The Journey of the Demon Hunter

"No, he's going to the cathedral." Kane said slowly: "Go to the cathedral and look for some ancient scrolls. Let's go, Liya, go to the hotel, hope there is more bread."

At the northern gate, Zelin saw Ke Mike and Linden. The Templar wore his scratched armor, while the ruffian from Old Sang village wore a brand new robe.

"The cold witcher told us that we are going to the cathedral today and we are going to search...Uh, I mean, rescue some treasures from the dark ground?" Linden grinned dryly. , Scratching the corner of his mouth, Hu: "That witcher is really hard to deal with. The ice is like a block of ice that will frostbite people. I'm curious, don't the witcher jump out of the stone?"

"Huh?" Zelin raised his eyebrows: "I remember when you were in Laosang Village, weren't you pursuing the local tavern maid?"

"Life is short." Linden sighed with emotion: "Even if you spend all your time on pursuing beautiful women, it won't be enough."

"Then you must have a fiancee?"

"Of course not." Linden proudly patted his chest: "Do you think I am like a man entangled by a woman? Life is an experience. You have to enjoy the process. The result is not important, let alone the result. Live the experience you will enjoy next time."

Zelin squinted at Linden. Linden reminded him of another person: "Then why are you doing this?"

Dandrien.

In a city in Novigrad, he has pursued no fewer than twenty women.

Linden lifted his hand across the hairline behind his forehead, and his voice suddenly became deep: "There used to be a true love in front of me...but I didn't cherish it. Alas, life is impermanent. Then I just I understand that what people enjoy most is the beginning process, so even if I chase women, I will immediately get rid of them, so that everyone will not experience the painful torture. Besides, what they enjoy is not being pursued? "

"Don't listen to this villain's nonsense!" Komak stepped forward: "We are going to the cathedral. Maybe there are remaining scriptures in it. I want to warn you, Linden, even though you have dealt with cultists. , But I don’t allow you to touch the holy scriptures in the church, those belonging to the Knights."

"Don't worry, man." Linden waved his hand and flicked the chest of his robe disdainfully: "I have no interest in your scriptures. Have you seen this dress? This is what I took from the cultists. The trophies that came down were exchanged with a lot of inner pockets sewn inside, which can hide daggers, flying knives and sand powder. Can your scripture do it? I won’t let big books that can’t be exchanged take up my parcel space.”

"Okay, guys." Zelin interrupted their argument: "We do want to go out, but...not the cathedral. Come with me and I will tell you what's going on on the road. ."

Chapter 2677 The Secret of the Witch

Going to the cathedral to find ancient scrolls is just an excuse.

Zelin knew that someone might be inquiring about their whereabouts. Tristram Cathedral and Leoric Heights were in completely opposite directions, and no one would think that they were going to Leoric Heights. And they can't disappear together. This will cause suspicion. After all, they are the protagonists in the celebrations held by New Tristram, and people are celebrating the hero's defeat of the cultists of the Skeleton King and the Wizarding Society. Vera and Li Min will stay in the town until sunset, and the celebration will come to an end before leaving.

When everyone is full of malt liquor, who cares about the whereabouts of one or two people?

But when he went to Leoric Heights, Zelin could drop in to investigate another matter.

"Adria's cabin..." Zelin looked at the dilapidated house that stood under the old town of Tristram: "Unbelievable."

He has been here before.

While searching for Larton, it was in this dilapidated hut that he found the town guards who had retreated from the old town. There are still scorched corpses on the ground, even if the Skeleton King is defeated, no one dares to approach this land for the time being. People think that the curse here has not yet dissipated. The rising dust and fallen leaves covered the corpse, forming a small cemetery.

Walking to the middle of the house, Zelin squatted down and stretched out his hand to touch the thick dust on the ground, revealing the lines of the wooden planks below.

"Nothing left here." Linden clutched his nose and twisted his brows together: "God, why are you here? There are only rotten wooden jars. I can't even disguise these wooden plates as antiques and sell them to Wester. Rich man of Mart."

Zelin didn't answer, he knocked back and forth on the ground, testing his voice. After a while, he heard a deep thump.

"Here."

Putting his fingers into the gap between the wooden boards, Zelin's arm exerted force. A wooden board was lifted, revealing a dark hole and a staircase leading below. A stale smell of rotting rushed over his face.

"Oh roar, a cellar." Linden walked to the cellar and looked down at the cellar: "How do you know there will be a cellar here? What's underneath?"

"Anything is possible," Zelin said in a deep voice, "Be careful."

He took out a torch, stretched out his hand parallel to the entrance of the cellar, and then released it.

After more than a second, the torch fell to the ground, reflecting the dirt below. The flame was slightly dim, but it did not disappear.

