Chapter 270 Spiritual Resurrection Ceremony
What just... happened?
Vesemir clenched his fists and glanced to his right.

The end of the long stick that was inserted obliquely into the soil shook a few times and knocked the fallen needles aside.

Am I disarmed?
He looked up at the soft white clouds in the sky in confusion, trying to recall, but was interrupted.

"Do you want to try again?" The young demon hunter's voice came from behind.

Vesemir then came back to his senses and turned to look at Arryn.

The azure pupils and icy blue whites of the eyes seemed particularly strange and mysterious at this moment.

The Demon Hunter Master was silent for two seconds, then he grasped the long stick next to him, took a deep breath, and said:

"of course."

Ever since he passed the mountain trial and became a demon hunter, he has never experienced a situation where his weapon was knocked away without him even knowing what happened.

After taking a deep breath, concentrate and hold your breath.

Vesemir stared at Arryn.

The young witcher, however, relaxedly lifted the long stick with two fingers of one hand, and waved his free left hand at him, signaling the witcher master to attack.

The whole person is full of weaknesses and is completely defenseless.

But Vesemir didn't dare to be so careless at this moment.

He took a deep breath, allowing the abundant oxygen to blend into his blood and improve his concentration.

The mutated organ then stimulates the kidneys to secrete pheromones, causing the heart to beat faster and deliver more energy to the brain.

This is a little trick he came up with after so many years of fighting, which can enhance the acuity of various senses.

To use Ailin's common words, it is probably similar to a temporary increase in perception by 5%.

follow closely.

At a certain moment, Vesemir suddenly kicked his right foot and rushed to within half a meter of the young witcher at lightning speed.

at this time.

He still maintained that relaxed, harmless look.

But Vesemir didn't dare to blink or turn around.

He was afraid that once Ailin was out of his sight, he would disappear.

"Whoo~"

The stick swung through the air, aiming directly at Ailin's head.

Followed by the next second.

Vesemir, I see!

Aelin's eyes lit up with an icy blue glow.

The long stick pointing diagonally at the ground was suddenly grabbed, and then he ducked to avoid Vesemir's attack and suddenly raised it up.

When the stick is swung halfway into the air, the other hand suddenly grabs the end of the stick.

"Hey~"

The staff swung at double the speed, striking directly at Vesemir's wrist.

All this happens in less than half a second.

Although the Demon Hunter Master was concentrating and saw the whole process clearly, he had no time to react.

His body seemed to have entered a quagmire and became extremely sluggish.

Constantly fighting against his brain.

Vesemir knew that this was because the body's reaction speed could not keep up with perception.

His physical fitness has always been slower than his brain's reaction, or rather, his perception ability is much higher than his strength and agility.

This has been an advantage in the past.

Because no one can push him to this extent, and he will not actively seek out such monsters and humans to be abused.

But today, it’s different…

He could only watch as the long stick quickly approached his wrist.

The only thing you can do is to hold the end of the stick tightly with both hands.

"Bang~"

Vesemir was shot in the wrist.

The Quinn shield on the outer layer of the watch was directly knocked out, and the light golden light shook violently.

If I hadn't been prepared this time.

The huge force was completely different from the one before he drank the potion, and he almost had his weapon knocked away again.

"I lost again!"

Vesemir sighed and threw his staff down, sticking it into the ground.

He is a man who is willing to accept defeat.

Or.

Among the demon hunters who can live long, at least among the demon hunters of the Wolf School, there are few who have both strong fighting ability and strong self-esteem.

after all.

When accepting a commission, if it is yes, it is yes, and if it is no, it is no.

Powerful monsters will not let the monster hunters go just because of their pride or negligence.

therefore.

Although it was a bit unpleasant to lose to his apprentice, it was not that unbearable.

At this time.

Vesemir noticed that the icy blue in Arryn's eyes had faded a lot, and it disappeared almost as soon as he finished speaking.

He touched his wrist, which seemed to be in phantom pain, thoughtfully and asked curiously:

"What are the effects of the two potions, one red and one blue?"

After fully accepting his defeat to his apprentice and relaxing, he became even more curious about the effects of the potion.

“Dang-dang~”

Ailin didn't rush to answer. After taking two breaths, he took out two doses of Giant Ghoul Decoction and Blizzard from the reagent bag and handed them to Vesemir.

