Chapter 157: Have You Seen Me at My Peak?
Dungeon Tenth Floor.
This place was significantly different from the previous floors.
Not only had the environmental space become more spacious, but even the light had become much brighter.
The surroundings were a vast expanse of white. Even the withered trees here emitted a white light.
Even the grass underfoot was emitting a white light.
Of course, only the entrance position where Liam and the others were was relatively white.
This was the area where the life-giving white mist was located, which could barely be used as a temporary resting point.
But one had to be on guard at all times, because monsters, upon discovering adventurers in the life-giving white mist, would also proactively approach.
The distant area was once again shrouded in darkness.
In the shadows, it seemed that a large number of Orcs were besieging something.
Liam turned to look behind him, "I'll go check the situation. You all approach slowly."
"Yes!"
His command was still a bit on the conservative side, but there was no harm in being careful.
Holding a Seven Sins weapon in each hand, he approached the besieged adventurers at an extremely fast speed.
He found that the other party's body was already starting to bleed, and their condition was not very good.
Since that was the case, then he would provide some support.
With this thought, Liam swung the sharp blade in his hand, and one after another, Selfless Sword Auras flew towards these Orcs.
In the blink of an eye, these Orcs were easily slain by him.
Those adventurers ran over excitedly and hurriedly bowed to Liam.
"Thank you, thank you so much for your support."
Liam waved his hand, "Mainly because I saw that your condition was not very good. If you could have solved it calmly, I probably wouldn't have interfered.
By the way, can I collect half of the magic stones here?"
"Please, by all means, take them all!"
These three adventurers shouted loudly, which made Liam a little embarrassed.
"Lili, pick up half."
"Yes!"
Compared to these adventurers' words, Lili was naturally more obedient to Liam's suggestion.
And so she immediately and nimbly collected half of the spoils on the ground into her package.
After saying goodbye to the rescued adventurers, Liam and the others continued to advance.
As for giving the adventurers just now any advice? Liam felt it was completely unnecessary.
If, after experiencing the life-and-death crisis just now, they still couldn't see their own limits, it meant that this was their fate.
Adventurers died in Orario every day. Without talent and aptitude, yet insisting on becoming an adventurer and fighting desperately.
Then there were only two paths: risk one's life to squeeze out all of one's own potential, or play it safe, collect enough Dungeon intelligence, hone one's own skills to the limit, and then explore steadily.
For example, if one's own level is Lv1, and all attribute ability scores are G to F.
Then one should only explore and fight in the 5-7th floors recommended by the Adventurer's Guild, or in areas below the fifth floor.
Or even just fight against a single type of monster, to thoroughly understand all of the opponent's attack movements.
If the goal is to steadily improve one's level and ability scores, this is the most stable way.
And if one wants to earn money, one might even just need to grind monsters repetitively like going to work every day.
Just staying in one area every day is enough. Although it's boring, it can have a stable output every day.
Liam and the others continued to advance. At this time, a large group of bat-shaped monsters appeared above everyone's heads.
Daphne exclaimed, "It's Badbats!"
This swarm of bats just looked intimidating. Sword Princess Ais had already drawn her rapier and was preparing to defend.
Her armament, Desperate, was a First-Grade indestructible armament. It was a magnificent rapier.
Although its power was slightly lower than other First-Grade armaments, just the indestructible attribute was enough to prove the power of this armament.
Liam's gaze looked to the sky. The Sloth held in his right hand released the large amount of Selfless Sword Aura it had accumulated.
They only saw a vast white ice mist suddenly spread out with the sword aura. One by one, the swarm of bats that had approached above their heads was enveloped by the ice mist.
Afterward, these ice mists froze their bodies at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then they fell towards the ground.
Liam wasn't clear about the specific freezing effect, so he chose to deliver a follow-up blow directly.
The wakizashi, Lust, in his left hand, was swung at a high frequency. He only saw a large amount of cherry-blossom-colored sword aura slashing towards these ice blocks.
And so, one by one, the bat monsters, frozen into ice blocks, were directly cut into two halves, three halves... by the sword aura.
Through the comparison of these two sword auras, Liam also discovered.
Lust's slashing speed was faster, the sword aura it released was also sharper, and at the same time, the consumption for releasing the sword aura was also lower.
After a short rest, Liam also noticed the prying gazes of Mikoto and Ais.
