AWOOOO!

CLANG! TING! SLING!

A powerful gust blasted Kinuko, squeezing her eyes as the wind pushed her back. She opened her eyes, watching the swordsman battle with wide eyes. “Is he even human?” Han Ling was fighting 5 soldiers on his own, slashing faster than two soldiers combined. His blue swords slashing and thrusting, making the air around similar to the inside of a hurricane.

“GET LOST!” BOOM!

All five wolfmen were pushed back, arms raised and chests bare. Han Ling growled, and his muscles bulged as he slashed horizontally.

[LVL 2 Slash]

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All five wolfmen were slashed, and their faces contorted as the pain came throbbing their minds. Han Ling then pulled both swords back, thrusting forward like a bullet.

[LVL 2 Thrust]

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Two soldiers closest to him died instantly. His experience bar rising once again, fuelling his excitement. Even with three wolfmen swinging their swords down on him, he knew no retreat. The best defence is offence! Han Ling thrust his swords forward, stabbing two more wolfmen in the chest, but the last sword stabbed into his shoulder, yet his expression didn’t change in the slightest.

Kinuko gasped before attempting to heal Han Ling, but there was no need, as the sword clashed against the mana skin, making a loud metallic clang before the mana armour shattered. Han Ling grinned, yanking his swords out before stabbing them both into the wolfman’s chest.

The soldier wheezed, feeling the blood pool in his chest, as it weakly stared at the human.

Fear… A deep unspeakable fear embedded in the wolfman’s head. He felt those human eyes resembled the calm before the storm, a man who wandered the depths of hell.

[You have slain LVL 6 Wolf Soldier]

Han Ling breathed out, feeling the strength of a LVL 8 course through his body, enhancing his senses and strength. He turned to the left, watching another two wolf soldiers fall to the fists of the LVL 5 Brawler and the arrows of a LVL 5 Archer.

They’ve been hunting wolves for about a couple of hours, the party raised their levels as well as picked their share of the loot dropped by the soldiers. But the party didn’t feel like taking the loot since Han Ling could solo a large amount of soldiers, making them feel useless against the beasts.

Han Ling just need a couple hundred experience for his level to reach 10, where he will be a ranked swordsman. However, as he picked up the swords of fallen soldiers, he saw a glowing box beside one of them. Han Ling widened his eyes, picking it up with flashes of excitement written all over his face.

Shiki noticed a change in Han Ling’s expression and looked over the swordsman shoulder, seeing a silver chest on hi palm, no bigger than a tennis ball. “What’s that?”

Han Ling turned around, grinning from ear to ear, “This is a loot box, it works the same way as a Gacha system in games.” Han Ling explained as he took the lid of the box. A pure white ray of light shone into the forest, a loud trumpet sounded and a familiar tri-ring sounded.

[You have opened a Silent Silver chest]

[Rewarding player…]

[Congratulations! You have obtained…]

Flowing Fist Technique(Rare): Grants user the Flowing Fist Technique, consists of 5 forms and 26 combos. Each with different movements and battle skills. Archer’s Eye(Bold Bronze): Type: Miscellaneous. A trinket that increases Archer range by 20%, as well as reaction speed increased by 10%. Bag of Coins: 10 Sovereigns. Bloody Baron’s Blade(Silent Silver): Type: One-handed sword. The sword that once belonged to the great Bloody Baron. This is only a fraction of its power, consume blood to unlock the first seal. Sorcerer’s boots(Bold Bronze): Type: Armor. Increases player’s movement speed by 12%, decreases casting speed by 2 seconds.

Han Ling’s eyes bulged, finger shaking as he sent the party the list of rewards. Atsushi, Karin and Shiki gaped, shock and happiness evident on their faces. Atsushi leaped up and down like a little boy getting a new toy. Han Ling gave him the technique, watching him stare at the book with wide sparkling eyes. He chuckled as he passed the items to the new owners. Only Kinuko didn’t get anything, even when Han Ling offered the bag of coins to her she declined saying that Han Ling deserves it.

But Han Ling was staring at the Bloody Baron’s Blade in his hand. It was a beautiful blade, with a gleaming, glowing single edge blade. The handle was engraved with bats and snakes, a blood red ruby embedded in the middle.

Bloody Baron’s Blade (Silent Silver)

Type: One-handed sword

Rarity: Unique

Attack Damage: +52

Remarks: The weapon of the Bloody Baron, a tyrant that once ruled over an empire. This is a fraction of its true power, unlock the seals to unleash the full might of the Bloody Baron’s Blade.

First Seal: Locked…

Second Seal: Locked…

Third Seal: Locked…

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Is this fate?

In his past life, he used the same exact blade till LVL 40 earning the name Bloody Swordsman… Yet he obtained this sword much earlier than before. A full month before his exact meeting with this blade.

If I remember correctly… I obtained it in the dungeon of Lizardmen. Han Ling smiled. Should I say its lucky to obtain it so early?

But his thoughts ran into a stop.

AWOOO!!!

Wolf soldiers exploded from the bushes, dashing at the group with a mad glint in their eyes. They were Berserkers. Han Ling was the first to move, zooming forward to meet the beasts. He gripped his sword hard, feeling a sharp pain come from the cut on his palm. Blood bathed the blade and the ruby glowed as if it was crying.

[You have unlocked the first seal…]

[Bloody Baron’s Blade: First Seal unlocked. Skill Blood Dance has been activated…]

The ruby spewed out red lines of mana, snaking around the arm of the human before engulfing the body. Han Ling’s dark eyes turned ruby red, a great shock exploded from the ground as webs of cracks formed beneath him.

FOOOM!

A great surge of mana rose upwards, halting the berserkers in their place as the wind pushed them. A crimson aura coated Han Ling and the force vanished.

FOO!

Han Ling breathed out… and stared at the berserkers with red pupils.

“Its been awhile…”

He stared at the berserkers, a mad grin on his face. The wolves gulped, feeling the intense mana oozing out the swordsman. They eyed the swordsman with eyes of fear, only for him to disappear.

The berserkers frantically eyed their surroundings, whining and growling meekly.

AWOO!!

The berserkers turned around, freezing up as fear was the lead that chained their feet to the ground. The berserker that shrieked felt the cold metal in his chest. But the worst thing was his blood, being devoured by the blade, feeling his blood leaving the body. In a matter of seconds. A dried carcass of a berserker crashed to the ground, causing the others to shudder as blood flowed like water around the swordsman.

Han Ling grinned a terrible grin, etching fear in the berserkers’ hearts. He raised his blade and the floating blood coated the blade, turning it into a cold crimson metal.

[LVL 1 Blood dance] [Blood Baron Series] (Skill)

Gains 25% life steal, gains temporary +5 Defence, +5 Attack, +5Agility. When player kills, heals 10% of player’s health and gains one Life Reap Life Reap. When gaining a Life Reap, +1 of all stats, excluding class stat. If Blade does not taste blood in a minute after kill the buffs will be cancelled and player will revert back to normal.

A Bloody red 1 appeared above Han Ling and the mana around him trembled as his terrible grin widened.

“Time to hunt…”