After Arthur got the Windcaller's Horn, he didn't go back the same way. After all, the Imperial Regiment's camps were all along the way. They would still be on alert even at night. Even if the range of ordinary bows and arrows or magic was not enough, if they were being tracked all the time, they would still be on guard.
Very troublesome.
In the end, he chose a detour, and after transforming, he took Sophie and Babas to fly along the mountains. Although it caused panic among many wild animals and was witnessed by several hunters, now that dragons are resurrected everywhere,
It shouldn't be associated with the Dragonborn that Loristedt left.
When flying over Lake Ilintana, Arthur relied on the dragon's super eyesight to see Ella and his party walking on the road in the distance. However, it was not dark yet and there was an extra person in the team.
A strange man, he finally decided to land first and restore his original shape before rushing to meet up.
I chose this wooden house as my landing spot because it seemed familiar at first, but after landing, I judged from the familiar surroundings that it was indeed my former home - after all, I had never seen it from the air.
"This place is so shabby, and there are no treasures~" Sophie walked around the wooden house, getting in and out, seeming to be very interested in "Dad's old lair".
After all, it is an old house that is more than ten years old, and it is pretty good to be able to keep out the wind and rain. Arthur thought while fiddling with the bonfire. As for the treasure? Without the assistance of hounds, if you can't kill the prey with one blow, then...
Will it escape or be trapped in a long pursuit? In this case, it depends on the handling of the bow itself. The most powerful steel longbow, which can barely be called a treasure, has been chopped off by Babas with an axe.
"Not yet? Actually, I don't mind eating raw food."
Oh, no... there are hounds now. Arthur looked at Barbas. The country dog was staring at the venison on the grill with salivation - that was what it had hunted while Arthur was nostalgic in the house.
.
Although it is a bit troublesome that it is the pet of a demon god, as a demon god with an endless lifespan, it should not be a problem to lend a pet for decades. As long as you pay attention to the details of the transaction and avoid being taken advantage of, it will be fine.
Deal...hehe, Arthur used a little more force when cutting the slits into the deer steak and applying the seasoning.
There is no difference between "transaction" and "deception" in the words of demon gods. They don't care how much advantage they take advantage of mortals in the process. Most of them just observe the stupid behavior of mortals who are confused by their own greed as entertainment, but there are also
A small number are interested in enslaving mortals or pitting them against each other.
The thing that Hircine, the God of Hunting, is interested in is the soul of an outstanding hunter.
According to Babas, the Nords who have made deals with Hircine will lose the honor of arriving in Sognard and entering the Hall of Valor after death, and their souls will be pulled into Hircine's annihilation realm "Eternal Hunting Ground" for a never-ending hunt.
The specific side of being hunted or being hunted is determined by the comparison of the strengths of the two parties that Hircine put into the hunting ground.
Although the owner of this native dog is a demon god who is good at deception, this information should be correct. After all, demon gods do not have such a relationship of mutual help. If there is a chance of tricking other demon gods and even causing them to fall, it will be very serious.
Some demons are happy to do this.
"I haven't done anything myself for a while, so I might be a bit sloppy. You can give it a try." Arthur took out a piece of deer steak that was browned on both sides and threw it to Babas. He barked happily, picked it up and started to chew on it.
"Dad, I want it too -" Sophie poked her little head out of the window of the wooden house and mouthed "ah". As expected, the venison that was thrown over was swallowed by her in one gulp.
The dragon roar learned from the golden tree is indeed effective. The dragon transformation has not only become controllable, but also consumed a lot less. For example, now I only feel ordinary hunger, unlike before, it is like there is an infinite body in my belly.
The bottom vortex is general.
"After eating, we'll go to the 'Green Jasmine Witch's Villa'." Arthur said as he put the other half of the deer on the grill.
"Are you going to exorcise werewolf blood from your friends?" Babas gnawed on the steak, but his voice was strangely unaffected: "Give up, that man is okay, but two little girls are completely impossible."
"Do you know something?" Arthur paused. He didn't care about the strange man, but Ella and Ria didn't just represent themselves. Everyone in the circle was in the same situation as them.
"Those harpies are the master's proud work. Hircine suffered the loss of being mute and had to hold his nose to recognize these believers - although there is no telling whether he has a nose or not." The native dog gnawed on the venison.
: "Plucking out a harpy witch's feathers and burning them can help Hircine relieve his anger a little, so it's okay to remove a low-level werewolf's bloodline, but those two little girls have the kind of people who can't control themselves and are likely to lose their minds.
Inferior bloodline?"
