Chapter 277 Ancient Heroes (Two Chapters in One)

[Core Skill: Soul-Breaking Hammer (Active)]

Soul-Breaking Hammer (Active) Effect: Enemies killed by your hammer will have part of their soul energy absorbed by the hammer in your hand, and this part of the soul energy will bring you a special buff effect.

The buff effect lasts for one minute and can be stacked, up to ten layers.

At the same time, when the soul energy is absorbed to ten parts, you can control and release it all at once to form a "Soul-Breaking Shock".

(Note: The damage of Soul-Breaking Shock is real damage and cannot be blocked by physical or elemental energy.)

(Note: The stronger the soul of the enemy killed, the stronger the buff effect will be. Enemies below the Knight level or equivalent to the Knight level cannot extract soul energy. Hammer wizards do not kill unknown people.)

Although it is only a core skill, the text is very long.

After reading the above content repeatedly, Ryan fell into deep thought.

"First, the keyword is 'stackable'."

"Does this mean that if I kill ten enemies in a row, I can stack it ten times?"

"No matter what the buff effect is, even if it's strength +1 or something like that, if it can be stacked ten times, it means strength +10, which is a very strong effect, a weapon for group battles!"

"The second is the keyword 'real damage'."

"This is the first time I've seen this kind of expression. Could it be that my previous damage was all 'false damage'?"

But Ryan soon saw what was written in the notes - 'cannot be blocked by physical or elemental energy'.

"It seems that the effect of 'Soul Shattering Shock' is a bit like some kind of witchcraft that directly attacks the soul?"

"About that!" Ryan nodded secretly.

"In addition, soul energy cannot be extracted below the knight level?"

"Could it be because it's not extraordinary and the soul strength is not enough?"

Originally, Ryan was thinking about whether killing ten red fire ants would count?

Now it seems that it obviously won't work.

Unless this red fire ant is an extraordinary red fire ant, equivalent to the knight level.

"But it's better to test it in practice to see if it's really as I thought."

Ryan crossed his chest with one hand and stroked his chin with the other, with a thoughtful look on his face.

At this moment, Ryan hoped that the enemy would come and attack him again!

Immediately, Ryan thought of something, his eyes lit up, but the next second, he shook his head slightly.

"Let's talk about it tomorrow morning. At this point, the guy is probably still being interrogated."

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At the same time.

Deep in the Elim Mine.

At this time, the huge legendary species-the earth snake, has awakened. Compared with its 100-meter-long snake-like body, its eyes are really not big, only the size of an adult's head.

However, outside its pair of vertical pupils, there is a special three-layer eyelid structure.

Normal, it should be two layers, the upper eyelid and the lower eyelid, but the earth snake seems to be in order to block the broken soil and dust when drilling, and has an extra eyelid that slides horizontally from left to right.

In addition, if you look closely at the other party's pupils, you can see the lingering black air, which is exactly the same as the black mist that came out of the evil magic array set up by the Secret Snake Cult's High Priest Ganon.

Seeing that the task was completed, Ganon's gloomy face, which had not smiled much because of Holden's capture, finally thawed. At this moment, he was smiling and was obviously in a very good mood!

After thinking for a while, he took the initiative to say to Laxul: "Sir Laxul, I have successfully controlled the Earth Snakes. Thank you for the cooperation of the Black Flame Church. This also makes me see the sincerity of the Black Flame Church."

"Regarding what you said before, to eliminate that Ryan, I think it might be a good idea to expand this scope a little bit."

"I heard that the purpose of your church this time is to overthrow the rule of the Dragun Empire in Meister, so I think the most effective way is to eliminate all the high-end forces of the empire, including this Ryan."

"In this regard, my idea is that your church can summon elite forces, and I will control the Earth Snakes to dig a tunnel from here, directly to the underground of the mansion of Count Habsburg, and then launch a surprise attack in the middle of the night!"

"With the unexpected attack and the power of the ancient legendary species-the Earth Snake, I think we can easily eliminate the high-end forces of the empire in Meister."

"Sir Laxul, what do you think of my plan?" Ganon said with a smile.

Ganon's words naturally surprised Laxul.

Originally, he was thinking about how to communicate with the High Priest of the Secret Snake Cult.

After all, the other party has already got the Earth Snake, and if he turns around and leaves, he has no good way.

This possibility is not impossible.

But now, the plan proposed by the other party obviously exceeded his expectations and is also very feasible.

In this case, he only needs to gather the elites in the church and join forces with the High Priest of the Secret Snake Cult, Cannon, and the legendary "Earth Snake".

