Every spring, when the ice and snow melt, the hibernating monsters in the Mahakam Mountains will gradually wake up and begin hunting on a large scale in an attempt to replenish their consumption over the winter.

At this time, many monsters that were originally hidden deep underground will crawl to the surface, and the types and numbers of monsters in Mahakam will reach a peak.

"Dwarves" are naturally on the menu of these monsters, which leads to irreconcilable conflicts.

The agreement that Gabor mentioned about "the red dragon helping to eliminate monsters" does in fact exist, but it is naturally impossible for the dragon to help the dwarves wholeheartedly. The most it can do is eat a little more and destroy a little more when hunting, but considering the huge number of monsters, this is just a drop in the bucket.

So the dwarves gradually figured out the pattern of the monsters' awakening. Before the monsters awaken, they will organize monster-clearing hunting activities, also known as "spring cleaning", to ensure peace within a year.

But this year the number of monsters seemed to be extra large, and they were also extra violent. Even after a major cleanup, there were still monsters attacking the dwarves' gathering place.

Hence the scene before our eyes.

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At this moment, the monsters that emerged from behind the snow and rocks have revealed their true faces.

"It's Sharma." Geralt and Lann stood side by side and said softly.

In his spare time, Lann studied the monster encyclopedia of the Griffin School. Combining it with his previous memories, he was able to roughly recall the habits of these monsters.

The monster in front of him was like a troll, covered in rocks, but it didn't have a humanoid shape. Instead, it was hunched over like a large armadillo. It could barely stand on its hind legs, with only two huge toes, and its front limbs were heavy and sharp claws like crab claws.

Sharma, classified as [Remnant]. However, it was classified into this category not because the individual Sharma was so powerful, but because this species was too ancient, almost like a living fossil.

Sharma lived in the mountains and underground, so Lan had never encountered one before. Due to living in a dark environment for many years, Sharma's eyes have degenerated, and his entire face except for his mouth is covered with rock shells. This monster is huge and powerful, even trolls have to admit defeat, and each one is equivalent to a chariot.

Due to their special living environment, Sharma can sense tiny sound vibrations and determine the enemy's position. Even knights in full armor are no match for them.

Monsters like Sharma are very welcome in the Colosseums in some places. It is said that Nilfgaard has special trainers who train Sharma for beast fighting performances, and occasionally these monsters are given to neighboring countries as diplomatic gifts.

Theoretically, this kind of monster would not come to the surface, only one or two would occasionally appear and dig into the ground, causing buildings to collapse and causing vibrations along the way. It was absolutely abnormal for so many to appear at once.

But for Lann, this kind of monster rioting against its habits and abnormal numbers are already very familiar - it is all caused by the ancient blood.

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The Sharmas raised and shook their heads in confusion. When they came to the surface, they were startled by the roar of the dragon and did not know where to go for a moment.

After hearing the dwarves' shouts, they immediately identified their target.

All I saw was a body that was even bigger than two war horses connected end to end. It leaped heavily and powerfully into the air, and then the body curled up into a tightly fitting sphere, turning into a huge rock more than three meters high that rushed down from a great height.

The power is terrifying, but Sharma is not a real stone after all. It is still made of flesh and blood under the rock shell. During the rolling process, you can see that they adjust their posture from time to time to avoid uncontrollable momentum and the reaction force of the collision from hurting themselves.

Even so, the momentum could not be stopped by ordinary people. At least the dwarves' wooden tavern would definitely fall apart at the first moment of impact.

The dwarves were very familiar with monsters like Sharma. When they saw Sharma, they scattered in all directions and shouted loudly, while pounding their weapons on the ground to make noisy noises, trying to interfere with Sharma's sonic positioning with sound.

At the same time, they were looking for rocks that were hard enough to serve as temporary shelter.

Let Sharma hit the bunker and stop rolling. The reaction force can also make the flesh and blood under the rock shell dizzy and reveal a flaw, and then give a fatal blow. This is the experience summed up by the dwarves in fighting Sharma over the years, and it is also a common practice.

