Chapter 15 : Chapter 15
Chapter 15: A Flash of Blade-Light
“Do not think that killing a few security guards means you can defeat me!”
Silver Fang narrowed his eyes, his shrill voice ringing out.
“You have no idea what kind of opponent you are about to face.”
“This is my great masterpiece—a battle machine capable of taking on a hundred enemies alone.”
“Move out, Annihilation 4000!”
“Well then, do you have any last words?”
Silver Fang thought he had Lin Yuan completely cornered.
Little did he know that Lin Yuan was not listening to a single word of his nonsense.
“You sure talk a lot.”
“If it weren’t for the mechanics, would I have left you alive until now?”
“Forget it. I’m too lazy to explain.”
“You’re not worthy of hearing it.”
A mere Kobold technician ought to be rubbing feet for a living, yet he thought he was some kind of great inventor.
If not for the mechanics, Lin Yuan would have killed him long ago.
Did he really have to stand here listening to this fool ramble on?
What a joke.
“Ali!”
At Lin Yuan’s command, Ali did not hesitate for even a second.
He strode straight toward Annihilation 4000.
With thirty meters still between them, he brazenly activated Rush.
Immune!
The robot was immune to stun, but the skill that followed landed solidly upon its body.
-116160 (Critical Hit)
2400 Attack, combined with max-level Draw Slash at 220% Attack damage—
then amplified tenfold by Martial Heavenly King, and with the added good fortune of a critical hit—
produced a terrifying final damage total of 116160.
With a single sword strike, Combat Robot Annihilation 4000 was killed instantly.
The robot had not even managed to raise its fist before the red light in its eyes dimmed at once.
With a thunderous crash, it collapsed to the ground.
Silver Fang felt as though a phantom had flashed before his eyes. Then a streak of cold light split the battle robot straight down the middle.
It was cut cleanly in two.
And at the same time, something inside Silver Fang seemed to split apart as well.
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Silver Fang felt as though his brain had twitched violently.
What was going on?
Something felt deeply wrong.
That battle robot had been so powerful, yet it had been killed in a single hit.
Silver Fang stared blankly at Ali.
This was not how the game was supposed to be played.
Between the two of them, who exactly was the Boss?
“Ali, kill him.”
Lin Yuan’s voice snapped Silver Fang awake from his canine existential crisis.
This fellow was not dead yet. The battle was not over.
With the mechanics gone, Silver Fang was nothing more than a wooden stake.
In less than thirty seconds, he let out a miserable scream and died beneath Ali’s sword.
【Killed Safety Technician Silver Fang (LV8), EXP increased by 1200】
【Killed Combat Robot Annihilation 4000 (LV9), EXP increased by 1500】
【Level increased to 7 (2600/6000)】
With the battle over, Lin Yuan began cleaning up the battlefield.
First of all, the Kobold Security Guards were poor wretches and dropped absolutely nothing.
Silver Fang dropped two skill books, while the battle robot dropped a piece of equipment.
【Powerful Protective Belt】
【Grade: Gold】
【Required Level: 5】
【Attributes: HP +500, Stamina +20】
【Trait: After activating it, you gain a 1000-point shield for 30 seconds (Cooldown: 5 minutes)】
A Gold-grade piece of defensive equipment.
Overall, this item increased HP by 900 and Defense by 40, and it even came with a life-saving trait.
Its attributes were unquestionably excellent.
If it were sold outside, the starting price would be at least 500,000.
From this belt alone, one could see just how important equipment was.
A Level 5 Warrior who put all his points into Stamina would generally have 50 Stamina, 1000 HP, and 100 Defense.
Yet this single belt alone provided 900 HP and 40 Defense.
That was practically equal to an entire Level 5 class-holder who had invested fully into Stamina.
Lin Yuan directly equipped the belt, pushing his HP past the 6000 mark in one stroke.
After checking the equipment, he turned to the skill books.
