Dodging a spear and a blade thrown at him mere centimetres away from his body Zash was getting bored as this was good for target practice yet nothing new came as a challenge except for 1-2 new spawning golems.
"Let's think about it for a moment. The common golem technology used a power source as such there's no power supply within these golden Dragon plated golems. If I find the device supplying energy to them then I can move forward in the trials" after saying so Zash looked around and seperated himself from the other golems and dished out a few to experiment upon slicing them bit by bit he looked for any possible power supply yet couldn't find any.
Getting annoyed as the gate he had to open needed his full attention and required Zash to clear this level.
Kicking the self repairing golem aside he was about to check a few others but noticed that the self repair had stopped when it got in a position where it was barely visible.
Taking a look at the Golem which layed Dead in tatters Zash was a bit confused but finally realised.
"So That's how it it " smiling to himself he jumped into the air and observed the power source of the golems which was in fact Light illuminating from the Chandeliers which was the only reasonable explanation.
Creating a spear Zash threw it towards the chandeliers which now upon closer inspection carried an ancient array pattern which was powered by glowing mana rocks. Quite possibly S+ rank mana stones with a few enhancements made to them.
As soon as the array broke the golems became sluggish enough that even a baby could dodged their attacks but were yet to be fully stopped when Zash finally flew up and collected the stones for himself and made an small collector for storing his loot if spacial devices weren't allowed he could just use physical power.
"These must be S + rank materials if I'm guessing correctly. It'd be too much of a waste just to leaving them " Zash said as he let the robots carry and store them as the room was dark and cold losing its previous luster as Zash went forward without a hindrance as all the golems had stopped moving completely when the source of light was cut out.
Making a pair of Infrared headgear for himself Zash could easily see around the Hallway and went forward as he chose to go on the 2 nd floor accepting his second challenge.
[ Calculating performance results
Performance A +
Elegable for minor Ancestral Dragon Bloodline of (10% purity )
Do you accept or Wish to proceed forward ?
Accepting the rewards will send you out for the trials automatically ]
"Seems like there's something like purity into consideration as the percentage might matter greatly. I can only move forward" Zash claimed and chose to move forward.
[Accepted ]
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Suddenly a bright light surrounded Zash as he moved forward and appeared before another great Hallways but this one had 37 stairs with each stairs carrying mechanical swordsman of varying amounts and quality at each visible step with the starting one being a copper quality Barely a Tier 1 standards but both quality and quantity of these mechanical swordsman increases as one climbs the stairs which each were enough to cover an acre worth of land Seemingly for dragons or giant's crossways.
"This one seems simple enough " saying so Zash checked the system for any requirements which he failed to do so before.
[ Objective - Activate the key chambers and enter the True Trial Chambers
One can only pass through when he defeats all Mechanical Golem swordsmen & retrieve all key shards ]
"So I have to fulfill the requirements to open the main chamber to get the ultimate reward? Seems simple enough " saying so Zash went towards the first platform and thaught
'wait a second, I could have simply completed my tier up requirements with the Dragon plated Golden Golems before. Hiaz* Let bygones be bygones
Well on second thaught it would have been boring anyways. Let's just hope I meet something worthwhile to use for my target practice ' paying no mind to the details Zash just went about and stepped on the first stair and was instantly attacked by the mechanical swordsman who was a top in tier 2 standards if anyone else who isn't trained well and is not open-minded or not possessing strength was to take this Trial it would undoubtedly be an loss for the said person. That is while considering that the trials were met with by fitting in accordance with Zash's tier and Level requirements and facing a Tier 3 attacks from everywhere is just a reminder of what was to overcome by someone if one had been above Tier 4-6 ranges that is not to say it's easy for low tiered one the only exception being Zash's freakishly strong body due to his Cultivation and absurd tiles along with his skills & Luck.
Making a sword for himself Zash went about and sliced the bronze swordsman
[ 1 Bronze swordsman slain !
