Wizard: This witcher is neglecting his duties.

Chapter 288 The Warning from the Goddess of the Lake

Upon arriving at this former battlefield, Wayne was surprised to find that a group of Fallen Ones had somehow taken over the place.

Several fallen mages, wielding skull staffs and adorned with various human bone decorations, were chanting incantations as they shook their staffs, resurrecting previously killed mercenaries and fallen warriors as undead zombies.

Corpses like these, which are fully armed and have excellent physical qualities, are the best casting materials for Fallen Mages. They can be easily resurrected into relatively powerful zombies, which are much stronger than those unarmed, low-level zombies that have been hacked to pieces.

Upon seeing these monsters from afar, Wayne did not kill them. Instead, he recalled his Soul Steed, donned the Invisibility Cloak, and moved swiftly across the battlefield, searching for traces of the retreat of the Fallen army that had participated in the earlier battle.

Now is the time to rescue Yennefer as quickly as possible. He dares not delay in any way. Otherwise, even if Yennefer is not corrupted into a fallen sorcerer by the power of hell, a beautiful sorcerer like her, if she falls into the hands of those fallen ones, will surely be stuffed into a pulp in time.

The enemy force numbered over a hundred people. With such a large group, their movements were virtually impossible to hide from the Witcher's eyes.

Sure enough, following some visible clues, Wayne quickly found the trail of the Fallen's retreat.

Without hesitation, he immediately summoned his soul warhorse and chased after the tracks, completely ignoring the monsters who were nearly knocked over by his sudden appearance.

What followed was another long and tedious search. Fortunately, the enemy was numerous and their intelligence had been corrupted by the power of hell. They had no habit of hiding their tracks, so even though the soul warhorse was running at full speed, it could still follow the obvious footprints and catch up quickly.

About an hour later, Wayne, who had been concentrating on searching for footprints, felt a sense of relief.

He chased for more than 20 kilometers and finally, as expected, found the trail of the fallen army in a deserted town.

It was a small town called Yellen. Wayne didn't know the specifics, but he had heard about it from Kayla.

Because the fog arrived so quickly, only a portion of the city's residents escaped and became refugees, while the majority of the other residents disappeared after the city was enveloped by the fog.

Now that Wayne has seen these fallen ones, he probably knows what will happen to the survivors who were swallowed by the mist.

According to Wayne's observation, the Fallen army he was pursuing was only a part of the army stationed in the city.

He estimated that there were at least five hundred Fallen soldiers in this small town, but he couldn't determine how many Fallen sorcerers there were at present.

However, as a man who could move freely among thousands of orc legions, Wayne felt no fear whatsoever.

For him, with his blink ability, as long as the opponent doesn't have anyone with the same blink ability, and as long as the opponent's air units aren't too numerous and can't detect his position immediately, no matter how many enemies there are, they are just expendable to him.

He could continue killing without limit until his physical and magical energy was exhausted.

Moreover, without onlookers, he could use his thunderclouds and lightning, mirror magic, and other powerful items, allowing him to fight with unrestrained freedom, resulting in a significant increase in his combat power compared to before.

However, just as Wayne took a deep breath, preparing to venture into the den of dragons and tigers before him, a familiar yet faint voice suddenly reached his ears.

"Wayne, my knight."

"Follow my voice, I have something to tell you."

Upon hearing this voice, Wayne was startled, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

He recognized the voice clearly; it was the voice of his goddess, Lilith, the goddess of the lake.

The familiar tone and the familiar smell made him reject the idea that it was a lie or an illusion.

Although Wayne was somewhat puzzled as to why the voice of the goddess of the lake could be heard in the mist, he trusted Lilith and abandoned his idea of ​​forcing his way into the town on the other side. Following the direction of the voice, he arrived at a forest outside the town of Yeren.

Upon entering the forest, Wayne immediately sensed that the air here was much cleaner than outside, and it was not shrouded in mist or affected by the power of hell; it seemed to be protected by some kind of force.

After walking along the forest for another ten minutes, he followed the sound and came to the depths of the forest. Surrounded by rocks, flowers, and trees, he found a clear and tranquil lake.

As Wayne approached, a beautiful figure in a gorgeous white dress slowly appeared. It was none other than his goddess, Lilith. Even the clothes she was wearing were personally purchased by Wayne.

However, just as he was about to speak with the goddess and ask her why she had sought him out,

One, two, three, and three more beautiful girls with different temperaments appeared beside Lilith.

They were dressed only in revealing clothes, some with full figures and others with petite figures. Although their facial expressions all revealed a solemnity, their figures and appearances were all excellent. They also wore some rather primitive ornaments to indicate their status.

Lilith pointed to a beautiful girl wearing flowers in her hair and a light green dress and introduced her:

"This is the goddess of the fields, also known as the goddess of flowers. She spends most of her time taking care of the many creatures in the wilderness and maintaining the balance of the wilderness."

After saying that, she pointed to a plump girl who was only covered by some leaves and fur to conceal her private parts, and said:

"This is the Forest Goddess, also known as the Forest Lady. She is the guardian of the forest, maintaining its ecosystem and protecting its many species."

As for the last one, a petite and delicate girl with a somewhat flat chest, some feathers in her hair, and a playful and cute appearance, Lilith also introduced her:

"This is the goddess of wind, also known as the goddess of birds. She is a mischievous child who protects many birds and insects in the sky. She has no fixed abode and often brings gentle, warm breezes to the whole world."

After introducing the three fellow nymphs who appeared behind her, Lilith, the goddess of the lake, spoke to Wayne in a solemn tone:

"My knight, the reason we are here and have found you is because this world is facing a great crisis."

"I've been keeping an eye on you, and I know the purpose of your trip."

"However, the Yennefer you are looking for is not in the small town you were just trying to find."

"She and some sorcerers were gathered in the mountains outside Banad City under the influence of some evil force."

"It's that mountain range with the rift leading to another world."

"Although the evil forces there are too powerful for us to focus our attention on."

"However, we have reason to believe that this evil force from another world may want to control these sorcerers to cast even more evil spells and widen the gap in that other world."

"Let more evil monsters invade our world from the other side."

"Although this journey is extremely dangerous, my knight, I hope you can stop them and prevent even more evil forces from spreading in our world."

Wayne was taken aback, but this time he didn't hear any system mission notifications. He had already accepted Geralt's master-level mission today, a mission that was clearly much more difficult, and he could no longer accept it.

The goddess of the lake had been watching him with gentle eyes. Seeing that he seemed a little dazed, she tenderly comforted him:

"My knight, the enemy you face this time is too powerful. We will not let you fight alone."

"We will lend you our power and bestow upon you a powerful blessing."

"We must prevent an even greater crisis before evil forces take root in this world."

(End of this chapter)