"Don't forget the Sword Mage is with them" Another player added...
"So what if he's the Sword Mage? Is he so invincible?!" The player shouted.
"Didn't you see how he dealt with Heaven will players?"
"With those talismans? Those were just consumables! There's no way he'd be able to use that again!"
"That's true..." The surrounding players agreed.
"Why should we fear only one player?!" The player continued. "He's only a player who's only slightly stronger than us. Why are so many of us being afraid of him?" ...
In the Dungeon, after Xuan Yuan and the girls entered the dungeon, Eastern Sublime castle, they appeared under a tree which is about 5metres tall. The weather in the castle was slightly cold with a moon hanging in the sky. The cold eerie winds made the girls shiver as they scanned their surroundings. There were no monsters in sight.
"Let's move" Xuan Yuan said as he sped towards a certain direction.
After running for a short while, they stopped when they saw a party of about 5 monsters appeared in their line of sight patrolling the area.
Sublime wolves (Elite) Level 45
HP: 25000
"Watch me!" Xuan Yuan said softly before unsheathing his Silver Sword and charging right at the monsters who growled when they noticed him.
Xuan Yuan fought normally this time without using any Mana, skills, Mana techniques, Magic arrays etc. He was just fighting by normally swinging his Sword. But rather than being on the recessive side, he had the advantage as he forced each monster with each swing of his Sword.
"Fuck! Why is his strength attribute so high?" Yue Ying shouted.
"He's even repelling with each swing of his sword" Xingyao exclaimed as he focused all her attention on Xuan Yuan. As a Swordman herself, to be able to watch an expert Swordman like Xuan Yuan fight is an one in a lifetime opportunity so she had to maximize its benefits.
One of the five wolves growled before swiping its claw at Xuan Yuan who directly swung his weapon at the approaching claw. The wolf was forced three steps back the moment the Sword and claw collided.
Xuan Yuan continued and swung the sword behind him to block a sneak attack from another wolf who was similarly forced back.
Although Xuan Yuan was already level 47 after leaving the Holy Temple of Humanity, it wasn't enough to allow him to continuously repel monsters two levels below with casual sword strikes.
The reason behind his high strength attribute was because of the Mana body he'd created. Mana bodies was not only effective on Magical stuffs, some magic arrays in the body also focused on strength enhancement which explained why Xuan Yuan's strength underwent a qualitative transformation after he created the Mana body. Now even a Tier 2 Berserk Master cannot compete with him in terms of strength.
As the fight continued, Xuan Yuan was slowly depleting the Wolves' HP training himself and also allowing the girls to witness his combat standards. They needed to witness first before practicing it themselves.
Xingyao felt her blood boiling as she witnesses Xuan Yuan fight with the monsters without losing the upper hand for a moment. 'Is this the power of a true Swordman?' She wondered.
Xuan Yuan was fighting the monsters without using any magical ability and not losing the advantage, something not many player can replicate. She steeled her resolve and promised herself to reach that level...
The five wolves stood opposite Xuan Yuan as they growled loudly before charging again at Xuan Yuan with claws raised. Xuan Yuan equipped a common rank sword on his free hand before swinging both weapons five times when the wolves reached him. The wolves roared as they separated from Xuan Yuan with deep gashes on their bodies where blood was oozing continuously.
Soon, the last wolf growled reluctantly before exploding into a beam of white light in front of Xuan Yuan dropping a bunch of Level 40 iron rank items and some magic stones.
Xuan Yuan looted the droppings and handed them to Yue Ying before continuing their exploration in the dungeon.
Before long, they encountered their second pack of monsters which Xuan Yuan took care of.
After the second monsters were killed, Xuan Yuan and the girls continued going deeper into the dungeon until they encountered a pack of about a dozen wolves. This time, Xuan Yuan didn't charge at the monsters.
"Are you guys ready?" Xuan Yuan asked instead.
"Yes we are" Xingyao replied while the others particularly Yue Ying remained silent.
Xuan Yuan picked a stone on the floor and with a flick, the stone streaked in the air like a bullet and struck accurately at one of the wolves' big head.
Roar!!
Immediately the other wolves' around it turned towards their directions with their bloody fangs.
Xuan Yuan stepped out and instantly attracted the aggro of the wolves who then charged at him. Xuan Yuan unsheathed his sword and began fighting with the wolves with the girls watching...
Suddenly, while fighting the wolves, Xuan Yuan used mana to raise another stone before sending it flying at one of the wolves from the direction of the girls.
The wolf roared again before turning to see who threw the stone, and unfortunately saw the girls instead. It thought they were the ones who threw the stone and then lunged towards them with another wolf following behind it.
"Bullshit!" Yue Ying cursed as she quickly retreated to the back lines. She was only an Oracle. If she were to stay in the front to confront the wolves with her meager defense, she won't even be able to fill the gap between the wolves' tooth...