The mission was triggered, and it was an expert-level one, so Wayne subconsciously wanted to accept it.
But in an instant, he froze again. Lala was a follower of the Lady of the Lake. Her brother was captured by a merman, and behind the merman was the evil god Dagon, who was commonly known as Dagon, the evil god of the sea.
Wayne was not sure whether this was just an ordinary kidnapping or involved a battle between two gods.
Seeing the demon hunter in front of her hesitate, Lala blinked her big ugly eyes, reached out and pulled Wayne's trouser leg, raised her head and looked at him with pleading eyes, and said: "Can you help me rescue my brother, Wayne?"
“I don’t know who to turn to for help anymore.”
Looking at the pitiful Lala, Wayne changed his mind and remembered that in the original book, Geralt helped the Lady of the Lake defeat the evil god Dagon, and was therefore canonized as the Knight of the Lady of the Lake and given the Sword of the Lady of the Lake.
Since even Geralt, a patient with osteoporosis, can defeat this so-called evil god.
I guess the evil god Dagon isn't that powerful a guy, and the mission is shown to be at expert level difficulty, so there shouldn't be any very dangerous situations.
I can use this opportunity to get closer to the Lady of the Lake.
In the wizarding world, the Lady of the Lake is a mysterious creature called a Nymph, a mysterious elf born from nature. She often appears in the form of a beautiful girl and, like the Djinn who can fulfill wishes, possesses magical powers.
These beautiful mythical creatures can be born not only in lakes, but also in mountains, wilderness, and springs. The Lady of the Lake is the most powerful and famous of them.
There once even was a large number of noble knights who believed in the Lady of the Lake. In order to promote the five virtues of chivalry taught by the Lady of the Lake, they fought for justice throughout the continent and did many good deeds.
Whether for future benefits or for justice in the world, helping the Lady of the Lake is a good choice.
Thinking of this, Wayne chose to accept the task in his mind, then looked down at Lala and asked:
"No problem, Lala, I will help you."
"But before that, you need to tell me all the information you know, such as what your brother looks like, who took him away, and where they took your brother."
"It would be better if you knew why those murlocs wanted to capture your brother."
Seeing that Wayne was willing to help her, Lala immediately breathed a sigh of relief. In the stories she had read, demon hunters were all very powerful masters. No matter what kind of monster it was, the demon hunters would win in the end.
Listening to Wayne's question, Lala frowned, crossed her arms and thought for a long time, then she grinned as if she had thought of something and said, "By the way, a few days ago, my brother said that he stole a good thing from the merman and left it in our house."
"Today, when he went to the lake to fish, he was suddenly surrounded by a group of half-fish people. They asked him to hand over something, but my brother refused, so he was captured by them."
"I'm small, so I hid in the water plants, so I wasn't discovered by the fishermen."
"Later, I heard those merfolk say that they wanted to capture my brother and take him to Black Tern Island to sacrifice him to their gods."
"There are too many of them. I don't know what to do, so I came to you."
After listening to this, Wayne roughly understood what happened, but soon became distressed again.
Black Tern Island is located in the central area of Lake Vizima. It is full of vitality, yet has no human presence. It is home to many animals and monsters, and is quite mysterious.
But if you want to get there, you have to take a boat, and ordinary boatmen don't dare to sail there.
The witcher is not a murloc, and it is impossible for him to swim such a long distance and land on the small island in the center of the lake.
So, Wayne asked Lala with a try-it-out attitude:
"Lala, Black Tern Island is in the middle of the lake. I can't get there without a boat. Do you have any solution?"
Lala also frowned in distress when she heard this, but after a dozen seconds, her eyes suddenly lit up and she said excitedly, "I've got it, Wayne."
"In the swamp village lives the Fisherman King, who is also a believer of the goddess. Sometimes he sails to Black Tern Island to meet the goddess. If we ask him for help, he should be able to take us to the island by boat."
He looked at the sky and found that it was already dusk and the sun was slowly setting. In the dark environment, he wondered if those mermen could see in the dark like he could.
