The Creators: From Night City

The situation continued until the two came across a forest path in the deep forest.

The singing in the conch is clearer.

The two climbed along the trail, following the terrain as it rose. Surrounded by large carpets of lichens and patches of Skellige poppies and saxifrage on the roadside, they successfully found a cave in the lush coniferous forest.

The entrance to the cave is very wide and clean. There are several piles of stones used for sacrifices on the roads on both sides. It is obvious that people often come and go here.

However, this place is located on the southwestern edge of Great Skellige Island, separated from the inner island by a towering mountain range. It can be considered a remote and poor area. Apart from being hidden, it is extremely wild and desolate.

Needless to say, the people hiding here are either level 10 friends in the secluded bar, or the remnants of the cult that worships Svalblod.

Geralt begins his preparations for battle.

The condition of the silver sword and the steel sword was checked, as were the alchemical bombs on the armor attachment points and the potions. Since they were going deep into the cave, the experienced demon hunter also placed a bottle of 'Cat' on the belt that could provide the drinker with dark vision and slightly enhance perception.

Jiang Bing was much more casual, standing aside holding a cane, with a sense of "a bamboo cane and straw sandals are lighter than a horse".

The two walked into the cave.

The cave clearly showed signs of human excavation. Holes were dug out on the surrounding walls, and oil lamps made from animal fats were placed on them, mixed with blood of unknown origin, making the cave filled with a fishy smell.

Soon, Jiang Bing met the legendary Vilka people.

He was shirtless, with a piece of animal skin wrapped around his lower body, and holding a shield and axe. He was obviously on guard duty. When he saw a stranger breaking in, he gave the warning without hesitation.

The scarred warrior struck his shield with his axe, making a loud noise to alert his companions, and then rushed forward without hesitation.

The Berserker's moves are powerful and open, and the coordination of shield and axe is like fighting with wild beasts. It is straightforward and direct, and exchanging injuries for lives is not unacceptable.

However, the solid shield in his hand betrayed his trust.

The leather-covered wooden shield suddenly exploded under the blow of Jiang Bing's walking stick, and the opponent's arms and sternum made a series of crisp sounds.

When a person soars into the sky, his soul also returns to his Lord.

After a round of severe crackdowns, there were not too many Vilk people who believed in Svalblom. Before Jelock's sword had time to taste blood, he followed Jiang Bing through the cave and came to the village behind.

Calling it a village is not an accurate description. The Vilkans make a living by serving and fighting. They do not belong to any bloodline or family on the archipelago, and they do not have wives, children or descendants, so this place is at most a gathering place for violent people.

After arriving at the village, even without the conch, Jiang Bing could already faintly hear melodious humming coming from somewhere.

Chapter 379 Someone is anxious

Relying on sound to determine the location, Geralt and Jiang Bing, who both had sensitive ears, turned their eyes to a valley next to the village.

Whether it was custom or coincidence, Svalblom's temple was also built underground.

Several elite troops with battle scars on their bodies and the furs of wild beasts such as wolves, bears, and lions draped over their shoulders emerged from the group and confronted the two men.

"Invaders, Svalblod admires your courage." A rough sound like the clashing of swords rang out from the dungeon.

"Let them in."

The Berserkers turned around with grim faces and entered the temple, and Jiang Bing followed without hesitation.

Different from the Temple of Freya, this Temple of Svalblom has a completely different style. In the center is a circular rammed earth platform, surrounded by weapons and bones of various creatures. A giant bear statue carved from rough rock is roaring towards the sky, and a large amount of blood is splashed on its body and around the venue.

The mermaid's singing came from the cave behind the giant bear statue.

"Welcome to the Ring of Bears." A tall and strong man with a broad back and strong arms stood in front of the statue of Svalblom and greeted the two of them in a sharp voice.

"You came here for the fish, but unfortunately, she is a sacrifice to my Lord. All you can get here is death."

The burly man held a Skellige-style long two-handed battle axe in his right hand and a blood-stained longsword in his left hand. Just by turning his thick neck, the witcher felt like he was facing a formidable enemy.

The Vilkans believed that the "Bear Ring" was Svablo's altar, and that fighting in the "Bear Ring" was to please the gods.

This is also one of the reasons why the other party let the two people in.

He wanted to kill the two men on the altar and sacrifice them to Svalblom.

But the god's recent condition is obviously not very good.

In the 'craftsman's' field of vision, there was indeed a scarlet mist here, but it was pitifully thin, and the statue of Svalblom was only surrounded by a faint layer of blood, which was completely incomparable to the scene in Freya's Temple.

“The strong prosper, the weak perish.”

The soldier didn't even bother to announce his name. He just recited the sect's motto and was ready to take action.

This is exactly what Jiang Bing wants. It's straightforward and simple. Either you kill me or I kill you.

So the opponent flew back the same way he came.

However, Jiang Bing's kick, which was powerful enough to break steel, had no effect. Although the opponent was spitting blood, he still managed to get up and became stronger under the infusion of the scarlet mist in the air.

