Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1047 1029. Dol Guldur
The closer you get to the old castle, the more ominous and depressing the atmosphere becomes.

It was a stone building complex built on a hill, and you could vaguely see how towering and majestic it once was.

But over thousands of years, even stone castles decay and collapse.

Now in Dol Guldur, there is no decent roof in the entire building, only the vertical city walls and the remnants of the floors that have barely collapsed.

The closer the trees of the Dark Forest are to this place, the more ferocious their images become.

The dry and twisted branches seemed to be longing for something, and the branches of the strange trees all over the hillside were stretching in the direction of Dol Guldur.

They were obviously in the same forest, but the area near Dol Guldur was always shrouded in dark clouds that were so thick that they couldn't penetrate the light.

Arriving at the foot of the mountain where Dol Guldur was, even Lan En felt a burst of anxiety and panic for no apparent reason.

"We." Radagast swallowed and clenched the staff in his hand. "We have to leave the car and Qilin here, so that when necessary, we can escape quickly."

Although he was trembling when he spoke nervously, he still insisted on entering this chilling old castle.

Lan En nodded.

"Flannel ball, you stay too."

"Meow?"

Lan En explained: "Follow Qilin and protect the rabbits. Something may rush out here at any time and eat them."

After receiving the mission, Mao Mao immediately held his head high and raised his looting knife to Lan En, showing his reliability to the boss.

Radagast and Lann looked at each other and said nothing more. He raised his wand forward warily and walked towards Dol Guldur.

The entrance to the old castle is a solid and thick stone bridge without any guardrails. It is only as wide as two people shoulder to shoulder, and below is a dark abyss.

The maliciousness of this building reminded Lan En of the dim world of flames.

Continuing to walk inside, due to the collapse of a large area of ​​the floor roof, the entire building has turned into a strange scene with only many stairways interlaced out of thin air.

There are steel spikes on the edges of every building, and the vines clinging to the walls look like thorns. Even if you just brush against any place at walking speed, if you don't have armor, you will get a layer of skin scraped off.

It was as if the entire old castle was eager to harm every creature that came close.

The closer you get, the stronger the malice and mental oppression feel.

Lan En watched from behind, and Radagast's legs, which were originally agile and powerful as a young man's, were now trembling slightly.

The witcher didn't mean to look down on Radagast's performance.

He is one of the only five wizards in Middle-earth. If he can feel something deeper than the witcher, and be more frightened and affected, then Lan En has no reason not to believe it.

"I'm behind you."

Lan En spoke quietly from behind. This stable and rational voice made Radagast feel the support from behind.

His steps were much more steady.

But at this moment, the two of them had just walked through a suspended staircase with no one to rely on.

Lan En's ears twitched slightly, and then he immediately turned around on guard!

On the transfer platform in the middle of the stairs, there is a human sculpture about four meters high.

The sculpture is of a gloomy human warrior. His gauntleted hands hold the hilt of a sword, and the sword is on the ground in front of him.

In what Lan En heard just now, he heard the sound of the gauntlets clenching the hilt of the sword.

Demon hunters will not be like the protagonists in horror movies who, out of luck and afraid to face the terrifying reality, will regard the small movements they hear as auditory hallucinations and hallucinations.

The objectively existing danger will not really disappear because of ridiculous actions like hiding one's ears and stealing the bell. If you don't face it because of luck, you will only make your death worse.

'Image analysis in progress.'

The tacit understanding between Mentos and the subject needs no introduction. The moment Lan En turned his head to look over, it had already begun to retrieve the memory images.

After a moment, the results of the analysis were clear.

The tightness of the 'statue' holding the sword hilt has indeed changed!
It can move!
The confirmation of turning his head and adding the biochemical intelligence brain was completed almost simultaneously. The moment Lan En glanced over, Mentos's image analysis was over.

So from the outside, Lan En almost looks like a stress reaction. But in fact, every move he makes is well-founded and follows calm logic and tactical planning.

Just after passing that statue, turn around immediately!

"Choke!"

A sharp explosion!

The sharp silver light pouring out from the waist, the upward Iai slash slashing away at the rock, and the iron sword held in front of him by the statue!
The cross section is so smooth, crisp, and transparent from front to back that the upper part of the statue almost slides off the whole!
But Lan En did not take it lightly.

Because a biting chill bursting out from another direction was making the hair on his body stand on end!
The moving statue is just a pretense! Real malice comes from other directions!

But fortunately, Lan En has never regarded the evil in this world as mindless monsters.

