From Max to Zero to God

Boss Fight

Faster than lighting, He flew forward and slashed towards the group of soldiers.

[LVL 3 s***h]

-          Deals additional 10-18% attack.

The red mana coating the sword exploded, sending a wave of mana flying towards the hapless soldiers. They couldn’t even yelp before they were slashed by the wave, dealing heavy damage to the group.

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Han Ling lurched forward, and stabbed the sword straight through the chest of one wolfman, watching as the blood entered the ruby. Like a dancer, he easily pulled his sword out, slicing the necks of two other wolf soldiers.

[You have slain LVL 5 Wolf Soldier] x 3 

A big red 3 appeared on top of the swordsman, blood swirled around him before a torrent of mana exploded upwards.

[Three Feared stacks…]

The rest of the soldiers panicked, freezing up with their eyes wide with fear. Han Ling calmly raised his blade, and the blood was sucked into the ruby. Rose red mana coated the blade and Han Ling slashed horizontally, exploding the mana into a s***h, finishing the group of soldiers.

[You have slain LVL 5 Wolf Soldier] x 8

A golden glow showered Han Ling and he grinned… Finally…

[You have reached LVL 10…]

[Congratulations, you are now a ranked swordsman]

Han Ling (Human)

Level: 10 (120/4500 XP to level 11)

Age: 15

Class: Swordsman (Soldier rank)

ATK: 38

DEF: 19

SPD: 50

ATK SPD: 36

Mana: 60/100

HP: 800/800

Free Basic Points: 14

Class Bonus: Swordsman

Swordsman buff: 1 handed sword attacks deal 7% more dmg.

Swordsman buff: 2 handed sword attacks deal 7% more dmg.

Swordsman buff: Gains ATK SPD attribute.

Skill:

LVL 2 s***h. Active skill. Slashes forward and deal additional 5-8% dmg. CD 3 seconds. No stamina consumption.

LVL 2 Thrust. Active skill. Sword thrusts forward and deal 5-10% dmg. CD 5 seconds. No stamina consumption.

LVL 1 Cross s***h. Active Skill. Slashes in a X, dealing 20% of ATK, hitting lethal parts will double the damage. Cooldown: 20 seconds. Stamina consumption: 15.

LVL 1 Sword Aura. Active Skill. A sword is imbued with mana, increasing Attack Damage by 20% of Atk. Lasts for 30 Seconds. Cooldown is 60 seconds. Mana cost: 20

Techniques:

LVL 1 Mana Organ. (Common Technique)- Grants player a mana organ. Give player 100 mana points. 1 Mana point is refilled every minute. XP to LVL up (0/100)

LVL 1 Mana Skin (Uncommon technique)- Player is covered in a mana skin, becomes immune to external effects and acts as armour. Mana Cost: 10.

Equipment:

Normal shirt. Trash item.

Normal jeans. Trash item.

Bloody Baron’s Blade. (Silent Silver Sword)

Apprentice’s sword (Brown-Bronze) x 2

Without even pausing to check his stats, he burst forward, breaking past the guard of two wolf soldiers before landing in the centre of the group. With a twirl a whirlwind of wind blades slashed the hapless wolf soldiers. He was like a mini human hurricane, furiously slashing anything in his path.

The humans behind him were shocked beyond comprehension, their brains turned to mush at the sight of such an expert. The one who snorted at Han Ling paled as he realized his mistake. Atsushi shook his head, showing a bitter smile. “The gap is wide…”

But the flurry of swords stopped, and a powerful blow erupted from the swordman as he was pushed back.

Han Ling frowned, feeling his sword hand numb from the attack. He looked up to see the chieftain himself facing the swordsman. And the level above his head was…

LVL 12…

Han Ling frowned, He’s a lot harder than I expected…

The chieftain held a sword as large as himself, a great white blade and a simple handle. The chieftain grinned a beastly grin to the human. Han Ling raised his sword, and summoned an apprentice’s sword in his other hand.

But before he could move the four LVL 9 guards surrounded the human, swords and shields raised. As he looked for an opening, a sudden arrow embedded into the eye of one of the guards and he howled in pain. Han Ling glanced back to see the group of humans charging forward, with Karin nocking a second arrow. Han Ling took the chance.

