Chapter 222
"Protect, enhance, and provide group buffs."
The Moon God's Protection provides a shield, increases the user's attributes and damage by 20%, and grants a group buff. It also provides a 30% all-attribute bonus to Moon Goddess believers, which is 10% higher than the Starry Knight's 'Wheel of Stars and Moon', but the effect does not stack with the user's own enhancements.
He's strong... but it's useless, since Ryan doesn't lead the charge. All I can say is that his protection and enhancement effects are pretty good.
It just so happens that he hasn't mastered any skills yet, which puzzles Ryan. Other professions learn skills upon job change and can even learn new ones upon advancement, but he has nothing but a sword.
"Praise be to the moon goddess, from now on I, Ryan, will be your most devout follower."
Ryan bowed again to the statue of the moon goddess.
With this favor, Ryan could call her "Mother," since it's free and it'll help establish a connection, right?
"Let's go, Avril, let's go inside and take a look."
He hasn't forgotten why he came here.
Once you cross this statue, you'll reach the deepest part of the temple. Most Moonlight Knight advance to the next class at the spot where Ryan just stood.
Those who manage to go further in are very fortunate; they are mostly hidden professions.
However, when Avril came here, following the guidance of the moon goddess's power, she found the rift to the Inner World leading to the inheritance site.
"I wonder if we should bring Lin Qi over," Ryan muttered. "If we need Lin Qi, then we'll be in trouble. Elvian must hate her to death right now."
'Avril' said, 'She hates you to death. Lin Qi only did what Saintess Janus should do.'
"Look at what you're saying. Didn't I just do what an excellent imperial count should do? It's your king who's too narrow-minded."
If Lin Qi really wants to come, then Ryan can only wait until Elvian goes to Silvermoon City and Avril takes power before sneaking over, but that would be much more troublesome.
As they spoke, the two entered the rift and were teleported into the Chaos Space. Perhaps because of the Moon God's Protection, Ryan did not feel any discomfort.
However, once inside the Chaos Space, the effects of some broken forces began to become apparent. It seemed that a great battle had taken place here, and it looked somewhat similar to the scene Ryan witnessed when he changed jobs.
But there was no battle, no pilgrims, only a huge, broken altar with a statue of the moon goddess standing on it.
Ryan looked up at the space between the statue's hands, his gaze immediately turning fiery.
Advancement Fragment!
"Phew~ I can finally advance to the next level again."
Actually, compared to other Supernatural Being, Ryan's advancement speed is already very fast, but there's no way around it. Without comparison, there's no harm done. Especially now that there's so much equipment available, Alts can reach Tier 3 in just a few days by going into the Inner World Rift.
He took out the Character Card of 'Lin Qi', and the card burned and turned into black flames that covered his whole body. In the shadow of the flames, the demon spirit appeared behind Ryan like a guardian.
He leaped into the air, and the demonic spirit dragged its body towards the thirty-meter-tall statue, whose hands were large enough to support him as he stood on it.
Ryan reached out to touch the Advancement Fragment, and as expected, it passed right through him. He couldn't reach it, but when he released the power of the Gate of Time, it was as if the door to sealed time had been opened, and the Advancement Fragment gradually solidified from a phantom.
"As expected, the Advancement Fragment are all sealed by the Time Authority, and only Lin Qi's power can unlock them."
Ryan's eyes lit up with joy.
Character Card can also be used, which saves him a lot of trouble.
Just as he was thinking this, the Chaos Space's Power suddenly became restless.
The power of the Outer Gods rapidly spread to the surroundings at a visible speed, and then cracks were torn open by the power.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
One after another, Chaos Demon burst out from the crack.
As soon as these demons appeared, they charged towards the altar like madmen.
"What's going on?"
Seeing this, Ryan raised an eyebrow. This hadn't happened when Avril was there last time... Coincidence? Impossible, this kind of thing couldn't be explained by coincidence.
"Were they attracted here by the Advancement Fragment?"
Without time to think, seeing that the demon army was still some distance away, Ryan quickly grabbed the Advancement Fragment.
Buzz!
A blinding light burst forth from his clenched fist. The moment he grasped the Advancement Fragment, that power merged into Ryan's body. In an instant, Magic Power surged out like a flood, breaking through the barrier to advancement and allowing him to officially step into the third tier!
Ryan was in a daze, and countless fragmented images seemed to flash before his eyes. It was a corner of an epic battle, like a slideshow. These images were generated as he advanced.
The situation was too chaotic for Ryan to think about, as several flying demons were closing in and shooting Magic Power arrows at him.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Ryan flipped off the statue's palm, dodging the demon's attack. He looked around and found that the road was completely blocked by the demon army.
"Avril, is there any way to contact the outside world?"
"No," Avril shook her head. "There is no way to contact the outside world inside the temple."
"Then there's no other way, let's kill them first."
Ryan wasn't worried about dying here. Not to mention that he hadn't used the 'Shally' Character Card yet, the life-saving items given to him by the Grand Duke in his storage bag were enough to help him escape.
More than that, Ryan was curious about the current situation, since this hadn't happened during the last advancement.
Where did these demons come from?
Although the demon army was large in number, they were mostly low-level demons, with most of them around level 20. With a thought, Ryan summoned the Silver Cross Sword.
Call out!--
A flash of sword light appeared.
Under Ryan's control, the Cross Sword traversed the battlefield, piercing through the demons' bodies as easily as tearing through a piece of paper, and those demons that were hit fell to the ground one after another.
The Cross Sword moved swiftly, circling the altar once, and a large number of demons fell. The speed at which it struck even Ryan himself was astonished.
