Chapter 245 Yuna's Request
"Why didn't you help just now?"
Seeing Melusin being beheaded by his teammates, Milva directly changed direction and let the arrow that was ready to go pierce a sea creature not far away that was still flapping its wings. Demon.
Then she looked behind her while re-nocking her arrow. There was a giant bear there to help her block the cold wind.
The new entourage that joins Rann's "Lions" is Berserker Bill.
I don't know whether it was because the [Follower] panel solidified Bill's skills, or because he was actually gifted. After returning to Little Skellig Island, Lan gave Bill a simple test, and later found that he could actually do it to a certain extent. You can control the transformation of the berserker, and you can also stay sane and ready to fight at any time.
But during the battle against the Kraken, Bill was very shy.
In Milva's stern eyes, the giant bear in front of him made a crackling sound of bones, revealing the figure of the young man.
Looking at the sea monsters flopping on the ground, he couldn't bear it: "Everything else is fine... except them... I don't want to hurt them..."
Milva lightly "tsk", but did not force this new companion. She also Know the story about Bill. In addition, the berserker who transformed into a giant bear in the previous battle helped her block many attacks from the rotten demons, creating a good sniping environment for her, which was a huge help.
Without delaying the Duke's important matters, it doesn't matter if you give this powerful companion some time to adjust his mentality.
"Forget it, the real problem now is them..." Milva looked up, there were still enemies there.
The "Cloud of Kraken" just now was so powerful that many Kraken flew at a height that even arrows could not reach. Although Lan En's seal knocked down most of the sea monsters, there were still a dozen lucky sea monsters scattered in the air.
Judging from the posture of these fish that slipped through the net, they were about to escape. Even if such a quantity was missed, it would not be harmful. It's just that Milva has been following Lann here and there, and has become accustomed to annihilating all enemies, so it always feels uncomfortable to leak some remnants.
But Milva's worries soon disappeared.
...
I don’t know when it started, but the sky above everyone’s heads began to be filled with clouds.
Fetov, who was protecting behind Halma and Keris, stood up.
The oak cane grows roots with fluorescent lights on it, serving as a bridge to communicate the power of the entire island for its owner. Then there was thunder in the sky, and another storm followed.
This time, the power was not as strong as Lan En's seal, but it was larger in scope and more continuous.
The Kraken that had just soared into the sky suddenly suffered a disaster. Its huge wings were staggered in the chaotic wind. These flying creatures are most sensitive to changes in the weather, so they swirled and fell to the ground.
It's not that the Krakens have no experience of traveling on stormy seas, it's just that the sudden change in weather prevented them from reacting immediately. After falling for a certain distance, they immediately vibrated their wings and adjusted back.
But this time they were already close to the ground.
East coldly ordered his adjutant: "Blow the trumpet and release the arrows."
Under Lan's reminder, all the archers had already been in preparation. The dull horn formed a dense rain of arrows, completely covering these monsters. Before the raindrops in the sky had even condensed, the sirens were already swooping down.
Not one escaped.
The offshore waters of the Skellig Islands should no longer be troubled by the scourge of Kraken.
Fetov opened his eyes and let out a sigh of relief.
After Lan En's staggering seal, and in conjunction with the islanders' harvest on the ground, there were actually not many sea monsters escaping high in the sky. Even if they were let go, they would not have any impact on the island's residents. It would be a threat again, but Fetov still chose to kill them all.
Because -
he looked not far away, and saw several tattered corpses wearing druid robes lying among them.
"The way of nature." Fetov muttered in a low voice.
...
Lan's body shook twice, and he felt a sharp sense of pain and fatigue in his brain, as if Mossack had been using an oak cane in front of the desk to read without closing his eyes for three days and nights.
Fortunately, he didn't need to take care of the rest of the things on the battlefield. The soldiers stepped forward to clear away the monsters that were no longer a threat.
East strode forward, looked at Lan's slightly pale face and asked with concern: "Are you okay?"
Lan shook his head, and just as he was about to say something, Feitov came over from the side.
"He has probably never released such a huge amount of magic power at once, and it consumes a lot of energy. Just meditate for a while." Druid, who has rich experience as a doctor, spoke, which made East feel relieved.
A drop of rain fell on the battlefield, and then it immediately became heavy. Such weather also suppressed the explosion of the rotten demon, making it easier for the soldiers to destroy the monster.
