"Catch him, catch him! Never mind the warlock, catch the lion first!"

The moment Duke Darcy saw Lann, he shouted impatiently to his warlock leader Abelich, and immediately pulled him out of the portal's induction state.

Everyone can tell the priorities. From the perspective of Nilfgaard's strategy, Lann is more important than Queen Meve and Demave III combined.

The next moment, a wave of chaotic energy surged, and several bolts of lightning shot towards where Lann was.

"Don't kill him, idiot. I want a living lion!" Duke Darcy was anxious when he saw the attacks of these warlocks. He turned around and saw his guards shooting bows at Lann. He shouted angrily, "Don't shoot!"

The warlocks naturally knew what was going on, and they deliberately controlled their power. This level of electric shock was enough to knock a person unconscious or cripple them, but it would definitely not kill them.

But these lightning bolts didn't even have such a slight effect.

In front of everyone's eyes, a bright yellow circular shield opened up in all directions with Lan as the center, firmly blocking all attacks aimed at him.

"Magical protection!" Someone from the warlock unit exclaimed, "The Lion really knows magic! But he was an orthodox knight a year ago..."

In addition to surprise, there was also deep jealousy in that voice. At this stage, most of those who joined the warlock army and served on the front line were dropouts from the warlock academy who were not talented enough. They knew that the cycle of learning magic was long, and many people had studied for several years but only barely learned the book knowledge of magic and could only make an apple float.

Providing a magical shield that can withstand several warlocks like this one only appears in their dreams.

What Lann cast was not a magic shield, but something more advanced.

[Active Shield]: Allows the Quen Sign to transform into a shield. Both blocking attacks and maintaining the shield consumes magic power. The damage absorbed by the shield can restore the demon hunter's health. (2/5)

Many of the skills that Lann had selected in the early stages for the purpose of survival and stacking armor have not appeared for a long time, such as the [Undead] that can be immune to death damage.

Attacking instead of defending and dodging are always Lann's first choice. He rarely stands still and suffers injuries foolishly.

But now, the effect of [Active Shield] is just right.

As lightning rippled across the bright yellow shield, Lann's face, which had turned pale due to the toxicity of the potion, suddenly began to regain its rosy color; at the same time, his mind cleared, and the dizziness caused by passing through the portal disappeared without a trace.

At the same time, although every attack would cause Lann's magic value to drop slightly, this was only a drop in the bucket compared to Lann's huge total magic power, and the consumed magic power was quickly replenished at the magic power recovery speed blessed by the potion.

Lane, who was in better condition than when he led the team just now, looked around, his eyes fixed on the coalition elites who had previously bought him time to recover. His thoughts collided in his mind, and he immediately had a plan in mind.

…

On the other side, the Nilfgaardian warlock saw that his attack could not break through Lann's shield, and the chaotic energy around him began to surge more and more.

The blazing temperature rose in their palms. This was the most powerful and violent fire magic among the four types of magic!

With a "boom", a huge explosion suddenly sounded where Lann was, and a huge amount of impact spread out from that place.

Duke Darcy was even more nervous than the soldiers of the coalition army, his heart was in his throat. But when the smoke and dust cleared, there was only a charred ground with a layer of skin peeled off. Where was the lion of Cintra?

"ah!"

Screams and screams were heard, and a commotion suddenly broke out in the military camp. Duke Darcy looked in the direction of the sound, and saw that the Cintra lion, who had just been in the direction of the warlock's attack, suddenly crossed a distance of dozens of yards and came to the side of a coalition soldier, with a glowing magic light spot on his body that had not yet dissipated.

A few arcs of light flashed by, and Lann easily cut the several black-clad soldiers surrounding the coalition elite in half as if cutting melons and vegetables. Then he lightly slapped the coalition elite on the body and disappeared again before Duke Darcy and the warlocks could react.

This situation was then repeated many times. Lann turned into a golden stream of light and danced repeatedly in the center of Nilfgaard's army. Each time he would resolve the danger around the coalition soldiers and then lightly slap them on the body.

The speed at which he jumped and swung his sword was so fast that everything happened in a flash.

Before the Nilfgaardians could react, Lann had already walked around all the coalition soldiers as if taking a leisurely stroll in the garden, and then flashed for the last time.

