Lord of Cinder in American Comics

The six-legged little beast has a bright blue gem on its back, and its entire body exudes a white and gray luster, making it look very cute.

Clint was now holding the little guy, and his entire body was involuntarily pulled away from its normal posture. Several times, the gem crystal worm even broke free from his grasp.

Geralt reached out and took it, manipulating it on the back of the Crystal Beetle. In no time, a gem radiating a milky white light appeared in Geralt's hand.

He tossed the gem to Clint and said, "This is a Radiant Wedge Stone, which can enhance special weapons, but one can only be used for one enhancement. You can also exchange it for other ordinary weapons at the Dragon Academy to enhance them; it's up to you."

Clint accepted the gem and was still pondering what weapon to exchange it for when Geralt fed the gem crystal worm something and then released it.

Clint found it quite amusing to watch the gem crystal worm wriggle its little tail and disappear into the corner.

"Let's go, we should head up."

Clint had just circled around but hadn't found any stairs leading upwards, and he didn't understand how Geralt was going to get there.

Once they stood on the square stone platform next to the old wolf, Geralt stepped on a protrusion in the center of the platform. The entire platform then began to slowly rise.

Clint exclaimed in surprise, "This is an elevator?"

Geralt replied in a dismissive tone, as if he were talking to a fool, "What else?"

The elevator slowly ascended to the top. Stepping out of the elevator, you would find yourself on a huge open-air balcony, offering a panoramic view of the entire Farron Fortress.

Clint had never seen such a sight before. Warm sunlight streamed down from the sky, falling into the woods of Farron Fortress, while the continuous fortress walls enveloped the entire chilly place in the distance.

The fortress walls, bathed in sunlight, also radiated a warm glow, creating a striking contrast between warmth and coldness, light and darkness, against the dark and silent forest.

But looking at the entire Farron Fortress, Clint sensed something different.

Clint analyzed the layout of the entire fortress and finally came to a startling conclusion: "This fortress is not designed to prevent external invasion, but rather to prevent internal invasion?"

"As you can see, the Catacombs of Carthus are located beneath Farron Keep. To prevent the abyss from falling, these young people who swore an oath to the blood of the wolf voluntarily turned this place into a fortress and have been stationed here for life."

Geralt explained the entire fortress and pointed to the three towering beacon towers within it, saying, "Those three beacon towers are the tests for joining the Farron. Only after extinguishing the three beacon towers and swearing an oath to the blood of the wolf can one meet the true Farron Guard—the Farron Undead Legion."

Geralt recounts the story of Farron Keep, and the fearless warriors who charge into the abyss always resonate with the other warriors.

Clint couldn't help but want to see the Immortals Geralt had mentioned.

However, while Clint was still lost in his daydreams, Geralt's slap on the shoulder snapped him out of his reverie.

"Alright, stop dreaming. You're not even a hunter yet. You can't even finish a whole crab in one go. You're just a weakling. Weakling, come with me."

Clint couldn't find any rebuttal to such mockery, after all, he wasn't a hunter now, and he couldn't possibly finish a five-meter-tall crab.

Walking up the stairs next to the balcony, you arrive at the very top of the entire Farron Fortress.

But the higher Clint went, the more muffled the thumping sounds he could hear, like a large creature dragging its feet as it paced.

Sure enough, upon reaching the top, a huge gray monster appeared before Clint, wielding a massive hammer-like weapon in both hands, patrolling in circles around the top.

Clint instinctively took the short bow from his shoulder, nocked an arrow, and aimed at the monster, ready to fire.

However, Geralt abruptly stopped Clint's arrow and asked, somewhat annoyed, "What are you doing?"

"I'm attacking the enemy, can't you see such a big monster?"

"What monster? Stop joking! That's our driver; we need it to get to Ringed City!"

Chapter 137: I Got Used to It After the First Time

Clint pointed incredulously at the monster in front of him and said, "You call this a driver?"

"Young people are inexperienced and have much to learn. This is a lone demon, a recognized guardian, who is here specifically as a gatekeeper."

Speaking in a tone reminiscent of an old-fashioned cadre's lecture, Geralt walked past Clint toward the lone demon.

Not long after Geralt left, all that could be heard was the sound of the rogue demon slamming its hammer on the ground.

Just in case, Clint joined in as well.

However, Geralt was heard explaining and comforting the lone demon: "I know you've been here for a long time, but look how high this place is. How are you going to get down? You'd break your leg if you jumped from here, wouldn't you? I've already found people to repair it. They'll start from the Undead Settlement and work their way here. Once the repairs are finished, you can leave this place."

Geralt kept trying to calm the rogue demon, but the demon threw down its hammer and collapsed to the ground, its large rear end slamming onto the brick pavement, creating a cloud of smoke.

Faced with this scene of strike, Geralt had no choice but to say, "Alright, alright, I know you have a temper. Tell me, what do you want?"

The lone demon hummed and hawed in its demonic language, communicating with Geralt, who occasionally echoed its words.

Clint stood by, completely bewildered. He simply couldn't understand how these two creatures of different species could comprehend each other's words.

Geralt concluded by saying, "Alright, alright, here you go, but when you rebuild the bridge later, you can't scare those Dragon Academy students."

The lone demon with the big butt stood up, picked up his hammer again, and punched his chest a few times with his short arms, as if to say, "Trust me, just watch."

Geralt pulled a crystal gem emitting an ominous red flame from his pouch and tossed it to the rogue demon.

