SWNOVELXO Chapter 364: Juggler! The Big and Small Aces!
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Boom, boom, boom...
The intense clash shook the ground and shattered the air.
A golden light flashed before Chen Lun as Terence, his figure glowing, moved past, and at the same time, his scorching lightsaber slashed towards Chen Lun's neck.
But Chen Lun paid no heed to the sword strike.
He turned on his own accord, raising his sword to block toward the empty space on his right side.
Clang!
The lightsaber passed through him, and Chen Lun remained unscathed.
That was merely a visual illusion from Terence, already seen through by his "Five Senses Perception."
The silver greatsword in Chen Lun's hands seemed to be struck by an invisible force, emitting a dull sound, and with a thud, his over three-meter-tall pale figure stepped back three steps, creating huge pits in the mud underneath the flagstones.
At the same time.
Terence was forced to reveal his form, his face emotionless as he glanced at Chen Lun and then stabbed his lightsaber downward, pinning the sudden pool of shadow that appeared at his feet.
It was an ambush from Sorin.
But the next second, another pool of shadows appeared above Terence, forcefully closing from above and turning into a large rectangular "black coffin," suppressing him completely.
Moxis's raised claw suddenly clenched into a fist.
Dong!
Terence was restrained by the combined force of two Incarnations of the Saint from the Rothfuss Family!
Golden, incandescent light scattered in all directions, trying to penetrate the "black coffin," but it struggled to break free for a moment, and the escaping light was captured by the shadows and forcefully pressed back inside.
Although Sorin and Moxis were already wounded, they were still high-ranking Incarnations of the same caliber as Terence and could cause significant trouble when exerting all their strength.
'Can't let you guys get too carried away...' Chen Lun muttered to himself.
The promotion task required a balance of power with no casualties, so within these ten minutes, he needed to maintain the status quo... Neither side could gain a clear advantage.
What Chen Lun needed to do was to support the weaker side against the stronger, intervening in anything that disrupted this "balance" while ensuring his own safety.
He immediately shifted his attacks, blinked to the side of the two slender shadows, summoned a pale serpent to entangle Sorin, and raised his greatsword to slash at Moxis.
Bang!
The shadowy mire surged like waves, pushing the Pale Knight away, and at the same time, they both inevitably were disturbed and couldn't continue to maintain the suppression of the "black coffin."
Boom!!
The "black coffin" suddenly exploded, and fragments of shadows fell like rain.
Terence walked out of the midst with an indifferent expression, his eyes cold.
His face had a slight crack, clearly caused by the "black coffin" seconds before.
With a flick of his right hand while holding the lightsaber, Terence's left hand slightly lifted, and a highly concentrated golden light sphere formed in his palm, like a tiny sun, burning and dazzling.
"Infinite light, infinite heat."
He whispered softly.
Hum!!
The light sphere in his hand burst out a two-meter-diameter golden light column, like a gigantic golden spear thrusting forward, instantly swallowing the Pale Knight and the two slender shadows.
Rumbling!!
In an instant, this district of the Spirit World was destroyed by the extremely high temperatures, and everywhere the light column reached, whether flagstone ground, metal railings, street lamps, or buildings like shops and houses, all burned to nothingness.
Countless fine dust particles were shaken into the air, raising a large wave of yellow-brown dust.
At the last moment, Chen Lun displayed a blink, moving dozens of meters behind Terence, avoiding this fearsome strike. He frowned slightly, looking at the two members of the Rothfuss Family.
'They're already half-crippled, weren't they wiped out in an instant?' He felt a bit helpless. Facing Terence's wave-like attack, he too lacked the ability to withstand it directly, only hoping that Sorin and Moxis were more enduring and not so useless.
The countdown on the panel continued, with only two minutes left to complete the promotion task.
Once the golden light column faded.
The desolate wasteland charred black, still emitting acrid smoke without end.
Sorin and Moxis had disappeared without a trace.
As if they had been burned into nothingness, leaving no remains.
But the next second, two pools of shadow slowly emerged on the ground not far in front of Terence, rising and reforming into two four-five meter tall slender shadows.
They seemed not to have completely avoided the damage, as the shadowy mire on their bodies dripped like melting wax. In the black voids where their faces should be, two white eyes filled with bloodshot anger glared at Terence, filled with murderous intent.
'Seems like they've both lost their tempers...' Chen Lun thought.
'But this won't do, hold on for two more minutes.'
He suddenly raised his pale left hand, throwing out several Magic Flying Cards.
Whizz, whizz, whizz—
The red streaks of light crossed the field, heading towards Terence.
"Hmm?"
Terence frowned slightly, his wings outstretched, his body glowing with a golden light, and he instantly moved sideways several meters, avoiding the red flying cards, allowing them to pass by Him and fall onto the Rothfuss duo.
Their injuries, visible to the naked eye, began to heal instantly.
The dark mire bubbled out, filling in the missing parts of their bodies.
"Jack, what do you mean by this?"
Terence turned around, his gaze piercingly cold.
The Pale Knight hunched over, bearing the silver greatsword, chuckled darkly.
"Your Majesty, I was just about to heal You... It's only that You didn't trust me and dodged."
Terence stared at him for a few seconds.
It seemed as if He saw through Chen Lun's intentions and said lightly,
"I advise you not to play any more tricks."
But instead of heeding Him, Chen Lun flicked several more "Hearts" Magic Cards at Him.
Terence's figure flashed with golden light, moving left and right, avoiding all the flying cards. His gaze towards Chen Lun grew colder, the killing intent becoming almost uncontrollable.
