Chapter 41: The Plague of Rats (I)
Of course, apart from learning how to be beaten, Leon didn't learn anything else.
Even if he didn't master the technique he called "Instant Hell", just a superficial copy of Dante's skills was still enough to transform him.
"It's almost time, so that's it for today. ”
Dante looked up at the setting sun, turned back to his room, and took out a clean set of clothes.
He threw his clothes to Leon and said, "Just give them back to me when you come tomorrow." Also, when you train tomorrow, just wear a pair of shorts, so remember to bring a spare one. ”
Li Ang changed his clothes numbly, looking at this posture, tomorrow will still be the same beating training as today.
Although you can indeed feel the improvement, the process is really difficult.
At that moment, a rainbow flashed.
Lady Angelina appeared not far away, looked this way, looked in surprise, and walked briskly.
Her eyes stayed on Li Ang's bruised and swollen face, and asked, "What's going on?"
Leon, who had been beaten for a day, felt aggrieved in his heart, and felt that it was a bit embarrassing to look like this, so he could only look at Dante with a dry smile.
Unfazed, Dante smiled and said, "I have decided to pass on to Leon my best and only skill that can be used in the lower sequences, with which I have used to hunt the dragons of the abyss, and the most terrifying of all, Nasrezm. It's been a bit harder, but I think you're understandable, ma'am, right?"
Lady Angelina's eyes flashed with irrepressible amazement, and then she gently saluted Dante, "Thank you for your generosity. ”
Li Ang, who was ready to fight, was stunned.
Although he never wanted Lady Angelina to clash with Dante, he at least had the hope that Lady Angelina would be able to get Dante to change his rough teaching methods.
But now it seems that that hope has been dashed.
Dante smiled: "You're welcome, Leon is very talented and studies hard, I just hope that there will be one more high-level witcher in this world in the future." After all, it's just us guarding the world, and it always feels a little thin. ”
Angelina was surprised: "You mean, Leon may break through to the high sequence in the future?"
The high-order powerhouses of the whole of Europe can be counted on two hands.
In her opinion, Leon became a demon hunter just to deal with the erosion of demonic power, and it was a last resort.
In her expectations, it would be a very good thing for Leon to break through to the middle sequence within ten years in the future, who would have thought that Dante would have such a high opinion of Leon.
Dante glanced at Leon in surprise, as if wondering why he hadn't even told Angelina about it.
But he didn't ask, just nodded and said, "That's nature." ”
He stretched out his hand and made a send-off: "I still have some important things to do, so I won't invite you in for a drink, and we'll see you tomorrow." ”
"See you tomorrow. ”
The two said goodbye to Dante, and the rainbow flashed and disappeared.
Lady Angelina was still in disbelief when she appeared in the giant tree of Tyrion.
She touched Li Ang's head and sighed with emotion: "I really didn't expect that Mr. Dante would think so highly of you and teach you the best skills." ”
Leon asked, "Isn't this an agreement?"
Lady Angelina shook her head, "According to our original agreement, he only needs to train you to be a witcher. ”
"The price I made was not enough to exchange for a high-order witcher's stunt. ”
Leon was silent for a moment, secretly laughing at himself for not knowing how to lift.
To be able to learn such an amazing skill, let alone ten days of beating, that is, ten years, I am afraid that it is enough for the demon hunters of the whole of Europe to flock to it.
"Unfortunately, I don't know what Mr. Dante needs, so I should have made up for some gifts," said Ms. Angelina. Leon, you have to study hard during this time, and don't waste such a good opportunity. ”
Li Ang nodded and said solemnly, "Of course I will." ”
"It just really hurts. ”
He couldn't help but complain.
The thought of that seemingly dark experience, and the need for another nine days, made him feel hopeless.
But what's even more desperate is that with such a complex technique, he only has ten days to deal with the middle sequence demon with this technique.
Will you be able to master it in these 10 days?
He wasn't sure.
Lady Angelina rubbed Leon's face and said with a smile, "I'll bring you some more potions to heal injuries and relieve pain." ”
......
Florence.
As the sun sets in the twilight, a large part of the city is gradually covered in shadows, like a hound from hell, greedily eating.
In the darkness, a man in a black cloak and a hood came to the corner of the alley.
