The Journey of the Demon Hunter

Otherwise, a passing thief could wipe out what Zelin had obtained during this time.

"There must be a vampire's secret hidden here." Zelin looked at the entrance of the cave. There was snow everywhere around the ancient steps. I don't know how long it has been without people. "They definitely don't want other people to find here, let alone the vigilant or Dawn. The guard noticed the secret hidden here."

Zelin seemed to be late, and both the vigilant and vampire had already visited here, and left their bodies. A man dressed in the costume of the Standal vigilant fell at the entrance of the cave, and Zelin didn't recognize him. There are traces of torn on his body. It is impossible to kill a heavily armed guard with a beast like the ice wolf alone. Moreover, the ice wolf and brown bear kill for food. The heart and neck of the corpse have fatal wounds, but the body itself But it is intact, and there is no trace of gnawing.

It can only be a vampire.

Either the vigilantes discovered this place first, and then the vampire attacked the vigilantes. But Zelin discovered something wrong after investigation. But no matter what happened in the first place, it is now meaningless. There is no doubt that the vampire won, and the guard who was originally stationed here, or the vigilant who arrived later, lost. The demon hunter will inevitably face the threat of vampires that may exist inside.

He walked into the darkness, bones crackling under his feet. His eyes quickly adjusted to the darkness. He found himself in a cave with a huge rocky roof, the size of the cave can be called a bazaar, many stalactites of different colors hang upside down from the roof, they don’t look strong. It seems that it may fall on the head of the demon hunter at any time. White and pink vertebral stalagmites grow on the ground, and artificial bridges and steps are laid between the stones. Just like the cold waterfall tomb, unknown streams pass by, and the ticking sound of water droplets echoing in this space full of stones.

And the rubbing of dry bones when the skeleton walks. There was also the voice of vampires talking.

"These overweight guards are here again. I already hate this kind of harassment. Haven't they learned the lesson from the ruined guard hall?"

"What's wrong, aren't these vigilantes just to provide us with blood? Human beings are always unable to recognize their status."

Two vampires were sitting beside a lowered steel fence door, in the shadows, Zelin noticed that their eyes were red.

On the way here, the demon hunter has learned about vampires in Skyrim. A book called undead blood provides a lot of information about vampires. Most vampires have crimson eyes. They originate from a disease called blood-sucking fever. This plague is spread through the blood. If it is not cured in time, patients will become like vampires, relying on blood for their livelihoods, and they are easy to identify, because long-term non-sucking of blood will make vampires transformed into vampires more and more like undead creatures.

But the other one doesn't, a vampire that only exists in legends, the Wachihara family vampires, no one knows their exact hiding place, at least the author of that book doesn't know anything. In legends, they are very powerful, able to shuttle through the ice, and the exhaled breath can coagulate blood, and they are called the vampire king. For many years, there has never been a sighting report of the Wakihara vampire in Skyrim. It is just that the recent more active vampire operations have made the demon hunters wonder whether there is another legend behind this incident, just like the dragon bane. .

However, the two vampires who stood in front of the demon hunter were obviously not, they were just victims of vampire fever. Zelin doesn't like unnecessary fighting. If the vampire is willing to tell him what is here, or if the Dawn Guards have been here, then he is happy to use words to solve the problem instead of the sword in his hand.

Unfortunately, they were unwilling to give the demon hunters a chance to negotiate, so Zelin did not give them a chance to continue talking.

"Sucking blood after being killed..." There was also the corpse of a vigilant outside the fence gate. When the corpse was turned over, he couldn't help but shook his head. "Oh... Toran." This was exactly how he rushed out with Zelin. Vigilant Tolan in Vigilant Hall. The corpse was bloodless, but it could still be distinguished. Demon hunters always remembered those who had fought together.

Tolan obviously went to Rift Valley City to find the Dawn Guard, but why did he die here again? Either he did not find the dawn guards, or he failed to join them. Reminiscent of the bodies of other guards, Zelin could probably guess that Tolan probably wanted to find other guards who were still alive and deal with vampires together, but in the end, they died here, not far from the hall of guards. In the mountain stream.

Zelin closed his eyes and sighed when a familiar face appeared in the corpse. He took Tolan's Standal amulet, and when everything was over here, he could go to the Rift Valley to find the Dawn Guardian, and then he would know what had happened.

