I Have An Apocalypse City
/ I have an Apocalypse City Chapter 1036
Chapter 1036: Chapter 1038: Unlocking_1 Chapter 1036: Chapter 1038: Unlocking_1 The alley was empty except for an epic-level treasure chest; no other monsters were in sight. This struck Song Jian as odd, because usually such chests are guarded by powerful creatures that one must either lure away or kill to claim the treasure. There was no other way.
The vertical eye on his forehead opened slightly, emitting a faint glow, and sure enough, at the far end of the alley, a semi-transparent figure was wandering in front of the chest–an invisible monster. However, Song Jian had encountered plenty of such creatures and wasn't surprised.
Song Jian crept stealthily towards the monster. He had to keep some distance from the entrance of the alley, or the noise from the battle might attract other monsters.
“Shadow Scout, Level 55, Elite BOSS, Vitality Points 75000/75000.”
A Level 55 Elite BOSS posed no threat to Song Jian, but the quieter the fight, the better. He decided not to use the Thousand Swords Art; the commotion it caused might attract a swarm of monsters.
The Shadow Scout roamed constantly, pausing occasionally to look around with an alert demeanor, before resuming its previous wandering.
The Shadow Scout had a pistol at its waist and a dagger in its right hand, looking like an agile profession akin to a thief's.
Such creatures were extremely keen; even the slightest rustle could alert them to Song Jian's presence.
Song Jian approached cautiously, observing the creature's patterns. In a non-combat state, the Shadow Scout moved quite predictably–ten meters, eight meters, six meters, five meters…
When Song Jian was about five meters from the Shadow Scout, its movement suddenly paused as if it sensed something and turned around, looking in Song Jian's direction.
Song Jian froze and didn't move a muscle. After a long while, the Shadow Scout shook its head and resumed its wandering.
“Its alert range is five meters!” Song Jian thought to himself. His previous cautious approach was to ascertain the creature's alert range so he could kill it as quickly as possible.
As the Shadow Scout turned around to continue its patrol, Song Jian suddenly sprinted, fast as an arrow charging towards it.
At that moment, the Shadow Scout tensed up, a fierce look flashed across its face, and it turned and let out a low roar in Song Jian's direction;
Mysterious Moonlight Sword!
Two meters was less than a second's distance for Song Jian, and within three meters, he entered the attack range of the Mysterious Moonlight Sword. With the technique unleashed, his speed increased even further, dashing towards the Shadow Scout like a streak of light.
In the instant the Shadow Scout tightened its grip on the dagger to turn around, the Sky-breaking Sword had already plunged fiercely into its chest. The Scout, intending to parry, suddenly felt its body uncontrollable and light on its feet.
Shua shua shua~
Flashes of the sword, nine Sword Qi pierced through the Shadow Scout's body, followed by nine gouts of blood spurting out. The body of the Shadow Scout floated upward, more than a meter above the ground, completely airborne.
Thousands of points of critical damage floated above the Shadow Scout's head. While airborne, it was entirely defenseless. Coupled with its innate agility profession traits with lower defense and Vitality Points compared to other professions, this strike cost it a third of its Vitality Points.
Before it even landed, Song Jian returned the Sky-breaking Sword and performed the Sword Qi Manifestation skill. In front of him, countless Sword Qi coalesced and intertwined, forming a White Tiger as tall as a man, roaring as it charged at the Shadow Scout.
“Sword Qi White Tiger, Damage 5000, Trait: Armor Break.”
Sword Qi could take form and evolve into anything; each shape embodied its unique characteristics. At this moment, the Sword Qi White Tiger summoned by Song Jian possessed the Armor Break attribute.
Boom!
The Sword Qi White Tiger fiercely collided with the Shadow Scout, its front claws sweeping across and several beams of light flashed. The Shadow Scout's leather armor shattered, revealing the body within.
Pff-
A mouthful of dark brown blood mist sprayed from the Shadow Scout's mouth as its body slammed hard against the wall of a narrow alley.
By that time, hundreds of semi-transparent Spirit Swords, burning with dark red flames, had already appeared around Song Jian's body. Without waiting for the Shadow Scout to rise, countless Spirit Swords had already been hacking at it.
Boom, boom, boom-
A series of low rumbles echoed through the alley, which after a brief period, gradually quieted down. Initially, the soldier Zombies on the nearby streets, having heard the noise, started to gathe slowly towards the alley. But after the noise dissipated, these soldier Zombies wandered around for a while before dispersing in all directions.
Looking at the Shadow Scout's tattered corpse, Song Jian's brow furrowed slightly. A level-ten Thousand Swords Art could at most summon three hundred and fifty Spirit Swords and at least sixty. The Vitality Points of the Shadow Scout earlier were such that sixty Spirit Swords would have been sufficient to kill it. But in that strike, Song Jian had summoned more than two hundred Spirit Swords. Although the consumed Sword Qi Value was the same, it was an apparent waste, and it also made a lot of noise.
“Others pursue the greatest power in their swordplay, yet I must choose a different path. I should precisely control the number of Spirit Swords summoned by each use of the Thousand Swords Art. Only by doing this can I truly master the essence of this move…” Song Jian thought to himself.
The Karmic Fire Red Lotus Ten Thousand Swords Art was Song Jian's most powerful attacking skill. He had to master it completely. To reach the pinnacle of skill, he had to control the number of Spirit Swords summoned with each use.
With a clear direction, what remained was to work tirelessly towards that goal. Song Jian picked up a level-fifty Dark Gold Quality dagger dropped by the Shadow Scout and strode towards the epic-tier treasure chest.
“Locked?” Song Jian stared at the lock hanging on the epic-tier treasure chest and was momentarily stunned.
“No wonder there's only one elite BOSS guarding it. If it were an unlocked epic-tier treasure chest, at least a dominator-tier BOSS would be needed to guard it…” Song Jian shook his head and sighed. He wasn't of the thief profession, so he hadn't learned how to pick locks. If it were a lower-grade chest, he could just use the Sky-breaking Sword to forcefully open it.
But there was a downside to forcing it open; the grade of items inside the chest would decrease by one level, and it required a weapon of very high quality.
The higher the grade of the chest, the smaller the chance of successfully forcing it open. With an epic-tier chest, even if Song Jian could force it open, the durability of the Sky-breaking Sword would likely drop severely, and he would only obtain an item of gold quality – it would simply not be worth the loss.
Thinking this, Song Jian could only regretfully shake his head, ready to leave. Just then, he suddenly remembered that he had obtained an item, the Key of Oblivion, after clearing a level-three Abyss Shadow copy. He wondered if this key could unlock the treasure chest.
Holding on to a glimmer of hope, Song Jian took out the Key of Oblivion and inserted it towards the keyhole. Surprisingly, the moment the Key of Oblivion touched the keyhole, it immediately burst into dazzling black light, and the key itself seemed to melt, turning into sticky liquid and flowing into the keyhole.
System: You are using the Key of Oblivion to unlock the treasure chest; it will take thirteen minutes and fifty-seven seconds, please wait patiently!
“It can actually be opened, this is practically a Master Key!” A look of surprise appeared in Song Jian's eyes.
Chapter end
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