Chapter 183 Vera is Here
"...Humans are coming...Trolls...Kill!!!"

The moment when Shanshitou shouted.

Ailin's mind moved.

The magic power flows in an instant, and the mental power fits the "night".

In a blink of an eye.

The witcher disappeared into the cave.

"Boom~boom~boom~"

There was the sound of orderly footsteps coming from the cave entrance.

The witcher looked in the direction of the sound.

The flickering firelight cast large shadows in the cave, like some hideous shadow monster.

After becoming invisible, Ailin quickly found a large rock, hid under it, and observed the battle at the entrance of the cave.

As the footsteps got closer, the monsters revealed their true forms in the distant passage.

Several shields were closely packed together, coming in from the passage, and then walking out step by step.

"An indestructible shield on all four sides?"

Ailin found the key.

wrong!

There are more than just four sides!
As the Kaedweni army slowly walked out of the passage, another row of indestructible shields on all four sides followed neatly behind the previous row.

Obviously.

The huge setback in the previous battle made the commander of this Kaedwen army more vigilant.

"Tsk tsk~"

After identifying the properties of the indestructible shields, whenever Ailin looked at these shields, he would automatically hear the sound of gold coins flowing out of his ears.

Just these eight shields, as long as they are activated.

Even if there is no attack, according to the consumption rate of magic gems, at least 200 orens will be burned every second.

"As expected of the largest country in the northern continent, it is rich and powerful!"

but……

Get out of the cave?

Wouldn't this leave gaps in the upper and left and right directions?

Aylin was a little confused.

He had seen the Unbreakable Shield defending in battle.

Although it is the shield composed of magic power that blocks the attack, rather than the shield surface itself.

But it is just similar to the Quen Shield, except that it has a layer on the surface of the shield.

Whether it was above the shield or to the left or right, it could not be blocked.

"Could it be that all the experienced shield-bearing soldiers were killed by the rock trolls in the last batch?"

"Are all the people coming now inexperienced?"

The witcher speculated in his mind.

Not only Ailin, Shan Shitou also seemed to have discovered this rare opportunity.

"Roar!"

Without waiting for the Kaedweni army to gain a foothold, it rushed forward with several rock trolls.

After getting closer, the stone's fist, which was bigger than a normal human's, smashed hard on the top of the shield, as if it wanted to pass through the shield and smash into the tiny human behind it.

It is conceivable that as long as this fist as big as a hill hits down, the human soldiers behind the shield will definitely suffer heavy casualties.

"Boom~"

A huge crash sounded.

"It's really not that simple!"

Ailin's eyes were fixed on the place where the rocks attacked.

Right above the shield wall, the huge fist was blocked by the yellow glow.

The magical glow that was hit by the fist changed from a dot on Shinjuku to a hollow khaki circle.

Then, as if a stone hit the water surface, the originally transparent magic glow was stimulated to emit an ochre light, and a strong ripple appeared along the place where it was hit.

But in the end.

Shan Shitou's heavy attack was firmly blocked.

"This is a hemispherical magic shield!"

Ailin thought.

The source of this khaki glow is precisely the eight-sided indestructible shield.

"Three tower shields are like a thick city wall!"

The note about the indestructible shield given by the appraisal technique suddenly came to mind.

Ailin felt that he still underestimated this shield.

Three shields are not the limit of coordinated defense!
but……

Can this form of shield be activated by three shields?

Or.

Do we need more shield-unbreaking resonance?
Various speculations arose and disappeared in Ailin's mind.

The importance of the unbreakable shield in its second form suddenly increased in his mind.

only……

"Is it really worth it?"

The demon hunter was a little confused.

His sight was focused on the edge of the unbreakable shield, where six magical gems of different colors were inlaid.

One of them was completely turned into ashes after being attacked by the rock.

The adjacent one is also a little dull in color.

Although the magic gems inlaid on the unbreakable shield should be of the lowest quality.

But after Ailin made a mental estimate, he found that this attack consumed at least three thousand orens.

If we continue to attack like this, even the king will feel pain, right?
"Is it worth it for a few monsters?" Aelin thought.

There are many ways to kill monsters.

The cost of resisting this attack is enough to hire several witcher masters.

