Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 230 The Night of Long Claws that ends with an anticlimax

These Northern Federation cavalry were obviously well prepared for the current situation. They didn't stop at all and ran straight into the vampires, taking full advantage of their speed and the silver weapons in their hands.

But just cavalry is useless, after all, the cavalry will eventually slow down.

When such a moment occurs, the vampires will swarm and tear the poor knight into pieces.

The northern infantry that entered next became the key.

These northern infantry generally carry silver weapons, and there are many musketeers and crossbowmen among them.

Whenever the cavalry used an assault to determine the safety of the next urban area, these infantrymen would immediately enter and search for vampires from house to house. Once a vampire appeared, they would be immediately beaten to pieces with silver weapons.

In this way, after determining the safety of the next area, the cavalry will rest here for a period of time, and then carry out further attacks.

And in order to prevent vampires from coming back, they also used a large number of warlock's expulsion symbols to drive away vampires.

Under such circumstances, the vampires are being driven out slowly but surely by the northerners.

In urban areas where vampires have been eliminated by the northerners, the northerners will organize citizens to put out fires and treat the wounded on the spot.

Once those urban gang members who take advantage of the situation are caught, they will be executed immediately.

Judging from the scope of the city where the northerners entered, the number of northerners sent troops was very large, and Herme himself came to Toussaint.

After all, this is the opportunity he has been waiting for for a long time. The Lord Protector has long been planning to take advantage of the chaos of the Night of the Long Claw (the name of the vampire siege) to take over the country of poetry and wine.

The Lord Protector deployed more than 3 troops on the Toussaint border. After confirming the occurrence of the Night of the Long Claw, these [-] troops decisively crossed the border.

As for the banner, of course it is to eliminate vampires for Toussaint.

As for why the northern army came so quickly...don't worry about such small things.

There are now tens of thousands of northern troops arriving at Beauclair City. They are all cavalry and mounted infantry. Only in this way can they maintain the speed of their advance.

In the Lord Protector's plan, reaching Beauclair as soon as possible was the top priority.

Only in this way can the Northern Federation perfectly control Toussaint as a savior.

"Lord Protector, I suggest you give me a special force. We can first ensure the safety of the Wine Merchants' Guild and the Cooper's Guild."

In the main formation of the Protector of the North outside the city of Beauclair, Chris Dreyer, who was born in the Toussaint Knight, advised Hermey. The knight was quite excited now.

This feeling of returning to my hometown with great power and saving it is really great.

The Protector's main formation is very tightly protected, with a large number of soldiers scattered throughout, each equipped with silver weapons.

There were also a large number of warlocks accompanying the army, and the Lord Protector was accompanied by demon hunters from the Griffin School as bodyguards.

"Why? Chris?"

The Lord Protector looked at the Toussaint knight and asked. During this expedition, as someone who knew the Toussaint form very well, he was an important advisor in this battle.

"If you show kindness to the wine merchants and coopers, Lord Protector, then Toussaint's main industry will owe us a favor."

"Then send someone, Chris. Since you are familiar with all this, I will let you take charge of the matter."

The Lord Protector watched as a line of spearmen marched toward the burning city, their silver spearheads gleaming.

The Lord Protector actually knew about Chris's suggestion, but he just didn't bother to do it, because after this time, he had control of Toussaint, so why did he care about it?
However, since the young guys below want to perform, let them do it.

The former Toussaint knight, who had obtained the Lord Protector's permission, went down to lead the army with great joy. He had another reason not to mention, and that was that both the wine merchants and the cooper's guild had given him money.

As a Toussaint in the Protectorate, the Toussaint from his hometown naturally had connections with him and used his help to promote the sales of goods.

Now, it's time to return the favor.

The Protector just watched the large group of cavalry rushing towards the city, and his thoughts drifted to a mission he sent people to perform. He didn't know how well Abelat carried out the task...

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On the castle of Beauclair, although Geralt and Regis could not see the arrival of the Lord Protector, they could see that with the entry of the northerners, Beauclair was slowly but surely returning to normal, and the vampires were being constantly destroyed. Expelled.

"This is probably the only good news of the night."

Geralt said, watching the northerners clearing the house with his super vision, and then sat on a stone chair with relief.

"Well, the northerners actually entered Toussaint in large numbers at this time. I think some people are going to be unhappy."

When Regis spoke, he also looked at the towers and main castle of Beauclair Castle, and his words meant something.

"I don't know if this beautiful country can survive after this time. Geralt, I think we are in the position of witnessing the development of history again. Some things have to change dramatically."

"Fuck politics, Regis."

Bai Lang, who had finally been able to relax in this beautiful country, felt inexplicably annoyed when he thought that damn politics would be involved again.

If Toussaint falls into the hands of the North, another round of civil war may begin.

