Chapter 1: The Demon Spirit of the Abandoned Castle (Part I)
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This is a medieval otherworld with swords and magic, and this world is full of all kinds of things that science can't explain, and all kinds of weird things that happen here can be explained by magic.
However, magic is not something that the general public can access, and many people will never be able to meet the magicians who only exist in various legends in their lifetime.
Balian is a time-traveler, a time-traveler who has lived in another world for twenty years, and when he first came to this otherworld, Balian was a baby, and now this baby has grown into an outstanding warrior.
But this outstanding warrior never showed off his past achievements, because this man who was once ambitious to become the arrogant dragon of the other world has been worn away by all kinds of helpless realities.
Balian's origins were not honorable, he was an illegitimate child, an illegitimate child who did not know who his father really was.
His mother was a very beautiful woman, but she disappeared when she was six years old, leaving behind only a small silver pocket watch, and his father, who could have been a rebellious nobleman or a lucky peasant, was of no value to any reason.
As a time-traveler, Balian can still clearly remember the names and experiences of his past lives, which are of no use, and the experiences have brought him rich life experiences as well as all kinds of unpleasantness.
Can a person living in a modern society accept the rules of this backward and ignorant Middle Ages in an instant? In the process of accepting this world, it has brought endless suffering to this modern man.
It is precisely because of these pains that all kinds of Long Aotian thoughts in his heart have turned into broken bubbles, and now this traverser just hopes to get a sum of money through his hard work, buy a piece of land, marry a woman who meets his taste, and then hand over a huge tax to the local lord, so that the lord does not use his ******!
As a man, Balian believes that ****** such thing must not be applied to his wife, although this wife still exists in the dreams of the future.
Ordinary jobs make Balian's dream very far away, but some high-risk jobs can save him 20 years of struggle!
These high-stakes jobs include commissions from demon hunters.
Balian is not a demon hunter and has not received any training as a demon hunter, but his excellent combat skills ensure that these tasks can be completed and he will be rewarded a lot.
The Demon Hunter's commission is not exclusive to the Demon Hunter, but is only suitable for the work of the Demon Hunter.
Today, Balian is still fighting for his dream of farming, and now this warrior is working hard to fulfill a commission he has just received from a demon hunter. Demon hunters don't have many commissions, and it's very difficult to find one, but this one is an exception, as many salivating warriors are missing from the mission location.
The disappearance was a euphemism, and Balian believed that all of the so-called warriors had been killed.
In the midst of war and chaos, anyone who picks up a weapon can claim to be a warrior, both as a warning to some outlaws and as a satisfaction with their vanity.
And among these so-called warriors, there is no shortage of all kinds of robbers.
"Splattered blood, with tearing marks on the corpses...... "The mission location is an abandoned castle, and a short distance into the castle, Balian found the corpses of these warriors who took on the mission.
Balian couldn't accept that he could enjoy the title of warrior with just a stick.
It's one thing to be unacceptable to "have a bite on your teeth...... it's another thing to work hard, and the consequences of not working hard are clear.
Ten years of experience fighting "judging by the shape of the teeth, it was a ghoul ......" made it easy for Balian to tell what monster had caused this shattered corpse.
Ghouls are a very nasty thing, and wherever there is a big war, these guys are there, and the cemetery is also a place they like to visit. These skinned, twisted humans possess terrifying speed and razor-sharp minions, and they are both capable of devouring corpses and making corpses.
"The corpse hasn't been eaten, and the ghoul looks like something is attacking......" Balian raised his sword and cautiously looked around, terrified that something hiding in the darkness would suddenly attack him.
According to commissioned information, the abandoned castle is now occupied by a Wilfih, and as to whether this Wisp is a daytime or a nocturnal Wraith, Balian is not so elaborate.
Balian is a helpless wandering warrior, not a professionally trained and mutated demon hunter.
Dealing with demon spirits is a dangerous thing in Balian's eyes, this kind of bull ghost snake god is not like ghouls and water ghosts, the latter two still have entities to attack, the former is a spirit creature, and ordinary steel swords cannot cause damage to them.
In order to deal with this demon spirit, Balian found two large bottles of holy water in the monastery, which is a weapon against the demon spirit, although it is not comparable to the silver sword of the demon hunter, but it also gives the warrior a means to deal with the demon spirit.
"Bloodstain ......" After making sure that there was no danger around him, Balian set his eyes on a bloodstain caused by dragging the corpse, which led to the depths of the castle.
Balian looked ahead along the bloodstains, the inside of the dark castle was like a dark mouth devouring all foreign creatures, this bloodstain was like the tongue of a monster, and the creatures who would come here were involved in the big mouth.
The unknown ahead is undoubtedly one of the sources of fear.
Fear is not terrible, and it is because of fear that Balian, who took up arms to fight, was able to survive ten years in the midst of blood. Fear allows him to predict where danger is, and it also allows him to avoid deadly attacks again and again.
The holy water bottle hanging from his waist was opened, and the expensive holy water was smeared on the sword in his hand, causing the longsword with the badge worn out to reflect the sparkling light in the light outside.
The holy water will slowly lose its effect due to the passage of time, and it is undoubtedly a waste to apply the holy water now, after all, the enemy has not yet appeared.
Waste is waste, but Balian doesn't think he has a chance to anoint himself on the holy water when he faces an attack.
Balian kissed the pocket watch hanging around his neck, this pocket watch that has accompanied him through his life for fourteen years is his spiritual sustenance all along, because it is the only item left to him by his irresponsible mother.
The sound of the chain mail on his body made a "jingle bell" as he walked, and this sound became the only sound in the silent castle, and although Balian moved cautiously, he did not expect that he would be able to remain quiet while wearing the chain mail.
The sound of "jingle bells" has now become the main theme in the dark aisles, adding a little bit of life to this lifeless castle.
The pace of progress was now slowing, and Balian could now see a figure standing around the corner of the hallway, an unqualified assailant exposed by the light outside.
His free left hand immediately grasped the end of the sword, and Balian took a lightning step forward, and the sword that was raised above his head fell like thunder, splitting the body of the attacker into two asymmetrical halves.
Blood splattered, and whether this intended attacker was human or something, Balian believed that the other party would definitely die.
Half of the body fell to the ground, but the other body didn't fall for a long time, as if it was hanging in the air by something.
Balian found out that it was a corpse hanging in the air, with clotted blood clots on its body, and it looked like it had been dead for some time. I don't know who or what hung this corpse, what is the meaning of hanging it like this, is it to scare off some innocent people passing by?
If so, what about the traces left by the ghouls in front?
Along the way, Balian found more and more hanging corpses, all of which were so-called "warriors" who had been commissioned before him.
At the end, Balian also strangely found that there were two ghouls hung in the air, and the demon spirit occupying this castle seemed to be very free, and after hanging the warrior who came to crusade against him, he hung up the ghoul who came according to his instinct, I don't know if he finally found that this demon had hung himself.
The holy water of the long sword in his hand was now invalid, and Balian once again smeared the holy water on the sword, and the premonition of ten years of battle told Balian that behind the door in front of him was the place of the duel with the demon spirit.
According to the nun who sold the holy water to herself, throwing the bottle full of holy water directly out of the battle with the demon spirit is undoubtedly the most effective and direct way - provided that it hits the target.
Simple and rude, Balian had no experience in fighting demons, so he could only follow the advice of this one nun, and anyway, he brought two bottles of holy water and had two chances for himself.
In the end, that nun is the type that Balian likes, but unfortunately the other party is a nun who can't marry, although this nun is secretly doing something that is not in line with the nun.