9. The law of accidents
The Witcher's body has been magically modified, and his lifespan is far greater than that of ordinary people, so even his heart rate is much lower than that of ordinary people.
Pordon's bleeding is much slower than the average person.
But even so, when a halberd was stabbed into the abdomen, the demon hunter's blood still accumulated into a red puddle under his body.
Both Lann and Bolton knew that he was running out of time.
The stench of monster blood, human blood, and the earthy smell of the grass in the cracks of the armor all came together to form a strange stench.
Not long ago, Lan En would spit out all the bile in less than three seconds under this smell.
But now, his boots stepped on the puddle of blood, waving fishy gas and ripples, and the whole person didn't feel anything.
There's no denying that he's been changed by this world.
"From the very beginning, you have survived the mutation completely."
Bolton said with some difficulty.
"You have feelings."
Stumbling, but it was amazing enough, and the halberd soldiers who gathered the captain's body next to him looked stupid, and pulled their companions and walked farther away.
Normal people should have entered a dying state by this time...... Demon hunters are all mutants.
Lan En didn't feel dirty, and sat directly on the blood-soaked mud floor opposite Boldon.
It was his most relaxing moment in a month.
He smiled relaxedly, "Yes, that's right. ”
As he spoke, he also tapped his head with his index finger.
"I'm lucky that the mutation process didn't take anything away from me."
Pordon's hairy head lit up and down, and the incredibleness of his heart was known only to him.
The process of mutating an ordinary person into a demon hunter is so painful that no one can bear it.
Demon hunters are mostly recalcious, and this phenomenon is caused not only by the physiological mutation caused by mutations, but also by mental distortions caused by excessive pain.
And a ...... Such a young man, after a seven-day mutation, actually made a plan and covered up his emotions as soon as possible?
- What are you kidding?!
In a numbing shock, Podon recalled his first meeting with Ranne.
The young man with delicate skin that even a noble lady would be jealous, the young man who would have weak legs when he saw the severed head......
That's not a hard-working man! That's not even a man who has seen the cruelty of the world!
Bolton had even thought that Lan En was a blood relative of a great nobleman in a distant country who had been accidentally exiled here by a teleportation accident.
However, soft-footed shrimp that have not suffered will not have this kind of will and thought.
Bolton is a demon hunter who has experienced the mutation process, and he has the impression that even the most tenacious and proud warrior's son will be like a puddle of mud to be trampled on during the mutation process.
But...... Rann ......
"You're not, somebody, son of a nobleman from a distant country, are you?"
The corners of Pordon's mouth were still bleeding, but he still stared at his students, saying word by word.
"Even if it's a seed of Foltest, I don't believe he's ...... like you This ......"
Foltest, King of Temeria.
He was undoubtedly one of the most powerful people in the land. He would certainly be able to provide his heir with the world's top education and training, but Bolton still didn't think that the person he would cultivate would be able to compare with Lanne's current performance.
...... Far from it!
Mind, patience, determination...... It was a gap between ancient wisdom and the smell of blood!
He knew his situation from the beginning, and even had a countermeasure at the same moment.
At least in terms of historical experience, Folteste can't teach such people!
Lan En shrugged as he gathered the alchemy bag in his hand.
"A little insight, a little knowledge, and a sense of crisis that will die under your pressure at any time...... It's not that hard for my education. Of course, I never said I was a 'descendant of the nobility'. ”
"Oh, yes, everything is my speculation, you didn't say anything."
Bolton sneered.
Lan En jerked his head up and widened his eyes, "You smiled?" ”
The stronger man, who was getting weaker and weaker, hesitated in surprise, and he nodded, "Laugh? Maybe. Maybe it was the hemorrhage that took away the emotion-suppressing elements of my body. I kind of hate you now, but it's too late, right? ”
Pordon's beard sneered, and the leather gloves rested on his stomach, where the cracks in the armor were already filled with his own blood.
The slightest movement can even overflow.
Yes, the amount of bleeding has reached this point, it doesn't matter anymore.
"It seems that you did recover some of your feelings, in the last moments of your life. So are you interested in talking? ”
"Talk?" With an unskilled smile on his face, Porton used his last effort to pupa on the ground, hoping to feel more comfortable.
Of course, this also makes the bleeding even more.
"What are you talking about?"
"Talk about why you 'get' me. I don't think you're going to save a peasant who has no money. ”
Lan En crossed his hands and stared at his teacher with interest.
He was given to Borton by the "law of accident" – that is, fate – from the hands of a farmer.
The hellish mutation process of nine deaths and life, the apprentice life immersed in the sense of death crisis at every moment...... It all started with this "delivery".
Rann was laughing now, but that didn't mean he didn't care.
On the contrary, he still remembers the day when he was sold like a slave.
Bolton now knows everything, he has nothing left to care about.
"Ah, the law of accidents. Hehe, that was an accident. ”
The bearded man smiled weakly, and then explained the process of the transaction to Lane.
Bolton worked only for money, and the farmer's misery was no rarer in his eyes than the weeds on the roadside.
But in the process of solving the mission goal, he inexplicably saved people, and he would never give up that life-saving money.
Even if the other party did not put up a notice to recruit witchers, even if the other party was a farmer who could not even feed his own family's stomach, he would definitely ask for payment.
That's what the Bear Witchers are most obsessed with.
But Bolton also knew that in the poor place of Willen, a farmer was really poor enough to scrape half a tael of oil, so he activated the law of accident under the thinking of "you must get something, whatever you want, you can't go back empty-handed anyway".
So, when the hapless farmer brought Bolton home with a bitter face, and opened the tattered door for him to take something with him according to the law of accident.
The young man who inexplicably smashed through the roof of their house and was lying on a pile of weeds was certainly the best choice.
It is true that the northern countries are illegal to keep slaves.
But a guy who appeared inexplicably, without any identity or household registration certificate, cannot be regarded as a "person" in any dynasty or country.
So, the farmer immediately stripped the young man of his good-looking clothes and kicked him out of the house with the mutants on the side as his own belongings.
"It's such an experience, neither great nor amazing, not every birth of a child of destiny will become a legend, for example, you are not."
Bolton sarcastically said that he was becoming more and more human, but this phenomenon also meant that there was less and less blood in his body.
"But for me, a lowly witcher, your presence is too coincidental, too ridiculous. So much so that even if I had no emotions at that time, I was not willing to take the risk of going against fate and leaving you behind. So even though the witcher has always been a loner, in the end I turned you into one of my kind. Luckily, you've done a good job, and you've already started to make a profit for me. ”