The territory of the Todaloch family is the island of Udvik. Their family's round shield emblem depicts the earliest blower used by the islanders, with flying flames lingering on it.
The family emblems of the other six major families in the archipelago are almost all related to mountains, seas, and blood. Only the Todaloch family is different because they are a family of blacksmiths.
Although they are also descendants of the hero Hemdall, Todaloch is not a family directly established by the hero's six sons - after all, the hero only has six children, and there are seven major families in the archipelago.
Todaloch was a family founded by various side branches, so it rarely participated in the political affairs of the islands and almost never ran for the king of Skellige, always wandering on the sidelines.
However, due to the outstanding iron smelting technology and forging skills comparable to those of the dwarves of the Todaloch family, the other six major families of the archipelago could never ignore their existence; that is why, although the Todaloch family has never produced a leader of the archipelago, it still has considerable family power, and the wealth gained by other families from fighting and looting will inevitably flow into the Todaloch family and become their foundation.
Unfortunately, facts have proven that wealth cannot be converted into combat power, and forged weapons cannot kill enemies by themselves. After all, a forged steel hammer is not as good as a murderous war hammer.
…
Yuna Hoznot had never seen so many sirens as today, they almost covered the blue sky; Yuna had never seen a monster as tall as the ice giant, it was almost as tall as her family's castle.
The solid stone house was not much stronger than paper under its fist.
Even the most powerful man in his mind - his father, Harold Hoznot, the patriarch of the Todaloch family, disappeared into that palm.
What's more, that damn monster can actually use weapons!
Yuna couldn't help trembling when she thought of the giant oak stick that was as tall as the castle - where in the world could there be such a tall oak tree that could be made into such a huge stick?
With a whoosh, a flying Hekna spotted the smaller blonde girl. Monsters always like to pick on lone, weaker prey. It swooped down with a leap in the air like a snake.
"Ms. Yuna!" A loyal Iron Guard sacrificed himself to knock Yuna away, filling the defensive vacuum left by the negligence in the battle. The Siren's sharp teeth were blocked by the tempered steel, and the Iron Guard used an axe to split the monster's skull.
However, more sirens soon surrounded the iron guard, grabbed him and flew up, then loosened their claws in the sky, allowing the heavy iron block wrapped in flesh and blood to freely fall towards the thick earth - no matter how hard the armor was, it could not withstand such an attack.
The short scream stopped abruptly, and Yuna's face turned even paler.
"Miss Yuna, please run away quickly. You are the only hope of the Todaloch family now!" More guards surrounded Yuna, fighting to defend the bloodline of the head of the family, and retreated to the edge of the island.
"No, father is not dead yet. I saw with my own eyes that the ice giant took him away. The monster did not kill my father. We have to save him." Yuna screamed, "Master Fetov has gone back to find reinforcements. The bloodline of the Todaloch family must not abandon Udvik Island! The islanders must not be defeated by monsters!"
Yuna anxiously looked repeatedly at the place where Fetov left, but she could not see the movement she expected.
"Hold this point! This is the location of Master Fetov's portal! If we retreat now, we will be unprepared and exposed to the monster's claws when the reinforcements arrive!"
Yuna stepped forward and tried to boost morale.
More monsters discovered the humans gathered here. Even though they were fighting and retreating, they did not leave the monsters' sight at this time.
They gathered together.
There are more and more monsters, and fewer and fewer guards around; there are more and more screams in the air, and fewer and fewer shouts of killing on the ground.
Just when Yuna felt that she could no longer hold on, finally—
With a loud bang, an exaggeratedly large portal opened in the air. The wind blew violently, even blowing up the snow on the ground and creating a small storm.
The warriors holding indigo long shields were the first to come out of the portal. They seemed to have experience in teleportation and reacted quickly, waving their weapons and fighting side by side with the round shield guards of the Todaloch family, chopping off the siren claws that were stuck on them.
The next person to come out was the Iron Crown King, East, who was protected by the guards. The first thing he saw when he walked out of the portal was Yuna. He immediately drew the long sword from his waist and personally joined the battle. Together with his guards, they formed a formation and rushed over here.
But when East was halfway there, a bright emerald light suddenly lit up on his body, and a golden spot lit up next to him, stealing the attention of everyone in the room.
Unlike the others who were surprised, Easter and his guards were obviously used to this ball of light. Easter, wearing a bright emerald outfit, continued to move forward with his guards, leaving the human-shaped ball of light behind.
…
The bright light gradually faded, allowing the viewer to clearly see the obscured scene within, and a blond knight on a tall black horse emerged from it.
It was Lann and Black Wind - because he didn't want to experience the dizziness of passing through the teleportation array, the Duke of Cintra directly used his [Teleport] with East as the positioning point.
