The Journey of the Demon Hunter

The human face did not respond, and the hollow eyes stared at the demon hunter.

"Nanna-Kanpa means to go forward in order." Suddenly, Tisaya's voice appeared in Zelin's ear. Zelin followed the voice and looked over, and saw that Tisaya was finishing her slightly wrinkled dress, and the light from the portal behind her cast her shadow on the other wall. "Nanna-Zi means inverted. It means to let you recite the mantra in order, skimming the judgment word in the middle, and then recite it upside down, until the second character. The warning I left on the road just now Magic discovered that someone was following me, and I was still wondering who it would be."

"I asked Marty before, and she said you are coming to the sewer again. I thought you were going to check that laboratory."

"It's not a laboratory, but a relic left by another first-generation council. This is a secret room where the artifact used to test and adjust the talents of young mage apprentices. At first, I thought this artifact could be used by everyone. They all become powerful wizards, but later we discovered that this kind of behaviors of facilitating the seedlings will only make the adjusted wizard apprentices seriously biased in the magic storage and spell accuracy, and we sealed the artifact. I heard recently A piece of news, a warlock named Oswen found this place, so he rushed over to check it. Fortunately, the artifact is still in its place intact."

"Then you don't have to worry about Oswen." Zelin took out the Oswen's diary. "Oswen's ship sank near Fojian, and I found his diary."

"Oh, that's great."

Tisaya took the diary, flipped it a few times, and threw it to the ground. The moment the diary hits the ground, a flame erupts and it turns to ashes in the blink of an eye.

"Some secrets, let it be a secret. This kind of artifact can create many warlocks with low levels of magic power. I don't want it to fall into the hands of the king, otherwise I believe they will definitely make batches that can eject flames or arcs. Soldier. Too much chaotic magic can cause irreparable damage to this world. If magic does not accept dogmatic control, sooner or later our world will be destroyed by demon summoning and necromancy."

"Do you suspect that the king will abuse spells?"

"I deeply doubt that when some kings are about to fail in a war, they will be willing to pay all costs to redeem the defeat. Do you know the magic war before the signing of the Treaty of Novigrad? Demon summoning and necromancy were massive Use, the horror scene at that time makes anyone who has experienced it hard to forget. It took a long time for the newly formed Order to understand the demons raging in the world, but unfortunately, only a few hundred years have passed. Forget the pain."

While talking, Tisaya nodded with satisfaction while comparing the pearl embroidery on her wrist. "Do you have anything to do with me? Don't tell me, what is the imperial wizard going to do again?"

"This time it's not an empire, Tishaya." Zelin paused. "I know what I say next may be unbelievable, but I hope you must believe me."

"Every serious warning you bring is unbelievable, whether it is a coup, or a monster is about to invade our world along Mahakam’s portal. My heart tells me that I don’t want to hear it at all. Your warning, because your warning usually means something bad has happened." Tisaya held her forehead. "But because of this, I still have to listen. Come on, what's the matter?"

Zelin told Tishaya of Curdin's analysis. Even the well-informed Tisaya could not help showing a shocked expression after hearing it.

"Are they crazy? How dare they?!"

"No one knows." Zelin shook his head. "But we know their plan, they don't know it yet."

"What are you going to do? Preemptive strike?"

"No, Tisya, this will put us in a disadvantageous situation."

If the warlock strikes first, it is probably the situation that Radovide wants to see most. There is a Forbidden Magic Array in the Romune Ring Arena. The Forbidden Magic Array on Sunnid Island was the relic left by the lizardmen in the past. Most of the Knights of the Flame Rose wear anti-magical metal. Warlocks who are not specialized in combat can hardly gain an advantage in front of them.

"You find a way to send many warlocks who can't fight to other places. You are the dean of Eritusa Academy, and it is definitely more convenient than my appointment. As for the people of Ben Ade Academy, I will go to find the card. Duin. I worked with him for a while during the Novigrad plague."

"But not everyone can leave." Tisaya shook her head. "Otherwise it will definitely arouse suspicion."

"Yes, you are the dean. You know warlocks better than I do, so the first task is to evacuate scholars and researchers who can't fight, keep those who can fight, and gather them when the summit begins." Zelin narrowed his eyes slightly. "At that time, some people will know who the hunter is."

The first thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight chapters of Tishaya's mind

"I will arrange for the people in Eritusa Academy to go to other places. Well, I don't know if your going to Kaduin will be effective. He values ​​the rebuilding of the Warlock Order this time. He may consider what you said. Sex, but only a few days before the summit, I will help you persuade him to evacuate the warlocks who are unable to fight as much as possible."

Tisaya touched her chin in thought. She quickly recovered from the initial shock.

"But in any case, we absolutely can't let this happen." Zelin frowned. "We don't have much time, but we can't do it too obvious, otherwise it will cause other people's suspicion, and they may take the lead."

"You are right, Zelin. Since the king is going to do it, he must think of a piece of rhetoric that can be used to shirk responsibility." Tisaya sighed. "I plan to evacuate in batches, first evacuate the apprentices, and then the researchers, such as those from the Alchemists Association. Although they do not belong to the Erithusa Academy, they should listen to me carefully in my face. Request."

