Chapter 643: Frightening Slash (1/2)
When the Ice Qilin Horse reached the icy peak, I could see my teacher, the Undead Holy Magus Rinser, cutting an imposing figure in the midst of a snowy field. As he waved his magic staff in the air, he stared intensely into the sea of snow in front of him. He licked his withered lips as he said, “Ever since the Wind Singer forbade us from harming the living, I have not been able to enjoy the taste of meat. Now that winter is about to come, it’s time for me to store up some food to tide myself over the next few months. I’ve already stored up several sacks of potatoes from Heavenly Medicine Mountain and Chinese skullcaps from the Qilin Hole. Sigh, my tastebuds are gonna wither up and die if these are the only things that I can eat to pass the winter. And I don’t even know when Lord Wind Singer’s prohibition will end...”
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I chuckled as my horse trotted toward him. This guy seemed to have a lot of complaints and I briefly wondered if he had asked me to kill five hundred players in an act of petty vengeance. If it had been somebody else other than me, killing those five hundred players really would have been quite difficult. Of course this was without taking into account those despicable scumbags who would go to newbie cities to kill noobs.
When the Armored Ice Qilin Horse grew near enough, I leaped off its back and walked up to Rinser. I handed in the mission. “Teacher, I have completed the task that you have entrusted to me!”
“Oh?!”
Rinser’s murky eyes shone as he laughed. “Kiddo, you really didn’t let me down! You actually finished this fast. It looks like Lord Wind Singer really does have a good eye. In the future, you will become a powerful existence that won’t be the least bit inferior to a god of slaughter. Come and receive your reward!”
After Rinser finished speaking the sound of the system notice reverberated over the main cities.
Ding~!
System Announcement: Congratulations to player “Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand” for completing his sixth class promotion. He has entered the brand new Earthfire Realm, and he has a 5% of receiving the Earthfire Legacy, which will cause him to undergo the Great Earth Transformation. There is a 1% chance that he will trigger the Divine General system and transform into an invincible Divine General. He has gained the title of “Great Earth Swordsman” and as the second player to become a sixth-promotion player, he has received the reward “Cyan Qilin Blade”!
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Thunk!
I gleefully opened up my inventory and took out the blood-red skill book. When I read the skill description, my lips curled up in satisfaction!
Frightening Slash: Use qi containing the power of the divine ghost to deal a frightening blow to the target. Frightens the target and reduces their MP. This skill ignores Magic Shield. Cooldown: 12 seconds. Level Requirement: 150. Class Requirement: Warrior, Magic Knight, Wanderer.
Hell yeah, it was an anti-mage skill! And it was a really powerful one at that! It ignored Magic Shields and reduced the target’s MP. If I had to fight a mage in the future, my incredible Attack might allow me to take all of their MP with a single blow from Frightening Slash. And what use was a mage without any MP?
Even if mages could consume Magic Consumables to resolve their immediate crisis, if they were hit by two consecutive Frightening Slashes, it would be over. I didn’t think that there was any mage out there who could endure such an assault. After all, the cooldown for Magic Consumables was 120 seconds while the cooldown for Frightening Slash was merely 12 seconds!
I’d seen this skill on the forums before. It was the common Level 150 Warrior skill and it was meant to be used together with the Level 120 skill, Barrier Break. That combination of skills would be an absolute nightmare for any mage on the battlefield. Frightening Slash would deplete all of their MP and Barrier Break would end their lives. They wouldn’t even be given an opportunity to use Blink.
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However, there was one thing that really bugged me. Fucking hell! Rinser told me that he had scammed this book from the Sword Saint, but it was a skill that any player of my class could learn once they hit Level 150?! What sort of scam was this?!
I glared at Rinser testily as I briefly considered whether I should kick him off the side off a snowy cliff.
I continued to talk to Rinser to try to wheedle out some more skills from him, but this dumbass really didn’t have any other skills for me to learn. It was a real tragedy to be a swordsman without a proper swordmaster to instruct him.
However, there was nothing to be done. Rinser’s skills in the martial arts were extremely limited. In fact, I could probably be his teacher when it came to martial skills! What could he really teach me?
Moreover, my Intelligence was too low to learn the forbidden curses that he knew. That was nothing but a fleeting dream as well.
I was quite perplexed by this situation. However, it was good that I still managed to be the second player to achieve their sixth class promotion. Unfortunately, I had been rewarded with a dagger for my troubles.
Well, let’s take a look at that dagger first. I opened up my inventory to stare at the dagger that was quietly shining with a cyan light. I waved my hand over it and its shocking stats immediately flew up in front of me.
Cyan Qilin Blade (Heaven-grade, Outstanding★)
Attack: 950~1295
Strength: +198
Stamina: +190
Agility: +205
Tactics: +47
Passive: Increases user’s Attack by 40%
Passive: Cyan Qilin. There is a fixed chance of triggering Cyan Qilin Energy Blast when attacking a target.