Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1304 1276. The Beast-Transformed Old Hunter

[Combat Skills] is a unique power that Lan En witnessed in the Fire World.

The warriors used their soul power and experience to engrave the essence of a technique they had mastered onto their weapons.

To achieve the power of "always performing at your peak level as long as your body can move."

Moreover, all kinds of [combat skills] were created by these talented warriors.

Each possesses a miraculous effect or powerful power.

The [Combat Skill: Iai Slash] that Lan En is using now comes from a swordsmanship master he had briefly come into contact with at that time.

He had just received the [Blocking Dagger] from the malicious soul and learned the [Combat Skill·Blocking] on it.

He later gave the dagger to Ciri at Kaer Morhen.

After obtaining the dagger, he soon used his [spiritual vision] to see the [combat skills] left by the swordsman on his weapon.

[Iai Slash], as a means of attack, is actually nothing special in Lann's rich technical system.

But precisely because Lan En had just learned about [Combat Skill·Block] at that time, he was able to keenly discover that the combat skill [Iai Slash] actually had some connections with [Block].

Then, the current move was evolved!
Accurately and subtly incorporate your own strength into the enemy's movements, so that the enemy's strength begins to hinder its own actions!

The sword of the lake girl used [Iai Slash] and left a supernatural afterimage in the air.

This is proof that this technology goes beyond ordinary techniques and enters the realm of the supernatural!

After the dull sound of collision, even the old hunter who had already begun to transform into a beast couldn't help but widen his cloudy and scattered pupils.

The way he swung the knife was completely distorted.

Even a complete amateur who has never held a knife before would never use such an awkward posture to chop someone.

The old hunter's body was moving in a completely chaotic manner. His legs softened uncontrollably and his knees bent slightly.

The beast cutting knife in its right hand was swung aside, and its left hand holding the gun hung down limply.

"You guys seem to enjoy this on the hunt, don't you?"

After blocking the opponent's weapon in one go and breaking the old hunter's body posture, Lan En took the long knife in his right hand to his left hand.

At the same time, the palm wearing Smaug's gauntlet hooked into the shape of a claw as he spoke coldly.

Stab forward!

"Pfft!"

[Visceral Critical Hit]!
Small pieces of bone-white dragon scales are stacked layer by layer to form the fingertips of Smaug's gauntlets.

There is no doubt that the scales of the evil dragon have properties far superior to those of steel.

So when Lan En's fingertips pierced through the old hunter's windbreaker and flesh, it was like a unstoppable force.

In an instant, a large amount of blood burst out from the old hunter's chest and abdomen like a burst water balloon!

Lan's entire right arm was stained red with blood that had turned into a foul smell.

The old hunter opened his mouth on the spot, his eyeballs bulging as if they were about to pop out of their sockets, but because of the huge injuries on his body, he couldn't even utter a scream of pain.

Then, Lan En did the same thing that Maria had done to the white-robed clergy.

His claws wearing Smaug's gauntlets suddenly pulled outwards!

Windbreaker, skin, flesh and blood. Just like a perverted seppuku, Lan En's hands almost cut out the old hunter's entire chest and abdomen!

After pulling horizontally, the witcher's fingertips separated from the opponent's body.

At this time, the old hunter's out-of-control body finally adjusted its chaotic movement pattern and was able to fall backwards naturally.

Generally speaking, if the chest and abdomen were cut open to this extent, even the ability to scream should have been taken away.

There is no way a normal living organism's body could withstand such damage.

However, the old hunter who was infected with the beast disease could not be considered a "normal creature" in any way.

Sticky and smelly blood was still dripping from Lan En's arm armor.

But the old hunter who fell backwards seemed to have felt no pain at the moment of being hit.

He just growled vaguely, his ribs were visible after being cut open by Lan's claws, and blood and flesh were dripping down. From the side of his ribs, he could see the huge wound behind him.
It was about to stand up by supporting itself with one hand!
Unlike the monsters in the New World, their toughness is created by their natural and abundant vitality.

It is also different from the knights of the Fire World. They use powerful soul power to forcibly lock the body's state. As long as they don't die or lose their limbs, they can always maintain peak combat condition.

The old hunter of Yharnam displayed a vitality that could be described as "weird".

The vitality from [Blood Therapy] and Beast Transformation!
Lan En could only describe this feeling as 'weird'.

At least ten kilograms of flesh had been torn off the opponent's wound. The flesh and blood that had been squeezed into minced meat was still sliding down from the wound and falling into the dark water on the ground along with the rain.

But it just feels nothing!

The injury had no effect on it!
Moreover, the old hunter was about to take out a blood bottle from the inner pocket of his torn windbreaker!
This was also its instinct as a veteran hunter - after being severely injured, it must remember to seek [Blood Healing].

But although Lan En was shocked by the vitality he now displayed, he was not shocked to the point of being stunned!

Outside his tall body, the dragon scales on Smaug's armor made a slight collision sound due to his movements.

The sound is regular, but full of oppression!
With a "whoosh" sound.

The boots that were originally stepped into the puddles were pushed forward.

