Chapter 230 The Reckless Hero
Five pairs of eyes of different colors looked at the strange young man who had just ran out, trying to stop the demon hunter from killing the sea monster.
He has very typical characteristics of the islanders: brown-grey hair, strong build, and dark skin.
If there is any difference...
His face is very handsome, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a little bit of the innocence that is unique to young people in small villages - the innocence of a single glance.
It is in sharp contrast to the villagers who have rough appearance and even casually long features.
But at this time, his handsome face was covered with bloodstains, his cheeks were chapped and gray, dirty, and he had thick dark circles under his eyes.
That moment even reminded Lan of Udarek, the lord of the Brokva family. This was another face that looked like it had been rubbed too much with anesthetic powder.
In the sight of all the witchers, thick red smoke surrounded him, which was the pheromone in the witchers' sensory field of vision.
He is the young man who escaped death that everyone has been looking for, the warrior who has a close relationship with the mermaid -
"Bill?" Lann did not take back the sword, but just stared at the young man's face and confirmed to him.
Kolgrim and Gerd showed a strong interest in Bill. They looked at the young man up and down, but found that his condition was not really good.
In addition to the face that looked particularly weak, the clothes on his body were also in tatters. It could even be said that only strips of cloth were left to wrap his private parts. It was full of torn marks and dripping with blood.
But Bill turned a deaf ear to his condition. He strode forward as if he wanted to stop Lann and others from killing the Kraken, but he was intimidated by the aura of the demon hunters.
So he could only stop not far from Lann, feeling at a loss.
"I don't know how this gentleman knows my name, but I am indeed Bill." The young man looked anxiously at the siren lying on the ground whining, his gentle and anxious eyes as if looking at his sister.
However, the young man turned his head and saw Guslav wearing the coat of arms of the Clete family, and immediately bowed to him, hoping that he could order the rescue of these sea monsters.
Guslav was still immersed in the blizzard that Lan had just unleashed, an ability that only the strong in the Druid Circle could match. And according to rumors, the lions of Sintra were even better at swordsmanship.
He gestured in the direction of Lan with a straight face: "This is the Duke of Cintra, Lord Lann Lannister Leanne, Lord Kratz's cousin."
So young Bill once again moved towards Lan's direction. He bowed down and begged for mercy.
"Lord Lannister, these sea monsters have no malicious intent. They just want to protect me. They are just entrusted by her to protect me..."
Just as young Bill was speaking, the demon hunters noticed, These sea monsters seemed to have seen something that they were extremely disgusted with and extremely afraid of.
In order to stay away from Bill, they even took the initiative to "escape" and struggle in the direction of the demon hunters.
This is unusual.
"It's not like they're trying to protect you."
Lann shook his head, looked around and said, "I've heard rumors about you, and I have no comment about mermaids, but look around..."
Lann Pointing in several directions of the patio: "This is the lair of the Kraken, and it is covered with bloodstains. I don't care if you are here for love or something, but as a human being, your position must also be human. They are eating If you are a human monster, you must pay the price."
Bill still bowed to the ground without raising his head: "No, sir. Since I came, they have never gone out to hunt, and their numbers have even increased. The less they are... they are not hurting others, but people are hurting them!"
Guslav frowned and looked at this shameless young man.
And Lan also realized that something was wrong. The young man was a little too excited, but the logic of his language was very confusing... Could it be that he had really taken anesthetic powder?
Kolgrim suddenly stepped forward and whispered in Lan's ear: "The blood on the ground is not human blood, but..." The
snake-sect demon hunter pointed his gaze in the direction of the Kraken.
Lan was stunned for a moment, looked at young Bill, and suddenly understood something.
"We came from the village of Forhalla, where we met one of your companions."
Hearing Lan's words, Bill's body shook suddenly, and several key words in those words seemed to stimulate him.
"You saw the bear, right? Or let me put it more directly - you saw the Wilka, right?"
Bill was on the ground, hesitating for a long time, motionless.
Lan frowned and said, "Look up and look at me."
This time Bill did not hesitate and raised his head as instructed, only to see a left hand emitting white light.
[Yaxi Seal·Charm]
Bill's expression gradually became confused, while Lan's expression began to become serious.
"What's wrong?" Geralt stepped forward and asked in concern.
"There is something wrong with this person." Lann frowned. "The magic power consumed to hypnotize him... is the same as hypnotizing a monster. No, even more, it is comparable to hypnotizing an ordinary warlock." Geralt was stunned for a moment
.
But soon the white wolf began to analyze: "Is it possible that it is because of the mermaid? Just like this young man said that these sea monsters protect him, is this mental protection also the magical effect of the mermaid?" Lan En's eyes revealed
. Thinking: "But even a warlock can't do such a method, right?"
