The Witcher: Darkness Falls

"Lion, I'm going back first." Stregobor said anxiously.

At first he didn't believe that holy water alone could lift the curse. It was simply nonsense.

However, when he witnessed it with his own eyes, he realized that he seemed to be wrong.

It can actually lift the curse directly!

"What kind of magic is that? Do you know it?" Leon asked curiously.

Even high-level wizards could only lift the curse using specific methods, but Camaro took out a book and a cross and sprinkled some holy water on it and it was solved. It was incredible.

Stregobor said solemnly, "This is not magic. At least it is not from any of the 'four elements'."

Lyon is clear about the so-called four elements: air, water, fire and earth, which are also the basis of the world.

Other elements, such as thunder, lightning, wood, gold, etc. are all variations of the four elements.

The four elements are also the source of wizards' power. They draw strength from the four elements and use it.

Leon was a little confused and didn't quite understand what he meant.

But Stregobor left in a hurry after saying this.

Camaro and Carl came out shortly after, and once again extended an olive branch to Leon, saying, "Sir Demon Hunter, I once again invite you to become the defender of the True God Church. Do you have the will?"

Lyon still refused.

He had no interest in joining the organization, at least not yet.

Camaro said regretfully: "That's a pity. It seems that the strength I showed was not recognized by you, my Excellency."

Leon said, “No, you are amazing, but I am not interested in joining an organization right now. I might be interested in it in the future.”

Camaro nodded and said, "Then come to me anytime when you are interested. I will be here for quite a long time in the future."

Leon nodded slightly, then said goodbye and left.

He glanced at the sky. It was already afternoon and it would be dark in another hour.

"There are no clouds..." Leon said softly.

The sky is clear now, which means that as long as there is no strong wind at night, the moonlight will shine down.

He immediately rushed back to the stable and rode his old horse all the way towards the mine.

Finally, he arrived at the village before it was completely dark.

Now, there is no one left in the village, not even a dog.

He left the old horse grazing in John's yard and walked into the forest alone with two swords and a satchel.

Just as he expected, there were no clouds in the sky tonight, and as it was almost the middle of the month, the moon was already nearly full.

Under the moonlight, the earth seemed to be covered with white frost.

The village is just below the Blue Mountains, and you can enter the mine directly after passing a small forest.

But he was not going to the mine, but to the woods next to it.

He fought the werewolf in there last night.

Lyon found the battle site with the help of his memory. Since the trees here were not that dense, the moonlight could shine through.

In the mottled moonlight, he could see traces of last night's battle and the werewolf's blood on the ground.

However, if he only saw this, it would not help him much.

The werewolves had already fled from here a long time ago, and it was impossible for them to even exist nearby.

"It will be extremely clear within seventy-two hours, and then it will fade as time goes by. I still have a lot of time." Leon muttered to himself.

As he spoke, his pupils dilated to their maximum.

It almost filled the entire eyeball. If there was someone there, they would definitely be scared to death by his current appearance.

track!

A unique ability of the Demon Hunter.

With this ability, Leon can analyze the traces in front of him, lock in the main clues, and then restore the escape trajectory of the prey and track it down.

The main clues include footprints, bloodstains, fur, and even magical fluctuations from magical creatures.

The werewolf is not a magical creature, but it shed a lot of blood last night, and it must have made quite a noise when it escaped. There were also signs of broken trees around it.

These were all the clues he was following.

When Leon uses tracking, he just needs to concentrate.

Soon, many traces of last night's fight appeared.

He locked onto the werewolf's bloodstain directly. After locking onto it, the bloodstain became clearer, while other traces began to fade.

Leon saw a light yellow trace piled up in a mess on the ground, then turned into spots and went towards the forest.

He wasted no time and chased after him immediately.

During the pursuit, Leon put away his abilities.

Although tracking does not consume magic, it does consume energy.

He had memorized the werewolf's escape route, and he only needed to use it when he lost the werewolf.

Leon moved swiftly among the trees, like a wolf chasing its prey.

The werewolf's escape route was not complicated, and it did not seem to have much rationality, so the pain caused it to run with larger movements, breaking many branches along the way.

Through observation, Leon rarely used tracking skills, saving a lot of energy.

Finally, he tracked all the way to the foot of the mountain, and something seemed to be wrong.

He saw a bloody dagger, which was the one he had stabbed into the werewolf's eye last night.

"Did it fall by itself?" Leon stepped forward and picked up the dagger.

Looking at the dagger, Leon felt it necessary to ask Jeraka to help hammer out a barb on the back of the blade.

The barb doesn't need to be too big, just enough to hook the prey.

In this way, he would not encounter too many obstacles when attacking with the dagger, and he could continue to drain the monster's blood without being shaken off.

Just like now, the werewolf's bloodstains disappeared in front because the dagger fell.

Leon was sure that one of the werewolf's eyes was blind. Its recovery ability was strong, but it was by no means unlimited.

For example, if you simply cut it with a steel sword, it can heal quickly.

But if you cut off one of its arms or even a finger, it will not grow back. At most, the broken part will heal quickly and stop the bleeding.

But a broken arm or finger is completely broken.

And the pain in its eyes made Leon certain that he had stabbed its left eye, so that eye must be blind.

This is easy. A werewolf with a blind eye is easier to deal with.

Leon used tracking again. Since the bloodstains could not be tracked, he could only follow the opponent's footprints.

However, this time he found something different.

In addition to the werewolf's footprints, he actually detected human footprints!

Lyon looked around. This was already a relatively deep forest area, and further ahead were the mountains.

This is not a mining area, but it is very close to it. Lyon estimated that if he walked along the foot of the mountain for about three kilometers, he would reach the mining area.

It is said that the mining area has been closed for nearly a year. Who would come here for no reason?

"Its kind..."

Leon thought to himself that under normal circumstances, werewolves can return to human form.

He played with the dagger in his hand. If another werewolf helped the werewolf from yesterday to pull out the dagger, then things would become a little tricky.

This suggests that the newly emerged werewolves have a certain level of intelligence, and may be able to control their transformation freely.

Leon was thinking, should he continue tracking?