Chapter 323: Kill Him with a Silver Sword

The familiar biting cold, the familiar floating spirits, and the familiar soul-freezing fear...

The reaction after using the Giant Demon Spirit is almost exactly the same as that of the One-eyed Ghost Demon Spirit. Considering the same suffix of "Ghost Demon Spirit", one cannot help but suspect that the Giant Demon Spirit and the One-eyed Ghost Demon Spirit may have the same cause.

It’s just that the one-eyed ghost spirit’s biological body comes from the one-eyed snake giant walking on the Road of Beast Roar in the unboxing cutscene, while the troll ghost spirit is "reborn" from the corpse of the troll?
The more the demon hunter thought about it, the closer he felt that this guess was to the truth.

“But…” He slowly landed on the soft cashmere carpet from the floating state of a semi-spiritual body. He put on smooth silver satin pajamas to cover up the various hideous scars on his body.

"If my guess is true, the worlds behind 'The Confluence of the Celestial Spheres - Demon Spirits' and 'The Confluence of the Celestial Spheres - Trolls' should be two different worlds. Why would monsters of the same type appear there?"

"Could it be that like most of the monsters in the demon hunter world, they come from the intersection of the celestial spheres?"

"What is this power that transforms living beings into ghosts and demons?"

The witcher muttered to himself.

Could it be the legendary white frost?
That dusk that even the gods could not resist...

He stared at the obscured sky for a moment.

The beams are carefully carved with creatures representing the world of Demon Hunters, including humans, elves, dwarves, halflings...

Each posture is different and lifelike.

I don't know what the original craftsmen who built it came up with.

However, the demon hunter always felt that the crisscrossing wooden beams among the various creatures were like an invisible cage that imprisoned all living beings in the world.

There were spider webs in the corners, and ants were eating away at the mottled walls.

He felt like he had grasped something, but he was still a long way from finding the first piece of the puzzle.

"Whoo~"

Letting out a long sigh, the witcher withdrew his gaze.

The information that can be dug out from the giant demon spirits... no... it can only be said to be speculation, and that's all.

Just make a note of it for now and add to it later.

[Name: Ailin]

【Age: 14】

[Title: Child of Miracle]

【生命值：100%，体力值650/660，魔力780/780】

【属性：力量66（+3），敏捷61，体质65（-1），感知75（+7），神秘78（+5）】

【亲和：水15（魔源·水4%）（+1）、地10（魔源·地1%）（+1），风9（+1），火4（+1），空间2】

The effect of the Giant Demonic Spirit's Purifying Spirit after taking it is not only similar to that of the One-Eyed Demonic Spirit's Purifying Spirit, but the attribute improvement effect is only half of that of the One-Eyed Demonic Spirit, but it also reduces the demon hunter's physical fitness a little.

Moreover, in terms of attribute affinity, the affinity of the four elements of water, earth, wind and fire has also increased a little.

This made him even more certain of his previous guess - the giant ghost spirit and the one-eyed ghost spirit had the same cause.

Also.

The affinity with the earth element also officially reached ten o'clock and entered the "Magic Source" state.

When the Wolf Emblem in the [Demon Hunting] state looked inward, the newly generated blood in the bone marrow was covered with both a bright blue and dim yellow magical glow, and seemed to be thicker than before.

In addition to the fluctuations of the water element around the body becoming a little clearer, the fluctuations of the earth element also became faint and perceptible.

"Come to think of it, when I first felt the fluctuations of the water element in Vengerberg, I was planning to ask Vera for some water element magic..." The demon hunter suddenly thought, "Now there is another earth element that I can sense. I can find a chance to learn it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow..."

Although he now has quite a few skills, the new beast roar is still quite powerful and not much weaker than the so-called spells.

But you have to try it after all.

No one can have too many trump cards.

After feeling the elemental fluctuations around him, the demon hunter pulled out a dinner knife from the reddish-brown maple table beside him and stabbed it fiercely into the back of his hand.

"Zi-la-"

The strange sound of a blunt knife cutting cowhide makes your ears itchy.

The sharp knife used to cut the steak only left a white scratch on the back of the hand before sliding away due to inertia.

The water element gives the skin, flesh and bones high strength and toughness, while the earth element makes these three parts more dense and hard.

The witcher was sure of it.

The "magical blessing" he received was no less than that of a water ghost.

"The thought I had when I came here and drank the essence of the Water Ghost King's heart and gained affinity with water seems to have come true..." The demon hunter looked a little strange.

Now if someone wants to kill him... it seems... it seems that they really need to use the silver sword...

