The Witcher: Darkness Falls

"Um……"

Leon groaned and opened his eyes, pushing himself up.

“What’s going on…hiss…” Leon put his hand on his forehead and felt his head a little swollen.

His consciousness suddenly became clear at this moment, and everything in front of him became clear.

“What am I doing…” Leon looked around in confusion.

He was now kneeling on the ground, and in front of him was a pool of powder. Less than twenty centimeters on both sides were still cold stone walls.

Leon reached out and touched his chest. The Demon Hunter Medal was still hanging there and had not fallen off.

He didn't have any wounds on his body, and his body was a little stiff - from kneeling for so long, but he didn't feel any other discomfort.

He even felt good, as if he had had a good sleep, and his mental state was better than ever.

"I'm not that hungry... I shouldn't have been unconscious for long." Leon stood up with the help of the stone wall.

He took a deep breath and sorted out his thoughts. Although he was conscious, his mind was still a little confused and he had no idea what was going on.

Because it was so real, so real that he felt a chill down his spine whenever he thought about it.

"Nightmare... or a test?" Leon pondered.

He was now certain that the Sikori he had seen before was fake, the battle was fake, and the injuries he had suffered were even more fake.

but……

So real!

Lyon stared at the pile of gravel powder under his feet, which was exactly the same as the one in the cave of Dan Rowan before.

There was no trace of magic in the powder, which meant that the magical power in it had been absorbed by him, and the inheritance had also been obtained by him.

"But why can't I feel any magical power flowing in my body?" Leon frowned.

He pulled out the special steel sword, and his body did not feel the slightest discomfort, which meant that there was no magic power in his body.

"Also, I didn't feel any inheritance information..." Unlike the last activity of the Knight's Breathing Method and the Wizard's Meditation Method, this time he felt nothing else except that he was very conscious.

Leon thought for a moment, then took off the witcher medal from his neck and threw it away without hesitation.

He looked at his palms, then formed an Igni seal in front of his eyes.

call--

A beam of fire shot out from his palm, forming a pillar of fire more than five meters long!

The power of the Igni Sign has been more than doubled!

"I see." Leon now knew what he had gained.

His mental strength has been enhanced!

At first, he used the Knight's Breathing Method to absorb the magical power in the stone tablet, but the absorption speed was basically not improved.

And after he used the wizard meditation method, his speed of absorbing the magical power in the stone tablet increased a hundred times!

As a result, he fell into an illusion without realizing it.

Moreover, this magical power even materialized the fear buried deep in his heart!

He killed Sikori again and overcame his fear!

And the most important thing is that now he doesn't have to rely on the Demon Hunter Medal like before to activate the seal!

The witcher's sigils are nothing compared to the wizard's. It's no exaggeration to call them tricks or sleight of hand.

Because these seals were originally simple magic circles constructed with runes, they did not even require magic power to activate them. They only required the seal formulas and fixed hand gestures, and also consumed a large amount of mental energy.

Theoretically, ordinary people can also cast the Demon Hunter's Sign.

But in fact, it is not possible. The mental strength of ordinary people is far from reaching the level of demon hunters.

This is the change brought about by the mutation of the magic potion, and it is the result of the witcher's life-saving screening.

Those who fail to meet the requirements will either die or fail to mutate and be eliminated.

It cannot be replaced by rich experience and strong will.

In other words, this is a physiological change and has nothing to do with willpower.

And now, the magical power in the stone tablet once again enhanced Leon's mental strength.

The Igni Sign he had just tried to release was not only more powerful, but he didn't even feel anything after performing it.

He can now cast the Igni Sign at least five times in succession without suffering any impact.

Leon walked forward, picked up the Demon Hunter Medal and took it with him, although he might not need it now.

But this is a symbol of his identity after all, and it is also the only thing he carried with him after escaping from Sikori's control. It is of great significance.

Leon walked into the passage, and in less than ten minutes, he returned to the goblin's nest.

There are still a large number of corpses here, most of which are goblins, a few are humans, and a forest troll.

Their bodies had already begun to rot, and the foul smell of gas was almost suffocating.

Leon endured the stench and walked in. After making sure there were no other entrances or exits, he returned the same way.

Soon, the water submerged his calves again, then his thighs, and after turning two corners, he saw the sunlight at the exit.

"I wonder if the newt has left." Leon thought to himself.

That monster didn't look easy to deal with, especially in the water.

If it was the human-faced newt instead of the dragonfly monster that dragged him into the Alba River, he estimated that he would have been in great danger.

Leon pulled out the steel sword and moved carefully towards the exit.

Nothing happened at first, but he didn't take it lightly.

Just as he reached the cave entrance and was about to go out, he felt a strong undercurrent pushing towards his lower body which was soaking in the water.

Then, on the water surface outside the exit, a semicircular ripple suddenly spread out towards him.

Then the light brown skin was exposed, followed by the huge body of the newt.

Da da--

The sound of its front teeth clashing was heard again, followed by a teeth-aching scream.

The body of the newt emerged from the water, with a human face and a big mouth, rushing towards Leon to bite.

Leon took a few steps back.

bang——

The newt hit the stone wall of the cave again. It screamed and tried to rush in, but its head could get in but its body could not.

After all, this exit is only about one meter wide, but the width of the newt's shoulders is much wider. Leon estimates that it is about two meters.

"Confused, low intelligence, and driven by instinct." Leon looked at the screaming and struggling newt.

This guy had no idea what it meant by sticking its head in now.

Leon rushed forward, pointed the steel sword at the guy's eyes and stabbed him hard.

Eeyore——

The newt screamed, shook its head violently, and then backed away.

Leon grasped the steel sword with both hands and moved forward, stirring it continuously.

Finally, the newt stopped struggling.

Any powerful monster, except some special magical creatures, will die once its head is stabbed.

The human-faced newt is no exception. They are just large in size and are the kings of the water, but they are not intangible creatures like ghosts.

Leon drew out his steel sword and tried to push the body of the newt hard to open an exit.

However, the opponent's body was too heavy and it was very difficult to push it. It took a lot of time to make a complete hole.

But he didn't have time now. He was sure that the noise just now would attract other monsters. By then, he would have to wait a long time if he wanted to leave.

As a last resort, he had to step on the corpse of the human-faced newt and squeeze out from the gap above.

Leon came out of the cave and saw ripples on the water not far away, which was a sign that a monster was heading towards here.

Without hesitation, he jumped into the water and swam towards the shore.

Fortunately, he acted quickly, and the corpse of the newt was more attractive than him, so no monster attacked him until he returned to the safe area on the shore.

Then he saw two salamanders start to tear the dead salamander apart.

Moreover, not far from the human-faced newt, there were other monsters of much smaller size that occasionally revealed parts of their body structures.

It’s a pity that the little monsters didn’t show their full bodies, and Leon couldn’t tell what species they were.

But he didn't need to explore this, he just hoped that his horse hadn't gotten lost in the past few days, otherwise he would have to leave the forest on foot.