Geralt shook his head: "This is not a problem of strength, maybe it is just a difference in system. I have personally seen a mermaid turn her fish tail into legs. This It's something that most warlocks can't do; but how profound is her magical attainment? Not necessarily."
Gede also gave his guess at the right time: "I remember that mermaids can hypnotize with singing. A sailor, right? Maybe this Bill has listened to too many mermaid songs and developed a mental resistance? Or is it because he is so talented that he can attract mermaids?" What they said makes some sense
. .
"Maybe." Lann shook his head.
Seeing that Bill had completely fallen into a hypnotic state, Lan asked him, "Your name?" "
Bill."
"You are in love with the mermaid, yes or no?"
"Yes."
Lan nodded and asked The purpose of coming here was revealed.
He didn't expect that he would gain more this time than he imagined.
...
Although the world is cruel and the world is difficult, fairy tales will always exist.
Bill felt that he was a lucky one and received the treatment in poetry and legends - he met the mermaid and fell in love with this beautiful creature.
Although poetry is not practiced with swords and personal martial prowess, for young people, love is often more attractive than strength.
What's more, the mermaid not only gave Bill the nourishment of love, she also had magical magic that allowed Bill to avoid monsters in the sea, allowing him to return home with a full load of catch every day, and even other villagers in the village could Take care of it.
Unfortunately, the situation took a turn for the worse after that, and the information was basically the same as what Lan and the others learned: Bill's love affair with the mermaid was discovered by the villagers. The villagers, who were afraid of the unknown, believed that the mermaid was a scourge, so they organized people to hunt and kill the mermaid, and Bill eventually used it to kill him. Trial of Glory grounds for blocking.
The turning point came with Forhalla.
"When we went up the mountain, we heard voices that sounded like songs, as if we were praying to the Virgin Freya. But their voices were louder... and more disturbing." "Before we could get closer to investigate
, A Skellig giant bear suddenly rushed out. I swear I have never seen such a big bear, but its footsteps were as light as a cheetah. We didn't have time to react...or we didn't even react. "Use."
"I fainted as soon as I met him. Maybe some of my companions escaped, maybe not. I never thought that I could wake up after I fainted..."
Kolgrim raised his eyebrows: "Wake up. You found out that the giant bear and its companions were gone, so you went back to the village by yourself?"
This is a very classic suspense description. And if that were the case, there would be nothing gained today.
But Bill, who was under hypnosis, ignored Kolgrim's questions and continued:
"When I woke up, I found myself being held in the mouth of that giant bear. It bit my arm, but it retained its strength... It seemed like he wanted to take me somewhere."
"I fell into coma several times and woke up several times. When I finally woke up, there was a circle of people around us. They were all warriors; and the leader held the An oak staff, I guess he is a druid..."
Lann's spirit suddenly shook. Listening to this self-narration, he realized that the young man in front of him was taken to the gathering place of the Wilka people, and he even saw it with his own eyes. Wilka?
"The druid told us that from now on I am also a Wilka, and asked me to perform the Wilka rituals." "
They smeared some animal offal, honey, and other things on my body. It is said to be something that attracts bears. Then he gave me a strangely colored mushroom to eat, and then he threw us into a cave while shouting 'Svablo' to a wooden sculpture of a giant bear.
" When he got here, even though he was still in a hypnotic state, Bill began to tremble constantly.
"The giant bears were quickly attracted to us. I have never seen so many bears in Skellig at once." "I just
discovered that besides me, there were three people who were sacrificed to the bears. , they all lost their minds. I have been in a trance after eating the mushrooms, but I retained a little sanity." "I
escaped while the giant bear was hunting several other people and returned to the village all the way. But the village The commander showed me the harpoon before I could explain..."
"I don't know where else I can go. I just remember that Xinazi told me before that if I encounter danger one day, I can come here. The siren here won't hurt me..."
The story ends here.
Lann and the witchers exchanged glances. This story was really too bizarre, but the amount of information displayed in it was astonishingly large.
Guslav swallowed: "'Let the believers drink special herbs, and then let them fight with the giant bear. In the end, the warrior will be swallowed by the giant bear, but the one who stands up will be the real Wilka warrior' - this is The birth process of the Wilka Berserker was a ritual that only the strongest in their tribe could perform in the past. Now..."
Lann took over his words: "Now all the villagers they kidnapped from the mountains are allowed to do so. They went to perform this ceremony, which only means one problem - the Wilka people, or the Svablo sect, are trying every means to enhance their combat effectiveness. They want to mass-produce berserkers!" Guslav's eyes became horrified:
" Are they going to come back and take revenge on the Skelligs? This news must be reported to Lord Kratz as soon as possible... No, it must be reported to His Majesty Bran!" "
We will report this matter as soon as possible after we return, and we happen to be here too. Looking for the Wilka people." Lann looked at Bill, "And he can take us to the gathering place of the Wilka people."
