Demon Hunter: School of the Wolf.

Chapter 534: Defeat the monster "Structural Stone Statue"!
The griffin on the door knocker had blood-red flames in its eyes, enveloping Ada Emin and Aelin.

"Om~"

After the wolf emblem buzzed, Ailin's hair suddenly stood on end.

The sea serpent started from under his feet, caressing its scales, and coiled around his legs.

But when he looked down, there was nothing.

"Don't resist."

Aida Emin passed on the message, and Ailin immediately suppressed his discomfort.

The strange touch therefore accelerated its speed, circling upwards quickly and enveloping his entire body.

follow closely.

A faint purple light flashed before his eyes, and Ailin felt his body lighten, and a strong suction force came all over his body.

When I came back to my senses, my feet were already on solid ground.

"Here we are?"

“Yes, we are here,” Ada Emin gestured.

A bright ball of light rose into the sky, dispelling the thick darkness.

What catches your eye is an archway carved with branch and leaf patterns, and the ground is paved with stone bricks with printed and dyed patterns, both of which are typical elf styles.

However, both the arches and stone bricks were covered with thick dust, looking extremely dilapidated.

Inside the archway was unfathomable darkness, while the other side was filled with rubble and earth.

The place had only the archway they were facing, one exit.

"It looks like an auction house," Ada Emin lowered her head to identify the pattern of the floor tiles, "It's also a fighting arena and art gallery. In Difusov's time, all the big cities of the mountain people had such auction houses."

"In summer and autumn, when the weather is mild, it is the place for swordplay and magic duels. In winter, artists from the mountain people will stay at home and summarize their feelings of the year into works, which will be appreciated and auctioned in the spring of the following year."

"You are familiar with this," Aelin observed Ada Emin. "You are from the time of Difsov?"

Ida Emin's lifespan remains a mystery.

When she first appeared in the original novel, she was a knower who lived in seclusion in the depths of the Blue Mountains for many years. Not only did she have little contact with humans, she also had no interpersonal relationships with her own bloodline.

Not long after her appearance in the original novel, she joined the Coven of Sorceresses and was considered the most mysterious sorceress in the Coven.

But judging from Ailin's experience with him...

Ida Emin was not as indifferent to the fate of her compatriots as in the original book.

On the contrary, whether it was Ban Ade half a year ago or now in Kaer Morhen, this female elf from the Blue Mountains seemed to be doing her best for the free elves.

There is actually an explanation for this change.

In the original novel, Francesca Findaby had a complete break with her father, Himlais Findaby, the ruler of the free elves and another knower.

Of course, it doesn’t matter now because Francesca Findaby is still young, but in a few years, such a break will completely split the free elves.

Perhaps Ada Emin felt disheartened by the intrigues and fratricide among the free elves in the future, so she completely secluded herself in the depths of the Blue Mountains.

Of course this is just a guess.

But Aelin was indeed curious about her.

"Didn't anyone teach you never to test a sorceress's age?"

Ada Emin looked away and glanced at him.

"I was not born in Toussaint among the Mountain People. My hometown is Shayla Wade. I can identify the surrounding environment only because the layout of all the large cities of the Mountain People is similar."

"Shayla Wade once had this kind of fighting arena."

She did not deny that she was from the era of Difusov... Ailin thought, that meant she was born at least four hundred years ago, before 781.

More than four hundred years, a generation lasts twenty years, that is twenty generations.

Is this the Immortal Seed?

"I can sense that you are thinking something impolite, Aelin." Ada Emin frowned.

Upon hearing this, Ailin calmly discarded the thought in his mind and changed the subject:

“I was just thinking about what kind of city would the former Beauclair and Shayla Wade be?”

Aida Emin gave him a long look but didn't ask any further questions.

She waved her right hand, signaling Ailin to follow.

The ball of light also moved, illuminating the way ahead.

"The difference between the Beauclair of the past and the present is not that great," she said softly. "Although the people of the mountains sank the Valley of the Nine into the Sansrado River, the Valley of the Nine was once the core of the entire world."

"Elves, dwarves, halflings, goblins... even humans, countless races will come to the Valley of Nine to contribute their skills."

“So most of the craftsmen that Ludovik hired to repair and expand the city had been here before.”

"As for Shayla Wade..."

