"careful!!!"
Easter shouted in horror at Madman Lugo and Hog Blackhand.
Then, a roar loud enough to cover all other sounds rang out among the soldiers in formation.
The Skellige youths who were rescued by Madman Lugo and Hogg Blackhand all covered their heads in pain, as if thunder was echoing in their ears.
They screamed, they rolled on the ground, they roared in the crowd.
In East's ears, their roars changed from human voices to beast roars within two breaths; in East's eyes, their bodies began to expand rapidly in the blink of an eye, and finally turned into the shapes of wild beasts.
That's the Skellige Bear!
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When facing wild beasts, humans rely on equipment, numbers, and wisdom. With tacit cooperation, the connection of a variety of long- and short-range weapons, the design of numerous traps, and deliberate or unintentional strategies, an experienced team of hunters can also try to hunt giant bears.
It was just an attempt, and the danger involved was still unknown to outsiders - so once a hunter successfully hunted a giant bear, they would immediately become a famous hunting master, and could even be summoned by the lord, receive rewards, or even a respectable job.
But if it was an encounter, where humans ran into a giant bear without much preparation, the situation would be very different.
Even if a fully armed team went into the mountains, they would be in a panic when suddenly faced with a giant bear charging at them, and might even lose several soldiers.
At this moment, more than a dozen giant bears appeared together and began to charge towards a group of soldiers who had their backs to them and whose attention was not on them at all.
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The dense military formation at this moment became a cage that restrained the soldiers themselves. The power erupted by more than a dozen giant bears in the crowd knocked over dozens of people in an instant, and blood and flesh began to fly everywhere in the first moment.
The soldiers had no idea of an enemy sneak attack and didn't even have time to turn their weapons. All they could do was scream.
It was like a dozen chariots rolling over the minced meat. Then, the giant bears fixed their bloodthirsty and psychedelic eyes on the madman Lugo and Hogg Blackhand at the front of the team.
"roar!"
The deafening roar almost deafened the two lords. A bloody and smelly wind blew from behind them. They were looking at East smugly in the last second, and now they could not react at all to what was happening on the scene.
Fortunately, Easter rushed out without hesitation at the first moment, pulling the two lords to the ground.
But there were too many bears and the scene was too chaotic.
In his hazy state, East only heard screams, followed by panicked shouts of "protect the patriarch", and then various uncontrollable roars.
Looking up, his eyes were immediately covered with blood. It was the Skellige warriors who were using their lives to delay these giant bears.
The members of the Dimen and Drummond families had been completely dispersed.
East yelled at the lord he had knocked down, "Are you okay? Are you two okay?"
Madman Lugo was still in shock, and he reacted very quickly. He glanced at East with an inexplicable look, then immediately jumped up with an ax in his hand, shouting loudly to attract the attention of his family's soldiers. But he was immediately knocked down by two guards, and then a giant bear ran over where he was just now.
Hogg Blackhand's situation is much worse. His "black hand" has turned into a "bloody hand"... no, he no longer has a hand.
A giant bear was chewing something in its mouth, and Hogg Blackhand was screaming. There was nothing below his right shoulder, and only the blood on the ground could prove that there was something there just now.
Easter saw the female guard behind Hogg Blackhand pounce forward, as if trying to pull her lord into the protection of her own Tursek soldiers, but the giant bear rushed forward again and slapped the female guard away with one palm.
Then it opened its bloody mouth and grabbed Hogg Blackhand's back again, and began to shake its head violently to tear its prey apart.
Easter let out a roar, drew his sword and chopped the giant bear's neck.
The sword was embedded in the flesh, and after being cushioned by the thick fur and fat, it failed to kill the beast with one blow, but the pain was enough to make the beast loosen its jaws and turn towards him.
With a deft jump, Easter dodged the giant bear's mad attack and shouted behind him:
"Ged! Ged! Help!"
Easter knew Gede's strength. This demon hunter could fight a giant bear alone with just a dagger. If he joined the battle at this moment, he would definitely be able to solve the urgent problem.
But his calling brought no help.
Taking advantage of the gap when the soldiers of the Dimen family reacted and blocked the giant bear, Easter looked in the direction of the witcher and was shocked to see that Gerd had clamped the neck of a giant bear in his own army!
