Chapter 155 The first confrontation with the mastermind behind the scenes
"I am... a warlock, it's impossible..."
"I am... a warlock... ah..."
Riens' expression finally became dull.
"What did you do to my soldiers? How to relieve their status, tell me quickly!"
Reigns stared straight ahead with his eyes blankly, as if his mind and body were separated, and his tongue and mouth moved uncontrollably. Speaking: "I didn't do this, it was another high-level warlock I found. She is..." The
gryphon badge on Lan's chest suddenly vibrated again. Just when Riens was speaking, the A skin-tingling magic wave suddenly became intense.
Just behind Lan, a portal appeared again, but this time it was larger and erupted with brighter light, making the entire alley seem like daylight. Inside the portal, people were moving around, as if someone was about to come out.
Is the powerful mage behind Riens about to come out, at this time?
In order to interrogate Riens, Lann had very little magic power left in his body. He held the Lake Lady's Sword and put it in the sword stand, and took out a stack of [Honeycomb] and [Dancing Stars] in his left hand.
He did not take out the magic-blocking golden bomb. He knew that even if the opponent's magic power was sealed, he would probably not be able to defeat the person behind the portal - Wigfortz with his current strength.
In terms of spellcasting ability alone, the opponent may not be the top among all warlocks; but in terms of comprehensive combat ability, Vilgefortz is definitely the strongest among human forces today.
Lann only hoped that he could use these loud bombs to attract as many guards as possible to the Cow Fort, and use the human wave tactic to interfere with the opponent; or expose the opponent's conspiracy in public to scare him away.
Lane's calculation was good, but it was a mistake. Because no one came out of the portal, but an extremely pure chaotic energy poured out directly.
And the target of this chaotic energy is not Lan, but - Reigns.
The gryphon steel sword has magic-blocking gold and cannot be controlled by magic. Therefore, the target of this chaotic energy is Riens' leg that was immobilized by the griffon steel sword.
It was like there was an invisible sledgehammer in mid-air. Lann could almost see the distorted air. The staggering force hit Riens' thigh, and the impact force forced the nail to the ground. The living leg was cut into two pieces, leaving a thin piece of minced meat in place.
Reigns let out a scream that didn't sound like a human voice, and fainted as soon as his vision went dark.
Reigns' consciousness temporarily disappeared, but his body was still moving like a puppet. As soon as he raised his hands, invisible power of thought was applied to the six palm-long iron nails, causing them to shoot towards Lann at a speed far exceeding that of a crossbow.
Lann's body was still equipped with a sword to guard against the portal, and he was unable to dodge Riens' attack.
The first iron nail shattered the [Quen's Seal] on Lan's body without any hindrance, and at the same time, the [Explosive Shield] was activated.
With Lann as the center, a shock wave that was not very lethal but was inexplicably unstoppable exploded in all directions at 360 degrees without blind spots.
The person behind the portal wanted to control the five remaining iron nails to continue chasing Lan, but the iron nails were rolled to pieces by the more powerful impact in front of him, and Lan was also dragged by this force. The ground floated backwards, out of the fight.
But Lann didn't feel lucky to have survived. He looked up and saw Riens flying up due to the impact of [Explosive Shield]!
The owner of the chaotic energy obviously did not expect such an unexpected surprise. He immediately gave up controlling the iron nail and only adjusted Riens' direction to let him fly towards the portal.
Lan En's eyes were splitting as he knew that his attendants were still standing on the street like statues without knowing whether they were alive or dead!
He pounced forward and was about to grab Reigns' body. But the owner of the chaotic energy did not let go. Instead, he increased his intensity and began to tear up Lann like a tug of war using Riens' body as a carrier.
The unconscious Riens almost woke up from the pain again.
Lann knew that the situation in front of him was very unfavorable to him. He had to know that he could not exert force in mid-air. If the stalemate continued like this, he himself might be pulled into the portal. At that time, there was truly no way to heaven and no way to earth.
He still hasn't figured out what Reigns did to House and the others! If he was about to give up like this, wouldn't it mean that his subordinates, comrades-in-arms, and even family members who had been with him for so long would be left in this place?
How can it be!
Lan's eyes turned red, and with a flash of light in his hand, a large bundle of magic-blocking golden bombs appeared. He was about to take advantage of the last chance to blow up this chaotic energy and the portal together!
At this moment, the sound of a raptor flapping its wings suddenly sounded in the air.
Lann suddenly felt a flash of light around him, and an invisible big hand in the air wanted to grab him. It was a big hand made of chaotic energy.
But because Lann was wearing the [Excellent Griffin Suit] forged by Jeron, which was made of a whole piece of magic-resistant gold metal plate, the big hand immediately dissipated into nothingness just by touching him, making This magical sneak attack in the dark didn't work.
