When Warriors Have a Proper Weapon

With this equipment, Iver immediately felt confident.

He immediately raised his hand and expertly placed it on Oligan's chest. Then he began to try to use the "Holy Healing" spell that came with his equipment.

Holy Healing and Illumination Spell are strictly different, and church pastors do not learn this healing ability.

It is essentially a form of magic, not Sacred Art.

The mystical art to which "Holy Healing" belongs is called "Divine" magic, a skill of the Paladin lineage. It belongs to the same category as spells such as "Holy Sword Art" and "Holy Shield Art".

Although Bishop Mathers taught the priests of Iver the Sacred Art they were required to learn, and he was indeed once a priest, his true profession now is "Holy Sepulcher Guardian"—the profession of the paladin lineage.

Simply put, Mathers does know sword and shield techniques.

That's why he was later able to be controlled by the angry spirit within the Red Hilt Sword and become a "Cursed Holy Knight".

In fact, Oswald's profession can also be considered that of a paladin. The "Morning and Dusk Guardian" lineage of the Theocracy is essentially a paladin lineage. However, this profession is too powerful in combat and does not require the internal supervision of the Holy Order system, so these lineages are kept secret and have hardly been professionalized. Bishop Mathers also advanced to the position of Holy Sepulcher Guardian under the supervision of the Theocracy.

Paladins were not added to the player's class list as an optional melee class until after Version 2.0 ended.

Contrary to popular belief, the Paladin in Ouroboros Ring is not a tank but a damage dealer. Also known as the "Buff Sword," its advantage lies in its healing abilities, capable of both self-healing and healing allies. Normally, it gains additional damage by stacking various short-lived buffs.

The life-saving necklace that Isabel gave to Iver also had the Holy Healing spell on it, but Iver has never used it.

On one hand, it's because Iver herself has the ability to heal... On the other hand, it's because the Holy Healing spell on that necklace is gender-locked and can only be used by women.

Iver isn't incapable of transforming... but since he's fragile and easily destroyed in his transformed state, health regeneration is irrelevant.

This was the first time Iver had used Holy Healing Hands.

No one had taught him how to use it before. And since this spell didn't require mana, Iver couldn't simply pour mana into it.

He closed his eyes, following that mysterious feeling, trying to sense the divine radiance within the equipment.

Iver quickly sensed a dazzling light emanating from within his body, like the midday sun.

Is it like Illumination Spell...?

Iver tried to visualize the light dispelling the darkness on Oligan's body.

But it clearly failed. If it had succeeded, it would have been a realm of "illumination" rather than "sacredness."

Fortunately, Oligan was kept alive by the "tree spirit," otherwise, Iver, who had repeatedly failed, might have been sweating with anxiety.

While Oligan was a warrior, his intelligence was clearly not low. He obviously guessed what Iver was doing—of course, it's also possible that Hellerchein himself wasn't good at Holy Healing Touch.

"Sir, try to focus and restrain the light!"

Oligan taught Iver: "Tame the light with your heart, and let the light become flowing water!"

Suddenly, a dialog box popped up in front of Iver.

[Oligan is imparting "Holy" to you. Do you wish to pay 562 public experience points to master this mystical art?]

[Your remaining public experience is insufficient to master this mysterious skill.]

"...Um?"

Iver paused for a moment.

He wasn't surprised that Oligan, a Lizardman warrior, had any knowledge of paladin skills; nor was he surprised that Oligan's understanding of this Sacred Art was so shallow that even a basic skill could fetch over five hundred common experience points.

Instead, it was the first time Iver realized that he could learn skills during the Promotion Ritual!

Since Iver was able to suddenly pop up this box, it means that Oligan's understanding in this part is at least correct—therefore Iver tried to tame the burning light within him.

Suddenly, the radiance became cool.

The feeling was like stepping into the shade after being exposed to the scorching summer sun for a long time. Instantly, you felt a cool sensation spreading through your head.

The white light wrapped around Iver's wrist, then transformed into a curved, trembling wave that connected to Oligan! The brightness was like that of an incandescent bulb; it wouldn't be dazzling even at first glance, but staring at it for too long would still make your eyes water.

That feeling was incredibly familiar to Iver—

Just like when he channeled his magic into the Red Hilt Sword and used "Holy Sword Art"! After one Holy Healing spell ended, Iver immediately used it a second time.

Under the combined healing of Holy Healing Light and the Dryad Aura, Oligan's near-death injuries recovered at a visible speed.

Oligan recovered fastest in his left arm—he deftly peeled away piece by piece of lava embedded in his body, leaving behind deep, bloody craters. He then violently twisted his bent right arm back into its original position. As for the remaining infection, distortion, and foreign objects, his healing abilities were sufficient to resolve this small portion of the abnormalities.

A powerful warrior who could fight Utgarda-Loki, the "Wildfire Giant" whose energy level was forcibly boosted to the Sixth Level by equipment, for three minutes without dying was forcibly healed from the brink of death to near full health by Iver in just half a minute! Iver felt comfortable and refreshed all over.

—It's much more comfortable to challenge a boss when you have both a healer and a tank!

In previous battles where Iver challenged powerful enemies, Iver was almost always the tankiest member of the squad. Only after Hai Na completed her Fourth Level advancement could she be considered a semi-tank—she gained the ability to be a front-line fighter, but still lacked combat experience and support awareness, so Iver couldn't fully trust her.

