Brutal Domination

Click—

The box placed in the secret room made a crisp sound.

The metal securing the box remained sturdy, but the wood that made up the main body of the box had long since dehydrated and hardened. Its dimensions had even shrunk inwards, no longer matching the size of the metal reinforcement.

Linsey only exerted force with her hands.

He crushed the hardened and brittle wood into a crumb, revealing the contents stored inside.

A broken sword.

The sword is made of blue and white alloy with some dark red wavy patterns on the surface. A small Crown is engraved on the hilt, which is the only pattern that can be called decoration.

Looking at her haul, Red's eyes held a strange glint. "Linsey, is this the treasure you've been looking for? A... damaged weapon?"

Linsey reached for the broken sword. "Red, don't judge a book by its cover. Anything that's kept here must be... ah!"

Linsey instantly withdrew her hand and leaned back.

The moment he touched the broken sword, he felt as if struck by lightning.

Although the short sword showed no trace of Essence on its surface, an unparalleled aura of fear enveloped Linsey the moment it came into contact with him.

It's unbelievable.

After reaching the Second Stage of the Stairway to Heaven, the Willpower Source Material.

Even in certain special situations, such as under the pressure of the will of the corpse of Eighth Stage Righteous Walker, Linsey can still make some small movements, such as activating the [Story Performance] skill.

But this broken sword gives no one that chance.

A powerful force of fear instantly flooded the brain, seemingly banishing everything from the mind, forcing others into submission with its utter brutality and terror! "Linsey, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing that things were not going well, Hong instinctively pulled Linsey back.

She herself stood between Linsey and the broken sword, and the Withering Slaughter Power emanating from her surged forth:

"Is there something wrong with this thing? Have you been ambushed?!"

"No." Linsey immediately shook her head. "This sword...is not normal."

"When I came into contact with it, I felt a very powerful force inside, which made me feel fear and submission from the bottom of my heart."

"..."

"Fear? Submission?"

Hong isn't afraid of this at all.

She turned and gave Linsey a mocking smile, then stepped forward to pick up the broken sword.

Clang—

The broken sword fell to the ground again, and Hong also grabbed her wrist and jumped back.

The girl's expression was just as astonished as Linsey's.

Compared to Linsey, she may have had an extra moment of contact, but the final result was no different.

I'd better just throw the broken sword on the ground.

"Are you kidding me!"

"This feeling... this feeling... it's just like the Righteous Walker stabbed me, when he was still alive!"

"Is this the power left behind by its owner?"

Hong never expected that a seemingly ordinary broken sword.

It contained a terrifying will that even she herself could not resist! Although she was no longer the Extinction Crown she once was.

But this body, and the residual avatar within it, makes her far superior to ordinary awakened beings! "Heh—"

Do you think I'd be scared by something so trivial?

Seeing Hong's appearance, Linsey retorted sarcastically without any politeness.

After making thorough preparations, he activated the product information skill in advance before reaching for the broken sword.

Slap! It was another instantaneous withdrawal after contact.

However, in that instant, Linsey also saw the properties of the broken sword.

[Weapon/Accessory: Brutal Domination (Crippled)]

[——Weapon Function——]

Wielding this sword will activate the damaged Commander Aura, Fear Declaration Domain, and Legion Command statuses, greatly enhancing Strength, Constitution, and Willpower attributes.

Command Aura (Fragment): Enhances the attributes of yourself and your subordinates in all aspects.

Fear Declaration Domain (Remnant): Creates a sense of fear during combat, making it difficult for the enemy to act.

Legion Command (Fragment): Instantly transmits your commands to your subordinates within a certain range.

[Equipment Requirements: Gain the approval of the Brutal Domination /Willpower attribute of 230 or higher.]

[——Jewelry Function——]

[Gain Divine Court Noble status, double the number of summon slots.]

[The only item, the remains of the sword of the Monarch of the Ravage Path, the Invader Fanda]

"Kneel down and submit!"

"Legion, charge!"

"My rule is the ultimate judgment of all realms!"

"..."

"The Monarch of the Ravage Path?"

Linsey knows quite a few types of Awakened factions in this world.

The so-called path of rampant destruction is actually somewhat related to him— the War School.

Linsey's martial arts teacher, who was also Anrui, the hidden Borderlands Lord, had once told him about the War School.

This school of thought has three main approaches.

Defender, Combat Essence, Ravager.

Finally, aren't these awakened ones, who use brutal methods and legion warfare as their skills, just Ravager?

Thinking of this, Linsey turned to look at Red beside her.

Based on the information he had gathered.

The predecessor of Red, the Extinction Crown, was at least a peak Eighth Stage being, and the Righteous Walker with it was also a being of the same caliber.

So, according to Hong's subjective feelings.

This means that the so-called Invader Fanda, is most likely also a Ravager of the Eighth Stage.

"Are you kidding me...?"

Linsey's expression was a mixture of emotions.

In Nal Kebandek, the stronghold of the War School, this was something unheard of! Meanwhile, Red, noticing Linsey's reaction, quickly asked:

"So, what did you find?"

Linsey tidied up her language:

"Simply put, this broken sword has equipment requirements; the Willpower attribute must be at least 230 points."

Red doesn't have Attribute Panel, so she was completely baffled by this requirement. "230 points? What the hell is that?"

Linsey shrugged:

"In short, it's a level that we can't reach right now."

"If your willpower isn't strong enough, you won't be able to lift this broken sword."

That's true.

But Linsey poked at it with another finger.

The moment they made contact, he put the broken sword into his Personal Baggage and then transferred it directly to his equipment panel.

Linsey's current Willpower attribute is certainly not enough to use Brutal Domination as a weapon, but fortunately, it has no attribute requirements as an accessory, so it can be placed in the corresponding category.

Aside from that so-called Divine Court noble status.

The effect of doubling the summon slots took effect immediately, allowing Linsey to maintain two summoned creatures instead of just one.

"There aren't many from one to two."

"But as long as the number of summon slots continues to increase in the future, this thing is also an amazing accessory."

In most cases.

These simple and straightforward doubling effects are all quite powerful late-game buffs.

Linsey tried using the Workbench again.

This thing cannot be synthesized.

However, it can be repaired on the anvil, but it requires other fragments of [Brutal Domination].

boom--

The two were in the manor.

But at that moment, the building and the ground outside began to shake violently, accompanied by a loud explosion in the distance.

"Ah!"

"What's going on now?"

Linsey still looked bewildered, but then she realized what was happening.

That direction was exactly where he had just seen those yellow neutral markers on the map!