Chapter 133: Castle·Front Plaza Part 1

Looking at Dean charging over, the three Knight-rank attackers did not panic in the slightest. Their strength and numbers gave them the confidence to kill this ‘fool’ who had come to his death—the fellow who had shot the arrow gripped his Longsword, then suddenly charged out, while the other two followed closely behind.

A very simple formation in combat was formed just like that.

With the fellow who had shot the arrow as the vanguard of the team, blocking and attacking the first enemy encountered, while the fellows on the two sides provided auxiliary defense and encirclement, it could be said that whether in a large-scale charge or a small unit battle, this triangular formation was extremely practical; not only mercenaries, but even within Knight Orders, there was such training.

And this was enough to prove the practicality of the triangular formation.

Watching the approaching Dean, the fellow who had shot the arrow earlier already had a sinister smile on his face. He could perfectly imagine what would happen to the other party after he blocked the attack of this fellow who had made him lose face—

He would absolutely be cut into three pieces!

For the two companions following closely behind, this fellow who had shot the arrow was evidently very confident.

And similarly, the two mercenaries behind were also full of confidence in their companion acting as the arrowhead ahead.

Therefore, when they suddenly felt a fierce aura of Prestige, and their companion ahead sprayed Blood just like that, they could not help but freeze for a moment—

[Momentum of Might]

Facing the three people who also initiated a charge, as well as the formation they maintained, Dean naturally knew what they intended; therefore, after rushing in front of the three and about to enter attack range, Dean directly switched the moves of [Dragon Swordsmanship].

Suddenly, the judgment of Will began to take effect—Dean’s Will +0.3 = 3.5, and this Will of 3.5 was obviously unreachable for Knight-rank existences. Even a Knight proficient in [Will] could not reach this level, unless they were a Grand Knight.

However, if he were facing a Grand Knight, Dean would absolutely not be this rash!

[Momentum of Might Lv2, Intimidation successful]

[All own attributes +10%, enemy attributes -10%]

The change in strength in an instant was enough to make the Knight-rank opponents opposite feel bound and dazed.

And Dean naturally would not let this opportunity slip by.

The Longsword in his hand stabbed straight out, just like a venomous snake leaving its hole, landing on the closest opponent.

Although it was just a light tap, the sharp sword tip severed the opponent’s trachea.

Then, Dean’s wrist moved slightly, and the tip of the Longsword slid out from the right side of the opponent’s neck. This opponent, who was about to lose his life, subconsciously moved with the pain, covered his neck just like that, and turned to his left. The spurted Blood immediately blocked the vision of the opponent on Dean’s right.

[Military Swordsmanship (Goth) activated!]

[Strength +0.75]

After confirming that the opponent on the right was temporarily blocked from view by Blood, Dean rushed straight towards the opponent on his left, while simultaneously activating [Military Swordsmanship (Goth)].

Immediately, Dean’s Strength attribute, which already had a 10% increase, received another boost of 0.75—

[Strength: 4.07]

This was Dean’s strength at this moment.

A strength infinitely close to the Grand Knight standard.

And undoubtedly, with the exception of certain special opponents, this strength was enough to crush any Knight of the same rank.

As for attribute crushing?

Dean was naturally no stranger to it; he was even quite familiar with it.

Clang!

The opponent’s Longsword and Dean’s Longsword collided, but the next moment, the Longsword in the opponent’s hand flew out of his grip—

[Strength judgment in progress…]

[Obtained Cold Weapon (Sword/Hammer/Spear) Lv4 bonus…]

[Strength judgment passed]

[Exceeded 150%, forming secondary crushing damage, dealing 50% True Damage…]

Pfft!

As the Longsword flew out, the opponent’s chest began to heave violently, just like a bellows about to fall apart, and then, a mouthful of Blood spurted out.

Then he collapsed to the ground.

Of course, it was not because of serious injuries leading to unconsciousness, but because of the wound on his neck—when the opponent spat out a mouthful of Blood, Dean added another sword strike.

A Knight-rank opponent, even if seriously injured, could not be underestimated.

Woo!

Just as Dean’s second opponent fell to the ground, a sharp whistle piercing the air came from behind him—obviously, the opponent originally on the right had broken free from the visual block and launched an attack.

Facing this direct attack, Dean did not use too many techniques; he turned around and raised his sword, defending against the sword chopped down by the opponent—

Dang!

Dean’s Longsword clashed with the opponent’s heavy sword.

Very clearly, unlike the opponent proficient in Agility earlier, this heavy sword user in front of him was proficient in Strength.

However, this proficiency was still at the Knight level, and had not approached the Grand Knight level.

