The Journey of the Demon Hunter

During the period when her father was arrested, the little girl has been outside the prison waiting for her father to come out. There are only records about the dock in the diary. People hated her, there were stray dogs, the weather was very cold, and a beggar took her money, but she found her diary in the trash can.

After Severing was released, the two returned to their residence on the pier.

Not long after this incident happened, Severing's estate was gradually blackmailed by the people who redeemed him from prison. According to the diary, strange figures were seen walking outside the window every night, and the little girl did not dare to go out during the day and could only hide in her own house. Her father was addicted to alcohol all day long, and his temper became worse and worse. She didn't know if she was more afraid of strangers outside the window or the father outside the house.

At the back of the diary, Zelin saw some torn parts, and there were traces of flames burning on them.

The answer is given in the diary.

Their house caught fire.

She ran out of the house holding her diary, stood outside the house, looking at the blazing fire. Her father was lit, and the record on this page was chilling.

[There is a scent of roasted meat, it's really fragrant. 】

There are only two short lines in the diary.

[Father looked at me before he died, and he looked at me for the first time. 】

There are not many records in the back pages. I used to record often, and after a few days, I would not write down where I was. The owner of the diary seems to have been wandering near King Port. People also regarded her as a witch, a wandering little witch, but the villagers did not burn her to death. They were afraid of him and went to look for the guards, or let the dogs bite her. She was hungry, looking for food in swamps and forests, she had eaten poisonous mushrooms, but eventually survived.

There was a strange power in her body that saved her life.

On the last page of the diary, the owner of the diary wrote such a line.

[A passionate organization accepted me, and I finally found the same girls as me. The host here gives me warm food and broth. No one cares about me and takes care of me like they do. Tomorrow, I will go to Westmar to officially become a member of this big family. I will leave my diary here. From now on, I will become a witch, not the timid girl in the port area, nor the girl struggling in the swamp and quagmire. Farewell, my friend, my best friend...]

Leaving the abandoned orphanage with this diary, Zelin, with the help of Adelin, found the captain of the guard who handled the Severin case that year.

The captain of the guard has retired. His name is Austin. He lives in a big house in the upper city. He makes a living by collecting rent from shops and leads a decent life.

"Welcome, welcome, Adelin, you are a popular figure in Kingsport recently. Everyone is talking about you being appreciated by the king." Austin sat in the pavilion in his garden, with a cane in both hands, a servant bent Waist made tea for him and the three guests: "I am very pleased that you can come to ask for my opinion. I did deal with many cases back then, but there are many things that may not be as simple as you think."

"No, it's not because of the thieves' guild, Mr. Austin." Edlin said, "It's a friend of mine. He was investigating a case thirty years ago. A businessman named Severing killed himself. Wife."

"Oh..." Austin touched his beard, only white hair on both sides of his bald head: "Why do you want to ask about this? It was very impressive. He killed his own. Wife, got away by bribing the warden and the court. I believe that his death was Akarat’s punishment, and the flames were the anger from heaven. But unfortunately, the two guards were buried in this purgatory, and the fiery flames will kill them. They were completely scorched in armor. There is no way to water the flame. The fire took a whole day to extinguish. No one can extinguish it. This is definitely not an ordinary flame."

"That's it." Zelin continued: "I want to know, what is the name of Severing's daughter?"

"Name?" Austin scratched his chin: "I recommend you to look at the archives. There must be archives on this matter in the city garrison. Several people died at that time... Ah, I remember, he did. A daughter, when the guards found her outside the fire scene, she was standing by the fire scene, her father's charred corpse was beside her, she kept looking down at the corpse, which was terrifying. This fact is terrifying. , I took her to the garrison barracks, but she ran away the next day."

"What's her name?" Zelin asked again.

"That's not a good name. In the past few years, no family would give a daughter this name." Austin picked up his teacup and took a sip: "I remember, her name is Adria."

Chapter 2773: The Preaching of the Holy Army

Adria.

It really was her!

"Thank you for your information, sir." Zelin held his knees and stood up slowly: "Good luck."

"Will you leave without a cup of tea?" Austin glanced at the tea cup in front of them, still steaming white.

"No, we have more things to do. Johanna, let's go."

After leaving the mansion, Zelin looked back at the guards at the door. They guarded the villa with due diligence.

"Adelin, it seems that the captain of the King's Port can make a lot of money."

"No, how is it possible." Adelin smiled bitterly and waved his hand: "At least it's impossible now. The guards are paid very little. No one wants to offend the thieves' union for these wages. Moreover, in the past, if you were Offend the thieves’ union, your chief is not willing to offend them. I must change this situation. The only home for the bandits is the prison and the gallows!"

