Blue Sword

Richard Turner looked very Frank, tall, with black hair and a big beard, with black and white mixed in the beard.

In addition, the way he holds the sword is also very Frank. Unlike Asker, who hangs the long sword on the buckle of his waist belt so that he can press the hilt or unsheath it at any time, he holds it in his arms. The center, unsheathed, was simply wrapped with strips of cloth.

"Weapon Master?" Richard Tenar asked aloud when he saw Asker covered in weapons.

His voice was deep and magnetic, as if it was reverberating in his chest.

"Master of Swordsmanship?" Ask asked him in return.

Sword Master is not only a bloodline (similar to Weapon Master, but specialized in swords), but also a profession.

An honorific title for swordsmen who are committed to improving their swordsmanship and teaching and spreading their own swordsmanship.

"I haven't seen you," said Richard Turnall.

"You can't meet everyone," Aske said.

"No." Richard Turner shook his head and said, "As long as I see a powerful swordsman once, I will never forget it."

"I'm not a swordsman in the strict sense." Ask replied.

"But your swordsmanship is very strong." Richard Turnard said, "I feel that your swordsmanship comes from the East."

"How do you feel it?"

"Intuition." Richard Tenal let go of his arms, the sword fell and pierced the ground, and the cloth spread out in the air like ripples, "The sword user's intuition."

"Have you noticed? The sword has a soul." His beard trembled and he muttered vaguely.

"When you hold it, it automatically becomes the fabric of your body, an extension of your arm, a part of your soul."

"When you hold the sword, it groans; when you swing the sword, it roars; when you sheath the sword, it sighs." He stroked the hilt of his sword, as if talking to it, with eyes like rock. Absolutely.

This old man is indeed half crazy... Asik thought helplessly.

In the world of "Iron and Fire", when one reaches level 20 or above and becomes a demigod, both players and NPCs have to face a hidden attribute: SAN value.

Simply based on the Ke style, it is not appropriate to translate the SAN value into "reason". To be more precise, it should be "human reason".

The higher the level, not only the physical distance from pure-blooded humans (so-called dehumanization), but also the mental erosion of the law.

After all, the key to becoming a demigod lies in the integration of oneself and the law. The more you fuse, the stronger you become and the crazier you become mentally.

Lv.20-Lv.30, the SAN value fluctuates between 100 and 50. Extraordinary people only need to deal with some hallucinations and gibbering on a daily basis, and their daily behavior is no different from normal people. This stage is called "mental abnormality". For example, Sheila's grandfather.

Lv.30-Lv.40, when the normal SAN value drops below 50, hallucinations and gibbering will evolve into physical harm and mental erosion, which require extraordinary people to actively resist and eliminate them.

For example, this old swordsman Richard Turner.

From other people's perspective, it's like a demigod walking on the road and suddenly starting to fight, as if fighting an invisible monster to the death, or suddenly starting to talk to himself, conversing with inaudible murmurs. Therefore this stage is also called the "semi-crazy stage".

Lv.40 is the full level. Players can't level up. NPCs will go completely crazy if they level up.

After all, losing human reason is basically the same as having one's body taken away, which is equivalent to the death of one's soul.

When this mechanism first came out, the major player forums were almost full of curses. No one liked this "the higher the level, the crazier" setting - isn't that just asking for trouble for yourself? Co-authored by us veteran players who are highly skilled and still need to be restricted?

However, the essence of human beings is true fragrance.

Players who have become demigods have found that in the nature of the main plane, there are very few enemies and extraordinary creatures that can challenge them. Almost all of them can be beaten with their feet and killed casually, which is not interesting at all.

After all, demigods are already at a level above the mainstream.

On the contrary, when you fall into madness, the transformed monsters have unexpected strength. Killing them can increase your SAN value, and at the same time increase your integration with the corresponding laws. In short, you can become stronger while being difficult.

For example, it is like the endless mode of Plants vs. Zombies, which was immediately welcomed and addicted by a large number of highly skilled players.

Closer to home, the old man Richard Turner in front of him, if Asker remembers correctly, he should be around Lv. 34 at this point in time, which is a typical semi-mad stage.

When the upper limit of the magic tide level is Lv. 10, the fight between demigods and monsters is extremely dangerous. If you are not careful, you will use excessive force and die due to spiritual loss.

