The Witcher: Darkness Falls

Leon was stunned.

demon?

But if you think about it carefully, the practices of the True God Church have nothing to do with gods, and are indeed the same as the demons in the legend.

Release monsters, absorb faith with fear, and then lead people to depravity.

He had never seen a devil, but he knew that devils did no good.

"Is the demon afraid of the magic-blocking gold?" Leon suddenly asked.

Visenna shook her head and said, "I don't know. Why do you ask?"

Leon took a deep breath and said, "Remember the True God Cult I told you about before? The one that released the monsters."

Visenna nodded.

Lyon continued, “There are two professions within their church, missionaries and defenders, which are similar to the roles of temple priests and temple guards.

I have seen missionaries and apologists. Their magic is white and gives people a very sacred feeling.

I have fought with the Guardians, they are divided into Silver Knights, Platinum Knights..."

Lyon recounted his own experiences while also reviewing his experiences during this period.

He suddenly discovered a problem. The method used by the True God Cult to obtain magic power seemed very similar to that of the Druids.

True God believers pray to their gods to gain divine power.

Druids pray to nature and gain the power of nature.

Neither of them store magic in their bodies. Of course, druids do store it, but very little.

Their bodies are rarely affected by the magic gold, and the True God believers are not affected at all.

And another thing is that the defenders of the True God Church can transform into Holy Light Knights during battle.

When magic is ineffective, druids can seemingly transform into some kind of animal to gain stronger abilities.

"Is there... any connection?" Leon pondered.

But he didn't say it explicitly.

After a long while, he finished telling his story, and Visenna fell into deep thought.

She shook her head slowly and sighed, "I've never heard of such strange magic. Divine power... I'm sorry, I'm not sure if it's the work of the devil, and I don't know if there are really gods behind them.

In this world, it has been a long time since there have been any so-called demons doing evil, and I have never seen a demon.

So, I'm sorry for your guess, I can't give you an answer."

Leon nodded slightly, roughly guessing the result.

After resting for another day, Leon formally said goodbye to Visenna. He had been here for a long time, from the beginning of winter to the time when the snow melted.

Before leaving, Visenna summoned a gray wolf for him, the same one that Leon rode on the way to the ruins of Styga Castle a few days ago.

"Graf will take you all the way north to the Silert River, which is the junction of Ebin and Metinna. After you cross this river, you can officially enter the territory of Metinna.

If all goes well, you will reach the Yelena River in a month, and then take a boat upstream to enter Toussaint.

The ice and snow have melted now, and by the time you get there, water transportation will have been restored." Visenna showed Leon the way.

"Yelena River..." Leon thought, and he remembered that the Yelena River was the Sansretto River, but it was called differently in different regions.

The Yelena River is the lower reaches of the Sansreto River and originates in the Sansreto Valley south of the Amer Mountains.

"Thank you for your care during this period. I have no way to repay you. You don't want any money. Um... is there anything I can do for you?" Leon thanked Visenna for her care during this period.

Visenna shook her head and said with a smile: "No, you helped me solve the magical pollution in Styga Castle, and that's enough.

If I were to rely on myself, it would probably take a lot of time, and if I’m not careful, I might lose my life.

I saved you, but in the same way, you saved me."

Leon opened his mouth slightly, but the other party didn't intend to ask him for anything in return.

"Thank you." Lyon still said.

He turned over and rode on the wolf's back, ready to leave.

"Wait..." Suddenly, Visenna called him.

Leon turned around and looked at the other person.

Visenna showed a look of hesitation and struggle, and Leon even saw pain and a hint of luck in her eyes.

Leon understood that Visenna must be struggling with something, perhaps even feeling pain and fear.

"Go ahead," Leon said.

Visenna opened her mouth, and finally she tried to pretend to be nonchalant and asked: "Leon, if you have a choice, would you still be willing to become a demon hunter?"

Visenna looked into Leon's eyes without hesitation, eager and afraid of Leon's answer.

Leon didn't understand why Visenna asked this question. He shook his head slowly and said, "If I have a choice, I don't want to be a demon hunter."

Then, Leon saw a look of sadness in Visenna's eyes. She lowered her head and asked with a trembling voice: "Can you... tell me why?"

Leon answered truthfully: “Because it’s dangerous.

Although after the mutation, my strength is far stronger than that of ordinary people, and my fear of danger has been reduced a lot.

But the mutation process is a very dangerous process. I have read Sicori's notes. I am the only one who survived among more than 300 test subjects, and it was only because of luck.

Also, as you can see, my eyes, the bad reputation brought by my predecessors, all kinds of rumors, everyone regards me as a monster, humans don't like me, and in their eyes I am a bastard, even though sometimes they need my help.

Sometimes I wonder, what if I farm, or save some money and open a store?

However, even if I am rich, no one will sell land to me. No lord is willing to sell land to a demon hunter.

No one would rent me a house, and even if someone did, who would come to buy things from a demon hunter?

If I had a choice, I would like to be like a normal person, or even do some respectable job, like a blacksmith, a doctor or something like that.

Do you think it's strange? Obviously, the mutation has weakened our emotions in all aspects to the point of being almost heartless, but sometimes strange thoughts come out from deep in my heart.

But there was nothing I could do but try to suppress it.

I can only do dangerous work that may even cost my life, and then earn a meager salary, and sometimes..."

"Enough! Enough!" Visenna said excitedly. She turned around and didn't look into Leon's eyes.

Leon closed his mouth.

After a moment of silence, Leon apologized: "I'm sorry, I talked a lot today, I..."

"No! It has nothing to do with you. Let's go, Leon. Let's go. I wish you a safe journey and take care." Visenna took a deep breath and said, suppressing her emotions. She returned to her cabin and closed the door.

Leon stared at the tightly closed door, took a breath, and suppressed the sadness in his heart, just as usual.

"Take care of yourself."

He finally said, and then rushed into the jungle on the gray wolf Graf.