From Witcher to Lord of the Empire.

Chapter 290 Scoia'tael rises, Scoia'tael lies flat again

The shrill warning sound immediately attracted everyone's attention.Lan En's sharp eyes pierced through the crowd, and he found that the one who gave the warning was the dwarf guard who opened the way at the front.

They have now reached the end of the long bridge.On the other side of the bridge, on the mountainside of Mount Carbon, suddenly appeared several dwarves wearing squirrel tails as decorations.

Scoia'tael!Lan En's pupils shrank suddenly.

In the next second, there was a loud "boom" in everyone's ears, which was the roar of explosives exploding.In response to the loud noise, the head and end of the long bridge suddenly burst into rocks and mountains, and a large piece of the bridge body suddenly broke away from the bridge deck and fell into the abyss.

Tremors like an earthquake caused all the dwarves to lie on the ground with their heads in their hands, while the dwarves beside the Great Elder rushed towards him desperately, pressing the leader of Mahakam under him to prevent a sneak attack.

The people of Sintra were all riding horses, and the loud sound made these animals stand up in a panic, only the black wind eyes on Lann's crotch suddenly became excited.

But the Sintra people reacted very quickly. Among them, the skilled riders controlled the frightened horses within three breaths, and put on a fighting stance; the less skilled riders decisively abandoned their horses, turned to riding, and then quickly gathered around Lann, forming a circle and erecting their shields.

After the surrounding aftershocks completely quieted down, the dwarves' "Long Bridge" had been chopped off, leaving only the small area where Lan and the Great Elder's team stood intact.

The long bridge became nothing but a platform and they were trapped.

……

The Great Elder has a weird personality, but everyone knows that he is the most staunch supporter of the Mahakam tradition; and it is not the first time that Mahakam has received a diplomatic group. After staying in Mahakam for so long, Sintra has obviously gained Mahakam’s friendship—at least a friendship on the surface.

So as long as it is a dwarf in Mahakam, it can be guessed that the elder will choose to go to Kaben Mountain with Lan to sign a trade agreement.And after determining the course of action, it became a matter of course to plant explosives along the way and wait for the Great Elder and others to pass by.

The easiest way is to wait for the group to pass by the ambush point before detonating the explosives, so that the unsuspecting dwarves and the rocks in the mountain can be thrown into the abyss together; but the Scoia'tael seems to have some scruples, so they just chose a relatively safe method, only besieging the group of people.

At this moment, the guards of the Great Elder and Sintra were trapped on this platform together, almost becoming a target.The Scoia'tael jumped out of their hiding places one after another, and they all drew their bows at them.

Covet.

The Great Elder pushed away the dwarf guards who were pressing on him, lifted the giant battle ax that was as tall as him, and looked around with a roar:
"Who is it? Ambushing me here in Mahakam! Who has the guts to..."

The high-pitched cursing sound was suddenly choked, and the Great Elder saw clearly the appearance of the enemy.His hand holding the giant ax suddenly trembled, and then his face quickly turned red like a hot iron, as if a flame was burning under his skin.

The leader of the Scoia'tael is the dwarf with three braids. After observing the situation briefly, he decisively ordered to his compatriots:
"Leave Brovar Hogg, and don't point the arrow at your compatriots." He suddenly pointed at the Sintra people at the end of the line, "Kill the humans first! Use their blood to start our cause!"

The battle cry, which was very different from that of Mahakam, echoed from the mouths of the Scoia'tael dwarves, overwhelming the mountain wind in an instant.

The terrifying sound of the bowstring stretching echoed continuously in the valley, and the Scoia'tael all vented their resentment towards human beings at this moment.

They have suffered discrimination and bullying in human society, and they feel that they are here to collect debts.It doesn't matter who the target is, as long as it's a human being.

And it turns out that this way of choosing opponents is wrong.

In order to protect the elders, the dwarves ignored the Cintra people, but in fact the Cintra people also had stronger people to provide them with shelter.