I’ll kill the guards first.

Han Ling stabbed his sword into the chest of the howling wolf guard, killing him instantly before spinning around to block the attack of a second guard. Han Ling faced off the three guards, slashing at their shields like a hurricane.

With his numerous buffs, it didn’t take long for Han Ling to break past the trio, shattering the shields and decapitating them faster than culling chickens. He saw his experience soar and he flew straight towards the chieftain, he threw his apprentice’s sword, sailing forward like an arrow.

The chieftain slapped the sword aside, but couldn’t react in time for the human to already be standing right before him.

[LVL 3 s***h]

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The chieftain howled, furiously swinging his giant sword towards the swordsman. Han Ling equipped his second Apprentice’s sword and raised it against the giant sword.

CLANG! SNAP!

The sword immediately broke in half at the impact, the durability disappearing to zero. And even then Han Ling was thrown into the air, grunting as his health dropped slightly. But it didn’t end there, the chieftain pulled his great sword back, before swinging it again. Han Ling ducked, feeling the great force blowing past.

“Die!”

Han Ling stabbed the Baron’s Blade into the gut of the chieftain, watching his hp plumet. But the Chieftain swung his great sword again with an extreme speed, slapping Han Ling into the trunk of a giant tree, snapping it in half before falling down with a ground shaking thud.

Han Ling coughed up a mouthful of blood, gritting his teeth as he had less than half of his hp. Even then, the chieftain charged forward, not letting his enemy rest even for a second. Han Ling coughed up a second mouthful of blood before holding his blade with both hands.

He ducked, and slashed, feeling his life steal heal a small portion of his health. This is exactly why the Bloody Baron’s Blade is perfect for Han Ling, with his immense attack speed, he could heal himself without the need of a healer.

He sidestepped the second strike and thrust his sword forward, stabbing his blade into the shoulder of the chieftain, causing him to howl in anger. But the chieftain still had half his hp, and the humans were slowly being pushed back, even with Atsushi fighting his hardest, there were just too many wolf soldiers.

Han Ling gritted his teeth, activating sword aura as well as blood dance again, buffing himself temporarily. With every strike the Wolf Chieftain made, Han Ling countered twice, slashing and thrusting at every opening. There was once or twice when Han Ling was hit, but his life steal barely kept him alive.

And then…

[You have slain the Wolf Chieftain.]

[Congratulations! You have completed the Field Dungeon, Wolf Woods]

[Awarding all players based on contributions…]

[Ranking…]

1.      Han Ling – Slain 87 Wolf soldiers, 14 Wolf Berserkers, 4 Wolf Guards, 1 Wolf Chieftain.

2.      Atsushi – Slain 14 wolf soldiers, 5 wolf berserkers.

3.      Karin – Slain 13 wolf soldiers, 4 wolf berserkers.

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With the fall of the chieftain the wolf soldiers all panicked, throwing down their swords and scattering in all directions.

“Hoo…Hoo…Hoo…Guh!” Han Ling coughed out another mouthful of blood, seeing his hp fall to the red zone before stopping at only 50 hp, even a LVL 3 could kill him now.

But he didn’t have to worry for long, as a warm green glow covered him like a blanket. Kinuko stood next to Han Ling, focused on healing his injuries. In not time at all he was back to half hp, she couldn’t heal him anymore as she ran out of mana and was slightly pale.

Han Ling smiled at her before bowing, “Thank You, Kinuko, I will remember this favour.” Kinuko just smiled before bowing back, it was then Han Ling realized the silence around him.

One of the guys from Kanna’s group lay sprawled on the ground, still and cold. Kanna stared at the corpse, eyes quivering, but no tears could fall. Atsushi placed his hand on his sister’s shoulder, head down and eyes closed.

Han Ling gazed at the mourning, sighing softly. The world is still young… The dead will be mourned…

He slowly stepped towards the portal, his normally light and stealthy footsteps, heavy and sinking. Its good to have friends that would cry for you…

Han Ling entered the portal and left without a sound…