Chapter 111 - 19: Continuous Fire and Dragon Slayer!

Chapter 111: Chapter 19: Continuous Fire and Dragon Slayer!

After continuously parrying three strikes from the Heavy Sword, Feng Yin found himself sliding backward, even though he was uninjured. Evidently, the Kinetic Energy unleashed by the Great Swordsman swinging his Giant Sword was truly staggering. The description of Owl Dance was merely "significantly weakens attack Strength," not completely immune to attacks. Therefore, even after skewing most of the impact, the remaining Kinetic Energy was still enough to knock Feng Yin back. Under such circumstances, even if Feng Yin could block the attacks, he would hardly have the leeway to seize an opportunity and strike back at the enemy.

Feng Yin had long been prepared for this. Spotting an opening beneath the opponent’s fourth frenzied, heavy cleave, he met it once again with the Heavy Arm Armor on his left hand.

CLACK!

At the instant the Giant Sword collided with his Heavy Arm Armor, a clever twist of his arm guided the torrential Kinetic Energy of the Giant Sword away. Coupled with the Damage Reduction inherent to the Arm Armor—which was inherently a defensive Armament—the terrifying Kinetic Energy of the Giant Sword was completely neutralized. In the very next split second after deflecting the Great Swordsman’s attack, Feng Yin thrust his sword straight forward with his right hand. The Canfeng Sword pierced toward the eye slit of the Great Swordsman’s Helmet, but the opponent dodged with a rapid tilt of his head, causing the blade to scrape harmlessly past the Helmet.

This was a combat expert. Feng Yin wanted to continue his aggressive assault, but he saw the Great Swordsman execute another peculiar, fierce stomp on the ground. Invisible Secret Energy surged out, compressing the air and instantly shoving Feng Yin several meters away.

It was a damn Secret Technique! It was exhilarating when Feng Yin himself used the Secret Blood Flame to pump damage into his enemies, but by the same token, it gave him a severe headache when he was subjected to the various potent effects of an enemy’s Secret Technique. The enemy would not show any mercy. Just as he staggered to find his footing, the Great Swordsman was already charging forward explosively, holding the Giant Sword up like a shield, crashing toward him like a runaway truck.

Feng Yin had a very deep impression of this move. If he actually got hit by this tackle, he would be forced to tank a turning heavy slash immediately after. His Durability would drop by at least ten points! His feet crossed rapidly, and he sidestepped with a Stealing Step, successfully dodging the barbaric charge. However, he did not immediately follow up with an attack, choosing to retreat once more instead. Sure enough, the Great Swordsman did not pause at all after the charge. He immediately locked onto Feng Yin’s direction and fiercely plunged his Giant Sword into the ground for leverage. Vaulting forward using the sword like a pole, his body flipped past the blade before he smoothly swung the weapon in a full arc to deliver a heavy cleave!

Feng Yin had already seen right through this guy’s entire bag of tricks. He didn’t engage in a direct confrontation at all and had already dashed far away a moment prior. In the next second, the Giant Sword cleaved into the ground. Invisible Secret Energy erupted, and a roaring gale spun out of thin air, sweeping everything within a radius of several meters around the Giant Sword’s impact point up into the sky! Feng Yin knew that if he had been caught in it, his entire body would have been forcibly lifted into the air by the Storm, and he would subsequently be severely wounded by the Great Swordsman’s follow-up attack. And this special Technique was precisely the effect of another lineage of Secret Technique, known as—Storm.

If Blood Flame was a Secret Technique leaning toward the Energy explosion system, then Storm was a Secret Technique leaning toward the Physical Kinetic Energy category, particularly suitable for partnering with Warriors like the Great Swordsman to cover their attack intervals or shore up their weaknesses. However, it was merely a minor Elite similar to the Knight Commander guarding the Monastery’s gate after all. Possessing one or two absolute skills like this was already its limit...

The next moment, Feng Yin had already finished gathering his momentum. He seized the flaw left by the Great Swordsman, who paused slightly after expending his Secret Sword Skill. Exploding forward with the Soaring Dragon Sky-Piercing Form, he thrust the Canfeng Sword straight into the eye slit of the Great Swordsman’s Helmet on the spot. The Great Swordsman jolted to a sudden halt, his body going limp as the heavy Giant Sword quietly dropped to the ground.

Headshot, a one-hit instant kill!

A wisp of black mist dissipated, and then, along with his Armor and weapons, this towering knight turned into ashes. A faint glimmer flew from the ashes toward his waist, slipping into the Moon Treasure Bottle.

[Defeated Elite monster, obtained Essence of the Moon x1]

[Banished the defiled Great Swordsman, obtained Spirituality x30 units]

At the same time, Feng Yin astutely noticed a shiny, coin-like Badge falling into the ashes. Just as he had expected, loot had dropped again! He had anticipated this. He immediately stepped forward and dug that Engraving out from the ashes. It was a round badge the size of a coin, bearing an embossed design that resembled the tip of a thick, heavy sword inside. Information floated up accordingly.

[Giant Blade Engraving (Main Hand Armament Engraving): Alters the Main Hand Armament’s Armed Form upon equipping, and unlocks related Traits according to the Engraving Level.]

It was definitely some good stuff! This Engraving was considered one of the key elements for the violent Physics Flow build in the game. He would have to clear the level and exit before looking at the specific details.