The boots, which were wrapped in layers of external dragon scale armor, easily kicked the opponent's back hand that was trying to stand up.

The old hunter, who had just raised his upper body and was reaching into his pocket for a blood bottle with his other hand, fell face down into the water with a loud splash.

The foot that kicked away the opponent's supporting hand did not retract, but was raised higher and aimed at the opponent's head!

Lan lowered his head, looking expressionlessly at the old hunter who was opening and closing his mouth and making vague roars. "Bang!!!"

The enormous force is released through the action of stomping on the ground!
The armor and combat strategies are very different from those of the Yharnam hunters, making Lan's armor like a fortress in front of the hunters!
The old hunter, who had remained calm even when his chest and abdomen were cut open alive, suddenly stiffened and stretched straight for a moment before this!
With the old hunter's head as the center, a circle of water splashed out, and a thunderous vibration sounded!

The old hunter held the blood collection bottle tightly in his hand. The glass bottle became slippery after being soaked in water and fell into the dark water.

Lan En raised his foot and looked closely at the crushed head beneath him.

He wanted to see if the old hunter could still move.

Suddenly, his brows frowned, and then he stepped on the old hunter's broken head with a "bang".

An unusually abundant amount of blood burst out from the soles of Lan En's feet.

After lifting his foot to take another look, Lan En moved his foot away.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he vaguely saw a strange worm crawling out of the old hunter's head.

He didn't know what it was, but he couldn't think of it as a good thing.

So he simply stepped on it again, and sure enough, a huge blood splash burst out, which was completely inconsistent with the size of the insect.

This is considered completely dead.

On Maria's side, the sounds and muzzle flames of the hunter's trumpet gun and the blood noble's fine musket only flashed back and forth for about two rounds.

The hunters' high-speed fighting style is more efficient and quick than one could imagine, even in internal fights.

Maria is already an outstanding hunter among Yharnam. These beast-like old hunters may seem like a weakening to her.

There is no trickery, no deception or inducement, only relying on the stronger body after beast transformation to force it.
After two rounds of shooting, when Lan En turned his head, the female hunter had already stabbed her leather gloves with iron fingertips into the opponent's chest and abdomen for the second time.

The bloody and cruel scene was as if the opponent's chest, including the ribs, had been completely cut open.

After losing their restraints, the internal organs fell into the accumulated water.

Only a torso without an inner lining remained. From the front of the body, one could see the spine supporting the back, twisting weakly in the water and mud.

Maria dealt with her opponent easily, but her expression was so gloomy that it was hard to describe.

He looked down at the empty blood bottle lying next to the old hunter's body for several times before looking up.

The sounds of gunfire and swordplay gradually died down in the rain.

The only ones left were an old hunter and the giant fishman not far away.

The huge anchor in the fishman's hand smashed the ground, and the "boom" sound even caused a small ground tremor!

The old hunter who fought with him and bled him.

At this time, the opponent had already turned into a beast, and the left half of his upper body was basically smashed by the anchor.

But the old hunter still seemed to have only the pursuit and desire for blood in his eyes.

It circled around the giant fishman, using its transformed weapon to hurt the opponent, and sometimes it rushed forward mindlessly as if it could no longer help itself.

But even if he transformed into a beast, the old hunter could never compare to the giant fishman, a behemoth that could tear down a house like a toy, in terms of physical strength.

Finally, the huge anchor smashed into the ground with a loud 'boom', and between the anchor and the ground was an old hunter.

Its beastly body was spurting blood with its last heartbeat.

But the column of blood spurting out was getting shorter and weaker.

But even though the old hunter was crushed to death, the giant fishman could only hold up the huge anchor in his hand and fell heavily to the ground.

After all, before this, he had been hunted by three old hunters for quite some time.

His dead fish eyes were dull and ugly.

The huge body fell in the puddles and mud, and the barnacles clinging to its body were all covered in mud and water. Its jaw, which seemed to have no biting muscles at all, was scraping weakly on the ground, as if it wanted to shout something, but it only fed itself a mouthful of mud.

But he still tried his best to turn his head towards the bodies of the murlocs, which were tied up like animals by the old hunters and were in a mess after death.

There are also houses that can still burn in such a humid environment because they were doused with gasoline.

The rain fell on his smooth skin.

What an ugly life.

"What a sad life."

Lan En spoke softly, his molten silver hair stuck to the side of his face by the rain, and his palm was gently placed on the top of the giant fishman's head.

The pursuit of beauty in his body made him feel disgusted with this action.

But on the other hand, he had deep feelings, those noble compassion and anger that come from a human being.

But he ignored the disgust coming from his body.

Still did it.

Finally, there was a 'puff' sound.

Arondite pierced through the giant fishman's head with ease.

His fish-like eyes could not see the difference between death and life, but after this, his eyes were still looking at his village.

The burning village, covered in blood.

Maria stood beside Lan, biting her lip in silence.

"You've discovered that now, haven't you?"

Suddenly, the witcher who silently pulled out the sword of the Lady of the Lake said this without even turning his head.

(End of this chapter)