In the past few days, Lann has been relying on Triss's crow magic and the dual positioning of the eternal fire to monitor the enemy and find out the enemy's position.
And his primary target is - Reigns.
This warlock had escaped from him once, so Lann would never give him another chance to escape this time.
Although his own strength and quality are not very good, he has the dual support of Vilgefortz and the Emperor of Nilfgaard. This time it was because of Kolgrim that a mistake was made, but Lann may not be so lucky next time.
So, Reans, you will die this time!
As for Olgierd, Lann was not so anxious. But since the two of them were together, it would save trouble to deal with them together.
After all, we are here.
"I will go deal with the warlock first. It is too dangerous to leave a spellcaster in the back of the battlefield to chant spells without distraction."
On the way, Lan began to assign their respective tasks.
"House, you will lead the cavalry charge, Deputy Levin, Milva will provide cover."
The three attendants nodded.
Lann finally turned to the burly snake hunter and said, "Letho, I'm leaving Olgierd in your care. He once made a deal with the devil through [Summoning Magic] and gained immortality. He is very difficult to deal with. You just need to hold him back for now. I'll come to help you after I've dealt with the warlock."
"I have seen immortals, but I don't know to what extent he has 'immortality'." Lei Suo had a blank expression on his face, as if he was unsure whether to draw the steel sword or the silver sword. "I will give him a good test. Maybe you won't even need to take action."
Lann grinned: "I look forward to it."
At this time, the enemies in front have already appeared, and they are obviously ready for battle.
"Cintra—" Lann raised the Sword of the Lady of the Lake. The rune sword, which had already accumulated a lot of damage layers, was still dazzling in the daytime, making him look like he was holding a torch. "Charge!"
"For Cintra, for Lannister!"
The cavalrymen raised their lances high and charged towards the Wild Boar Army with a mighty momentum like a landslide.
The silver and black-gray torrents collided with a loud bang.
Lann and Reso simultaneously formed seals with their left hands, and an invisible wave gathered in their palms.
[Alder Seal]!
The two mental impacts merged together like ocean currents and violently crashed into the enemy's formation.
One is a demon hunter from the Griffin School who has awakened the ancient blood, and the other is the current leader of the Viper School. The power of their seals cannot be estimated by that of ordinary demon hunters, and the combined attack of this seal unleashed an astonishing force!
The first few horsemen in the Wild Boar Army seemed to have collided head-on with a wall of storm. They flew off their horses without any resistance and were trampled into meat paste by their companions behind them.
The Wild Boar Army's cavalry phalanx, which had been barely in order, suddenly became chaotic.
A cavalry charge requires the soldiers at the front to act as spearheads to tear through the enemy's defenses. It depends on which side has the harder and sharper knife.
The combined attack of Lann and Letho's [Alder Seal] was equivalent to using a hammer to directly break the enemy's knife tip!
Reso's horse couldn't withstand the huge reaction force, its steps became slightly disordered, and it fell behind Lann by one body length.
On the other hand, Black Wind's huge pupils lit up. The iron, the horseshoes, the swords, and the upcoming blood all made the blood of this horse with the skill [War Frenzy] boil.
Lann slapped his chest with his left hand, and the [Quenn Seal] was applied to his body.
Then he led the way and charged into the enemy's messy cavalry front line amid Heifeng's excited neighing.
"The Earl has torn open the enemy's shell for us!"
House shouted, and the lion emblem on his left breastplate seemed to roar as well: "Cintra Riders, follow Lannister until death!"
"charge!"
The lances smashed into the wild boar army's formation like meteors.
Compared with last time, the wild boar army was at least fully equipped, but most of them only wore leather armor and carried scimitars, and could not withstand a charge of this magnitude.
The warriors at the front of them were like a light boat with its rudder fully loaded towards a reef; they were smashed to pieces in the blink of an eye, thus marking the beginning of this confrontation between the knights.