Pull the ring and go through the fence gate. The view inside is the same as the ancient Nord ruins that have been seen countless times. The caves and the rooms carved in the rocks, the corpses buried on both sides of the stone wall, are covered by frost spiders because they have been uninhabited for a long time. Dove occupied the magpie's nest, and a huge frost spider was injured, which made Zelin's road much easier. This spider killed a vampire not long ago, but it encountered a demon hunter before it recovered. . But behind the cobweb-covered road, the architectural style suddenly changed. The fences of different styles and the gargoyle statues filled with weird styles fill the sight of the demon hunters. This is not the style of the ancient Nords, especially when he went through the wooden door to the deepest part of the cave, he was even more sure of this.

This is a huge lake, a lake that exists inside the mountain peak, and the area is almost the same as a castle courtyard. The huge stone building is on the lake, like a small artificial island. A stone bridge connects the cave with the strange platform on the lake, and the gap at the top allows the moonlight from outside to fall in, and it just shines on the center of the lake platform.

With the moonlight, it is beautiful here.

It's just that Zelin didn't have time to take care of the scenery, and the roar of humans came from not far away. Just less than fifty meters away from the demon hunter, two vampire-like creatures were binding a human to the ground.

"I won't tell you anything, vampire! I swear my allegiance to Stendal! Just use torture!"

Chapter 279 The Dawn Rises

"I have never heard of such a strange request. You actually asked them to sentence you to punishment."

Stepping over the corpses of two vampires, the demon hunter tapped the rope trapped on the guard Adawald with his sword. The flame enchantment on the sword gradually eroded the rope, and a black smoke appeared. After a period of groping, Zelin almost understood how to use this enchanted weapon to do what he needed instead of putting it on the bed while sleeping. Light the wooden cabinet and pillow when you are beside or under the pillow.

Virginia gave him a good weapon, but the wizards of Winterhold should really pay attention to whether there is a matching scabbard near this sword when they survey the ruins. Maybe they just saw a sword and stored it as a relic, and didn't even notice whether there was a scabbard nearby. These mages certainly didn't understand how dangerous an open-edge weapon would be without a scabbard. Zelin had to customize a scabbard specially for a while in Solitude.

"I will never beg for mercy from vampires, let alone tell them anything." The guard broke away from the rope and climbed up against the fence of the lakeside platform. There are many scars on his body, and the vampire must have tortured him for a long time. "Thank you for saving my life."

The two vampires didn't even realize who attacked them. To be precise, it was a vampire and a human servant, and the continuous crossbow arrows shot through their heads before they could react. Luckily, only one crossbow arrow fell into the lake. Thanks to the lack of helmets of the vampire and his servants, the remaining seven arrows were intact.

"If I were you, I would ask for a glass of water. No one knows what will happen before the water is delivered. After all, it is easier to deal with one enemy than two when breaking free." The red potion appeared in his hand, "Drink it." , It can make you feel better."

Zelin handed the Vigilant a bottle of life potion "Why are you here and still caught by these vampires? Did you come with Tolan the Vigilant?"

"No, but I know what happened. Tolan was a good colleague, but there were too many vampires at the time and I couldn't do anything." He drank the potion and sighed. "They are all low-level vampires. Toran has solved several, but there are too many of them."

"I'm Toran's friend, I'm sorry." Zelin patted Adawald on the shoulder.

"When we chose to serve Standal and become an enemy of the Demon God, we were ready to sacrifice." The vigilant waved his hand, and he found a piece of clothing that could still be worn from the ground. "If you are Toran My friend, maybe you can help us too. The remaining vigilantes gathered at the Stendal Lighthouse in the southeast of Rift Valley City, waiting for reinforcements from Cyrodir. Skyrim must not fall into the hands of the followers of the Demon God! The world can't bear the second annihilation crisis. But before that...look at these." Adawald turned to the stone island on the underground lake. "Standal bless you, you can't believe what I found."

This stone island, you can notice the exquisite and ceremonial buildings on it when you get closer. Impeccably, these buildings are so old, but they never seem to have been eroded by the years. This is by no means a relic left by the ancient Nords and Dragon worship, and on the continent of Skyrim, the creatures that can be as old as Dragon worship are probably only those vampires with extremely long lives.

