Chapter 262: We are experts in dealing with monsters!
Every spring, when the ice and snow melt, the hibernating monsters in the Mahakam Mountains will wake up one after another and start hunting on a large scale in an attempt to replenish the consumption of the winter.
At this time, many monsters that were originally hidden underground will crawl to the surface, and the types and numbers of Mahakam's monsters will reach a peak.
"Dwarves" are naturally on the diet of these monsters, which leads to irreconcilable conflicts.
The agreement that "red dragons help eliminate monsters" mentioned by Gabo actually exists, but it is naturally impossible for a dragon to help the dwarves with all its heart. The most it can do is eat more and destroy more when hunting, and with its huge base of monsters This is just a drop in the bucket.
Therefore, the dwarves gradually summarized the rules for the awakening of monsters. Before the monsters awaken, they will carry out organized hunting activities to clean up the monsters, that is, "general cleaning" to ensure peace within a year.
But this year, the number of monsters seems to be extra large, and they are also extra violent. Even after a general cleaning, there are still monsters attacking the gathering place of the dwarves.
So there was the scene in front of me.
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At this moment, the monsters that appeared from behind the snow and rocks had revealed their true colors.
"It's Sharma." Geralt said softly as he stood side by side with Lan.
Lan En spends his free time studying the monster illustrations of the Griffin School. Combining his previous memories, he can generally recall the habits of these monsters.
The monster in front of him was like a troll, covered with rocks, but it had no human shape. Instead, it looked like a large armadillo with a hunched body. It could barely stand on its hind legs, with only two huge toes, and its forelimbs were heavy and sharp claws like crab claws.
Sharma, the category belongs to [remnants]. But being able to be classified into this category is not because of how powerful Sharma's individual is, but because this species is so old that it is almost equivalent to a living fossil.
The Shalmadol live in the mountains and underground, so Lann has never encountered them before. As a result of living in darkness for many years, Sharma's eyes have degenerated and her entire face, except her mouth, is covered in rock crust. This kind of monster is so huge and powerful that even a troll would be defeated. Each head is equivalent to a chariot.
Due to the special living environment, Sharma can sense tiny sound wave vibrations and determine the location of enemies. Even knights wearing full armor are no match for them.
Monsters like Shalma are welcome in some local colosseums. Nilfgaard is said to have dedicated trainers who train Shalma for beast fighting performances, and occasionally give such monsters as diplomatic gifts. neighboring countries.
Theoretically, this kind of monster will not come to the surface. Only occasionally one or two will dig into the surface, causing buildings to collapse and causing vibrations on the way. It's definitely not normal to have so many in one go.
But for Lann, this situation of monsters violating their habits, rioting, and abnormal numbers is all too familiar - it's all caused by the ancient blood.
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The Sharmas raised their heads and shook their heads in confusion. They came to the surface and were disturbed by the dragon's roar. They didn't know where to go for a moment.
After hearing the cheers of the dwarves, they immediately determined their target.
I saw a body that was even bigger than two war horses connected end to end. It jumped into the air with a heavy and powerful jump. Then the body curled up into a tight sphere and turned into a huge rock with a height of more than three meters. Rushing down everywhere.
The power is terrifying, but Sharma is not a real stone after all. The rock shell is still a flesh and blood body. During the rolling process, you can see that they adjust their posture from time to time to avoid uncontrollable momentum. The reaction force of the impact may injure oneself.
Even so, the momentum cannot be stopped by ordinary people. At least the wooden tavern of the dwarves will definitely fall apart at the first moment of impact.
The dwarves were no longer familiar with monsters like Sharma. When they saw Sharma, they immediately scattered and shouted loudly, and at the same time they beat their weapons on the ground hard, making a noisy sound. Trying to use sound to interfere with Sharma's sonic positioning.
At the same time, they are also looking for rocks that are hard enough to use as temporary shelter.
Let Sharma hit the bunker and stop rolling. The reaction force can also stun the flesh and blood body under the rock shell and expose its flaws, and then give it a fatal blow. This is the experience accumulated by the dwarves in fighting against Sharma for many years, and it is also a common practice.
