After going into the sea, I met the witch lady

Chapter 118 New sword skill inheritance! (6.6k words, please subscribe)
  On the outlying island, in the central area of ​​Santos City, under the "Holy Scale" that symbolizes absolute fairness, a beautiful figure slowly walked out from behind the door of the high platform.

The gorgeous long dress with blue as the color of the sea as the base and embellished with gold drags to the ground. The thin gauze covers the face, making it impossible to peek at the peerless face behind the veil, but those blue-gold eyes are The feeling of facing the vast sea comes to those who look directly at it.

The gentleness and infinity of the sea, as well as the violence and ruthlessness of the sea, are all in it.

——The eldest daughter of the Santos royal family, Princess Water Drop, Delina.

Among the crowd, Ryan frowned slightly.

Although the distance prevented him from seeing the panel introduction of "Water Drop Princess", he instinctively felt that the strength of "Water Drop Princess" was at least the level of a third-level hero, or even higher.

As expected of the Santos royal family, which can compete with the Libra Holy Cult with its "artifact", it is just the tip of the iceberg that no one dares to underestimate.

"Princess Droplet!"

"your Highness!"

Seeing the woman's appearance, the crowd suddenly burst into shocking cheers. The noisy shouts even made the religious flags around the Libra Holy Church main hall tremble slightly.

Witnessing the fanatical shouting of the people around him, in order to prevent himself from being too "alien", Ryan also pretended to cheer.

At this time, a solemn female voice echoed.

"The water drop blessing is about to begin, everyone..."

"--quiet."

The speaker was a female knight who appeared behind Princess Water Drop at some point. She was wearing a full set of white knight armor, not even a trace of skin was exposed.

Wherever the sound passed, the people's shouts stopped abruptly, as if the pause button had been pressed.

"What a strong spirituality!"

Ryan was shocked. This intensity of spirituality even exceeded the "Iris Knight" he faced before.

The third level limit, or above the third level?
  "My dear people..."

On the high platform, Princess Waterdrop opened her lips lightly, and her voice was clear and ethereal: "Thank you for your love."

"Please accept my sincere blessings."

In the aftertaste of her voice, ten drops of blue-gold liquid were swayed out by her and sprinkled on the crowd below.

In an instant, crowds of people surged, and people ran towards the place where the blue and gold water drops fell, just to get the "water drop blessing" and the rumored "luck".

Ryan was moved by the sea of ​​people, and he was not interested in the "holy water droplets" that could bring so-called "luck".

Who knows if this thing has a positioning function? What kind of price does it cost to get so-called "lucky"?
  He never believed in pie-in-the-sky things.

However, what surprised Ryan was that he had tried his best to avoid the "holy water droplets", but he found that one drop of this thing seemed to be specially aimed at him. No matter which direction he moved in the crowd, it would stick to him. Lock him firmly.

Before he could explode, the speed of the "Holy Water Drop" suddenly accelerated and hit him in the face. To be precise, it hit the [Overturning Mask No. 7] on his face.

At the same time, a slightly familiar voice appeared next to his ears: "Zifeng No. 7, I am Red Kite No. 1. Don't worry, Princess Water Drop has reached cooperation with our Overturned Palace. This 'holy water drop' ', will serve as a hub for our members of the Overturned Palace to communicate in this world, and at the same time, it can also be regarded as a small benefit."

"In addition to you, Green Wave No. 4 and Qing Ling No. 5 in the crowd also received 'Holy Water Drops'."

The sudden sound made Ryan restrain himself from pulling off the [Overturning Mask No. 7]. Of course, the more important thing was the introduction of the [Overturning Mask No. 7] on the panel.

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[Overturning Mask No. 7: One of the sub-body masks derived from the secret treasure-A09 Overturned Palace. After wearing it, you can simulate different faces according to your own ideas (the mask can also be made transparent to show your true appearance) , it is difficult for external investigation methods to penetrate and lock.

While wearing this mask, recite "Palace of Subversion" silently in your mind, and you will be teleported to the "Palace of Subversion" in ten seconds (autonomous teleportation can only occur once every half month. If summoned, the number of teleportations will not be consumed).