Stimulated by the smell of blood, his eyes turned blood red, his whole body swelled up as if inflated, and steel-needle-like mane grew out of his body. He quickly transformed into a human-bear.

The pain of bones being pulled, muscles being torn, and reason being overwhelmed by rage made the transforming Berserker want to roar to the sky, but before he could raise his head, his cheek was severely blown by a scarlet gauntlet.

The half-human, half-bear berserker leader didn't even have time to complete his transformation before Jiang Bing punched him from one end of the "Bear Ring" to the other.

Even though his entire face was blown into a pulp, the Berserker leader still did not die. Instead, under the influx of more turbulent and violent red mist, he regenerated rapidly and his body continued to expand.

It turns out that this is the opponent's home court, and this man who looks like a reckless man deliberately lured the two of them down so that they can play away.

"Anyone who says the Berserker has no brains should be slapped in the face." Jiang Bing muttered in his heart.

Several berserkers around them also turned into ferocious and violent giant bears while roaring to the sky, ready to carry out a righteous group fight, but Geralt used Igni to ignite their fur and divert their attention.

After the transformation, the bear-man obviously didn't have much brains.

[Power - Chi You] The muscle fibers on his arm armor bulged high, and Jiang Bing almost teleported to the giant bear statue that was nearly two people tall with a thunderous explosion.

Isn’t this Svalblom’s altar? If we smash this statue, all the home advantage will be meaningless.

The fist of [Power - Chi You] was more powerful than a tank's main gun, and faster than a rapid-fire anti-aircraft gun. It only took Geralt a moment to roll over, and Jiang Bing had already smashed the entire statue into pieces.

But for the first time, his strategy backfired.

As the exasperated roar faintly came from the void, a large amount of scarlet blood mist exploded as the statue shattered, forming a mist visible to the naked eye, which quickly filled the entire temple.

The berserkers transformed into bears bathed in the mist, as if a large amount of stimulants were injected into their blood vessels. Their bodies grew rapidly in size, and their physical strength soared as if they had been injected with a whole set of steroid packages consisting of mibolerone, anadrol, trenbolone, oxandrolone, stanozolol, tritolon, cistron, primobolone, nandrolone decanoate, and nandrolone phenylpropionate. Their strength soared, and their eyes on the bear faces were red and bloodshot.

A gaze descended from the distant sky, gazing at everyone present.

A certain evil god cheated and couldn't afford to lose, so he had to take the fight himself.

Geralt used the silver sword made by Jiang Bing himself to deflect a giant bear's attack. Even though he guided it from the side and used the bear's force to counter it, the huge force almost knocked the weapon out of his hand.

As for the human bear whose arm was half thrown away by the sword, the wound on his arm began to heal rapidly after just a few breaths.

Geralt took a deep breath and was about to calm his rapid breathing when a sudden burst of inexplicable rage ignited in his heart like wildfire.

Influenced by this anger, the witcher almost rushed forward with his silver sword to confront the bears head-on.

Fortunately, his strong willpower made him stop in his tracks, and a soothing and ethereal singing voice filled with the scent of sea breeze and waves came from the dungeon in time, which quickly calmed this nameless anger.

It’s no exaggeration to say that the mermaid who can become a princess is really capable.

The leader, whose head was half smashed by Jiang Bing, has completed his transformation under the blessing of the red mist and turned into a human-bear hybrid with an extremely strange shape.

It has a huge, ferocious mouth that takes up most of its face, and its original facial features are stacked on top of the bloody mouth. The face is squeezed to be extremely hideous and distorted.

Its twisted right hand turned into a thick animal claw with sharp nails, but its left hand still maintained the shape of a human hand, tightly grasping the blood-stained sword.

“Kill~Kill!!”

The twisted monster roared like a beast, but miraculously, both people present could understand its meaning.

Inspired by the roar, the human-bears roared in response, and their bodies continued to grow in size as if exploding.

Then nearly half of the bears literally exploded in all directions.

A long and powerful breath suppressed all the howling. The "craftsman" who stood firm beside the broken corpse released all his strength for the first time.

Chapter 380 A wonderful misunderstanding

The magic power was surging, and the body, which was no longer of mortal flesh and blood, made an explosive and expanding sound. Jiang Bing, who had completely let go of his hands and feet, stretched his body wantonly, throwing away all his previous disguises.

As his professional level increases, his body gets closer to a critical point, and many unusual phenomena that are not common among ordinary people also appear on his body.

For example, his body, as its existence and composition strength continue to increase, gradually rises from flesh and blood to a higher dimension.

Not only faster, higher, stronger, but also more divine.

His body was like a light bulb, constantly emitting golden light that represented the essence of a craftsman. When it met the scarlet blood around him, it was like pouring cold water into a large basin of burning oil, and the two were violently corroding each other.

One could even faintly hear the hissing sound of annihilation in the air.

"You can't afford to play with me, right?" A dull voice echoed in the temple like thunder.

