Chapter 185 The Eternal Fire and the Lion in the Flame The
security officer’s calm thinking made Chapelle wake up in an instant, and he decisively assembled all the armed forces of the Eternal Fire.
Most of these people were just enemies, but Shapet could see the eternal fire burning in their eyes:
"Many of you are sinners today, and now is the time for you to atone for your sins.
Let's go, Protect our Novigrad!"
...
Novigrad Square.
The Eternal Flame has several huge torture racks set up here. These torture devices have not been used for a long time since Chapelle recovered from his stroke.
But today, they are being lit again, and the torch is not held in the hands of the eternal flame - but by the gangsters.
"Sure enough, the people of Eternal Fire don't care about us at all. We can make as much trouble as we want!"
Hawthorne II's men laughed maniacally. They were dressed in clown makeup and excitedly listened to the screams coming from the torture rack. Dancing.
Among the people being tortured on the torture rack were members of their rival gangs, shop owners who usually opposed them, and homeless people they picked up from the street.
"The Beggar King and the machete man did not take action, but it doesn't matter, the underground world does not need cowards!" "
Everyone, go and plant the flag of the Ghost Face Gang in every shop and casino you can see. After today, only Novigrad will There will be a gang, that is..."
"Puff!" Before the leader could finish his speech in front of the enthusiastic gazes of his men, an arrow from nowhere pierced his chest in full view of everyone. neck.
Kolgrim put down the crossbow in his hand, his snake eyes cold. Although the traditional equipment of the Snake Sect does not include crossbows, the traveling demon hunters always know a little bit of everything.
After killing the leader, Kolgrim turned around and left without looking at the noisy Ghostface Gang.
He moved from rooftop to rooftop without hesitation, being trapped in a tight siege was dangerous for a witcher acting alone, and he now had a more urgent mission.
The original mission of the three snake sects was to stay on standby in the city of Novigrad to prevent accidents.
They had determined a day ago that the gang would no longer be a problem and thought this would be an unremarkable mission. Oaks even clamored to go find Reso to help Lan.
But who knows, those who prevent accidents will encounter accidents without any accident.
The riot started. And unlike the originally planned route to stay away from Temple Island and avoid casualties among believers, these gangsters wearing funny clown makeup were destroying almost everything in their sight.
After Hawthorne died, Hawthorne II took over the power of the family. He was a terrorist who was even worse than his father in cruelty, shamelessness and other evil traits. He released all the family's thugs and criminals almost immediately, and then set off a carnival belonging to them in peaceful Novigrad.
The people of Eternal Fire are busy fighting among themselves at this time, and there is no decent order maintenance in the city. The Beggar King and Machete's men were not prepared for a war at all. They suddenly let the Ghost Face Gang's men run rampant in the city, and the situation worsened to the extreme in an instant.
Anticipating that something was wrong, the three members of the Snake Faction took action immediately and without any plan, forcibly killed Hawthorne II, who was under heavy protection, ending his one-day career as the leader of the gang.
But the riot did not stop as they imagined, and there was no reason to take back the knife that had been unsheathed.
"This was my mission, but I failed. The fault of this riot was all my fault." Serrit apologized to his friends with self-blame. His mission was to assassinate Hawthorne. He finished well, but now things are going badly.
"No." Kolgrim shook his head, "This is our mission, and now we should make up for our mistakes." The
Hawthorne family's gang has been operating for a long time, with nearly a thousand thugs spread across most of Novigrad. The Snake Faction team is divided into three groups. They have no way to stop all the gangsters and can only slow down their destruction by attacking and killing their leader.
"Lan, Chapelle, whoever it is, hurry up and finish the matter at hand and come over -" As
if hearing the voices in the hearts of the snake sect demon hunters, a rumble suddenly came from the avenue at the city gate. The sound of horse hooves.
There were more than a dozen gang members scattered on the main road, with Eternal Fire promotional notices under their feet.
They were attracted by the rumble of horse hooves. When they looked up, they were met by a pillar of fire that almost filled the entire road.
