Chapter 21: Burning the City and the Black Fish and Worm
Su Xiao can be sure that he will encounter other spell witches in the future. Moreover, this kind of witch is too weird. When he fights, he will inevitably leave hair, blood, etc. If he is caught by such a witch, he will have endless troubles and may even be killed from a distance.
Lose.
Thinking of this, Su Xiao decisively chose reward b. In this world, he can get many treasure boxes, and there is no shortage of this golden treasure box.
"Is this... over?"
Melody stepped forward to check on Feast's body. The notorious ogre witch was found lying dead like this. She even sent out a call for help before she died, as if she had seen something terrifying.
Due to the previous loud noises, the surrounding civilians had turned into birds and beasts. Soldiers wearing scale armor arrived one after another. After initially confirming the situation, these soldiers retreated, sealed off the surrounding area, and dispersed all civilians within a few hundred meters, forming a
The line of defense is not to prevent Su Xiao from escaping, but to help Su Xiao block it. Witch hunters have a high reputation among the people.
Su Xiao came to Feast's corpse. He extracted blood, palm prints, and a few black crystals from the corpse. With these three items, he could prove that he had killed Feast Witch Keith.
"Your reward."
Su Xiao threw a small bag of gold coins to Melody. Compared with promises, heavy gold coins are more likely to motivate people.
This was indeed the case. Melody smiled like a flower and stuffed the bag of gold coins into her arms.
"There should be some finances in Fengyan's residence, leave them to me."
Melody quickly ran into the warehouse, and the Booboo Wang not far away smiled evilly. After entering Feast's lair, it almost vomited.
five minutes later.
"Ugh~"
Melody leaned forward and supported the wall, pressing one hand on her chest, big tears rolling down, which was the sign of retching.
"Even for...the black witch, the feast is too cruel. This guy deserves to die here!"
The scene she witnessed a few minutes ago made Melody doubt her life. There were several soldiers near her who were also retching. These were soldiers who had been on the battlefield. You can imagine how appalling the scene in the Feast Lair was.
"This Mr. Witch Hunter."
A white witch with a somewhat ugly face spoke. Her name was Aine Claudia, the lord here, and the big shot Melody wanted to pretend to be.
"This is my thank you."
Aine Claudia handed over a wooden box. While she was speaking, the soldiers had already begun to process the remains under the warehouse, and the cries of the family members of the deceased could be heard endlessly.
Soon, the perimeter of the blockade was filled with civilians. After Su Xiao confirmed that there was no spell mechanism underground, she walked out of the warehouse.
As soon as she walked into the crowd, a 5 or 6-year-old little girl blocked Su Xiao's path. She looked up at Su Xiao, her big eyes were very pure.
"For you to eat."
The little girl handed over a fruit that looked like an apple.
"Thank you," Su Xiao took it and slowly disappeared into the crowd.
…
In front of the carriage outside the city, Melody crossed her arms and looked at Su Xiao with a smile.
"How about it, it feels good to be admired by others."
"Those common people admire not me, but witch hunters. That is the honor that belongs to witch hunters."
"The feast is notorious. The white witches who died in her hands are many witch hunters. Besides, aren't you a witch hunter?"
"Who knows, don't talk nonsense and keep on going."
Su Xiao entered the carriage. Although he was a witch hunter in name, he had his own purpose, which was somewhat different from those witch hunters who fought for their beliefs. Although they were all doing the same thing, this was why Su Xiao accepted the bullet.
The main cause of shriveled apples.
The hunt for witches continues. Su Xiao's next target is Nickodoro City. Several witches have come there recently and seem to be secretly preparing something.
…
One day later, in a deserted rock city.
Green smoke slowly rose from the house that had been reduced to coke. When Su Xiao arrived here, half of the city of Nickodo had been reduced to coke.
In the magnificent hall, an old man with a sallow complexion was sitting on a chair. He was covered with a blanket. Several attendants were carrying bottles and jars, giving the old man a sip from time to time.
"Master Witch Hunter, you are finally here."
The old man sat up tremblingly, but after trying several times, he could not complete this simple action.
"plague?"
Su Xiao stood in front of the old lord.
"No, it's much scarier than the plague. It's insects."
The old lord waved his hand, and the attendant on the side brought a glass bottle. There was a black beetle in the glass bottle, which was about the size of a soybean grain.
"Once bitten by this insect, you will die within 3 to 5 days. Yes, I was also bitten by this little thing."
The old lord lowered his head and motioned to the attendant to open his shirt. On his chest, there was a black pattern that looked like a sea urchin. It was like a black tattoo.
"I ordered half of the city to be burned. Unfortunately, those little things were not killed. Lord Witch Hunter, no matter what you do next, please blame me. It must be them to avenge my people.
It can’t be wrong, it must be..."
The old lord grabbed the hem of Su Xiao's clothes, and his body gradually became weak. The attendants on the side turned their heads with tears in their eyes. This shows how popular the old lord is.
"Let me sleep for a while first."
"?"
Several attendants were stunned, thinking that the old lord was dead.
By observing the symptoms of the old lord, Su Xiao discovered that this was indeed not a plague. The thing on the other person's chest looked like a spell or witchcraft mark. This thing was gradually absorbing the old lord's vitality and giving birth to something.
Su Xiao's fingers were like hooks, piercing straight into the old lord's chest.
"you!"
The attendants immediately became red-eyed. At this moment, they selectively forgot about Su Xiao's identity as a witch hunter. Saving the old lord was the key.
Su Xiao pulled out his fingers, and an egg the size of an egg was clamped between his fingers. There was a living thing squirming inside the black egg.
With a pop, Su Xiao smashed the black egg clamp, and a sweet smell filled the air. This thing contains a lot of life force, and the smell is certainly not unpleasant.
The old lord opened his eyes again. His body was completely weak, but soon, he snored. He slept extremely sweetly. His life was safe, but the absorbed vitality could not make up for it.
"The purpose of the black fish insect is to collect vitality. If you deduce it this way..."
Su Xiao had a general understanding of the situation in 'Nickdodo City'. There were several elemental witches collecting vitality. The black beetles were called 'black fish insects', which were parasitic aquatic insects in the belly of fish in the river. After being transformed by the witches,
This thing was transformed into a 'collector'.
The modified black fish insect dies immediately after laying eggs. Its eggs will not hatch, but continue to absorb the host's vitality. These eggs are in the form of energy. If it weren't for Su Xiao's Qinggang Shadow ability, he would not be able to catch them.
thing.
"How many rivers are there in the city? The water flow is gentle and clear."
"There is only one such river..."
A young attendant took a step forward and answered Su Xiao's question.
“Where does more than 30% of the city’s water supply come from?”
Su Xiao was verifying his conjecture. When he was browsing books in the Holy Healing Church library, he learned a lot about hunting witches. Hunting witches does not require strong combat skills.
"More than 70% of them are."
"Seventy percent..."
Su Xiao pondered for a moment and basically judged the level of witches in the city. If it was a fourth-stage witch, not to mention 70% of the drinking water was taken from the river, even if it was only 40%, there would be no more living people in the entire city within 3 days.
It's so terrifying.
But there was one thing that Su Xiao couldn't figure out. How could a few third-stage witches have the courage to harm a large city with a population of more than 10,000.
