Hearing that the elven mage was also looking for Ciri, Geralt the witcher and the sorceress Kayla Maze entered the mysterious elf's underground hideout and searched for the mage in the cave where they couldn't see their fingers.

Although the underground elf ruins are near the village of Midcowps, even if Geralt doesn't know the exact location, there is also Kayla, a sorceress, who can go directly by opening a portal, and the distance is not too far.

But the two of them still dragged on until the next day, and then they really set off and entered the dark space inside the cave.

But don't get me wrong, the sorceress piledriver and the sorceress are not wasting time, let alone exploring the mystery of the great harmony of life, or communicating with the unity of spirit and flesh, both of them are just preparing and adjusting their state.

Geralt has seen a lot of lessons from the past, so he understands more and more that the closer he gets to the goal or the more critical he comes, the more he can't be in a hurry.

I don't know how many people think that they have reached the last moment of victory, so they let down their vigilance, and the result is failure. I don't know how many people feel that they are stable, so they forget to be cautious, and then they are killed by the enemy.

After all, as a qualified demon hunter, he often has to fight against various types of enemies, and if he really only relied on his own ability to go up with two swords to be tough, the white wolf would have died no longer knowing how many times.

But he lived past a hundred years.

Therefore, it is natural to know what the demon hunter's ability is, and it can only be said that half of the genetic mutations in the body structure and function caused by drugs and magic have greatly strengthened the body functions, and the other half relies on the rich knowledge of monsters and herbology-

The decoctions, sword oils, and bombs prepared for all kinds of monsters are their real kills, not the steel sword or the silver sword itself, let alone the superb swordsmanship.

And because he has been a witcher for more than 100 years, the idea of "being prepared in advance" has become Geralt's instinct, and this concept has been engraved into the soul of the witcher.

He would never rush into it in a hurry just because Kayla said a secret location, without first boiling some decoctions, concocting a few bottles of sword oil, and bringing several bombs, he didn't know the bottom of his heart at all...... After all, if it was dangerous inside, if he didn't prepare, he might not be able to see Ciri in the future.

And in order to avoid witch hunters, Kayla would rather come to a remote countryside like Willen, where birds don't, and naturally she is also a sorceress who cherishes her life very much.

Understand that both Ciri and that elven mage are involved in the problem of wild hunting, and when they go to explore that elven ruins, they are likely to directly run into such a terrible enemy...... She didn't want to die, so she naturally worked hard to make all kinds of preparations.

This turned out to be the right move, and not long after entering the secret room, they directly encountered the wild hunt, and the other party arrived at the elven ruins one step ahead of them, and it seemed that they were also looking for Ciri.

Of course, the battle took place, but fortunately the number of wild hunters was small, and the experienced witches, with the help of the sorceress, killed the wild hunters one by one along with the hounds they brought, and successfully survived the crisis.

Then, they didn't find any more clues in the elven ruins, and they could only tell that someone had indeed been here not long ago, and it was most likely Ciri.

And the elven mage had long since left, leaving only a projection, a message to Ciri.

He warns that it is no longer safe and tells Ciri to leave the place as soon as possible, and also asks her to be extra careful of the old witch who is hunched over the mire...... The message is very limited, after all, it is a message that is set in advance, and once triggered, a specific message will be given.

However, it is important to note that this is only specific information and is pre-preset.

It's not a projection that can be conversational, you can answer whatever you ask, the kind that knows everything, which makes Geralt a little disappointed, but also a little glad - because Wild Hunt has come here faster, if there are more clues, then Ciri may be in danger.

In that case, it would be better to be like this, although he didn't get any more information, but neither did Wild Hunt!

There's no bad news, that's good news, at least it's confirmation that Ciri hasn't been caught up by the Wild Hunt and hasn't had any mishaps...... If you think about it from a different angle, it's all good news, Geralt feels that his mood has improved, and he is no longer so anxious to get angry.

So much so that when Kayla asked him for help and get the elven mage's unpaid reward, the witcher readily agreed.

After all, strictly speaking, this was something that had been said before, and he finally really knew why Kayla knew the exact location of this ruin for a long time, but he didn't dare to come and get it himself, and he had to drag Geralt as a companion.

Because she's afraid of rats......

That's right, this sorceress is afraid of mice, and once she encounters mice, she is so frightened that she will only scream in place, leaving only female instincts, at most she has a reflex to prop up a shield to protect herself.

