From Witcher to Lord of the Empire.

Chapter 222 Ciri: Lann and I are super strong!

Bierna screamed at the giant bear, and hugged Svanrigi tightly:

"Go away, you bastard! You're just a bastard! Why do you hurt my son!"

"He is the heir of the Tursek family, the future King Skellige! You have no right to hurt him, no right! Get out!!"

Facts have proved that royal power has no meaning for wild beasts. All beings are equal before sharp claws and giant teeth, and bear paws that are comparable to heavy hammers will not treat them differently according to the identity of their prey.

Svan Rij's left shoulder and the lower half of his upper back sank appallingly, and even his entire arm went limp.

He struggled to draw the dagger with his still intact right hand, as if trying to push his mother away.But he couldn't lift his hand at all, instead he started to spurt blood from his mouth, obviously his internal organs were injured.

If he was sent to the Druid Ring for treatment in time, he might still be saved.

But the commotion at the scene obviously hasn't stopped yet, and he doesn't have the opportunity to be sent to the hospital.

They were in the corner of the hall, all the other people around them were torn apart, and the nearest guard was twenty steps away from them, and they were also entangled by a giant bear that came out of nowhere.

At this moment, the one closest to Queen Bierna was Lugo, the lunatic. He was preparing for the next boxing match, so he was warming up away from the crowd.

But the lunatic deserves to be a lunatic, even though he only has light armor at this moment, and the dagger on his body has been removed, but he did not know where to find a wine bottle and threw it out, hitting the giant bear's head with precision, and at the same time let out a loud cry And, want to attract the attention of the beast.

Unfortunately this has no effect.

Dire bears are not creatures like griffins who like to challenge the strong for no reason, and their attacks are more pragmatic.The prey that is weak, has no ability to resist, and has sweet blood is their first attack target.

It doesn't even need to approach the orphans and widows in front of it, it just needs to raise its palm to crush any head in front of it.

……

At a critical juncture, an unexpected person appeared.

The queen and prince did stay away from all the armored warriors, but they all ignored the other attendees with swords around them.

A squirrel gray whirlwind jumped into the battlefield.

She rolled and quickly approached the enemy, and when she stood up, she had already drawn out the "Swallow" rapier at her waist.

The slender sword is inlaid with beautiful nephrite and precious stones, and the hilt is carved in the shape of a swift by a skilled craftsman.This is a precious sacrificial vessel, and it once licked the blood of the enemy when the city of Sintra was destroyed.

The rapier was held in Ciri's palm, and the princess who had been trained in Kaer Morhen had firm eyes.

She used the amazing flexibility she developed from the "single-plank bridge" and the "big pendulum" to avoid the fierce wind facing the giant bear, tapped her toes on the ground, and flapped her wings like a swift in a storm, lightly and almost He turned around and walked behind the giant bear.

The body jumped, the movements stretched, the sword light shone, and the blood splashed.

With a roar, the giant bear stood up abruptly.

And on the back of its neck, there is a small stabbing sword.

……

The victory was achieved, but Ciri pursed her lips in annoyance.

The fur of the giant bear is too thick, and the hide is too tough. Even a giant ax can't guarantee a one-shot kill, let alone this rapier, which is more ornamental than practical.

Ciri originally wanted to use the biological knowledge learned by Kaer Morhen to try to use the "swallow" to penetrate the gap in the giant bear's spine to destroy its nerves.

In the end, she overestimated her strength and underestimated the giant bear.Now not only did he fail to kill his opponent, but even the weapon was stuck on the opponent's neck.

At the same time, she was also annoyed by her current dress.

"Lan is right. This suit is really not suitable for a demon hunter type of battle. It hinders my movements..."

Being attacked suddenly, the giant bear's attention was completely drawn, it turned around abruptly, and roared angrily at Ciri.

"Roar!!!"

"Little princess, run! Don't you people of Sintra know how to be afraid!" Crazy Lugo felt that he was really going crazy.

Although he is a rascal, he still has the most basic pride of the islanders. He will not be happy no matter which one dies in front of him, including the underage princess, the helpless queen, and the seriously injured prince.

Still, the paws of the giant bear will not be treated differently according to the status of the prey; even if there is, the status of the subjugated princess is not as good as Queen Skellige.

At the same time, because he was irritated, he slapped harder this time.

However, Ciri didn't panic at all in the face of a blow that was enough to shatter his own head, and even wanted to laugh a little.

So she actually laughed.

I saw the little princess put her hands on her hips, raised her chin, looked directly at the giant bear, and shouted out her special attack:

"Lan!!!"

In the next second, the voice did not fall.

The golden light flickered, blocking between the giant bear and the princess.

There is no seal, no long sword, and the short time is not enough for Lann to react; he is only wearing leather armor at the moment, and there is no time to pull out the dagger at his waist as a sacrificial weapon.

