Demon Hunter: School of the Wolf

"A good news or a bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"

Vesemir nodded slightly to Mary and said hello, then looked at Aelin.

Good news?

Bad news?

Aylin was stunned for a moment.

Although when he saw the master demon hunter walking straight towards him, he knew that he must be here to find him.

But these days, except for leaving twice when the cooling time for the intersection of the celestial spheres came, he has always been in Kaer Morhen.

While he was busy training apprentices, he was thinking about how to avoid the negative impact of the trial death rate returning to zero.

What could have anything to do with him?

One good and one bad?

"Is there any news about Wild Hunt?" Aylin looked solemn. This was the only possibility he could think of.

"It has nothing to do with the Wild Hunt..." Vesemir shook his head slightly and said, "A letter from Holden Qui-Gon. Your armor has been forged in advance."

"Armor?" Aylin was stunned for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up.

His Wolf School Master Set is ready! ! !

Yes...

Holden had said that it would only take two or three months to forge, but he didn't expect it to be so fast.

Last month, the reason why Aylin agreed to allow the demon hunters of the Demon Hunting Corps to come down the mountain was that in addition to training, killing monsters, and improving their strength, he also went to Vergen to retrieve the Wolf School Master Set. This was also an important factor.

I just didn’t expect that I would get this good news just a few days after the beginning of June.

But after getting excited, Aylin looked at the amused expression on Vesemir's face, and suddenly felt something was wrong.

Why did Horton Qui-Gon send the letter to the Ancient Sea Fortress?

When leaving Elland, because Vera happened to be there, she didn't waste time riding back, but directly returned to Kaer Morhen through the portal.

Not to mention riding back as originally planned, they didn't even send a message to the dwarf forger master in Vergen.

Holden probably doesn’t know Aylin’s whereabouts.

and……

For Holden, it seems that there is no need to notify him specifically about this matter, right?

After pondering for a moment, Aylin asked curiously: "How does Master Holden know that we are in Kaer Morhen now?"

"He doesn't know," Vesemir sighed, "This is another bad news..."

"Fergen, surrounded by Kaedwen's army."

“This letter from Holden is actually a letter asking for help.”

Qiang~

Qiang~

The training ground was filled with gold and iron, and the battle was fierce.

The railing on one side of the field fell silent.

for a long time.

Ailin frowned and asked:

"How could Vergen be surrounded?"

"Although there is a passable trail there, the terrain is rugged and mountainous, and there is no way for the army to march."

"Shouldn't the usual battlefields of Kaedwin and Aedirn be in Ban Green, a little west of the Pontar River, or even in the Pontar Valley at the junction of the Three Kingdoms?"

"The letter didn't say it." Vesemir shook his head. "I guess the dwarves who only know how to swing a hammer and drink alcohol don't know it themselves."

As for the information about the war other than that letter, without asking Aylin, he knew that Vesemir must be as ignorant as he was.

The Ancient Sea Fortress located deep in the Blue Mountains is like this.

The Wolf School's way of obtaining information from the outside world, apart from the demon hunting commissions brought by homing pigeons, is the only way to obtain information from the demon hunters who return home at the end of each year.

after all.

Witchers who adhere to neutrality do not need to know the developments in the northern continent in real time.

In the situation of the war, for them, apart from serving as a side dish to accompany wine, they can only help the demon hunters determine the route where the ghouls gather.

This kind of monster, which is attracted by the blood and carrion of war and has an obvious migration path, is the main source of commissions for ordinary demon hunters in addition to the water ghosts that are reborn in the spring breeze.

"Huh~"

Aelin sighed softly.

Let’s not mention the lack of information for now.

With the obvious characteristics of the demon hunters and the current number of people in the Wolf School, it cannot be done in a short time.

"What are Master Vesemir's plans?"

When Vesemir heard this, he scratched his head in embarrassment, hesitated for two seconds, and whispered:

"Dwarves have always liked to brag and exaggerate."

"But if the situation hadn't been critical, Holden would definitely not have been so anxious. When everyone knew that all the witchers were coming down the mountain, he was so sick that he sent a letter to Kaer Morhen in a hurry."

"Kaedwin has always rejected inhuman races. If they really invade Vergen, Holden, a dwarf, will definitely not be able to escape."

