God-level Demon Hunter

"Koen, I'm sorry, the teacher lied to you..." Kelda changed his tone and said guiltily, "Grandmaster Elan has implemented the way of knights deep into his soul."

"And the knight will never abandon his comrades, leaving me alone to guard the dilapidated fortress."

"In fact, on the night of the avalanche, he was the only one who survived by observing the stars outside the castle—he dug up the bodies of all his comrades from the snow and buried them in the back mountain. Then he left Kyle Siren."

"I fully understand his decision-his efforts still cannot save the world's malice towards demon hunters, and his beliefs have collapsed."

"And from that day forward, he lost all his comrades in the Griffin faction, and was alone."

"Under the double blow, he left Kyle Siren heartbroken."

Roy sighed.

His impression of Elan changed slightly.

Witnessing with my own eyes that the home that has been maintained for hundreds of years has been destroyed, and brothers and sisters turned into cold corpses, the concept that I have always insisted on has been completely broken.

What else can be done?

Kelda stared at the jumping flames in the fireplace, nostalgia and gratitude flashed in her amber pupils,

"Before Grandmaster Elan left, he left a letter describing his mental journey and the "Demon Hunting Notes" that recorded all his knowledge. Bury it in the grave of me, this useless student."

"And it was this "Devil Hunting Notebook" that changed everything."

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Kelda whispered in an erratic tone,

"A series of very fortuitous circumstances collided... for reasons I cannot explain - this magical place from time immemorial."

"That gigantic natural disaster."

"65 dead."

"Fifteen sources of law."

"Everyone is strongly unwilling..."

"Driven by various factors, the "Hunting Notes" buried in the soil quietly mutated."

The old man glanced at the locked basement door, with a complicated expression, love and hatred intertwined, "It has life and strange magic power."

"It chose me... and I was freed from the purgatory of death."

"Wait..." Roy rubbed his temples, "Are you sure it was a book that saved you?"

Kelda nodded.

Iggesena's eyelids twitched, as if hearing a horror story.

Cohen shook his head in disbelief, "You mean the book I've read, which records all the knowledge of the school: sigils, swordsmanship, alchemy potions, spells, and Griffin sect secrets?"

"To be precise, 'dhu saov morc' is written on the book cover, translated from the ancient language, it is "Book of Shadows"..." Kelda sighed, "I have reached a certain contract with "Book of Shadows" , There was an indescribable bond between us...it used the natural magical place under my feet to wake me up."

"And at the beginning of my resurrection, everything was normal for me." There was a trace of uncontrollable joy in Kelda's tone,

"I also got a magical note-"Book of Shadows" has an incredible ability, no need to write it myself, all the knowledge in my mind, the knowledge I am learning, and even my life experience will be automatically recorded In the book."

"The blank pages in the book are endless, and when a page is filled, a new page will appear. It is more convenient and worry-free than the warlock's transcription."

"The only reason it exists is to pursue knowledge."

Roy's eyes were amazed, and he patted Golfin restlessly in the hood on the back of his head, almost couldn't help whistling, "This is simply the treasure that all scholars dream of."

Kelda nodded, "But I also love to dream, and I love reading more than dancing swords."

"Book of Shadows and I are a perfect match!"

Roy suddenly realized that it was for this reason that old Kelda became one of the 66.

Kelda finally showed a smile on his face, the smile quickly subsided, and his expression became more depressed,

"I thought this "Book of Shadows" was a gift from fate. During the first two years of my resurrection, I was immersed in the ocean of knowledge."

"Later, I set off again, leaving the Kyle Sirens, and went to the outside world to practice and look for the traces of Your Excellency Elan. I instinctively recorded more knowledge."

Cohen's cheek muscles trembled, his lips moved, and he wanted to ask something.

Kelda interrupted him,

"My students, as you can see, in the first 80 years, I entered and exited the Kyle Siren unimpeded, no matter how far I left, I would not have any negative symptoms."

