Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 38 The Instructions of the Gods

When the giant rat man was killed, it all came to an end.

The Ratman seemed to be able to feel the death of the giant Ratman. After that huge figure fell, all the Ratman ran away desperately.

And Herme's cavalry began to chase and trample hard, chasing and killing as much as possible, causing more casualties to the Ratmen.

Ratmen run very fast, but unfortunately, they are still not as fast as war horses after all.

The war horses quickly caught up with them, followed by merciless killings and equally merciless trampling.

The trampling of the war horses and the mutual trampling of the Ratmen when they fled, the Ratmen paid much more casualties when they fled than when they fought.

Facts have proved that the rout phase of a battle is always the time when the greatest casualties occur.

At this moment, the sun finally came out, and under the shining of the sun, it was not as easy for the Ratman to escape as before.

On the grassland, the cavalry easily chased them down, as if they were hunting rabbits.

Herme saw that Katya was doing such a leisurely hunt. Instead of slashing with a scimitar, she took out her bow and shot the ratmen one by one as if she was in her own garden.

No skaven can escape Katya's arrows, her arrows can always pierce the skaven's head with precision, causing the ugly monster to lose its life in such an instant.

Looking at her laid-back look, it's like hunting in the forest near her home.

Her slender legs are even more flexible, and she can steer a war horse just by relying on her legs.

It's a pity that Hemei brought too few cavalry, and the killing efficiency is too low.

But then, in front of the fleeing Ratmen, a group of soldiers with flying falcon banners appeared.

That was Homer's infantry, Jerry was leading them, and the Fort Sazar guards formed the backbone of these infantry.

Their speed is much slower than that of the cavalry, so it is only now that they are late.

But they came at the right time, because they happened to be stuck in the way of the Ratmen's escape.

The fleeing Ratman bumped into the infantry head-on. The infantry were also very confused by the sudden appearance of the monster, but they quickly figured out the situation, and then rushed forward to fight, screaming.

After that, they were like wolves jumping into a flock of sheep, and started killing wildly inside.

Hemei didn't continue to watch the killing. He walked towards the hillside full of corpses. The guards followed Hemei nervously, for fear that something would emerge from the pile of corpses.

However, their worries were unfounded. There were no monsters lurking in the pile of corpses that were planning to attack the commander.

The ratmen in there were all dead, and it was impossible to toss about anything.

Because the corpses were piled too densely, Herme kept stepping on the ratman's corpse. The soft feeling made him very uncomfortable, and he felt a sense of nausea for no reason.

But such emotions were quickly overcome by him, isn't it just walking forward with corpses, and the scenes created during the conquest of Scoia'tael, this is really nothing.

After a while, he was in front of the defending defenders.

The defenders cleared a path directly between the corpse and the rejected horse, making it easier for people to enter and exit.

This made Herme feel thankful, he didn't want to use the rat man's corpse to dig the fortifications, he felt sick just looking at them.

The faces of the Cossacks were full of friendliness, and they were obviously very happy with the arrival of the friendly troops, not to mention that these friendly soldiers had saved their lives just now.

Among the Cossacks, Herme saw the button-breasted coats belonging to the Sheche Cossacks, and their weapons were more and more professional. It seemed that his father-in-law had sent many elites here.

They had some casual conversations with Hermi, mainly about thanking them for their help, and Hermi responded naturally and gracefully, but his attention was not on these people.

At close range, Herme was able to see clearly the soldiers who were covered in blue robes and held maces.

It's just that the black robe has now turned into a red robe, which is stained red by the blood of the Ratman, and some places have turned dark red, which looks quite terrifying.

These people have been silent all the time, without saying a word, and there is no expression on their faces, and it is impossible to tell what they are thinking.

This made Herme quite concerned, those Cossacks obviously saw his doubts,
"This Ataman, don't blame them either. They are Cliff's ascetics. They have sworn oaths of silence and cannot speak."

The Cossack who spoke didn't know Herme's identity, so he simply called him Ataman, which was the most correct anyway.

Cliff's ascetic?This is really interesting.

When mentioning Cliff, Herme thought of the strength that Cliff had displayed in front of him, which directly saved his life.

It's Cliff again, which is really interesting.

Herme sighed in her heart, she and this Cliff seemed to be really "destined".

"I want to see Rastit."

After returning to the present, Herme explained the purpose of his visit. He was going to see Rastite, and he wanted to learn about the situation from this person.

"After the battle, the high priest went up, and now he is on it. The high priest said, if the leader of the rescue team wants to see him, then please go directly, he is waiting for you there."

When mentioning Rastite, these people's mouths are full of respect and fear, and there are some fears that are not easy to be discovered.

The Cossacks got out of the way, and so did the ascetics.

Following the curved layout of the fortifications, Hemei went all the way up the hillside. The guards on the road all expressed a friendly attitude towards him, but Hemei didn't have the heart to talk to these people, he just greeted them briefly, and his thoughts were all on Meet Raskit.

