"Lan, I have a question. Do you think the high priest tricked us into helping her get revenge, so she gave us an irrelevant mission objective?"

Ged asked Lan. He never thought that he was tracking down the thugs who attacked the king, but he ended up going back to his old job as a witcher - hunting werewolves.

Lann shook his head. "I don't believe in God, but I respect Him. I also trust a high priest's reverence for the oracle. She would never take revenge under such circumstances."

The Mokvarg the High Priest was talking about was a notoriously cruel pirate.

Once upon a time, Mokvarg and his crew were rampant in the Skellige Islands, committing robbery and looting, and committing all kinds of evil. Even the patrols organized by the Lord could not do anything to them.

Gradually, people began to say that the only thing Mokvarg feared was the wrath of the gods. Unexpectedly, the lawless Mokvarg sailed straight to Indarsfair Island and destroyed the goddess's garden, trying to prove to people and himself that the rumors were wrong.

That day was the darkest day in the Temple of Freya. It is said that Morkvarg first tied up the priestesses of the temple and then cut their throats as if they were being sacrificed.

The high priest at that time was called "Uva". It is said that she was so angry about the evil deeds of the robbers that she cursed Mokwag before she died, turning it into a beast that was neither human nor wolf.

"According to the information from the high priest, Mokvarg not only looks like a werewolf, but is also immortal and is always suffering from hunger." Gede commented, "But I have a question, why was the Temple of Freya so easily breached by a group of pirates? And after being looted and slaughtered, they only gave him this curse. The punishment for the sinner is totally disproportionate to his deeds."

Lann did not answer his fellow bear’s question, but was concerned about the attitude shown in his words: “Are you interested in the law?”

Gerd shook his head. "The bear faction takes money to do things, and doesn't care about other things. It's just that when I was working for the people in power, I was influenced by them and formed a set of...relatively simple moral values."

Gede is indeed different from most "bear-faction witchers", and even different from most "witchers".

No wonder he fits in so well in Skellige.

Lan patted Gede on the shoulder and said, "Now you can start planning to judge him in your own way."

As he spoke, Lann looked at his system panel. After the high priest made the request, it gave a prompt sound at a very timely moment.

[Discovery Mission - Wearing Wolf Skin as Clothes:

The Garden of Freya was once a holy place that the Skellige Islands were proud of, but now it is only a ruin. The cruel pirate Morkvarg paid the price for this, but it was far from enough - the priestess of the goddess wanted revenge all the time, but she could not do it herself because of her faith. Now the demon hunter gave her an excuse. But since this villain is related to your current mission, lending a hand is also helping yourself. 】

Lann couldn't help but sigh: Since coming to the archipelago, the frequency of missions appearing has been extremely high.

Gede seemed to be thinking about Lann's answer, as if he was thinking about how he should deal with Mokwag next.

"Lane, I have another question."

Lann raised his eyebrows: "Why, do you need my advice on the law?"

"No... no." Gede lowered his head and began to stammer. "I heard... your image was made into a Gwent card, and even now it is going to be updated with an enhanced version. I want to learn how you did it..."

Gerd suddenly raised his head, his eyes determined: "I also want my image to be included in Gwent!"

Lann's forward movement suddenly stopped.

He turned around and sighed sincerely: "To be honest, I don't know why they made me into a card...so I don't have anything to teach you..."

Gede showed a disappointed expression when he heard this.

"So... do you have your own card? I'd like to see it..."

"I don't collect these things... but my servant seems to have them, and he should be pretty good at playing cards. You can have a good exchange with him later."

House tried hard to hide the fact that he collected the Oathmaster cards, but it seemed to be of no use.

After hearing what Lann said, Gede became very motivated.

…

At this moment, in front of them was a dilapidated garden.

Fallen stones and scattered dead trees glowed faintly in the dusty teardrop caverns through the sunlight-stained holes. From them, one could tell that apple trees, cherry trees and other plants that were once full of life were now growing wildly due to lack of care. Domesticated plants were actually more wild than the original plants.