However, saving people is urgent, and the strength of the merman is not much stronger than that of the water ghost. As long as you are careful, there should be no big problem.
As a demon hunter, Wayne has a lot of energy and will not feel too tired even if he does not rest for a night or two.
He touched Lala's head and said, "Okay, Lala, I understand almost everything."
"Go home now, take out the thing your brother brought back, and then wait for me by the lake outside the city."
"Let's go find the Fisherman King overnight and try to rescue your brother before dawn."
Lala nodded immediately, took a few steps towards the door with her short legs, and then, as if she had thought of something, she turned back to look at Wayne and said gratefully, "Thank you, Wayne, you are such a good person."
Looking at Lala's back as she left, Wayne let out a breath. He didn't have time to take a shower. He put on his witcher gear again, hung both swords on his belt, then took out a bottle of Red Bull from the secret compartment where snacks were hidden, drank it all, and stuffed a few pieces of chocolate into his mouth.
He walked out of the house, mounted his mount Lucifer, and headed towards the outside of the city.
With the magic pattern storage bag, he had basically all the supplies he needed, so he didn't have to spend time making preparations before the battle like other demon hunters.
Riding all the way, Wayne left Vizima before the city gates closed. After a brief search, he soon found Lala at the agreed location in the grass by the lake.
Without any greeting, he held the little guy in his arms, then rode his horse and galloped towards the swamp village.
Lala has lived in this area for many years. Under the guidance of this local, the two rode horses, took several shortcuts, ran around Lake Vizima, and finally arrived at the swamp village before nightfall.
This is a village built in a swamp, also known as the Dark Water Village. There are about a hundred people living in the village. They have made a living from the special soil in the swamp for generations, firing clay pots and roof tiles.
When Wayne arrived here, everyone in the village had fallen asleep, and only in a few houses could faint lights be seen.
However, this matter was not the villagers' business, and he did not want to disturb the peace of these ordinary people. Soon, under the guidance of Lala, he came to a dilapidated wooden house by the lake.
The wooden house looked very ordinary and there was nothing special about it. If it had not been built by the lake and quite far away from the village, no one would have noticed it at all.
After getting off the horse, Wayne reached out and picked up Lala, who had small arms and legs, from the horse.
This little girl has a very lively personality and is very curious about things in the outside world. When riding a horse, she seemed to have forgotten that her brother was kidnapped. Her little hands always couldn't help but touch Lucifer's hair, and she looked like she wanted to put her face against him.
However, after arriving outside the Fisherman King's house, the little guy finally remembered the important matter, and his face became a little anxious again.
After getting off the horse, he immediately ran with his short legs to the main door of the wooden house and started knocking on the door.
About ten seconds later, a faint light came on in the hut, and then after another ten seconds, the door of the wooden house was opened, and an old man who looked quite old, holding an oil lamp, wearing tattered linen clothes, and holding a hatchet in his hand, walked out.
After walking out of the wooden house, the old man first glanced at Wayne, who was seven or eight meters away, with his cloudy eyes. His gaze lingered on the two swords hanging on his waist for a few seconds, and then he looked at the little earth spirit Lala, who was only half a meter tall and standing at his feet. There was no change on his expression. He opened his mouth and uttered a few words in a hoarse voice: "What's the matter?"
Lala held the colorful conch given to her by the Lady of the Lake in both hands and said to the Fisher King in an anxious voice, "My brother has been captured by the merman. I want to take the witcher to rescue him."
"Please send us to Tern Island by boat, Fisher King."
After hearing Lala's words, the Fisherman King's expression remained unchanged. He squatted down and put his ear close to the colorful conch that Lala was holding up.
After more than ten seconds, the old man stood up, heard something, turned his head and looked at a wooden boat parked not far from the wooden house, and said, "Well, let's go."
(Thanks to Bei Dangyun, Chen Mushan, Daji and Bigan, 20230713223714861 for the rewards, muah!)
(End of this chapter)
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