Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1303 1275. Iai Slash

I don't know when sporadic raindrops began to fall from the dark sky.

The raindrops fell in the already humid fishing village, and fell on a hideous and old-fashioned suit of armor.

That was the first time that Lan revealed his full appearance, which had been hidden under his hooded cloak, in this chaotic and blood-crazed land!

Although Maria, who was beside the witcher, was the person who had the longest contact with the witcher, she was still almost distracted by this.

She had vaguely known before that Lan En should be wearing a set of defensive equipment that was very different from the current Yharnam hunters.

That was a common style of armor on the market before gunpowder weapons became popular and the hunters' high-speed combat style had not yet taken shape.

But she never expected that this set of armor would be so wild and ferocious!
The main material of [Smaug] is the scales and dragon skin from the Lonely Mountain Dragon, mixed with the thick black skin of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the Lord of the Mist Nest.

The remaining evil spirit of the evil dragon and the tyrannical aura belonging to the essence of the monster make the first impression of this set of armor is that it is simply a terrifying thing forged from the bones of the dead!
Cold, hard and cruel.

It was a silent and dead temperament that was different from the windbreakers and tricorn hats commonly worn by Yharnam hunters.

No matter how uniquely beautiful this set of armor was in Maria's eyes, it was not as shocking as the person wearing the armor at this moment.

Lan's figure was fully revealed under the armor.

The figure and proportions that seemed to be finely honed seemed out of place in this bizarre world before their eyes.

Full of natural and exquisite beauty.

Lan En's expression and temperament at this moment gave this beauty a kind of cruel awe.

Even the intent to kill can be so beautiful.

After the situation had taken an irreversible turn for the worse, Lan and Maria, who had been standing together, turned half their bodies almost at the same moment, wordlessly and tacitly.

The original position of standing side by side has changed to standing opposite each other.

And in the empty space between the two of them.
"Stab!!!"

A terrifying and ferocious black shadow suddenly jumped across the ground between the two of them!

It's like a hungry python strangling its prey!
The black shadow slid straight from bottom to top across the muddy ground covered with dark sediment water.

The sound made could almost be called 'tearing'!
The shallow layer of water on the ground splashed up to at least a person's height under the violent destructive force!

The traces of the ground plowed by the black shadow even brought out dry sand from under the ground at an unknown depth!

The sand was wet by the rain the moment it was brought out, but the terrifying black shadow continued to extend.

It only took a moment for Lan and Maria to turn around at the same time.

The slender and ferocious black shadow passed by a small fishing village house about sixteen or seventeen meters behind the two men.

The house, which was reinforced with barnacles and various marine climbing organisms, had load-bearing columns that seemed to have been suddenly gnawed by a dark shadow.

With a crisp 'click' sound, it broke completely.

Then the whole house began to collapse crookedly.

After dodging with an extremely small but efficient movement, Maria's slender legs were instantly wrapped with spiral winds.

With a light "whoosh" sound, the [Acceleration Technique], which was even lighter than Lan En's movement, made her disappear like a puff of smoke, and suddenly appeared three meters away horizontally.

The black shadow, whose destructive power and attack range were extremely astonishing, now passed by the place where Maria had just stood while retreating.

Then, amid the old hunter's dissatisfied and eager breathing, the house gradually collapsed into the puddles and muddy ground.

With the sound of "钕朗朗", the black shadow shrank back into the old hunter's hand.

It was at this time that the full form of this transformable weapon was fully revealed to Lan En.

It turns out that the broad and heavy machete in the old hunter's hand can actually be broken with all the segmented patterns on it!

There are tough ropes connecting the large pieces of sharp blades. When the mechanism is activated and swung, it becomes a heavy whip with sharp blades with a very wide attack range!
Lan En could see that this design concept should be the same as the [Spiral Cane] he obtained a long time ago.

But in the 'future' Yharnam, the spiral staff has become a light and delicate weapon, and this 'prototype' reveals a savage and unsatisfied bloody smell.

When used for hunting, this weapon will make the user look extremely miserable, as if his whole body was covered in blood.

But perhaps this kind of "misery" is exactly what the old hunters desire.

"Roar!"

The three old hunters present have all transformed into beasts, and the one taking action is not just the one holding the [Beast Cutter]!
"Oh!"