The White Crow descended from the sky. "These Warriors of the White Sect have all been eroded by the defilement, which proves there’s a Life Wedge in this camp. Look for it."

Feng Yin circled around and found the Spiral Long Blade stabbed into the ground behind a large tree. At the same time, he also saw a path behind the tree, leading deep into the dark, dense forest. Bloodstains extended along it, all the way into the unseen fog.

The White Crow laughed with a loud CAW CAW. "I can sense that there are more Life Wedges deeper inside. Rest up a bit and hit the road."

Looking at that path, Feng Yin felt a sense of anticipation in his heart. In the next level, defeating that Elite known as the "Newbie Killer" would very likely yield the Badge it represented. The Martial Badge. This thing was not only a uniquely powerful Badge in the game; in reality, it could help him completely solve the critical issue of his Armor being too conspicuous. The Materialization adjustment that made this a guaranteed drop was truly a blessing! With that thought in mind, Feng Yin reached out and pulled the Life Wedge straight out.

[Objective completed. Liberation Level increased by 1%]

[Reward Engraving — Continuous Fire]

[Returning shortly]

Endless gray fog blanketed his vision.

***

Feng Yin opened his eyes and sat up.

[Successfully returned. You have harvested 60 Spirituality from this journey...]

The first thing he did was look at the clock beside his bed. 00:13. He paused slightly, recalling the time he had spent inside, and gained a new understanding of the circumstances of his entry into the game. He had purposely gone to sleep early tonight. From the looks of it, even if he entered a state of deep sleep, the time he entered the game was still after twelve o’clock midnight. Feng Yin made a mental note of this crucial point. Then, he directed his attention to something much more important—the panel.

——Sealing Armor——

Liberation Level: 17%

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Engraving: ...Giant Blade Engraving (Upgradeable), Continuous Fire Engraving (Upgradeable)

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Spirituality: 216

Items: Micro-Durability Crystal x3, Micro-Secret Energy Crystal x2

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There was no need to speak of anything else; the most vital harvest was the two Engravings. One was the "Giant Blade" dropped by the Great Swordsman, and the other was "Continuous Fire," the final guaranteed Engraving from the Newbie Three-piece Set. This time, he immediately upgraded both Engravings.

[Spirituality: 216 -> 156]

[Continuous Fire Engraving (Level 1 -> Level 3)]

[Giant Blade Engraving (Level 1 -> Level 2)]

Expending sixty Spirituality, he upgraded the Continuous Fire Engraving to Level 100, and the Giant Blade Engraving also went up by Level 1. Feng Yin checked the effects of the two Engravings.

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Continuous Fire Engraving (Level: 3/3)

Off-hand Weapon Engraving: Upon being equipped to the Secondary Hand Armament "Simple Arm Crossbow," the Armed Form transforms into the "Repeating Arm Crossbow," unlocking related Traits according to the Engraving Level.

Trait 1: Magazine Expansion — The Arm Crossbow has a Reserve of "Engraving Level x3" Crossbow Arrows.

Trait 2: Continuous Shooting — The Arm Crossbow can freely switch between single-shot firing or "reduced power" for "high-speed Continuous Fire." The rate of fire correlates with the Armor’s Mobility.

Trait 3: Crossbow Arrow Recovery — All fired Crossbow Arrows are recovered every 30 seconds.

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This was definitely some good stuff! Feng Yin’s eyes lit up slightly. Frankly speaking, if this were a game, those who chose the Continuous Fire Engraving for their starting build were basically aiming for a "Remote build" playstyle. With the Continuous Fire Engraving, the single-shot Simple Arm Crossbow became a Repeating Crossbow. Once fully upgraded, it even came with a built-in ammo recovery function. It completely resolved all the pain points of this Remote off-hand Armament. Until he acquired a new, stronger form, the Arm Crossbow’s usefulness would be massively elevated. Feng Yin wasn’t in a hurry to test out the Arm Crossbow’s new form right away. The effects of the other Engraving were still waiting for him to check.

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Giant Blade Engraving (Level: 2/5)

Main Hand Armament Engraving: Upon being equipped to the Main Hand Armament, the Main Hand Armament can freely shift between the "Canfeng Sword" and "Dragon-slaying Sword" forms, unlocking related Traits according to the Engraving Level.

Trait 1: Heavy Sword is Bladeless — Attacks using the "Dragon-slaying Sword" form receive an attack Strength modifier of "Engraving Level x5"; However, if the Armor’s Strength has not reached "Engraving Level x10/15/20," Sword Speed is reduced by 70%/50%/30%.

Trait 2: Charged Enhancement — Based on the charging duration before an attack, gain a Strength modifier of "Engraving Level x1/3/5" respectively.

Upgrade Requirements: Spirituality "300"

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It was the Dragon-slaying Sword form! Feng Yin’s eyes lit up slightly. He already knew that the creator of this little Armor game was obviously a fan of *Berserk*. It was evident from how the Armor’s Wolf Slaughter Form was identical in appearance to the "Berserker Armor" in the anime. Therefore, since the Berserker Armor was here, how could that iconic Heavy Sword be missing? He quickly got out of bed, made sure the doors and windows were securely closed, turned off the lights, and walked up to the mirror.

Armor, manifest!

He was going to check the appearance and effects of his new equipment!