Chapter 72: Aren’t bombs much more useful than swords?



At this time, the water ghosts who had been hungry for a day were not very smart and still gathered at the place where the cattle and sheep fell from the sky two days ago, but they did not dance today.

"Bang," "Bang," "Bang," six silent sounds of bodies landing on the ground, blood and flesh splattered, and the water ghosts rushed forward.

There was something wrong with the food today, but they didn't notice it. After all, water ghosts are stupid people who will put sheep horns or cow horns into their mouths and chew them.

Some water ghosts rummage through the stomachs of cows and sheep to find the internal organs, take out leaves and hay, stuff them into their mouths, chew them a few times and then spit them out; some who are lucky enough find alchemical bombs like biting into coins when eating dumplings during the Chinese New Year, take a few bites and get their mouths scratched, then throw them away while screaming.

The gas of [Dragon's Dream] gradually spread, and the fuel of [Dancing Heart] flowed from the corners of the mouths of some water ghosts. They did not explode. The alchemical bombs of this era were still in the condition of needing a fuse to ignite.

If you want to see fireworks, you first need a spark.

What kind of things are suitable for making sparks?

[Cellular Bomb] is very good.

Finally, a clay pot with a fuse was thrown down from the cliff. The demon hunter had calculated the time for the soldiers in advance, and the moment the bomb landed was when the fuse burned out.

A water ghost saw something falling from the sky and opened his mouth to catch it.

When Lan, who was lying in ambush below, saw the beehive thrown down, he quickly lowered his head and covered his ears.

"boom."

This was the sound of a honeycomb exploding. The scattered fragments cut off half of the head of the open-mouthed water ghost, and there were sporadic sparks flying everywhere. The honeycomb bomb only caused a small amount of fire damage, but it was enough.

Then——

“Boom!” “Boom!!” “Boom!!!”

A series of explosions rang out one after another, as if a giant hundreds of feet tall was roaring and wreaking havoc here. The violent flames and shock waves turned into a storm that swept across all the areas below the cliff, and all the water ghosts who were having a meal here were enveloped before they could react.

The water ghosts in the center were blown to pieces before they could react. Those slightly outside were engulfed in flames after one, two, and three waves, and half of their bodies were turned into charcoal. Only the weakest and slowest few water ghosts were "only" set on fire. They ran around everywhere, chattering, and only when they were almost half burned did they think of running back to the river to put out the fire.

Lann, who was lying in ambush, could feel the huge heat flow. He stole a glance at the explosion point and saw three or four water ghosts covered in flames falling from the sky, like fireworks, leaving bright trajectories in the air and crashing into the water. These few were blown away.

He glanced towards the center of the field and saw that there were less than ten water ghosts still standing.

He glanced at the system's experience bar and saw no improvement.

Lan's eyes instantly turned red: "Charge!"

This is not an ordinary human soldier, but a monster!

Sword's eyes also turned red: "Lord Earl! Charge!!!"

The druid on the cliff looked at the two soldiers who were sweating profusely and exclaimed: "Are all the nobles of Cintra so brave?"

But this time it was not Lan who rushed to the front. Geralt had already blocked the water ghosts who tried to enter the river to put out the fire without knowing when.

At this moment, Geralt was facing two enemies at the same time. The hot and painful water ghost was extremely ferocious, but the demon hunter was not afraid at all. He made a mysterious gesture with his left hand, and a stream of hot flames spurted out from his palm in a fan shape!

[Seal of Igni]: A fire attack that directly damages the enemy.

Water ghosts are most restrained by fire. After seeing Geralt, they jumped into the air and waved their claws to tear him apart. Unexpectedly, they actually ran into their own death gate.

The flames were blazing, and the water ghost, who had already lost half his life due to the huge explosion, died in mid-air before he even hit the ground. He was swept back by the impact of the flames like a puddle of mud.

On the other side, three water ghosts rushed towards Lan En with flames all over their backs. This scene reminded Lan En of something called "Fire Bull Formation" in a war game in his previous life.

The difference is that this "cow" is a little smaller, a little thinner, and a little too hot.

Lann stepped forward with his left foot, and using the hardness of his armor, he crashed directly into the group of water ghosts. Then he pushed the ground with his right foot and twisted his waist to exert force, and began to spin while swinging his sword.

[Sword Dance Fake]

During the rotation, he repeatedly used his steps and adjusted the way he held the sword to adapt to his constantly changing center of gravity.

The first circle. He used the blade of his sword as a brush to draw a circle level with his chest.

Two of the three water ghosts, whose bodies had already been roasted crisp by the flames, were chopped into two pieces by Lann like firewood.

Second lap. Adjust the center of gravity and change the trajectory of the sword.

The sword flashed in the air again, and Lann cut the last missed water ghost in half with a diagonal slash from the lower left to the upper right.

The third lap. There is no target anymore. This is simply because the inertia cannot be controlled and the force is released.

After turning around on the spot to steady himself, there were no enemies in front of Lan.

It's too easy, even like bullying a child.

Under the cliff, the fully armed soldiers were approaching the dying water ghosts, but they were more rational, first taking out the crossbows and longbows to shoot a volley, and then slashing at the ones who rushed in the gap. The severely injured water ghosts had already lost their most threatening jumping speed, and were slaughtered to the point where they had almost no power to resist.

This tactic, which lasted for several days, actually broke out in just a dozen breaths until it ended. Lann and his men rushed out as if they were cleaning up the battlefield.

The soldiers carefully used their spears to finish off the water ghosts on the ground one by one. After checking, Sword reported to Lann: "Most of them are here, Lord Earl. But I just saw a few of them being blown away. I don't know..."

Geralt suddenly interrupted: "They are not trouble."

The witcher pointed at the river, and three blackened corpses floated out of the water with their backs facing up, like pieces of charred wood.

"Three were blown away in total. There is not one missing here. All of them are here."

Lann was in a good mood. If it was in a game, there might be a prompt to destroy the monster's nest. Unfortunately, the real system does not seem to have this function.

Lann called the few people left on the cliff to come down, and the druid praised Lann:

"This is the first time I've seen a noble leader like you lead by example, and the first time I've seen such a creative tactic."

Geralt said, "It would take several dozen griffins to earn back the money we spent on killing these dozens of water ghosts."

After the battle, it was time to harvest the spoils, but facing the charred bodies of the water ghosts, no one wanted to skin them and take their flesh. The soldiers in armor helped each other to take off their armor and prepare for diving and exploration.

Geralt took out a dagger and several bottles and jars from his alchemy backpack and began to dissect the prey carefully.


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