The Witcher: Make Witcher Great Again

Chapter 349 Which second-in-command doesn't want to be promoted?
"what sound?"

When the commotion came from upstairs, the guards in the lobby on the first floor were still wondering what was going on when the two attendants who were surrounded suddenly launched an attack.

Letso took off his cloak and threw it at the nearest guard.

While blocking the other party's view, it also temporarily hinders their further actions.

Then he drew the two short swords hanging in front of his chest, lunged forward, and casually plunged the two short swords into the necks of the two guards who had no time to react.

Roche also took off his cloak and drew his longsword.

With a single sword stroke, he severed the head of a guard.

The battle broke out suddenly, and Alphonse's men didn't realize what was happening until several of them were lying in pools of blood.

Actually, you can't blame them for their poor quality. First of all, gang thugs can't compare to real professional soldiers.

Secondly, Alphonse had more men than Lynn, so Alphonse's henchmen were completely unprepared for Lynn's followers to dare to launch the first attack.

When Lynn came downstairs, the battle in the lobby on the first floor was over.

Apart from Letso and Roche, who were still standing, all of Alphonse's men were corpses.

"What took you so long?"

Letso frowned: "Didn't we agree to stab him as soon as we met?"

Originally, their plan was for Lynn, who had used the Deception Amulet to change his appearance, to meet Alphonse Willy as Baron Brandon.

It would be best if Letso and Roche could go together; if they were left behind, they should wait until they heard a commotion upstairs before making their move.

The result came much later than expected, almost making Letso and Roche think the plan had failed.

"Sorry for taking up a little time, I just wanted to hear what kind of ivory he could spit out of his dog mouth."

……

Next, the three began to clear out the remaining enemies in the manor.

Ordinary people like cooks who are called in to do the work can be ignored, but armed personnel are not spared at all.

The heavy rain masked the sounds of the killing. If anyone were to walk past the manor, the sound of the rain would also drown out the sounds of swords slashing into bodies and the screams of the dying.

When the three stopped, there was no one else alive in the manor besides them.

"Lynn, I remember Hawthorne I had a son, didn't I?"

Letso has a good memory.

He remembered clearly that none of the people they killed were wearing fine clothes.

None of the people who escaped were among them.

“Yes,” Lynn looked around, “did they run away?”

"Should we go after them?"

"Roche asked."

Lynn shook her head: "No need."

It doesn't matter if they escape.

Hawthorne I's son, Hawthorne II—Cyprian Willy—was not a particularly bright man.

In The Witcher 3, he first foolishly harmed Ciri, and then even accepted the orders of the future King of Redania, Radovid, to try to instigate a gang war—because if the city was thrown into chaos, Radovid could more easily conquer it.

If Cyprus's actions towards Ciri could be explained by his ignorance of her powerful connections and background, then the latter alone is enough to demonstrate Cyprus's stupidity.

Cyprian's status and power come from the Wili gang, which in turn comes from the neutrality of the city of Novigrad and its peaceful relationship with the major gangs.

If this peace is broken, the Cypriots and the Willie gang will become targets of other gangs.

And this is indeed the case.

In The Witcher 3, Geralt sought out Cyprian in his search for Ciri. Even if Geralt didn't kill Cyprian, Cyprian wouldn't survive.

Willie's gang leaders and ordinary members will not resist him to the end because of his ambition and stupidity. Without his property, subordinates, and former status, he will fall directly to the bottom of Novigrad and what awaits him is the most tragic end.

In fact, any intelligent person could have imagined that even if Cyprus successfully helped Radovide conquer Novigrad, Cyprus would not have a good ending.

People like that, they can just run away, what trouble can they cause?
Even if he escapes to other Willie gang strongholds in the city, the Willie gang leaders, upon hearing of the upheaval here, would probably not think of revenge first, but rather seize power.

After all, which second-in-command doesn't want to be promoted to the top position?

……

Cyprian Willy, a man who has not yet received the title of Hawthorne II, is fleeing in panic through the streets.

The heavy rain soaked him to the bone, and he fell several times, his exquisitely crafted and expensive clothes covered in mud.

But Cyprus doesn't care.

Compared to life, what does it matter if I get a little dirty?

Things happened so fast, his mind is still buzzing.

He had been locked in his room by his father since last night and was not allowed to go out.

And this was simply because he was just like his father, having played several prostitutes to death.

Even though my father did the same thing, I did the same thing, but he scolded me mercilessly in front of so many people.

They showed absolutely no regard for sentimentality.

At that time, Cyprus secretly made up his mind.

One day, he will make his father and his cowardice say goodbye.

Unexpectedly, retribution came so quickly.

While staying in his room, he inadvertently saw three outsiders being led by Butler Ed towards his father's house.

The house he was in had a view of his father's room.

Therefore, he witnessed his father's subordinates, including the usually respected sorcerer master, as well as his own high and mighty father, being slaughtered by one person.

Cyprus made a very wise decision, which is very likely the wisest decision of his life:
Instead of thinking that "the enemy is only a few, and we outnumber them, so let's all attack together," he fled Willie Manor directly.

After escaping Willy Manor, Cyprian glanced back, but dared not linger. Instead, he rushed toward the nearest casino belonging to the Willy Gang.

When he arrived at the casino, his disheveled appearance almost got him stopped by the casino's thugs.

After identifying themselves, someone immediately went to call over the casino manager.

Before long, a man with a Mediterranean hairstyle rushed over.

“I am Casno, the manager of this casino. Young Master Cyprus, what brings you here? Are you alone?”

Casno snapped his fingers: "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and prepare bathwater for the young master. Can't you see he's soaking wet?"

"Ah...yes! I'll get on it right away!"

"No need, Mr. Casno, Willie Manor is..."

Cyprian was about to mention the attack on Willy Manor, but then he seemed to remember something and changed his mind.

"Yes, it's time to take a good shower. Thank you for your help."

Cassino sensed that Cyprus was acting strangely.

It's clearly different from usual.

However, he was, after all, the boss's son, and no matter how strange his actions were, it was not his place as a member of the Willie Gang to interfere.

(End of this chapter)