Birna screamed at the giant bear and hugged Svanregi tightly:
"Get away, you beast! You are just a beast! Why do you hurt my son!"
"He is the heir of the Tursek family and the future king of Skellige! You have no right to hurt him, no right! Get out of here!!"
Facts have proved that royal power has no meaning at all to wild beasts. All beings are equal in front of sharp claws and huge teeth. Bear paws, which are like hammers, will not discriminate based on the identity of their prey.
Svanreji's left shoulder and half of his upper back caved in horribly, and his entire arm went limp.
He struggled to pull out the dagger with his still intact right hand, as if he wanted to push his mother away. But he couldn't lift his hand at all, and blood began to spurt out of his mouth, obviously his internal organs were injured.
If he is sent to the Druid Circle for treatment in time, he may still be saved.
But the riot at the scene obviously had not stopped, and he did not have the opportunity to go to the hospital.
They were in the corner of the hall, and everyone around them had been torn to pieces. The nearest guard was twenty steps away from them and was also entangled by the giant bear that appeared out of nowhere.
The person closest to Queen Birna at the moment was the madman Lugo. He was preparing for the upcoming boxing match, so he was warming up away from the crowd.
But the madman is worthy of being a madman. Even though he was only wearing light armor and had taken off the dagger on his body, he actually took out a wine bottle from somewhere and threw it, hitting the giant bear's head accurately, while making a loud shout, trying to attract the beast's attention.
Unfortunately this had no effect.
Giant bears are not creatures like griffins that like to challenge powerful creatures meaninglessly. Their attacks are more pragmatic. Weak, defenseless prey with sweet blood is their first target.
It doesn't even need to get close to the orphans and widows in front of it. It can smash any head in front of it just by raising its palm.
…
At the critical moment, an unexpected person appeared.
The queen and the prince did move away from all the armored warriors, but they both ignored the other attendees who were armed with swords.
A mouse-gray whirlwind leaped into the battlefield.
She rolled over and quickly approached the enemy, and when she stood up, she had already drawn the "Swallow" rapier from her waist.
The slender sword is inlaid with beautiful nephrite and gemstones, and the hilt is carved into the shape of a swift by a skilled craftsman. This is a precious ceremonial weapon, and it once licked the blood of the enemy on the day when Sintra was captured.
The rapier was held in Ciri's hand, and the princess, who had been well trained in Kaer Morhen, had a firm look in her eyes.
She used the amazing flexibility she had developed from the "single-plank bridge" and the "pendulum" to avoid the fishy wind from the giant bear. She tapped the ground lightly with her toes, flapped her wings like a swift in a storm, and turned around nimbly to get behind the giant bear.
The body leaped, the movements stretched, the sword flashed slightly, and blood splattered.
With a roar, the giant bear suddenly stood up.
And on the back of its neck, there is a small dagger.
…
Although the victory was achieved, Ciri pouted in frustration.
The giant bear's fur is too thick and its skin is too tough. Even a giant axe cannot guarantee a fatal blow, let alone a rapier that is more ornamental than practical.
Ciri originally wanted to use the biological knowledge she learned in Kaer Morhen and try to use the "swallow" to pierce the gap in the giant bear's spine to destroy its nerves.
In the end, she overestimated her own strength and underestimated the giant bear. Now not only did she fail to kill her opponent, but her weapon was stuck on the opponent's neck.
At the same time, she was also upset about her current dress.
"Lane is right. This outfit is not suitable for a demon hunter-type battle. It hinders my movements..."
The giant bear's attention was completely drawn by the sudden attack. It turned around abruptly and roared angrily at Ciri.
"roar!!!"
"Little princess, run! Don't you people from Cintra know how to be afraid?" Madman Lugo felt that he was really going crazy.
Although he is a rogue, he still has the most basic islander pride. He would not be happy if any of the underage princess, the powerless queen, or the seriously injured prince died in front of him.
