Chapter 198 Taking Office, the Third-Level Professional Skeleton Captain of the Pirate Path

Chapter 198 Inauguration, the third-level occupation of the Pirate Path - [Skeleton Captain]

The sky was clear and the wind was gentle.

After leaving the magnetic thunder sea area, the weather at sea suddenly became beautiful.

After the battle with the sea monster, Ryan's return journey was smooth.

That night.

Ryan sat alone on the bow deck, and any moist sea breeze blew a few strands of short hair beside his ears.

He looked at the magic potion in his hand that was emitting a bright blue light in the night, checked it once, and after confirming that there was no problem, he drank it all.

This is the third-level magic potion of the Pirate Path.

Originally, Ryan's goal of going to Tianqingdao was to participate in the Tianqing Sword Competition and obtain the main material of the third-level magic potion of the Pirate Path - Tianqing Fruit. However, man's plan is not as good as God's plan.

The journey to Tianqingdao was tortuous. Although Ryan's strength had made considerable progress, he failed to get the Tianqing Fruit. Instead, he obtained the main material of the fourth-level magic potion of the Pirate Path - Tianqing Essence from Durland.

It's not impossible to use the essence of Azure to mix the main material of the third-level magic potion of the Pirate Path, but it's a bit too wasteful.

Moreover, when Furennie was unconscious, even if he was willing to waste it, no one would mix the potion for him.

After thinking about it, Ryan found Durand through the "Palace of Overturning" and commissioned him to help get a bottle of the third-level magic potion of the Pirate Path.

In this regard, Durand readily agreed, and his speed was beyond Ryan's expectations.

The commission was sent out in the afternoon, and the magic potion was received by Ryan in the evening.

It can almost be said that as soon as Ryan placed the order, Durand found a magic potion mixer to mix it as soon as possible.

With the fall of the Azure Leader, no one in the Azure Qingdao was Durand's opponent. In this case, most of the treasures of the Azure Leader naturally fell into Durand's hands, and it was not surprising that there were Azure Fruits among them.

It's just that the Azure Qingdao is very large, and it will take Durand a long time to search it thoroughly.

Ryan didn't want to intervene.

As he swallowed the third-level potion, a series of prompts popped up in front of him.

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[Take the third-level potion [Pirate Path]...]

[Conditions being judged... [Storm Fighter] compatibility reaches 100%... [Spirit] ≥ 5.0, [Physique] ≥ 5.0... Judgment passed! ]

[[Storm Fighter (Level 2)] promoted to [Skeleton Captain (Level 3)]! ]

[Professional bonus: Spirit +4.0, Physique +2.0 (Spirit +0.8, Physique +0.4)]

[Occupational skills obtained: Bloody Rum, Skeleton Corpse, Ranged Expertise Enhancement]

1. [Bloody Rum]:

One of the exclusive skills of the Skeleton Captain profession.

Wine and blood have created the romance of pirates. Years of sailing on the sea have gradually enabled the Skeleton Captain to acquire the skills to gain temporary strength from blood and wine.

After drinking wine mixed with his own blood, he will gain the "Bloody Rum" state, which lasts for X seconds.

During the duration of "Bloody Rum", the Skeleton Captain's pain is greatly reduced, and his [Strength] gains an explosive decay bonus (the initial bonus is X%, and then decreases by 10% per second until (X/5)%)

(The value of X depends on the user's rank and spirituality. The specific conversion formula is rank*10+spirituality*1, and the current value of X is 3*10+113*1=143.1).

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2. [Skeleton Corpse]:

One of the exclusive skills of the Skeleton Captain profession.

Death and storm, sea and corpses have become the symbol of the glory of the Skeleton Captain. Passive effect: Every time the Skeleton Captain defeats a powerful enemy of the same level on the sea, [Spirit] and [Physique] will be increased by 0.5, up to 4.0, and the current bonus value is 0. Active effect: Activate [Skeleton Dead Body Gun] and enter the long-range aiming state. The energy of the Skeleton Dead Body Gun can only condense one "Dead Water Bullet", which has a penetrating effect, causing an additional X% of water and wind attribute composite damage, and comes with the "Dead Water Erosion" effect, which greatly reduces the body defense of the person hit.

(The value of X depends on the user's rank and spirituality, and the specific conversion formula is rank*10+spirituality*1)

3. [Remote Expertise Enhancement]:

One of the common skills of remote professions.

