The town does not have a name, but it is called the city of Ladoga because it is located next to Lake Ladoga, the source of the Neva River.

Needless to say, Ladoga is the most beautiful town that Leon has seen since he entered Lithuania.

The town's buildings are scattered between the islands, connected by bridges and boats.

Before he came, he thought that this place had been turned into a scorched earth by demons, but he didn't expect that this place still revealed a quiet and peaceful atmosphere.

At this time, many towns in Lithuania still showed the form of old tribes, and the whole country essentially belonged to a loose federation of tribes and cities, so it was relatively backward.

But the city of Ladoga is different, most of the buildings here are made of stone, and it has a bit of the charm of a Nordic town of later generations.

Li Ang was walking on the wooden bridge with the guards leading the way, and suddenly asked, "How many people have died at the hands of demons in the town so far?"

The guard's face was worried, and after a little thought, he gave an answer: "Probably seventy-two or more, some of the people who live alone may have disappeared but have not yet been found." ”

Li Ang frowned slightly, this number is not too big, but too small.

Before he came, he was a little puzzled, the journey of the Green Grass Trial was so far away, but the second half of the road was mostly the goal of the middle sequence.

In other words, Ladoga had to endure the ravages of the mid-sequence demons for up to two months.

Even if this place is burned down and turned into scorched earth, Leon will not be the slightest stranger, but it looks not much different from usual.

Leon asked again, "In other words, the average demon only kills one person per day?"

The guard was stunned for a moment, shook his head, and said, "At first, one person died every few days, but later it became more and more frequent, until now one or two people die almost every day. ”

Li Ang said in a deep voice: "The demon attacks the human race in order to devour flesh and soul, if you only eat one person a day, your appetite is by no means big, and it is not a big demon or just a juvenile of a high demon, because it is still in the growth period, so the appetite will slowly evolve from small to large." ”

When the guard heard this, he said, "Is that easy to solve?"

Li Ang frowned and said, "It's hard to say, what does that demon look like?"

The guard was ashamed: "So far, no one has seen its true face, it is like a ghost, floating without a trace. ”

Li Ang said thoughtfully: "In other words, it is also good at concealment. ”

The scope has narrowed down a lot, but he still doesn't have the slightest clue.

There are countless types of demons, and even the Abyss Lord may not be able to figure out how many types of demons there are in the Abyss under his control.

Even if this range is narrowed down to more than ten shallow abysses, it is difficult to use the existing conditions to determine what the identity of this demon is.

I can only hope that the Demon Illustrated Book will automatically trigger when the time comes.

They crossed the wooden bridge and the two small islands to the lord's mansion.

There are no castles in this lakeside town, and the lord's mansion is nowhere near as luxurious as the Earl Campbell's mansion in Syracuse.

At this time, much of the North Sea trade was monopolized by the German Hanseatic League, and even Ladoga had fishing grounds opened by these German merchants to provide people with cheap but nutritious herring.

Therefore, although Ladoga seems to have the advantage of being a good port, it is definitely not rich in reality.

Leon doubted that the lord of the town would be able to give him enough honorarium.

Leon waited in the hall of the lord for a moment, and then a knight in the chain mail with a neck and chain strode through the door.

He had a big nose, a heavy head tattoo, and a worried expression on his face, and was staring at Leon with scrutinizing eyes at this time: "You are the witcher?"

Leon nodded: -->>

"Your Excellency is the lord of Ladoga?"

The knight shook his head: "I am Sergeant Sergeant Major Romanov of Ladoga, and my lord has led troops to Livonia for a decisive battle with the Knights of the Sword in response to the call of the Grand Duke of Mindodos a month ago. ”

The Order of the Sword was a German side, and Lithuania and Germany had always had a bad relationship, and it was common for them to fight each other.

Leon asked, "So you're in charge of things here now?"

Romanov said simply: "Yes, you don't have to worry about the honorarium, as long as you can get rid of this demon." The ransom will be paid by the Hanseatic clan in the town on our behalf. ”

Leon nodded and said, "Okay." ”

The Hanseatic Association is the merchant hall of the Hanseatic League in the Nordic countries, so it naturally has the financial resources.

Ladoga must have reached some kind of mutually beneficial agreement with these German businessmen.

As for why Lord Ladoga would fight with the Germans while still doing business with the Hanseatic League of Germany, it was a perfectly normal thing for two loose confederations.

Romanov said: "The situation is urgent, please find that damn demon as soon as possible!"

Leon frowned and said, "I thought it would be an easy thing to do, but it is said that until now, none of you have witnessed the appearance of that demon with your own eyes?"

Romanov was a little embarrassed and said: "Indeed, whenever we rushed to the scene, only a strong fishy smell was left in the same place, and even the bodies of the missing people could not be found. We suspected that the Baltic Fish-People had done it, but the Master Demon Hunter Trignor was sure it was a demon. ”

Demon Hunter Master Tregno?

It turns out that the information marked on the road map is given by demon hunters from all over the world.

After gathering information, they quickly sent it to the Tavern of Trees and Fists in Milan through some kind of sorcery.

Li Ang was surprised: "Then why don't you just ask this so-called demon hunter master to solve it?"

Romanov shook his head and said, "The Demon Hunter Master is a scholar who specializes in the study of demons, and his combat ability is not very strong, and His Excellency Trigeno can't tell what kind of demon this is. ”

Leon nodded: "Okay, I see, when does that demon usually appear?"

"Midnight to early morning. ”

"Sure enough. ”

Late at night is the time when demons like to haunt the most.

Because most demons have night vision, humans cannot, even in the face of the Nordic people who often eat sea fish and rarely suffer from night blindness, the night can still provide them with a fairly hidden color.

Romanov said, "Although this demon haunts the time regularly, we have never contained it, and we will let it escape every time. ”

Li Ang was stunned for a moment, and said a little helplessly: "If you really contain it, I may not be able to see you now." ”

Romanov sighed: "Indeed. ”

He was still well aware of the gap between himself and the demons.

"But here's another question, why is that demon hiding its whereabouts when it has the strength to be fearless of anything?"

Leon wondered, "Could it be that it had expected that there would be demon hunters coming to hunt it down, so it hid information in advance?"

Romanov said casually: "Maybe it doesn't like to be noticed by nature." ”

Li Ang was slightly stunned, and then said: "It's also possible, the habits of demons are strange, and it is not for nothing that demons have such habits." ”

Leon knew of a special kind of gargoyle whose weakness was that they would lose their lives and turn into stone statues as long as they were in the sight of humans.

And once no one is watching, they will be reborn from the dead and start hunting.