Even if the king has some problems with the Wolf School, he could hire some wizards, right?

"strangeness!"

Ailin thought.

but.

Watching the soldiers behind the tower shield quickly replacing the gems, and the ineffective attacks of the mountain stones and other rock trolls.

He wasn't prepared to just sit there and watch.

Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved with Shan Shitou.

Every rock troll here will be a fighting force he can fight for.

then.

Observed carefully for a while.

Ailin communicated with "Night" through his mind, became invisible again, and quickly approached the flank of the Kaedwen army, lurking behind a protruding stalagmite.

"If you are invisible, you can still use magic. Just recite the spell."

After Ailin sighed in his heart, he began to chant the spell in a low voice.

“Quack, quack, quack…”

The chanting of mysterious spells came from Arryn's mouth, drowned out by the noisy roars of the rock trolls on the battlefield.

Soon.

An ice cone as thick as two fingers appeared in the center of the witcher's palm.

Aelin narrowed his eyes and took careful aim.

"Hey~"

A soft sound.

Just as the Kaedwen soldiers' attention was focused on the huge rock troll in front of them.

The ice cone cut through the air, gleaming with an ochre-colored glow, penetrated the leather armor and helmet, and pierced straight into the edge of the shield array, hitting the temple of a soldier whose shield was not broken.

next second.

"Boom~"

As if they had made an appointment with Ailin, the heavy blows of the rocks connected and instantly hit the magical glow formed by the unbreakable shield.

"Oh!"

An unbreakable shield was instantly bounced away by the waves of light, and then fell to the ground with a clang.

"what happened!"

"what happened?"

"Where's Andre? Why did the link that didn't break the shield suddenly break?"

After a moment of silence, there was a huge noise from the Kaedweni soldiers.

Panic, hesitation, bewilderment...

The boiling emotions were so intense that even Ailin, who was fifty meters away, could feel it.

"Andre is dead!"

A soldier yelled in horror.

The death of a man for unknown reasons caused the neatly-organized army to fall into chaos.

The khaki-colored magical glow also flickered.

Obviously.

The resonance of the Unbreakable Shield is on the verge of being out of balance. What is even more terrifying for these soldiers is...

"Be careful! The monster is attacking again!"

The next moment, a fist of rock bigger than a man came crashing down again, accompanied by a whistling gale.

"Boom~"

There was another loud noise, like a huge wave hitting the shore.

But this time, the ochre-colored magic dam failed to stop the surging force of the rocks.

"Thorn-"

With a sharp explosion, the indestructible magic shield was instantly shattered.

The fists of rocks from the mountains, mixed with stones thrown by other trolls, rushed into the unbreakable shield unstoppably.

"Ah! The shield is broken! The monster is rushing in!"

"Retreat! Retreat!"

"Help! Quick...ah..."

"...Humans...Kill..."

The roars of the rock trolls and the terrified screams of the Kaedweni soldiers suddenly echoed throughout the cave.

"The effect is so good?"

Ailin looked at his right hand in surprise.

Hard to imagine.

The defense that was difficult to break even with mountain rocks was broken by just a small ice spear spell.

His best hope was to use this attack to kill a soldier and cause some chaos.

Then find an opportunity to weaken the unbreakable shield on all sides.

after all.

The previous battle left an indestructible shield on all sides due to the rocks.

That means that four shields cannot stop the well-fed rocks.

only……

Unexpectedly, with only one death, this seemingly indestructible shield wall was broken.

"Sure enough, there is a reason why magic items like the Unbreakable Shield were eliminated."

Ailin thought.

He looked at the tower shield that the soldiers had left on the ground.

In the blink of an eye.

Many thoughts passed through my mind.

Soon, these shields will be his trophies.

The weaknesses shown by Kaedweni soldiers when using it may also be the flaws that they will be exploited when using the Wolf School.

At this moment.

Ailin suddenly had an idea and subconsciously stretched out his right hand.

next second.

A crystal clear bird gently landed on his index finger.

"A lovebird?"

Ailin exclaimed in surprise and was about to check the thoughts conveyed by the love bird.

A scent of orange mixed with cardamom wafted through the bloody and rancid wind from the cave.