However, this encounter was unexpected, and the drunken short-legged dwarves might not have enough time to find all the rock masses before Sharma arrived, so the first wave of encounter would definitely result in casualties.

Gabo obviously realized this and his face turned grim. He looked back at Lan's team and after thinking it over, he decided to let Mahakam resolve the issue internally.

"Lord Lannister, I'm sorry to put you in danger right after I arrived. Please retreat to a safe place for the time being. The dwarves will be able to solve this little trouble quickly."

As a diplomat, there is no reason to allow guests from other countries to bring chaos into your territory without reason.

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If it were an ordinary human team, seeing these powerful Sharma, they would probably scatter like birds and beasts. For example, Helela from Aedirn, she was like facing a great enemy at this moment, looking around for cover like the dwarves, which was also the most correct approach in common sense.

But who is coming to Cintra now?

There are four professional demon hunters who specialize in special attacks on monsters, plus a demon hunting horse, an Alpan team with a record of dragon hunting, a giant bear berserker from the archipelago, and a team of battle-hardened Sintra cavalry led by House and Milva who have a system panel.

The soul Alice in the painting stayed inside the black magic scimitar and didn't want to move. There were too many people at the scene and she didn't want to come out.

With this team on the scene, one can only say that these Sharmas who were panicking because of the dragon's roar were really too panicked.

After hearing Gabo's advice to everyone to stay out of the spotlight, Lann patted him on the shoulder and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, Mr. Gabo. In fact, my team is professional in dealing with these monsters."

The Cintra cavalry had already taken up their positions, skillfully drawing their bows and arrows in preparation for the first wave of exploratory arrows; Bill looked around, roared wildly, and began to expand, and in the horrified eyes of the dwarves, he turned into a giant bear taller than Sharma.

Heifeng began to dig the ground excitedly but suppressedly, while the three demon hunters spread out to find the best position and the opportunity to enter the battlefield.

Saskia looked around and suddenly came close to the white wolf:

"You seem like someone who's easy to get along with... I also want to join the battle. You have two swords, can you lend me one for now?"

Geralt paused for a moment, then turned his head slightly while keeping his sword still.

This girl has been traveling around for so long without even bringing a weapon with her?

And looking at the temperament and the way he speaks, why do I feel vaguely familiar?

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The battle began, and the two sides engaged in a way that the dwarves of Mahakam could never have imagined.

Sharma's rolling is to curl up into a ball. At this time, they rely entirely on hearing to perceive the outside world. They can locate the target and make simple turns during the rolling process. This sense is more sensitive than the vision of traditional terrestrial creatures.

However, at this moment, they suddenly began to doubt their own hearing, because the reaction of a creature suddenly appeared behind themselves and their companions.

There was no life within a fifty-meter radius, but the creature's reaction suddenly appeared. It was as if two spaces that did not interfere with each other suddenly overlapped, and the purpose of the other space was to put a person in.

A golden light flashed, and Lann appeared. After he broke into Sharma's group, all the monsters now had their backs to him.

It is naturally impossible for a monster with a large amount of potential energy to turn around, but Lann can attack without restraint.

"Damn it!" Gabor Sieglin screamed in a steady voice. He was still trying to hold back Lann who was rushing forward, but in the blink of an eye he found that Lann had already gone deep into the enemy camp.

"How the hell did your Lord Lannister get in there? Why didn't you stop him? Why didn't you go and save him?"

Helela also looked panicked. As a soldier of Aedirn, she had heard rumors about the Lion of Cintra, but she had never expected that the other party would lead the charge to this extent.

This is a monster that can smash houses! If Lannister encounters an accident here, how can Aedirn and the United Kingdom establish a unified defense against Nilfgaard?

She looked around, but found that the people of Cintra were not looking away, as if they had long been accustomed to the current scene.

The next second, a huge purple magic circle unfolded in front of everyone.

The bright light reflected on the pure white snow, and for a moment Leila could see nothing else.

This is the moment that all demon hunters have been waiting for.

Hourglass-shaped runes with purple magical auras clung to the Sharmas' bodies, making their unstoppable movements slow and ridiculous.

