"Stop for a moment."
Lynn stopped Geralt who was about to move forward.
He took out the Kovir longbow from his magic pattern leather bag, took a step forward, aimed at a raised brick in the corridor to the right of the fork in the road, and shot an arrow.
Then he quickly pulled Geralt back.
Rumble--
A huge falling rock fell in the corridor on the left side of the fork in the road, and then rolled down the corridor to the right side with an astonishing momentum.
Until you hit the end of the corridor on the right.
The boulder hit with such force that the dust above their heads was shaken down.
Geralt quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
The person who designed the trap deliberately chose a boulder that was about the same width as the corridor, so that once the mechanism was triggered, the people inside had no place to dodge.
Lynn is not as much as Geralt thought.
He followed the direction of the falling boulder to the end, climbed up on the falling boulder, and came to an open place.
This used to be a hall, but now half of the hall has fallen deeper into the ground.
And where he is standing now is the remaining half of the hall that is still intact.
"No way?"
Except for the entrance through which they entered, the hall was surrounded by walls.
Geralt stood at the edge of the hall and glanced at the fallen half.
But I can't tell whether there is a way out over there.
Of course, there is a more important question: even if the way out is really down there, how can they get down?
"The way out is here."
Lynn walked to the wall on the other side of the hall.
He stretched out his hand and knocked on the stone.
"It's right behind here."
Geralt then stretched out his hand and touched it.
Then he looked confused.
"This is not an illusion, there is something solid behind it."
Lynn Of course I know this is not an illusion.
"This is a mechanism door. It can be opened as long as the mechanism is released."
He raised the Kovir longbow.
An arrow shot somewhere in the hall.
There were no torches in this hall, and there was no sunlight coming in. It was pitch black.
But whether it is Lynn or Geralt, they have taken Superior Cat Potion before, so in their sight, everything in the hall is clearly visible.
And Lynn's arrow hit a raised brick on the wall.
Then, something incredible happened.
The raised masonry slowly retracted into the wall.
Then, a sound like a door lock being opened came from within the wall.
There are several more bricks and stones like this.
When the last raised brick retracted into the wall, there was the sound of some mechanism being opened.
A door appeared in the wall.
The stone door rose with the sound of stones rubbing against each other.
The two walked through the steps behind the stone door and went up to a closed room.
There is a tall statue standing in the center of the room, but you can't tell who it is.
Considering that this is an elf ruins, it is most likely a statue of an elf sage or elf king.
"Although it is said that caution can sail the ship for thousands of years, this person named Moreau is too cautious."
"Don't worry, it will be there soon."
This room is a circular room with a high dome. On the walls around the room, there are narrow rooms set up at intervals, and in each narrow room there is a statue of Gargoyle.
When Lynn and Geralt stepped into the room, one of them, Gargoyle, came to life like the previous machine statues.
"Invaders, you are seeking your own death."
Gargoyle is a magical creation created by a warlock. It is extremely powerful and extremely hard, making it difficult for ordinary weapons to cause damage to it.
But Gargoyle is not completely without weaknesses.
Because Gargoyle is a creation driven by magic, Dimeritium Bomb can disrupt the flow of magic in its body, causing it to fall into a state of stagnation and chaos.
Although Gargoyle has been tested and recognized by everyone as being suitable for guarding, it does not mean that a place protected by Gargoyle is foolproof.
For example, if a group of soldiers who do not understand the characteristics of Gargoyle appear in this room now, they will most likely be massacred.
But if it were replaced by two demon hunters, then the target of the massacre would become Gargoyle.
Lynn and Geralt each hit Yrden Trap on the ground for a while. Then, Lynn threw a pickaxe he had prepared in advance to Geralt, and he also took one in his hand.
Next it's time for scraping.
Gargoyle is generally bulky. Although it has the ability to teleport over short distances, as long as you understand and beware of this in advance, it won't have much impact.
What's more, this time Gargoyle was facing two demon hunters.
As long as the quantity of anything increases, the quality will also change.
Just like a sorcerer who can easily slaughter hundreds of soldiers, he still has to surrender to the king who has thousands of troops under his control.
For another example, it is really difficult for one demon hunter to deal with Gargoyle, but if there are two demon hunters, the effect of one plus one is greater than two.
When Gargoyle attacks Lynn, Geralt will wield a pickaxe and hit Gargoyle's back.
The same goes for vice versa.
Not only that, although Gargoyle is immune to most Signs, it does suffer from the effects of Yrden Trap.
Two Yrden Trap, that is double the deceleration effect.
Therefore, this battle is even simpler than the previous battle with the Black Panther. Gargoyle's fists are hard, but they are useless as long as they can't hit anyone.
The two of them didn't even break a sweat as they bid farewell to Gargoyle who had come back to life.
"Does this room need a mechanism to open it?"
