Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1520 1492. Essence

Swinging a weapon without injuring yourself is a skill that requires training.

Because when ordinary people first get hold of a weapon, most of them don't have much awareness of its length and the position of the edge.

Maybe I just looked at my wrist when turning the sword flower, but the extended sword blade was already swung towards my face during the circle.

And he was still so unfamiliar with his own body, let alone the two swords he held in his hands.

To make them dance rapidly without hindering each other or injuring one's own body is something that only an experienced person can do.

People who can use dual-wielding weapons generally have the same basic skills.

And Axiu can maintain the coordinated operation of the two swords in the [lower stance], a continuous and rapid intensive attack, and the [upper stance], a posture that emphasizes strength over speed, is even more comfortable.

The two swords slashed in succession, and each movement produced the sound of two sharp blades slicing through tough flesh.

The demon ghost's forehead had no ghost horns, and it was chopped vertically until the bone residue could be seen directly.

At the same time, another knife swung horizontally cut more than half the depth into its muscular arm, which was thicker than an ordinary person's waist.

The structure of [Big Upper Section] emphasizes strength, but also compromises on smoothness. There are only three moves in one attack, totaling six swords.

And it was these six swords that cut off half of the demon ghost's face and opened half of its neck when it was sluggish due to the loss of its demonic energy.

The shoulders on both sides were also completely chopped off, exposing the bone sockets.

Without giving the demon a chance to ease its aura, Axiu carefully controlled his strength. After six cuts, even the last bit of the stubborn aura in the demon's body was chopped out.

The whole monster knelt on the ground.

Just like how she dealt with the Minotaur before, Axiu put away her swords and stretched her hands to her lower back.

He pulled out the short knife that shone with golden light and was engraved with her name.

With a 'stab' sound, he stabbed into the Yaogui's heart, which was exposed on his side because his arms were on the ground.

The force of the stab was enough to push the monster up. Its mouth with protruding fangs was wide open, but it couldn't even roar.

Its claws with red skin and knotted muscles were hanging not far from Axiu's head.

Just by looking at it, you can scratch the fragile head of this hateful human being!

But that golden dagger seems to be particularly powerful against monsters!

A Xiu's technique is also quite skillful.

The claw couldn't come down, and the half-demon had already twisted the handle of the short knife, and after gouging out a big hole, he suddenly drew the knife and retreated.

The demon fell heavily to the ground, and after a moment, it dissipated into black mist.

The golden light spot quickly floated to the short knife on A Xiu's waist.

"If I come a little later, you really won't be able to hold on."

On the wooden floor of the shrine that was about to collapse under Lan En's step, the demon hunter looked at the pale-faced village chief who was almost unconscious from exhaustion as he spoke.

The priest village chief, according to the name Lan En heard from Daisuke Kikuchi, seemed to be the old man who should be called "Isaku". At this time, he was unsteady on his feet, and he trembled before he forced himself to sit down.

The Kagura and congratulations in Chang Anli just now seemed to drain him dry.

And if Lan En and the others hadn't arrived in time, the ape ghost that was already strong enough to release Chang An would definitely have eaten them alive.

"Sakura Sacred Tree." The priest village chief's face was pale and he was still sweating coldly, but he only wanted to say one thing to Lan En, "Sacred Tree, Huchi~ There must be something wrong with the Sacred Tree!"

"I felt it just now! It must be that the power of the sacred tree is weakening!"

"Don't worry about us, there are no monsters here anymore, please! Please go see the sacred tree! It is the lifeblood of the village!"

The two children shrank from the edge of the shrine and came out. They looked at Lan En with a little fear, but they still ran to the village chief and supported him from behind in a sensible way.

"Boss, the little monsters have been dealt with, meow!"

Elumao's voice and silent footsteps sounded at the same time, and Axiu and Fangbuqiu walked over on the wooden floor of the shrine.

After listening to the village chief's words, they both turned around and continued on their way.

But after taking two steps, he turned his head suspiciously and looked at Lan En, who had not moved.

"Meow?"

The confused voice of the kitten and the puzzled gaze of the half-demon were projected at the same time.

Lan En, on the other hand, still lowered his head and looked at the pale village chief with some scrutiny.

"How did you get to this point?"

The witcher suddenly asked.

"What?" The village chief looked up blankly, then sighed and shook his head, "I don't know, since you set off, the village is still unclean and smelly. And then today..."

"That's not what I'm talking about." Lan En interrupted the village chief's narration, "Someone came here specifically to kill people. I know it, and I have already dealt with him."

"What I'm talking about is, why did this place suddenly develop into such a bad situation?"

"Even if the monsters are attracted by filth, they still need time!"

"The ape ghost just now should be a living monster that came from the mountain forest. I believe there must be such a thing in the mountains. The long-lived ape has become a monster."

