Chapter 88: Clash

【Calculating Strength…】

【Obtained Indomitable Lv1 bonus…】

【Strength calculation passed】

【Strength exceeds opponent by 20%, forming suppression…】

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Following the prompts on the character panel, suddenly, everyone present saw an incredible scene—the Patriarch of the Barbarians, who was holding a Battleaxe and had a strong, tall build, was firmly suppressed in place by Dean, who was holding a Knight’s Longsword and had a medium build.

The former gritted his teeth, and the Battleaxe he was originally holding with one hand changed to being lifted with both hands.

The latter, just as indifferent as before, began to slowly press down the Longsword in his hand with the strength of his wrist.

Dean’s 【Strength】 at this moment, after the baptism of 【Dragon Blood】, had already reached 2.82.

Adding the one-tenth Will bonus from 【Indomitable Lv1】, in the strength calculation, Dean’s total 【Strength】 value at this moment should be—2.82+0.31=3.13.

And a strength of 3.13 was something that even a Knight who had successfully undergone a ‘Knight’s Baptism’ could not match.

This was not in a normal state, but even with Talent calculated in.

At least, according to Dean’s understanding, newly awakened Talents, such as: 【Power Burst】 and other Talents, would not give a bonus exceeding 0.3 to one’s attributes.

In other words, a Knight who successfully stimulated this type of Talent would only gain strength by adding 0.3 again on the original basis of 2.0-2.2—and a strength of 2.3-2.5 compared to Dean’s 3.13 strength calculation at this moment, was absolutely far inferior.

It even lagged quite a bit behind the 【Strength: 2.82】 in a normal state.

As for those far beyond the scope of ordinary Knights?

Obviously, Dean’s calculation did not include those from large Families or members of the Royal Family.

After all, those people with different growth environments had already obtained resources far beyond ordinary people’s imagination—just like the King of City who awakened Knight Talent at the age of six, that degree was simply not something ordinary people could surpass; at six years old, his physical fitness was already twice that of a normal adult, and as he aged, his physical fitness would continue to develop.

Simply put, when the other party became an adult, reaching the level of a Grand Knight, Dean would not find it strange at all.

And in his prime, reaching the level of a Silver Knight was also very normal.

And this was just normal growth, plus the cooperation of some Potions and Secret Techniques, the King of City’s growth would far exceed these.

In fact, when the King of City was nineteen years old, the other party had already become a Gold-rank existence.

This was something everyone in Goedz knew.

And at this moment, calculating by his current age, Dean, who was already eighteen years old, had just stepped over the threshold of a Knight, and hadn’t even completed the first ‘Knight’s Baptism’ yet. Compared to that King of City, Dean himself knew that he was still far behind at this moment—however, Dean would never be discouraged by such things, after all, what the other party had, he did not, and what he had, the other party did not have either.

Everything had not yet become a fixed number!

The thoughts in his heart made Dean burst out with a loud shout—

“Hah!”

Dean, holding the sword with both hands, suddenly increased his strength. Suddenly, the Barbarian Patriarch, who was already being suppressed, retreated repeatedly, his figure unstable.

Tap tap tap…

After a full five or six steps, the Barbarian Patriarch managed to steady his footing.

The surrounding Barbarian Warriors watched dumbfounded as their Patriarch, famous for his strength, was actually suppressed by a ‘frail’ Emerald Person—compared to the physique of Barbarians, the people of the Emerald Kingdom were naturally frail. Even City and Goth could not escape this category, even though most of the time City and Goth were considered tall races on Goedz.

The Barbarian Warriors were dumbfounded, but the young men of the Ferrchelen Knight Order would not. They shouted loudly for their invincible Regiment Commander—

“Well done, Regiment Commander!”

“Long live the Regiment Commander!”

“Long live!”

……

Amidst the cheers, the young men slapped their Sword Sheaths with their hands—the crisp ‘pa pa’ sound began to spread in the vicinity with a very rhythmic beat.

This was a teaching from Huck—as the Vice Regiment Commander, he not only had to teach the young men how to survive on the Battlefield, but also needed to teach them how to celebrate their victory.

These complemented each other and were indispensable.

After all, these young men were not machines.

Of course, if they were hitting Shields, the sound would be even better!

Huck thought secretly in his heart; at the same time, the gaze he looked at his young Regiment Commander became increasingly different—before, his young Regiment Commander had always shown aspects of skill and Agility in front of him, and the opponent’s physique made him subconsciously ignore the opponent’s Strength.