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The thick bear paws occasionally created waves of golden ripples on Gede's body.
Looking at the remaining pieces of cloth on the giant bear, it turned out to be the young man Bill that Lane and his friends had brought back before.
"Boy, I'll give you one last chance, wake up!"
Gerd slapped the giant bear's head with his left hand and cast an [Alder Seal] at close range.
It was like an invisible hammer hitting the giant bear, causing it to fall to the ground with a howl.
But after only two breaths, this extremely strong giant bear shook its head and stood up again - the giant bear itself had an amazing physique, and Gede was not good at the [Alder Seal], and might even have suffered some damage.
Looking at the giant bear shaking its head and ears towards him in an attacking posture, Gede reached out and grasped the bear-headed steel sword behind him:
"I sympathize with you, Bill. And it seems that those two stupid lords have been fooled. We will need you to find the real hiding place of the Vilka people. But if you can't seize this opportunity to wake up quickly... I will have no choice but to kill you."
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Easter retracted his gaze, knowing that he could not be counted on for the time being... No, Gede had already provided the greatest help. It was because of him that the Tursek family's military formation was able to be maintained and not be dispersed by the giant bear ambushing behind them.
Knowing that they could only rely on themselves, East sneakily began to encourage his soldiers: "Don't panic, there are only a dozen giant bears, it's just an attack, we have thousands of soldiers!"
"Kartar, blow the horn!" East loudly ordered his adjutant, "Don't let our formation be dispersed by the defeated soldiers. Pull back the two wings and let them bypass us from the side."
"Yes!" the adjutant responded loudly.
Easter continued to shout, trying to boost morale: "Warriors, it's just a giant bear. Soon we will..."
A war cry interrupted Easter's words.
He saw his adjutant rush in front of him and block the flying ax that flew out of the jungle and was heading towards him.
Immediately afterwards, countless ** warriors with bloody battle patterns painted on their faces rushed into their own army formation.
They had no armor on their upper bodies, so even a dagger was enough to break through their flesh and penetrate their internal organs. However, the blood and pain made them even more frenzied, and the more seriously injured they were, the more they attacked.
"Velka Berserker... No, just a warrior."
They were "nothing more" than warriors. Each of these warriors could kill at least two armored Skellige soldiers in a sneak attack. Even if they were stabbed by the armored soldiers who reacted quickly, they could still exchange their lives for another with axes, fists, or teeth and die together with them.
Their crazy look is frightening, and even makes people feel that they just want to die.
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They were ambushed and surrounded in their own territory.
Easter took a deep breath. This battle situation and this tragic scene vaguely brought him back to the early morning of the battle in the Manada Valley.
At that time, they were also ambushed and besieged like this, and in that battle, he lost the lioness.
"But this time, I have nothing to lose... only the sword in my hand!"
Easter strode up to a Vilka who had just killed a Tursek soldier, split his entire neck with his sword, and then raised his round shield to block a flying axe.
His armor was too conspicuous and he was now surrounded by three Vilkans.
"Come on, Vilkans... No, Nilfgaardians!!"
The experienced Easter used his long sword to chop off a desperate Vilka warrior and used his thick armor to block the ax of the second man.
As for the third person, he didn't have the extra strength to resist, but an unexpected person helped him -
Madman Lugo pulled the ax out of the back of the third man's head, then stuck it into the back of the second man, pulling it out with force, bringing out a column of blood and a small piece of spine.
"Are you crazy?" Madman Lugo shouted at East, "Why are you charging ahead instead of running back to your own guard team at this time!"
"Where are the reinforcements? Where are Kratz? Where are the Lannisters? Why haven't they come to rescue you yet!"
Easter stared at the madman Lugo for two seconds and chuckled.
He was about to say something when suddenly his whole body lit up with an emerald light.
The light was so bright and dazzling that it instantly attracted the attention of everyone present.
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For important people, Lann would mark them so that they could be teleported at any time.
Whether protecting or being protected, this way you can maximize your abilities and even play a role in deciding the outcome of the battle.