The surface of the mask is contaminated with "holy water droplets". In the next week, your luck will be +1. At the same time, the water droplets will also form an "anchor" to help No. 7 overturn the mask to achieve voice communication within a certain range. 】

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"Luck +1? Anchor, voice communication?"

Ryan's eyes narrowed slightly.

The so-called "luck" involves all aspects, and those who can affect it, whether it is good or bad, cannot be of low status.

The role of the second "anchor point" concerned Ryan even more.

If the ownership of the "Holy Water Drop" is based on the control of Princess Water Drop, then what is her purpose of leaving "anchoring points" on so many people?
  According to people, similar rituals have been carried out more than once, and no one knows how many "anchoring points" were buried during the process.

What is the reason for Princess Water Drop to do this? As the eldest daughter of the royal family of Santos, why would she cooperate with the people of the Overturned Palace? Or is she a member of the Overturned Palace?
  Is it "Red Kite No. [-]"? Or is it Number [-] or Number [-] who has never shown up?
  Ryan's eyes were deep.

He was not surprised that he became an "anchoring point". In fact, even without the "Holy Water Drop", the Overturning Palace could still know his location based on the [Overturning Mask No. 7].

Everything has pros and cons, that's all.

This is not a big problem.

The key is that Princess Shui Drop was involved in the "Overturned Palace", which made him have different speculations about the "theft of sacred objects".

Princess Water Drop is the eldest daughter of the royal family of the Kingdom of Santos. Her existence represents the position of the royal family of Santos to a certain extent, and the purpose of the operation of the Overturned Palace has been from the first day that Ryan joined. No. Red Yuan" told him clearly and unmistakably: "It is intended to overturn the shackles that imprison the world."

So, what are the "shackles" for the Kingdom of Santos?
  There is no doubt that it is divine authority!

In this era where gods hide behind the scenes, divine power should not exist, let alone go hand in hand with royal power.

If Ryan were a member of the Santos royal family, he would also have such thoughts.

In the past, perhaps due to lack of power or lack of opportunity, the divine power and royal power of the Santos Kingdom checked and balanced each other, but they still existed at the same time.

And now... the intervention of some kind of force or the arrival of a certain opportunity has given the Santos royal family the confidence to break this balance.

"The Day of the Fengxing...the sacred ceremony...the key to activating the 'Holy Scale' was stolen..."

All the clues are connected together, and the identity of the thief of the sacred objects has been revealed - it is absolutely inseparable from the royal family of Santos and the Overturned Palace.

What makes Ryan more confused is what happened to the "cat footprints" left at the scene of the theft of the sacred object. Could it be that the Phantom Beast Witch Meloye was also involved in this matter?

In addition, Princess Shuidi openly carried out such "blessing activities" in the main hall of the Libra Holy Cult. Why didn't the people of the Libra Holy Cult come forward to stop it?
  There is still too little known information, and there are still a lot of doubts in Ryan's mind that cannot be answered.

At this moment, the surrounding crowd began to disperse gradually as the blessing on the high platform ended and Princess Water Drop left.

People who have not received the "blessing of water drops" cast their eyes on those who have received the blessing, with deep envy in their eyes.

After twisting and turning in the crowd, Ryan was far away from the sight of the crowd and appeared in a remote alleyway.

The dim alley seemed particularly quiet. Just a few meters away, it formed two completely different worlds from the noisy street.

Ryan stopped, raised his head, and looked ahead.

I saw a tall, thin young man with a gloomy face walking out from the corner, throwing a knife in his hand.

At the same time, a fat figure appeared behind Ryan. He blocked the escape route and strode towards Ryan.

"Hand over the 'Water Drop' and the Black Hand Gang will let you go, otherwise..."

The voice of the tall and thin young man was cold and threatening.

In response, Ryan just looked at the darkness behind the young man and said in a calm tone: "Is this your meeting etiquette?"

Ryan's words stunned the tall and thin young man, and then he sneered: "You want me to divert my attention and then launch a sneak attack. I have used this trick since I was a child...to an adult...ho ho..."

