Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1345 1317. Scythe
“It’s a sickle indeed!”

When the sharp blade in the hands of the "First Hunter" passed just in front of Lan's eyes, this was the demon hunter's first reaction.

When Lan saw the fatal wound on the orphan of Kos, he was sure that it was not something that could be left by an ordinary weapon.

The slender and curved blade was originally used as a tool for harvesting crops, but it is also very useful in harvesting lives.

The old hunter, or the oldest hunter in all of Yharnam, lowered his head.

The brim of his top hat cast a shadow, making it difficult to see his slightly drooped old face.

The wide windbreaker with tattered edges on his back fluttered like a demon with bared fangs and claws.

Old and thin, but with the same coldness and danger as the sickle in his hand.

This sense of danger made the originally inconspicuous figure of the old man, who had lost one leg and therefore stumbled when he walked, even more eye-catching!

The condensed and decisive murderous aura from him even gave Lan En the illusion that he was quietly burning.

Above the quiet and beautiful sea of ​​flowers, there is a large, low-hanging full moon, emitting a light that is almost like the gentle sun.

The figures of the old hunter and the demon hunter almost turned into a wisp of green smoke at the same time, and only revealed their human form again a moment later.

The result was that the relative positions of the two people hardly changed, but they suddenly moved a distance in the direction where Lan En was originally.

Lan was retreating, while German was attacking.

The old sickle still shone with a cold glow, and its inward-curved blade brought up a sharp and fierce wind.

Even though the blade was lifted diagonally upwards, the white flowers on the ground were entangled by the wind and their petals were scattered and carried away by the blade.

Under the moonlight, it is quiet and beautiful.

Along with the petals, there were also a few strands of hair that floated up into the air, glittering like molten silver in the moonlight.

The witcher moved his feet cautiously on the uneven sea of ​​flowers.

At the same time, he touched the smoothly cut hair on the side of his neck.

"You want to chop my head off with your first blow?"

Even though the blade passed along the skin of the side of his neck and slashed upwards, brushing against his eyelashes, his entire head was almost cut in half diagonally in an instant.

But Lan En spoke slowly and even with a comfortable smile.

"A little too impatient, old man."

The moment the sharp blade brushed past his skin, Lan En suddenly felt like he had entered a comfort zone.

Instead, he began to feel calm and relaxed.

Some people are naturally immersed in the art of swordsmanship.

But Gehman is like the original template for the image of Yharnam hunter.

He does not speak or talk during his hunting trip. He only thinks about using his skills and blade to make the target's blood spray from the skin and veins.

More is better!

The silent German held the sickle in his hand and moved closer to Lan En with his single leg and wooden prosthesis, taking one step forward and one step back.

If it weren't for the almost unexpected [Acceleration Technique] that he had just used, and the swiftness with which he had approached, some people might have mistaken him for a disabled old man with limited mobility.

When Lan and Maria use the [Acceleration Technique], spiral winds will wrap around their legs, which can be considered a technical feature.

But Gehman, the founder of the [acceleration technique], has no trace of it on him.

It seemed as if this swift movement like smoke was as common to him as the dodging of ordinary Yharnam hunters.

The silent German moved closer to Lan with one footstep after another, and then put the crescent-shaped sickle on his back.

And the legs are slightly bent, like compressed springs.

Scythes are a unique and rare type of weapon.

Due to its shape, the charging and striking posture that ordinary weapons can accomplish by just pulling back with both hands and twisting the waist, for this one, you have to carry it directly on your back.

One hand holds the end of the handle at the shoulder, and the other hand holds the handle near the blade at the lower back.

There is no doubt that this is the preparation posture for the sickle to charge and strike!
"Whoo~"

The crescent-shaped blade brought up a fierce wind!

The sickle looks slim and slender, but due to the abnormal center of gravity of the weapon, it is actually a heavy weapon in use, similar to the logic of a two-handed battle axe and a two-handed warhammer.

If you want to use this weapon for continuous attack, it is definitely faster to swing it in circles than to overcome inertia after one chop and then sheath the knife before making the next chop!
Lan En's beautiful eyes, reflecting the moonlight, narrowed slightly.

really!

The old hunter had a blank expression on his face, but he was still far away, ready to strike with all his strength, and in the next second he was already in front of Lan En at a lightning speed!

The sound of the wind was not even as loud as the petals that flew up with his speed! The first blow of the slender sickle was sudden and swift, swinging diagonally from Geman's right shoulder to his left waist.

The blade emitting a cold light left an almost eye-catching mark in the air!
It was a 'full moon' left by a perfect swing.

But the next moment!

"Dang!!!"

