The Void Pathfinder from the Demon Hunter World

(Note: The source of the recommended background music "Emhyr var Emreis" in this chapter: The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt original music.)

When the fishing boat was still 5 meters away from the island, Joseph started to turn the boat. The arrival of the fishing boats did not disturb the water ghosts. They were still chirping and digging into the bushes.

"Just go around in a circle. Don't be surprised when you see something later. Just keep going around in a circle? Do you understand?"

"Huh? Okay, I'll keep spinning."

Marvin stood in the middle of the fishing boat, raising his left hand to cast a spell.

A fireball flew towards the nearest water ghost, and boom~, the explosion blew it away and ignited it along with the surrounding bushes.

"Wow!"

"Shut up and keep sailing!"

"Oh, oh, okay."

The water ghost finally noticed that someone else was coming, rushed over with a chirping sound, and was then overturned and ignited by the fireball.

After going around in a circle, we found 4 water ghosts in total. These smelly monsters and most of the bushes on the island were all set on fire. The fire and smoke even alarmed people on the docks in the distance.

"Okay, you don't have to worry about the water ghost anymore. Just stop when you get close."

"Okay, sir, are you also a mage?"

"I am a mage, not a master. Come ashore!"

"Oh, oh, okay."

"Wait for me here."

A few shots of Aldelfa's Seal Power blew away the burnt bushes and ashes, and I stepped onto the small island in the middle of the river. The ground under my feet was very soft, and there was a hole every time I stepped on it.

Walking up step by step, using frost to extinguish the remaining fire, using Alder to blow away the ashes, avoiding the charred corpse of the water ghost, and finally reached the top.

Marvin secretly praised himself for his cleverness, and he had no brains to engage in close combat. With this kind of slope, such dense bushes, and such soft ground, wouldn't the car be overturned in close combat?

Push aside the shrubs and get in touch with the stalagmites.

[Tip: If you find a low-level magical energy source, do you want to absorb it? 】【whether】

Select Yes.

[Tip: The low-level magic energy source has been absorbed, and the bonus ability point +1]

knock off.

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On the dock, before leaving, Marvin threatened the fisherman: "Don't tell anyone about me and magic. Do you hear me? Otherwise I will come back and burn your boat!"

"Ah? I heard it, I heard it, Mr. Master."

"Um?"

"Oh, not the mage, nor the master."

"And my boat to Maribo!"

"Okay, sir."

"Very well, Joseph, this is your reward. I'll wait for your news at the tavern." Marvin left 20 orens on the ship's board.

…

In the afternoon, Marvin stood on the bow of a large flat-bottomed boat, looking at the river water at the bottom of the boat and the receding scenery on both sides. Black Manid moved forward with small steps on the board of the ship. After reaching his master, he put his head on Marvin's shoulder.

He turned his head to look at the black horse's big eyes, patted the horse's neck and said, "Don't be afraid, it's very stable. Why are you so cowardly?"

The ship owner was checking the cargo from behind, smiling so hard that his molars were visible. It's a pity that this trip was in a hurry and I didn't bring much goods with me, but the employer was very generous and rented the property in full. This is equivalent to a pure profit from the goods hauled in this trip. It is easy and dangerous to go all the way down the river and reach Maribo in one night.

After comforting Ned, who was sailing for the first time, Marvin dragged a chair out of the cabin and sat outside the cabin. He found a book and pretended to be reading it. In fact, he was reading "Down's Hidden Weapon Techniques 1" on the learning machine.

Introduction: The hidden weapons of the Tang Sect are the hidden weapons held by the Tang Sect in Sichuan. They are mainly throwing weapons, including darts, flying stones, flying needles, flying forks, daggers, as well as sleeve arrows, pear blossom needles, etc. that are released using mechanisms. Tang Sect's hidden weapons are famous for their accuracy, high lethality and large number.

This book is only the first one. It tells how the Tang Sect trained the techniques, strength, and accuracy of throwing concealed weapons such as darts and daggers from the very beginning. The incident of accidentally throwing an ice arrow yesterday was still fresh in Ma Wen's mind. His attitude toward combat magic has always been to be instant, low-cost, control-oriented, and the output mainly relies on the sword.

The power of such magic must be limited, so under the premise of limited power, how to better control the enemy and even use these magic to make the enemy lose the ability to resist in some cases. Then hitting accurately is a prerequisite.

Currently, he can hit a circular target with a diameter of 30cm within 20 meters using ice arrows. No matter how far it is or how small the target is, it depends on the sky. In addition, it is more troublesome when there is a crosswind. He needed an ice arrow that was sharper, harder, with less wind resistance and faster muzzle velocity.