When performing long-range shooting, the shooting speed and accuracy gain a fixed bonus of 20%.

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[Spirituality]: 110.4→111.4

[Physique]: 156.06→156.66

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A lot of prompts appeared in front of him. Ryan read them one by one, with a little surprise in his eyes.

This third-level profession [Skeleton Captain] of the "Pirate Path" is much stronger than he imagined.

The three professional skills are not very good, but they are not bad.

Especially the second skill [Skeleton Corpse], which is quite interesting.

The passive effect is to improve the attribute by killing a strong enemy of the same level. The upper limit is low, but it is better than nothing. The characteristic is its active effect-[Skeleton Corpse Gun].

Ryan's mind moved, and a 1.2-meter-long musket made of white bones appeared in his hand.

Holding the [Skeleton Corpse Gun], Ryan's vision changed, and the distant things quickly came closer and became clear.

It was the "long-range aiming" state.

This state is somewhat similar to the aiming of "Blood Spear", but the difference is that [Skeleton Corpse Spear] can enter the aiming state at a specific moment, while "Blood Spear" needs a little time, or consumes full blood, and can enter the aiming state immediately.

Of course, once the "Blood Spear" aims, it will directly lock the target, which is something that [Skeleton Corpse Spear] cannot compare to. After the latter enters the aiming state, it still needs to aim at the target and shoot. Whether it can hit depends on its own skills.

And the third professional skill of [Skeleton Captain] [Remote Specialization Enhancement] makes up for some of the aiming and hitting problems.

In general, each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Another point is that [Skeleton Corpse Spear] is a long-range attack, and "Dead Water Bullet" is also an energy bullet condensed from wind and water attributes, which can trigger [Mystery of Dark Light].

—— [Mystery of Dark Light lv.1 (max)]: When attacking with long-range energy, the consumption is reduced by 50%, and there is a very small probability of no consumption.

This means that the [Skeleton Corpse Spear], which can only condense one "Dead Water Bullet", can fire two "Dead Water Bullets" if it triggers the [Mystery of Dark Light]. If you are lucky, it will trigger "No Consumption", but it is hard to say how many "Dead Water Bullets" it can fire.

In this way, the "Dead Water Bullet" and the "Blood Spear" can cooperate with each other to stack the "Gospel Mark" faster, thereby giving the enemy a fatal kill.

There is another point that Ryan finds very interesting.

The first-level [Pirate] and the second-level [Storm Fighter] of the "Pirate Path" are mainly based on melee capabilities, but the third-level [Skeleton Captain] begins to combine long-range and short-range capabilities.

It seems that with the promotion of the rank, the professions in the path should complement each other to a certain extent.

"Huh..."

After exhaling lightly and testing the ability of the [Skeleton Captain], Ryan closed his eyes, meditating while waiting for the arrival of 0 o'clock.

With the Storm Sword Skill upgraded to the Grandmaster level, the improvement brought by daily practice and meditation has been minimal.

So, Ryan began to turn his attention to the Azure Sword Skill.

Azure Sword Skill is currently only at the Master level, and there is still the Grandmaster level.

Although there is a big difference between the Great Sword and the Long Sword, with the Grandmaster-level Great Sword as the foundation, his Azure Sword Skill is still not slow to improve.

Time passed quickly during Ryan's meditation.

Not long after, the clock hanging on the bulwark pointed to 0 o'clock.

Ryan lay down on the bed.

"Travel, start!"

...

In the woods more than ten kilometers away from the Bronze Branch Temple, Quinn was hiding with Anya and Hosde.

Yesterday, the Purple Wind Knight came to the Bronze Branch Temple and killed a lot of people, which was very impressive, but in the end he was killed by the cross-border attack of the Saint Aiocilis, and not even a piece of meat was left.

This made Quinn once again shocked by the power of the demigod, and at the same time, he felt sorry for the Purple Wind Knight.

Who would have thought that a Bronze Branch Temple would have a "medium" that could allow Saint Aiocillis to attack across the border?

With the world so broken, there are really not many good people like the Purple Wind Knight.

Although the contact time was not long, Quinn could feel the "justice" in the heart of the Purple Wind Knight.

But in this world where even the gods no longer look at it, "justice" is the least valuable thing, and it is also the most useless thing that can easily lead to death.

And the Yellow Sect has fallen to this point because of its insistence on the meaningless "justice" in the eyes of the world...

"Alas..."

With a sigh in his heart, Quinn took Anya and Hosde and walked carefully through the shadows under the tree.

