Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 211 The Battle of Kaer Morhen
After the collapse of the Nilfgaardian army, a scene of a race to conquer began in the north.

Pursuing the Nilfgaardian army is now just a side matter, the important thing is to take over the land left by the Nilfgaardians.

Therefore, the Nilfgaardians who gathered in various ports to wait for ships and fled south were largely ignored.

If they want to run, let them run, they don't matter now.

After they leave, the ownership of those ports is the most important.

Only those who are really too slow or not smart enough will be attacked by the northerners, and then they will be defeated by the northerners' advantage.

Redania's actions were very fast. The day after Emhyr's troops left Vizima, the Redanian cavalry entered the city.

As a result, almost all of Nilfgaardian Temeria was controlled by the Redanians.

The Redanian army then moved towards the former Kingdom of Sidaris, and the Redanian cavalry drove directly to the seaside and headed towards Verden.

Soon, the Redanian army arrived at the banks of the Aruga River, across the river from Cintra on the other side.

Subsequently, with the arrival of a large number of Redanian infantry, the original western coastal occupied areas of Temeria now fell into Radovid's hands.

As for Aedirn and Livia, their progress was very unfavorable.

The Nilfgaardian fortresses of Brugg and Soden still blocked their advance. In this great defeat of the Nilfgaardians, they only gained one Hydaris and its surrounding areas, and part of Taymor. Leah land.

However, this was actually Hemei's intention.

On the one hand, it is true that there are insufficient troops on hand.

On the other hand, if the Redanians are not allowed to continue to border the Nilfgaard-occupied area, how can Radovid send troops?
Radovid was a very vigilant person, and it would be really difficult for him to lead his army in a land completely controlled by the Aedian people.

If he did this, it would be equivalent to leaving the life and death of the Redanian army in the hands of the Aedirians, and he would not do this even if Radovid was killed.

However, no matter what, this is a great benefit to the north after all. The war has now been pushed to the south bank of the Yaruga River.

Of course, this does not mean that the northerners can pile up all their troops to the Yaruga River.

Aedirn and Redania still have to be wary of the remaining black armies in the north. Many port cities on the seaside are still in the hands of Nilfgaard, where there are over a hundred thousand Nilfgaardian troops waiting for the fleet.

These Nilfgaardians all need to be monitored by troops - even if these guys are crowded and running away, after all, there are more than [-] people.

The northerners did not intend to do anything to them, nor did they intend to attack further.

Now the Nilfgaardians are in a hurry to run, and they will definitely have to fight tooth and nail to fight them, which will not be worth the loss.

However, in terms of publicity, the two northern kingdoms will naturally not miss this opportunity.

According to the propaganda of the Northern Kingdoms, Nilfgaard's defeat is only a matter of time.

As long as you survive this wave of darkness, you can usher in the dawn - and then they collected a special tax. The darkness before dawn is when money is needed most.

Although there are taxes, the people are still very happy.

Because it is a real fact that the Nilfgaardians were pushed to the Aruga River, the war can indeed end.

Now that the war is about to end, it's good to endure it any longer.

This optimistic atmosphere reached its peak after the Nilfgaardians withdrew from the fortress of Brugg and the ports on the western coast. From then on, the entire north bank of the Aruga River completely lost its foothold for the Nilfgaardians. land.

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In sharp contrast to the joy of the northerners, the men in black were extremely embarrassed.

The Nilfgaardians could be said to be running all the way, rushing south without stopping, just to stay away from the damn north.

Some troops even did things to harm friendly troops in order to run faster.

They sold information on friendly forces to the nearest northern force in exchange for the northerners allowing them safe passage.

But when they do this, they often don't realize that the northerners have no intention of chasing the man in black.

But people still won’t miss the merit that comes to their doorstep.

Anyway, in the chaos, the Nilfgaardians withdrew to the south bank of the Aruga River.

A large number of troops were crowded into Cintra in a short period of time, and there was a lack of unified command. Emhyr was not here, which undoubtedly caused extremely exaggerated chaos in this land.

There are still many troops who choose to go all the way south along the Manada Mountain steps and return to the south, not caring about this side at all.

Regardless of whether there is a war or not, the most important thing now is to leave this hellish place.

