The Journey of the Demon Hunter

"No, go to Kartim."

The trade route of the Twin Seas can be said to be the busiest route in the sanctuary, with countless ships coming and going, exchanging goods from two different continents. Although it is called the ocean here, after two passages, Zelin discovered that the so-called Twin Sea is just a relatively wide strait. The eastern and western continents are connected by a mountain range in the extreme north, like a whole continent. , Was torn from the south by some invisible force, but not completely torn apart, leaving behind a connected mountain range and the southern islands scattered and separated away from the mainland.

After talking on the edge of the Aranok Desert, Vera never took the initiative to speak to Zelin again.

Riding a griffin, Zelin held the reins in both hands, Vera sat in his arms, with his head down, his hood behind his head, and the sea breeze blew her black hair. The hair was blown on the cheeks of the demon hunter from time to time, and there was a peculiar smell in it, which was the smell of being bathed in blood and fire all year round. Zelin was very familiar with this smell, and that was him in the past, he who was struggling on the verge of death.

At least, she has a sister who can put her thoughts on her mind.

Zelin didn't know how long he could endure under the influence of the devil's corruption if there was no one to pin his thoughts on.

But he knew that after the fall of Kyle Morkhan, many demon hunters would find it difficult to remain optimistic or too friendly after more than a decade. They usually become cold and indulge in alcohol, boxing and physical stimulation.

A long life, a solitary, malicious world.

Few people can persist in this situation. Eighty years after becoming a demon hunter, Zelin is always willing to accept all kinds of dangerous commissions, just as he did not hesitate to agree to Francesca to enter the rioting Van Geborg to save the non-human races.

Only a thrilling adventure can attract him, and, in saving the innocent, it does not seem to be a terrible ending to draw an end to life.

In a day's time, the Griffin flew across the Twin Seas to reach the desert of Kejistan again.

In the mouth of the locals, Zelin learned that Ashila finally decided to stay and protect the citizens of Kartim and nearby villagers. The nobles are still arguing over who can become the new emperor, but the only certainty is that they are very happy to see such a result. With the iron wolf, people will not flee here, otherwise, there will be no subjects and become the emperor. What's the point?

After a day's rest and buying some water, they were ready to enter the Kikistan Desert. Along the way, Vera has been acting as a guide, instructing the demon hunter's direction.

"It's here... Go north and you're there."

"Isn't the north the place of fear?" Zelin asked curiously, "Should we go?"

"Go... to the border, where it is now within Kartim's range."

In the north of Kartim, a cracked wasteland is full of wandering leopard tribes. The bones of the huge dead animals are half hidden in the mud. Compared with the prosperous desert in the south, the wasteland in the north is Kartim and the fear The buffer between the ground.

Looking at this piece of land, Vera showed a trace of pain in her eyes.

"...It's here, let's land."

The 2794th chapter lingering shadow

In this wasteland, the only living things that can be seen are all-pervasive insects and griffins hovering in the sky.

In the past, the emperor of the Kejistan Empire exiled criminals to this land, taking everything from them, leaving only a thin shirt. No prisoner can live for two days. Even if someone hides, they will soon go crazy in the dry wind and boundless fear.

In front of a hill, Vera stopped.

"It's here."

"Here?" Ze Lin looked around, there was only a desolation nearby: "Is your village hidden in any cave?"

Vera didn't answer Zelin directly. She lowered her head and took out her letter, flowers and doll bear.

"Can you... help me deliver this letter to Halissa? Give her all my gifts and my letter."

Zelin frowned: "Aren't you going home?"

Vera didn't speak, she just raised her head and looked at the demon hunter. There was not much emotional fluctuation in her eyes, as if there was a trace of pleading, hoping that he would not ask about it again.

"Okay, but I at least need to know where your home is?" Zelin took Vera's gift: "Tell me the location and I will deliver it to Halissa... Describe to me Ha Lisa’s characteristic, what does she look like and like to wear clothes?"

"She..." Vera closed her eyes in pain, and shook her body slightly: "You will know then. When you see her, you can recognize her. Step across this mound, You can see my village."

"Are you twin sisters?" Zelin whistled: "Well, I see."

After receiving the package containing the letter and gifts, Ze Lin walked up the hillside.

Behind him, Vera dangled her arms, clenched fists in both hands, and closed her eyes. The wind blowing from the side curled the ends of the hair, covering the teardrops flowing from the corners of the eyes.

The soil **** was not high, and Zelin soon reached the top.

He saw the endless wasteland, the sky was dyed blood by the setting sun. The broken eaves and broken walls of a village were scattered in the wasteland. The broken walls were polished by the wind and sand, and they almost merged with the cracked ground. Only on the flat ground, it can be vaguely seen that these buildings once belonged to a village.

Suddenly, Zelin thought about the evening of the day against Belie.

In the sewers of Kartim, an illusionist from the Wizarding Society made Zelin see a phantom, which was a village slaughtered by demons under the dusk sky.

He stood in this place and looked at the village.

Slightly squinting his eyes, Ze Lin stepped down the **** towards the ruins of the village.

The ruins of the village were silent, with only a row of pitch-black crows falling on the broken wall, croaking from time to time, and pairs of deep and dark eyes watching the intruder.

The ruins were silently telling the tragedies that had happened here. Zelin stood in the ruins. Soon, he saw a small mud bulge on the edge of the village.

In front of this pile of soil, Zelin saw a wooden board that had turned dark black in the wind and sand, inserted into the ground like a tombstone, on which a line of small characters was engraved with a knife.

[My sister, Halissa, I'm sorry. 】

Zelin suddenly understood what Vera meant.

... She actually has been writing to her dead sister!

"You found her..." Vera's cold voice appeared behind Zelin.

Zelin turned around and saw Vera standing behind him. But she had no armor or weapons. She was just wearing leather pants and a shirt, with a red scarf around her neck.

"...Vera?"

The Demon Hunter walked past Zelin, walked to the tombstone, squatted down, and helped the wooden plank crooked by the wind.

"Halisa... I came back to see you. I brought you Oriental flowers, your favorite, and a brand new doll. Did you lose the previous one? It’s okay, I brought you a new one. Yes, better... I'm sorry."

Zelin didn't speak, he just looked at Vera.

Vera stared at the tombstone in a daze. After a long time, she whispered, "...I killed her."

Zelin remained silent.

"My parents are exiles. They can't stand on this land. They died. Together with Halissa, I struggled to arrive here. The villagers here accepted us. We have always... depended on each other. I thought We will live like this forever, until the devil appears in our village."

Vera lowered her head and gently stroked the tombstone with her fingers: "I thought I could escape with Halissa, but she tripped over. I looked back at her and I saw her reaching out to me. She hoped I can lift her up, she will always believe in me and believe that I can protect her from danger... I looked at her, then turned my head and ran away... Her scream before dying kept echoing in my ears. At that time, I could notice a gully there. If I could take her more carefully... She put all her hopes on me, but I killed her and abandoned her... I have always been a Coward."

Vera put her forehead on the tombstone and fell silent.

The wind blew across the wilderness, and several crows screamed and hovered to the sky.

"...I saw a phantom when I was fighting against Believ."

"You have seen it too." Vera's voice was low and low: "...Belie wrapped me with this illusion. I know it is an illusion, but I still...!" Her voice was a bit agitated, but in the end, she was heavy. He sighed: "I let Li Min go against the devil alone. I have never been a qualified comrade-in-arms."