Astartes of the Bear School

 Chapter 820 802. Cooperation

At the entrance of the cave, the two demon hunters confirmed the direction of the wind, and their own scent could not reach the horned demon's nose.

 Then Lan En took a sip of [Enhanced Cat Eyes] for himself and looked inside.

"This culvert is not deep, at most seventeen or eight meters. The goat-horned devil is lying in the deepest open space."

"Understood."

Geralt began to adjust his breathing and the grip on the hilt of the sword in his hand.

According to Lan En's observation of the terrain, although the culvert is uneven, there are gravel and wet puddles.

But the depth of 17 or 18 meters can still be crossed within three seconds given the speed of the demon hunter's surprise attack.

"This guy is really strong. No wonder Berengar couldn't beat it."

Lan En said this as he looked at the horned devil resting in the puddle inside.

 The demon's feces was casually excreted in a corner of the cave, and the smell was mixed with its own body odor.

So the smell of magical creatures is weirder and indescribable than that of natural creatures.

Only the wind pulled by the extremely fast movement of his large body was left, blowing Geralt's ponytail.

 Then he lay down in the dirty cave water, and his fur was soaked by the water and turned into tangled strands.

　Magical creatures rarely fit into the natural ecosystem. After all, the magic of chaos itself can distort life.

After using the [Old Hunter Leg Bone] multiple times and with high intensity to activate the [Acceleration Technique], Lan En has almost learned this ancient skill of the Yharnam hunters.

 “Moo!!”

As Lan En moved forward, this silver light left a trace of light in mid-air.

 But it can be activated without sprinkling blood on the leg bone.

Lan En roared, and then his whole person disappeared like smoke.

On the rough and slippery road, Geralt's armor-piercing charge took about three seconds to cross a distance of nearly 20 meters.

The sound of a sharp blade cutting into the air was heard.

 “Up!”

At the same time, the horned demon's unique roar of pain erupted.

To achieve the same effect as when using leg bones, it is just a matter of proficiency and time.

 Clear silver light flashed from Lan En's waist and bloomed in the dim cave.

 This is the common working scene for witchers.

 The flannel ball covered her little nose.

 And this brings out the longer-lasting flavor accumulated in the deeper layers of the fur.

 Now that he is using it, although the effect is not as good as the [Acceleration Spell] activated by the [Old Hunter Leg Bone].

 But Lan En only takes a moment!

 “Oops!”

If it wasn't a predator from the Miasma Valley in the New World, it would probably be vomiting right now.

A stinking rain of blood splashed out in large quantities. This was after the horned demon was cut open by the physical blade, and the rapid airflow blade wrapped around the blade brought out the blood around the wound.

 The battle is always full of all kinds of surprises.

Originally, Lan En's knife was aimed at the neck where the battle ended, but the lying goat-horned demon moved his body slightly, and the knife hit his shoulder.

The extremely sharp Sword of the Lake Girl cuts from the outside of the shoulder and cuts all the way into the body.

 The skin and muscles of the shoulder, and then the bones and blood vessels in the flesh.

It was not until the end that the blade went too deep and the horned demon's muscles tightened to the point where the blade could no longer go deeper. Lan En relaxed his control slightly, causing the blade that had originally cut straight in to tilt under the resistance.

 Then bring it out with your own momentum.

After Lan En quickly passed by the horned devil, his boots stepped on the remains of the creature's usual food.

These skeletons that have been chewed up almost look like water ghosts.

The remaining flesh on the skeleton, as well as the spilled blood, became a breeding ground for bacteria in this dark and humid cave. These bacteria secrete mucus as they multiply, turning the debris into a slimy, disgusting mess.

After stepping on it, his feet suddenly slipped, making him unable to stop. Although he did not fall, he was still sent to the edge of the culvert by the momentum.

 But Lan En did not feel any sense of danger because of the slippery ground under his feet.

 Because a burst of orange fire has illuminated the entire culvert.

Geralt charged forward with his sword and raised his left hand, aiming at the Horned Demon.

 Before the handprint of his left hand, a small orange Igni rune circle had been generated.

From that magic circle, hot sparks and heat streams are being sprayed out like a flamethrower.

This is a variant of [Igni Sign], and it is also the knowledge inherited by the Wolf School from the period of the Demon Hunter Order.

  The sparks and heat flow generated by the chaos magic directly hit the horned devil's face under Geralt's control.

 The left half of its sheep-like face is rapidly turning black.

 The burning pain even temporarily overwhelmed the stab wound left by Lan En.

As Geralt quickly approached, the sparks and heat ejected from the sigil on his hand further reduced the ineffective escape.

 The magic power he sprays is in a cone shape, and the closer it gets, the more concentrated it will be on the Horned Demon.

The left eye on the sheep-horned demon's face has been roasted dry by Geralt's seal.

 “Moo!!”

It howled miserably, and in pain, its strong claw muscles tightened, and it was about to swing out!

 “Pfft!”

 But Geralt had no intention of giving it a chance to react.

The silver sword with Valyrian steel as the core is in Geralt's right hand with the tip upward.

As the magic power in his body was exhausted, he had already rushed to the side of the Horned Demon under the suppression of the [Igni Sign] variant.

The side where Lan En chopped off most of his shoulder made the horned demon unable to even raise his hand.

Geralt had noticed this a long time ago, so his silver sword was aimed at the abandoned side.

 From the left side of the goat-horned devil's ribs, insert it diagonally upward towards the heart!

It's just that because the magic power was exhausted, the demon hunter entered the low period of magic power, and even Geralt fell into a feeling of exhaustion.

This sword did not completely penetrate the strong muscles of the horned demon, but was stuck by the muscles and ribs.

 And Geralt didn’t seem to be bothered by the stabbing that didn’t kill him in one hit.

 “Flannel ball!”

At this time, Lan En, who had just hit the culvert wall and stopped, shouted without looking back.

 “Meow!”

Hunting after Geralt, there was also an Elu cat!

 Its agile body is petite and flexible.

When Geralt was exhausted from the low period of magic power and did not stab the long sword directly into the heart of the horned demon.

 The flannel ball used all four limbs to quickly rush up from behind Geralt, using his body as a bridge!

Then he stepped on the weighted ball at the end of the hilt of the silver sword with two small paws and kicked it hard.

 “Puff!”

The kitten jumped up in the air, and the silver sword pierced directly from the horned demon's chest to its back.

Afterwards, Geralt took two steps back, and the kitten landed lightly on the ground. After taking two steps from the four-legged state, it returned to the bipedal state.

The strong and sturdy horned devil fell to the ground with a crash, causing the puddles in the culvert to splash with a splash of sewage.

 (End of this chapter)