Lann stroked a holly tree, which was covered with a tangle of fallen leaves and vines blown away by the storm. The trunk was covered with tiny cracks, and yellow fragile juice was oozing out, as if cursing everything to people.

"How do we find that Mokwag?"

Gerd asked Lann, and then began to talk to himself: "Werewolves can be lured out, but this one seems a little special. Why don't we go hunt a deer or something and try to bleed it?"

Lann shook his head: "If that happens, the deer will probably be reduced to a skeleton before the werewolves arrive."

As they were talking, the howling of wolves could be heard in the abandoned garden.

The powerful werewolf has the ability to command wolves. The Mokvag that Lann and his companions are looking for is immortal and is the product of the goddess' curse. He is obviously powerful enough.

Gede nodded in approval, admitting that he had not thought it through well. His right hand had already reached back and grasped the hilt of the bear-headed steel sword.

But Lane was one step ahead of him.

When a pack of wolves emerged from the shadows of the ruins, he slapped the ground with one hand.

The ridiculously huge purple magic circle unfolded again, covering all the beasts.

Gede was obviously not used to Lann's seal, and reflexively wanted to add a layer of [Quinn] to himself, but then he found that his movements were not affected by the slowness at all. Only the wolves in the magic circle had slowed down.

The bear-faction witcher's expression became excited.

"Lane, I have to say, it feels great to fight alongside the Griffin School!"

Gerd obviously misunderstood something, but this did not stop him from getting excited.

He drew out his sword, jumped up suddenly, and bent his body into a huge bow in mid-air.

A powerful and heavy blow was about to fall, splitting the wild wolf in half, spilling blood.

However, the next second, a bolt of incandescent lightning struck the wolf and sent it flying far away.

With a "bang", Gerd's sword slashed into the soil fiercely, tearing up large chunks of grass and leaving behind shocking marks like plowed wheels.

The attack that gathered all his strength fell into the air, and the emotions that were activated to the peak were forcibly suppressed a second before they were released. Gede felt that he had never felt as depressed as he did now even after losing ten games of Gwent.

Looking back, I saw that the wild wolf had fallen to the ground, twitching and unable to get up. If nothing unexpected happened, it would be dying soon.

Most of its companions look like this.

These beasts are no longer worthy of Lann drawing his sword, and the fully automatic magic turret is enough to solve everything on his own.

"I take back what I said just now, Lann..." Gede said sullenly, "It's not very pleasant to be side by side with you."

Lann waved his hand: "Regain your strength, there will be big guys later."

As he said this, the demon hunter with lion eyes pointed at the wolf corpses in front of him and said, "Did you find anything?"

Hearing his companion's question, Gede also realized that there was a clue in front of him. His amber eyes suddenly lit up, and his demon hunter senses were activated.

All of the wolves had pheromones of varying shades floating on their bodies, and one of the pheromones existed on all of them at the same time, extending in a direction deep into the garden, as if guiding everyone.

"A werewolf can summon a pack of wolves, so the pack will be tainted with its scent..."

"Wait, that's not right!"

Gede suddenly pulled open the sharp snout of one of the wolves, revealing extremely fresh blood.

And in the eyes of the two demon hunters, the pheromones emitted from the blood are also extremely familiar to them.

“Human blood!”

Gerd looked up suddenly.

"This is the abandoned temple of the goddess Freya. Everyone on the island should know what happened here. Who would come here to challenge an undead werewolf?"

Lann frowned and said, "We didn't find any trace of people along the way. This means they are very familiar with this place and came in through a road we don't know."

Gede also began to think: "You mean, the followers of Freya's sect? Only they would be so fearless and come to challenge this monster..."

Lann gave a different opinion: "No, you forgot. In addition to believers, there is another type of people who are familiar with this place - they may also return to look for this werewolf."

Gede was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted: "You mean... those pirates? Because they once broke into the temple, they are more familiar with this place than outsiders... But what are they doing here? Do they want to rescue their leader?"

