Fatal Blow

Carrying half a slab of pork home, Lu Chen found a figure bustling about inside the room when he arrived.

At the same time, he saw that although his home was still rather crude, it was much cleaner now. Quite a few tattered clothes had also been washed and hung outside to dry.

This made Lu Chen nod in satisfaction.

"Sure enough, having a servant makes things much easier."

"My lord, you have returned."

Upon noticing Lu Chen's return, the young girl he had claimed hurriedly bowed to him.

Watching her movements, Lu Chen became certain that she was not a girl from the Barbarian Tribe, but someone who had wandered into this place. After all, Barbarians had no such thing as etiquette.

However, Lu Chen did not care in the slightest about the girl's past.

Casually placing the pork on a rack, Lu Chen said:

"From now on, you will live in the side room. Normally, wash the clothes and prepare meals. If I need something, I'll call you. But if there's nothing, do not disturb me. Do you understand?"

"I understand, my lord."

"Very good. Remember, if you disturb me, you will leave immediately."

After saying this, Lu Chen entered his own room. Closing his eyes and sensing the vast Blood Qi within his body, he nodded in satisfaction.

Then, Lu Chen opened his status panel again. By now, it had undergone changes so drastic they could be called earth-shattering.

Career Training System

Host: Lu Chen

Age: 15

Class: Swordsman/Barbarian Blood Warrior

Level: 1

Experience Points: 22

Skills

Savage Bull Force (Bronze)

Barbarian King Bloodline (Gold)

Swordsmanship Proficiency (Bronze) (Beginner): Years of sword practice have allowed you to skillfully wield longsword-type weapons and master basic longsword techniques.

Longsword Mastery +1, Basic Swordsmanship +1

Upgradeable. Experience Points required for upgrade: 100

Blood Boiling (Bronze) (Beginner): Barbarian Blood Warriors are Barbarian Tribe warriors who cultivate their bodies to the limit, transforming the blood within them so it can carry greater energy. Having become a Barbarian Blood Warrior, you are innately able to control your own blood and accelerate its flow. Accelerated blood flow will place you in an extremely excited state. In this state, your strength will increase and your pain sensitivity will weaken, but you will also be prone to losing your head and fighting to the death without retreating.

Strength +3, pain sensitivity reduced by 30%, fighting spirit +1, rationality -1

Upgradeable. Experience Points required for upgrade: 100

"Longsword Proficiency and Blood Boiling—are these the innate skills of a Swordsman and a Barbarian Blood Warrior? They're pretty good. It's just that Blood Boiling actually has a rationality -1 attribute. I hadn't expected that."

This was the first time Lu Chen had seen a negative stat, but he soon understood why.

"Rapid blood flow can stir up endless fighting spirit, but at the same time, I really am more likely to lose my head. I'll have to use this carefully."

After looking over Blood Boiling, Lu Chen turned his gaze to Swordsmanship Proficiency. However, he quickly discovered that Swordsmanship Proficiency only granted passive effects. At the same time, both Longsword Mastery and Basic Swordsmanship had already been branded into Lu Chen's mind.

At that moment, Lu Chen was like someone who had practiced the sword for three or four years, able to skillfully use the basic techniques of a longsword.

"Basic Swordsmanship may not look strong, and it doesn't increase base attributes like Blood Boiling, but this is exactly what I need. With it, I can fight better."

Lu Chen also realized that whether they were the innate skills of a Swordsman or those of a Barbarian Blood Warrior, though both were basic, they were extremely useful—exactly what he could make use of right now.

After reviewing the basic skills, Lu Chen shifted his attention to the skills he had drawn.

Because he had dual classes, he had drawn two skills this time. These two skills made Lu Chen truly feel that he had finally left Africa behind.

"Silver and Gold. I never expected my luck to be this good in this world."

As he pondered this, Lu Chen looked over the descriptions of the two skills. The first one he examined was Fatal Blow.

Fatal Blow came from the Sword Saint in Warcraft III, an immensely powerful hero.

Wind Walk for stealth, Mirror Image for creating doubles to lure enemies, Fatal Blow that could strike with several times one's attack power, and the terrifying, invincible ultimate—Blade Storm. All of it made the Sword Saint a meat grinder on the battlefield.

And what Lu Chen had obtained was this hero's third skill: an attack that had a chance to strike with several times his attack power.

In the game, the skill's description was: Passive skill: Has a 15% chance to allow the Sword Saint to deal more damage when attacking.

Level 1: 15% chance to deal 2 times normal damage.

Level 2: 15% chance to deal 3 times normal damage.

Level 3: 15% chance to deal 4 times normal damage.

The description was simple and brutal, but it also demonstrated its power. At the maximum third level, a single strike with four times the attack power was enough to make anyone fear facing it head-on.

Of course, that was merely the description from the game. Now, this skill had merged into Lu Chen's body and entered reality.

And in reality, this skill's effects had changed greatly as well.

Fatal Blow (Silver) (Beginner): The human body is extremely precise. Ordinarily, people can only use a small fraction of their muscles, exerting merely a few tenths of their full strength. Upon learning this skill, the host can use a special method of exerting force, allowing more muscles to participate in combat.

When the host exerts force correctly, strength will double.

Looking at Fatal Blow's description and sensing the strange posture in his mind, Lu Chen gave it a brief try in the room.

Planting his feet firmly, Lu Chen assumed that special posture. He felt that the muscles he had mobilized this time were more than twice as many as when he normally exerted force. Thus, if he attacked now, his attack power would also exceed twice that of a normal strike.

However, Lu Chen soon furrowed his brow. This method of exerting force could indeed mobilize more muscles, but the posture was too strange. If Lu Chen wanted to assume it in battle, he would need a brief pause.

That was why Lu Chen frowned. In battle, there could not be even the slightest pause.

After testing it for a while longer, Lu Chen sighed helplessly.

"Sure enough, compared to Gold-tier skills, Silver-tier skills still have some flaws!"

Lu Chen now understood that Bronze-tier skills were the basics, while Silver-tier skills were powerful in one aspect but carried some flaws. As for Gold, it was powerful in every respect.

Of course, although Fatal Blow had a minor flaw, that did not diminish its strength. Twice the attack power meant he could destroy an enemy in a single blow.

That was exactly what had happened in Lu Chen's battle with Xiao Shi today. The doubled strength granted by Endless Rage had allowed Lu Chen to defeat Xiao Shi instantly.

And now, besides Endless Rage, Lu Chen had gained another trump card.

More importantly, Endless Rage relied on anger to summon an unseen power and bolster himself, while Fatal Blow unleashed the hidden power within his flesh. They were two entirely different systems.

That also meant Lu Chen could use both skills at the same time.

"Activate Endless Rage, then use Fatal Blow. With one swing of my blade, I'll have four times the strength of others. Who could possibly block such power?"