From the looks of it now, compared to the skill and Agility shown before, his young Regiment Commander was undoubtedly superior in terms of Strength.

After all, Huck knew Buchea very well.

If he hadn’t lost his right arm, he would still be confident in competing with the opponent in strength, but now… he was undoubtedly no match for this Barbarian friend.

“War…”

After a bitter laugh in his heart, Huck stepped forward, preparing to declare the end of this duel, which was similar to a spar—after all, Buchea’s strongest aspect had been suppressed, so continuing would be meaningless, it would just be a humiliating battle.

However, just as Huck said one word, a roar interrupted his words—

Roar!

A loud roar burst out from the chest of the Barbarian Patriarch, and then a hazy phantom appeared behind him.

“A Bear?!”

The young men of the Ferrchelen Knight Order exclaimed.

Obviously, as novices, it was difficult for them to understand such a thing.

And those Barbarian Warriors who were originally surprised and disbelief became full of confidence again after seeing this scene.

However, Huck, who was on the side, gave a bitter smile again and again after being slightly stunned—

Just like the ‘Knight’s Baptism’ of Emerald, Goth, and City.

Barbarians also had their own Power System: Beast Soul.

Eagles, Tigers, Bears, etc., ferocious beasts in nature became their greatest assistance.

Of course, just like Knights who used Talent, the use of Beast Soul also required consuming a great amount of Stamina, even far exceeding Knights who had activated Talent, and it was impossible to use it a second time in a short period.

Therefore, unless it was a critical moment, no Barbarian Warrior was willing to use their Beast Soul.

And now, facing Dean’s Strength, Buchea, the Barbarian Patriarch, obviously thought it was the most critical moment.

Regarding this, Huck could only smile bitterly.

But Dean still looked indifferent—having fought and sparred with countless Barbarian Warriors before, he was too familiar with some of the Barbarians’ temperaments.

Therefore, the opponent’s actions were all within Dean’s expectations.

As for the Beast Soul?

Dean’s understanding of this special power was definitely at an expert level.

“It’s just an ordinary bear, not a Snow Bear or anything… so, the increased Strength should be around 0.2… the opponent is a Barbarian, so he has a natural advantage in Strength, which should have reached around 2.4-2.5 in a normal state, so with the Beast Soul bonus now, it’s around 2.5-2.6… and my Strength after receiving the Will bonus is 3.13…”

Dean calculated silently in his heart.

Then, without hesitation, he activated 【Military Swordsmanship Lv3 (Goth)】.

Suddenly, Dean’s 【Strength】 attribute gained an increase of 0.45.

【Strength: 3.58】

Although this value could only be maintained for less than 10 seconds, it was enough for the current battle—

Roar!

With such a roar full of fighting intent, the Barbarian Patriarch rushed towards Dean again.

And the Longsword in Dean’s hand met him without retreating.

……

【Calculating Strength…】

【Obtained Indomitable Lv1 bonus…】

【Strength calculation passed】

【Strength exceeds opponent by 30%, forming knockback…】

……

Bang!

Amidst a slightly dull sound, the body of the Barbarian Patriarch was knocked flying just like that, and the Battleaxe in his hand also slipped out of his hand—obviously, even with the Beast Soul bonus, this Barbarian Patriarch was still no match for Dean, who had activated 【Military Swordsmanship Lv3 (Goth)】, and was even more miserable than before.

After all, the Beast Soul bonus of this Barbarian Patriarch at this moment was far lower than the bonus of Dean’s 【Military Swordsmanship Lv3 (Goth)】.

Therefore, the gap between the two sides did not really narrow, on the contrary, it widened.

And the final result was that this Barbarian tribesman was knocked flying.

The confident Barbarian Warriors were dumbfounded again.

Even the Barbarian Patriarch and Huck, who was watching the battle from the side, also had looks of disbelief.

Only those young men of the Ferrchelen Knight Order, who were new to the world, shouted loudly again.

Amidst such loud cheers, Dean, who knew the Barbarians’ temperament well, walked slowly towards the Barbarian Patriarch—suddenly, the surrounding Barbarian Warriors became nervous, and as the Barbarian Warriors became nervous, the young men of the Knight Order gripped their weapons again.

“Regiment Commander…”

Huck wanted to persuade his young Regiment Commander not to humiliate his opponent.

However, in the next moment, the Vice Regiment Commander stopped talking—

Dean extended his hand and reached it in front of the Barbarian Patriarch.

After the latter was slightly stunned, a hearty smile appeared on his face. He reached out and grabbed Dean’s hand, then stood up with the help of Dean’s arm.