"Mikoto, if you have any thoughts, you can just say them directly."
Mikoto was skilled in using weapons such as swords, sabers, spears, axes, bows, and shuriken. Could she also be considered a Stand User of the same type as Liam?
No, it was that both were adventurers proficient in multiple weapons.
It was just that relative to Mikoto, what Liam was more proficient in were still blade and sword-type weapons.
Weapons like bows, axes, shuriken, and spears, he had basically never touched.
Liam thought of himself becoming a Sword Saint. Then at least he should have some understanding of slashing-type cold weapons, and even close-combat types.
"Mikoto, are you very interested in my weapons? I can let you play with them."
"No, no, Captain. These weapons look very expensive at a glance. How can I be so bold?"
Although Mikoto was refusing, her curious expression was already written on her face.
Everyone was a member of the same Familia, plus Ais was not the type to have a big mouth.
Thinking of this, Liam directly placed both Sloth and Lust in the other's hands.
"It's okay, we're companions. I believe everyone present, at least these two weapons, I can completely let you understand them.
Because they are exclusive armaments, after leaving their master, they will become blunt instruments that cannot cut or pierce."
After Sloth and Lust left Liam, the sword aura patterns on the blade and hilt all stopped glowing.
This was an energy circuit more magnificent and complex than magic text engraving.
Mikoto and the others looked at these two weapons with shocked expressions.
"This is really the first time I've heard of this."
Mikoto very seriously took the two sheathed armaments with both hands, then carefully took out Lust and observed it closely.
According to Liam's words, she directly used the tip of the blade to forcefully stab her own clothes.
As a result, as expected, neither stabbing nor cutting could damage her clothes.
The dullness was even more difficult than stabbing and cutting clothes with a finger.
"What amazing armaments! Just their appearance alone can be called a work of art. Captain, do they have names?
If they don't have names, can you let me name them?"
Mikoto had a look of adoration on her face. The appearance of these two weapons was just too magnificent.
Now she also possessed an entry-level First-Grade weapon and armor. It was just that in terms of appearance and attributes, they were completely incomparable to these two.
"Mmm, they do. The tachi in your hand is called Sloth, and the wakizashi is called Lust."
Daphne came over, "Indeed, the characteristics of these weapons are very similar to their names."
Ais came over. She pointed at the sword case Liam was carrying on his back.
"Do you have similar armaments in there?"
Liam nodded, "Yes, the armaments in my sword case are named according to the names of the Seven Sins. They are Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, and Lust."
As for the eighth blunt weapon, Liam was still thinking of a name.
Regarding the Seven Sins sword case having eight weapons, wasn't this a very normal thing? Just like the Four Heavenly Kings usually have five people.
Among the five genius basketball members known as the "Generation of Miracles," there was also a phantom sixth man.
Ais was a bit of a natural ditz. She almost said whatever she thought of.
"Liam, while we have time now, I want to spar with you to break through to Lv6 as soon as possible."
"Break through to Lv6? Actually, everyone has their own path. Whether you can break through actually still depends on firming up your own path."
Listening to Liam's words, Ais began to think and bowed deeply to Liam, then stood up and looked at Liam:
"Please guide me, Liam-kun."
Actually, Liam was only Lv3 now. Although his combat power was already stronger than the other's, his adventurer level was still higher.
Lili and the others looked at this scene in surprise, and then hurriedly closed their mouths.
"It's not really guidance, but we can exchange swordsmanship insights together."
Mikoto saw the two wanted to spar and immediately returned the weapons to Liam.
Liam nodded, "Our spar will be just a touch, okay?"
"Okay!"
Seeing Ais's ready expression, Liam turned the backs of Sloth and Lust towards her.
Then he launched an attack at the other party.
He didn't even use Secret Sword Art, just the most basic swordsmanship to face the other party.
Ais also directly used her scabbard to respond. The two sides went back and forth.
About thirty seconds passed, Liam sheathed his sword, and Ais was already pale.
"I can see your consumption is very high. Shall we leave it at that for now?"
"Okay."
After Ais's movements stopped, large beads of sweat immediately appeared on her forehead.
Although the battle time just now was short, Ais had gone all out.
It was just that even in an all-out battle, the rhythm of the battle was still controlled by Liam, to the extent that she was always suppressed.
