Chapter 83: Dragon Empire Military Swordsmanship
Chapter 83: Dragon Empire Military Swordsmanship
"Brother, why are you back so early today?" Mint, who was playing with Cookie, looked up and saw her brother Rain returning, a little surprised.
Anna also looked up at Rain.
Seeing Anna's rosy complexion, Rain knew that after a night's rest, Anna had recovered from the exhaustion of using the amulet the day before.
"Hmm, there's something I need to attend to. Cough, cough," Rain said, patting Mint's head.
"Oh, Anna, can you come with me for a moment?"
"Hmm? Sure." Anna nodded and stood up. However, when she took a closer look at Rain, she noticed something was amiss.
Rain had just coughed again, and as he passed by her, she caught a faint whiff of blood.
Anna was extremely familiar with this scent. That night, her home had been filled with the same odor.
This immediately made Anna tense.
Following Rain, she asked anxiously, "Rain, are you injured?"
"Eh? How did you know, Anna?" Rain was initially surprised but then looked down at the torn cotton plate armor on his body and understood.
"It's just a minor injury. However, Anna, I might need to trouble you to touch that amulet again."
At this moment, Rain wasn't sure if the amulet had a limit on the number of uses.
Or, after consuming that strange energy, did the amulet need to absorb a certain type of external energy for a period before it could be used again?
"Of course, it's no problem. I'll give it a try!" Anna was excited to be able to help Rain and nodded emphatically.
"It's fine, I'm really okay. Cough," Rain said, coughing as he spoke.
Seeing Rain coughing and claiming to be fine, Anna couldn't help but give him a reproachful look.
Taking the wooden amulet from Rain, Anna focused her mind and gently touched it.
Sure enough, the amulet emitted a soft green light once again!
This time, Anna seemed to control it a little more easily than the last time.
The green light quickly flew from the amulet and enveloped Rain's body.
Instantly, the green light intensified, and Rain, who was enveloped in it, felt as if a cool, gentle stream was flowing into his body, quickly covering the damaged capillaries and alveoli in his lungs.
A remarkably cool and refreshing sensation spread from within.
After a few seconds, Rain felt his injury had completely healed, and he no longer had the urge to cough!
This made Rain marvel once again at the wonder of this energy.
At the same time, it also proved that the wooden amulet was a magical item that could be used repeatedly.
However, when Rain looked up and saw that Anna's face had turned pale again, just like the night before, he said, "Don't say that, Rain. I'm happy to help you, truly."
"By the way, do you feel better now?"
"Of course, I'm completely healed! Anna, thank you." Rain smiled and patted his chest to indicate that he was fully recovered.
After sending Anna back to her room to rest, Rain curiously opened the parchment scroll.
As soon as he unrolled it, Rain was a little surprised. At the top, he saw the words "Dragon Empire Military Swordsmanship" written in large letters. Below it were seven separate illustrations, depicting a stick figure performing various sword techniques.
As he continued reading, there were more illustrations of the stick figure demonstrating different sword moves.
The stick figures in the sketches all held single-handed swords.
The style of the Grizzly Sword Technique that Rayen had been practicing was vastly different from these drawings.
Rayen carefully examined the sketches, and his expression went from surprise to joy, but then he slowly furrowed his brows in deep thought.
It turned out that Rayen realized these seven patterns were basic sword techniques, simple in style, with a straightforward approach. But upon closer inspection, they were infused with a fierce and even ruthless feel.
The reason was that the attacks in these sword techniques targeted the enemy's vital areas. No wonder it was called Imperial Swordsmanship; simplicity meant it was easy to learn, and the fierceness and ruthlessness were designed to kill the enemy as quickly as possible.
The two slightly more complex patterns at the bottom were secret techniques derived from Imperial Swordsmanship. One was the 'Swift Sword Triple Strike' that the middle-aged man had just demonstrated, and the other was the 'Flash Strike'.
Undoubtedly, Imperial Swordsmanship with secret techniques was far more valuable than pure Imperial Swordsmanship, by at least tenfold! Although Imperial Swordsmanship was an excellent sword technique, without secret techniques, it couldn't be considered a true extraordinary sword technique.
If Rayen had only obtained the seven basic sword techniques of Imperial Swordsmanship, he might not have had the immediate urge to learn them.
But when he discovered the existence of two secret techniques, the desire to learn them became intense!
He had already experienced the power of the 'Swift Sword Triple Strike' firsthand. If the opponent had been determined to exchange injuries, even if Rayen had won by chance, he would have undoubtedly suffered severe injuries.
As for the other technique, 'Flash Strike', based on the description, it seemed only a formal knight could perform it.
This made Rayen envious.
He decided to try learning it later.
At this moment, Rayen finally had time to check the system prompts:
[Your skill, Grizzly Sword Technique, has been improved. Experience +267]
[You have experienced a battle. Night Watch experience +131]
Although the battle didn't last long, it was only around two minutes at most, but every second was a life-and-death struggle, so it was normal to receive such generous experience points.
Rayen's Grizzly Sword Technique lv4 (298/1000) progress was more than halfway, reaching lv4 (298/1000).
Rayen flipped the system panel back to the 'Attributes' page.
Name: Rayen Kalan
Professions: Blacksmith lv2 (0/300) / Night Watch lv3 (161/500) / Dog Trainer lv2 (31/300)
Constitution: 10
Strength: 11
Agility: 11
Spirit: 11
Remaining Attribute Points: 0
Remaining Skill Points: 0
His attributes were now very balanced, just one point away from having all attributes at 11.
Afterward, Rayen crossed his arms and paced back and forth in the room, deep in thought, reflecting on the battle he had just experienced and analyzing the gains and losses.
Meistershire City.
In a basement storage room of a mansion that seemed to belong to either a noble or a wealthy merchant, the area had obviously been expanded, and its size was comparable to a typical noble mansion's banquet hall.
Although the walls didn't have intricately carved murals or luxurious decorations, they were instead carved with images of a mysterious and brutal ritual and various bizarre monsters, giving the entire hall a dark and enigmatic atmosphere.
The spacious hall was lit by only two wall-mounted sconces, their flames struggling to illuminate the vast space.
At this moment, a deep voice echoed from the center of the dimly lit hall.
"How much longer until the Black Flame Prayer Ritual is complete?"
(End of Chapter)
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