Demon Hunter: I have a red gourd

Chapter 79 Dances with Cats
The Cat of Ilo?

Brian?
This is so weird, could it be this notorious beast?
Ivan's eyes became sharp, and he was always on the lookout for sneak attacks from the old cat in front of him.

The Iroh Massacre is often compared to the Blavikan Massacre as a typical example of witchers slaughtering humans, which supports the view that witchers are all freak butchers.

This also gave rise to two titles for witchers: "Cat of Iroh" and "Butcher of Blaviken".

However, the title "The Butcher of Blaviken" was earned by Geralt the White Wolf after he personally killed Renfri and a group of heavily armed bandits in front of a crowd to stop her from slaughtering the villagers. Although misunderstood, Geralt carried out his inner justice.

The title "Cat of Iroh" was earned after Brian, in a fit of rage, slaughtered the entire unarmed inhabitants of a small town with his sword. Even though many of the inhabitants had never seen him or provoked him, the massacre took place nonetheless. This incident is one of the most ignominious moments in the history of the Witcher.

The "Cat of Ilo" is notorious for its ability to stop children from crying at night, but Ivan is not afraid of him at all.

Because he knew in his heart that the so-called "Cat of Iroh" Brian was nothing but a coward who bullied the weak and feared the strong!
He once had an argument with Geralt in a tavern. Geralt was unarmed, so Brian took a priestess hostage in the tavern and threatened to kill everyone in the tavern, forcing Geralt to duel with him.

However, as luck would have it, Yennefer had just commissioned a traveling warlock to come to the tavern and return Geralt's swords to him.

When Brian saw that Geralt had regained his weapon, he actually became cowardly and no longer talked about the duel. He ran away in shame.

So, what is there for Ivan to be afraid of, a coward like him?
The one who should be afraid is Brian. How could he, a half-baked demon hunter who has not undergone a complete mutation, get the courage to swing the steel sword in his hand at Ivan?

As soon as Brian finished speaking, he turned into a black lightning and rushed towards Ivan. The steel sword in his hand made a sharp sound and pierced Ivan's throat.

He was extremely fast, and his figure flickered in the light and shadow, making it difficult to predict his specific route.

Ivan's eyes flashed, and he reacted quickly. He dodged the fatal blow by moving sideways, and at the same time, he swung the steel sword in his hand, a streak of cold light emanating, heading straight for Brian's waist.

Brian snorted coldly, twisted his body flexibly, and easily avoided Ivan's counterattack. Then he quickly stepped forward and stabbed out with the steel sword again, this time aiming at Ivan's heart.

Ivan didn't dare slack off. Leveraging the exceptional physical prowess of a proper demon hunter, he stepped back, narrowly avoiding the fierce sword thrust straight at his heart. Brian, relentless, followed closely, his steel sword stabbing repeatedly with flashing shadows, each strike ruthlessly and fiercely, aiming directly at Ivan's vital points.

The griffin steel sword in Ivan's hand danced quickly, colliding with Brian's steel sword continuously, sparks flying everywhere.

The sound of metal clashing was endless as the two men engaged in a fierce fight in this not-so-wide space.

This was the first time that Ivan had engaged in such a fierce life-and-death battle with a creature of similar size to himself. The opponent also used a steel sword, and his swordsmanship was no less impressive than his own.

When the instructors taught him swordsmanship, they had never considered the possibility of engaging humans. After all, they were demon hunters, and the swordsmanship and combat techniques they had learned were specifically for demons. Even if they encountered a provocation from a human, their experience and strength usually made it easy to silence them. Therefore, Ivan could only instinctively engage Brian using methods designed for humanoid monsters. However, Brian was a completely different opponent.

As a member of the Cat School, his mission targets mainly humans. And judging by the fact that he only carries a sword, he is likely more extreme than other members of the Cat School and may never accept commissions related to monsters.

He was very fast and his swordsmanship was extremely fierce and vicious. Every move was aimed at the vital points on Ivan's body, without any unnecessary movements.

Thanks to Guangzhi's sparring, Ivan can now barely keep up with Brian's movements, but as time goes by, he becomes a little flustered and struggling.

Ivan was just a little flustered, but Brian on the opposite side was much more emotionally unstable.

You know, he is actually an extremely cowardly person in nature, although he appears to be extremely arrogant and presumptuous to the outside world, as if he is fearless.

But in fact, he only dared to swing the sword at weaker enemies. Once he faced a stronger one, his courage would disappear instantly and he would only think about running away, just like when he faced Geralt.

Ivan looked so young, definitely no older than twenty years old, and his experience must be very limited, not to mention the experience of fighting a demon hunter to the death.

Although he himself did not dare to provoke the older witcher masters, he still relied on the advantages of the Cat School to secretly attack young witchers under the age of 40 and killed several of them.

Not to mention a young demon hunter like Ivan. In Brian's view, such a young boy is just an object that can be manipulated at will.

In his expectation, Ivan should have been like the previous young witchers who were ambushed by him. He should have quickly fallen into panic under his fierce attack, and then became frightened and emotionally collapsed. After that, he would quickly reveal a lot of flaws and be beheaded by him easily.

But he had never expected that the griffin before him would not only react extremely quickly, but also possess an incredibly steady swordsmanship, without even a hint of fear in his expression. Although his swordsmanship was slightly inferior to that of an old cat he had possessed for decades, it was still terrifying!

You know, this griffin cub is a complete witcher who has completed all the witcher trials, while Brian himself has only completed the incomplete grass trial. Whether in strength or endurance, there is a significant gap between him and Ivan on the opposite side!
What's more, in addition to swordsmanship, the demon hunter also has his own unique way of attack!

Sure enough, after a long struggle, Brian finally discovered a flaw in Ivan's defense. He thrust his sword towards Ivan's neck, but with a clang, a golden shield blocked his attack. The light on the shield trembled slightly, showing no sign of shattering.

The recoil force was transmitted along the steel sword, causing his arm to feel numb.

A smile appeared on Ivan's face.

"Excellent swordsmanship, but if you think you can take my life based solely on this, aren't you underestimating me?"

(End of this chapter)