Demon Hunter: School of the Wolf.

Chapter 592 Francesca: You didn't see anything!

She didn't know what she was expecting.

The sky, what's so different about the sky? Isn't it still a cage sealed off by a thick, eerie green barrier?
She didn't even know what kind of emotions she was feeling at that moment...

Erin called her Enid...

The lovebirds returned as soon as they were released, so Erin must be nearby!
Is Erin nearby?!

Why is he nearby? Did he come for me?

How could he come for me?
There are necromancers and warlocks outside; he'll die!

……

Joy, surprise, excitement, worry, fear...

A complex mix of emotions surged within her, creating a suffocating drumbeat in her heart, so much so that Francesca Fantaby, after bursting out of the cave, forgot to look up at the sky.

Anxiously searching around, looking left and right, they saw only empty streets—everyone was either at the front lines or gathered with Himless and Shadia, preparing to break out.

In front of the cave, under the yew trees, beside the fireflies, outside the wooden fence... there was nowhere to be seen a figure carrying two swords, wearing leather armor, and staring with cold, azure cat eyes.

"Enid, what are you doing?!"

Kalia, carrying a dark gold breastplate, rushed out of the cave in a panic. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Francesca standing on the street instead of rushing to the front lines.

She walked over to Francesca and was about to grab Francesca's forearm to prevent her from doing anything unexpected.

As I got closer, my gaze involuntarily fell on Francesca's fingertips, on the glistening, beautiful lovebird.

It was this alchemical artifact that flew in just now that caused Francesca to suddenly lose control of her emotions.

The bird's elfin beauty made Kalia recognize it immediately.

The Crystal Bird, with its beautiful name, naturally has a beautiful love story, and magical items with a backstory are naturally the most memorable.

“Ada Emin’s lovebird…” Kalia narrowed her eyes, a sense of unease rising within her. “No, the lovebird was given to the Crimson Fox by Ada Emin long ago. Enid, whose letter is this…”

Before Francesca could answer, a figure immediately popped into Kalia's mind.

"It was that witcher, what did he say..."

Before she could finish speaking, Kalia suddenly paused, and she and Francesca, who seemed to sense something as well, looked up at the same time.

next second.

The wind suddenly stopped, and the howls of the dead and the shouts of the mountain people ceased.

"Click~"

The sound of shattering crystal seemed to echo in everyone's minds, but what cracked open was a dark, eerie green sky, as if a giant from outer space had struck a stone cone, chiseling into the cloud-covered horizon.

Francesca and Kalia were both stunned, staring blankly at the astonishing phenomenon in the sky.

They didn't know what this meant.

Also stunned were the mountain people at the valley entrance, covered in blood and engaged in a fierce battle with the undead.

"What is that?" A mountain dweller cautiously took a few steps back, looking at the undead that had suddenly stopped moving and were looking up at the sky like pilgrims, and asked warily, "Is it a new ritual of those wicked human male witches?"

"I don't know, but be careful." Another mountain dweller, back-to-back with him and covered in scratches, frowned and said, "Our child is right behind us, don't let your guard down!"

"Kacha~Kacha~Kacha~"

The shattering noises grew more frequent, and the cracks in the sky became more numerous as well.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the entire sky was covered with green cracks, which looked magnificent yet eerie from a distance.

then……

"Click~"

The last strange sound.

The sky suddenly collapsed!

Countless fragments shattered in mid-air, turning into a rain of green light that fell down, revealing the true appearance of the night sky.

The black smoke rising from the ground vanished in an instant, as if it had never existed.

"The blockade... has disappeared..."

The elven sorcerers, skilled in spatial magic, immediately sensed that the ritual's constraints on space and elements had been lifted.

Several teleportation portals appeared spiraling in the valley for verification.

In a white boat not far from the valley entrance, Ida Emin, surrounded by countless elven children, watched this scene in astonishment, instinctively exchanging a glance with Himles Fendabey, who was checking the breakthrough matters beside her.

He decisively stepped out of the white ship and summoned two orange-red portals outside the ship.

But before they could call the children in...

All the portals suddenly flickered and twisted for a moment, then burst open like bubbles and disappeared.

"Humph~"

All the elven warlocks who released the portals, including Ada Emin and Himles Fendabe, groaned simultaneously, blood trickling from the corners of their mouths.

"What happened? Why is space so violently distorted? It's like a sudden spatial tsunami."

