Chapter 2180 Frostwind Witch
Joan first stewed a large pot of beef, then used the "mythical water making technique" to fill everyone's glasses with fine wine, and then used the "liquid alchemy technique" to turn the glass of spirits in front of him into iced watermelon juice .
Joan, Clark, Gaina, and Hilde gathered around "God's Cauldron" Ariel in the folding fortress, chatting while eating.
Clark first told the reason for his and Joan's trip to the North Pole, and then asked Gaina and Hilde what their purpose was when they brought a team of "glacial knights" to the cloudy mountains far away from the temple.
Gaina put down her wine glass, a look of anger appeared between her brows.
"Big guy, brother Joan, you're coming from the south, have you ever heard of a woman named Elizabeth along the way?"
"Elizabeth?"
Clark and Joann looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.
"Elizabeth is just one of her many pseudonyms, and she may also call herself Catherine or Katerina." Hilder said.
"Katerina!" Clark couldn't help raising his voice, "I understand! You're talking about that female liar pretending to be the Styx Witch?!"
"Even passers-by like you have heard of Katerina's notoriety, and you can imagine how serious damage this liar has done to the reputation of our church and sister witches!" Hilde said through gritted teeth.
"Not only have we heard about this liar, but we were almost cheated by her of two pounds of magic crystals!" Clark rubbed his chin and smiled wryly, "Actually, we are pretty good, after all, we didn't let her cheat, my friend Bayer Hoff But it's miserable, I was almost cheated by that female villain and ruined my family and ruined my reputation."
Listening to the frost giant's story about meeting Katerina during the journey, and the misfortune of Bayerhoff, the sheriff of White Bear Village, Gaina and Hilde added a bit of dignity to their faces.
"It seems that we have to hurry up and go to the Frost Forest, lest more people be deceived by the Frostwind Witch!" Gaina said to herself.
"The 'Frostwind Witch' you mentioned is Katerina?" Joan asked.
Gaina nodded lightly: "That's right, that woman is actually a cunning and evil high elf, who was known as the 'Frostwind Witch' earlier, but then she thought she had discovered the wealth code, so she thought Abandoning the former name, and pretending to be the Styx Witch, using our church's prestige and good reputation among the people to deceive, is simply shameless!"
"We've been tracking down the Frostwind Witch for the whole year, and only recently got definite information. It turns out that the Witch's lair is deep in the Frost Forest, in a place called 'Zombie Town'."
"'Grass Town'... this place sounds a little familiar." Clark asked thoughtfully, "In the ancient myth of Niflheim, there was a famous dragon slaying hero named Sigurd. According to legend, he killed The place where the dragon is located is this worm town, right?"
"That's right! The town of worms is Sigurd's place to slay dragons. The so-called 'worms' refer to evil dragons without wings in ancient language."
Speaking of the great achievements of the predecessors in slaying dragons, Hilde's eyes showed a hint of fascination.
"These things you are talking about are all old things. Now the town of worms has long been in ruins. Only a large group of savage snow monsters nested and settled near the ruins. It is said that the 'Frostwind Witch' Katerina used magic to control the snow monsters. their minds, using it as a secret stronghold from which she plans her criminal operations."
Gaina clenched her fists, her pretty face was very fierce.
"Hilde and I lead the expedition this time to sweep up the Yeti's lair and capture Katerina!"
Joan listened to the chat of the three, thought for a long time in silence, and suddenly raised his head and asked Hilde: "After the death of the dragon-slaying hero Sigurd, is the body buried in the town of worms?"
Hilde froze for a moment, nodded and said: "Sigold's grave is indeed in the yew forest near the town of worms. My father took me to pay homage when I was young, but now no one dares to go into that forest. .”
"Why is that?" Joan asked in surprise.
"More than ten years ago, a cold forest snake dragon came to the town of worms and destroyed this prosperous town at the time, and then broke into Sigurd's cemetery, knocked down the tombstone, and used the tomb as its own lair. "
"Some people say that the cold forest linnorm is a descendant of the evil dragon that Sigurd killed in the past, and he came here specially for revenge, but this kind of legend is too outrageous. A more credible statement is that the cold forest linnosaurus came from other people's mouth. Hearing the story of the hero slaying the dragon, being a dragon was deeply humiliated, so he vented his anger by destroying the hero's grave."
Hilde sighed, and continued: "Our temple once sent witches and knights to attack the dragon's lair, but the dragon was very cunning. When it realized that the crusaders were numerous, it hid in the depths of the jungle, making it difficult to track down."
"If the number of crusaders is too small, and there is no confidence in defeating the evil dragon with quasi-legendary strength."
"Later we discovered that the evil dragon seldom stayed away from its lair. It usually ate wild beasts in the forest. When it was full, it went back to the grave and fell into a long sleep. It didn't do any harm to the surrounding villages and towns, so we didn't bother to care about it."
After hearing Hilde's introduction, Joan remembered the entrustment of the banshee Gudron from Galti Island. After thinking about it for a while, she raised her head and asked Gaina and Hilde:
"Brother Clark and I have an old account that needs to be settled with Katerina. Besides, I have some personal affairs that I have to deal with in Worm Town. If the two of you don't mind, can we go together tomorrow?"
"Great!" Gaina beamed with joy, "With the help of you and the big fool, we have at least 90% chance of catching the Frostwind Witch!"
After dinner, everyone continued drinking tea and chatting.
It wasn't until late at night that Gaina and Hilde bid farewell and returned to their barracks.
The next morning, Joan, Clark, and Dajiao joined the Styx Temple team, riding westward with Gaina and his party, and arrived in front of a dense coniferous forest at dusk.
This place is the "Frost Forest", and the ruins of the worm town are located in the sheltered basin in the middle of the forest.
In order not to startle the enemy, before entering the forest, it is necessary to conduct a reconnaissance of the enemy's lair.
Gaina told Joan and Clark that "Frostwind Witch" Katerina has a cloak that can interfere with detection magic. If she directly casts "Scry", it will be difficult to locate her, and it may cause her to panic. To be vigilant, more reliable investigative methods must be adopted.
When it comes to scouting the enemy's situation, Qiao An can be regarded as an expert. In the past, he participated in military operations, and his primary mission in the army was to cast spells to scout the enemy's movements.
But this time he didn't get a chance to perform, because Gaina is also good at this.
The "Winter Witch" collected the clean snow on the spot and formed it into a snowball the size of a fist. She held it in her palm and chanted a spell in a low voice. At the same time, she paced around the camp, jumping a few times from time to time, as if she was dancing.