"Watch out!!"
Ciri shouted when she saw the Gryphon charging at her. She raised her sword and charged at the Gryphon. Then, she appeared behind the Gryphon with a slide kick and swung her sword down. The Gryphon turned around and dodged Ciri's attack. After circling in the air, it charged at Ciri again.
Ciri swung her sword again and fought with the Gryphon.
"Ahhh …."
Fangzheng was rendered completely speechless as he watched Ciri fight the Griffin with a sword in hand. He felt that all this time he had been busy trying to package her up was a waste of effort. This girl was wearing armour that even Gauss weapons could not penetrate. She had a shield that could withstand Gatling guns. She even had a pile of firearms that could directly tear a city into ruins …. And now you're telling me that you're going to fight the Gryphon with a sword?
Is your brain a single-threaded one?
Now that you mention it, Ciri once told me that she learned magic from a witch called Yennefer. But what about your magic?
How did you end up like this when you were a dual cultivator of magic and martial arts?
Fangzheng finally understood why Ciri, who had traversed through so many worlds, still roamed the world alone with a sword. She did not even have a dog.
It seemed that the problem did not lie in her equipment, but in her mindset ….
With this thought in mind, Fangzheng stretched out his hand and took out his M-9 pistol. He fired three shots at the Gryphon. The Gryphon's head exploded like a rubber ball. The headless corpse swayed for a moment, then fell to the ground with a thud.
"Phew …."
Ciri let out a sigh of relief and sheathed her sword. Then, she was punched in the head by Fangzheng.
"Hey! What are you doing?! "
Ciri glared at Fangzheng and complained while holding her head. Fangzheng looked at her speechlessly.
"Three bullets could have taken care of it in a second. Why did you have to use a sword to hack at it? Do you think it's fun to fight the Gryphon? "
"Ugh …."
Ciri felt a little awkward in the face of Fangzheng's mockery.
"This … I, I just forgot …"
Just as the two of them were talking, the merchant who was hiding under the truck climbed out.
"Oh, my God, thank you. If I hadn't met you guys, I would have ended up like my horse!! "
As he spoke, the merchant looked at them gratefully.
"How can I repay you?"
Ciri raised a brow at the merchant's question.
"Just give us some crowns."
"This … of course … of course …"
As he spoke, the merchant extended his glove towards the money bag, but Fangzheng stopped him.
"Alright, there's no need for that."
"Eh? This gentleman, is he … "
"Your horse is unlucky, and your truck is ruined. You'll have to spend money to fix them. We didn't spend much effort to save you, so you should keep the money."
"Hey …!"
Hearing this, Hiri frowned, while Fangzheng waved his hand, signaling her not to say anything else. At the same time, he looked at the merchant in front of him again.
"But if you want to repay us … can you answer some of our questions?"
"Of course, of course!!!"
Hearing Fangzheng's question, the merchant nodded repeatedly and answered Fangzheng's question very cooperatively. According to the merchant, they were now in the territory of a country called Redania. This was just a wilderness, but as long as they followed the road forward, they would be able to reach the free city of Novigrad in Redania.
"Novigrad!!"
Hearing this name, Ciri immediately cried out. Fangzheng gestured to her again, indicating for her to calm down. Then, he looked at the merchant once more.
"We're going to Novigrad. Do you know how to get there?"
"Of course, just follow this road all the way down. But it's been a little troublesome lately because the soldiers have sealed off the bridge. Only those with a pass can pass."
"Pass?"
"Yeah … Ah, are you guys going to Novigrad? In that case, I happen to have a pass here. "
As he spoke, the merchant took out his pass and handed it over.
"Is that okay? Didn't you say that we can't enter Novigrad without a pass? "
"That's true, but …"
The merchant glanced at his broken truck and the horse's corpse and sighed helplessly.
"As you can see, I was going to Novigrad to transport the goods, but now that things have turned out like this, there's no point for me to go there … I spent a lot of effort to get these passes, and they're meaningless to me now. I might as well give them to you guys. After all, you're my saviors. I'll be leaving now. I wish you all a smooth journey."
As he spoke, the merchant bowed respectfully to Fangzheng, then turned around and left.
Only then did Fangzheng look at Hiri and sigh helplessly.
"You … I don't even know what to say."
"Is there a problem?"
Hiri pouted in dissatisfaction. She crossed her arms and glared at Fangzheng.
"Demon hunters need to be paid for killing monsters. Otherwise, aren't we going to starve?"
"Let me ask you now. Are you short of money, or do you have nothing to eat? Or did you almost die in a fierce battle with that griffin? "
"That's … that's the rule!"
"Rules are dead, but people are alive … Now I finally understand why you demon hunters have such a bad reputation."
Fangzheng shook his head helplessly. He found it strange when Hiri told him about it. A group of villagers who did not even dare to kill monsters dared to threaten the demon hunter instead of paying him. At that time, Fangzheng found it strange. Where did the villagers get the courage from? Even if they managed to chase the demon hunter away in the end, other demon hunters would definitely not come to help them if news of this got out. If they encountered monsters again, wouldn't the villagers be digging their own graves?
Of course, Fangzheng naturally wasn't saying that he didn't want money to show off his character by helping them. However, since they weren't in a rush, he could occasionally give them a discount. Reputation wasn't something that money could buy, alright?
