37. Demon Hunting.

"Cough, cough."

Two light coughs. The apprentice witcher, whose chest should have been blown open, staggered and crawled up from the ground.

"Survived!"

Allen, through the gradually dissipating ice crystal smoke, saw the slate ground with a large pit, and cold sweat suddenly broke out from his back. The witcher apprentice was filled with lingering fear.

"Fortunately, ten days ago, the chief gave me the Mirage Pearl as a reward..."

"Fortunately, a week ago, Lady Vera activated the Mirage Pearl for me..."

"Even more fortunately, I have never slackened off in the past week, finding time every day to familiarize myself with the Mirage Pearl!"

Yes, the reason Allen survived the terrifying attack of the Drowner King was entirely due to the Mirage Pearl given to him by the chief.

Half a minute ago,

Seeing the Drowner King not only lock eyes with him, But also its enormous body gathering and nearly forming substantial magic, Allen felt something was wrong. He quickly communicated with the Mirage Pearl using his magic, constructing a mirage of himself running away in a few seconds.

Due to the tight timing and Allen's lack of skill, The mirage he constructed only showed his back facing the Drowner King. But even such a simplified illusion looked very unreal, with very uncoordinated movements. Thanks to the poor lighting in the cave and the Drowner King's seemingly poor eyesight,Otherwise, this illusory and awkward mirage would have been hard to fool the Drowner King.

Admiring his own cleverness, Allen quickly ran into the cave entrance. Fortunately, the originally burning flames had been extinguished by the icy mist.The drowners outside the cave had long been scared away by the burning flames.

"Vesemir master, I'm okay!"

Entering the tunnel entrance, Allen quickly called out to Vesemir to assure him of his safety.

The witcher master breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

It's good that he's okay, it's good that he's okay.

Seeing his apprentice being pierced by the ice spike, Vesemir felt like his heart had suddenly stopped.

"It should be an illusion."

The witcher master thought, remembering that the chief had given Allen an illusion pendant during a practical lesson. However, aren't normal illusion pendants only capable of forming fixed illusions?

Why did the illusion the apprentice witcher just used seem to be constructed on the spot?

"Kwa-la—!!!"

The Drowner King's angry roar interrupted Vesemir's thoughts. Now that Allen was safe, they needed to think of a way to hunt down this monster. The witcher master looked at the Drowner King's sturdy body, with its protection seemingly as thick as his own arm, and felt a headache.

Large monsters often have slow movement and attack speeds over short distances. The reason they are so difficult to deal with is because human bodies are too small, even with silver swords that break through chaos magic's blessing. If the critical organs are not attacked, it's like scratching the surface of muscles. It's difficult to inflict fatal damage. And the closer one is to the monster, the harder it is to dodge its attacks.

A single misstep could result in instant death. Moreover, the monster they encountered this time was even more difficult to deal with than any Vesemir had encountered before. The dangerous large monsters Vesemir had hunted before had never actively released magical shields. Testingly rushing to the monster's feet, he spun and slashed.

The blue light shield didn't even flicker this time.

"As expected, a silver sword is still not the same as dimeritium; it has little effect on formed magical defenses."

Vesemir's headache grew worse.

Swiftly sidestepping, avoiding the stomping giant foot, the witcher master slashed fiercely over ten times before finally breaking through the Drowner King's defense. Following up quickly, he curled his right index finger, ready to hit the Drowner King with an Igni fire sign.

"Kwa-la!"

A blue light flashed around the Drowner King, and the magical shield reappeared. The fierce flames of the Igni sign were blocked by the blue shield before they could touch the monster's skin. Stepping back a few paces, Vesemir helplessly watched the rapidly forming magical shield after the monster's roar. He felt like a mouse trying to bite a turtle, with no place to start.

"Only the chief, who has hunted dragons, might be able to deal with such a monster," Vesemir thought.

Just as the witcher master was in a dilemma, he suddenly heard Allen's shout. "Vesemir master, keep attacking, buy me some time!"

Vesemir turned his head sharply. He saw the witcher apprentice, half of his body hiding in the passage, with only his eyes and the tip of his sword exposed. At this moment, he was nodding firmly at him, looking full of confidence.

The witcher master hesitated.

Could Allen really deal with a monster that even he could only stalemate?

"Trust me, I wouldn't joke with my life!"

The witcher apprentice urged again.

"Maybe he can really bring me a surprise?" Vesemir thought, hearing the confidence and determination in the apprentice's tone. Then he suddenly remembered that stunning strike during the first practical lesson. Regripping his silver sword, Vesemir nodded to Allen with his back to him.

He then charged towards the Drowner King, repeating the actions of dodging, breaking the defense, and dodging again.

In dangerous battles, witchers must trust their comrades. The witcher apprentice also believed in his comrades. He stared intently at the Drowner King's every move, gripping the sword Elsa tightly.

[Ding! Your skill: Demon Hunting LV1 has been upgraded to Demon Hunting LV3]

[Demon Hunting] is powerful, but flawed.

Ignoring defense, ignoring weaknesses, as long as the conditions are met in the demon hunting state, a fatal strike can be launched to kill the monster in one hit. A nearly rule-breaking annihilation effect.

Of course, under such a powerful effect, the usage limitations are also very large. Once the target is locked, distractions are not allowed, making it ineffective against multiple enemies.

In the demon hunting state, only observing without attacking will lead to very slow progress. Finally, the demon hunting state has a time limit. At LV1, the demon hunting state could only be maintained for 50 seconds.

Within these 50 seconds, if the progress is not fully charged, even if the skill is used a second time, the progress from the first use will not carry over. So in the past ten days, Allen had used [Demon Hunting] only a handful of times, mostly to test the skill's performance and rules. But through these experimental uses of [Demon Hunting], Allen still gained some useful insights.

For example, attacks by others on the target can also increase the progress accumulation of [Demon Hunting]. Just in case, Allen consumed two special skill points, directly upgrading the skill to level three.

[Demon Hunting (Active): Consumes 150 stamina, concentrates the mind to enter the demon hunting state, and launches a fatal strike when conditions are met (guaranteed to kill the monster)]

The upgrade effect was simple and brutal, increasing the stamina cost and extending the demon hunting state duration. Everything was ready.

Allen focused and held his breath.

[Demon Hunting] progress 1%

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38. Slaying the Drowner King.

39. Return with Honor.

40. Keeping to Oneself?

41. Essence of the Drowner King's Heart.

42. Affinity.