God-level Demon Hunter

"Hmm... what is this?"

Todd squatted down without hesitation, and pointed to a curved wooden bar with a missing finger length in the dirty alley.

"A pipe... a thing used to smoke tobacco." The demon hunter was not too dirty, and picked up the "wooden stick" to examine it carefully. "This kind of hidden place is very suitable for those addicts to meet up."

The walls on both sides of the alley are covered with moss, and some are carved with messy obscenities and graffiti that are unclear. You can see rotten and moldy domestic garbage, and even a few disgusting lumps of livestock or human excrement.

Almost nowhere to go.

"A drug addict? Do you think Aisha chose this alley in a hurry, and then was robbed and kidnapped by those bastards?" Todd muttered to himself, his face showing concern.

"This possibility cannot be ruled out. It's plausible for an addict to faint the little girl because of her lust." The witcher said, "But if the matter is so simple, it should be impossible to hide it from Chapelle and the Beggar King. eyes and ears."

The Beggar King never gave Todd any news.

Eternal Flame found no clues either.

Although this kind of speculation is cruel, Roy does not think that Aisha has the possibility of surviving.

At present, he can only do his part, investigate as carefully and comprehensively as possible, and then catch the murderer.

However, more than two months have passed since the incident happened, and there were many interference factors on the scene. Therefore, after searching the entire alley for half an hour, the demon hunter failed to find any clues directly related to Aisha.

But there are exceptions.

"Buzz...buzz..."

"Master Roy, I seem to have been delirious from the stench in this alley, and I saw the pendant around your neck vibrating?" Todd's carrot-thick finger pointed to the viper pendant on the demon hunter's chest , with a strange face.

"You read that right." The demon hunter felt the vibration of the pendant, and quickly moved to the place where the reaction was the most violent. He spread his hands and felt it for a moment. His pupils shrank like snakes—the center of the alley, the corner covered with moss, the size of a fist. A light cluster.

Hazy, almost dissipated.

"It's rare, but it's genuine chaotic energy... It's enough to show that someone once cast a spell in this alley!"

The demon hunter analyzed, "In this dark and humid environment again, the chaotic energy can last for about two months... the time is about the same."

Todd stammered, his face full of shock, "You mean, Aisha, spells..."

Past experience tells the mercenary that anything related to magic is really dangerous and tricky.

"I hope it's just a coincidence," Roy sighed, "otherwise things will be messed up."

Chapter 30 Daughter of the Black Sun

Novigrad business district, a pharmacy.

"Aisha? Are you referring to the pretty little girl with blond hair and gray eyes who works at Lucky Cat? Of course, I have a good impression of her, a polite and lovable little girl, my little Jasmine is the same age," The owner of the pharmacy said with emotion, "In the past six months, she would greet everyone every day when she passed the commercial street. She is much more sensible than that girl."

The young witcher casually took out a potion of calendula from the shelf, shook it between his fingers, "Have you heard what happened to Aisha, did you see her on September [-]th? "

"Unfortunately," the shopkeeper said regretfully, with a flash of confusion in his eyes, "I remember very clearly that I didn't hear her oriole-like greeting that morning."

"It's been half a year. It's strange that I can't hear her voice all of a sudden. I'm not used to it. I was very surprised at the time. I chatted with Pa Weitt from the dye shop next door. I thought something happened to her family, so I sued Yalin. Fake."

The shopkeeper didn't think the weak little girl would take that dangerous path.

"I didn't expect the law and order in the commercial street to degenerate to such an extent that a good little girl disappeared for no reason." The boss's tone became high and his emotions became agitated, "How crazy would it be to take action against the cute and innocent little Aisha? .”

"After her accident, my heart has been empty, like losing a daughter for nothing, and doing business has lost the feeling of the past."

Roy was silent for a while, then snapped his fingers sharply, removing Axi's hypnotic effect.

The bloated body of the pharmacy owner shook, as if waking up from a dream.

