Chapter 239: Blade of Judgment, Shatter Everything! (6000)

Assam's HP reached a dangerous level, but he did not panic in the slightest.

Raising [Magdale] high, terrifying sword qi erupted from the blade.

"In the name of justice! Strike!"

The seven or eight-meter-long sword qi swept through continuously, sending the Big Bad Wolf flying!

Not only that, the moment the Big Bad Wolf landed, Assam followed up with a [Frost Wolf Sword Qi].

He suppressed his opponent once again.

His HP also rapidly recovered within a few seconds.

Seeing this scene, Cao Xing secretly sighed: "Very good, Assam's combat experience is very rich, and his on-the-spot response is excellent."

"Next, we just need to be on guard against the Big Bad Wolf's final skill."

Time gradually passed.

The battle continued.

Assam's HP fluctuated constantly.

This battle had already lasted for over ten minutes.

There was no other way; both existences were high-attack, high-defense, and high-recovery beings!

Even though the Big Bad Wolf had already used its [Fury] skill, it still hadn't taken down Assam.

Clearly, this was a battle testing endurance.

When the battle reached the 15th minute, the Big Bad Wolf's HP had been whittled down to under 30,000 by Assam!

At the same time, it also realized once again how troublesome this knight in front of it was.

"Creepy knight, let me take you into the dreamscape of a fairy tale…"

As a deep voice emanated from the Big Bad Wolf's mouth, the next moment, its body vanished from where it stood.

The surrounding scene rapidly faded.

The wide stage, the red curtains, and the surrounding auditorium disappeared in an instant.

At this moment, everyone felt as if they were placed in a dark forest.

Above their heads was a bright, full moon.

The forest was deep and dark.

There seemed to be traces of many animals all around.

This scene was exactly the same as what that little girl had experienced!

However, they did not run away like that little girl; instead, they all stood in place.

At this moment, all these animals discovered Cao Xing and the others, and one after another, they cast their gazes over.

From all directions, at least hundreds of ghostly green eyes appeared!

"Awooo!!"

Following a wolf howl, those dark shadows all rushed out, but their target seemed to be Assam.

Watching the dark shadows rushing from all around, this knight still did not panic.

He continued to swing his precious sword, sweeping towards the surrounding enemies.

"Whoosh—whoosh—"

When the edge of the ancient sword hit those dark shadows, it felt as if it were cutting into a mass of smoke.

In an instant, they dissipated on the spot.

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[-5893]

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[-7853!]

High damage numbers floated up one after another.

Everyone discovered that these dark shadows did not have very strong combat power.

After being swept by Assam, they would collapse.

However, no matter how many monsters he killed, more dark shadows would keep rushing out of the surrounding forest.

Soon, 5 seconds passed.

Cao Xing frowned, while simultaneously analyzing in his heart.

"So that's it, is this the Big Bad Wolf's skill, [Fairytale Dreamscape]?"

"According to the skill description, inside this illusion, the Big Bad Wolf is in an invincible state and recovers 1% of its HP every second."

"And now five seconds have already passed; the Big Bad Wolf has already recovered more than 10,000 HP."

"To break this skill, I need to find the so-called flaw?"

"The flaw… what is it?"

Cao Xing looked around, wanting to find something out of place.

Or simply find the Big Bad Wolf's true body and interrupt its skill.

However, after 10 seconds, Cao Xing still had nothing to show for it.

This [Fairytale Dreamscape] was too realistic; there was simply no such thing as a flaw.

And he didn't know the answer to the riddle at all. If this continued, the Big Bad Wolf's HP would be fully recovered very soon!

So, was there any way to forcibly break this skill?

Cao Xing pondered for a moment, his gaze landing on the weapon in Assam's hand.

He remembered the fourth special effect of [Magdale]—Blade of Judgment.

It was said that it could release a terrifying sword qi.

So, with the power of this legendary weapon, could it forcibly break the Big Bad Wolf's [Fairytale Dreamscape]?