At the end of the words, blood foam with fragments of internal organs flowed out of the young man's mouth uncontrollably. He lowered his head tremblingly and saw a hand that penetrated his chest.

It was a hand with a pure black wrist armor, and thick blood flowed from the edge of the wrist armor, like a lost life.

At the same time, behind Ryan, the fat man, who sensed something was wrong, wanted to turn around and run away, but a spike sprouted from the shadows and penetrated between his eyebrows, causing his eyes to gradually dim.

"of course not."

A soft female voice sounded from the darkness, and under Ryan's gaze, a figure wearing a female knight's light armor emerged from the shadows.

"Night Watcher? Black Knight?"

Ryan narrowed his eyes slightly.

"It's a Night Watchman, but it's not a Black Knight." The female knight's voice was serious: "[Black Knight] is a second-level variant profession of the Night Watch path cultivated by the Augustus royal family. It is not the traditional second-level Night Watchman. Occupation [Shadow Assassin].”

"I am Qing Ling No. 5, meeting you for the first time, Zifeng No. 7."

As she spoke, the female knight's face was distorted, showing a cyan mask, but it quickly changed back.

Ryan narrowed his eyes slightly: "How did you find me?"

There are ten people who have obtained "Holy Water Drops". Excluding him, No. 4 Green Wave and No. 5 Qing Ling, there are still seven people, and they are far apart from each other. How did the other party find him.

"This is related to my professional ability. [Shadow Assassin] can leave a mark on the target's shadow that lasts for two days. In fact, I was near you as early as your first confrontation with Green Wave No. 4."

"Don't worry, I'm not following you, I just happened to sense the range mark."

Qing Ling's voice was neither slow nor slow. In order to show her sincerity, she even revealed her profession and some of her abilities. It had to be said that it was in line with the knight's calm and upright style of conduct.

And her words also made Ryan's heart tremble slightly.

When he had a confrontation with Green Wave No. 4, the "Iris Knight" Hansal, he had no energy left to sense his surroundings. He never expected that there would be such a powerful "assassin" lurking next to him.

"...So, what is your purpose of coming to me?" Ryan was silent for a moment and slowly said.

"Do you want to cooperate?" Qingling suggested: "Let's form a team. If the 'underground maze' is opened after a while, and there are people exploring together, the safety and efficiency will be improved a lot."

Ryan narrowed his eyes: "Why do you want to cooperate with me alone? The palace master said that you can go to her, right?"

"Of course it's because you are the weakest." Qingling said bluntly: "Although I am surprised that you can force the Green Wave back and injure the Green Wave, but if you continue to fight, you are not the Green Wave's opponent. Choose the weakest you. As a teammate, I feel more at ease.”

"Besides, you don't think everyone in the palace trusts each other, do you?"

"Although they are from the same organization, everyone has different positions and identities. Who can say that there will be no conflicts? Organizations that are united by interests will one day fall apart because of interests."

"..." Ryan was speechless for a moment. This was the first time he had seen such a direct and honest person: "Sorry, I already have teammates, but if you need it, you can contact me through the mask. I will help as much as I can. I will help as long as you provide adequate compensation."

Regarding the Overturned Palace, Ryan only plans to use its "remote transaction and intelligence platform" and does not want to be too deeply involved with the members of the Palace.

Hearing Ryan's refusal, Qingling didn't bother too much: "Since you don't want to, then forget it. I'll give you a reminder as an apology from the previous mark."

"Tomorrow is the 'Day of the Fengxing'. By then, there will be huge commotion in Santos City, especially at the headquarters of the Libra Temple. If you don't want to get into trouble, try to hide before noon tomorrow." After that, Qing Ling's body faded little by little, merged into the shadows again, and disappeared.

Ryan frowned.

Even though he had been paying attention all the time, he still couldn't detect Qing Ling's traces, which meant that once the two hands met, just finding Qing Ling's whereabouts would be a troublesome task.

Of course, this is also related to distance. The strength of his body gives Ryan a keen perception, but this kind of perception is different from the large-scale perception of spirituality. It specializes in different fields and is good at high-precision perception within a certain range.

And this range is three meters.

