Chapter 187 Chamomile of the Blooming Moon
"Hackso!"

"Hackso!"

Every roar of the great demon spirit is inevitably accompanied by a powerful chopped blow.

"Qiang!"

"Qiang!"

Swords clashed, sparks flew.

Just as Ailin blocked the first sword attack, the next attack came at lightning speed.

to be frank.

With his strength and agility exceeding his opponent, Ailin thought it would be a crushing victory.

Using the Aiden Sign to slow down the enemy is just a cautious move by a demon hunter.

But now.

He found out that he was wrong.

In the battle with the big demon spirit, Ailin, who had the advantage in attributes, was actually the one who fell into the disadvantage.

This unique giant demon spirit does not attack randomly like ordinary demon spirits.

Aelin could see it.

It uses swordplay from battlefield combat.

Simple, direct, fast...

And extremely ferocious.

A sword that is twice as long as Elsa's, an attacking posture of exchanging injuries for injuries and risking one's life, and the fact that the great demon spirit has no weaknesses and can only rely on the silver sword and ghost oil to consume its "immortal body".

The combination of these factors results in many flaws in battle that are extremely obvious, but the demon hunter is unable to seize them.

Because once these "flaws" are discovered, they can attack.

The Great Demon Spirit would have one more wound on his body, but Ailin might lose an arm.

Even if Ailin has the level 6 Quen Seal, it will not have much effect on this.

Ailin measured the distance accurately, took a side blow, and stabbed the big demon spirit lightly in the back with his sword.

"boom!"

Quinn's seal suddenly exploded, and a violent shock wave hit the big demon spirit.

The monster's black spirit merely caused ripples, without even changing its posture, and continued to attack.

Yes.

That's it!

Although Quinn's shield can resist the damage of the big demon spirit.

But for some reason, the strong explosive effect that follows the LV6 Quinn Seal is ineffective against this big demon spirit.

Ailin guessed that this should be the unique spiritual state of the great demon spirit.

Perhaps it is the special passive ability brought about by high physique and high mysticism, similar to the so-called "dominant body" in some games in the previous life.

This series of factors combined.

Make the big demon as difficult to approach as a hedgehog.

Ailin wanted to solve it as soon as possible though.

But of course it was impossible to fight a monster for life, so he was a little restrained for a while.

of course.

His strength, agility, and perception were all higher than those of the Great Demon Spirit, so Ailin was not in danger of his life.

“No wonder the Great Demon Spirit’s attributes are three times lower than mine, but its level is so much higher than mine.”

Ailin felt a little tricky.

At this moment.

Suddenly, a mysterious incantation was chanted in my ear.

next moment.

"Buzz!"

The wolf emblem is buzzing.

A warm current flowed through my body in the next second.

The demon hunter suddenly felt that his strength had increased a lot.

"Is this Francesca's spell?"

As Ailin dodged the attack of the great demon spirit, he glanced back.

Francesca was standing behind a thick oak tree, having just retracted her spellcasting gesture.

"It really is her!"

"Qiang!"

A cold light flashed.

Ailin instinctively used all his strength to block the great demon's sword with one sword.

[Demon Hunting] Progress 34%
The sudden increase in strength caused the big demon to stagger, and its body suddenly lost balance, with its chest opening wide open.

“The effect is so good!”

The demon hunter's eyes suddenly lit up and he seized the opportunity.

He stomped his right foot on the ground, and at this moment all the strength gathered in his spine.

The witcher's body quickly rotated twice.

"call!"

Elsa accumulates potential energy, like a silver lightning.

Instantly, from the upper right, the left shoulder of the great demon spirit slashed into the black spirit.

Spin and slash!
Two-thirds of the sword blade, which was coated with ghost oil, chopped into the black mist-like spirit body.

"Hey!"

Like boiling water.

[Demon Hunting] Progress 49%
This was another little trick he discovered during the battle.

Trying to increase the contact area between the great demon spirit and Elsa covered with ghost oil will not only cause greater damage to the great demon spirit.

The progress bar of [Demon Hunting] will also increase greatly.

This time the attack increased by 15%
"Alin, this is a ghost-type monster. Focus on defense and don't force an attack!"

Ailin's look of wanting to seize the opportunity to kill the monster on the spot made Francesca very worried.

This is determined by the characteristics of the demon itself.