These dozen gangsters were ignited into torches in an instant.
——[Igni Sign · Explosion]!
Before they could continue to scream, a blond knight stampeded out from the flames' guard, followed by a large number of well-armed cavalry.
The swords were waved together, and these evil gangsters became silent in an instant. They fell to the ground, and the burning eternal fire prayers were still scattered on the street:
[O eternal fire, you ignite our hearts and give us light.
Please give us warmth, dry our tears, burn our enemies, and bless our friends. 】
"Lan!" The snake sect demon hunter shouted happily, jumped over the roof a few times, landed and rolled to remove the impact, and threw himself in front of the cavalry team.
Lann and Kolgrim had a brief exchange. After learning about the situation at the scene, he decisively gave orders to his subordinates.
"House, Levin, Milva, each of you will lead a team of cavalry. Killing the gangsters is the first priority and quelling the chaos as quickly as possible. Do you understand?" "
Yes, Lord Earl!"
After a pause, Lan Added: "Under the banner of Cintra, make the lion emblem more conspicuous." "
Yes, Lord Earl!"
The cavalry team was immediately divided into three. These gangsters who don't even have armor are no match for the heavily armed cavalry. Facing them, the Sintra cavalry is even enough to fight one against ten.
"The cavalry can only run on the main roads, and there is no need to worry about the trails. Kolgrim, please go find the Beggar King and Machete and ask them to cooperate with our actions. If they agree readily, tell them that Shapelle has Thank you very much; if you refuse, tell them that Eternal Flame will liquidate all the gangs in the city, leaving only 'friends'." "Okay, leave it to
me. I'll go find Oaks or Seret with me!"
Finally, Lan turned to look at Letso.
The bald man asked consciously: "What do you need me to do?"
"I don't know what's going on on Temple Island. Please go check it out. If it's over, tell Chapelle about the current danger here. We need to move quickly here. Support."
Lei Suo nodded and left.
Soon only Lan and a few cavalry guards were left in the field.
Lann took a deep breath. This incident happened suddenly. He didn't expect that Hawthorne II, who suddenly came to power, would be so crazy.
Compared with the original work, this gang leader is younger, more cruel, and more reckless in his actions. Moreover, the original order force in the city was not there, but he actually took advantage of it.
This is not possible, Lann needs a prosperous Novigrad as his friend.
However, this accident also comes with rewards, and it can even be considered a good thing for Lan. After all, as a foreign force, there are not many opportunities to intervene in a city's defense force to quell chaos, save civilians, and enhance reputation... Not far ahead, there was a sudden violent explosion, which attracted
Lann's attention. attention.
These gangsters actually used explosives.
Lan's eyes narrowed: "Let's go and help!"
This is a large courtyard south of Novigrad Square, and the door is locked. After the Ghost Face Gang massacred the innocent citizens who had no time to find a hiding place in the square, they finally set their target here.
Theoretically, in order to incite chaos and expand the results of the war as much as possible, gangsters should not pay attention to such closed iron doors, but should look for those back alleys or low-level houses that are easy to break into.
But I don't know what or who is in this courtyard. At this moment, these gangsters burst out with amazing enthusiasm for this courtyard, and even used alchemical explosives.
That is to say, in Novigrad, underground gangs can really get their hands on all kinds of lethal weapons.
Everyone in the courtyard had long been trembling with fear from the movements outside. At this moment, the courtyard was breached, and all kinds of birds and beasts scattered in fear. At a glance, there are men and women inside, and there are even a lot of dwarfs and disabled people.
But not everyone is fleeing, there are also brave people: several men in strange costumes stood out with swords in an attempt to resist the gangs. They were dressed like knights, but the armor on their bodies was missing a piece, and the armor they were holding was also missing. They are all wooden swords or wooden knives.
These strangely dressed "knights" used awkward fighting postures and encouraged themselves loudly, but when it came time to actually come into contact with the gangsters, their armor was broken with a poke, and they were killed by these vicious gangsters as soon as they came face to face with them. Molecules took lives.