"This is just my suspicion, but I want you to pay attention." Zelin said suddenly: "If a guard captain has no other income, it is impossible to live in this place. But if he has other income, what source will it be? I don’t want to provoke anyone’s relationship, but if you’re not familiar with him, it’s best to pay attention to who or what can make a guard captain live in this kind of place after retirement."

Zelin has obtained enough evidence and clues.

Maybe she still didn't understand the purpose of Adria's doing this, but it was not so important to Zelin. Sooner or later, he will figure out Adria's purpose, but the most important thing now is to go to the Bastine Fortress, find Li Min and his party, and expose Adria's identity.

"Are you leaving Westmar?"

"Yes, go to the Bastine Fortress to meet my friends."

After getting clear evidence, Zelin didn't stay, he didn't want to waste any time. He believed that if Adria was serving the devil, then the spell she taught Liya was not simply to seal the devil and defeat hell.

It’s not far from Westmar to the Bastine Fortress. In fact, the Bastine Fortress was built by King Westmar as an outpost against the barbarians in the north. Although Enstinger is in a different area from Westermar, the residents of Enstinger have always obeyed the orders of King Westermar after Rakis defeated Agroud.

"We can drop by to the Bastine Fortress." Johanna suggested: "If the **** army invades, I can't stand idly by. We can take a boat in Westmar Harbor, and it only takes two days to land at Aiguld. In the case of day and night, you can reach the Bastine fortress in one day and one night. Akarat blesses, the message transmission on land is usually slow. Once the **** demons surround the Bastine fortress, the news may have to be after the fortress falls. It will be passed on. Back then in Kartim, I heard of changes from the West, but at that time, the demon army had already captured Kurast."

"Maybe the devil is indeed attacking the Bastine fortress, maybe not, but... okay." Zelin thought for a while and sighed: "I am going to set off immediately and return to Westermah. How about you. ?"

"The Crusades' expedition never stops." Johanna said: "I'm always ready."

Zelin originally planned to ride a griffon directly to the Bastine Fortress. Calculated by time, now Li Min and his party should have entered Enstinger territory. He must rush to expose his love before the battle with Azmodan. The identity of Delia. Riding a Griffon, he would definitely be able to reach the Bastin fortress in advance, but only if he could only go there alone. He didn't want too many people to know about the existence of Griffin, because he really couldn't explain what was going on.

At noon that day, Zelin and Johanna bid farewell to Adelin, left Kingsport, ready to go to Westermah, and crossed Westermah Bay by boat. Before leaving, Adelin entrusted Zelin to send a letter to his brother Linden. After bringing the necessary food and water on the road, Zelin and Johanna left King's Port at noon.

"You look a little gloomy, my friend." Johanna was riding an armored war horse, half a body distance behind Zelin, and asked curiously: "Why?"

"How come? I'm just... thinking about one thing." Zelin rubbed the corners of his eyes: "It's nothing, let's go faster, hoping to reach the Bastine fortress as soon as possible. I heard, that one. After the explosion of the fortress at Yarete, a lot of the defenders inside evacuated."

"No, that's not the case." Johanna urged the horse and walked to a position side by side with Zelin: "Actually, the explosion was puzzling. No one knew what happened, plus King Connelius after the explosion. After his death, Gasdine IV sent more troops to the Bastine fortress to prevent the existence of the explosion of the Arrett crater. There are rumors that this is a coup in a barbarian tribe. I don’t believe this. Saying, nonsense. I once saw a barbarian defending the road in the South. She was a respectable warrior."

"Hmm..."

"What do you believe in?"

"Huh?"

Zelin was a little surprised.

"Is it convenient to talk to me about your beliefs?" Johanna smiled softly: "If you don't want to talk about it, it's okay. I think you must have beliefs. You are like my other colleagues. They will be willing to do so. A possibility, a conjecture, or a worry, travel far away to verify, or in order to protect something, I would rather face the wind and rain, but also investigate a result."

Zelin took a deep breath, thought for a few seconds, and exhaled: "Not necessarily, Johanna. I...Forget it, let's go to the port quickly. I can't wait to be in Bastin. At the gate of the fortress, waiting for my friends to arrive."

Along the way, Johanna asked Zelin about his experience from time to time, like a small chat. Most of the time, Zelin was trying to interrupt such a conversation and shift the question to some interesting rumors he heard on the road. He would answer Johanna's question only if he talked about what started with Tristram a few months ago.

At that time, he was indeed in the sanctuary and experienced it personally.

When they arrived in Westmar, they found that the atmosphere in the city had become different.

Soldiers are everywhere in the martial law port. There is not a single ship heading to Ensting. Many Westmar Bay ships have entered the pier, but the captains are either going to bypass Westmar and head to King’s Port, or It is a vacation for the sailors, unpaid leave without time limit.

Something happened to Ensteiner.

The 2774th chapter Bastine fortress

Bastine Fortress—