Demon Hunter: School of the Wolf.

Chapter 184 The Strange Wizard
"Why a rock troll?"

the sorceress asked after hearing Aelin's question.

"what?"

He froze for a moment.

"Why are you concerned about rock trolls, I ask?"

"I thought you were supposed to ask if I could bring another woman or..."

The sorceress glanced at the night color on Ailin's face again, paused, and smiled playfully:
"...Or take another female elf away?"

Ailin was silent for a long time before he sighed helplessly and said:

"Ms. Vera, please stop joking with me."

"Flan... that female elf has already left with my target. I will go look for them after we leave this place."

"This magic item was lent to me by her..."

Ailin noticed that the expression on the sorceress's face was becoming more and more ambiguous, and he couldn't help but pause.

He knew that the more he tried to explain this matter, the more confused he would become, so he simply changed the subject:
"But none of that matters."

"Ms. Vera, you haven't answered my question yet. What will happen to these rock trolls if we leave?"

The sorceress looked at the surrounding rock trolls indifferently:

“They’ll probably all die.”

"Since the King's guards' final struggle for honor and position has failed because of your interference."

"The next ones to come in will definitely be wizards and witchers."

Ailin's heart sank.

"Are demon hunters... those from the cat school?"

The sorceress shook her head.
"Didn't I tell you just now that Soi accepted the king's commission to hunt demons, and the target is these rock trolls, so..."

Ailin fell silent upon hearing this, and completed in his mind what the sorceress had omitted.

So these rock trolls are definitely dead.

in fact.

He didn't have much affection for these rock trolls. After all, he was almost killed by them three days ago. It was definitely impossible for Ailin to say that he had no grudges in his heart.

It’s just that these trolls all have some relationship with Big Stone and his men, and are the kind of combat power that the Wolf School can strive for.

It would be a pity if he died at the hands of the school's chief sword.

So after thinking for a moment, Ailin asked:

"Ms. Vera, is there any way to get these rock trolls out?"

"These trolls are forces we can fight for."

"I can give it a try..." The sorceress seemed to never refuse this option to Aelin's request.

"But the prerequisite is that you have to convince these trolls to leave here, and... quickly."

She looked up at the sky:
"Those Ban Ade wizards are setting up the ritual site for imprisonment and teleportation at this moment."

"You don't have much time left."

Imprisoned teleport!
As expected, the wizards will block this place as soon as they arrive.

Unfortunately, they were one step too late.

Ailin was glad that he had taken the lead over the wizards and transferred all the mission targets away.

Then he nodded seriously to the sorceress and walked to the rock where the victory carrion was being distributed:

"Shan Shitou, this place will soon attract many enemies, quickly arrange for your people and us to leave!"

The voice just fell.

The stone hasn't spoken yet.

Several rock trolls have already started a commotion.

"...Trolls...are not afraid of...humans..."

"...Humans...come...Humans...die..."

"... the witcher... destroyed... the house... the witcher... drove... the trolls... away..."

……

Yes.

Some rock trolls who were reluctant to leave began to bring up old issues with Vesemir.

And connected Arryn to Vesemir.

However, the Demon Hunter had anticipated this.

He pointed to the pile of rotten meat beside the rock and said:
"Leave, there's meat, every day... every week."

As soon as Ailin's carrion attacked, the noisy rock chamber suddenly became quiet.

More than a dozen pairs of bean-sized eyes looked at the rotten meat, and crystal saliva flowed from the mouths almost at the same time.

Ailin also didn't know why the rock trolls liked to eat carrion so much.

As far as Ailin knows.

Rock trolls actually have the habit of cooking with flames and stew pots.

This is obviously very different from the habits of scavenging monsters.

However, not being able to figure this out did not prevent Ailin from using it.

"...Meat...is available...every week..." a troll asked, wiping his saliva.

"Every week," Arlin nodded, then looked up and said, "And the Big Stone and the others are also in Kaer Morhen..."

Shan Shitou is the real owner of this place.

Convincing the other rock trolls will certainly help, but convincing the mountain trolls is even more important.

Big Stone, Broken Stone and Small Stone, the trolls that are suspected to be related to it, are a good breakthrough point.

And the intelligence is revealed by the rocks.

There was no reason for it not to see the danger these dozen rock trolls would face if they stayed here.

really.