There is a new enemy, who is it? Who else is in this alley, a friend of Riens's, or a third party?
Lan turned around and saw a black-haired sorceress standing on a roof about ten steps behind him. Her raised arms each emitted a dim light, which should have caught her like an iron pincer. Lann pulled him back, but at this moment he couldn't get any closer to Lann.
The sorceress let out a sigh, with an unspeakable expression on her face. Seeing that this trick didn't work, she simply turned her magic energy into a whip and swung it at Lan En again.
The long whip turned invisible the moment it hit Lann, but the attack was accompanied by not only magical energy, but also a physical impact. This impact is no longer immune to the magic-forbidden effect of [Extreme Griffin Suit] , knocking Lann down from mid-air.
Lann felt bad when he was attacked and rolled away immediately, but it was too late. He could only watch as Riens floated into the portal, like a seabird sinking into the water, his figure blurred, and then disappeared.
The portal immediately dissipated, causing the alley to plunge into darkness again.
The sorceress looked at Lan with red eyes and said in an emotionless voice: "Don't worry, Lord Lannister. I can save your soldiers."
Lan panted heavily and looked at him with cold eyes. The sorceress: "I was just able to keep him."
The sorceress chuckled: "You don't know what is behind the portal. If Riens doesn't go back, the people behind him will not stop. Your recklessness may It will cause you unexpected trouble, trouble that you are not able to deal with now."
"Moreover." The sorceress raised her chin slightly, "Riens is still useful. He is a rare but useful chess piece. He cannot Fold here."
The sorceress turned around and turned into a huge gray owl that flew down from the roof and landed on the ground not far from Lan. The feathers fluttered again and turned into human form again.
"Let me introduce myself. I am Philippa Eilhardt, royal advisor to Redania. Don't look at me with that wary look. I'll say it again: I can save your men."
Riens has left, and all Lan can count on is the sorceress in front of him. He can only restrain the anger in his eyes and ask: "Then, what is the price, Ms. Erhardt?" Although the woman in front of him said that he
could Although he wanted to help him, the wariness in his heart only increased. He even suspected that the "another senior warlock" that Riens had mentioned before was the person in front of him. When he saw her appearance and heard her name, Lan was extremely cautious in his heart, because she was
Philippa Earhart.
Nicknamed "Tretog's Court Jewel" and "Owl Lady". One of the members of the highest council of warlocks and the only royal advisor in Redania.
Compared with Temeria next door, which requires an entire lineup of three warlock consultants, Redania only uses Philipba. Here we can see Philippa's strength to some extent.
At this stage, Philippa is one of the top five warlocks. After the coup on Xenide Island that will lead to the dissolution of the Warlock Brotherhood in the future, a large number of senior warlocks will be killed, commit suicide, or die of illness. At that time, Philippa will be crowned the first warlock in the north, briefly becoming the ceiling among warlocks, and organizing A new sorcerer organization: the Sorceresses' Covenant.
With such top strength, Vizmir II also valued Philipba very highly. After his eldest son was born, Vizmir II and the queen unanimously decided to make Philipba the teacher of his heir, and Philipba's This is where the suffering begins.
Lan En looked at the mysterious and arrogant sorceress in front of him and sneered in his heart. If he hadn't seen the picture of the little bald man interrogating Philippa in the forbidden room in his previous life, he would have almost been frightened by the mysterious and arrogant posture of the sorceress at this moment.
All the warlocks seem to be keen on politics, and they want to guide the continent to develop slowly in the direction of their own plans. It is after the kings realized this that they have now reduced their trust in the warlocks; and Philippa went one step further. , she wanted to take charge of Redania after the death of Vizmir II, and after that failed, she wanted to establish a kingdom of warlocks and crown her as king.
And her fate is also known to the players. Philippa will be imprisoned by Radovid V who was personally trained and her eyes will be gouged out. After escaping, she will fall into political struggle again and eventually die. The peak of power in her life was when she decided to start reaching the peak of power.
However, although Philippa's end is a bit ridiculous, it is the result of viewing it from the perspective of God in the history books. Looking at Philippa from the perspective of contemporary people, it is undeniable that her life has surpassed 99% of people. At this stage, she is not something Lann can compete with head-on in an encounter.
At this time, faced with Lan's question of "what's the price?", Philipba shook her head: "I just want to have a good talk with you, Earl Lannister."
This person has other agendas, Lan can be sure , but he had to accept it, because she did hold what she wanted in her hands.
Lann only saw Philipba take out a bottle of potion, and then a wave of magic began to spread out from her body. She muttered words, and the potion in her hand began to float out.
(End of chapter)