Demon Hunter: I have a red gourd

Chapter 39 Gem
Without any hesitation, Ivan slashed at the griffin's chest.

The red tide, carrying the enormous force added by the Fuhu Pill, instantly tore open the griffin's flesh as easily as tearing cloth.

The bones in the griffin's mouth broke with a sharp sound, and hot blood spurted out, splashing all over Ivan's body.

Deep within the wound, Ivan saw the source of the blue light. It was indeed a diamond-shaped gem. The deep blue light rippled like water, flickering slightly with the rise and fall of his breathing.

Before Ivan could take a closer look, something strange happened again. The griffin's already battered body began to tremble again under the sapphire blue light.

The flesh that had just been split apart began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the broken bones rubbed against each other and spliced ​​together, making a "cracking" sound.

This must be the reason why the griffin was resurrected! Ivan didn't bother to wipe the blood off his face, and decisively reached out to grab the diamond-shaped gem.

The moment his hand touched the gem, a bone-chilling chill spread from his fingertips throughout his body, as if he were immersed in an ice cellar. At the same time, the gem seemed to sense danger, its light suddenly becoming stronger, and a powerful repulsive force attempted to push Ivan's hand away.

But Ivan's strength was too great now, and he pulled the gem out of the griffin's body with just a little effort.

The moment the gem left the body, the huge corpse of the griffin, which was still twitching, suddenly stopped beating completely as if all the vitality was sucked out of it.

At the same time, the gem that originally emitted a deep blue light seemed to have lost all its magical support and no longer emitted the chilling cold air.

A cloud of smoke rose, the transformation time ended, and Ivan returned to his original appearance.

He held the gem in his hand, examining it carefully. Its surface was flawless and smooth, emitting a faint blue light. This light slowly flowed through the gem like a nebula, sometimes appearing as ripples of blue, sometimes like undercurrents surging in the deep sea.

However, as time went by, the light on the gem gradually dimmed, and the blue light converged layer by layer, slowly fading away like the tide, and finally condensed into a deep blue, like a candle flame on the verge of going out, trembling slightly a few times, and then disappearing.

The color of the gem also changed, from the previous crystal clear to an inconspicuous gray-white diamond-shaped stone.

[Griffin Essence*10 collected, Spiritual Essence +100]

"What is this? Is this stone the reason why this griffin has been resurrected so many times and has become stronger?"

The system's prompts have already told Ivan that this is just an ordinary-strength griffin, because stronger individuals will gain more essence and spiritual essence.

In this case, the culprit that caused him to use all these means was this gem.

Although the gem no longer emitted the strange light blue light, the warm touch in his hand and the violent vibration of the badge on his chest made Ivan understand that this strange gem had not lost its effect, but for some unknown reason it became like this.

The tomes I'd read never mentioned anything like this growing inside a griffin, but judging by the reaction of the demon hunter badge, this gem was clearly related to chaos magic.

So, either this griffin has undergone some unprecedented strange mutation, causing its flesh and blood to grow this stone that allows it to gain the ability to regenerate.

Alternatively, the gem had been deliberately placed inside the griffin by someone else, whose true intentions Ivan didn't know. Why would someone use such a seemingly rare magical item to strengthen a monster? Furthermore, he had the good fortune to encounter this monster twice.

Could it be that they're deliberately targeting me? Hahaha. How is that possible?
The red gourd did not react to the gem, so Ivan could only put it away and plan to ask other people later to see if he could get any useful information.

Looking at the messy scene nearby, Ivan wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Who would have thought that an ordinary commission to hunt the Scissortail Dragon would end up like this?

If I hadn't been lucky enough to pass the Guangzhi copy a few days ago, and if I hadn't obtained three Fuhu Pills while exploring the copy, I would have died here today!
Pulling out the dagger from his waist, Ivan walked towards the corpses of the Scissortail Dragon and the Griffin.

As usual, collect monster materials.

However, most of the griffin's body had been burned, and the most precious tail of the scissor-tailed dragon was lost somewhere. He also lost five bottles of magic potion, two alchemical bombs, and the most important tiger-suppressing pill.
Obviously, this hunt was a huge loss!
I hope that gem is a useful magic item, otherwise I will kill every griffin I see in the future!
See you again, I’ll let you fly!

Ivan rode a gray horse with the huge head of the scissor-tailed dragon hanging on its back and returned to the place where he had agreed to meet Philip.

At this moment, the young Bloody Baron sat in the center of the camp, his brow furrowed in the shape of a Chinese character "川". His fingers tapped the sword at his waist subconsciously, and his eyes occasionally glanced into the distance, clearly waiting for something.

Hearing the sound of approaching horse hooves, Philip raised his head and looked at Ivan. His eyes first swept over Ivan, and then fixed on the ferocious head of the scimitar-tailed dragon.

A smile broke out on his face, and he immediately stood up and strode towards him.

Ivan jumped off his gray horse and threw the head of the scissor-tailed dragon to the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust.

"Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life."

Philip opened his arms and gave Ivan a warm hug without caring that Ivan was covered in blood and mud.

"Ivan, I knew you would be absolutely fine!" His voice was filled with excitement and even his tone rose a few degrees unconsciously.

"Although you always say modestly that you are just an apprentice, look at the results of this battle. Meritelli, you definitely have the strength of a master witcher!" As he spoke, he patted Ivan's shoulder vigorously, his eyes full of undisguised admiration and appreciation.

His life was also closely tied to this scissor-tailed dragon. How could he not be excited to see Ivan return safely?

Ivan patted Philip on the back and said, "With this, I believe you can start a new life."

"That's right!" Philip said excitedly, "But I guess you're exhausted. Come and take a rest."

Ivan shook his head, looking helpless. He looked down at his armor and said with a wry smile, "Well, let me go take a shower first. I've had enough of this disgusting smell."

(End of this chapter)