Chapter 024 Charming Creature, Spirit in the Well

Gawain walked over and said doubtfully:

"No. 7, what are you doing?"

"Quack~~"

Crow No. 7 replied twice, picked up the stones on the side and continued to throw them into the well. Gawain looked into the well and found that the well was completely dark. He stretched out his hand to touch his temple.

"brush!"

As the powerful [Lighting Technique] was cast, two dazzling white lights shot out from his eyes, instantly shining into the storm well. The well water below was rippling, and fish were tumbling on the water.

When the white light comes, the frightened fish dive into the water to hide.

Since the [Lighting Technique] was upgraded to level 5, the runes have been completely optimized, and all aspects have been greatly improved. Originally it could only be cast with one eye, but now both eyes can be cast at will, which is much more flexible.

“Qua~~”

Crow Seven threw the pebble at Gawain's feet and screamed twice angrily.

"Sea fish?"

Gawain ignored the crow and muttered: "It seems that this storm well is indeed connected to the sea." He stared at it for a while, and suddenly found many fine stripes on the well wall, which gave him a vaguely familiar feeling.

"stripe?"

Gawain frowned and couldn't remember where he had seen it.

He observed it for a while, but had no clue, so he simply dismissed the trick and carefully looked at the well in front of him. This well was wider and deeper than ordinary wells. The entire body was made of rocks. Every rock was tightly fitted and no gaps could be seen.

The appearance alone is far beyond what ordinary water wells can match.

but.

Because no one had cleaned it for a long time, the edge of the well was covered with mud and sand. He took out his dagger and slowly scraped away the mud. Suddenly he found a small piece of fine sapphire embedded in the edge of the well.

Gawain raised his eyebrows and quickly cleaned up other places.

It was found that the edge of the well was not only inlaid with pieces of broken gemstones, but also carved with tiny stripes, which together formed a large mysterious pattern.

Gawain suddenly woke up and muttered:

"It turns out to be a witchcraft circle."

He observed carefully and could only barely recognize a small part of the runes. If he made some changes, this part would be almost exactly the same as the trick he got [Attracting Fish].

More parts are unknown.

He then found a rope and a half-broken wooden barrel, and pulled out half a barrel of clean water from the storm well. There were actually two sea fish as long as one finger long in it.

Crow Seven happily pecked the sea fish to death, swallowed the fish's eyes into its belly, and urged Gawain to continue fetching water.

Gawain ignored the other party, picked up a handful of water, sniffed it, and said in surprise: "It's actually fresh water. It seems that this magic circle is also useful in converting seawater into fresh water."

“If there are fish in the sea, there is food!”

“You can survive if you have fresh water!”

"This Salted Fish Fort is located in a dangerous terrain. It is self-sufficient in food and drink. Even if it is surrounded by a large army for several years, it is impossible to break through. It is really not easy."

Gawain sighed a few times, becoming more and more convinced that there was a wizard behind the Holdman family. Otherwise, how could they have built this storm well with the magic circle engraved on it.

However, these are of no benefit to him right now.

He didn't dare to go down the well himself, and he was worried that the skeleton wouldn't be able to deal with it. After much deliberation, he could only wait until night to let the monster come out of the well on its own, and then use means to get rid of it.

"Gulu~~"

"Gulu~~"

As night falls, the sea fish in the storm well disappear quickly, and the well water begins to slowly roll. The water surface gets closer and closer to the well mouth, and slowly overflows.

“Qua~~”

Crow No. 7, who was guarding the wellhead, was immediately frightened and flapped his wings and flew towards the highest arrow tower.

As the well water continued to overflow, the water gradually spread to all directions, and every place was occupied by the water. Soon after, the well water suddenly boiled, and a pale and greasy palm poked out of the well.

Immediately afterwards, monsters climbed out of the well one after another and wandered aimlessly in the Salted Fish Castle.

"Corpse?"

"It seems that the real owner is the demon in the well."

Gawain, who was always paying attention on the arrow tower, breathed a sigh of relief and confirmed the identity of the monster. His eyes emitted a faint white light, and he could see clearly what was happening below even in the dark night.