……

time flies.

In the blink of an eye, a month has passed.

afternoon.

The bright sunlight washed away the years of dampness in the Ancient Sea Fortress. Under the leisurely white clouds, a large group of people gathered outside the largest apprentice training ground in Kaer Morhen.

"Qiang~Qiang~"

Two agile figures touched their swords in the training ground and then separated.

The exclamations from all around rose and fell with the sound of metal clashing, reverberating back and forth between the towering city walls.

“Who will win?”

Lying on the newly repaired guardrail that still had a wooden scent, the blonde girl stared at the two figures intertwining in the field.

The boy with two swords on his back stood with his arms folded across his chest, seemingly thinking about his own things.

Hearing the girl's question, the cat's blue eyes glanced lightly at the training ground.

"Tower Gang." The boy said calmly, "He is the most hardworking of the new batch of apprentices. He also has a thorough understanding of the school's swordsmanship. What's more, he also has excellent physical talent as a demon hunter..."

"Tiva is a little clever and knows how to take advantage of the left leg injury left by the tower gang the day before yesterday, but in the face of absolute strength, he is still far behind."

"He's had bad luck this week."

The girl nodded but said nothing. She seemed to be so absorbed in the fierce duel that she couldn't pay attention to discuss with the boy.

But if you look at her from another direction, from the training ground, you will find...

Although the girl didn't move her head, her two bright eyes were restlessly looking at the boy beside her secretly through the gaps in her soft golden hair.

Obviously.

To her, the blue-eyed boy beside her was much more attractive than the slightly immature sword fighting in front of her.

"Qiang~"

Just as the girl was secretly watching the boy under the pretext of watching the apprentices' competition.

The battle situation in the training ground changed from a stalemate to a change, just as the boy said.

The apprentice named Tiwa had been consciously moving to the left side of his opponent, intending to take advantage of his opponent's injuries and make his center of gravity unbalanced.

However, because he lacked confidence in winning and was too focused on his opponent's injuries, he was caught in a loophole.

Tabang pretended to have an imbalance in his left leg and twitched it to attract Tiwa's attention. Then, when his line of sight was diverted, he immediately used his right leg as the axis.

Spin around and cut!

When Tiwa came to his senses, he could only watch the sword approaching rapidly.

"Bang~"

The weak pale yellow magic shield suddenly disappeared for a moment, and then faded to only a thin layer.

"The winner is the Tower Gang!"

Erni, who was standing at the edge of the training ground, immediately shouted, separated the two sides and announced the result of the fight.

"Well done!"

Ailin smiled and nodded gently to the tower gang that came over. The simple and honest boy who was calm and alert during the duel showed a simple and honest smile after the game. He scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said:

"Thank you, captain."

Ailin nodded again and looked at Tiwa, who was somewhat discouraged because of the loss:

"Tiwa's battle was also good, showing great progress."

"Seizing the enemy's weaknesses, attacking, dodging, and consuming them in a targeted manner, this strategy is not wrong."

"The enemies of demon hunters are usually stronger than us in terms of strength, speed, defense, perception, magic power... or even multiple aspects. So there is no need to talk about morality... chivalry... We should just pursue their weaknesses and attack them relentlessly..."

"Demon hunters are stronger than monsters because they can think..."

Hearing Ailin's praise, Tiwa immediately raised his head from his depressed state.

"Since I've performed so well, can the captain give me an extra Purification Spirit as a reward?"

Tiwa came over with a playful smile and hit the snake with a stick.

"No!" Ailin rolled his eyes and casually threw two bottles of demon spirit's purification spirit from the reagent bag over to cover his mouth. "I told you you were panting, and you're still excited?"

"The strategy is fine, but the people are problematic."

"You haven't even mastered the basic swordsmanship. Didn't Master Alstor teach you where to look when facing an opponent?"

"You were told to target the weakness, and you just focus on the weakness?"

"Can this make the opponent lose?"

Tiwa was criticized again and was humiliated. Amid the laughter of the apprentice witchers around him, he clasped his hands together and looked at Ailin begging for mercy.

Ailin then smiled, closed his mouth, and let him go.

"Go on, next group." Ailin glanced at the apprentices waiting in the "Player Preparation Area" and urged, "It's rare that Ta Bang accidentally injured his left leg the day before yesterday. This may be the closest you will ever get to the championship."

"This week's champion's reward, in addition to the Purification Spirit, also includes two more Ghoul Heart Essences than last week..."

Before Ailin could finish his words, the apprentices suddenly started shouting in high spirits.

