Chapter 212: Fierce Battle

Chapter 212: Fierce Battle



As Rain and Veronica approached the cliff where the Iron Beak Sea Eagles nested, he took the opportunity to examine the newly acquired Legendary Weapon Master skill panel.

Below the title, in smaller text, he noticed:

Tier 1 Limit Break (100%)



Tier 2 Limit Break (17%)



(Note: Essence Value is approximately equivalent to Tier 2 Limit Break.)



Rain's recent attack had been significantly more powerful than before.

This was due to the five-point increase in his fundamental attributes of strength, agility, and constitution, as well as the fact that his previously maxed-out Limit Break could now be further enhanced.

Upon seeing the description of Tier 2 Limit Break, Rain had a hunch.

Now it seemed clear that the Knight path was focused on developing one's physical body, or in other words, liberating the flesh to attain extraordinary combat prowess.

Additionally, Rain had tested the Tier 1 and Tier 2 Limit Breaks during his battle with the Black Gills Fishmen, and he now understood how they augmented his attributes.

The calculation method remained the same as before.

Assuming a base agility of 10 points, activating Tier 1 Limit Break would increase it by 100%, resulting in 20 points (10 x [1+100%]).

Currently, with Tier 2 Limit Break, it would be 10 x [1+100%+17%], not 10 x [1+100%] x [1+17%].

In simpler terms, Tier 1 and Tier 2 Limit Breaks were additive, allowing 10 points of agility to reach 21.7.

Regarding strength calculation, assuming a base of 10 points, it would be 10 x [1+100%+17%+200%], resulting in an incredibly high boost.

10 points of strength could reach 41.7 with maximum effort.

Of course, such an all-out burst would consume a significant amount of stamina, and if one's constitution couldn't keep up, there could be muscle soreness or even direct muscle fatigue as side effects.

Rain had experienced this before.

Switching back to the main attribute page, Rain studied the four talents, and a realization dawned on him.

Why were talents were so important? It was because someone born with the Junior Gigantism talent, upon reaching adulthood, would have strength that, while slightly weaker than that of a Knight Commander, could rival that of a Senior Knight after the talent's enhancement.

And if one possessed the Intermediate Gigantism talent, their strength upon adulthood could even challenge that of a Great Knight. No wonder some races in ancient texts were described as having such formidable combat power.

Walking alongside Rain, dressed in a light blue robe, Veronica seemed to be in high spirits, frequently glancing at Rain with a sense of inexplicable comfort.

She felt that Rain had somehow become more charming than he was the day before, though she couldn't quite put her finger on what had changed.

Due to the chosen landing point being close to the Iron Beak Sea Eagles' cliff, it took less than twenty minutes for Rain and Veronica to reach the base of the cliff.

The cliff rose to a height of forty to fifty meters, almost perpendicular to the ground, but its surface was covered in pitted and exposed brown rocks, making it an easy climb for Rain.

Several large Iron Beak Sea Eagles, already aware of the intruders, began to circle overhead, drawing Rain's attention.

Rain looked up and carefully observed these eagles.

They had dark plumage, a wingspan of around three meters, and a fierce temperament, as indicated by their sharp beaks and powerful claws.

Rain nodded in satisfaction.

Indeed, these Iron Beak Sea Eagles were worthy opponents, and he intended to capture a few of them.

"Miss Veronica, is there anything you need me to do?" Rain asked.

"Rain, I'll have Big White attract the attention of the Iron Beak Sea Eagles, and then I'll need you to climb the cliff and capture a few of their chicks. I only need three, and after you're done, I'll create a water mist to cover our escape."

Veronica, experienced in these matters, calmly gave instructions.

"By the way, Rain, the Iron Beak Sea Eagles have very strong beaks, so be cautious."

Veronica could have accomplished this task on her own, but she was looking forward to interacting with Rain.

"Alright, Miss Veronica," Rain agreed.

Veronica needed three chicks, and Rain needed one, so he would have to bring down at least four.

"Rain, if you're ready, I'll send Big White up," Veronica said.

"Okay."

The giant white owl, Big White, covered in a light blue water shield, took to the skies at Veronica's command, drawing the attention of several Iron Beak Sea Eagles. Within seconds, feathers flew as Big White engaged in combat with four or five of the eagles.

Rain knew the time was right and immediately began to climb the cliff wall with quick strides.

After a few leaps, he soon arrived at an Iron Beak Sea Eagle's nest, where two fluffy eaglets were chirping. One of them seemed to have just hatched, its eyes barely open.

Two in a nest? Rain thought for a moment. Instead of taking them both, he chose the younger eaglet and headed towards the second nest.

"Hmm, this doesn't look like a sea eagle egg, does it?"

