Chapter 239 Wild Hunt and Ants

Wild Hunt?

Ailin's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately had a bad feeling.

He exchanged a glance with Vesemir, who also had a solemn expression.

"Mary, you wait here..."

After Ailin gave the instructions without looking back, the two demon hunters used their magic power, used the Quen Shield, and quickly ran out of the tavern.

"Bang~"

The moment the door of the pub was pushed open, noisy shouts and cries for help suddenly poured in.

"Buzz~"

The buzzing sound of the school badge became more intense, as if it was about to jump from the chest into the air.

As soon as he walked out of the tavern, before Arryn could see clearly where the Wild Hunt was.

A streak of ice-blue light fell from the sky like a meteor and landed in the bulk commodity trading market not far from the tavern.

"Be careful..." Vesemir shouted with a sudden change of expression.

next second.

"Boom~"

The wooden trading market was blown to pieces.

The shock wave instantly blew up the pale golden shields on Vesemir and Arlin who were not far away.

Before Aelin could react, he was blasted back into the tavern.

"Kacha~Kacha~"

It broke five or six sets of chairs in a row and made two deep holes in the oak bar before it stopped.

"Om~"

"Om~"

The big bell rang violently in my ears.

Countless scenes overlapped and intertwined before my eyes, and my brain was like a ball of paste.

After a long time.

Only then did Ailin feel the strong taste of rust in his mouth and remembered to breathe.

He was breathing heavily.

It was as if someone was crying and calling his name...

But all the sounds seemed to be separated by a layer of water, making them hazy and indistinct, as if they were in another world.

I don’t know how much time passed.

The ghosting and noise gradually subsided.

Her cheeks were gently pinched, and cold liquid flowed into them.

Simultaneously.

There are also warm water drops on the face.

A few more seconds passed.

Ailin felt a warmth in his chest, and a chill moved up from his stomach to his brain.

"Boom~"

The moment when the sound of the soap bubble being popped was heard.

Ailin suddenly became as sharp-eyed and sharp-eared as if he had surfaced.

"Alin! Alin!"

A girl with a dirty face was hugging him with tearful eyes, calling his name.

The crystal tears left two dirty tear marks on her plump and round face.

The nose is filled with a mixture of a faint sour smell and a faint orange fragrance.

"I'm fine!" Ailin struggled to get up.

There was pain all over my body.

However, they are all within the tolerable range.

He glanced at the crystal bottle with a little green liquid still in it, patted Mary on the shoulder, and asked:
"Where's Master Vesemir?"

"How is he?"

He remembered that when he was hit by the explosion, Vesemir suddenly stood in front of him, facing the shock wave.

"what?"

"what!!!"

"Oh yeah... and Master Vesemir!!!"

Mary exclaimed.

He hurriedly took out another bottle of "Verdant Sigh" from Ailin's reagent bag.

Fortunately, this reagent bag was given by Ms. Vera, and in the shock wave just now, not a single bottle of potion was broken.

Otherwise, it’s not just a matter of bleeding your wallet.

You know, Ailin still has two bottles of North Wind in the reagent bag...

If it had been shattered by the shock wave just now, he didn't know if he would have the chance to change his job next time.

Mary moved away.

Ailin glanced around.

The pub was in a mess, with broken pieces of wooden tables and chairs everywhere.

The double-opening wooden doors now truly double-open.

The sky outside was empty and I could see it, but the entrance to the pub seemed to be blocked by something, so it was a little hard to see clearly.

Then Ailin tilted his head and followed Mary's gaze.

Vesemir lay powerless in the ruins of the bar, his eyes dilating and shrinking blankly.

Blood flowed from his mouth and forehead, it was very scary.

of course.

Ailin estimated that his appearance was not much better.

but.

He wasn't too worried about Vesemir's injury.

After feeling it carefully, Ailin knew that Vesemir's vitality was still as strong as usual.

Now I'm just a little dazed by the shock wave.

When Mary walked over, the dwarf who had been watching over Vesemir immediately stepped aside:

"Is Vesemir okay? Is he okay?"

Ignoring the heavy losses in his own tavern, the dwarf placed all his heart on Vesemir.

I can tell.

This dwarf known as Blackbeard was indeed a close friend of Vesemir.

"Don't worry, Master Vesemir will be fine." Mary carefully pinched Vesemir's mouth open.

Drink the green sigh.

After a few seconds, the bleeding on Vesemir's body stopped.

The dark golden cat's pupils expanded and contracted.

The witcher master frowned vigilantly, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was Mary and Blackbeard in front of him.

