The Vildkaarls are a group of people who exist outside the Seven Houses of the Skellige Isles.
The Welka people are more warlike than any other people in the archipelago. Even the early mainlanders' stereotypes of the people in the archipelago mostly came from the Welka people: barbaric, violent, and bloody.
They make a living by serving in battles, do not belong to any bloodline or family on the islands, and have no wives, children or offspring; the only way for this group to continue is for those islanders who wish to devote their lives completely to fighting to leave their families and take the initiative to join as a member of the Welka people.
Therefore, rather than saying that this is an ethnic group, it is better to say that it is a group or even a sect.
They were born as Svablo followers. There were even rumors that Svablo was actually the totem god of the Welka people, and that the Welka people later carried forward their ways, so the Svablo sect was formed around them.
After revealing his identity as a Welka, Mokvarg continued, "After our sect was targeted and purged by the Skellige people, we preserved the remaining fire and the training methods of the Berserkers, hid them, and waited for the opportunity to revive our god's teachings."
It was hard to imagine that such a vicious pirate could have faith. But when one thought about the teachings of the Svalblod sect, everything made sense.
Lann asked, "Where are you hiding?"
"Atop the mountains of Great Skellig, in a village called Fulhalla."
Gede's eyes widened in surprise. "Before I set out, I also learned about the history of the Svablo Cult and the Vilk people. If I remember correctly, the place you mentioned is near the original Svablo Cult base camp. How could you still be hiding there now?"
The werewolf Mokvarg murmured unconsciously: "There is the 'Bear Ring' there, which is necessary for training berserkers. And the Skellige people would never have thought that we would go back again..."
Lan rubbed his brows with a headache, it turned out that it was dark under the lamp.
But Mokvag has been trapped here for some time, and I don't know if the Vilka people are still here. Maybe they have moved away.
But now that we have obtained the clue, it would be a good idea to take people to take a look. Maybe we can find some clues.
To be on the safe side, Lane continued, "Is there anything else we need to know or you want to say?"
"Help me lift the curse..."
Lann cut off the magic supply of the seal.
Mokwag's expression was confused for a moment, and it took him three breaths to react:
"You, what have you done to me? Blond-haired freak, damn plague-ridden bastard, I want..."
Lann rubbed his ears, turned around and handed over his Sword of the Lady of the Lake to Gede: "Do you want to try it out and see what kind of 'immortality' it is?"
Gede took the sword with great pleasure and looked at the glittering golden light on the rune sword in amazement.
With a loud "woo", the long sword was swung by the bear-faction demon hunter with the momentum of an axe. This was not because Lann had the blessing of a system, but purely because of his strong physical strength.
Blood splattered in the dark cave, extinguishing several candles.
The werewolf completely lost his vitality.
However, the next second, its body began to spontaneously combust like a demon spirit that had been chopped into pieces, and in an instant it was enveloped by dark green flames.
By the time the flames burned out, Mokwag had disappeared from the spot, as if he had never existed.
Gede looked solemnly at the other party's body, which was not even reduced to ashes. "I thought I could make a bottle of [Werewolf Decoction], but I didn't expect it to be such an 'immortal body'."
The bear-faction demon hunter pulled out the bear-headed silver sword that he had used to nail the werewolf. After comparing it with the glittering golden sword of the Lady of the Lake in his hand for a long time, he sighed deeply and reluctantly handed the sword back to Lan.
"I have another question... Why are you able to hypnotize magical creatures like werewolves?"
The things in the system are difficult to explain, and Gede is not yet a member of the Demon Hunter Order. Lann has not yet told him the secret of the Ancient Blood.
So after thinking for a long time, Lann gave a relatively reasonable answer: "I am from the Griffin School, so it is normal for my seal to be a little special."
Gede thought of the large-scale [Yarden Seal] that Lann had used before, which was like a fully automatic turret, and his eyes showed thought.
Lann obviously didn't want to discuss this issue any further and waved his hand to change the subject.
"If we don't want to get into trouble, let's get out of here quickly. In a little while, there might be another resurrected and unconscious werewolf pouncing on us."
"Although he's not that strong, the fact that he can't be killed is still quite troublesome."
Gede nodded in approval: "It's better to leave quickly. It's so troublesome even for us to deal with it. It would be even more dangerous if a normal person encountered it."