It is very likely that the high-end forces of the empire, including the Archon of Meister, Count Habsburg, Ryan, etc., will be wiped out in one fell swoop!

In addition, after the Earth Snake starts digging, Lord Freeman can also do that thing calmly!

"Mr. Cannon, I fully agree with your plan!" Laxul bowed slightly to express his gratitude.

"Then I will trouble you to control the Earth Snake to dig."

"Well, don't worry. According to the digging speed of the ground snake, it will reach the designated location in about a day and a half at the slowest. Let me calculate, it will be the second half of tomorrow night, which is the best time to attack." Ganon smiled and nodded.

Now the ground snake has been successfully controlled. If Holdan can be rescued, then of course he must be rescued.

In this way, this trip will be perfect. Ganon thought.

"Indeed, the early morning is the time when a person is most tired, and it is also the best time to launch an attack." Laxul said.

"In addition, in addition to immediately summoning the elite in Mayest County, I will also immediately contact the secret agents in the county city and the insiders in the Earl of Habsburg's mansion to investigate the strength of the other party's personnel."

"Very good, Lord Laxul is cautious in doing things, I agree very much. Then I will let the ground snake start now!"

As Ganon whispered something, he waved the snake-headed short stick in his hand, and saw the huge ground snake's mouth blooming like a flower, revealing a ferocious mouthparts, sharp and dense teeth, short and strong.

The next second, a "crackling!" sound of drilling sounded!

The extremely hard underground rock was like tofu in the mouth of the ground snake!

The edible and inedible, soil, rock fragments, underground creatures, were all crushed into pieces and swallowed into the huge mouth of the ground snake, and then quickly digested through the nearly 100-meter intestine and discharged from the back cavity!

The ground also shook slightly as the ground snake dug in.

Looking at the super-fast digging speed of the giant beast, Ganon and Laxul looked at each other and smiled knowingly at the same time.

An hour later, when Ganon, Laxul and others had dug forward for several kilometers with the ground snake.

I saw a black-robed man with a black hood, leading a group of black flame monks, quietly walked into the area where the ground snake was originally located.

The body of the ground snake is huge, and the amber passage that once imprisoned it can be passed by several people without any problem, but the ground is full of broken, irregular amber fragments.

"Lord Freeman, according to the records in the classics, the ancient temple of my church and a legendary land snake were both trapped by the amber barrier."

"Now that the legendary land snake has been found, the temple of my church should be nearby."

"The ancient hero Monk of my church is sleeping in it. Once we find the ancient temple, it means that we can wake up the ancient hero Monk."

When it comes to the ancient hero Monk, the Black Flame monk seems to be excited.

You should know that this ancient hero Monk is an outstanding figure of the ancient Black Flame Church, nicknamed "King of Evil Flame", and his deeds have been passed down from generation to generation in the church.

He always thought that the ancient heroes had long disappeared in the vast river of history, but he didn't expect that there were still living ancient heroes!

"Well! I think I have found it." A low voice sounded under the hood.

Not far away, behind a translucent amber wall, several stone columns shaped like Doric columns appeared, which was a corner of the ancient temple.

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The next morning, the sky was slightly bright.

Ryan came to the detention room next to the cellar on the first floor below ground.

The four guards at the door saluted as soon as they saw Ryan coming, saying, "Lord Ryan, Lord Alex has been interrogating for a whole night."

"Well! Open the door, I'll go in and take a look." Ryan nodded.

Alex is good, so dedicated. Although not sleeping for a whole night is not a big deal for a third-level wizard apprentice, it is also quite hard.

"Yes, sir."

As soon as he entered the detention room, Ryan saw Holden hanging on a cross-like thing. The cuts on one hand and two legs had stopped bleeding.

Because Ryan cut off the opponent's forearm and calf at the time, he could still separate his hands and tie his legs together. All around him were a formation arranged by Alex, which was emitting a magical aura.

At this moment, Alex looked a little tired.

"Viscount Ryan, you got up so early?" Obviously, Alex was a little surprised to see Ryan come so early.

Hearing Alex's words, the dishevelled Holden raised his head, staring at Ryan with a pair of bloodshot red eyes, full of resentment!

"I got up because I couldn't sleep. How about it, did Holden confess any useful information?"

"No, this guy is a sorcerer, and some of my methods are not very useful." Alex shook his head helplessly and said.

It's not that he didn't work hard, but the other party is a sorcerer with strong mental power.

It's almost impossible to make the other party's mental state collapse and confess honestly.

Ryan nodded and said, "Does that mean this guy is useless?"

"Then leave it to me."

Ryan smiled immediately, he had been waiting for a whole night.

Hmm?