As for attacking, or simply opening the portal and escaping, it seemed impossible for her to do so.

This made the white wolf feel a little crying and laughing, but he also seemed to think that this sorceress had a little more of a little woman's taste.

However, in the end, the mission was unsuccessful, and after the sorceress rummaged through the ruins in disbelief, and the witcher accompanied her back and forth for several laps, it took several hours for the two to realize that the ruins did not have what Kayla needed.

The magic lantern promised by the elven mage was not there.

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"It must be Ciri! Is that the ...... That girl took my magic lantern! ”

After the two of them walked out of the cave, they were greeted by the spacious and tranquil surface of Lake Wendamel, reflecting the afterglow of the sunset that was about to set the horizon in the distance.

And at this time, looking at the boundless and crystal clear water that greeted her eyes, Kayla didn't know if she suddenly thought of something, gritted her teeth and said a sentence, and put the suspect's hat on Ciri's head for no reason.

"Don't talk nonsense, Kayla." The demon hunter frowned slightly in displeasure, and naturally questioned, "Why can't it be that elven mage who didn't leave your magic lantern in the ruins?" ”

"You know what, it's definitely Ciri! I remember, she had asked me about the magic lantern and the island of Fike......"

The sorceress was angry and anxious, waved her hand vigorously, and said in a somewhat angry manner: "I should have thought that she came for my magic lantern in the first place, and she wanted to rob me of my achievements!" ”

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“……”

"Fik Island? Your results? Geralt narrowed his eyes, and the mutated amber pupils that were originally cat-like looked like a tiger at this moment, "It seems that Kayla has also hidden something from me, do you mind telling me more specifics?" ”

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"Don't get me wrong, I didn't mean to take advantage of you or Ciri......" The sorceress was a little annoyed by her momentary mistake, but she sighed and explained when she sensed that the atmosphere was a little tense.

She couldn't do without explanation, for she had no doubt that if the witcher in front of her thought she was harmful to him or his daughter, he would pull out his steel sword and slash at her.

Even if they had just fought side by side and dealt with the comrades-in-arms who had hunted together, the atmosphere between each other, not to mention the intimacy, began to seem somewhat ambiguous, and it would not affect the next moment that the two sides would have to fight to the death and separate a life and death.

Damn it! She didn't want anything to happen at all.

Kayla did want to use Geralt to achieve one of her own plans, but she swore to God that she didn't want to harm the other party.

"Do you know what is in the middle of this Lake Wendamel?" With a long exhale, the sorceress turned around and asked, pointing her index finger to the end of the endless lake.

“…… Fick Island? ”

Geralt quickly replied in context.

"That's right, it's Fek Island, there's a rat tower on it, and everybody says it's haunted...... Kayla said earnestly.

"As far as I know, the former ruler of Wiren fled to the island with his family to escape the arrival of the Nilfgaard army. Later, some angry mobs stormed the tower and killed the lord and his family. ”

"But what does this have to do with our topic." Geralt clasped his hands around his chest.

"Don't worry, listen to me...... That rat tower was originally the laboratory of a warlock named Alexander, where he used rats and peasants to study some kind of ...... Some kind of contagious disease. Kayla said, but hesitated when it came to the end.

"What contagious disease?"

"Experiments against the plague of Katriona." Taking a deep breath, the sorceress answered.

"I don't know what's going on in the Rat Tower, but there's supposed to be a powerful evil spirit entrenched there, or a curse, and I want to use a magic lantern to solve the problem of that tower......"

The witcher's expression became solemn, but before he could say anything, the sorceress simply continued—

"Whatever Alexander did, his work shouldn't just be buried, I want to at least get a record of his experiments on Katriona's plague."

"Why? You should know how dangerous that plague is. Geralt asked in a deep voice.

"Then you should know too! I'm like a street rat now! Do you think I'd be happy to live like this? ”

Kayla also erupted in annoyance, and said loudly and unceremoniously.

"I want to build on Alexander's experiments and develop an antidote or vaccine for the plague, and then sell it to Ladorvid for a good price, at least a good price that will write off the crime of the assembly house for me and the assembly!"

"Sell the antidote to the plague or the vaccine to Radovid?" The white wolf was surprised at first, and then couldn't help but taunt, "Are you crazy?" ”