From Witcher to Lord of the Empire.

Chapter 249 A Man Named East Decided to Die...Of course it didn't work
The narrow tunnel entrance.

More than a dozen heavily armed soldiers were thrown on the ground like crushed cans, and the shields with the Tursek family crest printed on them were scattered all over the place like biscuits being crushed.

A giant is roaring.

Fortunately, the ice giant didn't seem to attack this team with the purpose of killing, or in its eyes, it had more urgent tasks to complete.Otherwise, more than half of this team of hundreds of people would have been killed or injured by now.

The human soldiers watched in horror at the huge figure lying on the cliff, forcibly cutting a skylight outside the mine, and kept shooting arrows to harass the opponent.However, the arrow made of refined iron can only leave a little white mark on the body, and at most add a little scratch, and it has no other effect except to irritate the opponent.

If Lann hadn't attracted most of the ice giant's attention in the mine, the monster would turn around and make these soldiers pay the price at this moment.

In addition to the soldiers who harassed the ice giant, more soldiers assisted in the command in the mine to speed up the companions who were too late to withdraw.

The mine is about to collapse, and their king is still inside.

Suddenly, a storm swept out from the mine, and the powerful impact made the soldiers in thick armor unable to escape. Volley pushed all these soldiers out of the mine, hugging them like rolling gourds on the ground lump.

This level of impact can only be achieved by Lann's [Alder Fayin·Magic Burst].And having been with Lann for so long, these soldiers of the Tursek family already knew this.

The huge wind seems to have added a propeller behind it, allowing them to finally evacuate before the mine completely collapsed.

The screams of the soldiers were mixed with screams one after another. Obviously, many people were injured by this storm.But compared to being buried by landslides, this result couldn't be better.

Accompanied by the sound of "Boom", it seemed that there was a fierce beast roaring deep in the center of the earth, and the beams in the mine finally couldn't support them completely, and they were broken into pieces.The Tursek soldiers only felt that the mountains not far away seemed to shrink inward suddenly, and the person who had just got up fell to the ground again.

"Your Majesty!" Easter's guards yelled mournfully, they didn't see their oath lord among the crowd who had just come out.

Fortunately, in the next second, a golden light flashed, and Lan suddenly appeared in everyone's sight.Before the soldiers stepped forward to inquire, several bright emerald-colored light clusters swelled around him.

Gerd's figure propping up the huge [Quen Sign] protective shield appeared from it, and beside him were other fellow demon hunters, as well as East.

Although he survived the catastrophe with Lan's help, East's face did not show the slightest rejoicing. Most of his guards were buried under the mine and did not withdraw in time.

The blizzard rushed towards everyone, taking away the temperature of their bodies and making their hearts sink.Lan felt the chaotic energy in the ice and snow. Obviously, the ice giant specially changed the local weather so that he could display greater combat effectiveness.

"We're leaving." Lan saw that Easter was still staring at the ice giant's abdomen. Obviously, the new king of the archipelago had a grudge against Harold.

"We only have less than five hundred... No, now we have four hundred or even three hundred soldiers." Lane emphasized, "It is indeed important to rescue Lord Harold, but it is not worth your life."

East was silent.Not far away, the ice giant who was still looking in from the "skylight" found that the target was missing, and was taken aback for a moment.But it quickly looked around and found East, and then strode over the cliff like walking on the ground.

"Its target seems to be me." East held the hilt of the sword tightly, "I don't know how it developed wisdom, but the ice giant seems to have a special preference for the patriarch of the big family now."

"I know you can take me away, Lann, with your ancient blood. But I only have one question." East took a deep breath, and looked around at the Tursek soldiers who formed a formation to protect him and prepared to face the giant. They, "Can you take them?"

Lan was silent and shook his head.

Not to mention how much time it would take to mark [Teleport] on these hundreds of people, the magic power consumed to teleport hundreds of people at one time is not what he can provide now.And without Lan, these hundreds of warriors would never be able to outrun the ice giant among the mountains; then their result would not be annihilated, but there would definitely not be more than ten survivors.

