The Witcher: Lord of the Empire

"Evil spirits... That's right, it's all the evil spirits' fault! The evil spirits bewitched us, and it was the evil spirits who maliciously hurt Mr. Chappelle!"

"It was all because of evil spirits, despicable evil spirits!"

"No, that's not right, these are not evil spirits. They are false gods, false gods of pagans, who want to overthrow the Eternal Fire!"

"Do not be frightened, by the Eternal Fire!"

"For the Eternal Fire!!!"

At that moment, countless swords and knives pierced through the silver mist surrounding Caleb Menge, among them, the most ferocious and crazed were the temple guards. Unrestrained, they brandished their weapons, even injuring their own companions.

But no one cared about this at this time.

Even though the effect of [Moon Dust] made Vlodimir visible, he was a spirit after all. What pierced his body was neither a silver sword nor the witchers' special sword oil, so the damage it caused to him was limited and he fled immediately.

But Caleb Menge was different.

He died in the first instant. No matter how strong the armor was, it could not stop the weapons of the believers at this time.

Kiyan silently applied [Specter Oil] to his weapon. Shortly after the silver mist completely dissipated, he closed his eyes, sensed the surroundings, and quickly headed in a direction.

Triss didn't ask where Kiyan was going.

At the temple, the fighting had died down. The temple guards stared in shock at the remains of Caleb Menge scattered everywhere, unable to speak.

With a clang, someone dropped their weapon. Then, one after another, they knelt heavily, accepting their surrender.

Chappelle pressed the wound on his shoulder and, shaking his head, refused the help offered to him. Step by step, he approached a young guard.

"Mr. Chappelle..." The young man looked up, his hands were shaking, not because of fear, but because of regret.

"You killed the evil spirit and protected the Eternal Fire."

The young guard seemed to feel affirmed, his eyes lighting up.

"But after all, you committed a crime, even if it was under the influence of the evil spirit. Therefore, you must atone for your sins."

The young man bent down. "I will use the rest of my life to make up for the sins I committed today."

All the people in the camp of Caleb Menge imitated the actions of this young man and confessed their crimes to Chappelle. The believers on Chappelle's side came forward one by one, tied them up, and prepared to take them to the dungeon.

The turmoil on Temple Island was calmed down.

Chappelle originally thought so.

"Mr. Chapelle! Look over there..." His adjutant suddenly exclaimed.

The terrain of Temple Island is very high, and they can see half of Novigrad from their direction. Turning his sight to the direction pointed by the adjutant, Chappelle's eyes reflected the raging fire and billowing smoke.

In addition, he could see many people running. They were chasing and killing each other.

"That direction... is it Hierarch Square?" Chappelle muttered to himself. "It's a riot caused by the gang... but weren't these resolved in advance?"

The Chancellor of Security's cold personality made Chappelle sober up in an instant and he decisively gathered all of the Eternal Fire's armed forces.

Although many of them were enemies until recently, but Chappelle could see the burning Eternal Fire in their eyes: "Many of you are sinners now, but now is the time to redeem your sins. Go forth and protect our Novigrad!"

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Hierarch Square.

The Eternal Fire had set up several gigantic bonfires here. Since Chappelle had changed, these instruments of execution had not been used for a long time.

But today, they were lit again, and the torches were not in the hands of the Eternal Fire, but of the gangs.

"Sure enough, the people of the Eternal Fire don't care about us at all, we can make as much trouble as we want!"

Whoreson Junior's henchmen laughed maniacally, clown makeup on their faces, dancing for joy as they heard the screams coming from the bonfires.

Among the people being tortured on the stake were members of their rival gangs, shop owners who usually opposed them, and homeless people they had just pulled from the street.

"The King of Beggars and Cleaver haven't done anything, but it doesn't matter, the underworld doesn't need cowards."

"Guys, put up the Cutups Gang flags in every store and casino you can. After today, Novigrad will only have one gang, and that's..."

