Demon Hunter: School of the Wolf

"Arthur, are you sure Master Aylin will leave from here?" Sara, who was riding a horse and wearing black armor, tilted her head hesitantly and asked, "I remember that Ms. Vera is also in the Temple of Meriteli, right? ?”

"Don't go back through the portal, let us wait here for a long time..."

"If you don't want to wait, you can go back." Arthur, the knight commander of the Knights of the Guards, waved his hand impatiently.

"That's not possible." Sarah patted the things lying flat on the horse's back and shook her head repeatedly, "I am also a part of this surprise. How can I let you show off in front of Master Aylin..."

"The brothers of the demon hunting army are also waiting..."

Arthur glanced at Sara, shook his head, and then explained:

"Under certain circumstances, the demon hunter will not choose to leave through teleportation. The book says that the keen perception of the demon hunter is difficult to adapt to such violent fluctuations."

"Many witchers call it portal syndrome."

Sarah nodded in realization, as if she really understood.

"That's wrong..."

Within a few seconds, he looked at the deserted path in the distance, and then added as if he suddenly thought clearly:

"What if they are really in an emergency?"

"With your temperament, it's impossible to do anything you're not sure about."

Arthur held his forehead, but seeing Sarah's inquiring look, he could only helplessly:

"I do have a solution."

"What can I do?"

After a moment of silence, seeing that Sara had no intention of letting him go, Arthur could only sigh and said:

"Someone among the Knights of the Guards fell off his horse that night and was seriously injured, but luckily he escaped with his life from the monsters..."

"Uh-huh..." Sarah crossed her arms and nodded, signaling Arthur to continue.

"The injured man's dressing was changed by the new priest from the temple..."

"so what?"

"The new priest is very familiar with Master Aylin. It is said that he was rescued from the monster by Master Aylin..."

Sara's whole posture froze when she heard this.

He recalled the faces of priests he had seen in Elland City Square in recent days.

He quickly found a temple priest who was pretty, good-looking, hard-working, and most importantly, about the same age as his daughter.

He immediately raised his upper body on the horse and looked up and down at the knight in silver armor, with contempt on his face, as if he had gotten to know Arthur again.

The rough face with beard expresses extremely delicately and clearly:

"I didn't expect you, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, to be so insidious and cunning, taking advantage of a kind-hearted little girl..."

The knight, who had always been taciturn, seemed a little embarrassed at this moment, and defended himself in a low voice:

"We can't let the Guard Knights and Demon Hunter Army miss out like this, especially..."

Arthur looked around.

After all, Elland is the largest city in Temeria after the royal capital Vizima. Even though it had just suffered a heavy blow, there were still a lot of people coming and going.

Many vendors, even nearby residents affected by the disaster, set up stalls on the street, selling homemade food and other small items.

No matter how severe the disaster is, no matter how difficult it is, those who survive still need to find ways to continue living.

Seeing the demon hunting army and the knights guard gathered here, it seemed like something big had happened, and there was a lot of discussion.

"Especially in this environment..."

"After all, you don't want to act like a court jester and provide Elland with jokes for a whole year, do you?"

Sarah was silent.

He thought Arthur was right.

After a long silence, he asked:

"Are you sure the new priest will stop Master Aylin for us?"

Arthur was silent.

Sara understood.

"I'm still impulsive..." He sighed.

But there was nothing he could do. After all, he only learned from Arthur last night that Master Aylin had left today.

Arthur was only a few hours ahead of him and found out accidentally from Master Mason.

It is not easy to prepare this "surprise" in a hurry.

But even so.

Sarah didn't regret appearing here at this moment.

Arthur must have had the same idea.

Otherwise, how could he, who has always been rigid, be so impulsive...

They want to do something for the heroes of Elland, even if there is some risk, even if what they can do is only a little bit trivial.

"Coming!"

“Our Cinco de Mayo King is here!”

There was a sudden commotion among the demon hunters riding in front, and Sara didn't even have time to correct her men's address to "Sir Arryn".

Next to him, Arthur put his legs under the horse's belly and faced him.

Sarah could only ignore these details, control the horse, and follow.

Not far away.

Temple area and lower city area.

The Demon Hunter Arryn, the Blue Death Arryn, and our Sir Arryn of Elland, stood frozen in place while riding horses with a girl in their arms.

