The weather was nice, with a sunny and light breeze along the way, and you could see wild deer and hares in the bushes and grasses on both sides of the road. In normal times, Luo Xian would definitely slow down his horse and savor this rare otherworldly tranquility, but now, he just wanted to rush to Xia Valen Village as soon as possible.

Sitting down, the tall yellow horse that was assimilated by the monster ran unexpectedly light, without the slightest bulky appearance, this journey to and from Redania, but it was Geralt Divine Steed's radish that dragged his feet, and Luo Xian has been suppressing the speed of the yellow horse to cooperate with the white wolf. Even so, the continuous fatigue of running around made the mouth and nose of the radish feel a heavy white gas, and it was obvious that his physical strength was a little overdrawn.

As soon as they entered the village of Xia Valun, the two found two severed ropes hanging from the big tree at the entrance of the village, and two dead corpses lying underneath.

The baron's men were organizing the digging of the pit to prepare the corpse, while the village chief stood by in despair, like a piece of wood.

Philip, the bloody baron who led the team, was very happy to see the arrival of the two white wolves, and came forward to greet him with a smile, "I'm glad you can come, my two friends, you have gained the respect and friendship of the crow's nest." ”

"What happened here? How did the two villagers die? Who hanged them?" the white wolf dismounted, patted the radish on the back, and the radish slipped aside to eat the grass.

Luo Xian also got off the horse and took out a water bag and a basin, and a little salt, poured some water mixed with it and served it to the radish to quench its thirst. The yellow horse was in good spirits on the side, and he didn't look tired at all.

"We've just arrived, and we've heard that the witch hunters did it. What are these fanatical believers doing in my backwoods, they can't have come all the way from Novigre on horseback to hang two unrelated men?" explained the baron, turning his gaze to the chief of the village.

"He... They... It's from Redania... It's not Novigre—" The village chief seemed frightened, and stammered as he spoke.

Hearing this, Geralt and Luo Xian looked at each other for a moment, and finally did not run in vain.

"Ridania, these madmen have settled in Redania?" muttered the baron when he heard the village chief's answer.

"They entered the village in the early hours of the morning, and as soon as they came in, they lit torches everywhere, and Ike and Roy got up early because they had to carry the goods to other places, and they found Ike and them. After questioning, he hanged them straight to death, and then went to the depths of the swamp. I realized something was wrong and hid in the house and didn't dare to come out, so I didn't hear their conversation clearly. When they were far away, I dared to come out, and fearing that something would happen, I beckoned the rest of the villagers to take refuge in the forest first, and it was not long before the Baron's party came. ”

"How many of them are there?" do you know where they are going?" asked the baron, frowning.

"My lord, they were all on horseback, and there were about a dozen of them, men and women, heading in the direction of the swamp village, and these two demon hunters probably knew their destination, and they had been there. The chief of the Mediterranean village answered the baron's question carefully, fearing that he would annoy the lord, and when the time came, a fire would burn down the houses of the village, and dozens of people would have to be displaced.

"You know, how do you know?" the baron was a little surprised, but soon understood, "Could it be that they are aiming the same as us?!, are they the three witches?!"

Geralt nodded, "The apparent goal of the witch hunters is those uncontrolled folk witches, and they are actually helping the Eternal Fire Sect weed out disobedient heretics, but it doesn't prevent them from actually hunting witches sometimes. Philip, we just came from Redania, and Tamara is no longer there. ”

"Tamara?!You disappeared for two days just to help me find my daughter?!" The baron's face was full of surprise, and when he got the news for a while, he seemed a little helpless, and his eyes couldn't help but be soaked with tears, "Thank you so much, this disobedient child, I don't know where he ran away, it's really worrying." ”

"I'm afraid these witch hunters have something to do with Tamara?" Luo Xian interjected as he fed the turnips.

"What do you mean, why did my little Tamara get involved with the witch hunters again?" the baron's surprise grew.

"That's right, we found a secret sacrificial altar of the Eternal Flame Sect in the cellar of your castle earlier, and your daughter seems to have a connection to this sect and believes in them. Coupled with Anna's accident, Tamara has no way to deal with this kind of thing alone, and presumably can only seek help from the Eternal Fire Sect. I'm afraid these witch hunters are the helpers she brought back from the city of Redania to save Anna. Geralt explained.

"We went to Redania based on the information of the people who helped their mother and daughter leave, and we wanted to persuade Tamara to come back with us to save Anna. However, an acquaintance over there provided the news that Tamara had contacted a group of witch hunters through a pastor of the Church of Eternity and had left the city. We've been rushing all the way here, and it seems like we've finally found the right direction. ”

"Are you saying that my little Tamara is among the same group of witch hunters who arrived here in the early hours of this morning?" the baron couldn't believe it, the clues to his wife and daughter, who had been missing for many days, were all in front of him, and reunion and meeting seemed to be within reach.

"There's a great possibility. Geralt nodded.

"What are you doing with all the fools who waste food?, and get ready, let's set off on the swamp!" the baron shouted at once, forcing all those who were not ready to move at once, and get ready to go.

"Geralt, Rosin, we need to get over there at once, I want to see Tamara. When the baron was done, he came to greet the white wolf with a hint of pleading in his tone.

"Okay, let's go, it's time for the matter to be settled. ”

After burying the corpse, the team led the horses and began to set off, because there was a swamp ahead, so no one rode horses, but the horses were loaded with a large number of weapons and supplies, led by the two white wolves, and marched to the depths.

Along the way, there were always some uninteresting water ghosts who came out to harass, but it was the baron and his party that they met.

The baron's subordinates are all professional soldiers, although they do not have any magic and abilities beyond humans, but the training of fighting with the army and monsters all year round makes the ability to face sudden battles extremely strong.

Three shieldmen quickly erected half-human-high shields to form a makeshift line of defense, while two crossbowmen half-crouched behind their shields and kept firing. The crossbow is a special arrow that has been processed, and after the arrow is removed from the outer packaging, it is filled with a sulfur smell, and in the process of high-speed flight, it is ignited by air friction, forming a burning rocket that falls on the water ghosts that pounce, burning them and making them scream.

Human wisdom can make up for the lack of ability to a certain extent, which is also the general trend of the rise of the human empire and the retreat of other creatures, as long as they are strictly trained and cooperated, even ordinary soldiers can be unscathed when facing monsters.

In addition to arrows, there are also incendiary bombs, and when you throw them, you can set a large area on fire. This specific attack on the swamp monster had an immediate effect, and the attack of the water ghosts collapsed in less than a minute, leaving only seven or eight corpses and burning water in the waterhole.

"This is for the witches, so that they know who is the master in Willen. The baron smiled proudly.

It seems that the human counterattack was too effective and frightened the aborigines of the swamp. For the rest of the trip, there were no more monsters or beasts to attack.

With Geralt leading the way, the team made their way to the depths of the swamp, and saw in the distance where several houses were, where the witches were, and a group of people gathered beneath the spires of the familiar church-like buildings.