Chapter Twenty-Six: A Wave of Water Ghosts
Hearing Geralt's conclusion, Wayne immediately cheered up and drew an inverted triangle gesture with his left hand, adding a new layer to his Quinn's seal.
According to his understanding, the water ghost is not scary, but the little fog demon is quite troublesome.
Wherever there is thick fog, there may be small fog demons, and there are swamps, mountain passes, and the shores of rivers and lakes. If there is no fog, the Mist Demon can also create or summon the fog on its own.
The fog is not just a hiding place for the little fog demon, it is also its weapon. They manipulate the fog to make travelers alone, unable to see the road, or unable to hear. Like fireflies, they emit a faint light that attracts lost people to their nests in swamps, caves, or ravines.
They look like goblins, but they are uglier monsters, with sharp claws and powerful arms that can be wielded more than knives.
What's more troublesome is that they also have a much higher intelligence than water ghosts, and are good at deceiving, seducing, and confusing people's hearts.
The little fog demon often doesn't need to attack people at all, just drive the prey crazy, walk into the swamp, and wait for the prey to drown in the water.
Recalling the knowledge recorded in the book, Wayne followed Geralt, following the trail of footprints on the ground, and soon reached the end of the hallway.
It was a gate with a beautiful carved statue, and it was dark outside.
However, under the dark vision of the witcher, both Wayne and Geralt could clearly see that there was a large viewing platform connected to the door, and in the center of the platform was an arched stone bridge nearly 100 meters long.
Before they could get closer, they could hear the faint sound of running water coming from under the stone bridge and platform, as well as the characteristic croaking of the water ghosts as they talked about their actions.
Realizing that they were approaching the monster, both of them slowed down their movements, their minds more focused, and carefully moved slowly towards the perimeter of the platform.
When they reached the edge of the platform surrounded by marble railings, a scalp-tingling scene appeared before the eyes of the two of them.
I saw that under the 100-meter-long arched bridge, there was a huge pond like an ornamental pond.
It seems to have been professionally designed, and the end of the pond seems to be connected to a flowing underground river, and there is a constant flow of clean water into the pond, so that the water level here will always stay at a half-human height, and some ornamental plants that can survive in the dark environment are growing luxuriantly.
However, because of the long-term unmanaged and special terrain, there are now dozens of water ghosts of all sizes gathered in the entire pond, and they seem to regard this place as a nest, running around the pond happily, chic and free.
Wayne gasped when he saw this, although the water ghost is not a powerful monster, but with such a large number, it is not easy to deal with.
Geralt seemed to be accustomed to seeing strong winds and waves, his face was expressionless, he looked back at Wayne, and pointed to the marble railing of the platform, and the exit of the pond on both sides of the platform, and made a defensive gesture.
Wayne immediately understood what he meant, at this time, the platform where the two of them were standing and the bottom of the pond had a drop of several meters, and with the jumping ability of the water ghost, it was impossible to climb the platform from other positions.
As long as the two of them hold the two narrow stairs at the edge of the platform, they will be able to use the terrain to their advantage and limit the number of enemies they need to face to one or two.
He nodded at Geralt, then pointed to the staircase on the right, motioning for the right to be defended by himself.
But when he actually reached that position, the speed of his heartbeat couldn't help but increase.
This is the first time he has faced so many monsters, and when he dealt with monsters in the past, he rarely dealt with multiple enemies, and it would be a lie to say that he was not afraid, but in addition to being afraid, he was more excited.
He stood at the entrance above the stairs, looked at the dozens of water spirits inside the pond, and after thinking for a few seconds, he picked the strongest one among them, and drew a gesture of the seal of Axifa with the fingers of his left hand towards the air, and held his breath and gently pushed forward.
Bewilderment.
An invisible wave shot out of Wayne's finger and rushed into the brain of the strong water ghost.
Its running body immediately stopped, and after a second or two, it immediately shook its head and roared, raised its sharp claws, and grabbed it fiercely at the nearest water ghost.
There was a thud, and blood splattered.
The power of this water ghost was very great, and the attack was so sudden, this claw directly grabbed into the stomach of the other water ghost, breaking its round belly entirely, and tearing out all its internal organs.
However, the vitality of the water ghost is quite amazing, and even if it is so fatally injured, it does not die immediately.
Although it is not clear why its companions suddenly attacked it, the violent gene hidden in its body immediately drove it to fight back.
The water ghost didn't think at all, and its sharp claws grabbed directly at the neck of the strong water ghost, cutting the flesh and blood vessels on it, and a large amount of blood gushed out and sprayed directly onto its body.
And the other water ghosts around the strong water ghost did not hesitate at all, they did not consider why their companions suddenly attacked their own people, but chose to rush up and tear the strong water ghost into countless pieces.
Solving the two enemies in an instant made Wayne a little excited, but just as he wanted to continue to cast the Yakxi Seal, a sharp-eyed water ghost in the pond had already discovered his traces.
With the roar of this water ghost, the entire pond was immediately plunged into chaos, almost all of which were water ghosts. Aware of the enemy's entry into their territory, they all ran on all fours, excitedly rushing towards his position.
However, Wayne was not fighting alone, and Geralt, who was standing at the staircase on the left, found that Wayne had begun to attack, and also used a Yakhi Seal, so that a water ghost who was running towards Wayne immediately turned back and attacked his companion.
Although this water ghost was immediately dismembered by the surrounding water ghosts, Geralt's actions successfully divided half of the enemy.
But even so, Wayne still saw that there were nearly thirty or so water ghosts running towards his position.
If they all squeezed into the staircase and had to attack them with the silver sword, it would be a hard and long battle.
Perhaps, offense is the best defense.
The thought crossed Wayne's mind, and he rolled over and stood on the railing of the platform, reached into his belt bag and pulled out a honeycomb bomb the size of a pineapple, and threw it slightly in front of the center of the water ghost.
At the same time, he stored the magic power needed for an Ignyi seal in his hand and drew a magic seal in the air.
The moment the honeycomb bomb fell into the group of water ghosts, his right hand jerked forward, and an orange-red flame instantly enveloped the honeycomb bomb and the water ghosts around it.
There was a loud bang.
Under the shroud of flames, the honeycomb bomb exploded suddenly, directly injuring the five water ghosts around it, and the shock wave formed by the bomb also blew more water ghosts around it away from the spot and rolled on the ground.
Succeeded in destroying their frenzied momentum of swarming.