The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 277 Ancient Heroes (Two chapters in one)

[Core Skill: Soul Crushing Hammer (Active)]

Soul Crushing Hammer (Active) Effect: Enemies that die under your hammer will have part of their soul energy absorbed by the hammer in your hand, and this part of the soul energy will bring you a special buff effect.

The buff effect lasts for one minute and can be stacked up to ten times.

At the same time, when the soul energy is absorbed to ten parts, you can control it and release it all at once, forming a 'Soul Shattering Shock'.

(Note: The damage of Soul Shattering Blast is real damage and cannot be blocked by physical or elemental energy.)
(Note: The stronger the soul of the enemy killed, the stronger the buff will be. Enemies below the Knight level or equivalent cannot extract soul energy. Warhammer wizards do not kill nameless people.)
Although it is just a core skill, the text description is very long.

After reading the above content repeatedly, Ryan fell into deep thought.

"First, the keyword 'stackable'."

"This means that if I kill ten enemies in a row, I can stack them ten times?"

"No matter what the buff is, even if it's strength +1 or something like that, if it can be stacked ten times, that would be strength +10. It's a very powerful effect, a great weapon for group battles!"

"The second is the keyword 'true damage'."

"This is the first time I've seen this kind of statement. Could it be that all the injuries I suffered before were 'fake injuries'?"

However, Ryan soon saw what was written in the note - 'Cannot be blocked by physical or elemental energy'.

"It seems that the effect of 'Soul Shattering Shock' is somewhat similar to some kind of witchcraft that directly attacks the soul?"

"Probably!" Ryan nodded secretly.

"Also, it is impossible to extract soul energy below the knight level?"

"Could it be that it is because he is not a transcendent being and his soul is not strong enough?"

Originally, Ryan was thinking, would it count if he killed ten red fire ants?

Now it seems that it is obviously not going to work.

Unless this red fire ant is an extraordinary red fire ant, equivalent to the knight level.

"However, it would be better to test it in practice to see if it is really as I think."

Ryan crossed his arms with one hand and stroked his chin with the other, looking thoughtful.

At this moment, Ryan hoped very much that the enemy would come and attack him again!
Immediately, Ryan thought of something and his eyes lit up, but the next second, he shook his head slightly.

"Let's talk about it tomorrow morning. At this time, the guy is probably still being interrogated."
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at the same time.

Deep inside the Elim Mine.

At this time, the huge legendary species, the earth snake, has awakened. Compared with its hundred-meter-long snake-like body, its eyes are really not big, only the size of an adult's head.

However, outside its pair of vertical pupils, there is a special three-layer eyelid structure.

Normally, there should be two layers, namely the upper eyelid and the lower eyelid, but the ground snake seems to have an extra eyelid that slides horizontally from left to right in order to block the broken soil and dust when drilling.

In addition, if you look closely at the other person's pupils, you can see lingering black air, which is exactly the same as the black mist that came out of the evil magic circle set up by Ganon, the high priest of the Secret Snake Cult.

Seeing that the mission was accomplished, Ganon's gloomy face, which had not smiled much since Holden was captured alive, finally thawed. At this moment, he was smiling and was obviously in a very good mood!

After thinking for a while, he took the initiative to say to Laxul: "Sir Laxul, I have successfully controlled the earth snakes. Thank you for the cooperation of the Black Flame Church. This also makes me see the sincerity of the Black Flame Church."

"Regarding what you said before, about getting rid of that Ryan, I think we can expand the scope a bit."

"I heard that your church's goal this time is to overthrow the Dragun Empire's rule in Meister. So I think the most effective way is to eliminate all the high-end forces of the empire, including this Ryan."

"My idea is that your church can gather elite forces, and I will control the earth snakes to dig a tunnel from here, directly to the underground of Count Habsburg's mansion, and then launch a surprise attack in the middle of the night!"

"With a surprise attack and the power of the ancient legendary species - the earth snake, I think we can easily destroy the empire's high-end forces in Meister."

"Sir Laxul, what do you think of my plan?" Ganon said with a smile.

Ganon's words naturally surprised Laxul.

Originally, he was still thinking about how to communicate with the high priest of the Secret Snake Cult.

After all, the opponent's Earth Snake was already in his hands, and if he turned around and ran away, he would have no good way to deal with it.

This possibility is not without.

But now, the plan proposed by the other party obviously exceeded his expectations and was also very feasible.

In this case, he only needs to gather the elites in the church and join forces with the Cannon High Priest of the Secret Snake Cult, the legendary 'Earth Snake'.
It is very likely that the high-end forces of the empire, including Governor Meist Count Habsburg and Ryan, will be wiped out in one fell swoop!
In addition, once the ground snakes start digging, Lord Freeman will be able to do that thing calmly!
"Sir Ganon, I fully agree with your plan!" Laxul bowed slightly to express his gratitude.

