Wizard: This witcher is not doing his job

Chapter 91 The way forward is blocked
After the chaos ended, the atmosphere in the camp became quite strange. Many people were suspicious, thinking that there were traitors in the camp, and they always stared at others with their eyes open, trying to find out who the criminals were.

Some people think that members of the Holobor scouting team did it, because the militias and guilds in the city are organizing large-scale troops to enter the mountains. Only by hindering the progress of King Niedamir's troops can they obtain the treasure of the dragon .

Some people think it was done by Mage Dorrigaray, because this guy is a lunatic. He preached the theory of balance of all things in the camp yesterday, trying to prevent everyone from hunting that green dragon.

And the fire burned so fast yesterday, the prisoner has not been found yet, ordinary people simply don't have this skill, maybe a mage can do all this.

Of course, some people think that it was the dwarf squad, the Predator Brothers or Yennefer who did it. They are powerful people. As long as they can get rid of a large group of people, without King Niedamir’s stop, these people don’t need much supplies. You can go directly to the mountain to hunt dragons.

But in the camp, because of the fire last night, it was not the ordinary people who were most annoyed, but the young King Niedamir.

In the gorgeous king's tent, the young king was sitting on a gorgeous seat, looking angrily at Gyllenn Steen who was kneeling on the ground, that terrifying expression made the sweat on the fat chief's forehead unstoppable. Stop dripping on the ground.

"Bastard, because of your dereliction of duty, our operation this time has been completely ruined."

"Now there is no food, no horses, how do you let my soldiers transport equipment, go up the mountain to participate in the dragon hunting operation."

Gyllensteen wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked up at the monarch's expression, and asked tentatively:
"Your Majesty, how about we hurry up and send someone to Holobor City to buy supplies?"

"It only takes a day or two to go back and forth."

Niedamir was obviously dissatisfied with this answer, and roared angrily:
"It's a free city, not my territory. I can't order them. The guild and militia in the city are also thinking about the dragon's treasure. Do you think these guys will sell us horses?"

"And if it drags on for a few more days, maybe the dragon will have already flown away."

Gyllensteen swallowed, and proposed again:

"Then why don't we throw away the extra stuff, pack lightly, let the soldiers walk up the mountain, and solve this matter as quickly as possible, how about it, Your Majesty?"

When Niedamir heard this, he kicked the fat manager angrily, and shouted:

"Do you want me to hike up the mountain like a farmer?"

"Without those supplies, if something happens to us on the mountain and we are trapped deep in the mountain, it will only take five days, not four days, and your king will be abandoned by hungry soldiers, and the nobles under my command will be killed. I will find another puppet to take my place."

"Retreat, withdraw all our people."

"I said a long time ago that no matter what, Maruel's throne is mine. There is no need to go to the deep mountains and old forests to hunt down this damned dragon."

"I have [-] cavalry and [-] infantry in Kankorn, enough to fight against their less than [-] troops. They will eventually recognize my legal status. As long as I kill a bloody way, they will recognize me."

"As for their princess, the fat cow, I will not grow old with her. As long as I borrow her belly to bear my child, I can get rid of her, in the old way handed down from the court. We have Enough said, Gyllensteen, it is time to carry out my orders."

"Let our people withdraw before entering the Great Keszhuo Mountain Range. I shouldn't have listened to your suggestion to participate in this damn dragon hunting."

"But Your Majesty, the people of Maruel believe in that prophecy..."

The fat steward Gyllensteen wanted to say something more, but was mercilessly interrupted by the young king.

"Shut up, I don't need that prophecy, nor the support of the people, as long as I defeat their army, the throne is mine."

"Follow my orders, retreat now, hurry up, or I'll let the soldiers whip you hard."

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Although the young king's wisdom is not outstanding, his action is not weak.

Following his retreat order, more than half of the originally mighty dragon hunting team left in a blink of an eye.

Only the eight Holobor scouts led by the shoemaker Kozojed, the three Marauder brothers, Yarpen the dwarf and his bearded men, the knight Ike of Denesle, Geralt , Yennefer, Dandelion and Master Dorrigaray, there are only more than 20 people in total.

