Chapter 1176 1158. Thick Fog
When talking about this, Nannick mainly gave Lan En a prerequisite understanding of the situation.
But then, when talking about the stage when the whole thing was finally discovered and taken seriously, Nannick's tone became serious.
"But just when the mountain people had just finished working for a period of time and were preparing to go home to send money and take a vacation with their families"
"According to those few who came all the way to this In the temple, the mountain people who had just regained their composure said: They already felt something was wrong before they entered the village. "
"There should have been huge old trees and stubborn rocks around the village. These things are obstacles for the mountain people to travel, but they are also the natural defense on the outside of the village."
"But when those who came from When the mountaineers who took paid leave from the mines returned, the thick trees were broken like fragile matches, and the broken wood chips even covered the land as big as a house."
"Stubborn rocks. Like squeezed and smashed pieces of butter, the scattered stones even flew half a kilometer away, and then broke a forest."
"Listening to their description, I thought. What kind of general has a brain that drags the expensive Fire Scorpion siege truck up the mountain just to attack that mediocre mountain village?"
Mother Nannick said in a deep voice.
As her low tone and this ominous and tragic story progressed, it seemed that even this originally bright and lush garden had a depressing atmosphere.
“The whole place seemed to have been ravaged by something. The group of mountain people who came back from work were completely frightened. In fact, Aurora and I took care of them for several days. , so that they could talk again."
"Didn't anyone see any traces other than the destruction of the site?" Lan En asked, "Didn't they go into their own village?"
Nannick nodded, indicating that Lan En was right.
“They really wanted to go in at that time. After all, their families were in the village, so of course they wouldn’t be willing to do it without seeing it with their own eyes.”
"But the goddess blessed them, and they were very lucky."
"Several mountain people who were frightened by the scene outside the village and wanted to enter the village with their heads covered, just happened to I met the hunter in the village who was already a little crazy."
Lan tilted his head slightly: "The hunter in the village is not dead?"
"He has better luck." She said to him without looking back, "Although I don't know the exact time when the incident occurred in the village, he had been in the mountains for a week because he was chasing a bear and was not in the village."
"Then the Orion is better than The working mountain people returned to the village earlier. Not only did they see the signs of the explosion outside the village earlier, they even had the courage to go in and take a look. That’s why they were a little crazy.”
"According to what he said, the scene in the village is like..."
Nannick pursed his lips, it seemed a bit difficult to describe, but finally he took a breath and said.
“It’s like there is a greedy and tyrannical demon, which has abused everything!”
“Everything is gone, people, livestock, all living creatures, there are cracks and depressions everywhere. , the ground of the entire village was almost shattered and a layer was shaved off!"
"That's a mountainous area, Lan En," Nannick turned to look at the demon hunter and emphasized to him, "Except for the surface. Outside the first layer of soil, there are mountains full of rocks!”
"The hunter was so frightened by the scene in the village that he became insane. His mind went blank and he wandered outside the village for several days, neither daring to leave nor to stay. It was all because of the smelly bear he hunted. "It wasn't until the working mountain people came back and saw familiar people that the hunter's spirit became a little normal. He ran out and talked nonsense. The same panicked mountain people ran out of the mountain."
"A group of people ran all the way from the Mahakam Mountains to Elland, relying on the smelly bear. I know how they managed to survive.”
Lan En’s thin lips exposed from under the hood moved, repeating Sister Nannick’s description in a low voice.
“Only a bear carcass?”
The carcass of a bear sounds huge, at least hundreds of kilograms of meat can be removed from it.
But as an individual hunter, he actually does not have the ability to take away all the bear carcasses at once.
So even if the hunt is successful, the amount of meat you bring with you when you return to the village for the first time will not be very large. You will need to go back and forth multiple times or ask for help in exchange for sharing the meat.
In addition, after listening to the description of the hunter, he stayed around the scene of the incident for several days. He would eat part of it himself, and then supply it to the mountain people returning from work, and together they could escape from the mountain. rations for the road. This is too tight.
Now that you have learned how to escape from unknown dangers, you should have regained some sanity, and at least you should be able to feel the hunger and weakness in your body.
"This hunter can hunt bears, so he must be a good hunter, right?"
The witcher tugged on his hood and cloak, which was sliding down a bit, and there was a burst of friction between the armor's locks and the chainmail shirt under the fabric. Voice.
“Plus there are working mountain people as helpers, so why don’t they pack anything to eat along the way?”
Originally, they were walking slowly in front of Lan En. , like Aunt Nannick leading guests to visit the garden.