At the second nest, Rain was surprised to see a purple egg, its color and size noticeably different from the broken eggshell beside it.

Meanwhile, Big White and the Iron Beak Sea Eagles were engaged in a battle.

The Iron Beak Sea Eagle's call was sharp and high-pitched, carrying far across the island.

At the same time, on the other side of the island, 'Skull Crusher' Volod Niharou was roasting a large fish by a campfire.

Hearing the faint call of the Iron Beak Sea Eagle, Volod narrowed his eyes and listened carefully.

Hmm? It seems like the call of some kind of eagle.

Judging by the intensity and urgency of the call, it seemed to be coming from a battle.

Volod furrowed his brows and stood up from under a tree, pacing back and forth in the palm grove, deep in thought.

Eagles have few natural enemies, and for them to make such a call, could it be that someone was fighting them?

No, I have to go and see.

Otherwise, if it was the Imperial Navy or a land-based pursuit squad, he would be at their mercy.

Volod extinguished the campfire with a kick, sending a fierce shower of sand and gravel.

Then, he turned and quickly headed towards the direction of the eagle's call.

Minutes later.

Volod arrived near the cliff, just below the airspace where the Giant White Owl and the Iron Beak Sea Eagles were fighting.

"Hmm, this owl, is this an Avian Transformation Spell?" Volod looked up, his pupils constricting as he muttered.

At the same time, he also noticed a beautiful girl in a pale blue robe, holding four or five eaglets and a purple bird egg, accompanied by a boy in knight plate armor.

At this moment, the armored boy was rapidly approaching the girl.

"Hmm? High Knight Plate Armor? He must be the offspring of some noble family. Volod narrowed his eyes, carefully examining the noble crest on Rain's chest armor and guessing his identity.

Soon, Volod's attention shifted to the girl.

As the sea breeze blew, the smooth robe outlined the girl's beautiful curves, causing Volod to lick his slightly chapped lips.

When he was still the commander of the Black Sails Pirate Fleet, Volod had no shortage of women, but things were different now. After several days of fleeing in disarray, he hadn't tasted meat in days.

"Tsk, it seems my luck is good. It's a female wizard apprentice, and they are probably a couple."

"A sweet love between a knight and a girl?"

"It makes me want to ruin it!"

Volod, a senior third-level wizard apprentice and senior great knight, quickly discerned Veronica's identity as a wizard apprentice, which piqued his interest even more.

Moreover, he instantly imagined the relationship between the two.

They were probably a knight and a girl, coming to capture the young Iron Beak Sea Eagles.

As a combination of a knight and a wizard apprentice, they were quite formidable.

Unfortunately for them, they had the misfortune of encountering me.

A sinister smile appeared on Volod's face as he thought of their predicament.

He would break the boy's spine, then let him watch as he ravaged the girl.

With this thought, Volod immediately cast a Water Mirror Spell on himself, concealing his form behind a watery mirror.

From the side, Volod seemed to disappear in place, the effect of the Water Mirror Spell making him invisible to others, but the mirror reflected his image.

The effect of this Water Mirror Spell was very similar to the famous Invisibility Spell.

Although, in Volod's eyes, the boy in front of him was merely a knight-level elite. However, he still planned to use a surprise attack, aiming for a decisive victory.

With the strength of a senior great knight, ambushing a young knight was a task only Volod could accomplish.

He planned to sneak up behind the boy and break his spine with a single strike.

This way, the boy could only writhe and struggle on the ground.

Although the girl was a wizard apprentice, she would be intimidated, and he would likely end the fight within seconds.

Otherwise, a knight and a wizard apprentice working together could cause some hindrance and introduce variables.

He hadn't forgotten that he was still being pursued by the Imperial Navy.

The next moment, Volod, holding a skull war hammer, stomped his foot and charged towards Rain's back!

From the side, a twisted transparent figure appeared, flashing several times before reaching Rain's back!

Instantly, Rain's Level 3 Dangerous Sense gave him a frantic warning.

As Rain had Veronica in front of him and the attack came from behind, he couldn't dodge the attack and could only defend.

Rain turned, and with a 'crack!' his Blade Finger Tiger shot out, crossing his arms to block the attack.

At this moment, a few meters in front of Rain, a shadowy figure appeared, holding a skull war hammer.

And just as the man appeared, his attack followed!

"Clang!!!"

Rain used the blade finger tiger on his plate gauntlet to block the opponent's strike, but in his haste, he didn't have time to exert force. He was hit like a cannonball and was instantly knocked back seven or eight meters, slamming into the cliff wall behind him!

"Boom!!!"

At the cliff, dust rose in clouds!