In a real fight, once Qing Ling appears within three meters of him, there is a high probability that he will be noticed.

"call……"

Ryan let out a breath. After he was told that the shadow was marked, he immediately checked it carefully and found something "wrong". However, before he could take action, the mark automatically collapsed. Obviously, this is Qingling's own handiwork.

"I always feel that this guy's personality doesn't match his career well..."

Ryan shook his head slightly, this incident was a wake-up call for him.

Professionals have various abilities, and they need to be careful, careful, and more careful when doing things.

……

After leaving the alley, Ryan did not stay in Santos City for long.

There is still a long time before Master Golden Hammer completes the forging commission. During this interval, he plans to do something big.

Turning back all the way, Ryan returned to the beach area.

At this moment, the cave where Freni and Cecilia were was closed. It seems that the two women were also carrying out their own training.

Ryan did not disturb them, but returned to his cave, sat cross-legged on the stone bed, and then took out a blue octahedral crystal from the space ring.

——[Inheritance Crystal] that records the complete "Storm Sword Skill".

Now, [Storm Sword Skill - Breaking Wave] Ryan has fully understood it and is qualified to start learning the next sword skill.

With anticipation, Ryan placed the [Heritage Crystal] between the eyebrows to inject spirituality.

The surface of the azure crystal stone began to flicker, and the "verification process" was quickly completed. The next moment, Ryan's eyes blurred, and he was already on a deck, and in front of him, there was still the familiar tall figure.

"Boom!"

Thunders rang out, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and the violent wind formed turbulent waves on the sea, and the ship Ryan was on hit hard.

However, compared with the oncoming huge waves of nearly [-] meters in the direction of the ship's sailing, these waves can only be said to be "insignificant".

Once that terrifying wave, which is several times higher than the mast, hits, the entire ship will have only one end - torn apart.

But in the face of such huge waves, the man standing on the bow deck just silently pulled out the sword behind him, put it on his shoulder, and started the "charging" that Ryan was all too familiar with.

The white light of the high-speed stream of light appeared on the sword in the man's hand.

"Thum—thum—thum—!"

The terrifying spirituality rose up like a cluster of huge torches. In a short period of time, the man completed the "three stages of charging", and then slashed out heavily.

The huge sword energy swept out like a violent hurricane, even causing the huge waves to stand still for a few seconds.

But the man's movements did not stop. He rounded the big sword and put it back on his shoulder. The intense white light that far exceeded the previous "three stages of charging" shone on the big sword.

"cut!"

With a loud shout, a terrifying sword energy that was far superior to the "three-level charge" was struck vertically. Its size was even higher than the nearly [-]-meter giant wave.

"Boom—!"

The sea water rolled back and spread all over the sky. In Ryan's stunned eyes, the huge wave nearly a hundred meters high was split into two by the sword energy and collapsed.

"This is the second sword skill of Storm Swordsmanship - [Split the Sea]."

"You, do you understand?"

The man's plain voice echoed in Ryan's ears, and in the next moment, everything in front of Ryan's eyes gradually faded away.

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"The second sword skill of Storm Swordsmanship - [Split the Sea]..."

In the cave, Ryan slowly opened his eyes, with shock still in his eyes.

The huge wave nearly [-] meters high, the power of the overturning, I am afraid that not even the [higher] level special species can catch it, but under the man's sword, he was killed neatly. Divided into two, the sharp and terrifying sword energy was able to ward off even the "wrath of the sea".

"The man in [Heritage Crystal] must be at least level four..."

After Ryan sighed for a while, he got up and went to the beach outside the cave, pulled out his sword, and started trying.

After passing on the [Inheritance Crystal], he already has the most basic understanding and mastery of [Storm Sword Skill-Splitting the Sea].

Different from the first sword skill of Storm Swordsmanship - [Breaking Waves], the second sword skill - [Sea Dividing] has derived two different changes based on the former.

One is the sword energy.

Before, no matter how many stages of charging Ryan performed, the sword he slashed was a real physical attack. However, after acquiring the second sword skill, he was able to derive swords based on the charging process. Qi attack.