Then he quickly took out the detoxifying white honey, drank it in two gulps, and quickly broke out in a sweat.

He took two breaths and came back to life.

In actual combat.

The effect of the Giant Ghoul decoction combined with the blizzard is several times stronger than imagined.

He was able to make Erin, who had almost no ability to fight back, beat Vesemir without any chance of fighting back. The extent of his strength improvement was terrifying.

But at the same time.

Compared with the side effects of last night's experiment, under the high-intensity battle.

But in just one or two minutes, adrenaline is secreted in large quantities and toxins accumulate...

The heart beat violently and could not be controlled, causing severe angina pain.

Also.

My brain was also swollen and uncomfortable, and my temples on both sides felt like they were about to explode.

"Fortunately, I had a sparring match with Vesemir first. Otherwise, if I really used it in actual combat, it would be a huge weakness."

Ailin evaluated the pros and cons in his mind:

"For the time being, unless it is necessary, it is better to use the two potions separately. After your physical fitness improves, try using them at the same time..."

"Are you okay, Arlin?" Vesemir's worried voice interrupted his thoughts.

"It's okay." The young demon hunter shook his head slightly.

Then he pointed at the Giant Ghoul Decoction and Blizzard Decoction in the Demon Hunter Master's hand and explained the effects and side effects of each.

It also emphasizes that in intense combat, the side effects will be greatly enhanced.

Vesemir listened to Arryn's explanation, nodding from time to time and looking at the potion in his hand.

From time to time, the dark golden cat's eyes flickered with shock and admiration.

As an orthodox demon hunter master.

Although the effect of adrenaline is not great, every bit of help is very important when hunting powerful monsters.

So he used it often.

The way to increase your perception during the second attack is an advanced use of adrenaline.

A temporary increase of 5% is actually not low for him.

It can even be called a personal secret skill.

But the giant ghoul decoction created by Ailin can actually use adrenaline to temporarily improve the overall quality by one-fifth.

It can last for another three hours!

Vesemir didn't know how to comment... he had a hunch.

The Giant Ghoul might become the second favorite of the Wolf School after the Water Ghost.

As for the "snowstorm"...

Although he didn't quite understand what was meant by "time pause", he had a hunch.

The magic potion "Snowstorm" is the magic potion that allows Ailin to surpass him and allow his body to catch up with his perception...

Although this almost magical effect was somewhat beyond his understanding.

"...These are the points to note about these two potions..." Ailin asked, "Master Vesemir, do you want to try them now?"

Vesemir looked up at the sky after hearing this, and suppressed his eagerness to try:
"No, it's getting late. Let's go have lunch first, or the delicious food in the cafeteria will be gone..."

"Would you like to join us?" the Demon Hunter Master invited.

Ailin shook his head and said:

"No, Lisa always brings me lunch at noon, and it's about time now."

“Oh~” Vesemir sighed, “The temple priests personally serve and deliver meals? How enviable! You are treated much better in the temple than I am.”

The young witcher ignored his sarcasm.

"For detoxification." He thought for a moment and threw two bottles of white honey from the reagent bag to the witcher master.

Then he walked towards the sanctuary.

Vesemir was already his senior guinea pig, the kind that could write his own lab reports.

So Ailin didn't say much and just left.

But after a few steps...

"Aylin!"

Vesemir suddenly called out to him.

But when he turned around, the Demon Hunter Master hesitated for a long time before saying awkwardly:
"Although the people of the Cat School are all scum, their swordsmanship philosophy still has some merits..."

"It is indeed very effective against humans or subhumans, such as elves, dwarves, and halflings!"

Are you worried about me because I gave up the cat school two-handed sword in the first battle?
Ailin would naturally not give up because of this.

Quite the opposite.

It was during this battle that he realized more deeply the advantages of the Cat School's swordsmanship, just as different sword oils would have miraculous effects against different types of monsters.

However, out of curiosity about Vesemir's sudden change in attitude, Arryn turned around and asked:

"Why do you say that suddenly?"

Vesemir heard his question and was silent for a few seconds before saying:

"Didn't you say that the Wild Hunt actually have long ears?"

"So those scumbags should practice their skills and use them properly..."

