The Journey of the Demon Hunter

Zelin put the lid on the kettle again. After the water was poured into the newcomer's kettle, one of the walls in the stone temple began to gradually become transparent, as if the water surface was still filled with a stone and rippled, and finally, the wall became On the surface of the water, a translucent door, Zelin could see the blurred image on the other side through the surface.

The feeling of going through the portal is like pouring your face into the water. No matter what time or world, the portal will not give people a good feeling. Every time, there is an illusion of weightlessness and suffocation. On the other side of the portal, cold snow fell on Zelin. The demon hunters raised their heads and saw that they were in an arched patio with a height of about ten meters, surrounded by circular slopes for people to walk on.

Following the revolving road upwards, they finally walked out of the mountains, and a vast canyon plain appeared in front of them. I don't know how long it has been underground, Zelin once again saw the sky of Tamriel mainland, the sun stayed quietly in the air, and the wind and snow blew across the canyon and hit the face of the demon hunter. There is no doubt that they passed through that mountain and came to another place isolated from the world.

"Look here, it's like another world."

The ground is full of relics of ancient snow elves, broken stone pillars, and solitary stone arches are piled with snow. A lynx eating its prey raises its head and looks at a humanoid creature that may never have been seen before. A wild deer corpse with dark green stripes disappeared into the snowy field.

There are broken stone pillars everywhere, and there are some stones like a corner of a building. Once this area must have been built in groups, maybe it is a huge city, and some steps and steps that have not been completely covered by snow are exposed on the ground. Stone road. This is between two mountains. The river brings a fertile plain. Standing on a higher place, Zelin can directly see the cliff on the other side. The ice-covered waterfall forms a bright cone of ice, which is imaginable. What a magnificent waterfall back then.

Snow elves do not live on the ice fields on both sides of the river. This area is occupied by wild creatures in need, such as bobcats, elk, and narrow rocks with eggs and webs of frosty spiders. There is still a frost giant living beside the unfrozen river. Compared with ordinary giants, the thick hair and two horns on the forehead of the frost giant are especially eye-catching. Fortunately, there is no mammoth here. The giant looked at the demon hunter and the vampire lady from a distance, and Zelin did not intend to attack it, but went along the road on the other side to find the stone shrine.

They quickly found two other stone shrines on the way the snow elf apprentices had walked. The two ghost priests enthusiastically blessed them, and at the same time they were separated by an ice-bound lake and looked out to the cathedral standing on the cliff in the distance. There is no doubt that the last stone shrine is in the canyon across the lake, and the road to the cathedral has been clearly presented in front of the demon hunter.

"There must be a lot of snow elves in the gorge ahead. They are so large that a paladin squad can't handle them." Serrana watched Zelin put the almost full kettle on her waist. "Now, Mr. Detective Can you tell me, besides reasoning, do you have any good way to get us through there?"

"Definitely." Zelin thought of the Brotherhood Assassins and Ezio he had seen in Rome. "Let's sneak past."

"What?"

"Nothing, sneak."

Chapter 316 Shuanglong

A huge frozen lake.

The area of ​​the lake is very large, and the cold air only seals the surface. The edge of the lake is a cliff. The temperature difference may be caused by the height difference. The lake in front of Zelin and the waterfall in the distance are covered with frost and wind. Snow, and under the cliff, where they had just arrived, the water still rushed to the north. All rivers in Skyrim merge into the Sea of ​​Ghosts, and this nameless river is no exception.

The ice on the edge of the lake could not withstand the impact of the current, and the rushing lake water formed another waterfall. These ice surfaces are probably not as strong as they seem, and there are several holes in the edge. Even a demon hunter with good physical fitness will not want to experience how cold the lake is. Serrana didn't care about this, because the Wachihara vampire itself had the ability to cross the ice, and temperature was meaningless to the vampire.

"Well, let's go, I'm worried that my mother will cause some unpleasant things with those dawn guards..."

"Your mother is a smart person, and she won't behave irrationally." For Valerica, Zelin felt relieved. In order to deal with Hakon, Islan is a qualified leader. He will not do anything meaningless before the decisive battle. "Don't worry, let us find the bow, and the winning rate against Hakon will be higher. "

Before leaving Snowman, the demon hunter sent a letter to Virginia and Ella of the comrades group about fighting against vampires. Although he has a good relationship with Virginia, it is related to Winterhold Academy after all. , Zelin didn’t want to cause any unnecessary trouble for the chief mage, so he still sent it to the academy in the format of a letter to an organization, but attached another personal letter to Virginia. .

According to the original plan, Zelin should pass directly across the frozen lake and enter the canyon. But when the demon hunter walked on the ice, he hesitated.

"What's wrong? What is it now."

