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dazzling bright emerald-colored spots made everyone present's eyes dazzled for a moment. Only Svanridge felt an inexplicable sense of peace of mind.
Sure enough, the next second, the blond knight appeared waving a gleaming rune sword. Lann's light golden hair, dark golden eyes, griffon armor and cloak, and the Lake Lady's sword are all highly recognizable personal identifiers. Although the Nilfgaardians have never seen him, they are still comparing them to each other. All must be familiar.
"It's Lannister! The Lion of Cintra!" The sharp-eyed soldiers in Nilfgaard's team reacted immediately.
They were ecstatic: "Kill him, and the door to the North will be completely opened to us. No one in the North will be able to resist the great Emhyr!"
Lann paused slightly and quickly scanned the situation in the field. Nilfgaardians actually appear in Skellige?
Thoughts collided in his mind, but Lann's reaction was extremely fast. After seeing the soldiers of the Islands and the Black Sun warriors fighting together, he broke into the enemy's formation without hesitation, and his figure shuttled through the enemy's team like lightning. The dazzling rune sword kept rotating around his body.
[Whirlpool Sword Dance]!
The golden arc caused a spurt of blood, and the Skellige soldiers who were confronting the Nilfgaardians felt their eyes blurred, and they fell to the enemy who was shouting hoarsely just now.
However, before Lann could continue to show off his power among the crowd, he suddenly felt the hairs on his body rising, and an astonishing "Woo-Woo" sound came from his ears.
When he looked up, he saw huge rocks passing over his head.
"Trebuchet?!"
This is not an ordinary trebuchet. Looking at the size of this stone bullet and the speed of projection, it is definitely the top-notch Nilfgaard Empire trebuchet!
Lan just saw the small number of these Nilfgaardian soldiers and thought they were just harassing troops or reconnaissance teams. But now that even such large siege equipment has come out, could it be that the Nilfgaardians are going to launch an attack on Skellig? General attack? How did they sneak the large army ashore quietly?
"Lan, be careful of the trebuchets! They attack those who don't care about their own people, they are not afraid of death!" Svenregi shouted hurriedly.
Lann glanced at Torzil Castle, which had mostly collapsed, and then looked in the direction where the stone bullets flew. From a distance, you can see the reflection of the metal color in the sun, as well as the dust kicked up by the mechanical arm due to the release of stone bullets.
The location is easy to find, but not close. The Nilfgaardians chose a condescending hillside, more than four hundred steps away from Lann and the others.
Thoughts collided in his brain several times like lightning, and Lann decisively activated the [Teleport] skill again. Seven bright spots appeared out of thin air, and six of them quickly extinguished, revealing the four demon hunters, the druid Fetov, and Lan's own mount Black Wind.
Astride Black Wind, Lann pulled the reins and drove the excited horse towards the trebuchet. The remaining people were responsible for supporting Svanregi against the Nilfgaardians.
The seven bright spots represent seven combat units. For a melee involving hundreds of people, such a small number of people should not be able to play a big role, but an extra huge bright spot that has not been extinguished at this moment attracted everyone's attention.
No, it's not attraction - because people can't avoid this huge light.
A blue-white giant with a height of more than ten meters appeared in the horrified eyes of the Nilfgaardians and Skellige people. He looked left and right, then uprooted a large tree surrounded by two people on the roadside, and extended it into a giant stick over ten meters in a wave of energy that made the witchers' badges tremble.
He waved his giant stick and looked up to the sky and roared: "My God!"
"Ice Giant!" Svanregi exclaimed, "Why are you here, Lan, aren't you..." The
young man and other archipelagos who didn't know the situation did not wait. The soldiers took up their stance and saw the ice giant turning his back to them, rushing into the enemy camp despite the rain of arrows fired by the Nilfgaardians who were screaming in terror. The blue-white back was like a city wall at the moment, which actually gave people a sense of peace of mind.
Svenridge and the guards around him were stunned. For a moment, they seemed to have no need to participate in the battle.
Fetov calmly recited the spell behind everyone, and the portal opened immediately, and Yennefer, who smelled of lilac and gooseberry, came out first. Then the sorceress chanted the spell again, and cooperated with the druid to open the portal, teleporting Lann's attendants and other soldiers still on the islands as far as possible.
The demon hunters followed the ice giant and tried to draw their swords to kill the enemy, but found that the speed at which they approached the enemy could not keep up with the speed at which the ice giant killed the enemy.
Only Gerd was uneasy at the moment because he saw the collapsed castle.
"Svanrej, where is Torgil? Where is he?"
Svanrej took a deep breath and pointed to the ruins of the castle: "He was crushed under the city wall during the first round of trebuchet attack... ...Wait, Mr. Gerd!"
Before Svenrej could finish speaking, the bear-sect witchers rushed towards the ruins of the castle. There were Nilfgaardian troops running between them, but Gede's body was covered with a hard golden shield, and the Nilfgaardians' swords could only make ripples on it; in contrast, Gede's own hands The steel sword is so powerful and heavy that it can easily tear apart the enemy's armor.
