The Journey of the Demon Hunter

"Ezio!" Claudia responded to her brother's voice, and as the dust dissipated, he caught his sister's hand. Surprisingly, there was not much dust on Claudia's body, and the surrounding dirt and stones formed a ring around it, as if something was blocking the falling mud. Not only Claudia, but Zelin next to her also did the same, but Ezio's attention was all on his sister.

"Claudia, thank God! Are you okay, are you hurt?" Ezio asked eagerly.

"No, I'm fine, where's mother?"

"I'm fine!" Mrs. Maria yelled from among the refugees.

As for Zelin, he walked away very carefully. The imprint left by the Kunen's Seal was quickly obscured by the raised dust, and no one would notice anything wrong. But this collapse made him clearly see the power of the artillery, which can affect the tunnel below just on the ground, which is by no means what any known siege equipment can do. But it failed to affect the brackets in the walls of the secret tunnels. These brackets were almost the same as the mines. Obviously, the artillery was still inferior to the siege spells of the warlocks.

This collapse lasted for a short period of time. Fortunately, the load-bearing beam in the secret tunnel did not collapse in the shock. Although there were many visible cracks on it, and people were covered with a layer of dust, the tunnel did not collapse in the end. When I arrived in the open air, the smell of soil and grass was so refreshing, it reminded Zelin that it was actually morning, and it was just time for breakfast.

There are several suspension bridges across the valley at the exit of the dense road. These suspension bridges seem to be designed as single-use bridges. The bridge is fixed by ropes. As long as these ropes are cut off, the bridge can be completely destroyed, completely isolating the chasers on the other side of the valley.

However, there are many injured and elderly people in the fleeing crowd. They will inevitably slow down the speed of the team, but just like the gate of the medical clinic failed to block the impact of the Poki runners, the iron fence in the tunnel also failed to block them. Before all the refugees crossed the bridge, the sound of chasing soldiers came from the tunnel.

"We must block the tunnel." Zelin suggested to Ezio, who kept urging people to cross the bridge in an orderly manner as soon as possible. "Find something and blow up the entrance. Stones are definitely more effective than gates. You. The people can’t stop it for too long, and the Pokia soldiers will soon be able to occupy the bridge."

"We don't have explosives." Ezio carried a woman with an injured leg, and the footsteps of the crowd made the suspension bridge sway. "The gunpowder is all left in the city, and it must be in Caesar Porgia's hands now. "

Zelin sighed, "Listen well, I will solve this, and the commission fee will be increased."

"When you arrive in Rome, the Brotherhood can pay you enough gold coins."

The demon hunter didn't say anything, he touched his waist, and that shot killed most of the things, only the things that were left on him were left. A pocket containing potions and sword oil, a magic bomb tied behind the waist, a crossbow on the back, flying knives and two swords, and Yanan's resonance bell. Fortunately, he took out the bell last night for observation and did not put it back in the cloth bag. But unfortunately, potions, sword oil, and magic bombs could not solve the problem of food and clothing. He could not eat these things to survive, and the food, even if he found it in the ruins, would have been inedible.

In the end, the white soldiers and Pokia's pursuers retreated while fighting, and Ezio commanded them to escape from the secret passage. After the collapse just now, the soil outside the wooden bracket at the gate of the secret passage broke away, and the whole was exposed. When the remaining few soldiers in white clothes all withdrew from the cave and turned sideways to the suspension bridge, the four soldiers from Pokia had already chased them up. When they saw the demon hunter, they chopped up without thinking.

Zelin raised his left hand, and the sudden explosion of Alderfayin instantly repelled the two soldiers in the front, and then hit the person behind. The demon hunters turned their backs to the others. They couldn't see what Zelin had done, only the people of Pokia were repelled. Taking advantage of this gap, the Foehn bomb in his right hand was accurately thrown onto the weighing bracket. The flame of the magic bomb swallowed the crumbling wood in an instant, and the impact of the explosion could easily tear it apart.

Without support, the crumbling stones that were shaken by the shelling fell one after another, and a few hot-headed soldiers who wanted to rush over were hit by the stones and mud without exception. Of course, with the number of Pokya's troops, it would not take long for them to clear the fallen rocks, but it was enough for everyone to pass the suspension bridge safely.

When everyone reached the other side of the valley, Ezio raised his sword and slashed fiercely towards the rope that fixed the sling bridge. With a few bursts of clear and loud noises, this unfixed cableway bridge rubbed the rocks on both sides of the valley, crashed down the valley from the cut off section, and finally slammed into the cliff on the other side. Even if the Pokiah soldiers knew about the falling rocks now, they could only watch this team leave them.

The refugees snaked forward, mixed with several horses. They were basically brought out of the city by the first evacuees, but there was not much on their horses.

