Chapter 149: What...What Kind of Monster Are You?

Chapter 149: What...What Kind of Monster Are You?



As Hamilton approached Rain, he spoke solemnly, "Adams Nolan, Shadow Dagger Elite Assassin, Third-Level Apprentice Wizard, known as the 'Ghost Manipulator' and 'Mind Manipulator', is an Imperial Fugitive."

"His primary crime is the murder of Mayorist County City Guard Major Ferris Cardis, Baron, and he's also suspected of the murders of wealthy merchant Jabby Bogado and Mayor Saskia Raza, along with numerous other homicides."

"Any Imperial citizen who encounters Adams should immediately report to the nearest Imperial authority and will receive a reward of 50 Imperial Gold. If they manage to defeat him, they will be rewarded with 1,000 Imperial Gold."

Rain was aware that Hamilton was not only informing him about the individual but also revealing his own lack of confidence in directly defeating or killing this Third-Level Apprentice Wizard named Adams.

Furthermore, Hamilton's mention of disrupting the opponent's spellcasting indicated that their upcoming tactic would focus on harassing and delaying Adams.

"Oh? Delaying? That's an interesting idea."

"However, your knowledge of me seems to be limited to the wanted poster." Adams glanced at Hamilton with a hint of mockery.

Clearly, Hamilton hadn't anticipated Adams' heightened senses, as he had overheard their entire conversation.

"You go left, I'll take the right!"

"Release arrows!" Hamilton's face turned stern as he shouted.

Immediately, he charged towards Adams with his sword and shield, taking the right flank.

Rain followed closely behind, wielding his Boar Head Hammer and attacking from the left.

The Night Watch Elite's dense rain of arrows poured towards Adams in the alley, like a torrential downpour, even before Rain and Hamilton could reach him.

However, as the arrows struck, a large cloud of eerie black fog rapidly enveloped Adams, spreading swiftly towards both ends of the alley.

The arrows pierced through the black fog) and clattered harmlessly on the ground, missing Adams who had already vanished within the black mist.

Upon entering the black fog, Hamilton and Rain momentarily lost sight of their target.

But Rain, equipped with the core skill 'Dark Vision,' quickly adapted to the obscured vision and managed to vaguely discern a hunched figure within the eerie mist.

Soon, Rain realized something was amiss with the black fog!

The fog snaked around their bodies, infusing them with negative energy, and within moments, a sense of fatigue overwhelmed them.

In just a few seconds, Rain felt his limbs grow weak, and his hammer-wielding motions became increasingly clumsy.

"Ahh!"

Suddenly, from behind them in the alley, the Night Watch Elite's screams filled the air.

Rain's eyes narrowed in response! The attacker seemed to be the female vengeful spirit controlled by Adams.

Evidently, if the black fog wasn't dispelled, the Night Watch Elite would become sitting ducks, and as time passed, both Rain and Hamilton would struggle to endure.

This was far too passive!

Facing this intangible black fog, it seemed the only option was to counter it with something equally intangible.

Rain swiftly sheathed his Boar Head Hammer and withdrew the Radiant Greatsword from his back, charging towards the hunched figure within the black mist.

"Hmm! You can actually discern my position." Adams, within the black fog, had immediately noticed Rain rushing towards him.

Originally, he had planned to leisurely wait for the 'Evil Fog' to erode the bodies of the two knights before effortlessly finishing them off.

Unexpectedly, one of them managed to discern his position within the black mist.

"Roar!!!"

Just as Rain was about to reach Adams, about three meters away, he unleashed the Great Bear Sword Technique's secret skill—'Roaring Strike'!

A visible ripple, emanating from Rain's gaping mouth, rapidly spread in all directions, causing the black mist to resemble the surface of a sea struck by a meteor. Rain's sonic attack directly dispersed a large area of the fog!

Adams, who had been concealed within the black mist, became clearly visible.

Apparently, Rain's secret skill had greatly exceeded Adams' expectations!

It caught Adams off guard, causing him to hesitate momentarily as he was about to move.

This delighted Rain, and he fiercely swung the Radiant Greatsword towards Adams.

"Overhead Slash!"

"Pffft!"

A sensation of striking a rapidly surging current of water was transmitted from the greatsword to Rain's hand.

