Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 932 914. Fire Sacrifice Site

The contest between the two came to an end in an unexpected turn.

But this is what tactical mistakes can do in battle.

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The body, which had lost the power of its soul to control its injuries, was cut open by the clear blade and the rapidly flowing airflow blade on the blade.

 Guda's body lying on the ground was only half twisted under his powerful brute force.

　　He turned over the rocks, earth and stones under the ground like cotton.

 But his movements were not faster than Lan En's knife after all.

 In the end, his hard struggle only caused Alondette's knife edge to move from the back of his neck to the side of his neck.

Under the action of the blood brought out by the airflow blade, the clear blade light spread out in a fan shape, followed by a spray of blood like a fountain!

Lann's blade is very deep, which is due not only to his own strength and skill, but also to the incomparable sharpness of the Lake Lady's Sword itself.

 In the helmet's observation hole, it was completely dark, and it was impossible to see whether there was an exact person or something else under the helmet.

 The cervical vertebrae of the hero Guda were severed, leaving only a layer of skin and flesh still connected.

Several tall and majestic black armored knights, armed with different weapons, were scattered on this complex terrain.

The foot that was originally stepping on Guda staggered two steps back, his body swaying and almost losing his balance.

 The expert tilted his head towards Lan En and said.

Although Guda's kick just now was quite harsh, with Lan En's alchemy skills, [Higher Swallow] was enough.

That majestic and tall body immediately collapsed after the sword flash, losing the ability to move.

Their heights are basically the same as Lan En's, and the black armors are layered and interlocked, covering their bodies. If you look closely, you can see that there is a silver texture underneath.

 “I just thought you could provide me with more fighting moves in Guda.”

 The heavy door was pushed open by two people with a dry squeaking sound.

 The expert walked down from the arched door of the ceremony venue. As he walked, he looked at Lan En in surprise and the Sword of the Lake Lady in his hand.

"They were originally the Silver Knights who guarded the Gods. In the age of mythology, the elite Silver Knights followed King Gwen to fight against the demons, the creatures created by the out-of-control experiments of the Witch of Izaris. The flames of the demons smoked the Silver Knights' armor. Only when you are black can you become a black knight.”

Although [Zhao Fu Stone] has been recovering his body, in order to surpass Guda's movements just now, he adjusted his breathing and forced himself to speed up.

 Lan En's hand was shaking a little because of fatigue, but he still touched the alchemy leather bag on his waist.

There are not many of them, but each of them can tell just from the thing in their hand that they are definitely not ordinary knights.

The witcher knows it: the darkness within him is growing stronger as the First Fire dims.

 Now, the surrounding environment is very dark.

It's just that it doesn't show a crystal blue color like Osroais. But it is orange-yellow like a real flame.

There is a heavy and tall door there. The key to the Fire Sacrifice and the survival of the world is behind that door.

“And to make sure we still have room to survive two moves, we should go in and take a look.”

 Only nervous twitching remains, and he still pulls on the ground from time to time.

 On the contrary, it made my stomach bleeding worse.

 The expert's thin face showed expectation, but Lan En always felt that it was not an expectation for a 'good knife'.

Lan En put Alondette back into the scabbard without comment: "If the world hasn't collapsed by then, then why not?"

 He walked to Guda's body, and while speaking to Lan En, he bowed slightly to Guda's body.

　　It seems to be a characteristic of strong men in this world when they die. A wisp of soul like a flame emerges on Guda's limp body.

"You are a respectable warrior." After bowing to the corpse, the expert turned slightly and said with burning eyes to Lan En, who was already breathing heavily.

 “I really didn’t expect that you could defeat the hero Guda.”

 It is a common expression of the intention to die in this world. Tombstones and sarcophagi can be seen everywhere on the winding mountain roads.

 But there was a feeling of anxiety and anger rising deep in his heart. This negative emotion was like a puddle of asphalt or crude oil entangled in his mind.

“When you fully recover, we should also go through two moves.”

After Lan En finished speaking, the two of them looked at the other end of the ceremony venue.

 Took out a bottle of [High-grade Swallow] and took a sip. The potion's potency began to stimulate the body's rapid recovery.

 Lan put it away.

Lan En, who won a speed race, seemed to let out a sigh of relief.

But in the final analysis, as long as you win, everything will be easy.

 This indicates that the weakening of the initial fire is more serious. Moreover, Lan En's body is currently recovering rapidly from [Higher Swallow] and [Early Recovery Stone].

 Following this, another mouthful of blood surged up from his esophagus.

 “This is the Black Knight.”

“Later, they followed King Gwen into the initial furnace and burned, turning into ashes. That was the first [fire] in history. They were also the first batch of [ashes] in history.”

 After entering the door, there is a winding mountain road uphill.

As he spoke, the expert bent slightly, pressing the scabbard with one hand and holding the handle of the knife with the other.

