our family is gone

Chapter 310
But soon they will not care about these small details, those pig monsters are obviously attracted by the charred corpses in the flames.

But they also seemed to be afraid of the bright flames, and they whined like pigs around the campfire.

And one of them seemed a little impatient to wait, and directly threw out the chain hammer in his hand to disperse the bonfire, then waved the meat cleaver in his hand, and dragged the charred corpse out of it with the sawtooth on it.

Originally, everyone was curious about what these monsters were doing, did they want to save those cultists?
But the next scene directly plunged them into an indescribable reaction.

Because these pigman monsters kept waving the butcher knife in their hands to dismember the corpse into eight pieces, and then even grabbed a scorched black arm and ate it, with crazy satisfaction revealed on the pig's face.

The picture of the pig cannibalizing people was extremely shocking, and it directly fooled several people.

Seeing this, Junia wanted to pick up the mace, but was stopped by Geralt raising his hand.

Soon after they were full, those pigmen still dragged their scorched corpses into the darkness.

Until this time, Geralt and his party were slightly relieved.

"Damn you... add more money..." Tardif's mental state was not good at all, and after watching the scene of pigs cannibalizing people, he broke down a bit, and kept whispering to himself, "crazy... I'm going to have nightmares all my life!"

The others were not much better. Even Barristan, who was used to the battlefield full of blood and blood, felt physically disgusted after seeing this scene. As for Junia, she always wanted to kill these blasphemous monsters. Stop it.

Thinking of this, she finally asked her own question.

"Why didn't you just do it?"

Among them, Geralt was the only one who was better. His special physique allowed him to filter out most of his emotions, and he could answer questions calmly.

"Three monsters appeared at the same time, and the equipment on their bodies was similar. Among them, they obviously know how to work together as a team. They should be social creatures, so there are probably more than a few of them around here. I'm afraid of causing trouble if I don't know the situation. It’s the corpses of a few cultists, there’s no need to take risks.”

After all, he got up and walked out of the shelter.

"I'll go out and check, you guys be careful."

Geralt went out and walked around to make sure there was no problem before walking to the almost extinguished bonfire with the others.

Most of the wreckage is dragged away by the pigs, leaving either pieces or only skeletonized skulls.

"What kind of monsters are those? How did they appear here?"

"There is no doubt that they should be attracted by the smell of burning corpses. They were hunting or looking for food."

"Not only did they take away the corpse, they also took away the iron objects. They have certain intelligence."

"By the way, I don't know if you have noticed that the leather wrapped around the waist of those pig-headed monsters looks exactly like those cultists."

Several people analyzed what they discovered based on the situation left behind at the scene.

And Geralt squatted down, squeezed a little soil from the mark of the monster's pig's hoof, put it in his hand, and brought it to his nose, fluttering his nose.

But this time made him discover something, his expression looked a little surprised, and turned to reveal a heavy worry.

"What did you find?" Junia asked eagerly, which naturally caught the attention of Barristan and Tardif, and all three of them immediately set their sights on Geralt.

"I don't know if you have smelled it just now. The smell from the monster just now is the same as that of the ancient sewer."

Regarding this place, Junia was the only one who could understand what he meant, while Barristan and the others were somewhat confused.

"This place is a camp I discovered before. After the leader led the lord to deal with the cultists, I found a passage guarded by the cultists at the back of the camp."

As Geralt said, he threw away the dirt from his hands and stood up. He couldn't help but look at the direction where the monster left and continued to add.

"The passage was blocked at the time, and it has obviously been opened up now, and the contents of it have escaped."

"Let's go back and report, and tell the lord that there are terrifying monsters hidden in that passage." Junia hoped that the lord would bring troops to kill these monsters just like destroying cultists.

"No, we need to track down those monsters to find their lair first, and then go to the entrance of the passage to check whether it was destroyed or ran out from other places."

Geralt knew that the current information was still too little, and it was useless to inform the lord. They needed more information, which was why they came here this time.

