Reincarnation Of The Strongest Sword God - Chapter 88

Chapter 88

Chapter 88 - Advancing to Intermediate Rank

After inserting the obsidian key, there was no reaction from the steel gate . It was still as unmoving as ever .

At this moment, a message arrived from Gentle Snow . She told Shi Feng that the Mechanical Knights had suddenly stopped chasing her and were quickly returning .

“Crap, it can’t be, right? The key really doesn’t work?” In a fit of rage, Shi Feng abruptly sent a punch towards the keyhole .

Since he could not use the simplest way to enter, then he could only use the more dangerous method to enter .

Di… Di… Di…

Suddenly, a dazzling golden light radiated out from the keyhole . Countless energy runes flashed on the pair of three-storied gates . After which, the gates slowly opened, letting out ear-piercing creaking sounds .

Seeing that the Mechanical Knights had already hurried over, while a gap fit for a person had opened between the pair of gates… 

Without hesitation, Shi Feng pulled out the obsidian key, and the gates stopped moving instantly . Following which, Shi Feng squeezed himself through the gap between the gates .

System: You have discovered the Steel Fortress Barrutia .

The two-storied tall Mechanical Knights tried to rush in through the gates . However, the gap between the gates was just too narrow for them to pass through . In addition to the gate’s immense weight, the Mechanical Knights could only bombard attacks at the gate outside . Unfortunately, their actions were not one bit useful .

“I’m inside . ” After Shi Feng sent a message to Gentle Snow, he carefully headed forward along the gigantic steel pathway .

On the other side of the Ruined Lands . . .

“Snow, how is he?” waiting by the side, Zhao Yueru asked when she saw Gentle Snow running in her direction .

“No problems . He’s already inside .

“However, this Quest is truly dangerous . I’ve roughly estimated the Mechanical Knight’s strength just now, and I’ve discovered that these Mechanical Knights are completely different than other Special Elites . They can swiftly block my attacks, in addition to instantly returning with a counter attack . If it wasn’t for my quick reaction, I might have died just now . ”

“If we do not possess a skill that could continuously deal large amounts of damage, even if we could kite them around, we would still be helpless against these Mechanical Knights . Instead, we would just be piling up our own corpses . ” Gentle Snow sat down and took out some refreshments, eating and drinking to recover . Currently, her mind filled with the battle scenes from before . It was truly a thrilling situation . Just by receiving the shockwave, which resulted from the Mechanical Knight’s pike striking the ground, she lost over 200 HP . If the weapon hit her directly, the consequences would be inconceivable .

After listening to Gentle Snow’s words, for reasons unknown, Zhao Yueru released a relieved breath .

“Alright, stop dreaming . We’ll be grinding Birdmen in the canyon . The loot and experience here are quite good, so we should be able to quickly surpass those top-tier experts,” After recovering, Gentle Snow stood up and commanded .

Meanwhile, inside the Steel Fortress, Shi Feng was advancing carefully . Signs of rust and corrosion covered every inch inside the fortress . There were only flashing fragments of light inside, barely allowing Shi Feng to see the path clearly .

After walking for quite some distance, Shi Feng did not discover any danger . There was only the occasional sound of dripping water and the rumbling sounds of machines operating . Even though more than a millennium had passed, a majority of the machinery here still functioned normally . One could clearly see just how advanced the techniques the Dwarven civilization possessed were .





After passing through the large hallway, Shi Feng arrived at an area with a humongous smelting furnace . The surrounding steel walls around the furnace were linked together with steel stairs, and at the bottom of the furnace was an endlessly deep pool of water .

However, Shi Feng did not head along the stairs towards the next exit . Instead, he leaped and jumped towards the pool .

Halfway down, Shi Feng activated Gravity Liberation . His falling speed sharply reduced, his body slowly descending like a feather .

During his descent, Shi Feng suddenly noticed a passage on the walls . The passage could barely allow a person to enter . However, the information Shi Feng had collected in his previous life did not mention such a passage . Hence, Shi Feng slowly floated over, accurately landing in the hidden passageway .

“There is actually a Treasure Chest here! Did none of those people notice it last time?” Shi Feng discovered that, in the deepest part of the passageway, there was a large pitch black steel chest . Many runes were carved onto the chest, and a glance was enough to tell it was not just a simple chest .