Compared to the purification spirit that enhances perception attributes, the apprentices still prefer the essence of the ghoul's heart.

After all, the increase in strength attributes is very intuitive.

more importantly.

The reason why the apprentices made slow progress in mastering swordsmanship was not only because they did not practice long enough, but also because of their insufficient physical fitness. The strength required for many sword moves was barely achieved, and their movements were easily deformed due to the weight of the steel sword.

therefore.

The ghoul's heart essence is really what the apprentices need most right now.

"Oh!"

For some reason, the apprentices around who had been eliminated suddenly became excited.

He jumped up and down like a mountain monkey, stomping his feet and banging on the railings.

The restless atmosphere did not subside until the referee Elney yelled a few times.

The game continues.

In the apprentice training ground, the sound of metal clashing could be heard again, along with the cheers and shouts that followed.

The noisy sounds from the outside world were automatically blocked out. The girl lay on the wooden railing, looking around quietly with her head tilted.

The boy with two swords on his back stands tall.

Apart from being good-looking, his features do not have the strong charm that captivates the hearts of the great heroes in knight novels.

The kind of charm that once you stand out, nobles will offer you wine, kings will give you swords, and warriors will offer you loyalty...

I don't know why, but there's a natural, infectious feeling of intimacy and confidence surrounding it.

Among so many demon hunters and demon hunter apprentices of similar age, it is natural to see...

Where all eyes converge...

Who is held high by the crowd?

Everyone regards him as a friend, a teacher, and the most important person in their lives...

The wooden growth rings on the railings are hidden in the shadows, engraved in circles on the delicate white profile.

The bright sunshine imperceptibly became soft and hazy.

"How did you come up with this idea?" the girl suddenly asked.

"In what way?"

Ailin, who was carefully observing the apprentices' movements during the duel, subconsciously lowered his head following the sound.

In an instant, his eyes met a pair of clear, large eyes.

The pupils were equally blue, but slightly lighter in color, like a clear mirror without any dust on it, reflecting his entire appearance.

"Cough cough~"

Ailingly avoiding the little girl's ardent gaze that was about to set him on fire, Ailin coughed twice and explained:

"Didn't the King of Kaedwen organize a fighting competition between apprentices of the Wolf School and the Cat School before?"

"During the competition, it felt good to fight for the school, so I tried it to see if I could motivate the apprentices..."

This is a lie.

In fact, Ailin was dissatisfied with the fact that the apprentices were making too slow progress in learning the Wolf School two-handed sword.

Although Erni, Klar and other witchers worked very hard, in order to get down the mountain earlier, they would gather the apprentices at dawn every day.

But the apprentices did not have any carrots dangling from their lips, and their learning efficiency lasted only three days before they started to slack off.

Who made their generation different from Arryn? There was a mountain trial with a 40% mortality rate hanging ahead. If they didn't try their best to improve themselves, they would die.

I don't know which big mouth told the apprentices the news that the mountain trial was reformed and that Erni and his group of demon hunters passed the trial without any injuries.

If you put yourself in Ailin's shoes, it would be difficult for you to fight as hard as you did before.

of course.

Aelin has no regrets about the decision to reform the content, process and route of the Alpine Trial.

On the contrary, he was proud that the Wolf School's trials had changed because of him.

From him on, there will no longer be souls of children who died in infancy hovering in the sky of the Ancient Sea Fortress.

but.

The problem of apprentices' laziness still needs to be solved.

And a very realistic problem is that while the death rates of the three major trials, namely the High Mountain Trial, the Green Grass Trial and even the Initial Choice, have been reduced to zero, the laziness of future apprentices will surely become more and more serious as they are no longer threatened by death.

This is very dangerous for demon hunters who make a living by completing commissions and hunting dangerous monsters.

Also.

The school certainly would not continue to maintain a group of apprentices who passed the Green Grass Trial but did not meet the requirements of the High Mountain Trial.

Therefore, after Ailin discovered this trend, he began to think about how to guide it.

Fortunately.

At present, this method of holding a competition once a week and rewarding essence liquid and purification spirit according to ranking is very useful.

The apprentices' swordsmanship improved during the two weeks of the weekly competition, even more than during the three days when Erni and Klar suddenly rose to prominence.

Moreover, it is also a good opportunity to clear out the various inventories in his inventory.

Of course, there was no need for Mary to know this so clearly.

After casually brushing Mary off, Ailin was about to continue observing the apprentices' mistakes in swordsmanship.

At this time.

Vesemir suddenly came over from the direction of the main castle.

(End of this chapter)