I Have My Own Battlefield

Whether the rulers of the Northern Continent acknowledge it or not, since thousands of years ago, when humanity once again Conjunction of the Spheres and set foot on this world...

The culture of the elves then permeated every aspect of human life.

Among the most important are festivals and calendars.

The ancient elves divided the year into eight Elf Moon by measuring the length of the sun's day, with each month beginning with a festival.

When humans replaced the elves as rulers of the world, perhaps in order to downplay the traces of elf rule...

Although the Elven calendar is not used openly, these festivals have been passed down to this day.

May Festival, the first day of the Blooming Month in the Elf Calendar, is one of the most famous festivals.

The month of blooming is the month with the most pleasant day and night temperatures of the year.

It's not too hot during the day, and not too cold at night.

But tonight.

This pattern was broken in Arland, which is located on the central axis of the Northern Continent.

"Phew~"

The wind was howling.

The closer the two witchers got to the hundreds of green lights, the colder the wind that blew against them became, freezing their souls.

Ailin originally did not intend to take action, at least not so soon.

Having studied rituals for so many days and recognized the different types of rituals, he originally intended to assist Vesemir in setting up Magic Ritual.

It's not that I'm afraid of fighting.

after all.

Magic Ritual is a grand ceremony that requires at least half a day to set up and at least three hours to complete.

Having one more person, especially Ailin who has studied and arranged this ritual and whose ritual skills have reached LV5, will save a lot of time no matter what.

but.

After the witcher observed carefully for a while, he found that although the materials used by the Sorceress were the same, the ritual circle that was gradually being completed on the ground was also very similar.

However, there are quite a few differences in the details.

While omitting many details, some subtle changes have also been made in many places.

With the Witcher Gundam LV5 Ritual Studies, it's clear that its ultimate function is still Magic Ritual, and it can also save a lot of time setting up rituals.

But while they wanted to participate, they lacked the ability.

It can help with a little bit, but it may not necessarily save much time.

At least for now, a Witcher who can slow down a horde of monsters is more important than a ritual apprentice who can only assist.

And it's much more important.

Are you ready?

Vesemir took a deep breath, turned his head, and shouted.

Ailin did not answer. Instead, just like the Guard Knight, he spurred his horse and, as it nearly brushed past the demons, pulled the reins with his left hand and turned.

Immediately following.

He bent his right middle finger and shoved it hard into the area where the demons were most concentrated.

Alde Sign.

"Boom!"

A powerful psychic wave emanated from his palm, distorting the air in its path.

The struck demons were like pieces of paper floating in mid-air, their postures deformed, and they were instantly blown into the green tide.

At this moment.

Vesemir's Alde Sign blew away the other half of the wraith.

In a short while.

A large fan-shaped gap suddenly appeared at the forefront of the demonic tide, and it took nearly twenty seconds for the subsequent demonic spirits to fill the gap.

"It can do it!" Vesemir shouted.

As he pulled on the reins and turned, he looked excitedly at Ailin.

However, when Vesemir and Ailin's eyes met, he suddenly realized that his apprentice seemed to be... daydreaming?

What's wrong?

Was it attacked by demonic spirits?

"Ailin!!!" The Witcher Master shouted in the howling wind, "Are you alright?"

"It's nothing." Ailin called out after regaining her senses, then glanced at the semi-transparent interface in front of her.

"Ding, a Main Quest has been detected: [The Revenge Carnival of Ghosts] Eliminate the demons (32/1614)"

Main Quest...

It's been so long since I've seen this familiar yet unfamiliar name.

Ailin vaguely remembered that the Main Quest was triggered in Kaer Morhen.

But I'd rather not say it.

Identification, Tracking, Conjunction of the Spheres, and the Witcher Company...

Every reward from the Main Quest is very useful.

However, we need to eliminate 1,614 demon spirits...

The Witcher glanced at the dense cluster of green will-o'-the-wisps.

"Clang~"

A flash of blue light.

Elsa, soaked in Specter Oil, drew her sword from its sheath and gazed at the ferocious faces of the demons.

After exhaling a puff of white breath, his eyes widened in anger.

Wasn't this what he was planning to do all along?!

The next moment.

"Hiss~"

The sound of boiling water violently vaporizing rang out.

Elsa's silver sword slashed fiercely into the body of the nearest demon.

Enter from one side and exit from the other.

Then, without any hesitation, it slashed into the next demon spirit.

"Ah--"

The continuous screams rose and fell.

Green fireworks bloomed behind the Witcher.

