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 nameless 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 'fake damage'?"

However, 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?"

"Probably!" 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 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.

"However, 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.

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

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 it was obvious that he was 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 still thinking about how to communicate with the high priest of the Secret Snake Church.

After all, the other party has already got the Earth Snake. 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 Grand Priest Cannon of the Secret Snake Church 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!

"Sir 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 Earth Snake, it will reach the designated location in about a day and a half at the slowest. Let me calculate, it will be around the second half of tomorrow night, which is the best time to attack." Cannon smiled and nodded.

Now that the Earth Snake has been successfully controlled, if Holden can be rescued, then of course he must be rescued.

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

"Indeed, the early morning is 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 elites in Meister County, I will also immediately contact the secret agents in the county city and the insiders in Earl 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 earth snake start now!"

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

The next second, "Crack!" The sound of drilling the ground sounded!

The extremely hard underground rock, in the mouthparts of the earth snake, is like tofu!

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

The ground also shook slightly as the earth snake dug.

Seeing the giant beast's super fast digging speed, Ganon and Laxul looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

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

a black-robed man with a black hood and a group of Black Flame monks quietly walked into the area where the ground snake was originally located.

The ground snake was huge, and the amber passage that once imprisoned it was no problem for several people to pass through, but the ground was full of broken, irregular amber fragments.

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

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

"The ancient hero Monger of my sect is sleeping in it. Once the ancient temple is found, it means that we can awaken the ancient hero Monger."

When talking about the ancient hero Monger, the Black Flame monk seemed to be excited.

You should know that this ancient hero Monger was an outstanding figure in the ancient Black Flame Church, nicknamed "The King of Evil Flame", and his deeds were passed down from generation to generation in the church.

He always thought that the ancient heroes had long since 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.

——The

next morning, the sky was slightly bright.

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

When the four guards at the door saw Ryan coming, they immediately saluted and said, "Lord Ryan, Lord Alex has been interrogating all 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 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 his hands and legs had stopped bleeding.

Since Ryan cut off the opponent's forearms and calves at that time, he could still separate his hands and tie his legs together. Alex arranged a formation around him, 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, Holden, with disheveled hair, 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 that the other party is a sorcerer with strong mental power.

It was almost impossible to make the other party collapse mentally 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?

Could it be that Lord Ryan was also good at torture?

But the next second, he understood!

"Snap!"

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

In Holdan's unbelievable eyes, his head was instantly smashed by Ryan with a white bone hammer, and his brain burst!

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

The last thought in his head before he died was, 'Ryan, this guy actually killed me directly? Shouldn't he keep me alive, interrogate me carefully, and find a way to get some information? ' Alex also looked at this scene in great surprise!   At that moment, he respected Ryan even more.   Before, it was Ryan's strength, and this time, it was 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 killed Holdan 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 a painful expression, 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 Crushing 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 that he has more strength!   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 gain effect.   It will not always exist.   Once means 5 strength, obviously, if it is stacked ten times, it means 50 strength!   Hiss~   This effect is awesome!   Although it only has one more core skill than the wizard (legend), if it is used well, the combat power 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 were an ordinary Black Flame Monk, it would probably only have a strength +2 or at most +3 effect.   However, Ryan glanced at the stunned Alex and thought to himself, "How should I explain the phenomenon just now to him?"   "Hey, Sir Ryan, is the warhammer 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 warhammer in Ryan's hand and exclaimed.   "Oh, yes, this is a trophy of mine. It is said to be a sacrificial tool of a primitive tribe. I also 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 warhammer.   In fact, this is the core skill of the Warhammer Wizard.   But if he doesn't say it, who would know.   "What a rare and wonderful thing! Although I have heard of some strange things that can extract souls, this is the first time I have seen a real thing." Alex couldn't help but sigh in amazement and exclaimed.   "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, including the guards at the door, I will also cast the forgetfulness spell."   "In addition, I will also seal this place!"   Ryan left the detention room, thought about it, and turned to the training room.   "Warhammer Wizard, the profession is indeed as its name suggests, the warhammer comes first." Ryan looked at the skull warhammer in his hand and muttered to himself.   "It seems that my next step is to prioritize upgrading the high-level secret skill 'Smashing Hammer' to the top secret skill."   "After all, the new core skill 'Soul-crushing Hammer' requires the enemy to die under the hammer in order to launch 'Soul-crushing Shock'."   "In other words, dying under a sword or an axe does not count, and cannot trigger the special effect of 'Soul-crushing Hammer'."   "But in this case, if I want to trigger it, I 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."   At this moment, 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 of the body were not armored, as if to make the whole person move more lightly and faster.   This was understandable, after all, women were not as strong as men, and as great knights, their load-bearing capacity was also much worse, so it was better to simplify the equipment and take advantage of their flexibility.   However, the bottom of the noble hunting suit that Alexandra wore was a slightly slim and elastic trousers.   Although it was not as good as the women's yoga pants that Ryan wore in his previous life, it also showed off the figure, outlining Alexandra's round buttocks in every detail, and faintly showing the traces of the underwear straps.