Intense sparks spread out in a circle the moment after the 'full moon' appeared!
The intense brightness was really blinding!
If the first cut leaves a perfect mark, it means that no one was hit at all!

After learning the [Acceleration Technique] and repeatedly fighting and cooperating with the Yharnam hunters, the demon hunter has learned the clean and neat dodging skills, which can be said to be authentic at this time.

He just moved sideways in an instant, getting himself out of the sickle's diagonal attack range.

But the sickle was in German's hand like a flick of the wrist. When he swung it smoothly for the second circle, he, who had originally left the attack range, dodged again and crashed into it!

Those eyes faced the knife light directly, but they only felt happy!

A bright silver light flashed around the waist.

[Water-Shaped Sword·Dengli]!
Insert your blade in between the enemy's moves, and then bounce it off beautifully and neatly like a carp leaping out of the water!
The first time you dodge, you do it for the sake of one hundred percent safety, and you move directly out of the enemy's attack range.

The second time he dodged and rushed in was for a sure attack! Since the move had already been used, the rhythm and direction of the attack could not be changed even if he wanted to.

Then successful knife flick is inevitable!
Sure enough, after a long-echoing "ding" sound, the sickle that was dancing coldly like a crescent moon seemed to have suddenly gotten stuck in its movement!
While the swing trajectory was originally perfect and smooth, German himself leaned back almost uncontrollably!

In the shadow of the brim of the top hat, even with the typical indifference of a Yharnam hunter, a look of astonishment could not help but flash in his eyes.

This was a technique that Gehman had never seen before.

The mere collision of weapons was enough to disrupt the movement of his body. It was like water penetrating through every pore!

But it's not over yet.

The transition between movement and stillness between the two reached an extremely intense state almost in an instant.

An ordinary [Ashina-ryu] swordsman would have to use [Torikui] at least several times before he could break the enemy's stance.

But Lan En was much more straightforward.

[Alder's Seal]!
After successfully performing [Carp on the Skies], Lan's left hand immediately left Arondate's hilt and aimed at the staggering old hunter.

The left hand had already formed a hand seal, and in front of the hand seal, a rune composed of chaotic magic power emitted a cold white glow!

"Oh!"

The mental transmission composed of chaotic magic power, the impact force was deliberately controlled by Lan En so that it was neither too condensed nor too dispersed.

It was like a punch rushing out, with just enough impact force to shake the body.

The amber cat's eyes instantly scanned German's body, while the Mentos in his brain simultaneously combined with the subject's sword fighting experience, and completed the force analysis of German's body at this moment in a split second.

At this point, the flaw that was forcibly created has been completely seized!
A [Dengli] flicked away the blade, interrupting Geman's movement rhythm.

The [Alder Seal] hit the old man's shoulder socket accurately with such an impact that he did not fly backwards. Instead, his muscles went out of control instantly and he half-knelt down involuntarily!
By this point, even Gehman had reacted.

His current situation is that he was [shot against] by someone? !
Yharnam's [First Hunter] was [shot back]!

Gehman was undoubtedly a man gifted in fighting skills.

A technique with the same effect as [Block] in the Fire World and [Ashina Style]'s stance collapse, which was developed entirely by him personally.

Therefore, it was the most difficult for him to believe that one day he would be executed by someone with a gun.

But facts are facts.

Lan En's eyes narrowed, and then the Lake Lady's Sword, which had just flicked open its sickle blade a moment ago, aimed its elegantly curved tip at German's head amid a pleasant sound of the blade shaking!
Push forward!
But even though all the muscles in his body were out of control in an instant, German still looked indifferently at the blade that was stabbing towards his head.

In the nick of time, he managed to tilt his head back, almost as if he was about to fall down.

Falling backwards in the heat of a sword fight is no different from being dead, or being stabbed in the head.
But in German's hands, this action can make a difference!
The extremely sharp divine weapon seemed to cut through the air. The tip of the blade, which was originally aimed at the head, now went straight into the collarbone at the base of German's neck.

Cut through the skin, muscles, and bones along the way.
German, who fell backwards, had no power to fight back.

But for a knife, the blade is of course extremely sharp, but what about the back of the knife?

Lan En felt an unusual feeling in his hand holding the knife!

In that brief moment when I couldn't control my body, I fell backwards and there was no hope for me.

But if you use the knife that stabs into your body, it will be different!
Lan stabbed with the blade pointing downward, steady and even.

And German used the blade he stabbed in and the strong arm strength of Lan.

He fell backwards and put his weight on the back of the knife that was stabbing him!

Lan's knife actually prevented him from falling!

(End of this chapter)