Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 2016 1988. Suppression Similar?

The sounds of weapons clashing were incessant, and the sparks from the collision of steel were conspicuous even against the backdrop of the lava.

The walls of Rodel still stand safely, just as they have for thousands and thousands of years.

Beneath it, the earth had become a molten semi-solid, and the sky and earth were illuminated in an orange-red hue.

On the vast lava lake, huge, viscous waves would occasionally erupt simultaneously from several directions.

Even a mere shockwave from a battle between powerful beings can often send lava flying dozens of meters into the air.

In the scorching lava lake, there were only a few scattered small black dots.

That was a pile of charred bodies of people who couldn't survive the bombardment of the skull spirits of Laqad, along with the burned weapons, vehicles, and equipment.

Although Lan Enna was strong and tall, he suddenly appeared half a body smaller in front of Ge Fuya, like a dancer holding a mercury stream.

Gevya's dozens of arms wielded longswords covered in golden power from the dust of battle.

His advantage in the number of arms allowed him to unleash a barrage of attacks almost every second.

Every attack has never involved only one hand!

Even Gatling seemed so relaxed in the face of his high rate of fire.

In Ge Fuya's hands, those longswords made a hissing sound as they pierced the air, and when they swung them, they could cut the lava ground in front of them so badly that it wouldn't close up for several seconds!

However, despite such a dense and frequent attack, he couldn't even touch a corner of Lan En's clothes.

The Witcher's eyes weren't on the dozen or so wildly swinging swords; instead, they scanned the man's entire body.

His understanding of Gougher and the deformed bodies created by Gougher's limb-splitting techniques has become increasingly sophisticated.

"Oh!"

Lan En merely glanced at the direction of Ge Fuya's ribs without even raising his head, but then immediately shifted to the side!
Just as he stopped, a golden counterweight ball from the hilt of a sword slammed down on the spot where he had been standing.

He was too close to Gavya's body just now, so the blade was not as effective as the counterweight ball on the hilt.

After the weighted ball on the hilt of the sword was swung down, the other arms on Gefia's back immediately followed suit and were about to slash down.

Meanwhile, the remaining arms tensed up, trying to gather strength.

But before the slashing blades could even reach their destination...

"Bah!"

The cool, silver light, now devoid of blood flames, was flung out from the Witcher's right hand, the blade light and the air currents extending from the longsword aimed directly at Griffia's neck!
Timing, angle, location... all these factors were just too perfect.

Therefore, just facing this one strike, Gefya's body had to twist violently.

The arms he used to wield the sword actually became an obstacle, forcing him to mobilize more of his muscles and bones to work together, just enough to allow his other arms to block the blade.

He did block Lann's attack, but it took him at least seven arms to do so!

Furthermore, due to muscle tension, the arm, which had just begun to build up strength, completely lost the stable state required to accumulate power.

Ge Fuya felt so unwell he felt like vomiting!

One move affects the whole situation; he was forced to keep doing this under Lan En's swordsmanship.

Once or twice would be fine, but ever since this faded one realized that there was a problem with his 'charging' process, he has never given him any chance to charge up his power during the fight!

Yes, he did say, "Let's give it a try." But how could Ge Fuya have known that this guy could actually do it just by saying "let's try"?!

At first, this faded one would often use his skills and unconventional techniques to forcefully interrupt the charging process of his arms.

Ge Fuya could understand the logic of using speed to defeat speed.

But as the game went on, he seemed to be getting more and more relaxed!

Now, he's not in a hurry at all. He casually throws out a knife, and Ge Fuya, due to his awkward and contradictory physical condition, has to use several arms to block it.

His own body, which has become complex and deformed due to the limb-splitting technique, will interrupt his own accumulation of strength in the process.

This represented a terrible possibility... At this point, Griffith refused to even think about this possibility.

But he couldn't control himself.

The fact that his opponent could casually make a move and leave him inexplicably at a loss, even unable to control his own body, evoked memories of his youth.

At that time, he was still living in the north with his relatives. He did not have a limb reattached, nor did he have such fine silks and gold decorations.

He and his brother fought each other in a playful manner on the wasteland... It was a battle for him, but a joke for his brother.

At that time, I felt both ridiculous and uncomfortable in front of my brother.

But thinking about this, Ge Fuya immediately slapped himself in the face.

Just a faded figure!

What makes him worthy of reminding one of the First King? To feel that he is similar to him?
That's the King of Elden!

Brother, blood ties, the resulting succession law, the throne of the King of Elden, and... Queen Marika!

