The Witcher: Darkness Falls

"What are these things?"

Leon cursed, his eyebrows twisted into ropes.

What did he see?

Stone!

All stones!

Stone in a black cloak!

After these monsters were killed, they turned directly into stone!

This was the first time that Lyon encountered such a situation, and for a moment he didn't know what to do!

He quickly stripped the cloaks off the other monsters, and sure enough, without exception, they all turned into stone!

Through the shape of the stone, he could also see clearly what these monsters looked like when they were alive.

These are humanoid monsters covered with lizard-like scales, and their claws are curved with long nails.

Their faces were distorted, more like some kind of lizard's face that was severely distorted, which was very disgusting.

Leon frowned and thought for a moment. He decided to take away a monster corpse, even though their corpses now looked like evil statues. Maybe the wizards could find a way to restore them.

However, just as he bent down, the monster's body that had turned into stone suddenly turned into black smoke with a "puff" sound, and exploded like a mushroom spraying spores.

The black ash rushed all over his face, mixed with a pungent smell, which immediately made him cry.

"Damn it, what the hell is that!"

Leon waved his hands and retreated again and again.

He wiped his tears and turned to look at the corpses of the other monsters.

The monster corpses also exploded into black ashes just like the previous one.

Leon's face looked uglier than ever before, although because of the magic drugs, it was difficult for the demon hunter to have huge emotional fluctuations.

But after working for a long time, only a pile of rags was left, and even the monster's weapons had rotted away. This was still a little unbearable for him.

"that's all?"

Leon used his steel sword to lift up a black cloak that was so small that he couldn't even use it.

"Damn alien monster!" Leon cursed and returned to the road wet.

If he had known this would be the outcome, he should not have stopped at the beginning and should have ridden away.

It's so unlucky!

"I can't believe it, I thought today was my lucky day!"

Leon took off his shoes unhappily, poured out the water and put them back on.

He blew a whistle and called the old horse back.

Fortunately, he calmed down the old horse at the beginning. The old horse did not run too far and quickly ran back when he heard his whistle.

Lyon jumped on his horse, looked up at the dark sky, and immediately rode towards Dan Rowan.

Fortunately, his luck was not too bad, and he arrived outside the city of Dan Rowan before it became completely dark.

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Dahn-Rowan is one of the three large cities in the province of Vicaro, located at the end of the Alba River and ruled by Count Bernier.

More than two hundred years ago, Vicvaro was an independent kingdom in the southern continent bordering Nilfgaard.

It is surrounded by tributaries of the Alba River, with Gimiriya to the north, Aetolia to the west, Nilfgaard to the south, and the Blue Mountains to the east.

Later, with the expansion of the Nilfgaardian Empire, Vicvaro was conquered by the Folgaardian Emperor Emhyr, becoming a vassal of the Nilfgaardian Empire and was changed to the Province of Vicvaro.

The reason why Dan Rowan is famous is not only because it is one of the three major cities in Vicaro Province, but also because it is located close to the Blue Mountains and is famous for its rich mineral resources.

When the Nilfgaard Empire conquered the ancient continent, a steady stream of weapons were forged here, transported along the Alba River to the city of Nilfgaard, and then sent to the world with the army.

In addition, this was once the fief of the Cintra Cub, and later the legendary witcher Ciri.

However, it was later proven that the news about the Cintra lion cubs was fake.

However, no one knows whether it is true or not.

In addition to the above information, Dann Rowan is also the place where the Nilfgaard Empire imprisoned political prisoners.

At this moment, there was a fire outside the city of Dan Rowan. Under the light of dozens of torches, a large group of figures were swaying.

Dozens of fully armed soldiers patrolled back and forth holding torches. They held a torch in one hand and pressed the hilt of the sword with the other, ready to take action at any time.

There were also cavalrymen holding torches, riding horses outside the crowd, and shuttling back and forth on the official road.

Under the firelight, the merchants stayed by their caravan, looking around anxiously.

The entire area outside the city gate was filled with a tense and depressing atmosphere.

"Let us into the city! You have no right to do this, we have a pass! Open the door!"

"Do you know who my cousin is? He is Baron Frinton. How dare you do this to me!"

"Let us into the city now! The taxes I pay to the empire every year are enough to support you bitches for several lifetimes!"

……

The merchants clamored to enter the city of Dan Rowan.

However, the entire city of Dan Rowan is now on alert, and barricades have been set up at the gate, turning the city gate, which was originally more than ten meters wide, into a pitiful four-meter-wide road, which can only allow one carriage to pass through.

Dozens of merchant teams lined up in a long queue. The caravan at the end of the queue was restless, looking into the darkness at the end of the road behind them from time to time.

In addition to the merchants, there were also residents who originally lived in Dan Rowan who were trapped outside the city because they came back late.

At the city gate, two teams of soldiers were doing their best to check, but their efficiency was very low, with only one carriage passing through every five or six minutes.

