From Witcher to Lord of the Empire

Chapter 46

[Mission - Helpless:

A frontier town is infested with monsters that attack cattle, sheep, and their owners.It seems that you can help them because you are their lord.

Accept/Reject]

Lan originally planned to solve this task after he found Ciri, so that he might get help from the demon hunter Geralt.If it doesn't work, just throw the direct money to the demon hunter, and just wait for the task to be completed in the small town.Professional matters are left to professionals to solve,
It's just that I didn't expect my mission target to appear in front of me so early.

Soaring in the sky are two creatures called "griffins".

Griffons used to live only in the high mountains, where they hunted marmots and goats.Later, they discovered a more plentiful and easier prey—cattle, sheep, and their masters.So in just a few years, it has gone from a rare species to the number one pest of northern farmers.

In addition, griffins are not afraid of attacking armed humans, and even prefer such prey, because defeating knights makes them proud.They even attack the shadow fiends of Velenmoor, so their natures are quite noble.

They are often regarded as symbols of courage, loyalty, and fighting spirit, and if provoked, will not let go without tearing their opponents to pieces.

This "noble" quality may be praised by scholars of heraldry or biology, but for the front-line soldiers, it is an out-and-out nightmare.

Ran ran on fast and was about to rush out of the jungle soon.

The voices of harmony, command, and screams also sounded together at this time.

The battle had apparently been going on for some time, and Lane was watching the smaller of the pair of griffins grab a scout into the air and drop it.As the short screams ceased, Lan lost a soldier.

"Brian, help me take care of Geralt and Ciri!" Lane yelled.

He turned over and got off the horse, took out a package from Heifeng's rucksack, and then slammed his hand on the horse's buttocks.

Heifeng swiftly ran to the depths of the woods, and the animal's instinct of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages allowed it to withdraw from the battlefield without the slightest hesitation.After jumping up and down between the branches of the tree a few times, Brian jumped onto Heifeng's back, and moved forward together with Ciri in his arms.

Outside the woods, four scouts had fallen in disorder on the ground, their deaths were horrific.Some of them were disembowelled by huge claws; some were pecked open by long and sharp beaks; Thoroughly, most of it melted.

The dryads didn't suffer much damage. They called to each other and the human soldiers used the dead Verdon soldiers, fallen trees, and the trucks of the caravan killed by the Verdon soldiers as cover, and shot arrows from time to time to attack.

The dryad's arrows are fast and powerful, but they are not enough to face the heavily feathered griffin.An arrow that is enough to pierce a person's chest and bone is like a needle prick on a griffin. Unless it hits a vital point such as the eyes or the key point of force of the wings, the effect it can play is extremely limited.

If there are two teams of archers and crossbowmen present, a small rain of arrows should be able to temporarily avoid the griffin or even shoot it down, but unfortunately there are not so many archers present.

The clever people wanted to find the right opportunity to hide in the woods and use the trees to confuse the griffins, but the extremely intelligent griffins didn't give them this chance.The corpses of those soldiers died from this action. They fell very close to the woods. After a few failed attempts, people discovered that the Griffin would focus on those who wanted to escape, so no one had the courage to try again.

At this time, Ace, who was hiding behind the bunker, finally seized an opportunity, drew his bow and set up an arrow, the string was as full as a moon, and shot an arrow as fast as lightning, which just hit the Griffin's shoulder blade.

Accurate, but he underestimated the feathers and muscles of the griffin.Even though the griffin hit by the arrow was smaller, it just swayed in mid-air.The figure was a little stagnant, but still hovering in the air.

Ace patted his head in frustration, and rolled away from the original bunker decisively.After the next breath, another large griffin raised its head and sprayed out a puff of acid, which instantly melted most of the cart that Ace used as cover.

That was not an ordinary [Griffin], but a [Great Griffin (Opinicus)] that could spit strong acid as a weapon!
A griffin, a big griffin, unexpectedly became a couple, and now they come out together to attack humans!
The griffin with the arrow in its shoulder fluttered its wings and raised its own height, circling and using its beak to try to pull out the arrow stuck in its body. The thing was placed at the joint between its shoulder and wing, and every time it flapped its wings, it would sting. Greatly reduces its flexibility and speed.

At this moment, a faster, lighter, and more powerful arrow appeared out of nowhere, and the arrow hit the shaft of Ace's arrow. into the wings of a griffin.

The splintered wood, the inch-longer arrow, and the new arrow tore apart the Griffin's wings, and after bringing out a handful of blood, the injured Griffin finally couldn't bear it, and fell obliquely from midair.

Ellie stretched her body in mid-air, and she had to jump out of cover in order to shoot this magical arrow.

For the attack, but forgot to cover.In the past, she rarely had to think about this issue in the forest. Brokilon's daughter had a unique method of using trees to protect herself, which made her lack of experience in fighting in open spaces.

Turning around, Ellie happened to see the big griffin rushing towards her.And there are no tree trunks that can stop the opponent, and there are no vines that can let him wander away.

Everything happens between lightning and flint!
A steel sword was thrown like a javelin, leaping over a distance of dozens of yards.This distance and this throwing method are naturally not accurate, but it is just right to startle the big griffin.

Lan strode out of the jungle, throwing away the useless scabbard.Turning around, I met Ellie's still-shocked gaze.

Lan En shouted: "Where's your tree spirit partner? Pull it out and save it! Didn't there be a team before!"

Ellie yelled in response: "Didn't you just let me take three people to stay, and now you ask me?"

Lan En roared angrily: "Can't you secretly let them hide? So honest, it's no wonder they have been bullied by humans for so long!"

Ellie blushed with anger and growled: "Don't compare me with you cunning humans, I swore an oath to the oak tree!"

Well, Lane patted his head in frustration.Without support, it's a tough fight.

"Everyone, hold this big griffin and don't let it disturb me. I'll kill that griffin first!"

Lan strode towards the griffin that fell to pieces, and grabbed two things from Heifeng's saddle bag with both hands.

The left-hand alchemy backpack strap contains highly poisonous alchemy potions that non-demon hunters cannot bear.

In his right hand, he held a long sword with a recast hilt of a lion's head. The blade reflected a dazzling light in the sun that was completely different from that of a steel sword.

Slash demons with the silver sword!
PS: I just found out today that I cannot see some comments, such as chapter comments and replies in posts.For example, if A posts a post, I reply, and B replies to my reply, then I cannot see what B said.I just discovered this today, and that's why I missed a lot of very interesting opinions. If you have any ideas, you can open another comment-looking forward to ing.

PS2: Don't swear, don't fight.The most important thing is to have fun reading.Go to bed early, take care of your hair, and do more levator ani.

(End of this chapter)