The Witcher: Grinding Experience Starting as a Wolf School Witcher

Chapter 140 [Giant Limbs Piercing Armor]

The fortress is constructed of marble, exhibiting a grand yet simple style.

With their illusionary abilities and the help of the guards, the group arrived at the entrance of the wormhole without any obstacles.

The massive stone gate blocked everyone's path.

The stone gate is engraved with exquisite elven patterns, and the whole structure fits together perfectly.

The captain of the guards saluted and said, "Your Excellency, the Qiqimo Cave is just ahead."

"Open the door," Alwin said in a low voice.

The captain of the guards respectfully stepped aside and gestured to the two guards in his squad.

The two stepped out of the group and came to the stone wall to the right of the stone gate. They pressed a mechanism with their palms, and a winch slowly appeared.

The two men worked together to turn the winch, and with a deafening roar, the heavy stone door slowly rose upwards.

A nauseating stench and the pungent smell of acidic venom instantly assaulted my senses.

Faintly, there was a faint rustling sound, like the sound of a venomous snake flicking its tongue.

Alwin and Frey remained expressionless, but the guards seemed to have seen something terrifying, their bodies trembling slightly.

Arwen was the first to step into the cave, tilting his head slightly as he glanced at the guards behind him.

The one with the horn at his waist whispered a few words to the captain of the guard.

The gist of it is that only the bishop's order can be given to open the Qiqimo wormhole.

Now that the gate has been opened by the insect messenger, we need to inform the bishop in any way.

After thinking about it carefully, the captain of the guard realized that this was indeed the case.

No matter how low they spoke, it couldn't escape the ears of the Witcher.

"Get in here, all of you."

Upon hearing this, the captain of the guard was taken aback for a moment, then stepped forward and said with a serious face.

"My lord, we are not allowed to enter the wormhole without the bishop's permission. According to the rules, we will have to trouble the envoy to handle the matter after the door is opened in person."

Arwen looked at him, and the latter stiffened, as if he had been bitten by a poisonous insect, his hair standing on end in horror.

"Hey—don't want to come in? Then you don't have to."

Alwin sighed.

The captain of the guard breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Excellency. We will depart now."

As he spoke, he stepped back halfway, but then heard a cold voice.

"Wait, did I say you could leave?"

The guards stared wide-eyed as the man in the dark blue robe put down his cane, raised his right hand over his shoulder, and made a grasping motion in the air.

With his legs slightly bent, he leaped out like a cheetah, his illusion vanishing in an instant, transforming into a ferocious black-haired witcher.

"Zzzzt!"

The giant sword swept out horizontally, like a crescent moon as black as ink.

Just for a moment.

The heads of the six guards were severed, and red liquid gushed out from behind the crescent moon, the specks of blood like scarlet stars.

Fast, too fast.

The guards didn't even notice Alwin's move before their vision was completely blurred.

He didn't even let out a scream.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The six corpses fell to the ground one by one, without making a sound.

With a flick of his wrist, blood slowly flowed down the groove of the greatsword, the elven runes on the spine of the blade shimmering with light.

"Since you don't want to come in, then you can all stay here."

He took a deep breath of the foul air, savoring the rich, pungent smell of blood.

With that last slash, his greatsword only touched the first two guards. The four guards behind him had their heads sliced ​​off by the crescent-shaped sword energy emanating from the greatsword.

With the addition of this extraterrestrial meteorite iron to the giant sword, combined with his own swordsmanship and the [giant bloodline], he would be able to take on a thousand humans single-handedly.

Thinking about it this way, the future Elf Queen, Francesca, was indeed very generous.

He sheathed the greatsword, his right hand swept through the air past the six corpses, and the Atamon ring under his gauntlet sucked the six corpses into his space.

After cleaning up the battlefield, he turned around, and the eyes of the hydra mask on his head flashed with an eerie green color.

Ripples appeared around his figure, and he transformed back into a green-robed wizard.

The holographic mask's ability to conceal and transform itself will dissipate if the user makes any significant movements.

As Ms. Frey watched the Witcher approach, she thought to herself with a sigh.

The opponent is getting stronger and stronger. In her understanding, even the most powerful wizards would probably be beheaded at such close range.

Upon entering the wormhole again, Arwen and Frey exchanged glances.

They grabbed the winch on the stone wall beside them, and the stone door that the two of them had barely managed to pull open was slammed into the ground with a bang, kicking up a cloud of dust.

