"Swoosh!"
The crossbow bolt that Wu Wei fired pierced straight through the Elite Runic Wild Boar's eye.
A terrible shriek resounded throughout the entire Wild Boar Valley.
The thoroughly maddened Elite Runic Wild Boar started to thrash about on a rampage.
It frenziedly attacked the rocks, wanting nothing but to kill Wu Wei.
However, as the rocks were too heavy, even the Elite Runic Wild Boar had no way to make them budge.
And as the crevice was too small, trying to drill in was even more impossible. Therefore, the Elite Runic Wild Boar's injuries only became aggravated under its maddened frenzy, worsening its suffering.
In the end, Elite Runic Wild Boar only lasted for another ten minutes under this state before the effects of the medicine kicked in, and it finally collapsed to the ground.
Even so, Wu Wei remained as cautious as ever. Although the Elite Runic Wild Boar looked like it was already done for, he still did not dare to go out. He also did not even dare to let Yellow approach yet.
Instead, he waited and waited - until twenty minutes were up.
After twenty minutes, Wu Wei re-summoned Yellow.
When Yellow reappeared, Wu Wei raised the crossbow and aimed it at the Elite Runic Wild Boar before firing another shot.
This shot finished off the Elite Runic Wild Boar, and a stream of experience points rushed into Yellow's body, instantly causing him to level up to Level 8.
At the same time, a line of small numbers appeared in front of Wu Wei's eyes.
[13/100]
The number of experience points the Elite Runic Wild Boar had given Yellow was equivalent to five ordinary Runic Wild Boars!
However, Wu Wei was focused on something else. He was looking at the spot where the Elite Runic Wild Boar had died – there was a floating ball of light!
It had dropped an item!
Although it was only transparent and not white, Wu Wei was very excited. He quickly ordered Yellow to fetch it.
As soon as Wu Wei touched the glowing ball of light, a stream of information flooded his mind.
[Runic Armament: Wild Boar Sword]
"A Runic Armament?!"
Wu Wei was both shocked and thrilled. He quickly crushed the ball of light within his hand!
A crude-looking, 1.4-meters-long sword appeared!
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Runic Armament:
Grade:
Level: <9>
Equipment Requirement:
Equipment Effect: Charge for 3 seconds to activate [Boar Slaughtering Slash]. No cooldown time.
PS: You can use the equipment effect indefinitely if you have enough stamina.
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"A Runic Armament with a skill?"
Wu Wei's heart almost jumped out of his chest when he saw its attributes!
He had hit the jackpot!
Although this sword and the Wild Boar Crossbow were both [Common]-grade Runic Armaments, their values could not be compared.
While the Wild Boar Crossbow was worth only 20 to 30 Spirit Stones, this Wild Boar Sword would fetch at least 200 Spirit Stones - or even higher!
This was because the Wild Boar Saber allowed its user to activate a skill!
However, the usefulness did not lie in the strength of the skill.
In fact, Wu Wei was sure that this [Boar Slaughtering Slash] was not a powerful skill and that it should be inferior to the Wild Boar Crossbow in terms of attacking power.
Furthermore, the charging time of 3 seconds made it unpractical for battle.
Instead of combat, the actual usefulness of a Skill-type Runic Armament was in cultivation!
A Runemaster could train his body by using the skill of a Skill-type Runic Armament!
For instance, cultivating the skill of a Level 9 [Common]-grade Runic Armament would allow any Runemaster to attain a level of physical strength comparable to a Level 9 Runic Martial Artist!
Furthermore, the Runic Armament's skill could even be learned through repeated practice.
This meant that the Runemaster would become able to use the Runic Armament's skill without needing to equip the Runic Armament itself!
For a Runemaster like Wu Wei, who was not even Tier 1 yet, such a Runic Armament was a godsend!
"Earlier, I was complaining about my poor luck, but I turned out to be lucky after all!"
Wu Wei felt moved beyond words at the sight of the Wild Boar Sword in his hands.
On the spot, he decided to try out the Runic Armament's [Boar-slaughtering Slash].
After charging the skill for 3 seconds, the sword suddenly raised itself up, guiding Wu Wei to take one step forward.
Then, a surge of strength welled up in his hands.
Next, Wu Wei slashed downwards.
It was a slash that contained an unbelievable amount of power but consumed a lot of physical energy. When Wu Wei unleashed the slash, he felt 30% of his physical strength drain out, leaving him weak and panting.
Wu Wei was satisfied.
After taking a short break, he performed another slash.
After the second slash, Wu Wei roughly ascertained that his current physical strength enabled him to use the skill only three times consecutively.
After trying out the third slash, Wu Wei was fully drained and could not even stand properly.
However, he gritted his teeth and endured it.
After taking a while to recover, he pushed himself to perform the fourth slash!
After the fourth slash, Wu Wei had to rely on Yellow to pull him back into the crevice. While he rested, he instructed Yellow to equip the Boar Slaughtering Sword and practice the skill.
Unexpectedly, when Yellow picked up the Boar Slaughtering Sword and activated the skill, a line of numbers appeared in front of Wu Wei's eyes once more.
[1/5000]
"Is this another new condition?"
Wu Wei had grown accustomed to the numbers, so he did not dwell on the matter too much. Instead, he focused his attention on Yellow and observed as Yellow practiced the [Boar Slaughtering Slash]
Yellow was clearly more physically powerful than Wu Wei.
While it took all Wu Wei had to perform 4 slashes, Yellow could perform 20 in a row.
After 20 slashes, Yellow's speed finally began to slow down, and he stopped at 32.
In reality, this level of physical strength was only average.
A Level 8 Runic Martial Artist could perform at least 50 or 60 consecutive slashes effortlessly.
Unfortunately, Yellow was just a [Common]-grade Yellow Turban Soldier.
Now that both Yellow and himself were thoroughly exhausted, Wu Wei decided to call it a day, and he began to consume some dry ration and water.
As for Yellow, since he was a Runic Summon, he didn't need to eat anything. All he needed was the spiritual energy from Wu Wei!
After resting for a while, Wu Wei re-summoned his [Book of Runes] to start cultivating.
By using the [Book of Runes] as a medium, Wu Wei began cultivating and absorbing the spiritual energy between Heaven and Earth, which he transferred to Yellow.
During the process, Wu Wei reserved only a tiny bit of spiritual energy for himself – only about 1%. The rest was transferred to Yellow.
This was something that couldn't be helped for Wu Wei. After all, a Runic Summoner was only as strong as his summons.
Ironically, Wu Wei was so chubby not because he didn't work hard but because he cultivated too much - neglecting exercise in the process.
However, now that he had the Boar Slaughtering Sword, Wu Wei was hopeful about changing things.
"I'll work harder, and I'll get even luckier! Things will get even better from now on!"
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