"Your Majesty Terence, I truly intended to heal You,"
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The Pale Knight spoke.
"No need."
Terence said indifferently.
Yet the Pale Knight instantly moved to his side with a whoosh, throwing another Magic Card while laughing,
"Your Majesty, the bigger picture is what matters. Your Incarnation cannot afford to fight while injured."
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Terence held his breath in his throat, dodging continuously while swinging his lightsaber at the opponent. However, this time Chen Lun divined his own fate during the throwing process to correct the trajectory of the flying cards.
In such close quarters, he used instantaneous movement to dodge the lightsaber, and the twelfth Heart finally grazed Terence's arm.
The next second, the cracks on Terence's face instantly healed, leaving no trace of injury.
But he didn't seem grateful, staring at Chen Lun with a stern face and remaining silent.
"Your Majesty Terence, I did not deceive you,"
Chen Lun said with a low laugh.
Meanwhile, he heaved a sigh of relief within. The series of Magic Flying Cards had consumed a significant amount of physical strength, but thankfully, hitting one had healed Terence's minor wounds.
The countdown was down to the last few dozen seconds.
It was crucial not to fall apart at this moment.
The two Incarnations of the Saint from the Rothfuss Family did not show any reaction to Chen Lun's "Assistance." They charged silently once more, determined to eliminate both adversaries.
However, this time, no surprises occurred.
Chen Lun kept a close eye on the unfolding situation, adhering to the principle of "aiding the weak against the strong," and repeatedly disrupted both sides' critical moves, dissipating offensive maneuvers that could have decided the outcome. And when they all turned their weapons against him, he used instantaneous movement to widen the gap.
This bizarre melee left the three Incarnations of the Saint present feeling irate.
If this continued, there would be no end in sight.
They even felt the illusion of being toyed with.
And the one maintaining this peculiar situation was the man before them, merely a Sequence Six yet repeatedly leveling the scales of battle!
No longer engaging each other, they stood apart and all turned their gaze towards Chen Lun.
"Jack... if you wish to die, I shall oblige you,"
Terence said dispassionately.
"Your Majesty, you really misunderstand me."
Chen Lun said with a light laugh, placing the greatsword in front of him and raising both hands in surrender.
At the same time, he finally received a prompt from the panel—
[Promotion Task Completed: Delicate Balance!]
[You have achieved the Main Occupation "Sequence Five - Juggler (Destiny Faction)!"]
'Finally done with it, that was no easy task... They must be reaching the limit of their patience by now, and will probably focus their fire on me next.'
Chen Lun sighed internally.
No one knew better than he did just how frustrating his actions were.
Attracting hatred was inevitable.
He opened the panel that others could not see, using all the 900k+ Experience Points he had accumulated over time to level up. Now, it required 50k Experience Points to level up and with each level, the amount increased by 10k.
[Your Level has increased!]
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[Sequence Five - Juggler LV10!]
[You feel your body has been strengthened! Life Points limit +1000, Physical Strength limit +400, Sanity Value limit +5, Strength +5, Endurance +5, Agility +10, Intelligence +10, Insight +4, Willpower +5!]
[You have obtained 10 Skill Points and 10 Attribute Points!]
After almost using up all the Experience Points, Chen Lun quickly glanced at the panel data, and then used up all 62 Attribute Points he had, along with 3 Special Attribute Points.
His four foundational Attributes—Strength, Agility, Endurance, and Intelligence—reached a uniform 145 points... and the threshold for Sequence Five was 150 points.
Chen Lun once again accumulated patiently to unleash his potential, achieving the feat of "reaching the peak upon debut."
With the enhancement from the "Pale Knight" form, his panel data for the four foundational Attributes even soared to around 200, far surpassing the threshold of Sequence Five and reaching a level unattainable by a Mid to Low Sequence Transcendent.
Beyond that, he obtained an exclusive skill for the [Juggler].
[Multitasking LV1 (Passive)]
Skill Description: You have reached a transcendent state on the spatial stage, mixing various performance techniques into one.
But there is only one performer, which troubles you, hence through years of research and practice, you've developed your brain to master the art of diverting attention, capable of multitasking.
Skill Effect: Enables Multitasking, concurrently doing two unrelated tasks.
'As expected, it's this skill... When I battled with Anderson, the Vice Chairman of the Twilight Tea Party, he was able to operate both hands, a hat, and his own body at the same time.'
A flicker of thought passed through Chen Lun's mind, and he used 8 Skill Points to maximize this skill.
He also noticed that with his promotion to the last Sequence of Mid Sequence, all previous Sequence Abilities had been greatly enhanced. Among them, what stood out was the exclusive skill [Magic Flying Card] that he had comprehended on his own...
After this enhancement, it underwent a sort of qualitative change!
On top of the original four suits of cards, two new types of Magic Cards were added!
The Joker Flying Card, with gravity enchantment, amplifies pulling power!
The King Flying Card, with repulsive force enchantment, amplifies repelling power!
At the same time.
After browsing through his panel one more time, many new ideas about his own abilities came to Chen Lun's mind.
He had many new insights into developing his powers.
But now was not the time, he needed to first deal with the task at hand.
"It's game over for the two from the Rothfuss Family,"
a calm voice came from beneath the Pale Knight's helmet.
In an instant movement, he appeared beside Sorin and Moxis, raising his greatsword for a fierce horizontal slash.
And this slash was utterly unlike any before!
The ear-piercing shriek of the terrifying afterimage even seemed piercingly inexplicable.
All three Incarnations of the Saint present took notice.