His actions were just a pretense!
He drew his sword upwards and slashed out the Iai Slash, but he didn't even have time to retract the action. But the witcher's peephole had turned in another direction.

With his free left hand, he turned around and pulled him over without looking!
"Uh?"

The collar of Radagast's tattered brown robe was pulled, and he himself turned around due to the force of the tug.

Lan En's series of actions just now were so fast that he hasn't reacted yet.

Radagast, who was already nervous, was even more confused and unable to react after being pulled from behind by Lan En.

With almost no reaction time at all, the wand he had been holding cautiously in front of him emitted white light under the burst of his power!

"what!!!"

A scream that chilled people to the bone.

Lan En didn't know what the essence of a wizard was, but the white light emitted from Radagast's staff had an almost ethereal and distant sense of holiness.

No match for this crazy, scruffy old man who loves animals and eats mushrooms.

But for the things that attack, this is a great match!

The thing that attacked was covered in green smoke, with only its upper body condensed into a human shape.

It was a hideous image of a withered, decayed skull, with only a few sparse strands of hair still attached to the scalp, and a crown.

It also held a short sword in its hand.

Lan En's chill just now came from its approach!

Not only does this thing look like a ball of green smoke, but its light movements and appearance of being completely unaffected by inertia are also like flying smoke.

The white light emitted from the head of Radagast's wand seemed to have substantial thrust, pushing away the flying smoke.

And in mid-air, the human-shaped miserable green smoke had no inertia at all, and it rushed up again in an instant.

Lan En stretched out his left hand that was holding Radagast's collar forward, and the handprint he made sent out a shock wave.

[Alder's Seal]!
There was a roar of surging airflow. Logically speaking, Lan En's body has been strengthened many times, and there are Valyrian steel wires covering the muscle layer that have good magic conductivity.

The power of his seal is enough to lift up a layer of land in front of him!
But a moment later, in the fan-shaped area in front of Lan En's palm, the stone bricks laid on the floor of Dol Guldur did make a "knocking, clicking" sound as the stones were squeezed.

But that human-shaped ball of miserable green smoke seemed to be unable to feel the thrust of [Alder's Seal] at all!
Not even the slightest hindrance was encountered!
The vertical pupils in the demon hunter's pupils suddenly shrank into slits.

Immediately afterwards, his good on-the-spot adaptability prevented him from falling into panic and being at a loss.

The long knife in his right hand turned around, taking advantage of the moment when the opponent rushed towards him.
"boom!"

Light red fighting spirit exploded on the surface of the body!
[Lance Skills·Strengthened Defense]!
Hunters in the New World say they use long spears, but they are actually a combination weapon of a long spear and a large shield. Their defensive performance is the best among the fourteen types of hunting weapons!
and
"when!"

Sparks exploded between the short sword and the long knife.

A look of 'Sure enough' flashed in the witcher's eyes.

Alondette, you can touch this thing!
Although it still feels a little weak and strange, as long as it can be touched.
"boom!"

The light red fighting spirit on the body turned from red to white the moment after receiving the attack!
[Lance skills·Defense and counterattack]!
The enemy's power is harnessed by the precision-operated fighting spirit, which in turn enhances his next attack.

The key to technique is timing.

The long sword that was originally blocking the short sword suddenly retracted, and then attacked again with far extraordinary speed and force!
The miserable green smoke figure was slashed on the side by the Lake Lady's Sword. The huge force almost pressed it down and flew straight away!
If it can be cut effectively, this knife will be enough to end the battle.

Unfortunately, the feel still feels weak.

The opponent's way of moving without inertia was too flexible, and Lan En didn't dare to let it have a chance to breathe.

While the opponent was being chopped away, he rushed over.

The sword of the Lake Girl was pressed against her chest, the tip of the sword pressed against the opponent's neck and pushed forward!

But even so, the other party didn't appear to be substantially harmed.

Until Radagast finally woke up from the sudden change, he quickly picked up his staff and kept up with Lan En's rhythm.

Lann used the Sword of the Lake Lady to push against the opponent, while Radagast took the opportunity to rush the white light blooming from the wand towards the pale green smoke.

"what!!!"

The shrill screams in the green smoke did not sound like human sounds.

Both Radagast and Lann's eardrums ached.

But the sloppy wizard still frowned and continued to increase the power of the white light blooming on the wand.

Finally, after a burst of screams, there was a "tingling clang", and the green smoke disappeared without a trace, leaving only a dark dagger lying on the stone brick floor.

(End of this chapter)