Because of the inefficiency of Dan Rowan's soldiers and the gradually darkening sky, the people outside the city became more and more anxious.

Especially after experiencing the horrific scene just now, which seemed like the end of the world, they didn't want to stay outside the city for a moment.

For them, only the solid and thick walls of Dan Rowan can give them a sense of security.

"Be quiet! Be quiet!" A burly general in full armor shouted loudly on his horse.

He took off his helmet, and the firelight illuminated his resolute square face, giving off a sense of majesty without even being angry.

"Everyone, cooperate with me. You saw what happened just now. We must ensure the safety of Dan Rowan. Who knows what kind of people are mixed in your group of merchants? We must investigate carefully!"

He shouted loudly, and then immediately added: "This is an order from Count Berne. You don't want to enter the city and have monsters sneak in, do you?"

"What happened just now? Was it a wizard?" someone stretched his neck and shouted loudly.

The general shouted, "Shut up, this is not witchcraft. Have you ever seen a wizard so powerful that he can affect the sun?"

"What is this? Is this the end of the world?" someone shouted in panic.

As soon as his voice fell, the crowd immediately became agitated.

Everyone saw the horrific scene that just happened.

The sun turned blood red, and then a shadow appeared inside the blood red sun and swallowed the sun.

This process lasted for about half an hour and then disappeared. Apart from the sun becoming terrifying, nothing else seemed to happen.

After all, everyone present was just an ordinary person and couldn't feel anything.

However, they had never seen such a horrific vision before, so they naturally felt frightened.

The first people they thought of were the powerful wizards.

It is said that wizards can use powerful magic to influence the weather, even bring people back to life, and ride dragons into the sky.

In the eyes of ordinary people, wizards are omnipotent, and what happened just now is something only wizards can do.

However, when told they were not witches, these people became even more frightened and uneasy.

If it’s not a wizard, then it must be a mysterious power that is more powerful than a wizard!

"Quiet! Quiet!" the general shouted loudly.

However, the rioting crowd did not obey him. Instead, they became even more panicked and anxious to enter the city.

"Ah!" Suddenly, a scream came from the end of the team.

"Monster!" someone shouted in horror.

"What happened?" Someone asked nervously and loudly, not knowing what was going on.

An inexplicable fear spread, and a riot began at the end of the team. Some merchants even abandoned their carriages and pushed their way towards the city gate.

The general frowned and immediately rode his horse towards the end.

"Get out of the way! What happened? Where is the monster? Get out of the way! Don't block the way!" The general finally came to the end of the team, but did not see the monster.

He looked around and soon his eyes fell on the darkness on the other side of the official road.

Over there, two bright eyes were slowly approaching.

"Alert!" the general shouted immediately, drawing his sword.

A dozen soldiers rushed up behind him, drawing their shining swords, ready to fight at any time.

Everyone became tense and ready to fight the monster at any time.

However, when the pair of bright eyes came closer, with the help of the light of the torch, they realized that it was not a monster, but a man on horseback.

Leon rode his horse closer and was stunned by the scene in front of him. He pulled the reins to stop the old horse.

"Who are you?" someone on the other side shouted.

"A passerby." Leon replied.

"Get off your horse and walk over here slowly!"

Leon did as he was told, dismounted, and slowly walked over leading the old horse.

"Stop!" the other side shouted again.

Leon paused.

The sound of horse hooves rang out, and a burly general holding a torch slowly approached him.

When he thrust the torch forward, Leon's pupils shrank and his eyes narrowed.

The general was surprised and said, "Damn it! You bastards haven't been exterminated yet!"

Then the general turned around and yelled, "Shut the fuck up! This is not a monster, this is a damn demon hunter! Be quiet!"

His loud voice gradually quieted the restless crowd.

They turned around and looked at Leon, who was glowing yellow in the darkness, and then they realized that it was just a false alarm.

"Damn it, who just shouted monster?"

"Demon Hunter? The Demon Hunter actually looks exactly like a monster as the rumors say!"

"It was too dark, and I could only see two glowing eyes. Does anyone know what they are?"

"Hurry up and let us get into the city!"

……

The crowd was shouting loudly, and the tense atmosphere eased a lot with the arrival of the demon hunter.

"Everyone line up!" the general shouted, "Soldiers, maintain order! Whoever dares to cut in line, let him enter the city last!"

The general turned around and asked condescendingly, "Demon Hunter, it's really rare. What are you doing here?"

Lyon looked at the general in front of him and said, "Didn't the count offer a reward of 5,000 florins for the heart of the poisonous horned lizard? I brought it."

The general looked at the demon hunter in surprise and said, "That was five months ago."

Leon frowned slightly and asked in confusion: “So… the reward is cancelled?”

The general shook his head and said, "No, it's just that the count thought five thousand florins were too much, and now there are only three thousand."

Leon was silent for a moment, thought for a moment and nodded: "That's fine, I can't come here in vain, take me to the count."