This is actually a theater, and these "knights" are just wearing costumes. It would be fine if they were allowed to make two gestures and dance on the stage, but unfortunately this time they were wielding swords against real desperadoes.
Seeing the death of their companions, shrill cries came from the theater, and the people of the Ghost Face Gang became even more excited.
Terrorists dressed as clowns rushed into the colorful theater, as if they were staging a bloody stage play.
"I want to find Irena, I want her to wear princess clothes!"
"Go away, she is mine, I want her to spend her last days as a tree spirit with me!" "
Come one by one, She belongs to everyone!"
The gangsters rushed into the theater shouting outrageous slogans.
The owner of this theater is kind-hearted, and he had previously accepted many different citizens who had nowhere to hide on the street in the early stages of the chaos. However, at this time, they all turned into turtles in a jar, crying but with no place to escape.
The adults were intimidated by the cruelty of the gangsters, but a few young people who didn't know the heights of the sky rushed out brandishing swords, trying to protect the women and innocent citizens in the theater.
A gangster with triangular eyes easily knocked a child to the ground, and pulled a half-grown child with blond hair funny: "Haha, it's a very interesting game, kid, then do you know what the ending of the knight is?"
This The boy kept struggling, as if he didn't know what fear was. On the chest of his costume was a lion with teeth and claws, and he shouted to himself: "Let me go, I am the lion of Sintra, you are not allowed to hurt the theater companions!" "
Maybe it was because the theater was rehearsing a new play recently that the child got too involved. These ridiculous words made all the villains laugh.
"The Lion of Sintra? Hahaha, how could he take care of Novigrad's affairs?"
A woman with brown hair and brown eyes waved a wooden stick, but her delicate body was quickly knocked to the ground. All that was left was the strength to beg for mercy:
"Don't hurt the children, please!"
In addition to people who love art, the troupe also occasionally adopts street children as apprentices. For them, the troupe is their home, which is why these young people are braver than adults at the moment.
The men wearing clown masks showed an evil light in their eyes: "Don't worry, we will come to hurt you soon - Ms. Irina." The terrorists' eyes were attracted by the actresses of the troupe, but they did
not He noticed that among the people hiding on the side, a child suddenly began to twitch all over.
His body began to squirm and swell like plasticine, growing taller and stronger under the horrified eyes of the children around him, and became the size of an adult; his hair also gradually turned white, straightened, lengthened, and finally draped over his shoulders.
The skin on his body glowed with oil and turned into black leather covering his body; silver studs and iron mail appeared on his shoulders and sleeves, his rosy face became slender and pale, and his eyes glowed amber. bright light.
Two swords appeared above his right shoulder, and a wolf head badge swayed on his chest.
The woman lying on the ground saw all this clearly, and she murmured in surprise: "Dudu..." "I'm sorry
, Miss Irina, I have been very happy these days in the theater. But I am actually a shape-shifter. The shapeshifter named "
Dudu" opened his amber cat eyes, pulled out the sword from his back and rushed towards the stunned gangsters.
His sword was like the wind, moving around and around, and his skilled moves were like a swordsman who had been indulging in killing for many years.
His reaction was quick and his speed was astonishing, and his left hand would release an astonishing storm of impact from time to time in conjunction with his sword moves, easily tearing apart the gangsters' siege and defeating them one by one.
The only flaw is that his sword moves are not powerful enough. When faced with many situations where one strike is enough to kill him, he often hesitates for a while and misses many opportunities.
After spending the first few seconds being shocked by the transformation of the shapeshifter, the villains' counterattacks followed.
The dagger cannot penetrate the hard armor made by the shapeshifter, but there are still a few axes mixed in it. The shape-shifting monster is unable to defeat the four-handed opponent with its two fists, and soon suffers losses.
"Stop, that monster over there!"
Just when the shape-shifting monster was struggling, a loud shout was suddenly heard. He swung his sword vigorously to avoid the enemy in front of him and jumped out of the battle circle. When he turned around, he saw a scene that shocked him.
It turned out that while the low-level gangsters in front were mindlessly feeding the enemy's swords with their bodies, the leaders had already retreated to a safe place and had the hostages in their hands.