“This smell…”

Ailin was stunned for a moment, then quickly turned his head to look in the direction of the smell.

Less than three meters to his side, a figure in a black robe suddenly appeared.

"Ms. Vera!" he exclaimed, "Why are you here?"

Yes.

The figure that suddenly appeared was the sorceress Vera.

After the sorceress appeared.

Her eyes lingered on her face and hair for a few seconds.

Aelin knew.

The sorceress was looking at her mask and headscarf.

follow closely.

The tip of the small and delicate nose twitched.

"Ms. Vera, why are you here?"

Looking at the sorceress's red eyes, Ailin felt guilty for no reason and asked again.

"After you sent the message back with the lovebird, Mary... came to me in a hurry and prepared the ingredients for refining Verdant Sigh..."

When mentioning Mary, Ailin noticed that the sorceress's eyes looked meaningful.

This made him feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

"...When I got everything ready, I found that the lovebird couldn't find its destination and just circled in the same place. I knew you must be trapped somewhere, so I set out to find you..."

In this way, the sorceress roughly recounted the process of finding Vesemir and Soi.

The discomfort in Ailin's heart slowly turned into warmth.

In the world of demon hunters, it is not easy to find someone.

Even though he had already told the address of Baiguoyuan in the love bird.

But it is not easy to get from Kaer Morhen to the Orchard in a day, even with a portal.

Ailin estimated that with the sorceress's magical ability, she would have to use the portal at least ten times.

This continuous use of portals will take a huge toll on both the body and the mind.

not to mention.

The sorceress still has to find the chief.

Since he is with the king, his whereabouts must be difficult to find out.

Ailin looked at the sorceress's face in the flickering firelight.

Although magic could keep her appearance as exquisite as ever, Ailin could clearly see a hint of fatigue in the corners of her eyebrows and eyes.

Thinking of this, he opened his mouth, wanting to thank him but not knowing what to say.

"...After arriving here, I quietly followed the Kaedweni army down...After sensing the familiar magical fluctuations, I released the lovebird and followed it to find you..."

"But I thought you were surrounded by dangers..."

The sorceress glanced around and paused before her eyes rested on the mask on Ailin's face. She said with some amusement:
"But it looks like you're doing pretty well."

Ailin was embarrassed and instinctively took a deep breath and was about to explain.

What rushed into his nose was the faint fragrance of chamomile, which made him speechless for a moment.

fortunately.

At this time, the battle between the rock trolls and the Kaedweni army ended.

Ailin suddenly saw the huge body of the stone, which walked silently behind the sorceress as if it had no weight.

He stretched out his right palm as if to attack her.

"Shan Shitou, this is my... um... friend, please don't hurt her."

Ailin quickly took a step forward and stood in front of the sorceress.

Upon hearing this, Shan Shitou immediately stopped his right palm and touched his head:

"...Witchers are friends of rocks...Witcher friends are not enemies of rocks..."

Then, he smiled at Ailin fiercely and honestly, pointed back at the cave entrance, and continued:
"...The troll thanks...the demon hunter for his help...the spoils are given to the demon hunter..."

Ailin looked in the direction the rock pointed.

The indestructible shield lay crookedly on the ground.

Obviously.

Such a heavy prop is not suitable to carry when escaping.

of course.

Judging from the bloodstains on the tower shield and the suspicious dark red strands.

Perhaps their original owners couldn't even escape themselves.

Thinking of this, Ailin felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach, but it only lasted for a moment.

"Thank you, Shanshitou."

After expressing his gratitude to the stone, he happily accepted the indestructible shield.

Originally he was worried that he would not be able to send out these eight shields.

As for now...

Ailin glanced at the sorceress:

"Ms. Vera, can you help me deliver these shields?"

The sorceress nodded and confirmed with Ailin.

"Crack~"

A snap of the fingers.

A total of eleven unbreakable shields, including the previous three, disappeared.

After putting away the Unbreakable Shield, the sorceress looked at Ailin:
"Alin, have you finished everything you need to do here?"

"If we're done, let's leave now!"

Ailin nodded subconsciously, and suddenly thought of the rock trolls around him, and asked:
"If I leave now, what about these rock trolls?"

"What will happen to them?"

(End of this chapter)