Before early morning, Zelin and Kane had talked about Liya. If the wizard could track her down, there must be some magic working on her. After Liya left Kartim, she has been living with Kane. If she was cursed by someone, Kane should find out.

After recalling everything that happened, Kane thought of only one person.

That is Liya's mother, Adria the Witch.

That was after the demons slaughtered the old city of Tristram. After the demon army entered Kanduras and slaughtered everyone in the city, only the witch Adria and the tavern maid Gillian escaped the town and fled to Kartim. Adria left after Kartim gave birth to Liya, disappearing without a trace. But according to Kane, before Adria left, she cast a magic for Liya in front of Gillian, a protection spell that could help her avoid evil, and then gave Liya to Gillian to raise. .

Gillian must know what happened at the time and knew Adria's spells. But it is a pity that Gillian went mad ten years ago and was imprisoned in the Kartim lunatic asylum. When she was mad, she even wanted to kill Liya, thinking that Liya was a terrible demon who would burn the entire city with the fire of hell. Fortunately, Liya's protective power was effective at that time, leaving her unharmed.

But Kane didn't know who Liya's father was. Old scholars thought it was difficult to track down, and never mentioned it in front of Liya. The witches of Sanctuary are not known for being conservative. In fact, they have always been open and enthusiastic. All the men in Old Tristram who have a good relationship with Adria may be Liya’s father, and he must have been the devil back then. Died in the massacre.

After confirming that there was no danger below, Zelin slowly descended along the wooden ladder, and soon his boots stepped on the damp dirt ground.

Bend down, picked up the torch on the ground, and with the help of the flame, the demon hunter looked around.

This is a natural cave. The cave is surrounded by rocks and supported by wooden beams. The owner of the room must have expanded the basement. Supported by wooden piles to prevent the nearby soil from collapsing. It has been abandoned for a long time, and the air is full of the smell of damp earth.

Komike came down first.

"Unbelievable, there is such a big basement under such a small house." The Templar walked to Zelin, and on the stairs, Linden was slowly walking down: "The owner of this house must be hiding a very important secret. ."

"She is a witch, probably making medicine in a hidden place." Zelin held the torch forward, and the flame gradually depicted the outline of the cellar. Behind the arch supported by the wooden beams, there is a circular hall in the middle. There is a rusty iron pot, and the smell of decay is emitted from it: "The villagers will ask her for potions, but I guess no one will like to see how the potions are made."

There is a dusty desk on the side of the cauldron with several books neatly placed on it. The dust makes the books and the desk almost integrated. Zelin picked up a stone and threw it on the table. After seeing that there was no magic left on it, he walked over and picked up one of the books to read it.

"What are you doing, detecting valuable treasure?" Linden stretched out his hand and waved in front of him, fanning the dust: "It must be very old here."

"Nothing."

This is Zelin's habit of detecting whether there are traps in his own world. When the badge expires, he must be cautious. Any relic related to the caster is usually accompanied by a fatal danger.

In these books are Adria's recipes, purchase orders, alchemy books, and a diary. In the diary, Zelin found an interesting clue.

Adria came to New Tristram twenty years ago, when Leoric started to go crazy. In the diary, she repeatedly mentioned a person's name-Aidan. Leoric's eldest son. Adria seems to be in constant contact with Aidan, and provides him with potions and healing services. A witch who came to Tristram suddenly made a living selling potions.

Unlike the other residents of Tristram, everyone else is aboriginal. Only Adria is an outsider. Even Kane was in Tristram before Leoric came to Kanduras. Settled for a long time. That's why Leoric invited the oldest local scholar to be Aidan's teacher.

Outsiders, like Leoric and Bishop La Ruza who released Diablo, came during that time to the backcountry where almost no one would visit in the past, instead of going to Kurast or where the wizards gathered. Kaltim sells high-priced potions.

While the demon hunter was checking the book, Linden walked to the cauldron and looked inside.

"Hi, buddy!" He opened his eyes wide: "Look at what this is?"

"What's the matter?" Zelin turned around and closed his diary. Komike, who checked the vertical cabinet on the other side, also heard Linden's call.

"Look at what's in the pot?"

Zelin and Ke Mike walked to the cauldron. There was a light green liquid floating in the cauldron with a disgusting layer of grease floating on it, and several ribs protruded above the water, most of which were underwater.

"A pot of rotten broth, what's the matter? Would you like to drink it?" Zelin looked at Linden and joked: "I can help you deliver the property to all your girlfriends."

"I'm not kidding." Linden took out a branch, carefully reached into the soup pot, picked up the ribs, and slowly pulled the bones out: "According to my years of experience, such bones are definitely not pig or cow bones. ......"

The ribs came out of the water, and then the human skulls attached to them.

Komike slightly narrowed his eyes and looked at the skeleton of a human upper body appearing in front of him: "Holy light is on, it seems that this Adria has many secrets..."