Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1724 1696. Chaos
So far, the longest time Lan En has been able to cast [Wild Flow] is a full minute!

As time goes on, his sword-swinging speed will still become faster, and the damage he can cause will still become more terrifying, but the loss of his physical strength will also become more violent.

This was a huge release of physical strength in a very short period of time. Even though Lann had strengthened more than half of the surgical procedures and his combat power had completely surpassed that of a normal Primaris Space Marine, he could only regain his strength after resting for five minutes.

Physical strength returns to normal in five minutes, thanks to the multiple endurance capabilities of the Space Marine's enhanced organs, such as the high-energy blood produced by the [Blood Regeneration Organ], the super-high breathing efficiency of the [Third Lung], the blood pumping efficiency of the [Second Heart], and so on.

But the broken skills cannot be continued.

This is also the current limit of the data that can be used once for [Mad Flow].

At that time, even though he was using an ordinary training wooden sword, which did not have any supernatural power attached to it, it was almost like a storm!
In one minute, at the 30th second, his sword-swinging speed was already comparable to when he used [One Heart]! Later, his speed increased to an unimaginable level.

However, although this martial art is powerful, its shortcomings are also obvious.

Generally speaking, battles rarely last more than a few minutes. Everyone is fighting for victory on the edge of a knife. Every extra second of delay increases the risk and variables.

It is said that it can be used continuously for one minute, but it seems that there is little chance to use it in actual combat.

The acceleration of this martial art has a process, unlike [One Heart] which can burst out suddenly.

Moreover, as the speed of swinging the dual swords became faster and faster, it became more and more difficult to handle and deal with the weapon routes, to the point that basically no one could move while performing this martial art.

Basically, I just stand there and chop.

After all, since you are moving, there are more variables to consider regarding the trajectories of the two weapons, and you also have to consider the changes in the force of various muscle groups in your body during the movement.

It's like it can't be handled all at once.

Therefore, no one has ever been able to perform this martial art while moving.

But today, it’s just right!
The two swords flashing with ochre flames and blue mist did not cut deeply into the vengeful ghost, but the power of the guardian spirit on them quickly accumulated in its body as the wounds increased.

The tall and terrifying monsters will not retreat even if their necks are chopped by an axe. As long as they still have strength, head-on confrontations are common.

Lan En took advantage of the two steps it took to stagger back and used his rapidly dancing swords to leave dense sword marks on its body.

But it can be predicted that as long as the vengeful ghost stabilizes these two staggering steps, the two weak knives of the human in front of it will definitely not be able to stop it for even half a second!

It would smash this human to pieces even with a knife!
However, just when the vengeful ghost was about to regroup and gain a firm foothold,
The power of the two of the five elements accumulated in it has accumulated to a certain level at the same time!

The thick earth and fresh air are purifying the dirty power in it, while the water force makes its body watery.

In fact, these two phenomena only appeared for a moment. In the next moment, the two forces accumulated in the vengeful ghost also reacted to each other!
This vengeful ghost originally had dark skin, but after the two forces mixed in its body, black smoke suddenly emerged from its body!
The black smoke was darker and had a hint of purple.

"call!"

As the black smoke rose, it made a sound almost like rising flames.

【chaos】.

When two or more attributes of power blend together in the enemy, the consequences will never be good.

The vengeful ghost, who was originally ferocious and was about to charge at the tip of the sword, suddenly froze.

The black smoke rising from its body seemed to have burned out all its remaining strength. Not only that, every newly generated strength was also being burned out, and it was unknown when it would end.

This is the technique of allowing multiple forces to collide within the enemy's body.

The current condition of this vengeful ghost is no different from those human soldiers who were affected by it and exhausted to death.

"bump!"

It didn't even have the strength to roar, and its strong and violent body knelt directly in front of Lan En, with its hands struggling to support the ground. Even so, it looked like it was about to fall down.

But on its distorted and terrifying face, its eyes, which were glowing copper-green, were still staring at Lan En.

"Wow~"

There was a slight sound of flashing light, and Lan En, who had caused the vengeful ghost to fall into a [chaotic state], removed the [Ninety-nine Weapons] on his hands.

Just as Lan had taken back the power of the guardian spirit from the material world, Triss's voice came into Lan's mind.

"Lan En! The expansion of that area has stopped!" She was as excited and surprised as a young girl. "What did you do?"

Ever since Chang An appeared, the vengeful ghost was killed and Chang An disappeared for a while, and was back to normal after being resurrected.

The vengeful ghost's power was drained away, and Chang An's expansion speed slowed down for a while, but returned to normal after recovery.

But there has never been a situation where the darkness still exists but does not expand outward at all.

But Lann's response to Triss was not very easy.