"Then I'll trouble you to control the earth snake to dig."

"Well, don't worry. According to the digging speed of the earth snake, it will reach the designated location in about a day and a half at the slowest. Let me calculate, it will be around the second half of tomorrow night, which is the best time to attack." Ganon nodded with a smile.

Now that the Earth Snakes have been successfully brought under control, if Holden can be rescued, then of course he should be saved.

This way, the trip would be complete, Ganon thought.

"Indeed, the early morning hours are when a person is most tired, and it is also the best time to launch an attack." Laxul said.

"In addition, in addition to immediately summoning the elite troops in Mayest County, I will also immediately contact the spies in the county city and the insiders in Earl Habsburg's mansion to investigate the strength of the other party's personnel."

"Very good, Lord Laxul, I agree that you are cautious. Then I will let the earth snake start now!"

As Ganon muttered something in a low voice, he waved the snake-headed short staff in his hand, and the huge snake's mouth opened like a flower, revealing its ferocious mouthparts, sharp and dense teeth, short and strong.

The next second, the sound of drilling into the ground was heard!
The extremely hard underground rocks are like tofu in the mouthparts of the ground snake!

Edible and inedible things, soil, rock fragments, underground creatures, were all ground into powder and swallowed into the huge mouth of the earth snake, then quickly digested through the nearly 100-meter-long intestine and discharged from the posterior cavity!

The ground also shook slightly as the earth snake dug deeper.

Looking at the behemoth's extremely fast digging speed, Ganon and Laxul looked at each other and smiled knowingly at the same time.

An hour later, when Ganon, Laxul and others, along with the earth snakes, had dug forward several kilometers.

I saw a man in a black robe with a black hood, leading a group of Black Flame monks, quietly walking into the area where the earth snake was originally located.

The earth snake is huge, and the amber passage that once imprisoned it can easily accommodate several people passing through, but the ground is covered with broken, irregular amber fragments.

"Lord Freeman, according to the records in the classics, the ancient temple I taught and a legendary land snake were both trapped by the amber barrier."

"Now that the legendary land snake has been found, the temple that my sect once had should be nearby."

"The ancient hero Mongke that I taught is sleeping in there. Once we find that ancient temple, it means that we can awaken the ancient hero Mongke."

When talking about the ancient hero Mong, the Black Flame monk seemed to get excited.

You should know that this ancient hero Mung is an outstanding figure in the ancient Black Flame Church, nicknamed "King of Evil Flame", and his deeds have been passed down from generation to generation in the church.

He always thought that the ancient heroes had long disappeared in the long river of history, but he didn't expect that there were still living ancient heroes!

"Well! I think I've found it." A deep voice sounded from under the hood.

Not far away, behind a translucent amber wall, several stone columns shaped like Doric columns appeared, which was a corner of the ancient temple.
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The next morning, it was just getting light.

Ryan came to the holding room next to the cellar on the underground floor.

When the four guards at the door saw Ryan coming, they immediately saluted and said, "Master Ryan, Master Alex has been interrogating you all night."

"Okay! Open the door, I'll go in and take a look." Ryan nodded.

Alex is great, he is so dedicated. Although staying up all night is not a big deal for a third-level wizard apprentice, it is still quite tiring.

"Yes, my lord."

As soon as he entered the holding room, Ryan saw Holden hanging on a cross-like thing. The bleeding from the cuts on his hands and legs had already stopped.

Since Ryan cut off the opponent's forearms and calves at that time, his hands were still able to be separated and his legs were tied together. All around him was a formation arranged by Alex, which was emitting witchcraft aura.

At this moment, Alex looked a little tired.

"Viscount Ryan, you're up so early?" Obviously, Alex was a little surprised to see Ryan come so early.

Hearing Alex's words, Holden with disheveled hair raised his head, staring at Ryan with a pair of bloodshot red eyes, his face full of resentment!

"I got up because I couldn't sleep. How about it, did Holden give any useful information?"

"No, this guy is a sorcerer. Some of my methods are not very useful." Alex shook his head helplessly and said.

It’s not that he didn’t try hard, but that the other party was a sorcerer with strong mental power.

It is almost impossible to make the other person collapse mentally and tell the truth.

Ryan nodded and said, "Does that mean this guy is useless?"

"Then leave it to me."

Ryan immediately smiled, he had been waiting for it all night.

Ok?
Alex didn't quite understand what Ryan meant by this?
Could it be that Lord Ryan is also good at torture?
But the next second, he understood!

