Chapter 225 Gede's Lifelong Dream
"Lan, I have a question. Do you think the high priest deceived us into avenging her, so he gave us an unrelated mission target?"
Gede looked towards Lann. asked. He never expected that he was tracking down the thugs who attacked the king, but he ended up returning to his old profession as a demon hunter - hunting werewolves.
Lann shook his head: "I don't believe in God, but I respect God, and I also trust the reverence of a high priest for the oracle. There is no way she can avenge her private revenge under such circumstances." The Mokwag the high priest said
was A notoriously ruthless pirate.
Once upon a time, Morkvarg and his crew ran rampant in the Skellige Islands, raped, looted, and committed all kinds of evil. Even the patrols organized by the lord were unable to stop them.
Gradually, people began to say that the only thing Morkvarg feared was the wrath of the gods. Unexpectedly, the lawless Morkvarg sailed straight to Indarsfell Island after hearing the news, and wreaked havoc on the goddess's garden, trying to prove to people and himself that the rumors were wrong.
That day was Freya's darkest day. It is said that Morkwag first tied up the temple's priestesses and then slit their throats as if they were human sacrifices.
The high priest at that time was called "Uva". It is said that she was so angry at the evil deeds of the bandits that she cursed Mokwag before her death, turning it into a beast that was neither human nor wolf.
"According to the information of the current high priest, this Mokwag is not only a werewolf in appearance, but also has an immortal body, and is always tortured by hunger." Gede commented, "But I have a question, why Freya Will the temple be so easily breached by a group of pirates? And after being plundered and killed, only such a curse was given. The punishment of the sinner is completely unequal to his deeds." Lan did not answer the question of his fellow Bear Faction
, Instead, he was very concerned about the attitude shown in his words: "Are you very interested in the law?"
Gede shook his head: "The Bears take money to do things, no matter what else. It's just that I was influenced by it when I worked for those in power. Quite a few, he has developed a set of... relatively simple moral values."
Gede is indeed different from most "Bear Sect Demon Hunters", and even different from most "Demon Hunters".
It's no wonder he feels so comfortable in Skellige.
Lann patted Gede on the shoulder: "Then you can start planning to judge him in your own way now."
As he said that, Lann looked at his system panel. After the high priest made the request, it was also very Prompt tone is given at the right time.
[Discovery Mission - Clothed in Wolf Skin:
God Freya's garden was originally a sacred place that the Skellige Islands were proud of, but now there is only a ruin. The cruel pirate Morkvarg paid the price for this, but this was not enough - the priest of the goddess always wanted revenge, but was not allowed to take action personally due to her faith, and now the witcher gave her an excuse. But since this villain is related to your current mission, extending a helping hand is also helping yourself. ]
Lann couldn't help but sigh: Ever since I came to the Islands, the frequency of missions has been extremely high.
Gede was thoughtful about Lann's answer, and seemed to be thinking about how he should deal with Morkvarg in the future.
"Lan, I have another question."
Lann raised his eyebrows: "What, do you need me to give you any advice on the law?"
"No... no." Gede lowered his head and began to falter in his words. I got up, "I heard... your image has been made into a Gwent card, and even now it will be updated with an enhanced version. I want to learn how you did it..." Gede suddenly raised his head
, His eyes were firm: "I also want my image to be included in Gwent!"
Lann's forward movement suddenly stopped.
He turned back and sighed sincerely: "To be honest, I don't know why they made me into a card... so I have nothing to teach you..." Gede looked disappointed when he heard this
. .
"So... do you have that card of your own? I want to see..."
"I don't collect these things... but my attendant seems to have it. He should have good card skills. You can play with him later. Communicate."
House tried his best to conceal the fact that he had collected the Lord of Oath cards, but it seemed to have no effect.
After hearing Lan's words, Gede was very motivated.
...
At this moment, what they saw in front of them was a dilapidated garden.
The fallen stones and scattered dead trees revealed a faint light in the hole that was smudged by the sunlight in the dusty teardrop cave. From it, you can tell that apple trees, cherry trees and other plants that were originally full of life are now growing haphazardly due to lack of care. The domestic plants are actually two points more wild than the original plants.