On the top of the mountain, he saw Rastit, covered in blood, kneeling to the newborn sun.

Compared with the last time we met, Rastite's bone helmet was gone, and Herme was able to see his face directly.

It was an unshaven face, and it could be seen that he hadn't taken care of his face for a long time, and it was terribly dirty.

The hair was loose on the back of the head, and it exuded a strong smell, mixed with the rusty smell of blood, God knows how long it hadn't been washed.

But his eyes were still piercing, it was impossible to tell that he had fought for so long, it felt like he could still howl and fight for hours.

"Ah, Hemei, Hemei, Hemei from the west, Hemei from Sazaburg, you are here, I knew you would come, the Great God told me, and it will guide you to come."

Just like in Herme's memory, Rastit was still so talkative, speaking in a rather annoying tone.

As for his words, Herme was not surprised at all. He had felt a clear guide when he rode his horse here before.

There is no doubt that the god is guiding him here.

So he was so anxious to see Rastite, he had to know what that Cliff wanted to do.

To be honest, being watched by the gods made Herme very disturbed. It was difficult for Herme to feel at ease when it came to these supernatural forces, even those that were friendly to her.

It is said that dancing with wolves is crazy enough, but what about dancing with gods?That was simply playing with fire.

"Yes, I'm here, so what is Cliff doing all this for?"

Straightforwardly, Herme expressed his doubts. His words were very simple and direct, directly to the center of the topic.

He also put the scorched black emblem in front of the priest to make clear what he was talking about.

He wanted to know what it was all about.

"According to the Great God's will I interpreted from Thunder, the evil wants to wake up, and the Great God doesn't like evil, so it needs someone to fight against the evil and defeat the ugly evil power, so he took a fancy to a special soul. In the eyes of the Great God , he has the potential to destroy evil and solve their plots."

When the priest said these words, his eyes turned white, which looked very strange.

These words startled Herme a little, because according to this meaning, Cliff might know something...

However, it seemed that it didn't have any malice because it knew this, and instead planned to give him some responsibility for it.

"So the evil that Cliff wants to defeat is the Ratman here?"

Subconsciously, Herme thought that the evil that Cliff wanted to defeat was the Ratman, after all Cliff had always been the vanguard against monsters.

"Rats? Are these things worthy? Are these guys who can only drill around in the gutter worthy?"

The disgust in Rastite's tone was about to overflow, and it was mixed with hatred and disdain.

"The mouse is just a pawn, just a small pawn. It is not an evil to really fight against. It is not a big evil."

"So what is that evil?"

Herme continued to ask, and Rastit was silent for a long time before he spoke.

"I'm a believer in Niya, but the specific details, the Great God didn't say, didn't tell me."

Herme was really a little nervous.

Damn, I've been talking here for a long time, but when I asked what evil is, I just gave one answer.

You said Niya believers, there are so many Niya believers, how can I know which family it is, but you tell me where they are.

And this half-spoken tone is really familiar enough...

"Then can the Great God give me some power?"

Suppressing the depression in his heart, Herme asked something more realistic.

He understood that Cliff wanted him to defeat the so-called "evil", that is, those followers of Niya—that is, Lilit.

That being the case, let's give some strength no matter what. If you don't give strength, how can you fight against evil.

Raskit just stretched out his hand and put it on the Thunder God Emblem that Herme placed in front of him.

And when he let go of his hand again, the divine emblem had taken on a new look. The wonderful sense of power that attracted Herme before now appeared on the divine emblem again, and it was stronger than last time.

"That's what Cliff has for you."

"What?"

Herme really felt outrageous, asking me to deal with the evil, and then giving myself the power is a god knows what kind of spiritual emblem.

This kind of passive protective equipment can certainly save lives, but it's nothing if they can't attack. Is it really good to face monsters and ghosts like this?He thought it was all about manipulating Thunder's power, just like Rastite.

"God Cliff will give you strength only if you have made achievements first. God does not favor the weak. Strength will only come when you defeat the enemy first. Now the god has given enough. The previous one was just a person who met It’s just a medium of power that reacts only when you’re using the power of Niya. But now, no evil can get close to you, and those little tricks called magic can’t affect you.”

Rakitit continued, his tone here is not as crazy as before, he doesn't look so goddamned, and his logic is much clearer, but it's just a little bit.

Alright, here Herme figured out what was going on with Cliff.

You have to fulfill this person's request first, and then you can be gifted with power by this person, use it first and then pay, right?

The information provided is the same as it was not provided, which is really speechless.

And he still remembered the important point, that is, all of this was interpreted by Rastite himself... In other words, that god may not have meant it.

But it shouldn't be a problem for him to fight the evil. Along the way, Herme saw that the evil was real.

Those words were not completely useless. Combined with some of his own discoveries, Herme also knew what evil Cliff wanted him to fight.