"Don't be happy too soon, Triss." He looked at the vengeful ghost lying on the ground, whose back was almost as tall as himself and whose body was still emitting black smoke, and said, "This matter will not be over until the curse is lifted."

He had not previously planned to use [Chaos State] to deal with the vengeful ghost in front of him.

One reason is that the surrounding soldiers still have enough physical strength to outrun Chang'an's expansion speed.

Second, as he said in his communication with Triss, he was not sure whether this vengeful ghost would adapt to [Chaos], or even undergo new changes under the pressure of [Chaos].

Ordinary monsters, after falling into the [chaotic state], are prey to be slaughtered, and have no ability to resist. However, this vengeful ghost cannot be killed before the curse is lifted, and who knows if anything will go wrong.

But right now there is no other way to stop the darkness from expanding and covering a large number of people.

Triss was silent at first, then she shouted in surprise: "There's news from Lincoln!"
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"You are, huh~" Henry said halfway while lying on the ground. He had to blow out the blood in his throat before he could continue speaking, "You are, looking for the bell?"

At this time, he was held up by Hans. After the battle, he was seriously injured and weak all over, and could not stand up.

Hans was in a similar situation. He found a tree by the roadside and sat down, supporting Henry's upper body with his legs.

There was a crossbow arrow stuck in his shoulder blade and he couldn't touch the ground.

An Embers Knight was half-kneeling, trying to remove Henry's armor and help him dig out the arrowhead.

Surrounding them stupidly.

On the other side of the road, the tied-up field marshal and six Nasser men could only sit down against a tree.

At this time, after Lincoln's notification, there were already twenty Embers Knights gathering here, and more were arriving.

Only three of these knights could have destroyed their caravan and killed them all. There were more than twenty Menno Cuhoons and six Nasser men in the area, and they were as obedient as quails.

The field marshal had his helmet taken off, and was now observing these knights with hidden confusion.

He considered himself a very valuable prisoner, and therefore was calmer than others.

"My arrangement should be correct." Menno Kuhoen thought, "They can't possibly come here just because of that Nasser kid's fireworks. The fireworks were only set off for a few minutes?"

Moreover, this place is seven or eight kilometers away from the battlefield, and the small fireworks will be invisible within one or two kilometers at most. Besides, this is a forest with poor visibility.

It must be that these knights had already found the vicinity, then used the fireworks to help locate them, and finally rushed straight over.

'They are the Embers, and this is my first encounter with them. But how did they find their way here?'

Menno Cuhoon glanced at the sky obscurely.

It would take the best scouts hours to track them down.

'What kind of new magic is this? Or'

There are many possibilities, but the Nilfgaardian Marshal already has a list in his mind, from high to low.

But now the Embers Knights don't care about the field marshal, they only care about the wagon carrying the bronze bell.

Now the roof of the caravan had been lifted off, just as Lan En had instructed.

Then Lincoln went up and worked with his companions to carefully move the bronze bell from the car.

The secretary of the Knights Templar was as careful as if he was doing an alchemical experiment. He carefully and steadily wrapped a thick cotton coat around the bell inside the bronze bell to prevent it from ringing again.

Lincoln held the bell and asked his fighting brother beside him to put the bell flat. He then moved closer to carefully observe the inscriptions or any traces of existence on the inner wall of the bell.

Hearing Henry's words, he glanced up and said, "Yes, this bell is of great importance."

These two Nasser men had just started a hopeless internal conflict in the convoy, seemingly seeking death.

If such a person is not crazy, then he has some unusually firm belief, and such a person is often admired.

Because of their resistance to the Nilfgaardians, Lincoln had a basic trust in them and did not ignore them.

At this time, the secretary of the Knights Templar was carefully examining the bronze bell.

'Never forgive. Never forget'

He saw these two Nilfgaardian words engraved repeatedly on the inner wall of the bell.

Lincoln frowned. The information was still not enough. It was completely incoherent.

But the basic trust he had just given Henry and Hans paid off.

"I think I-I know what you're looking for."

Henry's intermittent words made the Ash Knight who was about to dig out the arrowhead for him stop immediately, for fear that the severe pain would knock him unconscious.

Henry looked pale and his face was covered with cold sweat, but he still said weakly to Lincoln: "You can ask me anything you want to know. I was his wine steward for a while, and I read all his documents during that time. I also read the destroyed ones!"

As he spoke, he pointed with his chin at Menno Cuhoon, who was standing opposite him, because he couldn't raise his hands.

Lincoln immediately stood up and walked toward him.

"The first question is, who are those people who are kept in the quarantine area like animals?"

The people from whom the curse comes, and their identities or characteristics are particularly important.

And Henry did not lie. He frowned on his pale face and thought for a few seconds before giving an answer.

“They are chronophobic.”

(End of this chapter)