"It's all possible. We can only verify it after we find them." Lann looked at the blood on the wolf's mouth, "If we can still find them 'alive'."

All the red pheromones extended out a path, pointing them in a direction.

Gerd and Lan looked at each other and said, "Let's go!"

…

The garden was built on the mountainside, and the two used their witcher senses to follow the smell all the way up, and soon found a cave.

There was a faint candlelight in the cave, as well as faint roars and human whispers.

The target is inside.

Lan and Gede were not ordinary demon hunters, but out of caution, they still bent over and groped carefully in the dark.

Faintly, intermittent sounds were heard in the darkness.

"The key... huh, huh... Raymond, where are the keys!"

The owner of the voice seemed to be in great pain, and he would let out an uncontrollable roar every time he uttered a sentence. However, the sound of this roar was extremely rough and obviously did not sound like that of a human.

Gede gestured to Lann to proceed with caution. He didn't think the person who was speaking was a human, but it was obviously asking questions, which meant that there were innocent passers-by in the cave.

The demon hunter, who was not at all like the bear faction, did not want to cause accidental injuries.

Lann shook his head slightly at him, as if he knew what was going on.

As he walked slowly forward with Gede, a huge black shadow suddenly appeared in his sight.

It has human-like limbs and muscles, but its hands and feet cast shadows of its claws in the candlelight. Its body is covered with dark fur, which can perfectly hide in the darkness. It has a hunched body, a long and thick snout, and saliva drips from it from time to time, as if it is extremely hungry.

Werewolves are classified as "cursed" monsters. A vicious curse can turn people into this half-wolf monster, and the offspring of werewolves will also become werewolves from then on.

Among monsters, it is not a strong type, at least it cannot compete head-on with beasts like griffins and fork-tailed dragons that live for killing. The danger of werewolves lies more in their ability to hide in human society and cause unexpected losses.

I don’t know if it’s because the beasts in Skellige are particularly ferocious, but this werewolf is also exceptionally tall, one-third stronger than its regular counterparts.

And the "innocent passers-by" that Gerd cared about were no longer a worry.

In front of the huge werewolf was a broken skeleton, which was standing upright on a support and wearing broken armor.

Next to this skeleton, there were several corpses lying, with tooth marks and claw marks showing fresh flesh and blood, obviously the killing had just taken place not long ago.

"Raymond...you plague-deserving good-for-nothing...why didn't you say anything? My things are all there...I need...the key..."

Suddenly, the chattering werewolf stopped, sniffed, and twitched its ears twice.

It turned suddenly.

Facing Lann and Gede, the werewolf roared loudly: "Raymond... don't even think about running away!"

Lann gave a half-smile.

There was no one else who might be affected, so Gede had no more concerns.

He pressed his left hand on his chest and gave himself a [Quinn], then turned back and shouted to Lan: "Then let me be that 'Raymond' for once... It's mine, don't attack me again this time!"

Lann leaned against the rock wall with his arms folded across his chest and made a "please" gesture.

…

In the darkness, the werewolf roared and pounced towards Gede with a bloody wind.

And Gede did not back down, he just rushed forward against the werewolf's momentum, and used his bare arms to block the werewolf's sharp claws.

With a loud bang, the scene of [Quinn Seal] exploding as Lan expected did not occur.

Gede's body, which was originally surrounded by golden light, was suddenly covered with a round golden shield.

This layer of shield did not seem to have any protective intent. It only appeared in the air for a moment, and then quickly began to expand rapidly, bringing out a golden shock wave that knocked the werewolf away.

Looking at Gede himself, the golden light surrounding him did not lose any light.

…

Lann raised his eyebrows. Was this a method of using [Quen's Seal] with an additional layer of [Active Shield]?

The Bear Faction's research on [Quinn] is indeed unique. At least although Lann has currently mastered these skills, he still cannot perform such double blessings at the same time.

…

At the same time, the werewolf who had been charging forward with great momentum was caught off guard by Gede's tactics and lost his balance, completely exposing the empty space on his chest to the sword in Gede's hand.