He discovered that the power of the Cross Sword increased as his strength improved. This sword should be of mythical level, but even so, killing dozens or even hundreds of demons in the blink of an eye was a feat that even Blood Knight could not achieve.
Relying on his 'sword-wielding' technique, Ryan single-handedly defended the altar.
Roar!!
A roar approached, and a Fourth Tier demon leaped out from the demon army.
It was a two-horned demon with wings, its entire body blood red, belonging to the Blood God Demon Legion.
Ryan flicked his finger, Cross Sword flew out instantly. Whoosh! Whoosh! Two soft whooshing sounds rang out as the flying sword pierced back and forth, and the two-horned demon crashed to the ground.
Sold out instantly!
Ryan's gaze hardened.
Tier 3, instantly kills Fourth Tier.
His advancement is terrifyingly strong.
"A fifth-tier demon..."
While slaying enemies with his flying sword, Ryan kept an eye on the demon army.
"Avril, help me find out where I can find a fifth-tier one."
"Over there." Avril stood to the side, holding a longsword. Since the demons couldn't get close, she didn't need to fight at all.
Following Avril's gaze, Ryan saw a minotaur who was about five meters tall, wielding a huge iron rod, mixed in with the demons, and walking towards the altar.
Seemingly sensing Ryan's gaze, the minotaur let out a roar, then leaped across the original 100-meter distance.
Boom!
The minotaur's massive body crashed to the floor, and he charged toward Ryan.
"Go!"
Ryan controlled the flying sword to shoot out.
Bite!
With a crisp sound, the flying sword struck the iron rod. It didn't pierce through, but the force of the impact from the distance forced the minotaur to stop.
"Is the power insufficient?"
The piercing power of a flying sword is no match for the slashing power of a sword.
Instead of gripping the Cross Sword, Ryan unleashed the power of the Moon God's Protection, stacking buffs before attacking again.
Ding ding!
The minotaur blocked the flying sword attack twice, but on the third attack, the force of the sword shattered the iron rod in its hand and then pierced through its chest.
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The minotaur did not fall; instead, it was engulfed in a bloodthirsty aura. The crimson power made it forget its pain, and its speed and strength increased significantly.
"The range of strength between high-level Supernatural Being is vast, and the same is true for demons. Although there is only a one-level difference, their strength is worlds apart."
Ryan controlled the flying sword to shoot, but the minotaur dodged it several times, or even if it hit him, it completely ignored him, as if it only wanted to tear him apart.
Just as the minotaur charged right up to Ryan, the Cross Sword flew into Ryan's hand. With a thought, he made it grow larger and then slashed down.
Boom!!
The force of the slash unleashed terrifying Magic Power, splitting the minotaur in two, leaving a long sword mark where the sword struck.
The power unleashed by wielding the sword, though enhanced by the Moon God's Protection power, was enough to kill with a single strike, which was enough to shock Ryan.
"This sword is a bit abnormal."
He is strong, but his sword is also formidable.
Overall, his combat power far surpasses that of other classes of the same rank, and even the Blood Knight Chosen is far inferior to him.
It was worth all the hard work he put into finding the Advancement Fragment; otherwise, if he advanced to a trash class, he might as well have spent his whole life playing with his Alts Character Card.
"Um?"
Ryan looked up into the distance.
In the sky, a blood-red crack was gradually torn open, and at the same time, the power within the Chaos Space began to fluctuate violently.
A Great Demon has appeared.
Ryan sensed something was wrong and was about to take Avril and make a quick getaway when the enormous moon goddess statue suddenly unleashed a surge of energy that radiated outwards from the altar—rumble, rumble, rumble!
This force annihilated the entire demon army with overwhelming force, and even the Space Rift were shattered and disappeared into the world.
"Oh, this."
Ryan paused, looked up at the statue, and wondered if she was awake or asleep.
He had seen many temples before, but the statues inside were mostly part of the temple's own 'mechanisms' or just decorations. This was the first time Ryan had encountered a statue that could unleash power.
For a moment, Ryan had the illusion that this thing was 'alive'.
However, after unleashing its power once, the statue fell completely silent. Ryan walked around studying it and suddenly thought of Sun Wukong's actions. He wondered if urinating on it would have any effect... Never mind, that's too immoral and disrespectful to the gods.
"Let's leave first."
Unsure if the demon army would reappear, Ryan urged Avril to leave quickly.
Fortunately, the journey back was smooth.
Upon returning to the entrance of the ruins and meeting Elvian and Jonathan, Ryan looked around to confirm that the temple had not been attacked by the Demon Legion. However, there had indeed been a surge of power just now, which, judging by the timing, should have been around the time the demon army was annihilated.
"What exactly happened inside?" Elvian asked, frowning. "Why did such a powerful energy fluctuation erupt?"
Ryan shrugged. "I don't know either. I just felt something was wrong, so I backed out."
Elvian cast a suspicious look at 'Avril,' who shook her head, indicating that she really didn't know.
Elvian was puzzled. The temple had never experienced anything unusual in all these years, and she was worried that the Moonlight Knight's inheritance mechanism might be ruined by Ryan.
"Ryan, now that you've entered the temple, shouldn't we talk about reconciliation?" she said.
"No rush, I have important things to take care of, let's talk about it tomorrow."
Having just advanced to the next level, and with so much happening and a mountain of information still swirling in his head, Ryan was in no mood for anything else.
Elvian frowned, about to explode, but when she saw 'Avril' and remembered what happened yesterday, she held back.
"Okay! Tomorrow it is then. I hope you won't go back on your word!"
This guy, what's so important about it? He's clearly pushing his luck!
But Elvian had no choice; the gun was in the other side's hands, so she could only endure it and pray that the negotiations would end as soon as possible.