19 The Sword Saint
Arnaldo opened his attribute window to find something that could get him out of this situation.
Name: Arnaldo
Title: Sword Saint, Sacred Guardian of the Blade
Class: Sword Saint
Level: 90
Stellar Level: 2
Authority: Celestial Court
Attributes:
Strength: 100
Dexterity: 100
Agility: 80
Constitution: 80
Intelligence: 25
Wisdom: 20
Charisma: 60
Luck: 30
Perception: 50
HP: 1000/910
Active Skills:
Sacred Strike Lv3 – Slash imbued with celestial energy; ignores physical and magical defense, deals extra damage to undead and corrupted warriors.
Purifying Waves Lv2
Shield of Faith Lv2 – Creates a golden barrier that absorbs damage.
Archangel Step Lv2 – Instant movement in any direction.
Final Judgment Lv2 – Summons a pillar of celestial light with the power of all his attribute points combined, multiplied by the skill level.
Passive Skills:
Aura of the Saint Lv3
Divine Protection Lv2
Eternal Blade Lv1
Inspiring Presence Lv1
Turning his senses back to the environment, Arnaldo noticed the horizon of rocks and shadows; shapes began to risea vision of 100 undead orc warriors, green-skinned and decomposing, their eyes burning with purple flames. Leading them were 30 elite undead hunters.
Twisted, almost incorporeal figures, the hunters made strange sounds to communicate with the orc warriors.
The air grew heavy, thick with black dust exhaled by the undead. An invisible pressure distorted the visible horizon, making it difficult to distinguish reality from illusion.
System AlertYou are under area effectThe enemy has used the Descendance FieldHP reduction accelerated: -10 per minuteSpeed reduction: -10 in agilityDexterity reduction: -10 in mobility
"I cannot let this army pass me. If even one of them escapes this dungeon, many will die. The military will not be able to handle this kind of threat."
Pointing his dragon-engraved sword at his enemies, Arnaldo displayed unwavering resolve and spoke promptly:"Prepare yourselves to face the terror of a Sword Saint; evil shall bow before my presence."
The sound filling the environment was of weapons dragging across the cracked ground, echoing through the underground valley.
Like a wave, the undead orcs advanceda black tide of rotting flesh and rusted metal. Their animalistic roars reverberated off the stone walls, each step shaking the ground, while the stench of corpses polluted the surrounding air.
Focusing his concentration to the maximum, Arnaldo closed his eyes for a moment, feeling the spiritual weight of the horde of monsters advancing toward him.
(Sword Saint Aura Lv 3)
A golden light emanated from Arnaldo's body, burning away the miasma of darkness; the invisible claws that tried to crush his mind were incinerated instantly.
With a sudden flash, Arnaldo vanished using his active skill Archangel's Step Lv 2, reappearing in the center of the first row of enemies. His Sacred Strike Lv 3 traced a perfect arc, cutting down nine orcs at once; their bodies turned to dust, illuminated by the touch of his holy aura.
The monsters decided to retaliate for their fallen comrades. Multiple blows rained down on Arnaldo like hammers, threatening to destroy everything in front of him.
Faith Shield Lv 2
A golden dome unfolded, creating a perfect barrier that blocked and absorbed the enemies' attacks, shattering the ground around his feet.
Purifying Wave Lv 2
Arnaldo spun his body, releasing a flash from his sword that swept through and incinerated over ten orcs at the same time. The curtain of light revealed the second threat hiding behind the fallen monsters: the elite mages and archers, their impoverished souls casting curses into the surrounding air, amplifying the area of danger several times over.
The archers used their skill-infused arrows, which embedded themselves into the ground, distorting Arnaldo's perception. Ethereal specters brushed against his mind with icy claws, and a corpse oracle whispered the prophecy of his death in this battle, weakening his defenses.
A bone spear pierced his shoulder, cutting through part of his tunic.
The undead hunter known as the Master of Black Chains advanced through the ranks of his people. His spectral hands unleashed invisible chains that latched directly onto the spirits of his victims. Chanting a malignant spell, he began draining Arnaldo's HP.
Before Arnaldo could free himself from the chains, another undead hunter called the Berserker of Decomposition charged with an axe strike that cracked the ground. The deep cut pulsed with black veins over the darkness.
Arnaldo leapt back, activating his skill Divine Protection Lv 2. A golden mantle covered the wound, preventing the advance of degeneration, although the pain remained, a reminder of the surrounding threat.
Arnaldo spun in a jump, channeling all his energy into a rising wave that purified his surroundings. The dragon etched on his sword tore through the darkness, cutting through the invisible chains that bound him.
Seizing the opening, Arnaldo used Archangel's Step once again to appear before the corpse oracle, and with a clean strike, he split the undead in two spectral pieces.
Arnaldo glanced at his HP bar:HP 670 / 1000
The battlefield was engulfed in piercing roars that drove away any silence or calm that might have descended upon the cursed room.
Forty orcs and fifteen elite undead hunters advanced across a ground littered with mutilated corpses, broken bones, shredded flesh, and black blood tainted with impurities.
An undead hunter named the Monk of Final Silence appeared like a black wind, his hand covered in pale runes lightly brushing the air around Arnaldo.
Following his instinct, Arnaldo activated his skill Shield of Faith Lv 2, and the monk was erased as if he had never existed a moment ago.
Before Arnaldo could regain his composure, two Void Shadow Mages raised their hands, slightly distorting gravity. Arnaldo was pulled into a distortion that opened in space, exploding violently as if the abyss itself sought to consume him completely.
Arnaldo saw his tunic slightly damaged by the explosion. With fury burning in his eyes, he drove his sword into the ground and activated one of his skills, Eternal Blade Lv 1. The sword glowed with incandescent gold, releasing a wave that shattered the spatial distortion into invisible shards.
The impact shook the morale of the undead, whose consciousness was barely intact. One undead hunter freed himself from the effect. The Bone Guardian raised walls of bones to protect himself and launched an attack that tried to trap Arnaldo.
Purifying Wave Lv 2
In a complete radius, the bone walls were easily shattered, and the twenty orcs nearby were destroyed instantly.
Without giving his enemies a moment, Arnaldo used Archangel's Step Lv 2, appearing from target to target. The dragon-etched blade danced gracefully in clean, precise cuts, each strike erasing an undead from existence, until finally, the finishing blow arrived.