Wizard: This witcher is neglecting his duties.

Chapter 150 The Lake Maiden's Sword (Seeking votes, donations, and subscriptions)

"Wayne, how are you feeling?"

The battle continued. The effects of the intermediate-level healing potion were quite good. After Triss woke up, she saw Wayne holding her in his arms. Seeing the man's pale face and the bloodstains at the corner of his mouth, she weakly wanted to reach out and stroke his face.

Upon noticing this, Wayne immediately reached out and grasped the sorceress's hand, then took out a bottle of intermediate healing potion from his pouch and fed it mouth-to-mouth to the still somewhat pale red-haired beauty.

Once Triss's complexion improved, he helped her sit up, letting her lean against his chest. His eyes were on the battle unfolding in the distance, and he explained:

"It's almost over. The evil god's clone is about to collapse."

Upon hearing this, Triss looked up and saw that deep within the underwater palace, the evil god's avatar, which was nearly five meters tall, looked extremely miserable. Most of the tentacles on the octopus's head had been cut off, and its black skin was covered with wounds caused by ice and blades. Many parts of its flesh had been shaved away, leaving only the bones exposed.

The six demon hunters besieging it, though looking disheveled, remained resolute in surrounding the avatar of the evil god. Every now and then, they would throw a North Wind Bomb, using the powerful cold air to freeze the monster's body and restrict its movements, while the others would seize the opportunity to swarm forward and desperately hack at its body.

Whenever this avatar of the evil god breaks free from the icy restraints and tries to swing its tentacles and arms to attack a demon hunter, Kayla immediately releases a shield to block the evil god's attack, allowing the demon hunter to escape.

When the evil god tries to attack the sorceress, the demon hunters swarm him and unleash a barrage of attacks, giving him no time to pursue her.

With perfect coordination, the two used scraping techniques to gradually and successfully inflict severe injuries on the evil god's clone.

Unfortunately, the battle took place underwater, which severely limited the destructive power of both lightning and fire magic. No one had a decisive means to deliver a fatal blow to the evil god.

Although the evil god's body had been hacked to pieces by the witcher's sword, and was covered in wounds.

However, its enormous size and powerful regenerative abilities allowed it to sustain itself and engage in a war of attrition with the others.

Wayne was also very anxious. Triss was seriously injured, and Kayla was assisting the Witchers in their battle. Only Yennefer was holding up the underwater barrier, and she was now struggling to maintain it.

Although the demon hunters seem to have the upper hand now, if this drags on any longer, the outcome will be hard to predict.

Seeing this, Wayne quickly thought of a solution. If he couldn't rely on raw power, he could only rely on external tools. Soon, he thought of the attack items in his storage bag and had an idea.

He released Triss, took out the storage bag on his chest, and pulled out five explosive tags from the Naruto world, an explosive arrow from the Diablo world, and the elven shortbow that Toruville had given him.

Wrap five explosive tags around the tip of the explosive arrow like stickers.

Despite his discomfort, Wayne stood up, walked to the edge of the underwater barrier, picked up his elven shortbow, nocked an arrow, and aimed. The arrowhead was aimed at the evil god's avatar, which was still fighting desperately. He shouted to his witcher brothers:

"Give me a chance to make this monster open its mouth."

Upon hearing Wayne's voice, everyone immediately cooperated without hesitation. Lambert and Eskel risked injury and rushed to the monster's feet, forcefully slashing at its knees, causing the evil god to lose its balance and stumble to its knees.

Vesemir and George cast a Quen shield on themselves and stood directly in front of the monster, clashing their steel swords against its two claws. Both were sent flying by the immense force.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Geralt jumped directly onto the face of the evil god, kicking its eyes hard with both feet, and slashing its jaw with its sword. The monster could no longer hold on and finally opened its mouth, letting out a terrifying roar.

Faced with the gaping maw, Wayne immediately seized the opportunity, drawing his elven shortbow to its limit. The explosive arrow in his hand became a blur, leaving a white trail in the lake water, carrying five explosive tags, and flew directly into the evil god's enormous maw.

"Get out of the way, Geralt!"

After firing the arrow, Wayne only managed to utter this one sentence before collapsing to his knees, his body weak and exhausted. He was too badly injured; he was only able to fire this arrow because of his unwavering will.