"I'm sorry, this guest, I don't know what's wrong, but I complained in front of you for so long! But that child Aisha is so pitiful." The man obviously hasn't come out of his previous emotions, complaining Said, "The soldiers of Eternal Flame also came to ask questions, but that group of snobs obviously put on a show and didn't pay attention to the little girl at all. They just searched around and ended the investigation." The boss looked at the demon hunter,

"Do you think little Elsa is still alive?"

The witcher didn't answer.

……

More than half of the afternoon passed quietly, and the sun began to slant to the west. The witcher asked about a dozen shops along the way and other possible witnesses.

Got nothing.

When the orange light cluster sank into the horizon, he and Todd used the cover of night to sneak into the house of the grocer, the son of the jeweler, and the little nobleman to search.

That is, the three guys who harassed Aisha mentioned by Ya Lin, the owner of Lucky Cat, during the day.

In addition to the drug addicts in the alley, the three guys who coveted Aisha's beauty also have major suspicions.

……

But a little unexpectedly, Roy was not able to find any suspicious traces in their home, and the subsequent Axii seal proved their innocence——

The merchant's son and the little noble's family have already been guarded by a strict tigress. They are typically ruthless and courageous. They only like to take advantage of Aisha with words on weekdays, without any actual actions.

The grocery store owner is even more strange. What he is really interested in is Yalin, the flower shop owner's wife, and he just wants to get Yalin's attention by molesting Aisha.

Outside of the flower shop, Elsa's life has never been disturbed.

Investigate in one day.

The residents near the flower shop all claimed that they had never seen Aisha that day, and the three suspects were ruled out... All this confirmed Roy's previous guess that Aisha must have walked through the dark alleyway that was rarely visited on the day she disappeared. .

As for Todd, his heart became more and more uneasy.

……

No. 320, Ring River.

"The 'resident' in that alley is definitely a big fish not to be missed."

In the messy room, there were two people sitting around the round table. Under the dim light, the young witcher's eyes reflected a dark golden light.

"Why don't we do this, let's go to the alley tomorrow to see who will show up. Be careful not to let go of any suspicious people, and focus on addicts and punks."

Currently, there are two guesses in the mind of the demon hunter.

One is that there happened to be drug addicts, pickpockets, and hooligans in the alleyway at that time, and these evil-minded guys played tricks on Aisha and tied her to another place.

The second possibility is related to the chaotic energy detected by the witcher in the alley—the warlock kidnapped Aisha without anyone knowing it by means of magic.

This can also explain why even the eyeliner of the Beggar King can't find the slightest clue.

Thinking in this way, another question came to Roy's mind. Why would a warlock be interested in a helpless orphan girl?

Just because of her good looks?

……

"Todd, do you know what's special about Aisha?"

Perhaps, the witcher thought, she had some magical talent that attracted the attention of the sorcerer.

"Special? What do you mean, birthmark?" Todd sighed, rubbed his swollen face and blamed himself, "Aisha doesn't have a birthmark, as for other places, I left home when she turned one year old, I haven't seen her for 15 years, and I don't even know what she looks like."

"Leaving at the age of one?" Roy stared at the dim magic lamp, slightly disappointed.

"But I remember, she...she was born at a different time than other children," Todd suddenly remembered something, and asked eagerly, "But does it matter? Master."

Birth time?

Roy raised his chin at him, signaling him to continue.

"The day Aisha was born," Todd recalled with his eyes empty, "I remember that day was clearly a summer noon, the sun was so big that it could burn people to death, but the sky outside the window suddenly darkened...Have you ever seen that kind of astronomical phenomenon? A circle of dark circles engulfed the sun, and in broad daylight it was darker than in the night."

"I have lived for more than 30 years, and I have only seen that one solar eclipse, so I was very impressed!"

After hearing this, Roy sat down on the dirty sofa without hesitation, sighed, and the regret on his face made Tod flustered.

"A girl born during the dark day... the chaotic energy left in the alley... I can probably imagine what happened that day."

What the witcher said next made him feel as though he had fallen into an ice cave.

"Todd, have you heard of the curse of the black sun?"

"Listen... I've heard of it."

