Bright spots of light lit up in the hall of Kel Siren, and Kaiyan, Gaitan, and Aiden appeared from them.

Gaitan and Aiden felt the effect of the [Teleport] skill with curiosity, and their eyes lit up when they found that they were no longer dizzy.

Kaiyan smiled and went forward to hug Lan.

After the rescue of Raymond in Novigrad, Kaiyan was still left in Novigrad. On the one hand, he continued his previous plan to restore the reputation of the demon hunters in the center of the North, and on the other hand, Shapet still needed an experienced and high-level combat helper.

Later, Shapet will be involved in the big plan.

At the same time, Lann was unwilling to give up such a large experience-producing area as Novigrad.

The [Followers] bound to the system can share experience with Lann by killing enemies and completing commissions. As Lann's earliest contracted demon hunter [Follower], Kaiyan has always been the main force in providing experience.

Lann wants to continue this model in the future - contract more demon hunters or followers with high combat effectiveness, and then arrange for them to garrison in large cities, complete various commissions in the city, and provide Lann with experience.

People like Kaiyan now, Levin who manages Brochilon, and House and Milva when they don't have escort missions are all in this mode now.

In the foreseeable future, Lann will have more and more followers, and he will enter a state where he can level up even when lying down in the Royal Palace of Cintra.

…

But now, Kaiyan and the other three cats were summoned by Lann to Kael Siren to attend a collective meeting of demon hunters.

After the door was opened, the noise soon filled everyone's ears. Griffins, wolves, snakes, and bears had already gathered together. Even the three snakes of Kolgrim, who were far away in Kaedwen, were temporarily called back by Lann. Together with the lion represented by Lann and the three cats of Kaiyan, the members of the cult gathered again after the establishment of the cult, and all members were present.

The topic of discussion this time is who should carry out the secondary mutation of the demon hunter.

"During this period, I have collected a lot of materials and made up for some of the gaps." Mossak coughed lightly, "With the reserved loss, it is now enough for three demon hunters to complete the second mutation."

As the host of the mutation, the old druid set the tone and officially kicked off the witchers' competition for spots.

However, no matter how much they argued, the demon hunters were still pragmatic, and put aside all the qualifications and age. After a brief discussion, they reached a basic consensus:

Whoever has stronger combat power will have priority in undergoing secondary mutation.

After all, the secondary mutation itself is an enhancement of strength, so naturally the effect must be maximized.

The two demon hunters, Jielong and Lann, who were ahead in strength, were the first to withdraw. After all, they had undergone a second mutation. It was the strength they showed that made the second mutation even more enviable to the demon hunters.

Afterwards, the three old men, Vesemir, Raymond and Kelda, also withdrew from the fight and gave the opportunity to the young people.

After a brief discussion, the remaining witchers simply went to the training ground outside the castle to sort out their order.

A round of ** hacking began in the wind and snow!

In an instant, steel hissed, magic seals flew, fire and storm blended together, with occasional exaggerated screams in between.

It is hard to guess whether they were taking the opportunity to settle personal grudges, but several members had their armor cut, and Lambert was the worst hit.

"It doesn't count! I'm not in good shape today!" Lambert wiped the blood from his nose and shouted to himself in this situation.

Vesemir sighed, covered his eyes, and turned into the inner room.

If you are still not convinced after one round, then fight another round until the winner is undisputed and the loser is convinced.

After a few days, after excluding Lann, Geron, and the three old men, the remaining young demon hunters had a final ranking of strength:

First tier: Paige the bear, Pareso the snake.

One of them is a legendary demon hunter who drinks beer and sings songs while killing all the monsters in the archipelago except the ice giants. The other is a mentor-level leader who drags the school around in the south. He has long distanced himself from other young generations.

But strictly speaking, these two are not young people, but middle-aged people. Therefore, they have accumulated more combat experience and magic seal skills, and they can't tell the winner without risking their lives, so they are tied in the first echelon.

The second echelon: Geralt and Eskar from the wolf faction, Kaiyan from the cat faction, and Coen from the griffin faction.

If we really have to rank these people in order, it would probably be Geralt > Kaiyan > Coin > Eskar.

Geralt will become a legendary demon hunter in the future. Now, because he has known Lann for a long time, and in order to enhance his own strength and protect his daughter of destiny, Ciri, he often practices sword skills with Lann and widely absorbs the strengths of other schools, so his strength improves the fastest.