Still, the giant bear's paws do not discriminate based on the status of their prey; even if they do, the status of a fallen princess is not as important as that of the Queen of Skellige.
At the same time, because he was angry, the slap was stronger this time.
However, faced with a blow that was strong enough to smash her head, Ciri was not panicked at all and even felt like laughing.
Then she actually laughed.
The little princess put her hands on her hips, raised her chin, looked directly at the giant bear, and shouted out her ultimate move:
"Lane!!!"
The next second, the words were not finished.
A golden light flickered, standing between the giant bear and the princess.
Without a seal or a sword, Lann didn't have enough time to react. He was only wearing leather armor at the moment, and he didn't have time to draw the dagger at his waist as a ceremonial weapon.
But he doesn't need it.
…
The system displays: [Health value: 6150/6150].
Health points will increase synchronously with physical fitness. It is reasonable that only a strong body can support tremendous vitality.
And how much health does a normal demon hunter have?
You can refer to Black Wind. The physique of the demon hunter "horse" is actually stronger than the demon hunter "human", and its health value is - [1500/1500].
A perfect demon hunter mutation, a mutation incidental to the full awakening of the ancient blood, more than thirty levels of system upgrade attribute bonuses, plus the [Barrier] talent shared from the trolls, have already brought Lann's physique to a terrifying level.
Being able to box with trolls is no longer a joke.
…
The giant bears of Skellige were much larger than their counterparts on the mainland, and were even somewhat of a "monster". When standing upright, their length was over ten feet, and Lann could only barely reach their chest and abdomen.
But facing a bear paw that was almost twice as big as his own, Lann stretched out his arm without changing his expression and made a reaction that no one could have expected -
Punch.
A left jab is usually used in a match to test the opponent's sense of distance and reaction speed.
With a "bang", the bear's paw covered with thick fat hit Lann's tentative attack, followed by a "crack" sound like a biscuit being broken.
The giant bear's unstoppable body suddenly stiffened.
Lann didn't give the giant bear a chance to react.
He was smaller and more flexible. When the giant bear paused, he was not affected at all and bent down to dive, twisting his waist and shoulders.
The second punch was a right straight punch.
With a "bang", it was like a huge hammer hitting a thick cowhide shield. Layers of flesh waves spread out around the giant bear's body with Lann's fist as the center, and its body also bent down.
This was not because of pain, the giant bear had not had time to react to the pain. The hunchback was purely a physical and physiological structural deformation of the body under the action of force.
With this movement, the giant bear's head was placed in front of Lann just right.
Without any hesitation, Lann pushed off the ground, turned his shoulders, and raised his arms and wrists.
The third punch, uppercut!
…
The madman Lugo who was watching didn't know how to describe the sound made by the collision of fists and flesh. He only saw a huge black shadow suddenly rise into the air, and the body weighing nearly a ton flew over like a small boat thrown out by the huge waves.
He rolled on the ground in a hurry to avoid being crushed to death by the spectators.
Looking back, I saw the terrifying blond young man hugging his princess and making a strange gesture with his backhand towards the door.
The next second, a huge storm of impact burst out from that hand, like an invisible hammer smashing open the two heavy wooden doors wrapped in iron sheets.
Crazy Lugo held his head. Was he really crazy? How could he challenge such a guy to fight boxing?
…
"House, Milva, protect the princess to a safe place immediately! Find the castle guards to come over for support. They must have heard the noise."
After giving the order, Lann quickly scanned the battlefield.
There's something wrong with the size of these bears. Each one is big enough to occupy a hill and be the king. They are the kind of top predators that can only be supported by a whole large hunting territory. Yet they appear in groups at this moment. No one would believe that this is normal.
Considering the silent way they appeared, Lann, combined with some knowledge from his previous life and his study of Skellige's history in recent days, quickly made a judgment in his mind.
But no matter what the truth is, the most important thing at this moment is to get rid of these giant bears as soon as possible.
