From inside the metal cabin that no one could see, there was first a violent coughing sound, as if a drowning person was choking, and then as if a person who had just been rescued was having fresh air refilled into his lungs.
This was followed by heavy and slow breathing sounds, which echoed in the narrow metal cabin.
With a loud "bang", the heavy metal hatch suddenly flew out, knocking a water ghost that was trying to approach here against the wall. The teeth-grinding sound of bone-crushing rang out for a moment, and then a large amount of blood oozed out from behind the wall.
There was a clear palm print on the back of the metal hatch that flew out. It was not knocked away, but pushed open.
"I am...free?"
A man's hoarse voice sounded in the darkness.
Lan was fighting with the water ghosts. He stuffed his right arm into the mouth of the water ghost to block its teeth, and then, regardless of the claws of the other party scratching his chest, he stabbed his opponent's neck with a knife. Blood was dripping, and a whole piece of flesh was almost bitten off.
He looked at the metal incubator expectantly, for he knew who was inside.
Geron Moreau, son of Thomas Moreau, is a witcher of the Griffin School.
Thomas Moreau had already told a lot of stories about him in his neurotic state. If Lane had not killed Thomas Moreau first, Lane estimated that Geron would be willing to be a filial son.
The focus is on the possible strength of Geron Moreau.
In the original book, among the demon hunters who exist openly and have a combat record, the oldest is the wolf-faction demon hunter mentor - Vesemir.
He is the most senior demon hunter in the world, and the strongest demon hunter besides Geralt controlled by the player. His combat power can be estimated intuitively by using two battles:
1. Sword combat is a sport that becomes increasingly disadvantageous as you age, but Vesemir once fought single-handedly against multiple heavily armored "Wild Hunt" warriors who fought across dimensions at the age of nearly 200, and won and killed them all.
Second, the witcher's sigil is a simple magic that does not require spells - most witchers cannot use complex magic - and magic is an ability that becomes more powerful with age. At the age of 70, Vesemir was able to use the fire power of the Igni sigil to melt the frozen lake in a few breaths, creating an early spring scene.
Geralt was born in 1180.
Vesemir was born in 1095 in what is now Kaedwen and died in 1272 in Kaer Morhen.
This year is 1262.
There is no clear historical record of when Geron Moreau was born. It is only known that he was taken away by the demon hunter for training in 1087. At that time, it was still 8 years before Vesemir was born and 93 years before Geralt was born.
Geron Moreau was imprisoned by his father with magic and began to be subjected to cruel experiments in 1121. That is to say, he fought with real swords for 34 years, and then was strengthened by various experiments and mutations for a full 141 years.
How strong is Jeroen Moreau after all this?
We'll know soon enough.
The power that had been dormant for nearly a century and a half began to boil inside the metal cabin, just waiting for an object to be poured out.
The water ghosts and zombies were frightened by the metal hatch that just flew out, and now they are approaching this side cautiously.
Suddenly, Lann felt the air around him become much colder. He reacted quickly and prepared to roll over.
A terrifying blizzard roared out from the metal cabin, like the roar of a giant beast. The approaching monsters were frozen into ice sculptures in a breath, and then torn into pieces by the hurricane's impact and turned into ice cubes, which became part of the blizzard and swept across the entire laboratory.
The entire metal cabin turned into a block of ice and cracked, and even the culture tanks affected by the aftermath quickly formed a layer of ice.
In an instant, it seemed as if winter had arrived in the laboratory!
[Alder Seal: Bone-piercing]
The man walked out slowly in the ice, his amber eyes were confused, his scarred body was staggering.
"I am...free."
Lan fell to the ground, shivering with cold. His exhausted strength and massive blood loss made it impossible for him to stand up. The toxins from the albino giant centipede were constantly destroying his body, making him drowsy.
At this moment he was speechless and just wanted to grab the last straw in front of him. He tried his best to make a weak movement to call for help from Jeroen Moreau.
However, Jeroen Moreau, who had just woken up from the experiment, was still in a state of confusion. He was still very insensitive to external attacks, and the only cognition he could receive was -
"I am free."
Lane watched the man in front of him stagger to the end of the laboratory and suddenly put his hand on the rock wall.
First, a yellow light flashed on his body, and the [Quen Seal] was applied to his body.
Then, the entire laboratory seemed to be placed in the crater of a volcano. Flames like magma spewed out from his hands, and astonishing heat waves swept through every inch of space, making people feel like they were in a world of ice and fire.
The rock wall in front of Jielong was actually melted by the fire and turned into real magma, splashing everywhere, but it could not hurt the yellow protective film in front of him at all.
A bottomless tunnel suddenly appeared on the rock wall in front of Jielong.
[Igni Seal: Molten Flow]
Those who say that magma can also ignite fire should really be shown that the person in front of them actually used fire to burn out magma.
Then Geron waved his hand and used [Alder Seal: Bone-piercing] again. The tunnel in front of him suddenly cooled down, allowing him to enter.
After he entered, he could hear the alternation of heat and cold from the depths of the tunnel. Geron Moreau actually wanted to use this method to dig a tunnel out of this underground laboratory!
Outrageous!