Then, as if he suddenly thought of something, he asked quickly:

"Ai... Where's Ailin?"

"Is he okay?"

Mary didn't have time to speak.

"Hahahahaha, Master Ailin, you don't have to worry..."

The dwarf beside him laughed loudly and made a mocking expression:

"The first person this young lady fed medicine to and cared for with tears in her eyes was not you, Vesemir..."

"Just now, it was me, the tough guy with a beard, who was taking care of you..."

"Don't you want to say thank you to me?"

Mary blushed when she heard this, wiped the tears from her face, lowered her head and said nothing.

"Get out!" Vesemir cursed angrily, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he turned his head and saw that Ailin had stood up.

"Where are the two little devils I brought with me?" he asked.

"Don't worry, they are fine." The dwarf shook his head. "The maid at the tavern took them to the underground wine cellar. It is safe there."

Only then did Vesemir feel completely relieved.

Helped up by Mary, Vesemir wiped the blood off his face and looked outside the tavern.

Screams, crying and screaming came from outside the door.

The two demon hunters used their keen auditory senses, but did not hear any explosions or sounds of horse riding and killing.

After the effect of the Green Sigh medicine has fully taken effect and the injuries in the body have been mostly healed.

Arlin and Vesemir looked at each other in tacit understanding, took a deep breath, and applied another layer of Quen on themselves.

Followed by.

The two demon hunters were about to walk towards the door.

at this time.

Ailin felt his sleeve being pulled.

Look back.

Mary looked at him imploringly:
"Don't go, Ailin, it's too dangerous outside."

"You no longer have the green sighs..."

Arryn glanced at Vesemir.

The Master Witcher was still walking carefully towards the door, as if he hadn't heard anything.

Ailin shook his head and said:

"Someone has to go out and check the situation." "Don't worry, I will be careful."

"Go to the cellar quickly. Yennefer and Royce are shy..."

"We...we'll be back soon!"

talking.

Ailin didn't dare to look Mary in the eye, he lowered his head and caught up with Vesemir.

I haven't even seen what the enemy is yet...

There are so many people in the pub. Can you really escape by just hiding?

As for letting Vesemir venture out alone, he and Mary hid in the wine cellar together...

Ailin is a little thin-skinned and can't do such a thing.

Although he doesn't want to die, he is not afraid of death.

Otherwise, what's the point of being a demon hunter?

After catching up with Vesemir, the witcher master tilted his head to glance at him, a look of relief flowing in his amber cat eyes.

But Vesemir said nothing, focusing all his attention on the door of the tavern.

"Buzz~"

The school badge suddenly trembled.

Ailin's body froze, and a blue magical glow flashed all over his body.

"It's Asheri's Water Shield..." he thought.

The young witcher was about to look back, but after thinking it over, he decided not to turn around and just walked forward.

A second later, the same glow flashed across Vesemir's body.

Vesemir looked back:
"Mary is a good girl, don't let her down in the future."

After hesitating for a second, he sighed and advised:
"Otherwise...you should stay."

Ailin shook his head and said nothing.

Still following Vesemir, he cautiously explored the outside of the tavern.

At this time.

"Dong Dong Dong~"

Heavy footsteps came from behind.

Vesemir turned around and asked in a low voice of surprise, "What are you doing here?"

"Hmph~" The black-bearded dwarf raised a war hammer and snorted, "This is my home!"

"You, an outsider, can go, so why can't I go?"

Vesemir was silent for two seconds, then whispered "be careful" and didn't give any more advice.

"Don't worry!" The dwarf raised his heavy war hammer. "Have you forgotten that my hammer once smashed a giant's toe?"

The three of them worked together to quietly move away the blood-stained broken wood and brick debris that was blocking the door.

When they saw the scene outside, they were stunned.

There was no one at the door of the tavern, or to be more precise, there were no living people.

The remains of human and horse corpses were strewn everywhere.

The original market for trading bulk goods disappeared, and in its place grew a cluster of ice taller than the gate of Vengerburg.

Arryn, Vesemir, and the dwarf stood below, shrouded in shadows that refracted colorful light, like two ants.

The biting cold air turned into mist, making people shiver.

"The dwarf's beard!" The black-bearded dwarf opened his mouth wide and exclaimed in a low voice, "What on earth...what kind of magic is this?"

He looked at Vesemir and asked in a low voice:

"Vesemir, I just heard someone yelling... Wild Hunt..."

Vesemir shook his head.