No one could stop them from running away, so many people just slipped away.

Even among the imperial troops still remaining in Cintra, there were a large number of desertions. Deserters appeared in an almost constant stream, and there were even troops running away in formation.

Generally speaking, when the situation develops like this, the war can almost be regarded as a failure.

However, Emhyr still has Nilfgaard's super fleet and an army of 10 men. As this force is still there, the emperor still has the right to speak.

Now the fleet has just pulled anchor from Gosveren and is on its way to the Skellige Islands.

Emhyr wants to kill this annoying gopher in the archipelago, and at the same time, he can rectify the morale of the army and rebuild morale.

The chaos in Cintra ended with the march north of Admiral Markosh. The emperor's loyal minister used thunder to rectify the Nilfgaardian army in Cintra.

Then they set up defenses along the Yaruga River to prepare for the next attack from the northerners.

As for Nilfgaard, under Emhyr's order, Vatyr Lidorik was quickly transferred back to the country to deal with the troops who fled south.

As the frightening spy leader in Nilfgaard, Vatier is fully capable of suppressing these defeated soldiers. He is a key figure in Emhyr's spy politics. He just suppresses some disobedient warlords. It's simple.

However, Vatier himself was very dissatisfied with this. He was still fully promoting the emperor's original order, but now he was transferred to perform a new task.

But he had no right to refuse the emperor's order.

Within Nilfgaard, due to the shift in focus of the intelligence department and the tacit promotion of all forces, the news of this frontline failure spread throughout the entire empire.

This immediately plunged the entire empire into a storm of public opinion, with dissatisfaction with Emhyr everywhere. If Li Dauriq hadn't released the intelligence department's martial faction to suppress it in time, something might have happened in the Golden Tower City.

At the same time, something big happened on the streets of the Golden Tower Gate.

The people suddenly discovered that at some point, steel giants began to appear in the capital.

This kind of war machine has now become a patrol in the Golden Tower City, and there are more and more of these steel giants.

At the same time, a department called the Imperial Security Office also appeared in people's eyes. The power of this department seemed to be no less than that of Lee Dorik's intelligence department.

There is no doubt that, coupled with Vatier's ubiquitous spies, this has silenced many people who want to use this to solve the matter.

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While both the North and the South are writing a new chapter of political struggle, in the darkness of the world, in those seemingly inconspicuous small places, things that affect the entire world are happening.

"Kaer Morhen, I'm finally back. I wonder if anyone else has arrived."

Geralt said while looking at the ruined Ancient Sea Fortress in front of him.

He has been through so much in the past month.

He first helped Ciri resolve a series of grievances he had accumulated since he returned to this world, such as the witches in Willen, the gangsters in Nuo City, and those who had helped Ciri.

It didn't take much time to resolve these matters. At the same time, along the way, they also saw the flags of all parties coming and going.

Geralt was not surprised by this, he was used to seeing this.

On the way, out of respect for Ciri, Geralt told her about Emhyr wanting her to go back, but Ciri chose to refuse.

Yes, given Nilfgaard's current situation, of course he has to choose to refuse.

Although Xili thought that she had lost the person who should have been her, she would not rush into the fire pit.

Next, they returned to Kaer Morhen, where Yennefer completely relieved Avallac'h of trouble and allowed the elf to recover.

Then from Avallac'h, they learned that the Wild Hunt had pinpointed Ciri's location.

After Ciri leaves the hiding place Avallac'h created for her, it won't be long before the Wild Hunt reaches Ciri.

Since he couldn't run away, he had to face it. Geralt decided to face the Wild Hunt in Kaer Morhen. In order to fight against the Wild Hunt, he needed to gather allies.

But just when Geralt was about to leave Kaer Morhen, he found someone coming to help.

The above people are members of the Snake Faction. Starting from Ivar Evil Eye, every Snake Faction demon hunter is here.

White Wolf asked why they came, but Iva just smiled, and then pointed to the sky. At this point, he also knew why the Snake Sect came.

White Wolf didn't ask how the Snake Sect knew. After all, they had been fighting against the Wild Hunt for so many years, so it was normal for them to be able to discover the Wild Hunt's movements.

After settling these Snake Sect visitors, Geralt used his accumulated contacts to continue looking for helpers.