However, there are not many monsters on the ground. Perhaps it is because the ice giants move too fast and the rotten demons cannot keep up as they cross the mountains. Only the sea monsters can reach them in time. This is a blessing among misfortunes for the village of Udvik.
Fetov looked at the frozen fragments of red flesh and blood on the battlefield, and sighed sincerely to Lan: "I have said this many times, but I will say it again - Mossakqua You were still conservative, Lann. I thought about teaching you to become a Heavenly Operator before, but now it seems that you have realized the rudiments of it on your own." "Storms of this level
are the result of many mature druids and Even a warlock can't do it."
Without the assistance of rituals, spells, or other magic materials, he opened his hand and released a frost storm that was enough to cover the entire battlefield, and was strong enough to smash the sea monster in front of him into pieces. Wow, even Fetov felt that he had opened his eyes.
"I didn't kill too many of them." Lann counted them carefully and said modestly, "A few dozen at most? Most of them were knocked down by my storm and then killed by the soldiers. That is, the sea Demon, other monsters would not have this effect. In comparison - you are the one who opened my eyes."
Lann pointed to the dark clouds in the sky. After releasing the weather magic that enveloped the entire island, Fetov remained calm and composed. No one doubted that he could do it again if given time.
"Because I have communicated with the power of nature and let nature provide me with the magic power to cast spells. Therefore, I also need rituals, spells, and a team of soldiers to protect me. Many times, the abilities of our Sky Operators are used in Pray for rain when there is a drought, or calm an angry sea storm."
Druid shook his head: "Lan, you are also a source of magic, right? But your use of magic is still too rough..."
At this point, Drew Yi suddenly paused. He looked at the debris on the battlefield again and chuckled: "Forget it, maybe your application is the most suitable for the battlefield." The soldiers had already begun to clean the battlefield
and rescue the wounded. . Lann's attendants saw that their sworn lord seemed to be in a bad state, and led the Cintra cavalry back to surround him. Lann then knelt on the ground and began to meditate to restore his magic power.
Kolgrim used his silver sword to split open the head of a sea monster. He watched the snake's body transform into a graceful and broken girl's body, and shook his head with regret.
Just as Koen walked to Kolgrim's side, the snake-sect demon hunter pointed in the direction of Lan and sighed towards his companion about the terrifying ice and snow storm just now:
"He is becoming more and more exaggerated now. Cohen, can you..."
The demon hunter of the Griffin School strode away as if he didn't hear his companion's words, and went to the front to help the injured civilians. ...
Lan is meditating with his eyes closed to restore his magic power.
East saw the family soldiers starting to rescue the victims in an orderly manner and after maintaining order, he also turned to look at the biggest purpose of his group's trip - the Todaloch family.
The blond girl Yuna untied the armor with the help of the family guards. Several of the armor pieces had been deformed in the previous battle. After being removed, the wounds were exposed. The bloody look made the guards blame themselves.
But Yuna herself didn't change her expression. You could see the strong muscles on her exposed shoulders, with many burn and knife scars on them. It was obvious that she was not a pampered lady from the family.
There was still a thick layer of calluses on her hands, which made East nod secretly. The Todaloch family's forging technology is unique in the archipelago, and it seems that even the female relatives of the family have inherited it.
However, Yuna hurried towards East without waiting for the guards to treat her wounds.
"Mr. East... no, Your Majesty."
After seeing the iron crown on East's head, she immediately thought of her family's original schedule for today and changed the title.
"I'm sorry for what happened here, Yuna." East comforted after seeing the girl's anxious expression, "We will do our best to help you with disaster relief. This time everyone is fully aware of the danger of the ice giant. In addition, The armies of the six major families are on their way over, and we will help the Todaloch family solve this problem once and for all."
But Yuna's expression did not become calm after receiving comfort from East.
East hesitated and said: "Speaking of which, I have not seen Harold. Has he already..."
Yuna immediately became excited: "Your Majesty, we can't wait for the reinforcements to arrive. My father was captured by the ice giant. Every minute we wait, he becomes more and more dangerous, we have to rescue him immediately!"
East did not see Harold, the current head of Todaloch, at the scene. He originally thought that the other party was dead and his body was not intact. Or worse, I didn't expect to get information that someone was "captured by an ice giant".
I have never heard of an ice giant taking someone away.
He couldn't help but be stunned, even if Yuna said "being eaten by the ice giant", he would be more able to accept it.
"Please believe me, this is not the nonsense of a crazy girl who suddenly suffered a sudden change and became insane!" After seeing East's hesitant eyes, Yuna became even more excited.