Before the leader could finish his speech under the fanatical gaze of his followers, an arrow appeared out of nowhere and pierced his neck.

Kolgrim put down the crossbow in his hand, his snake eyes were cold.

After killing the leader, Kolgrim paid no further attention to the Cutups Gang's minions, turned around and left.

He moved across the rooftops at high speed, for being caught in an ambush was dangerous for a witcher acting alone, and he had a more pressing task to attend to.

The original goal of the three witchers from the Viper School was to stay in the city of Novigrad and deal with any unexpected incidents.

The day before, they had confirmed that gangs would no longer be a problem and thought it would be a boring mission. Even Auckes had said that he wanted to go with Letho to help Lann together.

But an accident happened, and the riot still occurred. And unlike the original plan to stay away from the Temple Island and avoid casualties of believers, these gangsters with funny clown makeup were destroying almost everything within their sight.

Whoreson was dead, and Whoreson Junior had taken over the gang. But he was an even more cruel and heartless terrorist than his father. He had released all the thugs and criminals almost immediately, unleashing his frenzy on the peaceful Novigrad.

The people of the Eternal Fire were busy fighting each other, and there was no one who could keep order in the city. The King of the Beggars and Cleaver were unprepared for a war, allowing the Cutups Gang to wreak havoc on the city, quickly making the situation worse.

Realizing the gravity of the situation, the three witchers of the Viper School acted immediately, assassinating Whoreson Junior, ending his brief one-day reign as crime boss.

However, the riots did not stop as they had hoped. Once the violence broke out, there was no turning back.

"This is my mission, but I failed. The fault of this riot is all my fault." Serrit apologized to his companions. His task was to kill Whoreson, and although he had done well, the situation was disastrous.

"No." Kolgrim shook his head. "This was our task, and now we must correct our mistakes."

Nearly a thousand gang members were scattered across Novigrad. The witchers could not stop all the gang members, so they could only slow down their destruction by killing their leaders.

"Lann, Chappelle, whoever it is, hurry up and finish the things at hand and come here..."

Just then the sound of horses' hooves was heard coming in the direction of the city gate.

At the same time, more than a dozen gang members were scattered on the main street, trampling on the Eternal Fire flags.

They were attracted by the rumbling sound of horse hooves. When they looked up, they were hit by a column of fire that almost filled the entire road.

In an instant, the dozen gang members turned into torches.

[Igni Sign - Firestream]!

A blond knight rode out of the flames, followed by a large number of well-armed cavalrymen.

Swords swung together, and these evil gangsters were silent in an instant.

"Lann!" Kolgrim cried out in joy, leaping off the roof and rolling to cushion the impact, stopping in front of the cavalry.

Lann and Kolgrim exchanged information quickly. Understanding the situation, Lann gave orders to his subordinates. "House, Levin, Milva, each of you will lead a cavalry group. Your main objective is to eliminate the gang members as quickly as possible and restore order. Understood?"

"Yes, Lord Earl!"

After a pause, Lann added. "Raise the flag of Cintra and display the lion emblem more prominently."

"Yes, Lord Earl!"

The cavalry team was immediately divided into three. These gangsters without even armor are no match for the fully armed cavalry. Facing them, the Cintra cavalry is even enough to fight ten of them.

"Cavalry can only run on the main road and cannot guard the side roads. Kolgrim, please go find the King of Beggars and Cleaver and ask them to cooperate with our actions. If they agree, tell them that Chappelle will reward them handsomely. If they refuse, tell them that the Eternal Fire will settle accounts with all the gangs in the city later, leaving only his friends."

"Okay, I'll take care of it. I'll find Auckes and Serrit to help me."

Finally, Lann turned to look at Letho.

The bald man asked consciously: "What do you need me to do?"

"We don't know what the situation is like on Temple Isle. Go take a look. If it's already over, inform Chappelle of the critical situation here. We urgently need reinforcements."

Letho nodded and left.

Only Lann and a few guards remained at the scene.

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