The 8th chapter of the last Witcher book feels like the longest chapter I have ever read

I'm on the last book of The Witcher series (The Lady of the Lake) and omg does chapter 8 feel endless. If the series had started like this, I never would have continued. It's all just battle with minor characters and once off characters who don't matter.

I sincerely suspect that the chapter might only exist because the author knew the series was coming to an end and there was medieval battle terminology that he hadn't used yet.