"There must be a reason why the birds can't sing, and the boy said that grandma liked Johnny's singing. ”

At the same time, Johnny covered his mouth with his left hand, pointed to his left hand with his right hand, and waved his hand at the same time, looking anxious.

"You can't talk now?" Geralt reacted instantly, the little earth spirits can be known for being lively and active, but there is no book that says that they are mute, there must be something wrong with this.

Sure enough, as Geralt's words fell, Xiao Diling nodded hurriedly, clapping his hands, as if glad that someone finally knew about his problem. But Johnny didn't stay happy for long, and his expression turned down again.

"What's going on?"

It is estimated that he didn't know how to express it, so Xiao Diling jumped up in a hurry.

Luo Xian hurriedly waved his hand, "Don't worry, since you can't speak, let's guess, you nod if you're right, and you shake your head if you're wrong." ”

Xiao Diling nodded happily, and then suddenly stopped his neck, staring at Geralt and Luo Xian's mouths motionlessly, for fear that he would miss their questioning, and his serious look almost made Luo Xian laugh.

We are all professionals and generally don't laugh unless we can't help it.

"Can't make a sound?" Geralt asked first.

Johnny nodded vigorously at once, then continued to wait with expectant eyes.

"Are you sick, or have you eaten something wrong?" Luo Xian asked.

The little earth spirit shook his head in disappointment, indicating no.

It's not that you're sick, it's not that you've eaten the wrong thing, so what could be the reason for not being able to speak?

Luo Xian was still thinking about it, and Geralt then asked, "Is it magic, is Johnny's voice sealed or cursed by someone else?"

As if Jeralt was right, Johnny nodded again and said he was pleased.

"What? Can something like sound be sealed? And this kind of magic?"

"Normally, witches use it against birds and enemies who like to bark, but even then, they are rarely used. Because, they often use mute spells, not spells like silence. ”

"What's the difference?"

"Silence is the use of magic circles to isolate the sound within a certain range, the outside sound can't come in, the inside sound can't get out, witches often set up this kind of spell in their own laboratory, so as not to be disturbed by outsiders when they conduct research, they can activate a specific device outside to notify them by a pre-agreed method. Spells such as silence use magic to forcibly deprive the voice of the speaker for a period of time, usually during spell battles, preventing the other party from opening their mouths to cast spells, and were very popular for a long time. However, the advent of ventriloquism or silent casting made silence ineffective at once, and is now commonly used by witches to punish disobedient ordinary people. ”

"Is there a spell around here?"

"Looks like the witch's rumors are true?"

"Since it's a spell, what should we do? White wolf, will you lift it?"

"This spell is not a universal version, and each caster has their own unique casting medium, and it is important to know their habits to judge. I'll only have some simple seals, and nothing else. ”

Johnny couldn't help but get anxious when he heard Geralt and Roson talking back and forth, jumping and waving his hands in front of them, as if trying to get their attention.

"What can we do to help you? Do you know how to solve your own problems?" Luo Xian tried to ask like this, but he didn't expect Xiao Diling to nod immediately, and patted his chest, and turned away with his head held high.

Johnny walked a few steps and saw that the two were not following, so he turned around and beckoned to them.

"He seems to want us to follow him?"

"It seems like yes, it seems that we have no other choice. ”

The little earth spirit nodded quickly when he heard Luo Xian's words, so the group of three, led by the short little earth spirit, gradually walked towards the edge of the swamp.

Don't look at the little earth spirit's short stature, but he is very familiar with the terrain of the swamp, and many places directly tread water, so there is no need to test at all.

It is important to know that swamps, especially where there is water, are generally more dangerous, because no one knows whether it is a mud pool or a field below, and even if it is a place with turf, you need to be careful. Where it looks like grass on the surface, there is a high probability that as soon as a heavy object steps on it, the turf will collapse immediately.

The little earth spirit ran ahead, Geralt and Luo Xian followed, and the two of them remained in the forest outside the village, in order to avoid being discovered by the inhabitants of the mysterious village. Later, when I got the news from Johnny, I didn't come out on horseback, but on foot, so now the two of them are running behind the little earth spirit.