Look closely at the past.

It was the new temple priest in my memory.

However, compared with her memory, the girl had obviously dressed herself up carefully, and her pretty red face looked more gorgeous than the most beautiful flower in Elland.

It's the look of a girl in passionate love...

Sarah, Elland's most famous prodigal son, has experience with this.

"Tsk, tsk, our knight Aelin of Elland is so charming!" Sarah sighed as she swayed on her horse.

"But that's right..." he thought to himself, "The heroes of Elland should be matched with the most beautiful flowers in Elland."

…

At the same time.

After Vera and Vesemir made way, Aylin was stunned.

The guards and the soldiers of the demon hunters sat upright on their war horses, looking at him as if they were saluting.

A row of black and a row of gray.

It stretched from the junction of the temple area and the lower city to the direction of the city gate.

The next second.

Aylin finally understood why Vera and Vesemir said that only he could walk this road.

"Huahua~"

The knight commander of the guards waved a flag with a black background and a white ferocious wolf head and rode over.

The flag fluttered in the wind.

Is this the surprise that Lisa said?

The demon hunter thought.

To be honest, this is a bit grand and satisfying.

"Aylin, let me get off..." The soft body in his arms suddenly whispered, "This is your moment!"

Then before the demon hunter could react, the little priest twisted his body and slid off the horse.

At this time, Arryn had no time to pay attention to the little priest.

Because Arthur was waving the flag he had just designed yesterday and galloped in front of him.

"Didn't the court painter named Redo Ras say yesterday that it would take a long time to make the flag?" Arryn asked in confusion.

"That's because he didn't know you were leaving today," Arthur explained, "This flag was made by the clever ladies of Elland last night."

"When they knew it was sewn for you, they didn't even want to take a copper coin."

Seeing the demon hunter open his mouth and want to speak, Arthur paused and interrupted:

"Of course, we paid in the end."

After speaking, he stuck the flag into the ground, and took out a smooth and furry silk cloak from the saddle bag and put it on Arryn.

It also had a ferocious wolf head painted on it.

Then, without waiting for Arryn to ask again, Arthur pulled out the flag again, controlled the reins with one hand, and lagged behind Arryn.

At this time, Sarah followed closely behind. He first handed him a silver spur solemnly, and then handed him a fan-shaped shield with a ferocious wolf head painted on it.

"Just use it for now," Sarah smiled generously, "Time is tight, and there is no time to prepare a new shield."

"This is the shield I was given when I was knighted more than ten years ago. Redo Ras repainted the emblem."

Perhaps worried that Arlin would dislike it, Arthur also explained behind him:

"This shield was made by the dwarf master of Mahakam, and it is very strong. But because it was given when he was knighted, Sarah has always taken good care of it and never used it."

"This is too precious!" The demon hunter heard this and hurriedly declined.

The value of the shield forged by the dwarf master is unquestionable.

And the shield awarded when he was knighted must have a strong commemorative value for Sarah.

A gentleman does not take what others like.

Besides, he, a demon hunter, doesn't need a shield...

But Sarah's attitude was firm.

He put away his frivolous smile and advised with a serious face:

"The shield has been painted with a coat of arms, this is your shield."

"And it is its honor to be given to the hero of Elland."

Arthur also advised several times beside him.

The demon hunter had no choice but to accept it.

Sarah then showed his familiar frivolous smile again, pulled the reins, and controlled the horse to fall behind.

He and Arthur guarded the demon hunter together.

"Let's go, Master Erin."

At this time.

Many passers-by gathered and asked each other about Erin's identity.

There are many people in Elland who know Erin's deeds, but there are actually more people who don't know.

After all, on the night of May Festival, outside the city of Elland, in addition to the guards and demon hunters, there were only boys and girls who participated in the carnival and survived.

Most of these boys and girls were seriously injured and left early under the order of the Knights of the Guards.

In addition, the city of Elland had suffered heavy losses, and many people had lost their loved ones, so they didn't care about other things at all.

Therefore.

Although the upper class of Elland was very excited about the granting of titles and revenge.

But not many people in the lower class knew about this.

Even among the lower class people who knew about this incident.

A few knew that someone saved Elland.

A very few knew that the person was a demon hunter.

Few people had actually seen Arryn.