This is a kind of monster that can only be defeated by silver and celestial phenomena. It cannot be eliminated in a short time.

Ailin responded with the intention of killing the demon spirit.

You will only exhaust yourself and eventually give the monsters an opportunity to find you.

but……

Shouldn't the characteristics of ghostly monsters be common sense to demon hunters?

How come Ailin doesn't even know this?
Supporting Aunt Asha, Francesca felt confused.

But then.

She suddenly remembered that Ailin was only fourteen years old.

It suddenly became clear in my heart.

"Too!"

"Erin is so young, but his swordsmanship and magic signs are so strong. He must need time to train."

"It's understandable that you know less about monster lore."

then.

Francesca quickly told him what she knew about demon spirits.

"I read in a book that demons like demon spirits are very difficult to kill, but they disappear during the day!"

"and……"

"A demon spirit won't stray too far from a body it once was!"

"You can hold this monster back first, and then find a chance to leave directly."

Not always!
Ailin thought.

At least in Viscount Hudson's abandoned castle, those evil spirits appeared openly in the sun.

Hod has been immersed in the black element for so many years.

It is still unknown whether the rule that spirits should not stray too far from a living body is still followed.

"Don't worry, I know what's going on."

"Continue to bless me with buff magic!"

the witcher yelled.

Francesca was confused.

Her experience in the mines had made her habitually obey the witcher's orders.

"Om~"

The melodious chanting sounded like a spring dripping in an empty valley.

The wolf emblem hummed softly in response.

But after a few seconds, Ailin felt his body lighten and he felt relieved.

The speed of dodging has been increased by at least half.

"Is this a light body technique?"

"Agility has improved!"

Ailin, who was well prepared, took a few steps on the spot and adapted to the enhanced body.
Then, like a gust of wind or a fallen leaf, he easily dodged the big demon's mad hacking.

This is the real use of the sorceress!
Ailin thought.

The effect of the fire baptism is far inferior to this strengthening magic.

"call!"

The sharp blade pierced the air and passed right before his eyes.

"laugh!"

Ailin dodged it easily and kicked the ground lightly, while Elsa leaned forward slightly and stabbed the big demon spirit in the chest.

[Demon Hunting] Progress 57%
The gap between Ailin and the monster was not that big to begin with.

After being strengthened by Francesca, he easily hit the big demon three times.

[Demon Hunting] Progress 75%
"Only 25% left, four attacks!"

Ailin breathed a sigh of relief and cheered up.

but.

He wasn't careless.

Before the previous Yerden Seal ended, another one was immediately placed on the ground.

then.

Leading this black fog-like monster, it rushed from one Arden trap into another.

The LV3 Aden Seal can allow up to two magic traps to exist at the same time.

It really improves the fault tolerance a lot.

The reason why Ailin could be so relaxed now, in addition to Francesca's various buff spells, was that the big demon had been controlled by him in the deceleration field of Arden's magic trap, which was also a very important factor.

When only one quarter of the blood volume is left.

The hazy black fog around the big demon spirit shrank again, and the muscular figure of the armored human male became more prominent.

"Roar!"

"Hackso! Hackso!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

It is hard to imagine this violent and angry demon now.

When he was alive, he was the kind and amiable old man who invited him and Francesca to eat cake as soon as he saw them.

"What on earth did Hackso do?"

Aelin was confused.

When a great demon spirit enters the third stage, its speed and strength are greatly enhanced.

Every attack creates a whistling sound.

pity.

This improvement is still not enough compared to the strengthened Ailin.

In just a few minutes, Francesca cast three strengthening spells on the witcher.

Ailin's strength, agility, and perception increased by at least one third.

"Qiang!"

"Qiang!"

The sound of metal clashing rang out in the night.

From time to time, there was also the sound of liquid vaporizing violently.

The light blue gauze of the ghost oil was consumed by Elsa's going in and out at some point.

Just look at the transparency of the great demon spirit's body.

Ailin didn't know how many bottles of ghost oil were needed to completely kill a big demon spirit.

but.

never mind.

"Qiang!"

Swords intertwined.

The last 1% of progress was filled in.

[Demon Hunting] Progress 100%
Time stands still.

The whistling of the night wind stopped in my ears.

The world is quiet and silent.

"嚓~"

"嚓~"

"嚓~"

The bright red footprints on the weeds were stepped on one by one behind them.