At the same time, Frey murmured a spell, and the spell [Light] flew from her fingertips, slowly drifting into the depths of the wormhole, illuminating the dim cavern. Wherever it went, there was corrosive slime everywhere.

As Arwen looked deeper into the cave, he saw many pieces of dissolved armor and pale skeletons.

There were humans, elves, and dwarves —

When Vesemir was teaching the monster encyclopedia, he said that a single Chichimo Engineer is not scary, as long as you are careful of its tail spikes.

If you encounter a Qiqimo warrior, you must be careful of its giant pincers and venom. Even a witcher who gets stung by it will have his body rot and decay.

The most terrifying of them all was Queen Chichimo.

Wherever it exists, everything nearby will be plundered, whether it be grass, trees or animals, they will all become its nutrients.

Just like the queen ant's position in the colony, she is not only a reproductive machine, but also a top killer, and is unaffected by magic.

Thinking about this, I realized that the amount of nutrients and blood needed to raise a Qiqimo Queen would be unimaginably large.

Thus, the harmonious scene outside the village becomes a joke at this moment.

Frey frowned. As a healer who had seen countless deaths, she still felt nauseous at the horrific scene.

Arwen drew his silver sword, took an oil can from his pouch, and muttered a spell. The cork in the oil can opened by itself, and insect-like sword oil was perfectly applied to the sword.

Frey, standing beside him, was already somewhat used to it. There were too many secrets about this witcher, and being too curious would definitely be a recipe for disaster.

The only saving grace was that they were allies, not enemies.

"Hiss hiss hiss————"

The screams of monsters and the scraping of arthropods against the ground echoed from the depths of the cave, sending chills down one's spine.

Alwin looked up and put away the oil can.

"Be careful, Qiqimo has a very sensitive sense of smell. It must have smelled the blood in the air. They're coming."

"

Ms. Frey was on high alert and activated the [Light Spell] to probe deeper into the cave.

In the darkness, more than ten Qiqimo engineers, each the size of a small colt, crawled out from the cave ceiling and rock walls.

Behind them were three more Qiqimo warriors with huge pincers and thick armor covering their bodies.

Alwin's eyes were sharp, especially when he saw the three Qiqimo warriors; his cat eyes twitched.

If we kill just one more, we'll have enough mutants of the Qiqimo Warrior.

They hissed and lunged at the two of them.

The black-haired witcher strode forward, charging into the ranks of the Chichimo engineers, Thor Ivy's sword flashing through the darkness.

Turning around, the Wolf School sword dance [Whirling Blade] and the Cat School sword technique [Fatal Rhythm] are activated simultaneously.

Limbs and severed arms flew through the air, and green blood splattered everywhere.

Without needing any magic signs, he had already achieved overwhelming dominance solely through his own power and exquisite swordsmanship.

The system panel continuously displays the progress of Qiqimo engineers in acquiring mutants.

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

In the distance, the Qiqimo warriors let out sharp hisses, wielding their enormous pincers, the spikes on their carapaces gleaming coldly.

Its menacing maw slightly closed, then suddenly expanded, and three streams of green venom shot like arrows toward Alwin's position.

Frey chanted a powerful incantation, then clapped her hands together in the air, creating a green barrier in front of Arwen.

"Sizzle!"

The venom struck the barrier, producing a sizzling sound and billowing black smoke.

Without turning his head, Alwin swept out, his cloak fluttering in the wind.

With the attack speed boost from the [Fatal Rhythm] stacks, Silver Light unleashed several afterimages, the blade slicing through the hard armor of the Qiqimo warrior.

A bloodcurdling scream rang out.

The enormous iron pincers slashed towards his waist, tearing through the air as if to cleave him in two.

He nimbly dodged their iron pincers and agile tail spikes, which couldn't touch him at all. They could only pin him to the ground, leaving a pool of venom that hissed and crackled.

Having the experience of dealing with the Qiqimo warriors last time, killing these three was a piece of cake.

In less than three breaths, the silver light fell, and the heads of the three Qiqimo warriors were either severed or split open.

Turbid green blood flowed all over the ground.

[Slay the Qiqimo Engineer and obtain 25%16 Qiqimo Engineer Mutant!]

[Slay Qiqimo Warriors to obtain 25% Qiqimo Warrior Mutants] x3!

I glanced at the panel and used the one-click merge function.