But he doesn't need to either.

……

The system displays: [HP: 6150/6150].

The life value will increase the physique at the same time. Only a strong body can support the majestic vitality, which is very reasonable.

And what is the life value of a normal demon hunter?

You can refer to Hei Feng, the physique of the demon hunter "horse" is actually stronger than that of the demon hunter "human", and its HP is - [1500/1500].

A perfect demon hunter mutation, a incidental mutation of the full awakening of the ancient blood, more than 30 system upgrade attribute bonuses, plus the [Barrier] talent shared from the troll, has superimposed Lann's physique into one Terrible layers.

"Being able to box a troll" is no longer a joke.

……

Skellige's giant bear was much larger than its counterparts on the mainland, and it even entered the category of "monster". Standing upright, it was more than ten feet long, and Lann could barely reach its chest and abdomen.

But in the face of two bear paws that were almost as big as his own palms, Lan stretched out his arms without changing his face, and made a reaction that no one could have imagined——

Punch.

A left jab is generally used in competitions to test the opponent's sense of distance and reaction speed.

With a "bang", the bear's paw wrapped in thick fat hit Lan's tentative attack, and then there was a "crack" sound like a biscuit being broken into pieces.

The unstoppable body of the giant bear froze suddenly.

Lane didn't give the giant bear a chance to react.

He is smaller and more agile.When the giant bear stopped, he bent down and dived unaffected, twisting his waist and sending his shoulders.

The second punch, this is a straight right punch.

With a sound of "Boom", it was like a giant hammer hitting a thick cowhide shield, layers of flesh waves centered on Lan's fist and spread out towards the giant bear's body, and its body also bowed down.

It wasn't because of pain, the bear hadn't had time to react to the pain yet.Bending is purely a deformation of the body in the sense of physical and physiological structure under the action of force.

With this movement, the giant bear's head was handed to Lann just right.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lan kicked the ground, turned his shoulders, raised his arms and raised his wrists.

The third punch, uppercut!
……

Lu Ge, the lunatic who was watching, didn't know how to describe the sound made by the collision of punches and flesh. He only saw a huge black shadow suddenly soaring into the air, with a body weighing nearly a ton like a boat thrown by a huge wave. flew over.

He hurriedly rolled on the ground to avoid being crushed to death as a spectator.

Looking back, I saw the terrifying blond youth hugging his princess, making a strange gesture with his backhand and aiming at the gate.

In the next second, a huge impact storm was released from that hand, like an invisible heavy hammer blowing away the two thick giant wooden doors wrapped in iron sheets.

Crazy Lugo hugged his head, is he really crazy?You actually provoked such a guy to boxing before?

……

"House, Milva, immediately protect the princess to a safe place! Find the guards of the castle to come to support, they must have heard the movement."

After giving the order, Lan quickly scanned the battlefield.

The size of these bears is very wrong. Each of them is of the level enough to occupy a mountain and be king. They belong to the kind of top predators that can only be supported by a large hunting territory. Absolutely no one believed it.

Reminiscent of their silent appearance, Lann combined some knowledge from his previous life and the study of Skellige's history these days, and quickly came to a judgment in his mind.

But regardless of the truth, getting rid of these giant bears as soon as possible is the real important thing at this moment.

The situation in the banquet hall at this moment is really not good.

The combination of leather armor and dagger is not to mention hunting bears, it is possible to be deflated when encountering a single evil ghost.

But the Skelliges really have the idea that death is their home, and that glory is more important than life. Facing these almost impossible opponents, they almost use their bodies as shields and nets to delay the pace of these giant bears.

One famous warrior after another died because of this, but there were also experienced warriors who seized the opportunity to sneak attack and kill two giant bears with the cooperation of their companions.

The most eye-catching one was the boxer Lane had noticed earlier who absolutely suppressed his opponent.

Unlike other people who cooperated to face the giant bear, he threw off his arms and faced a giant bear alone, using the dagger as a claw to start a hand-to-hand fight with the beast in front of him.

Every cut of his will bring a handful of blood and screams of pain on the giant bear's body, but when the heavy palm of the giant bear falls on him, it can only splash a golden ripple, but it can't shake it at all.

If he encounters a powerful pounce, he will use his skillful movement to pass, and at the same time leave more wounds on the giant bear.

In just a few rounds like this, the giant bear was already scarred.And when Lan looked over, he saw the boxer using his arms not much thinner than the giant bear to lock the giant beast's throat, and slowly and accurately buried the dagger into the giant bear's brain from the ear .

If it's in a tournament ring, in a village, or in the field, this boxer's fights are sure to be greeted with applause, and possibly even a knighthood.

It's a pity that at this moment, only roars and wailings sounded around him.

……

The boxer killed one of the bears alone, Lane killed one himself, and a dozen other warriors desperately killed one.