The two demon hunters turned their heads, their swords still in their hands. "Are you going to come with us, Mr. Unknown who is hiding in the shadows?"
…
The cave was silent for two breaths.
Next to the broken skeleton that was straightened up by the werewolf Mokvarg, one of the corpses lying on the ground suddenly shook.
There was a man hidden here, a living man, lying beneath the bodies of his companions, and Mokvarg, delirious and blinded by hunger, had not discovered him.
He climbed up tremblingly, and slipped several times because of the sticky blood on the ground and the injuries on his body.
"Praise Freya, thank you two...master witchers for your help." The man was trembling all over. "Please don't point your sword at me. As you can see... I am just an ordinary person."
"Ordinary people won't appear here." Gede said expressionlessly.
"Masters, my name is Einar." The man looked at the corpse next to him wearing similar armor and revealed a sad expression. "I am a believer of the Virgin Mary. I came here to eliminate filth for her..."
"I didn't expect that the Blasphemer's power was too strong. My companions all fell under its claws. Now I am the only one left... It must be that the Supreme Mother is watching over me and blessing me in heaven."
Just as they were talking, the howls of wolves were faintly heard from outside the cave, mixed with an especially rough roar.
It seems that after Mokwag turned into flames and died, he woke up somewhere.
The man who called himself Einar became visibly anxious upon hearing this: "Two masters, let's hurry up and leave. The Blasphemer is immortal, and it has been resurrected now..."
Lann suddenly interrupted Einar: "Aren't you here to kill him? Why do you want to escape now? When you were lying on the ground just now, you should have known that werewolves pose no threat to us. Isn't this just the right way to achieve your original purpose of coming here?"
Einar was stunned for a moment. He obviously didn't expect Lann and others to continue staying here. He was shaking even more violently.
The howling of wolves outside the cave became louder, indicating that the wild animals were approaching them.
Lan and Gede looked at each other and made up their minds.
They no longer bothered to find the answer: "Aina, right? You lead the way, let's get out of here."
The man was overjoyed when he heard this. He looked up suddenly, but what he saw was a left hand making strange gestures.
White light enveloped his eyes, eroding his sanity without hindrance.
[Axis Seal: Charm]
Lann asked expresslessly, "Who are you, why are you here, and what do you know about Mokwag?"
"I'm Einar, son of Torda. But when I'm outside, my name is Raymond." The man denied the name he had just given to the witcher.
He continued, "I used to be Mokwag's man."
"I followed him to rob houses and kill women and children. This was a daily routine for me."
"But one day, Mokvarg suddenly led us to capture Freya's temple and massacred a large number of priestesses... Priestesses, even for me, this was too much."
Did the pirates, who had been doing evil for years, feel guilty for killing the priestess?
Gede sneered: "You have a bottom line?"
The man hypnotized by the seal did not respond to Gede, but continued to answer Lan's questions.
"I had long been tired of Mokvarg's ways. So when he celebrated, I took out the treasure my father had given me, a wolf tooth necklace. Legend has it that anyone cut by it will be cursed - and sure enough, Mokvarg turned into a monster afterwards."
Gerd showed a surprised expression: "So it was you who cursed him from a human to a werewolf, not Freya's priest?"
Raymond ignored Gerd's question.
Lan thought for a moment and asked, "Why did you return here?"
Raymond knew everything: "Mokwag locked all the loot in the temple room, and I hid the key after cursing him. But I didn't expect that he was so powerful after being cursed, so I fled in a hurry and failed to take the treasure with me."
"So you want to find a chance to take them away this time." Gede concluded. After thinking for a while, he suddenly asked, "How to remove the curse of Mokvarg?"
Leonard has no Rigaud.
Lann raised his chin slightly: "Answer his question."
"Just let the cursed one touch the wolf tooth necklace again. I am carrying it with me now."
The howling of wolves outside the cave was getting closer, and the roar that sounded like a human but not a wolf was particularly eye-catching.
Gerd patted Lann's shoulder and took a step back.
Lann understood his companion's meaning and stopped the seal in his hand.
As a human, Einar - or "Renald" - did not regain consciousness as quickly as the werewolves. When he woke up, the breathing of the wolves could be heard in the cave.
The man looked at himself in confusion before realizing what had just happened and what was about to happen at the scene.
He suddenly collapsed to the ground, begging for mercy loudly to the two of them:
"Masters, please have mercy! I lied, but I punished Mokwag. It was me who dealt with this thug and made him stop harming people!"
