Spirit Summoning Ritual

What just... happened?

Vesemir clenched his fists and glanced to the right.

The end of the long stick inserted diagonally into the soil shook a few more times, knocking aside the fallen needles.

Am I being disarmed?

He looked up at the soft white clouds in the sky in confusion, trying to remember, but was interrupted.

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

Vesemir finally came to his senses and turned to look at Ailin.

The azure pupils and icy blue eye whites looked particularly strange and mysterious at this moment.

Witcher Master was silent for two seconds. After grabbing the long stick stuck next to him, he took a deep breath and said:

"Of course."

Ever since he passed Trial of the Mountains and became a demon hunter, he has never experienced a situation where his weapon was knocked away and he didn't even know what happened.

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

Vesemir stared at Ailin.

However, the young demon hunter relaxedly lifted the long stick with two fingers on one hand, and waved to him with his free left hand, signaling Witcher Master to attack.

The whole person is full of weaknesses and has no defense.

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

He took a deep breath to let abundant oxygen melt into his blood and increase his concentration.

Mutated Organ then stimulates the kidneys to secrete pheromones, causing the heart to beat faster and delivering more energy to the brain.

This is a little trick he came up with during so many years of fighting, which can improve the sensitivity of each sense.

To put it in terms commonly used by Ailin, it is probably similar to a temporary increase in perception by five percent.

Follow closely.

At a certain moment, Vesemir suddenly kicked off his right foot and rushed less than half a meter in front of the young demon hunter at lightning speed.

This time.

He still maintained his relaxed, harmless look.

But Vesemir didn't dare to blink or turn his body.

He was afraid that Ailin would disappear as soon as he left his sight.

"Huh~"

The wooden stick opened the air, aiming directly at Ailin's head.

Followed by the next second.

Vesemir, I saw it!

Ailin's eyes lit up with ice blue.

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

When he swung it into the air, his other hand suddenly grasped the tail of the stick.

"Hey~"

The speed of the long stick's swing was doubled, hitting Vesemir's wrist directly.

All this happens in less than half a second.

Witcher Master Although he was fully focused and could see the whole process clearly, he had no time to react.

His body seemed to be in the mud, extremely sluggish.

Constantly fighting against his brain.

Vesemir knows that this is because the body's reaction speed cannot keep up with perception.

His physical fitness has always been slower than his brain's reaction, or 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 level, and he will not actively seek out such monsters and humans to be tortured.

But today, it's different...

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

The only thing he could do was to hold the tail of the stick tightly with both hands.

"Bang~"

Vesemir was hit on the wrist.

Quen Shield on the surface of the wrist was directly punched out, and the pale 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 to recreate the scene where his weapon was knocked away.

"I lost again!"

Vesemir sighed, threw the long stick down, and stuck it on the ground.

He is a man who is willing to admit defeat.

Or rather.

Demon hunters who can live a long time, at least among the demon hunters of School of the Wolf, there are not many who have strong self-esteem in terms of combat effectiveness.

after all.

When accepting a commission, if it works, it works, and if it doesn't, it doesn't work.

Powerful monsters will not let the demon hunters go because of their pride and negligence.

therefore.

Although he was a little unhappy at losing to his apprentice, it was not that unbearable.

At this time.

Vesemir noticed that the icy blue under Ailin's eyes became much lighter, and gradually disappeared almost as soon as he finished speaking.

He thoughtfully touched his wrist that seemed to have phantom pain and asked curiously:

"What are the effects of the red and blue potions respectively?"

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

"Danglang~Danglang~"

Ailin did not answer in a hurry. After taking a few breaths, he first took out two copies 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 into a sweat.

It took him two breaths to come back to life.

In actual combat.

The effect of Giant Ghoul Decoction combined with a snowstorm is several times stronger than imagined.

Ailin, who had almost no power to fight back, was able to beat Vesemir to the point where he had no power to fight back. The magnitude of the increase in strength was terrifying.

But at the same time.

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

In just one or two minutes, a large amount of adrenaline is secreted and toxins accumulate...

The heart beats violently and uncontrollably, causing severe angina pectoris.

in addition.

The brain was also swollen uncomfortably, and the temples on both sides felt like they were about to explode.

"Fortunately, I discussed it with Vesemir first, otherwise it would be a huge weakness if it were to be used in actual combat."

Ailin evaluates the pros and cons in his mind:

"For the time being, if it is not necessary, it is better to use the two magic potions separately first. After your physical fitness improves, try using them at the same time..."

"Are you okay, Ailin." Vesemir's worried voice came, interrupting his thinking.

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

Then he pointed at Giant Ghoul Decoction and Blizzard Decoction in Witcher Master's hand, and told them their effects and side effects respectively.

And it was emphasized that in intense battles, the side effects would be greatly enhanced.

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

The stream of shock and admiration flashed from time to time in the dark golden Cat Eyes.

As an orthodox Witcher Master.

Adrenaline doesn't have much effect, but in order to hunt powerful monsters, every bit of help is very important.

So he uses it often.

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

A temporary increase of five percent was actually not low for him.

It can even be called a personal secret skill that is not passed down.

But 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 I don't know how to evaluate it...

He had a premonition.

Giant Ghoul may become the second favorite of School of the Wolf after the water ghost.

As for the "blizzard"...

Although he didn't quite understand "time suspension" or anything like that, he had a hunch.

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

Although the effect of this similar magical skill was somewhat beyond his understanding.

"... The points to note about these two potions are probably these..." Ailin asked, "Master Vesemir, do you want to try it now?"