Geralt's mind flashed to all the tragedies in the northern realm during the Northern War. If these tragedies happened in Toussaint...

So his tone was very unfriendly.

"Oh? Geralt, your situation looks very bad, but I understand it. But don't worry too much about this. The situation of the confrontation between the north and the south has changed. Now the main attacker is the northerners, Toussaint. It is still difficult to be affected by the flames of war, and this country can still continue its prosperity."

Regis said firmly, and the vampire read Geralt's thoughts as easily as ever.

"It seems that you don't think the Nilfgaardians can win the coming Civil War, Regis, what makes you think so?"

Geralt's tone was still bad, and the way Regis talked about politics reminded him of those guys who instigated war from the safety of the rear.

He knew that vampires were not like that, but he was just inexplicably annoyed.

"I don't know how the war will develop, but I can be sure that the northerners will definitely have the advantage. The contrast between north and south has already changed drastically. Geralt, you should update the impression in your mind."

Regis continued to say firmly. Geralt shook his head and did not intend to continue talking.

Because he knew that he could never defeat a vampire, he closed his eyes and meditated.

Seeing that the white wolf was silent, Regis didn't say anything either. He also sat aside to rest.

With the intervention of the Northern Army, Beauclair's safety is a matter of time. They don't need to be so eager to find a solution and can rest for a while.

On the other side, Beauclair's Duke Guard quickly strengthened the defense of the castle entrance and set up a large number of fortifications in preparation for possible vampire attacks.

Inside the castle, servants were busy nailing the windows to prevent vampires from rushing in.

However, after they rested for a few minutes, they immediately realized something was wrong.

"A vampire?"

Geralt asked as he drew his silver sword, while Regis' brows almost knitted together.

"No...no, they are humans, but the aura on their bodies is that of Lilite believers!"

Just as Regis finished speaking, there was an explosion in the castle fortifications, and then dark red power overflowed.

Then the cultists of the Eclipse of Night and the humanoid monsters they drove rushed in and fought with the Duke's Guards.

Although they didn't know what was going on with these cultists, the demon hunters and vampires immediately joined the battle.

Suddenly, there was a shout of "kill Zhentian" from below the gorgeous tower of Beauclair Castle.

With demon hunters and vampires here, these attacking cultists were quickly eliminated. Although Regis was unable to show his abilities due to the occasion, it was not something that ordinary cultists and monsters could fight against.

Therefore, soon, the last cultist of Eclipse of Eternal Night fell, but in front of these madmen, the Duke's Guard also suffered heavy losses.

The surviving members of the guard gasped in shock. Their clothes were stained red with blood, and they no longer looked as majestic as usual.

Then they looked at the demon hunters and vampires with gratitude in their eyes. If it weren't for these two people, they would have died long ago.

"Why are these guys here to join in the fun?"

After stabbing a cultist who was pretending to be dead, Geralt said in confusion.

"And this offensive is simply looking for death."

When Geralt said this, he suddenly thought of something. He suddenly raised his head and looked at Regis, who had a similar expression.

One word came to their minds.Curse of the Black Sun.

Xianna was expelled from Toussaint that year precisely because of the Curse of the Black Sun. For cultists like Eternal Night Eclipse who worship Lilit, the Curse of the Black Sun was the birth of the god they worshiped who loved to destroy the world. The essential.

Without saying anything else, the two immediately rushed to the castle and asked the housekeeper where the countess had hidden her sister.

Then, they arrived at the place where the book depicting the fairy tale world was located, only to find that all the duke's guards guarding the place were dead.

Among the corpses of the dead were scattered the corpses of several Eternal Night cultists.

Seeing this, both the witcher and the vampire had ugly expressions on their faces, and then they walked into the room.

Then they discovered that no matter how they searched, they could not find the book depicting the fairy tale world.

Then there is only one possibility, the Eclipse of Eternal Night took away this book.

The demon hunters and vampires sat there in distress, this time it was such a failure.

In such an atmosphere, a frightening roar sounded, and Regis suddenly stood up with a very strange expression.

In the sky outside, swarms of bats appeared this time, covering the moon. The scene looked extremely terrifying.

"what happened?"

"It's the Shadow Elder. There are more than one. How could it be..."

Regis' tone was full of disbelief. This was the first time Geralt had seen such emotions in this vampire.

"what happened?"

White Wolf then asked.

"The Shadow Elders are the rulers of our clan. No one in our clan can go against their will. We actually gave the order collectively. This..."

Regis was shocked and speechless.

"What's the order?"

"Order the vampires in Beauclair to leave immediately."

Upon hearing this, Geralt immediately looked outside.

Next, he saw groups of vampires leaving Beauclair as if fleeing for their lives. Seeing so many vampires running away in groups, Geralt suspected that he was dazzled.

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"Damn it, why would the elders give such an order?"

