Lyle suppressed his excitement slightly and looked at the professional skills at the bottom, which were the abilities he cared about most.
The Dark Wave skill provided by the Cursed Knight alone instantly boosted his explosive combat power to a level beyond his rank.
Additionally, after the Cursed Knight reached its maximum level of 5Lv, his curse attacks now included the ability of Instant Death Curse.
The Valkyrie profession has three skills, and at the current Lv, he has mastered one of them.
Skill: Purifying Throwing Spear Cost: 3/day Description: Creates a battle spear imbued with sacred properties, launching a long-range attack against an opponent, dealing damage equal to the current Magic Attack value (consumes 50 MP, guarantees a hit).
"Guaranteed hit, huh."
Lyle couldn't help but click his tongue. Although he had some understanding of this skill, he was still surprised.
Shalltear and Bone King's battle was memorable; the 'guaranteed hit' attribute is extremely valuable in any game.
After reading the skill description.
Lyle realized that this was a very powerful skill for later stages. With his current low 'Magic Attack' value, he was somewhat hindering the skill's power.
With the Cursed Knight maxed out and the acquisition of the Valkyrie special profession, he could clearly feel a significant leap in his own strength.
"Come here."
Lyle looked at a Flame Archangel patrolling nearby.
Whoosh!
The metallic silver-yellow wings flapped.
The Flame Archangel floated over and stopped in front of Lyle.
He threw a punch!
Thump!
The silver armor on its chest caved in, and the astonishing force sent the Flame Archangel flying, crashing into a thick tree six meters away with a loud bang.
One of its silver-yellow wings was even broken by the impact, turning into specks of light and dissipating in the air.
The Flame Archangel shakily got up from the ground. Unable to fly with a broken wing, it could only hobble back to Lyle.
Looking at the chest of the Flame Archangel.
There was a perfectly indented fist print, and numerous fine cracks appeared on the silver-white armor in the surrounding area.
Swoosh!
An iron sword appeared in his hand.
Lyle casually swung it down. A sharp, urgent whooshing sound cut through the air, and when the blade sliced across the Flame Archangel's armor, a dazzling red spark erupted.
The next moment!
This Flame Archangel was casually cut in half by Lyle's sword, completely dissipating into specks of light.
"The increase in strength is greater than expected."
Lyle clenched his fist, then lightly jumped a few times. Both his body's flexibility and sense of power had a very noticeable increase.
Angels are inherently summoned monsters with high defense, so using them for testing allowed him to clearly feel his increase in strength.
This Flame Archangel was one level higher than the one he tested in the E-Rantel inn back then.
At that time.
He still had to use a skill and all his strength to cleave open that Flame Archangel's chest armor, whereas the one in front of him was easily cut in half with a casual swing of his sword.
After a simple experiment.
Lyle had a basic understanding of his own strength.
If he remembered correctly, the future Warrior Captain Gazef could also eliminate a Flame Archangel with one sword, so there was nothing to be complacent about.
Looking at the data displayed on the panel.
[Ability Panel]
Talent: [Player]
Overall Level: 28Lv
Experience Slot: 1201/30000
Professions:
Basic Profession: Genius 10Lv (Warrior-----)
Intermediate Profession: Sword Saint 10Lv, Shaman Mentor 1Lv
Advanced/Special: Magic Swordsman 1Lv, Cursed Knight 5Lv, Valkyrie (Longsword) 1Lv
(PS: Full [Ability Panel] has been updated in the comment section)
[Attribute Panel]
Player: Lyle Justice Value: 51 [Neutral]
HP: 233 (18%) MP: 48 (4%)
Physical Attack: 233 (18%)
Physical Defense: 118 (9%)
Agility: 133 (10%)
Magic Attack: 78 (6%)
Magic Defense: 108 (8%)
Overall Resistance: 255 (20%)
Specialty: 230 (18%)
Total: 111%
The changes in the attribute panel were the most striking, with the total percentage breaking through 100%. The most significant increases were in the Overall Resistance and Specialty values.
Lyle remembered that his previous Overall Resistance was 150, and now it had surged to 255. This must be related to the newly acquired 'Blessed Body', 'Dark Resistance', and 'Holy Resistance' attributes.
After a mental calculation.
Lyle's eyes flashed; he now knew how this Overall Resistance was calculated.
His initial Overall Resistance value was 0. After acquiring the Cursed Knight profession, it instantly increased to 150, and then calculating with the Valkyrie profession he obtained.
"Does 'Curse Complete Immunity' provide a value of 130? 'Blessed Body' should be 65, and 40% Dark Resistance with 20% Holy Resistance adds up to 60 points."
Lyle thought silently.
As for the surge in'Specialty', he now had a slight idea that it should be related to passive skills and advanced professions.
"Woof."
The Little Ghost Hound's soft bark sounded, and it trotted back with its head tucked in.
"You run quite fast."
Tang Zheng turned his head to look at the Little Ghost Hound, which had run back to his feet with an ingratiating expression, and said indifferently, "If you keep being so useless, I'll feed you to someone else as food."
