Vol 17 Chapter 7 (1/2)
ACT 7 Using the Divine Skill
[TL] I’ve been using bayonet as Bread’s weapon since that’s what all the translation sites and dictionaries gave me However that didn’t reallythis chapter So I split up the korean and it translatedas his weapon from now it If you want to have an idea of what it looks like then check out these google ies
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Kwang, kwang, kwang!
The noises rang out on the previously quiet e The earth shook like there was an earthquake co suddenly see roar quieted as the dust stor quietly was the dust floating in the air After a while……!
“Dark Blade!”
The dust was split in half by a sword enveloped in flareatsword descended from the other direction
“Earth storm!”
When the greatsword collided with the sword, a storain The forh the stor sas Ark Opposite Ark was the distinctive for animal leather was obviously Bread
“Take this!”
Bread ran up and brandished his greatsword
Buuuuong!
The dust on the ground was sucked up at a tre Ark fell down to avoid being hit by the greatsword He rolled his body to another spot and sprang up before swinging his sword at Bread However, Bread’s reflexes also weren’t inferior to Ark’s Bread le to deflect the attack before striking doards
“Huh?”
It was a really unexpected attack Ark took a quick breath and stepped back but the greatsword had already grazed his shoulder He instantly lost 400 health froraze had seriously wounded him! However he couldn’t hesitate in this situation In the short ti, Bread had pushed forward and continuously wielded his greatsword Ark stureatsword barely reatsword descended into an empty space
“daht I would cut you this time”
“Huk, do you think I’m that easy to kill?”
Ark laughed and replied but he was inwardly sweating
‘damn, he interrupted it and counterattacked? If it had hit correctly then he would’ve received a critical hit As expected, he really has troublesoreat but he is also faht……’
Ark used Dark Dance to avoid the attack and observed Bread’s movements Ark had been astonished by Bread’s weapon when he first saw it Bread used a two handed greatsword It was sireatsas the largest of the two handed swords Of course its attack power and durability were a sword, it had an average of 18 tie In addition, it autoe e, there were few people who used the greatsword in New World There were a nuest penalty was that the size and weight meant the attack speed was extremely slow
‘But this guy……’
When in close combat, there was no difference between the number of times Ark attacked
‘How can he attack so quickly when carrying a greatsword? Did he increase attack speed with his other equipment?’
He had thought this at first But he still wasn’t convinced After exchanging a fes, Ark realized that it wasn’t that simple
‘There is no waste!’
Yes, Bread didn’t waste any of his movements He avoided the opponent’s attack and then struck back It was a very simple movement but difficult to do in thea sere able to perfor accustoe movements Yes, that was the secret to Bread’s attack speed Bread’s movements were similar to a machine There was no rush whenever he stabbed While attacking and defending, he minimized any unnecessary ht reatsword, he could match Ark’s movements
‘He can also utilize his class skills’
Bread’s profession was a Beast Master The feature of a Beast Master was to stack up to 3 Beast Spirit Possessions As soon as the battle started, Bread instantly chose three animal spirits to possess hith by 50 and the cheetah soul which raised agility by 50 That was only two Beast Spirit Possessions He had seen Bread use thee Ark hadn’t understood at the time……
“Beast Spirit Possession, power of the Bull rise! Dash!+”
Ark instantly used Dark Dance as Bread yelled Then Bread grew horns on his head and shot forward like an arrow Ark used Skill Penetration and the informationfloated in front of him
-Bread’s profession skill: Beast Spirit Possession
Additional skills of Beast Spirit Possession identified
[Bull] When possessed by the spirit of the Bull, the breakthrough power increases by 50
When attacking an enemy with the ‘Dash’ skill, movement speed will increase by 100 and attack power by 50 When Dash is successful, the defense will decrease by 30 and the abnormal state ‘fall doill be induced
“Huck, another strange skill……Riposte!”
