Chapter 636: 260
Sword Bearers Branch.
Training building second floor, within the combat strength testing room.
Rein looked at the deep sword mark on the metal block before him and glanced at the number 32 displayed on the side, his face showing contemplation.
32 degrees, huh?
Indeed, the secret technique derived from his Giant Bear Sword Technique was actually a rare soundwave-based secret technique.
If he didnât use the Intermediate Secret Technique âRoaring Battle Cryâ but directly used a level 13 Giant Bear Sword Technique, an attack power of 32 degrees wasnât actually too shabby.
HoweverâŠ
It wasnât that there was no way to add an enhancement.
Rein began to recite the spell for another metal-based witchcraft âSharpness Technique.â
Soon, the surface of the Dual-Handed Greatsword transformed from Hardened Essence Gold began to shine with a mercury-like glow.
Immediately after, Reinâs muscles expanded, and he swung the greatsword again, delivering a powerful Smooth Cleaving Slash towards the testing metal block!
âTss!!!â
This timeâs power was clearly stronger than the last; the tip of the Dual-Handed Greatsword completely submerged into the previously smooth metal surface.
And on the intelligent slate beside it, two large characters were instantaneously refreshed: 35!
This time, Reinâs face showed a smile.
It seems that with sharp weapons, augmenting them with the Sharpness Technique can enhance attack power.
Although the increase in magnitude wasnât great, merely about ten percent, for a Great Knightâs level of attack power, every single degree represented sweat and time invested in extraordinary combat skills.
The onlookers let out a âwhoosh,â a burst of astonishment!
Obviously, everyone was surprised at the power of Reinâs last strike.
âThis⊠This matches that blow from Bull Scolda just now, doesnât it?â
âHave any of you seen this young man before? Iâve been at the Sword Holder Mingster Branch for three years, and Iâve never seen him. Could he be from another branch in a different province?â
âItâs unlikely. With attacks breaking out in various parts of the empire, how could they afford to send such an expert over from another province?â
âRight, even if they havenât been attacked, theyâre definitely preparing. It would be quite something if they could send a few people over just to show up.â
âCould it be that heâs someone sent from the headquarters in the Imperial City?â
While the crowd was astounded by the power of Reinâs strike, they all began speculating about his originsâŠ
âDamn! Thatâs fierce!â a youth couldnât help but swear in amazement.
âCaptain, his attack power is catching up to yours!â
âBut, he did use the metal-based Sharpness Technique for that boost, right?â
Scolda nodded solemnly.
He believed he had understood why the mission hallâs officer had taken such interest in Rein.
Indeed, he appeared so young, yet his strength was already so formidable; most crucially, he possessed a rare metal-based wizard qualification, combined with a strong proficiency in extraordinary combat skills, making his means of attack extremely diverse.
As a young man carrying out missions, he was a truly versatile hand, capable of executing various kinds of tasks, much more suitable than the average Sword Bearer.
The only downside was, he probably had not yet mastered a secret technique for the Dual-Handed Greatsword.
Otherwise, he wouldnât have used the Sharpness Technique to enhance his combat strength.
You should know, in close combat among Great Knights, situations change in the blink of an eye, how could there possibly be a chance to calmly perform witchcraft against an opponent.
âI think he should go up for the testing.â
âUsing witchcraft to augment, this has already strayed from the pure knightly path we pursue,â the youth said, sounding somewhat sour.
The young man appeared quite a bit younger than him, yet his attack power was already streets aheadâŠ
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However, Rein wasnât paying attention to the othersâ words; instead, he continued to use the Metal Morphing Spell and took twenty seconds to transform his Dual-Handed Greatsword into a Two-Handed Warhammer.
Just when the onlookers thought Rein had finished testing, they saw that Reinâs weapon had turned into a Two-Handed Warhammer.
Then, the youth beside Scolda suddenly remembered something!
Pointing at Rein in shock, he said: âCaptain, could he be thatâŠâ
But he didnât finish his sentence!
âBang!!!â
A loud boom almost shook the entire testing room!
On the two-meter diameter metal blockâs surface, at this moment, appeared a hole roughly a meter in diameter and around seventy to eighty centimeters deep. Moreover, it had pushed the metal block, which weighed several tons, nearly to the springâs limit on the slide rail!
And beside the intelligent slate, a damage value as high as 47 degrees was displayed!
Suddenly, the entire place fell silent!
The only sound was the light hissing of the spring device installed behind the metal block rebounding.
And the metal block, weighing several tons, was now oscillating back and forth on the slide rail with a decreasing amplitude, slowly settling to a stop.
Everyone present, Scolda included, looked as if they had seen a ghost, with eyes wide and mouths agape!
âHe is the Meister Siege Hammer!â Several seconds later, the youth managed to finish the sentence he had begun previously.
But at this point, he didnât need to say it; many in the crowd had already made the connection.
The news of a newcomer knocking down an Obsidian Giant with one hammer strike during an assessment had spread far and wide within the Mingster Sword Bearers Branch, so nearly all Sword Bearers knew about it.
Itâs just that previously, Rein had used either a dagger, an axe, or a Dual-Handed Greatsword, which is why those present hadnât associated the young man before them with âMeister Siege Hammer.â
But now, damn it, he was even fiercer than the Siege Hammer!
âDamn! Thereâs such a monster among the new recruits?â
âDammit, 47 degrees?â
âThe testing device must be broken!â
âYeah, thatâs damn well beyond the upper limit of a Great Knightâs attack powerâŠâ