Chapter 1193 1175. Do you understand?
?While speaking, Lan En raised his hand and pushed back his hood.
His face and silver hair were revealed in an instant.
?That brilliant face and silver hair even give people the illusion that the light on the mountain road suddenly brightens.
But at the same time, the cold words coming out of his mouth made people feel confused and vaguely chilled for the first time.
But just because they are at a loss does not mean that everyone is at a loss.
??Originally, with Lan En''s arrival, the scattered Ember Knights at the rear of the convoy surrounded each other without leaving a trace.
They all followed Lan En and fought guerrillas in the occupied areas of Cintra during the Civil War.
Not only the ability of frontal combat, but also the ability of concealment and surprise attack are among the best.
Lan En didn''t even look back to confirm, he knew that his knights would follow his footsteps.
And without any surprise, just as Lan En finished speaking, immediately after
“Puff~woo!”*5
?The sound of a sharp knife piercing flesh, accompanied by the sound of blood splattering out, and the last whimper before death, came out one after another.
Everything happened too fast, and most of the people present had only just reacted now.
Thales'' face with scars turned around in horror.
I saw the Knights of the White Rose, whose eyes were full of disgust and hatred towards the sorceress and the witcher.
Five of them who were standing on the periphery immediately fell down, covering their necks.
Perhaps after a brief twists and turns, he was kicked and his legs were bent, and then his neck was twisted when he was half-kneeling.
Be crisp and clear.
?Siward, who was already feeling haggard from the Scoia''tael attack, was even more frightened at this moment.
"you.!"
The Knight of Thales was quite capable. He immediately roared and was about to draw his sword.
It''s a pity that the long sword hasn''t had time to be completely unsheathed.
A palm with an iron glove pressed directly from his side to the side of his face.
??Although the position of the hand suggests that the man was not as tall as Thales.
??However, the skillful breathing and techniques made Thales feel as if all the muscles and bones in his body were out of control at the first moment of doing it.
The stability and resistance of the fighting posture are completely lost.
With a "bang", Lincoln jumped out from the side and pushed Thales down in an instant.
"Please be quiet, Knight Thales. My lord only said to kill five, and I don''t want this number to be wrong in my hands. It will be my shame. Can you understand?"
?Lincoln said calmly while pressing Thales'' face to the ground.
“Who the **** are you!”
Thales''s face was deformed by the pressure, and the scars were twisted, revealing anger and uncontrollable fear.
“Kill the knights of the Order! Are you still planning to kill the Duke?!”
“We would be happy to do so if ordered to do so.”
?Lincoln''s calm tone actually stopped Thales''s hysterical shouting.
Obviously, he really didn''t expect anyone to talk about the topic of "killing the Duke" in such a light tone.
?Siward was frightened by the crisp killing. Not only was he frightened, but the Knights of the White Rose were also frightened.
The sound of "Ci La La" being drawn out can be heard endlessly.
But no one dared to move.
The Knights of the White Rose did not suffer any losses in the Scoia''tael attack just now, but now five of them died and one was captured alive in one encounter. Who the **** are these people? !
Others in the convoy were also frightened by this sudden bloodshed and stopped their work of cleaning up the wreckage.
Some stared blankly, while others screamed and ran away.
But fortunately, there are still people who can calm down after all.
"You are." Duke Seeward, a middle-aged and elderly man who was already physically and mentally exhausted due to the Scoia''tael attack, now looked even more ugly, and tentatively called out with some shrinking.
“Duke Lane of Sintra?”
?His originally sitting body stood up slowly and timidly, instinctively retreating and looking left and right.
“So these are the Ember Knights?”
"You are a Duke, and it is my fault for not following the etiquette. But Grand Duke Lann, even a Duke has no right to kill knights without reason!"
He swallowed hard and barely finished his words.
“They died in an accident on this journey and fell into a mountain stream.”
??The blood dripping from the throats of the five white roses was almost touching Lan En''s boots, while the witcher spoke calmly.
Without any instructions, the Ember Knights directly dragged the bodies they had killed on the ground to the edge of the mountain road and threw them down.
The sound of water flowing in the mountain stream is already loud, but the five people thrown in did not make any unnecessary noise. Siward twitched the corner of his mouth, and the other White Rose Knights turned pale in an instant.