The speed of the three of them was very fast, and they gradually came to a rolling hill.

It is said to be a hill, but it is actually a small hill, more than 200 meters above the ground, and you can't see the edge at a glance, but you don't know what the opposite place is, or if this huge swamp itself is a low-lying wetland.

Coming to the foot of the mountain, the little earth spirit immediately stopped and looked at the two of them.

"Is this the place? Need to look around?"

The little earth spirit nodded, put his right hand on his forehead and looked up at the mountain, and his left hand also pointed upward, and at the end of his finger was a cliff, and there seemed to be a winding path at the foot of the mountain, which led to it in zigzags, and I don't know what it was.

"You're saying there's something in the cliffs, and finding that thing will make you sound again?" Geralt seemed to guess the little spirit's thoughts.

When Xiao Diling heard Geralt guess what he meant, he was immediately happy, clapping his hands with a smile, and nodding vigorously.

"It seems that the only way to look for it is to go up and find it. ”

It's a path, but it's not even a road, it's just some grass that is lower than the other plants next to it. It seems that every once in a while someone will step on it, so the grass will lie down, and it is likely that the nearby hunters used to hunt on the trail.

Even so, it was not easy to walk, and many places collapsed and broke off, exposing the rocks underneath the dirt. The mountain stream is fast, and it is likely that several wooden bridges that have fallen into disrepair have been broken due to recent rains.

However, it was difficult for Geralt and Luo Xian, who jumped over the surface of the stream a few meters wide with his arm between the small earth spirits.

At the end of the trail is a cliff with a huge nest of branches and feathers.

Just when Luo Xian was still sighing how big a bird was that needed to live in such a huge nest, more than a dozen figures rose from the nest, and there were bursts of hissing in the sky.

"This is the nest of the human-faced demon birds, and they are social monsters who like to live together. So such a large nest is actually their house. Be careful, they're coming. ”

The so-called human-faced demon bird in Geralt's mouth, Luo Xian also saw it for the first time in another world.

This is a monster with a human body, but the hands are bird wings, the feet are bird claws, a human head, complete facial features, and a mouth with sharp teeth.

Their nests are usually built high on cliffs or mountain streams, making it easy to get in and out. The main food sources are small animals and carrion, and they are relatively timid, so they generally live in groups and attack their targets in teams.

During hunting, the human-faced demon bird will use its ability to fly quickly, quickly hovering in the air, and finding the right time to dive and land to attack the target. After missing the first hit, it quickly flew back into the air to prevent it from being attacked by the target.

Their wings are extremely powerful, and with a single fan, they can stun small animals such as foxes, rabbits, and goats. Both fangs and claws are good helpers for tearing apart their prey. However, this monster also has a weakness, that is, once on the ground, their movements are slow and clumsy, and it takes a certain amount of time to fly again, making them extremely vulnerable to attacks by opponents.

For this strange creature, Luo Xian couldn't like it.

Not only do they have an ugly appearance, but they also smell of decay and bird droppings.

After the human-faced demon bird made several flutters, but returned in vain, it never flew down again, only hovering high in the air for a long time, as if it was ready to fight the target below.

The little earth spirit anxiously pulled Rarosian's clothes, pointing to the demon bird on it and kept gesturing.

Although they didn't know what the little earth spirit was going to say, Geralt and Geralt both understood that it seemed that the key to retrieving Johnny's voice was in these face demon birds.

Facing his opponents in the air, Geralt took out his crossbow and shot a few arrows at the target, but they were dodged by their nimble bodies, and they seemed helpless.

Geralt's mental power combat method is not yet able to attack in the air for the time being, and these face demon birds are hovering at a height of hundreds of meters, even if Geralt condenses the form of the tooth god Phantom Shiro, he still can't attack to such a high height, so he can only waste his energy in vain.

"Look at me, do you think I can't do anything about you if I hide in the air?" Luo Xian motioned to the little earth spirit to find a rock to hide first, so as not to be attacked by the demon birds in the air, and when he stretched out his hand, a small white raven emerged from Luo Xian's body.

White flames erupted from all over his body, and a pair of gemstone eyes like pomegranates. With a chirp, he rushed into the air.