The reason why it was concluded that it was the demon in the well was mainly because the demon in the well knew a kind of witchcraft called "Charming Creatures", which could easily charm living people and drown them in the well water.

Under the influence of witchcraft, the dead body will be driven by the demon spirit in the well.

but.

After a living person turns into a corpse, his body will degrade in all aspects, and his actual combat power is not high, not even comparable to some trained militiamen.

Gawain's eyes flickered, and he quickly made a plan. He tied the prepared rope to the arrow tower and hung the other end to the outside of the castle. This was the escape route he prepared for himself.

If he is outmatched, he can easily escape from here.

Then Gawain gave the skeleton a few more instructions and asked him to get off the arrow tower. When everything was ready, he drew his short bow on the arrow tower and shot a feather arrow with a "swish" sound, hitting a corpse in the neck. .

"He...he~~~"

The corpse seemed unaffected. It turned around stiffly, looked up at the tall arrow tower, and let out a weird bark, like a lingering old dog, wading in the water and staggering towards the arrow tower.

The other corpses around him slowly gathered and rushed towards the arrow tower together.

"Whoosh~~"

Gawain shot another arrow, and the arrow pierced the corpse's head directly. The corpse fell to the ground and stopped moving.

"The weak point is the brain."

Gawain's expression was calm, and he shot arrows one after another in a leisurely manner. Each arrow could make a corpse fall. Soon a large area fell down. Only seven or eight corpses rushed to the blind corner of the sight. Climb the stairs to the Arrow Tower.

Gawain put on three feather arrows again and waited silently for the corpse to come up.

"Hua Hua Hua~~"

Before the corpse arrived, the well water had already spread to the arrow tower and slowly flowed towards Gawain.

"It's here so soon?"

Gawain was a little surprised. He took two steps back. The well water quickly surrounded him from three directions. At the same time, strange murmurs sounded in his ears, making his eyelids heavy and his mind dazed.

"Gua~~"

With the strange cry of Crow No. 7, Gawain suddenly came back to his senses.

He found that his feet were wrapped by the well water and were spreading to his legs. He tried to struggle and found that the well water seemed to have turned into colloid, sticky and thick. With his strength that exceeded that of an ordinary adult man, he couldn't break free.

And the remaining corpses also climbed up the arrow tower and were rushing towards him.

"Gua~~"

Crow No. 7 screamed angrily and spread its wings to pounce on the corpse. Its iron claws scratched a few gaps on the corpse's cheeks, but abscess-like liquid splashed from the gaps.

The stench was so strong that it made people want to vomit.

"Quack~~"

Crow No. 7 was panicked and flapped its wings to escape.

Gawain did not dare to be careless. He raised his hand and snapped his fingers. A ball of light like the scorching sun appeared in front of him. The dazzling white light instantly illuminated the arrow tower.

"Ah~~"

Gawain heard a scream. The corpses that rushed over froze in place and fell down one after another. The well water that entangled his feet also dissipated directly and retreated along the stairs to the original path.

"Not bad!"

Gawain was relieved, but he was worried that the spirits in the well would return to the Storm Well, so he waved his hand to disperse the [Illumination].

"Hehe~~~"

As soon as it dispersed, the corpses on the ground struggled to get up.

Gawain quickly drew out the one-handed sword at his waist and quickly pierced the heads of the corpses one by one.

"Ah~~"

A roar sounded from under the arrow tower, followed by a series of muffled "bang bang bang" sounds. The entire arrow tower was shaking slightly, as if a huge monster was climbing up the arrow tower step by step.

Gawain quickly came to the stairs and took a glance. As expected, he found a "giant" nearly three meters tall. The giant was made of well water.

It had a trunk.

It had four limbs.

But it had no facial features. It walked up the stairs step by step, with heavy steps.

"The demon in the well!"

Gawain's face became solemn. He put the one-handed sword back into his waist, took out the short bow and shot three arrows in a row. The three feather arrows hit the giant's head, neck and heart.

The giant seemed fine. The well water on his body flowed, and the feather arrows fell to the ground.