The black, ferocious face was magnified in the azure cat's pupils.

Taking a leisurely stroll.

A silver sword flashing with a cold light was picked up.

A gentle wave.

"laugh!"

A soft sound.

"call!"

The night wind howled.

Time flows again.

The big demon spirit remained still.

next second.

Ailin, who was wondering why the system notification sound had not come yet, was suddenly stunned.

"Thank you, kid."

An old man's kind voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

"Help me tell Shadia..."

"I got what I wanted and went to follow Lord Hudson."

"From now on, she will have to be accompanied by other people to see the chamomiles in the blooming moon every year."

Ailin subconsciously looked at the face of the great demon spirit.

But before he could see the big demon's expression clearly.

next moment.

"boom!"

The big demon's dark body suddenly exploded into a small black mist.

Blown away by the night wind.

Disappear.

[Defeat the monster "Big Demon Spirit (Hod)" Lv56! ]

[Rewards: Defeat the enemy, basic rating D, kill above the enemy level +3-C]

【Final rating: C】

[Obtained loot: Great Demon Spirit's Purification Spirit*1, Experience Beads*6, Great Demon Spirit's Treasure Box*3]

The system notification sound kept ringing in my mind.

Ailin stood there in a daze, not caring about the evaluation and rewards of the crusade.

This was the first time a monster had said thank you to him in Alin's head after dying.

It feels a bit strange.

"Ai... Ailin, how did you do it? You actually killed that monster?"

"That's a ghost!"

Francesca's shocked voice came from behind.

Ailin subconsciously turned around and looked in the direction of the voice.

But the first person he noticed was not Francesca, but Shadia.

At some point, Shadia had woken up.

The two people's eyes were not focused.

Sadiya had a blank expression on her face, remained motionless, and her eyes were almost parallel to the ground.

Aelin could guess.

She was probably looking at the place where the big demon had just disappeared.

"Feel sorry."

For some reason, Ailin couldn't help but apologize.

Francesca stopped talking upon hearing this and lowered her head following Aelin's gaze.

"Grandma Asha!"

"When did you wake up..."

Only then did she notice that the "old man" at her feet had woken up.

Thinking about the monster that Ailin had just destroyed, it was the transformed version of the lover that Grandma Asha had just buried.

He immediately suppressed the surprised and excited expressions on his face.

"Granny Asha, the demon spirit is formed from the resentment and anger of the living after death. It is just a monster that has nothing to do with the souls of the living."

Francesca squatted down and defended the witcher.

“It seems that Francesca has not yet guessed Shadia’s true identity.” Aelin thought.

"This is not your fault." Shadia took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and raised her head slightly.

A long time passed.

She opened her eyes, her face normal, and looked at Francesca with a smile:
"Have you forgotten, Francesca?"

"I am Aunt Asha, a healer from the temple of the goddess Meliteli in Elland."

"I understand some basic knowledge about monsters..."

"I just……"

Sadiya suddenly stopped talking.

“Just what?” Francesca asked.

"nothing."

Shadia shook her head, then turned her head unconsciously and stared at Hood's tombstone for a long time.

It wasn't until Francesca called him softly with concern that he came back to his senses.

"Sorry, I was distracted for a moment." Shadia said softly.

then.

She slowly stood up with Francesca's help.

"Francesca, could you please go back and tell Lisa and the children in the cabin that they are safe?"

"They must be worried sick."

Sadhya smiles and asks please.

Francesca glanced at Aelin with concern.

After seeing Ailin nod, he left, looking back every few steps.

Wait until Francesca's figure completely disappears.

Shadia stared blankly in the direction of Hod's grave again without saying a word.

The grassland suddenly became quiet.

There was only the rustling of leaves in the night wind.

After a long time.

Ailin broke the silence somewhat uncomfortably.

"What Enid said is actually wrong..."

Shadia subconsciously looked at Aelin.

"The demon spirits are related to the souls of the living."

"After I killed... and saved the great demon spirit, a voice sounded in my mind..."

Shadia was silent, looking at Aelin expressionlessly.

"He said: Tell Shadia for me."

"I got what I wanted and went to follow Lord Hudson."

"From now on, the chamomile that blooms in the moon every year..."

"She will have to be accompanied by someone else to see it."

(End of this chapter)