In addition to the blond boy at the beginning, they also captured a believer in the Eternal Fire who prayed constantly, and there were more gangsters capturing hostages.
Gangsters use various methods to win.
Seeing this, the shape-shifter was so anxious that he made a seal with his left hand and suddenly created a telepathic impact in front of him. Then he crouched and rushed into the crowd with his sword, slashing left and right to push the villains back.
It's not that he doesn't care about the hostages, but the reason in his current body tells him that if he is led by the villain at this time, not only will he not be able to save the hostages, but more friends may die.
It was probably the first time that these villains encountered such a decisive warrior. After being stunned for a second, he woke up as if from a dream. He picked up the blond boy in his hand and suddenly stabbed him hard with a dagger:
"Stop, you dirty monster! If you don't want more bloody holes in the kid's body, Just stop!"
The blond boy yelled as he was stabbed with a knife.
Another believer who was taken as a hostage was also stabbed, and the voice of his prayer was distorted:
"The eternal fire will not let you go!"
The hostages were attacked, and screams filled their ears. At this moment, Dudu's thoughts of a shapeshifter came to him again, and the man in the field who was wielding a long sword to kill everyone suddenly froze.
His cheeks kept twitching, as if he was enduring something: "Put him down, I can spare your lives and let you leave here alive." Seeing that the
threat was effective, the triangle-eyed gangster breathed a sigh of relief and laughed: "You are actually harboring a theater A monster, or a shapeshifter! As long as this news is released, even if we don't come back here, the eternal fire will turn everything here to ashes!" He looked at the shapeshifter, with a
fierce and greedy light shining in his eyes: "I have a better idea... put down your sword and come with us. From now on, this theater will be the territory of our Ghost Face Gang..." "
Dudu, leave me alone!" The boy caught in the hand of the triangle eyes suddenly became violent. He struggled on the ground, blood was pouring out from the place where he was stabbed by the dagger, and the little boy cried out in pain.
But even so, he was shouting in a tearful voice: "I am the Lion of Cintra! Lann Lannister Leanne! Leave me alone!"
After saying that, he also took advantage of the Triangle Eyes gangster's unpreparedness, He bit the other person's hand hard, causing the other person to scream in pain.
"You brat!" The villain was in pain, and he was so angry that he raised his dagger again and put multiple holes in the child's back.
The shapeshifter Dudu was shocked: "Stop!"
He waved his sword and was about to step forward. He was about to be too late to save the boy when he suddenly heard the sound of a sharp arrow piercing the air.
With a "poof" sound, a metal arrow popped out from Triangle Eye's neck. He was spitting blood from his mouth, obviously feeling pain. But he couldn't even look down at his wound at the moment.
The gang members didn't notice the enemy appearing behind them at all, and they turned back in panic at this moment.
At the door of the theater, a blond knight put down the crossbow in his hand. He carried two swords on his back, and a majestic lion was painted on his armor.
Everyone in the field was stunned for a moment. They looked at the blond boy who had fallen on the ground and had forgotten to cry, and then looked at the blond knight at the door.
At this time, Lan En also saw clearly the situation on the field.
A child who imitates himself, and... a one-to-one replica of Geralt without the scars?
"Dudu, go and save Xiao Lai!"
Yi Ruina screamed, and everyone in the field woke up like a dream.
But Lann was not dazed at all. When everyone's eyes were still focused on him, he raised his hand decisively, letting a hazy white light envelope the head of a gang member.
[Yaxi Dharma Seal]!
The villain closest to the boy turned into a walking zombie on the spot, and Lann burst out with a speed far beyond ordinary people. Everyone suddenly saw a gust of silver-black wind blowing past their eyes, and a sword came into contact with the remaining villains. Reaching the boys and snatching their hands away.
He grabbed the blond boy by the back of his collar and threw him in the direction of "Geralt" without looking back. Then Lan stretched the rune sword forward again and gently opened the other prisoner's hand. Kick this believer of eternal fire to a safe area.