There are also five giant bears at the scene.

At the moment when Lan En was thinking, two lords of the seven major families had been killed and all their guards had been killed, and they were lying powerlessly under the pounce of the giant bear, waiting to die.

If it develops according to the normal process, they are enough to kill all the people in this banquet hall and completely collapse the entire Skellige Islands.

But this is something that is not allowed, something that is not allowed by Lord Lannister Rhianlon.

……

The purple brilliance unfolded in the hall in the blink of an eye, and the Arden rune symbolizing the ether element appeared at the edge, and the entire hall was enveloped by this extraordinarily huge magic circle.

The boxer who killed a giant bear by himself was panting. His face changed drastically after seeing the purple magic circle. He was about to burst out the newly learned Skellige swear words, but the next second he was surprised to find that his body was still able to Freedom of movement.

Looking up, he saw that the magic circle seemed to have spiritual wisdom and could distinguish between the enemy and the enemy. The purple brilliance climbed onto the bodies of the five giant bears, and from time to time, incandescent lightning that he couldn't understand struck towards them.

The mountain-like body of the beast seemed to have been hit by a buffer button, and slowly fell in mid-air at the speed of falling leaves. The ferocious face and chilling roar even seemed absurdly funny in this situation.

The lords who were in danger were experienced in many battles, and the next second they saw an opportunity to take advantage of, they skillfully rolled and crawled out of the giant beast's attack range.

Annoyed, they were pulling out the daggers at their waists to fight back, but the scene in front of them in the next second told them what true power is.

Glittering gold.

……

The dark golden lion pupils were instantly filled with emerald-colored energy, and a finger-long brilliance burst out, and the invisible chaotic energy spread out around Lann as the center.

The world slowed down in Lane's eyes.

Quickly judging the situation on the field, Lann flipped his wrist and took out the black magic scimitar, and then his figure disappeared on the spot.

With a flash of golden light, it appeared beside a giant bear that was buffering mid-air and making a pounce, and the scimitar drew an arc and cut to the throat.

The weird giant bear gave Wei Wei a sense of blockage in slashing - "Wei Wei".

Blood sprayed, and the light emitted from the black magic scimitar became brighter, and the red color inside was stronger than the blood.

……

The golden light flashed twice, and this time Lan appeared beside an old man with white beard and hair. If I remember correctly, this is the lord of the Haimei family.

Squeeze the old man sideways, there is no extra time to communicate and there is no need to communicate.Lann used the scimitar to cut open the bear's paw that was about to stick to his body, and slammed into the arms of the giant bear with a short body.

This giant bear has no bad beast body odor and is very clean.

The scimitar also passed through the body very cleanly, and then disappeared in place together with Lane.

……

The people in the hall were dazzled, only to see three flashes of golden light and four flashes, and the giant bear fell to the ground spraying blood after each flash of light.

By the time Lann flashed for the last time, the scimitar in his hand seemed to be wrapped in illusory blood, and the thick red light illuminated Lann's side face more fiercely than a giant bear.

In front of him was the last giant bear. At this moment, he stood up, showing the most intimidating posture for the prey.

And Lann bowed his body backwards, raised the black magic scimitar above his head, and after a slight breath of energy, he slashed down hard.

He was standing five steps away from the giant bear. Just as those who were paying attention to the battlefield wondered if Lann had made a mistake, the blood glow on the black magic scimitar seemed to have found a vent and condensed into a solid entity. Lan En's knife swing was completely released.

With a sound of "woo", there was a wind that moved towards Lann left and right, leaving deep cracks on the ground, and the giant bear in front of him froze its entire body like a sculpture.

With a "boom", the wall behind the giant bear suddenly collapsed.And with this loud noise, a line of blood appeared on the top of the giant bear's head, extending slowly and firmly until it was divided into two halves.

This roaring mountain of meat was split open, but those who witnessed the cut firmly believed that even if the real rocks and reefs in front of them could not bear the knife.

Lan's figure flickered for the last time, avoiding the blood and internal organs splashed by the giant bear.

The golden light appeared five steps away from King Bran, causing the guards protecting the king to adopt a stressful fighting posture.

The door blasted by Lann with the [Alder Sign] was knocked open again, and House arrived late with more than [-] fully armed royal guards.

"Protect Your Majesty!"

The guards shouted loudly.

King Bran shouted louder than them: "The danger is over, check the wounded, go and ask the druid to come over!"

"And my son, go to the Ring of Druids, and invite the most senior Grand Master!!"

……

The warriors who had just fought against the giant bear breathed a sigh of relief and fell to the ground one after another.Cold sweat soaked their backs, but since then they also have new glory on their backs.

Lann, on the other hand, stepped aside, gently wiping the blood on the black magic scimitar.

"Alice, how does it feel to participate in such a direct battle for the first time?"

