The Witcher: Darkness Falls

After confirming that the monster could fly, or that it used magic such as flying to capture the child, Leon went to several other houses to investigate and found that it was indeed the same monster.

This is a bit troublesome.

If the monster could only run, it would be relatively easy to track it.

After all, the traces on the ground can be preserved for a long time unless someone deliberately destroys them.

Even if someone deliberately sabotaged it, Lyon would be able to find clues if he looked carefully.

But if the other party can fly, it will be difficult to find it.

The smell in the air will soon be blown away by the wind, and even the remnants of magic will gradually settle.

Basically, after more than three days, any trace will disappear without a trace.

In Hilt's yard, Leon only saw traces of the monster flying into the sky.

But he couldn't tell where the monster had taken the child.

The other party can fly and can go anywhere, even to a distant mountain.

Lyon's investigation in Gran Village ran into trouble, so he decided to investigate in several nearby villages.

In addition to Gran Village, the remaining ten commissions also come from three nearby villages.

Based on the location where the commission was issued, Leon could roughly determine the monster's activity area.

But he reserved his opinion, saying it was possible that the monster was deliberately confusing the audience.

After all, this monster has captured so many children here without being discovered. It must have a certain level of intelligence, which may be quite high.

"However... these tasks will take no longer than three months, which means that this monster has only recently arrived in this area. This may be a breakthrough." Leon thought on horseback.

Monsters can fly, either they have wings or they have magic.

Now it's confirmed that it works magic.

It is difficult to be discovered. This monster is not very big, has a high intelligence, and knows how to hide.

The most important thing is that it only appeared here recently.

If this monster had lived nearby for a long time, there would definitely be some legends left behind.

But Leon asked the villagers and got various legends, but none of them had much to do with monsters.

Children have been lost in the village before, but not so frequently.

Either they were taken away by wolves, or they fell into the river and drowned while playing.

All in all, the bodies were found.

Human traffickers are rare, and this isn't a trade center, so if a stranger appears, everyone will take a second look and pay special attention to him.

The traffickers cannot leave the village.

"Where did this new thing come from?" Leon pondered.

Such a monster, he tried hard to think about the records in Sicori's notes that matched the above conditions.

“Lord-blooded ghost… … ”

After thinking about it, Leon could only think of such a monster.

He had never met a vampire, but judging from the description in Sicori's notes, only vampires fit the description.

He can fly and use magic. He looks just like a human being in normal times and you can't tell the difference, so he's easy to hide.

It is said that vampires can turn into mist, so even if they capture a child, adults will not be able to hear any sound.

"High-level vampires are extremely difficult to deal with. If you meet one, it's best to find a group of helpers. If not, then run away." Lyon recalled the records in Sicori's notes.

Sikori’s so-called helpers must be capable and not weaker than Sikori.

Otherwise, if you are just an ordinary person, you will only die if you meet a vampire.

From this point of view alone, high-level vampires are difficult to deal with. At least a demon hunter like Sikori will not be their opponent.

"But why would vampires capture children..." Leon was puzzled. According to records, they were interested in blood. How much blood does a child have?

If it really is a high-level vampire, wouldn't it be better to capture an adult?

"It should be a low-level vampire, but I don't know what type it is." Leon thought to himself.

However, he felt something strange.

Even when vampires capture people, they always do so at night. Although they are not afraid of the sun, they do not like to attack in broad daylight.

However, half of the children disappeared during the day, not at night.

And low-level vampires are closer to wild beasts. Why are the adults safe except for the children?

"Could it be that Sicori's description of vampires is wrong?" Leon pondered.

What happened here was very different from what was recorded in Sikori's notes, making it difficult for him to make a correct judgment.

Perhaps Sikori had never come into contact with vampires, and his experiences were all hearsay.

However, Leon decided to first classify the monster as a vampire, and a low-level vampire at that.

"Let's go ask these last few houses first to see if there are any other clues. Then we can go back to Tegamo and find someone to make a silver sword...

Damn McLaren, I will kill you next time we meet!" When the silver sword was mentioned, Leon's face darkened.

If it weren't for McLaren's sudden attack, his silver sword and horse would not have been lost.

Now I don't know who will get the cheaper price for these two things.

His sword and his horse weren't cheap!

It was almost dark when Leon arrived at the first village.

There was no hotel in the village, but fortunately, the villagers learned that he was here to investigate the case of a missing child and were willing to provide him with a room for one night.

Of course, it's not free.

Over the next two days, Leon visited two villages in succession and got some more information from the villagers, but none of it allowed him to confirm what the monster was.

But the good news is that the price of this mission has been determined, which has increased his income a little.

Immediately afterwards, Leon rode back to the town of Tegamo and returned to the Black Crow Inn before dark.

As soon as he entered the door, the noise came into his ears. At this time, the hotel was very lively.

Leon walked in and was almost bumped into by Ron who was holding six large glasses of beer.

"Sir, be careful... Demon Hunter... Sir!" Luo An poked his head out from behind the beer glass. After seeing Leon, he quickly swallowed the words in his mouth and turned his head nervously to look at his boss.

Leon ignored Ron and went straight to the counter to ask, "How is it? Is there anyone looking for me?"

The owner of the Black Crow Inn shook his head and said, “No, there is no one.

You haven't come back these few days, and I thought you left.

How is it? Have you finished your work? "

Leon saw the boss's eyes flickering, and although he spoke very naturally, Leon guessed that he was lying.

So he nodded and said, "It's almost time. Stay one more night and I'll leave tomorrow. Is the previous room still available?"

"Of course, I'm keeping it for you. The girl is here too. Do you want me to call her?" The boss winked. "She's had two days off. Please be gentle with her, sir!"

Leon paid and said, "Not for now. I'll let you know when I need it. I'll give you an extra florin to help me feed the horse."

The boss took the money with a smile and said, "Of course, no problem, just leave it to me!

Ron! Ron! Come on, take the guest's horse to the stable and treat it like your mother, do you understand?"

The skinny human youth quickly put down the work at hand and ran out to take Leon's horse away.

Leon glanced at it, ignored it, took the key and went upstairs alone.

When the boss saw Leon leaving, he hurried out. He called Ron over and whispered something in his ear.

Ron nodded and ran quickly towards Baron Crean's mansion.

Leon stood at the stairs and watched his boss run out. He turned around expressionlessly and went back to the room.

After waiting for a while, Leon opened the window and climbed down from the second floor.