"Not to mention the Wolf School Master Set that the school asked him to forge. The materials are precious and the forging requirements are extremely high. Once it is lost this time, it will be difficult to get another chance in a short time."

"Horton's personal relationship with the school..."

"Master Vesemir, just say what you think..." Aylin interrupted Master Demon Hunter, who had been discussing the importance of dwarves, and said, "I am also inclined to rescue Holden..."

This is the truth.

Moreover, several metal trolls from the intersection of heaven and earth have really found a silver mine with good reserves and quality this month.

The skills of the witcher's blacksmith in Kaer Morhen are only amateur. He can sew and mend, but he cannot bring out the value of good mines.

If Holden is rescued, he might be able to recruit him to the Ancient Sea Fortress.

What's more, there is also a set of Wolf School Master armor waiting for him in Vergen.

Vesemir heaved a sigh of relief, hesitated for a second, looked at Mary, who was watching the fierce duel in the training ground, but her petite ears moved and obviously eavesdropped, and said to Aylin embarrassedly:

"Vergen is too far from Kaer Morhen, and too close to the battlefield."

"Can you ask Ms. Vera to use the portal to teleport us all there?"

No wonder Vesemir was hesitant, it turned out that he wanted to ask Vera for help.

Aylin understood.

But...

If Vera was in Kaer Morhen, he wouldn't be needed. In fact, if Vesemir asked her in person, she would probably agree.

But the key point is...

He exchanged a glance with Mary who also tilted her head to look over, and shrugged helplessly at Vesemir who was full of expectation:

"Ms. Vera left Kaer Morhen a week ago."

"What?!!" Vesemir exclaimed, subconsciously looking at Mary who was closest to the sorceress, and asked, "Where did Ms. Vera go? When will she come back?"

"I don't know..." Mary answered subconsciously when being stared at by the witcher master's anxious eyes, and Aelin also responded at the same time: "Toussaint..."

Vesemir was confused by the completely different answers: "?"

Subconsciously looked at Mary, then at Aelin.

Under the witcher master's strange gaze, Mary was also stunned:

"When the teacher left, she did not tell me the destination of her trip, nor did she tell me when she would come back."

"She left after opening the portal."

Aelin was silent for a few seconds after hearing this, and avoided the girl's complicated eyes when she came back to her senses:

"Uh... it was Toussaint, Ms. Vera said it herself a week ago."

After a pause, he said:

"I don't know what she is going to do, but she should not come back until September."

After speaking.

The girl beside him sighed faintly.

But to Aelin's surprise, Mary just sighed, and then said nothing, and her expression returned to normal, as if she had been used to it for a long time.

I don't know what she was used to...

"It must be too late..." Vesemir shook his head in disappointment, and a frown appeared between his brows.

It's only June now. It's too late to go to Vergen in three months. No matter how fast the portal is, it will be too late.

"Just ride your horse, follow the previous road, gallop day and night, and you will arrive in ten days at most." Ailin said, "Since Holden is so far away, it should take enough time for him to send a message to Kaer Morhen."

"It's not a matter of time." Vesemir was still a little hesitant.

The Wolf School strictly adheres to neutrality.

So for a long time in the past, no matter how chaotic and violent the war in the northern continent was, it had nothing to do with the Wolf School witcher.

He himself had taken advantage of the truce to eliminate the monsters attracted to the battlefield where the two countries were fighting many times.

The irreconcilable enemies would not only not expel him, but would welcome him with wine and songs because of his arrival, and after eliminating the monsters, they would send him off the battlefield before continuing the battle.

But now.

The hostile relationship between the Wolf School and some of the nobles and wizards of Kaedwen has almost been exposed, and even Duke Mason in Temeria knows about it.

Naturally, I dare not think about the treatment of being escorted to and from the battlefield.

What's more dangerous is that if he breaks into the enemy's defense zone and is accidentally discovered, he may be framed and attacked by soldiers.

No matter how strong a demon hunter is, he can't defeat ten thousand people.

The potion that strengthens Aylin's combat power has a time limit. Once he is targeted and trapped, he will die.

If it was just him, not to mention Aylin's armor, just based on his friendship with Holden for many years, he couldn't help but go to rescue.