At the first moment of landing, Lann concentrated his mind again, and four balls of light condensed and formed around him again, from which the figures of Geralt, Kolgrim, Cohen, and Gede appeared.
It is still [Teleport], but this time it teleports teammates to your side.
Gede, who was experiencing teleportation for the first time, was filled with amazement, while the other three had obviously adapted to this method.
"I'm beginning to understand why warlocks regard portals as a symbol of 'senior' status, and I'm beginning to like this tactic." Kolgrim muttered to himself, then he looked up and took a breath at the sight of the sirens all over the sky.
"Oh my god... there must be hundreds of sirens here... there are also scavengers on the ground! Are all the monsters from the entire island gathered here?"
Geralt quickly scanned the battlefield. "At least we didn't see any ice giants. We're lucky."
As soon as he finished speaking, the white-haired demon hunter drew out the wolf-head silver sword behind him, and together with Coen, he used the seals to join the battle. Using the [Igni Seal] that created fire and the [Alder Seal] that raised a storm, they skillfully knocked the swooping sea monsters from mid-air to the ground, allowing the human soldiers to easily harvest them.
The fight began as soon as they landed.
Kolgrim sighed and swam into the crowd and monsters. Except for Letho, none of the Snake Clan members were very good at this kind of frontal group battle.
However, the venom of the Snake Demon Hunter can still play a huge role. From time to time, he will scoop up a handful of blood from the group of Corruption Demons, and then escape far away. The injured Corruption Demon can only walk a dozen steps, and then begin to swell and tremble strangely, exploding like a delayed bomb, knocking over the monster companions around him and creating opportunities for other Skellige soldiers.
The most exaggerated one was Gede. Unlike other demon hunters who were only assisting, he roared and golden light appeared on his body. Then he brandished a big sword that was longer than other demon hunters and rushed into the group of corrosive demons.
These monsters that exploded after death made ordinary people avoid them, but they didn't seem to have much effect on him. He relied on his experience to skillfully shuttle among the monsters. Occasionally, he was affected by the explosions, which only caused ripples on his [Quen Seal] but did not hurt him at all.
…
The demon hunters' special response measures immediately relieved the pressure on the soldiers.
But after all, they were only four "people" and could not play a decisive role in turning the tide of the battle. However, their help greatly relieved the pressure on the soldiers and created space and time for the support soldiers to enter the battlefield, so that they would not be in a hurry to face the monster group as soon as they landed, which would increase losses.
Soldiers continued to emerge from the portal, and finally stopped when there were about 500 of them. The last one to come out was Fetov, who quickly appeared beside East and looked at the battlefield in front of him seriously.
"If this continues, there will be too many unnecessary casualties. Ground troops are at a huge disadvantage against such flying monsters, even with the help of demon hunters."
"The demon hunter's tactics against the sirens are correct. We need to learn from them." Fetov took a deep breath. "I need about half a quarter of an hour to prepare the spell and create a storm that is strong enough to cover the entire battlefield to shoot down all the sirens and create an opportunity for the soldiers. During this time, I need your people to protect me."
East looked at the battlefield, approved of Fetov's tactics, and turned around and shouted, "Halma, Caris!"
The young men of the Clet family immediately stepped forward. With the help of the druid, Kratz returned to the family to gather soldiers, but still sent his son and daughter to help.
This was the first time for the brother and sister to be on such a large battlefield, and their faces were flushed with excitement. Although they looked immature, East knew that the two young men who inherited the blood of Kratz were both trustworthy warriors.