Cao Xing decided to try.

He said directly: "Assam, use the special effect on Magdale, Blade of Judgment."

After receiving Cao Xing's command, Assam understood his meaning.

At this moment, looking at the illusion before him, Assam took a deep breath.

He gripped the hilt with both hands and placed this ancient sword in front of his chest!

At the same time, as white light erupted from Assam's body, an intangible divine power surged into the sky from that broken sword!

"Hum!"

The entire dark forest seemed to be stirred by a gust of wind!

Fallen leaves danced, and the wind howled!

Those dark shadows hadn't even rushed out yet before they were shattered by the aura emitted by the sword!

As he raised the longsword in his hand above his head, the fluctuations of this divine power reached their extreme.

Even though it was only a sliver, it still manifested a vast, mighty power that made people unable to help but kneel on the spot!

The Wild Boar Warrior said in surprise: "Beast God above! What powerful divine power; which deity's power is this!"

The Holy Light Priestess beside him also had a grave expression in her beautiful eyes: "This is a legendary weapon… what terrifying might…"

Even within the illusion, the Big Bad Wolf's terrified voice appeared.

"Human knight! How could you possess such powerful strength?"

"This is impossible!"

Although this sword strike had not yet fallen, everyone could already feel the incomparable might!

At this moment, Assam's deep voice rang out.

"With the commandments of the supreme Goddess of Judgment, grant them the most tragic death!"

Swish!!!

A hundred-meter-long sword qi swept out in an instant!

Terrifying energy fluctuations swept across the entire forest.

Wherever the sword qi went, all the scenery in this forest vanished, as if a curtain had been torn apart on the spot by powerful force!

"Chi la! Chi la!"

The illusion shattered in an instant!

"Crack!"

After a series of cracking sounds, the surrounding scene returned to normal.

They reappeared in that grand theater.

And the Big Bad Wolf fell down from mid-air.

A large damage number appeared above its head.

[-15472]

Boom!

The Big Bad Wolf collapsed to the ground, spitting out blood.

It seemed to have suffered a severe backlash because the Fairytale Dreamscape was broken.

Seeing this scene, smiles appeared on everyone's faces.

Cao Xing said pleasantly: "Good, good, good! It is worthy of being a legendary weapon; I really underestimated this special effect!"

At the beginning, when Cao Xing saw that the damage coefficient on it wasn't high, he didn't take it too seriously.

But now he realized that the attack from this special effect actually contained a special kind of power.

In their words, it was divine power.

This sliver of divine power made the power of this sword strike reach an unimaginable level.

And the most critical point was that this was only one-third of its power!

The complete [Ancient Sword], after unleashing this sword strike, would create a might several times more terrifying!

With this, all of the Big Bad Wolf's means had been broken.

So next, only one outcome awaited it, and that was to be killed by Assam!

At this moment, Assam charged straight up.

And the Big Bad Wolf also quickly climbed up, charging towards Assam with a ferocious look in its eyes.

The two powerful creatures engaged in a head-on battle once again!

Two minutes later.

The Big Bad Wolf's body was covered in various terrible sword wounds!

And as its HP drained away, its condition became worse and worse.

It roared unwillingly: "No! I cannot fall here!"

"I haven't returned to the Fairytale Kingdom yet; I want to go back!"

"The Witch promised me!"

However, Assam didn't waste words with it.

After its HP dropped below 5,000, he slashed his sword down fiercely along its chest!

"Puff!"

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It fell down powerlessly, looked at Assam with complex eyes, and then slowly said.

"The Fairytale Kingdom has already collapsed…"

"We… can't go back anymore…"

Thump!

The Big Bad Wolf completely collapsed, and a system prompt appeared.

[Your territory member: Assam killed the Big Bad Wolf Lv40, Tier 4 mutated boss-level creature, gained experience points: 0]

[Combat personnel gained experience points: 10000]

…

At this moment, expressions of relief appeared on everyone's faces.

