Chapter 1176 1158. Dense fog
?When talking about this, Nannick mainly wanted Lan En to have a prerequisite understanding of the situation.
But then, when talking about the stage when the whole thing was finally discovered and taken seriously, Nannick''s tone became serious.
“But just when the mountain people had just finished working for a period of time and were preparing to go home to send money and take a vacation with their families.”
“According to the few mountain people who ran all the way to this temple and only regained their composure, they already felt something was wrong before they even entered the village.”
“There should have been huge old trees and stubborn rocks around the village. These things are obstacles for the mountain people to travel, but they are also the natural defense of the village’s outer layer.”
"But when the mountain people who took paid leave from the mines returned, the thick trees were broken like fragile matches, and the broken wood chips even covered the land as big as a house."
“The stubborn rocks were like pieces of butter that had been crushed and smashed. The scattered stones even flew half a kilometer away, and then broke a forest.”
“Listening to their descriptions, I thought it was some general who had a brain problem and dragged the expensive Fire Scorpion siege vehicle up the mountain just to attack that mediocre mountain village.”
??Mother Nannik said in a deep voice.
With her low tone and the progression of this ominous and tragic story, it seemed that even this originally bright and lush garden had a depressing atmosphere.
"The whole place seemed to have been severely ravaged by something. The group of mountain people who came back from work were completely frightened. In fact, Aurora and I took care of them for several days before they could return to their original state. Speak up."
"Didn''t anyone see any traces other than the damage to the site?" Lan asked, "Didn''t they go into their own village to take a look?"
??Nannik nodded, indicating that Lan En was right.
“They really wanted to go in at that time. After all, their families were in the village, so of course they wouldn’t be willing to do it without seeing it with their own eyes.”
“But the goddess has blessed them, and they are very lucky.”
"A few mountain people were frightened by the scene outside the village and wanted to enter the village with their heads covered. Before they had time to enter, they happened to run into the hunter in the village who was already a little crazy."
Lan En tilted his head slightly: "The hunters in the village are not dead?"
“He had better luck.” Nannick said to him without looking back. “Although I don’t know the exact time when the incident happened in the village, he was chasing a bear and had been in the mountains for a week and was not in the village.”
"The hunter returned to the village earlier than the working mountain people. Not only did he see the traces of explosions outside the village earlier, he even had the courage to go in and take a look. That''s why he is a little crazy."
“According to him, the scene in the village was like.”
??Nannik pursed his lips, it seemed a bit hard to describe, but finally he took a breath and spoke.
“It’s like there is a greedy and tyrannical demon that tortures everything!”
“Everything is gone, people, livestock, and all living creatures. There are cracks and depressions everywhere. Almost the ground of the entire village has been shattered and a layer has been shaved off!”
"That''s a mountainous area, Lan En." Nannik turned to look at the witcher and emphasized to him, "Except for a layer of soil on the surface, it''s all rocky mountainous area!"
"The hunter was so frightened by the scene in the village that he became insane. His mind went blank and he wandered outside the village for several days, neither daring to leave nor to stay. It was all because of the smelly bear he hunted. "
"It wasn''t until the working mountain people came back and met familiar people that the hunter''s spirit became a little normal. He ran out, talking nonsense and dragged the equally panicked mountain people out of the mountain. run."
“A group of people relied on the smelly bear to run all the way from the Mahakam Mountains to Elland. I really don’t know how they survived.”
?Lann’s thin lips exposed from under the hood moved, and he repeated Sister Nannick’s description in a low voice.
“Only a bear carcass?”
The carcass of a bear sounds very big, at least hundreds of kilograms of meat can be picked off.
But as an individual hunter, he actually does not have the ability to take away all the bear carcasses at once.
So even if the hunt is successful, the amount of meat you bring when you return to the village for the first time will not be very large, and you will need to make multiple trips or call people for help in exchange for dividing the meat.
In addition, the hunter listened to the description and stayed around the place of the incident for several days. He would eat part of it himself and then supply it to the mountain people returning from work, and together they would use it as rations on the way to escape from the mountain. This is also It''s too tight.
Since you have learned how to escape from unknown dangers, you should have regained some sanity, and at least you should be able to feel your body''s hunger and weakness.
“This hunter can hunt bears, so he must be a good hunter, right?”
??The witcher tugged on the hood and cloak that was sliding down slightly on his body, making a sound of armor locks and chainmail shirt rubbing under the fabric.
“In addition, there are migrant mountain people as helpers, so why don’t they pack anything to eat along the way?”
??Originally, he had been walking slowly in front of Lan En, like Aunt Nannick leading guests to visit the garden.
