The Executor of the Heavens: Beginning with the Watch Dogs

Chapter 748 Water Ghost and Swamp Witch

Apart from other things on the road from Baiguoyuan Village to the temporary station, the surrounding environment was not very good.

There are a large number of dense forests at the front end, but wetlands or swamps full of marsh at the end.The former produces some wild honey, and if you need to pick it, you need to release it with a torch... Of course, you must also guard against road bandits; while the latter will have a large number of water ghosts and swamp witches hiding in it.

Water ghosts are also humanoid creatures, but just like ghouls, they are extremely aggressive and flesh-thirsty monsters without any communication ability.They looked like corpses picked up from the bottom of a pond, blue or green or even black in color, mucus and mud leaking from their pores, and a rotten sour smell oozing from their bodies.

Although the appearance of water ghosts looks like humans from a distance, in fact the physiological structure of water ghosts is quite different from that of humans.Their scales, gills and dorsal fins all show that the water ghost is a completely different creature.The physiological structure mentioned above makes water ghosts very good at swimming and adapts to the muddy water of ponds and lakes where they live.

The way water ghosts prey is very safe: because they are naturally timid, they usually only eat leftovers dug from garbage and animal carcasses.But if a lone traveler or unwary fisherman enters the water ghost's territory, they can quickly become ruthless predators.They attack fast and can drag their victims into the water and drown them without warning.If not hungry, water ghosts will keep their victims in water for several days, allowing their prey to soften and rot, then tear them up with their sharp claws and feast on them like soft biscuits.

The swamp witches are their close allies in the swamp, each wrinkled and warty, nearly two yards tall, pinkish-green in color, and stinking of mud and fish.There are bony protrusions growing on their backs, their hair looks like tangled waterweed, and their claws are very slender and sharp.

Of course, swamp witches are not easy to deal with.Though hulking in size, they are proficient swimmers, even adroitly swimming through mud, breaking the surface right below their victims and attacking with scythe-like claws.The Swamp Witch will also ball up mud and throw it at an opponent's eyes, temporarily blinding them.

If there is time, Xie Yuan would like to come here with a sword to hunt water ghosts and swamp witches to play - to practice whether the new body's perception, reaction and coping ability have deteriorated.

But to be honest, I have only been here for a few days, and I am disturbed by chores... I really don't know why I can't be more free, why I have to have a hand in everything.

So looking at the swamp witch and the water ghosts who were hiding in the swamp gas in the distance, Xie Yuan forcibly suppressed the urge to draw his sword to hunt and speed up to the temporary station.

The first moment he saw Captain Guan Li, the latter immediately asked, "You just cleaned up the lumberyard occupied by monsters by yourself?! Are you a witcher?"

Xie Yuan directly lowered his lower eyelids and replied, "No, I'm just an ordinary person who is good at fists, kicks and swords. Look at my eyes, I'm not mutated."

The reason why demon hunters are different from ordinary people is because they have gone through the painful trials of demon hunters with a very low success rate.

Hearing from Shirley, to become a true demon hunter, the most important transformation trial is the "Green Grass Trial".

The specifics are unknown, but so far, only one known witcher has gone through all of the trials: Ciri's adoptive father, the wolf-sent witcher Walker, Gero of Rivia special.

And the biggest characteristic of this person is a head of white hair - all melanin has been lost, and a pair of cat's eyes - all must-have appearances for a witcher who has successfully completed the transformation.

Guan Li looked at Xie Yuan's black hair and brown eyes, and could only admit that this guy was indeed not a reformed demon hunter.

But he was still unwilling to give up: "Then can you deal with the Griffin beast? I can allocate troops and weapons to you. As long as you can kill this troublemaker, I will not hesitate to reward you."

Guan Li's idea is very simple: Xie Yuan is temporarily inseparable from the Nilfgaardian military in terms of position. If this person has the power to kill the griffin beast, then as long as he succeeds, the honor belongs to the Nilfgaardian military ——The real reason for the griffin beast mobilizing the crowd before can be buried.

But Xie Yuan's answer still disappointed him: "Captain Guan Li, with all due respect, I have never confronted a large flying beast of the size of a griffin, and I am a bit powerless to deal with the griffin.

And it's useless no matter how many people I bring-the lesson of the last patrol means that the advantage of numbers has no effect on raptors like Griffins. "

In fact, it wasn't that Xie Yuan couldn't fight against the Griffin Beast—just kidding, after many observations, Xie Yuan was confident that he could fight without a weapon, and he could beat this beast to death with gloves on.

Not to mention, he also has a large-caliber live-ammunition weapon such as the 14.5mm Simonov anti-material rifle in his hand. As long as the griffin does not have an additional magic shield, such a huge kinetic energy can make it hate the gun.

But one thing, monsters like griffins are really not very useful to Xie Yuan-it takes time and effort, and the return is not very high.

Yes, he can collect such monsters into the system and earn mutation points for a so-called rare creature.But this Griffin beast has already appeared in the crowd publicly, and its ending is either killed by capable people and strangers, or it has been wreaking havoc here, and there is no third ending.

Any strange handling that the locals don't understand will only become secret reports and be handed over to the desks of their respective lords and rulers-this will only arouse their fear or curiosity, and then they will try to find a way, no matter it is soft means It doesn't matter, or you can force it.

Xie Yuan was not afraid of the local lords, kings or emperors' temptations, it was nothing more than soldiers coming to block him, and water coming to cover him up.But once the harvest is greater than the consumption, it will be a huge loss in a sense—especially when Xie Yuan himself has no idea of ​​developing a layout here.

"Ah, that's it...****" Captain Guan Li muttered a few words in disappointment, seeming to be cursing swear words and slang, but quickly recovered his composure, "Okay, I really let you deal with griffins like this Such a terrifying creature is really difficult for you."

Xie Yuan also pretended not to hear Guan Li's annoyed muttering, but apologized very sincerely: "Oh, it's also my fault that I'm not good at learning, and I really can't help you, captain, I'm really ashamed."

Captain Guan Li's face blushed and turned pale, and finally he showed a kind smile: "How could it be? It's too late for me to thank you, but since you have the ability to kill ghouls...can you help save the other few people near the village? How about cleaning up an area occupied by monsters?"

"Of course." Xie Yuan has no objection to this. Compared with a huge monster that requires a little effort to fight, a group of monsters that can be killed with a single blow with a stick or a long sword can save a little effort and thought.

"Then...be careful, I hope you can come back safe and sound." Captain Guan Li sent off the guests with "concern".

Xie Yuan also replied "politely": "I hope you will find the right person to eradicate the griffin soon... I will take my leave now."

Courtesy is reciprocated, and the host and guest enjoy themselves.

(End of this chapter)