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

Not only is her figure well-proportioned, but the whole outfit also feels quite thoughtful.

Ryan thought about it and realized that the only person who could compete with Alexandra was Claire!

The others were either one size smaller in the upper body or one size smaller in the lower body.

"Alexandra, good morning."

"Sir Ryan, you have to teach me about hammering today." Alexandra approached and looked at Ryan with her beautiful eyes.

"Well, okay." Ryan thought about it and it seemed that there was really no reason to refuse her today.

In addition, the other party just asked about hammering, and as an enthusiastic colleague, he should indeed give some advice. It's

just that the other party seemed to have something red on his lips, which looked crystal clear and bright red, making people want to kiss her.

"Hey, Alexandra, then show me the hammering you are good at first." Ryan calmed down his slightly agitated mood and said.

"Okay, Lord Ryan."

Alexandra was holding a hammer and shield, and she quickly performed in the center of the field.

Although she was not as good as Ryan, she was not a mediocre person among the great knights. Her strength was still very good, close to the level of senior great knights.

"Not bad, very good." Ryan's eyes lit up and nodded.

Alexandra's strength was much stronger than he expected.

"It's just that when you attacked, the hammer strike just now was not decisive enough." Ryan came over and pointed out Alexandra's small problems one by one.

"Lord Ryan, is that so?"

Alexandra raised her shield in her left hand, held the hammer in her right hand, and swung it from top to bottom.

Ryan glanced at the other's round buttocks, then quickly moved his eyes away and said:

"Uh, don't lift your buttocks so high. When exerting force, the Force in your body must cooperate. Use the Force when kicking your legs, twisting your hips, and swinging the hammer."

"Sir Ryan, how do you twist your hips? Is this how it is?"

Alexandra smiled at Ryan, twisted her hips, and her tight and plump buttocks trembled slightly.

This scene made Ryan glance at it unconsciously, with a somewhat unnatural expression.

Don't you know how to twist your hips?

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

"Almost!"

"Sir Ryan, almost is not okay, you have to help me point out the mistakes in my force."

"Can you put your hands on my sides? I want you to feel my force." Alexandra blinked and pointed to her wasp waist and said.

This...

Can a woman's waist be touched casually?

But the other party's words seemed to make sense. If the force was wrong, it might affect the outcome of the battle.

Ryan thought about it and decided to go up and give some pointers.

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

This made Ryan feel like he was electrocuted. He immediately retracted his hand and felt a little annoyed. "Who is it? Don't you know to knock on the door?"

But when he turned around, Ryan was stunned!

Huh?

It's faster than expected!

I saw a familiar beautiful figure appeared at the door. It was Claire.

Claire smiled with her beautiful eyes. She glanced at Ryan and then at Alexandra, as if she didn't see the intimate posture of the two just now. She said: "Ryan, I'm promoted to a great knight."

"Congratulations! Miss Claire, this is really great!" Ryan smiled and walked over.

"Let me introduce you. This is Miss Claire, the daughter of Count Habsburg and a student of the Imperial Academy."

"This is Alexandra from the Earthshaker Crimson Bear Squad."

"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, you are too kind! It turns out that Count Habsburg has such a beautiful daughter. No wonder Lord Ryan is so dedicated to guarding the mansion."

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

"Okay! Miss Claire, I couldn't ask for it. I rarely meet female Grand Knights normally."

Hmm?

Seeing the two women smiling at the beginning.

But how come they are going to compete in the blink of an eye?

This made Ryan a little dumbfounded!

(End of this chapter)