Chapter 152 New Commission
"Bear with the pain!"

"what!"

Sharp screams echoed throughout the ruins.

The young knight looked pale, with veins bulging on his face.

No wonder the knight couldn't help but shout.

The wounds were pickled with salt to remove the toxins that the demon hunters called "malice," and the high temperature was used to stop the bleeding, which was enough to relieve the pain of torture.

But this is the emergency method for dealing with wounds caused by evil spirits.

Although you can also use holy water from offering sacrifices to the gods, or ask the priests of the righteous gods to help with treatment, that would definitely be gentler.

Unfortunately, the wound on the young knight’s back was so large and bleeding profusely that he probably couldn’t wait that long.

Vesemir retracted the dagger, which was glowing red.

"Okay, next we just need to find a place to bandage it. There won't be any sequelae."

"Thank you, Lord Vesemir." The middle-aged knight said gratefully.

Unlike Bowen, who joined the team not long ago, Fargo has not only always been his teammate, but also followed him to complete many tasks assigned by the Kings.

Fargo is also a younger member of the family, being the child of his eldest sister.

When Serio saw him being chopped to the ground by the monster during the battle just now, his heart almost stopped. He was afraid that something might happen to Fargo and he would be too ashamed to go back and face his elder sister's sad expression.

Thinking of this, the middle-aged knight helped Fargo up and tilted his head and said:

"Thank you too... um..."

"My name is Aelin."

"Thank you too, Ailin...If it weren't for you, Fargo would have been dead by now." The middle-aged knight expressed his gratitude sincerely.

Fargo's face was also covered in sweat and pale. He nodded to him weakly with a look of gratitude.

"You're welcome. Didn't you come over and block a sword for me just now?"

Ailin was somewhat uncomfortable with the sudden change in the middle-aged knight's attitude.

"It's our duty to help each other on the battlefield, and based on the strength you've shown, I'm just the icing on the cake."

The middle-aged knight shook his head, then stood up straight and said seriously:

"Alin, I'm Serio Coyle."

"The Coyle family owes you a favor."

Then, the middle-aged knight nodded to Vesemir again, and was about to walk towards the exit of the ruins with Bowen, supporting Fargo.

What the witcher said was true.

They came to the castle ruins to exorcise evil spirits, not to harbor elves.

Naturally, there was no need for the knights to stay any longer and risk their lives.

Demon hunters are monster experts, they are... just knights.

"Wait a moment, Captain Serio, I have something to ask you." Bowen said suddenly.

"Do we need to avoid it?" After a moment's pause, Serio did not show any surprise.

Bowen shook his head, looked at Vesemir, and said:
"Monster Hunter... Your Excellency, I heard you just say that these monsters are not supposed to appear in the daylight, right?"

Vesemir nodded and said, "This is my experience."

"So this situation is not natural? Is it because the wizard cast a spell? Or did Viscount Hudson summon an evil spirit?" Bowen asked.

"Hudson summoned an evil spirit?" Vesemir asked in surprise, "Why do you have such a guess?"

As a northern country with faith in righteous gods, summoning evil spirits is fatal to the reputation of a noble. Even hostile families would not use this excuse to discredit each other.

Because if you are not careful, it will lead to an endless aristocratic war.

and so.

This is not a random guess, especially after listening to the conversation between these knights. This knight named Bowie is a member of Hudson's clan.

Serio and Fargo looked surprised. They had never heard of this and didn't understand why Bowen let them hear this news.

After thinking for a moment, Bowen said:
"This is not speculation. This is the result of the court wizard's investigation after Viscount Hudson's family was suddenly buried in a sea of ​​fire."

“It’s just that the elders in the family are not convinced.”

"Although I don't know Viscount Hudson, the elders all believe that the Viscount is an upright person and it is impossible for him to summon evil spirits."

"And they calculated the time. Given the kingdom's administrative efficiency, the results of the investigation came out too quickly, which was too suspicious."

"It's just that believing in evil spirits is a huge stain on the family's reputation. If the king holds on to this point, it will damage the interests of the family. That's why we haven't conducted a thorough investigation."

After a pause, Bao Wen raised his head, glanced at the people around him, and continued:
"Captain Serio should have guessed it. I was sent by the family to test the king's attitude and see if we can take back this fiefdom. Besides, so much time has passed, and the elders in the family also want to know the truth of the matter."

Serio Coyle listened expressionlessly.

He somewhat regretted not leaving immediately before.

In the Coyle family, the highest title is only a few barons, and most of them do not have any fiefdoms.

The reason why he was able to join the King's Guard was because of his status as a swordsmanship champion, not his family background.

It is really not right to get involved in power disputes involving great nobles, kings and wizards.

At this time.

He should have just left without listening to anything, and then report what happened when he returned.

It’s none of my business from now on, so just ignore it.

But the sad thing is that although the Coyle family is not a vassal of the Val family, many territories of the two families are very close to each other.

Especially the territory of Serio's father, which was only separated from the Val family by a small river.

Therefore, when he heard Bowen's words, Serio could only curse in his heart, but pretended on the surface that he heard nothing.

Bowen didn't care, he sighed, and then said sincerely:
"Sir Demon Hunter, I didn't want to reveal this information, but I can see that you and Viscount Hudson have a very good relationship, so I told you all the truth."

Fortunately, he is only testing the king's attitude now.

Originally, he had planned to find some time to visit the castle ruins alone.

Fortunately he didn't.

It was difficult enough for him to face off against a demon spirit, let alone imagine the scene if he came in alone.

Scalp numbness.

"The Wolf School adheres to neutrality..." The school's slogan had not yet been finished.

Bowen said quickly:
"I just want to ask you to help eliminate the monsters in the castle and tell us where the monsters came from. It does not violate the neutrality principle of your school."

"And we are willing to pay a reward of 1000 Orens for this commission..."

As he spoke, he quickly took out a purse from his leather armor, poured out a silvery metal block, and handed it to Vesemir, saying:
“This is five marks of pure silver, worth five hundred orens, as a deposit.

Vesemir was still going to refuse.

"Promise it, Master Vesemir."

Ailin moved his mouth slightly, and dissuaded in a voice that only the demon hunter could hear.

then.

Vesemir glanced at Arryn obscurely, hesitated for a moment, and then took the silver.

Bowen smiled, and seeing that Vesemir looked embarrassed, he didn't say anything else and was about to help Fargo leave.

His eyes suddenly swept across Ailin's clear blue cat eyes, and after hesitating for a moment, he asked:

"By the way, Demon Hunter Ailin, how old are you this year..."

(End of this chapter)