"I am now a faithful follower of Our Lady of Freya, a faithful follower! I pray every day and I go to preach every week."
“I donate every month…”
A bloody mouth suddenly appeared in the candlelight in the cave, interrupting the man's begging for mercy.
The dagger-like fangs can even reflect light.
The noisy man let out a short scream and was immediately dragged into the darkness by the wolf's kiss.
The witchers' eyes were gleaming. In the place where no light could reach, they could see that the body quickly turned into ashes in the werewolf's mouth. It was not even qualified to become food to fill the monster's stomach.
"Let's not talk about faith, let alone dealing with the thugs." Gede said coldly, words that could no longer be heard, "Your current fate is the result that matches your actions."
The food right in front of him turned into ashes, and the hungry werewolf's face became even more ferocious.
It cast its gaze towards the two witchers, its green eyes more dazzling than the witchers' in the darkness.
However, the next second, the werewolf's body suddenly began to tremble. It seemed that it had just swallowed something, and that thing was not meat.
It began to groan wildly, its body twisting, expanding, and deforming. A fierce energy rose from its body, slowly transforming into light.
As the light grew brighter, the werewolf's body began to change shape. Its sharp claws retracted, its hair gradually disappeared, its ears began to retract back to its head, and then the wildness in its eyes gradually disappeared.
A man with a ferocious face was lying on the ground, gasping violently and looking at his body in disbelief.
"I... am free? Ah! I am free!"
A huge amount of surprise hit his brain, making him forget where he was and what had just happened.
"Where's the tavern? I'm hungry enough to eat a pig... and half a cow, and a whole barrel of beer."
"Hahaha! I'm going out to sea. The people out there must have forgotten my name! I want them to remember it well. I want everyone to know - Mokwag is back!"
The man got up and shouted at Lann and Ged, "Well done, witcher! I will pay you a generous bounty. I want...Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
Mokwag's excitement came to an abrupt end.
Several more bloody mouths were illuminated by the candlelight; their teeth could not reflect the light, but were sharp enough to dig into the flesh.
Those were the wolves that had just followed Mokwag into the cave.
The powerful werewolf Morkwarg has the ability to command a pack of wolves, but the human Morkwarg does not.
Gede stared motionlessly at Mokwag who was torn into pieces, and said coldly: "This is the reward I want. Only this kind of ending is in line with my simple values."
[Mission - Wearing Wolf Skin as Clothes - Completed]
Lann looked at Raymond and Mokwag who were tried in a similar way and was silent for a while: "Ged."
"how?"
"You really don't look like a bear."
"Um?"
"But now I can understand why the Skellige people like you so much."
Lan smiled at Gede, then strode forward and used the [Igni Sign] to drive away the wolves that had already devoured Mokwag.
In the pool of blood, a wolf tooth necklace was particularly eye-catching.
Gede came forward and commented as he looked at it: "There are many runes on it. It seems to be an ancient language, but there are also many other words. It is hard to imagine that such a treasure would appear in the hands of a pirate."
Lan reached out and picked up the necklace.
The system sounded a prompt at the right time:
[Discover the source of magic]
But Lan thought about it and did not absorb the necklace.
It would be a waste to absorb a magical item that could create an immortal werewolf simply by scratching it.
Take it back and let Mossak and Jeroen study it. Maybe there will be some unexpected gains.
By the way, how many magic experiment projects do they have on hand now?
While he was thinking, Gede suddenly slapped his head and started shouting in frustration:
"Hey, that Raymond seems to have some key, and all the treasures that Mokwag looted are in there!"
"Hurry up and look for any keys or other things on the ground besides the wolf tooth necklace. Quick! Lan, you also have a share of the bounty here!"
…
Afterwards, Lann and Gede returned to the Temple of Freya and met the high priest and Dona who were still there. After learning about Mokvarg's fate, the high priest felt relieved.
Lann and his team also got the information they wanted during this trip. They learned the hiding place of the Svablod sect and had a clear direction for the next step.
Although the information provided by Mokvag was from a long time ago, and it is unknown whether the Svablo sect is still there today - but we must go there.
Even if the enemy has moved its base, with the keen senses of several demon hunters, they will be able to detect clues. This is definitely much better than the current situation of being like a headless fly.
However, having said that, Lann and others cannot rule out the possibility that the enemy is still there, so this action must not be hasty.
