Demon Hunter: I have a red gourd

Chapter 20 What to Eat

"I choose: Double Crown Blood." Without much thought, Ivan made his decision.

The damage reduction ability of Solo Jade Bud is very practical in battle. The probability of Bee Mountain Stone Marrow not consuming wine can be converted into a mouthful of Lamb Brew at the efficiency of a gourd of Dwarven Liquor, which can also greatly save his expenses.

But the effect of double blood is a qualitative change for him as a demon hunter!

Although the double crown blood needs to be in the poison damage state to be effective, for the demon hunter, this is not a problem at all!

Before each monster hunt, they need to drink various potions, and these potions are all poisonous without exception! I'm afraid that no one in this world is as often poisoned as a monster hunter.

Moreover, compared to the effect of double crown blood increasing movement speed and strength, its ability to weaken the poison damage state is undoubtedly more important to Ivan!

With this brew, he could drink more potions at once without worrying about the burden of toxicity. This meant that his future resistance to toxicity would be unmatched even by the Winged Lion School, which specialized in witcher resistance.

"System, panel." Ivan muttered in a low voice. He had gained too much this time, and he had to sort it out carefully in order to be fully prepared for the next battle.

[Name: Ivan (Christine)]

[Spiritual Essence: 600]

[Armor: Griffin Steel Sword – Advanced]

[Treasure: School Badge (Griffin)]

[Spiritual Wine: Lamb Brew (Wine Soaking Hole: 1)]

【Ingredients for wine soaking: Double Crown Blood】

[Medicine: Fuhu Pill*2]

[Incarnation: Water Ghost, Wolf Assassin]

【Change: Wolf】

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"It's been a great harvest." Ivan nodded with satisfaction. He looked up at the darkening sky outside the window and casually touched his somewhat empty stomach.

It's time to get something to eat.

What to eat
After a while, Ivan sat at the dining table on the first floor of the hotel, enjoying a plate of hot fried fish with satisfaction.

Philip was really thoughtful. He even paid for the meal in advance. It seemed that I had to complete this commission with all my heart.

However, the armor and silver sword will take another day to repair. I don't have much gold left, and I'm just sitting around doing nothing. Why not take advantage of this time to pick up some work and get familiar with my new abilities?

The next day, in a forest outside Crow's Nest.

The ground was charred black. A wolf demon in monk's robes wielded a flaming double-edged sword, the blade carrying a scorching gust of wind as it fiercely slashed at a small but terrifying monster. The monster was humanoid, short and thin, with taut muscles and grayish-white skin as rough as rock, with a sickly look.

Its head proportions are different from those of an ordinary human, with a high and protruding skull and deep eye sockets, but its eyes are bright and full of cold hostility.

The deformed big mouth was filled with sharp teeth, as if ready to bite its prey at any time, exuding a dangerous aura.

What is striking is that the monster is casually covered with a few pieces of rags that look like scraps torn from human clothes.

This is a very common monster in the jungle - the evil ghost.

Evil ghost↓ (just found out that it can be illustrated)
Ivan did not find any suitable monster hunting commissions on the notice board of Crow's Nest. Either the distance was too far or the description was too vague, and it was very time-consuming to investigate.

However, the tavern is a good place to gather intelligence.

After just two drinks, he heard that a passing merchant had some of his goods robbed by a group of evil spirits in the forest, and his guard team had also lost many members. The merchant was now in a state of distress in the inn.

So, with the help of his buddy, Ivan successfully contacted the merchant. The merchant generously said that as long as he could help him retrieve the goods, the reward would be negotiable!
Like water ghosts, evil ghosts are social creatures. However, unlike water ghosts, they are much more dangerous when they form a group and are more aggressive towards humans.

Evil ghosts like to decorate themselves with paint and old human clothes. After killing humans, they will tear their clothes into pieces and then wear the pieces of cloth on themselves.

One Necromancer is harmless, five Necromancers are extremely dangerous, and ten Necromancers can kill even an experienced monster hunter.

The merchant specialized in buying rare goods from Novigrad and shipping them to Kaedwen for sale. For his own safety, he hired a team of experienced guards. While not expert killers like demon hunters, they were all skilled enough.

After all, on long journeys, monsters might not pose a greater threat than humans. In this case, the Guards were far more effective than Demon Hunters—after all, facing humans with drawn steel swords was not their area of ​​expertise.

And such teams were destroyed at the hands of the evil ghost group, which shows that the number is definitely more than ten!

Ivan didn't have a silver sword at this time, and it was very difficult for him to deal with these monsters.

However, what does Ivan’s difficulty have to do with me, Guangzhi?
Guangzhi, save me!
The red tide struck down, and the evil ghost who had just been baring his teeth at Ivan was instantly burned to charcoal.

But the huge noise also attracted its companions. Rustling sounds continued to come from underground, and one after another pale and thin figures crawled out of the holes on the ground, staring at Ivan with their scarlet eyes. It seemed that there were more than twenty of them.

Among them, two demons were noticeably larger, their skin no longer a sickly pale color, but a strange dark red. Ivan immediately thought of a creature described in "The Demon Hunter's Notes"—the demon warriors, a very rare species among the demons.

Ordinary evil spirits are timid and weak, and only dare to attack humans whose numbers are far smaller than theirs when they are in groups.

The Necromancer warriors, on the other hand, were completely different. They possessed a certain degree of intelligence and were cunning and treacherous. They would command ordinary Necromancers to ambush passing trucks. During combat, they preferred to hide and attack their prey from behind, making them the backbone of the Necromancer group. The attack on the merchant's convoy was likely their idea.

In their center, a special demon, much larger than the demon warriors, was clustered around it. Its body was almost half Ivan's height. Its pale face was smeared with red clay like painted paint, and in its hand was a pale bone staff.

This is the leader of the evil ghosts - the evil ghost chief. Such a being will only be born when the tribe has developed to a very perfect stage. They are the natural leaders of the evil ghost tribe, and all evil ghosts will obey the chief's command.

Once an experienced demon hunter sees the Demon Chieftain appear, he will know clearly in his heart that this commission is going to be very troublesome.

(End of this chapter)