Kaiyan surprised everyone a little, but he had the enhancement of Lann's follower system and was upgraded several levels. The external explanation was that it was the power of the ancient blood.

Cohen's reason was that everyone's sword skills and physical fitness were similar at this stage, but his magic seal was more powerful than others and he had a special skill, so he gained a slight advantage.

Eskar was steady, his sword skills were not fierce but steady, his magic seals were not fierce but skillful, and his combat instincts were sharp enough. But there was nothing outstanding about him, so he became the second-tier goalkeeper.

The third echelon is the remaining people: Lambert from the wolf faction, Aiden and Gaitan from the cat faction, and Kolgrim, Oaks and Serrit from the snake faction.

If I have to say, Kolgrim is a little bit better than the others; Lambert is second, and the rest are all on par with each other.

As I said, it's not that it's hard to tell the level of a person in a life-and-death fight. For example, except for the three members of the Snake Faction, they are better at assassination and are a bit limited on the frontal battlefield; and the Cat Faction's record is also a bit exaggerated. They are all better at fighting people. If they use hunting monsters to arrange the combat power, the results may decline.

Of course, there is also a hidden fourth echelon, such as the young Leo who has just converted to a demon hunter, and Lann's several servants who have converted to demon hunters during this period. They did not participate in this ranking directly, so they will definitely not be able to beat them.

In short, this round of the Demon Hunter Cult's first combat power ranking, which had a somewhat hasty cause and process, was determined.

There won't be a second time in the foreseeable future. Demon hunters are not the kind of people who pursue fame and fortune. They may compete with each other from time to time, but they are really not interested in such a serious thing as "killing each other for several days just to get a ranking."

It was because the second mutation was too tempting, and the combat power of Lann and Jielong was there. Even though they both had their own special reasons - one had ancient blood, and the other had a natural magic source - it was a foregone conclusion that their strength would be improved after the second mutation.

Theoretically, after this ranking, the places for the second mutation are determined: Gerd and Letho in the first tier, and Geralt in the second tier.

But in the end, after a series of discussions, several of them gave up the opportunity to be the first to undergo a second mutation.

…

Cohen pointed at himself and asked Gerd, "Do you want to give me the chance?"

The bear-like burly man laughed and nodded, looking as if he didn't care at all.

…

After all, this is still based on the original consideration: to maximize strength.

Originally, it would be enough to rank the combat power of the demon hunters according to their respective battle records at this stage, but at this time an unexpected factor suddenly emerged.

——The [Abandoned Wolf] armor brought back by Raymond.

…

Gerd smiled and said, "Lane will be going to the island of Thanedd soon. At that time, we will have to fight against many warlocks, armies, and even the Wild Hunt, right? So we should improve our strength as quickly as possible."

"The Abandoned Wolf is a medium-weight armor. Wearing it, coupled with the secondary mutation, can maximize the combat effectiveness of our side." Gede shook his head, "And I wear heavy armor. It will take some time for Yuna to get the modification drawings. At least I won't be able to make it in time for the meeting on Thanedd Island."

Cohen was about to say something, but Gerd grabbed his shoulder first.

"I'm not arrogant. My strength is enough for now. But you, Cohen - don't you want revenge?" Gede said slowly, "I heard that Vigfortz, who broke your leg and arm, will also attend the meeting this time. Don't you want to kill that guy with your own hands?"

Cohen was silent.

On the other side, Kaiyan also shrugged his shoulders. As a cat wearing light armor, he voluntarily withdrew from the competition for this quota. After all, he was ranked above Coen in terms of combat effectiveness.

Therefore, the three people who underwent the second mutation in the first round were adjusted and finally determined to be: Reso, Geralt, and Cohen.

…

Inside the laboratory.

Under Mossak's guidance, the three demon hunters took off all their clothes until they were left with only their boxer briefs.

"Continue." Yennefer, who was cooperating with Mossak in the experiment, sneered, "Don't leave any."

Geralt shrugged indifferently, and Letho sneered back without hesitation. Only Cohen was a little hesitant.

Kaiyan looked at the three naked men in front of him and moved closer to Gede and Kolgrim. "Is Letho really not from the Bear School? Look at those arms, those thighs, and that third leg... How did the Snake School train him to be this big? Is it convenient for him to be an assassin?"

Kolgrim glanced at Kaiyan: "You can't imagine."

Gede shook his head helplessly at Kaiyan.

Lann watched the three people step into the semi-metal culture chamber and asked Mossak, "How long will this process last?"