After the Purple Wind Knight destroyed the Brass Branch Temple, it caused the wrath of the Brass Holy Church. Although Saint Aiochlis could not attack again after killing the Purple Wind Knight, he still found the whereabouts of himself and others before leaving, and sent out the Brass Discipline Knights drawn from other Brass Branch Temples to encircle and suppress them.

In this case, Quinn's escape became extremely difficult.

For example, now.

"Swish--"

A violent air-breaking sound came from far away, and Quinn's face changed. He dragged one with each hand, and took Anya and Hosde away and retreated violently. Just the next second after he retreated, a "boom" sounded, and a brass sword fell to the ground, smashing a large pit with a radius of several meters.

Smoke and shock waves came on, and were blocked by a layer of faint energy light shield. Before Quinn could relax, a subtle sound came from behind again.

At the critical moment, Quinn tried his best to turn his head, but a bloody streak was still cut on the side of his neck.

"Damn it."

He saw the brass color flashing from the shade of the trees in the distance behind him. Quinn knew that it was a rare brass knight using long-range weapons.

One in front and one behind, one close combat and one long-range, attacking from both sides.

Big crisis!

Sweat oozed from Quinn's forehead, but he didn't bother to wipe it off. He let go of Anya and Hosde, and whispered without looking back: "You lie on the ground, use the secret treasure to quickly get away from here, and run away immediately if there is a chance."

In front of the knight, the warrior was too weak. The two of them were here, not only could they not help him, but would also be a burden.

Hearing this, Anya and Hosde pressed down without any hesitation. At the same time, the ring on Anya's finger emitted a faint light, covering the two of them, so that their bodies and breath were directly wiped out.

Seeing this scene, Quinn was slightly relieved.

Facing the attack of two knights, one close combat and one long-range combination, even he was not sure of winning.

The plan for now is to delay.

Delay until Anya and Hosde run far enough, then he will look for an opportunity to see if he can get away. If he really can't get away, he will try to drag someone down before he dies, so that Miss Anya can buy more time to escape...

His thoughts stopped here. Quinn took a deep breath, and the dark energy on his body burst out, ready to rush to the long-range brass knight behind him.

Kill the long-range first in battle, this is common sense.

However, before Quinn started to sprint, a large black and purple mist appeared in the air, and under the influence of this mist, Anya and Hosde, who had been obliterated, reappeared.

The two of them showed astonishment in their eyes. The effect of the secret treasure was broken, and it was the first time they encountered it.

Quinn's pupils shrank suddenly, and his sight locked on the petite figure who came out from behind the brass knight with a great sword not far away.

She was wearing a robe woven from brass filaments, holding a brass candle in both hands, and the purple-black mist was spreading from the brass candle.

"Brass priest..."

There was a hint of bitterness in Quinn's solemn voice.

Compared with the brass great sword knight, the brass priest is so delicate, but among the three attackers, she is the most threatening.

Brass priests are a very special profession. As people who serve Saint Aiocillis all year round, they have mastered strange and unpredictable divine arts. They can not only assist in the treatment of teammates, but also impose various negative states on enemies. Their seemingly fragile bodies are actually not to be underestimated when they wield brass lamps at close range. They are more threatening than knights of the same level.

With only two brass knights, one for melee and one for range, Quinn still has a chance to escape, but if there is another brass priest, his chance of survival will be close to zero.

Not only him, but even Anya and Hosde will have no chance of escape.

The despair in his heart was only a moment. As a knight who had experienced many battles, Quinn quickly adjusted his state and made a decision.

He grabbed Anya's wrist with one hand, and the dark light spread to the girl's body. He stepped and exerted force, and suddenly threw Anya into the air and went away.

The dim light broke through the blockade of the black and purple mist, and the long-range brass knight in the distance shot a brass crossbow arrow to try to shoot down Anya, but it was blocked by the shield held up by the girl, which helped her fly faster.

Seeing Anya flying far away, Quinn breathed a sigh of relief. His decisiveness made it possible for one of the three people to escape from the deadly situation.

With the increase of the purple-black mist and the deepening of the brass knight's vigilance, it was impossible to escape in this way.

"Hosted, today, the two of us may die here. Sorry, I don't have the ability to save you two."

"What are you talking about, Lord Quinn." Hosted laughed and drew the long sword at his waist, without any fear in his eyes: "I am honored to fight side by side with you."