"Not only the style, but the way these stones are cut shows that the engineers who built this place used more and more complex construction tools. It reminds me of the buildings I saw in Cyrodir back then." The vigilant touched the stone bridge. Fence, towards the stone island. The demon hunter followed behind him and stared carefully around.

"But I don't think Cyrodir's buildings will be built underground." Zelin looked at this natural cave. "There are several such natural caves in the entire sky. I have been to the Nord Ruins several times, but they are all Artificially excavated cave."

"Yes, yes, I guess here is to hide something, so it was built underground. These patterns and arch bridges, if I guess right, may be related to the resurrection of vampires or some kind of witchcraft." Adawald It seems that he is not good at fighting, but he is like an expert in history and vampire knowledge. He analyzed many professional terms and historical events to Zelin.

It's a pity that the demon hunter didn't understand it at all. He didn’t know what was the difference between the Bosmore family and the Bosemi family, let alone the cannibal preferences of the Yakov family of vampires, why Zelin cared whether a vampire likes to swallow people whole or chew them. Swallow slowly, cut into shreds or roast a few to ripen.

"So...what can we find in this place." The demon hunter asked the question he cared about. "Vampire's treasure? A scroll with a strange symbol? A longhorn deer with a broken neck? Or more corpses. Ghost?"

"I always think that the mechanism here is related to the answer." The vigilant walked to the raised stone pillar in the center of the stone island with a button that can be photographed.

Zelin noticed a pierced wound on the right palm of the vigilant.

Adawald hit the button with two fingers, and a sharp steel thorn pierced from between his fingers. If a hand is placed on it, it will definitely be penetrated directly. The injury on the guard's hand shows that this will not be a painless scar. "This mechanism needs human blood, just like this..." There was a wound on his hand, and blood dripped on the stone pillar, and then, a purple flame appeared on the stone's veins. The demon hunter stepped back a few steps, avoiding the path of flames.

"I don't know what to do next, this must be hiding something, but I always stop at the last step..." The vigilant covered his hand. "Stop in front of the answer. It feels really bad."

Zelin looked at the fire-free tall stone basin on the ground. "I don't think the original architect would place something meaningless near such an important institution. Look, this is flame." The demon hunter pointed to the magic on the ground. Flame "This is a brazier, why not try to light up these braziers."

In the world where the Demon Hunter is located, some hidden magical organs are related to flames and traps. There are always some wizards and female sorcerers who have strange hobbies. They use stories with hidden metaphors as keys. Tap the flame to find an empty treasure chest. Tap the wrong brazier to call out a murderous ghost.

Maybe at this point, the two worlds are the same.

"What if we summon a vampire?" the vigilant asked while pushing the brazier.

"Then let it tell us what the secret is here. If it wants to do something, I will kill it." Zelin knocked the long sword behind him.

"What if... what if you can't kill it?"

"Then we will all die here."

"It's a reassuring answer."

Chapter 280 Bloodline

Something hidden by vampires, ancient things. Mysterious and old, any word can be a label for treasure. Whether in reality or in legends, warriors defeated monsters entrenched here and seized dusty treasures. Such stories have endured in the bard population, because people always like to listen to comedy, like to hear heroes defeating enemies, and returning home. .

"Look at what we found."

After some speculation, they pushed the brazier to the correct position, the purple flame formed a loop, the center of the stone island began to slowly descend, and a strange stone cuboid quickly rose from the sinking place.

"Be careful, don't rule out this is another trap."

Zelin drew out the long sword behind him and gestured with Kunen's seal. On the contrary, the vigilant Adawald is optimistic about this. "I don't think this is a trap. This should be the final answer. I haven't seen a new road or other buttons...but how do we open it."

This thing was like a coffin, at least Zelin had never seen a treasure chest that would stand up. It could be books, scrolls, weapons, all of which are possible. It must be important, otherwise the vigilantes and vampires will not drop so many corpses for an empty coffin. It is also possible that this island is a secret, the resurrection of vampires, witchcraft, anything is possible.

"We should look for places like buttons or blood tanks..."

Before the alerter's words were finished, the sarcophagus creaked, and a gap appeared in the sealed stone slab, and the dust was scattered sparsely. This reminded the demon hunter of the scene when the ghoul pushed open the coffin, and the scene when the ghoul was first seen in the Tomb of Cold Waterfall was still fresh in his memory. Zelin and Adawald backed up a few steps, and then, gravity caused a slate to fall, and it fell to the ground with a violent sound.