Mossack instructed Bill to insert several syringes into the witcher's body, then asked Yennefer to prepare the potion, and then turned back to explain to Lan.

"I don't know why you think this process is quick, although it is certainly more convenient than the first Demon Hunter mutation."

The druid shook his head. "But for the sake of safety and security, they have to stay in the incubator for at least a week. After the mutation is complete, they have to cooperate with me to do some tests, and then get familiar with their new powers under Geron's guidance."

"But don't worry, we will be able to complete this process before the meeting on Thaned Island begins. By then, we will have three super demon hunters with secondary mutations!"

Lan nodded.

On the other side, Kelda and Geron also began to help prepare for the mutation.

The magic potion filled into the rubber pipe. Everyone couldn't see the expressions of the three people who were undergoing mutation, but they could all feel that the three metal culture chambers seemed to have turned into three large cocoons.

The day they break out of their cocoons, the world will be truly shocked by the three words "demon hunter".

"By the way, when do you plan to leave for Shannid Island?" Mossak suddenly asked Lan.

"It's just these two days."

"So early?"

Lan nodded. "I plan to take a detour to Vizima and visit Foltste, so I have to leave early."

…

"I want to go to Temeria, too! I want to go to Thanedd Island, too!"

Royal Palace of Sintra, in the study.

Ciri jumped onto Lan's desk, leaned over, and slammed her hands hard on the documents in front of Lan. Her now well-developed waist sank slightly because of this posture, and her hips were raised high for balance. The slim and elegant skirt she wore was almost torn apart by this big movement.

Lann keenly noticed the point: "When did you start liking to wear this kind of skirt? Isn't it awkward?"

Ciri's silver-gray hair swayed, and she glared at Lann fiercely: "I want to go to Temeria, and I want to go to Thanedd Island, too!"

"The Duke and Queen of Cintra cannot leave at the same time. One of them has to stay." Lan pointed to the documents piled on his and Ciri's desks and spread his hands.

"And I've told you how dangerous the island of Thanedd will be this time, right? After the war officially starts, I'll have to ask the teacher to transfer you to Kael Siren in advance to prevent the Wild Hunt from finding you."

"I……"

Lann slapped Ciri on the head, sealing the rest of his words: "If you dare to say something like 'I have become very powerful and I am not afraid of danger or the Wild Hunt', I will throw you to the Siren of Kael right now!"

Ciri's head sank suddenly under the pressure, almost hitting Lann's chest and abdomen, and her lower body lost balance due to the sudden attack and fell on the desk.

The fitted skirt made a dangerous noise.

The next second, Ciri waved her hands violently, chaotic energy fluctuated, and the documents in the room suddenly flew up and blocked Lann's sight.

When the Duke of Lannister cleared his sight, he only saw the shaking door and the guards outside the door greeting him with "Hello, Your Majesty" which gradually rose and faded away.

Lann shook his head: "She doesn't look like a queen at all."

As he spoke, he suddenly touched his palm subconsciously, and the scent of lily of the valley and white roses seemed to still linger on his nose.

The image of that slim skirt and the exquisite body underneath suddenly appeared in my mind.

Lann chuckled: "No wonder she suddenly started wearing skirts."

"You've grown up..."

…

In the corridor, Ciri was furious, and every time she stomped her feet, she wished she could crush the bricks under her feet.

Suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something, and her body changed direction like the wind.

“Knock, knock.”

After knocking on the door twice, Ciri rushed into the room with a "come in" sound.

Triss looked at Ciri in surprise, and after a while her mind turned around, she came up with several guesses.

"If it was Geralt or Yennefer, you definitely wouldn't come to me." The sorceress laughed, "So it's Lann again?"

Ciri wrinkled her nose and looked at Triss's suitcase, which contained folded clothes, stored potions, and other small gemstones, crystals and other spellcasting materials.

Triss was going to go out with Lann. She used to be a royal adviser to Temeria and was suitable to be a liaison.

"Temeria... I remember there was a colleague of yours named Keira Metz? And the princess there was called Adda?"

"right."

"And there are a lot of sorceresses on the island of Thanedd, right? They are all very pretty and their clothes are very revealing?"

Triss tapped her lips with her index finger. “They prefer to describe their dressing style as ‘freedom’.”

Ciri closed the door silently, took a deep breath, and sat down next to Triss.

Her expression was serious: "Triss, you must keep an eye on Lann when you go out this time..."