“你们带上四十个人跟在费托夫大师身边，绝对不能够让他受到一点伤害！”伊斯特高声道，随后命令自己的副官吹响号角。
“其他人结盾牌圆阵，保护托达洛赫家族的成员。寒冰巨人不在这里，我们就将这些怪物全歼！”
“呜——”
沉闷的号角声吸引了战场之上所有生物的注意力，这也是伊斯特想要的效果。让怪物们都朝着军阵而来，岛上其他受灾的平民和其他人也能够更加安全一点。
天空之中，一只明显比其他海妖体形更加庞大的个体也注意到了这里，它的翅膀足有正常海妖的三倍长宽，蛇尾尖端的利刃状骨刺堪比重斧。
“嘶呀！”尖利的叫声在半空之中响起，一瞬间甚至盖过了号角的声音。而所有的海妖则仿佛听到了命令一般立刻集合起来，亮色的鳞片反射太阳，在半空中形成了一阵会发光的风暴，朝着史凯利格的阵型席卷而来。
那头异常的海妖顿时汇聚了所有人的目光。
凯瑞丝的面色微微发白：“这……这不是在史派克鲁格岛的巨型海妖‘梅路辛’吗？我听说当地的村民认为它是半神，甚至专门成立了祭司的野宗教。它怎么跑到乌德维克岛来了？”
“不知道……”哈尔玛紧了紧手中的斧头，“我曾经听说有一种号角只要吹响就能够让空中的海妖落地……真希望现在能在手上啊。”
兄妹两人心中升起恐惧，但是反应却是极快。他们在短暂失神之后立刻大吼着命令身边的护卫们架起盾牌，好似礁石一般将费托夫团团围住，尽可能地压缩着彼此的空间，希望能够挺过这场海妖组成的风暴。
战场的另一边，兰恩也注意到了这边的状况。
“米尔瓦！”
身背长弓的女侍从闻言立刻策马到达誓主的身边，不用吩咐就架起长弓瞄准目标。
米尔瓦手中的弓几乎跟她的人一样高，弓弦也是史无前例地长。她如今经过【随从】面板的升级，力量已经逐渐超出了常人的层次，军营里面的射手力士拿到她的弓不要说满弦，连拉开一半都要抖得瞄不准目标了。
兰恩指着天上的巨大海妖梅路辛询问道：“能打下来吗？”
米尔吗瞄准了两个呼吸，愧疚地摇头：“它在半空中摇摆地太快，身边又有太多的海妖作为障碍物。我需要等待一个时机。”
女射手需要一个恰当的时机，但是她知道兰恩询问她的本意是阻止这头怪物聚集海妖们对士兵们发动集中攻势，这显然不是能够的“静待时机”的场合。
“大人，您的箭术胜过我许多，或许您可以……”
“不，米尔瓦，你才是我们中箭术最强的人。”兰恩拍了拍女射手的肩膀，鼓励道，“没关系，我会给你制造时机的。”
女侍从浑身一抖，没等她对兰恩的话做出反应，身边的金发誓主已经亮起翡翠色的光芒消失不见，只留下黑色的骏马不耐烦地在原地用后蹄刨着土。
金光一闪，兰恩出现在哈尔玛和凯瑞丝的面前，看着正在准备仪式的费托夫问道：“你们在干什么？”
哈尔玛被兰恩突然出现的方式吓了一下，凯瑞丝的反应倒是极快：“费托夫大师在准备改换天候，用狂风将这些海妖全部打下来，但是仪式需要时间，我们在守护……”
兰恩点头表示明白。他们事先没有商量过战术，所以不知道德鲁伊大师的打算。
“不用这么麻烦了，我来。”他斩钉截铁地说道。
随后兰恩金光再闪，出现在了伊斯特的身边：“让最外层的士兵们改成防守的姿态，举盾不要让阵型被腐食魔冲开就行；让弓箭手们预备，但是先不要开弓，防止被搅乱架势。风暴过后，就是反击之时。”
伊斯特愣了愣，指向前方已经几乎“拧”成了一束海妖之柱的长翼怪物们：“风暴？你是指它们？”
兰恩摇了摇头，举起左手，混沌能量在那里凝聚：“不，我指的是这个。”
“风暴握在我的掌心。”
……
宛若深窟魔蝙的喧闹包围了整个战场，长翼怪物们再次改变了飞行的阵型，转化成了乌云一般的形体，以压顶的气势冲着史凯利格人的队形盖了过来。
被愚昧村民视为半神的巨大魔物梅路辛隐没在海妖群中，作为指挥官汇集起群岛几乎所有的海妖，集合成了这骇人的魔物聚合体。
数百的魔物，威势已经不下于天灾，它们足够在一个吹拂而过的时间彻底摧毁一个村庄，一个城镇，乃至一座小岛。
在伊斯特的号角指挥下，最外围的士兵高举盾牌，图尔塞克家族独特的长盾尾端被压进土中，士兵们极力缩紧身子静待冲击的到来。
他们信任伊斯特，勇猛的海上骑士、重登王位的群岛之王。但是面对宛若天灾一般的场景，耳边回**着连号角声都压制不住的嘶鸣，前方还不断有零星的腐食魔冲击，这一切依旧在放大士兵们心中的恐惧。
有人的手开始颤抖了。有人的呼吸开始急促了。
“瑞那鲁格。”有士兵心中默念史凯利格的战吼给自己壮胆，“瑞那鲁格。”
下一秒，默念战吼压抑着恐惧的士兵突然感觉视线的余角有金光闪过。作为一名盾卫，他被好奇心驱使，做出了一名老兵绝对不该做出的行为——将头探出盾牌的防御范围之外。
目光所及之处，是一名骑士的背影。
他在队伍的最前端，挡在身为盾卫的自己身前。
他有着挺拔而健硕的身躯，比阳光还要耀眼的亮白金发，狰狞的大狮鹫化作他的披风烈烈作响。
他直视着海妖组成的乌云，抬起了左手，掐出一个奇异的手势。
【阿尔德法印·刺骨·魔力爆发】
【法力值：4826／5200】→【法力值：100／5200】
几近消耗一空！
兰恩从来没有尝试过一次性宣泄如此海量的魔力，除了不让自己因为透支而昏迷过去的底线，其他的魔力被他尽数投入了这个法印之中。
他自己也很好奇这一击能够多大的威力。
……
常年生活在雪山、冰岛之上的种族，对于大自然的灾害是有着一定的抵抗能力的，但是这并不意味着它们能够无视天灾。
事实上，比起抵抗力，它们在长久的生活中学会的更多的反而是——躲藏。
提前察觉到风压的动向，提前注意到温度的变化，随后做出应对，趋利避害，保存自身，延续种族。
然而如今海妖们眼前的这个人类面对着“灾害”一般的魔物集群，身上却发出了真正的“天灾”的气息，而且毫无征兆。
好似连接了另外一个只有厉风的次元一般，巨量的风暴在那举起的手掌之中咆哮而出，夹杂着比寒冬更加冷冽的冰晶，化作狂怒的巨龙，裹挟着骇人的威势撞进了海妖们的阵型之中。