The ice arrow was condensed by himself using magic and ice elements. With his affinity to the ice element, it is not difficult to change it.

It was boring on the boat. Marvin ignored the surprised boat owner, hung an illumination light ball above his head, and began to study ice arrows with his simple knowledge of physics.

A long needle-shaped ice arrow is formed, with three spiral tail fins at the end. After the ice arrow came out of his hand, it swayed very unstablely. No arrow, center of gravity is backward, unstable, PASS.

Thick at the front and thin at the back, with a tail wing. It’s no different from the original one, PASS.

Remove the tail fin and change the arrow shaft to have three spiral sides, thick at the front and thin at the back. It won't fly very far, and the rear end spiral doesn't provide more spin, PASS.

I have tried it more than a dozen times and gained some experience, but not much. It's dark and it's hard to tell with the naked eye. Gotta find a way to make more precise physical measurements.

Too late, meditate, sleep…

…

The next morning, Marvin stepped onto the dock at Maribo.

Maribor is located in the center of Temeria and is the second largest city in the country with convenient transportation and prosperous waterways. Like Vizima, Maribor is based on an ancient elven city.

More than a hundred years later, Triss Merigold, one of the beauties of White Wolf Geralt, was stationed in Maribor.

Maribor is a princely territory, and the lord is a relative of King Geidema. In other words, the lord is a relative of Prince Amavet, or Marvin.

He did not intend to visit relatives this time, but to find the remains of Arzu's laboratory, so he had to find a place to stay first. He was tired of the tavern woodshed and cabin...

Iris Tavern, the largest tavern in Maribor, the top floor suite, Marvin, who had just taken a shower, was thinking about how to complete the task he had just received...

[Task Tips: Killer in the Dark. A killer in the dark keeps killing drunkards in the dark alleys of Maribor. The owner of the tavern commissions you to find and eliminate this killer. Do you accept this task? 】【Yes】【No】

Known clues:

1. The killer only acts late at night, and the dead usually die in dimly lit narrow streets or alleys.

2. It is said that the killer only attacks drunkards.

3. There is only one escapee, a prostitute who often hangs out in bars, but she only comes to bars at night and no one knows where she is now.

4. The coroner in the burial room should have more clues.

He is now wondering where to find a drunkard who is willing to take risks to do the job of bait?

He himself can't drink, let alone get drunk, let alone get drunk when facing a strong enemy. That's simply courting death.

Regarding the mission, he will find the coroner in the afternoon to see if there is more information.

There is still no clue about finding the Alzu laboratory, so it doesn't matter if he takes a break for two days.

So, he continued the unfinished ice arrow experiment last night...

...

In the afternoon, Marvin came to an old warehouse on the other side of the river, and the burial room was nearby.

The burial room is a rare thing only in big cities. It mainly provides funeral services for the rich people in the city, and accepts the work of burial and autopsy.

So the burial room is not an official institution, but a money-making institution.

A dark wooden door opened not far away, and a man wearing a crow mask and a brown hooded robe came out. Note ①

"Wait a minute, is that the coroner?"

The crow mask turned his head: "What's the matter?"

"The owner of the Iris Tavern hired me to solve the problem of the drunkard being killed recently. The body hasn't been burned yet, have you checked the body?"

"Check the body? It's either a beggar or a homeless person, why should I check the body?"

"Okay, can I go and see it myself?"

"It doesn't matter. Go and see it yourself, the door is not locked, and the table is all there."

"Okay."

Marvin pushed the door open and entered the room, and a stench of corpses hit him in the face. Fortunately, he had experienced many monster dissections, and the smell was much stronger than this.

There was a leather-covered table by the window in the room, and there were 3 human corpses on it. It should be these 3 unlucky guys.

All 3 corpses were male, with the same smell of alcohol that could not be covered by the corpse stench, the same death from blood loss, and the same four small holes on the neck.

The difference is that everyone has different scars, some are scratches from being dragged, and some are congested from being hit.

It can be basically confirmed that the murderer is a vampire, and a vampire who likes blood with high alcohol content.

...

After dinner, in the tavern.

Through the identification of the bartender in the tavern, Marvin found the woman who had escaped luckily...

"Hey, handsome boy, do you want to buy a round of wine to comfort the victim of the monster?"

He looked at the big face and the acne on it speechlessly, thinking that it was no wonder that you were doing badly, but you had a good figure.

"Tell me in detail about the process of the monster's attack."

"I need a bottle of wine to remember..."

"No, you don't need..."

Mind bewitching.

"Yes, I don't need it... That day, I left the pub and drank a glass, or several glasses. Anyway, I was still sober, and I was sure that what I saw was not an illusion.

In an alley, someone called my name. The light was dim, and I couldn't see clearly. It seemed to be a man, or not a man at all. He was very strong and knocked me down in one go.