Then, bright white hot lightning shot out from the edge of the magic circle, accurately and skillfully hitting the sides of these menacing stone balls. Although it could not hurt their flesh and blood protected by the stone shells, it easily made them change their direction.

With a loud "boom", the mountain road was rugged and four Sharmas immediately crashed into the protruding rocks not far away. They were dizzy and could not control their bodies, revealing their soft bellies.

The continuous sound of bowstrings snapping rang out between the snowy mountains. The cavalrymen of Cintra were about to be transferred to archers. Since following Lann, their biggest improvement was in archery. The good tacit understanding they had cultivated long ago allowed them to know when was the best time to attack.

Under the leadership of Milva and others, a rain of arrows instantly enveloped the Sharmas, with metal and stone making a crisp clanging sound. However, there were still accurate arrows that penetrated their unprotected chests and abdomens, leaving a layer of blood and iron shells.

However, the rain of arrows only lasted for one wave before stopping because a gust of black wind was faster than the arrows.

After crushing a head that was still breathing, the handsome horse raised its hind hoof and kicked away a stone ball that had not been hit by lightning, forcibly changing the opponent's trajectory, and chased after it while it was still in the air.

This familiar feeling reminded Lann of the time when he killed those man-eating ice trolls in Skellige.

The demon hunters skillfully stepped through the snow and approached the Sharmas. After losing the speed brought by potential energy, these huge monsters were nothing more than targets.

Use the [Alder Seal] to attack from the side, easily changing the trajectory of these monsters, and then do the same. As long as these monsters with turtle shells reveal their flaws, experienced shooters and howling dwarf teams will call them out one by one.

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Not to mention the demon hunters, even the mortal Cintra soldiers have gone through countless storms with Lann. Although there are a lot of these Sharmas, they are a piece of cake for this team.

There were constant sounds of lightning, thunder, and explosions. The dwarves, who were hiding behind cover and hitting the ground with their weapons to attract Sharma's attention, suddenly found that their actions seemed meaningless.

They hesitantly poked their heads out of cover, only to see that most of the enemies they had been waiting for were already dead.

The people of Cintra suffered little loss except for a little stamina and arrows, and they even felt refreshed as if they had just warmed up.

Gabo and Helela looked at each other. All the people of Cintra had fled, leaving only the two of them, not knowing how to react.

Just at this moment, a Sharma staggered and broke through a loose stone. Instead of stopping as planned, it rolled faster and faster and attacked Gabo and the other man.

The dwarf diplomat and Captain Aedirn tightened their weapons, as if they felt this was a good time to join the battle.

However, they then saw a familiar flash of golden light before their eyes, and a figure with light golden semi-long hair and wearing a large griffin cloak faced them, and a left hand was stretched out.

[Alder Seal: Bone-piercing]

Although Lann has already clicked on the [Alder Sweep] that can simultaneously launch telekinetic attacks in all directions, this does not mean that he can only choose this attack method which he jokingly calls [Shinra Tensei]. Instead, he can switch freely between the two modes.

When there is only one enemy, the traditional Alder Seal's attack method is more solid and less likely to accidentally injure friendly forces.

The cold air whistled out from Lann's left hand, and the snow-capped mountains that had just welcomed spring seemed to have returned to winter again.

Gabo and Leila couldn't help but shudder as they watched Sharma, who had curled up like a stone, move slower and slower.

The thin layer of snow on the ground seemed to come alive, and in response to Lann's ice-attribute telekinesis, it climbed onto the monster's body. The cracks in the rock-like body were gradually filled, blocked, and jammed with ice, and the surface was also stained with a layer of bluish green.

It rolled slower and slower until it stopped completely and hung in front of Lan.

As the sun shone down, the Sharma completely turned into an ice sculpture, crystal clear and bright. Gabo looked through the ice and seemed to be able to clearly distinguish the stone texture inside.

Lann turned around and said to the stunned Gabo and Leila comfortingly: "Look, as I said - my team handles this kind of thing professionally."