How big of a difference could there really be between the same weapon?
Those casual words gave the Blonde Elder a profound lesson.
It turns out that even with the same weapon, different hands can truly unleash vastly different levels of power!
He no longer harbored fantasies of slaying Galen Yu or eliminating the Nine Provinces.
Now, he could only console himself with the thought that he hadn't fallen behind and was tied for first.
After slaying the zombies, Galen Yu sheathed his SlashBlade.
Consuming Proud Soul points allows one to release an SA for a special attack.
Using Dimensional Slash costs about twenty points each time, which isn't too much.
Furthermore, killing zombies and dealing damage grants Proud Soul points; balancing the costs...
Dimensional Slash didn't actually consume any Proud Soul points—it even added a few!
"At this rate, I should be able to finish both SlashBlades soon,"
Galen Yu thought to himself.
Under normal circumstances, killing over a thousand enemies would require the assistance of structures like monster farms.
The Crisis filled the void of not having enough mobs to kill.
Overall, it was quite good.
Strike, sheath, Dimensional Slash.
Repeating the motions, one zombie after another fell by his hand.
Meanwhile, the rating gradually climbed, rising from the basic B-rank to A-rank, and then to S-rank.
The audience knew that the SlashBlade had damage stages.
They had seen an S-rank at most from Kira Oakmoor's side, but now through Dimensional Slash, Galen Yu gradually pushed it to SS-rank.
Just when he thought it had reached the limit, he slew another zombie.
[RATING: SSS]
It broke through again, reaching the brand-new SSS-rank stage!
At this stage, not only did the attacks become stronger—slaying zombies in two hits—but the attack style also changed slightly.
Swings were now accompanied by a thin layer of enchantment-like light, and each strike carried sword qi.
In the dark of the night, he looked like a god of death descended to the world!
"Is it still climbing?"
"After Dimensional Slash, the rating can actually break through again!"
"There's SS-rank, and even SSS-rank! And the SSS-rank attacks come with sword qi!"
"This is basically cultivation. At the very least, he's at the Golden Core stage!"
"Kira Oakmoor claims to be a SlashBlade master, so why haven't we seen him use this yet?"
"Dimensional Slash was discovered by God Yu, and the highest rating was also achieved by God Yu!"
"I can testify that almost all content of the SlashBlade mod so far has been developed by God Yu!"
He didn't expect another surprise after Dimensional Slash.
The bullet chat was full of praise.
Despite obtaining the SlashBlade several months before Galen Yu, Kira was only faster at the Marionette and White Sheath.
The broken state, the crafting of the Oodachi, Dimensional Slash, and even the highest rating—he couldn't compare.
Recalling how the Samurai Nation had been so arrogant, thinking they mastered everything, people couldn't help but laugh.
"I'm looking forward more and more to the time Soren Park brings Kira Oakmoor back to the chunk."
Fries thought with interest.
A little investigation revealed that the Oakmoor family inherited the way of the samurai and was quite famous locally.
Kira had studied since childhood and, after obtaining the blade in the block world, spent months tempering his skills.
He had dared to go out adventuring at night without Ronan Mountwell, choosing instead to go out alone with Soren Park.
Having caused Kapil's death, it was impossible for him not to be on guard, yet he still made that choice.
This showed that he was confident to the point of conceit regarding the SlashBlade; he simply didn't believe anyone could surpass him.
If he had stayed in his chunk, Galen Yu probably wouldn't have bothered looking for him, given his personality.
A lion never lets its pace be affected by a few ants.
But now that he was coming to show off to Galen Yu, the nature of the situation had changed.
"Carried away by pride and unable to contain his anger, he would take the initiative to challenge Galen Yu to a samurai duel."
Just thinking about it made Fries extremely excited.
A whole night passed in slaughter.
Daylight arrived. The zombies began to burn.
"The thirty-eighth day."
Watching the new sun rise, Galen Yu counted silently in his heart.
Most of the sixty days Zane Wu mentioned had passed; not much time remained for this test of the chunk's transformation.
Opening the rankings, the number of deaths in recent days wasn't too high because of the alliance.
Combined with some individual players who refused to join, there were about twenty people left.
As for the scores, combined they probably had about half of his?
After a quick glance, he stopped paying attention.
Galen Yu turned his gaze back to his hands.
Currently, the main task was to survive the Crisis and upgrade the chunk, then complete the SlashBlade.
He knew the Samurai Nation didn't understand the block world well—they probably couldn't even recognize all the crafting recipes.
But regardless, they had a connection to the way of the samurai, and Kira Oakmoor supposedly showed some proficiency with the SlashBlade.
What if they actually managed to figure something out?
It was better to be cautious.
After half a night's effort, eight more Proud Souls were in his inventory.
The Oodachi's kill count increased to 637, only 363 short of the 1,000 required for the Yuzuki-tou.
With a bit of luck, he should be able to make it today.
If he could sweep through the night, the day would be even easier.
He killed all the scattered surviving zombies along the way, but after half a day, the kill count only increased by thirty.
Standing on the grass blocks, the sunlight was bright and the breeze was refreshing.
Galen Yu, however, felt somewhat uneasy.
"Most of the daytime monsters are burned by the sun. Why hasn't night arrived yet?"
Without zombies and skeletons, where could he farm kills to upgrade his SlashBlade?
Relying solely on Creepers, Spiders, and other such creatures simply couldn't compare to the bounty of the night.
"It finally reached daytime, but Galen Yu is unhappy instead?"
"It feels like there's no difference between day and night for Galen Yu!"
"Our players are waiting for the day to collect resources, wishing for the night to pass quickly!"
"Zombies are a fatal threat to our players, but what have they become in Galen Yu's hands?"
"He's gone on a rampage! Now he's even complaining about the lack of zombies to practice his skills!"
Not everyone had the strength and confidence of Kira Oakmoor.
Even Mark only dared to go out to explore and collect resources during the safety of the day.
Who else but Galen Yu would complain because they couldn't find monsters?
The two sides were living in different worlds; it was truly enviable!
Unable to find monsters, Galen Yu could only search aimlessly.
Another half-day passed, and the sun began to set.
"Already this far?"
Looking back, the rails were no longer visible; Galen Yu had indeed walked a long distance.
Even so, the kill count only barely reached 860, still over a hundred short of the requirement.
"There seems to be a large area over there?"
Looking around, Galen Yu suddenly saw a strange landscape ahead.
It looked as if it had been severed by something, with two plains separated by several rows of blocks.
Blocks generate randomly, and similar occurrences are common in the game, so he didn't think much of it at first.
Until he got close, intending to build over to the other side to find mobs.
Only then did he realize there wasn't a gap between them, but a wall!
An invisible wall!
"Barrier blocks? Why are there such things here!"
Confirming he was blocked by invisible blocks, Galen Yu was stunned.
From its position, this wall was extremely vast, as if hiding another world from discovery.
There was more than one strange thing here; while he was deep in thought...
"Help!"
A cry for help rang out, and Galen Yu was certain.
This voice definitely did not belong to any normal human player!
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