"Then you go back, Lan." East said decisively, "the king of the islands cannot escape when the warriors are fighting for themselves."

Lan En became anxious immediately: "This is not the time to pursue the glory of the islanders!"

"No, Lane, this is the time to pursue glory." East said seriously, "If I leave the army and flee back at this time, then my reputation will be fatally hit, and all previous efforts will be destroyed. In vain. Gathering the various families, sending troops to Nilfgaard together, avenging Calanthe... will become empty talk again."

"On the contrary, it would be better if I died here. As the only capable person, you bring the information back, and then bring soldiers from several other big families back to hunt the ice giants to avenge the king. This is in line with the islanders' values ​​and honor move."

"Bran's wife made a big mistake. He can't be king anymore. But you will gain the friendship and admiration of all the islanders after this. No matter who the next king is elected, your reputation will exceed He—even the succession of the next king will refer to your opinion."

"And you've gained most of the family's friendship, Lane. I can see that Lugo and Juta are convinced of you, plus Bran, Kratz, Donna. Even without me, Skelly The lords of grid will be more than happy to send troops to support Cintra."

The figure of the ice giant was getting closer and closer, and everyone felt as if they were on the verge of an earthquake. Every step the giant took would cause their bodies to tremble.The archers couldn't draw their bows at all, they just felt that there was no such bump on horseback.

East turned around and waved at Lann: "So go, Lann. Bring someone back, avenge me, and then... avenge Calanth."

……

Lan sighed deeply, he didn't expect Easter's thoughts to become so extreme.

This man's will to live was also buried when Queen Calanthe died. The reason why he is still standing on the ground is to avenge his wife.

Therefore, when he knew that if he "survived" it would hinder his goal of "revenge for Calanthe", he was even willing to die, and then used his own death as a stepping stone for Lane, becoming Lane's capital to obtain the islanders recognition and follow-up.

Lane had to admit that from a purely political point of view, Easter's analysis was reasonable and correct.

But it was also unacceptable to Lan En.

He looked around, at the witchers and attendants following him.

His eyes were too determined, even if he didn't speak, it was enough for people to read the meaning inside.

Colgrim sighed: "Don't look, if you don't leave, we won't be able to escape either."

Cohen patted Lan on the shoulder approvingly, and then looked at East with admiration: "This is the way of a knight."

Gerd looked at the ice giant with fear, but also with a trace of uncontrollable excitement; while Geralt remained silent, but stepped forward and stood by East's side.

"Ciri is still waiting for you to go back, East." White Wolf said, "So we won't leave, at least we won't just run away."

Seeing Easter who seemed to want to say something, Geralt raised his hand, blocking Easter's words in the eyes of the other guards looking at "disrespectful".

"We just killed a cyclops some time ago. Although this blue-skinned one is much bigger, it shouldn't be too difficult." Geralt squinted his eyes, "You have to trust the professional judgment of the witcher."

"So." Lan took Geralt's words, "Let's stay and deal with this monster!"

When he said this, an illusory system panel that only he could see appeared in front of Lann's eyes.He glanced at his experience column, and the value on it was almost reaching full value due to the long-term efforts of the attendants.

But what Lann cares about is not upgrading, but having a bolder idea...

……

It was only a glimpse in the cave just now, and at this moment everyone was able to see the whole picture of the ice giant, and then they were shocked by its astonishing similarity to humans.

Ordinary "giant" monsters - such as the old spearhead I met before, at most wear an apron rag of unknown material around the waist, but the body of the ice giant is relatively "delicate".It wears a scarf and a waistcoat that matches its own hair color, bones are tied on the shoulders as decorations, wrists are wrapped with hemp rope used in shipbuilding to make wristbands, and the upper legs are made of wood, canvas, bones, and stones Thick leggings.