Now, Iver has finally met his match against Oligan, a top-tier frontcourt player.

The only regret is that this time he didn't enter the facility as a healer...

Iver glanced back at the Night Demon, who was still fiercely fighting Utgarda-Loki, with some concern, and asked Oligan, "You fought Utgarda-Loki... what were your thoughts?"

"So that giant's name was Utgarda-Loki..."

Oligan slowly sipped the name, memorizing it. "What I'm certain of is—he's at least not good with a battle axe. He can fight, but not with a giant axe. It certainly isn't his primary weapon."

"If he continues to fight with his axe and doesn't use any spells, I can at least keep him occupied for several hours. But the only problem is..."

As he spoke, he looked regretfully at the weapon in his hand, which now only had a handle left. "My old buddy... is still too fragile in a battle of this magnitude."

Iver glanced at the handle and immediately recognized its composition—a fact he recognized as a history student.

—This is the Nephthys Guardian Halberd of Horus.

These are the weapons wielded by the guards in "Golden Dawn"! When they were equipment, they weren't even purple-grade... they were just mass-produced blue-grade items without Extraordinary Ability.

Because Nephthys was merely an apostle of Dawn Angel. Horus worshipped the sun god Dawn Angel, along with his many "sun-following apostles," and venerated him as a deity.

As merely an apostle of the Celestials, Nephthys neither had the power nor the inclination to sanctify the equipment worn by all of Nephtys Guard; she could only transform their "Nephthys Amulet" into extraordinary ornaments.

"Etc..."

Iver remembered something.

When Oligan fought Utgarda-Loki, he clearly had the silver lance belonging to Hellerchein on his person. But even after Oligan's weapon was burned to ashes by the wildfire and even after he was knocked away, he still refused to use Hellerchein's weapon.

"Why didn't you use my gun before?"

"Iver asked in a deep voice."

"I don't want to break it, sir."

Without hesitation, Oligan replied, "I'm not sure if the giant's flames, capable of burning the earth, will damage your Holy Lance. Therefore, I will protect it with my life."

Iver sighed helplessly, "You..."

Suddenly, a sense of vigilance arose in his heart.

Without hesitation, Oligan scrambled to his feet—at a speed that Iver could barely make out—and clenched his fists, rushing to Iver's back.

Suddenly, countless meteorites flew down from the sky.

The ground in the distance rumbled and trembled. The surrounding trees shook violently, making creaking and snapping sounds, and countless leaves scattered into the air.

A huge meteorite, at least ten meters in diameter, was hurtling straight toward them!

"Get out of the way, Oligan!"

Iver shouted without hesitation.

That thing couldn't even touch him; he could fly away instantly on his Pegasus. There's no need to shield him from it—

"It's just a small pebble of this size."

"Oligan deep voice."

His voice remained steady, giving people a strong sense of security.

He suddenly leaped up from the ground, and with a whoosh, he soared into the air.

He delivered a powerful punch to the meteorite!

A shockwave, visible to the naked eye, spread outwards.

The meteorite was instantly shattered into fragments, scattering in a ring. A rain of fist-sized meteorites fell through the forest.

At this moment, Iver suddenly realized why Oligan insisted on shattering this meteorite that no one could hit—

Because the meteorite's original flight path led to the treant summoned by Iver! Oligan had received healing from the treant and now had to protect it.

Just as he was willing to fight for Iver! Iver's heart stirred, and he suddenly had an inspiration.

If Oligan's preferred weapon is a halberd...

He suddenly remembered that he had a rarely used Phantom Demon Card.

"Oligan!"

Iver called out loudly, riding his Pegasus, which suddenly increased in speed, to his side, passing by Oligan, who was falling unharmed in the air.

The purple card with the "Wheel of Fortune" design that he was holding in his right hand suddenly turned into starlight and vanished.

A dagger that gleamed with lightning and was both majestic and cruel was tossed lightly by Iver.

"You can borrow it!"

"Iver his voice."

When the soldiers have a suitable weapon in their hands—

[Equipment Card: Thunder Strike Halberd (Wheel of Fortune)]

[Required: Wind 3 or Dark 3]

[Action, Summoning, Repeat]

[Effect: Summons the "Thunder Strike Halberd" (Extraordinary Weapon - Halberd, Heavy, Punishment, Armor Penetration, equipped with the "Demon Killer" module, lightning attribute attack)]

[Effect: Upon reuse, increases the holder's "Lightning Affinity" level by 3 for one minute.]

—The Thunder Strike Halberd! This is a genuine Extraordinary Weapon, the symbiotic weapon of the Punishment Demon, the source of its power! A hint of astonishment and shock flashed in Oligan's eyes, but his body instinctively leaned forward—although the Thunder Strike Halberd, crackling with electricity, triggered Oligan's dangerous instincts and was constantly warning him of the weapon's danger.

But the Lizardman warrior Oligan still chose to believe Iver's words, stubbornly and loyally reaching his hand towards the center of the thundercloud that was erupting with lightning.

As Oligan gripped the Thunder Strike Halberd tightly, a bolt of lightning swept across his body.

As he gripped his weapon, a series of visible storms suddenly erupted from Oligan's body, and his aura changed abruptly!