There was a surprising reaction force on his arm, and House felt that his lance smashed a man and a horse's head. The strict cavalry training made him decisively drop the lance and draw the sword, and then he saw a figure rushing towards him.
"For the Chief!"
It turned out to be a cavalryman of the Wild Boar Army. Relying on their skilled cavalry techniques, they jumped from their horses and rushed towards them, roaring in the air and waving scimitars.
This unprecedented cavalry tactic made House unable to react in time, and he was pulled off his horse by the enemy due to carelessness.
His back hit the ground hard, his chest pressing on the enemy. House, who was passively used as a cushion, had difficulty breathing, but his body strengthened by the [Follower] panel allowed him to draw his sword with superhuman reaction speed, and he actually regained consciousness before the enemy who was pressing on him.
With a "puff", the heads of the Wild Boar Army flew into the sky with columns of blood.
House looked around in the chaos and found that many Cintra cavalrymen had been tricked like himself. He now understood why these wild boar soldiers had the courage to fight against them in light armor.
"Swish", "swish", "swish", one after another yellow-feathered arrows flew across the battlefield. The ear-sore "bang", "bang" sound of the bowstrings would take the life of a wild boar soldier every time, rescuing the Cintra soldiers who were attacked by surprise.
"Hold on!" House roared, "They are no match for the Nilfgaardians!"
…
On the other side, Lann was like a gust of black wind rolling through the wild boar army's formation.
Some wild boar soldiers wanted to spur their horses forward, but the horses hesitated amid the neighing of the black wind. Those who were forced forward were torn and bitten by the frenzied demon-hunting horses, and were so startled that they stood upright on their feet and fell over, crushing the soldiers on their backs to the ground.
There were also enemies who wanted to do the same thing and knock Lan to the ground, thinking that the Lion Earl, who was alone and surrounded, would definitely be trampled into a ball by the horses and armor behind him in an instant.
But the blond knight seemed to have eyes on his back, and the rune sword in his hand was faster than the wind.
The soldiers who jumped over only felt a flash of light passing before their eyes, and the direction of their bodies changed. All their consciousness was taken away as the blood splattered.
"Lannister!" Olgierd's eyes lit up, and he rushed towards Lann, waving his scimitar.
The wild boar soldiers spontaneously made way for the chief.
The last von Everek faced the last Lannister. This founding hero of Redania wielded a scimitar and even drew a dazzling arc of light in the air.
It was a red light, the color of blood, the color of anger, and the color of hatred.
“clang——”
The golden rune sword and the red scimitar collided in mid-air. The sharp sound of steel tearing made the surrounding wild boar soldiers retreat two steps.
Lan's right hand shook violently. This collision ended in a draw. The man on the opposite side was as strong as himself.
Ogierd's palm was dyed red in an instant. His strength was more unscrupulous than Lann's. The moment his sword and Lann's sword met, his palm was torn apart, and it healed again when their swords separated and they swung their arms to cushion the force.
The smile on his face became even more intense.
The sword and the knife were evenly matched in the first round, but knightly combat is about more than just the knights.
Heifeng was extremely angry.
As the leader of the wild boar army, Olgierd's warhorse was the best. It was the only horse on the battlefield that dared to charge towards Lann with its master on its back. And this was a mistake.
So in the next breath after the swords collided, the two horses also collided with each other.
At that moment, there was a crisp sound of bones breaking on Ogierd's mount, and it retreated with a wail, blood constantly flowing out of its ears and eyes.
Heifeng just shook his head slightly, snorted disdainfully, and then accelerated again.
The amber eyes of a feline carnivore lit up, and Heifeng actually bit the neck of the opposite warhorse!
The large, flat incisors and molars failed to tear off the enemy horse's throat, but they also sank deeply into the enemy's body. From Lan's angle, he could even see that the entire horse's neck was deflated like a piece of bread. The throat, muscles, and bones inside must have been twisted into a ball at this time.
