The Witcher: From the Academy of Knights

Chapter 144 Curse
The soldier drank the potion, and his condition improved a lot.

"Thank you, Master Sauron."

There was a trace of gratitude on the soldier's face, and then he took a deep breath and said, "I remember that in the dream world, there was a black mist around it."

"In the black mist, there are many monsters!"

The soldier danced and tried to describe the appearance of the monster to Sauron, saying: "In the beginning, I met several comrades in arms, but it didn't take long for them to be captured by the monster..."

"Wait a moment."

Suddenly, Sauron interrupted the other party, and said in a deep voice: "You mean, in the dream world, you met other soldiers?"

"Yes." The soldier nodded.

Hearing the soldier's affirmative answer, Sauron looked thoughtful.

From the looks of it, the effect of the nightmare curse seemed to pull all the soldiers into the same dream, like another world.

"In this case……"

Sauron's eyes flickered, and a thought came to his mind.

Since all the people cursed by the nightmare are experiencing the same dream, if they also enter it, they may be able to find a way to break the situation.

"correct."

At this time, Sauron asked again: "You said that you encountered monsters in the dream world. Are their shapes somewhat similar to nothingness?"

The soldier nodded hesitantly.

"understood."

Sauron's eyes flashed, and the monsters that appeared in the dream world should be existences like wraiths.

The quasi-witch of the Tower of the Dead cast a curse on the army under Orens' command in the form of black rain, pulling ten thousand soldiers into the nightmare world.

At the same time, Normaros sent out Wraiths.

In the nightmare world, the wraiths can display even more terrifying lethality, taking away the lives of soldiers without affecting reality.

After understanding the nature of the nightmare curse, Sauron turned and left the cabin.

Back in the five-story tower, he began to think about countermeasures.

At the same time, as time passed and a day passed quickly, the soldiers who had been cursed by the nightmare had basically woken up.

But hundreds of soldiers did not wake up.

Moreover, the signs of life on their bodies became weaker and weaker, and some of them even lost their breath.

Towards dusk, the sun sets.

On the central square of Giethoorn Town, three hundred corpses were placed there. Orens' face was gloomy, and it was difficult to suppress the anger in his heart.

These soldiers followed him from the northern border, but they did not die on the battlefield, but were killed by the strange nightmare curse.

For Orens, this is undoubtedly a shame!

"Light it up, father."

Sauron saw Orens' emotions, so he spoke.

These soldiers have already died, and their souls were killed by the ghosts in the nightmare world. If the corpses are not burned in time, after night falls, it is likely to cause a terrible corpse change.

At that time, the entire Giethoorn Town will usher in a disaster!
Orens took a deep breath, and lit the fire with his own hands.

The raging fire soon burned, and looking at the three hundred corpses engulfed by the flames, the faces of the surrounding soldiers showed sorrow.

At this moment in Giethoorn Town, almost all the soldiers are marked by the curse of nightmares. Although the soldiers have woken up now, when night falls again, they will still fall into nightmares.

No one can escape the curse of nightmares unless they stay awake all the time!
"Tonight, I will personally lead the vigil."

Orens said in a deep voice, intending to lead the night vigil with the soldiers who were not cursed by the nightmare.

"it is good."

Sauron nodded, and Orens was in charge of the night watch, so he could solve the problem of the nightmare curse with peace of mind.

……

The Duchy of Tar, the western border.

Yueshan City.

On the gray-white city wall, corpses hung there one after another, and the pungent bloody smell seemed so strong that it couldn't be dissipated.

In the sky, vultures circled one by one.

In Yueshan City, which has experienced successive wars, even the ground seems to be dyed red, and the unattended corpses provided a feast for this group of vultures.

In the castle, Phils stood where he was.

In front of him was a huge mirror. The pitch-black mirror surface was like a black pool. With a burst of ripples, the figure of Norma Rose appeared in it.

"It's time to do it, Phils."

Norma Rose cut to the chase, and said in a deep voice: "The army under Orens has been cursed by the nightmare, and now is the best time to attack!"

"Yes, that's what I meant."

Phils nodded, and said in a deep voice: "This time I plan to destroy Orens in one fell swoop, but I also need your help!"

"I?"

Norma Rose frowned slightly, and refused without hesitation: "No, I just cast the nightmare curse on Orens's army. I am also in a weak stage now, and it will take a while to recover."

"This battle, you must take action!"

Firth said with a blank expression, "On my own, I'm not sure I can take Orens down. I have to join hands with you."

"I know that the curse of the nightmare will hurt you a lot, but I can promise that I will give you enough rewards after all the dust settles."

"There are more than 1 soldiers under Orens' command. You can take their souls at will, and Night Crow City can also be handed over to you!"

Hearing what Phils said, a look of surprise appeared on Norma Rose's face.

"Night Crow City? Are you sure?"

Norma Rose narrowed his eyes slightly, and couldn't help feeling a little hot in his heart.

As far as he knew, there were hundreds of thousands of residents in Night Crow City. If all these souls belonged to him, then Normaros might be enough to try to attack the official wizard realm for the second time.

"Those who achieve great things don't care about small details!"

Firth said softly: "Since the Swain family is against me, they must pay some price, otherwise, there will still be people who will challenge the authority of the Lord of the Western Territory in the future!"

There was a strange flash in Norma Rose's eyes.

As a sorcerer, Norma Rose has always been indifferent to life, but it is something she never thought of to sacrifice 10 people in a city.

"Fils, you are really a lunatic."

Norma Rose's tone was complicated, but a strange smile appeared on his face, and he said quietly: "However, I am willing to accept your conditions!"

"When do we do it?"

"Now!"

Phils was categorical, and said in a deep voice: "The Iron Cavalry in Stormwind City have assembled. I will fight tonight, and I will make Orens pay for his actions!"

"Okay, I see."

In the mirror, Norma Rose nodded and said, "I will go to Gisthorn Town as quickly as possible and join hands with you to deal with that Orens."

"However, when it's done, I hope you don't forget your promise!"

"otherwise……"

Phils shook his head and said softly, "Enough, Norma Rose, it's not the first day we've dealt with each other, so why bother talking nonsense?"

(End of this chapter)