Chapter 26: A Large Wave of Drowners

Hearing Geralt's conclusion, Wayne immediately perked up, made a downward triangle gesture with his left hand, and added another layer of Quen Sign to himself.

According to his understanding, Drowners were not scary, but Foglets were quite troublesome.

Wherever there was thick fog, there could be Foglets. They were found in swamps, mountain passes, rivers, and lake shores. If there was no fog, Foglets could also create or summon thick fog themselves.

Thick fog didn't just let Foglets hide; it was also their weapon. They manipulated the fog, which could make travelers stray, unable to see the road, and unable to hear sounds. They emitted faint light like fireflies to attract lost travelers to their nests in swamps, caves, or gullies.

They were monsters that looked similar to goblins but were uglier, possessing sharp claws and powerful arms, which were more formidable than knives when swung.

What was even more troublesome was that their intelligence was much higher than that of Drowners, and they were good at deception, luring, and confusing people's hearts.

Foglets often didn't need to attack people at all; they just needed to drive the prey crazy and walk into the swamp, and they could wait for the prey to drown in the water.

Recalling the knowledge recorded in the books, Wayne followed behind Geralt, followed the trail of the footprints, and soon walked to the end of the corridor.

That was a huge gate carved with exquisite statues, and outside the gate was darkness.

However, under the Witcher's dark vision, Wayne and Geralt could clearly see that outside the gate was a spacious platform for viewing, and in the center of the platform was an arched stone bridge nearly a hundred meters long.

Before they even got close, the two could hear the faint sound of flowing water coming from under the stone bridge and the platform, as well as the croaking sounds unique to Drowners when they were talking and acting.

Realizing that they were close to the monsters, both of them slowed down their movements, their minds became more focused, and they moved slowly toward the outer edge of the platform cautiously.

When they arrived at the edge of the platform surrounded by marble railings, a scene that made one's scalp tingle appeared before the two's eyes.

They saw that under the arched bridge nearly a hundred meters long, there was a huge pond similar to an ornamental pond.

This place seemed to have been professionally designed. The end of the pond seemed to connect to a flowing underground river, and clean water constantly flowed into the pond, keeping the water level here at a height of half a person, and some ornamental plants that could survive in a dark environment were growing vigorously.

However, because it had been unmanaged for a long time and due to the special terrain, dozens of Drowners of various sizes had gathered in the entire pond. They seemed to have treated this place as a nest, running around in the pond, carefree and at ease.

Wayne gasped upon seeing this. Although Drowners couldn't be counted as powerful monsters, such a large number was not easy to deal with.

Geralt looked like he was used to seeing big storms. His face had no expression. He turned back to look at Wayne, pointed at the marble railings of the platform, as well as the exits on both sides of the platform connecting to the pond, and made a defensive posture.

Wayne immediately understood his meaning. At this time, the platform where the two stood had a drop of several meters from the bottom of the pond. With the jumping ability of Drowners, they couldn't climb onto the platform from other positions.

As long as the two of them guarded the two narrow stairs at the edge of the platform, they could use the terrain advantage to limit the enemies they needed to face to one or two.

He nodded at Geralt, then pointed to the stairs on the right, signaling that he would go to defend the right side.

But when he actually reached that position, his heartbeat couldn't help but speed up.

This was his first time facing so many monsters. In the past, when dealing with monsters, he rarely dealt with multiple enemies. Saying he wasn't afraid would be a lie, but apart from fear, there was more excitement.

He stood at the entrance above the stairs, looked at the dozens of Drowners inside the pond, considered for a few seconds, and picked one of the strongest Drowners. He made an Axii Sign gesture with his left hand, held his breath, and pushed forward gently.

Confusion spell.

An invisible wave flew out from Wayne's fingers and rushed into the brain of that strong Drowner.

Its body, which was originally running, stopped immediately. After being stunned for a second or two, it roared angrily, raised its sharp claws, and grabbed fiercely at the Drowner closest to it.

With a tearing sound, blood splashed everywhere.

This Drowner had great strength, and the attack was so sudden that it grabbed directly into the belly of another Drowner, tearing open its round belly and pulling out all its internal organs.

However, the vitality of Drowners was quite amazing. Even after suffering such a fatal injury, it didn't die immediately.

Although it didn't know why its companion suddenly attacked it, the violent genes hidden in its body immediately drove it to give a counterattack.

This Drowner didn't think at all. Its sharp claws grabbed directly onto the strong Drowner's neck, cutting open the skin and blood vessels, and a large amount of blood sprayed out, spraying directly onto its body.

And the other Drowners surrounding the strong Drowner didn't hesitate at all. They didn't consider why their companion would suddenly attack their own people, but chose to swarm up and tear the strong Drowner into countless pieces.

Solving two enemies in an instant made Wayne feel a bit excited. However, just when he wanted to continue casting the Axii Sign and repeat the same trick, a sharp-eyed Drowner in the pond had already discovered his tracks.

Following the roar of this Drowner, the entire pond immediately fell into chaos. Almost all the Drowners realized that an enemy had entered their territory, and they all ran wildly on all fours, excitedly rushing toward his position.

However, Wayne was not fighting alone. Geralt, standing at the entrance of the left stairs, discovered that Wayne had started to attack, and also used an Axii Sign to make a Drowner that was running toward Wayne immediately turn against its own kind and attack its companions.

Although this Drowner was also immediately dismembered by the surrounding Drowners, Geralt's move successfully diverted half of the enemies.

But even so, Wayne still saw nearly thirty Drowners running toward his position.

If they all crowded to the stairs, and he had to use a silver sword to attack them, it would inevitably be a hard and long battle.

Perhaps, offense is the best defense.

This thought flashed through Wayne's mind. He flipped and stood on the platform's railing, reached into his pouch, took out a pineapple-sized honeycomb bomb, and threw it toward the position slightly in front of the center of the Drowners.

At the same time, he accumulated the magic power needed for an Igni Sign in his hand and drew a sign in the air.

The moment the honeycomb bomb fell into the Drowner group, his right hand pushed forward fiercely, and an orange-red flame instantly enveloped the honeycomb bomb and the Drowners around it.

With a loud bang.

Under the shroud of flames, the honeycomb bomb exploded suddenly, directly injuring the five Drowners around it, and the shockwave formed by the bomb also blew the surrounding Drowners away from their original positions, rolling on the ground constantly.

Successfully destroyed their crazy momentum of rushing over in a swarm.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 27 =====