However, compared with the actual slashing of the sword, the attack power of the sword energy is weaker.

But if he attacks an enemy with the ability to fly, the sword energy attack can have unexpected effects, which can be regarded as expanding his medium and long-range attack methods.

Another change is what Ryan values ​​most.

On top of the "three-stage charge", there is a brand new derivative "charge". The sword that cut off the [-]-meter giant wave was based on this move.

In comparison, even the power of "three stages of charge" feels like "child's playing house".

For this reason, Ryan named it "True Charged Sword", which means a true charged sword slash.

And this is what Ryan is planning to try now.

Spirituality is rushing and strength is gathering.

Soon, the "three stages of charging" were completed!

According to the content of the inheritance, Ryan began to adjust the speed and position of the spiritual flow, so that it gathered into a ball. When the ball was compressed to the extreme and exploded, he could slash a "true charge" sword.

However, even if Ryan has mobilized all the spirituality in his body, he still cannot make the spiritual ball reach the point where it is compressed to the extreme and is about to explode.

——His [Spirituality] of 5.3 does not reach the minimum threshold for using "True Charge".

After a few seconds, the gathered spiritual balls disintegrated. Ryan put down the sword in his hand and sighed.

According to his estimation, if you want to use the "true stored energy", you must have at least 10 or more [Spirituality].

In other words, this is a sword skill that he cannot use at the first level.

In fact, [Spirituality] above 10 is already the standard for the third level. That is to say, Ryan has two jobs, and the blessing of [Gluttony Hunter] is much higher than the normal profession. Otherwise, even if it is the second level, it will still be the same. The requirements for using this sword skill cannot be met.

Compared with [Spirituality], for normal professionals, the difficulty of this sword skill lies in [Physique].

The highly compressed spiritual ball requires a strong enough body to withstand it. Therefore, the minimum [Physique] requirement for using the "Storm Swordsman's Second Sword Skill - [Split the Sea]" is the same as [Spirituality], which is 10 points.

A normal professional wants to have 10 points of [Physique] at level three?
  This is almost impossible. Even the "soldier path" that is more inclined to physical fitness can only achieve this [physical] requirement at the third level limit.

"No wonder only the basic version of Storm Swordsmanship is widely circulated. The difficulty of this sword skill part has almost increased vertically."

Lane shook his head.

Since he couldn't use the "real charge", he could only settle for the next best thing and start studying the sword energy attack part of the "three-stage charge".

This attempt also made Ryan realize that it was not easy to attack with sword energy.

The process of charging the sword is a process of compressing spirituality and power and then exploding. In this process, it is extremely difficult to adjust the spiritual structure and transform it into sword energy.

Ryan tried for a while and found that he could [-]% slash out sword energy when he was only in the "first stage of charging". When it came to the "second stage of charging", the success rate dropped sharply.

"We still need to practice more, there is still a long way to go..."

Facing the rustling sea breeze, Ryan sighed.

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The time of practice always flies by.

When Ryan came to his senses, it was already night.

The soft moonlight spreads on the sea, making people feel peaceful and peaceful.

After briefly settling the dinner issue, Ryan said goodbye to Freni and Cecilia and set foot on the road to Santos City again.

After a while.

Golden Hammer Smithy.

Seeing that there was no longer a "Forging, No Guests" sign at the door, Ryan pushed the door open with a faint smile on his lips.

A familiar huge figure was standing in the hall. Seeing Ryan, Master Golden Hammer said:

"It's only nine o'clock. You guys came on time."

"Follow me. The forged sword is at the back."

"I have to say, this is really an excellent weapon material. The sword made with this horn can be said to be the pinnacle, no, transcendent work of the same quality!"

Under the leadership of the Golden Hammer Master, Ryan came to the compartment behind the blacksmith shop and saw a powerful sword inserted in a special weapon rack.

It is overall black and yellow in color, and the sword body and hilt are much larger than conventional styles. On the surface of the huge sword body, a texture similar to horn can be vaguely seen, giving people a visual impact of rough violence, wild blood, and blood.

With just one glance, Ryan was deeply attracted and could no longer look away!

(End of this chapter)