The Divine Hunter Chapter 7: Mayor’s request
“The prison is still left to you…”
As soon as the demon hunter finished speaking, the leading soldier silently pulled out his sword. A group of colleagues around him also raised their uniform long swords with a grin and closed the encirclement inward, compressing the two hunters step by step. The range of activity of the demon.
The absolute numerical advantage made them feel that the demon hunters would never resist.
The two demon hunters in the encirclement looked at each other,
“This journey…is really bullying! I’ve had enough!”
The young witcher cursed,
The next moment, the soldier facing his back suddenly felt his eyes dazzled. The target jumped back lightly like lightning, and the hilt of the sword hit the soldier hard in the abdomen. A sharp pain hit him, and the soldier fell to the ground without any reaction at all.
The soldier beside him belatedly swung his sword towards the demon hunter, but he easily dodged it. Then he twisted and spun lightly, and the sheathed sword suddenly hit the soldier in the face.
“Too fast…” This was the last thought that flashed through his mind, and the second soldier fell to the ground without a word.
The whole street exploded in an instant. Someone screamed, and pedestrians passing by began to crawl away from the battle circle.
The soldiers glanced at their fallen comrades in horror, then tensed their bodies, held the sword blade, and stabbed toward the center.
Then, Gu Weisir flew through the air, letting out bursts of joyful moans, and the sword refracted light, eclipsing even the sunlight.
The two demon hunters did not show any fancy movements, they just danced a few times among the soldiers like ghosts, and the sword hilts and scabbards danced irregularly in their hands.
Less than five seconds later, a group of soldiers dispersed like a colony of ants burned by boiling water.
Six of them had already fallen to the ground, some were holding their body parts and wailing heart-brokenly, while some had fainted directly, but their slightly heaving chests told of their lives that had not yet withered.
Seeing that the soldiers had retreated, the two demon hunters did not attack again. Instead, they stood back to back and maintained a state of alert, each guarding one side.
They held swords in both hands and swung them flexibly in the air several times, bringing out a rainbow of horses.
None of the soldiers dared to get closer. Instead, they slowly retreated step by step. Cold fear climbed onto their cheeks. They heard the devil speak.
“Do you understand now? Never threaten witchers casually, especially if the number is greater than one.”
The leading soldier swallowed, and the hard and heavy sound of his throat moving was clearly audible.
“But don’t worry, no one bleeds and no one dies.”
As he said that, the two demon hunters slowly inserted their swords into the scabbards behind their backs.
“It’s just a lesson, soldier.”
Roy looked at the panicked faces across the way, and the anger in his chest finally subsided a little, “Now, take us to see the mayor.”
“Okay…Okay, Great…Master.”
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Velerade, the mayor of Vizima City, glanced at the two demon hunters standing opposite the office, especially staying longer on the sturdy bald man.
His past experiences made him understand that although demon hunters look weird, they are sometimes more trustworthy than normal people.
He looked carefully at the snake-shaped pendant between their necks.
“It’s a pity that it’s not our old friend the wolf faction, but at least it’s not the cat faction.”
He ordered the guards to retreat, then turned to the two men,
“Two master demon hunters, please take a seat. It doesn’t hurt to get closer.” He stretched out his hand and motioned for the two of them to sit across from his desk.
“I am not discriminating or afraid of you like those superstitious people. On the contrary, I know that demon hunters also have emotions and even better understand the meaning of fairness and responsibility. They have a much better reputation than some low-level mercenaries. ”
“Then, your fairness is to use force to force two law-abiding demon hunters to work for you?”
Roy couldn’t help but sarcastically said.
“I really had to do this.” Verelad rubbed the scepter on the table and apologized.
“I would like to apologize on behalf of those subordinates here. I clearly promised to invite the two masters here with the utmost respect. Who knew they would offend them without permission.”
“Besides, you have already taught these incompetent guys a lesson, should you calm down?”
The two demon hunters folded their hands on their chests and remained coldly unresponsive.
“It’s my fault for being too hasty.”
The mayor sighed and continued, “This afternoon, I heard the good news that two demon hunters from afar visited Vizima. I thought, this is not the reinforcement I have been waiting for. ?”
“But the reinforcements you imagined are already too busy to take care of themselves and have no time to deal with your difficult problems.”
“Everything has a reasonable price.” Verelaide said firmly. “Let’s not mention the commission. Why don’t you two listen to my bid first? I believe it will make you feel that your trip is worthwhile.”
“Quotation? Your reward can allow us to directly cross thousands of mountains and rivers and reach our destination in the far west in an instant?”
As soon as Roy finished speaking, Verelad’s eyes lit up across from him.
“I learned earlier that the two people who appeared in the horse farm are preparing to rush to the country west of Vizima in a short time.” He paid attention to the face of the witcher. Climb, or Sintra? If you want to go to these places, then I can fulfill your wishes.”
Roy and Leisuo looked at each other and asked suspiciously, “What do you mean?”
“Vezima, as the capital of Temeria, has no shortage of skilled spellcasters. And I…” Verelad patted his chest in fear, “I happen to know one of them.”
“I think if you two are willing to help me once, my warlock friend will be happy to open a directional portal for you so that you can reach your destination instantly.”
