MTL - Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 903 885. Combat Techniques: Arrow Step

 “Click!”

 The Great Sword of the Knight of Lothric is imbued with the light of [Blessed Weapon], the blade is huge and remains sharp.

　　A straight and sharp arc was drawn in mid-air, cutting through the bodies of the three enemies in front of him like a hot knife cutting through butter.

 It's like cutting off three straw men.

Lothric is originally a country that slays dragons, and the knights of Lothric, who are the pillars of force, are also knights who can slay dragons.

 But later, for some unknown reason, he started to associate with dragons.

 But this does not mean that they have become weaker.

The specifications of the Lothrik Knight's greatsword can be clearly seen. It is a weapon prepared for killing giant creatures.

Every time this sword slashes, it can bring out a chaotic sound of electricity, as well as a golden arc of electricity.

 This means that during the forging process, this great sword possesses supernatural thunder and lightning power that can target dragons.

“There seems to be nothing unusual about these guys.”

 “It’s too messy here, there’s not much you can see!”

"asshole!"

 The narrow stairs and the friendly troops just now made him extremely constrained.

Their shouts, screams, and flurry of weapons were so chaotic that it was difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy.

 The effect of a surprise attack is so outstanding when there is no preparation in advance.

As the leader of the platoon, Knight Commander Lothric shouted without looking back, while continuing to advance down the stairs.

The level of these attackers is generally higher than that of ordinary soldiers, so they can still attack upwards in unfavorable terrain.

"I have no idea!"

　　Thousands of people were panicking and huddled together on the battlefield of knife point and death.

 However, the low-stress battle situation did not make the Knight Commander and Lan feel relaxed.

 Because their initial goal was to find out why these attackers were not afraid of the dragon's breath.

　　It seems like the movement pulls the air, making it whistle.

 After finally squeezing past the panicked soldiers of his own side, and finally having no friendly forces hindering him from all directions, Knight Commander Lothric, who seemed to have been unhappy for a long time, couldn't help but curse loudly.

 And now.

The attackers attacked up the stairs. The Lothric soldiers who were originally responsible for guarding were retreating steadily, while the knight commander and Lan still wanted to rush back down to collect intelligence.

 The gatehouse on the city entrance bridge is similar in structure to a small city gate. Above are the arrow rest and walkway, connected to the bridge deck through a narrow staircase.

 The current situation is indeed chaotic.

For the enemy to attack, it is almost as difficult as attacking a city.

 However, this ‘high level’ of combat effectiveness cannot be considered an ‘abnormal’ range.

 But these enemies attacking the gatehouse are too normal.

Behind the knight commander, Lan En swung his sword to fend off an enemy who wanted to sneak attack from behind, and then pressed half of his body over him. The man was pressed against the stone brick wall, restricting his movement and struggling. At the same time, the blade also penetrated his body during the squeezing process.

The Knight Commander of Lothric raised the great sword on his shoulder and took a lunge forward at the same time.

 An obviously supernatural white shadow left a trace of a slight delay behind his movements.

 【Combat Skill·Arrow Step】!

 A standard posture that has been refined over time.

The prelude of this action is exactly the same as that of the Church Knight, but the subsequent offensive actions are quite different.

Logically speaking, it is not wise to use such a move with a large range of motion and large flaws in a group of enemies.

  But in the process of performing [Combat Skill], due to the synchronized use of Soul Power, no matter how the enemy attacks, as long as the [Combat Skill] has started, the Soul Power will ensure that it continues to operate.

At the same time, the enemy's attack during this process will also be greatly weakened due to the soul power used by the caster.

Although this opportunity is not long, it is difficult to grasp. But for skilled and experienced warriors, a moment of opportunity is enough to turn the tide of the battle.

As expected, the moment the knight commander took a stance, the enemies surrounding him subconsciously attacked him.

 But these attacks that were supposed to deform the armor, at this moment, only caused the flesh under his armor to be slightly bleeding.

 The next moment "Stab!"

The hilt of the big sword that was originally held by the shoulder drooped, and the two-meter-long blade had begun to slide from behind to the ground from back to front.

  The blade of the big sword rubbed against the stone tile floor, causing dazzling sparks!

 Following that, it seemed as if he was accumulating strength while gliding close to the ground.

 There was a "click" sound!

The sword that was finally dragged forward by the knight captain suddenly unleashed all its power!

 On this narrow staircase, from bottom to top, a perfect upward cut was cut!

The power of this upward slash is completely different from the previous knight commander's usual slash!

 Before this, the knight commander who did not use [combat skills] was still a powerful warrior in Lan En's eyes.

But for a long stone with a cross-section as big as a washbasin, he could only cut through more than half of it with one strike of his sword.