"and……"

The Demon Hunter Master sighed:
"Now the demon hunters' opponents are no longer just monsters..."

……

After separating from the Master Witcher and returning to the sanctuary, Aelin happened to meet Lysa at the door.

It’s just a pity that ever since that day when Ailin found him jumping and humming a song, the little priest’s energetic side has not been seen since.

and……

Perhaps because of Ianna's teasing in the morning, Lisa didn't chat with him as she did in the past.

After handing him the basket with lunch with a blushing face, she hurried away as if there was some monster in the sanctuary.

Finish lunch.

The demon hunter found a place in the deep forests of the Mahakam Mountains behind the sanctuary and tried the Moon Dust and Dragon Dream.

What can I say about the result?

Dragon's Dream is not like in the game, it is just an ordinary bomb that cannot destroy monster nests.

Instead, you can choose between two methods when throwing.

One is a bomb with an explosion range of about three meters in radius, which is very common.

But this needs a slight modification, adding a flint.

But the other mode is much more interesting and useful.

When the unmodified Dragon Dream is thrown out, it will release a ball of highly flammable but somewhat heavy gas in a very short time.

These gases are very viscous and can hardly be blown away by ordinary natural wind.

But after hitting the target, it is easy to be carried by the airflow of the target and follow the target.

This feature is very interesting.

Ailin could have thrown a few more Dragon's Dreams to increase their power.

In the deep mountains of Mahakam, the brown bear that turned into charcoal can prove that the kite tactic of dropping bombs is really powerful.

of course.

This brown bear also once again proved a truth: although hairy, it is weak to fire.

But most of the valuable spoils on Duomao are weak to fire...

Compared to the surprisingly powerful Dragon Dream, Moon Dust is not so good.

Not only is the power of the explosion very weak, it is basically equivalent to the paper fireworks used in weddings in previous lives.

The silver-scaly contents released are of no harm to ordinary creatures.

We can only wait until the next time we encounter a ghostly creature, vampire, or werewolf to experiment.

but.

Because of the possible crisis on May Day, the witcher still added this bomb of unknown power to the refining schedule.

……

After sorting out the effects of the new formulas, the witcher's life became regular again.

Especially after Ianna spent two days arranging things for May Day.

What Ailin had to do every day was to stay in the Holy Icon Hall to learn rituals from the high priest, and then refine moon dust and ghost oil in his spare time.

this time.

He also learned two rituals: fire divination and seance.

【Name: Fire Divination】

【Type: Magic Ritual】

[Requirement: Ritual Studies Level 5]

【材料：小型火堆*1、第五元素*2、灰烬*2、马石灰*5、鸦眼木*2、蜡*1】

【Function: Watch the burning flames and witness the events that are happening. 】

[Note: Be careful of flames and shadows dancing in the light]

Fire divination is a divination spell similar to water divination.

It’s just that fire divination is more dangerous, more difficult to maintain, and cannot peer into the past.

But when it comes to divination of what is happening, it is several times more effective than water divination, and is also much cheaper.

[Name: Spiritual Ceremony]

【Type: Magic Ritual】

[Requirement: Ritual Studies Level 5]

【材料：死者或其亲属的少许血液*1、曼德拉草根*1、洞穴灰菇*2、附子草*2、硫磺*2】

[Function: Get in touch with the soul of the deceased. The soul brought back by the séance has the perception ability of the previous life and will retain all memories, including the scene of death.]

[Note: The soul will not return to the realm of the dead unless it voluntarily returns or is killed again.

The séance ceremony can summon all souls of the same bloodline within 20 meters. It is not recommended to be held in a family cemetery.

Rituals and magic related to the dead and their spirits have always been very taboo.

It's not just the Northern Continent's sorcerer governing organization, the Wizards, that strictly prohibits necromancy.

All major orthodox churches regard such spells and rituals as blasphemy against the dead.

But for some reason, Ianna still taught him this ceremony, but did not let him set it up like other rituals.

When Ailin asked, she just said meaningfully:
"For the dead, truth and dignity are more important than rest in peace most of the time."

The demon hunter was a little confused at the time.

Truth and dignity are more important than rest in peace...

Can a high priest of a righteous god really say such words?
In addition...

They have only known each other for a few days, so their relationship doesn't seem to be this good, right?
(End of this chapter)