Chapter 1114: Trial

When Aaron arrived at Blood Cliff, he heard the miserable shrieks of the Bloodthirsty Mad Birds!

Years of traveling had taught him that these monsters possessed strong drug resistance; even if it were a lethal poison, once they sensed something was wrong, they could immediately vomit it out from their stomachs!

The residual amount of poison, given the monsters' powerful constitutions, was nothing at all.

Therefore, if one wanted to defeat the opponent by poisoning, it could not be done in one go.

Instead, it had to be done slowly!

The dosage and type of poison he administered every day were different, so the Bloodthirsty Mad Birds did not feel the harm of the toxins at first, as it gradually seeped into their marrow.

Until today, the final replenishment of poison could be considered the complete detonation of the hidden mines buried beforehand.

The situation was too far gone to be saved!

Even vomiting out everything they had eaten today was useless.

At this moment, the miserable shrieks of these Bloodthirsty Mad Birds were likely due to the unbearable pain of their intestines and stomachs rotting away.

……

When he spoke the last sentence, he leaned forward, trying hard to project the majesty of a lord.

In the deepest part of his eyes, there seemed to be a hint of dark red.

However, watching the fun also required sufficient strength.

"Is this Gene Mutation, consuming too much energy?"

If he hadn't long since trained a physique at the Human Limit, he probably would have been pained to death!

"Damn it... the process of Gene Mutation is indeed very painful..."

"Witcher army?"

"Or rather... most of the extraordinary abilities of Witchers are trash!"

After dealing with neighbors and passersby, Aaron closed the door and looked out from the window.

Witcher Master!

The trial one must undergo is named—Blood Prison!

……

With just one glance, Aaron confirmed that this was the Extraordinary Material he needed!

He was quick-witted and nimble, grabbing a piece of wood and stuffing it into his mouth.

Layers upon layers of bones were piled up into a bird's nest-like object.

Even from his pores, wisps of black blood were flowing out!

This forced replacement of blood plunged Aaron into even greater pain.

Yege revealed an exaggerated smile: "And... they have also brought me a continuous stream of knowledge. Do not think I am crazy; as long as we possess an army composed of Witchers, we can dominate this continent!"

Rude had heard before that his younger brother was using cruel methods to suppress the territory's people, but he had not said anything.

Immediately, he felt a line of fire travel along his throat straight into his abdominal cavity.

Yanan Town.

Scattered around were some crimson feathers, as well as a large amount of white bones.

Aaron wiped his face and discovered that his pupil color had also changed slightly.

Furthermore, after coming of age, he was enfeoffed as a Baron, and his fief was right there in the Black Forest Territory.

"So, before that, wouldn't it be fine to just kill them all?"

Yege's expression remained unchanged: "Restricting the development of Witchers is the consensus of all nobles on the continent... I have just taken a more radical step."

Rude was almost laughed to anger.

"Hmm, after passing the Black Iron Trial, my current strength is about twice that of an adult, and my speed exceeds it by three times!"

When Aaron landed in the pit, he smelled a thick, putrid stench.

"My brother, Yege..."

He approached slowly, causing a trace of panic to appear on Rude's face.

'These monsters... indeed should not exist.'

Extreme Weakness!

He felt as if his bones had become brittle, and then shattered under immense pressure!

Then... the shattered bones were regrowing, and the wounds felt as unbearable as if billions of ants were crawling and biting.

Aaron savored it slightly and immediately knew the extraordinary ability he had obtained.

Not long after, two objects, one large and one small, resembling bird eggs, were dug out by him from the bodies of the two demon birds.

The same night.

"Your ambition will lead to the destruction of the entire Lancaster family!" Rude's face was flushed red: "Once exposed, Witchers will come to find you one after another!"

"Then... why not use this power to conquer this country, and even this continent?"

Aaron gave a ferocious grin, his palm still as stable as a stone carving.

The nests of these birds were located on a steep cliff, seemingly having a concave pit chiseled directly into the cliff face.

Rude's somewhat weary voice came through.

This middle-aged man walked in, looking at the candlestick in the center of the room, seemingly admiring the patterns on it.

That is—controlling one's own blood!

It can accelerate the blood, thereby bringing greater strength and faster speed... just like being on stimulants.

"In terms of strength... I don't fear even a squad of soldiers."