He went to Novigrad and called Zoltan over, a dwarf who was always reliable on the battlefield.

He took a trip to the Ofel people and met the prince he had saved. The prince sent an Ofel assassin Maral, who was a good crossbow user.

In Sidaris, he found Roche, and upon hearing that his friend needed help, Roche immediately agreed and took Weiss and several blue-clad iron guards to Kaer Morhen.

In the Skellige Islands, Geralt met Anahad, who was from the Bear School. During the activities in the islands, White Wolf was able to get to know the founder of the Bear School better, and the founder of the Bear School who ushered in a new life in another way. Bear pie.

Anahad had often been helped by Geralt, so he agreed without any hesitation, and brought along his best new generation of "Bear Faction".

Then came Halma and Keris, as well as the Arch Druid Mossak. When the Druid and Halma heard that they wanted to help Ciri, they immediately agreed.

Caris did not come because she had to prepare for the Nilfgaardian fleet that would arrive in a few weeks.

In this way, Geralt basically used up all his contacts in exchange for a powerful team.

After returning to the castle, Geralt discovered that Ivar Evil Eye had brought him a surprise.

He used his connections to pull over the gryphon faction that was cleaning up monsters in Petekt, and their master Elan personally led the team.

In addition, the Griffins also arrived with some artillery and gunpowder. Although it feels a bit redundant, these things can be used in unexpected places.

In this way, plus the members of the Wolf Faction, Kaer Morhen has brought together 16 demon hunters, three sorceresses, and a bunch of tough warriors. Such a combination can even kill a certain general on the battlefield. All is enough.

Then the defense of Kaer Morhen began.

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Eredin really felt a little outrageous this time.

I thought that catching the swallow would be a very easy and simple matter, but considering that the tiger had to fight the rabbit with all his strength, Eredin dispatched most of the Red Cavalry.

As a result, he felt even more now that his elite red cavalry were being beaten violently by Dh'oine below.

The Wild Hunts are disappearing one after another and being expelled from this world.

According to the information they fed back, they were first attacked by a large number of fireballs, and then a dozen mutants who were "scarily fast to death" (the original words of the person who was chopped down) rushed over and quickly chopped them all down.

The speeds of these mutants became more and more outrageous. Various seals and bombs were thrown out as if they were free of charge. In the end, their portals were blown up with magic-blocking gold.

As for the monsters and undead brought by the Wild Hunt, they all fell in front of Dh'oine, and even his two generals were expelled.

They faced off against that guy Ivar Evil Eye. In front of this mutant who had been fighting against the Wild Hunt all his life, their abilities were still not enough.Eredin really felt that this was outrageous. Damn it, is this fighting power so exaggerated?

This made Eredin afraid to show his head. He continued to stay in the sky, and then asked his men to quickly contact the Winter Queen.

Eredin once thought that with his team, he could deal with the Swallow's protector and bring the Swallow back, so he didn't call the Winter Queen.

Eredin still doesn't want this old man to come to help them often. It's not that there is any hatred between them, but that it will make Eredin as a leader very incompetent.

Eredin is also shameless. He always lets old leaders do the work. Doesn't this show his lack of ability? Outsiders will definitely point fingers, but insiders think he is not good enough.

What's more, now is the critical moment for Eredin to attack the leader of Ain El, and they have big plans next.

It turned out that the people he brought were not enough. They were beaten to pieces by the security forces around Yanzi, but this person's strength was still needed.

It didn't take much time to contact the Winter Queen. After all, the Wild Hunt was essentially armor controlled by elves.

The true nature of the elves is actually in their world, and they only need to send a few people to the Palace of the Winter Queen.

So, after a while, another portal opened, and then the huge throne of the Winter Queen appeared.

Just like last time, the Queen of Winter brought a lot of white frost when she appeared, which caused the environment that was already colder due to the constantly opening Wild Hunt portals to become even colder. This change made a person noticed.

He is Ivar Evil Eye.

After the old demon hunter faced the Winter Queen last time, he knew several characteristics of the Winter Queen by heart when she appeared.

Therefore, Ivar Evil Eye felt it the moment the big ice lump appeared, and then he saw the throne of the Queen of Winter in the sky.