"After beating the young ones, here comes the old ones." The sound waves shook down a large amount of rubble from the top of the rock, even covering up the mermaid's song that was everywhere, seemingly weak but very penetrating.

The 'craftsman' who had temporarily liberated his essence was able to see the information of the higher dimension at a glance. He stretched out his hand and easily grabbed the attacking bear claws. The golden light fiercely penetrated into the twisted body of the evil god Svalblom, which had transformed into the human body, and quickly analyzed its composition and the essence of its existence.

"A shoddy creation." Jiang Bing commented.

Before the monster raised its foot, the 'craftsman' could judge its next intention in advance by the operation of its Achilles tendon and leg muscles.

So the knee that had just been raised was kicked back by Jiang Bing, and the headbutt that was tilted back was also held down by the palm that followed, and could not move forward. Before the opponent opened and closed his mouth, Jiang Bing withdrew his left hand first, and then used his right hand to press the opponent's jaw, suppressing the bloody mouth in the bud.

Just as the monster was about to bend its knees and jump away, Jiang Bing hit the inside of its knees with the instep of his foot. Its legs went limp and it collapsed to the ground.

Its body no longer holds any secrets from the craftsmen.

Enduring a slight feeling of fatigue, Jiang Bing pressed down the opponent's left hand that was raised before swinging the longsword, and placed his other hand on the sword. Under the influence of the golden light, the "craftsman" instantly discovered nineteen flaws in the longsword.

He bent his index finger and tapped the sword lightly at a specific angle with not much force, then used a crack inside to break the sword into two pieces.

Svablo's incarnation was extremely frustrated. All its actions were cracked by the opponent before they were carried out, which resulted in it having no place to display its immense strength.

So it prepared to switch to another dimension of attack.

The scarlet blood mist in the air suddenly swirled up and condensed into a lasso in the void, binding the two fighting parties.

But Jiang Bing did not dodge. Instead, he reached out and grabbed the opponent's left hand holding the broken sword. He pushed and pulled in the direction of the opponent's arm, and with a great move, he inserted the broken sword into the enemy's chest.

As the twisted monster stared in disbelief, Jiang Bing reached out and pulled out its heart through the wound, then bent his elbow and put his fingers together, crushing it to pieces.

Flesh and blood filled with life force flowed along the surface of [Power-Chiyou] and were then devoured by the hungry armor.

Symbolically, it also represents the destruction of the heart of life. This twisted creation stopped all movements in an instant and collapsed to the ground.

The blood mist condensed in the temple also began to sublime and dissipate like rootless water.

"I told you, this is just a poorly made piece." The 'craftsman' looked up at the sky and sneered.

But the anchors of both worlds have been removed, so no matter how much anger the other party wants to vent, it can only be impotent rage.

Moreover, according to Jiang Bing's guess, a ruthless being who planned ten steps ahead might be lurking behind the other party at this moment, waiting to teach this evil god a lesson.

Svablo had already been severely injured by the destruction of his clan, and Jiang Bing had made the injury even worse. If he was stabbed in the back by a competitor, it would be hard to say whether he could survive.

Once He dies, Skellige will be peaceful, there will be a clear sky, and everyone will be at peace!

Jiang Bing has now begun to suspect whether the abduction of the mermaid princess was planned by some triune god.

After all, she is not only the goddess of fertility, love, beauty and harvest, but also the patron saint of prophets, fortune tellers and psychics.

Since it involves prophecy and divination, it is easy for the goddess Freya to arrange this scene in advance.

But he had no evidence.

Without off-field assistance, these human-bears, which are stronger than ordinary brown bears, are far from being a match for the master demon hunter who is armed with magical weapons.

Without Jiang Bing's help, he took advantage of the moment when Svablo's anchor in the human world was removed and his believers were weakened, and used a New Year's Sword Technique to directly split the arm and head of an enemy, and with the help of a turn, he accurately cut off the neck of another human bear.

The battle ends here.

The two followed the singing into the dungeon behind the shattered statue and found the "Mermaid Princess".

Jiang Bing thought that the other party might be locked in a wooden barrel, tied to a pillar, or beaten to death, but he really didn't expect that the mermaid princess would be wrapped in a bubble of azure water, leisurely swinging her tail in the water.

Still Ge You lying down.

Was he kidnapped, or is he here on vacation?

The princess has long, smooth golden hair, a graceful and well-proportioned figure, and small and delicate facial features that make her look cute, yet also somewhat fragile and charming. More importantly, her eyes are slightly larger than those of normal people, and they are watery as they move around, as if she has endless charm.

Her lower body had a smooth, golden fish tail. Apart from that, she did not have a ferocious snake-like tail with barbs, nor did she have fleshy wings with sharp claws on her back, nor did she have scales on her arms, nor did she have fish scales spreading around her waist.

Because the other person looked too much like a human, Jiang Bing was stunned where he was.

"Oh, damn, this is not a mermaid, this is clearly a sea fairy!!" When Jiang Bing frowned, Geralt took the initiative to reveal the other party's identity.