He was anxious for his lord and his best friend. At this moment, he truly burst out with the strength of a legendary demon hunter who could slay a dragon alone. He actually surpassed the ice giant in front of him and killed him despite the intensive attacks of the Black Sun soldiers. Passing through the military formation, we came to the edge of the ruins of Torzil Castle.
"Torgil..." Gede looked at several guards buried in gravel. Not long ago, he and several of them sang loudly at the banquet. I was in a daze for a moment, but I forgot that I was on a battlefield.
"Gede, be careful!"
A sudden scream came from behind the Bear Faction Demon Hunter, and then he felt the vision above his head suddenly darken.
A new round of stone bombs, thrown by trebuchets, pressed towards the castle, and was bound to turn the building into a real ruin.
The ice giant jumped up suddenly and swung a wooden stick more than ten meters away like a baseball to hit the stone bullet. The next second, the wooden sticks and rocks shattered in mid-air, and the ice giant's body also lost its balance in mid-air due to the huge impact, and fell to the ground, crushing several more nifs. Gadrian soldiers.
The Nilfgaardian soldiers surrounded him like ants and slashed with their swords, but their palms were numbed by the shock and the weapons bounced away. They felt like they were slashing on a leather-covered stone. On the other hand, the Ice Giant was completely angered by the impact of the stone bullets and the sneak attack of the Nilfgaardians. He got up and beat these soldiers into deflated cans with his fists.
The ice giant blocked only one stone bullet.
More black shadows shattered the remaining walls and supports of the castle, finally causing the huge building to completely collapse in a burst of shaking.
Gede was still among them, and everyone only saw the protective shield of Kun En's seal propped up, and then the golden light shattered.
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On the hillside not far away, the Nilfgaardians controlled the trebuchet and threw a total of three rounds of stone bombs, and then stopped.
They still have plenty of ammunition, but no one has any intention of attacking at this moment. At this moment, everyone was stunned by what they saw and forgot to continue fighting.
"Ice Giant..." The person in charge of the command at the front of the team was the bearded officer. Before he came to Skellig, he had read a lot of books about the islands for the purpose of collecting intelligence, so he knew the legend about the Ice Giant. of.
"The Skellige... no, it's the Lion of Cintra!" The bearded officer couldn't help but start to tremble all over. "He actually gained this level of power, and he can actually drive this kind of prehistoric monster. If the giant is like this Appearing on the battlefield..."
The officer was sweating uncontrollably as he spoke, and then he ordered his subordinates with red eyes: "Continue to launch the trebuchet! Don't worry about the pirates' castle anymore, aim at the ice giant. ! We must kill this monster here!"
The soldiers wearing black sun armor hurriedly prepared to reload ammunition.
However, the next second, golden light flashed in front of their eyes, and then a long sword drew an arc and occupied all their sight.
Just when the Nilfgaardians were in a daze, Black Wind had already approached the Nilfgaardians' position with Lan on his back, bringing them within the range of Lan's [Flash] skill.
"It's Lannister!"
The way Lann appeared was unexpected by everyone. According to their intelligence, Lann had never used this skill before. As for Rann's description of combat prowess, Nilfgaard's intelligence was still limited to the time when he first became a demon hunter.
The number of people in Nilfgaard was very small, only about thirty people, just enough to operate the trebuchet. This number of human soldiers was not a problem for Lan, who had just become a demon hunter, and it was even less of a threat now.
The Lion of Cintra rushed into the crowd brandishing his long sword. The golden blade brought up a bloody wind, crushing and crushing the formation that the Nilfgaardians had formed in a hurry.
No piece of armor can block his sword blade, and no weapon can hurt him at all; and whenever someone tries to escape, they can only see a flash of golden light from the corner of their eyes, and then the lion appears. behind the deserter.
The bearded officer drew out his sword and roared loudly to encourage himself, trying hard to parry the enemy's weapon. However, before the long sword with flashing runes touched him, an invisible blade seemed to extend from it, easily chopping the officer's weapon into pieces, which was no more difficult than breaking a branch.
Gurgling blood flowed from his broken neck, and the bearded officer was surprised to find that he was still alive. The lion of Cintra put the weapon on his neck. Although the invisible blade still hurt him, it did not take his life.
"Lannister... you are indeed as brave as the intelligence said. It's no surprise that the guys on the front line have been unable to capture Cintra so far." The bearded officer couldn't control the soreness in his throat and the trembling in his thighs. But he still tried his best to maintain his grace. His hands touched his lower back, where a dagger was tied.
I don't know when, but the Nilfgaardians here were so dead that he was the only one left. As an officer, and Lannister hadn't killed him yet, Beard knew what was waiting for him next.
[The sun disk is above. ] He thought silently, [I must not leak any information about the empire. 】
The bearded officer closed his eyes and secretly made up his mind. He was about to use a dagger attack to force Lan to kill him. When he opened his eyes again, he only saw a left palm emitting white light.