Serana turned around and asked Zelin who had stopped suddenly.

"Look there, Serana." Zelin pointed to a distant area and said, "Look at the ice and see how it is different from the surroundings."

Zelin has been observing the color and appearance of these ice cubes, as well as the lines on them. That represents the time, thickness, and cracks of this piece of ice. It stands to reason that the ice surface of the lake is darker in the place closest to the rock wall, showing a bright white, and lighter in the place near the cliff waterfall, showing a light blue. Because the impact and fluidity of the water flow near the waterfall must be stronger than in the center of the lake or far away from the waterfall, it is difficult for the ice to freeze for a long time. Most of the ice is formed recently, with thin thickness and shallow cracks.

But the ice surface of this lake is completely wrong. Many places are light blue, like spots scattered across the entire lake, as if a giant hit the unevenly distributed holes with a hammer. The cold weather will repair the holes, but the difference in time can make these ice surfaces in a completely different appearance. At first Zelin just wanted to pay attention to the ice to prevent him from falling, but soon he noticed this abnormality.

After listening to the demon hunter's explanation, Serana shook her head, "Perhaps those snow elves want to dig through the ice to fish. The water below is flowing, and the fish can live."

"No, if it were snow elves, they would not be able to establish a stronghold far away from the lake." Zelin stretched his hand to the canyon leading to the cathedral. From the outside, he could not see any snow elves or buildings. "If There is a group of creatures who want to use fish as a food source. They must find a way to live and the location of the food source, and at least build one or two houses by the lake."

"Oh~ well, now you are right." Serrana curled her mouth, "Are you going to solve the case again?"

"As you just said, there may be creatures in the water under the ice, just like wild deer can live in underground caves, why can only fish live in the water?" Zelin has always believed in his instinct , Danger is everywhere, the demon hunter must pay attention to any subtle clues to determine whether the front is a safe place or a deadly trap. Sometimes not only monsters ambush him, but also human bandits.

Serrana stared at Zelin with a faint smile. The latter shrugged. "Well, I really don’t know what’s going to be alive below. Let’s make the worst assumption. There is a terrible monster underwater. The elves would rather give up the vast and resource-rich place on the other side of the lake and hide in a narrow valley."

"But we can't just stop like this."

"Of course." Zelin nodded. "So let Avak go first." He took out the blue skull, shook it, and the ghost horse Avak appeared in front of them.

Afterwards, the ghost horse walked towards the ice under the urge of its new owner. Zelin and Serana watched the ghost horse step by step towards the dangerous area guessed by the demon hunter. On the left side of the ice layer is a raised stone pile standing on the surface of the ice. There seems to be a carved stone stele on it. If it is really a stone stele, it must have been a lot of years. Except for the obvious carved traces on the front, from other directions, the harsh cold wind has polished it no different from ordinary stones.

When the ghost horse walked to a place not far from the stone monument, the ice surface suddenly began to vibrate. With a loud noise, two monsters that should be called dragons broke through the ice surface, flapping their wings and flying towards the sky. Their stature is no different from that of giant dragons, but their tails and wings have fish-like fins, which should be organs grown to facilitate movement in the water. Their bodies are not the angular appearance of giant dragons, but become smooth and flat. This appearance is more suitable for swimming in the water than other giant dragons, rather than flying in the sky.

The frightened ghost horse ran. The dragon rushing out of the water noticed Avak, but the ghost horse ran very fast. The dragon did not bite him in the first bite, but the ghost horse also helped the demon hunter and The vampire attracted the monster's attention.

Seeing two giant dragons breaking out of the ice, Selana couldn't help but marvel at the sight, "Oh, my God, if we just walked up, that dragon can reach out directly from under the ice and eat us." Miss Vampire Looking at the Demon Hunter "What shall we do next?"

"According to the traditional custom of demon hunters dealing with giant dragons." Zelin nodded seriously "Let's run quickly... Oh, that dragon seems to see the frost giant below."

"That's great. At least we can fight for a while. I'm glad you didn't see the big gem hanging on the giant's body and wanted to kill it, otherwise we would be in trouble now."

Avak won't be able to run for long, but the frost giant will definitely be able to attract the dragon. Zelin and Serana leaned on the bushes and berry bushes under the cliff on one side, and reached the entrance of the canyon as quickly as possible without revealing their figures. The roar of the dragon outside remained uninterrupted, but after getting rid of the threat of the dragon, the demon hunter immediately left them behind. He is neither Gnaiya nor Dragonborn, and the dragon has never been a creature he wants each other. Instead of thinking about the unrealistic things, it is better to focus on the upcoming Oriel Bow and the Snow Elf who may be alarmed by the roar of the dragon.

Zelin took a sip of Patricia potion.