Vesemir Hearing this, he looked up at the sky and suppressed his eagerness to try:

"No, it's getting late. Let's go have lunch first, otherwise the delicious food in the cafeteria will be gone..."

"Together?" Witcher Master invited.

Ailin shook his head and said:

"No, Lyra will bring me lunch at noon, it's almost time now."

"Oh~" Vesemir exclaimed, "Does the temple priest personally serve and deliver meals? It's really jealous. Your treatment in the temple is much better than mine."

The young witcher ignored his strangeness.

"For detoxification." He thought for a moment and threw two bottles of White Honey to Witcher Master from the reagent bag.

Then he walked towards the sanctuary.

Vesemir is already his senior guinea pig, the kind who can write his own experimental reports.

So Ailin left without saying anything.

But I didn't take a few steps...

"Ailin!"

Vesemir suddenly called him.

But when he turned around, Witcher Master hesitated for a long time before he said in a somewhat twisted tone:

"Although the School of the Cat people are all scum, their swordsmanship concepts still have some merit..."

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

Are you worried about me because School of the Cat Two-Handed Sword gave up in the first battle?

Ailin naturally will not give up because of this.

Quite the opposite.

It was this battle that made him realize more deeply the advantages of School of the Cat swordsmanship, just like different Sword Oils have miraculous effects on different types of monsters.

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

"Why do you say that suddenly?"

Vesemir heard his question, and after a few seconds of silence, he said:

"Didn't you say that Wild Hunt are actually Long-ears?"

"So the skills of those scumbags should be practiced and used, and they should be practiced and used normally..."

"And..."

Witcher Master sighed:

"Now the demon hunters' opponents are no longer just monsters..."

Separated from Witcher Master, when returning to the sanctuary, Ailin happened to meet Lyra at the door.

It's just a pity that since Ailin caught him jumping and humming songs that day, I haven't seen such an energetic side of the little priest.

And...

Perhaps because of Ianna's teasing in the morning, Lyra did not chat with him as before.

With a blushing face, she handed him the basket with lunch and left in a hurry, as if there was some kind of monster in the sanctuary.

Finished lunch.

The demon hunter found a place in the deep mountains and old forests of the Mahakam mountain range behind the sanctuary, and tried Moon Dust and Dragon's 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's Nest.

Instead, you can choose between two methods when throwing.

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

But this requires a slight modification and the addition of a flint.

But the other mode is much more interesting and useful.

After being thrown out without modification, Dragon's Dream will release a cloud of extremely flammable but somewhat heavy gas in a very short period of time.

These gases are so viscous that ordinary natural winds can hardly blow them away.

But after hitting the target, it is easily carried by the target's moving airflow and follows the target.

This feature is very interesting.

Ailin can completely throw a few more Dragon's Dream to increase the power.

Mahakam In the deep mountains, the brown bear turned into black charcoal can prove that the power of bomb-throwing kite tactics is real.

certainly.

This brown bear also once again proved the truth that although it is hairy, it is weak in fire.

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

Compared with Dragon's Dream, which is surprisingly powerful, Moon Dust is not easy to say.

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

The released contents, which are like silver shavings, do no harm to ordinary creatures at all.

We can only wait until the next time we encounter ghostly creatures, vampires, or werewolves before experimenting.

but.

Because of the possible crisis of May Festival, the demon hunter still added this bomb of unknown power to the refining schedule.

After sorting out the effects of the newly prescribed formula, the demon hunter's life became regular again.

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

What Ailin has to do every day is to stay in the icon hall to learn the rituals from High Priest, and then refine Moon Dust and Specter Oil in his spare time.

during this time.

He learned two more rituals Fire Divination and Spirit Summoning Ritual.

[Name: Fire Divination]

[Type: Magic Ritual]

[Requirement: Ritual Studies LV5]

[Materials: small fire*1, Fifth Element*2, ashes*2, horse lime*5, crow's eye wood*2, wax*1]

[Function: Gaze at the burning flames and witness what is happening.]

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

Fire Divination is the same divination spell as Water Divination.

It's just that Fire Divination is more dangerous, harder to maintain, and unable to peer into the past.

But when it comes to divining what is happening, its effectiveness is several times better than Water Divination, and it is also much cheaper.

[Name: Spirit Summoning Ritual]

[Type: Magic Ritual]

[Requirement: Ritual Studies LV5]

[Materials: A little blood of the deceased or his relatives*1, mandrake root*1, cave gray mushroom*2, monkshood*2, sulfur*2]

[Function: Get in touch with the soul of the deceased. The soul brought back by Spirit Summoning Ritual has the ability to perceive when it was alive and will retain all memories, including the scene when it died.]

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

Spirit Summoning Ritual can summon all souls with the same bloodline within 20 meters. It is not recommended to hold it in the family cemetery]

Ritual and magic related to the souls of the dead have always been very taboo.

Not only Northern Continent's warlock management organization Conclave of Sorcerers strictly prohibits necromancy.

The major orthodox churches regard such spells and rituals as blasphemy against the deceased.

But for some reason, Ianna still taught him this ritual, but didn't let him arrange it like other rituals.

When Ailin asked, she just said meaningfully:

"Truth and dignity are most of the time more important to the dead than rest in peace."

At that time, the witcher was a little confused.

Truth and dignity are more important than rest...

Is this really something that a righteous god High Priest can say?

Also...

They had only known each other for a few days, so their relationship didn't seem to be as good as this, right?