Chapter 71: Balkal's Scars (1)
"Your Majesty...... ...... are you?"
Tuze looked at Ivan in a daze, completely unsure of which one he was playing with his sudden sword throw.
Ivan was in no mood to explain to him at this point, so he stepped onto the balcony in a flash, turned his head to look at the inn across the street, and breathed a sigh of relief when he was sure that his sword had hit his target.
"Do what you have to do, stay safe, and don't go it alone. He turned and commanded.
"I understand!"
The priest nodded vigorously to indicate that he had received his order, and immediately lifted his robe and left the hotel quickly.
After watching the other party leave, Ivan jumped lightly, stepped on the railing of the balcony, and his figure fell along a parabola to the square in the center of the town.
In the process, a faint blue flame suddenly ignited on his body, lighting up half of the sky, and as it fell, it fell like a meteor to the ground, slamming on the stone slab of the square, shaking the whole town suddenly, as if it had suddenly been shaken.
Pushu Town suddenly woke up from its silence, and with the noise and chaos, nearby residents poked their heads out of their windows and looked into the center of the square, trying to figure out what was really going on there.
"It's the Inquisitor!"
"The Inquisitors are calling us!"
"That lord must have something important to say!"
The witcher saw the blazing blue flames, just as a ship on a voyage saw a lighthouse and a migrating flock found its leader, and it sprang out of the town and spread towards the square.
......
Ten minutes later, the rain finally lightened, but the sky was still extremely gloomy. From a distance, the sprawling mountain buildings stand in the gray, looking eerie and treacherous.
“......”
Ivan continued to release his ghostly energy, like a pillar of human-shaped flames standing in the center of the square, facing the crowd of demon hunters, he didn't speak immediately, and his pupils reflected the vivid faces slightly out of concentration.
Can you win?
What he said before was categorical, not only appeased Tu Ze, but almost believed himself, but the reality was always cruel - he actually had no confidence in his heart.
As the first battle of the Void Cult's all-out counterattack, their plan to cast a net to trap the Demon Hunters has been fully successful, and now that the net has been tightened, it is inevitable that they will invest overwhelming force to reap the fruits of victory.
It can be concluded that the high-level dreadbeast that the witcher is about to face will not be the only one Lady Clara.
And this level of evil is a difficult enemy even for Ivan.
It's true that he fights head-on, but the reason why dreadbeasts are terrifying is that in addition to their great strength, they also have strange methods that make people unguardable.
The combination of the pervasive camouflage ability, coupled with the formed encirclement, made the position of the hunter and the prey of the past completely reversed.
Will it be a one-sided massacre?
No, no, no!
There is still a chance, Pushu Town belongs to the border area, and there is a royal road leading directly to the border, and if the whole town suddenly loses news, it will inevitably alarm the royal court. As long as you stick to it and wait for reinforcements, it will be one for a short time or three days for a long time, and a large army will inevitably break the siege.
As for breaking through alone, Evan didn't even think about it, the other party was clearly coming at him, and there was no difference between taking risks and giving away someone's head. What's more, as soon as he leaves, the hearts of the entire Pushu Town will be scattered, and he is afraid that he will end up being broken by the evil spirits.
All in all, persistence is victory!
Thinking of this, Ivan looked up into the distance, the sky under the rain and fog was still so dark, the tall arrow tower reflected a deep and silent, and the twilight seemed to be a creeping monster, gradually devouring the town.
The square was already densely packed with witchers, barely talking to each other, just standing there calmly, a silent agitation brewing in the air, everyone knew that something big was about to happen.
"Just a few minutes ago, I got the exact news that this city is being targeted by a more advanced dreadbeast!"
He looked around at all the people who were looking at him, and said calmly:
"I know, you're tempted to ask now, what is a higher level of Dreadbeast? I'll answer it in unison, it's a new breed of Dreadbeast that has evolved and has powers far beyond those of ordinary evil creatures. That's bad news, but there's even worse news – we're stuck here, and we can't go anywhere!"
There was a commotion in the square, and the witchers were talking, some of them were shocked, some were eager to try, and others were barely calm, wondering what Ivan was going to say next. The residents who were watching around were directly frightened, just like Tuze before, their brains were blank, and they didn't know what to do.
"Luckily – I'm here!"
Ivan forced himself to keep his calmest look, took a deep breath, and told them in a loud and confident voice, "The better news is that we only need to hold out for three to five days, and the reinforcements will come here and destroy all the Dreadbeasts!"
The witcher's voice suddenly became much quieter, and the onlookers also came to their senses, looking at Ivan with eyes like a person about to drown looking at a life-saving straw.
"Before the battle begins, I must emphasize one thing - all living people in the eyes of the Dreadbeast are food. It was a never-ending war, with no surrender ceremonies, no unrelated personnel, and no prisoners......"
He looked at the inhabitants in the distance, and took the nervous faces into his eyes, and his voice blew towards them like a storm:
"For the survival of the town, everyone except the children and the elderly must participate! Don't leave anything to chance, if you fail, everyone will die!"
Evan understood their feelings, so he knew that it was useless to promise any reward at this time. Only by arousing their desire to survive will it be possible to win this difficult battle of defense.
"We can't afford to fail! Otherwise, evil creatures will come in from all directions, razing this beautiful city to the ground, turning your cherished loved ones into food, and making this land bleed!"
At this point, his words suddenly became high-pitched and fast:
"We have no way back, the only option is to fight! We will fight them in the ruins, we will fight them in the burning streets, we will fight them in the wilderness, we will fight them in the corpses of our comrades, we will fight them in blood!"
In the sonorous and powerful words, Evan clenched his fists and raised his arms high:
"To survive!"
His voice was like gunpowder stuffed into everyone's hearts, and the last sound was the beginning of the ignition of gunpowder, and the shouts of the explosion were extremely loud and resounding through the sky.
"To survive!"
Driven by the desire to survive, even ordinary residents couldn't help but raise their heads and raise their arms and shout.