"But our food won't last much longer." Barristan, who tended to be conservative, expressed concern about this.

I want to organize a new mission after the report. After all, the current state of the team is not very good, and rash advances are prone to uncontrollable dangers.

"The advantage now is that we discovered the monsters in advance, and they left enough traces, and I know the exact location of the passage, which is much better than we had no clue a few days ago."

Geralt also knew the situation the team was facing, but he knew better that if he went back now, the traces left just now were likely to be destroyed, and he would have the opportunity to escape.

Not to mention that going back empty-handed this time is somewhat sorry for the gold coin.

Barristan also understood that the opportunity was rare, and it would be great if the location of those monsters could be determined.

Everyone had no intention of resting, simply cleaned up and followed the traces left by the monsters into the wilderness.

Both Geralt and Tardiff are a little proficient in tracking traces. Unlike William's Figgus, who uses scent tracking, they track enemies through environmental conditions.

After spending some time following the traces of the pigmen, they came to a place that was both strange and familiar.

It is familiar because this is the camp that was wiped out by them at the beginning.

As for the strangeness, it is because the camp has been destroyed in a large area for some unknown reason, leaving only ruins.

Coming here, Geralt was even more sure that those monsters were inseparable from that weird passage.

"I didn't find those monsters." Tardiff touched it back by himself.

The team can't rush forward now, otherwise they might be in trouble if they alarm the enemy, after all they are only a few.

Geralt led people towards the passage after Tardiff completed the reconnaissance of the front road.

The black light is blind, and there is a high possibility that the enemy is nearby. This is a great test of their psychological pressure. Fortunately, they are all experienced adventurers, and they can easily face this situation.

When he returned here again, Geralt's golden vertical pupil with night vision ability saw a very terrifying scene. Part of the hole collapsed, and the iron fence that originally blocked the hole was also destroyed, leaving only a part still inserted. On the wall, all that remains is broken off.

This is cast iron. Although it is brittle, it is obvious that it cannot be smashed open by just anything, and the scale of the broken hole is at least two or three meters high.

"There are a lot of fresh traces, and they go back and forth frequently. Most of them are inhuman hoof-shaped footprints. This is not like a sewer, but more like a beast den." Tardiff also checked the traces on the ground, so it seems that the number of monsters is not large. less.

But this is good news for Geralt and the others, those monsters have not spread.

"Let's go, we've got the information we need."

Geralt didn't dare to stay for long, and hurriedly left the cave with his team.

It's just that he didn't leave directly, but squatted near the camp, and only then did he explain the reason for doing so.

"Now we have collected information about those guys, but there is only one thing left to meet the lord, which is the proof of the existence of pigmen.

We must find a way to kill one, and then take some of the corpses back, otherwise the lord will find it difficult to believe our words. "

Geralt approached the situation with the mindset of a witcher.

According to their habit, they had to take a part of the monster back to win the trust of their employer and prove that they had indeed killed the monster before they could get the bounty.

I have come into contact with many monsters, but this is the first time I have seen this twisted pig-headed monster. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't believe it, let alone other people.

That's why he thought he had to kill a monster.

It can only be said that Geralt's professional ethics is very high, and he insists on obtaining evidence to prove that his intelligence is correct.

And others don't care to accompany him, even Tardiff has no objection.

But it’s quite interesting to say the least, Tardif encountered a night attack from cultists on his first mission in Hamlet, encountered extraordinary power in the first battle, and took a slap in the face. Come over, turn around and meet the pigman monster again.

I don't know whether to call him lucky or unlucky after this kind of experience.

The team fell into a short rest, and only Geralt paid attention to the surrounding situation.

The complicated footprints at the entrance of the cave showed that they often went in and out. Sure enough, they didn't make them wait too long before they found a group of pig monsters coming out, walking in it without any disguise.

Geralt's golden vertical pupils stared at them closely, but he found some problems.

It seems that monsters like to appear in groups, because there are still three monsters this time, and there is no single one.