As a seasoned veteran, Geralt of Rivia didn't need Wayne's reminder at all. Along with the other Witchers, after the arrows were shot into the mouth of the evil god, they immediately moved away from the evil god's body as fast as they could.

The five explosive tags, combined with the explosive arrows that possess explosive power, were indeed quite formidable.

Just when the poor evil god's clone thought it had finally escaped the witcher's clutches and could have a good, satisfying slaughter, a violent explosion erupted from its mouth.

Accompanied by a shockwave from a wave of water, the powerful implosion blasted the evil god's octopus head into pieces, just like a watermelon.

Red, black, purple, and unidentified flesh and blood tissues, like dye thrown into water, directly turned the surrounding waters into a dark color.

However, before everyone could savor the joy of victory, Yennefer shouted loudly:

"Kayla, come and take over for me, I can't hold on any longer."

Unfortunately, Kayla, who had been fighting the evil god for a long time, no longer had the magic to support the underwater barrier. She did not explain or take over Yennefer's position, but made a decision immediately and recited a spell at an extremely fast speed.

As her incantation ended, a portal, as if cleaved in the void, appeared directly within the underwater barrier, less than a meter in front of Yennefer.

Seeing this, the crowd didn't need to listen to her explanation and immediately understood what to do. They all swam towards the teleportation portal as quickly as possible.

Wayne, disregarding all gentlemanly manners, forced himself to walk quickly to Triss's side, embraced the petite sorceress, and slipped into the portal first.

The portal's exit is not far from underwater; it's located on Black Tern Island in the middle of the lake.

As soon as Wayne and Triss landed, Vesemir, Lambert, Eskel, Belial, as well as Kayla and George, stumbled out of the portal.

Finally, after another ten seconds or so, just as Kayla's portal was about to give way, Geralt tumbled out, carrying Yennefer, who had also fallen into a coma due to over-casting.

………………

When Wayne awoke again, he found himself not in his home in Vizima, nor in any sorceress's bed, but in a beautiful, enchanting forest lake.

Dressed in a gossamer-thin gossamer dress, the beautiful and holy goddess of the lake sat beside him, her legs curled up in a reclining position, softly humming a moving melody.

Those fair hands, like works of art, gently caressed his bare chest, and an invisible, divine power was healing the wounds within him.

When he opened his eyes, the goddess of the lake gazed at Wayne with her clear, azure eyes, a gentle, holy smile on her face. She stopped humming and spoke in a melodious, ethereal voice:

"You've awakened, my warrior."

"You have destroyed the avatar of the evil god Dagon."

"You have fulfilled your promise and accomplished a noble feat worthy of being recorded in poetry."

Ding! The Master-level quest [Eliminate the Evil God's Clone] has been completed.

Rewards: 450 experience points, one Master Chest.

Hearing the emotionless system notification in his mind, Wayne sat up in a daze.

After sitting up, he found himself completely naked, his injuries healed, and a gentle power flowing slowly through his body, making him feel exceptionally comfortable.

Under the influence of some force, his body, like the goddess of the lake, floated on the lake surface, as if lying on the most comfortable bed.

"Your Majesty, where are my companions?"

Wayne shook his head to clear his mind, then asked in a dry voice:

"How long have I been unconscious?"

Upon hearing this, the goddess cupped some lake water in her hands, brought it to his lips, gesturing for him to drink it, and then said:

"Don't worry, my warrior. You were only unconscious for one night. The Fisherman King found you injured and brought you here, still badly wounded."

"Your companions are resting outside the forest; they are safe."

After saying this, the goddess of the lake rose from the water and displayed her flawless body before Wayne. She gently waved to the lake beside her, as if summoning something.

Soon, under Wayne's watchful gaze, a two-handed sword with a magnificent blue scabbard slowly rose from the lake.

The goddess placed her hand on the sword, but did not draw it. Instead, she spoke in a chanting-like tone:

"My warrior, you have fulfilled your promise, accomplished a feat that is difficult for humans to achieve, and eradicated the evil god's claws that poison the world."

"If you are willing to commit to eradicating more evil from this world, upholding justice and courage, and maintaining peace in the world, then this sword will be a gift from me."

"It will become your most loyal companion and your most steadfast guardian, which is also my expectation for you."

"This sword is called Excalibur, a sword worthy of any warrior."

(End of this chapter)