Chapter 46 Silver Sword Kills Demons
[Mission - Isolated and Helpless:
The border town is harassed by monsters, which attack cattle, sheep, and their owners. You seem to be able to help them because you are their lord.
Accept/Reject]
Lann originally planned to solve this task after finding Ciri, so that he might be able to get help from the demon hunter Geralt. If it doesn't work, just throw the money to the witcher and wait in the town for the mission to be completed. Professional matters are left to professionals to solve,
but I didn't expect that my mission goal would appear in front of me so early.
Soaring in the sky are two creatures called "Gryphons".
Gryphons once lived only in the mountains, where they hunted marmots and goats. Later, they discovered a more abundant and easier prey - cattle, sheep, and their owners. So in just a few years, it went from a rare species to the number one pest of northern farmers.
In addition, griffons are not afraid of attacking armed humans, and even prefer such prey because defeating knights makes them proud. They even attack shadow demons in the wilds of Velen, so their nature is quite noble.
They are often considered a symbol of courage, loyalty, and fighting spirit, and if provoked, will not give up without tearing their opponents into pieces.
This "noble" quality may be praised by scholars of heraldry or biology, but for front-line soldiers, it is an out-and-out nightmare.
Lann galloped up his horse and was about to rush out of the jungle.
The shouts of harmony, commands, and screams also sounded at this time.
This battle had obviously started for some time, and at this time Lan was watching the smaller of the pair of griffons catch a scout in the air and throw him down. As the short screams stopped, Lann lost a soldier.
"Bryan, help me take care of Geralt and Ciri!" Lan shouted.
He turned over and dismounted, took out a package from Black Wind's backpack, and then slapped the horse's buttocks with his hand.
Black Wind cleverly ran towards the depths of the woods. The animal's instinct of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages allowed it to withdraw from the battlefield without any hesitation. Brian made a few jumps between the branches of the trees, then jumped onto Heifeng's back, holding Ciri and moving forward together.
Outside the woods, four scouts were lying scattered on the ground, dead in horrible shapes. Some of them were disemboweled by huge claws; some had their heads pecked open by sharp and long beaks; some were thrown from the sky like what Lan saw, and their bones and muscles were broken; and one person seemed to be drenched with strong acid. Through, most of it melted.
There was no damage to the dryads. They called each other to the human soldiers and used the dead Verden soldiers, fallen trees, and the trucks of the caravans attacked by Verden soldiers as shelters, and fired arrows from time to time to attack.
The dryad's arrows are fast and powerful, but they are still not enough against the griffin with thick feathers. An arrow capable of piercing a person's chest and bone is like a needle prick when it lands on a griffon. Unless it hits vital points such as the eyes or the key power points of the wings, the effect it can have is extremely limited.
If there are two teams of archers and crossbowmen cooperating, a small wave of arrows should be able to temporarily avoid the griffin or even shoot it down. Unfortunately, there are not so many archers present.
On the contrary, smart people wanted to find the right opportunity to hide in the woods and use the cover of the trees to confuse the griffins, but the extremely intelligent griffons did not give them this opportunity. The corpses of those soldiers died from this action. They fell very close to the woods. After several failures, it was discovered that griffins would focus on people who wanted to escape, so no one had the courage to try again.
At this time, Ace, who was hiding behind the bunker, finally seized an opportunity, drew his bow and nocked an arrow, the string was as full as the moon, and shot out an arrow as fast as lightning, which happened to be inserted into the shoulder blade of the gryphon.
Accurate, but he underestimated the gryphon's feathers and muscles. Even if the griffon that was hit by the arrow was smaller, it just swayed in mid-air. The figure was slightly stagnant, but still hovering in the air.
Ace patted his head in annoyance and decisively rolled away from the original bunker. After taking a breath, he saw another large gryphon raise its head and spit out a stream of acid, which instantly melted most of the cart that Ace was using as a cover.
That was not an ordinary [Griffin] but an [Opinicus] that could spit strong acid as a weapon!
A griffon and a large griffon unexpectedly became partners, and now they come out to attack humans together!
The griffin with an arrow in its shoulder blade flapped its wings to raise its height. It circled and used its beak to try to pull out the arrow stuck in its body. The thing was placed at the connection between its shoulder and its wings. Every time it flapped its wings, it would sting. Greatly reduces its flexibility and speed.
At this moment, a faster, lighter, and more powerful arrow appeared out of nowhere. The arrow hit the shaft of Ace's arrow and exploded with a "click" sound. Into the wings of a gryphon.
The splintered wood, the one-inch arrow, and the new arrow all tore apart the griffin's wings, bringing out a handful of blood. Finally, the injured griffin couldn't bear it anymore, and fell diagonally from mid-air.
Airlie stretched her body in mid-air. In order to shoot this magical arrow, she had to jump out of the bunker.
In order to attack, they forgot to take cover. In the past, she rarely had to think about this issue in the forest. Brochron's daughter had a unique way of using trees to protect herself, which made her lack experience in fighting in the open.
When she turned around, Ellie saw the big gryphon rushing toward her. There are no tree trunks around that can stop the other party, and there are no vines that can allow him to wander away.
Everything happens in the blink of an eye!
A steel sword was thrown like a javelin, leaping over a distance of dozens of yards. This throwing method from such a distance is naturally not accurate, but it is just right to scare the big griffin away.
Lan ran out of the jungle in large strides, throwing away the useless scabbard. Turning around, he met Ellie's frightened gaze.
Lann yelled: "Where is your dryad friend? Pull him out and save him! Didn't there be a team before?"
Ellie yelled in response: "Didn't you only ask me to take three people to stay? Now you ask me?"
Lann roared angrily: "Can't you secretly let them hide? No wonder they have been bullied by humans for so long if they are so honest!"
Ellie turned red with anger and roared: "Don't compare me to you cunning ones. More human beings, I swore an oath to the oak tree!"
Well, Lann patted his head in annoyance. Without support, it would be a tough battle.
"Everyone, hold on to this big griffon and don't let it bother me. I'm going to kill that griffin first!"
Lann strode towards the griffin that was smashed to pieces, his hands falling from Black Wind's Two things were grabbed from the saddle bag.
The left hand alchemy backpack strap contains highly toxic alchemical potions that non-witchers cannot withstand.
In his right hand, he held a long sword with a lion's head hilt reforged. The blade reflected a dazzling light in the sun that was completely different from that of a steel sword.
Kill the demon with the silver sword!
PS: I just discovered today that I can’t see some comments, such as chapter comments and replies in posts. For example, if A posts a post, I reply, and B replies to my reply, then I cannot see what B said. I just discovered this today, and because of this I missed a lot of interesting opinions. If you have any ideas, you can leave another comment - looking forward to it.
PS2: Don’t say bad words and don’t quarrel. Having fun while reading is the most important thing. Go to bed early, take care of your hair, and do more levator exercises.
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