Chapter 226: Judgment in line with simple moral values
The Vildkaarls are a group outside the seven major families of the Skellig Islands.
The Wilkas are more warlike than any Islanders, and even early mainlanders’ stereotypes of the Islanders came mostly from the Wilkas: savage, violent, and bloody.
They make a living by serving the fighting, and do not belong to any bloodline or family on the islands, nor do they have wives, children, or heirs. The only way to continue this group is for those Islanders who wish to devote their lives completely to fighting to leave their families. , take the initiative to join and become a member of the Wilka people.
Therefore, this is not so much an ethnic group as it is a group or even a sect.
They are born followers of Svablo. There are even rumors that Svablo himself is actually the totem god of the Wilka people. Later, the style of the Wilka people was carried forward, so the Svablo sect was formed around them.
After exposing his identity as a Vilka, Mokvarg continued: "After the sect was targeted and cleaned up by the Skellige, we retained the remaining fire and the training methods of berserkers, hid them, and waited for me to The time for the revival of the doctrine of God."
It is hard to imagine that such a vicious pirate still has faith. But when I think of the teachings of the Svablo sect, everything makes sense.
Lann asked: "Where are you hiding?"
"On the top of the mountains on the Great Skellige Island, a village called Forhalla."
Gede's eyes widened in surprise: "I also learned about Skellig before setting off. The history of the Swablo Sect and the Wilka people. If I remember correctly, the place you mentioned is near the original base camp of the Swablo Sect, and you are still hiding there now?" Werewolf Mokwag unconsciously
said He murmured: "There is a 'Bear Ring' there, which is a necessary place to cultivate berserkers. And the Skellige people never thought that we would go back again..." Lann rubbed his eyebrows with a headache. It turned out to be darkness under the lamp
.
It's just that Mokwag has been trapped here for a while, and I don't know if the current Wilka people are still there, maybe they have moved.
But now that we have obtained the clues, it would be right to take someone to take a look. Maybe we can find some clues.
To be on the safe side, Lann continued to ask: "Is there anything else we need to know or what you want to say?"
"Help me lift the curse..."
Lann cut off the magic supply of the seal.
Mokwag's expression was confused for a moment, and it took him three breaths to react:
"You, what have you done to me? Golden-haired freak, a damn bastard who needs to be plagued, I want..."
Lan rubbed his ears, turned to Ged and handed out his Sword of the Lake Lady: "Would you like to try it to see what kind of 'immortal body' it is?" Ged took the sword very happily
. , looked at the shining golden light on the rune sword for a while in amazement.
With a loud "Woo" sound, the bear-sect demon hunter swung the long sword with the momentum of an axe. This is not Lan En's usual systematic blessing, but pure physical strength.
Blood spilled in the dark cave, extinguishing several candles.
The werewolf completely lost his life.
However, the next second, its body began to spontaneously ignite like a demon spirit that had been chopped into pieces, and in an instant, its whole body was wrapped in green flames.
By the time the flames burned out, Mokwag had disappeared on the spot, as if he had never existed.
Gede looked solemnly at the opponent's body, which had not even left ashes: "I thought I could make a bottle of [Werewolf Decoction], but I didn't expect that it turned out to be such an 'immortal body.'" Bear Faction Demon
Hunter He forcefully pulled out the bear-headed silver sword that he had used to pin the werewolf before. After comparing it with the glittering Lake Lady Sword in his hand for a long time, he sighed heavily and reluctantly handed the Lake Lady Sword back to him. Lann.
"I have another question...why can you even hypnotize magical creatures like werewolves?" The
system is difficult to explain, and Gede is not yet a member of the Demon Hunter Order. The Secret of Ancient Blood Lann The other party has not been informed yet.
So after thinking for a long time, Lann gave a relatively reasonable answer: "I am from the Gryphon School, and it is normal for the seal to be special."
Gede thought of Lann's previous fully automatic turret with a large range [Yarden Seal] , eyes showing thinking.
Lan obviously didn't want to talk about this issue anymore, so he waved his hand and changed the topic.
"If we don't want to get into trouble, we'd better leave here quickly. After a while, there might be another newly resurrected and delirious werewolf rushing toward us." "Although he's not very strong,
but It's quite troublesome to be unable to kill someone with such a characteristic."
Gede nodded in approval: "It's better to leave quickly. It's so troublesome even for us to deal with it. It would be even more dangerous for normal people to encounter it."