[Axi Sign·Charm]
"Your name...forget it, I'm not interested." Lann shook his head and changed the question, "How many people are there, and how did they sneak into Little Skellige Island?"
The officer who had just made up his mind to keep the secret now knew everything and said in a confused voice: "We have a total of 143 warriors this time. We accidentally encountered soldiers from the Arc Coast Principality on the sea. They were very concerned about the situation on Little Skellig Island. It was clear, so he took us to sneak in."
Lann frowned when he heard the name of the "Arc Coast" principality, and then remembered that it was the culprit who forced Geed to run to Skellige due to political conflicts.
They were chasing Gede, but according to previous intelligence, these soldiers from the mainland had already assassinated Gede in the tavern. When they alerted the Tursek family guards who were under martial law across the island, half of them were killed. flight.
The Arc Coast team had gained some familiarity with Little Skellig Island in the process, so it was reasonable to know some secret passages to help the Nilfgaardians land.
"What about the people in the Arc Coast Principality?"
"Kill them all."
Lann chuckled, which was reasonable.
"You dare to come to Skellig with only more than a hundred men. What is Emhyr's plan?" "
We originally wanted to bring more soldiers, but we had to reduce the number in order to transport the trebuchet." The bearded officer was confused. He said, "And this is not His Majesty the Emperor's plan."
Lann couldn't help but raised his eyebrows when he heard that these soldiers actually acted without authorization.
What this bearded officer said revealed a huge amount of information.
The Nilfgaardian Empire is very similar to a powerful empire called "Rome" in Lann's previous life, and some of the political systems in them are very similar to each other.
The highest political institution of the Nilfgaardian Empire is called the "Nilfgaardian Senate", or simply the "Senate". At the beginning of the establishment of the empire, the Senate and its members had supreme power. But after Emperor Emhyr came to power, his iron-blooded tactics shocked the empire. He then continued to launch wars and won many battles. The power of the entire empire gradually concentrated in Emhyr's personal hands, forming the emperor's centralized power.
Today, when Nilfgaard has unified the entire south and begun to sweep across the north, the Senate is even more ineffective. This also intensified the internal conflicts in the empire.
In addition, there are many conflicts between the new nobility and the old nobility created by military exploits, and conflicts caused by the emperor's arbitrary actions and the big families in the empire. The empire's current expansion and strength are almost all the result of Emhyr's ascension to the throne. Although it is powerful, it is still short-lived and has an unstable foundation, which has led to turbulent undercurrents and hidden dangers underneath.
It's just that all of this is usually overshadowed by Emhyr's continuous record of success on the front line. No one dared to disobey the emperor in the general direction, but there were still many small actions in private.
Emhyr led the soldiers on the front line to continuously expand the territory and accumulate prestige. Naturally, the people in the Senate were not willing to sit still and wait for death. But what can unite people more than the benefits of war?
The answer is - revenge.
The Skelligs once plundered Nilfgaard, which had not yet become an empire, which was the "City of Golden Towers" at that time. Many today's nobles and high-ranking officials were witnesses. The Senate attempted to use revenge against the Skellige to gain the friendship of these nobles and officials and enhance their own prestige.
At the same time, in the eyes of the Senate, fighting against Skellige itself is in line with Emhyr's strategy of sweeping the northern border, with no harm at all. When everything was settled, Emhyr could only hold his nose and acknowledge everyone's contribution.
"I probably understand why your Senate was overwhelmed by Emhyr." Lann shook his head, "So your numbers are so small. You didn't really want to march on Skellig, but just arranged it. An 'assassination', right?"
"Yes."
"Then I feel a little more relieved." Lann let out a long breath, "Thank you for bringing me precious information. The discord within the empire is harmful to me. It’s really great news.”
The effect of Yaksi's Seal had been lifted at this time, and the bearded officer stepped back as if waking from a dream, and the expression on his face became frightened.
"What did I just say? No...Lannister! What have you done to me?!"
"Not much, but enough." Lann raised his sword and approached the bearded officer who kept retreating step by step. .
"You, you hypnotized me and made me reveal all the information... You were also able to summon the Ice Giant, an absolute killer on the battlefield... What kind of vicious magic is this! Lannister, you become a warlock Is it... No, you are something more terrifying than a warlock!"
The bearded officer's eyes were full of fear at this moment. He stared at Lann's sword blade, and no longer had the aura of death as before: "No, I can't Death, you have become so terrifying. I must bring your information back...I want to tell everyone that Lannister has..." The
sword light struck him. No matter how brave and skillful the officer was with his sword, he There was no way to avoid the sword that was as fast as light. However, the expected death did not come. Instead, severe pain shot through his limbs at the same time, and his body fell to the ground involuntarily.
"You have no chance to bring information back to Nilfgaard. You must die here."
Lan said expressionlessly: "But not now. Don't worry, your death will be very valuable - although this value It's for me."
(End of chapter)