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Crowd","bear-school-astartes-chapter-595",595,"\u003Cp>So, all the formations, instructions, and orders no longer mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vast crowd of refugees, like a tide, like a frightened school of sardines exploding, surged in the direction originally taken by the Niflgaard Army!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also what Geralt believed was the right choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original purpose of this group of refugees was to quickly escape the land of Sintra, away from the ravages of war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, they shouldn’t worry about the rampaging Niflgaard soldiers slaughtering and rampaging through the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the refugees could swiftly pass through, these would be acceptable casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, even if these Niflgaard soldiers were let loose to kill, they couldn’t actually kill many people, especially when all the refugees were surging in one direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that direction, there was Lann, and even if the soldiers had the courage, they wouldn’t dare to approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, in the surging tide of refugees, these armored Niflgaard people might just be trampled to death!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Geralt’s eyes turned tense and shocked as Hacksaw’s voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They should have been urging the refugees to push through, but...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They shouldn’t be breaking formation to charge!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over a thousand people, which in this world is almost the total population of some small cities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if these thousand people were under the threat to their lives and were just a day’s journey from escape... how frightening would their desperation and urgency to survive be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such a situation, maybe the Niflgaard soldiers weren’t the biggest threat anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t panic! Don’t panic! Keep your formation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geralt shouted in vain, and Ged, not far from him, had just executed a soldier, his face also changed drastically, joining him in shouting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was useless; with the refugees’ survival instincts triggered, no one could stop them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like madmen, the armed refugees who had been trained for a few hours, women who hadn’t been given weapons, the elderly, and children clutched by their families...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Came rushing out of the woods like a tide!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They instinctively avoided the Niflgaard soldiers entangled in their path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers had looked hopeless when they saw the swarm of people, but as the refugees avoided them, moving away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers, as if realizing it just then, burst into mocking laughter and resumed swinging their longswords wildly at the escaping refugees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaos inevitably broke out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Followed by trampling, the wails and cries of humanity...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann watched coldly as it all unfolded, but he couldn’t stop it in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the cold air, white steam rose from various parts of his body, ascending, then blown and stretched by the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had realized the predicament after the Niflgaard phalanx broke, but he couldn’t do anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only do his best to kill, his massive body blurring as he darted left and right, slaughtering every nearby Niflgaard person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so, chasing and hunting down the routed soldiers made him run tirelessly for five kilometers, almost sprinting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, though still powerful and steady, his breath had turned to panting, and his body heat was becoming dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interstellar Warriors mainly use surgeries for combat enhancement, such as the [Bone Enhancement Organ] and [Muscle Enhancement Organ].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But many subsequent surgeries are to provide the robust body with enhanced metabolism and energy systems, to coordinate all systems within and enhance endurance and survival capability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mature Interstellar Warrior can fight tirelessly for days on end!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for Lann, his other native organs were beginning to struggle to supply energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his greatest concern—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On an open battlefield, clearing scattered routed soldiers required an unknown amount of strength and stamina just for the pursuit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the mass of refugees engulfed him like a tide, Lann helplessly sheathed the Lady of the Lake’s Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his own ranks, due to his physique and strength, he couldn’t even casually push forward or sprint anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because any movement from him would be like being hit by a car for an ordinary person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ged!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geralt managed to find his companion amid the surging crowd, shouting at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was ironic; those Niflgaard soldiers chopping wildly were given space to swing their longswords because no one dared go near them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the Witchers, trusted by the masses, were crowded with people around them, their Valerian Steel Swords could only remain sheathed, not daring to be drawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bearded Bear Demon Hunter looked back, and Geralt shouted quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s completely chaotic! We can’t control it; I’ve got to find someone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ciri and Dandelion, neither had any combat ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they encountered soldiers, or even just tripped and fell... Geralt couldn’t bear to think what might happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go, hurry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ged gritted his teeth, forcefully squeezing through the crowd to the side of a soldier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man was laughing maniacally as he chopped down a woman, blood spraying from her neck all over his head and face like a demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he turned, Ged’s large hand grabbed his helmet, and with a ’crack,’ the Witcher snapped his neck barehanded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Geralt had seen Dandelion stumbling, pulling a young girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cherry red silk clothes were tattered from the lengthy refugee life, but even a few scraps remained bright enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as Geralt was about to rush over...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huff, ha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A burst of fierce hoofbeats came charging straight at him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their reckless path, two people were trampled to death, and the burly man on horseback swung his axe, hacking a refugee’s shoulder with a single stroke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a split second, Geralt sidestepped and raised his steel sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under normal circumstances, a Witcher should’ve been able to cut through the foe’s wooden axe handle and open up his belly with this fine sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Few could match the reflexes of a Witcher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in that fleeting crossing moment, Geralt was astonished to find... the opponent showcased unexpectedly high skill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The axe blade lifted delicately at just the right moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the Wolf House Valerian Steel Sword, which should’ve severed the handle, clashed right onto the axe blade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a deafening clang, as the man slowed his horse, he circled Geralt with ill intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burly man raised the axe blade to his eyes for a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wide blade of the Crescent Axe had nearly been sliced halfway through by the Witcher’s sword in an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A fine sword, not a scratch on it. It’s made of Valerian steel, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The refugees screamed as they circled around them, the burly man eyeing the steel sword in Geralt’s hand eagerly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it’s alright, just as Darkley said. You Witchers aren’t all like that monster Lann from Sintra...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Formidable, but not unbeatable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burly man’s axe handle spun; this was a double-bladed axe, and he turned the undamaged side of the Crescent Axe to his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>",1127,"2026-06-06T10:40:23.767Z",1,"novelbin.me","e8a070ea9ada1fc4d23dcfa9a3d2141566a41ce2f123edd30dfee94702467662","bear-school-astartes-chapter-596","bear-school-astartes-chapter-594",1043,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbear-school-astartes-cover.jpg"]