The number of people that Lann brought to Indarsfair Island this time was definitely not enough, so Lann turned back to Little Skellig Island.
Here, Easter was gathering troops and organizing equipment. After hearing the news brought back by Lann, Easter immediately made a decision and prepared to set off with the family guards.
Lann also urgently recalled Geralt, Cohen, Kolgrim, and his servants who were away, and led everyone to the destination.
…
"It is a shame that the Svalblods and the Vilk were still on Great Skellige and I never noticed!"
Kratz tightly grasped the axe in his hand, his face full of shame and his eyes full of anger.
After learning of the arrival of Lann, East and others, Kratz immediately greeted them. After learning that the enemy he and his party had been searching for was in his territory, he immediately assembled his troops.
The fact that the enemies of the entire Skellige had been hiding in his own territory for so many years made Kratz particularly gloomy.
Lan patted his cousin's shoulder to comfort him, then looked at the spread-out map thoughtfully:
"The village of Fulhala...is on top of the mountains, very remote. And if I remember correctly, this place is located on the southern peninsula, the territory of the madman Lugo?"
Kratz was indignant: "According to that madman, the entire Greater Skellige is about to become his territory!"
The people of the islands would not remain immersed in regret for long. The resolute Kratz could not wait to wash away the shame of his dereliction of duty, and his positive attitude along the way was even more eager than Lane and Easter.
The group soon arrived near their destination.
Before my eyes was a mountain range that stretched as far as the eye could see. It wasn't high, but it stretched endlessly.
The peaks are as sharp as a knife blade, and the gaps between the peaks are bottomless. On one side are cliffs, and on the other side are mountains.
Looking up at the top of the mountain, the trembling cliffs were tilted diagonally, as if every piece of stone would fall down. On the edge of the cliff, you could vaguely see a few wild birds shaped like hawks circling around the stone peaks.
"The ones on the cliffs near the inner island are the harpies, and the ones near the sea are probably the sirens," Kratz said. "These flying monsters are the most difficult to deal with."
The demon hunters looked at each other in tacit understanding.
The Bear Faction's equipment includes a special crossbow, and Gerd said there was no problem with that; the Cat Faction equipment blueprint that Lann had obtained from Kaiyan before also had a crossbow design drawing, and he had already upgraded his own equipment with it, and even equipped his demon hunters with one in the same way.
They even looked forward to encountering these flying monsters. For example, Lann, the harpy had been seen in Kaer Morhen, and was a bit disgusting; but the sirens were different. You know, their posture when not in combat can attract sailors to fall into their trap - that is the most primitive and natural posture.
Easter's voice brought everyone back to their senses: "Lane got the information from the Vilkans who had been away from home for a long time. The real Vilkans may have moved away now. But we cannot ignore the possibility that there are still a large number of enemies around, so we must be fully prepared."
"Kratz, you are more familiar with the area. I need your people as guides to explore the mountains and search for any Vilkas who may be hiding in the mountains."
"Lane, your soldiers are all cavalry. I need them to block the roads along the way to prevent Kratz and his men from finding their target and causing a fight to break out, causing the enemy to flee."
"The rest of you stay on standby. If you see a signal, provide support at any time."
No one had any objection to Easter's order.
The people of Cintra stood behind Lann. They looked at Queen Calanthe's former husband and even felt unspeakable emotions for a moment.
"I have a suggestion." After thinking for a while, Lann added to Easter, "I want to take the demon hunters to the village of Fulhala. After all, it was the former base camp of the Vilkans. There must be some clues of them left there. Demon hunters are best at finding clues that are difficult to see with the naked eye. Maybe there will be unexpected gains."
After saying that, he pointed at House and said, "It will be fine if he is in charge of the Cintra Cavalry."
Easter looked at House thoughtfully: "I have some impression of him... He was one of your three former attendants, right? It turns out that he has the talent to lead troops, that's really good..."
Facing East's scrutinizing gaze, House's chest suddenly straightened up.
"I believe in your judgment, and I also believe in the warriors of Cintra." East nodded. "Lane, but I still think you should bring a few more people with you. Although I know that your current strength has reached a level that I can hardly understand, you still have to be careful."
Lann smiled and shook his head, then turned to look at Geralt, Kolgrim, Cohen, Gerd, and himself, a total of five witchers behind him.
"We are enough."
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