A Hundred Men Felled with One Slash!
Outside the city, Lister and his ten red-armored guards, along with the hundred soldiers behind the Duke Wei, quickly attracted a large number of players to watch.
Especially after the two sides lined up and stood facing each other, it was clear that a major battle was about to take place!
All the bosses were hidden bosses with the stats "???", and the sheer scale of the battles caused the public chat to be constantly flooded with messages.
Players kept returning to the city gate, hoping to witness this epic battle.
"Count Merrick is sure to win!"
"Agreed! I also think Count Merrick a good candidate!"
Despite having taught Merrick Saber Technique for over a week, Lister still enjoys considerable popularity among players, with a significant number of supporters.
"Why? Ten against a hundred, you're guaranteed to win? Dude, are you out of your mind?"
"It's not like having more people guarantees a win. Count Merrick wiped out the entire screen with a single Iai Slash!"
"Do you think those soldiers are like you? So weak? I'm level 18, and I can't even scan all their information. They're at least level 20 or higher."
There were many comments and arguments in the public chat, and some even claimed to be manipulating the market.
As this was the first time players witnessed a battle between NPCs after entering the game, it instantly drew massive attention.
"Count Merrick, let's stop wasting time and begin here."
Having said that, Duke Wei drew his sword and charged swiftly toward Lister.
The two quickly closed in, Lister drew his sword and charged forward as well.
In an instant, the sword and the blade clashed.
"Bang!"
After a mere tentative collision, the Duke Wei immediately used the force to retreat several meters.
His expression had lost the joy he had shown earlier in eagerly teaching the other person a lesson; instead, it was serious, and he sensed that something was wrong.
"Cough~ cough~!"
The moment after standing up, he couldn't help but clutch his chest with one hand.
Although there were no obvious external injuries, his whole body felt as if he had been Heavy Strike, and he coughed up blood all over the floor.
In contrast, Lister stood there calmly, seemingly unharmed.
Although the two sides are only one level apart in overall combat strength, the actual combat strength of the Chief Tier and the Lord Tier is not on the same level at all, and the gap is far greater than imagined.
The higher the combat power, the more difficult it becomes to improve the overall evaluation with each upgrade.
Attack: Deals 973 damage, including 37 points of damage that ignores defense, and inflicts 1480 points of true damage.
One strike dealt nearly 2500 damage to the opponent, reducing their health to more than half.
At this moment, Duke Wei was questioning his life. It was just a tentative exchange, and they hadn't even made a move yet, and he was already like this.
Immediately, I activated the Robust Physique. After my maximum health increased by 2,000 points, my overall condition recovered considerably.
"What kind of sorcery are you using?"
Even now, the Duke Wei still doesn't believe that his opponent has defeated him with swordsmanship.
Even if the opponent's knife strike was indeed incredibly powerful, it shouldn't have been enough to injure me so severely.
He assumed that he had been ambushed by his opponent while he was not paying attention during the exchange.
Seeing that Lister did not respond, and not daring to approach him one-on-one, he immediately waved his hand to order the soldiers behind him to stand up.
"All soldiers, listen to my command! Kill them!"
Once a battle begins, it's easy to get carried away, and at this moment, Duke Wei had absolutely no intention of sparing Lister's life.
On the contrary, he became increasingly resentful of those who secretly used underhanded tactics, and he was determined to make them pay the price!
Lister first raised his hand to stop the guards behind him.
There were ten people in total, and apart from the captain Rolf, they were all at the second tier of strength.
Even some of the top players nowadays might not be able to withstand them, let alone the Tier 3 soldiers in front of them.
Since they were his soldiers, Lister didn't want them to go to their deaths pointlessly.
He immediately strode forward, sprinting at an extremely fast speed.
With his Killing Intent Wave Killing Intent Perception, Lister clearly perceived the attack of each soldier.
The enhanced passive ability granted him extremely strong reflexes, allowing him to maneuver and dodge amidst the soldiers' encirclement without sustaining any damage.
In just a few seconds, Lister was already in the very center of the soldiers, and just when he was about to be completely overwhelmed by their attacks and had no angle to dodge them, Lister finally made his move.
He gripped the hilt of the sword, which had already been sheathed, with his right hand and drew it out with tremendous speed.
"Iai Slash!"
A massive blade of light flashed past, sharp, domineering, and utterly reckless!
In that instant, all the soldiers fell in large numbers, as if cut down like grass.
Looking again, the soldiers' bodies were already separated, and the blood, as if a beat slow, finally gushed out in a torrent.
One strike kills a hundred!
