"careful!!"

Seeing the griffin rushing up, Ciri also shouted, then raised her sword and rushed towards the griffin. Then she slid behind the griffin and swung her sword down. The griffin turned around to avoid Ciri's attack, circled in the air, and rushed towards Ciri again.

Then the latter swung his sword again and fought with the griffin.

“Haha…”

Seeing Ciri fighting the griffin with a long sword, Fang Zheng was completely speechless. He felt that all his efforts to package her were in vain. This girl was wearing armor that couldn't be penetrated even by Gauss weapons, with a shield that could withstand Gatling fire, and holding a bunch of munitions that could directly tear a city into ruins... and you told me that you went up to fight the griffin with a sword?

Big sister, is your brain single-threaded?

Now, I remember that Ciri told me before that she learned magic from a witch named Yennefer, but where are your spells?

You've messed up the magic and martial arts dual cultivation like this?

Now Fang Zheng finally understood why Ciri traveled through so many worlds and still traveled alone with just a sword, without even a dog.

It seems that the problem is not with the equipment, but with the concept...

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng reached out, took out his M-9 pistol, and fired three shots at the griffin. Then he saw the griffin's head explode like a ball, and the headless body shook for a moment, then fell to the ground with a thud.

"call……"

Seeing this, Xili also breathed a sigh of relief and retracted her sword - and then she was hit on the head by Fang Zheng.

"Hey! What are you doing?!"

Covering her head, Xili glared at Fang Zheng and complained, while Fang Zheng looked at her speechlessly.

"You have to use a sword to chop something that can be solved in one second with three bullets? Do you think fighting a griffin is fun?"

"Well……"

Faced with Fang Zheng's ridicule, Xili also seemed a little embarrassed.

"Well...I, I just forgot..."

While the two were talking, the businessman hiding under the truck also crawled out.

"Oh my god, thank you. If I hadn't met you, I would have ended up like my horse!!"

As he spoke, the businessman looked at them with tears of gratitude.

"How can I repay you?"

Hearing the merchant's question, Ciri raised her eyebrows.

"Just give us some crowns."

"Of course... of course..."

As he spoke, the businessman stretched out his glove towards his wallet, but Fang Zheng stopped him.

"Okay, that's not necessary."

"Hey? Sir, but..."

"Your horse is in trouble, and your wagon is a mess. These will cost money to repair. It didn't take much effort for us to rescue you. You should keep the money."

"Hey……!"

Hearing this, Xili immediately raised her eyebrows, and Fang Zheng waved his hand, signaling her not to talk too much. At the same time, he looked at the businessman in front of him again.

"But if you want to repay us... could you answer some questions for us?"

"Of course, of course!!!"

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, the merchant nodded repeatedly and answered Fang Zheng's question very cooperatively. According to the merchant, they are now in a country called Redania. This is just a wilderness, but if they keep going along this road, they will reach the free city of Novigrad in Redania.

"Novigrad!!"

Hearing the name, Xili shouted immediately, and Fang Zheng gestured to her again, telling her to be patient, and then looked at the merchant again.

"We are going to Novigrad. Do you know how to get there?"

"Of course, we just need to follow this road straight down. However, it is more troublesome recently because the soldiers have blocked the bridge. Only people with a pass can pass through."

"A pass?"

"Yeah...ah, are you guys going to Novigrad? If so, I have a pass here."

As he spoke, the businessman took out the 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 businessman took one look at his tattered truck and the dead horse and sighed helplessly.

"As you can see, I was originally going to Novigrad to transport goods, but now that things have turned out like this, there's no point in me going to Novigrad... 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. After all, you're my saviors. I'll be leaving first, and I wish you all a safe journey."

As he spoke, the businessman bowed respectfully to the other party, then turned and left.

It was only at this time that Fang Zheng looked at Xili and sighed helplessly.

"You... I don't know what to say."

"Any questions?"

Ciri pouted in dissatisfaction, crossed her arms and stared at Fang Zheng.

"Monster hunters must be paid for killing monsters, otherwise we will be left with nothing."

"Let me ask you now, are you short of money, or have nothing to eat? Or did you almost die in a tough battle with that griffin?"

"This...this is the rule!"

"Rules are dead, but people are alive... Now I finally understand why you demon hunters have a bad reputation."

Fang Zheng shook his head helplessly. He had felt strange when he heard what Ciri said before. A group of villagers who didn't even dare to kill monsters dared not to pay the monster hunter and threatened him instead. Fang Zheng felt strange at the time. Where did these villagers get the courage? Even if they drove the monster hunter away in the end, if this matter got out, other monster hunters would definitely not come to help. If they encountered monsters again, wouldn't the people in that village be courting death?