I was scared, I yelled at him to get out of the way, and kicked him a few times. Soldiers outside the alley shouted and asked what happened inside, and I yelled for help. The guy ran away. He also tore my skirt..."

"Okay, let's stop here, follow me. You have wine tonight."

Marvin brought the woman to the bar and said to the bartender: "Give her wine, as much as she wants to drink." After that, he put down 10 orens.

"No problem."

...

Low-level vampires are afraid of confronting ordinary soldiers, and they are not that difficult. Marvin made an estimate of the enemy.

An hour later, he saw that the woman had drunk enough. He walked up and patted the woman on the back, bewitching her mind.

"Stand up and go to your house."

"Okay."

...

In the alley, Marvin used the Dark Curtain to hide himself in the shadows, controlled the woman to stop in the middle of the alley, and waited quietly.

A gust of wind blew by, and a man appeared in the wind, pressed the drunk woman against the wall, and bit her neck.

Uh... Gurgle, the vampire made a satisfied sound in his throat.

Marvin, who was hiding in the Tomb of Darkness, gave himself a Quen shield, raised his hand and shot an ice arrow at the vampire's shoulder.

The vampire who was eating suddenly turned his head, and whizzed away like a gust of wind. The ice arrow missed and flew into the darkness and disappeared...

Marvin threw another ice arrow, and the vampire dodged the ice arrow again, rushing towards the enemy with a sound of breaking wind, and the speed was so fast that it was difficult to distinguish with the naked eye.

Marvin slapped out an Aden circle on the spot and rolled over. He stood up and pulled out a long sword with ice-blue runes from the void with both hands. He chopped down and just caught up with the vampire suppressed by the Aden circle.

The vampire screamed and raised his arms to block.

With a sizzle, the long sword drew a light band and took away a handful of dirty blood from the vampire.

The man quickly retreated out of the range of the Aden circle. In a ball of purple light, the man suddenly expanded into a monster with a huge head and horns.

"Fuck, it's Katakan."

Seeing that the monster was about to get out of control, the Burning Eyes!

The monster screamed again and covered his eyes and retreated.

It's not over yet. Marvin continued to cast instant magic, the Ear-piercing Spell.

The monster screamed again and began to wave its claws indiscriminately at the surroundings. The claws looked about 20cm long.

Katakan danced his claws like a black ball. Marvin couldn't get close at all and stopped outside the attack range.

Frost breath.

The monster sensed the fatal threat and dodged, but crashed into the side wall. The masonry wall dented a little, and then dodged again and crashed into the other wall in the distance.

He bumped into the east and the west like this, and quickly disappeared into the night...

Marvin was stunned. Can he still escape like this?

After applying "low-light vision" to himself, he first checked the drunk woman. She was not dead yet.

He took out the bandage that had been stored for a long time and wrapped it around her neck twice, dragged her to the side of the road, and let her sit against the wall. He didn't care about the rest...

After carefully checking the place where the battle took place, there were traces of vampire blood and a piece of clothing that was cut off by a knife. There was a metal button on the rag.

Chase it. If it's too late, who knows where the vampire will run to.

Marvin cast the "tracking spell" on the metal button, followed the guidance of the magic, and walked into the darkness...

...

In the dark night, in the remote area of ​​Maripo City, there were no patrolling soldiers passing by within a few hundred meters...

The unpleasant cry of the night owl occasionally sounded from somewhere...

Marvin stood beside a vertical shaft with a diameter of more than 2 meters. The blood and magic brought him here. The next step was to go down the well...

This well didn't look like a well. No family built a well so far away from home and so big.

He cast the floating spell on himself. Because the armor was not light, he couldn't float, but at least he wouldn't fall like a stone.

He supported himself on the edge of the well and jumped down. His fingers touched the gap in the well wall to slow down the falling speed. After descending about seven or eight meters, a hole appeared on the side of the well wall.

He grabbed the edge of the hole with the wizard's hand and dragged himself over.

After standing in the cave, Marvin used the elimination spell to eliminate the floating spell on his body, and then supplemented the dim vision and walked into the cave.

Even with dim vision, it was still not clear. There was no light around. Marvin walked through the mud all the way to the depths of the cave...

Following the guidance of the tracking technique, he went down and up.

The ground began to dry, and the stone building debris and tree roots occasionally appeared on the cave wall.

There was a faint light in front, the light came from the gap of a wooden door that was not closed tightly, and the target was inside.

Marvin walked lightly and approached the wooden door, but there was no movement.

He put on the Quen shield for himself and gently pushed the wooden door. There was actually a bolt inside.

Such a broken door, do you think it is necessary to lock it? Note ②

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