Shanshitou was silent for a few seconds and then nodded in agreement.

"...The Demon Hunter did not harm the trolls...The Demon Hunter is a friend of the Big Stone...The Demon Hunter helped the trolls stop the humans...The Demon Hunter deserves the trust of the Big Stone!"

Seeing that the witcher had convinced the rock troll, the sorceress said:
"Behind the portal is an abandoned elven ruin in the Blue Mountains. Ask your troll friends to wait for me there."

"Once things here are over, I will send them back to Kaer Morhen."

Ailin also conveyed all this information to Shan Shitou.

then.

"Boom~"

A familiar orange portal appeared in the cave.

But what is different from the past is.

The portal that appeared now was twenty meters high, almost touching the top of the cave.

"Alin."

The sorceress shouted.

Maintaining such a huge portal was obviously a bit strenuous for her, and even her face turned pale.

Seeing this, Ailin quickly teamed up with Shanshitou to line up the rock trolls and quickly enter the portal one by one.

"Boom~boom~boom~"

Heavy footsteps sounded along with the vibration of the ground.

Even with the temptation of rotten meat.

It is not an easy task to make an intelligent creature leave a place where it has lived for a long time.

When they arrived in front of the portal, many trolls looked back every two steps, hesitantly looking at the place where they used to live.

Only after Shanshitou's constant threats of "...the troll won't leave...Shanshitou's fist..." did he walk into the portal.

This greatly affects the speed of migration.

What made Arlin tremble with fear was that at some point, the wizards of Ban Ade would suddenly complete the confinement ritual.

The portal was forced to close.

fortunately.

Until the stone walked into the portal.

Such bloody scenes did not happen.

After Shanshi watched the last troll walk into the portal, he nodded his head in gratitude to Ailin in a silly voice.

"...Monster Hunter...Stone Friend...Troll Friend..."

Then walked into the orange portal.

"Boom~"

The portal is closed.

Arlin and the sorceress were the only ones left in the cave.

……

Plans never keep up with changes.

Ailin's original goal was just to leave this abandoned mine safely.

If you can't get out, use the illusion of rock trolls and dead mirages to deal a big blow to Kaedwen's army.

Unexpectedly, the rotten meat that was left behind accidentally in the morning actually improved his relationship with the rock trolls.

His goal naturally changed at that time.

He felt that he could use his relationship with the rocks, combined with the illusion, to cause more damage to Kaedwen's army.

If he finds an opportunity, he can naturally reveal the information that Shadia and Hod have left to the Kaedwen army. Perhaps it's not just him.

By the time,
There's even a chance that a few rock trolls might survive.

After all, having lost what the king wanted, the Kaedwen army had no reason to confront a tough nut like the rock trolls.

There will be no benefit and great damage will be caused.

At that time, Arryn could find an opportunity to fool the trolls, and who knows, maybe a few rock trolls would choose to join Kaer Morhen.

And now.

Walking in the dark mine, Ailin glanced at the sorceress.

The arrival of Ms. Vera directly rendered the illusion, which played an important role in the two plans, useless.

but.

Compared to being able to leave smoothly and safely, an illusion that only lasts for one day seems less important.

not to mention.

He also rescued twelve rock trolls.

As long as they can successfully reach Kaer Morhen, the mountain stones alone, which are at least 20 meters tall, will be enough to protect a city wall in the most intense battlefield.

As for whether these trolls can be tamed?
Would Ailin, who has a lot of rotten meat in his hands, worry about this?
"The Binding Ritual is complete."

A cold female voice suddenly came from Ailin's side, interrupting his thoughts.

I haven't had time to ask carefully yet.

next second.

"Om~"

The wolf emblem on his chest began to tremble.

Ailin also suddenly felt his body sink, as if his shoulders were carrying a heavy weight.

But when I felt carefully, there was no change in my body.

"The ritual 'binding' will inert the elements within the ritual's range, making the opening and closing of the portal very troublesome."

The sorceress explained.

very troublesome?

Ailin thought for a moment and asked curiously:
"So even if the ritual is successfully performed, there is still a way to teleport it?"

The sorceress nodded, then shook her head:
“It’s possible in theory, but not in practice.”

"Why?" Ailin asked.

