Child of Destiny

The Primordial Lighting danced around him and covered his sword as if it were responding to his actions. They seemed to be alive as they moved according to his will.

Boom!

A thunderclap could be heard as the lighting struck down from the sky and fell on Shin, who was in the middle of maintaining his stance.

The energies within his body ran rampant and became chaotic due to this. The lightning had become harder to control, making Shin sweat profusely.

But he stubbornly held on to his will and kept the Primordial Lighting under control. He even activated his version of ʼNatural Stateʼ to make sure that he would be able to control everything.

ʼNatural State: Perfect Zenithʼ

When the giant crimson claws were about to fall on him, Shin suddenly opened his eyes and turned the sword in a seemingly casual and slow manner.

Swoosh!

Then, all of a sudden, his arms seemed to disappear as he threw a diagonal slash in the air releasing all the accumulated energies from the sword. When they reappeared, Shin was already in a stance where he had completed the slash.

That was when it happened-…

Flash!

There was a blinding light that illuminated the entire place, seemingly resembling a bolt of lightning that struck down from the sky.

Those with keener eyesight saw a crescent wave made of black-and-white lighting flying from the tip of Shinʼs sword and obliterated the descending claws before it headed straight to Pogo.

Crackle!

The crescent lighting cut through everything on its path, slicing through the trees before flying toward the sky.

Boom!

That was also when a deafening thunder roared, reverberating throughout the forest, and sending ripples in every direction.

There was also an electrifying feeling that was left lingering in the air, making the players caught in it feel that they were being electricized by the air itself.

ʼJade Kirin Scripture: Seventh Movement – Thunder Eclipseʼ

Pogo was still maintaining his triumphant smile, still believing that he had already won. He failed to process that his Tie 3 Skill was completely obliterated by the crescent lightning earlier.

The strike came a little too fast for Pogo to respond, much less process the sudden development. It only came into him when he realized that he lost control over his body while his arms fell, losing their strength.

That was when he realized that he lost the battle.

”Ah-…” He tried to open his mouth, but no words came out. There was nothing but a scorched feeling coming from his throat while black smoke even came out from his mouth.

Not long after, he was unable to continue standing in the air and fell toward the ground.

His body was slowly dissipating into specks of lights in the air during his fall. All he could remember was his vision turning dark as he felt regret for underestimating such an opponent in their earlier exchange.

Clank! Clank!

What Pogo left was the pair of chained sickles that he had used in the earlier battle.

Shin instantly appeared in front of it through ʼVoid Stepsʼ before picking it up and keeping it in his inventory. It was an interesting weapon, he wondered what he could do with it.

That was also when he suddenly felt the fatigue kicking in. He felt that his legs were giving out and about to fall.

He quickly flipped his sword and stabbed it on the ground, supporting his weight with it. He also leaned forward and placed his other hand on his knee to further support himself.

”Tsk! Using that skill under normal circumstances is still too much for my current abilities,” he mumbled while taking out a bunch of potions and drinking them one after another.

These were the new inventions that Adept Hands had given him for a ʼreviewʼ. Some of them were better versions of regular health and mana potions as they not only recovered the Health Bar and Mana Pool of a player but also somewhat relieved the fatigue that they felt inside the game.

There was also a special potion that focused on recovering his mental strength. Given the current stage of the game where combat techniques and other methods were commonly used, the willpower and mental strength of the players would be easily exhausted.

With these new inventions, Adept Hands felt that she would be able to solve these problems and create a new trend for option trading.

The result was somewhat effective as Shin instantly felt that he was recovering quite well. He nodded his head and drank a few more to see how much of a person could talk and recover by consuming more of them.

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