Looking at the swarms of bats in the sky, Philip Van Morahem, the eldest son of the Moraham family, cursed angrily.

Originally, they succeeded in inciting the brainless guy Dettlaff to attack Beauclair. After Beauclair's vitality was severely damaged, people belonging to their family would control various industries in Toussaint.

As a result, the northerners suddenly came. If the northerners took control of this place, it would be terrible for them.

But there is a solution, which is to continue to put vampires into the city and drown these northerners with vampires.

Now, he happened to have gathered a large group of vampires and planned to join the battle.

As a result, under the orders of the elders, the vampires have only one choice, and that is to retreat.

No matter how reluctant Phillip is, he can only choose to leave, because the Shadow Elder is the law of vampires, and nothing can be higher than the Shadow Elder.

After taking a reluctant look at the city, the eldest son of the Moraham family had no choice but to leave and abandon their long-running plan.

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"Success."

Seeing the vampires continue to escape and the information coming from the front line, Hemei also breathed a sigh of relief.

Because everything that happened in front of him was largely his handiwork.

Herme sent Abelard to meet the "real rulers of Toussaint" just to get help from them, and how to make them willing to help.

Since the Shadow Elders were so obsessed with returning to their world, he gave them the technology to travel across the world with the Wild Hunt.

And with the endorsement from the Shadow Elder, from now on, vampires will not be a problem at all for Hemei's regime.

Herme is pessimistic about whether these vampires can return to their world.

Xili had been wandering around the worlds for God knows how long. She had seen countless worlds, but it was difficult to find the right world and the right time.

This is still based on the premise that they have ancient blood. It is much more difficult for those vampires to find their hometown.

Of course, there are definitely risks in trading with a vampire like the Shadow Elder, so Herme asked Abelard to bring the Cliff emblem that he had worn for a long time.

This thing is enough to deter those vampires.

And now, the vampires are retreating in groups, which undoubtedly shows that Hemei's goal has been achieved.

"Gather the army, let's go into the city, let's go see the Baroness."

Following Herme's order, his guards became busy, and the troops on the front line also became busy.

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As the sun rose, Toussaint's nightmare finally came to an end.

Countless people walked out of their houses tremblingly, looking at the vampires and human corpses on the street. The feeling of the sun shining on their bodies has never made anyone feel so safe.

Too many people died on this bloody night, many people were left homeless, and many families lost their backbone - but at least it was better than annihilation.

Even the optimistic nature of Toussaint people now makes everything feel extremely heavy and depressing.

Their emotions were so suppressed that they didn't even notice that the streets were filled with Union soldiers.

The castle of Beauclair has now been brand new, the blood stains have been wiped away, and the corpses have been cleaned up, because there is an honored guest here, the Lord Protector of the North.

However, the Baroness still focused most of her energy on dealing with the aftermath of Beauclair. Herme also understood the Baroness's mood, so she sat and drank sangria.

"You have been missing for half the night! What have you been doing this half of the night? My sister is still missing! You must find my sister! You must!"

After cleaning up a series of messes in Beauclair, the Baroness met with the witcher and vampire, and issued the above-mentioned denunciation.

The baroness had been holding back a lot of anger due to a series of bad things before, but now she suddenly let it out.

Geralt and Regis, on the other hand, had troubles that they couldn't tell. They disappeared for a while last night, but that was to completely resolve the grudge between Dettlaff and Toussaint.

After the Shadow Elder issued the order, Regis managed to meet with Dettlaff. Then Regis and Geralt threw all the responsibility to the Morahem family and made an explanation for Sienna.

Dettlaff also seemed very entangled with these explanations, but in the end, the vampire accepted this statement.

However, he didn't plan to care about Xianna's affairs anymore. The vampire decided to find a place to rest for a while and left Toussaint.

Dettlaff's problem was solved, but the problem they faced was still not solved, and they still had to find Xianna.

So, now the witchers and vampires are being scolded by the baroness.

"Countess, I don't think there's any need to be too harsh on these two."

Herme, who was watching the show on the side, spoke up to help Regis and Geralt.

"After all, we still have to rely on these two to find your sister."

Facing Hermey's words, the Baroness wanted to get angry for a while, but when she thought of the person she was facing directly, the Baroness held back her temper. When the Baroness restrained her temper, her reason also failed. Then came back.

"Yes, you are right, you two, please go down."

Upon hearing this, the demon hunters and vampires left quickly, and soon, only the Baroness, the Lord Protector, and a large number of guards and servants were left in the room.

Hermey smiled at the Baroness and said, "Baroness, I think we should also discuss the future of Toussaint."

Facing Herme, the Baroness still maintained an elegant posture, but in her heart, she kept lamenting.

It is basically impossible to send this man away now. The next thing to do is to strive for as many benefits as possible.

(End of this chapter)