Of course, Fang Zheng is not saying that helping people without asking for money is a good style, but since the need is not particularly urgent, he can give a discount occasionally. Reputation is something that cannot be bought with any amount of money.

Never mind. There's no point talking about this now.

"By the way, what is Novigrad? I saw that you seemed quite nervous just now."

"It is the largest city and port in the North."

Having said that, Ciri's expression also became serious.

"That's where the Eternal Fire Sect is located, but that's not the point. In fact, I was attacked in that city before I traveled through time..."

According to Ciri, she had been in that city looking for someone to help repair a magic amulet, and in exchange, that person asked her and her companions to steal a batch of treasures, and also took their friends as hostages. Ciri certainly did not steal the treasure, so she wanted to rescue her friends and went to confront that person.

Although she successfully defeated the opponent, since that guy was one of the gangsters who controlled the underworld in Novigrad, he naturally summoned his men to hunt her down. After letting her friend go, Ciri and her bard companion escaped from the pursuit of the opponent's men, but in the end they were unable to escape and were surrounded by them. At that time, Ciri activated her ability and traveled through the world to the continent of Semria. As for her companion... I don't know what happened to him.

However, it can be imagined that the two of them were surrounded by enemies and could not escape even if they had wings. There was definitely no way for them to escape under such circumstances.

"I'm going to Novigrad to rescue my friends!"

Ciri thought that her fellow bard must have been captured, but she didn't know whether he was alive or dead.

"All right."

Hearing Xili's words, Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes.

"Then let's go to Novigrad."

It was just right, and it could also change Ciri's stingy values ​​that had been cultivated by being hunted all the way. Fang Zheng had discovered that Ciri was probably used to being hunted, which led to her narrow vision. Even if you gave her a space battleship, she probably wouldn't think of blowing up the Wild Hunt's hometown, but would think of running away to a place where she could live a little longer...

The road to Novigrad was really difficult to travel. Just like Ciri said, it was not a proper road at all, but a country dirt road. Fortunately, they did not encounter any strange zombies or bandits along the way, and soon they arrived outside Novigrad. After they showed their passes, the guards decisively let them pass. Then Fang Zheng and his four companions arrived in this city known as the largest city in the North.

It should be said that this city is somewhat interesting, at least it looks like that when walking in it. Fang Zheng, Liz and Miao Jie were also enjoying the scenery with relish, and only Ciri walked at the back wearing a cloak. After all, she had just fought with one of the four kings of the city's underground underworld here. If she was discovered, she would be surrounded again in a minute.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, there seem to be a lot of people over there."

Miao Jie stretched out her hand and pointed to the square not far away. Fang Zheng turned around and saw a circle of people gathered at the edge of the square. It looked like there was some activity going on, so he also waved his hand.

"Let's go and take a look."

Arriving at the square, everyone could see clearly what was going on inside. In the middle of the crowd, two women were tied to a piece of wood with firewood underneath. In front of them stood fully armed soldiers. One of them, a tall and burly bald man, was pacing back and forth, shouting loudly.

"How do we fight against the evil that can change our appearance? How do we destroy those evil heretics?"

"What is this doing?"

Looking at this scene, Miao Jie asked in confusion, while Liz frowned and remained silent. Ciri stared at the scene in front of her and said in a low voice.

"This is the punishment of the Temple of Eternal Fire. They will capture all the warlocks and burn them alive here."

"Is it so cruel?"

Hearing this, Miaojie was shocked, and Liz clenched her fists.

"The goddess will not allow such cruel behavior to exist!"

At the same time, the bald man also picked up the torch and held it high.

"Evil will not escape the punishment of the Holy Fire! The Holy Fire will illuminate, burn, and purify everything!!"

As he spoke, the bald man raised a torch and walked to a fire.

"Witness the mercy and gift of fire!"

"Mr. Fang Zheng!!"

Miao Jie reached out and grabbed Fang Zheng's collar, while Fang Zheng looked at the three girls around him.

"Are you all tired of watching this?"

"Um……"

Hearing this, Miaojie and Lisi nodded vigorously. They both found it hard to accept the thought of seeing others being burned to death in front of them, while Xili said softly.

"Let's leave here. That man is not easy to deal with. If you do anything rash here, it will be tantamount to being an enemy of the Temple of Eternal Fire and this city..."

"So what?"

However, before Xili could finish her words, she was interrupted by Fang Zheng, who looked at Xili and smiled slightly.

"Ms. Ciri, now it's time for me to show you how I do things."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng walked out of the crowd and shouted loudly.

"Please wait a moment!"