Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов

           Hejumpedasideand,drawinghisswordinaflash,deflectedandannihilatedtheviolent,paralysingwaveofmagicalenergydirectedathimwithhisrune-coveredblade.Riencebackedaway,raisedhisarmtomakeamovebutatthelastmomenttookfright.Notattemptingasecondspell,heswiftlyretreateddownthelane.Thewitchercouldnotrunafterhim–thefourmenwhothoughttheywereconcealedintheshadowsthrewthemselvesathim.Swordsflashed.

           Theywereprofessionals.Allfourofthem.Experienced,skilledprofessionalsworkingasateam.Theycameathiminpairs,twoontheleft,twoontheright.Inpairs–sothatonealwayscoveredtheother’sback.Thewitcherchosethoseontheleft.Ontopoftheeuphoriaproducedbytheelixircamefury.

           Thefirstthugattackedwithafeintfromdextraonlytojumpasideandallowthemanbehindhimtoexecuteadeceptivethrust.Geraltspuninapirouette,evadedandpassedbythemandwiththeverytipofhisswordslashedtheotheronefrombehindacross

           theocciput,shouldersandback.Hewasangryandhithard.Afountainofbloodspurtedonthewall.

           Thefirstmanbackedawaywithlightningspeed,makingroomforthenextpair.Theseseparatedfortheattack,slashingtheirswordsfromtwodirectionsinsuchawaythatonlyoneblowcouldbeparried,theotherhavingtomeetitsaim.Geraltdidnotparryand,whirlinginapirouette,camebetweenthem.