When Geralt learned that Easter and his crew might be in trouble, Lann immediately activated the [Teleport] skill.
However, in his original understanding, East's "trouble" should be the conflict between him and his rival family, not the level of melee at the moment.
The situation at the scene was beyond Lane's expectations, but as a seasoned veteran he reacted quickly.
The light on his body gradually faded. Lann looked around quickly, avoiding the stunned Easter and the madman Lugo. He saw Hogg Blackhand lying on the ground, and several of his guards.
At this moment, five Vilka warriors were rushing towards him.
【Flash】!
Without any hesitation, the emerald light enveloped his body once again.
Then there was a flash of golden light, and Lan appeared in front of Hogg Blackhand.
At this moment, a female shield guard raised her long sword and launched a suicidal charge towards Wilka. Lann turned his knife around, blocked the blade of the female shield guard with the back of the knife, and then used a strong flick to send her flying.
Without anyone getting in the way, there was no obstacle between him and the Vilka warriors.
Because of the stiffness when swinging the sword before, he was now facing away from the five Vilka warriors.
However, before anyone noticed this and could scream in surprise, Lann's body began to rotate in a way that was beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.
That is a sword-drawing speed that no human can possibly achieve.
【Whirling Sword Dance】!
In the blink of an eye, five heads flew straight into the sky!
Lann chose the most visually impactful fighting style, but according to his observation, the other enemies at the scene were not frightened at all, but became more excited.
There is something wrong with the fighting spirit of these people, and they have already departed from the general "elite" level.
Lan took a deep breath, and the golden light flashed again.
This time he returned to Easter's side, ignoring the madman Lugo whose eyes were wide open, and asked Easter:
"Are they Welka?"
Easter responded quickly and nodded in affirmation.
Lan gritted his teeth, the situation was a bit difficult to handle.
This kind of melee between hundreds of enemies and his own soldiers is difficult for him to handle with his current abilities.
Numbers shouldn't be a problem. Lann now has many options to clear the field. Whether it's [Igni Seal] or [Alder Seal: Bone-piercing], they are enough to deal with enemies of this magnitude. But if it's a melee like now, it's quite restrictive. In reality, there is no friendly protection mechanism. You can't just kill them all with one fire...
[Flash] is a surprise attack skill, not a field-clearing skill. Flashing hundreds of times in a row is enough to drain Lann's magic power.
He needs to call in some help.
Immerse your mind into the system and activate the skill - [Teleport].
But this time, no emerald light rose from Lann's body, because he was not trying to teleport himself to another place, but to teleport others to his side.
Four balls of light lit up around Lan, surrounding him in the center.
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"roar!"
A giant bear roared and rushed towards Lann. It had four or five axes stabbed into its body, but none of them hurt its vital parts. Instead, it became even more crazy.
"Hiss!"
A neighing sound louder than the giant bear's roar was heard, and a black horse that looked like a chariot suddenly rushed out from the emerald light ball and rushed straight towards the giant bear.
Lower your head – and bump!
The giant bear flew away, forcing the Skellige people to avoid its sharp edge.
The eyes that were attracted by the movement of the giant bear suddenly became stiff. However, Heifeng stood up and used his front hooves to throw a series of punches in the air, his amber pupils flashing with excitement.
As Skellige is mountainous and not suitable for horse riding, Lann had not taken Black Wind out for a walk for a long time and had kept him in the stable on Little Skellige Island. Now that he had encountered this level of melee, this demon-hunting horse instantly became crazy.
The other three balls of light gradually went out, revealing three confused figures: Geralt, Kolgrim, and Cohen.
"Is this... a portal? No, I didn't go through the portal. Is it some kind of magic?" Cohen looked at everything around him in disbelief. "But I don't feel dizzy at all?"
Kolgrim glanced around and quickly realized: "This is a melee..."
Without saying a word, Geralt drew out his wolf-headed steel sword and joined the battle.
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"Geralt, Lann, deal with the giant bears! They have trapped too many of our warriors and created too much chaos!" East shouted, "As long as we can form an army formation, we can easily deal with the Vilkers ourselves!"
The three newly appeared demon hunters immediately shuttled into the crowd and headed towards the giant bear.