With this [Combat Skill], his sword not only directly knocked away the stumps of at least seven or eight enemies in front of him, but also caused a shower of blood.

　　It even knocked away a large section of the stone brick stairs under my feet!

The entire bridge into the city is constructed of this kind of stone bricks, which are long strips of stone with a cross-section as large as a basin. The rocks lifted up by this upward slash were thrown back with about the same force as those thrown by a catapult.

The enemies on the stairs below did not have a good way to deal with the rocks that were shot at them. They could only make muffled sounds of bones being broken in flesh and blood, and screams of pain.

 With one [Combat Skill], coupled with the narrow, linear staircase, the knight commander cleared the enemies in front of him almost instantly!

As for the remaining ones, their own people were killed and injured in large numbers, and their bodies were naturally rolling downwards, and their footing was unstable.

 “[Alder]!”

With a 'bang' sound, the transparent air shock wave passed over the knight commander and swept towards the scattered attackers still standing below.

 This last wave of impact completely caused everything on the stairs below to roll down.

 Scattered stones, corpses, stumps, and tumbling living people.

“[Force Burst]? Are you from Catalina?”

While walking down, the knight commander asked in surprise.

Lan did not speak behind him. He seemed to have confused the effect of the witcher's seal with another thing in this world.

“I thought the knights of Catalina only drank wine and sang in that funny armor. You are a man of few words.”

As if it was because he was about to go down to the bridge, the knight commander walked down while teasing the knights of Catalina in a relaxed tone.

 Lan En, adhering to the principle of "speak less and make less mistakes", just nodded silently.

 The entire upward staircase has been cleared, which is quite bad news for these attackers.

 They could not even spare the manpower for a while to continue the attack.

Lan En and the Knight Commander quickly walked down the stairs, just in time to see the two dragoons in the sky, and controlled the flying dragon to spray fire towards them.

 They flashed across the sky, their vision limited. So I can only spit fire on the bridge in a disciplined manner.

 In order to prevent damage to friendly troops, the coverage area of ​​​​Dragon's Breath is not extended toward the stairs and the gatehouse above the stairs.

The two people who quickly came down the stairs happened to see the attacker being blown away and rolled onto the bridge, being burned by the dragon's breath.

The flames in the flying dragon's mouth are not only hot, but also have a powerful explosive impact.

 Lan En saw with his own eyes that a group of attackers who had not yet gotten up were knocked into the wall by the dragon's breath.

Then there was a shrill scream, and there was a "crackling" sound of flesh being burned rapidly.

 Being burned to death is simply one of the most painful ways to die.

By estimating the temperature of the dragon's breath, Mentos has simulated the consequences of being burned by a flying dragon.

 These attackers did burn a little slowly under the flames.

 But Lan En understands very well that the close connection between the body and soul of people in this world means that they cannot be viewed by the standards of 'ordinary people' in other worlds.

Hence, he didn't say much and just watched what the knight commander said about the situation.

Under the hidden observation of the cat's eyes, the expression of the knight commander who lifted his visor was indeed puzzled.

 The burning effect of these attackers who were driven down the stairs should be considered normal in this world.

“It seems I have to go to the bridge to find those attackers who can withstand the dragon’s breath.”

 The knight commander said seriously.

 “Please don’t follow me, thank you for your help.”

"Can those dragoons see you when you say such things?" Lan asked with a frown. "Can they control the flying dragon and prevent you from being included in the breath range?"

Hearing what the knight commander said, the witcher always felt as if he was going to take a risk.

The knight commander silently shook his head. It seemed that those Lothric dragoons had not yet controlled the flying dragon's breath, allowing it to accurately bypass one person's precise control.

"But someone has to do it. If a small mess cannot be cleaned up, it will become a big mess. We can't delay it any longer."

Lann looked at the knight commander of Lothric. He had seen many people who were willing to sacrifice their lives for something.

 This is obviously another one.

This kind of person cannot be persuaded.

The witcher shook his head and stretched out his left hand towards a shield scattered on the bridge in the distance.

The mechanical hook above starts with the mechanism.

The shield was a kite-shaped shield. It was blown away by the wave of dragon breath just now, and the outer side of the arc-shaped bulge fell to the ground and was shaking.

The precise hook directly hooked the fixed gripper on the inside of the shield and pulled it over.

The shield seems to have gorgeous reliefs on the shield, but now after several rounds of dragon breath, there is only a piece of black ash covering it.

 As the hook lock was recovered, Lan grabbed the shield and handed it to the knight captain.

“I know I can’t stop you, but at least I should hold something against it first. That sword doesn’t have much defensive area.”

 (End of this chapter)