"It''s my fault for not following the etiquette." Seeward reiterated again, his haggard face looked extremely sincere. "But no, there is no need to do this. It is really not necessary, Grand Duke Lan En."
?Lann tilted his head and looked down at Siward. He was silent for a while and then shook his head.
"Although we don''t have much contact with you, you are actually a smart person. So you are still using this ridiculous excuse to test why I burst out so much when I show up."
?Lane walked towards Siward. At this time, the Duke, who only had a decorative sword at his waist, held down the shoulders of the fully armed knight beside him.
??Although the Knights of the White Rose did not participate in the Civil War, they even heard about the process of that war.
??They also have no pretense towards mutants like demon hunters because of their belief in the eternal fire.
But when Lan En really came to them, his height, size, weight, and strength were enough to control the weight.
??Even if Lan Enguang passes by them normally, they will feel as if a giant bear with steam coming out of its mouth is walking past them.
?Lincoln relaxed his hold on Thales indifferently and stood up together as Lan En walked past.
"I''ll tell you the truth." Lan En stood outside the circle surrounded by the White Rose Knights, although this no longer gave people a sense of security.
“I now need to take over the command of the entire team, including all the chain of command belonging to you in this operation.”
“The five lives of the Knight of the White Rose were given so that you could listen to me quietly, which is equivalent to coughing before a speech. Do you understand?”
“Of course, their bad attitude toward me and others did make me dislike them a little bit.”
Lan''s fingers marked a slight distance.
?Others'' expressions only felt absurd. After all, knights were actually low-level nobles.
Now, the lives of five nobles are just used to complete a ‘cough before a speech’.
But inexplicably, when these people who only thought it was absurd, turned their attention to Lan En, the Ember Knight, and even Triss.
?The natural look on their faces seemed to make them accept it naturally.
“The current situation is very dangerous and everyone must evacuate the Pontal Valley immediately.”
"Because of this?" Seeward''s face was filled with disbelief. "Because of the Scoia''tael?"
“The point is not the Scoia’tael, but something they attracted.”
Lan shook his head.
"Actually, I don''t expect you to understand. You think it''s too violent for me to kill five knights right away, but I think it''s more important to evacuate these people alive than the lives of the five knights."
"And I know exactly what''s going on in your mind right now, Siward."
??The witcher tilted his head and calmly looked down at Duke Elland who seemed to have settled down.
"You don''t care about those five knights, and you are not panicked because I killed them at the first word. What you are panicked about is why Foltest didn''t tell you about my invitation."
Speaking of this, the surrounding White Rose Knights looked at a loss.
But Siward, who was surrounded by them, this middle-aged man, his trembling body at this time completely calmed down.
??The eyes that were originally scattered and trembling became stable.
?Lan En could see clearly that this guy might have had a real sudden panic only when someone died at the beginning, and the rest of the time was all an act.
In fact, after he recognized himself, he was no longer panicked by the scene here and now.
Unknowingly, what Lan En had done and the attitude he had when doing it were spread because of his fame.
Even the Nilfgaardians, when talking about the Duke of Cintra, mainly describe him as "terrible and explosive", but rarely say that he is evil and bloodthirsty.
?Siward believes that although he has to discriminate against non-human races and mutants because of his position, he can be called discriminatory in Temeria.
??If you put it in the whole north, you are simply considered a moderate, okay?
?At least he will not use his status as a duke to incite genocide.
??For someone like Lan En, he would not kill himself.
So when he confirmed that the person in front of him was indeed the Grand Duke of Cintra, Siward was not too panicked.
Some people are able to gain recognition from others in certain aspects, regardless of their position.
? Immediately afterwards, Siward, who had sorted out his thoughts, was only worried about one thing -
Foltest invited Lan En to resolve the matter, but he did not tell him in advance. Does this indicate certain political trends?
However, this is something that Siward should be sensitive to, and Lan is not interested at all at this time.
"Now I need to implement my command." The witcher said in a tone of announcing his decision. "So I don''t care about your little conflict with Foltest."
“I just want to save fewer dead people, can you understand?”
??The witcher''s cat eyes met Siward''s calm eyes.
"I can understand that you don''t respect people like me, or you can''t show respect because of your position. And I don''t ask you to respect me. I ask you to respect my strength."
“Any more questions?”
The Duke of Elland opened his mouth
“Of course I understand, Grand Duke Lan En.”
(End of this chapter)