Blade Draw Reached Level 9, One Slash Per Kill!

A flash of light, and Yang Yu appeared in a dim forest.

Welcome to the Novice Dungeon: Goblin Forest

A cold wind swept past, carrying the stench of rot.

The surrounding trees grew in bizarre, twisted shapes, their branches like clawing talons.

Yang Yu checked his skill.

Blade Draw

Level: 1 (0/100 Proficiency)

Effect: A slash that gathers the strength of the entire body, dealing 150% physical damage. Cooldown: 2.8 seconds

There was no listed cost, only a cooldown.

It seemed the cost was stamina.

That was friendlier than mage classes, which required Mana.

Especially for ordinary people. In the early stages, mages would run out of Mana after casting just a few skills, and they could not afford Mana-restoring potions.

But if your family was rich enough to keep you supplied with potions, Mana consumption could also become an advantage.

"Eek eek!"

Not far away, a green-skinned, pointy-eared Goblin holding a wooden club spotted him and charged over with a shriek.

This was the one.

Yang Yu tightened his grip on the Novice Longsword and assumed the opening stance for Blade Draw.

This was the most basic attack skill of the Warrior profession. Its damage was not high, but the move looked pretty cool.

He focused his mind and mimicked the movement in his head.

Now!

A not particularly bright Sword Light flashed, striking the Goblin's scrawny body with precision.

-56!

A red number rose above the Goblin's head.

The damage was higher than Yang Yu had expected.

All he could say was that the weapon Jiang Shuyue had given him was really good!

Without this weapon, he might have needed to use the skill twice to deal this much damage.

But that consumption...

Just now, he had felt as though he had instantly hoisted a sack weighing over a hundred pounds onto his shoulders.

It took quite a bit of effort!

The Goblin let out a miserable cry. Its Health Bar dropped by half, but it did not die. Instead, it swung its wooden club at him even more viciously.

Yang Yu sidestepped the blow and followed up with a basic attack.

-30.

Only then did the Goblin collapse unwillingly.

Killed Common Goblin. Experience +10.

Blade Draw skill level increased!

Here it came!

When Yang Yu saw the words announcing the skill level increase, his heart thudded hard.

It really worked!

One slash could raise the skill's level.

This felt even better than cheating!

Blade Draw needed 100 Proficiency to reach Level 2.

In other words, if I use it one more time... the skill's required Proficiency will be exceeded.

Yang Yu immediately opened the Skill Panel to check Blade Draw's current state.

Blade Draw

Level: 2 (100/200 Proficiency)

Effect: Deals 210% physical damage. Cooldown: 2.4 seconds

The damage had increased by 60%!

The cooldown had decreased!

Yang Yu was overjoyed.

The improvement was way too obvious!

Just then, two more Goblins rushed out from behind the trees.

Perfect!

Rather than retreat, Yang Yu advanced and used Blade Draw on one of the Goblins again.

-73!

The damage this time was clearly much higher.

The Goblin's Health Bar instantly hit bottom, and the slash left it completely stunned.

It was only a beginner.

How could he have such high damage?

Before it could figure that out, Yang Yu followed up with a basic attack, wiping out the last sliver of health above the Goblin's head.

The Goblin fell without even managing a scream.

Killed Common Goblin. Experience +10.

Another golden light flashed.

Blade Draw

Level: 3 (100/400)

Effect: Deals 280% physical damage. Cooldown: 2.0 seconds

Holy shit!

It leveled up again!

This leveling speed was like riding a rocket!

And he could feel that using Blade Draw just now had been much easier.

Did that mean raising the skill level could also reduce its stamina consumption?

That was way too powerful!

The remaining Goblin had already charged in front of him, its wooden club smashing down at his head.

Yang Yu did not even look at it. He casually swung back with a Level 3 Blade Draw.

-98!

Instant kill!

Killed Common Goblin. Experience +10.

This was amazing!

He no longer lingered and began actively searching the forest for Goblins.

What followed became incredibly simple and brutal.

Whenever he encountered one Goblin, Yang Yu would hit it with Blade Draw.

Instant kill.

If he encountered two, then two Blade Draws.

Still instant kills.

Ordinary professionals could never match his current speed.

Yang Yu thought to himself that his monster-farming speed might already be catching up to Jiang Shuyue's!

But his skill level was still rising.

He had a feeling that he might end up farming even faster than Jiang Shuyue.

As he ventured deeper into the Dungeon, the monsters grew stronger.

But without exception, every one of them was killed in a single slash.

His skill level soared.

Blade Draw

Level: 4 (100/600 Proficiency)

Effect: Deals 380% physical damage. Cooldown: 1.6 seconds

Blade Draw

Level: 5 (100/1000 Proficiency)

Effect: Deals 500% physical damage. Cooldown: 1.2 seconds

Special Effect: Execution Recovery. When this skill kills a target, restores a small amount of stamina.

Execution Recovery?

Yang Yu's eyes widened the instant he saw the new special effect.

Wasn't this... a perpetual-motion machine?

He had originally been worried that his stamina would not be enough and that he would need to sit down and rest.

Now, as long as he kept killing monsters with Blade Draw, his stamina would barely decrease at all!

And because every target died in one slash, he actually felt as though his stamina was rising instead.

This was practically a Divine Skill tailored specifically for him.

"Eek eek eek!"

A large group of Goblins appeared ahead, seven or eight in total. Among them was a Goblin Archer holding a small bow.

If it had been any other warrior player, they would probably have turned around and run at the sight of that formation.

But Yang Yu looked as though he had spotted piles of experience, his eyes gleaming.

He charged straight in.

"Blade Draw!"

A sharp Sword Light flashed, and the foremost Goblin fell at once.

-203!

One slash per monster!

A warm current surged through his body, instantly replenishing the stamina he had just spent.

"Blade Draw!"

"Blade Draw!"

"Blade Draw!"

Yang Yu darted through the Goblin horde, his longsword transforming into streaks of lethal cold light.

Every time a streak of cold light flashed, a Goblin fell.

The entire process flowed as smoothly as clouds and water, without the slightest pause.

In just a few moments, all seven or eight Goblins had become corpses on the ground.

At that moment, Yang Yu's Experience Bar surged.

Congratulations! You have reached Level 2!

And his skill level increased again.

An even stronger power flooded into his body, and Yang Yu felt as though he was filled with inexhaustible energy.

He bulldozed his way forward, slaughtering the entire outer region of Goblin Forest until it became a barren vacuum.

By the time he reached the entrance to the boss area, he had already reached Level 3.

And his Blade Draw skill had reached the terrifying Level 9!