　　Putting up a posture ready to draw a sword and strike.

“So much time has passed that they are all dizzy now.”

"Even though they were only separated by a door, no one noticed what happened at the ceremony. Only the black knight who saw Guda's resistance fought with him and died in the end."  "Unless you give them Only after seeing the proof from the Lothric royal family will they obey silently, otherwise they won’t care what you came to the Fire Sacrifice for. We have to fight there.”

 The expert pressed the knife, lowered his center of gravity and walked forward.

Just as he said, the black knights who noticed someone coming were silent. They just pulled out their weapons like machines and walked towards the person.

 It was a posture of starting the fight without saying a word or asking any questions.

Lan En frowned and looked at the expert who was about to take action.

 In [Spiritual Vision], the flow of soul power and physical power in the expert becomes clear.

Lan En clearly saw the [combat skills] engraved by the power of the soul on the fighting knife at the expert's waist. It was quite interesting.

 A kind of [combat skill] that combines sword-drawing and [blocking]?

 He made a mental note of the flow of soul power and physical power, but the demon hunter was not prepared to fight the knights of the mythical age after the battle with the hero Guda.

 So, he silently took out the small flag given to him by Emma's officiant.

 Experts say that the Black Knights only take orders from the Lothric royal family. This is actually a vague understanding of outsiders.

These knights, who have been lethargic for a long time and only become active in battle, are actually obeying the power of Lothric.

 The one-third pillar of royal power represented by the officiant is undoubtedly part of this power.

So the expert put on the [combat skill] posture, and when he was halfway there, he saw the tall black knight on the opposite side stopped in his tracks.

 And not only did he stop, he even put away his weapons.

The expert was still stunned, but Lan En had already walked past him holding a small flag.

 The Black Knight turned sideways and gave way to Lan En.

“Do you still have people stationed here?”

Lan asked the black knight in front of him, and the black knight nodded slowly after an obviously dull silence.

The layers of biting armor made a stiff friction sound because of his movements.

Just standing in front of these black knights, you can almost feel the weight of the concept of 'time'.

 However, their armor and weapons are still in excellent condition due to supernatural technology, but they can still give people an impression of strength and bravery.

　　Very contrasting.

 After a while, Lan En waved a small flag and took the experts with him, and looked at several black knights stationed here before he was sure that there would be no fight due to accidental reasons.

The expert was also happy to save trouble. After saying hello to Lan En, he was ready to go about his own business. According to him, it is to find that good knife.

 Lan En went straight into the Fire Sacrifice.

 It is as dark as ever, and the initial fire will not use more power to take care of this place just because it has the name of 'Fire Transferring Sacrificial Site'.

 This is a circular sacrificial site with a multi-layered structure, with the center being the lowest and the outer layers gradually rising.

After Lan En came in, he first saw the five Thrones of Desire opposite.

These thrones now look like seats roughly made of ordinary stones, inconspicuous.

 There were only three people in this lightless sacrificial site. Only a small pile of candles beside each person, burning and shedding wax tears, provides some light.

 One is a disabled old woman sitting on a chair against the wall. One is an old blacksmith who is banging the anvil in the corridor.

There was another one, a woman who had been standing motionless by the extinguished brazier in the middle of the circular sacrificial site for an unknown length of time.

“Oh my god, I didn’t expect that besides us poor people bound here by the fire transmission, there would be people visiting at this time?”

 Lan En's footsteps were abrupt and obvious in this sacrificial site where there were only three people.

The old woman huddled in the chair bent her back and said with a trembling smile.

Her voice was low and hoarse, making her sound uneasy.

　　Compared to a kind-hearted old woman, this voice is more like an old witch with ulterior motives in fairy tales.

It is obvious that the person in charge here should be the woman standing in the center of the sacrificial field.

 She is a fire-proof girl.

The reason Lan En made this judgment was because her clothes were exactly the same as those of [Crystallized Daughter] Crynhild.

As for Clinhilde's identity, she was originally the fireproof girl of Prince Lothrik.

She is tall and has a delicate face, but the upper half of her face is covered with an exquisite silver mask, making it difficult to see her whole face.

 Lan En knew that the mask was not a decoration, but a real eyepatch.

Whether it is the White Sect or other sects, most of them respect blind women as saints, believing that "without vision in a universal sense, they can better understand the preciousness of flames."

Even the classics of the respective sects are described in Braille Braille scriptures.

For the theoretically noblest saint such as the Fire Guard Girl, giving up her eyes is just the most basic standard.

 So in order to take care of the fire prevention girl, Lan En deliberately increased the sound of his footsteps.

Sure enough, after hearing the footsteps, the fire prevention girl turned around gracefully.

The black gold-rimmed priesthood dress floated like waves at the height of her ankles.

She bowed slightly in the direction of Lan En: "Welcome to the Fire Sacrifice. I am the fire prevention girl here. Who are you...?"