1 key shard + knight Killer Title achieved
Knight Killer - Instill inborn fear within every knight class making one dread you as long as you wish to activate the title. 10 % Pierce Activated with each Attacks, 40% Damage Increase, 19% STR, 20% Damage Evasion , 20% AGI.
All enemy knight class get an Feared Debuff while fighting while all Allied Knight Classes get an Reverence buff increasing Morale and Attention while increasing 10% Agility.
Title can be increased by Slaying more knight classed enemies Currently requirements
Knight Killer > Knight Slayer (00/30)> ??? ???]
'This world never fails to surprise me, an title that's able to grow is a dream for many according to Sylphia and many of them appear mostly when one fulfils certain requirements and conditions or they might just appeared due to pure luck in some situations just like video games' thaught Zash and went about to read the title and it's effects.
"Wow it's a handy title yet i doubt it'll be useful in my case except for special situations.
still glad at least I got something out of it the main thing being related to crowd encouragement. Those skills never fail to come in handy "
Zash had no idea how much he underestimated this title as this was one of the title which came in handy the most turning Zash into an Arch Nemisis for every Knight & armour plated class to the point a person would at one point face Death rather than going against Zash.
'It's all good plus with my Otherworldly title I can add 8 Titles in effect let's see if this one's stackable' saying so Zash opened up his status window
Appointing the title in the 3 r slot, Zash checked for accessibility.
Grinning from ear to ear he was happy to see the the stackable Titles perform wonders.
"That should be enough, I should probably increase my title if I get the chance to and as there are more of these guards on each stair I should be able to evolve my Title from Knight Killer to Knight Slayer and hopefully the next requirements are met in accordance with the available enemies as well. I don't know if the increase in title only works on enemies from special trials and not normal armoured classed enemies. Let's not waste any given opportunity " mumbling to himself Zash jumped onto the next set of stair which had 2 enemies this time but we're donned in silver plated armour and seemed to be more stronger than the previous Bronze Mechanical Swordsman he faced earlier.
"Let's see what they're worth " Zash approached them and waited for them to attack while Zash could feel the puppet of soldiers analysing Zash's movements
At first he thaught he was being oversensitive but soon confirmed his suspicions after the feeling held on strongly and as he created a sword for himself he was automatically met with the Puppets Assault and just a s he had suspected he was met with two Sword lights one aiming for his neck while the other aimed for his torso and while it was fast for any normal tier 2 personal to evade who was Zash ? Especially after him getting his 3 Secondary Brains and selecting his Knight Killer title in effect this much was a walk in the park.
Making a pair of Swords from his Quantombots he added the vibrational energy into them making the sword even more powerful. It didn't help for the Puppets that Zash's Sword skills had gone through another small transformation as Zash only used just a single sword swipe for dealing with the mechanical swordsmen.
[ Silver Mechanical Swordsman Slain ]
[ Silver Mechanical Swordsman Slain ]
Getting the confirmation from the system Zash collected the key fragments and checked his status and smiled
[ Knight Killer > Knight Slayer (02/30)> ??? ]
"Sure enough they should be enough to provide me with sufficient numbers to upgrade my title" Zash said as he closed the title stats screen and climbed on the 3rd set of stairs.
"Hmm ? " Ash noticed that the gravity was 2 × the amount from the regular but was still conferrable with this amount as he prepared from the attack from 3 Mechanical swordsmen this time they came prepared and used every trump card yet in front of Zash it was nothing yet the trials got harder with each step he climbed with each new addition coming along with it leaving for the challenging party to get a proper match with suitable opponent as he went about killing more and more he soon got on the 20 th step where the gravity was increased 4 folds the norm and he had to use his Cultivation to keep up with the ongoing changes
[Title upgraded ]
[ Knight Killer> Knight Slayer (30/30) >Knight Vanquisher (000/100)
Knight Slayer : Instill fear within every knight class making one dread you as long as you wish to activate the title. 20 % Pierce Activated with each Attacks, 50% Damage Increase, 20% STR, 35% Damage Evasion , 20% AGI.