Without looking, it was clear that Rain had been blasted into the cliff wall.

"Hmm, that was a quick reaction. Unfortunately, the result won't change."

Volod was surprised that Rain could react to his sneak attack and timely turn to block it, showing a little astonishment.

But after landing a hit, he knew the situation was settled!

Even though the opponent was a Senior Knight, under his sneak attack, they would be severely injured, let alone this young man.

Meanwhile, Veronica let out a scream! She hastily cast a Water Film Spell to protect her body and then started rummaging through her pockets.

After landing a successful strike, Volod no longer rushed to attack. Instead, he took a keen interest in closely examining the beautiful girl before him.

Seeing the look of panic on the girl's face, Volod felt a peculiar thrill in his heart.

"Don't move! Show me your hands," Volod commanded, holding up the white skull war hammer in his hand.

At this moment, Veronica glanced at the white skull war hammer in Volod's hand, seeming to realize something, she tremblingly extended her fair fingers and pointed at Volod, saying:

"You... you're the leader of the Blood Sail Pirate Group, 'Skull Crusher' Volod!"

Hearing the girl's words, Volod was visibly startled and immediately looked at her with surprise.

"Hmm, you know me?"

Volod carefully examined the girl before him, dressed in a pale blue wizard robe. From this, he deduced her background and said in a deep voice, "You're from the Imperial Navy."

Before Veronica could respond, Volod had already obtained the answer he wanted from her surprised expression.

This made Volod's smile even brighter.

The Imperial Navy had just chased him like a pack of hounds, but now he had unexpectedly found a girl affiliated with the Imperial Navy, which perfectly satisfied his desire for revenge.

However, the next second, Volod's smile froze.

He felt something was amiss.

He immediately turned his head to look.

Volod's eyes widened in disbelief at the scene before him.

On the cliff, the dust settled, and the young Knight who should have been embedded in the cliff wall was nowhere to be seen.

This caused a warning sign to flash in Volod's mind! The next second, a gust of wind blew behind him, and a figure raised a double-handed war hammer and smashed it down at him!

Volod spun around to block the attack!

"Clang!!!"

A piercing sound of metal clashing echoed!

Volod firmly caught Rain's strike.

Although Rain didn't fully utilize his Intermediate Gigantism talent, at this moment, he still exerted at least 80% of his strength. However, Volod firmly received his attack.

Rain's pupils constricted, and indeed, as the leader of the Black Sails Pirate Fleet, Volod's strength was formidable, even surpassing that of the Imperial Navy's Commodore Parix.

Compared to Rain, Volod was even more astonished!

As a Senior Knight himself, using a sneak attack on a Knight should have caused severe injuries, but this young man remained unharmed.

How was this possible?

It was truly uncanny! Rain wasn't caught off guard by Volod's attack because his Danger Sense had failed to function.

With prior warning, Rain was mentally prepared, his muscles tensed, and he withstood Volod's nearly full-force sneak attack.

Otherwise, any Senior Knight would have been severely injured by Volod's surprise attack in such a situation.

Currently, Rain's water membrane steel arm armor had deep dents, but thanks to his Steel Body talent, he could be said to have suffered no harm.

Both of their thoughts raced, but the battle on the scene intensified.

Rain borrowed force to leap up and swung his dark pig-headed hammer, executing a Heavy Hammer Jump Strike!

Volod's astonishment deepened!

He had thought that the vibration from his previous block would have knocked Rain back several meters, but he didn't expect Rain to counter with another hammer strike!

"Clang!"

Rain's hammer clashed with Volod's, and he launched a fierce assault!

Rain's attacks became faster and faster, and his dark pig-headed hammer blurred into an indistinct outline. The clanging of hammer against hammer was so rapid that it almost formed a continuous line!

This scene left Veronica, standing by, with wide eyes and an open mouth. She could almost fit an apple into her small mouth!

"This..."

"According to the intelligence, Volod is the leader of the Blood Sail Pirate Group, 'Skull Crusher' Volod, and he's a Legendary Weapon Master."

"But from the battle situation, Rain seems to be no less than Volod, and even slightly superior!"

Facing this scene, Veronica felt a bit dizzy.

After dozens of hammer strikes, Volod's heart began to grow agitated.

As the leader of the Black Sails Pirate Fleet, being pushed to such an extent by a young man much younger than him, he felt his reputation was at stake.

This situation had to change!

Volod raised his voice, and the white skull war hammer in his hand began to vibrate intensely, emitting a sound like a rattlesnake's tail!

"High-Frequency Vibration!"

Rain narrowed his eyes, knowing that his opponent was undoubtedly using some kind of secret technique, perhaps even an ultimate technique.