"It really came."

The master demon hunter said in a tone that was indeed true.

"Lesuo, this is all up to you three. The monster is here. The others follow me."

"Okay, Grandmaster."

Leitho was not surprised by this. They came to Kaer Morhen this time, to a large extent, it could be said that they came here for the Queen of Winter.

Ivar Evil Eyes swore that this monster would be destroyed this time.

On the other side, after listening to Eredin's explanation of the situation, the Queen of Winter just replied lightly:

"waste."

Then the Winter Queen didn't even look at Eredin, but used magic on her own. As the energy fluctuated, many dead people near Kaer Morhen got up.

The first ones to get up were the besiegers of the Salamander Gang. Their clothes were in tatters, and then they were a bunch of complete skeletons with only some rags on their bodies.

These dead people can be traced back to the history. They are the mobs that once besieged Kaer Morhen, as well as the witchers who were besieged and killed by the mobs.

Even though they turned into skeletons, under the magic of the Winter Queen, these skeletons still stood up.

As the dead in Kaer Morhen over the years rose to their feet and joined the fray, the pressure on the Wild Hunt immediately eased.

Although the demon hunters have exquisite swordsmanship, those exquisite swordsmanship are of no use when facing the dead, and the magic-blocking golden bombs that can make these dead people fall on a large scale are almost useless.

"Go catch the swallows."

The Winter Queen said calmly, as she used magic to blast a big hole in the wall of Kaer Morhen.

In front of that huge icicle, even this ancient ancient sea fortress could not resist it.

Eredin didn't say anything, because he knew that the more he spoke now, the more mistakes he would make. He just needed to fulfill the Winter Queen's order.

Therefore, Eredin immediately rushed down with a large group of wild hunters and filed in through the gap.

The Queen of Winter felt extremely upset when she saw Eredin's departure and the chaotic battle situation below.

Then, she couldn't help but think of the current political situation in Ayn Ayr, and she began to think, can Eredin really lead Ayn Ayr through this crisis?
There is one thing that all Ayn El are sure of now, that is, if Avallac'h is confirmed to be a traitor and Gale does not participate in the power struggle, Eredin will inevitably become the leader of the elves.

If the capture of the son of the ancient blood fails, then Ain El will have to launch an invasion of this world to temporarily escape the hoar frost...

This made the Winter Queen couldn't help but recall the scene when Ain El faced the hoarfrost for the first time when she was young.

While the Winter Queen was thinking about this, on the castle of Kaer Morhen, a volley of cannon was aimed at the Winter Queen unknowingly, and a snake-sect demon hunter was operating it.

"Bang bang bang!"

With the continuous roar of the volley of artillery, the magic-resistant gold cannonballs flew into the sky as if they were free of charge.

For a poor demon hunter, firing so many precious ammunition at one time is undoubtedly fatal, but for their purpose, it is all worth it.

Although the Queen of Winter's power is mixed with white frost, it still relies on chaotic energy to run.

Therefore, under the magic-blocking golden projectiles, the throne of the Winter Queen is rapidly collapsing.

Large chunks of ice fell down as if they were free, knocking down several Wild Hunts who had just passed by.

In fact, if it weren't for the power of white frost in it, the throne would have been completely shattered as soon as it was hit by the magic-blocking golden projectile.

The Winter Queen immediately adjusted the position of the throne. Although she was not afraid of the magic-blocking gold, it would still be embarrassing for the throne to be broken and fall.

But at this moment, the second volley of guns opened fire.

Under the control of a snake sect demon hunter, the volley of artillery continued to spray out ammunition, and under this wave of bombardment, the entire throne fell apart in the air.

From the ground, it looks like a frost flower exploding in the sky. It can be said to be extremely beautiful.

However, it was very bad for the person involved, the Winter Queen, because he smashed it straight down and made a big hole in the ground.

In the pit, the Winter Queen climbed up in embarrassment. This would not kill her, but it would make her feel very embarrassed.

After feeling humiliated, there was anger, anger at those Dh'oine for making her so miserable.

And just when she was about to cast a super-large magic to teach Dh'oine an unprecedented lesson, a figure appeared in front of him.

"Nice to meet you, Winter Queen."