On Adams' body surface, a black membrane resembling an eggshell appeared.

It seemed that this black membrane was invisible until attacked, only revealing itself when struck.

At this moment, black rays of light swirled on the surface of the black membrane, blocking Rain's determined strike.

Beneath the black membrane, Adams looked at Rain with eyes full of shock, his previous nonchalance replaced by a serious gaze as he studied Rain. "I didn't expect a newly promoted knight like you to possess such formidable strength."

Adams' heart filled with resentment. 'Norman, you're a bit of a jerk. This Rain guy is not just a newly promoted knight; his strength is no weaker than many veteran knights.'

As Rain's attack had partially dispersed the Evil Fog, Hamilton and the elite Night Watch members on the outskirts could now see Rain and Adams engaged in combat. They quickly rushed to provide support.

Hamilton unleashed a powerful shield bash towards Adams!

But the same scene unfolded.

Ripples appeared on the surface of the black membrane, but the eggshell-like membrane remained unharmed.

Immediately, Hamilton roared, his muscles bulging, and he swiftly struck the black membrane three times with his Knight's Longsword!

The ripples grew larger, and the eggshell-like membrane slightly caved in, but evidently, this level of power was still insufficient to overcome the defense of the black membrane! Rain's eyes narrowed.

"Breaking Limit!"

61% increase in Strength, Constitution, and Agility!

"Gigastrength Level 3!"

100% increase in Strength!

"Power Surge!"

100% increase in Strength!

In an instant, Rain felt a surge of heat pumping from his heart, accelerating his blood flow, causing his veins to bulge, and his muscles to swell.

The next second, his entire body expanded!

The seams of the Chrome Iron Armor's connecting parts widened, and the slightly oversized Knight Plate Armor once again became child-sized!

At the same time, Rain quickly switched weapons in his hands.

To break the shield, the Boar Head Hammer, with its multiple spikes, was far more effective than the Radiant Greatsword!

"Boom!!"

Rain's strike, enhanced by a 261% increase in strength, heavily dented the black membrane, creating a basin-sized depression.

The dense spikes on the tip of the Boar Head Hammer almost pierced Adams' eyelids!

This momentary scene stunned Adams within the black membrane.

For the first time, he screamed in shock:

"This is impossible! What...what kind of monster are you?!"

"Even a Peak Knight doesn't have such a powerful attack!"

Upon seeing this, Hamilton rejoiced and immediately joined forces with Rain, unleashing his full power.

Rain's strike truly terrified Adams!

He frantically began rummaging through his belongings, no longer displaying the previous confidence he had.

Soon, Adams pulled out an ancient gray scroll and quickly unfurled it!

At this moment, Rain's second hammer strike landed, causing the black membrane to become nearly transparent, indicating that some energy was about to be exhausted.

"Damn it! I wasted a precious life-saving scroll!"

"Arcadian Language: Minor Physical Reflection Shield!" Adams shouted.

Instantly, before the black membrane could become completely transparent, a bubble-like circular shield replaced it, enveloping Adams' body.

This shield emitted a faint silver glow, distinct from the previous black membrane shield.

Rain and Hamilton continued their assault, attacking Adams from both sides.

When Rain's Boar Head Hammer struck the shield again, suddenly, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and a silver light traveled from the hammer through Rain's body.

Rain immediately experienced a tingling sensation throughout his body.

Fortunately, his Extraordinary Trait, Iron Skin Level 3, protected him.

Hamilton, on the other hand, was in a dire situation. Smoke immediately rose from the gaps in his Knight Plate Armor, clearly indicating a severe injury!

This shield is truly formidable!

It seems to have a retaliatory damage effect!

This made Rain deeply wary of Adams!

He had initially thought that after using his ultimate move, he would be able to finish off his opponent in one fell swoop. But to his surprise, his opponent kept unveiling one trump card after another.

Truly deserving of the bounty of a thousand Imperial Gold coins, his strength is genuinely formidable!

Rain began to understand why Adams could kill a Peak Knight.

Because some of his methods are nearly unsolvable for a Knight.

At least, at the Knight level. As for Great Knights, who knows?

Moreover, a Third-Level Apprentice Wizard is already this strong?

What about a full-fledged Wizard?

"Futile attacks! Prepare to die!"

