Use of Lightning

Use of Lightning

Imagine this: under all these restrictions, you would probably have to activate the Lightning Buff the instant you saw an opening in the enemy's defenses, then successfully strike that opening and make Lightning Slash land directly on them before you could bring its effects into full play.

But when experts crossed hands, opportunities often vanished in the blink of an eye. By the time you finished casting an incantation, that opportunity might already have slipped away right before your eyes.

There was even a very high chance that you would expose an opening yourself in the process.

At the same time, taking actual combat into consideration, there was also a strong possibility that Lightning Slash would be blocked by the opponent's weapon.

"Shilke, fix this crystal-iron battle saber to the wooden stake. I'll run another test."

It was nothing complicated, and Shilke quickly got it done.

Seeing this, Zhou Xu once again activated Lightning Buff, adding lightning to the crystal-iron battle saber in his hand.

He then lightly touched the crystal-iron battle saber in his hand, now imbued with lightning, against the one fixed to the wooden stake.

In an instant, the electric current poured over, but quickly dissipated into nothingness. The power of the electric shock was barely demonstrated at all.

Zhou Xu knew the reason clearly: the hilt!

The hilt was made of wood, and dry wood was an insulator. This prevented the lightning from traveling directly through the weapon and shocking the opponent's body.

All these restrictions caused the move's cost-effectiveness to drop sharply.

Used well, it was a killing move. Used poorly, it was nothing but a pure waste of incantation power—and a missed opportunity to kill the enemy.

However, Zhou Xu did not keep dwelling on it. This problem could not be