Ivar Evil Eye cast a seal, and then purple light belonging to the Arden Seal appeared on the ground. However, the range and intensity of this seal far exceeded the ordinary Arden Seal.

"I have been waiting for this day for a long time. I specially asked Elan to study this seal. You know, the gryphon's seal is something that even wizards would be jealous of."

When Iva was talking, the Queen of Winter was constantly gathering strength, wanting to teach this human being a lesson, but then she was shocked to find that she couldn't gather the strength, and even if she did, it was very limited.

"That's a lot to say, Winter Queen, let's end this damn thing."

After Ivar finished speaking, he rushed forward with a silver sword in one hand and a dagger in the other.

He had long seen through his Sword of Chaos that the Queen of Winter traveled between worlds in her physical form.

In other words, if you kill her here, she will really die.

This is the important reason why Ivar has spent so much money and made so many preparations. He wants to keep this important figure in the Wild Hunt here forever.

The Queen of Winter did not panic when faced with the attack. She gathered strength at her fingertips. This was the power of white frost.

Even if she was suppressed like this, it was not that easy to take off her head.

As Ivar Evil Eye worked to behead the Winter Queen, the battle inside Kaer Morhen Castle became increasingly fierce.

A large number of wild hunters and undead rushed in through the gap in the city wall. Although the demon hunters were brave and good at fighting, if the form was completely limited to head-on fighting, then they would have no advantage.

All the demon hunters can do is to lead the Wild Hunt into traps that have been laid out in advance, and use pitfalls and gunpowder to deal with them.

But there is a limit to fighting and retreating, so the demon hunters prepared a big gift for the Wild Hunt.

"Boom!"

Following the explosion, countless rubbles fell to the ground, and the entire city gate tower collapsed, crushing the Wild Hunt and the Undead underneath.

Vesemir was very reluctant to do this, but in order to destroy the enemy, he had to do this.

The collapsed rubble stirred up countless dust, and even the demon hunter kept coughing among it.

"How's it going?"

Someone asked such a question, but was unable to answer it. Everyone still looked at the rising dust as if they were facing an enemy.

Geralt glanced at Ciri. Damn it, this girl was still disobedient and finally came out.

Xili noticed the look in Bai Lang's eyes and lowered her head slightly, but still looked ahead firmly.

Seeing this, Bai Lang could only sigh. Now that it was like this, he couldn't do anything.

And among the dust, some figures came out, with the sound of armors clashing among them.

Their identities were obvious.

Even though the explosion killed a large number of Wild Hunts and undead, there are still Wild Hunts left.

Moreover, the Wild Hunt then performed an operation that caught them off guard.

Suddenly a large amount of white frost rushed out from the dust, freezing all the witchers-except Ciri.

The person walking at the front was none other than Eredin, the King of the Wild Hunt.

"Swallow, it's time for you to come with me. It's best for everyone."

In Ciri's ears, Eredin's voice was still so disgusting, but coupled with the sight of everyone around him being frozen, it was even more terrifying.

Shirley wanted to escape, but she knew that if she left, everyone here would die.

But, but, she never wanted to fall into the hands of the Wild Hunt.

Various emotions were constantly surging in Ciri's mind. As the emotions fluctuated violently, Ciri's power, the power of the ancient blood, also began to mobilize.

Of course, Eredin couldn't see it.

If the navigator was there, it would still be possible to see it, but the navigator has been knocked offline.

However, Eredin was bombarded by something first.

There was a sudden explosion of gunpowder on the city wall. Subconsciously, Eredin didn't pay attention, but he immediately paid attention.

Because those are magic-blocking golden projectiles.

Eredin, who was bombarded by a volley of cannons, was turned into scum. It was also at this moment that Ciri's ancient blood broke out.

The violent energy bypassed all friendly forces and exploded on the Wild Hunt and their monsters. One after another, the demon knights fled the world under the pressure of this power, while the undead fell to the ground one after another.

Even the Queen of Winter was affected. Taking this opportunity, Ivar Evil Eye thrust his silver sword into the body of the Wild Hunt Queen, and then added a few daggers to prevent her from dying.

After the violent energy raged, the world instantly became very quiet.

And next, everyone realized a fact.

That means they win.

(End of this chapter)