(Thank you very much to 'tanzit' for the reward once again!) "Thud..."
With a dull thud, Tieli slowly closed his eyes. Perhaps even in his next life, the sight of countless black swords shooting down through the air would remain one of his nightmares...
"Ding! Mission Three complete! Obtained 10,000 Equipment Points, Item Points, Ability Points, and Summon Points each!"
"Urgh..." A wave of agonizing dizziness spread from deep within Wu Yan's mind. He clutched his head in pain and let out a low groan. His eyes were bloodshot as he dropped to one knee and slowly shook his head.
Only after the dizziness eased somewhat did Wu Yan let out a bitter laugh.
This was the result of overusing his esper ability—insufficient processing power!
When fighting Orochi, Mikoto had used Iron Sand Sword attacks of this scale as casually as breathing. She could fire them whenever she wanted and retract them whenever she pleased, making Wu Yan subconsciously believe that it should have been easy.
Reality proved that there were differences between people. Just because someone else could do something did not mean you could too—at least, not yet.
Mikoto could freely control this ability with ease, but when it came to him, using it even once meant enduring side effects. Really... comparing yourself to others was enough to make you furious...[]
Still, this was only natural. Mikoto's ability level had already reached Level 5, while Wu Yan was merely Level 4. How could forcibly using an ability on the same level as a Level 5 be easy?
If Wu Yan had not also been a swordsmanship expert with a strong body and mind, he might have collapsed on the ground with a splitting headache before even managing to use the ability.
In the ability list, Level