"Bang!" A sound similar to a watermelon being smashed by an iron rod was heard!

As Holden stared in disbelief, his crown was instantly shattered by a white bone hammer struck by Ryan, and his brain burst!

Immediately, Haldane bulged his eyes and died with his eyes open.
The last thought in his mind before he died was, 'Ryan, this guy actually killed me? Shouldn't he have kept me alive, interrogated me, and tried to get some information out of me?'

Alex also looked at this scene in great surprise!
At that moment, he had even more respect for Ryan.

Before, it was about Ryan’s strength, but this time, it was about the decisiveness in killing Ryan!
Yes! If we don’t kill these stubborn cult members, how can we keep them alive for the Harvest Festival?
He naturally didn't expect that Ryan killed Holden so decisively. In fact, he mainly wanted to test his newly acquired core skill - 'Soul Crushing Hammer'!
Just when Alex was about to say something, his whole body suddenly trembled!
Because a translucent shadow appeared from the body of Holden who had just died, with a look of pain on his face, but then, like a comet, a transparent shadow with a long tail struggled and circled around Ryan several times.

In an instant, it was quickly absorbed by the white miniature skull hammer in Ryan's hand!

Ryan really didn't expect that the effect of this "Soul-Crushing Hammer" would be so cool.

Sometimes, he still wants to keep a low profile.

In addition, he clearly felt a strange heat flow from the skull hammer to his right arm holding the hammer!
Seems to be stronger!
Ryan glanced at the panel properties:
Constitution: 39
Strength: 46 (+5)

Agility: 36
Spirit: 55
The +5 in the brackets was flashing, and Ryan knew that it meant a buff effect.

It won’t exist forever.

Once means the strength is increased by 5. Obviously, if it is stacked ten times, the strength will be increased by 50!
hiss~
This effect is amazing!

Although it only has one more core skill than the Wizard (Legend), if used well, the combat effectiveness can be improved significantly.

It truly is worthy of being the top legendary profession - Warhammer Wizard!
Of course, this is also because the enemy is strong enough. If it were an ordinary Black Flame Monk, the effect would probably only be a strength +2 or at most +3.

However, Ryan glanced at the stunned Alex and thought, 'How should I explain what just happened to him?'

"Hey, Lord Ryan, is the warhammer in your hand a rare item? Its effect of absorbing the enemy's soul is really rare!" Alex widened his eyes and exclaimed, pointing at the warhammer in Ryan's hand.

"Oh, yes, this is one of my trophies. It is said to be a sacrificial utensil from a primitive tribe. I got it by chance after killing an enemy." Ryan said with a smile.

He didn't expect Alex to have figured it all out.

In this case, he could just go with the flow and attribute the special effect of the soul he had just extracted to the Skull Hammer.

In fact, this is a core skill derived from the Warhammer Wizard class.

But if he doesn't say it, who can know?

"What a rare object! Although I have heard of some objects that can extract souls, this is the first time I have seen the real thing." Alex couldn't help but marvel and exclaimed in amazement.

"By the way, Alex, let's keep the news of this guy's death secret for the time being. Perhaps, we can just sit back and wait." Ryan seemed to have thought of something, turned around and reminded Alex.

Alex nodded with a look of realization on his face and said:

"Lord Ryan, I understand what you mean. I will also cast the forgetfulness spell on the guards at the door."

"Also, I will seal this place off as well!"

Ryan left the detention room, thought for a while, and turned to the training room.

"Warhammer Wizard, the profession is really as its name suggests, with the hammer in front." Ryan looked at the skull warhammer in his hand and muttered to himself.

"It seems that my next step is to prioritize upgrading the advanced secret technique 'Crushing Hammer' to the top secret technique."

"After all, the new core skill 'Soul Crushing Hammer' requires the enemy to die under the hammer in order to launch 'Soul Crushing Shock'."

"That is to say, dying by a sword or an axe does not count, and cannot trigger the special effect of 'Soul Crushing Hammer'."

"But if this is the case, you can't change weapons at will if you want to trigger it."

"But fortunately, I have metal transformation skills, which allow me to increase or decrease the length of the handle of the Skull Hammer at will, turning it from a one-handed hammer into a two-handed hammer. In battle, I can take the enemy by surprise."

Just then, suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Please come in!"

"Mr. Ryan, you are indeed here. You are so diligent!"

"With your talent and hard work, it's no wonder that the strength of us is getting farther and farther away from yours." Alexandra walked in with a smile.

Today Alexandra wore a set of noble hunting suit bottoms and a custom-made knight's breastplate.

The other parts of the body are not covered with armor, seemingly to make the whole person move more lightly and faster.