After observing it in detail, Shi Feng determined that the chest was a Mysterious-Iron Treasure Chest . However, Shi Feng did not rush to open the Treasure Chest . Instead, he used Phantom Kill, allowing his doppelganger to go over and take a look .

Just as the doppelganger started activating the Treasure Chest, the surrounding steel walls shot out countless flying arrows . The doppelganger was killed in an instant, giving Shi Feng a scare . Fortunately, Shi Feng had made it a habit to be cautious and prudent when in God’s Domain . Otherwise, he would have really died .

Such types of traps were normally one-time uses . However, Shi Feng did not rush . In any case, the chest wouldn’t run away, so he might as well wait until Phantom Kill’s Cooldown finished, then use his doppelganger to open the Treasure Chest .

This time, the doppelganger had managed to open the Treasure Chest safely . With no more dangers present, Shi Feng walked over to the Chest and took out its contents .

Inside, there was a Mysterious-Iron ranked Blackstone Shield . It was absolutely a top-tier Level 10 Shield .

[Blackstone Shield] (Mysterious-Iron Rank)




Level 10

Equipment Requirement: Strength 25

Defense +69

Defend Rate 29%

Strength +7, Endurance +10

HP +200

After equipping, all damage received from the front will be reduced by 10% .

There was also a Mysterious-Iron Mastery Book . When used, players would randomly receive 10 to 50 Free Mastery Points . This item was several times rarer than the Blackstone Shield . That was because Mastery Points could last a player forever, while the Blackstone Shield could not .

“Hopefully my luck won’t be too bad,” Shi Feng slightly prayed before selecting to use the Mastery Book .

Following which, the System started displaying a pile of random numbers ranging from 10 to 50 . As long as Shi Feng yelled ‘Stop,’ the final number to appear would be the number of Mastery Points he would obtain . It was something similar to Russian Roulette .

In Shi Feng’s previous life, many experts collected various kinds of Mastery Books to increase their Weapon Mastery . However, Mastery Books were just too rare, and even with money, one may not necessarily be able to buy it . Most players that obtained a Mastery Book would use it instead of selling it . After all, it was extremely hard to obtain a single Free Mastery Point .

Shi Feng had once seen a person who was fortunate enough to obtain a Fine-Gold Mastery Book . Many players looked at that person with immense envy, and some were even willing to spend a million Credits to buy the Mastery Book from that person . However, that person refused to sell and instead, used the Mastery Book for himself . The range of Free Mastery Points provided by the Fine-Gold Mastery Book was between 30 to 200 . Originally, everyone thought this fellow had very good luck . However, that person only obtained 31 Free Mastery Points, in the end, becoming a laughing stock to everyone . The points he obtained was no better than a Mysterious-Iron Mastery Book .

Looking at the numbers constantly spinning, Shi Feng’s heart madly thumped, not knowing what number would come out .  

“Stop!” Shi Feng shouted .

The wheel of numbers abruptly halted, and Shi Feng peered open his eyes and took a look .

32 points .

A relatively good number . Shi Feng had just effortlessly obtained 32 Free Mastery Points, which was the equivalent of the Free Mastery Points he would obtain by leveling up to Level 20 .

Shi Feng opened his One-handed Sword Mastery Window .

Currently, his One-handed Sword Mastery was still at 20 points, placing him at the level of Basic Apprentice Swordsman and increasing his Base Damage by 10% .

 
If including the 8 Free Mastery Points he obtained for leveling up to Level 5, and the 5 points he had remaining from before, he now had a total of 45 Free Mastery Points .

Shi Feng immediately added 30 Mastery Points to his One-handed Sword Mastery . Instantly, his One-handed Sword Mastery rose to the level of an Intermediate Apprentice Swordsman, increasing his Base Damage by 15% . As for becoming an Advanced Apprentice Swordsman, he was still 50 points away from doing so .

Although it was just a 5% increase in Base Damage, it should not be taken lightly . This Base Damage would be magnified many times after factoring in the bonuses from Skills . Often, the gap present between a top-tier expert and a normal expert was due to the difference in Base Damages . At this stage of the game, there might only be a fragment of experts who have reached Basic Mastery . Shi Feng had already reached Intermediate Mastery, leading them by a lot .

Just as Shi Feng was about to continue advancing deeper into the Steel Fortress, the fortress’ alarm rang out .

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