"But what's going on with the Minotaur in the village cemetery?" The village chief suddenly raised his head with a shocked expression: "What did you say?!"

"There is a minotaur in the cemetery that can shroud the entire cemetery in constant darkness." Lan En repeated it again, with special emphasis. "That's not something that can appear naturally in the wild!"

"It wears well-fitting armor and carries a well-fitting weapon."

"That's a monster that came straight up from the underworld, right?"

Even under the best of circumstances, it takes a while for contamination to spread and spread.

And if it’s just pure [dirty], it won’t even last long. Only after attracting the monster, the monster exudes a stubborn evil spirit in the environment.

Only when pollution can steadily expand and deepen.

How could a minotaur be able to break through the village gate in the afternoon and crawl out of the underworld in the evening?

There are less than a hundred people in this village. They are all dead and turned into ghosts due to resentment. They don't have this weight!

"So, tell me." Lan En lowered his head and stared into the village chief's eyes, "Why has it developed to this point?"

"." During the silent gasp, the high priest's hat on the village chief's head was tilted, but he still raised his eyes after this period of silence and spoke to Lan En.

"Sir Lan En, do you know about spiritual stones?"

【Spiritual Stone】.

There is no mistake. One post, one content, one 6 one, one book, one book, take a look!

Lan En thought of the horn on the ape ghost's head that he had just chopped off. The golden crystal horn was now lying in the alchemy leather bag on his waist.

Put it together with the ones that were broken off at Jiulin Mountain.

According to Bai Ze, these are two spiritual stones.

But until now, Bai Ze has not had a chance to tell himself what [Spiritual Stone] is.

"You mean [Spiritual Stone]?"

Lan En did not answer directly. He answered the question with questions without any trace and naturally.

"The essence of life, the power of essence, or according to those southern barbarians, [Philosopher's Stone], [Elixir]."

It seems that when it comes to this, there is no need to hold it.

The village chief pulled the string under his high priest's hat and threw the hat aside.

"As long as you have these golden stones, you can do anything you want. The Nanman people say so, but I think it's too exaggerated."

"[Spiritual Stone] is indeed the essence of power born from life, but if you don't know how to use it, you can only become a monster recklessly."

"It sounds like," Lan En crossed his arms and looked at the village chief, "it seems like you know some correct usage?"

"When I was young, I was called [Gosaku who travels around on pilgrimage]. It was also during my pilgrimage that I learned a trick at an old shrine in Owari."

The village chief nodded heavily.

"That's a spell that can easily take care of all the livestock within the range through spiritual stones."

Lan En nodded. It seems that this is the peculiarity that has made Shisanying Village famous and caused Chang Zaiji's profits to suffer.

The cattle, horses and livestock here can easily keep from losing weight during working hours.

Generally speaking, as soon as you start working, it is normal for large animals such as cows and horses to lose more than ten kilograms a day.

It is precisely because of this advantage that Shisanying Village can become a post village that can support the villagers without much farming.

"But since you said that minotaurs appear in graveyards, it can only be my fault!"

As he spoke, the village chief showed a heavy wry smile on his face.

"Spiritual stones are the essence of life. They will occasionally be scattered in the world, but if you want to obtain them stably, you have to let life disappear. Hey, don't look at me like that, I didn't kill anyone!"

Seeing Lan En's slightly narrowed dangerous eyes, the village chief waved his hand repeatedly.

"I killed cows and horses. This spell only makes the livestock grow well without losing fat! You don't need so many spiritual stones, okay?"

But at the end, he lowered his head and looked at the Shinto priest's clothes on his body, as well as the shrine where his family had lived and repaired for generations, and his grandson supporting him behind him, looking surprised.

There was also the corpse of a man in the courtyard who was also wearing the clothes of a Shinto priest and looked very similar to him.

"Hey~"

He let out his heaviest sigh yet.

"But no matter what, as a priest who is supposed to reconcile yin and yang, I shouldn't use things like [spiritual stones] to destroy the balance. I just, I just really want to make the village better. But at the moment, people who abuse spiritual stones Retribution has come.”

"There should have been a lot of filth and resentment accumulated in the village, the resentment of the animals I killed to shape the spiritual stones. Until it broke out today."

After saying that, the village chief neatly collected the scattered corners of his clothes and hair.

He calmly faced Lan En in a sitting position.

"Resentment broke out, man-made disaster, retribution. You can say it any way, but at this point, I only ask you to save the sacred cherry tree and leave a shelter for the village."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"For the village? What are you going to do?"

"I am no longer worthy of being a priest." The village chief did not raise his head. "I will set out on a pilgrimage again. The elimination of resentment and filth along the way will be my atonement for using spiritual stones to disrupt the balance."