, and of course, he also paid his life in the end.

Roy hesitated.

When Montes saw this, he gained confidence in an instant, "Professor Shashlak has been cultivating in the field of occultism for decades, and all mysteries cannot be hidden in front of him. I hope you will wait another half a month until the professor returns from overseas. "

"As the imprint bearer, you have experienced despair, and the teacher must have a solution!"

"Half a month later, I have already left Oxenfurt, let's forget it." The demon hunter shook his head and turned to leave, thinking about whether contacting Shashilak now would kill him in advance.

"Where are you going?" Montes panted heavily, following the speeding witcher,

"Novigrad, see you again when you have a chance."

Chapter 8 Messages

evening.

The reflection of the setting sun sinks into the delta, and the twilight begins to merge.

The witcher finished his investigation all afternoon.

"Master, did you see Whishaw? What did he say?" Linus couldn't wait to ask Oakes, "Why was he absent for a week without any reason? He must give a reasonable explanation!"

Oakes and Cantila looked at each other, under the dim light, their faces became very serious, "He can't give an explanation, Mr. Linus..."

"What do you mean?"

"The door of your assistant's house is open and empty, not only him, but even his old mother who depends on him is not in the house."

Linus Peet looked disbelieving, frowning,

Oakes faced the crowd and said in a deep voice, "You should understand that our senses are different from ordinary people and more acute... I smelled a faint smell of blood in his house. I followed the smell and found several puddles of dried blood on the floor... Six to six It was left seven days ago, and this is obviously not a simple disappearance."

"And the door was violently damaged, and the lock was severely deformed," the witcher analyzed. "There were clear traces of kicking on the door, and there were messy horseshoe marks and footprints outside the house. At least seven or eight people broke into the door, robbers or thugs. "

"The intruder, six to seven days of blood?" Linus Pete opened his mouth slightly, froze for a moment, his voice became extremely dry, "Didn't my student have an accident just after arriving home?"

"Is he so miserable?" The scholar sighed, his expression full of regret.

Whishaw, a hard-working and honest farm boy, has worked hard to get into Oxenfurt University, and he will graduate in two years. By then, he will be able to find a decent job and take his old mother out of school. How could such a sudden change happen to such a poor life.

"Is my student still alive? Is there any chance of surviving?"

The witcher was silent.

Linus clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, "Masters, please help me rescue Whishaw and his family."

"I haven't finished my words...I'm sorry," Oakes said in a low voice, shaking his head, "Whishaw and his family have already been killed. We tracked suspicious traces near the house all the way, and found them in a wheat field 30 meters away from the house. , dug up the bodies of a family of two..."

"A young man in his twenties died from a blunt blow to the back of the head. His appearance matches your previous description of Whishaw. There is also a woman about 40 years old with a disabled left leg. The cause of death is the same. It should be his illness. Mother."

After Oakes finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to the scholar, let go of his clenched fist, and there was a bright gold student nameplate of Oxenfurt University in his palm:

Whishaw

First year of natural history

Linus Pete took the nameplate with trembling fingers, grief and regret flooded his thin face, his body trembled slightly, and his eyes were faintly red.

"Professor Linus, sorry... After we took down the token, we buried the poor mother and child on the spot." Cantila explained, "Two wooden monuments were erected."

Linus' expression eased slightly upon hearing this.

"Do you still remember, did he confess anything before he left the academy? Or did he have some abnormal behavior?"

Linus shook his head decisively in denial.

"Then this should be a sudden robbery and homicide..." Roy, who had been staying quietly by the side, analyzed, "The perpetrator may be a robber around Oxenfurt, or a robber who came from other places. bandit."

"As the academic center of Redania, the bandits in Oxenfurt are so rampant, and the law and order environment is so bad?" Fliers raised his eyebrows.

"That's not the case. It's been more than two years since there has been a similar vicious murder in the area of ​​Niubao." Linus pinched the nameplate vigorously and said through gritted teeth, "How dare those bastards attack Oxenfurt?" students of the school...I will report this incident to the academy management. Vizmir II will never tolerate robbers killing the country's talents again."

