"Proficiency +1"
Along with a fleeting iron-gray arc of light, translucent characters flashed before his eyes.
His hands, clenched tight around the sword hilt, seemed still able to feel those three intermittent, sluggish impacts.
A wave of air surged behind him. The soft forest floor seemed to have been split open by an invisible plow blade, spraying up dirt and leaving a deep mark behind.
Following the inertia of the blade as it cut through the air, Xia Nan turned with the motion.
The sword tip, flickering with cold light, touched lightly to the ground.
"Hiss!"
Blood gushed from the severed cuts, and three human heads spun up from their necks.
From the Northern Highlands, inherited by the ancient Barbarian tribes, guided by the cold wind and personally taught by a near-legendary Transcendent powerhouse, it was a special Combat Skill.
Whether in strength or suitability, it had almost reached the limit of Xia Nan's current capabilities.
It was like some kind of adhesive.
The instantaneous explosive force and displacement ability granted by [Tooth Hunt], combined with [Whirlwind Slash], which had already been trained to "Mastery" and become a bodily instinct, plus the bonuses from [Slicing Master] and the [Beheading Longsword]—"5% Slashing Damage" and "5% Decapitation Damage."
In a single instant, he had poured out everything he had.
And the result was three headless corpses.
The "Gap-toothed" team, who just moments ago had been fantasizing about harvesting them, lost three members to a single strike from Xia Nan, including their leader, Bennett.
The tense six-against-four situation instantly became three against four.
Reversed in the blink of an eye!
"Drip."
Crimson beads of blood splashed onto the reddish-brown scale armor, merging with the dried bloodstains that already covered its surface.
Adeline was still gripping her two One-handed Hammers.
Her gaze, which had