The old hunter's deformed throat seemed to have lost the ability to speak, and he could only make animal-like growls. Mercury bullets spurted out of the hunter's horn, spreading out in a large spray.

Maria, who had just dodged the chain blade, had a stern look on her face under her tricorn hat, and she used the [Acceleration Spell] for the second time in a split second to avoid the shotgun coverage. The third old hunter, with his teeth bared and his mouth drooling like those beast patients he hunted on weekdays.

He could no longer suppress his impulse, and with the large crescent-shaped folding knife in his hand, he cut off the head of the last fishman and rushed towards the giant fishman who was going crazy about it.

The battle with Yharnam Hunters will be inevitably sped up to the same level by their high-speed and crisp fighting style.

After all, if you can't keep up with these hunters, the only option is to die.

Fortunately, Lan En was able to keep up!
stronger!

"rub!"

Just like Maria, the witcher suddenly turned into smoke due to the sudden increase in mobility, and reappeared in front of the old hunter!

In the high-speed combat style, the [Beast Cutter] in the hands of the old hunter opposite still had sparks from the friction of the mechanical structure after the weapon was deformed.

Under the wide-brimmed hat, there was no panic or fear in those eyes that had already become cloudy and turbid like mercury.

The old hunter who had transformed into a beast no longer had these emotions.

It just wants blood!

Lan En was also preparing to give it blood!
"Roar!"

An unclear but disgusting roar emanated from the old hunter's deformed throat.

Faced with the demon hunter who took advantage of the gap when his weapon was deforming and rushed forward, the old hunter's long hunting career allowed his body to respond instinctively.

The muzzle of the hunter's rifle in his left hand was raised up from his waist.

It's just like the quick shooting method of a western cowboy, which is fired entirely by feel rather than aiming.

The target is Lan En's head!

And because he has been dealing with wild beasts with tenacious and strange vitality for many years, the old hunter's temporary reaction in an instant is more than just that.

When the muzzle of the gun was ready, the beast cutting knife in his right hand had completely transformed and returned to the shape of a heavy machete.

At this distance, it is just right.

He held the machete which had been retracted and fixed at the joint, as if he was about to slash it upwards.

Bones twisted and strengthened by the beast disease, weapons that can fight against wild beasts, abundant experience, and skilled techniques.
If this knife really chopped out, the jagged steel barbs on the blade would probably be able to scrape off dozens of kilograms of flesh and blood from a person at once!
However, it was facing Lan En.

The demon hunter's amber vertical pupils looked at the other party calmly.

In the dim lighting conditions, the pair of slightly glowing vertical pupils did not even tilt slightly towards the old hunter's moving hands.

"Bang!"*2
The sound of the hunter's rifle firing almost overlapped with another sound!
In addition to the muzzle flame of the old hunter's gun raised from his waist, a flame suddenly burst out from the side of Lan En's head.

[Quen's Seal]!
The seal released close to the body was triggered by the impact force from the outside world, and the chaotic magic impact force that exploded outward directly deflected the mercury bullet and shot it out.

The brightness of the golden chaos magic shield that suddenly appeared on the demon hunter's body suddenly dimmed.

But no matter what, in this instant of confrontation, Lan En was not affected at all.

For the old hunter who had already begun to transform into a beast, the series of actions he just performed were merely instinctive reactions of his body.

It is now brainless and unable to deal with situations beyond its instinctive reactions.

So after the shot with his left hand missed, the beast cutting knife in his right hand did not change its intention at all after the incident, and it continued to slash towards Lan En's side.

But Lan En himself had already bent down slightly.

His left hand was on the scabbard of Aarondette's sword at his waist, and his right hand was holding the hilt.

The knife was not unsheathed, but seemed to be waiting for the opponent to attack first.

And it does.

Because at the moment when the old hunter's dark serrated blade chopped over! A subtle angle and subtle timing!

A bright silver light suddenly appeared in the gloomy rainy night.

"Pong!"

Compared to the normal sound of swords colliding, this sound is very unique and slightly dull.

Because this time, the intention of the blades colliding was not 'wrestling'!
Lan En maintained the posture of drawing his sword to chop, but the target of his blade was not the enemy's body.

——It’s his weapon!

[Combat Skill: Iai Slash]!
(End of this chapter)