From Witcher to Lord of the Empire.

Chapter 245 Yuna's Request

"Why didn't you help just now?"

Seeing that Melusin was beheaded by his teammates, Milva directly turned around, allowing the ready-to-go arrow to pierce a sea monster not far away that was still flapping its wings.

Then she re-nocked the arrow and looked behind her, where a giant bear was helping her to block the cold wind.

Berserker Bill, the new follower of Rann's "Lion Pride".

I don't know if it's because the [Followers] panel solidified Bill's skills, or because he is really talented. After returning to Little Skellig Island, Lane gave Bill a simple test, and then found that he could actually be able to Control the transformation of the Berserker, but also maintain sanity and be ready to fight at any time.

But in the process of fighting the Kraken just now, Bill was very shy.

Under Milva's stern eyes, the giant bear in front of him made a crackling sound of bones, revealing the figure of a young man.

Looking at the thumping sea monster on the ground, he couldn't bear it: "I can do anything else... only them... I don't want to hurt them..."

Milva gave a light "tsk", but didn't force this new companion any more. She also knew the story about Bill.In addition, the berserker who turned into a giant bear in the battle just now helped her block many rotting demon attacks, creating a good sniping environment for her, and the help was huge.

As long as the Duke's important affairs are not delayed, it doesn't matter to give this powerful companion a little time to adjust his mentality.

"Forget it, the real problem now is them..." Milva looked up, there were still enemies there.

The momentum of the "sea monster cloud" just now was huge, and many sea monsters flew at heights that even arrows could not reach.Although Lan En's magic seal knocked down most of the sea monsters, there are still more than a dozen lucky sea monsters scattered in the air.

Judging from the posture of these fish that slipped through the net, they are about to escape, even if this number is missed, it will not hurt.It's just that Milva has been running around with Lane, and he is used to annihilating the enemy, so he always feels uncomfortable leaking some leftovers.

But Milva's troubles soon disappeared.

……

I don't know when it started, the sky above everyone's heads began to be cloudy.

Feitov, who was protecting Halma and Caris, stood up.

Roots grow out of the oak cane, and fluorescent lights flicker on it, serving as a bridge to communicate the power of the entire island for its master.Then there was thunder in the sky, and the storm came again.

The power this time is not as strong as Lan's seal, but it has a wider range and more continuous.

The sea monster that had just shot straight into the sky suffered disaster immediately. Its huge wings were tottering in the chaotic wind current. These flying creatures were most sensitive to changes in the weather, and they spun and fell towards the ground.

It's not that the sea monsters have no experience of shuttling on the stormy sea, it's just that the sudden change of weather prevented them from reacting immediately.After falling for a certain distance, they immediately vibrated their wings and adjusted back.

But at this time they are already close to the ground.

East coldly ordered his adjutant: "Blow the horn and release the arrows."

With Lane's reminder, all the archers had long been ready for battle, and an ear-tightening sound of strings rang out on the battlefield. Sharp arrows pierced through the dull horns to form a dense rain of arrows, completely covering these monsters.Before the raindrops in the sky had condensed, the sea-monsters had already swooped down.

None escaped.

The sea off the Skellige Islands should no longer be bothered by the scourge of the Kraken.

Fetov opened his eyes and let out a long breath.

After Lan En's staggering seal, coupled with the harvesting of the islanders on the ground, there are actually not many sea monsters escaping above the sky, and even if they are released, it will not do much to the residents of the island. There will be no more threats, but Feitov still chooses to kill them all.

because--

He looked not far away, and several tattered corpses wearing druid robes fell among them.

"The way of nature." Feitov read in a low voice.

……

Lan's body shook twice, and he only felt a severe soreness and exhaustion in his head, as if Mossack had used an oak cane to hold him in front of the desk and read the book for three days and three nights without closing his eyes.

Fortunately, he didn't need to take care of the rest of the battlefield, and his own soldiers stepped forward to clear the monsters that were no longer a threat.

East strode forward, looked at Lann's slightly pale face and asked with concern: "Are you all right?"

Lan shook his head and was about to say something when Femetov walked over from the side.

"He should have never released such a huge amount of magic power at one time, and the consumption is a bit high. Meditate for a while and it will be fine." Druid, who has extensive medical experience, spoke, which made East feel relieved.

A drop of rain fell on the battlefield, and immediately became torrential.Such weather also suppressed the explosion of the Carrion Demon, making it easier for the soldiers to eliminate the monsters.