A series of thoughts rushed into Goffea's mind at this critical juncture.

Lann's overwhelming technical superiority reminded him of his brother, Gefulei, triggering a series of associations. But in the end, all that remained was the queen's golden, radiant figure.

Queen Marika was the wife of Gough's brother, and his sister-in-law.

But Queen Marika is not only his sister-in-law; the Queen has blessed the whole world with the grace of the Golden Law!

It brought about eternal life for all and stable reincarnation, which can serve as the ultimate religious vision in the ordinary world.

She is the supreme true god in the hearts of people in this world.

It's hard to say how complicated Griffith's feelings for Marika were.

Forbidden love? Reverence for faith? Submission to the powerful? Respect and admiration for one's sister-in-law as if she were an elder brother?
Maybe both.

But even Gavriel himself could not deny that part of the reason he was so persistent, even at the cost of war, in claiming his claim to the throne of Elden was... a large part of the reason, was for the golden goddess.

So now, although he has begun to regret not leaving earlier, he instead came to fight Lan En to avenge his son.

But now that we've come this far, any other thoughts are superfluous!
Only by killing this faded one can he have a chance to return to Nymgford and make a comeback for Rodel's throne!

kill him!

He must be killed!

Whether this idea was morbid or not, it reaffirmed Gefia's will and rekindled his spirit.

As a result, Ge Fuya's fighting rhythm was stabilized again. He endured the disgusting feeling of being repeatedly affected by Lan En's actions and continued to fight!
But for the Witcher... he didn't really feel anything.

On the edge of Lann's retina, the resolution of Gevya's complex extended body had successfully climbed to nearly 100%.

This means that Lan En now sees Ge Fuya's body as just as easily as an ordinary person's body.

The Witcher will know what he's going to do even before he makes a move.

Aside from that strange 'charge mechanism'.

Lan En had already seen through Ge Fuya's body.

He certainly noticed Ge Fuya's momentary wavering and distraction, followed by his increasing determination.

I must say: It's pretty good. This mental journey is almost like that of a protagonist in a shonen manga.

But if someone is seen through, can they turn the tables simply by strengthening their will and focusing their mind?

Do you think I've been training all this martial arts skill and keen eyesight for nothing?

Ge Fuya's changes were not beyond Lan En's expectations, and were completely different from the 'power-accumulation mechanism' that suddenly appeared before.

So the Witcher still managed to keep him firmly under control; the entire battle was like a noose that was being tightened.

With each collision, a golden mist would erupt behind Ge Fuya, preventing him from recovering his power, which would even leak out continuously.

Even demigods began to pant heavily.

Ge Fuya's eyes were bloodshot as he gasped for breath, staring intently at the faded figure before him.

His gaze was so intense that it almost made you think he was mentally unstable.

But just as Lann was steadily tightening the 'noose'...

"Boom boom boom!"

The roaring sound, originally located far from the lava lake, began to move closer and closer, growing louder and louder!
The expressions on the faces of both the demigod and the witcher changed.

The ever-approaching roar is a variable that has intruded into their battlefield; both those with the advantage and those being suppressed will have their own opinions on it.

However, the two were now entangled together, and neither could break free, so they could only passively wait for the change to happen.

In an instant, the roaring sound had reached the vicinity.

—It's Laqad!
At this moment, although the volcano demigod was still mostly unharmed, his majestic and elaborate magnanimous judicial officer's uniform had been reduced to a pile of tattered cloths hanging on his body.

His once serious and dignified face has now abandoned all dignity and grace, leaving only tyranny and hatred!
He rushed over, and without turning his head, unleashed a series of large, vengeful skull-shaped spirits behind him.

It crashed onto the lava, splashing up huge waves and creating a deafening roar.

This is clearly an attempt to back down and run away!

Upon seeing that the person who came was Lakad, Lann and Goffia, who were on his escape route, had different expressions.

Lann did indeed regard this demigod as an enemy, but Griffia regarded him as a traitor!

Traitors are more hateful than enemies!

Seeing Laqad rushing over, with several agile figures vaguely following behind him.

Ge Fuya's face immediately twisted with hatred!
Conversely, Lann raised an eyebrow after seeing the look on Griffia's face as he looked at Lacad.

He immediately dodged away, abandoning his strategy of suppressing Ge Fuya.

It directly cleared Lakad's sprint route and rushed to the other side of Goffia.

Without turning his head, he shouted, "Run!"

(End of this chapter)