Two demon hunters The people turned their heads, but never put away the swords in their hands: "Do you want to come with us? The unknown gentleman hiding in the dark?"
...
The cave was quiet for two breaths.
Beside the broken bones that were straightened up by the werewolf Morkwager, one of the several corpses that had been lying on the ground suddenly shook.
There is a person hidden here, a living person. He lay under the corpses of his companions. Because Morkvarg was unconscious and his senses were blinded by hunger, he was never found.
He climbed up tremblingly, slipping several times because of the sticky blood on the ground and the injuries on his body.
"Praise Freya, thank you two... master demon hunters for your help." The man was trembling all over, "Please don't point your sword at me, as you two can see... I am just an ordinary person. "
Ordinary people won't show up here." Gede said expressionlessly.
"Two masters, my name is Aina." The man glanced at the corpse next to him wearing similar armor, showing a sad expression, "I am a believer of the Holy Mother, and I came here to eliminate the filth of the Holy Mother..." "Unexpectedly
, The power of the blasphemer was too great, and all my companions fell under its claws. Now I am the only one left... The Most Holy Mother must be watching me from heaven and protecting me." As they were talking
. At that time, there was a faint howl of a wolf outside the cave, mixed with a particularly rough roar.
It seems that after Morkwag turned into flames and died, he woke up somewhere again.
The man who called himself Aina became obviously anxious after hearing this: "Two masters, let's leave quickly. The blasphemer has an immortal body, and it has been resurrected now..."
Lan suddenly interrupted Aina's words: "You don't Are you just here to kill him? Why do you want to escape now? When you were just killed and lying on the ground, you should have known that werewolves did not pose any threat to us. Wouldn't this be able to achieve your original intention of coming here?" Aina
? He was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting Lann and others to continue to stay here, and he was shaking even more violently.
The wolves howling outside the cave became louder, indicating that the beast was approaching them.
Lan En and Gede looked at each other and had a second thought.
They no longer tried hard to find the answer: "Aina, right? You lead the way, let's get out of here." Hearing this, the
man was overjoyed and suddenly raised his head, only to see a left hand holding a strange gesture.
White light enveloped his eyes, eroding his sanity without any hindrance.
[Axi Sign·Charm]
Lann asked expressionlessly: "Who are you, why are you here, and how much do you know about Mokvarg?" "
I am Aina, the son of Thorda. But in Outside, my name is Raymond." The man denied the name he had just given to the witcher.
He continued: "I used to be a subordinate of Mokwag." "
I followed him to rob houses and kill women and children. This is commonplace for me." "
But one day Mokwag suddenly took us to capture He entered Freya's temple and killed a large number of priestesses...Priestesses, even for me, this is too much." The
pirate who has been doing evil all the time feels guilty because of killing the priestesses?
Gede sneered: "You still have a bottom line?"
The person hypnotized by the seal did not respond to Gede, but continued to answer Lan's questions.
"I have long been tired of Morkwager's style. So when he was celebrating, I took out the treasure my father gave me. It was a wolf fang necklace. Legend has it that anyone cut by it will be cursed - —And sure enough, Mokvarg turned into a monster."
Gede showed a surprised expression: "So it was you who cursed him from a human to a werewolf, not Freya's priest?"
Raymond ignored it Got the question about Ged.
Lan thought for a while and asked: "Why did you come back here?"
Raymond said without hesitation: "Mokvarg locked all the loot in the temple room, and after I cursed him, I I hid the key. But I didn't expect that the cursed man was particularly powerful, so I fled in a hurry and failed to take away the treasures." "
So you are looking for an opportunity to take them away this time." Gede concluded. . After thinking about it, he suddenly asked, "How to lift the curse of Mokwag?"
Leonard didn't Li Gede.
Lan raised his chin slightly: "Answer his question."
"It would be good if the cursed person comes into contact with the wolf fang necklace again. I am carrying it with me now."
The wolf howling outside the cave got closer, and the one in it The roar that looks like a human but not a wolf is particularly noticeable.
Gerd patted Lan on the shoulder and took a step back.
Lan understood the meaning of his companion and stopped holding the seal in his hand.
As a human, Aina—or "Reynard"—did not regain consciousness as quickly as a werewolf. When he woke up, the breathing of wolves could already be heard in the cave.
The man looked at himself in confusion before he realized what had just happened and what was about to happen at the scene.
He suddenly collapsed to the ground and begged for mercy loudly towards the two of them:
"Two masters, show mercy! I lied, but I punished Mokwag. It was I who took care of this thug and let him No more harming people!"