The situation in the banquet hall at the moment was not good at all.
The combination of leather armor and dagger is unlikely to be effective in hunting bears, or even encountering a single evil ghost.
But the Skellige people really had the idea of facing death with indifference and honor being more important than life in their hearts. Facing these almost impossible to defeat opponents, they almost used their bodies as shields and nets to delay the pace of these giant bears.
Many famous warriors died one after another, but some experienced warriors seized the opportunity and killed the two giant bears with the cooperation of their companions.
The most eye-catching one was the boxer Lane had noticed earlier who absolutely dominated his opponent.
与其他多人配合着面对巨熊不同，他直接甩开膀子独自面对上了一头巨熊，把匕首作为爪子和眼前的野兽开始贴身肉搏。
他的每一刀都会在巨熊的身上带起一捧鲜血和痛呼，而巨熊的重掌落在他身上却只能溅起一阵金黄色的涟漪，却根本不能够撼动分毫。
如果遇到势大力沉的扑击，他又会利用娴熟的身法让过，同时在巨熊的身上留下更多的伤口。
这样不过几个回合，那头巨熊就已经伤痕累累了。而当兰恩看过来的时候，正看到那名拳击手用比巨熊细不了多少的胳膊将那头巨兽锁喉，缓慢而精准地从耳朵将那柄匕首埋进巨熊的脑子里。
如果是在比武场、村庄、或者野外，这名拳击手的战斗一定会迎来喝彩，甚至可能会获得爵位。
可惜此刻，他身边响起的只有怒吼和哀嚎。
……
这名拳击手独自干掉了一头巨熊，兰恩自己打死了一头，另外还有十来名勇士不要命地干掉了一头。
现场还有五头巨熊。
就在兰恩思考的此刻，就有两名七大家族的领主已经被杀光了侍卫，无力地躺在巨熊的扑击下面，静待死亡。
如果按照正常的流程发展，它们足够杀掉这个宴会厅里面所有的人，让整个史凯利格群岛彻底崩溃。
但这是不被允许的事情，不被兰恩·兰尼斯特·雷安伦公爵允许的事情。
……
紫色的光华眨眼间在大厅内展开，象征着以太元素的亚登符文在边缘处显现，整个大厅都被这格外巨大的法阵笼罩在内。
独自搏杀了一头巨熊的拳击手气喘吁吁，他在看到这紫色的魔法阵之后脸色大变，正想爆出新学的史凯利格脏话，却在下一秒惊讶地发现自己的身体居然还能够行动自如。
抬头，只见这个法阵恍若有着灵智一般能够分辨敌我，紫色的光华攀附上了五头巨熊的身体，时不时还有他无法理解的白炽闪电朝着它们劈过去。
野兽小山般的身体好似被按下了缓冲键，在半空中以落叶飘零的速度缓缓落下，狰狞的面孔和令人胆寒的怒吼在这种情况下甚至显得有种荒诞的滑稽。
正处于危险之中领主们都是身经百战之辈，见到有机可乘后的下一秒就熟练地连滚带爬出了巨兽的攻击范围。
恼怒的他们正拔出腰间的匕首想要反击，然而下一秒眼前的场景告诉了他们什么叫做真正的力量。
金光闪烁。
……
暗金色的狮瞳转瞬间被翡翠色的能量填充，向外迸射出一指长的光华，无形的混沌能量以兰恩为中心朝着四周扩散出去。
世界在兰恩的眼中慢了下来。
迅速判断着场中的局势，兰恩手腕一翻取出黑魔法弯刀，紧接着他的身影在原地消失。
金光一闪，出现在一头缓冲半空做出扑击动作的巨熊身侧，弯刀划出弧线切向喉管。
怪异的巨熊给予了微微的斩击阻塞感——“微微的”。
鲜血喷洒，而黑魔法弯刀上面散发的出来的光芒亮了一分，里面的红色浓郁胜过鲜血。
……
金光二闪，这回兰恩出现在了一名须发皆白的老者身边，如果没记错的话，这位是海玫家族的领主。
侧身挤开这位老人，没有多余的时间交流也没有必要进行交流。兰恩用弯刀削开已经快要贴到自己身上的熊掌，矮身撞进这头巨熊的怀里。
这头巨熊没有什么难闻的野兽体臭，非常干净。
弯刀也非常干净地透体而过，随后和兰恩一起消失在原地。
……
大厅内的人眼花缭乱，只见到随后的金光三闪、四闪，而巨熊则在每一次光芒亮起之后喷着鲜血倒在地上。