Alex didn't quite understand what Ryan meant by this sentence?

Is Lord Ryan also good at torture?

But the next second, he understood!

"Pop!"

A sound similar to a watermelon being smashed by an iron rod sounded!

In the eyes of Holden who was incredulous, his head was instantly smashed by Ryan with a white bone hammer, and his brain burst!

Immediately, Holden's eyes bulged out and he died with his eyes wide open.

The last thought in his mind before he died was, 'Ryan, this guy actually killed me directly? Shouldn't he have kept me alive, interrogated me properly, and tried to get some information out? '

Alex also looked at this scene in great surprise!

At that moment, he respected Ryan even more.

Before, it was about Ryan's strength, but this time, it was about Ryan's decisive killing!

Yes! For such a stubborn cult member, if he is not killed, will he be kept for the Harvest Festival!

He naturally did not expect that Ryan would kill Holden so decisively. In fact, he mainly wanted to test the newly acquired core skill - 'Soul-breaking Hammer'!

Just when Alex was about to say something, he trembled suddenly!

Because a translucent shadow appeared from the body of Holden who had just died, and his face showed pain, but then, like a comet, a transparent shadow with a long comet tail struggled to circle around Ryan several times.

In an instant, it was quickly absorbed by the white miniature skull hammer in Ryan's hand!

Ryan really didn't expect that the effect of this 'Soul-breaking Hammer' would be so cool.

Sometimes, he still wants to be a little low-key.

In addition, he clearly felt a strange heat flow from the skull hammer to his right arm holding the hammer!

It seems to be stronger!

Ryan glanced at the panel attributes:

Constitution: 39

Strength: 46 (+5)

Agility: 36

Spirit: 55

The +5 in the brackets is flashing, and Ryan knows that this means a buff effect.

It will not last forever.

One time means strength plus 5, obviously, if it is stacked ten times, it means strength plus 50!

Hiss~

This effect is awesome!

Although it only has one more core skill than the wizard (legend), if it is used well, the combat effectiveness will be improved by a lot.

It is worthy of being the top legendary profession-Warhammer Wizard!

Of course, this is also because the enemy is strong enough. If it is an ordinary Black Flame Monk, it is likely that there will only be a strength +2 or at most +3 effect.

However, Ryan glanced at Alex who was stunned, and thought to himself, 'How should I explain the phenomenon just now to the other party. '

"Hey, Mr. Ryan, is the hammer in your hand a rare item? This effect of absorbing the enemy's soul is really rare!" Alex widened his eyes and pointed at the hammer in Ryan's hand and exclaimed.

"Oh, yes, this is one of my trophies. It is said to be a sacrificial tool of a primitive tribe. I got it by chance after killing an enemy." Ryan said with a smile.

He didn't expect Alex to have already made up everything in his mind.

In this case, he can go with the flow and attribute the special effect of extracting the soul just now to the skull hammer.

In fact, this is the core skill of the Warhammer Wizard.

But if he doesn't say it, who can know.

"It's really a rare item! Although I have heard of some items that can extract souls, this is the first time I have seen a real thing." Alex couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

"By the way, Alex, the news of this guy's death will be kept secret for the time being. Perhaps, we can wait and see." Ryan seemed to have thought of something, turned around and told Alex.

Alex nodded with a look of realization, and said:

"Viscount Ryan, I understand what you mean. I will also cast the spell of forgetfulness on the guards at the door."

"In addition, I will also seal this place!"

After leaving the detention room, Ryan thought about it and turned to the training room.

"Warhammer wizard, the profession is really as its name suggests, with the warhammer in front." Ryan looked at the skull warhammer in his hand and muttered to himself.

"It seems that my next step is to prioritize upgrading the advanced secret skill 'Smashing Hammer' to the top secret skill."

"After all, if the new core skill 'Soul-crushing Hammer' wants to launch 'Soul-crushing Shock', the enemy must be killed by the hammer."

"In other words, dying by a sword or an axe does not count, and cannot trigger the special effect of 'Soul-crushing Hammer'."

"But if that's the case, if you want to trigger it, you can't change weapons at will."

"But fortunately, I have metal transformation, which can increase or decrease the length of the handle of the skull hammer at will, from a one-handed hammer to a two-handed hammer. In battle, it can be considered unexpected."

Just then, suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

"Knock, knock!"

"Come in!"

"Sir Ryan, you are really here, you are so hardworking!"

"With your talent, you are still so hardworking. No wonder the strength of us is getting bigger and bigger than yours." Alexandra walked in with a smile.

Today Alexandra wore a set of noble hunting suit bottoms and a tailor-made knight's breastplate.