An elven sorcerer standing beside the white ship looked bewildered at Himles Fantaby and Ida Emin.

The two remaining knowledgeable people among the mountain dwellers did not answer, but looked up at the sky in astonishment.

Before I knew it, the clouds and fog had cleared.

An ominous, scarlet moon hung high in the sky.

The wind has completely disappeared.

"What is that?" The two mountain warriors, back to back, pointed to the sky in astonishment.

Under the crimson light, countless black dots suddenly appeared in the night sky.

All the elven warlocks felt the surging tide of magic at this moment, and the dark red sky was also shimmering with ribbon-like aurora borealis, interwoven with green, purple, red and blue.

"Boom!"

The earth suddenly trembled violently, as if the heavens and earth were about to split apart.

"Ho ho ho~"

A bloodcurdling roar accompanied the rumble of the earth.

Ghouls emerged from the black holes and fell like a torrential rain, landing in the withered woods not far from the dwelling place of the mountain people.

"Watch out! That's a ghoul! Back off! Back off!"

The commander of the mountain people at the front shouted loudly, and the soldiers who had already fought their way out were forced to retreat, blocking the only passage to the valley entrance.

Fortunately, the undead seemed to be focused on the ghouls falling from the sky at this moment; otherwise, this retreat alone would have made things even worse for the already small mountain people.

However, after all the soldiers retreated to the last trench and calmed down from the astonishing phenomenon, they suddenly discovered...

None of these black holes, from which carnivorous creatures constantly emerge, are located above the valley; they are all quite a distance from the valley entrance.

A quick estimate revealed that the center of those scattered black holes was actually located at the core of the withered forest.

When a large black hole, at least five meters in diameter, appeared in the heart of the withered forest, it immediately proved their hypothesis.

For a while.

All the mountain dwellers were stunned by the "lively" roars of the monsters, and didn't know what to do.

Should we continue our attack on the killing spirits?
But they couldn't ignore the rain of ghouls in the distance. Retreating was out of the question.

Their families, the future of the mountain people, lies behind them.

The space is not stable yet, so the portal cannot be deployed...

The mountain people, at a loss, stood frozen in place, looking at each other blankly.

Do not!
Not all mountain dwellers were at a loss.

Deep in the valley, Kalia looked in horror at the deep, terrifying black hole in the sky, at the ghoul rain that had nothing to do with this valley, and then at the lovebird in Francesca's hand.

The experienced mountain warrior, her finger trembling, was about to point at Francesca's shoulder.

“Enid, this is his…”

“No!” Francesca withdrew her equally incredulous gaze from the sky, and immediately interrupted her upon hearing Kalia’s voice, “No one has written to me, Kalia. I came out only because I was worried about the situation at the front.”

"This is just an ordinary crystal bird ornament."

Without making a sound, she carefully tucked the lovebird from her shoulder into her bosom.

“But… I clearly saw…” Kalia instinctively tried to explain, but then she saw the extremely wary warning in Francesca’s pure, jewel-like blue eyes, and her voice faltered.

“Kalia, you’re seeing things,” Francesca said seriously.

Kalia remained silent for a long time, recalling the unremarkable witcher boy from Kaer Morhen, and gazed at Francesca with a complicated expression.

"Enid, do you know what this means?"

"That's a celestial conjunction. Only a celestial conjunction can summon so many ghouls from another world."

"A demon hunter who can manipulate the convergence of celestial spheres..."

“We are allies with the Wolf School,” Francesca interrupted again, her gaze unwavering, as wary as a doe protecting her young, looking directly into Kalia’s eyes as she pleaded, “He…he is my…my friend. No mountain people would so despicably betray an ally and a friend…”

Francesca's cheeks flushed almost imperceptibly when the word "friend" was mentioned, turning an even redder shade.

“The people of the mountains are indeed not as despicable as humans who are always going back on their word.” Kalia was silent for a while, then sighed softly.

Although she was named Francesca's bodyguard, she actually took on the responsibility of caring for Francesca from a very young age.

Because of Himles' busy schedule, she took care of Francesca for even longer than her biological parents.

Especially during the years when Sadia was missing, she was unable to conceive due to old injuries sustained in battles, so she practically raised Francesca as her own child.

When a child earnestly pleads, which mother can ignore or avoid it?

"So you agreed?" Francesca asked nervously.

