Chapter 343 - 194: Epic Skill: Phantom Sword Dance
Chapter 343: Chapter 194: Epic Skill: Phantom Sword Dance
[Sword Charge Strike] Skill Level +50
In times like this, having a high Level actually became a disadvantage.
Lin Mo’s Mage Professional Level was already Level 6, so the Skill Level gained from kills was also calculated based on Level 6. If he had been just one Level lower, his opponent would have been two Levels higher than him, and he would have received an extra 50% Skill Level.
But even without that bonus, thanks to the numerous gains from the previous battle, the [Sword Charge Strike] Skill’s Level was almost full.
[Sword Charge Strike] Level 6 (273/300)
’Almost there, it’s about to level up!’
This Skill, which had been with Lin Mo for a long time, was finally about to reach Full Level, evolve, and become his second Epic Skill!
How could Lin Mo possibly wait in a situation like this?
And so, after hastily collecting the loot from the Silver Level Goblin, he immediately rushed toward the location where his Clone had disappeared—the same place where the other Silver Goblin had appeared.
In the instant before the Clone vanished, he had seen Shefilya making her move.
Shefilya’s strength was certainly not to be underestimated, but that Silver Level Goblin was also a Lord Level Demon. It likely possessed the same bloodline talent Protection as the Goblin Lin Mo had just fought, meaning Shefilya’s assassination attempt might not go so smoothly.
Of course, the most important reason was that Lin Mo wanted to leech some Skill Level.
’Skill Level from a Level 9 Demon! You have to understand, killing a Demon two Levels higher grants bonus Skill Level, and a Level 9 Demon is three Levels higher than me! Logically, the bonus should be even greater.’
’But I can’t wait that long for [Sword Charge Strike] to level up and evolve.’
Along the way, Lin Mo took the opportunity to finish off a few Goblins he saw with Threat Levels of 3-4.
Besides maxing out [Sword Charge Strike], he also farmed some Skill Level for [Shadow Assault].
"Skill [Sword Charge Strike] Level 6 (300/300) has leveled up!"
"Current Skill: [Sword Charge Strike] Level 7 (Max)."
"Gained attribute points: Strength +5!"
"Automatically evolved into a New Skill—Phantom Sword Dance!"
"Skill Comprehension: [Phantom Sword Dance]! Strength +3, Agility +2!"
An Excellence Level Skill gave 5 attribute points when it reached Full Level. Adding these 5 points of Strength, Lin Mo’s Basic Strength Attribute reached 52 points, meeting the standard for Level 5.
Immediately after, the New Skill that [Sword Charge Strike] evolved into, [Phantom Sword Dance], also provided Lin Mo with another 5 attribute points.
However, this time, only 3 of the 5 points were Strength, with the other 2 being Agility, which was somewhat unusual.
’It seems [Phantom Sword Dance] might be a Skill that’s related to Agility in some way.’
Lin Mo first glanced at the promotion message.
"Promotion conditions met. Professional Warrior (Level 4) has been promoted—Current: Professional Warrior (Level 5)."
"Received Professional Attribute Amplification: Strength +2, Agility +2, Constitution +2!"
The Attribute Amplification from the Warrior Profession was relatively balanced.
Therefore, this Profession was quite strong against weaker opponents because it had no significant weaknesses in its Attributes.
But when facing stronger opponents, the lack of any outstanding strengths made it somewhat awkward.
To put it bluntly, it had a high floor and a low ceiling. It was quite suitable as a common Profession, and there was a reason it was the most populous Profession on the Continent.
He skipped past these messages. Now, for the main event.
’Another Epic Skill!’
This was Lin Mo’s second such skill after [Shadow Splitting], and he had already experienced firsthand just how powerful the [Shadow Splitting] Skill was.
And unlike a powerful utility Skill like [Shadow Splitting], he could tell from the name alone that [Phantom Sword Dance] was a pure damage-dealing Skill!
Staring at the regal purple of the Skill icon, Lin Mo’s heart pounded with excitement as he read the description carefully—
[Phantom Sword Dance] Level 1 (0/20): Channel your Qi and Blood into Sword Qi, unleashing a swift series of slashes at the enemy. The final strike deals additional burst damage based on the number of Sword Qi hits that landed previously!
Note: Sword Qi generation and flight speed are related to your Agility Attribute. The maximum number of Sword Qi is 5 + (Agility / 15). For each Sword Qi that hits, the final strike’s burst damage is increased by 3%. As long as at least one Sword Qi has hit the enemy, the final strike against the primary target gains a "Guaranteed Hit" effect!
"HISS—!"
Lin Mo sucked in a sharp breath.
The newly acquired Epic Skill, [Phantom Sword Dance], followed in the same vein as [Cross Slash] and [Sword Charge Strike]. They were very similar in form, all being relatively high-frequency damage Skills.
But not only was [Phantom Sword Dance] stronger than [Sword Charge Strike], it also didn’t require charging. You could unleash it directly, deciding how many Sword Qi slashes you wanted to use up to the maximum limit. It also solved the problem of low burst damage that this type of Skill often had, and even included a mechanism similar to a "finisher" at the end.
This final, most painful strike even came with a "Guaranteed Hit" effect, making it absolutely impossible to miss.
One word—unbeatable!
Without a doubt, this was a Skill with a terrifyingly high ceiling.
If the user’s Agility Attribute was high enough, they could potentially unleash tens or even hundreds of Sword Qi slashes. Since each slash added extra damage to the final strike, the power from dozens of stacked slashes... was simply unimaginable.
However, this also revealed the Skill’s biggest issue.
It had a hard requirement for the "Agility" Attribute. In other words, the Skill’s power was largely dependent on Agility, as everything from the generation and flight speed of the Sword Qi to its maximum quantity was tied to the Agility Attribute.