Braum whistled and said: "Knight Assam, well done!"

The two Centaurs beside him also congratulated him.

Amidst everyone's praise, Assam nodded slightly, standing in place humbly.

And in Cao Xing's eyes, there was a look of apprehension.

He was worried about one thing.

Because although Assam had killed the Level 40 mutated boss alone, he had a series of statuses attached by Cao Xing on him.

If because of this, it was determined that Assam did not count as a solo kill, that would be troublesome.

And just at this moment, a second system prompt appeared.

[Your territory member: Assam solo killed a boss-level creature one tier higher than himself, has completed the Knight's Five Virtues trial: Trial of Valor.]

[In this trial, the knight completed a metamorphosis, gained the Blessing of the Lady of the Lake, base attributes increased by 20%…]

…

Seeing the system prompt, a look of pleasant surprise appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

"Haha, it actually counted as Assam completing it!"

"That's great!"

The worry in Cao Xing's heart disappeared.

Besides this, Assam not only passed the trial but also received a blessing again!

And this time, it was actually a 20% increase in base attributes.

What did this mean?

This meant that Assam's improvement this time was almost equivalent to a metamorphosis from boss level to commander level!

According to the attributes, Assam was now also an existence at the mutated boss level.

A sacred light fell from above, shining on the knight's head.

At this moment, under the Blessing of the Lady of the Lake, Assam seemed to be undergoing a sublimation-like metamorphosis.

His aura became increasingly solemn, his posture upright, and coupled with holding the Sword of Kings, he truly had the air of a holy knight.

When his metamorphosis ended, Cao Xing and the others also arrived on the stage.

Cao Xing looked at his performance with satisfaction, then praised: "Assam, congratulations."

Assam turned around, said with a humble smile on his face: "Many thanks to the Lord for giving me this opportunity."

"My blade will clear all obstacles for you!"

Cao Xing nodded, then walked to the Big Bad Wolf's corpse.

A system prompt appeared.

[Special creature corpse, cannot be decomposed.]

"Hmm? This kind of Big Bad Wolf cannot be decomposed either?"

A strange look appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

However, he didn't think too much about it.

After all, after the Big Bad Wolf died, it also dropped quite a few good things.

Cao Xing had already seen a bright will-o'-the-wisp appear on the ground—that was the soul of the Big Bad Wolf!

Beside it lay a crimson crystal!

"A Mutant Leader's Soul, this is the first time I've had one drop, I wonder what special effects it has."

A look of anticipation appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

Then, he swept all these items up at once.

[Obtained: Big Bad Wolf's Mutant Leader Soul (Gold) * 1]

[Obtained: Shadow Crystal (Gold) * 7]

[Obtained: Fairy Tale Dust (Gold) * 5]

[Obtained: Advanced Heart of Strength * 1]

[Obtained: Large Book of Strength * 1]

[Obtained: Advanced Elemental Crystal * 5]

…

"There are actually three types of Gold items!"

"What exactly are that Shadow Crystal and Fairy Tale Dust?"

A look of excitement appeared in Cao Xing's eyes, and he impatiently checked the attributes of these Gold items.

[Big Bad Wolf's Mutant Leader Soul (Gold)]

[Effect: After use, it can cause a Tier 4 or below Elite-level creature to have a high probability of advancing into a Leader-level creature, with a success rate of 75% ~ 90%]

…

Seeing the item description, a look of realization appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

"So that's how it is. The Mutant Leader's Soul has the same function as a normal Leader Soul—both allow an Elite to transform into a Leader."

"Is the difference that the success rate is higher?"

"That's not bad at all."

Then, he checked the second item.

[Shadow Crystal (Gold): Special Material]

[Effect: A high-level material containing an aura of shadow, which only drops from certain powerful dark creatures.]

…

[Fairy Tale Dust (Gold): Special Material]

[Effect: Dust that only has a small probability of dropping from certain Fairy Tale creatures. It is an extremely rare alchemy material, said to be usable for creating the Fairy Tale Dream Elixir, or for other purposes…]

…

"I remember the blueprint I had last time, the Shadow Assassin Training Barracks, the last material needed was a Shadow Crystal."

