The Witcher: From the Academy of Knights

Chapter 56 The Forest
The two maids hesitated, looked at each other and exited the room.

Sauron shook his head, and then lay down too, preparing for a good night's rest in order to face tomorrow's phosphorous giant elephant.

The night was fleeting.

When Sauron washed up and came to the castle hall, Welch and everyone in Riverrun seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

"How was your rest last night?"

Welch looked at Sauron and said with a chuckle, "It's a good thing for young people to restrain their desires, but they don't have to let themselves live an ascetic life too early."

"When it's time to enjoy, you should also relax properly!"

Sauron didn't say anything, but nodded with a light smile.

It seems that in Riverrun City, nothing can be hidden from Welch. Last night, the two maids were chased away by Sauron, and the other party knew immediately.

"When are we leaving?" Sauron asked.

"If you're ready, anytime."

Welch nodded slightly, and walked out of the castle. In an empty school field, hundreds of Riverrun soldiers had assembled.

Mohien and Hall stood there wearing armor.

"Do you need so many people?"

A strange look appeared on Sauron's face. Welch had already decided to fight against the giant elephant, and Riverrun sent so many soldiers.

"Haha, be careful, it's never a bad thing."

Welch smiled, shook his head and said, "If I was a giant phosphorescent elephant when I was young, what would it be?"

"It's not working now!"

Seeing what Welch said, Sauron felt a little stunned.

As a senior knight, Welch not only began to decline with age, but also his mentality and courage.

Simply put, Welch has lost the courage that the Cavaliers should have.

Facing the phosphorous fire giant elephant that might kill him, he didn't dare to take any risks, and almost summoned all the elite soldiers of Riverrun City.

"Okay, let's go!"

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Welch didn't waste any more time. With an order, everyone headed towards the area where the giant elephants appeared.

Outside the rushing city, East Lake Village.

On the barren and spacious road, the crimson sun hangs in the sky, emitting light and heat, illuminating the surrounding world.

In a place with lush vegetation, a pool of blood is particularly glaring.

"It's a phosphorous fire beast!"

Moxien got off his horse and checked the blood on the ground. There seemed to be a burn mark there, which was the evidence of the presence of phosphorous beasts.

Then, he raised his head and looked towards the forest in the distance.

Sauron looked around, and suddenly stopped at one place. In the low bushes, there seemed to be signs of being trampled, and a huge footprint was left there.

"It looks like it's the phosphorous giant elephant left behind!"

Next to it, Viscount Hall had a curious look on his face. He hadn't seen a giant elephant, but he had only read the description of this kind of monster in the book.

According to the records in the book, the fighting strength of the Phosphorus Elephant is comparable to that of a high-level knight.

And in the history of the Duchy of Tal, there was also a great knight who subdued the Phosphorous Fire Elephant as a mount, and it can be said that he looked down on everyone on the battlefield.

"If I can subdue a phosphorescent mammoth..."

Viscount Hall's eyes flickered, and there was a trace of fire in his heart.

Seeing Hall's thoughts, a strange look appeared on Sauron's face. This guy really dared to think that the Phosphorus Elephant has a violent personality. Even the great knight back then had to spend a lot of energy to tame it as his mount.

As for Hall, an ordinary person who is not even a knight, wanting to tame the giant elephant is like a dream.

You know, Sauron didn't even have such an idea.

"Come on, boys!"

At this time, Welch waved his hand and said loudly: "Let's find the group of phosphorous beasts and kill them all!"

While speaking, Welch entered the forest first.

The people behind followed closely and entered the forest. There were traces of phosphorous fire beasts everywhere, as if the group of monsters had already used this place as their lair.

Crunch!Crunch!
Suddenly, there was a chewing sound not far away. Sauron looked over, but saw a monster in the form of an owner eating something.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a human skeleton.

"Damn beast!"

A trace of anger appeared on Moxien's face, and he immediately pulled out the cross sword, and led his men to rush towards the phosphorous fire beast.

Welch's expression sank, as if he was dissatisfied with Mosheen's unauthorized actions.

laugh! !

Seemingly aware of the danger, the phosphorous fire beast let out a strange cry, but its bloated body moved quickly, and ran straight towards the depths of the forest.

Seeing this, Moxien took a spear from the side.

call out!
He threw the spear vigorously and stabbed the Phosphorous Fire Beast's ass, and the opponent ran even faster under the pain.

"Chase!"

Seeing this, Welch gave an order and led the crowd to chase after him.

Soon, everyone entered the depths of the forest, and the surrounding environment became complicated. The phosphorescent beast suddenly burrowed into a bush, and soon disappeared.

Mo Xien frowned slightly, and searched along the blood on the ground.

"Find separately!"

Welch said coldly, and the soldiers under him also began to disperse, and began to search the forest for traces of the phosphorous beast.

The fire beast had been injured before, so there was a lot of blood around it.

Sauron bent down and grabbed a leaf on the ground. The blood of the Phosphorus seemed to be of high temperature, and it seemed to form a burnt mark when it fell on the leaf.

"Here... ah!!!"

At this time, a soldier screamed in the distance, and everyone immediately moved after hearing the sound, but saw several wild boar-like phosphorous beasts surrounding a soldier and biting them in a forest clearing.

Seeing this, Mo Xien rushed forward without hesitation.

"Go away!"

He let out a low growl, holding a cross sword in each hand, and with a burst of strength as he swung it, he directly knocked back several phosphorous fire beasts.

However, the soldier was hopeless, and even his neck was bitten off by the phosphorous fire beast.

"Damn!"

A flash of anger flashed in Moxien's eyes, and he swung his swords violently, beheading the head of a phosphorous fire beast in an instant.

But soon, the other phosphorous beasts let out a roar.

Moxien, who was besieged by a group of phosphorous fire beasts, immediately fell to the lower peak, but Welch remained expressionless not far away.

Beside, a hint of mockery flashed in Hall's eyes.

Moxien's bravery did not attract Welch's admiration, but this kind of presumptuous behavior made Welch very dissatisfied.

"Sir, we..."

Seeing that Moxien was in danger, his knights couldn't stand it anymore, and hesitated to ask Welch to take action.

However, Welch's cold eyes surprised the knight.

"Remember, I am the Lord of Riverrun!"

Welch raised his hand expressionlessly, and the soldiers behind him charged towards the phosphorous fire beast.

(End of this chapter)