These people are either for wealth, or for fame, or for belief, or for their own ulterior secrets, and none of them have any intention of choosing to withdraw from the action.

But without the encumbrance of the large troops, their speed increased a lot. In less than half a day, they walked most of the mountain road and came to a simple stone bridge on the upper reaches of the Bula River.

Looking at the dilapidated and crumbling stone bridge, the three raider brothers who were walking at the forefront of the team suddenly hesitated.

Boholt, the eldest, looked back at the dwarf Yarpen, and said with some hesitation:
"Hey! Dwarf friend, this bridge doesn't look very strong?"

"Can it bear the weight of horses and men?"

Yarpan did not answer his words, but looked at Kozoyed in the reconnaissance team. This shoemaker in his 40s has lived in this area for the longest time. He should be the person who knows the situation in the mountains best.

Kozoyed thought for a while and said:
"This is a stone bridge built by trolls in the mountains in the past. They wanted to rely on this bridge to collect tolls, but there were too few people coming and going here in the deep mountains, so the trolls left."

"This bridge should be decades old, but the quality of things built by trolls should be okay."

Seeing everyone's hesitant expressions, Kozoyed added:
"Of course, you can also choose not to choose this road, and go around by another road on the mountainside, which will add about two days to the journey."

But after saying this, none of him and the young men of the scouting team around him took the initiative to test whether the bridge is safe. After all, no one wants to risk their own lives to test for others. able to pass.

However, among this group of people, there is also a knight Ike who values ​​faith more than life. I don’t know if he has heard the discussion clearly. No, I yelled:
"The gods will protect me, and justice will triumph over evil."

Then he rode his war horse, took heavy steps, and rushed across the stone bridge at an extremely fast speed.

His equipment is indeed not light. The horseshoe directly stomped on the stone bridge, and many gravels were shaken out from the gaps in the stone bridge, and then fell down the cliff tens of meters deep. fell into the flowing water of the Bula River.

And after passing the stone bridge, Knight Ike didn't stop there either. He rode his beloved horse slowly towards the target dragon's nest at an unhurried speed.

This knight didn't want to act with other people for a long time. In his heart, none of the people present was a kind person worthy of respect, either a greedy robber, an evil sorceress or a mutant witcher.

He just took advantage of this obstacle to break away from them and challenge the justice in his mind.

The three Predator brothers were terrified, but they were relieved when they saw that the Ike knights in heavy armor could pass safely.

However, what they didn't know was that Wayne had tampered with the bridge yesterday, and many places supporting the bridge deck had been destroyed, making it impossible for others to pass through.

This is not only to prevent Niedamir from being unwilling to withdraw his troops and insisting on going up the mountain to hunt dragons, so that he can retreat in spite of difficulties, but also to separate other people who want to reach the top of the mountain.

It's just that I didn't expect that Knight Ike was lucky to charge over with his high-speed charge, whether he was lucky or really blessed by the gods.

Unfortunately, after he rushed across the stone bridge, accompanied by creaking and crackling sounds, the stone bridge built by trolls decades ago collapsed into many huge stones, and along the way Falling down the cliff into the river below.

And this scene was also seen by Wayne and Borch who were hiding near the top of the mountain.

Wayne turned to look at Borch, smiled and said:
"It's time for you to play, my friend, this Knight of Ike is an upright man who advocates the glory of knights and values ​​faith."

"Although he is crazy, he can also be called a good person."

"He is your first duel, and he will never refuse to fight you fairly."

"However, if you can, please save his life. After all, there are fewer and fewer good people in this world."

Borch laughed, nodded, and said:
"You handled it well, my friend. Those who still want to hunt dragons now deserve what they deserve."

"I've heard a little bit about the reputation of this Ike knight."

"Perhaps he is a good man for your northern races, but for those demihuman races or other ugly creatures."

"Knight Ike is like a ruthless killer. In his eyes, only a few races are allowed to survive, while the rest don't even have the right to survive."

(End of this chapter)