This time, Lann did not appear in front of the Nilfgaard soldiers again. Instead, bright emerald light appeared on the bodies of all the coalition soldiers.

【Teleport】

…

The light in front of him went out, his vision was restored, and Lann stepped onto the city wall of Rivia's capital.

With the time-slowing effect of the skill, Lann quickly looked around. On the city wall, the black-clad soldiers had already begun to replace Livia's soldiers, but the handover was not over yet, and the number of black-clad soldiers was less than one-third of the total number of soldiers on the wall.

very good.

Before his greaves could firmly touch the wall, Lan flashed again, and this time he rushed directly into the Nilfgaardian squad.

Step forward, turn shoulders, twist waist, and rotate——[Sword Dance]!

Alice's scimitar was also unsheathed by Lane at this moment. He dual-wielded the weapons and danced in the crowd to the accompaniment of swords and sabers. The sharp blades seemed to have eyes and bypassed all the Rivian soldiers and penetrated into the gaps in the armor of the black army.

After Lann had walked around in the crowd, the soldiers of Rivia who were guarding the city finally reacted. Seeing the Nilfgaardians around them spraying blood on their faces and falling to the ground, they looked at Lann's back and murmured to themselves:

"Is it... reinforcements?"

It was also at this time that the coalition soldiers who were teleported to the city wall by Lann recovered.

Lann threw a coat of arms that he had asked for from Queen Miwei in advance to a Rivia knight who followed him.

"Take over the defenders in the city and organize a counterattack. After I kill their commander, I will join forces with the troops outside to defeat the Nilfgaardians. Is that okay?"

The elite troops from both countries followed Lan En to carry out this mission, and the one Lan En chose was a member of Queen Mi Wei's guard. He already had the rank of a middle-level officer, so it was definitely not a problem for him to organize a counterattack temporarily.

Before coming here, I had prepared for the worst-case scenario of "Livia has fallen". Now that Livia still has the power to fight back, we naturally have to make the most of it.

Seeing that the Livians were still a little dazed, Lann frowned and suddenly shouted: "For Queen Miwei!"

The muscle memory of all the Livians was awakened at this moment, and their bodies responded before they thought: "For Queen Miwei!"

"Good, very energetic." Lan nodded with satisfaction, flicked his cloak and was about to return to the battlefield.

The Aedirnians who survived and were pulled to the city wall were a little nervous. Helela shouted to Lann, "Lord Lannister, what about us? Are you going back alone to face the enemy?"

Lann paused and shook his head: "The organization of the defeated army needs as many officers as possible. You can play the greatest role here."

"I really hate to say this, but you guys are a bit of a hindrance when you're around me."

After saying that, a bright emerald light flashed, and the lion disappeared from the sight of the distraught Heleila.

…

On the other side, the black-clad soldiers who had lost track of Lan were on guard everywhere.

Under the urging of Commander Duke Darcy, Warlock Abelich was re-sensing the transmission fluctuations in space, trying to lock onto the figure of Lann who suddenly disappeared.

"We must not let the Lannisters get away like this!"

Abelich was sweating profusely and suddenly realized that something was wrong, because he could only feel the traces left by the Aedirn Warlock's portal at the beginning, while the movements of the Cintra Lion did not have any magical fluctuations to track.

It was as if he had never used magic to flash around here.

But Abelich certainly couldn't report it like that. He just said, "Duke Darcy, since they chose to launch a surprise attack and sacrificed so many lives, they must have some ulterior motives. They will definitely not just run away like this..."

"Are you going to rely on luck and the enemy's plan for the success of our operation?" Duke Darcy had completely lost the demeanor of a court noble. "We must take control of the direction in our own hands. Find it quickly!"

A sudden voice sounded.

…

"You two both make a lot of sense. Are you thinking about me?"

Duke Darcy and Warlock Abelich paused at the same time. They turned around and saw that the lion of Cintra had returned without them noticing.

He was half squatting, with a little golden light on his body that had not yet dissipated, and his left hand was open facing the ground.

Duke Darcy's face showed surprise, while Abelich began to become terrified.

The warlock can clearly feel the surging, oppressive, and predatory chaotic energy in the air around him!

[Alder Seal·Alder Sweep·Bone-piercing·Magic Burst]!

