"That's right, half eagle, half cat, like a lord's coat of arms, except that instead of a scepter, it's my cow." - An anonymous witness to a griffon attack

Griffons used to live only in the mountains, where they hunted marmots and goats.

Later, they discovered a much more abundant and easier prey to hunt – cattle, sheep, and their owners.

In just a few years, this half-eagle, half-cat creature has gone from being a rare species to being the number one pest of northern farmers, the most hated of which are subspecies such as the royal griffin and the great griffon.

Huck and the others were hunting an adult royal griffon, and at this time, the ferocious air overlord floated from the sky like a black cloud.

At first, the loud eagle chirped far away, but in the blink of an eye, it came to the sky directly above, and the sound came from the clouds, and it was already clearly audible.

The sheep, which had been leisurely eating green seedlings, were alarmed by the eagle's chirp and immediately became panicked when they discovered the menacing natural predator.

Baa~

The fat sheep trembled, let out a frightened cry, and began to pull desperately at the hemp rope tied around its neck, trying to escape from its miserable fate.

The other end of the rope was tied to a stake nailed into the ground, and although it was pulled straight by the panicked sheep, it always dutifully fulfilled its duty, firmly imprisoning the bait around the stake.

The black cloud began to hover above, and a moment later, with a long, piercing shriek, it swooped down like a fighter plane in an attacking stance.

As the king of the sky, griffons have their own pride.

When they descend from the sky and catch their prey, they make a long, piercing call to warn their victims to be attacked.

The sheep were completely frightened and went crazy in circles around the stake.

It desperately struggled to survive, but no matter how desperately it tried, it could not break free from the shackles of fate, and was confined to the stake.

The black clouds approached quickly, with a whistling sound, extremely fast.

It wasn't until the griffon came to the near sky that Huck could see the whole thing.

It is a huge monster with the body of a lion on the back and an eagle head and wings on the front.

Nearly three meters in length, the lion-like hind body has yellow-brown fur, a slender tail, and strong hind limbs, sharp claws and strong feet.

The head, body, and wings of the eagle in front are covered with dense feathers, and the middle part of the wing is like a bat's pair of sharp claws.

The fierce and wild eyes seemed to be burning with flames, constantly flashing with dazzling colors, and they were full of terrifying fierce light.

The strong body and rapid dive make the fierce beast look like a falling star, roaring with unstoppable power, making people feel that they can't dodge and can only wait for death.

The violent hurricane swept up the surrounding green seedlings and weeds, and even the woods a few meters away blew strong winds, and the sheep used as bait were already paralyzed on the ground, unable to move.

Boom~

There was a violent crash, and the strong and powerful soles of the feet stepped heavily on the sheep, and the sharp claws instantly scratched the head of the bait, killing the prey with one blow.

The wind was blowing, the dust was flying, the dirt was splattering, and the griffon, which had successfully swooped its wings, fell to the ground.

The bait with the strong smell of the sheep seemed to have an unusual attraction to it, and it couldn't even wait to stop completely, and its sharp beak pecked at it.

Blood splattered, skin opened, and the beast's sharp beak was sharper than a sharp blade, pecking open the prey's belly in minutes, and with the help of sharp claws, it quickly opened the intestines.

In a few moments, all the internal organs entered its stomach, and then there was a frenzy of tearing and swallowing, and a sheep of more than 200 pounds with its belt meat was quickly eaten.

At first, Huck was a little worried when he saw that the griffon only ate internal organs, but he was relieved to see that it had swallowed the whole sheep.

"Do it!"

Geralt let out a low snort, and two bolts flew out with a burst of fireball.

Emily's casting speed was now up a notch, and as soon as the white wolf's words came out, her fireballs were already flying, even faster than crossbow arrows.

The witchers realized that they had underestimated her magic, and had always thought that the fireball was slow, only to realize that it could be very fast.

As soon as the griffon noticed the anomaly and turned its head, a burst fireball the size of a human head exploded at the base of its left wing.

Flames swept through its body, and the impact of the magic explosion caused it to skew its body sharply.

Two crossbow arrows followed and went straight to the head, and it endured the pain, quickly swung its head, and actually knocked one of the crossbow arrows off with its sharp beak.

Another bolt flew past its head, unproductive.

The witchers didn't expect the low-powered crossbow bolts to hurt the griffon, they just wanted to provoke the monster and prevent it from flying away without hesitation.

The task was easily accomplished by the sorceress, and the griffon let out a screech, its fierce gaze fixed on the woman who had unleashed the fireball.

It flapped its wings violently, the wind burst out, and the flames on its body were extinguished instantly.

As soon as he rushed nearby, Huck, who was blown away by the strong wind, saw that the monster was about to fly, and hurriedly threw the honeycomb with all his might.

[Honeycomb: Inflicts silver-based fragment damage in the explosion area, and casts a small amount of fire damage.] 】

"Bomb~" While throwing out the alchemy bomb, he quickly retreated and reminded loudly.

Not far away, Geralt, who heard the shout, immediately bowed down.

Rumble~

As a burst of fire lit up, shards with silver damage flew everywhere, and waves of smoke and air instantly overwhelmed the monster.

Within the range of the explosion, the griffon, which was about to take off, stumbled over all the debris, and then was swept up in smoke and air, and couldn't help but stumble, suddenly lost its balance, and fell to the ground.

Rumble~

Another explosion rang out, and the fireball hit the base of the left wing again, blowing away a feather and flesh.

The monster, which had lost its balance and tried to stand up with the support of its left wing, fell to the ground again.

Before it could regain its strength, a silver light suddenly lit up in the smoke, and it was the silver sword that Geralt had slashed with all his might.

The silver brilliance drew an arc that ended at the base of the left wing, accompanied by a terrible screech from the griffon.

The thick feathers at the base of the wings had been burned by the flames, and the sharp silver sword had sliced through the skin, tearing flesh and even wounding the bones.

The badly wounded monster finally sensed the danger, and its long pointed beak pecked at the human beside him, and as he dodged, it jerked to its feet.

After getting up, the griffin began to flap its wings frantically, and the wind that blew up in place blew the two humans beside it out.

After forcing the enemy away, it no longer hesitated, kicked its legs hard, flapped its wings a few times, and suddenly flew up.

Griffons are not afraid to attack armed humans, and even prefer this prey, as they can be proud to defeat heavily armed humans.

But being belligerent doesn't mean it doesn't have brains, and the human who can unleash fireballs makes it feel deadly threatened.

The same is true of the other two, which felt constrained at every turn from the moment it landed and was attacked, and its claws and spiky beaks, which had been invincible in the past, seemed useless.

Must get off the ground before that abominable human shoots fireballs again!

The griffon, gripped by intense fear, took off without even thinking about fighting back, and fled quickly in the direction of the lair.

Its desire to flee for its life was so strong that even a fireball exploded on its body again, and it couldn't turn it back.