However, the old man is a demigod in the physics department. His strength basically comes from pure physical body and combat experience, and is not greatly affected by the restrictions of the demonic tide. It is said that he also comprehended a set of swordsmanship on his own during his years of fighting against hallucinations and gibbering, and wrote it A long poem called "Zettle", which is full of incoherent words and grammar like a mental patient.

Different swordsmen can read this "Zettle" and learn different swordsmanship moves from it. It can be called the Western medieval swordsmanship version of the "Yi Jin Jing".

"You know me," said Richard Turnall.

Ask frowned and didn't answer. He is now a little unsure whether the other person is a real person or a fake, but it is more likely to be a real person.

After all, the current demon tide level is L.10. It is impossible for the mutation to copy a real demigod. At most, it can copy a shell of a demigod. Its strength level is the highest L.10. That is meaningless - it cannot beat people. It can't deceive people, so what's the use.

"Let us talk." Richard Turnard drew his sword, "in a swordsman's way."

"Can't you use normal conversation?" Asik sighed.

"The words of the tongue are weak; the clash of gold and iron is sonorous." Richard Turner said.

Ask:………………

When he comes, he recites poems at every turn, which is the characteristic of this old sword master.

Asker had no choice but to draw the sword with his right hand and the sword with his left hand, slowly forming a dual-wielding posture.

"Let's take a look at your foundation first." Richard Turner said this and suddenly disappeared.

disappear? No, his speed is too fast!

Asker's right sword suddenly slashed down, and his left sword stabbed into the empty space ahead. Richard Turner had already flashed in front of him, swinging his long sword upward to deflect his right sword. At the same time, he spun around to avoid the thrust of his left sword, and the long sword slashed towards his throat from a tricky angle.

Shinra-Richard Turner swordsmanship, throat slicing.

Shinra's Throat Slashing is similar to Tora's Hakiri in Tora's swordsmanship, both of which use a long sword to slash the opponent's throat. It's just that the Tiger Cut requires fast speed and tricky angles; while the Throat Cut requires a clean and crisp attack, killing with one blow.

The sword master's throat slash was both fast and powerful. If a normal person were to stand here, he would immediately end up with his trachea cut open and die.

However, Asik pulled back the long sword with his left wrist, and just used the gauntlet to block the opponent's throat.

"Huh?" Richard Turnard exclaimed, because using the sword blade near the guard to parry was a characteristic of his own swordsmanship style.

The old sword master jumped back quickly, swung his sword in the air, and slashed the full moon!

Ask's right sword slashed upwards, and he parried with the reverse half-moon slash and the opponent's full-moon slash. The long sword in his left hand was placed flat on his chest, and then he stabbed again.

"Don Luo's Ying Yang Sword." Richard Turner said as he jumped back. He used his sword claw in the air to catch the tip of Asik's sword, and his whole body was pushed back by the force of the sword. Asker had sheathed his sword, then slashed with his right sword, stabbed with his left sword, and attacked him again from both sides.

"What kind of swordsmanship is this?" Richard Turner jumped back one after another, dodging all the opponent's attacks, and asked curiously.

"Two-handed sword assassination technique." Ask said.

"The right sword is strong, the left sword is agile, and the two hands strike together, and it is impossible to defend against it." Richard Turner began to read the poem again.

Ask was speechless, and with a touch of his right hand on his waist, the saber in his hand was suddenly replaced by a battle axe.

"The 'quick hand' of the weapons master." Richard Turner said, "Holding an ax in the right hand and a sword in the left hand, Holstein dual-wielding style?"

"Barbarian tactics." Asik said this, and suddenly threw the battle ax at him.

Richard Turnard spun his wrist sharply and split the flying ax with his long sword.

Just at the moment when the flying ax blocked his sight, Asik had already rushed back behind him, Longqi!

The sword wind struck silently from behind, but the old sword master seemed to have eyes on his back. He jumped forward to dodge, and then felt severe pain in his waist.

If it were the length of a long sword, Richard Turner's forward jump could have easily dodged it. However, Asik's free right hand had a spear at some point, and with a longer attack range, it quickly stabbed him in the back.

Dragon Spear!