It's just that this encounter was caught off guard. The short-legged dwarves who drank too much may not have enough time to find all the rock masses before Sharma arrived. The first wave of encounters will definitely cause casualties.
Gabo obviously realized this and his face looked ugly. He looked back at Lan En's team, and after much thought, he decided to let Mahakam resolve the matter internally.
"Duke Lannister, I'm sorry to put you in danger just after coming here. Please retreat to a safe place temporarily. The dwarves will be able to solve this little trouble soon." As a diplomat, he did not let
guests from other countries The reason why chaos swept into one's own territory without any reason.
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If it were an ordinary human team, they would probably scatter like birds and beasts when they see these amazing Sharmas. For example, Helayla from Aedirn, she felt as if she was facing a powerful enemy at this moment, and she was already looking around for cover like a dwarf. This was also the most correct approach in conventional cognition.
But who is coming to Sintra now?
Four demon hunters who specialize in attacking monsters, plus a demon hunting horse, a Yalpan team with experience in hunting dragons, a giant bear berserker from the archipelago, led by House and Milva from the system panel A team of battle-hardened Sintra cavalry.
In the painting, the spirit Alice stays inside the black magic scimitar and doesn't want to move. There are a lot of people at the scene and she doesn't want to come out.
With this team at the scene, it can only be said that these Sharmas who were panicking because of the roar of the dragon were really too panicked.
After hearing Gabo's advice to let everyone avoid the edge, Lann patted the opponent's shoulder and said with relief: "Don't worry, Mr. Gabo, in fact, my team is professional in dealing with these monsters." Cintra
Cavalry They had already drawn up their posture, and skillfully began to set up their bows and arrows to prepare for the first wave of test arrows; Bill looked around, roared and began to expand, and in the horrified eyes of the dwarves, he turned into a head bigger than Sharma. Tall giant bear.
Black Wind began to dig the ground with excitement and depression, while the three demon hunters spread out to find the best position, looking for an opportunity to enter the battlefield.
Saskia looked around and suddenly came to the side of the white wolf:
"You seem like an easy person to get along with... I also hope to join the battle. You have two swords, can you lend them to me temporarily? One?"
Geralt paused slightly, then turned back slightly while keeping the sword still.
Has this girl traveled all over the country for so long without even carrying a weapon?
And looking at this temperament and the way he talks, why does it feel vaguely familiar?
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The battle began, and the two sides came into contact in a way that the dwarves of Mahakam could not have imagined.
Sharma's rolling is to curl up the body into a ball. At this time, they rely entirely on hearing to perceive the outside world. They can locate targets and simply turn during the rolling process. This sense is better than the vision of traditional terrestrial creatures. sensitive.
However, at this moment, they suddenly began to doubt their sense of hearing, because a creature suddenly appeared behind them and their companions.
Obviously there was no life within a fifty-meter radius of them, but the creature's reaction appeared so suddenly. It's as if two spaces that didn't interfere with each other suddenly overlap, and the purpose of the other space is to put a person in.
There was a flash of golden light, and Lan En appeared. After he broke into Sharma's group, all the monsters turned their backs to him.
It is naturally impossible for a monster with a large amount of potential energy to turn its head, but Lan can carry out his attacks without restraint.
"Hell!" Gabor Ziglin, who had a calm voice, screamed. He still kept his hand gesture to hold back the advancing Lan, but in the blink of an eye he found that Lan had already penetrated deep into the enemy camp.
"Damn it! How did your Duke Lannister get inside? Why didn't you stop him? Why didn't you hurry up and save him?"
Helena also looked panicked. As a soldier of Aedirn, she had heard of it. I had heard rumors about the Sintra Lions, but I didn't expect that the other party would take the lead to this extent.
This is a monster that can smash houses! If something unexpected happens to Lannister here, how can Aedirn and the United Kingdom establish a unified defense line against Nilfgaard?
She looked around, only to find that the people in Sintra were all staring intently, as if they were already used to the current scene.
The next second, a huge purple magic circle unfolded in front of everyone.
The gleaming light reflected on the pure white snow, and for a moment Leila couldn't see anything else in her eyes.
This is also the time that all witchers are waiting for.
Hourglass-shaped runes and purple magical light clung to the bodies of the Sharmas, making their unstoppable movements slow and ridiculous.