等到兰恩最后一次闪烁出现的时候，他手中紧握的弯刀已经宛若被虚幻的鲜血包裹了刀面，浓郁的红光将兰恩的侧脸照得比巨熊更加凶狠。
眼前是最后一头巨熊，此刻人立而起，展现出最能威吓猎物的姿态。
而兰恩反弓了身体，将黑魔法弯刀高举过头顶，在微微一个呼吸的蓄力之后，用力斩下。
他的站位距离巨熊还有五步远，正当关注战场的人疑惑兰恩是不是出现了失误之时，黑魔法弯刀上面的血芒似乎找到了宣泄口一般凝聚成了实体，伴随着兰恩的挥刀被彻底释放出去。
“呜”的一声，有风朝着兰恩左右排开，地面留下了深深的裂痕，而眼前的巨熊则雕塑般僵住了整个身体。
“轰隆”一下，巨熊身后的墙壁突然坍塌。而随着这一声巨响，一条血线出现在巨熊的头顶，缓慢而坚定地延伸下去，直到将它分成两半。
这座会怒吼的肉山被劈开了，但是见证过这一斩的人都坚信，就算眼前的是真正的岩石、礁石，也一样承受不住这一刀。
兰恩的身影最后闪烁了一下，避开了巨熊飞溅的血水和内脏。
金光在布兰王的身边五步远的地方出现，引得保护国王的侍卫们摆出了应激的作战架势。
被兰恩之前用【阿尔德法印】轰开的大门再一次被撞开，豪斯带着三十余名全副武装的王家侍卫姗姗来迟。
“保护陛下！”
侍卫们高声大喊。
布兰王喊得比他们更大声：“危险已经过去了，查看伤员，快去请德鲁伊过来！”
“还有我的儿子，去德鲁伊之环，去请最资深的大导师过来！！”
……
刚刚生搏巨熊的勇士们这才松了口气，纷纷跌坐在地。冷汗浸湿了他们的后背，但是从此他们也有了新的荣耀背在身上。
而兰恩则走到一边，轻柔地擦拭着黑魔法弯刀上面的血迹。
“爱丽丝，第一次这么直接地参与战斗，感觉怎么样？”
空谷幽兰一般的声音直接在兰恩的脑海中回**起来：
“以后都要这样，并肩作战。”
……
因为随身护卫的悍不畏死，以及兰恩的及时支援，史凯利格的七大领主万幸都没有遇到意外。或许有点轻伤，但是无伤大雅。
“陛下，斯凡瑞吉的情况怎么样了？”
“我们有术士帮助他稳定了伤势，随后用传送门送到了德鲁伊之环。他会没事的……至少暂时，没有生命危险了。”
布兰王阴沉，高壮的身体中挤压着如巨涛一般的怒气。
兰恩、伊斯特、以及另外六大家族的人也都围坐在圆桌边上。
距离那场袭击不过几个小时的时间，领主们在简单处理了伤势、清点完伤员后就再度聚集在了一起。
若是大陆的贵族，可能会忙不迭地回领地聚集护卫，平复自己受惊的心情。
但是岛民受不了这个委屈，报仇不能隔夜。
因此他们在处理完手头的事情之后，第一时间就聚集在了圆桌周围，开始复盘今天发生的混乱。
一名老者率先站起来，他的手中拿着一个牛角杯，没有什么花里胡哨的开场，一出声就直入主题。
“大家都知道，我与弗蕾雅女神比邻而居。因此，我对于群岛的各种文化都相当熟悉。”
这名老者是多纳·安·辛达，海玫家族的领袖，印达尔斯费尔岛领主。
他是在场年龄最大的领主，也是除了国王之外最德高望重的领主，以智慧、谨慎与虔诚闻名。
见到他说话，桀骜的岛民领主也都认真地侧耳倾听。一方面是对于他的尊重，另一方面他们都认同老领主肯定言之有物。
多纳·安·辛达环顾四周：“我在杯子的底端发现了一样绝对不应该出现在美酒中的玷污物——血。”
说着，老人让众人传阅这个牛角杯。
能够成为家族领袖的岛民没有不熟悉鲜血的，哪怕有着酒精的遮盖，他们也能够从中嗅出腥味。
“鲜血、巨熊、还有他们从无到有突然出现的方式。诸位，这难道还不能够唤起你们的记忆吗？”
“你的意思是……”一名领主难以置信地念叨，“不可能，我们早就已经把他们彻底消灭了，我们一起的、联合起来将他们消灭了的！”
说话的这名领主有着宛若病态的肤色，黑眼圈很重。如果是出现在诺维格瑞一类的大城市，兰恩一定会认为这个领主是麻药粉的忠实粉丝。
他的威望不是很高，而这种回避现实的懦弱发言很快也遭到了其他领主的嘲讽。
“但是事实就是他们回来了，乌达瑞克！”多纳·安·辛达的声音低沉而有威严，“你还能够想到别的原因吗？”
“没有第二种可能，就是斯瓦勃洛神教！那个供奉邪神的野蛮教派，那个被我们摧毁了的教派。他们的残党藏在某个角落暗中发展，现在回来了。”
“事情已经发生了，我们就不要再去纠结它为什么会发生，而是应该想想怎么让它不再发生！”
众领主低下头沉思。
"Dona, what you just said is correct. We should not dwell on the past. We should look forward." A lord suddenly spoke up, the skin on his hands was a strange black color. "But there is one thing we need to figure out. This will help us find those damn evil god believers later - how did they get into the banquet?"