At this moment, Lan En suddenly stopped when he asked this question.
"Because... there is no more prey to hunt."
"So," Lan En frowned in confusion, "What does this mean?"
Nannick said calmly, in this calmness It can even sound cold.
"It means: there are no living creatures."
"From the mountains where they escaped, there were no birds chirping, beasts roaring, or even monsters. There were only traces similar to those outside the village. .Brutal, horrific destruction.”
"The 'thing' that destroyed their village. That thing destroyed more than just a mountain village."
"If that's true," Lan En held the brim of his hood and smashed it. He smacked his lips and said, "That's not an ordinary horror."
"Even if they didn't see what happened, they didn't find any strange signs?" "Yes." Nannick said simply said, "A heavy fog."
"A thick fog that moves on its own."
Lan En's eyes immediately froze. The brief description just now may be the most important feature so far.
“Tell me more details?”
“Those mountain people who escaped said that when they were still running out of the mountains, they saw the heavy fog from a distance.”< br>
Nennik recounted the words of the refugees she rescued.
“They were on a mountaintop in the mountains, and the heavy fog was moving on the mountain below the other mountaintop.”
"The fog was so thick that it could be called viscous, crawling on the shady mountains. The snapping sound of the thick trees on the road crossed the canyon and reached the top of the mountain where the mountain residents were, and continued to echo."
"Is there something in the fog?"
Lan En asked in a determined tone.
“Of course there is something in the fog.” Nannick responded simply, “But the mountain people couldn’t see clearly. They could only see the huge black shadow looming in the thick white fog. . ”
“When the black shadow is near the edge of the fog, the color is thicker and the outline is clearer, but as the thing returns to the center of the fog, the outline and color are gradually obscured by the white color of the fog.”
After finishing speaking, Aunt Nannick added cautiously.
“Of course, considering the mental state of the mountain people and hunters at that time, it is difficult to say how credible these descriptions are.”
“I am just relaying it to you as information. ."
Lan immediately nodded in gratitude: "This is the most detailed and useful thing I have heard so far."
"You're welcome," Nannick turned around and took a picture. Patting the witcher's arm, "I can only help you so much."
The kind fat mother-in-law smiled.
“Do Duke Siward and Aedirn also know about this news?”
Lan asked Nannick.
“Of course.” Nannick nodded, “After comforting those poor people and allowing them to speak normally, I gave them the news.”
"The area of influence caused by the 'fog' is quickly approaching the Pontal Valley, and everyone will be nervous about it."
"Although Temeria and Aedirn are the northern powers closest to the Nilfgaard Empire, most of their energy is still involved in the confrontation. However, Siward and Aedirn's Demavi still gathered a lot of people. Manpower, in order to solve this matter."
"Many manpower?"
Lan En tilted his head at the kind fat mother-in-law.
“Powerful mercenaries, well-known hunters, and dangerous killers.” Nannick shrugged, “There are also people who are motivated by money or fame, who heard the news or found connections from somewhere, and got involved. Young people."
"Isn't this too involved? I thought Foltest and Demavi wanted to resolve this matter quietly."
"They want to be silent, but can they do it?"
The chief priest of the temple smiled with a pouty expression.
"Those who actually came to carry out the work, such as Seeward, all cherish the direct power under their command and are afraid of suffering a lot of losses. How can people who can be found to work and die at a relatively cheap price? Why not do it? "
"Besides, the area affected by the unknown 'thing' is about to touch the Pontal Valley. Even if it is hidden, how long can it be deceived? , just forget about lying to others."
"Okay, okay." Lan En shrugged helplessly.
Nannik continued to walk forward, and during the conversation that he had deliberately slowed down just now, they had already passed through the garden next to the temple.
"The room arranged for you is right next to those who came together for this matter. I can also receive them here."
Lan En complimented politely on the side. : "This at least means that in their hearts you are a trustworthy and respectable person in Bichward."
"Then I hope they don't respect me." Nannick said indifferently, " Let’s worship the goddess. He looks like he’s licking blood from each blade, hey.”
As they walked out of the garden, there was a pavilion in front of them, and two voices, a man’s and a woman’s, came from the pavilion. .
Nannick raised his eyebrows and smiled at Lan En behind him.
"There are actually some interesting people in this group of people. I recommend that you get to know them."
"Like the two in front?"
Lan Enwen Yin said knowingly.
"To be precise, it's that woman. She makes me feel a little interesting." Nannick waved his hand.
"So what's her name?"
"Sakia." Nannick pointed to the pavilion not far ahead and said, "Sakia Sass."
(End of this chapter )