Wizard: This witcher is neglecting his duties.

Chapter 103 The Power of the Sorcerer

After taking down the two ghouls, Wayne did not let his guard down. Instead, he held the electric blade in his hand and waited quietly for the magic power inside to be fully replenished.

After all, the ghouls were just appetizers lured in by the corpses; the real culprits who would kill the soldiers had not yet appeared.

Three minutes later, when the magic within the electric blade was fully replenished, Wayne gripped the short sword and headed deeper into the mine.

This mine is very old and has a huge interior space. It is unknown when it was built. Because there is a cave ceiling inside, it was probably used as a warehouse.

Looking around, the cave contains a variety of stone building materials cut into various shapes, and burning braziers are left in various places throughout the cave for lighting.

After a quick glance, Wayne didn't wander around. Instead, he slowly explored inward, following the direction of the scent emanating from the corpse.

Following the scent of the corpse for several dozen meters, he arrived near a tunnel that appeared to have been recently excavated.

Wayne discovered that a dozen or so corpses dressed as soldiers were scattered inside and outside the passageway, all of them long since lifeless. Most of them had died tragically, their bodies riddled with cuts from sharp weapons, and were practically unrecognizable as human, which was consistent with the characteristics of a demon spirit.

Demons are born from extremely intense negative emotions and experience endless, indescribable pain. They are filled with anger, hatred, and jealousy, so they both hate and envy the living, wishing they could kill all of humanity.

Like other evil spirits, they are invisible and therefore unaffected by fire, poison, or blood-stained weapons. As a result, they can be dealt with primarily by spellcasters who can use magic and monster-expert witchers.

Seeing this, Wayne became even more vigilant. He immediately added another layer of enhanced Quen shield to himself before continuing along the tunnel.

The passageway itself wasn't very long; after walking about fifty meters, we arrived at its end.

Looking at the scene at the end of the passageway, Wayne immediately realized the cause of the whole thing.

Originally, at the end of this passageway was a stone wall made of bricks. However, at this moment, perhaps due to the actions of the miners, a huge gap had been broken in the stone wall, allowing people to pass through.

Although Wayne did not venture deeper, he merely peered into the gap and discovered that behind the stone wall lay an underground tomb of unknown age.

Many exquisitely carved coffins are neatly arranged inside the tomb, which is a large tomb for multiple burials.

Wayne could even feel the airflow inside the tomb through his skin, suggesting that the tomb likely had other exits.

Clearly, if I'm not mistaken, the cause of this incident should be an excavation accident.

The miners accidentally unearthed the outer wall of an unknown underground tomb. Without considering the consequences, or perhaps under someone's instructions, they directly damaged the tomb, attracting an attack from the demons inside.

It's just a pity for those soldiers who came to investigate. If someone had reported the whole cause of the incident beforehand, they would probably have directly entrusted a professional sorcerer to solve the problem, instead of sending soldiers who posed no threat to the demons to their deaths.

Having gathered this information, Wayne did not pursue the investigation further, but instead slowly withdrew from the passageway.

Although the matter has not been fully investigated, it will no longer be his job alone.

A dozen minutes later, Wayne returned to the ground and told all the information he had gathered to Kayla and Triss, who were already waiting there. After hearing the information, the sorceresses were first surprised, and then expressed their contempt for Baron Cober.

Clearly, this was something the baron intentionally concealed. He didn't want to bear any responsibility for his mistake, so he hid the cause of the incident and wanted to treat it as an accident.

However, the two sorceresses wouldn't make any accusations; it wasn't their job. Once they had completed this task, they would naturally report the truth to the king as royal advisors.

The specific follow-up actions will be decided by King Foltest himself.

After listening to Wayne's report, Kayla looked at the Witcher with admiration and praised him:

"As expected of an excellent witcher, Wayne. If this task had been left to those soldiers, it certainly wouldn't have been this efficient, and there would have been casualties."

"Alright, now that we know the enemy is mainly composed of demon spirits, please give us a little more time. Once we're ready, we'll go and clear out that underground tomb."