"People from the Poggia family want to pass through the gorge. It will take at least a few days. We are safe now." The city controlled by Chia was evacuated. Siena, San Gimignano, Pisa, Lucca, Florence and Pistoia. There will be cities that will accept them and provide them with shelter.

"No Rome?"

"No, Rome has always been under the control of the Pogia family. You are a mercenary. It seems that you never understood this, but you still need to know who is hiring you."

"There will be no robbers on my employer list." Zelin shrugged.

"Thank you, friend. As for your reward." Ezio has not forgotten this, and Zelin has not forgotten. Or go to other places, Claudia will ask the brotherhoods in other places to give you all the rewards, but I still want to thank you for your help."

"Nothing, just did something trivial." Zelin shrugged. "Rome, maybe I will go, or maybe not."

The Demon Hunter was not sure. Rome, according to Ezio, it was the city of the Poggia family, but he was going to Rome, and he didn’t need to think about it. He must not throw himself into a trap, but fight the enemy, but Zelin no longer wanted to go. Being entangled in the war of the inhabitants of this world, he is just a passer-by. He will leave after two months. Why should he bother himself? Just like the demon hunter will not participate in the war between countries, Ezio just mentioned several cities. These refugees will take Zelin to those cities. He only needs to stay in the nearest city. The fraternity paid the salary for two months before he could leave.

But it depends on the situation, as long as he can find enough food, compared to living in those unfamiliar cities, the demon hunter is more willing to return to Monteriggioni. Since the Pokiah family decided to destroy the town, they would definitely not continue to garrison in Monteriggioni. Maybe Zelin could find the remains of the destroyed cannons, or the abandoned cannons from the ruins.

Ezio didn't say much, he walked to his family. They didn’t know what they were talking about. It seemed that there was a dispute over something, but soon, Miss Claudia and Madame Maria were persuaded, and Ezio found a horse from the team and left the team. A queue of refugees.

Zelin had no interest in asking about other things. It was an unforgettable day. Just yesterday noon, he was still thinking about what to buy; just yesterday afternoon, he was still thinking about where to go today; just last night, he was also planning how to cover up his identity. But now, he wants to avoid the pursuit of the soldiers of the Pokia family with a group of refugees who have lost their lives. Things change so fast, as if he is in a bizarre dream, maybe he will wake up soon, and then I found myself still lying in Mahakam's castle, his bones shook in the cold night wind.

Of course, this is impossible. It would be more reliable to tell him that he would go to Yanan from his dream.

There are only a few people in the refugee ranks who seem to be soldiers. They have fewer than forty people, but they have to lead hundreds of refugees to find a safe way. The old horseman survived the war, he led several horses of the Auditore family. The remaining horses in the stables have all become the trophies of the Pokia family. There are only a few horses, but the old horseman is still taking care of them dutifully.

"Mr. Frederick, are you still selling horses?"

"Alas~ It's a pity that those good horses have all fallen into the hands of the villains of Poggia." The old horseman looked sad. "Mr. Ezio is riding his uncle's favorite horse, hoping he can succeed. I saw you fighting those villains, and I think Miss Claudia will definitely agree to give you a horse."

"It sounds like Ezio's battle is very difficult." Unless the Auditore family still has an army, Zelin can't think of how Ezio can fight the soldiers of the Pokia family. They are too numerous and equipped. Sophisticated.

"Yes, it's difficult, but we will never give up and we will die." Claudia Auditore didn't know when he came over, the old horseman bowed and led the horse to the team. Go to the other side.

"He needs help. He doesn't want me to go to Rome with my mother, but he needs fighters, people who can help him fight with the Pokia family." As she said, she reached out to the back of her neck and untied a string of gold necklaces. , And a ring with gems. "This ring and necklace can be exchanged for four hundred ducats in Rome. My brother lost too much blood, but the remaining members of the Brotherhood have to protect the refugees to go to other cities. I hope the money can be used. Let you ride a horse and protect him safely to Rome."

Four hundred ducats, the price that Zelin estimated in his mind. If a horse here is two hundred ducats, then the price of four hundred ducats is even more than the reward for a commission of hunters. At least he can't buy a horse with the reward of a commission. The feel of the necklace and ring is indeed made of gold, with a weak body temperature and fragrance on them.

Zelin took a deep breath and exclaimed, "Add another horse. I can't catch up with the rider on two feet. There is also someone who can tell me which way to go to find Ezio. I It's the first time to come to Italy." He looked at Claudia's reaction. When the girl heard Zelin said that she didn't know how to get to Rome, she did frown slightly, but she still didn't raise any questions.

It's just an escort, and it won't cause any trouble. Zelin thought that when caravans used to cross dangerous areas, he was happy to hire a demon hunter who knew how to fight monsters. There are obviously no monsters in this world, otherwise a team of hundreds would dare to travel long distances under the **** of more than 30 soldiers. At least in Zelin's world, waiting till night, such a team is perfect for monsters to wait until they attack their targets.