So, the result was no different from before—

[Strength judgment in progress…]

[Obtained Cold Weapon (Sword/Hammer/Spear) Lv4 bonus…]

[Strength judgment passed]

[Exceeded 50%, forming secondary crushing damage, dealing 10% True Damage…]

Therefore, a somewhat comical scene appeared!

The Knight sword in defense, which looked slightly light and should have been sent flying, was steady as Mount Tai, while the heavy sword, which came with great force and chopped down fiercely, flew out of the hand, tracing a beautiful arc into the mid-air.

Dean’s opponent looked at all this in astonishment, until the sword strike from Dean, following closely behind, completely finished him off.

The opponent did not fail to defend; it was just that, compared to his Strength, his speed was truly unsightly. His arm had just risen when Dean’s Longsword had already swept across his throat.

Dean flicked the Longsword in his hand to let the blood beads slide off, then turned his gaze towards the winch, where the remaining three opponents were.

Upon meeting Dean’s gaze, the three attackers who had just raised the drawbridge halfway, including the leader, all felt a tremor in their hearts.

There was both shock and fear!

Three Knight-rank opponents, all dead the moment they made contact!

This was the scene they saw, and such a scene was enough to explain Dean’s strength—although he was not a Grand Knight, he was definitely infinitely close to a Grand Knight.

Such an opponent…

More fear rose in the hearts of the three attackers.

And this was what Dean needed—

Dean knew very well that when facing enemies whose strength did not have a world of difference, and who outnumbered him several times over, only a quick battle could offer a sliver of hope for survival.

Therefore, he initiated the charge first, using [Dragon Swordsmanship·Momentum of Might] to catch the opponent off guard, then used Assassin techniques to block the second opponent, unhesitatingly activated [Military Swordsmanship (Goth)] against the third opponent proficient in Agility, gained suppression in Strength, and killed him; then turned back to kill the second opponent proficient in Strength.

As for how to distinguish what the opponent was proficient in?

The opponent’s weapon and build were enough to tell Dean what they were proficient in.

And this allowed Dean to distinguish which target he should deal with first.

They all seemed like enemies, and dealing with any of them was the same, but if Dean had first chosen the opponent proficient in Strength, even if he knocked the weapon out of the opponent’s hand and the opponent couldn’t react in time, the opponent proficient in Agility would certainly be able to react in time and provide support.

And once entangled by the opponent proficient in Agility, and the opponent proficient in Strength also recovered his senses.

Even if Dean could still eventually solve them, it would absolutely not be as clean and neat as now.

One had to know that [Military Swordsmanship (Goth)] had a time limit.

After all, nearly ten seconds of time was not a lot.

And at this moment, nearly ten seconds of buff time still had half left, so Dean naturally would not waste it for no reason, especially when his opponents were in the midst of fear. For Dean, this was simply a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—although sometimes fear could stimulate a person’s strength, more often, fear would only make a person go weak in the hands and feet, and lose strength all over.

And the look of horror on the faces of the three opponents in front informed Dean of their state.

Therefore, the next moment, Dean rushed towards them, while allocating his XP once again—

[XP: 119]

The previous three Knight-rank opponents, regardless of who they were, each contributed twenty points of XP to Dean, bringing Dean’s total XP back to three digits.

And at this time, Dean naturally could not hoard experience; only by converting experience into strength was the best way to deal with the crisis—

[Military Swordsmanship (Emerald) Lv3→Lv4]

[Military Swordsmanship (Emerald) reached Lv4, special options beginning to appear…]

[A, when activated, Agility receives an additional 0.1 boost]

[B, duration +2 seconds]

[C, cooldown time reduced by 10 minutes]

(Note: Only one option can be chosen)

“A”

Just like the choice for [Military Swordsmanship (Goth)], Dean directly chose A.

[Military Swordsmanship Lv4 (Emerald): You have received the strictest training in the Military Camp, giving your Sword Technique the characteristics of this country; Effect: When attacked, Agility receives a +0.5 boost; duration 6.6 (Constitution x2) seconds; cooldown 17 (50 – Constitution x10) minutes.]

(Special option for +0.1 Agility has been selected once)

And after completing the upgrade, Dean unhesitatingly activated [Military Swordsmanship (Emerald)], giving his Agility the maximum boost.

After all, the reason the remaining three attackers chose the winch, aside from considering the bigger picture, was mostly because they were proficient in Strength.

And when facing opponents proficient in Strength, if one could not achieve complete suppression in Strength, or when there were multiple opponents, the speed and dexterity brought by [Agility] was naturally the best choice.