"This..." Arthur thought quickly. Kraco said that this self-controllable bloodline came from the deal made by Tiffeg, the first werewolf in the comrades, and the harpy witch. It was obviously with those who awakened their bloodline and turned into beasts on their own.
Werewolves are not the same thing. The harpy witch who provides wolf blood is very likely to be controlled by Hircine, and may even be temporarily descended by Hircine himself.
You know, even a slightly skilled old hunter like Arthur's adoptive father will be targeted. How can a group of comrades composed of good warriors escape his sight?
If you think about it carefully, even the siege of elves that forced Tiffeg to use wolf blood was suspicious - why did they wait so long after Sgramer's death to seek revenge? Were they bewitched by the devil?
Compared with werewolves who awaken naturally and have to experience being hunted or counter-hunted, and whether they can survive depends on luck, those warriors who are given wolf blood after being strictly screened into the "ring" are naturally many times better off. Hundreds of
Now, years later, perhaps an army composed entirely of the souls of Circle members has gathered in Hircine's Kingdom of God.
"So, the ceremony will fail?" Arthur asked with a frown.
"No, I guess it will be very successful." Babas ate up all the meat on the deer steak and continued to stare at the grill: "The wolf soul summoned by the summoning was greatly strengthened due to its pure blood, so he accidentally lost its power.
It’s normal to kill the original owners, and then Hircine can harvest their souls.”
"I guess your master wants me to deal with Hircine. I can only say that he did it very successfully." Arthur raised his hand and threw the newly grilled steak on the barbecue to Sophie, leaving it only for Babas.
Next piece: "Let's set out to stop that 'God of Hunting'!"
——20:39——
"[(Dragon language) Hey! Stop!]" When Arthur took Sophie and Barbas flying at low altitude and rushed to the huge rock of the Witch's Villa, he happened to see a small pile of gray and white harpy feathers being ignited, and
Ella was talking to a woman wrapped in a blanket, seemingly promising something.
Obviously, she had reached an agreement with one of the harpies, and the other party agreed to pay the reward in advance. This was simply the worst situation.
"Where did the stupid dragon come from?" When Arthur was about to rush over to put out the fire, he was blocked by a huge wall of wind blades, and a beautiful witch with pure white feathers woven into a dress stood in front of him.
Tsk! Arthur leaned over and passed under the wind wall, landing almost on the ground on the villa platform.
"Put out that fire! You can't remove the wolf blood in this way!" In order to avoid being attacked by the harpies, Arthur quickly released the transformation and rushed towards the pile of feathers: "I'll explain it later!"
"He is our companion -" Ella shouted to stop the eager witches around her, while Lydia directly began to try to put out the fire.
"Bang!" Arthur, who was running, was slapped back by a huge wolf claw that suddenly appeared.
"Xin Ding?!" "Isn't he unable to transform within the confines of the villa?"
After Arthur rolled over and climbed up to regain his balance, he found that the man who blocked him was the man who appeared inexplicably in the team. At this time, his limbs and body had completely transformed into a wolf.
"I don't know - ow!" the werewolf known as Sindin howled, striding towards Arthur, his teeth and claws gleaming with cold light.
"The fire hasn't been put out yet?!" Arthur had to pick up the two-handed sword behind his back to fight, and at the same time shouted loudly to his companions beside the fire.
"No! They can't be extinguished -" Ella tried to extinguish the fire and realized something was wrong when she couldn't.
"Use this! Woof woof!" Babas jumped over with the Ax of Regret in his mouth and scattered the fire with a swing of his head. Although the ignited feathers could not be stopped, the feathers that were not on fire at the bottom were still intact.
Bump! A transparent little wolf with a glowing blue light directly pushed Babas and the ax aside, and then swung its claws to tear all the remaining feathers into pieces.
"Kill it quickly -" Arthur was fighting with Xin Ding and had no time to look over there. Although this werewolf had no strength at all, his style of not avoiding attacks at all and focusing on exchanging injuries for injuries also left him in a hurry.
, out of the corner of his eye, he saw the phantom of the little wolf separated from Riya, and shouted loudly.
"It's no use! These harpies are all followers of Hircine, so you have to go!" The native dog rolled a few times and fell to Arthur's side. He suddenly jumped up with an ax in his mouth, and accurately hit Sindine's axe.
As the werewolf turned into a werewolf, the ring also got a lot bigger.
The ring shattered in response, and Sindin's huge body gradually returned to normal, but Babas froze in place as if he had been struck by lightning, unable to move.
