Demon Hunter: School of the Wolf

The familiar biting cold, the familiar floating spirit, and the familiar fear of frozen souls...

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 origin.

It's just that the One-eyed Ghost Demon Spirit's body comes from the one-eyed snake giant walking on the Road of Beast Roar in the unboxing cutscene, and the Giant Demon Spirit is "reborn" from the corpse of the troll?

The more the demon hunter thinks about it, the closer he feels to the truth.

"But..." From the floating state of the semi-spiritual body, he slowly landed on the soft cashmere carpet, and put on a smooth silver satin pajamas to cover up the various hideous scars on his body.

"If my guess is true, there should be two worlds behind 'Convergence of Celestial Spheres - Spirits' and 'Convergence of Celestial Spheres - Trolls'. Why do monsters of the same category appear?"

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

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

The demon hunter muttered to himself.

Could it be the legendary white frost?

The dusk that even the gods could not resist...

He stared at the obscured sky for a while in a trance.

The beams were carefully carved with various creatures of the demon hunter world, humans, elves, dwarves, halflings...

They were in different postures and lifelike.

I don't know how the craftsmen who built it at the time conceived it.

But the demon hunter always felt that the horizontal and vertical wooden beams that crossed various creatures were like invisible cages that imprisoned all the creatures in the world.

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

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

"Huh~"

Letting out a long breath, the demon hunter retracted his gaze.

The information that can be mined from the troll demon spirit... no... can only be said to be speculation, and that's all.

Write it down for now and add it later.

[Name: Ailin]

[Age: 14]

[Title: Son of Miracle]

[Health: 100%, Physical Strength 650/660, Magic Power 780/780]

[Attributes: Strength 66 (+3), Agility 61, Constitution 65 (-1), Perception 75 (+7), Mystic 78 (+5)]

[Affinity: Water 15 (Magic Source·Water 4%) (+1), Earth 10 (Magic Source·Earth 1%) (+1), Wind 9 (+1), Fire 4 (+1), Space 2]

The effect of the purification spirit of the Giant Demonic Spirit after taking it is not only similar to that of the purification spirit of the One-Eyed Ghost Demonic Spirit, but the attribute improvement effect is only half of that of the One-Eyed Ghost 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 more certain of his previous guess - the Giant Demonic Spirit and the One-Eyed Ghost Demonic Spirit had the same cause.

In addition.

The affinity with the earth element also officially reached ten o'clock, entering the "magic source" state.

In the inner vision of the wolf emblem in the [Demon Hunting] state, the newly generated blood in the bone marrow was covered with a bright blue and dim magic glow at the same time, and it seemed to be thicker than before.

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

"Speaking of which, when I first felt the fluctuations of the water element in Wengerburg, I was planning to ask Vera for some water element magic..." The demon hunter suddenly thought, "Now there is another earth element to perceive, I can find an opportunity to learn it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow..."

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

But it's always necessary to try.

No one will complain about having too many trump cards.

After feeling the elemental fluctuations around him, the demon hunter pulled out the table knife on the reddish-brown maple table next to him and stabbed it fiercely at the back of his hand.

"Sizzle---"

The strange sound of a blunt knife cutting cowhide makes one's ears itch.

The sharp knife used to cut the steak only left a white scratch on the back of the hand, and then slid away due to inertia.

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

The demon hunter is very sure.

The "magic favor" he has received is no less than that of the water ghost.

"I just crossed over and drank the heart essence of the water ghost king. The idea of ​​gaining water affinity seems to have come true..." The demon hunter's expression is a little strange.

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

...

Time flies.

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

Afternoon.

The bright sunlight dries up the years of dampness in the ancient sea fortress. Under the leisurely white clouds, a large group of people gather outside the largest apprentice training ground in Kaer Morhen.

"Clang~clang~"

Two agile figures touch their swords in the training ground and separate again.

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

"Who will win?"

Lying on the newly repaired guardrail that still had the scent of wood, the blonde girl stared at the two figures intertwined in the field.

The boy with two swords on his back, his hands folded across his chest, seemed to be thinking about his own things.

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

"The Tower Gang." The boy said calmly, "He is the hardest working among the new batch of apprentices. He also has a good understanding of the school's swordsmanship. What's even more rare is that he is also very physically gifted as a demon hunter..."

"Tiwa is a little clever and knows how to make use of the left leg injury left by the Tower Gang the day before yesterday, but in the face of absolute strength, there is still a big difference."

"He's not having much luck this week."

The girl nodded and said nothing. She seemed to be engrossed in the fierce duel and could not focus on discussing with the boy.

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

Although the girl's head didn't move, her two bright eyes were restlessly looking at the boy beside her from the corners of her eyes through the gaps in the soft golden hair that hung down.

Obviously.

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

"Qiang~"

Just as the girl was pretending to watch the apprentices compete, she secretly glanced at the boy.

The fighting situation in the training ground changed from a stalemate just as the boy said.

Although the apprentice named Tiwa has been consciously moving to the left side of his opponent, he intends to take advantage of his opponent's injury and unbalance his center of gravity.

However, because he lacked the confidence to win and paid too much attention to his opponent's injuries, his flaws were caught.

Tabang's left leg pretended to be unbalanced, and after twitching to attract Tiwa's attention, he immediately used his right leg as the axis while his sight was diverted.

Spin around and chop!

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

"Bang~"

The weak light yellow magic shield suddenly appeared, and then faded to only a thin layer.

"Winner, Tower Gang!"