【Double Strike】(C-Rank)
Skill Description: Swing your weapon to deliver two forceful blows to the target, dealing 120% Attack damage (Cooldown: 8 seconds)
【Healing Overload】(C-Rank)
Skill Description: Use on one target, increasing the healing they receive by an additional 50% for 30 minutes (Cooldown: 5 minutes)
Double Strike was a universal skill book. Any physical melee class could learn it.
Healing Overload belonged to Priests and Clerics, so Lin Yuan directly tossed that skill book to Sun Xu.
With this skill book, Sun Xu would be able to get along very well in any party or team he joined in the future.
Yet after receiving the skill book, Sun Xu could not bring himself to feel happy at all.
From the moment they entered the dungeon until now, every battle Ali fought had ended in instant kills.
He had taken almost no damage.
The only time he had lost any HP was just now, during the fight with Silver Fang.
Every time Silver Fang’s attacks landed on Ali, they only dealt a little over ten points of damage.
That had been a Boss with 500 Attack, yet each hit had only taken off a dozen points of Ali’s HP.
Ali’s natural regeneration was faster than that.
Sun Xu felt as though his healing ability had been sealed away.
“Brother Lin, you’re really giving me such a precious skill book?”
“I didn’t contribute anything. I’m ashamed to accept it.”
Lin Yuan’s brows drew together slightly.
“Who the hell are you putting on an act for?”
“Feeling itchy? Want me to loosen you up a little?”
“Don’t, Brother Lin, I was wrong!”
“I won’t put on an act anymore!”
Sun Xu hurriedly begged for mercy.
“You have a point. I can’t just let you take it for free.” Lin Yuan stroked his chin. “Say a few nice things and make me feel good.”
“Absolutely.”
Sun Xu grinned and agreed at once.
If you asked me to heal, I’d still need practice.
But if you asked me to say a few flattering words—
then just watch me.
Sun Xu cleared his throat and struck a dramatic pose.
“Speaking of Tianfeng City No. 1 High School, there is one extraordinary man there by the name of Lin Yuan. From the moment he awakened, he was already different from ordinary men.”
“This boy’s talent is unparalleled, enough to shake the past and present alike. As for the Summoned Beast under his command, Ali, he descends like a war god into the mortal world, peerless in valor.”
At this point, Sun Xu pressed two fingers together, his gaze brimming with contempt as he pointed into the distance at the two Bosses lying on the ground.
“Look there at Combat Robot Annihilation 4000, which boasted it could face a hundred foes alone and flaunted its ferocity before all. In the end, it was nothing but a clay chicken and a pottery dog—one flash of blade-light, and it vanished into ashes.”
“And then look at that arrogant technician. He was merely a mad cur yapping wildly. Taking his head was as easy as reaching into a bag to retrieve an item.”
“He commands flawlessly, devises his strategies within the tent, and triumphs upon the battlefield beyond.”
“A figure such as this is truly the pride of Tianfeng City No. 1 High School. His future accomplishments shall surely know no bounds!”
After finishing with much head-shaking flourish, Sun Xu looked at Lin Yuan with an eager face.
Honestly.
Truly honestly.
This fellow was a genuine talent.
His words made one’s blood boil and filled the emotional value to the brim.
“Are you really talking about me?” The corners of Lin Yuan’s lips slowly rose. It was harder to suppress than an AK.
“If not you, Brother Lin, then who else could it be?” Sun Xu declared without the slightest hesitation.
“Who else is there?!”
“Who else is worthy?!”
“Hahahahaha!”
Lin Yuan burst into laughter, deeply gratified.
Lin Yuan knew he was impressive, of course.
But if he said it himself, it would sound a little too much like shameless self-praise.
When someone else said it, that was a different matter entirely.
And the key point was that Sun Xu had made it sound genuinely convincing.
He had never said outright that Lin Yuan was incredible.
Yet every single sentence declared that Lin Yuan was incredible.
How incredible?
Was instantly killing a Boss with 90,000 HP not incredible enough?
If you think otherwise, then you do it.