Ida Emin's tone softened:
"It's a completely different city from Beauclair."

"Its center used to be a fountain, with sculptures of the goddess of the sea and her sisters playing in the sea. Pure and sweet spring water gushed out from the mouths of sculptures such as dolphins, pearl shells, and seahorses..."

"White roses as beautiful as lilies surround the fountain all year round, tended by dedicated mountain people."

"Because that is the favorite flower of the goddess of the sea on land. It is said that she will return to land from the sea specifically to appreciate the flowers and bless every river, stream and lake she passes by..."

"Few people in the northern continent know about the goddess of the sea now. Since the destruction of Shayla Wade, no free elves have worshipped her anymore."

"Of course, almost no one knows that Shayla Wade's white rose is the sacrificial flower of the goddess of the sea, just like the carnation to Meliteli..."

Ida Emin waved and lit the torches along the way.

"Indeed," Arlin nodded, walked around a pile of rubble, and went up the stone steps. "I only know of another White Rose of Shayla Wade."

Ada Emin paused and sighed:

"Love Li Ryan?"

"She upheld the honor and dignity of the mountain people, but lost all hope."

"But she's a good kid."

Aileen, the tragic leader of the elven rebellion, was called "the White Rose of Shayla Wade" by the elves.

One hundred and twenty years ago, faced with humans who were constantly taking away the elves' living space, Ailerian did not follow the elven elders' passive strategy of seclusion and waiting for the decline of humans in a long life. Instead, he incited the young elves to follow him in a desperate battle against humans that was doomed to fail.

Nearly all the young elves went to battle with Elerion.

They regard Shayla Wade as a symbol, fighting to defend the elven city, for freedom and honor.

But this war was doomed to fail. The young elves were massacred by humans, and the Ein Sheedi clan forever lost the opportunity to rise again.

But even in later times, she remains a symbol of the fight for freedom.

Under the rule of Francesca Findabel, the Scoia'tael still go to battle under the names of Elerion and Shayla Wade.

In Ailin's opinion, it is difficult to judge the merits and demerits of the elf Aileen.

While she exhausted all the young and strong elves who had difficulty giving birth, she did not destroy the elves' bloodiness, and she will even be a banner of resistance into the future.

It is really difficult to evaluate the former and the latter, and which one is more important.

All I can say is that the era of elves has completely passed. The population gap is there. The elves are good at magic, but their level is totally insufficient to cover the population gap, so no matter what they do, it will be wrong.

When Erirain was mentioned, Aida Emin fell silent, leading the way in silence.

Thomas Moreau's laboratory is obviously much larger than the one in the previous game.

Or.

Thomas Moreau's laboratory is actually just a small part of what was once the largest arena in Ain Sheedy in the Valley of Nine.

Just as Ada Emin had imagined before going into the water, because it was a laboratory and not a mausoleum for killing everyone, there were no traps set up as soon as one entered the door.

It was a dull and boring journey for a long distance, which was made even more boring by Ada Emin's silence.

The sound of their footsteps on gravel and stone slabs echoed in the empty fighting arena, and seemed particularly strange.

It was not until Ailin passed through a rather long hall and stepped into a corridor-like passage that Ada Emin began to remind him:
"We are almost at the laboratory. In front of us is the first checkpoint - the guardian stone statue of the Black Panther Ceremony."

"Got it." Ailin nodded and became alert.

His right hand subconsciously reached for Elsa's hilt, but after thinking it over, he switched to Balmer.

Reality is not a game. In The Witcher 3, even a monster with a diamond body can be inflicted with some damage with just a sword.

But in reality, let alone the gargoyle, even the strongest sword will immediately have a gap if it accidentally hits an ordinary stone, and it is likely to break if too much force is used, not to mention a silver sword which is softer than a steel sword.

【Name: Balmer】

[Type: Strange Object]

[Functions: breaking steel, slaying demons, breaking armor, removing evil, destroying luck]

[Note: The story of this sword is even more legendary than that of its owner, Zatret Volta. Also, let me tell you a little secret: Zatret Volta is also a child of miracles.]

Although Balmer is not very obedient, it has the labels of "breaking steel" and "breaking armor", which at least shows that it is very strong.

Moreover, after hunting the incarnation of the evil god during the summoning ritual, his daily hunting of small monsters such as ghouls, although not as exciting as Elsa's, can catch up with the ordinary silver sword.