Although judging from the effect of Lann's blow just now, these "armors" may not be as thick as the ice giant's own skin, and can only be used for decoration.But this meant that the Ice Giant's intelligence level could never be on the same level as the monsters he hunted before, and he basically didn't need to consider many lure tactics, and could only go head-to-head.

"Lan, although what we just said is very decent and poetic, but do you really think we can kill this monster?" Colgrim leaned over to Lane and said quietly, "This is the same as what we did before. The old spearheads killed are not at the same level, just like ordinary blood demons and high-level vampires. What's more, we have fewer people now than before, if you have any ideas, please tell me quickly."

Colgrim looked at the ice giant that was taller than the city wall, then at the soldiers of the Tursek family, and gritted his teeth.In a battle of this level, human soldiers really have to deploy weapons such as trebuchets or bed crossbows like a siege to cause damage to the enemy. In terms of the current configuration of Tursek family soldiers, the only one that can The role played may be to use life to attract the enemy to attack oneself, and delay the main attacker for a little time.

"I'll be the main attacker. My sword can cut through its skin and hurt its flesh and blood." Lan took a deep breath, "It's just like I used to deal with the old spearhead. But it takes a while to swing that kind of slash I need your help to hold back the other party for a short time and create opportunities for me."

A bright emerald flame ignited on the black magic scimitar behind Lann, and Alice appeared.Regardless of the possible impact of being seen by human soldiers, the spirit in the painting knows that this is a matter of life and death, and she must join the battle.

"I can also help, otherwise you are not close enough to the ice giant, and I can ignore its attack."

Lane agreed without hesitation: "But you have to be careful, that big guy can use magic, and maybe he has a way to hurt you."

"Then..." Lan En gathered his spirit together, "I still need some other help."

Three clusters of light spots that looked like little suns appeared around Lann, which was [Teleportation] magic.Although there are many soldiers on the scene, there are very few people who can really cause harm to the ice giant, so Lan needs the help of some extraordinary people.

It's just that Lann is now in Skellige, which is far away from the mainland. Because of the distance problem, most of the objects he has marked have to spend a lot of magic power to summon them, which will make him unable to participate in subsequent battles.

So he can only choose the helper who is still in Skellige.

The dazzling light gradually extinguished, and three figures gradually appeared:

One is Nanomi, a female night demon who wears only an apron and has horns and hooves; she watches the bright spots on her body disappear with curiosity, and she has not had time to show her racial characteristics to Lann. With a smile, he was immediately frightened by the ice giant and his expression changed.

The other is Yennefer, the sorceress in a long black dress and star-shaped obsidian necklace, whose scent of lilac and gooseberry briefly dispels the severe cold; sending her here without asking clearly made the sorceress resentful , but she quickly understood the situation at the scene.

After giving Lan and Geralt a hard look, she skillfully retreated into the protective formation of the soldiers, chanting the spell aloud.

The last one to come out was Druifetov carrying an oak cane. He stayed at the landing place to help the wounded. At this moment, he was still holding a bandage and ointment in his hand. After landing, he quickly looked around.

His eyes swept across Lane, Yennefer, Nightmare, Easter, and Ice Giant one by one, his face changed constantly, and finally he could only sigh.

"It looks like we're going to write ourselves into history today." Sky Zongzhe said.

Then the druid retreated to the back of the team like the sorceress. After quickly chanting a few spells, the oak cane in his hand turned into a long stick, rooted into the ground under his feet, and began to communicate with the power of the mountains.

However, a scene that stunned everyone appeared.

Unexpectedly, after seeing Feitov's actions, the ice giant on the opposite side suddenly roared, and all the demon hunters only felt the demon hunter badge on their chests start to fluctuate violently.

I saw that a piece of wood on the ice giant's wrist suddenly began to bend, extend, and swell, until it turned into a terrifying long oak stick with a length of more than ten meters... no, it was a giant oak pillar.

……

Colgrim took a deep breath: "Lan, tell me the truth, do you still have the confidence to deal with this guy now?"

(End of this chapter)