"Because the teleportation is carried out within the range of the passivated elements, all the data required for the portal will be disrupted."

"So even if the portal can be opened, the caster will not know what is on the other side of the portal..."

"Maybe in the rocks, on the sea, or even directly in the magma..."

The sorceress was happy to share this magical knowledge with Arryn.

Even though this knowledge seems to be of no use to a demon hunter.

Because he neither knew how to create a portal nor how to set up the ritual: imprisonment.

But speaking of portals...

"Ms. Vera, I'm sorry that I damaged the amulet of the goddess Meliteli."

Ailin took out the amulet.

Two black marks are very obvious on the silver ornaments.

The sorceress immediately stopped, took the amulet with a serious expression, and looked at it carefully for a few seconds.

at the same time.

Ailin also told the sorceress how the amulet was damaged, concealing some of Francesca's negative effects.

The sorceress turned even paler after listening to Arryn's story.

She took a deep breath and said worriedly:

"Alin, you'd better not participate in this fighting competition."

"Come with me to Ellander first and remove the curse at Meliteli's temple."

Of course, Ailin couldn't agree to it.

There are only a few days left until the apprentice fighting competition.

Elland was far away from Ban Ade, and even if he rode at full speed, it would not take long for him to go back and forth.

not to mention.

He remembered that the sorceress said that in order to lift the curse of the evil god, one must stay in the church of the righteous god for seven days.

As a result, Ailin would definitely not be able to catch up with the Apprentice Fighting Competition.

Now that the Cat School and the King have shown hostility at the same time, it is unclear what will happen in the fighting competition.

It is impossible for Ailin to ignore the interests of the school and the life and death of Hughes and others just because of the possible risks to himself.

then.

Ailin quickly comforted him:
"It's alright, Ms. Vera."

"It's all over now. I will participate in the competition with peace of mind. I'm sure there won't be any situation where I need a portal again."

"But..." The sorceress wanted to persuade her again.

"Boom~boom~boom~"

The sorceress was suddenly interrupted by the sound of footsteps in the abandoned mine.

Ailin heaved a sigh of relief.

The sorceress's concern made him, an orphan for two lifetimes, feel as warm as if he was soaking in a hot spring.

but.

It is definitely impossible to give up the fighting competition and go to Elland to remove the curse.

Fortunately, someone came.

He had to think of a way to convince the sorceress.

Ailin was racking his brains to think of a way to speak.

next second.

The sorceress ignored the approaching footsteps and continued to dissuade them.

"But according to what you said, the evil god is even about to touch your soul..."

"If you don't pay attention..."

"..."

Arryn listened to the sorceress babble.

He looked at the surrounding soundproofing shield with some helplessness.

Obviously.

A powerful wizard has privileges at all times.

Even when the enemy is approaching, there is still plenty of time to chat about daily life.

Ailin listened to the sorceress's words of persuasion, feeling somewhat helpless, the pure kindness and care from others.

Until in the passage ahead, a huge shadow was cast by the fire.

The sorceress closed her lips.

"Crack~"

A snap of the fingers.

The moment the soundproof magic shield disappeared, a thick shadow surrounded the two of them.

next moment.

Aelin felt as if he had suddenly dived into water.

Not only is the abandoned cave in sight separated from reality by a layer of shadow like the surface of water.

Even the footsteps that I heard were hazy as if separated by a layer of liquid medium.

"Boom~boom~boom~"

Faint footsteps approached.

At the corner of the passage, rows of soldiers holding "unbreakable shields" walked out.

"How many indestructible shields does Kaedwen have?"

Ailin couldn't help but feel curious.

But as the Kaedweni army approached, even though he knew the sorceress's spellcasting ability was excellent, he couldn't help but hold his breath.

"哐~哐~哐~"

Rows of soldiers passed by him in an orderly manner.

First they held an indestructible shield, then spears, bows and arrows…

Finally followed...

They are lazy and sloppy robed wizards that are totally inconsistent with the temperament of the army.

"Ritual: After the Imprisonment, did the wizards of Ban Ade come down with the army?"

"fortunately……"

"The rock trolls have all been sent away."

Ailin was thankful.

But the next moment, he unexpectedly met the eyes of a strange wizard wearing a long pointed hat.

Oops!

I was discovered? ! ! !

(End of this chapter)