"Promise what?" Kalia tilted her head in confusion. "I'm 362 years old, Enid. I was seeing things just now, I didn't see anything."

Francesca blinked.

"So now..." Kalia lifted her armor, "are you still going to the front lines?"

“Of course,” Francesca said, looking back at the withered woods under the blood moon, “the battle… is far from over.”
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Valley Pass Frontline.

"This...this is because those male witches cast their spells on the wrong target?"

The mountain people looked at their leader and prophet Himmler-Fendabe with bewilderment.

Himmler Fantaby's eyes flickered, and he lowered his head in thought, without answering.

Ordinary mountain dwellers might not be able to see it, but the learned and knowledgeable Himmler-Findaby certainly couldn't be completely ignorant of those black holes.

Blood moon, earthquakes, black holes, spatial tides, otherworldly monsters...

The celestial phenomenon, which matches all the characteristics described in the ancient texts, clearly tells everyone that it is a celestial convergence—a cataclysmic event in which worlds of different dimensions collide, directly connecting and permeating each other.

The conjunction of the celestial spheres is not a power that male wizards, or even gods, can control, so how can it be explained away with a simple statement that the magic was cast on the wrong target?

If the sorcerer truly possessed such power, Ban Ad would have no need to use necromancy, an evil ritual and spell forbidden by both secular regimes and supernatural forces.

and……

Anyone could see that this grand celestial conjunction had saved the mountain people from their predicament.

For the same reason, since the conjunction of the celestial spheres is not a power that can be controlled by male wizards or gods, is there really an entity that merely came to the rescue of the mountain people and then stirred up this massive catastrophe?
Yes, only.

Although the siege launched by the male witches was a catastrophic disaster for the mountain people, there must have been a more direct and efficient method for the beings capable of creating the celestial conjunction, without needing to go through all this trouble.

or……

Was all of this just a coincidence?
Did they just happen to encounter a celestial conjunction that had disappeared 1,500 years ago? Is it really that coincidental?

Shadia stepped out of the white ship and glanced at the undead standing there, gazing at the confluence of the celestial spheres:
"Himmles, Ada, what should we do now?"

Himrael instinctively looked at Aida Emin and found that another knowledgeable free elf looked dazed, seemingly still immersed in the great power of the celestial conjunction.

and many more……

Himmler narrowed his eyes. Although the conjunction of the celestial spheres had disappeared from history as early as 1,500 years ago.

But it seems that Ben Ade was there just a few months ago, when Ida Emin was there because of Shadia and Francesca.

Why am I still so surprised after witnessing this strange phenomenon once?
“Ada, what are your thoughts?” Himless asked softly. “Was there a conjunction of the celestial bodies in Ben Ade before, the same as this one?”

Ada Emin was in a daze, as if waking from a dream.

She didn't answer Himrael's question immediately, but instead looked around, her gaze even passing over the undead and into the darkness of the withered woods.

"What are you looking for?" Himrice asked.

Ada Emin paused, exchanged a glance with Himles, and said calmly, "I'm looking for Enid. Why hasn't Enid arrived yet?"

Himmler followed her gaze and glanced at the dark, withered woods: "Kalia went to find her, she should be there soon..."

The words have not yet fallen.

Two figures ran up from behind the white boat; it was Kalia and Francesca.

Himmler's brow relaxed, and he was about to reprimand her, but he suddenly closed his mouth again as soon as he opened it.

He didn't notice the ill-fitting armor on Francesca, but rather that although Kalia and Francesca both looked serious, their steps and postures were not tense like those of other mountain people; instead, they were unusually light and agile.

at the same time.

As soon as Ada Emin saw Kalia and Francesca, she rushed over to them, while Satya remained motionless in place.

When Kalia met his gaze, she actually looked away...

They're hiding something from me... Himles Fantaby realized this immediately.

but……

"roar~"

Amidst the terrifying roars of the ghouls, the black holes in the sky had closed without anyone noticing.

The blood moon disappeared, and the cold moonlight once again bathed the earth, while the undead became active again.

However, compared to before the celestial conjunction, a significant portion of the undead were attracted by the carnivorous creatures active in the withered woodland, leaving less than two-thirds of the original number behind.

Himmler Fantaby gave the three women a deep look, drew his longsword from his waist, raised it, and shouted to the warriors of the mountain people:

"Counterattack, descendants of the White Ship Drivers!"

"Cleanse our home of those filthy undead!"

(End of this chapter)