After learning that not only had his wife been captured, but his daughter had also rushed into the forest, the Bloody Baron couldn't sit still anymore. He immediately brought his guards and followed Ciri and the rest into the forest. As for Fangzheng, all he did was follow behind. As he strolled, he looked curiously at the guards who were chatting.
In fact, after learning about the existence of demon hunters from Ciri, Fangzheng had a question in his mind.
That was why there were demon hunters in this world.
Indeed, there were monsters and spirits in this world, but according to Fangzheng's experience, most of the monsters in this world weren't that powerful. For example, griffins could only fly and were slightly more ferocious, but they didn't have any special magical powers. They didn't create whirlwinds or spit flames.
The most common monsters that the people of this world encountered were ghouls and water ghosts. Apart from their strange appearance, there was nothing special about these two types of monsters. They weren't like the magical beasts in Semriya, where even a mouse on the side of the road would throw a fireball at them.
What about the demon hunters themselves? They did have a certain level of magic, but in Fangzheng's opinion, these were just some auxiliary spells that weren't that powerful. To put it bluntly, even the low-level conductive magic of Semriya was far more effective than the spells of the demon hunters.
This also meant that if it was possible, the people in this world could actually form a team of normal people to hunt monsters. Was it that difficult?
Of course, Ciri also told Fangzheng that demon hunters had many powerful abilities that ordinary people couldn't imagine. For example, although these monsters looked ordinary, their attacks were poisonous. Demon hunters were immune to all kinds of poisons. Not only that, but they also had a high resistance to pain and almost couldn't yield. Moreover, the strength and speed of demon hunters were far beyond that of ordinary people.
But in Fangzheng's opinion, these weren't problems.
Indeed, demon hunters had high resistance to poison and physical attacks, strong willpower, and superior physical fitness. But the problem was that these were built on the foundation of a demon hunter's ability to fight alone!
If one or two demon hunters didn't have the ability to deal with those monsters, wouldn't they have died long ago?
But a group of soldiers?
Moreover, the demon hunters did not rely on mysterious powers and spells to destroy the monsters, but the silver swords and the corresponding potions. If these formulas could be spread out and made available to ordinary people, then they could form a powerful army with heavy armor and combat power. Wouldn't it be easy to deal with these monsters?
It seemed that the only problem was the financial aspect. After all, according to Hiri, although a demon hunter needed a reward every time they exterminated a monster, in this era, that amount of gold coins …. Hmm, they probably couldn't afford to support a few fully armed soldiers.
Now that he thought about it, becoming a Demon Hunter was indeed not an option.
Of course, if there was a power that could create an army of the people.... Forget it, it was naturally impossible to count on these pirate kings whose thinking level was no different from a local tycoon to consider this.
Although the Bloody Baron was eager to find Ciri, it was not easy to find someone in such a large swamp. Moreover, it was dark and windy, so the group of people following Ciri were not moving fast. But not long after, they suddenly heard a scream from afar.
"Tamara!!!"
Upon hearing the familiar scream, the Bloody Baron hurriedly turned around and tried to run in that direction. Fortunately, Ciri was quick enough to catch him.
"Be careful. Don't act on your own. This swamp is the territory of the three old witches. They're probably luring you into a trap!"
Upon hearing Ciri's reminder, the Bloody Baron hesitated for a moment. But at this moment, all sorts of noises came from all directions.
"Save me!"
"Daddy, it hurts!!"
"They're going to eat me! Save me!!"
The cries grew louder and louder. The Bloody Baron could not hold it in any longer. He wanted to break free from Ciri's grasp, but at that moment, Fangzheng snapped his fingers. All of a sudden, the noise around them disappeared without a trace.
"What did you do?!"
The Bloody Baron's expression changed when he heard his daughter's cries suddenly disappear. He hurriedly turned around and glared at Fangzheng.
"It's nothing. I just filtered out the noise. Now, you can look for your daughter."
"Huh? “
The Bloody Baron was taken aback. Then, he listened carefully again. Along with the night breeze, he could vaguely hear the cries for help from the depths of the forest. Although it wasn't as clear and vivid as before, the Bloody Baron was sure that it was his daughter's voice!
"Let's go!!"
This time, the Bloody Baron broke free from Ciri's grasp and hurried over with his soldiers. The others followed closely behind. Shortly after, they arrived at a swamp in the depths of the forest. They saw a young lady holding a sword and fighting against a few Water Ghosts.
That was the Bloody Baron's daughter, Tamara. Although she seemed to be around the same age as Ciri, she was obviously not as skilled as Ciri. Faced with the attacks of several water ghosts, Tamara seemed to be in a difficult situation. She could only parry and not fight back. Finally, one of the water ghosts let out a strange cry and suddenly pounced at Tamara. Facing the Water Ghost's attack, the young lady hurriedly turned her sword to block. But at the next moment, the sword in her hand was struck away by the Water Ghost. She let out a shriek and fell to the ground.