Except for the bear school, demon hunters from other schools do not have obvious body enhancements, and even they have no way to kill a giant bear with one blow.
But when it comes to beasts, demon hunters have a unique solution.
A hand glowing white was raised.
[Axil Seal]
The hazy chaotic energy invaded the brains of these giant bears, causing them to become sluggish in an instant.
At this moment, they were surrounded by the Skellige soldiers. There was no resistance, no dodging, and in an instant, several weapons were embedded in their vital points at the same time, killing the giant bears.
The Skellige soldiers were suddenly pleasantly surprised to find that the battle became easier with the addition of the demon hunters.
After the attack was successful, the demon hunters cast the seal and immediately fled away without looking back, looking for the next giant bear that was wreaking havoc.
They followed the same method and soon stabilized the situation.
Without the giant bear disrupting the formation, the soldiers reorganized their ranks under the encouragement of the horn, and immediately suppressed these desperate but poorly equipped Vilka warriors again.
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Cohen and Kolgrim had returned to the castle with Lann to gather troops with Kratz; while Geralt went back to transmit intelligence, so they were a long distance away from the battlefield.
Fortunately, Lann had already marked them with the [Teleport] skill. This kind of high-end elite combat power can play a very important role in this kind of melee.
Lann did not summon Alice. After all, Alice was a spirit, and her appearance in such an occasion, even as a friendly force, was a bit of a challenge to the Skellige people's cognition.
It was enough that the demon hunters joined the warband.
However, since Kolgrim is an assassin and Cohen is a magic warrior, they are still somewhat restrained in the fight and cannot unleash their full combat power.
The one who can really play a big role in this situation is - Gerd.
Lann looked at the bear-faction witcher who was in a tense relationship with the giant bear.
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With a flash of golden light, Lann instantly arrived in front of Gede and looked at the bear-faction witcher who was strangling the giant bear.
"What are you doing, this is...Bill?"
Seeing the irrational giant bear at this moment, and thinking about the young man who was clearly not injured before but was covered in blood and tattered clothes, everything makes sense.
No, he could even think of more things, such as the sirens' fear of him, and the mermaid who hadn't appeared yet...
"He is Bill. I don't know if it's because of Svalblod's hallucinogen or some other reason, but his memory is flawed, so your hypnosis seal was unable to determine the current situation." Gerd shouted, "After all, he can't tell you something he doesn't know."
"But we still need him, Lann." Seeing Lann's lion eyes flashing, Gede hurriedly advised, "We haven't found the real gathering place of the Vilkers, so we still need him to lead the way for us."
Gede's words are biased.
In theory, Bill was no longer needed. After all the Vilks were wiped out, the Svablod Cult should have no manpower left, and the group would not need to sneak around to find their gathering place.
To take a step back, even if the Svabloc sect still retains a strong fighting capacity, the enemy has been alerted at this moment, and the battle has turned into an offensive. It will be fine even if they spread out their men openly afterwards. If they use a small force to search for the enemy's gathering place as before, they may be counterattacked by the enemy who is familiar with the terrain.
Gerd's explanation at this time should be that he was moved by compassion; this witcher who came out of the most ruthless school actually has an exceptionally gentle heart.
But Lane had no intention of killing Bill.
He looked at the last skill point left in his system, as well as the follower panel waiting to be opened.
A young man who was born with extremely strong mental resistance might have some talent. In addition, he had now become an alien berserker who could transform into a bear, so he was also a good combat force.
Moreover, Lann was quite interested in the berserker transformation of the Svalblod sect: Was this a gift from the evil god, or simply the result of alchemy and magic research?
Or is it a mixture of both?
Is it possible to reproduce?
Is it even possible to improve it, and in addition to bear warriors, develop wolf warriors, tiger warriors, or even griffin warriors and fork-tailed dragon warriors...
It seems necessary to keep an obedient experimental subject and give it to Mossack for research.
By the way, how many experimental projects does Mossak have on hand now?
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Thinking of this, Lan put his hand on the forehead of the giant bear, who was choking because of Gede's chokehold.
The giant bear's consciousness has gradually become blurred, and this is when its resistance is the weakest.
【Follower】——Contract.
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