Demon Hunter: School of the Wolf.

Chapter 521 Luring the wolf into the house
South tower, three floors.

It had been a long day since they returned to Kaer Morhen, and this was the first time that Arryn returned to his house.

Things were turning out, for better or for worse, very differently than he had envisioned at the Temple of Meritelle.

The good news is that the punishment from the school and the chief that was expected did not occur at all.

The bad news is that the chief of the Wolf School seems to be dying.

To be honest, Ailin and Soi had very few contacts. If you count them since they came here from the time they crossed over, it’s probably less than ten times.

In his heart, Soi was a good leader, but that was all.

Contributing Ronnie Dickinson's great cause container for free can be said to be the most benevolent thing to do.

He really hoped that the Great Cause Container could solve Soyi's problem.

No one knows whether the trauma of the soul can be cured through secondary mutation.

At least if you just ignore it and don't make any adjustments, the probability of aggravating the trauma is much greater than the possibility of recovery.

"Crack~"

Gently closing the wooden door, Ailin took a deep breath.

Surprisingly, I didn't smell Vera's scent, but instead, a faint orange fragrance was more distinct.

Aelin raised an eyebrow.

In the dense darkness, he did not light the candles in the room, but walked straight forward skillfully, bypassed the screen, raised his hands, pushed and pulled...

"Squeak-"

Amid the groaning of the two-person tall wooden door, the bright sunlight suddenly pierced the darkness. The summer breeze whistled down from the sky above the distant South Mountain, rushed into the terrace, and blew away the faint orange fragrance in the air.

It also illuminates the room’s unchanging, yet exceptionally intimate layout.

No one had lived there for two or three months, and although the layout of the room had not changed, it was a bit cleaner than when he was in Kaer Morhen.

"It should be Mary..."

You can smell the scent that is blown away by the wind in the air, but after it becomes faint to a certain degree, it lingers for a long time and does not completely disappear.

Ailin knew that Mary must have come here many times.

Apparently, the door lock was useless to the two sorceresses resident in Kaer Morhen.

Of course, there were no shameful personal belongings in the room.

Apart from normal clothes, leather armor, and a bathtub given by Vera, there was only a ruby ​​ore given by a big stone as decoration, which was extremely monotonous.

Not as good as the younger generations, who have unicorns, scorpions and Trojan horses, well, there are many tricks.

But speaking of unicorns...

"I forgot to ask Vera, Mary, and Yennefer about their situation," Arin thought. "I wonder how much the future little girl who will be 'bitter as gooseberries, sweet as cloves' has learned?"

As one of the strongest female sorcerers in the Northern Continent in the future, Yennefer's talent is worth looking forward to.

He took two steps forward slowly, lightly held onto the gray marble railing, and looked up into the distance.

The sky is blue.

Satin-like clouds float leisurely.

The blue-striped, short-winged sparrowhawk hovered among the mountains and woods, and from time to time it used its golden eyes to look at the bipedal creatures on the white terrace.

Compared to the dangerous and tragic Drakenberg, and the disaster-ridden Elland, Ban Ard, and Kaer Morhen were like a resort in the mountains, so peaceful and leisurely that he felt a little uncomfortable.

After spending some time at Francesca's place, it was almost past lunch time.

The time is a bit awkward, four or five hours, it seems like we can go anywhere.

Let's take a look at the promising talents of the Demon Hunting Corps and test the extra 15 members...

Or go to the Ring of Elements and see how the rocks and metal trolls are integrating...

I could even go downstairs and visit Mary and Yennefer, and ask about the changes in Kaer Morhen in the past few months...

But after thinking about it, it seems that no matter where I go, there will never be enough time, and it will be extremely troublesome.

In fact, I was just lazy. Just like in my previous life, when I came home after a day of work, every cell in my body resisted the action of stepping out of the house. I just wanted to check my phone and watch a movie.

However, there are neither mobile phones nor such a colorful entertainment life in the Demon Hunter world.

After gazing at the magnificent view of Kaer Morhen outside the terrace for a while, Arryn took a deep breath of satisfaction, returned to the room, and thought about future arrangements.

The currently known itinerary was supposed to be to rescue Henry Gedimides, and in recent times he should have been training and coordinating with Philippa Eilhart to plan the rescue plan.