After the lone demon consumed the gem, a red pattern began to spread along its body, eventually disappearing from its surface.

Geralt explained his actions, saying, "What I gave him was the Chaos Stone, which is naturally blessed by the flames of chaos. Demons are born from the flames of chaos, and Big Butt has been away from the flames of chaos for too long, so he needs to replenish his energy."

Hearing Geralt's explanation, the rogue demon became somewhat displeased and slammed his hammer directly in front of Geralt, causing Geralt to jump up and down in frustration.

Geralt clasped his hands together and apologized to the lone demon, saying, "Okay, okay, I won't call you Big Butt anymore. I was wrong, alright?"

However, Clint, standing nearby, still overheard Geralt muttering, "Your ass is already big, why can't I say that? Old Wang's ass isn't even as big as yours!"

Unable to hear Geralt's mutterings, the rogue demon slowly walked to the side closer to the sunlight, then raised his great hammer and beckoned to Geralt and the other man.

Clint, curious about the lone demon's actions, asked, "What does it mean?"

"Didn't I tell you? He's the driver, responsible for taking us to Ring City."

How should I deliver it?

Instead of answering directly, Geralt patted the lone demon's hammer with ill intent.

"You mean..."

Clint didn't continue speaking. Judging from Geralt's expression and the Devil's hammer, this was definitely not an ordinary journey.

Geralt waved to Clint and said, "Come on, come on, I've saved you a good spot."

Taking a deep breath and exhaling the last bit of stale air, Clint shuffled over to Geralt's side as if heading to his execution.

After gathering all his belongings, Clint pulled the bowstring at his chest and said, "My last wish before I die is for you to tell me where our destination is."

However, Geralt simply smiled and pointed to the sun in the distance.

"Stop joking around! We're going to Ringed City. You should at least tell me where Ringed City is!"

Geralt said in a serious tone, "This isn't Earth. Don't apply Earth's laws to a place you don't understand."

"But I've been to Ringed City. I only went through a passageway on a mountaintop, and then I was taken by porters..."

As he spoke, Clint fell silent, because even Clint realized that they hadn't been on Earth since they entered the tunnel.

"Come on, everything has to start the first time. After you've experienced the first time, everything else will be commonplace."

And so, Clint was pushed, half-heartedly, onto the hammer of the loneliest demon.

The lone demon began to spin in place, and the hammer began to make the same circular motion around it.

Geralt, standing nearby, added, "Make sure you adjust your posture when you land, or you'll easily fall."

Clint, on the hammer, only vaguely heard a few words.

"What did you say?"

Before he could finish speaking, the lone demon slammed on the brakes, and all that could be seen was Clint heading straight toward the sun along the tangent of his motion.

After throwing Clint out, the Rogue Demon patted his hammer, seemingly still wanting more, and gestured for Geralt to join him.

"Stop messing around. I'm not stupid. Why would I use a teleportation device instead of a manual cannonball?"

Geralt turned and walked toward the campfire of the old wolf of Farron, saying goodbye to the lone demon as he went: "I'm off now, Big Butt, I'll come see you next time."

As Geralt descended the stairs, two massive rocks flew overhead, and a rogue demon was spitting at him while cursing.

Clint, who was flying in the air, found that he was not hindered at all during the flight, and he did not even feel wind resistance.

Clint even tried to strike various poses and poses while flying.

The closer Clint got to the sun, the more he felt the oppressive feeling of time travel, to the point that when he saw the walls of the Ringed City, he truly felt as if he had passed through a barrier.

Clint only realized what was happening as they got closer to Ringed City.

'Wait, Geralt didn't say how to land.'

Clint kept adjusting his body in the air, trying to prepare for the impact with the ground in various ways.

If anyone were at the scene, they would have seen a person fall from the sky with a scream. The person landed on both feet, but could not withstand the impact and kept leaping forward in a large jump to try to mitigate the impact.

Each high jump was accompanied by an impact, leaving countless craters in the ground. In the end, Clint's jump deceleration method failed.

Unable to jump again due to the rocks in the pit, Clint tripped and fell right at the edge of the pit, his whole body rolling forward on the ground.

After Clint finally adjusted his posture, he managed to stop successfully by sliding to his knees.

A person walked up next to Clint, who had stopped; it was Geralt, who had been teleported to the Ringed City first.

Geralt said to Clint in a regretful tone, "Clint, I have some bad news for you. I am not your biological father, so you don't need to bow so deeply to me."

Chapter 138: A Funeral for the Past

Clint struggled to his feet and made a move to draw his bow and shoot Geralt dead.

However, Geralt, who had just been looking mischievous, instantly turned serious and said, "Stop fooling around, someone's coming."

"No matter who it is, nothing can stop me from shooting an arrow at you today!!!"

Clint's arrow was nocked and aimed at Geralt.

"Clint, who are you going to shoot?"

Natasha's voice came from behind. Natasha was walking slowly towards them from a distance. She only spoke up when she saw that it was her friend Clint.

When Clint saw his friend arrive, he couldn't very well say, "I just knelt down to this guy in front of me, and he took advantage of me. I can't stand it, I'm going to kill him."

It would be good if he could defeat Geralt. However, Clint has absolutely no confidence in Geralt's fighting ability, to the point that Geralt now holds the key to his dark past.

Clint had no choice but to put away his shortbow and kept winking at Geralt, saying, "It's nothing. We just arrived in the Ringed City, and my mentor is going to teach me some archery."

Natasha asked skeptically, "Really?"