Lann stroked a holly, which was covered by fallen leaves and vines blown away by the storm. The trunk was covered with fine cracks and leaked yellow fragile juice, which seemed to curse everything to people.
"How do we find that Morkwag?"
Gerd asked Lann, and then began to talk to himself: "Werewolves can be lured out, but this werewolf seems to be a little bit special. Why don't we go hunt a head deer or something? Try bloodletting?"
Lan En shook his head: "In that case, before the werewolf comes, this deer will probably be nothing but a skeleton."
While they were talking, wolves howled one after another. echoed in the abandoned garden.
The powerful werewolf has the ability to command the wolves. The Morkwag that Lan and the others are looking for has an immortal body and is the product of a goddess's curse. It is obviously enough to be called "powerful".
Gerd nodded in approval, admitting that he had not considered it well. His right hand had touched his back and grabbed the hilt of the Xiongshou Steel Sword.
But Lane was one step ahead of him.
When the wolves appeared from the shadow of the ruins, he suddenly slapped the ground with one hand.
The unbelievably huge purple magic circle unfolded again, covering all these beasts.
Gede was obviously not used to Lan En's seal, and he reflexively wanted to add a layer of [Quen] to himself, but then he discovered that his movements were not affected by slowness at all. There were only those wolf movements in the circle. Slowed down.
The bear witcher's expression became excited.
"Lan, I have to say, it feels really great to fight side by side with the Griffin School!"
Gede obviously misunderstood something, but this did not prevent his bellicose from getting excited.
He pulled out his long sword, jumped up suddenly, and bent his body into a huge bow shape in mid-air.
A powerful and heavy chop was about to fall, splitting the wolf in mid-air into two halves, splattering blood.
However, in the next second, a bolt of incandescent lightning covered the wild wolf's body, knocking it away far away.
With a "boom" sound, Gede's long sword slashed hard into the soil, tearing up large pieces of turf, leaving behind shocking marks like ruts and plows.
The attack that gathered all the strength of his body fell into the air, and the emotions that were activated to the peak were forcibly suppressed a second before they were released. Gede only felt that he had never been as depressed as he was now after losing ten Gwent cards.
Looking back, I saw that the wild wolf had fallen to the ground, twitching and unable to get up. If nothing else, he would die soon.
Most of its companions also look like this.
These beasts are no longer qualified for Lan to draw his sword, and the fully automatic magic turret is enough to solve everything by himself.
"I take back what I just said, Lann..." Gede was unhappy, "It's not very comfortable to be with you."
Lann waved his hand: "Recharge your batteries, there will be big guys later."
So saying , the lion-eyed demon hunter pointed at the wolf corpses in front of him: "Did you find anything?"
Hearing his companion's question, Gede also realized that there were clues in front of him. His amber eyes suddenly lit up, and the witcher's senses opened up.
I saw pheromones of different colors floating on the bodies of these wolves, and one of them existed on all the wolves at the same time, and extended in a direction deep into the garden, seeming to guide everyone.
"Werewolves can summon wolves, so the wolves will be contaminated with its scent..."
"Wait, no!"
Gede suddenly pulled open the sharp snout of one of the wolves, and there was extremely fresh blood on it.
In their demon hunter senses, the pheromones emitted from the blood were also extremely familiar to them.
"Human blood!"
Gede suddenly raised his head.
"This is the abandoned temple of the goddess Freya. Everyone on the island should know what happened here. Who would come here to challenge an immortal werewolf?" Lann frowned: "
We found no trace of people all the way in. , which shows that they are very familiar with this place and came in through a road that we don't know."
Gede also began to think: "You mean, the followers of Freya's sect? Only they can be so brave and fearless to death. Come and challenge this monster..."