"I am now a loyal believer of Our Lady of Freya, a loyal believer! I pray every day, and I go to preach every week." "I donate every month...
"
A big mouthful of blood suddenly disappeared. Candlelight illuminated the cave, interrupting the man's pleas for mercy.
The dagger-like fangs can even reflect light.
The noisy man let out a short scream and was immediately dragged into the darkness by the wolf's kiss.
The demon hunters' eyes sparkled, and where the light could not find it, they could see that the body quickly turned into ashes in the werewolf's mouth, and was not qualified to be turned into food to fill the monster's belly.
"Leave aside faith for now, let alone clean up the thugs." Gede said coldly, words that could no longer be heard, "Your current fate is the result of your actions." The
food in front of you turned into ashes. , the hungry werewolf's face became even more ferocious.
It cast its gaze on the two demon hunters, and the green eyes were more dazzling in the darkness than the demon hunters' eyes.
However, the next second, the werewolf's body suddenly began to tremble. It seemed that it had swallowed something, and that thing was not meat.
It began to moan fervently, and its body began to twist, swell, and deform. A fierce energy rises from its body and slowly transforms into light.
As the light became brighter and brighter, the werewolf's body began to gradually deform. The sharp claws retreated, the hair on the body gradually disappeared, the ears began to retract on the top of the head, and then, the wildness in the eyes also gradually disappeared.
A man with a ferocious face lay on the ground, panting violently and looking at his body in disbelief.
"I'm... free? Ah! I'm free!"
A huge amount of surprise hit his brain, making him forget where he was and what happened just now.
"Where is the tavern? I am so hungry that I can eat a pig... plus half a cow, and a whole barrel of beer." "
Hahaha! I want to go to sea, and people outside must have forgotten my name! I want to Let them think about it carefully, and I want everyone to know that Morkvarg is back!"
The man got up and shouted at Lann and Gede: "Well done, Witcher! I will pay I will give you a generous bounty, I want...ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
Mokwag's excitement came to an abrupt end.
Several more bloody mouths were illuminated by candlelight. Their teeth could not reflect light, but were sharp enough to dig into the flesh.
Those were the wolves that had just followed Mokwag into the cave.
The powerful werewolf Morkvarg has the ability to command a pack of wolves, but the human Morkvarg does not.
Gede looked at Mokwag who was torn into pieces motionless, and said coldly: "This is the bounty I want, and this is the only fate that is in line with my simple values." [Mission -
with Wearing Wolf Skins - Completed]
Lann looked at Raymond and Morkwager, who were tried in a similar way one after another, and was silent for a while: "Ged."
"What?"
"You really don't look like a bear. Pie."
"Huh?"
"But now I can understand why the Skellige people like you so much."
Lann smiled at Gede, and then strode forward to kill the wolf that had devoured Morkvarg. Use [Igni Seal] to drive away the group.
In the pool of blood, a wolf tooth necklace is particularly eye-catching.
Gede came forward and commented while looking at it: "There are many runes on it, which seem to be ancient languages, but there are also many other words. It is unimaginable that this kind of treasure will appear in the hands of a pirate."
Lan reached out and picked up the necklace.
The system sounds a prompt tone in a timely manner:
[Discovering the source of magic power]
But Lann thought for a while and did not absorb the necklace.
A werewolf with immortality can be created by scratching it. It is too wasteful to absorb such a magic item like this.
Take it back to Mossak and Jeron to study it, maybe there will be unexpected gains.
By the way, how many magic experimental projects do they have in their backlog now?
While he was thinking about it, Gerd suddenly slapped his head and started shouting in annoyance:
"Oh, that Raymond seems to have some key. All the treasures Mokwag looted are inside!"
"Look for it quickly !" , except for the wolf fang necklace, are there any keys or anything else on the ground? Hurry up! Lann, you also have a share of the bounty here!" ...Afterwards,
Lann
and Gede returned to Freya Temple and met We arrived at the high priest and Donat, who were still there. The high priest was relieved to learn of Morkvarg's fate.
Lann and the others also got the information they wanted during this trip. They knew where the Svablo sect was hiding, and they also had a clear direction for the next step.
Although the information given by Mokvarg was from a long time ago, it is not known whether the Svablo sect is still in the same place today - but it must go.
Even if the enemy has moved its base camp, with the sharp senses of several demon hunters, they can still detect clues. It is definitely much better than the current situation of headless flies.
