The moment his fixed mindset broke, Ailin immediately closed his eyes, and his consciousness appeared in a pitch-black space.
There was no up, down, left, or right in the space. Countless bottles and jars floated in midair.
Name: Spiral ... Storage Cave: A storage cave was opened in a corner of the Spiral. The Storage Cave could store inanimate objects.
He had unlocked the Storage Cave in advance to rescue Henn Gedimidis. He just had not expected there to be fewer types of monsters in the underground palace than imagined, only for it to come in handy here instead.
Fortunately.
Because Sorcerer had always stood against witchers, ever since obtaining the Sword Oil formula, Ailin had occasionally brewed a few bottles of Sword Oil at Kaer Morhen. His reserves of Enhanced Hangman's Oil in the Storage Cave were more than sufficient.
Name: Enhanced Hangman's Venom Type: Sword Oil Formula ... Effect: Applied to a weapon, greatly enhanced damage against humans and demi-humans. Note: Friend, apply Sword Oil. Forget sorcerers—you'll become the nemesis of all intelligent humanoid creatures...
In truth, ever since acquiring Hangman's Venom, whether the ordinary version or Enhanced Hangman's Venom, he had never once used it in actual combat.
That was because, unlike in the game, guards from different regions had varying levels, health, and defenses.
Generally speaking, the bodies of all humans and demi-humans were extremely fragile.
Whether they were commoners, knights, soldiers, sorcerers, witchers, or kings, and whether they were humans, dwarves, or elves, Sword Oil or no Sword Oil, all it took to kill a human or demi-human was a thrust at a vital point.
In fact, one did not even need to strike a vital point. A random blow could lead to infection, bleeding, broken bones, poisoning... Humanoid creatures were