All enemy knight class get an Feared Debuff while fighting while all Allied Knight Classes get an Reverence buff increasing Morale and Attention while increasing 15% Agility while there's a 10 % chance to avoid all defences while attacking.
"This one's a Golden Female Mechanical Swordswomen ?" While Zash had faced the Golden Swordsmen on the 15 the floor onwards and they were indeed strong enough to combat Peak Tier 2 standards especially with combination attacks this female Golden avatar of a Swordswomen gave a different feeling entirely as she was alone in guarding the path with no other Swordswomen or swordsmen besides her.
As soon as he stepped on it he had to side step as the position where his foot previously stood at was stabbed through by a sword which cracked the floor but soon diseappeared and appeared just before his eyes as Zash quickly avoided that as well.
"Damn this one's tough it seems this Swordswomen knows some sort of Sword Arts form this world and that too from the ancient times which were praised for being diversed and unique in many ways" Zash was both happy and annoyed with this situation.
Happy for he wished to analyse these moves for himself and wanted to become proficient as this was a once in a lifetime opportunity to learn something so preciously valuable at no expense yet it was annoying as the problem was she was aiming for her head and vital points giving him no room to act freely + along with Gravity's Additional hindrance it was a dream for anybody to learn under these circumstances and as Zash struggled to deal with her while sparring for a good 15 minutes he soon noticed a pattern with the striking sequence and blocked her advances stopping her right in her tracks making it so that she was stunned for a bit and was in a seemingly shocked state
"Just as I guessed these moves are very strong amongst the current generation yet they are incomplete or let's just say that there's plenty room for improvements" Zash said and sparred with the Swordswomen for a good 1 Hour and seemingly got the gist of it and replicated the Technique she used and all throughout the while recording the entire fight as to teach his students or someone else about the specific skills.
[Technique Learning in effect - Sword Averice
Mastery- 45 %
Effect 1: Quick Dash - Attack enemies at lightning fast speed depending mostly on Strength and Agility stats as the skill converts 20% of the amount of stats from your Highest Attribute
Effect 2: Sword Summon - summon 3 shadow swords at your command and attack enemies (the quality and quantity of swords depends on the said individuals control over objects, mainland depending on Intelligence) (current sword summonable >5)
[Skill gained Rank (SS)
Soul Sword - with sword as a base Call upon the sword to act as a shield as each sword Tanks a certain percentage of damage of varying type be it Physical, Mental or spiritual any amount 10-45 % depends on the user entirely and is dependent on many factors for e.g. Users and opponents Level, penetrating effects with attacks from various skills are to be taken into consideration.
Soul sword can act for both offence and defence depending on the user's understand and requirements with more in-depth understanding the user gains the more powerful it becomes
Uses are unlimited and each usage costs 1% of your MP
Current Understanding (33%)
"Wow " was all Zash could say as he used the soul Sword to parry the sword which was cut short in its trajectory and lost half its power due to the protection Zash had applied yet he needed to use his sword to physical stop the weapon
"Sure enough the skill on many levels conjugates mana in a compact manner making it solid yet it retains it around me. Truly a Magnificent Technique "
Zash said in admiration towards the Swordswomen in front of him and while she wasn't his teacher Zash still respected her even if she may or may not be the one to make this art she helped Zash gain something as such Zash respected her and went full on ahead and striker her in the head and as she fell Zash bowed down and payed his respect.
"Flora Dvi'or ?" Words engraved on the armour's back could be seen as Zash was able to make out the contents and came to the conclusion that this was the name of the original owner of the suite as this was carved out in a girly manner in the armour making it obvious.
Making a mental note of the said person Zash decided to enquire about her as she was in a way his teacher of sorts and wanted to know more about the sword skills she used and if history did indeed had kept a record of her.
Zash looked at the path ahead of him and took a step forward and smiled
"Let's keep moving "