[Qiqimo Engineer Mutant 1025%, one-click synthesis, (white) → (green)!]

【Exoskeleton (Green): Your skin has mutated, and your entire body will acquire a hard exoskeleton, slightly (3%) reducing physical attacks received → (5%)】

Alwin was also surprised to see that the mutants of the Qiqimo engineers had also been upgraded.

It seems that quite a few Qiqimo engineers were indeed killed this time when they went deep into the forest.

The gaze shifts downwards, landing on the line of Qiqimo warriors.

[Qiqimo Warrior Mutant (Green) 1! Installing this mutant increases your strength by 5% and grants the green talent, Giant Limb Armor Penetration]

[Giant Limb Armor Piercing (Green): Your arm bones have mutated, temporarily reducing the target's physical defense by 10% for 10 minutes when you charge up a powerful strike.]

[Install Qiqimo Warrior Mutant (Green)?]

Install."

Immediately, a tickling sensation spread through my arms, like thousands of ants gnawing at my bones. After the pain came an extreme sense of pleasure.

He clenched his fists slightly, his arm muscles brimming with explosive power.

With so many mutants added, a punch thrown now would have at least three tons of force.

It can really be considered a humanoid dragon.

His hand unconsciously touched the body of the Qiqimo warrior.

[Ghoul Feedback] is triggered. A green glow emerges from the carapace and flows into the palm, restoring the stamina that was just lost.

The sooner you use CD, the sooner you'll be able to take it. And since the next opponent is Queen Chichimo, you can't let your guard down. It's best to stay at your peak.

After shaking off the slime from the sword, Frey had already walked to his side.

She whispered, "I can sense a powerful life force deep within the cave. It's not far ahead, just ahead."

Alvin made a sound, took out the [Tawny Owl] from his waist pouch, and drank it down in one gulp.

Alwin twisted his neck slightly, and black veins bulged up, his aura becoming ferocious and violent.

After a short rest, Arwen also triggered the effect of [Meditation Afterglow] and continued to venture deeper into the cave.

They traveled about four or five hundred paces, and encountered several Qiqimo engineers along the way, all of whom were easily killed by Alwen with lightning speed.

Ahead, the narrow cave seemed to widen.

Frey activated the [Light Spell] and flew into the sky, illuminating a huge underground hall.

The densely packed Qiqimo were unaware of the light; they had no eyes.

In the center of the underground hall lay a gigantic monster.

When Alwin first saw it, he felt it was distorted and made him feel physically uncomfortable.

Its body is as large as three carriages side by side, its segments are like sharpened artificial mountains, and its abdomen is bulging high, inside which countless unhatched insect eggs are wriggling.

Its upper body is covered with a thick, dark brown carapace, and it has no ears or eyes.

It has two withered tree-like antennae on its head, which vibrate wildly and at a high frequency in the air.

Around it, countless Qiqimo engineers lay prostrate.

They methodically fed the giant monster little by little the food in their mouths.

After consuming food, its swollen abdomen gently squeezes out a snow-white, crystal-clear insect egg.

The Qiqimo engineers, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately stepped forward, carried the insect eggs on their backs, and carefully placed them into the insect nest.

In that insect nest, every egg is a Qiqimo about to hatch.

This is the monster born from the convergence of the celestial spheres, the queen of insects, the Queen Qiqimo!

Outside the hall, corpses were piled up like mountains, emitting a pungent, tear-inducing stench.

This scene is almost comparable to Old Spearhead's cave.

To raise this monster, countless people's blood and flesh were consumed.

The antennae on Queen Qiqimo's head suddenly stopped trembling and pointed towards Alwen's location.

The scent felt completely unfamiliar to him; it wasn't the bishop who fed it.

Moreover, the other person had his child's blood on them.

This angered it.

In fact, it sensed someone entering the cave immediately and thought it was food brought to it by the bishop, so it sent some Qiqimo to retrieve it.

She never imagined that her child would die so tragically.

It slowly raised its head and emitted a sharp, piercing sound that made one's eardrums feel like they were about to burst.

With a sudden push from its massive six-armed limbs against the ground, its mountain-like body quickly stood upright.

All the surrounding Qiqimo turned their gazes toward Alwin and his companion.

Alwin quickly said, "Find a way to control that big guy. I'll deal with the rest of the bugs first."

Frey raised her hands, her face grave. "I understand."

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