"You should understand that your daughter Aisha is the so-called daughter of the black sun in the prophecy, so... she may have been persecuted by a warlock."

Todd lost his mind for a moment, and his lips began to tremble involuntarily.

Of course he understood the meaning and origin of the Daughter of the Black Sun.

As the name suggests, it is a girl born during a solar eclipse.This is an extremely cruel title, derived from the prophecy of the mad mage Etibald.

He believes that one day in the future, a group of daughters of the black sun will unite to resurrect the evil god and summon the end of the world.

Roy had discussed the Black Sun prophecy with occult graduate student Montes Destans at the University of Oxburgh.

The witcher thought it was nonsense.

But mages and ignorant people don't think so.Decades ago, the "Black Sun Prophecy" was extremely popular throughout the world, and a group of poor children with tragic fates were born from this.

Like the Shrike.

Such as the sister of the Duchess of Toussaint.

"That prophecy has been proven to be completely fabricated!" Todd muttered to himself, especially in disbelief.

"But some people still believe in this. If the murderer is one of them, then there is a motive for taking Aisha away—"

The witcher analyzed,

"In the past, the lunatic Etibad had many supporters. They regarded the 'Black Sun Prophecy' as their standard, and went all over the world to frantically search for the daughters of the Black Sun, arrested them, imprisoned them in a high tower, and then tortured and killed them. Or use it to conduct inhumane human experiments."

"Many of these supporters are warlocks."

Catch the Daughter of the Black Sun as an experiment?

While talking, Roy suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu.

"No! No, master!" Todd shook his head, his eyes were bloodshot, "Decades have passed since the 'Black Sun Prophecy' became popular, and now everyone recognizes that this is a joke, there is no If people take it seriously again, go and arrest the Daughter of the Black Sun!"

The mercenary was emotional. He would rather believe that his daughter was killed by ordinary people than that she was taken away by a crazy warlock.

Human experiments are scarier than death.

"Don't get excited, Todd, this is just a possibility!" Roy slowed down his tone. "And complaining doesn't help."

Todd growled for a while, then quickly lowered his head and lowered his voice.

"Calm down?" Roy rubbed his temples. He also had some headaches. A demon hunter would never want to be an enemy of a warlock unless necessary.

Choosing a spellcaster as an opponent is far more troublesome than fighting against ordinary people.

Fortunately, all five of his companions were in Nuocheng, and Roy was full of confidence.

Moreover, his own series of skills are also extremely suitable for dealing with spellcasters to some extent.

"The next step is to find out all the warlocks in Nuocheng! Check them out one by one."

"It's too slow, master, is there any other way to go faster!" Todd anxiously paced back and forth.

If Aisha was really taken away by a superstitious "black sun prophecy" warlock for human experimentation, it is only two months now, and she is very likely still alive.

But to drag on...

"A more efficient way... find someone?" The demon hunter suddenly frowned, closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.

Todd stared at him breathlessly.

After 5 minutes, the witcher said something nonsensical,

"Unless...unless you can daydream!"

"Daydreaming...what do you mean?" Todd saw Roy repeating the word in a daze, and then a look of excitement suddenly appeared on his face.

"Don't forget, we are in Novigrad!"

Todd asked eagerly, "Master, don't be a fool, just speak up!"

"Daydreams in Novigrad." The young witcher met the man's curious eyes, "I think, maybe someone can give the answer in the dream and tell us Aisha's whereabouts—overcoming all the complicated side Every detail, right to the end."

"Who?" Todd's heart was pounding and he held his breath. He was very afraid that the witcher would tell him that it was just a joke.

"Dream hunter, have you heard of it?"

Roy's tone was a little erratic. He remembered another experience. In Novigrad, a dreamer helped Geralt find clues to Ciri.

"I seem to have a little impression. I heard it from someone when I was a child. Dreamers, it seems that they are a kind of rare er... magic sticks? Are you sure they are not a group of liars and can play a role?" Todd questioned,

"Dream divination is more magical than you imagine." Roy said half-truthfully,