Ernie, who was standing on the edge of the training ground, immediately shouted, separated the two sides of the competition, and announced the result of the competition.

"Well done!"

Aylin smiled and nodded gently at the approaching Ta Gang.

The honest boy who was calm and alert during the duel showed an honest smile after the game, scratched his head in embarrassment and said:

"Thank you, captain."

After Aylin nodded again, he looked at Tiwa who was a little discouraged because of losing:

"Tiwa's battle was pretty good, he's improved a lot."

"Seize the enemy's weaknesses and attack, dodge, and consume them in a targeted manner. This strategy is correct."

"The enemies of demon hunters are generally monsters that are stronger than us in one or more aspects of strength, speed, defense, perception, magic... so there is no need to talk about morality... chivalry... just... Target its weaknesses and pursue them fiercely..."

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

Upon hearing Aylin's compliment, Tiwa suddenly changed from his depressed state and raised his head high.

"Then if I perform so well, can the leader reward me with an additional purification spirit?"

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

"No!" Aylin rolled his eyes, casually threw two bottles of the demon spirit's purifying spirit from the reagent bag, and blocked his mouth, "You said you were out of breath, are you still energetic?"

"There's nothing wrong with the strategy, but there's something wrong with the people."

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

"You are asked to target weaknesses, and you just focus on them?"

"Can this make your opponent lose?"

Tiwa was immediately criticized again and became disgraced. Amidst the laughter of the apprentice demon hunters around him, he clasped his hands and looked at Aylin begging for mercy.

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

"Go on, next group," Aylin said after glancing at the apprentices waiting in the "player preparation area." "It's rare that the Tower Gang accidentally injured his left leg the day before yesterday. This may be the closest you are to the championship. "

"This week's champion's reward, in addition to the purifying spirit, is two more ghoul's heart essences than last week..."

Before Aylin finished speaking, the apprentices suddenly started screaming with high morale.

Compared to the purifying spirit that improves perception attributes, the apprentices still prefer the ghoul's heart essence.

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

What's more.

The reason why the apprentices are slow to master swordsmanship is not only because they don’t practice long enough, but also because of their lack of physical fitness. The strength requirements of many sword moves can only be barely met, and their movements are 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!"

The apprentices around who had been eliminated suddenly became excited for some reason.

They were jumping up and down like monkeys in the mountains, stamping their feet and hitting the railings.

It wasn't until referee Ernie yelled a few times that the restless atmosphere calmed down.

The game continues.

In the apprentice training ground, the sound of gold and iron echoed again, as well as the cheers and shouts that followed.

The noisy sounds from the outside world were automatically blocked. The girl lay on the wooden railing and looked at her sideways.

The boy carrying two swords has a tall and straight posture.

Obviously, apart from being good-looking, the eyebrows do not have the heart-stopping charm of those great heroes in knight novels.

The kind of charm that as soon as you stand up, nobles will offer wine, kings will offer swords, and warriors will offer loyalty...

But I don’t know why, but there is a kind of closeness and confidence that naturally lingers around me.

Among so many witchers and witcher apprentices of the same age, it is natural to see...

Where is the focus of attention...

Who is being held high by everyone?

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

The wooden growth rings on the railing are hidden in the shadows, and are engraved on the white side of the face that can be broken by blows.

The bright sunshine unconsciously became soft and hazy.

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

"In what way?"

Aylin, who was carefully observing the apprentice's movements during the competition, subconsciously lowered his head following the sound.

In an instant, he met a pair of big clear eyes.

The same blue but slightly lighter pupils were like clear mirrors that were not stained by dust, and his appearance was reflected in them.

"Ahem~"

Slightly uncomfortably avoiding the little girl's adoring gaze, which was almost igniting, Aylin coughed twice and explained:

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

"During the competition, it felt good to fight for the school, so I gave it a try to see if I could inspire the apprentices..."

This is a lie.

In fact, Aylin was dissatisfied with the fact that the apprentices were too slow to learn the Wolf School's two-handed sword.

Although Ernie and Krall and the other demon hunters worked very hard, they gathered the apprentices at dawn every day in order to get down the mountain early.

But the apprentices did not have the carrot hanging on their lips. The learning efficiency only lasted three days before they began to work hard.

What makes their generation unlike Aylin, who has a high mountain trial with a mortality rate of 40%, and will die if they don't try their best to improve themselves.

I don’t know who the big talker was, who reformed the Alpine Trial, and Erni, the group of demon hunters, told the apprentices the news that they passed the trial without injury.

If you put Ailin in his own shoes, it would indeed be difficult to fight as hard as before.

certainly.

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

On the contrary, he is very proud that the trials of the Wolf School have changed because of him.

After him, there will no longer be the 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 real problem is that while the mortality rate in the mountain trial, the grass trial and even the initial choice has been reduced to zero in the three major trials, the inertia of the apprentices in the future will definitely be reduced without the threat of death. It's getting more serious.

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

in addition.

The school will definitely not keep a group of apprentices who have passed the grass trial but have not yet met the requirements of the mountain trial.

So after Aylin discovered this trend, he was thinking about ways to guide it.

fine.

The current method of weekly competition and awarding essences and purifying spirits according to ranking is very useful.

During the two weeks of weekly competition among the apprentices, the improvement in swordsmanship was even far greater than the three days when Erni and Krall suddenly rose up.

Moreover, it also happened to eliminate all kinds of inventory in his inventory.

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

After dismissing Mary casually, Aylin was about to continue observing the apprentices' mistakes in swordsmanship.

At this time.

Vesemir suddenly came from the direction of the main castle.