Chapter 57: 'Venom Blade' vs. Rain
Chapter 57: 'Venom Blade' vs. Rain
Under the cover of night, Rain was walking home with a sheepskin-wrapped greatsword, feeling elated.
At that moment, a middle-aged man in black with an ordinary appearance approached him, smiling, and asked, "Hello, could you tell me how to get to the Oak Tavern in Glintstone Town?"
The Oak Tavern?
That's the place owned by the bushy-browed family!
Just as Rain was about turning to give directions, a sudden alarm bell rang in his mind! A streak of black light, swift as lightning, was heading straight for him.
"Halt!"
In the blink of an eye, Rain's body twisted with all his might, and he gripped the two-handed greatsword with both hands, swinging it down with all his strength towards the stranger. It was a powerful downward slash!
Almost simultaneously, a streak of black light flashed by, and Rain felt a slight pain in his right rib.
"Bang!"
Dust flew everywhere!
Rain missed his first strike.
His furious slash didn't hit the stranger, and the greatsword slammed heavily into the ground.
"It's a dagger!"
"An assassin!"
Rain instantly realized that this unfamiliar middle-aged man in black was most likely an assassin.
No wonder he was so fast, dodging Rain's counterattack in an instant.
Suddenly, the black light attacked again!
"Defense Stance!"
Rain instinctively used a defensive sword technique against high-speed moving enemies, the only defensive technique in Grizzly Sword Technique, raising the greatsword to block the path of the black light.
"Clang!"
The dagger stabbed at the blood groove of the greatsword."
The dagger stabbed at the wide body of the greatsword, but the attack was futile.
However, the impact caused the assassin in front of Rain to slightly stagger.
"Great opportunity!"
Rain stomped his foot on the wide spine of the greatsword, causing the tip to kick up a large patch of sand, like a rainstorm covering the assassin's entire body, forcing him to raise his arms to block the onslaught.
"Smith's Strength!"
"Cyclone Slash!!"
As the assassin lifted his arm to shield his eyes and quickly retreated, Rain swung the two-handed greatsword, unleashing a semi-circular area-of-effect attack—Cyclone Slash!! This sword technique, which Rain had used multiple times during the fishmen purge, became even more ferocious after being tested in actual combat.
The five-foot-long greatsword created a beautiful, semi-circular ring of light.
With Rain's arm span and the length of the greatsword, the assassin, despite his high-speed retreat, couldn't dodge in time! At least half a meter short, he couldn't escape the attack.
The assassin had to raise his arms to block the onslaught of Rain's raging greatsword.
It was worth mentioning that this assassin's close-quarters combat skills were genuinely impressive. In such a situation, he managed to execute a defensive posture in mid-air, avoiding being sliced in half by Rain's greatsword!
"Clang!"
But tragedy struck!
The raging greatsword heavily struck the short dagger.
Especially since the assassin had underestimated Rain's explosive strength!
With the power of sixteen strength points, the assassin was like a straw, his entire body folding in half from the impact!
Then, with a "Bang," he was sent flying like a cannonball into the forest by the roadside.
"Puff!"
The assassin slammed into a tree as thick as a person's embrace, and a mouthful of blood sprayed out.
Then, with another "Bang," he bounced off the tree trunk and landed on the ground, continuing to vomit blood.
His right hand, which held the dagger, was now twisted in an eerie manner, the forearm completely broken, with the radius and ulna protruding from the torn flesh.
But the assassin was lucky!
Because the dagger he held was no ordinary weapon; when struck by Rain's greatsword, it didn't shatter. If it had been an ordinary dagger, it would have likely broken, and Rain would have easily sliced the assassin in half.
The assassin struggled to get up several times, but each time, he managed to crawl halfway before clumsily falling back to the ground.
Rain's Cyclone Slash not only severed the assassin's arm but also devastated his ribs and internal organs.
An ordinary person would have been dead long ago, but only a well-trained, resilient assassin could endure such injuries.
As Rain quickly approached, the assassin's eyes revealed a glimmer of despair.
"Damn it, who said that the opponent was merely a farmer's son with some swordsmanship talent, and that his strength was just a bit better than a militiaman!"
"The power of that strike just now exceeded that of an average Third Rank Knight Squire!"
"Damn, this time we've lost. An expert comparable to a Knight Cadet, and the intel said he was just a bit stronger than a militiamn."
"Damn the scum who gathered the intel, I'll fk your mother!!"
Unfortunately, Rain couldn't hear Venom Blade's thoughts. If he had, Rain would have rubbed his nose and told Venom Blade that he was mistaken, and that the intel wasn't entirely wrong.
Because Venom Blade had overestimated Rain.
Without the enhancement of Smith's Strength, Rain's strength would be significantly reduced, and he would be at most a First Rank Knight Squire!
So, the intel showing Rain as being slightly stronger than a militiaman was actually pretty accurate, with only a minor flaw.
But the skill Smith's Strength Level 3 that Rain possessed was truly insane, instantly boosting his strength by 60%, turning a kitten into a tiger!
This kind of disparity was unbearable for anyone.
Moreover, one good move can conquer all!
If Rain had used any other technique from the Grizzly Sword Technique, he might not have been so swift and proficient, but he was very familiar with the Cyclone Slash!
After sweeping through the Fishmen camp for a whole day, Rain had been using and practicing this move almost exclusively.
The insane skill Smith's Strength Level 3 combined with the proficient Cyclone Slash had almost torn Venom Blade's insides out!
Just as Rain was about to approach and interrogate the assassin, the black-clothed assassin, lying on the ground, looked up at Rain with a determined gaze. In the next moment, a trickle of black blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
"Damn!" Rain rushed forward, but it was too late.
The assassin had committed suicide!
Such a professional assassin?!
Rain quickly recalled the people he had offended.
The first was Thick Eyebrows, but from his last hire of "Drunkard Jack" and the demand to only break his arm, the ruthless and professional assassin in front of him didn't seem to be hired by Thick Eyebrows.
First, the style of operation was different. Thick Eyebrows' grudge against Rain didn't reach this level.
Second, the fee for such a professional assassin was likely beyond what a teenager could afford.
"Could it be because of the Blackbeard incident, and the Jackal Gang Boss Cole found out?" Rain muttered to himself.
"Or was it because I accidentally got involved in the Habsburg Earl's heir disputes?"
These were the only two possibilities at present.
After thinking it through, Rain believed that both the Jackal Gang and the Habsburg Earl's heirs had the reasons and means to hire an assassin.
"Strength! I need to get stronger!"
Rain felt a renewed sense of urgency.
This time, if it weren't for the skill Danger Sense and the fact that the opponent's strength was within his capability, he would have been unable to turn the tables.
Otherwise, he would have been done for!
Just as Rain was about to approach and collect the spoils of war, he suddenly felt a tinge of dizziness in his head.
He quickly looked down and realized that the shallow cut below his right rib was oozing a trickle of blood, but the flesh was already numb!
This immediately made him realize.
"Damn! This guy used poison!"
(End of Chapter)
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