The Witcher: Make Witcher Great Again

Chapter 53 Detective Lynn

Istrade was not sure at first, but after hearing Lynn's warning, he was not angry at all, but happy instead.

"Master, what traces did you see?"

Istrada's men had their heads hung and looked dejected before, but when they heard the conversation between Lynn and Istrada, they gathered around curiously.

Of course, they all heard Lynn's warning to Istrade.

So they just stood and watched from a distance without getting close.

The mutation gives the demon hunter extraordinary senses, allowing him to find clues from places that ordinary people would easily overlook.

Back in Kaer Morhen, Vesemir had taught Lynn how to identify and follow traces.

What looks like a messy pile of weeds to ordinary people is bright and clear to the witcher's enhanced senses.

"Horseshoe prints, there are a lot of them... These horseshoe prints can be roughly divided into two categories. One is left by the caravan's carriages, and the other is left by the attackers riding here."

Lynn's eyes followed the horseshoe prints near the stable, extending all the way into the depths of the wilderness away from the main road.

Lynn looked at Geralt.

The other person's eyes also shot over.

From Geralt's cat eyes, Lynn saw the same thing he thought.

So he stood up, walked around the track under his feet, and walked towards Istrade.

"Sir, I found it."

"What did you find?" Istrade asked.

"They were attackers. They didn't come on foot, but on horseback. And we also learned how they treated the three men you left in the stable last night."

Lynn turned around and pointed out the traces near the stable to Istrade, and spoke slowly.

"Last night, some of the attackers rode on horseback, pretending to be weary travelers. Then the innkeeper came out with two bottles of wine. He gave one to your men and the other to the attackers."

"Perhaps you have guessed that the wine handed to the attacker was normal and unadulterated, while the wine handed to your men was laced with a large amount of anesthetic powder."

"Narcotic powder is addictive, causing people to lose their normal perception of the outside world and feel like they're floating in the air."

"The attackers cut their throats while the anesthetic powder was taking effect."

"Later, the attackers attacked us. After the attack failed, the surviving attackers hurriedly got on their horses and fled."

Istrade was stunned for a moment.

He blinked again and looked carefully at the ground that Lynn was pointing at.

Trying hard to make out the information that Lynn said.

But the frustrating thing is that he thought he was working hard enough.

But I still can't figure out anything.

However, as a man who would one day retake Kovir and Povis and become king, it didn't matter if Isterad didn't understand this.

It is enough for him to understand how to "put the right people in the right positions".

"Master, can you follow these footprints and lead us to the attacker's camp?"

"Just look at it and you'll find out."

So Lynn and Geralt went in front, while Istrad and the others followed from a distance to avoid destroying any traces left by the attackers.

Without horses, the carriage could not move away, so Istrade left a few people behind to guard the carriage.

Although Lynn had been instructed by Vesemir, he was still no match for an old hand like Geralt in tracking traces.

Therefore, in line with the attitude of never stopping learning, Geralt turned this pursuit into a vivid and practical teaching lesson.

He first taught Lin En his reconnaissance skills without reservation, and then tried his best to let Lin En find the traces on his own.

Although this would slow down the search, it would also allow Lynn to learn very valuable experience.

A few hours later.

They found a small grove of trees. Geralt raised his arms.

Istrade and his group following behind immediately stopped and knelt on one knee, trying to lower their bodies as much as possible to reduce the possibility of being discovered.

In Lynn and Geralt's cat-eye vision, they could already see the sentries standing guard outside the small woods in the distance.

"He hasn't discovered us yet, it's just..."

The demon hunter's cat eyes are not only scary, but also allow the demon hunter to see farther than ordinary people.

Lynn narrowed her eyes. “I can’t tell how many people are in the camp in the woods.”

Geralt looked around and finally fixed his eyes on a raised mound not far from the crowd.

"We should go up there. The view is better there, and it's easier for us to hide."

Geralt's proposal was agreed by everyone.

Everyone began to retreat.

Then move to the mound he mentioned.

The mound, which was much higher than the ground, was enough to completely cover their figures.

The premise is that they are all lying on the ground instead of standing up.

Someone couldn't help but ask: "So what should we do now, Master?"

Geralt gestured to him, "Let's wait until dark, and then we'll see what happens."

Time passed like this bit by bit.

Waiting is always painful.

Even Istrade himself couldn't help but feel upset.

But he kept telling himself over and over again to remain patient.

Just like that, a few hours passed.

Night finally fell.

Lynn came out of his meditative state.

He looked at Geralt.

The latter nodded and said to Istrade, "Sir, it is best for you to stay here."

Istrade said with some concern.

"Just the two of you going? Should I send a few more people with you?"

Geralt shook his head. "More people will only get in the way. We can just do the reconnaissance. Once we're done, we can come back and discuss countermeasures."

Lynn took out two bottles of cat potion from the potion bag he carried with him and gave one of them to Geralt.

Although the eyesight of a demon hunter is much better than that of an ordinary person.

But if you drink the cat potion, you will be able to see nothing in the night.

Taking advantage of the night, the two men quietly descended the mound and moved towards the camp in the woods.

The attackers also set up sentries at night and doubled the number of men.

But it didn't work.

First of all, many people in this era suffer from night blindness.

In other words, at night, he is no different from a blind person.

Secondly, even without night blindness, humans are subject to much more restrictions at night than during the day.

Even with torches for lighting, the range that the torches can illuminate is actually much smaller than imagined.

Therefore, Lynn and Geralt easily and quietly reached the edge of the forest camp.

(End of this chapter)