[Alder Fayin·Magic Explosion]!
The howling mountain wind was suppressed at that moment, and the formation of the Sintra people turned into a huge eye of the storm, and the frenzied wind swirled around them without hurting them at all.

And the Scoia'tael watched helplessly as the arrows they shot, like mosquitoes slapped by a big hand, lost their power and fell in a mess, disappearing into the abyss without hurting anyone.

The excited eyes of the three-braided dwarf suddenly stared. He opened his mouth wide for a while before he could react, and continued to shout hysterically: "They have warlocks! Keep shooting arrows. I don't believe their magical power is infinite... Wait, Brovar Hogg has passed by, don't shoot arrows!"

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The Great Elder Broval marched against the cold wind. Fortunately, he was wearing an iron armor, otherwise he might have been rolled down the long bridge and fell into the abyss by the strong wind around him.

He looked complicatedly at Lan, who was surrounded by the stars of the Sintra people. The blond knight stretched out his left hand to vent the storm and protect his compatriots. At that moment, he seemed to see several other familiar figures that had disappeared in history.

"Duke Lannister!" The Great Elder shouted in an old voice, "You can stop now, I am very close to you now, and they will not kill me."

The old voice was firm enough to penetrate the storm and reach Lane's ears.

The Cintra people veiledly adjusted the direction of their weapons to the Great Elder. The enemy they were facing now was the dwarves, and they had to guard against all possible threats.

Lann ignored the vigilance of the guards and withdrew his left hand holding the seal.Sure enough, the Scoia'tael did not attack this side anymore, but sent a representative to shout this way from a distance.

Lan didn't pay attention to what the Scoia'tael said, but turned to look at the elder.

"It looks like you're in some trouble right now."

"Indeed, Duke Lannister, so I need some help from you." The elder admitted, "They did catch me."

After calculating the route correctly, an ambush was set up, trapping everyone on the long bridge.Of course, with the elite level of the Great Elder Guard, they can rely on their strong shields to delay time, and the sound of the explosion will soon attract the Carbon Mountain Corps not far away to come to support.

But obviously the Great Elder didn't want to be a shrinking turtle.

"I know your ability, son of the ancient blood, I hope you and your soldiers can help me destroy these enemies."

"With all due respect, you and your soldiers have this ability themselves, and these 'rebellious' dwarves are nothing to worry about."

The Great Elder shook his head, pointing to the dwarven guards who were firmly around him, but still looked at the Scoia'tael with disbelief in their eyes: "They are not ready yet, ready to face... such an enemy."

"It's too early for them to wave their weapons at their fellow men on the battlefield. The ancient races should not kill each other in this way."

"But you seem to have little pity for them?"

"Appearing here in this way, they are no longer dwarves in my eyes." The elder's face was flushed, but his voice suppressed his strength, "Do me a favor, Duke Lannister, I only want their leader with three braids as a prisoner, and the others don't matter—even if they have a similar appearance to us, even in Mahakam."

"In that case." Lann smiled, his body swelled with a bright emerald light, "I've always been willing to help my friends."

【flash】

……

The scene in front of him changed suddenly, from the grand elder suppressing his anger to a panicked Scoia'tael dwarf.The time-slowing effect brought about by the skill is still there, and Lane can clearly see the subtle expression changes on each of their faces; and this reaction time is enough for Lane to make corresponding reactions later.

Then the golden light completely subsided, and the time flow in the world in front of him returned to normal.

The dwarves watched in amazement at the human leader who was alone among his ranks.Before they could raise their weapons, the next second, the human seemed to turn into a human-shaped dynamite, which exploded.

[Alder Fayin Alder Sweep]

A circular repulsive shock wave suddenly exploded around Rann, and the frenzied wind directly scraped away all the snow, gravel, and soil on the ground. Immediately, all the Scoia'tael dwarves turned into ground gourds, and they didn't even know where their weapons flew.

A guerrilla team of nearly [-] people fell into a disadvantage after a single encounter.

In the next second, countless spots of light lit up around Lane, and the figures of Cintra guards appeared from the middle.