It was as if all her movements had been seen through by the other party.
At this time, Lili had just finished collecting all the materials.
And so Liam walked to Mikoto's side, "I remember you have a wide range of experience with many weapons. Can you tell me some related techniques?"
Mikoto was somewhat flattered, and so she hurriedly waved her hands. "I've actually only had a lot of contact, but I'm by no means proficient."
"It's okay, just tell me your understanding."
Mikoto nodded, "Alright. Actually, various weapons all have their own characteristics. The most basic way to get familiar with them is naturally to use them a lot.
After understanding the weight, structure, and center of gravity of this weapon, it's just repeated training.
Feel it with your heart and treat it as a part of your own body.
When the number of training sessions is sufficient, you can use it freely even with your eyes closed. Naturally, you will be considered to have mastered it."
"Is that so?"
Liam seemed to have a new understanding of weapons.
And so Liam put Greed and Lust into his backpack, and then directly took out the eighth weapon of the Seven Sins.
Blunt weapon—Original Sin.
This was a two-handed mace, with a total length of one point four meters, and a handle diameter of five centimeters. Its characteristic was that its entire body could be deformed.
The deformation forms it contained included:
War hammer, longbow, spear shaft, chain blade, long whip, etc.
As long as Selfless Sword Aura was infused, Original Sin would change its shape according to the host's will, but its density and total volume would not change.
And it could be directly connected to the other Seven Sins for further combination, and so on.
Since Original Sin contained the Seven Sins, then it could…
The group, having rested for a while, once again began their exploration.
Dungeon Eleventh Floor:
Silverback Apes.
This was the monster that had given Bell a hard fight in the original work, but in this area, they appeared in groups.
Liam gripped the Original Sin war hammer in his hand and directly launched an attack at the numerous Silverback Apes.
The characteristic of Original Sin itself was only one, and that was deformation. If one had to say, there was another one:
That was the indestructible attribute that all the other Seven Sins armaments had.
This also led to the Original Sin in his hand being abnormally tough!
Liam didn't even release Selfless Sword Aura and just used Triple Slash to approach the enemy.
A one-point-four-meter-long two-handed mace, in an extremely violent manner, smashed the Silverback Ape in front of him into minced meat.
Although the stamina consumption was greater than Sloth and Lust, the power and destructive force it possessed were far beyond other armaments.
"Is this the power of Original Sin?"
Liam infused Selfless Sword Aura into it, and the gorgeous sword aura patterns on the surface of Original Sin immediately flickered with a faint light.
The trembling roar unique to a blunt weapon sounded. This was his weapon cheering.
"Original Sin, do you also want to dance?"
The group of Silverback Apes, which had become rigid from Liam's intimidating action, once again approached Liam.
Liam was naturally not polite. He directly infused Selfless Sword Aura into it and then launched an attack at these monsters.
He swung Original Sin from right to left. After being infused with Selfless Sword Aura, Original Sin directly kicked up a storm.
A strong wind coiled around his war hammer, and then fiercely scraped towards a group of Silverback Apes.
The biting cold wind turned into sharp blades. Before they could even get close to Liam, these Silverback Apes were directly covered in blood.
An even more dazzling Selfless Sword Aura condensed in Original Sin. At this moment, Liam directly struck Original Sin on the ground.
"BOOM!" A large crater was smashed into the ground.
A violent tremor came from the earth. The distant Silverback Apes, one by one, were unsteady.
Immediately after, one after another, sharp sword aura storms appeared from Liam's side, sending the distant Silverback Apes flying fiercely.
These Silverback Apes, before they could even get close to Liam, were mercilessly torn into meat paste by the sword aura storm.
This was Original Sin.
Liam's breathing quickened slightly. Higher consumption, a stronger attack range, and destructive power.
Especially against these large monsters, it had a very strong armor-piercing effect.
"So strong!"
Mikoto stared blankly at Liam, "Liam-kun, how long did it take you to learn to use a two-handed war hammer?"
"Learn? This is just my first time using it in actual combat. I have often used a hammer to forge weapons before."
"First time?"
Mikoto was a little confused. The key was, who, on their first use, could produce this kind of destructive effect like Liam?
As expected, Liam was a natural weapon expert. Any weapon, he could quickly master it just by learning it a little.
Comparisons are truly odious!
(End of this chapter)
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