The black wind swept the enemy horse's head in, and he gritted his teeth and took it three or four steps before letting it go. Olgierd was shaking on the horse's back and couldn't control his center of gravity at all. He could only abandon the horse and jump towards Lann.
What greeted him was a left hand making a strange gesture.
There is also a cold word:
"I don't have time to mess with you right now. I'll deal with you later."
[Alder Seal]!
The mental impact was like a heavy hammer hitting Ogierd from mid-air, causing him to bleed profusely. He flew out like a torn sack for who knows how far before he fell heavily to the ground.
He was even trampled hard by his own horse a few times, and the sound of crisp wood breaking was heard continuously.
"Don't run, Lannister!"
Ogierd twisted violently on the ground twice, and the injuries on his body healed within a few breaths.
他狂吼着起身,却紧接着又被不知道从哪里袭来的剑光砍掉了大半个脖子,脑袋都直接翻到了身后,只留着一层皮肉晃晃悠悠地连接。
视线天旋地转,欧吉尔德在原地茫然了两秒,很快就反应过来。他粗暴地用右手抓住自己的头发,一下子就提溜回了正位。
按着脖子的接缝口让血肉开始重新生长,欧吉尔德打量着突然出现在眼前的壮硕光头。只是粗看,对面的人就比自己高了一个头不止,这是一个从视觉上就能让人觉得是强敌的人。
雷索看着欧吉尔德血肉蠕动的脖子,想了想还是把钢剑归鞘,转手抽出有着蛇首雕刻作为装饰的银剑。
“像你这种东西,【吊死者之毒】这类对人的剑油估计也起不了作用。”雷索冷冷地说道,“让我见识见识你的‘不死之身’到底有多‘不死’吧。”
……
没有了欧吉尔德的阻拦,兰恩驾驭着黑风再次在人群中风驰电掣起来。
仅仅再过两个呼吸,他就彻底杀穿了敌人的阵型,眼前的视野一片开阔,再不见其他骑兵。
除了一个怪模怪样的人,穿着铁甲,却不配长剑。
里恩斯。
此刻对方口中正在念念有词,身遭不断有空气在压缩和扭曲。
自己都把敌人杀穿了站到他面前了,这人居然还在这里攒魔咒?
没有一丝丝犹豫,兰恩左手一闪,自【物品栏】就取出了自己早就上好弦的十字弓。
“嗖”的一声,箭矢划空而去。
里恩斯显然也看到了从人群中冲出来的金发骑士,赶忙加快了自己念咒的速度。
扭曲的能量束顿时朝着兰恩和黑风倾斜而来,那支射出去的箭矢也被包裹在内。
但是在里恩斯惊异的眼神中,那支箭却好像仅仅被风刮了一下,连晃都没有晃一下,继续朝着自己飚射而来。
阻魔金箭头——来自狮鹫学派大宗师杰隆的关怀。
米尔瓦的【神箭手】天赋将兰恩的箭术提升到了不下于刀剑的地步,里恩斯大叫一声翻身摔下马,胸口的铁甲就已经凿进了一支细细的箭矢。
铁甲救了他一命。十字弩击发方便,但是力道终究不如大磅数的强弓来得有劲。
黑风冲锋,一头把对方的战马撞飞,兰恩借势跳下,从天而降朝着里恩斯扑过来。
术士拔出阻魔金箭矢,在地上狼狈地打了两个滚躲过兰恩的追击。这人的逃命动作当真是娴熟。
他连滚带爬地从地上起来,口中又开始念念有词。
“里恩斯,我喜欢你的新腿,非常魔法。有考虑把另一条也换成这样的吗?”
兰恩挑衅地高声大声,让里恩斯的那条假腿一阵踉跄,嘴里背诵到一半的魔法咒语突然又不稳了。
术士气愤地抬头,迎面就看到一个巨大的黑影朝着自己袭来。
是兰尼斯特那匹奇怪的马!