"If you think these rewards are enough, then get on the road as soon as possible." Claudia doesn't seem to like the demon hunters bargaining on the rewards. Ruins of the arches."

Zelin shrugged helplessly, "Okay, I see."

If he refuses here, maybe all the previous rewards will be wiped out, and the goodwill of the people will always be so strange.

But he understands why Claudia has such an attitude, especially when he saw the actions of Poggioni in Monteriggioni, why he was unwilling to actively fight Poggia, as if someone had asked him why he had seen it. After the atrocities of the Nilfgad Empire in the south, why are they still unwilling to join the north, so why accept the commission of the Nilfgad people to remove the monsters near the black-clothed man’s camp?

Of course, in a conflict, either party will use a variety of reasons to make itself reasonable, and the kings even have to write a law on a piece of waste paper to prove that their family and blood have the legal inheritance of the crown. Then people will forge a new piece of waste paper to prove that they are the legitimate successor, a strong claim to own a piece of land, and then there will be wars and conflicts.

But even if the Auditore family succeeds in defeating the Poggia family, what can be changed. People will die, but the world will continue to move forward and everything will change. No one can stand alone on the top of the mountain, letting wind and frost hit it, until the sea turns into a mulberry field, and the mountains sink to the bottom of the sea. Everything in the world is changing, but only one thing will not change.

War, warneverchange.

PS: Really not short=_=

Chapter 161 Rome

All roads lead to Rome.

The world was indeed as expected by Zelin. There were no monsters. He rode a bay red horse and drove along the forest path that was stepped out until the afternoon, during which he did not see any signs of non-human activities. It seems that there are only humans in this world, and there are no other intelligent creatures at all.

According to Claudia, he could see the remains of the outskirts of Rome before the sun went down. From this point of view, this statement is true, because when the sun passes noon, the road becomes no longer just mud, and some basalt slabs can be seen. Although these slabs are potholes, many deep holes in some places look almost like A small quarry pit, weeds grow in the cracks, but this is indeed a trace of artificial laying.

When it was about three in the afternoon, the demon hunter saw a large-scale roadside inn on the side of the road. This city called Rome must be very big, but it is by no means prosperous. It can be called a suburb in every sense, but Zelin has already walked through many decaying stone arches and an ancient city gate. , Maybe it was once a city, but now, it only has the collapsed gate and the bird's nest on it.

"Excuse me, have you ever seen a man in white clothes riding a chestnut horse passing by."

"Riding horses? There are people riding horses everywhere. How do I know if there are any. Don’t you also ride horses now? You want to ask me? Hundreds of soldiers passed here last night, and many of them were riding. How can I remember those who are riding horses. There are people riding horses everywhere, all running faster than rabbits, how can I remember them."

Sometimes, the seal of Yaxie is really useful.

"Oh, oh... I did see that about an hour ago, a man in white clothes was riding a horse and heading towards Rome..."

Zelin's direction is correct.

Following the traces left by Ezio's horse, the opponent was riding very fast, and the demon hunter found that he could not catch up with him. It wasn't until 4 o'clock in the afternoon that the gap between the horseshoe prints became dense, which meant that Ezio's horse slowed down, and many scattered thatched huts appeared on the horizon. Zelin slowed down and approached the city. The horseshoe prints became chaotic, and he had to carefully screen them to ensure that they would not be traced to the wrong place.

This is the outskirts, but not the wilderness. The thatched houses and the gray mudstone houses gather in twos and threes. Women dressed in dark pink or gray linen skirts sit in front of their houses, drying their clean clothes, or taking care of the vegetable fields and chickens and ducks near the house. Of livestock. The distant city wall was illuminated by the slightly bright sunlight in the afternoon, showing a golden color, and it must be what people call Rome.

Zelin got off his horse and took the panting horse. It faltered, its eyes were dim, and there was a slight whimper in its heavy gasp. The endurance of this horse is not very good, more than six hours of running has cast a haze in its eyes, which can not be compared with the good horse under Ezio's seat, but it can only be done like this. If the horse is exhausted, the demon hunter can really only rely on two feet to chase each other. But one thing is certain, Ezio had no trouble along the way, because the horseshoe prints along the way showed that he had never stopped at all, and all proceeded along the street.

This is a market outside the city, serving those suburban residents who cannot live in the city. The baker was selling bread from his home, and the butcher was busy driving flies. The green vegetables in front of a vegetable vendor were obviously no longer fresh. It was early, but the hotel was already overcrowded. Zelin led the horse and glanced at the tavern, but Ezio was not here. He had been on the road, and even did not stop to rest even when he was injured. Zelin was curious if he could survive.