Lann had stopped the magic power supply of the seal at this moment, and Bill quickly emerged from the hypnotic state. Zhong woke up and looked around in panic.
This extremely fast recovery speed made Lan raise his eyebrows again.
"Where is your mermaid? You seemed to have said her name just now - it's 'Xinazi', right?"
Bill was lying on the ground trembling, as if he was praying: "Since I came here, I will I have never seen Xinazi again, she must have been scared away..."
"Don't lie, you know I can make you tell the truth, and you will definitely tell more than I want. "
Bill shivered more violently: "I really have never seen her again."
Lan sighed and kicked aside the still struggling Siren on the ground.
"Now that you have regained your sanity, you must know who you met. That is the enemy of the entire Skellig Island and the enemy of our trip. This is why I came to Aigro Village to find you."
Lann Xun Xun Shan Yu said: "And you are the only person who has reached their hiding place, so you can definitely go back the same way. And as a guide, you have eliminated the entire Skellig enemy. How much honor do you think it will be? With this With your reputation, I believe no one will ever hurt your Xinazi, and even King Bran and my cousin will take the initiative to help you." Bill suddenly raised his head, and his cloudy eyes with thick bags suddenly began to shine
. : "You, are you serious?"
Guslav Butler angrily scolded Bill: "Do you think Lord Lannister will condescend to deceive you!"
Bill lowered his head in fear again.
Lan waved his hand towards Guslav and lowered his voice towards Bill: "I don't need to lie to you, and I believe you have also seen my ability. I can force you to take us there, without even your consent. ."
"But I think you are a talent, you have talent, so I want to give you a chance, a chance to become a smart person and regain glory."
Bill's body trembled twice, as if recalling the recent past What happened was that his ten fingers were dug into the earth soaked by the sea water under his feet.
Finally, he leaned his whole body to the ground and shouted his loyalty to Lan: "Thank you for the opportunity you gave me, Lord Lannister."
Lan nodded with satisfaction.
At Lan's signal, Bill stood up. He hesitated and said, "Sir, I still want you to know - I was half asleep when I came back, and I ran in a hurry, so I can't remember the specific route. I only have a rough idea in my mind."
Lan En waved his hand nonchalantly, and his dark golden lion eyes lit up: "Wherever you go, there will definitely be traces, and we only need the traces to trace them back. To the main body."
...
There is no need to go to Aigro Village again. After Lann's promise, even Bill doesn't want to see the people there again.
The group of people went straight back to where Kratz, East and others were, and told them what they had gained during their trip.
Kratz and East's moods were ups and downs, because the stories Lan and the others brought were too bizarre, as if someone was reciting a children's bedtime story in front of them - only half of it was recited.
"Then what should we do now? Directly follow this lucky boy to the hiding place of the Svablo sect."
Faced with this question, East shook his head firmly: "No, the current situation is as we expected. The discrepancy is too big."
"The Svablo Sect at its peak didn't have many berserkers, and we killed a few more at the banquet. I originally thought we were just going to wipe out the remnants of the sect, but now it seems Far from it."
East analyzed: "Since they can create berserkers at any cost, they must have a way to control them. You must know that a giant bear of this size can break up a small team head-on. If these giant bears fight in groups, the consequences will be even more disastrous."
As he spoke, he turned back to look at his soldiers: "They follow me for glory, and I am responsible for their lives. This is no longer a simple throne. It’s a battle, but a big event related to the entire Skellig.”
After thinking for a moment, East decided: “We need two experienced demon hunters, follow this lucky boy to find out Wilka first. People's hiding place. And Kratz, you go back and mobilize as many soldiers as possible within the family - if necessary, I will ask other families for help!"
Kratz hesitated to speak.
East knew what his nephew wanted to say, and raised his hand to block his words: "The throne is nothing, Skellige's safety is the most important. I can't imagine what the Svablos sect has done in a covert way. There are so many berserkers, and I don’t know how long they have been hiding in the shadows and planning this trick. Even if there is only a one in ten thousand chance, we must proceed with caution." Kratz had nothing else to say, so he could only say with a serious
face Nodding towards East.
"When I go back, I will investigate how many people have been in the nearby villages in recent times. Like Aigro Village, some people have gone to Furhalla to look for the so-called glory... Or more directly, I will investigate how many people have disappeared recently. "
With Skellige's political system, this kind of investigation is difficult.
Lan looked at the serious East and Kratz and said with relief: "Maybe things are not as serious as we imagined? The birth of the Berserker requires bears in addition to people. Although Skellige is large, the number of bears is These are the top predators."
East was not relieved by Lan, but his face became even more serious: "No, I hope that the Wilka people will capture the villagers just to make berserkers. Otherwise, the situation will be different. It will only get worse"
(End of Chapter)