They were excited to feel the power of the lion covering their bodies, and this kind of motivation made their morale reach the peak in an instant.

"You should also deal with similar enemies in the future, this time it's considered a sudden drill." Lan pointed at the Scoia'tael dwarves, "Go!"

After speaking, Lann's body lit up again, and disappeared from everyone's sight in a flash. He went to the other end of the long bridge to deal with the remaining Scoia'tael.

Colgrim's snake eyes flashed with a dangerous light, and he pulled out the long sword behind his back with a clang. He had endured these Scoia'tael for a long time.

……

There were no great fights, everything went very smoothly.The dwarves tried to ambush the lion of Cintra in the same way as normal humans, but by the time they realized their mistake, it was too late.

The Centuries' guerrillas were nothing more than a threat to Lann today.

If there were any twists and turns in the middle, it was that Lan En showed mercy and did not really go on a killing spree, which made the scene too ugly.After all, although the elder Brovar issued the killing order, the other dwarf guards were still watching, and it was necessary to take care of their mood a little bit.

In other words, it is necessary to personally execute these Scoia'tael after giving them a chance.

Scoia'tael was quickly killed or subdued, but the Grand Elder and his guard remained trapped on the Longbridge.Fortunately, with the building wisdom of the dwarves, there are always various plans for building accidents. Not far from the long bridge, Lann found some materials for building temporary fortifications.

The dwarves quickly used these materials to build a simple suspension bridge. Although the horses in Sintra could not pass, it was enough for humans and dwarves to reach Mount Carbon safely.As for those war horses... we can only wait for the construction troops to come to strengthen the bridge, and then think of a way.

"Don't worry, Duke Lannister." The elder said in a rough voice, "They will be fine, trust us."

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Facing Lann at this moment, the Great Elder's attitude improved by more than one point.

He should have been cursing loudly at these Scoia'tael, but now he just looked sullen and didn't know what he was thinking.

The Great Elder turned his head and looked at the Scoia'tael dwarf who was kneeling on the ground and bound.The behavior of the Cintra people was in the same line as Lann's, and they didn't kill them all. Although Colgrim was angry with the Scoia'tael, Geralt mediated them, and they still took a lot of prisoners.

Among them, the one kneeling at the front was the Scoia'tael with three braids.But at this moment, his beard has been soaked with more than half of the blood, and he is still yelling at the elder:
"Brovar, you coward! You actually cooperate with humans, and even hire humans to wield swords against their own compatriots! You really..."

With a "bang", the dwarf guards pinned the three-braided Scoia'tael's head and ruthlessly poured him into the soil, blocking his foul language.

The Great Elder's face turned redder when he heard the yelling, but miraculously, he still didn't yell.

He turned his head to look at Lann, and said in a muffled voice:

"I still need you to do me a favor, Duke Lannister. I know you have the magic to summon servants to your side from a distance. I want to know how Carbon Mountain is doing now."

"They were so bold as to ambush me, they must have a careful plan, and there are definitely more people in ambush."

Lan En has nothing to do. To be honest, he is also curious about the situation of Carbon Mountain.

A bright amber spot appeared behind him, and then a tall figure rushed out from it.

Saskia wields a long ax that she got from no one knows where. The blade of the ax is bigger than her head.

Her face was full of excitement, but the next second she suddenly felt a mountain-like force blocking her axe.Taking a closer look, it turned out that it was Lan who precisely held down the handle of his axe; looking around, he saw that the scene had changed, and the surrounding area had changed from a carbon mountain in battle to a bridge that had been blown up.

Lan felt a strange force no less than that of a troll in his hand, and almost made himself take a step back.Although Saskia transformed into a human body, her strength has weakened accordingly, but it is still much higher than ordinary people.

It was the first time for Sakia to experience [Teleportation], and she was amazed at this wonderful way of space transfer.

"Is this also one of the powers of the ancient blood? It's really amazing!" Saskia sincerely admired Lan En, "And your strength is so great!"

(End of this chapter)