"But the "Book of Shadows" cannot leave the castle. There is an inseparable connection between it and the Kyle Sirens."

"What if you have to take it?" Roy asked.

"It will disappear from its arms and return to this land." Keldah paused, then continued,

"My daily life is no different from that of a normal witcher... I picked you up in a village in Kovill during one of my travels."

Old Kelda stared at the students, with tenderness on his face, and his tone turned soft, "You were only seven years old at that time, a skinny brat, suffering from smallpox, with multiple festering skin...was abandoned by poor parents. "

"I brought you back to the Kyle Siren, cured your illness, and spent a few years training you to become a Griffin Demon Hunter."

Cohen hissed excitedly, his eyes flushed.

Roy was not without emotion when he saw this.

The connection established by the grace of saving life is no less than the law of accident, right?

"Before that, everything was fine, but it has been about No.80 five years since I was resurrected." Kelda shook his head, "All kinds of aftereffects broke out-no matter how brilliant the sky, the fiery red sun, can't reflect my shadow ...I lost it forever."

"So in order not to show my flaws, I dare not appear in the sun again, and the after-effects are more than that," Kelda said, "Once I leave the magical land of Kel Siren, corpse-like marks will appear on my body immediately, The skin began to peel off and the body smelled of smoky rancidity. The longer it was left, the more obvious the abnormality was."

"This has caused me great trouble." The old man grinned and laughed at himself, "In the past ten years, whenever I went to other places, I had to put on that thick cloak—the wood oil that has been soaked for many years Add the cloak of the dust of travel and the oil of food to cover the skin and smell. Otherwise, people will be regarded as ghouls or evil spirits."

"But the symptoms gradually worsened." Keerda showed deep helplessness on his face,

"It's not just my body, I'm starting to lose my mind. To this day, if I leave this magic place for more than 10 minutes, I will lose my mind, turn into a walking dead, and return to this fort in a daze."

"Hiss..." Roy gasped. If we say that at the beginning, "Book of Shadows" gave him the impression that he was a partner on an equal footing with Kelda.

So now, just like a master who abused his slaves!

"No wonder..." Cohen's face was gloomy and his voice was hoarse, "I haven't seen you leave that hillside or bask in the sun in the past ten years."

"You are always in the room, under the eaves, at that desk, studying literature every day until late at night."

"It's all because of the Book of Shadows!"

Cohen hammered the table with his fist hard, with a tone of self-reproach.

In recent years, he has spent most of his time away from home, and it is rare for him to come back to visit his teacher.

He ignored all kinds of abnormalities of the teacher, and it was ridiculous to regard it as some kind of habit.

"My silly apprentice! A man should be brave enough to take responsibility, but don't be a scapegoat, it has nothing to do with you," Kelda patted him on the shoulder, "This is my choice."

"It longs for infinite knowledge, and I love knowledge as well...I thought we were the most tacit partners...hand in hand to enter the hidden path of knowledge." The old man sighed heavily, and randomly took a book from the shelf, " But after yesterday, it suddenly dawned on me that this was just my wishful thinking."

"That magical book only treats me as a tool to acquire knowledge..."

He fell silent suddenly and opened the book.

"And tools have a service life." Roy glanced at Cohen, who was tense,

"It made a surprise attack last night, and it was choosing the next target." Kelda stared at Roy, and continued, "You kid who always talks about the Brotherhood, obviously you have some kind of ability to make "Book of Shadows" "The trait of desire."

"Even more than my 300-year-old friend Vesemir touched it."

"So, it chose you, not my disciple Coen."

"Beat you, occupy you, control you, and recreate a tool."

"Sunlight weakens the shadow, so it acts at night. Last night it failed to act, so it will continue tonight after the sun goes down!"

A hint of surprise flashed across Roy's iris.

Could it be that "Book of Shadows" sensed my extraordinary?

But even a mere book wants to enslave me? !