Forget it. There's no point in talking about this now.
"By the way, what kind of place is Novigrad? You seemed pretty nervous just now. "
"It's the largest city and port in the north."
Hiri's expression turned solemn as he spoke.
"That's where the Church of Eternal Fire is located, but that's not the point. In fact, before I transmigrated here, I was attacked in that city …"
According to Hiri, she was looking for someone to help repair a magic amulet in that city. In exchange, that person wanted her and her companion to steal a batch of treasures and take their friend hostage. Of course, Hiri did not manage to steal the treasures, so she wanted to save her friend, so she confronted the person.
Although she successfully defeated the person, the person was one of the bosses of the underground society in Novigrad, so he immediately summoned his men to hunt her down. After Hiri let her friend go, she and her bard companion escaped the pursuit of the person's men, but in the end, they failed to escape. Instead, they were surrounded by them. At that time, Hiri activated her ability and transmigrated to the continent of Semriya. As for her companion … she did not know what happened to him.
But it was not hard to imagine that the two of them were heavily surrounded at that time. There was no way for them to escape under such circumstances.
"I'm going to Novigrad to save my friend!"
In Hiri's opinion, her bard companion must have been captured, but she did not know whether he was alive or dead.
"Fine."
Fangzheng narrowed his eyes when he heard Hiri's words.
"Then let's go to Novigrad."
It was a good opportunity to change the values that Hiri had developed from being chased all the way. Now, Fangzheng realized that Hiri was probably used to being hunted down. It resulted in her field of vision becoming narrower. Even if you gave her a space battleship, she probably wouldn't think of blowing up the Wild Hunters' hometown. Instead, she would think about where she could live a little longer …
The road to Novigrad was really difficult to travel on. Just as Hiri said, it was not a proper road at all, but a dirt road in the countryside. Fortunately, they did not encounter any strange ghouls or bandits along the way. They soon arrived outside Novigrad. After showing their passes, the guards let them through without hesitation. Then, Fangzheng and the others arrived at the largest city in the Northern Region.
It should be said that the city was more or less impressive. At least, it looked like it when they walked in it. Fangzheng, Rize, and Miao Jie enjoyed the scenery with relish. Only Hiri walked at the back with a cloak draped over her shoulders. After all, she had just fought with one of the four heavenly kings of the city's underground society. If she was discovered, she would be surrounded again in minutes.
"Mr. Fangzheng, there seems to be a lot of people over there."
Miao Jie stretched out her hand and pointed to a square not far away. Fangzheng turned his head and saw a circle of people surrounding the square. It seemed like there was some kind of activity going on. He waved his hand.
"Come on, let's go and have a look."
When they arrived at the edge of the square, they could clearly see the situation inside. In the middle of the crowd, two women were tied to a piece of wood with firewood under them. In front of them, fully armed soldiers stood. One of them, a tall and burly bald man, was pacing back and forth, shouting loudly.
"How are we going to fight against the scourge that can change our appearance? How are we going to destroy those evil heretics? "
"What are they doing?"
Miao Jie asked doubtfully. Liz, on the other hand, frowned in silence. Hiri stared at the scene in front of her and said in a low voice, "This is the punishment of the Temple of Eternal Fire.
"This is the punishment of the Temple of Eternal Fire. They will capture all Warlocks and burn them alive."
"So cruel?"
Hearing this, Miao Jie was shocked, while Rize clenched her fists.
"The Goddess will not allow this kind of cruel behavior to exist!"
At the same time, the bald man also picked up a torch and raised it high.
"Evil cannot escape the punishment of the sacred fire! The sacred fire will illuminate, burn, and purify everything! "
As he spoke, the bald man raised the torch and came to a bonfire.
"Witness the mercy and gift of the flame!"
"Mr. Fangzheng!"
Miao Jie reached out and grabbed Fangzheng's collar. Fangzheng looked at the three girls beside him.
"Can't bear to watch any longer?"
"Yes …."
Miao Jie and Riz nodded vigorously. The thought of watching someone being burned alive in front of them was too much for them to bear. Ciri said softly.
Ciri said softly, "Let's leave here. That man is not easy to deal with. If you do anything reckless here, it will be equivalent to becoming an enemy of the Eternal Fire Temple and this city …."
"So what?"
However, before Ciri could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Fangzheng. He looked at Ciri and smiled.
He looked at Ciri and smiled, "Miss Ciri, it's time for me to show you how I do things."
"Huh?!"
Before Ciri could react, Fangzheng suddenly stomped on the ground. The next moment, the ground cracked, and the burst of flames rushed forward in a straight line, instantly hitting the bald man who was holding the torch high.
"Ahhhhh!!!"
Swallowed by the burning flames, the bald man screamed and began to struggle, but a moment later, he turned into a charred corpse and fell to the ground.
Seeing this, the soldiers and the people in the square were in an uproar.
"Oh my god, what's going on?"
"It's him, he killed Manji!"
For a moment, the surrounding soldiers immediately rushed out and surrounded Fangzheng and the others. Facing the soldiers in front of him, Fangzheng sneered and raised his right hand. With a burst of flames, a pitch-black greatsword appeared in his hand.
"We can't hide. The only way is … to fight back!"
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