The Witcher: Make Witcher Great Again

Chapter 312 Here they come

Gerd turned over and jumped off the horse, his broad palm covering the hilt of the sword on his back, the sword ready to be unsheathed at any time.

Lin En watched him rush forward like a mother bear returning home to find her cubs missing. Worried that he might be in danger, he also jumped off his horse and followed him.

Gerd rushed into the ruins like a madman, but all that was left were charred ruins and several corpses that had turned to charcoal.

Finally, he found the beheaded body of the tavern owner behind the ruins of the tavern.

"It's them... They're coming, they're coming to find me."

There was no panic or fear in Gede's words, only guilt and self-blame for having implicated others.

"Are they the men of the Duchess of the Arc Coast you mentioned?"

Lynn frowned and glanced around.

The murderer left no evidence.

But Gerd's guess is indeed very likely.

Because most islanders rarely raid their own land.

Although the islanders considered plundering a form of honor, this honor referred to plundering the enemy's land, not their own.

No one would brag in a tavern about how much property he had robbed from his fellow citizens.

Secondly, it is because of poverty.

Whether in agriculture or commerce, the archipelago is far inferior to the mainland. Even the best-developed Port of Keldra is only about the same level of throughput and prosperity as the Port of Kelak.

Not as good as Cidaris, and even worse than the ports of Novigrad and other northern powers.

You have to know that even if you are looting, you have to put your head on the line and fight to the death.

Since you are risking your life, you will definitely choose the one with greater returns.

Since it is impossible for the islanders, and Gerd has never offended anyone else.

There is only one possibility left.

It was done by someone sent by the Duchess of the Curved Coast Principality.

While Lynn was lost in thought, Gerd on the other side was already digging a hole for the dead.

Seeing this, Lynn went over to help him bury the tavern owner and the other bodies in the ruins.

After burying all the dead, Gerd suddenly said, "Lin En, let's go our separate ways."

Lynn: ???
"I know we agreed to split the rewards equally. I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I have to... no, I have to break my promise."

"Please return to Svaleg Village now. If...if I don't return in a week, then I will ask you to help Earl Thorgil clean up Etnir Castle."

Lynn didn't ask why: "You want to face them alone?"

Gerd was silent.

"I'll go with you."

"No," Gede refused without hesitation. "I gave the sword blueprint and the IOU to the tavern owner, but neither of them was found on his body..."

"This means that the group trying to kill me not only knows my destination now, but they have also likely set up an ambush near Etnil Castle in advance."

"I've already caused the people around me to pay the price because of me, and I can't make the same mistake again."

"Lin, you don't have to insist. They're here to find me anyway."

Lynn shook his head.

"No, Ged, you don't understand. Our Wolf School's doctrine is not to abandon any witcher brother. Even if you are not from the Wolf School, you are still a witcher brother. I can't abandon you knowing that you are going to walk into the storm."

"Besides, you yourself said that those who want to deal with you may have set a trap. I can't just stand by and watch."

"It's just that my help is not unconditional."

Lynn's persistence warmed Gerd's heart.

Perhaps other Bear School witchers cannot understand what kind of emotion this is.

But the case of Gerd is different.

He cherishes this care from others.

I also know how precious this care is.

Therefore, he said generously: "If you want the full compensation for these two demon hunting commissions, that's fine." As a result, Gerd guessed wrong again this time.

"No, we will still split the money equally, but what I ask is that if we are both still alive after the battle (although I firmly believe this), I need you to join my witcher school as a teacher."

Gerd was stunned for a moment.

"What? Demon Hunter School? It sounds like your Wolf School has come up with something truly remarkable."

Lynn smiled.

"You don't have to rush to answer me. Even if you reject me later, I will still help you, but I still hope you can think it over carefully. In addition, after all this is over, I will satisfy all your questions."

Although the time he had with Lin En was not long, just as Lin En was willing to go through fire and water with him, Gede was also willing to trust Lin En.

"Okay, after we finish this, I'm going to find out exactly what your so-called Witcher School is."

……

Two nights later, under the cover of darkness, the two men came to the ruins of a castle.

Although it was still quite far away, I could already see several figures wandering and lingering above the castle.

The city walls were covered with green vines and mosses, the cracked towers looked like they would collapse at any time, the castle gate had long since collapsed, and the surrounding area was overgrown with weeds, highlighting the dilapidated state of the castle.

"Look, there's the Castle of Etnil."

Lynn nodded.

Then the demon hunter senses were activated.

It was easy to find the enemy hiding in the forest on the other side of the castle.

"You've spotted them too? Then let's go ahead and take them all out."

Gede planned to launch a surprise attack before the other party discovered them.

But Lynn stopped him at this moment.

"No, wait a minute. Actually, I have a better plan."

……

half a month later.

Everyone, including Charimir, felt endlessly irritated and uneasy, although their loyalty to the Duchess remained undiminished.

It is very tiring to hide in the woods and ambush, and there are mosquitoes biting at this time.

Everyone was bitten badly.

In addition, for fear of alerting the enemy, they dared not move during the day except at night.

Even at night, people must be arranged to take turns to keep watch, so that at least half of the people are always awake.

The consequence of this is that everyone is exhausted.

They had been living like this for a full half month since they arrived at Etnir Castle.

But the enemy didn't even see its shadow.

This made Chalimir wonder, could it be that the mutant died somewhere else?
Because before Charimire and the others revealed their identities, the tavern owner had told them that the mutant freak had left more than a month ago.

Judging from the time, he should have returned from Spiekeroog Island by now.

Chalimir could clearly feel that his men's complaints were growing louder and louder.

Before, she used to do it behind his back, but now she doesn’t even bother to act.

Although he could still use his status and power to suppress them, he could not guarantee how long he could continue to suppress them.

After all, his men hadn't followed him from the Principality of the Arc Coast to the Skellige Islands to feed mosquitoes.

As a result, doubts began to spread among his subordinates.

Many of them believed that the steel sword blueprints and IOUs that the mutants left to the tavern owner were just for show, and they had no intention of redeeming them.

That mutant freak not only fooled the tavern owner, but also fooled them.

After all, in the Duchy of the Arc Coast, due to the Duchess's personal grudges, public opinion in the Duchy basically fabricated false facts to discredit the Witcher.

As I kept trying, I started to believe it.

(End of this chapter)