"Stop right there, you deformed bastards!!"
Looking at this scene, the Bloody Baron bellowed, unsheathed his sword, and charged forward with his soldiers to fight against the Water Ghosts. Of course, a few Water Ghosts couldn't fight at all. Although there were no Demon Hunters, the Bloody Baron and his men were no pushovers. Moreover, with Ciri by their side, before Rize, Miao Jie, and Fangzheng could do anything, the Bloody Baron and his men had already slain the Water Ghosts and rescued the young lady.
"Tamara, are you alright?"
After killing the Water Ghost, the Bloody Baron hurried over to his daughter and tried to help her up. Tamara glared at the Bloody Baron, slapped his hand away, and stood up.
"What are you doing here? I don't need you to save me. If you do, I might as well be killed by these Water Ghosts!"
"I'm sorry, Tamara."
Faced with his daughter's angry rebuke, the Bloody Baron had a disappointed look on his face.
"I know, I know I've done a lot of wrong things, but please give me a chance …"
"Enough, I've had enough of you!"
Tamara clearly had no intention of forgiving her father. She snorted coldly.
She snorted coldly, "Mom and I don't want anything to do with you anymore. Get lost, as far away as possible!"
"I say …"
Seeing that the atmosphere had become tense, Fangzheng had no choice but to interrupt and attract their attention.
"Can't you father and daughter quarrel after we get back? We're not here for sightseeing."
"…"
Hearing Fangzheng's reminder, the two finally came to their senses. Although it was a little awkward, they didn't say anything. They just looked at each other in silence, and the Bloody Baron turned his head away.
"Alright, let's continue on our way. We still need to save Anna."
"…"
Although Tamara snorted at the Bloody Baron's words, she understood that she would be courting death if she went alone after seeing how hard it was to deal with a few Water Ghosts. She had no choice but to follow the group unwillingly.
Along the way, Fangzheng chatted with the girl for a while and finally understood why she came here alone. It turned out that Tamara originally believed in the Eternal Fire. When her mother was in trouble, her first reaction was to seek help from the Eternal Fire's witch hunters. But because the Eternal Fire was currently reforming, the movements of the witch hunters and temple guards were restricted. That was why she ran out of anger to try and save her mother.
As for the monster that captured her mother, Tamara couldn't explain why.
"It's just ahead!"
At that moment, Ciri suddenly shouted and pointed forward. The group then saw a small village faintly discernible in the forest fog not far away.
"Anna must be there. Let's go find her!"
Seeing this scene, the Bloody Baron hastened his footsteps and rushed into the small village.
The entire village seemed to be empty. The group hurriedly opened the door and looked around. Finally, they found their target in a warehouse.
"Anna!"
"Mother!"
Seeing the unconscious old woman lying on the ground, the Bloody Baron and Tamara immediately ran over and helped her up. She seemed to be agitated by something. Her body was weak, and her face was pale. She muttered to herself.
"Miss Ciri, what happened to her?"
"I don't know either. It seems like she was cursed …"
At this moment, Ciri hurried to Madam Anna's side and began to observe her carefully.
As for Fangzheng, he didn't participate in it. Instead, he walked to the back of the altar with his hands behind his back. He saw a painting hanging on the altar. On it were three beautiful women with fair skin who were dressed skimpily.
"Madam of the Woods? I didn't expect the witches here to be so beautiful. "
Looking at the three beautiful women in the painting, Fangzheng raised his eyebrows. Right at this moment, a few screams could be heard from outside. Following that, a strange voice could be heard.
"Heh heh heh, I didn't expect you to come back here on your own, cute little girl …"
"It's the three old witches!"
Hearing this voice, Ciri's expression changed. She hurriedly turned around and rushed out. Fangzheng quickly followed her out of the warehouse.
Then, they saw the soldiers brought by the Baron lying on the ground in a mess. In front of them stood three women.
Strictly speaking, they were three ugly women.
The one on the left was as tall as Yao Ming. Her skin had ulcerated all over her body. In her front pocket, there were corpses' arms that came out of nowhere.
The woman in the middle was as fat as a sow. Even her clothes were torn by her fat. There was a large wooden bucket hanging on her head. His two exposed arms were covered in layers of fat, and they looked like deflated balloons that drooped down.
The woman on the right was an old and ugly woman wearing a tall red hat. She was stooped, and one of her eyes was wrapped in bandages, while the other eye had turned into a lump of rotten flesh filled with tiny black holes. Flies and bugs could be seen burrowing in and out of it from time to time. It was a nauseating sight.
"… What the hell is this?"
Seeing this scene, Fangzheng was stunned.
These three ugly things were the three beautiful and graceful figures of the forest madams in the painting?
This is a cover fraud!!
(End of this chapter)
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