Lann gave a different opinion: "No, you forgot. In addition to believers, there is another kind of person who is familiar with this place - they may also return to look for this werewolf. Gede
was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted: "You mean...those pirates? Because they once broke into the temple, they are more familiar with this place than outsiders...but what are they doing here, trying to rescue their leader?" "
It's possible. We can only verify it after we find them." Lann looked at the blood on the wolf's mouth, "If we can still find them 'alive'." All the red pheromones
extended A path was taken out to guide them in a direction.
Gede and Lann looked at each other and said, "Let's go!"
...
The garden was built against the mountain. They used their witcher senses to follow the smell and soon found a cave.
There was a faint candlelight coming from the cave, as well as faint roars and human murmurs.
The target is inside.
Neither Lan nor Gede were ordinary demon hunters, but out of caution, they still hunched over and groped in the darkness cautiously.
Faintly, intermittent sounds came from the darkness.
"Key... Huh, Huh... Raymond, where is the key!"
The owner of the voice seemed to be in great pain, and would roar uncontrollably every time he spoke half a sentence, but this roaring voice was particularly rough. It clearly didn't sound like a human voice.
Gede made a cautious gesture towards Lann. He didn't think that the person speaking could be a human being, but it was obviously asking questions, which meant that there were innocent passers-by in the cave.
Witchers who are not at all bear-like do not want to cause friendly fire.
Lan gently shook his head towards him, as if he knew what was going on.
As he advanced slowly with Gede, a huge black shadow suddenly appeared in his sight.
It has human-like limbs and muscles, but its hands and feet cast the shadow of claws in the candlelight. Its body is covered with dark fur, which can be perfectly hidden in the darkness; its body is hunched, its snout is long and thick, and it drips saliva from time to time. , seems very hungry.
Werewolves are classified as [cursed ones] among monsters. A vicious curse can turn people into this half-wolf monster, and the descendants of werewolves will also become werewolves from then on.
Among monsters, it is not considered a powerful type, at least head-on, it is no match for beasts such as griffins and fork-tailed dragons that are born for killing. The danger of werewolves lies more in their ability to hide in human society and cause unexpected losses.
I don't know if Skellige's beasts are particularly ferocious, but this werewolf is also very tall, one-third stronger than its regular counterparts.
The "innocent passers-by" that Gerd cares about is no longer a worry.
In front of this huge werewolf is a broken skeleton. It is standing upright on a support and is wearing broken armor.
Next to the skeleton, there were several corpses lying on the ground. The teeth marks and claw marks on them revealed fresh flesh and blood. It was obvious that the killing had not taken place long ago.
"Raymond... you loser who deserves the plague... why don't you say anything! All my things are there... I need... the key..." Suddenly, the chattering
werewolf stopped. He sniffed and his ears suddenly twitched twice.
It turned suddenly.
Facing Lan and Gede, the werewolf roared loudly: "Raymond... don't even think about running away!"
Lan showed an expression that was half-smiling.
There was no one else who could be affected, and Gede no longer had any scruples.
He pressed his left hand on his chest to give himself a [Quen], turned around and shouted to Lann: "Then let me be that 'Raymond' for once... It's mine, don't take action this time. !"
Lan En leaned against the rock wall with his arms folded and made a "please" gesture.
...
In the darkness, the werewolf roared and rushed towards Gede with a billowing wind.
And Gede didn't give in, he faced the werewolf's momentum and hit him head-on, using his bare arm to push against the werewolf's sharp claws.
There was a "boom" - the scene where Lan's expected [Quen's Seal] exploded to pieces did not appear.
I saw that Gede's body, which was originally surrounded by golden light, was suddenly covered with a round golden shield.
And this shield didn't seem to have any intention of protecting it. It just appeared in the air for a moment, and then quickly began to expand rapidly, enveloping a golden shock wave that knocked the werewolf away.
Looking back at Gede himself, the golden light surrounding him has not been lost at all.
...
Lann raised his eyebrows. Is this a method similar to [Active Shield] based on [Quen's Seal]?
The Bear Party's research on [Quen] is indeed unique. At least Lann has mastered these skills, but there is still no way to perform such dual blessings at the same time.
...
