A fantastical journey across the heavens, beginning with the Witcher.

Sintra, a nation with 500 years of history, has fallen, but the name of the fearless knights will spread throughout the continent through the survivors.

[Legendary status +1, current legendary status: 2.]

[Gain the title "Fearless Lion," with the following effect: When your opponent is stronger than you, your attributes increase by 25%; when your opponent is weaker than you, you are more easily intimidated. Regardless of strength, as long as the number of opponents exceeds your own faction, you automatically gain the effect "Unyielding" (doubles health and stamina regeneration).]

The system beeped, but Li De had no time to pay attention to it. He glanced casually in the direction of Sintra, his face expressionless, but his hand holding the reins tightened silently.

He turned around, and the blazing Igni sign rose again in his palm, pouring all his magic into the woods beside the road.

In the Battle of Manada Valley, Sintra was caught off guard and had no time to defend its territory.

After the Nilfgaardian army entered the territory, they directly felled trees in the forest to make siege weapons, and even deliberately left a dense forest in front of the camp to block the cavalry charge from Sintra.

Li De simply set the natural barrier ablaze. Flames spread, tongues of fire leaped, and the crackling sound of burning wood filled the air.

At this rate, a wall of fire could be formed across the wilderness in just a few hours.

After charging a sufficient distance, he raised his right hand and made a gesture to the cavalry behind him.

The originally orderly breakout team split into three groups and sped off in different directions.

According to the original plan, these three groups will continue to split up, becoming more and more scattered, spreading their footprints across every inch of the land they pass through, confusing the Nilfgaardians' judgment.

This clumsy and desperate method was used to buy time for the core team.

Li De certainly wanted to take Ciri and Olivia on a high-speed journey straight to Kaer Morhen, but the Witcher's castle was located in the northeastern part of the continent, which was far too remote.

The fastest route from Sintra to there requires crossing Brug, traversing the heart of Temuria, taking a boat at the Puntal River crossing, going upstream to the Kingdom of Kodwin, and then continuing north over towering mountains to reach the destination.

Actually, the simplest way is to disguise your identity and pretend to be a family on the run.

However, Li De's unique magical constitution has a built-in spell interference effect. The druid tried all kinds of natural spells, spore spells, and primitive spells... but he still couldn't make the disguise spell work on Li De.

Furthermore, with a strikingly beautiful female elf by his side, protecting a young child, this lineup was tantamount to directly informing Nilfgaard's spies:

That's right, I'm the Witcher who routed you all! See this little girl? Your emperor was desperately looking for her, and now she's right here beside me!

……

As the group traveled further and further, the knights gradually dispersed along the way, until only a few figures remained, and the sound of hooves became increasingly sparse.

As the sky begins to lighten with the first hint of dawn, the sun slowly rises above the horizon, casting its warm morning light.

Only one Sintra Knight remained by Li De's side, carrying the real Ciri on his back.

The two riders slowly came to a stop beside a clear stream. The riders looked at the rising sun on the horizon and sighed deeply, for their motherland and for their uncertain future.

After a moment of silence, he gently lifted Ciri off the horse and handed her steadily to the Witcher, speaking solemnly.

"My lord, farewell. I will continue along this road. You should wade along the river for a while before going ashore. The current will completely wash away the hoofprints, and those Nilfgaards will surely not be able to find you."

Li De reached out and took Xili, holding the little girl tightly against the front of the saddle, his tone slightly wistful.

"What are your plans for the future?"

The knight habitually raised his hand to scratch his head, but ended up scratching his helmet. He replied blankly, "I don't know... The kingdom is gone, and so is my home. Maybe I'll find a quiet place in the countryside to live out my days in peace."

"That's fine. Goodbye for now. Let's have a drink together next time we meet."

The knight smiled broadly, understanding the meaning behind Li De's words: the master was letting him live, otherwise how could they meet again in the future?

"Great! My family owns a brewery. If we meet again someday, I'll treat you to some wine I brewed myself!"

Having said that, he said no more, mounted his horse, spurred it hard, and galloped off in the opposite direction from Li De. His imposing figure quickly disappeared into the morning mist.

Li De urged the coal briquette to move slowly into the cool stream, and followed the current.

The little girl had been jostled on horseback all night and had watched her grandmother lead the knights back into the enemy's encirclement. Her eyes were red and swollen from crying. At this moment, she was leaning against Li De's chest, without saying a word.

After slowly wading through the river for a while, Coal Ball found a gentle riverbank and went ashore. However, it did not move forward immediately, but instead lowered its head and sniffed around a huge blue stone.

Li De was initially puzzled, but then he noticed a simple red line drawing on the side of the bluestone.

The long-buried memories were instantly awakened, and I couldn't help but chuckle.

Olivia asked, somewhat puzzled, "What? You've been here before?"

"We've been here before. A few friends live nearby. After a bumpy night, the kids couldn't take it anymore, so we're going to camp there to rest."

"Will this cause trouble for your friends? The Nivergardians probably won't let us off so easily."

"Won't."

Li De's voice was unusually light: "They won't catch up so quickly. Even if they do find this place, it's uncertain who will be in danger."

He patted Coal Ball's neck, turned his horse around, and headed towards the path beside the bluestone that had been repeatedly trampled.

After about the time it takes to drink two cups of tea, Olivia finally realized something was wrong. Her brows furrowed, and she couldn't help but tug at Li De's sleeve.

This path looks remote, but there are obvious signs of trampling. Several deep footprints remain in the soil, the footprints are wide and thick.

They didn't look like human footprints at all; instead, they looked like they were left by some kind of giant beast or a huge monster.

"Who...is your friend?"

Olivia lowered her voice, her tone filled with trepidation. As she glanced at the dense forest around her, she felt as if some unknown entity was lurking in the shadows, and a sense of unease crept into her heart.

Li De deliberately kept everyone in suspense: "Don't worry, you'll find out in time."

After walking a few hundred steps further, a simple, honest voice suddenly came from the woods. The voice was stuttering and sounded a bit dull and slow.

"Halt! This is the boss's territory! No entry allowed... unless... for the sheep!"

Hearing that familiar voice, the Witcher finally broke into a genuine smile, reined in his horse, and called out loudly, "Hey! Look who I am!"

"Humans...know the name, the lump...the original."

The owner of the voice scratched his head in confusion, staring at Li De and Coal Ball as they drew closer. He was stunned for a moment, then jumped up and down happily, his rough voice filled with joy.

"Coal ball...good friend!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The figure was so enormous that every joyful leap caused the ground nearby to tremble violently.

Olivia peeked out from behind Li De, and the moment she saw who it was, her expression changed drastically, and her voice trembled.

"You...you have such a wide network of connections? You can even be friends with trolls?"

That's right, the huge, bouncy creature with a silly voice in front of you is a troll.

It was more than two people tall, with long arms and short legs, and a hunched figure. Its shoulders, back, neck, and lower back were covered with large, irregular pieces of hard stone armor, rough and heavy, like natural armor, which made it look even more clumsy and fierce. However, its eyes were pure and innocent, without any trace of the ferocity of a demon.