Faintly, Lan heard an excited shout from deep inside:
"I am free!!!"
Lann smiled bitterly:
"I'm in big trouble."
[Name: Lann Lannister Rhaanron
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Level: 17
Talent: Ancient Blood (Unawakened)
Experience: 948/1500
HP: 40/270
Mana: Not enabled
Inventory: Knight Armor (Upper, Damaged), Knight Armor (Lower, Damaged), Knight Greaves
Skills: Muscle Memory (5/5), Precision Smash (5/5), Strength Training (5/5), Immovable (5/5), Spinning Sword Dance (1/5)
Follower Slot: None (Unavailable)
Mission: City Defense Iron Guard Part 2]
Lann was trembling and climbing up the ground with difficulty. His health had reached the bottom and was still decreasing.
There is no one else in the room except him, he has to save himself.
The only thing that can help is the system.
If I could level up, all the negative status on my body would be wiped out and my health would be restored. However, such a huge gap in experience could not be filled in a short time.
Unless his city guards can train themselves right now and complete the task that Lann still doesn't know how to complete [City Defense Iron Guard·Part 2], he can save his life.
Unfortunately, this is just a pipe dream.
Now, the only thing I can rely on is the skills of my demon hunter system. Is there any skill that can solve my urgent needs?
Lann climbed up the ground with difficulty. His vision became increasingly blurred. He groped on the wet ground like a blind man. Large pieces of glass cut his hands, leaving them bleeding.
[Discover the source of magic]
absorb.
[Skill Point +1]
Lan quickly browsed through the skills that could help him. He needed to recover some mobility first.
He glanced at his health bar.
[Health: 26/270]
Add points - General skills, [Survival Instinct]!
[Survival Instinct] Increases maximum health by 500.
A simple and rough introduction. General skills do not have skill levels, and you can get a considerable increase by clicking on them.
[Health: 518/770]
Lann's health was only 270, but it tripled. The health of a demon hunter in the game can easily exceed 1,000 or even 10,000, so no one has been interested in this skill.
In reality, Lann had no intention of adding this skill at first. He expected that his health would be greatly increased after he became a demon hunter. This non-percentage enhancement skill was basically useless in the later stages. Reality was not like a game where you could reset your points. Lann wanted to cherish every skill point.
Unexpectedly, this skill has now become a life-saving straw.
The moment he added the points, Lann felt that his breathing became much more normal, his physical strength had recovered to a certain extent, and the pain in his body was also reduced a lot. He tried to support himself against the wall, and although he still stumbled, at least he didn't need to crawl in such an awkward posture.
However, the symptoms of poisoning still did not ease. Lan's head was groggy and he seemed to be about to fall asleep at any time. His health was still decreasing at an alarming rate. If he didn't find a way to solve the problem of poisoning, he would still die.
Lane continued to explore the laboratory, touching every object he could find.
[Skill Point +1]
[Skill Point +1]
[Skill Point +1]
[Skill Point +1]
[Skill Point +1]
[Skill Point +1]
[Skill Point +1]
He gained a total of seven skill points, enough to become much stronger. But Lan's first priority now was survival.
Add points——General skills [Metabolic Control]!
【Metabolic Control】: Maximum toxicity value increases by 30 points.
Toxicity is the upper limit of the amount of poison a person can withstand. The demon hunter Lann in the game remembers that it is more than 200. However, humans are far less resistant to poison than demon hunters, and the increase of 30 is also of great help to Lann now.
In an instant, Lan's brain became much clearer. From the dizziness and pain of being hit hard by a club, to the tiredness of staying up for two days and two nights.
But it's not enough. Keep adding points - Alchemy [Patient Improvement], fill it up directly!
Among the current system skills, there are five branches in the [Alchemy] category, namely [Potions], [Bomb Making], [Oil Mixing], [Mutation (Unusable)], and [Trial of Grass (Unusable)].
There are five branches, and the first three can be added. This is probably because potions, bombs, and sword oils can be prepared and used to a certain extent by humans, alchemists, and pharmacists in addition to demon hunters. The latter two are exclusive to demon hunters. The situation is similar to the [Combat] category, which also releases the parts that are available to non-demon hunters, while the parts exclusive to demon hunters are tightly locked.
[Patience Improvement] is the first skill in the [Potion] category of [Alchemy].
[Increase resistance] Increase the critical value of toxicity by 25%. Duration of potion effect: +25%. (5/5)
The demon hunter's toxicity will not cause harm to the body until it reaches a critical value, and the more it exceeds the critical value, the faster the health value decreases.
This is also an important prerequisite skill for a certain late-stage drug-taking and violent play style in the game. After this play style is formed, the abnormal poison resistance can support oneself to drink more magic potions for amplification, and the toxicity itself can enhance its own attributes through other skills.
Although humans do not have the ability to ignore poison as long as it does not reach the critical point, this skill itself can enhance resistance to poison, which has allowed Lan's physical condition to recover to a certain extent.
He looked down at the part of his body where he was bitten by the giant centipede, and the swelling seemed to have subsided.
It was not enough. Lan looked at his life value which was decreasing every moment. This was just extending his life from tens of minutes to several hours.