Seeing that after defeating Gargoyle, there was still no change in the room, Geralt put away the pickaxe, looked up and looked around, looking for the raised stones on the wall.
But Lynn walked up to the fallen Gargoyle. This Gargoyle was obviously specially designed. He just gently broke it off and took off Gargoyle's sole with a click.
He picked up the sole of Gargoyle and placed it on the stone platform in front of the statue.
Rumble--
The stone platform sank.
A portal appeared on the wall.
Geralt looks very bad.
"I really hate portals."
It's a pity that Geralt said this too early.
Because not only was the wall in front of them, there was also a portal.
Instead, portals emerged one after another on the first, second, and third floors of the entire room.
The famous White Wolf suddenly lost its color.
Even if he is not a prophet, he still knows that with so many portals, only one is correct.
The rest will either keep them spinning in circles or teleport them somewhere else.
If we try one by one, how long will it take?
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in Geralt's mind.
As if he had grasped a life-saving straw, he looked at Lynn expectantly.
"Lynn, you must know which portal we should take, right?"
Lynn seems to know this ruins very well. He can not only know the ambush in advance, but also know how to unlock the secret door.
Although he doesn't know why Lynn knows so much.
But this person is better off being a little confused sometimes.
Lynn smiled slightly.
If it was Lambert who was acting with him, then he would have to play a trick on Lambert.
But since it's Geralt, let's forget it and stop teasing him.
"Come with me."
Lynn first identified the direction, and then walked in the front with great confidence.
After walking through the portal twice...
All the light from the portal disappeared, replaced by a dim and weak light.
"We're here, this is Moreau's laboratory."
It was about two hundred years ago in 1087, a warlock scholar named Thomas Moreau was rescued from the clutches of a monster by a witcher.
He couldn't be more grateful for it.
But this demon hunter didn't want gold, but offered "Law of Surprise" as reward.
So Moreau had to hand over his son Jerome to the demon hunter.
Later, Jerome was sent to School of the Griffin's base camp for training and became one of them.
Since Moreau gave away his son, he vowed to study how to reverse the mutation process of the witcher.
He feels resentful about not being able to be an important person in his son's life, and hopes that one day his son will understand his good intentions as a father.
Time came to 1102, Moreau established a secret laboratory in Valley of the Nine of Toussaint, where he spent all his efforts to study mutations.
He did a lot of experiments and experienced many failures.
Experimental subjects include various creatures (such as giant centipedes) and living humans.
It lasted until 1121, when Moreau became confident enough in his experiment that he decided to reverse the mutation on his son.
He lured Jerome to his laboratory with a commission with a generous bounty.
Different from Moreau's fatherly love, School of the Griffin Demon Hunter Jerome's impression of his father has always been very bad.
When he learned it was a hoax, he became furious and refused to undergo the experiment.
In desperation, Moreau had no choice but to use magic to temporarily paralyze Jerome, and locked him in another secret location under Hanse Castle that could only be accessed by a portal, and sent out Golem, which he made, to guard him.
Moreau hopes that time will allow Jerome to figure it out and understand his good intentions as a father.
Unfortunately, all the efforts Moreau put into the experiment were in vain.
The potion and treatment process he developed not only failed to reverse the mutation, but instead enhanced its effect, making the witcher stronger and more agile.
In the end Moreau gave up all this and was forced to accept the fact that his son became a demon hunter.
He returned to his wife Lydia, who died shortly afterwards.
He was buried in Cemetery of Oremus located south of Beauclair, and his research diary was also buried with him.
It is said that his tombstone is also engraved with the following words in Elder Speech:
Salvation is not in Dol Naev'de, but in our hearts, dedicate our glory to Aelirenn.
--That's how it should be.
But the moment Lynn and Geralt passed through the portal one after another and came to Moreau's secret laboratory.
A shrill scream sounded that was all too familiar.
A figure emitting green fluorescence rushed towards the demon hunter without giving the demon hunter any chance to react.
Even under the dim light of the oil lamp, the sharp claws reflected cold light and were about to disembowel Geralt's body.
At this time, Lynn suddenly pushed out a palm, and the invisible air wave hit White Wolf and flew directly out, but it missed the swinging claws.
Wraith fails with one hit, and the hatred is automatically transferred to Lynn who is close at hand.
However, Lynn did not pull out the master-level silver sword behind his back, but flipped his left wrist, and a Enhanced Moon Dust bomb appeared in his hand.
Taking advantage of the situation, he threw him towards Wraith, who was charging towards him with his teeth and claws open.
Bang!
When the Enhanced Moon Dust bomb hit Wraith, it exploded immediately. Moon Dust powder was all over Wraith in an instant.
The latter immediately let out a shrill scream, as if he was in great pain.
The body that was originally between reality and reality is now in this world because of Moon Dust powder.
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