He stopped in front of a door with a striking × painted in white paint, which marked the presence of the sick in the house, forbidding them to go out and warning others to stay away.
However, the white mark that others were afraid to avoid did not deter the uninvited guest.
I saw him come to the door and slam the door lightly.
Tuk Tuk –
There was no movement inside, but he still showed no impatience, and he didn't knock on the door again.
He just stood at the door, silently waiting.
I don't know how long it took, the sun had completely set, and the whole city was completely sunk into darkness.
Finally, the door opened.
An old woman in a black cloak, carrying a lampstand, appeared at the door, she bent her waist, constantly coughing hoarsely, and even scarlet droplets could be clearly seen under the light.
The visitor did not dodge, but lowered his voice, "Praise be to the great Nasrezm, Lord Darys, the Fraudster and Destroyer. ”
"Come in. ”
The old woman welcomed the guest into the door, straightened her waist, and quickly closed the door, and a gloomy voice sounded: "Have you brought the sacrifice?"
Under the light, the shadow behind the old woman stretched rapidly, burly, with sharp horns and wings, like a typical demon image.
The visitor was shocked by this scene and broke out in a cold sweat, and quickly replied: "It's ready, my people will send them in person in the middle of the night." ”
The old woman's sharp laugh sounded like a file: "I can't wait, but is the sacrifice fresh enough?"
The visitor seemed to have calmed down at this point, and calmly replied, "Of course, they are all Jews who have just died."
"Very well, Master Darith will give you everything you want. ”
The visitor hurriedly said, "Thank you, Lord Dareis, for your generosity. ”
The old woman said coldly: "Come with me first, you can't leave my sight until the matter is completed." ”
The visitor nodded, and removed his hood, revealing a handsome Latin face.
Under the leadership of the old woman, the two came to the innermost storage room of the house, lifted the floor, and suddenly revealed a tunnel full of rotten smell.
The breath was so disgusting that the visitor frowned and almost vomited.
But the old woman didn't notice it, and it didn't seem to smell the smell at all.
The walls of the tunnel are not smooth, not like they have been dug out with a shovel, but instead have an unknown green slime sticking to them, and the surface layer looks uneven, giving people the illusion that this is the intestines of some kind of giant monster.
Standing at the entrance to the tunnel, you can faintly hear countless sharp humming echoes.
"These little ones are already waiting to be fed. ”
The old woman evoked a grim smile.
The visitor's face turned a little pale, and there was a hint of disgust in his expression, the environment here was too bad, but he didn't dare to show it at all.
They walked along the tunnel, and there were no lights along the way, and the visitors could only follow the old woman forward.
I don't know how long later, the visitor stumbled under his feet, as if he had tripped over something, and when he reached out and touched it, it was a soft touch of plush.
Squeak –
A shrill cry sounded, and in the darkness, countless pairs of scarlet eyes lit up in unison.
The visitor was so frightened that he was about to scream when he was choked by the throat with a pair of hands that were rough like old bark.
"Don't scare these poor little ones, or I can't guarantee you won't be taken as an appetizer by them. ”
The old woman's voice sent chills through the visitor's heart, and he began to wonder if his family's deal with the demon was the right decision.
But the arrow is on the line, and there is no turning back at this point.
He tried to calm his mind and forced himself to compose, "I promise I won't scare them." ”
The old woman let go of her hand and said coldly: "Come with me, don't irritate them." ”
The visitor nodded hurriedly, not daring to even look up.
Finally, the front suddenly opened up, more than a dozen high platforms carrying braziers stood on the ground, and in the center of the brazier, in a huge hole, countless rats with fur like dry and hard blood clots were densely packed together.
He swore it was the most disgusting scene he'd ever seen.
The world was filled with the shrill cries of rats, wriggling together like a pot of bloody porridge full of maggots.
The visitor subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva and looked at the old woman, who at this time seemed to have no need for disguise, she tore off the skin on her body, revealing her magnificent demon body.
His complexion was dark purple, hairless on the top of his head, and he had two sinuous blood-red goat horns.
On its back were vampire-like wings, and its legs were like sheep's hooves, supporting this massive three-meter-tall body.
It grinned and chuckled, "So many fresh lives, such sweet souls, it's finally time to enjoy it, and I've been looking forward to this time for too long." ”