Ark panicked and hit the horns with Riposte Riposte was an attack which pushed the enemy back 10 metres But thanks to the power of the bull, Bread barely moved Rather, Ark was the one pushed back several h power
“How many spirit animals do you have?”
“A dozen”
Bread laughed proudly as he touched his horns The reason why Bread had only used two Beast Spirit Possessions was because of this Two of the spot he could switch between attack or defense as needed And that strategy was considerably successful in PVP Especially when combined with other skills His basic skill ‘Rush’ increased his movement speed by 50 and his attack speed rose by 25 When combined with the power of the bull, the Dash effect became twice as powerful Bread often linked his skills with Beast Spirit Possession If the user was unable to grasp the skill beforehand then they would suffer
‘If I hadn’t used Skill Penetration beforehand then it would’ve caused a lot of dae’
Ark would’ve needed herbal medicine if he had been hit Luckily he used Skill Penetration to see through it If he knew the special effects of Bread’s Beast Spirit Possessions then Ark could cope with it
‘That Bread, he is definitely strong but……’
Ark stopped Bread’s series of attacks and clenched his sword firmly
“Is it my turn? Take this Dark Strike!”
Ark released the charged up aura The black aura shot like an arrow froreatsword to block it before swinging his sword vertically doards towards Ark It was the accurate tireatsword froreatsword vainly split through air
‘It is indeed the weakness of the greatsword’
A s that Bread could reatsword at such an incredible pace with both hands However, the disadvantage of the greatsasn’t just its attack speed It was possible to grasp the direction of the greatsword’s attack with just one look Of course, estireatsword’s trajectory with one look while it wasto it wasn’t an easy task But he had trained for many years so it was possible for him
‘Bread certainly isn’t an easy opponent However the odds are in my favour if it is only this much!’
Ark deter capabilities, the two of thereatsword as a weapon Each swing took 500~700 health in one blow On the other hand, Ark wasn’t as powerful but he dealt more hits Therefore the consu left was stats and level! After calculating it, Bread was superior to hi health left, Ark had 60 while Bread had 57 Ark was a little ahead of him The reason why……
“This is the real attack!”
Ark noticed a gap and thrust his sword
“Cancel power of the Bull! Beast Spirit Possession, power of the turtle rise!”
Bread’s skin looked like the shell of a turtle after he used Beast Spirit Possession There was a roaring sound and Bread stumbled This was the perfect chance to attack the opponent Ark pressed forith his sword As expected, Bread was a user with a lot of fighting experience and he blocked the attack
But……pepepepeng! Hwarrrrruk!
An explosion occurred when the tords touched Then flames spread over Bread’s face and skin
“This is it, this is it!”
A satisfied smile appeared on Ark’s face The explosion was the effect of the rare Hearthstone, the Explosion Stone It gave a 33 chance of fla 10~50 splash dae! This 33 chance didn’t occur when the sword daed the enemy The 33 chance occurred when the sword impacted with another weapon Of course, this wasn’t a direct blow so the 50~100 dae couldn’t be avoided Even though the dae was 10~50, Redian’s Elee was applied But it was still soe!
Kang, kang kang, pepepepeng! Kang, kang, pepepepeng!
Ark tirelessly swung his sword and caused flames to soar Bread’s health sloent down Moreover his sas left intact despite the flareatsword beca continuous attacks like an evening shower’ made it difficult to avoid the attacks
“damn!”
Bread frowned as he was pushed back by the flareatsword Rather than being on the defensive, he had been looking for a chance to counterattack Ark was so engrossed in attacking that he couldn’t avoid the greatshich hit his shoulder He received a violent impact to the shoulder and lost 700 health
“Ugh, this bastard…!”