However, there were not many monsters on the ground, perhaps because the ice giants moved too fast, and the carrion demons couldn't keep up when they crossed the mountains and mountains. Only the sea monsters could reach them in time.For the village of Udvik, this is a blessing in misfortune.

Fetov looked at the frozen pieces of red flesh on the battlefield, and sighed sincerely to Lan: "I have said this sentence many times, but I have to say it again--Mossacqua You were still conservative, Lann. I was thinking of teaching you to become a sky master, but now it seems that you have realized the embryonic form by yourself."

"A storm of this level cannot be achieved by many mature druids and warlocks."

Without the assistance of rituals, spells, or other magical materials, he released a frost storm that was enough to cover the entire battlefield with his open hand, and it was so strong that it could directly smash the sea monster in front of him into pieces, even Feitov I feel my eyes have been opened.

"I didn't kill too many of them." Lan En counted them carefully and said modestly, "At most dozens of them? Most of them were killed by soldiers after being knocked down by my storm. That is, the sea Monster, if you switch to other monsters, you won’t have this effect. In comparison—you are the one who opened my eyes.”

Lane pointed to the dark clouds in the sky.After releasing the weather magic covering the entire island, Feitov was still calm and composed.Given time, no one doubted that he could do it again.

"Because I have communicated with the power of nature, and let nature provide me with the magic power to cast spells. Therefore, I also need rituals, spells, and a team of soldiers to protect me. Many times, the abilities of our sky masters are used in Pray for rain in times of drought, or calm angry sea storms."

The druid shook his head: "Lan, you are also a source of magic, right? But your use of magic is still too rough..."

Having said that, the Druid suddenly paused. He looked at the fragments on the battlefield again, and chuckled lightly: "Forget it, maybe your use of it is the most suitable for the battlefield."

Soldiers have begun to clean up the battlefield and rescue the wounded.Lane's attendants saw that their oath master seemed to be in a bad state, and led the Sintra cavalry to rush back to surround him. Lane then knelt down and began to meditate, recovering his magic power.

Colgrim split the head of a siren with a silver sword, and shook his head regretfully watching the snake body transform into a graceful and broken girl.

Just when Cohen walked to Colgrim's side, the Snake Demon Hunter pointed in Lane's direction, and sighed to his companion about the terrifying ice and snow storm just now:
"He's becoming more and more exaggerated now. Speaking of which, Cohen, can you..."

The demon hunters of the Griffin School strode away as if they hadn't heard the words of their companions, and went to the front to help the injured civilians.

……

Lann was meditating with his eyes closed to recover his magic power.

Seeing that the family's soldiers began to rescue the victims in an orderly manner, and after maintaining order, East also turned to look at the biggest purpose of his trip - the Todaloch family.

With the help of the family guards, the blond-haired girl Yuna untied her armor. Several pieces of armor had been deformed during the battle just now, and wounds were exposed after removal. The bloody look made the guards blame themselves for a while.

But Yuna herself didn't change her expression. It could be seen that her exposed shoulders had a strong muscle shape, and there were many burns and knife-cut scars on it. It was obvious that she was not a pampered family lady.

There was still a thick layer of calluses on her hands, so Easter nodded secretly.The forging technology of the Todaloch family is unique in the archipelago, and it seems that even the female family members of the family have passed it on.

However, Yuna hurried towards East without waiting for the guards to treat her wound.

"Mr. East...no, Your Majesty."

After seeing the iron crown on East's head, she immediately thought of her family's original itinerary for today, and changed the name.

"I'm sorry for everything that happened here, Yuna." East comforted after seeing the girl's anxious expression, "We will do our best to help you with disaster relief. Everyone has fully realized the danger of the ice giant this time. The armies of the six major families are on their way, and we will help the Todaloch family solve this problem once and for all."

But Yuna's expression did not become calm after receiving East's comfort.

East hesitated: "Speaking of which, I haven't seen Harold, has he..."

Yuna immediately became excited: "Your Majesty, we can't wait for the reinforcements to arrive. My father was captured by the ice giant. Every minute he waits, he becomes more dangerous. We must rescue him immediately!"

East did not see Todaloch's current Patriarch Harold at the scene. He originally thought that the other party was dead or worse, but he didn't expect to get a "caught by the ice giant" now. go intelligence.

I have never heard of a precedent that the ice giant would take people away.

He couldn't help being stunned, even if Yuna said "being eaten by the ice giant", he would be more able to accept it.

