Chapter 2180: Frostwind Witch

Qiao An first stewed a large pot of beef, then used a "mythical water-making technique" to fill everyone's glass with wine, and then used a "liquid alchemy" to turn the glass of spirits in front of him into iced watermelon juice .
Joan, Clark, Gayna, and Hilde were eating and chatting around the "magic pot" Ireneal in the folding fortress.
Clark first recounted the reasons for his and Qiao Ann's trip to the North Pole, and then asked about the purpose of Geena and Hilde who brought a team of "glacial knights" to the Yunwu Mountains far away from the temple.
Genna put down the wine glass, a look of anger appeared between her brows.
"Big guy, Joe Ann, you come from the south, have anyone heard about a woman named Elizabeth along the way?"
"Elizabeth?"
Clark and Joan looked at each other and shook their heads.
"Elizabeth is just one of her many pseudonyms, and may call herself Catherine or Katerina." Hilde said.
"Katerina!" Clark couldn't help raising her voice, "I see! You are talking about the liar posing as the witch of Styx?!"
"Even passers-by like you have heard of Katerina's notoriety. You can imagine how serious this liar has done to the reputation of our church and the witch sisters!" Hilde grinned.
"We not only heard of this liar, but we almost deceived her two pounds of magic crystals!" Clark grinned bitterly, touching his chin. "Actually, we are pretty good. After all, we didn't let her cheat, my friend Bayerhof. But it's miserable. I was almost deceived by that female villain and ruined my family."
Hearing the Frost Giant's account of his encounter with Katerina during the journey and the misfortune of Baier Hoff, the sheriff of the White Bear Village, Gaina and Hilde's faces became more solemn.
"It seems that we have to hurry up to go to the frost forest, lest more people are defrauded by the Frostwind Witch!" Gaina said to herself.
"The'Frostwind Witch' you mentioned is Katerina?" Qiao An asked.
Genna nodded slightly: "Yes, that woman is actually a cunning and evil high-level fairy. She was known for her notoriety as the Frostwind Witch. Later, she didn’t know what she thought. She thought she had discovered the code of wealth. Abandoning the former name and posing as the Stygian Witch, using our church’s prestige and good reputation among the people to deceive, it’s shameless!"
"For the whole year, we have been tracing Frostwind Witch's traces. Only recently did we get accurate information. It turns out that this Witch's lair is located deep in the frost forest, a place called'Gay Worm Town'."
"'Jinworm Town'...this place sounds a bit familiar." Clark asked ponderingly. "In the ancient mythology of Nifolheim, there is a famous dragon-slaying hero named Sigurd. According to legend, he killed The place of the evil dragon is this worm town, right?"
"Yes! The town of worms is the place where Sigurd slays the dragons. The so-called ‘worms’ in ancient terms refer to the evil dragons without wings."
Speaking of the hero's feat of slaying the dragon, Hild's eyes showed a trace of fascination.
"The things you are talking about are all old things. Now the town of Jinchong has long been in ruins. Only a large group of savage snow monsters nested and settled near the ruins. It is said that Katerina used magic to control the snow monsters. Our minds use it as a secret stronghold for her planning criminal actions."
Genna clenched her fists, her pretty face was very fierce.
"Hilde and I led the team this time to sweep the snow monster's lair and capture Katerina!"
Qiao An listened to the three of them chatting, silently thinking for a long time, and suddenly raised his head and asked Hilde: "After the dragon slayer hero Sigurd passed away, is the body buried in the town of Jinworm?"
Hilde stunned for a moment and nodded: "Sigurd’s tomb is indeed in the yew woods near the town of worms. When I was young, my father took me to worship, but now no one dares to walk into that woods anymore. ."
"Why is this?" Qiao An asked in surprise.
"More than ten years ago, a cold forest snake dragon came to Jinchong Town and destroyed this rather prosperous town, 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 snake dragon is the descendant of the evil dragon that Sigurd killed in the past, and came here for revenge, but this legend is too outrageous. A more credible statement is that the cold forest snake dragon came from others. Hearing the story of the hero slaying the dragon, I felt deeply insulted as a dragon, so I vented my anger by destroying the tomb of the hero."
Hilde sighed, and then said: "Our temple once sent witches and knights to attack the dragon's lair, but the dragon was so cunning that it found that there were many crusaders and hid in the depths of the jungle, which is difficult to track."
"If the number of crusaders is too small, and you are not sure to defeat the dragon with quasi-legendary strength."
"Later we discovered that evil dragons seldom stay away from their nests. They usually feed on wild animals in the forest. When they are full, they go back to the tomb and fall into a long sleep. There is no harm to the surrounding villages and towns, so I don't bother to care about it."
After listening to Hilde's introduction, Joan remembered the entrustment of Gudron, the banshee on Galty Island, who reported the funeral. After thinking about it for a while, he raised his head and asked Genna and Hilde:
"Big Brother Clark and I have an old account that needs to be settled by Katerina. In addition, I have some personal affairs to go to Jinchong Town to deal with. If the two don't mind, can I go together tomorrow?"
"Great!" Genna was overjoyed, "With your help and the stupid big guy, we are at least 90% sure to catch Frostwind Witch on this trip!"
After dinner, everyone continued to drink tea and chat.
It wasn't until late at night that Gayna and Hilde left and returned to their barracks.
The next morning, Joan, Clark, and Big Horn joined the team of the Styx Temple, followed Gaina and his party to ride westward, arriving in front of a dense coniferous forest at dusk.
This place is the "Frost Forest", and the relics of Jiuchong Town are located in the sheltered basin in the middle of the forest.
In order to avoid the grass and startling snakes, it is necessary to conduct a survey of the enemy's lair before entering the forest.
Gaina told Joan and Clark that "Frostwind Witch" Katerina has a cloak that can interfere with the detection magic. If you directly use "Detection", it is difficult to lock her position, and secondly, it may cause her To be vigilant, more reliable investigation methods must be adopted.
When it comes to scouting the enemy's situation, Qiao An can be described as an expert. In the past, he participated in military operations. His primary mission in the army was to use spells to detect enemy forces.
But this time he did not get a chance to perform, because Gaina is also good at it.
The "Witch of Winter" collected clean snow on the spot, formed a snowball the size of a fist, and chanted a mantra in a low voice while pacing around the camp, jumping a few times, as if dancing.