Second Order, Intermediate Vibration Effect (Please Follow Up)

Second Order, Intermediate Vibration Effect (Please Follow Up)

Levi Snake-----

Black Snake Breathing Technique: Second Order (1002/5000)

Golden Cross Slash: Second Order (3/5000), Effect: Intermediate Vibration

"The effect has advanced. It's become Intermediate Vibration."

Levi drew Frostmourne. His body and arms rapidly trembled, instantly unleashing the force technique that had become muscle memory.

Frostmourne rang and hummed, slicing through the air.

Clang!

Clang!

A beautiful cross-shaped flash of cold light appeared.

A regular wooden stake as thick as a bowl was neatly divided into four pieces by Levi.

[Golden Cross Slash Proficiency +1] He switched his target to a Black Dragon Wood stake.

The same force and technique.

This time, the cross slash only cut one inch into the Black Dragon Wood stake before it could go no farther.

Levi forcefully pulled it free and sheathed his sword.

"Whew. The effect of Intermediate Vibration is obvious now. At the very least, I can cut through an ordinary wooden stake with one strike. But I'm still far from cutting through a Black Dragon Wood stake."

"It looks like I'll have to reach Third Order and master Advanced Vibration before I can achieve Knight Fred's results."

"As for Ripple Power, I'll probably need to grind all the way to Fourth Order."

The time required to advance from First Order to Second Order had not been long, since it only required one thousand experience points.

But advancing from Second Order to Third Order was drastically more difficult.

Whether it was the Breathing Technique or the Golden Cross Slash, Levi had temporarily hit a bottleneck.

His next breakthrough would be at least half a year away.

He was not in a hurry. After mastering Intermediate Vibration, he felt that his strength had improved considerably, but he still lacked real combat training. So, he planned to undergo actual combat training at regular intervals from now on.

Not sparring where Knight Fred held back for him, but real combat.

Levi decided to look for opponents in the mountains behind his territory. He had already thought of the perfect targets for practical combat training.

Black Mountain Province was called "Black Mountain" because of the Black Mountain Range, which stretched for over a thousand miles.

The Black Mountain Range was blanketed year-round by dense Black Forest, filled with all kinds of primeval coniferous woods. Who knew how many savage beasts lurked within those snowy forests?

Blackwater Valley lay at the foot of one of the Black Mountain Range's branches.

This was the outskirts of the Black Mountain Range. Compared to its depths, far fewer beasts roamed here.

Among all the creatures of Black Mountain, the most representative was the Mountain Sitting Wolf. They were widely distributed throughout the northern wilderness of the Kingdom and usually appeared in groups of three to five, making them excellent opponents for Levi's practical combat training.

Based on his experience grinding Basic Archery, practical combat training often yielded more proficiency. Mountain Sitting Wolves were undoubtedly ideal training targets.

They were natural hunters, with an average shoulder height of over one meter. They were far larger than the biggest North American gray wolves from Levi's previous life, even larger than the extinct dire wolves.

They were fiercer and had sturdier bones, because too many beasts stronger than them lived in Black Mountain.

For example, the Northern Giant Bear, whose strength rivaled that of a Knight, or the king-level beasts of the Black Mountain Range that could rival Great Knights, such as the Silver Saber-Toothed Lion and the Armored Mammoth.

Of course, as a mere Knight Page, Levi naturally did not dare seek out such powerful creatures, nor did he dare provoke large packs of Mountain Sitting Wolves.

His targets were small packs of around three wolves, or lone Mountain Sitting Wolves.

With Knight Fred covering him, even if a Northern Giant Bear appeared, he would still be safe and sound.

As for those king-level beasts, they only appeared in the core regions. Levi was merely hunting around the edges, so it was basically impossible for him to encounter them.

Ahead, a plump Snow Deer was foraging. It was a fairly common herbivore in Black Mountain. When Levi trained Basic Archery, he would enter the mountains every few days to hunt one.

For a territory with such low productivity, venison from hunting was an excellent source of food. More importantly, Snow Deer meat was truly delicious.

Knight Fred was also an experienced hunter. He kept watch and guarded against the surroundings while Levi nocked an arrow and drew his bow. With his immense strength, he easily pulled the bowstring to its limit.

This bow had an effective range of one hundred and twenty meters. Levi was now about eighty meters from the Snow Deer, with dense woods between them. The deer had yet to notice him and continued grazing with its head lowered.

With a whoosh, the arrow flew.

With Full Level Archery, there was no way Levi could miss.

Driven by immense force, the arrowhead buried itself deep in the Snow Deer's head and pierced through its skull.

Soon, the Snow Deer collapsed.

"We'll use it as bait. With a Mountain Sitting Wolf's nose, they should smell the blood soon enough."

"Lord Fred, let's climb a tree."

Levi sat in the tree, waiting for the wolves to come to him.

Time passed bit by bit.

Before long, wolf howls sounded from the mountain forest not far away.

"Awooo..."

Then, different wolf howls answered in response.

"Four of them."

"Do you need me to intervene?"

Knight Fred asked.

Levi shook his head. "Only step in if I can't beat them. With my armor on, there shouldn't be a problem."

Before long, four Mountain Sitting Wolves as large as calves appeared in the forest clearing below. They warily sniffed the air around them.

Fortunately, both Fred and Levi were veteran hunters, and Levi even possessed Full Level Hunting Skill. They had long since specially treated their scent.

In the end, all four wolves gathered around the Snow Deer's corpse.

The strongest Alpha Wolf immediately began tearing open its belly.

Without the Alpha Wolf's permission, the other wolves did not dare begin eating, even as saliva dripped from their jaws.

Just then.

A rope dropped from the sky. Levi slid down it, clad in armor, and landed heavily. Even the snow seemed to tremble.

Boom! The cushioning snow and Levi's powerful body allowed him to land steadily.

The alert Mountain Sitting Wolves immediately sensed that something was wrong. After snarling for a while without frightening Levi away,

under the Alpha Wolf's lead, the other wolves all charged at Levi.

They were incredibly fast. Even an experienced old hunter could only flee up a tree when encountering them.

Golden Cross Slash! The sword light of the cross strike sent snow and ice flying.

One Mountain Sitting Wolf was struck by the sword light and split into four, its organs spilling across the ground.

One strike killed it. Simple and brutally direct.

[Golden Cross Slash Proficiency +5] This perfect cross slash granted Levi five points of proficiency.

He had never gained that much before.

The Alpha Wolf stared at Levi in terror. Possessing considerable intelligence, it instantly realized it was no match for the human before it and immediately fled.

"You ate my venison and think you can run?"

Wolf meat tasted good too, so Levi naturally would not let it go.

The territory was too poor. Even as its lord, if he wanted to eat his fill, he had to hunt for himself.

Levi did not use Archery. Instead, he rapidly gave chase.

Though clad in armor, his agility and speed were not much inferior to those of the Mountain Sitting Wolves over short distances. He soon caught up to one of them. Golden Cross Slash! Another Mountain Sitting Wolf was dismembered, blood splattering across his armor.

[Golden Cross Slash Proficiency +4] Thanks to Douyu for the 100 reward.