At the same time, the same flames also ignited on the other side of the demonic tide, seemingly reflecting each other.

that's all.

Vesemir galloped ahead, with Ailin close behind.

Along the direction opposite to the Guard Knight, they began to trim and shape the lush green demon tide, like harvesting weeds.

To prevent the spirits from drifting too far apart.

It hinders the Witcher from using the Alde Sign to more effectively repel enemies.

and.

Unlike the Guards.

Although the warhorses beneath them were not theirs, their coordination was somewhat awkward.

But the two witchers who drank the Cat Eye Potion as soon as they mounted their horses not only gained night vision...

Their formidable physical attributes and superb swordsmanship also enabled them to control their horses at extremely close range while dodging attacks from demonic spirits.

The witcher almost brushed past the eerie green lantern.

Amidst the howling wind, the half-real, half-illusory muscle textures on the demon's body were clearly visible.

Immediately afterwards.

The speed brought by the galloping horses meant that neither of them had to exert any effort.

Slightly adjust the direction.

The silver sword, stained with Specter Oil, was almost entirely submerged in the demon's body.

In most cases, the monsters are killed with a single sword strike before they even have a chance to react.

On the other side.

The Guard Knight, who had lured away many of the demons, also noticed the Witcher's rampage and shouted "Victory! Victory!" with high morale.

After rushing up a small hill, it turned around and charged at the demon spirit again.

"... [The Revenge Carnival of Ghosts] Destroy the Demons (39/1614)"

"... [The Revenge Carnival of Ghosts] Destroy the Demons (84/1614)"

"... [The Revenge Carnival of Ghosts] Destroy the Demons (193/1614)"

With the help of the demon hunters and knights, the demon spirits were, after all, just Lesser Monsters without intelligence, and the number of kills in the Main Quest in the corner of Ailin's vision increased rapidly.

With both sides obstructing them simultaneously, the distance between the demonic tide and Vesemir's ritual array visibly slowed down.

The situation seems to be very favorable.

but.

Is it really that simple?

"Ah--"

Another scream rang out.

The demon transformed into a dazzling green flame.

Suddenly, there was no space in front of Ailin.

They fought their way to the rear of the demonic tide.

"Cool!"

Vesemir laughed heartily and pulled on the reins to stop the horse, "I have never killed a demon so swiftly before."

Immediately following.

"Ding ding~"

Amidst the clinking of bottles and jars.

The Witcher Master excitedly pulled out a bottle of Specter Oil and began to apply it to the silver sword.

Ailin also took out Sword Oil.

But his expression didn't show the same joy as the Witcher Master.

Open the taskbar with your mind.

Main Quest: [The Revenge Carnival of Ghosts] Eliminate the Demons (473/1614)

Progress is good.

However, what made Ailin's expression hesitant and displeased was not the progress of the Main Quest.

Instead...

[Hunting Mission: Demon Spirit I (47/100 Demon Spirits Killed)]

While the number of kills in the Main Quest continues to increase, the hunting quests for the spirits are also quietly catching up.

After the hunting mission is completed, there will be an uncontrollable Conjunction of the Spheres.

The intense tremor will almost certainly summon a large monster.

The Wild Hunt has just left; will the Conjunction of the Spheres draw them back?

Vesemir is still setting up the ceremony, but will the earthquake caused by the Conjunction of the Spheres ruin everything?

in addition...

Although he didn't have to worry about the Conjunction of the Spheres being seen by humans because it was dark, he had no idea what kind of monsters might be summoned.

What if it's a monster that can control ordinary spirits?

A thousand or so uncontrolled spirits are different from a thousand or so commanded spirits; the former would almost certainly lead to the fall of Arland.

"Hiss~ Hiss~"

The warhorse beneath him snorted wearily and panted heavily.

Countless thoughts flashed through Ailin's mind.

Just then.

"Why did all those Arland knights go back?"

The Witcher paused in his action of applying Sword Oil, and looked up to the other side.

In the green glow, the Guard Knight, like a galloping dragon, raced swiftly toward the Monster Hunter Army.

Ailin opened the quest list again, glanced at the progress of the Main Quest, and sighed:

"They've run out of Specter Oil."

In the recent charge.

Ailin switched to a bottle of Sword Oil midway through and killed thirty-five demon spirits.

Vesemir also had two bottles of Sword Oil, but he wasn't dead and didn't need to worry about hunting missions, so he should have killed a few more than him.

So, in total...

The Guard Knight had about a hundred men and two bottles of Sword Oil, but in reality, they only managed to kill less than four hundred.