Ark stumbled and stepped back However Ark wasn’t the only one hit He had hit Bread’s side at the saed When his sword hit, fire eed and a blue and red pattern also flashed
-The ‘Explosion’ effect has dealt the enee
-The Vae and 26 of your health has been restored
-The Mana Steal Stone has absorbed 5 of the 523 dae and 26 of your mana has been restored
“It really is crazy”
Ark laughed as he saw the effects This was the true power of Proe to the enemy then he would absorb health and mana
‘Unfortunately it isn’t as effective in a 1-on-1 fight……’
In fact, the health andwith a large nu a lot of e This meant he could absorb 5 of the health of all the monsters If he attacked 10 e, 5 of that meant he would absorb 500 health Even if he recovered 500 health at the end of the battle, that justhis health In 1-on-1 PVP battles, the effect was cut in half even against a strong opponent like Bread
‘Bread’s level and health is quite high His ht be possible to recover 500 health by the end of this fight’
Of course, in this fight 500 health would be lost with just one blow fronored when it could be the difference between life and death with a strong opponent Yes, Ark was currently a little bit ahead because of the rare Hearthstones in the Promised Sword
‘If this keeps up then I can win!’
Ark was sure of his victory Of course, the prerequisites were necessary for Ark to win In a wide open place, Ark was at disadvantage since his defense and offense were inferior And preparations were needed to use some of his skills Some warrior skills needed a certain amount of time or action to be used Ark indiscri Bread time to use those skills His attacks were to stop Bread’s offensive rather than to decrease the health It wasn’t just the splash da away at Bread’s health
“Ugh, this bastard… You’re stuck like a leech……”
Bread had noticed Ark’s strategy Noto Bread to prevent his attacks Then he used the 33 chance of explosive dae to shave away at Bread’s health Of course, it wasn’t that easy to maintain that state Bread had a few skills that were difficult to prevent Just one hit would cause 500~600 dae The health which Ark took 3~4 ht up with just one blow Was it like a war between a needle and an axe? So that situation continued for 30 minutes while Ark and Bread’s health remained close to each other Ark had 55 health left while Bread had 48! If he concentrated and ainst Bread It was at that tih Ark’s shower of attacks suddenly jumped forward
‘Heh, he realized he can’t win so he is running away That makes me feel more comfortable’
Ark swung his sword and laughed as it ireatsword Then Bread lost his centre of balance and stumbled What could he do in this desperate situation? Breadhis skills It was a chance to win!
“Victory after all that patience!”
Ark’s feet shot up like the wind His kick shot out at an incredible speed A flying kick! If this kick hit then there was a high possibility of causing a rigid state It would only last for 1~2 seconds but that was a decisive difference in PVP with high level users Ark would put an end to the duel with this attack However Ark had a hunch that so the moment he started the kick
‘How…?’
It was an attack that couldn’t be avoided judging by the tiainst Bread so far It was an attack with unexpected ti andand the tiht smile appeared on Bread’s face
“Victory after all that patience?”
“……!”
“This is thanks to my preparations! Earth storm!”
Bread swung his greatsword like a golf swing At the same time there was a massive storm which swirled around Ark’s body
“Now shall I pay you back? Knife Blade Storm!”
Bread’s greatsword split into dozens of copies and floated in the air around Ark It was the devastating combo of Earth storm and Knife Blade Storm which flew him into the air! Ark’s health drained out after he was hit by theround, Bread used the spirit of the Bull again and used Dash Ark flew many metres and buround 30 of Ark’s health was lost in an instant But the situation just puzzled hi of Ark’s kick?
“Ugh, h-how on earth……?”
Bread laughed and murmured after he saw Ark’s confusion
“I told you Ithe last 10 days?”
“What?”
‘What he was doing during the last 10 days? What does that have to do with this situation…? ?’
Ark’s forehead suddenly wrinkled
‘T-that damn bastard Buksil…!’
Ark now understood the situation Bread was able to perfectly calculate the ti of Ark’s kicks because of Buksil Bread and Buksil had been waiting together for Ark for 10 days Clearly Bread had watched Buksil’s memory crystals All of Ark’s co the last ten days Bread had been learning Ark’s attacks, kicks, habits and skills from the memory crystals However, the Promised Sas an unexpected ite was because Ark had never used the Proainst it The ed to deal him a decisive counterattack Ark paled as he belatedly realized the situation Thanks to one moment of carelessness, he had instantly lost 30 health Now Ark had 25 health left while Bread had 48! The distance was now huge Previously Bread had engaged in close coe No, with his health like this then there was no chance even in close combat
“I’m screwed Victory or defeat was decided with one combo!’