When this question was asked, there was a slight silence at the scene.
They were all waiting for someone to speak first: King Bran.
The banquet held on Little Skellig Island ended up being sneaked in without anyone noticing, causing huge casualties to various families. You have to know that those who are qualified to be brought to such banquets by the lords are either the best juniors in the family or friends and comrades who can be trusted with their lives.
If King Bran's son and wife had not been attacked in front of everyone, and his son was now seriously injured and dying, everyone would even suspect that this was a trick by King Bran to completely unify Skellige.
In the silence, King Bran sighed.
He looked at his silent brother, Esther, and suddenly said:
"No one can do this quietly. There is no way my castle could have such a big loophole, so it could only be an inside job."
"This is my fault. I called everyone here, and because of this, everyone suffered a huge loss. If anyone needs to take responsibility, it has to be me."
"I promise you that I will catch the conspirator, whoever he is."
"But this is not enough. My honor does not allow this to happen on my land, so I have decided to resign from the position of king!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the already turbulent meeting suddenly erupted into a huge wave, and everyone present changed color.
Immediately, some lords stood up excitedly, but King Bran did not give them a chance to speak.
"In my last moments as king, I would like to propose an initiative."
King Bran hadn't finished speaking yet as he looked at everyone present one by one.
"Since the matter involves the Svalblod sect, this is not just an act of revenge for today's banquet. It is also a compensation for our past mistakes in Skellige and a contribution to our future stable life."
"So I would like to propose that the person who finds out the truth of this assassination and destroys the Svalblod sect will become our next king!"