"What is this?" Serana asked the potion in the hand of the Demon Hunter

"A thing that can enhance combat ability... only works for me."

"Wait, aren't we going to sneak in?"

Zelin pulled out the long sword behind his back, "Yes, sneak."

Chapter 317 I am an army

Snow elves are no longer good at building buildings and building bridges. Stepping on the bridges they made of wooden planks and Charus shells, Zelin is worried whether he and Selana will be killed by the suddenly broken bridge. Looking down, there is a cliff more than ten meters deep. A nearly dry stream lies in the middle of the canyon. The bridge here is suspended between the valleys and is used to connect the strongholds built by the snow elves on both sides of the cliff.

Compared with the simple houses and crumbling suspension bridges built by snow elves, the craftsmanship of the snow elves for making traps does not seem to have deteriorated because of their sanity, but has become more deadly. It is possible that the snow elves living here are threatened by the two giant dragons. The traps they make are modeled on the claws of the giant dragon. As long as the trip rope on the ground is triggered, the dragon claws inlaid on the wall will act like three sharp blades. The hapless guy cut into four pieces. Along the way, the demon hunter has encountered many such traps.

I have to say that these snow elves have inherited the craftsmanship of the dwarves to make traps very well.

The snow elves breed a creature called Charus. The hard shell of this creature has become the most common material in snow elves' strongholds. Whether it is construction or weapon production, Zelin has observed these after solving a few snow elves. A peculiar weapon, the shield is a hard Charus shell, as hard as a wooden shield covered with dried cowhide.

Although this is meaningless in front of the sword of the demon hunter and the magic of the vampire.

The road along the valley side leads directly to the glacier under the mountain range where the cathedral is located. Perhaps because of time, the road leading to the mountains was buried under a huge glacier. If it weren’t for two snow elves guarding the entrance of the glacier, and at the entrance, two left and right sides like defensive walls were woven with wooden strips and vines. Zelin couldn't believe that such a narrow and remote glacier rift was actually the passage to the Snow Elf Holy Land.

The entrance allows only one person to pass sideways, but also over the waist-deep stream of cold water. Ice blocks replace rocks, and both the ground and rock walls are covered with a thin or thick layer of ice. Running water was mixed with ice floes and rushed past the demon hunter. He carefully avoided the angular ice floes to prevent accidental scratches. After these huge ice cubes were given a fast enough speed, the damage they caused was beyond imagination. Looking up, you can see the huge ice cone hanging upside down at the top of the valley. From time to time, water droplets fall. Zelin is very thankful that only water droplets fall, not sharp ice cones.

The snow elves are not the only ones living in the glacier. Zelin and Serana also saw the snow troll. The troll with snow-white hair easily killed the three heavily armed snow elves and entangled them. During the fight, the demon hunter and the vampire walked around from one side.

"This is sneaking. After we cross the glacier, are you going to kill from the nearly two hundred heavily armed snow elves?" Serana seems to be worried about Zelin's previous behavior. "Sometimes you are right Yes, but I must warn you when you might make a mistake." Before, there were almost sixty snow elves standing in front of the demon hunters. They held weapons and bows and attacked from bridges, cliffs, or far away. Hope to kill these two invaders with arrows. Zelin then used his sword to tell these snow elves that it was not only the two dragons that could solve them.

"Is there any problem?" Zelin checked the crossbow. He must determine whether the runner in the crossbow can be guaranteed to operate at all times. When the old dwarf Ayres handed the crossbow to him, he warned the demon hunter more than once that the crossbow's wheels might get stuck for various reasons.

"I know how to turn a corpse into an undead, but I never thought whether I would consider facing your corpse."

Leaning against the exit of the glacier, Selana glanced out. Outside the glacier is the last valley passage, and the entire valley is full of peculiar snow elves. Zelin observed for a while, and there were about 30 snow elves in his field of vision, most of them only had a simple bow and arrow and dagger, but there were a few warriors equipped with Charus armor, and there were even two mages. The light from their wands is particularly eye-catching in the night.

Paladin Greber's attempt to awaken his compatriots is not meaningless. There are still some members of the snow elves who have enough intelligence to allow them to use magic. Perhaps one day, Greber can remind the snow elves of their glory.

"Don't worry, they are all dead, no one will know that we have sneaked in." Zelin shook the long sword in his hand. "There is no other way in the valley, we can only go through here. We must get the bow of Aurel. , Who can defeat Hakon if he doesn’t get a bow. If he doesn’t get a bow, he will definitely fail. It doesn’t make much sense to have a hundred enemies or two hundred enemies in front of him."

"I hope your courage and determination are reliable. Also, I am not worried about you, I am just worried, if you are gone, who can help me and my mother deal with the crazy father."