13 Rage and despair
"System, scan the 2.5 meter tall skeleton in front of me," William said calmly as he calmly dodged each punch from the juggernaut in front of him.
Normally this shouldn't be possible, but William has far higher stats than any rank (E-).
His strength can compete with a rank (E +) and not lose. Now that William has activated [Wrath of a King], the skeleton's fists are sluggish in William's vision. He can totally play with him. Yet something told him that this skeleton was not so simple.
Ding
Status display of [Skeleton Martial Art Master]
Skeleton: Rank (E+)
Potential : Rank (S)
HP 600/600
MP 42/42
Passive skills:
Infinite Endurance (D)
Mastery of Martial Arts (D)
Active skills:
Walk on the wind (D)
Fist on fire (D)
Strength: 120
Agility: 110
Endurance: 130
Intelligence: 21
Wisdom: 21
Hint: The former master of a first-rate cult. His reputation was spread across the galaxy and each of his punches could destroy a planet. His current power and skills are only a fraction of what he had before.
"What the fuck was that kind of monster, and active skills something new again?" William wondered
His curiosity was short-lived as the skeleton's speed suddenly doubled and its fist caught fire.
*Boom*
Although William had all of his stats doubled, he couldn't escape this punch. He took it in the stomach. His body bent then he was thrown on about thirty masters by crushing dozens of skeletons that were in his path.
-240
HP remaining: 280/520
William stood up with difficulty, swallowing the blood rushing to his throat. Yet the Boxer is not like a human who would take pleasure in crushing his opponents. He didn't take pity on William as he appeared in front of William in less than half a second.
It wasn't long before William drew his sword and blocked the [Burning Fist]. Yet the difference in strength and agility between the two is greater than 20%.
William was thrown out of shock again but this time he was able to land calmly.
"My King, this skeleton uses martial skills. Martial skills require aura to function. So if you can last a few tens of minutes then the victory will be yours! Cried Arthur, surprising William.
The generals had started to flee when William gave them the order, however when they felt the appearance of the giant skeleton, they decided to observe temporarily.
If their King could handle it easily then he would continue to flee.
But all of them had an extremely dark expression when they saw the sudden increase in power of the skeleton and William's figure fly away.
However, observing the situation it didn't take long before they guessed that the skeleton had used martial skills.
Martial skills are extremely rare and are all controlled by the royals, sects or extremely powerful families. Otherwise there are still a few wandering warriors who have been lucky enough to inherit some skills.
It is the dream of all warriors to possess martial skills because it gives any warrior the power to dominate all the warriors in their rank.
Even facing multiple opponents of the same rank and defeating them becomes possible depending on the skill rank.
Like the ranks of warriors, the ranks of skills are divided in the same way. Starting from the lowest: (F), (E), (D), (C), (B), and (A). A skill of (F) increases one of its stats by 20% and a rank skill (E) by 50%.
A skill of (D) directly doubles one of its stats.
But in a country like the Northern Kingdom, even rank (F) jurisdiction is strictly controlled, and rank (E) can only be found in the royal family.
Arthur and the others have never had the opportunity to get a single skill from (F) but they are always kept informed of their existence since they rose to rank (E) as various families in the capital have them. offered a rank (F) martial skill if they joined their family.
They also know that martial skills rely on using the aura to increase the potency of an aspect of the body. But the aura is not unlimited and a warrior with skills but no longer having an aura is just an ordinary warrior with a few exceptions.
So if the [Skeleton Martial Arts Master] no longer has an aura then his defeat is assured. In this parallel world all energy is converted into mp.
Effectively when William asked for the remaining mp from [Skeleton Martial Art Master]:
MP remaining: 40/42
Indeed the MP of the skeleton are lowered, the consumption of a martial skill of rank (D) is equivalent to their power, even more two simultaneously.
William's [Wrath of a King] uses stamina as well as the willpower of its owner to possess the power of a rank (D) martial skill. However, William's endurance is infinite as long as he does not use a power comparable to rank (C) thanks to his passive skill [Infinite endurance (D)].