"I didn't expect it to actually drop from the Big Bad Wolf this time!"

"Very good. Once I go back, I can build the Assassin Barracks!"

A smile appeared on Cao Xing's face again.

As for the other [Fairy Tale Dust (Gold)].

The system note said this dust is extremely precious, but Cao Xing had no use for it at the moment, so he stored it in his backpack for now.

Next, it was time to distribute the loot!

After thinking for a moment, Cao Xing gave the Mutant Leader's Soul directly to Dabai.

After all, according to the order, it was its turn.

And the Advanced Heart of Strength was, of course, given to Assam.

At this moment, Cao Xing came to Dabai's side and slapped the soul in his hand directly into its body!

Instantly, Dabai felt an extremely powerful force flooding its entire body!

Its elephant pupils widened abruptly, and its whole body began to radiate.

"Moo—"

The Mammoth let out a low groan, then closed its eyes and began to break through.

On Assam's side, he had also already used the Advanced Heart of Strength.

Everyone waited silently.

A few minutes later, a powerful aura rose from Dabai first.

"Moo!!!"

After a resounding roar, a system prompt appeared.

[Your Pet: Dabai has successfully broken through using the Mutant Leader's Soul and has become a Tier 4 Leader-level creature. Base stats increased by 30%. Learned new skill: Stampede of the Elephant Herd!]

[Stampede of the Elephant Herd: The Mammoth chants an ancient spell, summoning a large number of departed Mammoth spirits to deal 5 waves of impact damage to enemies in front. Currently, it can summon up to 153. The Mammoth spirits disappear after attacking. Skill cooldown: 5 minutes]

…

"Holy crap! What a fierce skill!"

"Summoning over a hundred Mammoth spirits directly!"

Cao Xing was extremely surprised.

Although these Mammoth spirits would disappear after attacking once, such a large quantity was enough to overturn the outcome of a small battlefield!

A look of excitement appeared in Cao Xing's eyes, and he checked Dabai's attributes.

[Cao Xing's Pet: Dabai]

[Race: Beast]

[Tier: Level 30 0/300000 (Tier 4 Leader-level creature)]

[Detailed Attributes: Click to view]

…

At this moment, Dabai, having broken through to the Leader level, had HP about to exceed 180,000!

This was a true blood tank!

Furthermore, after Tier 4, for every level Dabai gains, its HP will increase by several thousand points.

By level 40, Dabai's HP is estimated to reach at least 250,000!

This was even more powerful than that Mutant Leader-level Big Bad Wolf!

"So fierce!"

Cao Xing was overjoyed.

Next, it was time to wait for the good news from Assam's side.

Obviously, his breakthrough was also very smooth.

At this moment, Assam, who was in the middle of breaking through, erupted with a solemn aura once again.

He opened his eyes abruptly, like a sharp sword unsheathed!

A system prompt appeared.

[Your Territory Member: Assam has used the Advanced Heart of Strength and successfully broken through to a Tier 4 Leader-level creature. Base stats increased by 100%]

[Due to the significant increase in Assam's attributes, he has gained a deeper understanding of combat techniques. Skill—Primary Riding Mastery has been upgraded to Intermediate Riding Mastery. Skill—Primary Frost Wolf Swordsmanship has been upgraded to Intermediate Frost Wolf Swordsmanship]

…

Seeing the system prompt, a smile appeared on the corner of Cao Xing's mouth again.

"Very good. Not only have the attributes increased by a large margin, but two primary skills have also been upgraded to intermediate."

"When Assam was at Tier 3, wielding the Ancient Treasure Sword, he already had damage output that didn't lose to Sarah."

"Now that he is Tier 4, I estimate the position of top damage dealer will fall to him!"

Cao Xing impatiently checked Assam's attributes.