"I heard it too, but I didn't see what the enemy looked like, so I'm not sure yet."

"Have you seen the Wild Hunt?" the dwarf asked as he quietly followed the two witchers out.

You can tell from his chattering mouth and his hands that are gripping the hammer handle so tightly that his knuckles are turning white.

In his heart, he was not as calm as he appeared on the outside.

Vesemir shook his head. Seeing the dwarf was nervous, he wanted to persuade him to go back.

But after remembering Blackbeard's stubborn dwarf character, he gave up.

"I have never seen the Wild Hunt, and I don't think it was the Wild Hunt that attacked here..."

"After all, the Wild Hunt is just a legend among the elves!"

Vesemir shook his head and put his index finger to his mouth to signal silence.

The dwarf nodded.

Then he lowered his body and leaned out a little bit.

There was no one on the street, only dead bodies and huge clusters of ice.

Even the miserable cries and wails gradually disappeared.

For a while.

The only sound in the entire floating harbor was the howling cold wind blowing through the ice clusters.

The cold temperature and the eerie atmosphere scared the dwarf so much that his teeth chattered.

"What about the Wild Hunt?"

As if noticing the strange gazes of the two witchers, the black-bearded dwarf asked softly.

"do not know……"

Vesemir looked around solemnly, but there was still no one there.

It was as if the huge cluster of ice had grown out of nowhere for no reason.

"Da da da~"

In the sound of subtle footsteps.

The three men, leaning against the obstacles cautiously, walked around the entire floating harbor but did not see a single monster.

Not to mention the iron knights flying in the sky and the skeleton soldiers.

If it weren't for the ice cluster at the door of the tavern, which even contained a panicked merchant's cook, the three of them might have suspected that they were daydreaming.

Just as the three of them were frowning and wondering what exactly had attacked the floating port.

"The Wild Hunt is gone!"

A middle-aged man wearing glasses and walking calmly walked out from a house nearby.

But from the dust on his face and the scratches on his clothes.

Ailin could easily identify the scene of his previous embarrassing escape.

"Who are you?" Vesemir asked, frowning.

"Excuse me..." The middle-aged man bowed gracefully, "Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Ernesto, the master tutor and lecturer of the Department of Mysticism at Niubao College. How many are you?"

"Vesemir, the Demon Hunter Master of the Wolf School..." Vesemir said.

"Alin, the Demon Hunter Master of the Wolf School..." Alin said.

"John Kramer, the owner of the Blackbeard Tavern..." said the dwarf.

Ernesto was stunned by Aelin's age, but he didn't say anything.

After briefly introducing himself, Blackbeard couldn't wait to ask:

"Human, did you really see the Wild Hunt?"

"The army of knights riding across the sky is a sign of war..." Ernesto, the professor of mysticism at Niubao, trembled, "Yes, I saw it..."

"Are you sure that was really the Wild Hunt?"

Vesemir stared at Ernesto expressionlessly, as if trying to see if he was lying.

Ernesto was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and pondered for a few seconds before saying:
"Theoretically, I don't know if they are Wild Hunt, but..."

He looked Vesemir straight in the eye:
"Skeleton horses, ghost armies, blue-black flames..."

"At least the skeleton knights flying in the sky are exactly the same as described in the ancient books..."

“I saw them riding out of the void with my own eyes,” Ernesto pointed to a certain spot in the sky, “like there was an invisible door in the sky…”

"About three or four hundred knights flew over the floating harbor..."

As if worried that the two witchers would not believe him, Ernesto added:

"It wasn't just me, many people in Fugang saw it!"

The dwarf glanced at Vesemir.

Vesemir was silent.

Ernesto continued:
"Then the knight with a long staff following behind the King of the Wild Hunt seemed to notice us..."

"He casually waved a blue light and left."

"Why?" the dwarf suddenly asked.

"Why?" Ernesto was stunned.

"Why did the Wild Hunt attack Flotsam? Why did they do nothing after the attack and just leave?"

Upon hearing this, Ernesto lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.

It was not until he saw ants lined up in a column on the roadside that he subconsciously said:
"Could it be that the magic of the Wild Hunt is like a child stepping on an ant nest on the side of the road casually..."

"There is no purpose, just..."

"It's just that they have the ability to do so..."

Everyone was silent for a long time after hearing this.

No one wants to be an ant, but no one can refute this inference.

Until Ailin suddenly asked:

"Professor Ernesto, do you know which direction they went?"

Ernest froze for a moment, then pointed in the direction where Aelin and the others had come from.

"East! They went east!"

(End of this chapter)