“轰”得一声,蓝色的防护罩撑起,里恩斯心下大惊,这撞击的力道居然不下棕熊!
而黑风的脑袋只是晃了晃。不甘心地又扬蹄砸了上去,逼得里恩斯只能在原地苦苦撑着防护罩不能动弹。
里恩斯和其他的术士比起来,魔法强度或许不足。但是在战斗中捕捉战机的能力还是不错的。
黑风的攻击没有这么密集,借着它几下撞击之后的喘息功夫,里恩斯左手一扬,开始闪烁光芒。
看到里恩斯的手上开始闪烁电光了,兰恩赶忙冲向敌人,黑风可撑不住这个。
湖女之剑是魔法武器,上有符文,里面自然是不掺杂阻魔金作为材料的。因此在对敌术士的时候,兰恩反而要更换一下装备。
兰恩左手一闪从【物品栏】中取出【极品狮鹫银剑】,在里恩斯惊恐的眼神中以力劈华山之势将力道倾泻在他的防护罩上。
“轰”得一声,蓝色的防护罩破碎。
“咔擦”一声,里恩斯转身将闪电劈在兰恩身上,【昆恩法印】破碎,兰恩倒飞而出。
最后是“砰吭”一声,黑风突破了防护罩的阻拦,心满意足地把里恩斯朝着兰恩的方向撞了出去。
有着法印保护兰恩根本没受伤害。他灵巧地在半空中调整姿势,安然落地,好整以暇地朝着里恩斯走过去,左手一拍地,布下一个【亚登法印】。
紫色的魔法阵彻底将术士包裹在内,彻底杜绝对方逃跑的可能性。
里恩斯的口中不断往外喷吐血沫,看样子也没有继续念魔咒的力气了。
对方身上的铁甲已经整个凹陷了下去,里面肯定是断了骨头的。毕竟那可是黑风的头槌,兰恩自己都不敢硬接的,更不要说是一个术士了。
“我想了想,突然觉得铁腿一条就够了,还不如给你换个新的铁脑袋比较好,你说呢?”
兰恩一步一步逼近里恩斯,看着对方挣扎着却站不起来的模样,眼中寒芒吞吐。
“不要……杀我。”在魔法阵的迟缓和身体的重伤双重作用下,里恩斯说的话断断续续的,“我可以,告诉你,我背后的人是谁。”
“不止,不止是尼弗迦德,还有……”
没等里恩斯说话,兰恩脖子上的狮鹫徽章突然开始震动。
狮瞳骤缩,熟悉的感觉,熟悉的混沌能量波动。
里恩斯的身上一定有着什么魔法装置或者其他的监控设备,可以让他背后的人实时掌控他的情况,也是因此幕后黑手才能够在上一次这么精准地带走里恩斯。
狂风大作。熟悉的传送门于此刻再次开启。明明是白天,也有刺眼的光芒,闪亮的红色一时间甚至有点晃眼。
但是兰恩也早已今非昔比,虽然分别不过短短月余,但是他的实力已经有了质的提升。
在围绕着里恩斯的【亚登法印】边缘,一个沙漏形状的魔法符文突然爆发出了耀眼的光芒,一束紫色的魔法光束恍若闪电一般斜斜地劈了过去。
“轰隆”一声,维持传送门的混沌能量顿时化为真正的混沌,在一阵扭曲中消散于无形。
没错,【亚登法印】就是除了阻魔金炸弹以外,原著游戏中玩家唯一对付传送门的手段!
而兰恩面对几乎毫无还手之力的里恩斯依旧貌似多此一举地开启法印,正是为了防备这个背后的人带走里恩斯。
今天谁都带不走里恩斯,兰恩说的。
出于保险,兰恩再次左手一拍地面,又放出一个紫色魔法阵,两两叠加,双保险。
也是与此同时,又一个新的传送门伴随着狂风在半空中出现,紧接着又在一阵触电般的声音中消散。
这点传送门成型的时间根本不够一个人通过,甚至不够输送一点能量过来。
全自动魔法炮台,谁用谁知道啊!