The orchid-like voice in the empty valley echoed directly in Lan's mind:
"It will be like this in the future, fighting side by side."

……

Fortunately, none of the seven lords of Skellige encountered any accidents because of the fearlessness of the bodyguards and Lane's timely support.A slight injury, perhaps, but nothing serious.

"Your Majesty, how is Svan Rij's situation?"

"We had warlocks stabilize him, and then sent him to the Druid's Ring with a portal. He'll be fine... At least for the time being, there's no danger to his life."

King Bran was gloomy, with a huge wave of anger squeezing from his tall and strong body.

Lane, East, and the other six families were also sitting around the round table.

It was only a few hours before the attack, and the lords gathered together again after simply dealing with the injuries and counting the wounded.

If they were nobles from the mainland, they might rush back to the territory to gather guards to calm their frightened mood.

But the islanders couldn't bear this grievance, and they couldn't take revenge overnight.

Therefore, after they finished dealing with the matter at hand, they immediately gathered around the round table and began to review the chaos that occurred today.

An old man stood up first, holding a horn cup in his hand. There was no fancy opening, and he got straight to the point as soon as he made a sound.

"Everyone knows that I live next to the goddess Freya. Therefore, I am quite familiar with the various cultures of the archipelago."

This old man was Dona Ann Sinda, the leader of the Haimei family, and the lord of the Isle of Indalsfair.

He was the oldest lord present and the most respected lord besides the king, known for his wisdom, prudence and piety.

Seeing him speak, the unruly islander lords also listened carefully.On the one hand, it was respect for him, and on the other hand, they all agreed that the old lord must have something to say.

Dona Ann Sindar looked around: "I found a stain at the bottom of the glass that should never be in fine wine—blood."

As he spoke, the old man asked everyone to circulate the horn cup.

None of the islanders who could become family leaders were unfamiliar with blood, and even under the cover of alcohol, they could smell the fishy smell from it.

"Blood, bears, and the way they popped out of nowhere. Doesn't that jog your memory, folks?"

"What do you mean..." a lord muttered in disbelief, "Impossible, we have already wiped them out, and together we will wipe them out!"

The lord who spoke had a sickly complexion, with heavy dark circles under his eyes.If it appeared in a big city like Novigrad, Lan would definitely think that the lord was a loyal fan of anesthetic powder.

His prestige was not very high, and this cowardly statement that avoided reality was quickly ridiculed by other lords.

"But the fact is that they are back, Udarek!" Dona Ann Sinda's voice was low and majestic, "Can you think of any other reason?"

"There is no second possibility. It is the Svalblo sect! That barbaric sect dedicated to evil gods, the sect that was destroyed by us. Their remnants hid in a corner and developed secretly, and now they are back."

"Things have already happened, let's stop worrying about why it happened, but think about how to make it stop happening!"

The lords bowed their heads in thought.

"Dona, what you just said is not wrong. The past should not be entangled, and our eyes should be looking forward." A lord suddenly said, the complexion of his hands was strangely black, "But there is one thing we To be clear, this will help us find those damn believers of evil gods later—how did they get into the banquet?"

As soon as this question came out, there was a slight silence on the scene.

They were all waiting for one to speak first: it was King Bran.

The banquet held on Little Skellige Island turned out to be infiltrated silently, causing huge casualties to various families.You must know that those who are eligible to be taken by the lords to participate in this kind of banquet are either the outstanding juniors in the family or friends and comrades who can usually entrust their lives.

If King Bran's son and wife hadn't been attacked under the witness of everyone, and his son was seriously injured and dying, everyone would even suspect that this was King Bran's trick to completely unify Skellige.

In silence, King Bran sighed.

He looked at his silent brother East, and said suddenly:

"No one can do this kind of thing quietly. It is impossible for my castle to have such a big loophole, so it can only be an internal response."

"This is my dereliction of duty. I summoned everyone to come here, and it caused everyone to suffer a huge loss. If there is one person who needs to take responsibility, it can only be me."

"I promise everyone that I will catch the conspirators, whoever they are."

"But this is not enough, my glory does not allow this kind of thing to happen in my land, so I decided - to resign from the position of king!"

As soon as this sentence came out, the originally turbulent meeting suddenly erupted into huge waves, and everyone present changed their faces.

Immediately some lords stood up excitedly, but King Bran did not give them a chance to speak.

"In my last moments as king, I would like to make an initiative."

King Bran hadn't finished speaking, and he looked at the people present one by one.

"The matter involved the Svalblo Sect, so this is not just a revenge action at today's banquet. It is also a remedy for our past mistakes of Skellige, and a contribution to our stable life in the future."

"Therefore, I would like to propose—find out the truth about this assassination, and the person who destroys the Svalblo sect will become our next king!"

(End of this chapter)