"...Okay." Quinn took a deep breath, looked at the brass sword knight who was walking towards him, rushed out, and his figure disappeared on the spot.

"Dang——"

The greatsword and the dagger collided, and Quinn was forced to retreat several meters.

Under the influence of the purple-black mist, his invisibility ability could not be used, and his combat effectiveness dropped sharply. As an assassin, his strength was definitely no match for the brass greatsword knight in a head-on confrontation.

"Crack!"

The brass greatsword fell, cutting Quinn's body, which was slightly stiffened by the shock, in half.

However, the broken body turned into a black shadow, and Quinn himself came behind the brass remote knight who was quietly approaching the battlefield not far away.

A fierce look flashed in his eyes, and the dagger tempered with a dark light directly pierced the back of the brass remote knight's head.

After a hit, he withdrew without hesitation to avoid being injured by the dying blow that erupted from the brass remote knight's body.

When the smoke and dust subsided, the scene in front of his eyes made Quinn's heart cold.

The fatal wound on the back of the head of the brass ranged knight who was supposed to die was healing rapidly under the nourishment of a purple-black energy, and the brass greatsword knight who was fooled by his shadow clone had captured Hosted.

"Brass priest!"

Quinn was so angry that his teeth itched, but his heart was filled with deep helplessness.

He knew that he was doomed.

The strongest burst failed to kill one of them in one second, and the only thing waiting for him next was death...

"Sorry, Master Luca, I failed your trust and can no longer protect Miss Anya."

The black and purple mist filled the whole place, and there was no way to avoid it. Quinn felt that the energy and physical strength in his body were continuously falling, and not far away, the brass ranged knight who had recovered his strength also shot out several crossbow arrows from the brass crossbow in his hand, each of which brought a sonic boom.

Quinn closed his eyes weakly, he knew that he was doomed.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

The imagined severe pain and the feeling of falling to death did not come. Quinn opened his eyes with some doubts, and a familiar yet strange back was reflected in his pupils.

The ferocious and mighty armor, glowing with light red in the dark, reflects a faint halo under the dim light, like a hunter walking the world at night, silent and deadly.

Ryan tilted his head slightly, glanced at Quinn who was stunned, and chuckled: "Why, we haven't seen each other for a day, and we don't know each other anymore?"

"Lord Zifeng!" Quinn's eyes widened suddenly, his tone full of disbelief.

He saw with his own eyes that Zifeng exploded into blood mist under the arrow of Saint Iochilis, but now, the other party appeared completely in front of him. Not only that, the soul breath on his body seemed to A little stronger, how incredible is this? !

The so-called immortality is only relative. In the face of the "King of Salary" level power of Saint Iocillis, immortality in the general sense is just a joke.

Those who can survive under the power of "Salary King" must have trump cards that ordinary people can't imagine.

Ryan's arrival not only shocked Quinn, but also the expressions of the three members of the Brass Church changed drastically.

They didn't see Ryan, and they didn't know that he was the person who was killed by the saint himself, but the trembling feeling from his body to his soul reminded them deeply that the ferocious armored man in front of him was carrying a big sword on his back. Youth is definitely not something they can fight against.

Paladin level?

Or, the brave level?

They don't know, but no matter which one it is, it is an absolutely strong force that they cannot resist.

The knight with the brass sword subconsciously wanted to tighten his hold on Horsted's neck as a threat.

In the face of such a strong man, escaping is already a luxury, and the strength gap between large levels is like a natural chasm.

Right now, the only chance for the three of them to survive is the hostage in their hands.

But this fastening caused doubts to flash in the eyes of the knight with the brass sword.

He had obviously exerted all his strength, but found that his right hand was not under his control.

He turned his eyes, and was shocked to see that the ferocious armored young man, who was a hundred meters away just now, was standing next to him, and his right arm holding the back of Horsted's neck was separated from his body.

This cut was so fast that the Brass Sword Knight's body didn't even realize that his right arm had been cut off.

The next moment, as a fist rapidly enlarged in front of his eyes, the world of the Brass Sword Knight was completely plunged into darkness.

Seeing that the Brass Sword Knight died on the spot without even being able to resist, the Brass Long Range Knight and the Brass Priest were so frightened that they ran away immediately.

Their consciousness has been filled with fear, and they cannot think about whether they can escape in front of such a strong person.

As two sword energy flew out, the bodies of the brass long-range knight and brass priest who were escaping exploded into slag.