At the same time, the werewolf that rushed over with great momentum was caught off guard by Gede's fighting method and lost its balance, completely exposing the emptiness in his chest to the long sword in Gede's hand.
Everything that happened after that fell into place.
The candlelight in the cave flickered, and the silver light of the long sword reflected the firelight, causing a roar of "clang".
Gedna's demon hunter's body burst out with the power of a bear, directly pushing the half-man, half-wolf monster back and pinned it to the rock wall.
The werewolf kept scratching Gerd with his sharp claws in pain, causing little ripples in [Quen] on his body, but it still couldn't be broken at all.
I have to say that this way of fighting is quite pleasing to the eye and makes people excited. But there is no way for demon hunters from other schools to learn.
Even Lann believes that there are few people within the Bear School who can achieve the level of Gerd.
The witcher who had just finished the battle took two steps back to get himself out of the werewolf's attack range.
A large amount of smelly blood splashed down from the werewolf's body, taking away its power, making the monster's struggle weaker and weaker, until in the end only the whispering strength was left.
"I remember saying that it is immortal?" Gede pulled out the remaining bear-headed steel sword behind him in case of emergency. "Now it seems that it is just a little taller and stronger. It is far from the so-called' Immortality is far from..."
Lann stepped forward and gave a different opinion: "The form of immortality is diverse, and maybe it will give you other surprises later."
" Raymond...Raymond..."
The werewolf was still chanting the name that made it memorable, but his eyes gradually became clearer.
As the blood continues to drain, its strength decreases and sanity returns.
"You... aren't you Raymond?"
"I'm glad you can finally think. It seems that knives and swords are the best way to awaken your sanity." Lan's face was expressionless.
Gede showed a surprised look: "It is rare for a werewolf to be able to communicate normally with people in a transformed state." The werewolf
was nailed to the rock wall, maintaining a painful and awkward posture.
"Hoo, ho... Ever since I was cursed... I've always been like this. There's nothing... that I can't change." "
I've been in this state for who knows how long... I'm trapped here, All food turns to ashes as soon as it is eaten...but the feeling of hunger tortures me all the time..." "What
makes me lose my mind is not the werewolf state...but this hunger...I sometimes even bite myself. His hand... only swallowed a small piece of meat, but it seemed like he drank asphalt..."
The werewolf's speech was already intermittent. After becoming weak after the battle, his voice became more vague and rough, making it difficult to listen.
"Now it seems that death has brought your sanity back. Sure enough, death is more terrifying than hunger." Gede crossed his arms, "It's just that after learning about your 'deeds', no matter what punishment you are now, in my opinion It's natural to come."
"Hoo, ho... But you have something to ask of me, right? Otherwise... you can kill me right away." As the blood flowed by, the werewolf's wild nature seemed to be completely suppressed. , "Are you decent people? Haha... But no matter how much you hate me... you still have to resist communicating with me." "Look at
your clothes... you are those mutant freaks, right? No wonder you do this So strong...but it doesn't matter, this is better!"
"I want you to find a way to help me lift this curse and give me my freedom. I can give you my treasures that I have robbed before, and everything else you want! "
As he spoke, the werewolf became more and more excited, as if he was returning to his original state of mind.
Gerd turned to look at Lann: "Do you think he really knows the news we want?"
Lann has no habit of guessing, nor is he in the habit of being led by others.
Looking at the chattering werewolf, he directly stretched out his left hand to take out the seal, and the rich white light instantly enveloped the other person's eyes.
[Yakshi Seal·Charm]
The Yakshi Seal, which has been strengthened by the ring of elements, is much smoother to use than before. Before, Lan was able to hypnotize the warlock Riens with his powerful magic reserve. Now, facing a werewolf is no problem.
As the magic power flowed, the werewolf's eyes became confused.
"What can you tell us about the Svablo sect?"
"My god Svablo...I can tell you everything."
Morkwager's name for Svablo surprised both Lan and Ged. Well, the werewolf in front of me was actually a believer of the evil god during the pirate days?
The werewolf continued talking to himself: "I am a Wilka..."
(End of this chapter)