The Witcher: Darkness Falls

The next day, it was slightly bright.

After last night's battle, Baron Klein's courtyard was in a mess, with charred marks of explosions and many potholes everywhere.

Inside the manor, many wooden buildings collapsed, and even the fence of the manor was broken, as if it had been robbed by bandits.

Outside the manor, a large number of residents from the town of Tegamo gathered together, and many were rushing in from other parts of the town.

Everyone stood outside the fence, craning their necks to look inside, talking a lot, and no one dared to step in.

After all, this is Baron Klein's residence. Anyone who trespasses into a noble's residence will be hanged.

"What happened here last night? Robbery?"

"Who knows? I heard a loud noise last night and I didn't dare to come out."

"I'm telling you, I saw it. There were flames and explosions! Maybe Baron Klein's gunpowder magazine exploded!"

"Bullshit, how can these houses still be there after the gunpowder magazine blew up?"

"I saw a lot of monsters flying in the sky last night. It should be a monster attack. Do you remember the monsters that were rumored to be lurking near our town?"

"Hiss... It's really a monster? Is Baron Crean dead or alive?"

……

The discussions became louder and louder. Some suspected that it was robbers, while others suspected that it was a monster.

But no matter what the suspicion was, the mess before them told the villagers that Baron Crean might be dead.

So, does this mean they have a chance to go in and do some looting?

In any case, it seems that the main body of the manor has not been damaged too much, and you might be able to find a lot of valuable things when you go in.

Everyone was interested, but no one took action. They were all waiting for a leader.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! What are you gathering here for?" At this moment, Tegamo's soldiers rode forward on horses, holding spears and swords and drove away the crowd.

Seeing the soldiers appear, the townspeople guarding outside Baron Klein's manor smiled awkwardly, and some quietly slipped away.

"You all, watch out! Anyone who dares to step into the Baron's manor will be put to death!" The commander glared at the people outside the manor fiercely and gave the order.

Then he rode his horse into the manor and looked around. Seeing the body fragments on the ground, he was shocked, but also glad that he did not rush over last night.

He saw the bodies of acquaintances here. The two knights were Baron Klein's private soldiers who were kept in the manor.

Any one of these two knights was stronger than them, and now both of them are dead. If he had come here last night, wouldn't he have a place on the earth?

"The Baron should be dead too." The commander suddenly felt happy when he thought of this.

According to the laws of Nilfgaard, if Baron Crean died, he would be the highest-ranking official here. At least until the new lord arrives, he has the final say here.

Thinking of this, he began to look for Baron Klein eagerly, and soon he saw Baron Klein lying under the window.

The commander immediately dismounted from his horse, almost falling, and trotted over.

"My lord! My lord!" He shook Baron Crean's fleshy body and called out loudly.

Baron Crean woke up. He looked at the commander in confusion and asked, "What's going on? Why am I here?"

When the commander saw that Baron Crean was not dead, a look of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

But soon, he helped Baron Klein up with a smile on his face and took credit, saying: "Your Excellency's manor was attacked, I hurriedly brought people here and drove away the untouchables.

I don’t know…what happened here?”

When Baron Klein heard the word "attack", his mind started to work. His face turned pale and his whole body began to tremble.

"Monster! It's a monster!" Baron Crean screamed. He touched his body and found that no parts were missing, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Monster? Sir, what kind of monster is it?" The commander became nervous and looked around.

Monsters are scarier than bandits.

Baron Crean looked towards his room nervously, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there was nothing inside.

Then, he gritted his teeth and said, "It was the witcher. The witcher attracted the monster! He ruined everything!"

Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something, so he shouted loudly: "Dear! Corinna!"

However, no one responded to him.

"Have you seen Corinna? Where is Corinna?" He grabbed the commander with both hands and asked anxiously.

The commander said in a panic, "Sir, no, except you and those people on the ground!"

Baron Klein looked over quickly and began searching anxiously.

However, Corinna’s body was not seen on the ground.

"No! She was eaten by a monster! Eaten by a monster!" Baron Klein shouted in agony, gritting his teeth and saying, "Damn the witcher! He killed my Corinna!

Vic, go and post a notice for me, a demon hunter is wanted! He broke into the noble mansion and attracted monsters to attack the manor!

And these, all these people he killed! He was a wicked executioner!

The Duke must be informed of this matter. You must send someone to Salm to report this matter immediately. Attacking the nobles! That demon hunter deserves death!"

Baron Crean was furious and felt that Leon had killed his lover.

