The Witcher: Elemental Lords

While Ivan was thinking, the room fell silent, terrifyingly so.

After a moment, Ivan raised his head, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light. "Please leave. We didn't meet today."

Candice was somewhat surprised, took a deep look at Ivan, and turned to leave.

Since he wasn't willing to cooperate, they would each rely on their own abilities.

Ten minutes later.

Inside Kalle's tent, a guard quietly reported to him.

After listening, Kalle raised his eyebrows. He gently touched the broadsword at his waist, then waved his left hand.

"Continue to monitor those two."

…

The convoy advanced slowly, resembling a long dragon on the long mountain road.

According to the planned route, they would cross two mountains today, but there was only one dangerous area: the second mountain pass. Descending from there, they would pass through a place called Lion Ridge Valley, where a group of Wind Lions roamed.

Wind Lions were extremely fast, coming and going like the wind. Second-level Wind Lions could also release wind blades, capable of long-range attacks, making them very formidable.

Dore learned a lot from Karl. Starting from last night, he had been very talkative, telling stories of the Northern Kingdom, the Eternal Forest, and the Glorious Empire.

Dore was clearly more inclined towards the affairs of the Glorious Empire, so Karl naturally emphasized those.

In the carriage, Karl spoke with gestures.

"The Glorious Wizard Alliance is the most powerful organization in the Glorious Empire, without a doubt. Even the authority of the Glorious Empire is below the Glorious Wizard Alliance. However, most wizards who come to the Glorious Empire are relatively peaceful. They like to occupy a place, build magic towers, and protect the peace of the area.

The mages of the Glorious Empire greatly dislike black wizards, so the Glorious Empire is also known as the Black Wizard's Graveyard.

Of course, the most powerful organization on the West Ring Continent is not the Glorious Wizard Alliance; there is also an organization called the Wizard Alliance, without the word 'Glorious'.

The enemy of the Glorious Wizard Alliance is the Radiant Empire, which is a completely religious state, worshipping the Goddess of Light.

However, the main world of the Goddess of Light's faith is not in this world."

Karl spoke eloquently, while Dore listened quietly.

Although he had read many books, most of them were readings from the Northern Kingdom, rarely involving other continents. It was the first time he had heard of religious states, empires, and similar concepts.

Regardless of the country, wasn't it just a group of people ruling another group of people?

Karl really liked Dore's attentive listening. "There are many academies in the Glorious Empire, for wizards, warriors, and other professions. The Glorious Empire even has many servant races, such as dwarves and giants."

Dore suddenly became interested. "Are dwarves really master blacksmiths as in the legends?"

Karl nodded, sighing sincerely, "The most skilled blacksmiths in the world are the dwarves. They can even forge artifacts, something that wizards cannot accomplish."

"Then are there elves? Ogres?" Dore asked with great interest. He had only seen these in books and had never truly encountered them.

Karl shrugged. "Elves are a very proud race. They usually live in forests, such as the Eternal Forest. Ogres are just a type of cruel beast."

Dore's interest was piqued.

Karl told many stories, and Dore listened with great enthusiasm.

Around 11 AM, they quickly passed through the first mountain pass. They were only attacked by ordinary beasts, which were quickly dealt with, without causing any commotion.

White-headed eagles watched from afar, dozens of kilometers away, but ultimately did not descend. Losing several hundred in one go yesterday had already hurt the entire white-headed eagle flock to its core.

The convoy quickly disappeared down the mountain.

While passing through the mountaintop, Dore saw layers of mountains in the distance ahead. He didn't know how much further it was and sighed in his heart. It would take another three days to pass through this mountain range.

Several more people had died last night, all dragged by hidden magical beasts to unknown places. In the morning, their corpses were found beside the nearby river, already reduced to piles of bones.

Judging from the wounds, it seemed to be Shadow Leopards, a cruel, cunning magical beast that was extremely good at hiding itself.

This mountain was too dangerous.

The convoy descended the mountain and, after passing through the valley at the foot of the mountain, quickly turned and headed up the mountain.

At this time, the team quickly changed formation. All the warriors, archers, including Dore, and the four wizards, all gathered together, advancing up the mountain in advance.

…

Mouth of Wind Lion Valley.

Wind Lion Valley was a very wide valley. The official road passed through the valley mouth and proceeded to the other side.

Kalle led all the third-level warriors and most of the second-level warriors, all gathered at the valley mouth, with half of the archers ambushed on both sides of the valley, directly blocking the valley mouth. If the Wind Lion pack dared to come out from here, they would be greeted by a rain of arrows and longswords, axes, and shields.

Dore now understood their strategy, following behind Karl, ready to strike at any time.

Since the events of yesterday, he had been somewhat wary of Ivan and Candice. These two were nobles, and they looked down on commoners. They might do something to him.

Of course, it wasn't just present wariness; he needed to be constantly wary. These two were definitely secretly coveting his meditation technique.

The Elemental Child meditation technique was too valuable, and he dared not reveal it. These days, he planned to create a weaker version as a disguise, so that people wouldn't notice.

From last night to this morning, Karl had been emphasizing the powerful influence of meditation techniques in the wizarding world. Even if Dore was a fool, he understood that he was probably being targeted, and Karl was among them.

Karl was just an ordinary person who only became a wizard after entering the academy, and he was also a poor wretch. Dore understood his thoughts very well.

Among the three, Karl was relatively gentle, while Ivan and Candice were relatively more aggressive. These two definitely had some conspiracy.

The four of them split into two pairs, ambushing on both sides of the valley mouth. Behind them, in the rear, were the archers, and in front were the warriors.

Kalle was also carrying a bow and arrows at this moment, standing slightly inside the valley mouth. His strength was the strongest, and he bore a more arduous task.

Shortly after, the convoy slowly arrived, passing through the valley mouth. The large number of vehicles caused a lot of commotion.

The mountain was very quiet. The convoy slowly passed through, making it impossible not to be noticed.

As soon as the convoy reached the valley mouth and traveled for less than a minute, several graceful lions appeared on the cliffs outside the range of sight far from the valley mouth. They glanced at the valley mouth and then quickly disappeared into the mountains. Immediately afterward, the roars of lions echoed from the valley.

Kalle and Ryan shouted together,

"Pass down the order to each squad, archers prepare, warriors prepare to meet the impact, shields, be ready to strike at any time."

Orders were passed down, and soon everyone ambushed on both sides of the valley became nervous.

At this time, Dore felt a slight energy fluctuation emanating from Karl's staff.

Dore glanced at Karl's staff. It was an ordinary wooden stick, inlaid with an ordinary ruby, not a high-grade item.

Equipment helped to increase a mage's strength, reduce mana consumption, and amplify the intensity of spiritual power. The source of most wizards' strength came from equipment, their own abilities were actually not strong.