[Frost Wolf Knight: Assam]

[Race: Human]

[Level: Level 30 0/300000 (Tier 4 Leader-level creature)]

[Detailed Attributes: Click to view]

…

Seeing Assam's attributes, Cao Xing was surprised and delighted again.

At this moment, after the 20% increase from the Lady of the Lake's blessing, the 100% increase from breaking through to Tier 4, plus the powerful attributes of [Magdal]!

Assam's attributes jumped ahead of Sarah's.

His damage also directly surpassed Sarah's, taking the throne as the team's top damage dealer!

At this moment, Braum walked over and said: "Knight Assam, how do you feel?"

"I feel my state is very good."

Assam laughed: "Lord Braum, now our tiers are basically the same. After we go back, let's have a good sparring match to adapt to the power within us."

Upon hearing this, Braum quickly shook his head and said: "No, no, your current aura gives me a dangerous feeling; I'm not fighting you!"

Hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.

Assam was just about to return the Ancient Treasure Sword in his hand to Liu Muxue.

But this beautiful woman said softly: "Knight Assam, you should continue to use this weapon. Using the King's Battle Blade is enough for me."

"The enemies we encounter next may be even more powerful, and we still need you to charge into the fray at the front."

Hearing this, Assam looked at Cao Xing.

Cao Xing also nodded, "Muxue is right, you keep using it for now, Assam."

Assam, hearing this, no longer declined and said respectfully.

"As you command, Lord Territory Lord!"

"Thank you, Lady of the Territory."

After doing this, Cao Xing ordered: "Everyone search the first floor to see if there are any supplies that can be taken."

"Then look for the entrance to the second floor."

Cao Xing had already determined.

The Big Bad Wolf, the Ogre, and the Long-Haired Princess were all in this tower.

Even the legendary witch was here.

And the entire first floor of the tower only had the Big Bad Wolf as a monster.

So it was obvious that the other monsters were definitely on the higher floors of the castle.

However, Cao Xing did not see any stairs leading to the second floor here.

So they needed to search for them.

Everyone followed suit.

The group split up and searched the theater on the first floor, but did not find anything that could be taken.

Even Cao Xing rummaged through the audience seats, but basically found nothing.

Sarah appeared silently and reported: "Lord Territory Lord, there is a strange area over there, it looks like a patch of soil."

"Soil?"

Hearing this, a look of curiosity appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

He followed Sarah to the corner of the first floor.

Looking over, he discovered that the surrounding area was all paved with brick floors.

But in one corner, there was a patch of black soil.

The area was about 12 square meters.

It was truly strange for such an area to suddenly appear in a place like this.

Cao Xing cast his gaze over and immediately saw the system information.

[Black Soil Containing Magic]

(This is a patch of soil with magic. After sowing certain special seeds, it can allow them to grow rapidly in a short period of time.)

…

Seeing the system prompt, Cao Xing was confused.

"Magic soil?"

"Special seeds?"

Obviously, this soil must be strange.

Or rather, this was very likely the key to them wanting to head to the second floor.

However, it required planting some kind of special seed.

A look of contemplation appeared in Cao Xing's eyes again.

Currently, he had searched almost the entire castle, and there shouldn't be any missed places.

And along the way, they hadn't seen any special items.

"What exactly is it?"

Just at this moment, a flash of inspiration suddenly crossed Cao Xing's mind!

He seemed to have remembered something, and his eyes held a look of uncertainty.

To verify his conjecture, Cao Xing quickly brought people to the corpse of the Big Bad Wolf and said: "Assam, go and cut open the belly of that Big Bad Wolf and take a look."

Hearing the order, although Assam was a bit confused, he didn't think too much about it.

He went straight to the corpse of the Big Bad Wolf and used the Ancient Treasure Sword in his hand to slice across its belly.

"Swoosh!"

As the sound of flesh being cut appeared, the scene the group had expected of intestines spilling out did not happen.

Instead, two beans popped out of its stomach, one red and one blue…

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