This was before Lister upgraded Merrick Saber Technique; the range of his Iai Slash wasn't large enough, so he had to reach the center of the crowd before striking!
Although the range is average, it is considered extremely exaggerated by players.
After all, most players who have learned Merrick Saber Technique haven't even upgraded their level 5 Iai Slash yet.
Faced with this upgraded Iai Slash and its extremely exaggerated damage, the discussion in the public chat was like a riot.
"Holy crap! Is this the real Merrick Saber Technique? How come my version is so bad, and I need so much experience to level up?"
"Are C-rank skills really that powerful? Does anyone from strategy guides or data analysis teams know the answer? Is it due to the skill itself or a special buff from the NPC?"
"I didn't expect the hidden boss to have been inside the city all along? That's incredibly powerful."
"Brothers? What kind of swordsmanship is that? I heard anyone can learn it?"
In an instant, the feat of killing a hundred people with a single strike caused an uproar among all the players.
Public chat, private messages, official website forums, and various posts are all filled with images of Lister's unparalleled Iai Slash.
Even the official website of the game "Divine Revelation" couldn't sit still, and posted this screenshot taken by a player on the game's promotional materials, attempting to continue attracting new players.
Compared to the players' excitement, the Duke Wei in front of him was completely stunned!
I completely retracted my earlier suspicion that the other party was using underhanded tactics.
That's simply impossible!
With a powerful figure like Lister at his disposal, he knew he was no match for him, so there was no need for the other party to deliberately use underhanded tactics against him.
It was obvious that the opponent's swordsmanship was exceptionally powerful, far exceeding his comprehension.
Even if his moves look simple, or even unremarkable, their true power can only be known after you become his opponent and fight him.
This seemingly calm strike actually contains unfathomable energy.
As Lister walked towards him step by step with a knife in his hand, the Duke Wei's heart pounded wildly!
For many years, even facing a massive monster horde had never made him this nervous and uneasy.
Now, however, under the calm gaze of Lister before him, he felt the fear within his own heart.
Gripping his sword tightly, the Duke Wei quickly composed himself.
"Count Merrick, stop being so stubborn!"
"I am a Duke of the Great Chu royal family. If you dare to kill me, the alliance and diplomatic relations we just established will be null and void!"
"His Majesty will certainly not treat General Yu's life and death so lightly again!"
"You...!"
Lister didn't reply, he just quietly approached.
The more this happened, the greater the fear in the Duke Wei's heart became.
"Ah~! Drink~!"
He let out a loud shout and swung his sword fiercely at Lister.
A long, sharp sword aura rushed towards him at an extremely fast speed.
A smile involuntarily appeared on Lister's face; this was exactly the move he had been waiting for.
It is indeed a perfect A-level skill. The most dangerous thing about dealing with Class Holder like this is their final counterattack.
Fortunately, now that he has the Killing Intent Perception, he sees the Duke Wei's every move as slowed down by half a beat.
Faced with this sword energy, Lister simply twisted his body with a small step and completely dodged it.
On the contrary, the players who were watching the battle from behind and getting closer and closer were suddenly hit hard.
Several players were instantly annihilated by the sword energy, and when they looked up again, they were greeted by the holy light of the spawn point.
At this moment, Lister was completely closing in on the Duke Wei.
Seeing that the opponent was using the Sword Dance again, there was no need to dodge this move.
Without holding back, he concentrated all his strength into the blade, delivering a basic straight slash.
The blade followed the opponent's Sword Dance, chipping a gash in the blade.
At the same time, a huge knife wound appeared on his chainmail.
Duke Wei's expression froze instantly. After a moment's hesitation, a thin line appeared on his face, and his skin drooped to the sides.
Then, a strange, crisp sound rang out, and the entire head was severed in two along the thin line.
Attack: Deals 1509 damage, ignores 61 defense, and deals an additional 2466 true damage.
A single strike dealt 4000 points of damage, instantly killing the Duke Wei.
Even with his Robust Physique and an additional 2,000 points to his maximum health, he still couldn't withstand a single strike from Lister.
A-level, or Lord Tier, combat power is practically a dimensional reduction attack against a mere Chief Tier.
Only then did the onlookers finally realize that the battle was over.
It was initially thought that the two sides were evenly matched, or that the Duke Wei's hundred-man squad would have a slight advantage.
But the actual situation and the battle were indeed a one-sided massacre.
The entire battle was completely devoid of tension or suspense; Lister only needed to strike three times before the battle was over.
For the players, it was like witnessing a one-man show by Lister.
At the same time, a new passion for Merrick Saber Technique has been ignited among everyone!
It far surpasses the storm that Chen Xinhe originally stirred up!