巨大的压强将风流化作利刃，任何一颗卷席进去的小石子都会化作重锤。刚刚还狰狞嘶吼的“海妖之云”迎头撞上这条咆哮的狂风之龙，不到一个眨眼的时间就摧拉枯朽一般消融。
最初接触的海妖连惨叫声都没有发出，直接变成了拳头大小的冰晶，又在下一个瞬间被撕扯成了更加细碎的块砾，化作炮弹将后面的海妖继续击落。
而后面的海妖继续被裹挟着成为这狂风的一员，一路蛮横地后推，直到贯通整个阵型。
“轰”的一声，海妖之云被彻底冲散。
格德是现场唯一一个看清了全过程的人，他支撑着独特的【昆恩】法印，替他挡住了好似重拳的风压，不至于像其他人一样连眼睛都睁不开。
先是数不清的血色冰块掉落在他的脚边和头顶，让金色的防护法印溅起涟漪；随后是扑簌簌而下宛若雨点一般尚在挣扎的女海妖，在地上扑腾地好似上岸的鱼。
兰恩这一击席卷了几乎全部的海妖，彻底搅乱了战场上面的风流，形成了一片低空禁飞区。除了一开始就在高空、连箭矢都接触不到的数十头海妖，剩下的尽数失去了战斗能力，成为了砧板上的鱼肉……
不，还是有一头海妖例外的。
那头被渔民们视为半神的梅路辛。
翼展最大的它本应该受到最大的影响，不过这魔物的智慧确实过人，在感知到风流变化的时候就第一时间收起了翅膀团缩成球。凭借着坚实的鳞片在风暴中飘摇锤撞，虽然鲜血淋漓，但是却保住了一条性命。
它在落地的最后一瞬间再次展开翅膀，虽然尚有余风，飞得摇摇晃晃，但是足够它再次一飞冲天，离开战场。
“嘶呀！”
A sharp and piercing voice was heard. The siren who was turning around and trying to escape in mid-air suddenly stopped when she heard the voice of her leader. She turned back and hesitated, wavering in fear between Lann and Melusine, not knowing whether she should overcome her inner fear to save her leader.
"call out--"
A long arrow pierced through the turbulent wind, and the hesitant sirens hurriedly fled in all directions.
Melusin, hovering in the air, fell to the ground with a thud, and the metal arrow savagely tore its wings apart.
Milva nocked the second arrow on her longbow.
In order to cherish the opportunity that Lann had created with great difficulty, she did not shoot the opponent's vital points with her first arrow for safety reasons, because the female archer was not sure whether the metal arrow could penetrate the opponent's scales at this distance.
After shooting down the opponent, there is plenty of time to slowly deal with the opponent.
However, Milva's second arrow was not shot because her companion had already got there first.
Black Wind trotted past, his silky mane fluttering in the wind, and his entire body was like a chariot, driving across the battlefield, knocking Melusin, who had lost the ability to fly, into the air for the last time;
House followed closely, holding a lion-headed sword that flashed with silver light, and swung his entire upper body like a windmill, using the momentum to drive the sharp blade into Melusine's neck.
The huge impact force made the sword servant's hands slightly numb, but he still exerted all his strength again and pried hard, and the ferocious snake head soared into the sky.
When it landed on the ground, the snake head turned into an extremely beautiful head, rolled a few times, and then stopped moving.