Everything that happened after that was a natural progression.

The candlelight flickered in the cave, and the silver light of the long sword reflected the firelight, making a loud "clang" sound.

The witcher's body of Ged burst out with the power of a bear, pushing the half-man, half-wolf monster back and nailing it to the rock wall.

The werewolf scratched Gede with his sharp claws in pain, causing ripples on the [Quinn] on his body, but it still could not be broken at all.

It must be said that this fighting method is quite pleasing to the eye and makes people's blood boil. However, demon hunters from other schools cannot learn it.

Even Lan believed that within the Bear School, few people could achieve the same level as Gede.

The demon hunter, who had just finished the battle, took two steps back to get out of the werewolf's attack range.

Large amounts of smelly blood splashed from the werewolf's body, taking away its strength, making the monster's struggles weaker and weaker, until finally it was only able to murmur.

"I remember saying it was immortal?" Gede pulled out the remaining bear-headed steel sword behind him, just in case. "Now it seems that it is just a little taller and stronger, but it is far from the so-called 'immortality'..."

Lann stepped forward and gave a different opinion: "The manifestations of immortality are varied. Maybe it will give you another surprise later."

"Raymond... Raymond..."

The werewolf was still muttering the name that left a deep impression on him, but his eyes gradually became clearer.

As blood continued to drain away, its strength decreased, but its sanity returned.

"You...are not Raymond?"

"I'm glad that you can finally think. It seems that knives and swords are indeed the best way to awaken your mind." Lann said expressionlessly.

Gede showed a surprised look: "It's rare to see a werewolf that can communicate normally with people in the transformed state."

The werewolf was nailed to the rock wall, maintaining a painful and awkward posture.

"Hu, hu...ever since I was cursed...I have always been like this. There is no such thing as...transforming or not."

"I don't know how long I have been in this state... I am trapped here, and all the food will turn into ashes as soon as it enters my mouth... But the feeling of hunger is tormenting me all the time..."

"It's not the werewolf state that makes me lose my mind... it's the hunger... sometimes I even bite my own hands... it's just a small piece of meat, but it's like drinking asphalt..."

The werewolf's speech was already intermittent, and after becoming weakened after the battle, his voice became even more vague and rough, making it difficult for people to listen to him.

"It seems that death has brought back your sanity. Death is indeed more terrible than starvation." Gerd crossed his arms. "But after learning about your 'deeds', no matter what punishment you are facing now, it seems to me to be justified."

"Hu, hu... But you have something to ask of me, right? Otherwise... You can kill me right now." As the blood flowed, the werewolf's savagery seemed to be completely suppressed. "You are decent people? Hehe... But no matter how much you hate me... You have to force yourself to communicate with me."

"Look at your outfits... You're one of those mutant freaks, right? No wonder you're so strong... But it doesn't matter, it's better this way!"

"I want you to find a way to help me remove this curse and give me my freedom. I can give you my previously looted treasures and everything else you want!"

As he spoke, the werewolf became more and more excited, as if he was having a last burst of energy.

Gerd turned to look at Lann: "Do you think he really knows the information we want?"

Lann was not in the habit of guessing, nor was he in the habit of being led by the nose.

Looking at the chattering werewolf, he stretched out his left hand and made a seal, and a strong white light instantly enveloped the other's eyes.

[Axis Seal: Charm]

The Axis Sign, which had been strengthened by the Ring of Elements, was much smoother to use than before. Before, Lann was able to hypnotize the warlock Riens with his own powerful magic reserves, so facing the werewolf was no problem at this moment.

As the magic power flowed, the werewolf's eyes became confused.

"What can you tell us about the Cult of Svalblod?"

"My god Svalblod... I can tell you everything."

Lann and Gede were surprised by Mokvarg's address of Svalblod. Was the werewolf in front of them a believer of the evil god during the pirate period?

The werewolf continued to talk to himself: "I am a Welka..."