Fifth-Order Black Snake, Intermediate Defense

) The year 1007 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the Month of the North Wind.

Fred was almost able to get out of bed, which put Levi at ease.

I didn't overpay for that incredibly expensive Holy Medicine. Sometimes, the Church is quite reliable; it's not entirely useless.

The potential enemy that Levi had been wary of for several months had not yet appeared.

This puzzled him. Could it be that they had forgotten about him? For a moment, Levi was also a little confused.

Meanwhile, after Fred woke up, the matter of purchasing the Crimson Blood Warhorse was put on the agenda.

At the end of the month, Fred's friend also delivered the five Crimson Blood Warhorse that Levi had purchased.

Upon arrival, Levi immediately began attempting to tame the five warhorses using his ultimate Animal Taming skills.

He has Wild Heart, and although he can't share the same deep understanding as the Three Brothers who raised him from a young age, he can still understand why these Crimson Blood Warhorse are so difficult to tame.

With Levi's current Animal Taming skills, he immediately addressed the problem, using both gentle and forceful methods. In a short time, he successfully tamed a Crimson Blood Warhorse, and then the other horses were quickly tamed as well.

"That's all there is to it. It's not that difficult. The so-called curse of the Blood Fury Tribe is just an excuse for those horse trainers' incompetence."

While instructing Little Milan and his men to begin preparing the iron armor needed for Forging Full Horse Armor, Levi also began purchasing more horses.

Overall, with the steady income from the Forging business, plus the huge sum he had previously plundered from the Knight Bernard's house, it would be enough for Levi to live on for a long time. The situation in Blackwater Valley was now thriving and very promising.

In the year 1007 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the Month of the Freezing Winter has arrived.

The wind was biting cold, and the atmosphere was bleak and desolate.

The enemy Levi imagined had not yet arrived, but he was no longer willing to wait like this.

He was determined to take the initiative, and his confidence stemmed from his increased strength.

That's right, Levi's Black Snake Breathing Technique has reached Fifth Order.

Levi —————

Black Snake Breathing Technique: Fifth Order (1/30000), Special Effect: Intermediate Defense

The Black Snake Breathing Technique, the most difficult Breathing Technique to master, and Levi's only excellent-level Breathing Technique, has finally been mastered to Fifth Order.

The previous "Elementary Defense" effect has been changed to "Intermediate Defense".

Correspondingly, the Black Qi generated by Levi's Black Snake Seed has spread from his arms to his head and neck. He estimates that once the Black Snake Breathing Technique reaches the Sixth Order, it should be able to spread to his entire upper body, just like that Iron Mountain.

However, the current armor is more than enough. After all, according to Levi's habits, he would definitely wear Heart Guard Plates, chainmail, and leather armor on his upper body. Basically, unless it's a master like Iron Mountain, no one would be able to penetrate these defenses and seriously injure him with a single blow.

With Levi's current "Elementary Speed" and "Elementary Vibration Perception", unless it's Knight who is extremely fast, it would be very difficult for an ordinary Knight to attack Levi.

In short, whether it's defense, strength, speed, or even the rare attribute of perception, Levi has far surpassed ordinary people.

In this era, there should be no one else like him who has simultaneously cultivated so many Breathing Technique and reached the Fourth Order in all of them! The sum of Levi's four attributes is not just the combined effect of four different types of Low-Rank Knight.

This is a qualitative change!

"Now, if I were to encounter Iron Mountain again, I wouldn't need to use poison or the Three Brothers' help. I could easily crush him with my own fists! And Iron Mountain's strength is already rare among the Voice of the Deathbird. Apart from the Deathbird Five Shadows, there are very few people stronger than him."

"In other words, apart from the Five Great Knight of the Deathbird Five Shadows, I am not afraid of anyone else who comes."

"Even if a real Great Knight were to face me, with my abilities, the outcome would be uncertain. No, I'm being a bit too arrogant. If I were to encounter Great Knight, it would be best to retreat."

Aside from the Black Snake Breathing Technique, Levi's Human-Faced Spider Breathing Technique and Siren Breathing Technique have both seen slight improvements, and the Golden Cross Slash has also progressed. However, his Forging and Potion Making skills have improved slowly, as Levi hasn't had time to waste on these two life skills lately.

Now that everything is ready, Fred can finally go down to earth. Levi doesn't want to stay holed up in his territory and passively wait for someone to assassinate him.

Why can't I take the initiative to assassinate others?

As for the assassination target, Levi had already decided.

First, there's the stronghold of the Voice of the Deathbird organization in Icewind City.

Regardless of who commissioned the Voice of the Deathbird, since this organization has repeatedly caused trouble for them, they should be prepared for Levi's revenge.

Besides the stronghold in Icewind City, there are other strongholds on the map of Iron Mountain, but they are too far away from Levi, many of them even outside the kingdom. He plans to visit them one by one when he has the opportunity in the future, so that the Voice of the Deathbird can really experience what it feels like to be remembered!

The best way to resolve danger is to eliminate all enemies that may threaten your life!

Levi had arranged things in the territory, and although Fred was unable to fight, he could still maintain order in the territory on his behalf without any problem.

He also transferred control of the Three Brothers to Fred, ordering Three Brothers to obey Fred completely in the coming days, so that if anything happened in the territory, the Three Brothers could handle it.

Levi himself concocted another batch of "Human-Faced Spider Breath" and a small bottle of "Human-Faced Spider's Tears" at the Sanctuary, and also carried several "Human-Faced Spider's Kiss." These poisons could be life-saving in a critical moment. At the same time, Levi's Potion Making skills improved considerably.

After making thorough preparations, Levi put on the White Wolf Mask and, under the cover of night, quietly left the Sanctuary and departed from Blackwater Valley.

At Levi's current pace, it only took him a few days to reach the familiar Icewind City. It was the dead of winter, and heavy snow was falling from the sky. There were many people frozen to death on the road, and no one was collecting their bodies. Levi frowned. These people seemed to be refugees.

"Could it be that there's been another major war somewhere recently?"

Levi has recently become engrossed in cultivation, oblivious to the world around him. He is unaware of the situation outside and instead of immediately going to the Voice of the Deathbird's stronghold in Icewind City, he went to the Shining Tavern.

In the dead of winter, scantily clad women solicited customers in the tavern. The Gatekeeper, seeing the White Wolf Mask man approaching, handed him a glass of dark beer.

"Drink this glass of Snowflake Beer, and may you have the courage to roam the world alone, just like the Snowflake Knight!"