Aaron muttered to himself in his heart and came to the side of the dead Bloodthirsty Mad Bird, beginning to search for Extraordinary Material.

"Bandits?"

Rude covered his forehead: "Has the long-term clearing of enemies in the Black Forest Territory caused you to lose your original kindness?... Tell me, why is there an unauthorized mobilization of cavalry in the territory, and why am I the last to know?"

The medicinal liquid instantly turned bright red, and wisps of black gas emerged.

Otherwise, by the next day, the legend of Doctor Aaron transforming into a werewolf and howling in the moonlight would likely be circulating throughout Yanan Town.

【Skills: Reading and Writing (Master), Herbalism (Master), Swordsmanship (Master), Horsemanship (Master), Wilderness Survival (Master), Viper Breath Technique (Proficient)】

Yege had actually mobilized the Viscount's cavalry!

Although he is currently the military commander of the entire Viscount's territory and the Viscount's right-hand man, mobilizing cavalry out of the Viscount's territory requires the consent of him, the Viscount.

About half an hour later.

Rude felt that Yege was indulging in wishful thinking.

As a doctor with good skills and low fees, his reputation in the town was quite good.

The larger bird eggs were about the size of chicken eggs, presenting a grayish-white color, with surfaces covered in depressions, and wisps of red airflow seeping out from within, then drilling back in through other holes... forming some kind of weird cycle.

Spicy!

The hot, stinging sensation exploded directly in the mouth, as if one had swallowed a jar of chili oil raw.

And in this bird's nest, a Bloodthirsty Mad Bird had its wings spread, its head tilted to one side, and it was clearly already dead!

Then... there was no then!

"The ability from the first Gene Mutation is practically trash!"

He knocked on the door.

Cow bones, sheep bones, and even human bones... could be seen everywhere.

The entire facial structure looked even thinner and more handsome, and also more Mysterious.

Soaked through, as if he had been caught in a heavy rain, Aaron stood up and spat out the wood chips in his mouth: "Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey... although the success rate is high, it hurts so damn much; it needs improvement next time!"

Thinking of this, Aaron lost no time and began to prepare his improved version of the advanced potion.

Because it was land just seized from the enemy, the resistance of the territory's inhabitants was high, and tax resistance occurred from time to time.

As a Master of Herbalism, every time Aaron obtained a portion of herbs now, he could immediately know its medicinal properties, strengths, and weaknesses...

As the youngest son of Kalin and Catherine, Yege had been exceptionally doted on since birth.

"This is a medicine that conforms to my genetic evolution direction, with a one hundred percent success rate!"

"Of course... it's still a bit dangerous to encounter that kind of specialized cavalry encirclement."

But Yege did not!

This made Rude feel a trace of an ominous sign.

Unfortunately, for Yege, this was of no use at all.

'It seems the medicine I prepared was a bit too potent...'

Gulp!

"The wealth we possess can recruit more pharmacists to improve our potions for us... and forge better equipment..."

Inside the crucible.

Only then could Rude truly understand that the hatred and fear that commoners and nobles held for Witchers were not without cause.

Not far away, another Bloodthirsty Mad Bird slammed into the rock wall, its huge head split open, and brains flowed out... this was likely because it could not endure the pain and directly crashed into the wall to its death.

"Yes, I am also a Witcher, but my brother..." Yege stepped forward: "Shouldn't this power be exclusively enjoyed by the family? We all know what kind of power will erupt when individual strength is combined with political power... not to mention the distant future, it is extremely difficult for a Witcher to harvest a transcendent creature, requiring them to risk their lives! And us? We only need to give an order, and there will naturally be countless people who will kill monsters for us, even if it means consuming life after life to do so, they will not hesitate!"

His limbs and bones felt as if they were on fire, burning fiercely.

Portions of herbs were added by him casually; what seemed like a casual act was actually a grasp of timing and quantity that was precise to the finest detail.

【Gene Mutation: Once】

"Next, it is time to prepare for the second one—the Red Mountain Trial!"

When it came to the end, he even directly crushed the chicken-egg-sized transcendent tissue of the Bloodthirsty Mad Bird and added it to the decoction.

After all... Witchers are extremely rare, and often a certain school of Witchers only has two or three members; if a few die, the lineage is broken.

【Genetic Ability: Blood Surge】

Aaron's pupils instantly turned Scarlet, and he let out low growls and roars.