"In addition, masters, are you willing to assist the academy in tracking down the murderer? This is a private commission. I will offer two hundred crowns, no, three hundred crowns, is it enough?"

Roy confirmed it with his companions, and nodded. A robber who kills and robs him means a lot of experience, and he has no reason to give up.

What's more, Linus Peet took care of food and shelter, and offered a generous reward, so there was no reason to refuse.

"Your Excellency Linus, I still have a doubt," Ox paused, recalling, "When I checked the bodies of Whishaw and his mother, I found a lot of traces of abuse and torture on the surface of the body, such as wrists, ankles The bruises tied up with hemp rope, the burns of candle oil on the skin, the slap marks on the cheeks... Ordinary burglary does not need to torture them."

"A dilapidated and shabby house, a lame old mother, what else is there that is worthy of robbers' coveting and torture?"

After hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought.

"Perhaps the murderer had a vengeance with Whishaw, or wanted to set up some secrets, so he resorted to torture, including threatening his mother's life." Oakes guessed.

"It is also possible that the murderers are psychopathic, robbing property while torturing for fun; or they were provoked by Whishaw's words and resorted to cruel torture methods. With the honest, honest and stubborn character described by Professor Linus, it is completely reasonable. It might offend the murderer." Serrit put forward another view.

"This kind of statement has cut off all the clues..." Lei Suo said, "I agree with Oakes' analysis for the time being. The murderer and Whishaw have been in contact for a long time, and they want to uncover some secrets, so it is very likely that an acquaintance committed the crime. "

"Ox, Cantila, think about it again, are there any suspicious clues that were missed at the scene, and are there any witnesses near that house?"

Cantila glanced at Oakes, she did not have a unique talent in investigation.

And Oakes showed displeasure, staring and said, "I searched the scene twice, and there is absolutely nothing missing! If you don't believe me, go and check it yourself. As for the witnesses," Oakes said disappointedly, "Whishaw's house is deserted for a mile, and it is far away. On the main road leading to Oxenfurt, there are frequent carriages and horses, which are extremely disturbing."

"Looking at it this way, there is no better choice at the moment. Let's start the investigation with Whishaw's acquaintances." Lei Suo made a decision, "Professor Linus, what do you think?"

"It can only be like this." The scholar said blankly, "Although I admire Whishaw very much, he has been under my command for less than a year. My understanding of him is limited to family and relatives and friends. Apart from his widowed mother who lives in the suburbs, , and no other relatives."

"I'm quite clear about the relationship in the college. There are many intersections... First of all, the roommate in the dormitory and another assistant in the ecological park, Ben..."

Linus listed them in turn, "Then students from the natural history department. But I don't think the students would commit such heinous atrocities."

"Leave the interrogation work to us..." Reso said firmly, "Lying to the witcher is a technical job, especially for nerds... You just need to find a time to gather the students, we will never The innocent will be wronged, and likewise, no murderer will be spared!"

Linus Pete nodded, but it was too late today, so he could only act on tomorrow's working day.

"Professor, besides the academy, the academy island, and the town of Oxenfurt, with whom does your assistant have more contact?" Roy said more, he felt that it was not that simple.

The scholar rubbed his somewhat swollen head, "Whishaw has been in charge of purchasing food for the endangered animals in the ecological park, and if we talk about dealing with him, the hawkers who sell fish and meat in the Niubao Market talk to him the most. This kid is very honest, how much money was spent on each purchase, and which transaction was made, is recorded in detail in the ledger. I will take this for you. "

After getting the ledger, everyone discussed for a while, decided on the plan for tomorrow, and went back to the dormitory arranged by the professor to rest.

……

Linus Pitt left Roy alone and entered the rare zoo together, because he had said before that he was going to do a physical examination for the restored Golfin.

"Why don't you solve your student's case and get busy with it? I'm not in a hurry." Roy observed the other party's haggard look, and said softly.