"I have never seen an ice giant before, but I never thought that it was actually... intelligent."
Recalling that huge figure, Yuna's body began to tremble involuntarily. She didn't want to show fear, but her body's reaction overwhelmed her willpower.
...
The figure came carrying the blizzard, and after leaving, the blizzard also left with it. Its tall figure seems to blend into the mountains, and even natural disasters seem to have become its servants.
It has a human shape, so its emotions can be slightly felt from its body.
It seemed to be in such a hurry that the army of monsters following it could barely catch up.
At that time, everyone looked at the body that was more terrifying than an avalanche as if facing an enemy. Only Yuna was surrounded by guards and was about to escape when she caught a glimpse of the ice giant's eyes. Wasn't it like a legendary one? The look in the eyes of that cruel monster who only knows destruction.
There was confusion in his eyes.
And when Yuna turned around, a loud sound like thunder rang in her ears, as if someone was shouting through a loudspeaker beside her, and she couldn't help but listen.
The voice shouted: "God!"
...
"You mean...the ice giant has spoken?" East asked in disbelief.
Yuna nodded, then shook her head: "I'm not sure, it might just be a roar similar to the syllables of 'god'. But I can be sure that it is not the kind of beast that only knows destruction, it is intelligent. It Coming to us is more like looking for something rather than simply destroying."
When she said this, Yuna started to tremble again: "Otherwise, with a body like that and the sea monsters all over the sky before... we simply can't wait. Your Majesty comes to your rescue."
The Ice Giant has existed in the Skellige Islands for thousands of years. It has always existed in legends as a ferocious and savage image, and has never spoken.
But after learning that the ice giant might have the ability to speak, Easter felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave - language represents a terrifying thing, something even more terrifying than the ice giant's ability to command sea monsters and even other monsters. s things.
wisdom.
You know, the most important function of language is "communication". The ice giant - who does it need to communicate with?
There are other places where Cyclops live in the Skellig Islands. These tall and invulnerable monsters have always lived alone and have a strong sense of territory. Wherever they appear, they will become no man's land.
They are "monsters", but if they have intelligence, they may become "inhuman races".
A single individual must rely on the "inhuman race" to be encircled and suppressed by an army.
"I have seen the ice giant wake up several times before, but I have never heard it speak, and I have never seen it do anything other than destroying." The elder Fetov looked at East and confirmed. Yuna said, "But this time it is different."
Fetov had participated in the first half of the battle and had seen the arrival of the ice giant with his own eyes.
"Yuna is right. It did not destroy it at all, and it did... say the word. Whether it was a syllable similar to 'god', or the ice giant actually said that word, but We all have to confirm one premise - the ice giant has considerable wisdom." "
When I left, Harold was still leading the family guards to resist the monsters. I didn't see him when I came back. I thought he was dead. But thinking about the Ice Giant's reaction, if he hadn't died on the spot, he might still be alive..."
Yuna heard the affirmation of Druid's words, and her eyes burst with more dazzling hope, and she looked at Yi sincerely. ster.
East took a deep breath: "We are just the advance troops, here to help the Todaloch family evacuate and save the villagers. Five hundred people scattered in the mountains will never be able to deal with the ice giant." Look
. Looking at Yuna, whose expression became excited again, East raised his hand and changed his tone: "So... we can only go in and search, and we will not have a head-on conflict with the ice giant. If we really encounter it, we will Get out immediately. Just hope we are lucky enough, and hope your father is lucky enough."
After all, this is the patriarch of one of the seven major families in the archipelago, and he is a figure that East, who has recently ascended the throne, cannot turn a blind eye to. If he refuses to save the enemy despite knowing that there is still hope of survival, then East's previous slogans when mobilizing other family patriarchs to send troops will become empty words, and it is even possible to push a neutral forging family to oppose him.
At the same time, East, who has the heroic spirit of a "sea knight", is not a person who refuses to save anyone.
"But we still need to wait for a while." Looking at the eager Yuna, East stretched out his hand to signal the other party to calm down.
He pointed at Lann: "We need to wait for him to recover first."
Looking at Geralt, Gerd, Kolgrim, and Korn who were slowly walking towards this side not far away, East said:
" The demon hunters may not be as familiar with the mountains as we are. But if they encounter monsters in the mountains, or even encounter an ice giant, the five of them will be stronger than an army of five hundred or even thousands of people."
( End of this chapter)