In fact, regardless of the combat profession, just like the Witcher, if you obtain the relevant information and find a targeted strategy before the battle, the battle will be much more effective.

For example, when dealing with demons, if we confirm beforehand that the enemy is a demon, we should prepare more magical items that can counter demons. This will make clearing the tomb much easier later.

Similarly, as a witcher, Wayne also needed to prepare for battle against these spirits that did not have physical forms. He chose the Swallow Potion for recovery, the Wolf Potion for increased agility, and the Tawny Owl Potion for increased mana regeneration.

He had originally considered using the Cat's Eye potion for dark vision, but after realizing that he was traveling with two sorceresses who could use light spells, he decisively abandoned the idea.

While it's not that one can't tolerate the toxicity of the cat's eye potion, drinking too much of it is not an easy experience.

After he finished meditating and added the evil spirit oil against ghosts to his master-level silver sword, Keira and Triss also completed their preparations.

"Wow, Wayne, your face looks terrible. You look like you've been seriously ill. You're so pale, and there are even blood vessels in your eyes," Kayla exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, I've read about that in books too. Witchers can use their mutated organs and special potions to mimic the abilities of some monsters to enhance their own power."

"These are all the research results of the sorcerers of the Witcher Order back in the day."

"Unfortunately, when the Witcher Order was destroyed, much of the knowledge about this subject was taken away or burned by some people with ulterior motives."

After seeing Wayne's ugly appearance after drinking the Witcher's potion, the two sorceresses were slightly surprised, and then began to whisper about their knowledge of the Witcher.

In this era, warlocks are elite talents who combine the roles of mage, scientist, researcher, and even doctor.

If we say that a Witcher needs to undergo ten or twenty years of training before becoming a master, then...

So, before they graduate, sorcerers may have to go through thirty or forty years of learning and experimentation with various spells.

It can be said that every famous sorcerer was an extremely knowledgeable scholar.

Hearing the two sorceresses' discussion, Wayne had an idea and thought of the Aretusa Academy on the island of Shanid in Temuria.

The knowledge accumulated by the Witchers was indeed largely lost in a turmoil hundreds of years ago, resulting in most Witchers now barely surviving on the legacy left over from the Order era.

Not only were they split into many schools of thought, but they were also forced to leave their homeland and disperse to all parts of the world.

But over the years, the various techniques for Witcher have not only failed to make much progress, but have also gradually disappeared due to the deaths of many Witcher.

Perhaps, within the historic Academy of Aretusa, one can find much knowledge that could be helpful to witchers.

However, Wayne only had this idea in mind for now. At this time, the Brotherhood of Warlocks was at its most powerful, with countless strong individuals within the various colleges. They were already very wary of the Witcher profession, and if he acted recklessly and attracted their attention, it might lead to further suppression from the warlocks.

The three chatted as they continued forward, and soon, following the route Wayne had taken, they arrived at the stone wall at the end of the passageway.

As a man and also a warrior and bodyguard in this team, Wayne took the lead, walking at the front of the group.

He made an Alder sign with his hand, which directly shattered the other loose bricks in the stone wall, turning the opening that was originally only big enough for an ordinary person to squeeze through into a doorway large enough for two people to fit through.

Such a commotion seemed to have alerted the spirits in the underground tomb, and faint wails began to spread throughout the tomb.

Seeing this, Kayla reached into her pouch and took out a magical item that looked like an oil lamp.

As she chanted incantations and poured in a large amount of magic, the oil lamp that had been extinguished quickly ignited with a ghostly blue flame.

As the flames burned, a visible semi-circular blue magical shield also appeared around Kayla.

Seeing the semi-circular blue shield, nearly five meters in diameter, Triss sighed and said:

"Wow! A spirit-repelling shield! Did you make this magical protective item, Kayla?"

"With this shield, no monster inside the ghost can get close to us until it is shattered."

Upon hearing this, Kayla raised her chin with a hint of pride and nodded, then said:

"Triss, have you forgotten? I received the highest rating in the academy in protective science. Even Dean Margarita can't compare to me in this area."