"Sir, don't jump to conclusions yet. Think about how to explain to everyone that there is a monster hidden in your manor!"

When Baron Crean was clamoring for a wanted warrant for Leon, Leon walked out of his manor holding a baby.

Hearing the familiar voice, Baron Crean's body stiffened and he turned around stiffly.

Lyon came to Baron Cleen holding his child son.

But what was different from before was that there were still traces of fading scars on his face, making him look particularly hideous.

These marks take time to fade and blend in with the surrounding skin color.

Vic was startled and immediately drew his sword and stepped forward, staring at Leon warily and said, "Stop! Who are you?"

He looked a little panicked, and he felt a strong pressure from Leon.

This shows that the white-haired man in front of him is very dangerous.

"Demon Hunter." Leon said expressionlessly.

At this moment, not only have his injuries healed completely, but his strength has even improved.

The powerful aura released from his body would naturally make these loose soldiers feel oppressed.

"Hunter... Demon Hunter!" Wick was very nervous. He remembered what Baron Crean had just said, that Leon killed everyone in the yard, including two knights.

Then wouldn't it be easy to kill him?

"You...what are you doing! This is Baron Crean's mansion!" Vic's scalp tingled and he shouted loudly.

He brought up his title of Baron Crean and used a louder voice to attract the attention of the residents of the town outside, hoping to make Leon wary.

But Leon had no intention of attacking them. He just looked at Baron Klein and said, "Remember what I said last night?

The Corinna you are talking about is the tall woman wearing a hat, right?"

"Yes... so what? You've already killed her, are you going to kill me too?" Although Baron Crean lacked confidence, he still raised his voice, "Everyone, come! Come! Demon hunters are attacking nobles! Demon hunters are attacking nobles!"

Baron Crean pushed Vic forward and ran out of the manor in panic.

“No, I’m not…” Vic also panicked. He staggered and looked at Leon with embarrassment.

But Lyon had no intention of taking action.

Following Baron Crean's shouts, soldiers maintaining order rushed in, and the residents of Tegamo also ran in.

Soon, everyone surrounded Leon.

Baron Crean hid behind the crowd, pointed at Leon and screamed, "Catch him! He is the one who attracted the monster here! There will be a reward for catching him!"

Hearing that there was a reward, everyone was eager to try.

After all, there were dozens of them, but there was only one witcher, and he was holding a baby in his arms.

“The Corinna you’re talking about is a monster.” Facing these people, Leon remained calm.

For him, if he really wanted to take action, these people would not be enough for him to kill.

"A row of surprises! How could my poor Corinna be a monster? They have all seen her. She is so beautiful! So gentle!" Baron Klein said angrily.

"Yes! I've seen that woman. She's very beautiful. She can't be a monster!"

"I've seen it too!"

……

Among the crowd, people gradually testified for Baron Klein.

Baron Crean glared at Leon fiercely. It would be more convincing if he could walk out of the crowd.

But Leon did not explain, he just stated the facts: “If you don’t believe it, go in from here and walk to the end. There is a study. Go in through the secret door and go straight underground. Go to the sixth room. There is a secret laboratory. The things in it are the evidence.

I have found the lost children in the appendix. One is alive, and the rest are dead.

There are still some remains of children in that secret laboratory.

I have also killed the cemetery monster that was rumored recently. You can go ask the owner of Ophir's Pharmacy and he will tell you the truth."

Leon's words made the townspeople hesitate, not knowing what to do.

If it was really as Leon said, not only should they not do this to Leon, they should also arrest the Baron and hang him.

Compared to killing the demon hunter, they wanted to kill Baron Crean more.

"You're talking nonsense! There's nothing in there, how could there be a secret laboratory!" Baron Klein quickly retorted.

Leon ignored his sophistry and just said, "Why don't you send someone to take a look?"

The residents of the small town of Tegamo looked at each other.

Someone suddenly said, "That's right, go and see and you'll know the truth!"

"I think so too. Who's going with me to take a look?" someone volunteered.

"How dare you! This is my manor! My residence, do you want to rebel?" Baron Crean was anxious and shouted.

Someone stepped forward, looked at Baron Crean coldly and said, “Sir, the demon hunter is right, the truth will be clear at a glance.

If you are really hiding a monster like the witcher said, huh!"

"Yes, sir, we are also trying to protect you. What if the witcher is lying?" someone followed up.

"Yes, sir! What are you afraid of?"

……

More and more people spoke up, making no effort to hide their hostility.

Baron Klein's momentum weakened instantly, and he didn't dare to say another word.