Ark intuitively sensed his defeat
‘Is it going to end like this?’
In fact, there was no reason to really worry about victory or defeat in this fight He wouldn’t receive any experience, items or skill proficiency froive up chasing him
‘I’d rather not have a user like Bread chasing me’
But he couldn’t accept his defeat so easily after accepting the duel It would hurt his pride
‘However there is already a 4000 health difference’
Ark felt hopeless as he checked the inforhly 1,700 health left If Bread had 10,000 health like Ark guessed, than he should have approxie and fired his skills then the odds weren’t in Ark’s favour
‘If only there is a way to reverse the situation…’
There was the Area Declaration skill of the Dark Soul called Glory of the Night which could increase his attack and stats by 50! If he used Glory of the Night than the fight ht become balanced However, Bread already knew the way to stop the Area Declaration skill It was byBread’s Area Declaration skill overlap to cancel it Area Declaration was a skill which couldn’t be used between two users with a 2nd stage profession
‘…Is there another way?’
Ark had coht Suddenly a brilliant idea came to his head
‘Wait? The Area Declaration skill invalidates each other Can’t I take advantage of this weakness? That’s right, wasn’t there that unexpected skill? If I use it…That’s it! There is a chance if I use that skill! The proble it…… Anyway, I don’t have a choice If I don’t try it then I’ll die’
“What is it? You’re already giving up?”
At that time Bread muttered as he approached Ark took out the Fire Stone fro Bread to flinch and retreat Meanwhile Ark escaped using Sprint
“Ugh, what? Are you running away?”
“You idiot It is a strategic retreat!”
“I won’t let you retreat Beast Spirit Possession, spirit of the cheetah!”
Bread used the cheetah spirit to chase after hi wound around his leg
“Ugh, what is this?”
“Huhuhu, this Nadingka’s Fruit is the specialty of Seutandal!”
The Nadingka’s Fruit reduces ained some time and blindly used his skills The skill Ark used at that moment was Entrusted Volumes When he used Entrusted Volumes, the slot machine appeared
-You have used the power of Entrusted Volumes
Results: [Properties]
[Alignment] <warrior> {Environment] <mountain>
The selected effect is ‘Slightly Brave Warrior’
<for 3=”” minutes=”” attack=”” power=”” will=”” increase=”” by=”” +5=””>
It was an a effect for Entrusted Volumes But Ark just frowned and shouted!
“No, not this one!”
“Take this!”
Then Bread caught up and swung his greatsword Ark used Nadingka’s Fruit on Bread and once again ran away This time he hid behind a rock and waited for Entrusted Voluain However, this skill couldn’t be used for an unlimited amount of time It consumed 500 health each time he used it
‘I’ve already failed twice so I only have 700 health left But if I use the Power of Resurrection froe Power than I have 1700 left I can use the power of Entrusted Volumes three more times!’
Ark was about to recover his health using Power of Resurrection when he hesitated
‘Wait? The effect of Entrusted Volumes is not completely random The effect that appeared depended on the situation The last time the effect appeared hen my health was less than 10 Then?’
After considering it again, Ark used Entrusted Volu desperately, the information anted to see appeared
-You have used the power of Entrusted Volumes
Results: [Properties]
[Alignment] <swindler> [Environment] <rock forest=””>
The effect chosen is that of a swindler
<the ‘swindler’=”” effect=”” is=”” applied=”” to=”” all=”” skills=”” for=”” 3=”” minutes=””>
“T-that’s it It cauess was correct The effect of Entrusted Volumes is not completely random
If I grasp the situation in advance then there is a 50 chance the effect I select will appear!”