Aaron would absolutely never ingest a potion that could endanger his life; this was also the basic discipline of an Immortal.

'The effect is something even monsters can't endure; it is truly invincible for torturing people!'

"Resentment?"

Not far away, Lancaster Castle remained calm, as if it were not the one that had previously issued the order for the cavalry to encircle and suppress the Witchers.

【Profession: Witcher (Official Level)】

Aaron listened quietly, having no intention of going down to attract hostility at this time.

Because a suzerain has no right to manage affairs within a vassal's territory.

Thump, thump!

"Anyway, I have clearly remembered the face of the lead Knight; it is definitely the Viscount's cavalry... as for who he truly serves, I can slowly search, or wait for the truth to come to light..."

He took off his ruined clothes and went to the bathroom to take a good shower.

"Blood Surge?"

He waited on the cliff until nightfall, and then he could no longer hear the shrill cries of the birds.

"They fight entirely by relying on the strength and physique gained after breaking through the Human Limit... every time they encounter a monster, they have to prepare specialized methods of restraint."

Inside Lancaster Castle.

As for after the Master Witcher level?

Aaron prepared to name that realm—Grandmaster level!

Yege spread his hands wide.

"This Seven-Day Death Poison, if used to backstab people, seems like it would have quite an effective result..."

He poured the medicinal liquid into a test tube, confirmed the other party's properties and effects, then pulled out the stopper and swallowed it in one gulp.

Aaron rode his horse back into the small town, greeting the enthusiastic townspeople along the way.

Rude lowered his voice.

At the same time, one can also control one's own blood to become extremely slow, just like a corpse, which can evade quite a bit of detection.

This is a process of destroying and then rebuilding from the most minute parts of the body!

Fortunately, Aaron's consciousness was astonishing, and he remained in a clear-headed state the entire time, even able to monitor the changes in every part of his body.

Yege laughed out loud: "My dear elder brother... you cannot stop me, nor can you keep me here!"

He roared: "At a time like this, you still refuse to tell me the truth... Would ordinary bandits cause casualties even among the cavalry? Do you think I don't know that you are privately surrounding and suppressing Demon Hunters?"

【Talent: Immortal】

Vaguely, it actually seemed to form the shape of a large black bird, pecking toward Aaron!

He scanned his attribute panel:

【Name: Aaron (Zoro)】

"Come in!"

A middle-aged man wearing a black robe with a sinister appearance arrived at the door of Viscount Rude's study.

He spread his hands: "In order to apprehend the bandits of the Black Forest Territory... Lord Viscount, you know, there have always been bandits running amok on my fief."

Rude hurriedly shook his head, casting this dangerous thought out of his mind: "As the head of the family, Yege Lancaster... I order you! Abandon everything you are doing!"

The flames in the crucible burned rapidly, wrapping this large bird inside.

Otherwise, if one gets dragged into it and suffers collateral damage, and ends up becoming someone else's amusement, that would not be fun at all.

Weakness!

Aaron's tears almost fell down ungratefully.

As an Immortal, one naturally has to find a little fun in a dull life.

"You must not forget, you are also..."

Aaron revealed a slightly expectant smile.

A moment later, all the strange phenomena vanished completely, and only a thin layer of thick, semi-solid Decoction appeared before Aaron.

Aaron happily pinched his own cheeks: "Finally, I have some confidence to watch the show..."

At this moment, Aaron discovered that he did not know when he had become skin and bones, having lost dozens of pounds all at once!

"Hmm, if I wear more clothes tomorrow, I can probably still hide it..."

But a recent event had made even Rude unable to sit still.

And holding onto the idea of being prepared for the worst, he waited for a full three days before lowering a rope from the cliff to reach the nest of the Bloodthirsty Mad Bird.

【Age: 93】

Bang!

This caused his entire body to lose its strength, and he collapsed onto the ground, twisted like a boiled shrimp.

Furthermore, he was no longer confined to the original formula, but was able to make his own improvements.

And it is precisely because there are so few of them that Demon Hunters fear being surrounded and suppressed by the army.

"I refuse!"

Once Demon Hunters also have an organization and know how to follow orders, that would indeed...

"Don't be afraid, I don't want to harm you, but to tell you a Secret... Actually, you are not my own elder brother..."

Yege spat out words like a venomous snake in Rude's ear: "So, don't think about ordering me; there won't be a next time! I swear!"

(End of this chapter)