Roy’s heart moved when he heard this. “How could I forget this time? Warlocks can open the portal at will. It is not easy for Leisuo and I to teleport to Cintra. No, now we need to add a horse.”
His horse can be summoned at any time, but Leisuo’s cannot.
Leso asked with some vigilance, “What is your friend’s name…”,
“Aza Javid, a warlock currently settling in Vizima.”
Leso thought about it and said, “This name sounds rare. It should not belong to any northern power or southern country’s surname.”
“Yes, he came here from Zerikan, a country on the other side of the Blue Mountains, to learn magic a long time ago.”
The two of them were asking and answering questions, but Roy’s heart was stirred up.
“Isn’t Aza Javed one of the future bosses of the Salamander Gang?”
It was this warlock and another guy called the Professor who led the Salamander Gang to invade Kaer Morhen and steal the secret of the witcher’s mutation.
“He has now settled in Vizima? Has the Salamander Gang been established?”
Roy was thinking a lot, but Leisuo was already tempted. After all, he had just lost a sum of money.
“I admit that your conditions are very tempting. So, Lord Mayor, what exactly is your commission?”
“Very good, it seems we have reached the first consensus!” Verelad paced happily, “My commission is very simple. I want the two of you to protect Tai in the next period of time.” The safety of Her Royal Highness Princess Yada of Moria.”
“Why, someone wants to harm Her Highness the Princess?”
Verelade rubbed the tip of his nose, his face looking bitter.
“If someone really dared to go against her, the situation might be better controlled. However, in fact, it is Princess Yada who is actively inviting danger.”
“It has only been five years since she recovered. Even though His Majesty Foltest has taken great pains to educate her, she still retains some of her former habits.”
When the word “habits” came out, a trace of panic flashed across Verelad’s face, and he recalled some things from the past, “But fortunately, His Highness’s target has shifted to inhuman creatures. But because His Majesty has no limits Princess Yada is a bit arrogant and willful.”
“Beasts and domestic animals. She needs these things from time to time to adjust her mood. Unfortunately, ordinary animals can no longer satisfy her recently. Her sights are set on the group of monsters entrenched on Black Tern Island.”
“Black Tern Island?” Roy temporarily suppressed his thoughts about the Salamander Gang and asked.
“This is an island on the lower reaches of Lake Vizima. A group of fallen half-fishmen have been operating on the island for a long time.”
“Oh…” Roy asked, “Princess Yada wants to get rid of these degenerate half-murlocs and eliminate harm for the people?”
As far as he knows, the half-murloc is an amphibian monster with a fish head and a human body. It feeds on fish and algae in the water, and occasionally hunts small animals on the water shore. It usually does not attack humans.
In terms of individual strength, the half-fish man is worse than the water ghost.
But they all hunt in tribal units, ranging from dozens to hundreds.
However, the half-murlocs of Lake Vizima, with the prefix of fallen, must be even more ferocious.
Verelade nodded, as if he couldn’t believe it.
“In any case, it is always a good thing that Her Highness the Princess did not harm the people but provoked those slippery half-murlocs.”
“But it won’t be easy.” The witcher pondered.
“Yes…the influence of the half-murlocs has long been entrenched on the island, and their influence even radiates to the island and the swamps around the lake, as well as the villages there.”
“There are rumors that some **** and weird things often happen to the villagers in that area. The princess and the knights of White Rose went to crusade twice, but they were all small fights outside the island, dragging one or two bodies. The corpse of the half-murloc returned happily.”
“But this time she planned to go deep into the island, and now she is ready to go for the third expedition.”
“Didn’t His Majesty the King stop her?”
“Your Majesty is reluctant to beat and scold the princess, so he can only follow her wishes and find a few skilled and trustworthy bodyguards. As his confidant, I have to share his worries. ~IndoMTL.com~ That’s why Because of today’s situation, I specially asked you two to help Your Highness to protect her safety during this expedition.”
Escort Princess Yada to defeat the fallen half-murlocs?
Roy shook his head without thinking, “It’s too dangerous…”
“Then we will add a reward of 600 orens…” Verelad said solemnly, “In addition to asking Aza to open the directional portal for you, I will also give you two a reward of 600 orens…”
The two demon hunters hesitated after hearing this. As expected of the capital of Temeria, they asked for 600 orens, equivalent to 600 crowns, which was far more than the reward for ordinary commissions and was enough to make up for the loss of the lost horses. It makes people feel uneasy, especially for demon hunters like them who are interested in rebuilding the academy.
Seeing this, the mayor had an idea and said, “You two don’t have to answer me now. I have already sent someone to arrange accommodation for you. You can think about it after you move in. If you can’t wait until eight o’clock tomorrow morning, If you don’t leave, you agree to my request, and I will take you to see Princess Yada. If you two leave as soon as possible, I will not force you…”
The witcher nodded in agreement and left the mayor’s office.
Just use the time to think about it to get rid of the monster materials in the space and replenish some alchemy supplies.
We also need to find a spacious place so Roy can’t miss out on his daily training.
It used to be swordsmanship and crossbow shooting, but now you have to add a magic seal. You have to use up all your physical strength and magic power every night before you can enter meditation.
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