It's just that this kind of situation brought trouble to their attack. After all, I don't know the monster's exact combat ability, but judging by the sturdy figure and weapons, I know it shouldn't be weak. After considering various factors, Geralt understands that There is no way to kill both at the same time.

If it was Lance, I'm afraid he would have rushed to do it long ago. Whatever you do, take my sword first.

But Geralt couldn't do it. He had suffered a lot and knew that being cautious was a good thing.

Should we just give up this team now and wait for possible orders, or do we do it?
After hesitating for a while, Geralt could not help but turn to his teammates, explaining his worries in a low voice.

"what do y'all think?"

"You can't pin your hopes on the unknown, let's do it now." Barristan's words are very simple, you don't know if there will be more in the future, if you miss it, it will be gone.

It's strange to say, just now he was obviously inclined to be conservative, why has his attitude changed now?
In fact, it's easy to understand. Just now, Barristan was worried about whether the team's status could be sustained, but now he was worried that the longer the delay, the more likely accidents would happen.

He never resisted fighting.

"Leave the one on the left to me." Tardiff directly marked his target without any nonsense, and the eyes under the helmet looked at the pigman in the distance, as if he was thinking about how to hit the ax at that time.

Junia had always wanted to kill these profane and twisted monsters, so how could she refuse.

"Okay, we will then...then..." Geralt didn't hesitate too much when he saw that everyone agreed, and decided to arrange tactics.

Lead the team to hang the team of pigmen behind, and wait until they are far enough away from the camp before starting to implement.

The three pigmen didn't seem to notice the despicable humans, and the battle happened without warning while they were walking leisurely.

The light, a ball of light resembling a light bulb, appeared before them, arousing their strange curiosity at first.

It's just that the moment the ball of light exploded, the three pigmen let out screams like killing pigs. Living in the dark underground, their stimulation to light was more exaggerated than ordinary people, and they were blinded directly.

And after waiting for a long time, several people also directly attacked. Geralt charged forward with a sword, and directly pierced one of them through the heart.

On the other side, Barristan stepped forward quickly, and slapped the blinded pigman's head with a fierce shield blow, which immediately stopped his pig screaming and fell into a dizziness.

On the other side, Tadiff rushed out, the impact of the previous move was no longer visible, his movements were crisp and neat, and he went up and struck the pig with an axe.

It's a pity that it was originally cut towards the back of the head, but after the pigman was blinded, he moved around. The ax fell on the thick shoulder and did not kill him directly.

On the contrary, the pain caused the pigman to catch his position, and the butcher knife was swung back. If it hits, the scale armor does not know whether it can withstand the sharp fangs on it.

But he was never alone, and Junia on the other side had already prepared the second magic spell, and the infusion of strong holy power directly made the pigman stunned.

Tardiff also seized this opportunity, took out the ax and swung it round the pig's head.

A dull sound sounded, it was the fierce confrontation between the ax blade and the bone.

Tardiff could tell from the feeling of the feedback that the ax went in, but it didn't go in completely, and was stuck on the hard skull.

Because the blade design of his ax focuses on cutting ability, while the ability to chop and cut armor is slightly weaker.

It could cut off the head of a priest like butter, along the joints, and luck was on his side.

But now this situation made him a little helpless. The monster's pig skin was tough and its skull was hard. Two consecutive attacks failed to achieve good results. Instead, the pain irritated the pig man and woke him up from the dizziness.

Tardiff also felt the difficulty, but he didn't have any intention of shrinking back. Instead, he pulled out the ax forcefully and hit the monster's injured shoulder with his backhand.

The ax blade cut the flesh, and the Achilles tendon on it was completely severed, and the thick arm was cut off completely close to the bone seam like a butcher cutting an ox.

Dismember!

The previous ax owl was not luck, but Tadiff's understanding of the human body. He had long thought that it could be easily split from that angle.

What a terrible talent!

(End of this chapter)