"Please believe me, this is not the nonsense of a crazy girl who has suddenly changed and lost her mind!" After seeing East's hesitant eyes, Yuna became even more excited.

"I've never seen an ice giant before, but I never thought that it... has wisdom."

Thinking of that huge figure, Yuna's body began to tremble involuntarily.She didn't want to show fear, but her body's reaction overwhelmed her willpower.

……

That figure came with a blizzard, and after leaving, the blizzard also went away.Its tall figure seems to blend into the mountains, and even natural disasters seem to be its servants.

It has a human shape, so its emotions can be slightly felt from its limbs.

It seemed to be in a hurry, making it almost impossible for the army of monsters following it to catch up.

At that time, everyone looked at the body that was more terrifying than an avalanche, and only Yuna caught a glimpse of the ice giant's eyes when she was surrounded by guards and was about to escape. Wasn't that like a legendary figure? The eyes of that brutal monster who knows nothing but destruction.

There was confusion in those eyes.

And when Yuna turned around, there was a loud noise like thunder in her ears, as if someone was shouting beside her through a loudspeaker, and she couldn't help but not listen.

The voice shouted, "God!"

……

"You mean...the ice giant spoke?" East asked in disbelief.

Yuna nodded and shook her head again: "I'm not sure, maybe it's just a roar similar to the syllable of 'God'. But I can be sure that it is not the kind of beast that only knows destruction, it is intelligent. It Coming to us is more like looking for something than pure destruction."

When she said this, Yuna began to tremble again: "Otherwise, with that body and the sea monsters that filled the sky before... we can't wait for Your Majesty's rescue at all."

Ice giants have existed in the Skellige Islands for thousands of years, and they have always existed in legends as ferocious and barbaric images, and have never spoken.

But after knowing that the ice giant may have the ability to speak, East fell into an ice cave—language represents a terrible thing, which is even more terrifying than the ability of the ice giant to command sea monsters and even other monsters s things.

wisdom.

You know, the most important function of language is "communication", the ice giant - who does it need to communicate with?
There are other places where Cyclops live in the Skellige Islands.These tall and invulnerable monsters have always lived alone and have a strong sense of territory. Wherever they appear, they will become no man's land.

They are "monsters", but if they have wisdom, they may become "inhuman races".

A single individual must rely on the "non-human race" that the army encircles and suppresses.

"I have seen the scene of the ice giant waking up several times before, but I have never heard it speak, and I have never seen it do anything other than destroy." The elder Feitov looked at East and affirmed Yuna's words, "But this time it's different."

Feitov had participated in the first half of the battle, and had personally witnessed the arrival of the ice giant.

"Yuna is right. It really didn't destroy it in a daze, and it did... spit out a word. It doesn't matter whether it's a syllable similar to 'God', or the ice giant really said that word, but We all have to confirm one premise - the ice giant has a good wisdom."

"When I left, Harold was still leading the family guards against monsters. When I came back, I didn't see him. I thought he was dead. But considering the reaction of the ice giant, if he didn't die on the spot, maybe it was true." still alive..."

When Yuna heard the affirmation of the druid's words, more dazzling hope burst out in her eyes, and she looked at East earnestly.

East took a deep breath: "We are just an advance force, and we came to help the Todaloch family evacuate and save the villagers. 500 people scattered in the mountains will definitely not be able to deal with the ice giant."

Seeing Yuna whose expression became agitated again, East raised his hand and changed his style: "So... we can only go in and search, and we won't confront the ice giant head-on. If we do encounter it, we will Will withdraw immediately. I only hope that we are lucky enough, and that your father is also lucky enough."

After all, this is the patriarch of one of the seven major families in the archipelago, and he is a figure that East, who is newly crowned the throne, cannot turn a blind eye to.If he refused to save the other party knowing that there was still hope of survival, then Easter's previous slogans when mobilizing other family patriarchs to send troops would become empty words, and it might even push a neutral forging family to his opposite.

At the same time, East, who has the arrogance of a "sea knight", is not a person who will die.

"But we still need to wait for a while." Looking at the eager Yuna, East stretched out his hand to signal her to be calm.

He pointed to Lane: "We need to wait for him to recover first."

Seeing Geralt, Gerd, Kolgrim, and Coen walking slowly towards this side not far away, East said:
"The demon hunters may not be as familiar with the mountains as we are. But if they encounter monsters in the mountains, or even encounter ice giants, the five of them will be stronger than an army of 500 or even thousands of people."

(End of this chapter)