"Qiang~"

Unsheath the sword.

As expected, Balmer trembled a little out of courtesy, as if yawning, and gave a little response.

"This is..." Ada Emin seemed to sense something, stopped and looked back in surprise.

Ailin smiled and made a sword dance: "A steel sword."

Aida Emin gave him a deep look and said, "I have a way to make the Black Panther Ritual Guardian Statue ineffective. Do you still plan to solve it yourself?"

"Let's give it a try." Ailin nodded.

Aida Emin said nothing more. She pointed to the passage at the end and changed the subject, "That's it."

Just say it.

The bright ball of light flew straight into the arch, illuminating a small circular passage between the two arches.

Inside the passage, four stone sculptures of black panthers guard the four directions.

Ailin looked up. There was also a mechanism on the nearby archway. It should be locked once you enter the passage...

"Crack~"

Ada Emin waved her hand, and an icicle shot out from her hand and pierced the center of the top of the arch.

The mechanism on the arch was easily disarmed.

Ailin did not delay any longer. He slightly bent his thumb and index finger, drew a triangle in front of him, taught himself a lesson in the Quen Seal, and then walked straight into the passage.

"Tap~tap~tap~"

The crisp sound of footsteps echoed back and forth in the passage.

He moved his shoulders, making a crackling sound as bones rubbed against each other.

come on!

Let me try the warlock's methods!
"Click~"

When his right foot stepped on the center of the circular channel, a strange sound was heard throughout the space.

Then, a lavender film of light suddenly appeared on the arch on the other side.

"It feels a bit like playing a game and going into a dungeon." Ailin raised his eyebrows and rushed over in two or three steps.

After sensing the magical strength of the light film, the right hand holding the sword flipped, and the long sword instantly pierced through the air and chopped directly on the light film.

The purple light film flashed suddenly, and a strong rebound force came from the long sword.

At least nine swords at full strength would be needed... Ailin estimated, but how many people had his strength?

"Om~"

Balmer shuddered in dissatisfaction.

The ordinary and rough long sword flashed with a cold light, and pierced through the light film as if piercing through a tofu board.

"Click~"

The light film froze for a moment, then shattered like glass, transforming into fluttering purple light dust.

Is this... Demon Slayer?
Ailin squeezed Balmer's hand, which seemed to have merged with his right hand.

This was the first time he used Balmer to break magic, and he didn't expect the effect to be so good.

The magic barrier can be pierced directly, but what about other magic?

If Balmer gets closer, he can slash the fireball with his sword and block Alzu's thunder...

"Whoo~"

A dark wind suddenly blew behind me, and the back of my head felt slightly cold.

Ailin's heart trembled. He lowered his head and took a step forward. As he rushed out of the archway, he looked back.

"Click!"

A lifelike stone-carved black panther with sharp fangs bared its bloody mouth where his head had just been, suddenly closing it with a loud muffled sound.

If he hadn't dodged just now, his entire head would have been shattered by now.

"roar~"

The Black Panther's attack missed and he landed lightly on the ground.

It is hard to imagine that the movements of a stone sculpture could be so graceful, just like a real jungle beast.

The other three black panthers also landed from the stone platform and slowly approached Ailin in a staggered manner.

The two sides faced each other.

Because the black panthers had no Chaos magic power that could even approach coercion, Ailin tried to find weaknesses in their actions.

At this time.

"Shall I take out two of them?" Ada Emin asked from outside another archway.

"Need not."

"Then you should go into the passage. These black panther ritual guardian stone statues cannot step out of the two arches..."

Ailin, who was guarding himself with a sword, froze and looked down.

really.

Although the four stone black panthers had ferocious expressions, they gathered together and never stepped out of the archway. They just kept baring their teeth at him threateningly.

He was winking at the blind man.

In the slightly awkward silence, Ailin was about to step into the stone gate when he suddenly remembered something and paused.

He took out a magic-blocking gold bomb from the reagent bag and smashed it towards the center of the four black panthers. At the same time, he danced a sword flower with his right hand and was about to step into the passage.

The result is the next second.

"Crack~"

Ailin's body stiffened again.

[Ding! Monster "Structural Stone Statue" subjugation! ]

[Rewards settlement: …]

(End of this chapter)