They are believers in Niya.

Niya, this is the oriental name for the evil god Lilit.

Herme was not at all surprised that Cliff wanted to fight against Lilit. This god was already the vanguard against these evil gods.

But if you don't say anything about the specific situation, it would be a headache.

Right now, he couldn't figure out what the followers of Lilit were doing here, and he didn't have any information at all.

What we know now is that after seeing the transformation circle in the granary village, it is determined that the rat man is most likely caused by Lilit's followers.

But I only know so much, not to mention that there are many doubts in it, and there is no information at all.

What is the purpose of the Lilit disciples summoning the Ratmen?I don't know, Hemei feels that this is the real big conspiracy.

Herme wanted to continue asking and to understand the situation, but when she turned her head and saw Rastit sitting there silently with no expression on her face, Herme knew that he probably wouldn't be able to ask anything.

Well, let's keep busy with our own affairs, let's talk about these things when we encounter them.

Herme thought so.

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After the war, the victors were mainly busy digging pits, throwing some ratman corpses into them, and then lit a fire. After the fire was completely burned, they continued to throw corpses into it.

As for the corpses belonging to humans, they were buried in special cemeteries. How could humans be more respectable than monsters.

It is undoubtedly the most effective to use flames to fight against all kinds of demons and ghosts.

Everyone's consensus is that the rat man's body must not be left there like this, the rat man is too dangerous.

So washing them with flames is undoubtedly the most effective and the most reassuring for everyone.

"How was your talk with Rastit?"

Watching the flames burn the corpses of the ratmen, Katya asked Hemei, she knew a thing or two about Hemei's situation, so she seemed very concerned.

As a future husband and wife, Herme would tell Katya some things in her spare time, just to relieve her boredom.

Katya, on the other hand, listened silently, acted as a good listener, and occasionally gave some suggestions of her own.

She seldom despised anything because of this, which made Herme more and more fond of talking to Katya.

While Katya was talking, the Cossacks were continuously throwing corpses into the fire pit, let the flames solve these crimes,

"The nagging made me understand some things, but it also brought me more questions. Why do they hide their words and can't finish the matter well? And Cliff, can't put Let me make it clear, it's the same as the Riddler."

This made Katya cover her mouth and laugh. What Herme said was really funny, and it was really funny when you think about it from this angle.
"Ah, the story is always like this, and the gods are always like this. They make up some vague prophecies and orders, and then let the people below interpret and execute them."

"Then if the interpretation is correct, the gods will be far-sighted, and if the interpretation is wrong, the following will be wrong.
If I fail, I will definitely be treated later.Ha, if you want me to say, they are really clever enough, anyway, I am not responsible for anything, and the mistakes are all the fault of the following. "

Herme's words made Katya laugh again, for no other reason than it sounded too funny.

Looking at it this way, the image of those aloof gods suddenly changed.

But others looked at the two of them and were a little puzzled, why did they still enjoy watching Rat Burner so happily.

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After watching the Burning Ratman for a while, most of the people also dispersed. It was a strange thing to see, so everyone left after seeing it.

And the fire burned for a long time.

After all, according to post-war statistics, the number of ratman corpses left on the battlefield exceeded [-]. It would take time to burn so many corpses.

This made Herme quite concerned, anyway, whether the number of these Ratmen was a little too much.

However, due to the lack of information, no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't figure out why, so he put this matter aside.

On the other hand, Herme's subordinates did not suffer many casualties, only three or forty people in total, which was not considered casualties at all.

Dealing with the wounded was a bit of a hassle, because goodness knows how word got around that ratmen could spread curses.

Therefore, most people have vague resistance and hostility towards the wounded, and even the wounded themselves doubt whether they are going to become big rats, which is the most troublesome.

In fact, after researching with the witcher, Herme found that his guess was correct, the ratmen were not capable of spreading curses.

Herme asked the demon hunter Iben to solve this problem, and Iben also took out some "curse-resolving potions" knowingly, and then Heme told everyone that the problem was solved by the demon hunter's potion, and this problem was also solved.

While the bodies were being burnt, the two teams merged, and they planned to go to Cheverny together next.

Since the number of Ratmen is so exaggerated, everyone must go together to rescue the defenders there.

Rasjit said that Chevini was surrounded by the Ratmen three layers in and three layers out, and it was time for their reinforcements. For this reason, he even danced on the spot to urge everyone to move forward.

There is no doubt about Raskit's words. Many times, he just said nonsense, but the facts will prove that everything he said is true.

Since Herme's team has a large number of people, it is natural that he is in a leading position among them.

Rastite's team had 400 people. After these 400 people joined, Herme's team reached 200 people. The increase in the number of teams made Herme feel quite at ease.

In this way, Herme's army set foot on the road to Cheveny.

And Cheveny is not far away from his army, at most two days, Herme can get there.

(End of this chapter)