"[Hehehe, Calvicus, you idiot, do you think I'm not guarding you?]" The shadow that originally looked like a wolf cub quickly became huge, and its appearance also changed into a figure wearing a deer-antler helmet.
, the image of a man holding a spear.
"Hai, Hircine -" Barbas still looked stiff, but his words did not stop: "How dare you come in person during the 'War of Gods'?"
"[Humph, what else? Have you been plotting against me all this time?]" The blue shadow, no, Hircine said condescendingly: "[This is the kingdom of God on earth built by my believers. There are no other holy spirits or demons.
If you can come here, I will accept the power of your incarnation as a saint.】"
"Damn it, is it a lie that you despised them and gave them a curse?" Although Babas couldn't move, all the hair on his body stood up.
"[Hahaha! How do you say that? An honest person will not be suspected at all when he plans to lie.]" The huge blue giant reached out to the witch villa condescendingly: "[One dragonborn, two
A werewolf, a demon saint and a bunch of defective products, the harvest is pretty good.】"
"Woof woof!" Babas said again: "Someone will definitely catch you through the traces you left!"
"[Then it's not something you need to worry about - huh?]" The blue giant's big hand that covered the sky suddenly stopped when it was about to hit the villa. Everyone saw that it was blocked by a huge ebony shield at a height of one person.
s position.
"I said I will protect you with my life, Baron." Lydia said without looking back.
"[Oh? Haha——]" Hircine looked very interested and gradually increased his strength to press down. Lydia had to lower her height accordingly.
Why did the Demon God come in person? Arthur looked around. Not to mention the harpies who fell into a coma or daze immediately after Hircine appeared. Ella, Lydia, Leah, Sindin, and even the death vortex on Barbas were all gone.
Horrifyingly rich.
Although I have thought about dealing with Hircine and regaining the souls of my adoptive father and even the seniors of my comrades, this is not the case!
If you transform into a dragon... huh?
Sophie didn't have any "aura of death" on her body. She was sitting on the ground blankly and looking up at the giant. After all, the devil was still too far away for a young dragon.
If there's anything special about Sophie... it's that the "Jorgen Windcaller Horn" she took out from Ustengra before was worn as a toy.
Arthur looked at Lydia, who had begun to use her back to resist the pressure, and rolled over to Sophie's side. Without having time to take it off, he blew the small horn hanging around the girl's neck.
The horn made an unexplained sound as always, but the giant blue hand that was slowly pressing it down in an evil manner stopped.
"[No! How is this possible?!]" Arthur heard the fear from the demon's voice. He raised his eyes and looked up. He saw a first-born with huge double horns, wearing tight-fitting dark green leather armor, and an emerald green gauze behind his back.
The elf woman making the cloak was floating in front of Hircine.
"[The Kingdom of God on Earth? This is far from it. It's just an 'inherent barrier' at most.]" The woman's voice was gentle and charming. Arthur had never heard it before, but he felt inexplicably familiar.
A certain noun seemed to remind him of something important.
"[Even if you are——]" Halfway through the words, Hircine suddenly put away his giant hand and punched the woman, but stopped less than one step in front of her and tried his best to make no progress.
"E--" Arthur's mind was in chaos, and he opened his mouth to call out a name that was completely absent from his memory.
"[My name is Ysera]," the woman nodded at him: "[Do it well, Lord Akatosh takes good care of you~]"
"Oh," the chaotic thoughts suddenly became clear, Arthur turned to look at Hircine and said: "The fate of this demon will be..."
"['War of Gods' is out~]" Ysera smiled at Arthur, rushed forward suddenly, pushed Hircine's huge body back, and finally disappeared in a crack that appeared out of thin air.
——20:40——
"It's so boring." Sophie played with the horn hanging around her neck.
"No way, it's difficult to burn the harpy's feathers." Ria answered while fidgeting with the pile of feathers that only had a small flame.
Arthur frowned in confusion and turned to look around.
The Green Jasmine Witch's villa is intact, and the house has not been crushed by any giant hands at all. Ella and Lydia are talking to a woman wrapped in a blanket, seeming to confirm the details of the subsequent mission, while Avina is staring at
Shivering Xin Ding.
No, wait... There are traces of a ring on this man's right index finger.
Arthur thought for a while, then turned to the native dog gnawing bones next to him: "The Saint of Calavicus Vile?"
"Pfft! Shut up!" Babas spat out the bone and barked at him: "I don't know when you'll find out, but if word gets out, I'll be dead! I'll be turned back into a brainless bastard by my master.
of!"
"Oh." Arthur responded, looking up at the night sky.