The power was completely different from the cavalry unit he faced before. The magic power in Lann's body dropped by half in one breath, as if diving, and then continued to evaporate, turning into an ancient frost wind that swept across the battlefield.

This is a severe cold that even an ice giant would find excessive and would just want to hide in the mountains and hibernate to get through it.

Ice and snow instantly covered everything within sight.

Screams rang out one after another, but they all stopped abruptly after just a moment. Flesh, blood, air, and metal turned into ice at this moment, becoming fragile in the face of a force comparable to that of nature.

Tents were lifted up into the sky one after another, and the big flag of Blue Fox and Black Sun was uprooted like an old tree, waving chaotically in the air, and then torn into pieces.

Lann's face turned slightly pale. Except for the last time when he wiped out the Sirens in Skellige, he had never cast the seal so vigorously.

But soon the alchemical potions in his blood vessels began to stimulate the potential of his body, and the mixture of various potions and decoctions not only enhanced his mana recovery speed in the conventional sense, but also the stronger the spells he cast, the faster his mana recovery speed.

The heavy breathing could not be covered up even by the whistling wind in his ears. Lan stood in the eye of the wind but did not put away the weapon in his right hand.

The scene before him was all white, like a snowstorm in the mountains, but Lann could sense the fluctuations of chaotic energy at work.

With trembling hands, Abelich and the warlock troops behind him tried their best to hold up the protective shield, precariously protecting the few remaining senior officers of the Eastern Army.

With a "boom", another wave of mental power came from in front of him, like the roar of a dragon. The powerful impact made Abelich even more shaky.

[Alder Seal: Magical Burst]

This time the seal did not have the ability to bless wind and snow, but it dispelled the obstruction of vision, allowing everyone in the field to see the surrounding scenery more clearly.

…

Duke Darcy's face was paler than the snowy land. He knew that the Eastern Army Group was finished.

Even if he could survive this, he would definitely not be able to complete the subsequent combat missions. When he returned to the empire, a more serious reckoning was waiting for him.

Just now the surroundings were full of the Black Army’s camp, but now only broken ice sculptures were left.

His own guards, his own staff, the noble allies who had followed him into battle, the descendants of his allies, and nearly half of the middle and senior officers who had not returned to their respective companies for command, all turned into wronged souls in that one blow from the Lion of Cintra.

"Blow the horn... blow the horn..." Only his deputy and a few confidants were protected by the warlock's shield because they stayed with him all the time.

At this moment, Duke Darcy trembled and gave them an order: "Blow the horn! Send the troops back to support and stop Lannister!"

"Alberic! Portal, open the portal!" The Blue Fox of the Empire was already frightened out of his wits. No one could remain rational in the face of such a scene. "This is your duty, perform your duty!"

Abelich's face became even uglier. He looked at Lann, who was calm and composed, and suddenly began to fluctuate a huge amount of chaotic energy. In addition to the necessary manpower to maintain the protective shield, the warlock troops behind him also began to chant spells at the same time.

Suddenly, five extremely large portals appeared in front of Lann, flashing by.

Such a huge portal is difficult to maintain, but it is enough for the things on the other side to come in. A huge rock monster with a height of nearly two stories appeared in front of Lan, and four smaller monsters around it.

The body was made of granite, with flames bursting from the chest, joints, and cracks in the body, as if lava was flowing.

Fire elemental golem.

A sorcerer could never come up with such a fortune. Ever since the Battle of Sodden Mountain, when the Northern soldiers, with the support of the Brotherhood of Sorcerers, repelled Nilfgaard for the first time, the Emperor of the Empire has given full attention to magic.

He learned from his failure and vigorously supported the domestic magic academy. These five golems are the result.

Lan raised his head slightly. Even the smaller golems were much taller than the ones he had seen in Thomas Moreau's laboratory, not to mention the one in the middle, which could almost reach the upper abdomen of the ice giant.

As expected of Nilfgaard, it is indeed wealthy and powerful.

With a flash of golden light, Lann activated [Flash].

Passing these five golems and the protective shield set up by the warlock troops, Lann came in front of Abelich.

The warlock was holding up a real portal, but unfortunately he had no chance to step into it and escape. A golden light brighter than the portal in front of him was already blocking him from survival.

Insurmountable.

Under the warlock's horrified eyes, Lann chuckled and swung his sword.

Blood splattered.