The other parts were not armored, which seemed to make the whole person move more lightly and faster.

This is understandable. After all, women are not as strong as men. When they are both great knights, their load-bearing capacity is also much worse. It is better to simplify the equipment and give full play to the advantages of flexible movement.

However, the bottom of the noble hunting suit worn by Alexandra is a slightly slim elastic trousers.

Although it is not as good as the female yoga pants that Ryan wore in his previous life, it also shows the figure very well, outlining Alexandra's round buttocks, and faintly showing the traces of the underwear.

The custom-made knight's breastplate has two bulging arc-shaped metal protrusions.

Not only is the whole figure bumpy, but the whole outfit also feels quite scheming.

Ryan thought about it, and the only one who can compete with Alexandra is Claire!

Others are either one size off in the upper body or one size off in the lower body.

"Good morning, Alexandra."

"Your Excellency Renn, you have to give me some advice on my hammer skills today." Alexandra walked closer and looked at Renn with a pair of watery eyes.

"Okay." Ren thought for a while, and it seemed that there was really no reason to reject this person today.

In addition, the other party just asked for advice on hammer skills. As an enthusiastic colleague, I really should give some advice.

It's just that the other person's lips seem to be smeared with something red. They look crystal clear and red, making people want to kiss her.

"Alexandna, then you first demonstrate your hammer technique for me to see." Ren said, calming down his slightly restless mind.

"Okay, Sir Ren."

Alexandra was seen holding a hammer and shield in the center of the field, and she started to use it quickly.

Although not as good as Ren, he is not mediocre among the great knights. His strength is still very good, close to the level of senior great knights.

"Not bad, very good." Ren's eyes brightened slightly and he nodded.

Alexandra's strength was much stronger than he expected.

"It's just that when you were attacking, the hammer blow just now was not decisive enough." Renn came over and pointed out Alexandra's little problems one by one.

"Sir Ren, is that so?"

Alexandra was seen holding a shield in her left hand and a hammer in her right hand, swinging it from top to bottom.

Ren glanced at the other party's round buttocks, then quickly looked away and said:

"Well, don't raise your hips so high. When exerting force, the force in your body must cooperate. When kicking your legs, twisting your hips, and swinging the hammer, you must combine the force with the force."

"Sir Ren, how do you twist your hips? Is that so?"

Alexandra smiled at Ren, twisted her hips, and her tight and plump buttocks instantly trembled.

This scene made Ren glance at it unconsciously, his expression a little unnatural.

Don’t you know how to twist your hips?

Normally, a knight, no, a quasi-knight, should be very proficient in this kind of force!

"Roughly the same!"

"Sir Ren, this is almost impossible. You need to help me point out the mistakes I made."

"Can you put your hands on both sides of me? I want you to feel my strength." Alexandra blinked, pointed to her waist and said.

this.

Is it okay to touch a woman's waist casually?

But what the other party said seems to make sense. Using the wrong force may very well affect the outcome of the battle.

Ren thought for a while and decided to go up and give some guidance.

Just as Ren put his big hands on Alexandra's extremely elastic waist, suddenly, the door of the training room was opened again.

This made Renn feel like he was electrocuted, and he immediately retracted his hand, feeling a little annoyed, 'Who is it! Don’t you know how to knock on the door? ’

But when he turned around to look, Ren was stunned!

Huh?

It’s faster than expected!

I saw a familiar and beautiful figure appear at the door, it was Claire.

With a smile in her beautiful eyes, Claire glanced at Ren, then at Alexandra, as if she hadn't noticed the intimate gesture between the two of them just now, and said: "Ren, I have been promoted to Grand Knight."

"Congratulations! Miss Claire, this is really great!" Renne immediately walked over with a smile.

"Let me introduce you, this is Miss Claire, the daughter of Earl Habs. She is also a student of the Imperial Academy."

"This is Alexandra from the Earthshaker Red Bear Team."

"Hello, Ms. Alexandra, you are very beautiful, and you are also a female Grand Knight, which is rare." Claire looked at Alexandra with her beautiful eyes and said politely.

"Miss Claire is ridiculous! It turns out that Earl Habs has such a beautiful daughter. No wonder Lord Renn protects the mansion so wholeheartedly."

"Ms. Alexandra, are you practicing the hammer technique? It just so happens that I have just become a Grand Knight and would like to ask you for advice. Is that okay?"

"Okay! Miss Claire, I wish you all the best. Normally I rarely meet female great knights."

Um?

When I saw the two women, they were all smiles at first.

But why is it that the competition is about to begin in the blink of an eye?

This made Renn feel a little dumbfounded for a moment!