"Teacher..." Ke En was puzzled, "but why can it mobilize the long-dead Griffon Sect seniors?"

"Why is it?"

"Thanks to Roy, I discovered this secret! In fact, I should have realized the problem a long time ago. The "Book of Shadows" is full of life journeys of Griffin members." Kelda's eyes were filled with flames, "Because death For the compatriots in that avalanche!"

"All souls are imprisoned by it!"

"Their knowledge and memory are also greedily and thoroughly grabbed by it!"

"From today onwards, it is already my enemy!" Keerda turned to the sealed basement, his face was complicated, his eyes were full of gratitude and hatred, "I want to find a safe way to destroy the "Book of Shadows" ", rescued more than 60 old buddies!"

Chapter 11 Horcrux: Book of Shadows

"Can't we just destroy the book?" Ignatius said cautiously, "burn it in the stove, or cut it into pieces with a knife."

"No matter how weird the "Book of Shadows" is, it's just a book."

"It's not as simple as you think." Kelda said calmly, "The "Book of Shadows" is integrated with the magic land under our feet. The abundant magic power protects it at all times."

"Conventional means can't hurt it at all..." Kelda's pupils shrank, and she said rather apprehensively, "I used Igni and Alder on it last night, and threw it into the fireplace and burned it all night...it didn't work .”

"It's neither gold nor jade, but it's harder than diamonds, and more resilient and heat-resistant than dragon skin."

The faces of the four people in the room became very ugly.

"Roy, since you are willing to help, why don't you ask the resident mage of the Demon Hunter Brotherhood... Maybe she will have some ideas." Kelda looked directly into his eyes, "I won't let you work in vain, wait Rescue the brothers of the Griffin faction..."

"The Griffin sect's secret technique remains intact for you to study, but only for you."

Roy just wanted to explain something.

Cohen interrupted suddenly, clenched his fists nervously, his voice full of worry,

"Teacher, what will happen to you if you destroy the Book of Shadows?"

Keldar was revived for the Book of Shadows, once the books were destroyed.

his end...

"My student, why do you say it so sadly." Kelda suddenly reached out and gently stroked Cohen's black hair, "Everyone has to leave one day, this is just the law of nature..."

"What's more, I should have died with my brothers 100 years ago, but I lived 'two extra lives'." He smiled calmly, "And I live for myself... I live in seclusion in Kyle Siren, research knowledge And theory, live a simple and fulfilling life, and cultivate a silly apprentice like you."

"No, teacher..." Cohen shook his head with a painful expression. He wanted to change the teacher's mind, "The seniors are not necessarily suffering."

"Maybe they are already used to living in the "Book of Shadows"! They don't want the so-called 'release'!"

Cohen's eyes were red, and he hissed,

"Maintaining the status quo is the best choice!"

"Korn!"

The Griffin apprentice shuddered, but this time there was no compromise.

He widened his three-color pupils, and stared stubbornly at Kelda.

"My silly apprentice...why don't you understand?"

"I've lived enough. I've lived too long," the old man sighed. "The extra 100 years are like a dream, but if the dream lasts too long, it will turn into a nightmare."

"And nightmares wake people up screaming."

Every word of his is like a needle pricking the heart,

"Now that I have woken up, I can no longer deprive my fellow men of their liberty for the sake of an endless thirst for knowledge."

"Also, I'm reaching my limit as a tool, and I have to make a change."

"I have one last regret left...Aren't you willing to fulfill the teacher's last wish?"

Cohen covered his face with his hands and fell silent.

Ignatius clung to his body.The corners of the eyes are red.

Roy, on the other hand, sighed with a complicated expression.

It is rare to see such an active request for death.

But he didn't want to refuse.

"I am happy to help you, but I have a question... Once the seniors of the Griffin Sect leave the "Book of Shadows", they will no longer be able to stay in the real world. They will disappear soon, and nothing is waiting for them. "