This is also the reason why Zelin and Tishaya discussed countermeasures, not only because she is smart, but also because she has a high prestige in the warlock community. If she asked other warlocks to do something, it would be more convenient than Zelin's commission to transfer a group of people.

"That's good, we still have time while the summit hasn't started yet."

"What about you, Zelin?"

"Huh?"

"You came into the sewer, definitely not just to warn me about this. My surveillance magic discovered that two other demon hunters had also entered the sewer through the tunnel near the civilian square."

"You watch the whole sewer?"

"No, because the entrance to the civilian square is closest to the laboratory where the plague strains are hidden, I set up surveillance magic nearby to prevent people from the empire from entering again." Tishaya shrugged. "When the Empire used magic to slaughter the Hinterlands, I knew that they could give up all the morality when using magic in order to win. I suspect that the people of the Imperial Intelligence Bureau might once again send new spies, and making virus weapons can help them. Turn the tide of the battle. When this is over, these strains are best moved to a safer place."

"Sunnyd Island?"

"No, it's not Sinide Island." Looking at Zelin's suspicious eyes, Tisaya suddenly said with a serious expression. "I want to hide it behind your portal."

"Behind the portal?"

Ze Lin's heart suddenly sank.

"Don't play dumb games with me, Zelin." Tisaya blinked. "If I guessed correctly, Miss Virginia is not a guest from Overfer at all. She comes from a different world, on the other side of your portal, right?"

"...How did you find out?"

"To be honest, I did not consider the identity of a person in another world at first. You hide it well. Now every northern warlock knows that your portal connects to a place outside the world where demons are everywhere. You guys. The demon hunter must guard every step of the way to prevent demons from coming in. Miss Virginia acted like a person from Overhill. She understands Overhill's history, culture and system. She must be a flower. It’s been a long time to read books on this subject, and there is a talisman to prevent mind reading on her neck. Enid must have done it, right? It’s just that after working together for a long time, I found out that she was right Ofeier’s understanding is more like a scripture, and some of it is outdated. Since she is not from Ofeier, not from Nilfgaard, and her skin color is not like desert or steppe, so I think she can only From one place."

"Are many people suspicious?"

"No, of course not. Only me. In Eritusa Academy, the female students really like this exotic assistant in taste and food recommendations." Tisaya smiled slightly. "I know what you are worried about, so I have been trying to minimize her chances of getting along with other students and teachers. It seems that she is also very happy to get a vacation to go to your castle often. I was not sure before, so no Talk to Miss Virginia frankly. She is a smart girl who does a great job of hiding herself. If it hadn’t been for me to have been to Overiel, it would be difficult for me to find this out. You don’t need to I'm worried about whether other people will doubt that, for many people, Ofeier is nothing but a place in books and legends."

Zelin sighed.

Tisaya is a smart man, very smart. Compared with her, Virginia still has a big gap in handling experience.

"Then, when Virginia is in Arethusa, I will trouble you too."

"It doesn't matter. Ess Davan, the bard, must have also written poems about portal demons under your instruction?"

"It's obvious."

"Now at the Novigrad Theater, you can see the drama of your demon hunters defending against the monsters gushing out of the portal. I have to say, it's wonderful." Tishaya wiped the corner of her eyes and sighed with emotion. "I'm really fortunate now. At that time, the council was persuaded to adopt Enid's proposal and you should guard the portal instead of assigning a garrison warlock. I believe that the portal is a treasure, your treasure, and the treasure Falling into the hands of the right person will bring good effects, but falling into the hands of the wrong person will have disastrous consequences."

"I'm just doing what I think is right as much as possible, and I'm also very thankful that you are the Dean of Eritusa, not Feliba."

Zelin promised Tisaya to transfer the strain to the other side of the portal when the matter was over. He considered several safe storage locations. Fortunately, this is only a temporary storage. When the situation stabilizes, Tisaya is ready to continue to convene researchers to crack the virus and produce a vaccine.

As they walked, they talked about the details of the action and options. Zelin was going to meet the others, and Tisaya planned to walk along the sewers where the imperials might appear and set up some traps. She is more wary of the empire than the kings of the north. In the north, she knows some things better, but she must be careful about the conspiracy of the south.

"I want to ask you something, Tishaya."

"What's the matter?"

"I've heard by chance, um..." Zelin thought of what Jaques told him last year. "Your family is related to the royal family of Tamoria?"

Hearing Zelin's question, Tisaya had an unpredictable chuckle on her face.

"Time never stops and waits. If you want to catch up with it, you have to forget something. Too much nostalgia behind you, when you come back, you may have been left far behind. I used to be Lalke. , But not anymore."

"Then, is Lalke still there?"

"Sometimes I might be bored and want to taste wine in the villa." Tisaya couldn't help but smile. Suddenly, her smile disappeared and her eyes were placed in a pile of mud not far away. "Wait, what is this?"

"Huh?" Zelin followed Tishaya's gaze. Soon, he realized that this was not a pile of mud, but a corpse covered in mud. There are many three-finger footprints nearby, indicating that this place is frequented by scavengers. But his eyes were on one of the corpses.