里恩斯是满脸绝望,他知道今天连他背后的人都救不了他的。
紫色的光华爬满全身,术士用迟缓的动作一点一点向后挪,哀求道:“别杀我……相信我,你绝对想不到我背后的人是谁,那是多么可怕的人。只要你不杀我,我就告诉你。”
兰恩怎么可能让里恩斯把那个人的名字说出口呢?自己早就知道了,艾斯还在对方手里搞潜伏呢。
“嘘。”兰恩把食指竖起来放在嘴唇上,轻声道,“我不想知道,你也不用说。对方的身份对我来说不重要,但是没有你——对我很重要。”
半空中的传送门不断出现,又不断被【亚登法印】打碎,时不时地刮起狂风又响起爆炸,每一声都响在里恩斯的心上。
“你知道吗,你和菲丽芭在牛堡的那次苟且……是我出道以来吃得最大的一次瘪。”兰恩冷声道,“菲丽芭暂时还有用,所以我暂时放养她。至于你……”
兰恩深呼吸一口气,举起符文长剑:“我会尽量不让自己太享受这个过程的。”
符文长剑上面的金光闪烁,鲜血染红了脚下的土地。
传送门背后的人如有所感,终于不再出现。
黑风小步跑过来,用脑袋拱了拱兰恩。
兰恩挥手把里恩斯的尸体收进【物品栏】,摸了摸黑风的鬃毛,翻身上马。
自己人毕竟还在和敌人作战,作为首领自己不能耽误太多功夫,只能便宜这个作恶多端的术士了。
**马儿再次化作狂风重回战场,兰恩心中的愤懑并没有被里恩斯的死发泄多少,此刻这些怒火尽数倾斜到了野猪军身上。
不过这些敌人本身就已经被辛特拉的骑兵消灭得差不多了,他们一开始确实被这些野猪军士兵的战法打得措手不及,但是丰富的作战经验让他们很快就调整了过来。
再加上有三侍从超越寻常人的战力支持,尤其是米尔瓦可以覆盖整个战场的远程支援,战斗的天平早早就朝着兰恩一方倾斜了。
兰恩在人群中冲杀一阵,配合着黑风一个冲刺把场上最后一匹战马撞得筋骨齐裂,也把他背上的野猪军骑兵撞得倒飞出去。很快就有辛特拉骑兵上来补刀。
战场上,只剩了一个欧吉尔德了。
This man had seven or eight long swords stuck in his body at the moment, but the weight of the steel did not interfere with his movements. He was still dashing left and right in the crowd, clanging the shields of the cavalrymen in the front row.
If it weren't for the delay of the three servants and the help of Reso, the Cintra cavalry would have suffered heavy losses.
Lann also noticed that there was a constant flow of black mist from Ogierd's body. He didn't know whether it was the black magic power he taught himself or a byproduct of the power given by the Mirror Master.
Milva tried to shoot an arrow at Olgierd, which pierced his throat accurately. This fatal injury only made him stagger twice, and he pulled out the arrow with his backhand.
The female shooter frowned at this scene.
"Lannister, come out and face me!"
Lan pushed aside the soldiers who were like a cage of trapped beasts and walked to the middle.
The bald demon hunter was at the forefront. The [Quen Seal] had long disappeared. His leather armor was torn in many places, and there were some bloodstains on his exposed arms.
Seeing the solemn expression on Reso's cold face, Lann chuckled and asked, "How is it?"
"Incredible." Letho admitted generously, "Swords, signs, poisons, various sword oils, I tried them all, but almost none of them worked. Moreover, he is tireless and has no sense of pain. I can suppress him, but I can't kill him. This is the kind of enemy I least want to encounter. Fortunately, he is only a human. If a monster has this ability, it would probably massacre a small country in a day."