However, due to the arrival of Aida Emin and the Chief's injury, the Secondary Mutation became a higher priority project.

But in this way, the original plan was actually disrupted.

According to the original work, or in the game, Geralt found Thomas Moreau and successfully underwent a second mutation.

The secondary mutation is not a container for condensing great achievements. Most of the time, it does not require attributes to reach the limit to be accomplished. Instead, it seems that there is no possibility of failure. As long as you are a demon hunter, you can succeed.

After all, Thomas Moreau's children, Geron Moreau, a witcher of the Griffin School, and Geralt, the only two witchers in the world who attempted a second mutation, both succeeded.

But Ailin was worried that the basic properties before the second mutation would affect the effect after the mutation.

Therefore, it is not possible to hunt monsters as quickly as possible before the news of the rescue of Heng Gedimides comes as originally planned. In order to unlock "Beast Roar: No Fly", prey must be carefully selected.

While collecting the experience beads to unlock "Beast Roar: Forbidden Sky", manage your time well and choose monsters that can improve the four attributes of agility, constitution, perception and mystery.

Otherwise, it would be a huge waste to carry out a secondary mutation in a hurry.

But on the other hand, the second mutation must be completed before rescuing Heng Gedimides. It is impossible not to improve if the attributes are not fully met.

That doesn't make sense.

If it were the same as before, it would be fine if we couldn't pry anything out of Thomas Moreau's mouth.

Now that we can pry it out, we know it. We must use it before the mission to rescue Heng Gedimides.

Ailin is very aware of his own strength.

Tissaia de Vris, Duke Mason, and even Vesemir, no, especially Vesemir, may have a misunderstanding.

Looking at Ailin's resume, he has never failed, so one might guess his ability to be unfathomable, but he must be clear about his own background.

[Demon Hunting] and "Beast Roar: Fury" seem to have pushed his strength to an infinitely high level. It seems that as long as he is given time, he can kill gods and demons.

But actually?
The shortcoming of [Demon Hunting] lies in its attack range. Ailin, who does not have many powerful long-range spells, can only accumulate progress towards killing by close combat.

This will also be affected by whether the monster type has compatible sword oil and whether it can break the defense.

correct!

When arranging monsters next, you must also pay attention to those types that have not collected sword oil.

The workload has increased again.

In addition, there are many powerful monsters attacking in groups, or they have a strong desire to attack and attack very quickly, making it difficult for people to fight back, or there are monsters like white widows, giant centipedes and swamp witches that can burrow into the ground...

Many situations would cause Demon Hunting to fail. However, those encountered in the past were either well prepared and could form a one-on-one situation, such as the first hunt for the Water Ghost King, or were despised because of their lack of reputation, such as the attack by Vigfortz, breaking into the laboratory of the Drakenbergrisberg Civil Partnership, and killing Ronnie Dickinson...

But this may not always be the case in the future.

Especially after the incident at Drakenberg, all qualified people knew that he had a large griffin.

He even had to be prepared to be assassinated at any time.

What role can Demon Hunting play at that time?
As for "Beast Roar: Fury", its scope of application is even smaller, and it has strong side effects. It can only be used when you are sure that the surrounding environment is safe, such as in a one-on-one arena, or when you are in a desperate situation and have to fight for your life.

The former is a paradox in most cases, and as for the latter, Ailin has been working hard to avoid it.

therefore.

Excluding these two skills, Ailin's actual strength is certainly not weak, but he is not invincible either.

One on one, no tricks, no looking down upon, probably a little higher than the level of the Warlocks' Intermediate Council Warlocks of the Brotherhood of Warlocks.

This is not him belittling himself.

Because he remembered very clearly that Vera, a member of the High Council of the Brotherhood of Warlocks, had cast an almost instantaneous leech transformation spell.

As the red fog expanded and dissipated, the thousands of water ghosts on the Killer Lake all turned into leeches.

Putting himself in his shoes, even with [Demon Hunting] and "Beast Roar: Berserk", his fate would not be much better than that of the water ghost.