Then bright white blazing lightning shot out from the edge of the magic circle, hitting the sides of these menacing stone balls accurately and skillfully. Although it could not hurt their flesh and blood protected by the stone shell, it easily destroyed them. Changed direction of travel.
There was a "boom", the mountain road was rugged, and four Sharmas immediately hit the protruding rocks not far away. They were dizzy and could not control their bodies, exposing their soft abdomen.
Continuous sounds of bow strings crashing and crashing sounded among the snow-capped mountains, and Cintra's cavalry were about to change their profession to become cavalry archers. Since following Lann, the thing they have improved the most is their shooting skills. The good understanding they have developed long ago allows them to know when is the best time to attack.
Under the leadership of Milwahe, the arrow rain instantly enveloped the Sharmas, and the metal and stone made a crisp and clear collision sound. But there are still precise arrows drilling into their unprotected chests and abdomens, and they are covered with a shell of blood and iron.
However, the arrow rain only lasted for a wave and then stopped, because a gust of black wind was faster than the arrows.
After crushing a still-breathing head, the handsome horse raised its hind hooves and kicked off a stone ball that had not been struck by lightning, forcibly changing the opponent's trajectory and tracking the opponent while he was still in the air. And go.
This sense of familiarity reminded Lan of the time he killed those man-eating ice trolls in Skellige.
The witchers skillfully approached the Sharmas in the snow. After losing the speed blessed by potential energy, these huge monsters were just targets.
Use [Alder's Seal] to face the attack from the side, easily change the trajectory of these monsters, and then follow the same pattern. As long as these monsters with turtle shells are exposed, experienced shooters and a team of howling dwarves will take care of them one by one.
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Not to mention the witchers, even the mortal Cintra soldiers who followed Lan had experienced countless storms and waves. Although there were many of these Sharma, they were really a piece of cake for this team.
There were endless sounds of lightning, thunder, and air-piercing explosions. The dwarves who were hiding behind the bunker and hitting the ground with their weapons to attract Sharma's attention suddenly realized that their actions seemed to be meaningless.
They hesitantly poked their heads out of the bunker, only to see that the enemies they and others were waiting for were already dead.
The people of Cintra did not suffer much loss at all except for consuming a little physical strength and arrows, and they even felt as refreshed as if they had just warmed up.
Gabo and Heileila looked at each other. All the people in Cintra ran out, but they were the only two people who stayed in place. For a moment, they didn't know how to react.
Just at this moment, a Sharma swayed and crashed through a loose stone. It did not stop as planned, but rolled faster and faster, heading towards Gabo and the two.
The dwarf diplomat and Captain Aedirn tightened their weapons together, seeming to think that this was a good time to join the battle.
However, then there was a flash of familiar golden light before their eyes. A figure with half-long pale golden hair and a large griffin cape faced them. A left hand was stretched out, [Alder's Seal: Bone-piercing], although Lann had already clicked on
it
. He opened [Alder Sweep], which can spray telekinetic shocks in all directions at the same time, but this does not mean that he can only choose this attack method, which he jokingly calls [Shenluo Tianzheng], but he can use it in two modes. Switch freely.
When there is only a single enemy, the traditional attack method of Alder's Seal is more solid and less likely to accidentally damage friendly forces.
The cold air roared out from Lann's left hand, and the snow-capped mountains that had just ushered in spring seemed to have returned to the harsh winter.
Gabo and Leila couldn't help but shudder, watching helplessly as Sharma, who curled up like a stone, moved slower and slower.
The thin layer of snow on the ground seemed to come alive. In response to the impact of Lan's ice attribute telepathy, it clung to the monster's body. The gaps in the rock-like body were gradually filled, blocked, and stuck with ice cubes, and the surface was stained. Added a layer of blue color.
It rolled slower and slower, slower and slower. Until it stopped completely and hung in front of Lann.
When the sun shines down, this Sharma completely turns into an ice sculpture, translucent and bright. Gabo looked inside through the ice and seemed to be able to clearly distinguish the texture of the stones inside.
Lan turned around and comforted the stunned Gabo and Leila: "You see, as I said - my team handles this kind of thing professionally."
(End of Chapter)