Triss nodded approvingly. Every sorceress who could be sent to the side of a king was the most outstanding graduate of the academy, which was one of the reasons why the Brotherhood of Sorcerers was so powerful.

With this layer of protection, she could cast spells safely inside the shield.

Triss took out a round, fiery red orb that resembled a ruby, placed it in her palm, and smiled at Wayne, who was standing at the front of the group, saying:

"Hurry up and go in, Mr. Witcher."

"The sooner we finish cleaning up here, the better we can take a hot shower when we get home. I'm really looking forward to your dinner tonight."

Wayne nodded, glancing at the magical items in the hands of the two sorceresses. Even as a layman, he could sense the immense power of these two items.

The ensuing battle confirmed his suspicions. He had initially thought that facing a dozen or even dozens of demon spirits would be a difficult fight for the three of them.

But to Wayne's surprise, Kayla maintained the spirit-exorcising shield the entire time, and not a single spirit was able to break through the shield's protection and attack the three people inside.

Triss's fiery red orb, driven by her magic, can continuously unleash various fire spells. Even when facing an attack from five or six demon spirits at the same time, these wide-range fire spells can kill those invisible demon spirits in a very short time.

With two sorceresses, one for defense and the other for attack, Wayne, standing inside the shield, became a mere decoration. He simply held his master-level silver sword, focusing intently on guarding the two sorceresses and preventing any possible accidents.

The three of them thoroughly cleaned each tomb in a meticulous manner, completing the entire underground tomb in just half an hour without any unexpected incidents.

This result left Wayne somewhat embarrassed. He had made all the preparations, drinking potions and applying sword oil, but he barely drew his sword once during the entire mission and was carried to victory by the two beauties.

At the same time, he also gained a deeper understanding of the warlock class as a spellcaster.

If the secret to defeating a Witcher is to avoid challenging them to a duel and prevent them from preparing for battle...

Similarly, to deal with spellcasters, it's best to cut off their hands or pull out their tongues before they cast a spell.

Otherwise, once their spell is complete, you will most likely be the one who dies.

Of course, there is one exception: the spellcaster's natural nemesis, the magic-blocking gold.

If you carry a large amount of magic-blocking gold and have the opportunity to get close to those spellcasters, then even if you are just an ordinary soldier, you have a chance to take down these once high and mighty mages.

From Triss and Keira's discussion, Wayne learned that this was probably an elven tomb from several thousand years ago. Judging from its structure and style, it should belong to the original elven city of Vizima, and it was a commoner's tomb.

However, due to its long history, the local indigenous elves have no longer been passed down, which is why no one has discovered it for so long.

Although it certainly wasn't as full of treasures as the elven royal tombs, after discussing it, Keira and Triss decided to split the spoils they found equally among the three of them, so that the trip wouldn't be in vain.

Of course, since he was a man who had barely contributed in the battle, the task of searching all the coffins, examining the burial goods, and collecting the demonic dust fell to Wayne.

However, Wayne was quite happy to do this kind of work. These elves had been dead for thousands of years, and their bones had turned to dust. He had no psychological burden and opened them one by one like opening a treasure chest.

Unfortunately, this is just a commoner's grave, and due to poor ventilation, all the burial objects have weathered and are not well preserved.

He spent over an hour rummaging through his loot and found only gold and silver jewelry worth less than a thousand orens and some gemstones that had lost their collectible value.

The demon dust left behind by the dozens of demon spirits was more valuable and was divided equally between the two female sorcerers, not included in the spoils of war.

As dusk fell, before the sun had set, the three completed their mission and returned to Kayla's mansion.

While the two sorceresses went to the town hall to collect their rewards, Wayne also completed the expert-level commission he received from Kayla, gaining forty experience points and an expert-level treasure chest.

Instead of opening the treasure chest, he took his maid Maisie to a nearby upscale food supply store to buy all the ingredients needed for dinner.

I also took the opportunity to go home and find Lala. In exchange for some gifts, I got her to tell her brother Fitz that we had to break our appointment with the Fisherman King tonight and hoped to postpone it for a day.

(End of this chapter)