This is understandable. After all, women are not as strong as men. Even if they are both great knights, their load-bearing capacity is much worse. It is better to streamline the equipment and take advantage of their flexibility.

However, the bottom of the noble hunting suit that Alexandra wore was a pair of slightly slim-fitting elastic trousers.

Although not as good as the women's yoga pants that Ryan wore in his previous life, they also showed off the figure very well, outlining Alexandra's round and beautiful buttocks in every detail, and faintly showing the traces of the underwear's straps.

The custom-made knight's breastplate has two bulging curved metal protrusions.

Not only is her figure well-proportioned, but the whole outfit also feels quite thoughtful.
Ryan thought about it and realized that the only one who could compete with Alexandrina was Claire!
Others either have one size off in the upper body or one size off in the lower body.

"Good morning, Alexandra."

"Sir Ryan, you have to teach me some lessons on hammer techniques today." Alexandra approached, looking at Ryan with her beautiful watery eyes.

"Well. Okay." Ryan thought about it and it seemed that there was really no reason to refuse this person today.

In addition, the other party was just asking about hammer techniques, and as an enthusiastic colleague, I should indeed give him some pointers.

It's just that there seemed to be something red on the other person's lips, which looked crystal clear and bright red, making people want to kiss her.

"Hey, Alexandra, then show me your hammer technique that you're good at." Ryan calmed down his slightly agitated mood and said.

"Okay, Sir Ren."

Alexandra was seen holding a hammer and shield, performing her moves quickly in the center of the field.

Although he is not as good as Ryan, he is not mediocre among the Grand Knights. His strength is still very good, close to the level of senior Grand Knights.

"Not bad, very good." Ryan's eyes lit up and he nodded.

Alexandra's strength was much stronger than he expected.

"It's just that when you were attacking, the hammer blow just now was not decisive enough." Ryan came over and pointed out Alexandra's small problems one by one.

"Mr. Ryan, is that so?"

Alexandra was seen holding a shield in her left hand and a hammer in her right hand, swinging it from top to bottom.

Ryan glanced at the other person's round buttocks, then quickly looked away and said:
"Uh, don't lift your hips so high. When you exert force, you need to use the Force in your body. Use the Force when you kick your legs, twist your hips, and swing the hammer."

"Sir Ryan, how do you twist your hips? Is this how it is?"

Alexandra smiled at Ryan and wiggled her hips, her tight and plump buttocks trembling slightly.

This scene made Ryan glance at it unconsciously, with a somewhat unnatural expression.

Don’t you know how to twist your hips?
Normally, a knight, no, a quasi-knight, should be very skilled at using this kind of force!
"more or less!"

"Mr. Ryan, almost is not enough. You need to help me point out the mistakes in my use of force."

"Can you put your hands on my sides? I want you to feel my strength." Alexandra blinked and pointed to her slim waist.

this.
Is it okay to touch a woman’s waist casually?

But the other party's words seemed to make sense. If the force was used incorrectly, it would likely affect the outcome of the battle.
Ryan thought about it and decided to go up and give some pointers.

Just as Ryan put his big hand on Alexandra's elastic waist, suddenly, the door of the training room was opened again.

This made Ryan feel like he was electrocuted. He immediately retracted his hand, feeling a little angry. "Who is it? Don't you know how to knock on the door?"

But when he turned around, Ryan was stunned!
Huh?
It’s faster than expected!
A familiar beautiful figure appeared at the door. It was Claire.

Claire smiled with her beautiful eyes. She glanced at Ryan, then at Alexandra, as if she hadn't noticed the intimacy between the two of them just now. She said, "Ryan, I've been promoted to Grand Knight."

"Congratulations! Miss Claire, this is really great!" Ryan immediately walked over with a smile.

"Let me introduce you. This is Miss Claire, the daughter of Count Habsburg. She is also a student at the Imperial Royal Academy."

"This is Alexandra from the Earthshaker Crimson Bear Squad."

"Hello, Ms. Alexandra, you are very beautiful, and you are also a female knight, which is rare." Claire looked at Alexandra with her beautiful eyes and said politely.

"Ms. Claire, you are so kind! It turns out that Count Habsburg has such a beautiful daughter. No wonder Lord Ryan guards the mansion so diligently."

"Ms. Alexandra, are you practicing hammer magic? It just so happens that I have just become a great knight, and I would like to ask you for advice. Is that okay?"

"Great! Miss Claire, I couldn't ask for more. Normally, I hardly ever meet a female Grand Knight."

Ok?
When I saw the two women, they were all smiling at first.

But how come the competition is about to begin in the blink of an eye?

This made Ryan a little dumbfounded!
(End of this chapter)