"Woof."
The bony chains on the Little Ghost Hound rattled, and it quickly extended its retracted neck.
He surveyed the surroundings.
Large areas of withered plants came into view. Tang Zheng stepped on the grayish-brown weeds, and the moment the grass blades were touched, they turned into charred residue,
dissipating into fine powdery substance.
"Let's go, it's time to visit the master of this forest," Tang Zheng said softly.
The Little Ghost Hound and another Flame Archangel followed closely behind.
Forest Rift.
Looking down from above, one could notice this conspicuous area within the deep, labyrinthine green forest.
This was a hilly terrain, with uneven ground.
Weeds grew everywhere, broken trees, and the skeletons of wild beasts were scattered throughout the entire area. Large numbers of mosquitoes and flies hovered in the air, gathering in clusters on these carcasses.
From a distance, it looked like a black mist.
Before even reaching the nearby area.
Tang Zheng had already smelled an indescribably pungent odor in the air, a mixture of dozens of foul stenches.
"Did these Ogres feed their sense of smell to dogs?"
Tang Zheng suppressed the smell and stepped into the edge of this territory. Under his gaze, he quickly discovered a prominent cave about four to five meters high in the distance of this raised hilly terrain, faintly hearing roars similar to Ogres coming from deep within the cave.
Quickly, he discovered a prominent cave, four to five meters high, in the distance of this raised hilly terrain. Faintly, roars similar to Ogres could be heard from deep within the cave.
"Lure them out."
Tang Zheng waved his arm, signaling the Flame Archangel to fly into the cave.
He had no intention of entering the cave.
The smell outside alone made him want to plug his nose; Tang Zheng couldn't imagine the smell inside the cave.
Whoosh!
With a flap of its wings, the Flame Archangel quickly flew forward, plunging into the cave in a moment.
Not long after.
The loud roars of Ogres came from the dark cave, but they quickly subsided.
"Gained 312 experience."
"Gained 310 experience."
With the Flame Archangel's level and strength, dealing with two Ogres of around level ten was not a problem.
Another seven or eight minutes passed.
"Intruder!"
A roar, similar to an Ogre's but even more coarse and violent, came from within the cave.
In a moment.
As a flash of light appeared from within the cave, the figure of the Flame Archangel burst out.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
A series of heavy footsteps sounded.
The first to rush out of the cave were three Ogres. Compared to ordinary Ogres, these three were even more massive, with rough, yellowish-brown skin that looked incredibly tough.
Following closely behind.
Were six dark blue Ogres. Compared to the rough, lumpy, and spiky appearance of the Ogres, their bodies were incredibly smooth.
Both their size and height were greater than the Ogres, but the height difference wasn't too significant, only about a head taller than the Ogres.
The Flame Archangel flew through the air and landed beside Tang Zheng, hovering in mid-air.
Along with it came a foul-smelling gust of wind.
Tang Zheng couldn't help but pinch his nose and moved slightly away from the Flame Archangel beside him before looking up at the cave.
"These few Ogres are clearly stronger and fiercer than the one bought in the Imperial Capital."
Lyle looked at these Ogres and raised an eyebrow.
Thump!
Just then, an even heavier thud came from inside the cave. Before the Ogres in front could steady themselves, a pair of thick arms directly pushed them aside, clearing a path.
Rumble!
Two of the Ogres lost their footing and fell to the ground, shaking it.
The figure that emerged from behind the Ogres was even larger and more terrifying, reaching a height of three meters. Its appearance was completely different from ordinary Ogres, with skin resembling stone-like green.
Its overall appearance was somewhat similar to an Ogre.
With just one glance.
It was clear that this more terrifying Ogre was not the same creature as ordinary Ogres and Ogres.
Eastern Region Dominator — Ogre · Gu!
"Where is the shiny intruder!"
"A creature I've never seen before!"
Ogre · Gu's irritable voice came. He casually swung the huge greatsword in his hand, which was almost as tall as his body, nearly three meters long, and had purple grooves.
Rumble!
Wherever the greatsword passed, strong gusts of wind raged, stirring up a violent cloud of dust in the air ahead.
Seeing this scene,
Lyle's eyes twitched slightly. Just from its stance and aura, the Ogre · Gu in front of him was definitely no weaker than Warrior King Go Gin.
However, Warrior King Go Gin's combat skills would probably overwhelm Ogre · Gu.
"The Ogre race is truly peculiar."
Lyle carefully observed the two types of Ogres in front of him and sighed softly.
He had currently seen a total of three types of Ogres: ordinary Ogres, Warrior King Go Gin, and the Ogre · Gu in front of him.
These three types of Ogres, when placed together, didn't resemble the same kind of creature at all.
"Human?"
"It's a shiny creature!"
"I want to eat weak humans, haven't had them in a long time."
"Too many bones, not enough meat, not tasty!"
"Shiny, never seen before, must try!"
"Intruders, kill them all!"
A group of Ogres quickly discovered Lyle and the conspicuous Flame Archangel standing in the distance, and they all roared excitedly.