Adams, protected by the 'Minor Physical Reflection Shield,' immediately regained his composure, his face a mixture of anger and ruthlessness!

While taunting Rain and Hamilton, he was also muttering a spell under his breath, seemingly preparing some kind of sorcery.

Hamilton's face was already filled with despair!

His two consecutive attacks had not only left the opponent unscathed but had also resulted in him being severely injured by the opponent's peculiar silver shield.

But Rain was different!

With 'Iron Skin Level 3' protecting him, Rain had not suffered significant damage. However, he also stopped attacking, knowing that reckless attacks would only result in being hurt by the peculiar silver shield's retaliation.

However,

Rain didn't believe that this shield could defend against his attacks indefinitely!

Now, Rain had two options. One was to recover his stamina and unleash a full-force attack, testing whether sheer power could break through.

Of course, whether it would work, Rain was uncertain.

The second option was to circle around to the opponent's back, out of Hamilton and others' sight, and cast the sorcery 'Scorching Touch.'

Earlier, Adams thought that Rain and Hamilton didn't understand Arcadian, but in reality, when Adams unrolled the scroll, Rain had clearly heard the keyword, 'Physical.'

Thus, Rain could almost determine that this silver shield was specifically designed to defend against physical attacks and had some form of energy-based retaliation, likely ineffective against sorcery or energy attacks.

The entire decision-making process took just a moment!

Rain quickly circled around to Adams' back, adopting the second option and casting the sorcery 'Scorching Touch.'

The reason was simple: Adams had killed a Peak Knight.

This indicated that even a Peak Knight's ultimate desperate move had been ineffective against him.

Moreover, this specialized defensive shield was far more powerful than the initial black film.

Rain considered that while 'Tri-State' was powerful, choosing to force a breakthrough was not entirely safe.

Combat requires wisdom.

As a great man once said, "Seize opportunities, exploit the enemy's weaknesses, and turn passivity into initiative!"

At this moment, Adams was clearly preparing to unleash a powerful move and would not move for a short time, presenting an opportunity.

In the next second, Rain flashed to Adams' back, his left hand outstretched, aiming at Adams' back, about two to three centimeters from the silver shield, almost the closest possible distance.

Rain remembered clearly that his 'Scorching Touch' was a contact-based sorcery, with greater power the closer the distance!

And Adams was completely unaware!

At this moment, his mind was consumed by the rage to kill both of them, and he didn't think that two Knights could break through the 'Minor Physical Reflection Shield.'

Additionally, the Night Watch Elites at the alley entrance were firing arrows at him in rapid succession, the whistling of the arrows drowning out the sound of Rain's incantations.

"(Arcadian) ... Drag them into the illusion!" As Adams finished the last syllable of his incantation, a smug smile appeared on his face.

A special mental power mixed with some strange energy rapidly spread over several dozen meters.

Hamilton and the Night Watch Elites at the alley entrance all froze, their expressions blank, as if they were scarecrows!

But at the same time, Adams' expression suddenly changed!

His entire body stiffened!

Then, he let out a scream!

"Ah!"

In the next second, Adams stumbled, supporting himself on the ground, and the pale silver shield around him gradually disappeared, either because the time limit had been reached or due to his sudden injury.

But that didn't matter!

A black light, like a dragon emerging from the sea, instantly shot up from the ground, striking Adams' chin.

"Bang!!"

Adams' entire body trembled, his feet kicking as he flew three to four meters into the air!

In mid-air, it was clear that Adams' jaw had been shattered by the black light, with blood, bone fragments, and flesh splattering everywhere.

This showed the immense force of the black light!

This strike was the secret technique of the Tokkar Hammer Technique, 'Dragon Ascending Hammer'!

The one who executed it was none other than Rain.

It turned out that just as they both finished casting their spells, Rain, while affected by the illusion, had also attacked Adams with the high-temperature damage from 'Scorching Touch.'

Before Rain felt dizzy and was dragged into a certain illusion, he quickly added a point to his mental attribute. The sudden increase in mental power immediately dispelled the illusion's influence on him.

Initially, Rain had planned to use the recovery effect of the attribute boost to clear his mind. However, in reality, the sudden surge in mental power seemed to directly break the illusion's effect on him.

Of course, the specific mechanism behind this was still unclear to Rain.