But they were familiar with Arthur and Sarah.

To be greeted and sent off by these two close ministers of Duke Mason, who controlled the elite army of Elland, with such a pomp, must have an extraordinary identity.

Listening to the noise gradually rising around him, Ailin scratched his head and asked in confusion:

"Is this scene... a little too big?"

Arthur held the flagpole of the black wolf-headed flag tightly with both hands and said solemnly:

"The heroes of Elland can come silently, but they cannot leave quietly."

"Your glorious deeds deserve to be praised by every Ellander!" Sarah also responded seriously.

Ailin heard the words.

An inexplicable emotion was gradually rising.

He stopped being pretentious. After taking a deep breath, he kicked the horse's belly with his right foot and moved forward slowly.

"Clang!"

Thousands of sounds as one.

The guards and demon hunters on horseback drew their swords at the same time and pointed them obliquely at the sky.

Under the bright sunshine, the cold light shone everywhere, forming a steel corridor leading to the outside of the city.

The passers-by who gathered on both sides of the knights suddenly fell silent when they heard the clear sound of gold and iron.

For a moment, the whole long street was silent.

"Da da da~"

The sound of horse hooves echoed in the ruins of the long street.

The knight carrying two swords on his back rode his horse into the Court of Swords.

Wait for Aelin, Arthur, and Sarah to move slowly and pass the first "Sword Gate".

"Uh-huh!"

The two sharp blades swung down suddenly, as if to cut off the bad luck that followed them.

at the same time.

The knights praised loudly:

"In the name of God...with this sword..."

"Uh-huh!"

"May Cliff protect your sword and keep it sharp..."

"Uh-huh!"

"...the shield that protects you will always be strong..."

"Uh-huh!"

"...Bless your fighting spirit to always be high..."

"Uh-huh!"

"...I wish you to be invincible and invincible..."

…

The long swords flashing with cold light were not far behind him, falling down one by one.

For witchers.

Such a short distance should have triggered his natural defensive reaction.

But when he looked at the forest of steel above his head and listened to the praises and blessings in his ears, not only did he not feel wary at all, but he felt extremely relieved.

The surging emotions in my heart began to rise, become passionate, and roar like an overwhelming tsunami.

But such emotions did not overwhelm him.

Because the crowd's cheers of praise lifted him up, directly into the blazing sun.

In a trance.

He seemed to see a long oak table in the scorching sun. A majestic man wearing golden armor, blond hair and golden eyes was holding a glass filled with fine wine to him, cheering for his glory and shouting blessings.

"Buzz~"

"Buzz~"

The wolf emblem on the chest and the Balmer on the back buzzed at the same time.

The demon hunter was awakened from his dream in an instant.

The man in the golden helmet disappeared in the blazing sun.

The shaking of the horse's back suddenly brought him back to his senses.

"Buzz~"

Balmer was still shaking and seemed excited.

But the wolf emblem on his chest has stopped trembling.

"Just...what was that?" The demon hunter looked up blankly.

But he found that before he knew it, he had reached the end of the steel corridor.

The city gate of Elland is behind him, and a tall tombstone that seems to be newly cast is in front of him.

"Uh-huh!"

The last "Sword Gate" closed behind him.

The witcher woke up completely.

"Buzz——"

The buzzing of Balmer behind him gradually stopped, but the demon hunter felt that his relationship with her seemed to be a little closer.

This...what's going on?

And the man wearing golden armor, blond hair and golden eyes that I just saw...

who is he?

Is it an illusion?

The witcher shook his head violently.

wrong.

The wolf emblem and Balmer reacted at the same time. This was definitely not an illusion.

"Knight Aelin!"

"Knight Aelin!"

"King of Cinco de Mayo!"

"Knight Aelin!"

…

A sudden burst of cheers from behind interrupted his thoughts.

He turned back subconsciously.

The first thing that caught his eye was not Arthur and Sarah, but the old figure standing on the city wall.

Duke Mason!

Also...for such a big scene, how could Arthur and Sarah not get the old Duke's consent.

However, Aylin only glanced at it. After nodding and saying hello, he quickly looked at Arthur:

"What was that just now?"

The answering voice was on the other side.

"Cambridge ceremony." Sarah said.

"The Cambridge Ceremony of Building the Bridge of Glory with the Warrior's Sword..."