One bottle of Sword Oil kills two demons.

The number of enemies killed is more than seven times that of the two Witchers.

However, regarding this...

Ailin could understand.

Reality is not a game.

Even the most miraculous Specter Oil is still just an oily substance applied to a longsword.

It can be carried away by strong winds, or accidentally come into contact with the fur of horses. Due to various unforeseen circumstances, it may lose its power without contact with the spirit.

Given the physical and mental qualities of the Guard Knight, as well as their long-standing habit of using swords, they possessed exceptional skills.

During an attack, at most only the first third of the sword, starting from the tip, will penetrate the spirit's body.

The last two-thirds are almost useless and will be quickly consumed by various factors.

Moreover, a single bottle of Sword Oil takes several charges to use up, greatly increasing unnecessary waste.

So, according to this calculation...

For the Guard Knight, who had never used Sword Oil before or dealt with demons, to be able to kill two demons with a single bottle of Sword Oil was already considered an extraordinary achievement.

But Ailin and Vesemir are different.

They had all used Specter Oil to hunt down a large number of demons. One sword could kill a demon, and two bottles of Specter Oil were used for each charge.

Unexpected losses were minimized.

but...

Ailin sighed and shook his head gently.

There's nothing we can do about it.

There are 1,600 demon spirits; the two of them alone cannot stop them or buy time.

Even now.

The number of wraiths following behind the Guard Knight was five or six times that of those following Ailin and Vesemir.

As for not using the Specter Oil, you can charge directly with a steel sword to attract the monsters to chase you.

Leaving aside the fact that the Guard Knight were wasting horsepower and manpower in vain.

After all, it's about buying time, so it's worthwhile.

However, in the Hundred Fruit Garden, in Viscount Hudson's abandoned castle, Ailin discovered—

Although demons and spirits lack intelligence.

However, if there are multiple spirits present within a certain range, they will definitely attack the person who deals the most damage.

Otherwise, they would attack the direction with the most people, giving off a vague sense of a hive mentality.

In other words

If the damage inflicted by the Guard Knight is not significant enough, only a small portion of the outermost wraiths will be attracted to them.

There's no point in doing this.

so...

What should they do now?

"The spirits followed those knights and drifted towards the direction of the ceremony!" Vesemir exclaimed, interrupting Ailin's thoughts.

He looked in the direction of the Guard Knight.

Perhaps because the consecutive charges had depleted their horsepower, the Guard Knight ' return speed was not fast.

A large group of demons carrying eerie green lanterns followed closely behind them, not keeping much distance.

Perhaps because the knights were moving in the same direction as the spirits, the speed of the spirit tide was even subtly increasing.

The next second.

"Guard Knight! Turn around!"

Ailin heard the lead knight Arthur raise his longsword and shout.

Obviously.

He also noticed this and tried to get the Guard Knight to turn back and then lure the demons, whose hatred had already been drawn back, back to him.

However, without the harm caused by the Specter Oil, it's hard to say how many demons they can attract.

But in a short time.

Even if the Monster Hunter Army formed their ranks and collected the Specter Oil, they would still be too late to mount their horses and deliver it to them.

Everything seemed to have reached a dead end.

The eerie green ocean, like a tidal wave, drew ever closer to the city of Arland.

From Ailin's current position, it seemed that the group of demons was about to engulf the Monster Hunter Army, which was showing signs of restlessness by the campfire.

It was like a raging storm that threatened to engulf the flimsy fishing boat.

Vesemir, who was setting up the ceremony, and Mary, who was helping Vesemir, were like two inconspicuous grains of sand, busy behind the Monster Hunter Army.

After the fishing boats are swallowed up, it will definitely be their turn.

at last.

The green waves will surge through the reefs, extinguishing the lights of every home in Arland and turning it into a dead city.

The Revenge Carnival of Ghosts...

The name of the Main Quest suddenly popped into the Witcher's mind.

He clenched his fist, shook his head vigorously to banish an ominous thought, and stared intently at the surging green tide.

what to do?

What should I do?

The brain is working at high speed.

Less than two seconds later, Ailin shouted to Vesemir, who was also somewhat at a loss:

"Master Vesemir, hurry to the Guard Knight and lead them to charge against the demon horde..."

Upon hearing Ailin's words, the Witcher Master instinctively spurred his horse and charged towards the Guard Knight.

When he came to his senses, he realized something was wrong and turned around to shout:

"And what about you, Ailin?"

The Witcher took a deep breath, looked in the direction they had come from, and said softly:

"I have a battlefield that belongs only to me..."