8 Dirty Rese (2/2)

Shesmu wasn't surprised at all by the insane damage outputted by the instructor. This kind of damage was actually below the standards of any decent Tier 2 player. Shesmu attributed this underwhelming performance to the sword Leonard was using.

As Leonard finished his speech, a red notification reached Shesmu. At the far upper-left of his vision was his Hp and Energy bar and next to them was small plus sign. This plus sign had a red exclamation mark next to it blinking. Focusing on the plus sign, multiple tabs appeared in front of Shesmu. Selecting the Skill tab, a table appeared in front of him.

New Skill Acquired

Empowered Slash

Empowered Slash

Tier: 0

Level: 1

Cost: 30 Energy

Description: Deals 200% attack damage.

Looking at the basic description of the skill, Shesmu just casually closed all of the tabs. It's not as if he didn't already every information that was present there.

Bringing Shesmu out of his reverie, Leonard continued explaining.

”Here, now that I have shown you how the mighty empowered slash looks like, try your hand at it and see how things go.”

Leonard then took a step back to leave room for Shesmu to hack and slash at the training dummy to his heart's content. Shesmu then took a step forward, holding his sword with two hands.

Let's start with a simple empowered slash.

Thinking those words in his head, Shesmu then thought.

'Empowered slash!'

Shesmu felt parts his body heat up, especially his arms and abdomens. Weird green energy invisible to the naked eye went through his stomach and then reached his hands before seeping into his sword. Shesmu's sword glowed bright green before his hands automatically slashed the training dummy. The damage the dummy incurred was but a pitiful 50.

Looking at his damage, Shesmu wasn't disappointed or anything. This was the damage of a standard Empowered Slash. Sure there were ways to make it do even more damage, but this isn't what Shesmu was worried about at the moment. What concerned him was something more fundamental, a technique that he considered his bread and butter with how flexible it was.

If this does not work, then I really don't know what to say.

Shesmu readied his stance, his sword at the level of his forehead, then he slashed. It was a normal, diagonal two-handed slash, and if someone had seen it, he wouldn't think twice about it. But just as the sword was about to get into contact with the training dummy. Shesmu thought.

'Empowered… Slash!'

Immediately, that weird green energy surged from his stomach to his arms, then to his sword. Glinting with that familiar green light, Shesmu's sword slashed the neck of the training dummy. Above the dummy, a big red 90 appeared.

If anyone was in Shesmu's shoes, they would be overjoyed at the sight of such an incredibly high damage. It was almost double the normal empowered slash! However, Shesmu's face was gloomy. It was even grimmer than when he touched a sword for the first time in this new life. He bit his lower lip, and he bit it so hard for it to bleed. Shesmu was frustrated, his anger and frustration gnawed at his heart faster than a thousand ant. As the droplet of blood dripped down his face and fell down, Shesmu thought.

'Even this move? Even this one move I do not get to keep?'

But even as his thoughts were that of a man who has given up, the light in his eyes told otherwise.

'If, life, you're going to be like that, then so be it. I will take whatever bullshit you throw at my feet, and crush it!'