But Rain was unfazed and responded by unleashing the secret technique of Tokkar Hammer Technique, 'Earthsplitting Hammer', choosing to directly confront his opponent's signature move!

'Clang!!!'

The sound reverberated like a thunderclap!

Both were sent flying, and their hands couldn't hold onto the violently shaking hammers.

A large and small, white and black, two hammers flew out dozens of meters away, but this made Volod's heart leap with joy, and a smile appeared on his face.

Kid, you're done for! Without your favorite weapon, let's see how I'll deal with you!

Volod quickly drew his secondary weapon from his waist—a pale silver dagger the length of his palm, while Rain effortlessly drew his two-handed greatsword from behind.

Volod smiled.

Although it was rare to see someone like Rain carrying two heavy weapons, typically one would be the main weapon.

He had already experienced Rain's double-handed war hammer.

With such power and proficiency, he knew that the double-handed war hammer must be Rain's main weapon.

Therefore, it was obvious that this greatsword was most likely Rain's secondary weapon, and as a secondary weapon, it would typically be a level lower, or even two levels lower.

So he wasn't worried about the upcoming battle at all.

But the next moment, Volod's expression froze!

After receiving Rain's downward slash, Volod felt that his right hand holding the dagger was slightly numb, how was this possible?

The moment a master appears, their skill is evident!

Rain's greatsword was also so proficient?

Actually, for Rain, whether using the greatsword or the double-handed war hammer, his combat strength was almost the same.

But Volod's dagger was a whole level lower compared to his single-handed war hammer.

So, contrary to Volod's expectations, after both hammers were dropped, Rain actually gained the upper hand!

Rain, holding the greatsword, chased and slashed at Volod, who could only carefully block Rain's slashes with his dagger, retreating all the way to the cliff wall.

Veronica was already stunned.

She had completely loosened her grip on the 'Water Tomb' wizardry scroll she was holding.

Facing Rain's slashes, Volod could only dodge and block while sticking close to the cliff wall.

One advancing, one retreating, in just over ten seconds, more than a hundred deep slashes, each about twenty to thirty centimeters long, appeared on the cliff wall.

Volod was already in a sorry state, his eyes flashing as he gritted his teeth, pulling off a rhombic crystal amulet from his neck.

Veronica saw this and shouted, "Be careful!" as she quickly opened a wizardry scroll to cast the Water Film Spell on Rain.

In that instant, she felt that the amulet contained a powerful water-based energy.

Although it might be slightly inferior to the 'Water Tomb' wizardry scroll given to her by her mentor, the energy fluctuations were already very similar.

When Rain saw the rhombic crystal for the first time, his heart raced, and he quickly retreated.

Volod, with a ferocious expression, immediately crushed the amulet in his hand!

"Clatter!"

Instantly, a rapidly spinning water flow the size of a basin appeared in front of him.

The water flow, like a cannonball, spun and charged towards Rain!

Due to the high speed, Rain could only use the 'Guard Stance' to block the attack with his greatsword.

A loud 'Boom' was heard, and Rain, along with his sword, was knocked back over ten meters. His greatsword, being the first to make contact with the 'Turbulent Impact', was immediately dislodged from his grasp!

Almost simultaneously, Rain's pale blue water film and his high knight chest armor were both struck, creating a large dent.

However, after the impact was mitigated by these two layers of protection, Rain relied on his innate 'Steel Body' talent to withstand the remaining force!

Volod saw Rain's greatsword fly out of his hand and his whole body being knocked back, and his face lit up with joy!

"You almost made me fall into a trap!"

"Now, you'll obediently go to your death!"

Volod's foot tapped the ground, and the earth exploded as he charged towards Rain like an arrow, but to his surprise, the next moment, Rain actually dodged his attack.

"Ding ding dang!"

Since Rain's Blade Finger Tiger and Volod's dagger were both short weapons, their attack speeds were extremely fast, so the sound of their weapons clashing was almost continuous.

It was like the sound of a string of firecrackers going off!

In Veronica's eyes, she only saw two clouds of mist floating around the cliff.

The mist was surrounded by continuous sparks, like a fiery tree!

The sparks occasionally grazed the nearby cliff wall, revealing claw marks or dagger scratches.

Impossible, how could this be?

This was beyond Volod's comprehension.

Such proficiency with the war hammer!

Such proficiency with the greatsword!

And this Blade Finger Tiger, also so proficient!

If it was a centenarian old man, it would be understandable, but looking at Rain's age, he didn't seem to be over 20 years old.

To reach this level of proficiency in these three skills at his age would make him a top-tier genius!

But to have all three at such a young age?

Volod's mind was racing, but he couldn't make sense of it.

(End of Chapter)

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