So logically William will be the winner as long as he lasts long enough.
Yet things will never be so simple. William is pushed back with each collision between his sword and the skeleton's fist. Each time the shock he suffers damages his hand and his entire right arm. This damage is reflected in his HP with each collision.
-12
-14
-20
As his strength decreases, William loses his ability to deflect damage so the damage he suffers increases with each encounter.
In about ten seconds the situation becomes very precarious for William.
HP remaining: 8/520
His appearance is extremely miserable. All of her clothes are almost burnt, her skin is blackened, and her entire body is bathed in her own blood.
Now William can barely sense the existence of his body and his vision has become blurry.
Yet he still manages to raise his sword thanks to his instinct developed by his Mastery of the sword (D)]. Once again he flew off, blocking the [burning fist] but this time he couldn't find the strength to reposition himself in the air.
A small explosion of sand sounded as William fell. This time he doesn't have the ability to get up, he can't find strength anywhere. It was as if his strength was gone.
"Really, am I going to die one more time?" William sighed, mocking his own weakness and the arrogance he previously had for his meager strength.
Watching the burning fist come in front of him, he slowly closed his eyes. However instead of dying he heard a big explosion and although the sensations in his body had almost disappeared, he knew that at this moment his body was flying but he did not know the immense pain of death. He slowly opened his eyes when he knew he was on the ground and he was shocked at the sight in front of him.
His 4 generals were on their knees a few meters from him. Showing only their backs.
"How can we live quietly knowing that our King died while we were still alive?" Arthur said with difficulty with his vision fixed on the 2.5-meter giant.
"Among the duties of a general, the most important is that of protecting the life of his King" Edward followed.
The others said nothing but nodded silently.
William was touched by the scene in front of him, the generals in front of him have been following him for only a few days but their loyalty has reached an incredible level. It seemed that since they saw the potential of the system, they made a unanimous decision to follow William for the rest of their lives because only by following him can they reach new horizons previously unattainable.
But the moving scene did not last long, William saw the silhouette of the [Skeleton Martial Art Master] a few tens of meters away disappear. As a result the 4 kneeling generals also disappeared. Suddenly a new explosion was created and this time William could vaguely see his generals all flying in a different direction.
4 mini sand explosions sounded and at their location the 4 generals were lying down. Apparently their current situation is no better than William's but the [Skeleton Martial Arts Master] is still standing and almost unharmed except for a few sword blows left by William.
[Skeletal Martial Arts Master] Remaining HP: 520/600
Despite the situation, there was absolutely no despair in the eyes of each of the generals, only a firm conviction. They all know that this time they failed the challenge but that doesn't mean they won't be able to try again in the future. As long as they have a little time they will all reach rank (D). In that case, they can each sweep this challenge easily.
The figure of the [Skeleton Martial Arts Master] again vanished from the visions of each general and that of William.
His figure reappeared in front of Frederick as he swung his [Burning Fist], a huge explosion appeared at this spot as blood and organs mixed with the sand.
It wasn't long before he did the exact same thing with Edward, Charles and Arthur. All were killed in less than 3 seconds.
The gruesome scene sparked endless anger in William. Even his aura gave off a terrifying intensity sending flying all the skeletons that were about fifty meters from him. His eyes turned completely black.
Ding
[Detected that the host is experiencing a metamorphosis of his will]
[The will is automatically transformed into exp]
+ 1000exp
+ 1000exp
+ 1000exp
...
Level up
Level up
Level up
All of William's wounds were immediately healed, his skin turning from black to his usual skin. An infinite force emerged from his body and transformed him. Even his height changed from 1.80m to 1.90m.
The [Skeleton Martial Art Master] felt a huge threat in front of him but nothing could be discerned from his skull. However, he stopped his steps under the immense pressure because of his own instincts.
The aura coming from William increased in proportion to his strength, with every second that passed his aura unleashed a stronger explosion than the previous one. William stood up slowly, leaning on his sword. As he finally stood up,
No skeleton except [Skeleton Martial Art Master] could be found within 200 yards.