Regardless, this allowed Rain to use his full mental power to guide the sorcery 'Scorching Touch,' continuously launching high-temperature attacks against Adams.

A temperature of nearly 1500 degrees, even if it lasted only one or two seconds, could cause severe damage to the human body.

By the time Adams reacted, his internal organs and bodily fluids had already suffered from the intense heat.

This was why, when Adams stumbled, he almost couldn't stand up and had to support himself with both hands on the ground.

At this moment, Adams, who was floating in mid-air, began to fall!

Although his chin was gone, Rain was still a bit worried that Adams might have some strange or last-resort survival techniques. Therefore, he immediately and without hesitation used a two-hit combo.

Following the secret skill 'Dragon Ascending Hammer,' he immediately followed up with the second secret skill of the Tokkar Hammer Technique—'Earth Splitting Hammer'!

"Earth Splitting Hammer!"

"Boom!!!"

The heavy flat end of the Boar Head Hammer struck the ground with great force.

A violent shockwave spread out in a fan shape, ravaging the ground in front of it.

A large fan-shaped area of the ground, like tofu, shattered and was sent flying a meter into the air.

Adams, who was still immersed in the intense pain from his shattered chin, went black before his eyes the moment he hit the ground, never to wake up again.

When Hamilton and the other Night Watch members recovered from Adams' illusion, they were presented with this scene following: Adams, Adams,A large square of a flat ground of a black, Adams, a flat, black mud.

Adams, black-roath Hammer!

's Adams lying on the ground, a black, a black, blood-soaked, Adams, blood, a black-robed, almost unrecognizable in human form.

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any longer.

Clearly, Rain had defeated his opponent!

However, everyone, including Hamilton, had not seen how Rain defeated Adams. At this moment, they all looked at the shatteredsh shock on their faces.

To be able to shatter a large area of hard stone ground like this, anyone could tell that the attack power must have been terrifying!

!

But only Rain knew that the key to his victory over Adams actually lay in the sorcery ' 'Scorching Touch,' and not in the physical combat.

At this moment, Rain was drawn to the system notification:

【Your skill Tokkar Hammer Technique has been improved, experience +138】

【Congratulations, your skill Tokkar Hammer Technique has been improved to Level 4】

【Your skill GrGrYour skill Great Bear Sword Technique has been improved, experience +127】

【Your skill Scorching Touch has been improved, experience +14】

【You have experienced a battle, Knight (Extraordinary) experience +87, Apprentice Mage (Extraordinary) experience +13】

"Huh!"

He didn't expect it to be like this!

The experience from a battle seems to have been automatically distributed by the system according to certain rules, between to the Knight (Extraordinary) and Apprentice Mage (Extraordinary) professionsRain quickly processed through the brain,, spinning:

the system notification, his mind working rapidly.

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"This battle, I used the sorcery 'Scorching Touch,' so not only did the skill 'Scorching Touch' gain experience, but also the corresponding Apprentice Mage (Extraordinary) career experience got a boost?"

"During previous battles, why did the Apprentice mage (Extraordinary) not gain any career experience? It seems the reason was that I didn't used"From what I can tell, it's likely the case."

"However, if this is true, it's a good thing! That way, I can improve the Apprentice Mage (Extraordinary) career level by practicing more sorcery in battles, in addition to meditating basic meditation."

"Seems like I've found the key to improving the Apprentice Mage (Extraordinary) career!"

Soon, Rain's eyes lit up, understanding the key point.

At this moment, Hamilton stepped forward, eyes wide open,, looking an disbelief looking at on face,, and, and at, " look's, " and, and black,, ",, "This is Adams?"

"Rain, this... Adams?"

"Yes, my lord, with your help, I seized the chance to land silver shield's defenses!"

"Alright... the power of your warhammer is truly beyond my imagination!" Hamilton paused for a moment before speaking.

Hamilton clearly remembered that he had repeatedly stabbed Adams with his knight shield, several times, but was repelled by the silver shield. However, he managed to break through the.

"However, Rain could shatter that silver shield?

"But, Hamilton, looking at the blackened Adams, asked in a surprised and puzzled tone of voice.

"Indeed, this... with your help, I managed the chance to break through that silver shield!"

(End of Chapter)

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