But having said that, Lann and others cannot rule out the possibility that the enemy is still in place, so this action must not be hasty.
The manpower that Lan brought to Indarsfell Island this time was definitely not enough, so Lan turned back to Little Skellig Island.
Here, East is gathering troops and sorting out equipment. After hearing the news that Lan brought back, East immediately made a decision and prepared to set off with his family's guards.
Lann also urgently recalled Geralt, Korn, Kolgrim, and his attendants who were outside, and took everyone to the destination.
...
"The Svablos and the Wilkas are actually still on the Great Skellige Island, but I have never discovered it. This is really... a shame!"
Kratz clutched the ax in his hand tightly, his face filled with emotion. Ashamed, eyes full of anger.
After learning about the arrival of Lann, East and others, Kratz immediately greeted them. And after learning that the enemy his group had been searching for was in his territory, he immediately assembled his troops.
The enemies of Skellige have been hiding in their own territory for so many years, which makes Kratz particularly gloomy.
Lann patted his cousin on the shoulder to express comfort, and then looked at the unfolded map thoughtfully:
"Folhalla Village... is on the top of the mountains, very remote. And if I remember correctly, this village is... This place is located in the southern peninsula and is the territory of madman Lugo?"
Kratz was indignant: "In the mouth of that madman, the entire Great Skellige is about to become his territory!"
The people of the Islands will not be immersed in chagrin for a long time. In the mood, the resolute Kratz couldn't wait to wash away the shame of his dereliction of duty. His positive attitude along the way was even more urgent than Lann and East.
The group of people soon arrived near their destination.
In front of us is an endless mountain range. Not high, but endless.
The top of the peak is as sharp as a knife blade, and the gaps between the peaks are bottomless. One side is a cliff, and the other side is a mountain range.
Looking up at the top of the mountain, the trembling cliffs hang diagonally, as if every gravel will fall. On the edge of the cliff, you can faintly see several wild birds shaped like hawks circling around the stone peak.
"The one on the cliff against the inner island is the Harpy, and the side near the sea should be the Siren." Kratz introduced, "These flying monsters are the most difficult to deal with." The
demon hunters had a tacit understanding. They looked at each other for a few times.
The Bear Faction's equipment is specially equipped with a crossbow, and Ged said there is no problem with this; the Cat Faction equipment blueprint that Lan obtained through Keyan also has the design drawing of the crossbow, and he has already upgraded his equipment based on this. , and even assigned one to the demon hunters under his command.
They even looked forward to encountering these flying monsters. For example, Lann, the harpy has been seen in Kaer Morhen, and it is a bit off-putting; but the female siren is different, you must know that their posture when not fighting can attract sailors to fall into their traps - —That is the most primitive and natural gesture.
East's voice brought everyone back to their thoughts: "Lan's information was obtained through the Welka people who have been away from home for a long time. The real Welka people may have moved now. But we cannot help but consider that there are still people around The possibility of large groups of enemies, so be fully prepared."
"Kratz, you are familiar with the area, I need your people as guides to explore the mountains, looking for the Wilkas who may be hiding in the mountains."
" Lann, your soldiers are all cavalry. I need them to block all roads along the way to prevent Kratz and others from breaking out into battle after discovering the target, causing the enemy to flee."
"The remaining people are on standby. If they see a signal, they will attack at any time . Support."
No one had any objection to East's order.
The people of Cintra stood behind Lann. They looked at Queen Calanthe's former husband, and for a moment they even felt unspeakable emotions.
"I have a suggestion." After thinking for a while, Lann added towards East, "I want to take the witchers to visit the village of Forhalla. After all, it was the former base camp of the Wilka people. , will definitely leave some clues about them, and what the witchers are best at is looking for these clues that are difficult to discern with the naked eye, and there may be unexpected gains." After speaking,
he pointed to House, "Cintra Cavalry Just have him command."
East looked at House, thoughtfully: "I have a bit of an impression of him... He was one of your three former attendants, right? It turns out that he has the ability to command troops, that's a good thing ..."
Facing East's scrutinizing gaze, House's chest suddenly puffed up.
"I believe in your judgment and the warriors of Cintra." East nodded, "Lan, but I still think you should recruit a few more people to join you, even though I know that your power has already reached me. It's an incomprehensible level, but you still have to be careful."
Lann shook his head with a smile, turned around and looked at Geralt, Kolgrim, Korn, Ged, and himself, a total of five demon hunters.
"We are enough."
(End of chapter)