But Aylin clearly wants to go with him.

Vesemir knows the character of his apprentice very well, even if he refuses now.

As long as Aylin is in Kaer Morhen tomorrow and doesn't see him, he will definitely follow.

"If I had known that Vera was not in Kaer Morhen, I shouldn't have told Aylin about this..." Vesemir, who was in a dilemma, regretted a little, "Or, can't I just find Mary directly..."

Vesemir's entanglement is easy to guess.

While Aylin's heart was warm, he didn't try to persuade him again, but a thought came to his mind and connected to the Mirage Pearl.

"Buzz~"

"Buzz~"

...

Dozens of school badges buzzed one by one according to the distance.

Not only did they attract the surrounding demon hunters and apprentices to move their eyes over.

The battle in the training ground also stopped tacitly.

The next second.

Hearing the buzzing sound, Vesemir instinctively bent his right thumb and index finger quickly and drew a triangle, and put on a Quen shield for himself. Suddenly, his eyes blurred.

But he blinked.

Alin, Mary, Erni, Kral...

All the figures around suddenly disappeared.

"Hu~"

"Hu~"

The whistling mountain wind blew through the empty old training ground. It seemed that there had never been a demon hunter school named "Wolf" in the Ancient Sea Fortress.

In a trance.

He instinctively lowered his head, and his calloused hands became tender without knowing when.

When he raised his head again, even his vision became shorter and his thinking was sluggish.

Everything that happened in the past seemed to be just a daydream of a child named Vesemir, chasing the redemption and glory in the story.

Until...

"How is it?"

A voice sounded in front of him.

The witcher master blinked again in astonishment.

Everything returned to normal.

The apprentice he was proud of stood in front of him, looking at him with a smile.

The Wolf School is back.

"What...what is this..." Vesemir said in a dry voice, looking around.

Except for Mary, who stared at his apprentice with wide eyes and open mouth in shock.

All the others looked at them secretly like curious babies.

There was also a witcher who touched the wolf head with sharp teeth on his chest and looked around in disbelief, as if looking for the reason why the badge was vibrating.

"A magic item that can make the target see an illusion, or create an illusion to cover the original object..." Ailin said softly, "Master Vesemir, I know you must want to rescue Horton from Vergen, but I am worried that I will be in danger after following you."

"But..."

He paused for a second and smiled, "Although I am a junior, I am also the traveling apprentice of the famous Master Vesemir. Can you trust me a little more?"

Vesemir was stunned for a moment, then seemed to be relieved, shook his head gently, laughed and said self-deprecatingly:

"You...you..."

"In front of the Blue Death that terrorizes the three countries of Kaedwen, Aedir and Temeria, I can't be called famous..."

"But you are right, we all need to give each other a little trust."

Ailing smiled and nodded vigorously.

"Can we set off today?" Vesemir glanced at the witchers and apprentices around him who were at a loss.

"Just a few words."

"Okay, I'll go back and pack my luggage. We'll meet in the castle hall at noon and then we'll set off."

After that.

Vesemir smiled heartily and rubbed his hair vigorously without waiting for Aylin's reply.

Then he put on a black wide-brimmed hat with his right hand and strode towards the main castle.

"Keep going!"

"Don't you want the Purification Spirit and Essence?"

After Vesemir was far away, Aylin shouted to the stunned apprentices.

The training ground was filled with fierce metal clashing sounds again, and the noise returned.

"Aylin..." The girl next to him suddenly shouted.

"Mary, I can't take you this time..." Aylin looked in the direction of the voice, "You still have to teach Yennefer magic..."

"I don't want to go with you!" Mary interrupted him angrily.

The demon hunter's tone suddenly stagnated.

Then why did you call me... he thought.

"In... in Kaer Morhen, is there anything I can do for you? After you leave..." the girl asked shyly.

The witcher looked at her blankly for a long time.

It was not until Mary's face turned red that he hurriedly told her about the hunting group, such as weekly competitions, potion making, and some things that he originally planned to hand over to Master Aristo.

Mary also carefully wrote down everything.

It took a long time.

Wait until Ailin explained everything clearly.

For some reason, the witcher looked at the girl's serious face, and suddenly a certain impulse surged in his heart:

"Why don't you let me take you down the mountain this time?"