At this moment, when Lan En asked this question, he suddenly stopped.
“Because there is no more game to hunt.”
"So," Lan En frowned in confusion, "What does this mean?"
?Nannik spoke calmly, and one could even hear a coldness in this calmness.
“It means: there are no living creatures.”
“In the mountains where they escaped, there were no birds chirping, beasts roaring, or even monsters. There were only traces similar to those outside the village. Brutal and horrific destruction.”
“The ‘thing’ that completely destroyed their village. That thing destroyed more than just a mountain village.”
"If that''s the case," Lan En said while holding the brim of his hood, smacking his lips, "it''s not an ordinary horror."
"Even if they didn''t see what happened, they didn''t find any strange signs?" "Yes." Nannick said crisply, "Heavy fog."
“A thick fog that moves on its own.”
Lan En''s eyes immediately froze. The brief description just now may be the most important feature so far.
“Tell me in detail?”
“Those mountain people who escaped said that when they were still running out of the mountains, they saw the heavy fog from a distance.”
??Nannik recounts the words of the refugees she rescued.
“They were on a mountaintop in the mountains, and the fog was moving on the mountain below the other mountaintop.”
“The fog was so thick that it could be called viscous, and it was crawling on the shady mountains. The snapping sound of the thick trees on the road passed across the canyon and reached the top of the mountain where the mountain people were, and continued to echo.”
“Is there something in the fog?”
Lan En asked with a determined tone.
“Of course there is something in the fog.” Nannick responded simply, “But the mountain people couldn’t see clearly. They could only see a huge black shadow looming in the thick white fog.”
“The black shadow is thicker in color and clearer in outline when it is close to the edge of the fog, but as the thing returns to the center of the fog, the outline and color are gradually obscured by the whiteness of the fog.”
After finishing speaking, Sister Nannike added cautiously.
“Of course, considering the mental state of the mountain people and hunters at that time, it is difficult to say how credible these descriptions are.”
“I am just relaying it to you as information.”
Lan En immediately nodded in gratitude: "This is the most detailed and useful thing I have heard so far."
“You’re welcome,” Nannick turned around and patted the witcher’s arm, “I can only help you so much.”
?The kind fat mother-in-law smiled.
“Do Duke Hiward and Aden also know about this news?”
?Lann asked Nannick.
“Of course.” Nannick nodded, “After comforting those poor people and allowing them to speak normally, I gave them the news.”
“The area of ??influence caused by the ‘fog’ is quickly approaching the Pontal Valley, and everyone will be nervous about it.”
"Although Temeria and Aedirn are the northern powers closest to the Nilfgaard Empire, most of their energy is still involved in the confrontation. However, Siward and Aedirn''s Demavi still gathered a lot of people. manpower to resolve this matter.”
“A lot of people?”
?Lan En tilted his head towards the kind fat mother-in-law.
"Powerful mercenaries, well-known hunters, dangerous killers." Nannick shrugged, "There are also young people who get involved for money or fame, who heard the news or found connections from nowhere. And so on. ”
“Is this too involved? I thought Foltest and Demavi wanted to resolve this matter quietly.”
“They want to be silent, but can they do it?”
The chief high priest of the temple smiled with a pouty expression.
"Those who actually come to carry out the work, such as Seeward, all cherish the direct power under their command and are afraid of suffering a lot of losses. Why not do it if you can find people who will work and die at a relatively cheap price? "
"Besides, the area affected by the unknown ''thing'' is about to touch the Pontal Valley. Even if it is concealed, how long can it be concealed? It''s okay to deceive yourself, but forget about deceiving others."
“Okay, okay.” Lan En shrugged helplessly.
??Nannik continued to walk forward, and during the conversation they had just deliberately slowed down, they had also passed through the garden next to the temple.
"The room arranged for you is right next to those who came together for this matter. I can also receive them here."
Lan En gave a polite compliment on the side: "This at least means that in their hearts you are a trustworthy and respectable person than Hewold."
"Then I hope they don''t respect me." Nannick said indifferently, "Let''s worship the goddess. Each one of them looks like they are licking blood from the knife edge, eh."
As he said that, there was a pavilion in front of the two people after walking out of the garden, and two voices, a man and a woman, came from the pavilion.
??Nannik raised his eyebrows and smiled at Lan En behind him.
“There are actually some interesting people in this group of people, I recommend you to get to know them.”
“Like the two in front?”
Lan En said knowingly.
“To be precise, it’s that woman, she makes me feel a little interesting.” Nannick waved his hand.
“So what’s her name?”
“Sakia.” Nannick pointed to the pavilion not far ahead and said, “Sakia Saas.”
(End of this chapter)