Chapter 144 Black Unicorn

Vesemir muttered.

After hesitating for a moment, he put his hands on the table, prepared to get up and go to the bar.

"Boom~boom~boom~"

With heavy footsteps, three knights wearing yellow and black unicorn cloaks walked in from the inn entrance.

The noisy hotel suddenly became quiet.

But this silence only lasted for a moment before it became noisy again.

Of course, the noise changed from bustling to whispering.

"Strange! Don't these ordinary people know the king's guards?" Zeus muttered in a puzzled voice.

This is obviously impossible.

Even the most ignorant countryman would certainly recognize the king's noble family crest.

Such a reaction only shows one thing, that these king's guards have come to this store more than once or twice.

Ailin did not reply to Hughes. His eyes had not shifted since the knights walked in.

He looked at the three knights as they walked into the inn with their heads held high and cast a disdainful glance at them.

The leading middle-aged knight's gaze lingered for a moment on Vesemir and the others who were carrying double swords, and then he asked the innkeeper who came up to greet him:
"Have you seen any strange people recently? Especially those wearing hoods and deliberately hiding their body shape and appearance."

The innkeeper tilted his head and glanced at the witchers.

"Your Excellency the Knight, you are a strange man... Several demon hunters came yesterday, and I didn't see any of them hiding their appearance..."

After thinking for a while, he added:
"Well... these demon hunters are also very well behaved and haven't caused any trouble."

The middle-aged knight glanced in the direction of Ailin and the others and ordered:

"Stay tuned. If you encounter any suspicious individuals, you will know where to find me."

"Go ahead!"

The innkeeper bowed and nodded repeatedly, then returned to the bar.

He wiped his hands nervously on his canvas apron and fiddled with the glasses on the bar, but his eyes remained fixed on the entrance of the inn.

"Boom~boom~boom~"

The sound of iron boots stepping on wooden boards approached.

The king's guard at the back glanced at the school emblem on Vesemir's chest, then leaned close to the middle-aged knight's ear and whispered:

"Captain, they are demon hunters from the Wolf School. They should be here to participate in the demon hunter apprentice fighting competition held by the king."

The middle-aged knight nodded, glanced at the young demon hunters Arlin and Zeus, then stared at Vesemir and said:
"Have you encountered any elves or other suspicious people along the way?"

Vesemir shook his head and said nothing.

"If you encounter a suspicious person wearing a hood, you can go to the mayor and inform us." The middle-aged knight paused and emphasized in a very high tone: "There is a bounty."

Vesemir gently stroked the black wide-brimmed hat placed aside with his right hand, raised his head and said:
"The Wolf School strictly adheres to neutrality. We only accept commissions to hunt monsters."

The knight fell silent upon hearing this, and lowered his head expressionlessly to look into the dark golden cat's eyes.

As the witcher and the knight stared at each other for a longer time, the atmosphere in the inn began to become solemn.

The king's guards on both sides looked at each other, then quietly placed their right hands on the counterweight ball at the tail of the long sword at their waist, their expressions vaguely showing that they were eager to try.

It can be seen that they really want to try it themselves to see how powerful the legendary demon hunter is.

The guests who were having dinner noticed that something was wrong, so they quietly placed their copper coins on the table and fled out of the hotel without finishing their food.

After a while,
Apart from the innkeeper, the only people on the entire first floor were the witcher and the knight.

Hughes, who was concentrating on drinking soup, realized something was wrong at this moment and quickly put down the black bread in his hand.

Ailin had already stretched his right hand under the table, ready to cast a Quen shield on himself at any time.

He had to be careful. After all, the nobles in the demon hunter world had some very strange ideas due to inbreeding.

As for the King's personal guards, the requirements for family background were greater than the requirements for swordsmanship and martial arts skills.

In other words, the three people in front of us are most likely the sons of great nobles who are "impunity for murder."

They really dare to take action.

"Knight Serio..." The innkeeper walked over cautiously, probably trying to smooth things over.

"Humph~"

The middle-aged knight snorted coldly when he heard this.

He tilted his head to glance at the innkeeper, and after noticing that all the guests had left because of their confrontation, he turned back and said threateningly to Vesemir:
"'Neutral' demon hunter, stay out of trouble!"

Then he left with his two subordinates who looked regretful.

As the middle-aged knight turned to leave, Ailin gave him an identification shot.

【Name: Serio】

[Attributes: Strength 35, Agility 34, Constitution 18, Perception 10, Mysticism 7]

so tall?
Looking at the panel in front of him and the middle-aged knight going away, he was stunned.

His own strength and agility are only 32 and 31.

Demon hunters rely on potions to transform and mutate. What does this knight named Serio rely on to improve his strength?
But Ailin changed his mind.

In the original book, there was also a bounty hunter named Leo Bonhart who hunted down She-Ra.

He once hunted three witchers by himself, and wore the three witcher badges of the wolf, cat and griffin schools on his chest. He even wanted to hunt the famous white wolf.

It seems that the emergence of humans with attributes exceeding those of demon hunters is not so strange.

Maybe because there is magic in the Witcher world?

Or maybe it’s a blessing from some god?

After thinking about it, Ailin put these speculations behind him.

These profound questions did not concern him for the time being.

The most important thing now is that this knight named Serio is only the captain of the king's guards.

In the entire king’s guard, how many knights are as strong as him?
How many such knights are there under the command of King Kaedwen?

"I'm sorry... um... I can make up for the loss of the store." Vesemir's words interrupted Arryn's thoughts.

"Call me Bob," the innkeeper sighed and shook his head generously as he looked at the empty inn. "No need to repair it. The tables and chairs are still there, and no one is injured. It's just a few fewer people eating, so there's no big loss."

"As for you, you should be careful in the next few days."

Vesemir nodded slightly and said, "Thank you. We will pay attention to it."

Ailin suddenly had an idea and asked curiously, "Do these knights come here often?"

Bob, who was clearing away the other guests' plates, glanced at him and nodded:
"Around the winter solstice, these knights scattered around the towns near Ban Ader, searching for elves."

"It seems that we caught a few last month, but even after we caught them, these knights never left."

"Now, they come and ask once every two or three days."

"It seems that the King's Guards haven't found their target yet!" Ailin thought.

But is the elf that the King's Guards are looking for related to the human couple that the red-haired elf entrusted to escort?

Vesemir, who was standing beside him, had no idea of ​​what was going on in Arryn's mind. He glanced at the stew on the plate and asked, "What's the matter with you?"

"By the way, Bob, do you know Viscount Hudson?"

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