Putting the three [Knight Souls] into his palm, Ryan looked at Hosted with dull eyes: "It's okay. By the way, there is another person. Where is the warrior named 'Anya'?"

Ryan's voice made Horsted come back to his senses. His body trembled, and he bowed deeply to Ryan with awe and admiration. At the same time, he said: "Miss Anya was thrown away by Mr. Quinn. She should be in that direction now." ”

Ryan nodded slightly and disappeared. Before Horsted could react, he reappeared, holding Anya with a confused expression in his hand.

"me you him……"

After being put down, Anya took a long time to regain her composure.

First, she was suddenly thrown away by Quinn. Not long after she landed, the scenery in front of her changed. Then, she returned to the battlefield.

The difference is that the three terrible enemies of the Brass Church are no longer there, replaced by Lord Zifeng who died yesterday.

Ryan turned his attention to Quins, who came forward, saluted respectfully, and said:

"A place like the Brass Branch Temple yesterday. Do you know anything similar? Take me there."

Ryan's words made Quinn stunned for a moment, and then he felt a storm in his heart.

Lord Zifeng's words meant that he was still going to cause trouble for the Brass Church. However, as a meeting ceremony to go to the Yellow Sect's headquarters, the death of a Brass Bishop could not be more solemn...

The thoughts in his heart are one thing. The thoughts of a strong man like Lord Zifeng are beyond his ability to guess. What's more, attacking the Brass Church will be a good thing with no harm to the Yellow Church. So, Quinn said respectfully :

"Lord Zifeng, there is only one Brass Branch Temple in this large area. The other Brass Branch Temple is in a quite remote place. It will take at least five days to get there."

Seeing Master Zifeng frowning slightly, Quinn's heart tightened and he quickly said: "Master Zifeng, I dare to ask, do you just want to cause trouble with the Bronze Holy Cult, or do you want to find someone who is as powerful as Bronze? Bishop's strong man or monster?"

"Oh..." Ryan took a deep look at Quinn, who had his head lowered and could not see his specific expression, and his heart was filled with waves.

Sure enough, the people who can survive in this world, even the relatively kind-hearted people of the Yellow Sect, are not fools.

Ryan nodded: "I have told you before that I am a traveler from other countries, eager to fight with strong men and sharpen myself."

"It is better to have a powerful enemy from the Brass Church, but if not, other inhuman things will do."

Hearing this, Quinn nodded silently, and then said: "That's it, I understand."

"Lord Zifeng, in this case, I also know the habitat of an extremely terrifying monster."

"The monster's strength far exceeds that of a knight. A large number of knights have fallen in its hands. It is said that a powerful paladin went there in person, but ultimately failed to defeat the monster. I think it should meet your goal."

"It's just that thing is too dangerous. I don't recommend you go there."

Ryan waved his hand casually: "It's okay, you lead the way."

"Let's go now."

"In addition, if there are any other enemies of the Yellow Sect, just tell me. I will prioritize those I can solve."

"Just consider it as a reward for letting you lead the way."

"...I understand." Quinn nodded vigorously. Lord Zifeng's frank words made him feel a little guilty, and then he cheered up: "Please follow me."

"The habitat of the monster is not far from here. It only takes half a day's walk to get there."

"Half a day..." Ryan thought about it and felt that it was still too long. He could carry Quinn, but the problem was that there were Anya and Hosted. He couldn't stack the three of them, right?

"Wait for me here."

After leaving these words, Ryan disappeared from the spot.

A few minutes later, when he came back, he was already carrying a brass carriage.

"Bang!"

The heavy brass carriage fell to the ground, making a low sound, and the two war horses were knocked unconscious, but they recovered quickly.

"I've ridden in a brass carriage before, and it has a pretty good speed and is very stable. Can you drive a carriage?"

Quinn swallowed his saliva and nodded: "Yes."

The brass carriage plus two war horses with special speed and endurance modifications weigh at least several tons, but such a thing, in the hands of Lord Zifeng, is as light as a toy...

"With a brass carriage, we should be able to reach our destination in two hours." Quinn whispered.

"Well, then trouble you to lead the way." Ryan nodded and sat in the brass carriage.

Quinn, Anya, and Hosde looked at each other outside, and finally decided to sit outside the carriage together.

Although Lord Zifeng was very kind to them, they still didn't have the courage to be in the same room with such a strong man.

"Gululu..."

The brass warhorse ran obediently under Ryan's intimidation and headed off into the distance.