Ronnie Dickinson really got lucky. After all, it was a narrow place like the laboratory, and the attack was sudden. But this is not the norm, and it cannot be treated as the norm, otherwise he would die miserably.

and.

Even in the Wolf School, he cannot be considered the strongest.

Without mentioning Chief Soi before he was injured, his current level without [Demon Hunt] and "Beast Roar: Fury" is probably stronger than Vesemir and Dante, and equal to or even slightly weaker than Arestor.

He still remembers clearly the spinning slash by Aristo that created sparks in the air.

Converted to Demon Hunter's Notes, the Wolf School two-handed sword is at least level 9.

If it weren't for his attribute advantage, he would have used his head to hit this monster.

Besides, it was just a competition at that time. Who knew what other methods the old witcher master, who had been famous for hundreds of years and was older than Vesemir, had?
therefore.

There was a way to improve my strength before the crisis but I didn't use it in time. Who knows if there will be a way to improve my strength in the future...

Reality is not a game, there is no way to go back.

"It's a bit difficult..." Ailin felt a headache, "Where can I find so many monsters? And I have to do it quickly and accurately..."

"Pullingleng~"

Just when he was worried, a strange noise suddenly came from the direction of the terrace.

He followed the sound.

A grey-brown owl flew over the railing and onto the terrace.

"Om~"

The wolf emblem hummed and a purple light flashed.

Philippa Ehrhart walked barefoot on the border between the room and the terrace.

"I am a man after all, can you show me a little more respect?"

Aelin watched expressionlessly as the sorceress summoned a silk nightgown that covered nothing and instead made certain parts stand out more.

After putting on her nightgown, she tied the ribbon around her waist gently and gracefully.

He was not surprised that the sorceress could find him, as he was not trying to hide and had left the door to the terrace wide open.

He would only worry if Philippa Ehrhart couldn't find him.

Rescuing Heng Gedimides is not an easy task.

"No," Philippa Ehrhardt chanted a few spells, summoned a glass of red wine, and then she lay down on a bench not far from the terrace, took a sip, raised her eyebrows provocatively, and said in a charming tone, "You are just a boy, my dear partner."

"Um……"

She seemed to remember something, paused and emphasized:
"A very popular boy."

Ailin's face darkened, but there was no way he could argue with her, so he simply changed the subject: "You don't have a place to stay yet. I will ask Ms. Vera to stay after I meet her tonight..."

"No need." Philippa Ehrhart shook her wine glass and interrupted lazily, "We are partners, so of course I will live with you."

"Otherwise, how can we develop tacit understanding, my little partner..."

She extended her blood-red tongue and licked the wine stains on her lips:

"Unless, you are afraid?"

"What am I afraid of?" Ailin rolled his eyes.

Afraid of goblins fighting?
"Whatever you say." He said unhappily, and then continued to think about where to find a monster that could produce the right heart essence.

There was silence in the room for a while.

until……

"Is there something wrong with Grand Master Soi's health?" Philippa Ehart asked casually.

Ailin remained calm and did not even raise his head: "This doesn't seem to have anything to do with you, right?"

"Of course," the sorceress curled her lips, "I'm just curious and asking."

"I am a guest after all. It is normal for a guest to enter the host's house without saying hello. That's a thief."

"There's a chance." Ailin said vaguely.

Philippa Ehart did not ask any further questions. She shook the crystal wine glass and leisurely looked out at the misty mountains.

This made the excuse he had hastily prepared useless.

Ailin's heart trembled.

He didn't believe what Philippa Ehrhart said and was just asking casually.

Although they are now in a cooperative state, Tissaia de Vris and the Wolf School are almost in a tacit alliance without signing a contract.

But he did not forget the betrayal of Philippa Eilhart in the future. From her closest lover, mentor, country to allies, there was no one she could not betray.

Ambitious and passionate, always craving for greater power.

She and Tissaya de Vries had never been on the same page.

Compared to the combination of Aretuza and the School of the Wolf, the Lisberg Civil Partnership and Ben Ader seem to be more suitable choices for a patrol warlock of the Warlock Brotherhood.

Especially after the Wolf School lost its greatest support, lost the strongest demon hunter and the most powerful warrior Soi in the northern continent...

He seemed to have let a wolf into the house.

(End of this chapter)