Chapter 726 The Use of Lightning
Imagine that under various restrictions, you may need to activate the mantra of "Lightning Blessing" the moment you see the enemy's flaw, and then successfully hit the opponent's flaw, allowing the "Lightning Slash" to fall directly on the opponent, in order to fully exert its effect.
But when strong men fight, opportunities are often fleeting. If you use your true power, the opportunity may slip away from you.
There is even a high possibility that you will reveal flaws in this process.
At the same time, considering actual combat, there is a great possibility that this "Lightning Slash" will be blocked by the opponent's weapon.
"Silk, fix this crystal iron sword to the wooden stake and I will do another test."
It wasn't a complicated matter and Silke got it done quickly.
Seeing this, Zhou Xu activated the "Lightning Blessing" again, adding lightning to the crystal iron sword in his hand.
Then, he used the crystal-iron sword in his hand that was blessed with lightning to gently touch the crystal-iron sword fixed on the wooden stake.
In an instant, the electric current poured out, but soon dissipated and became invisible, and the power of the electric shock was hardly reflected at all.
Zhou Xu knew the reason clearly. It was because of the knife handle! The knife handle was made of wood, and dry wood was an insulator, which prevented the lightning from flowing along the weapon and directly striking the opponent's body.
Due to various restrictions, the cost-effectiveness of this method has been significantly reduced.
If used well, it is a killing move. If used poorly, it is a sheer waste of mantra power and a missed opportunity to kill the enemy.
However, Zhou Xu did not continue to worry about it. This problem could not be changed, and continuing to worry about it would only be a waste of time. It would be better to seize the time and make more new attempts.
【Attack blessing. 】
【Speed boost.】
This time, Zhou Xu did not add the power of mantra to the weapon, but instead added it to Silk's body, trying to strengthen Silk.
As for the 'Lightning Blessing', Zhou Xu did not use it, mainly because he was afraid of accidentally electrocuting Silk to death.
After all, no one can guarantee at this moment whether the lightning will cause harm to the person who has been blessed after being blessed by the flesh and blood body.
"How does it feel?"
After receiving the blessing, Silk ran and jumped, punched and kicked, feeling the changes in his body.
After some struggling, he stopped and shook his head.
"Your Majesty, I have not noticed any changes."
This answer made Zhou Xu fall into a brief contemplation.
[For strengthening, I actually already have the simpler and cruder mantras of "attack strengthening" and "speed strengthening". I was thinking of comparing them to see which one has better strengthening effect and consumes less energy, and then decide which one to use. Now it seems that "blessing" can only be used on things like weapons and equipment? ]
Since he already had the mantra combination of 'Basic Weapon Blessing', he was influenced by preconceived ideas and tried to bless the weapon right from the start, and the whole process indeed went very smoothly.
But now, corresponding restrictions have undoubtedly emerged.
But it didn't affect him much.
After finishing this part of the test, Zhou Xu began to try other mantras that also looked decent when combined together.
In the event of failure in use, it is actually very convenient and you can immediately replace it with another one, which does not take much time.
After all the trouble, Zhou Xu stretched his muscles. In the process of continuous failure, the total amount of mantra in his body had been almost consumed by half.
[Fortunately, my power of truth has become stronger over the years, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to handle this.]
There is only one mantra left to test, and that is lightning attack.
Zhou Xu asked Silk to place the wooden stake five meters away. After the opponent retreated, he immediately used the mantra.
【Lightning attack! 】
In an instant, a flash of lightning burst out from his palm, like a palm thunder, and it struck the wooden stake flying away.
There was no need for Zhou Xu to say anything more after that. Silk quickly ran over and picked up the wooden stake for confirmation.
During this time, Zhou Xu stood in place, feeling the drain from the 'lightning attack'.
However, before Zhou Xu could think about it, a scream from Silk in the distance interrupted his thoughts.
Hearing the noise, Zhou Xu looked quickly and saw that the wooden stake that was chopped off by his "lightning attack" was now on fire.
Faced with this situation, Zhou Xu remained very calm.
Electric current generates heat when it encounters high resistance, and dry wood is an excellent fuel. If the intensity of lightning is high enough, it is not uncommon for it to produce fire.
With this as a premise, just based on the sound created by the lightning, it is not difficult to see that the power of this "lightning attack" is far greater than the small current generated by the "lightning blessing".
But on the other hand, the consumption is also really great. One "lightning attack" can consume almost a quarter of his mantra power in his prime.
The energy consumption of a 'Lightning Blessing' is less than one-fifth of that of a 'Lightning Attack'.
All I can say is that being strong has its advantages, and being weak has its advantages.
While his thoughts were racing, Silk had already put out the flames and moved the wooden stake back.
The surface of the wooden stake had been charred black by the "lightning attack", and the part that was hit on the front even showed signs of burning and cracking, further proving that the power of the "lightning attack" was enough to be used as a killing move.
At this moment, the remaining mantra power in Zhou Xu's body is only enough for one more use. At the same time, after using it up, he will face a situation where the mantra power is severely depleted.
Considering the impact of side effects, Zhou Xu gave up the idea of testing again and decided to recover for a few days first.
After that, through several tests, he had a general understanding of the situation of the "lightning attack".
What he didn't expect was that while ensuring the power of this "lightning attack", the maximum attack distance was only five meters.
When he conducted a subsequent test, he tried to place the wooden stake at a distance of six meters. As a result, the power of the stake dropped drastically, and it could not even reach seven meters before it dissipated into the air.
On the contrary, the closer the distance, the stronger the power.
If he put his hand directly on the wooden stake to release the "lightning attack", there might be a risk of injuring himself. For safety reasons, Zhou Xu did not make this attempt. After all, this could cost lives if one is not careful.
But what can be confirmed is that if the attack distance is shortened to less than half a meter, it is basically a face-to-face state with the enemy.
Then, the "Lightning Attack" released can directly split the wooden stake! If it hits a person, it will definitely kill him completely.
But it’s best not to forget that the closer you are to the enemy, the greater the risk you have to bear!
If you get yourself involved accidentally, it would not be worth it.
(End of this chapter)
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