There were no friendly forces within sight, but the enemies gathered together at this moment. This is Lan En's favorite way to face the enemy at this stage.
Stretch your left hand forward, and the magic value dives downward.
[Igni Seal·Magic Explosion! 】
A heat wave that was no less than a gangster blasting open an iron door spewed out, instantly enveloping these villains.
The hot air poured back, causing the shivering people behind to blindfold their eyes. Only the Eternal Fire believer who had just been thrown back stared blankly, lying on the ground and even forgot to get up.
He murmured to himself: "Fire cleanses away filth, just like burning a wound with thick sores. Souls that have committed evil crimes must also be purified by fire..." The enemy in front of him was defeated by Lan within two rounds
. , the cavalry who came with Lan scattered out to look for any other gangsters in the courtyard who had slipped through the net.
The children hiding in the corner were not afraid at all when they saw this scene. The blood could no longer arouse their fear. They were looking at the dazzling knight with sparkling eyes.
Seeing "Geralt" looking at him warily after handing the child to the brown-haired woman aside, Lan chuckled lightly.
"I am Lann Lannister Leanne. Geralt told me that he once encountered an interesting shapeshifter in Novigrad. It is said that the other person even turned into him. If I hadn't If I remember correctly, you should be called - Dudu?"
Of course, this story was not told by Geralt, but read by Lan in his previous life.
The shapeshifter named "Dudu" in front of him is the one Geralt encountered. He was once hunted by Geralt, and later he turned into Geralt's appearance and wanted to have a showdown with the original witcher. As a result, Before the fight even started, I was intimidated by Geralt's momentum. In the end, Shapet revealed his identity as a shapeshifter in front of Geralt just to save him.
When Dudu heard Geralt's name, his body relaxed obviously, but the alertness on his face still did not dissipate.
"Do you know Geralt?"
Lann nodded, tilted his head and gestured to the door: "There is still a commotion outside. I want to help calm it down. Do you want to come along and help me?"
Geralt's thoughts came from Dudu was obviously moved, but then he looked back at the people in the courtyard and shook his head: "I want to protect everyone in the theater here."
Lan nodded and said nothing more, turned around and called the already searching The finished knights rode away, leaving as quickly as they came.
Everyone in the Foxen Troupe suddenly woke up from a dream, and someone immediately went to check on their injured companion. Yireena immediately organized everyone who still had the strength to search for everything they could find to block the theater door again.
Dudu's body twisted for a while, and he quickly changed from the image of Geralt to a bearded doctor, helping the blond boy check the wounds.
"Dudu?" The young man asked uncertainly, looking at the strange-looking shapeshifter. Obviously not long ago, the bearded doctor in front of him was a playmate who was as tall as himself, but just now he turned into a white-haired swordsman and killed many gangsters.
Dudu remained silent and nodded.
The boy's eyes lit up: "Dudu, you are so awesome!"
Dudu's movements suddenly stopped, and his silent expression finally melted.
"Really?"
"Well!" The boy's eyes were twinkling with stars, "Can I learn this?"
Dudu shook his head: "You can't learn it, and you don't want to learn it."
"Okay." The boy pouted. He suddenly thought of something and shouted excitedly, "That... that knight just now, did you say he was the lion? He is, right?" "Yes,
he That's what he said, he is the lion, Lann Lannister Leanne."
"He took me by the collar and threw me out." It was obvious that he had lost a lot of blood, but the boy's face was filled with tears. Blushing with excitement, "I think I'm pretty awesome too!"
Dudu looked at the boy and chuckled.
"Yes, you are also very powerful."
I recommend a novel with the same theme of witchers - "Warlords of the Demon Hunter World", the link is at the bottom.
A new book by an old author with 1.5 million completed copies. The author said that the war and hegemony style focuses more on war tactics and is written in the style of a historical novel. It's a completely different style, another path from mine.
Moreover, the author's background setting is really detailed. He found many original settings on the Internet through the wall. After discussing it with me for an entire night, I was dumbfounded the whole time.
The book is still thin, but you can collect it first~
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