"At least we've caught up in progress."
The Blonde Elder breathed a sigh of relief.
"I said that if Galen Yu's progress surpassed ours, I'd eat the table, and it's only the first day."
"There is still a long way to go before the mod competition ends. It's too early to say who will win or lose!"
Glancing at his secretary, the Blonde Elder felt a lingering fear.
Segmenting it into tiny pieces, dipping it in milk foam... one torture-like suggestion after another had come from the secretary's mouth.
Thinking about it carefully, it was indeed quite terrifying.
"Soren Park's chunk is in a good location. If they really go there..."
Perhaps Galen Yu would be so arrogant that he wouldn't let the fully armed Guard Villagers intervene, choosing instead to rely on his SlashBlade to compete in swordsmanship?
It sounded a bit delusional, but it was like Schrödinger's cat.
Before they actually met, who could say for sure what would happen?
There was hope!
In a pure test of swordsmanship, one was just a naive college student—at least according to his resume.
The other was a battle-hardened elite who had practiced swordsmanship since childhood, a master of the Oakmoor family's techniques.
After his family perished in the lava and he became the head of the Oakmoor clan, he was the only supreme Sword Saint within a hundred miles.
It was obvious who was stronger!
Both used Oodachis. With the same damage and weapon, wouldn't it come down to swordsmanship?
Could Galen Yu really do something fancy with the same weapon?
Watching the Alliance's perspective, Kira Oakmoor and Soren Park had already set out to explore.
With an Oodachi in hand and Fiery equipment, Kira Oakmoor believed that Zombies were no match for him at this stage.
Even at night, as long as it wasn't a Blood Moon or a thick fog, he dared to head out for resources.
At most, he'd use up the durability of one White Sheath to craft another Oodachi, keeping several extra White Sheaths in his inventory just in case.
With a new weapon in hand, Kira Oakmoor was in high spirits.
Relying on his swordsmanship, he cut through waves of Zombies easily. They weren't a threat; they were just tools to build up his combo rating.
He fought with such vigor that he briefly cleared out the area during the Crisis night.
"Our chances of winning are high!"
The more the Blonde Elder watched, the happier he became.
A college student definitely wouldn't be as skilled as Kira Oakmoor with a blade!
Opening Galen Yu's perspective, he intended to judge the performance from a professional martial arts standpoint.
To his surprise, an unbelievable scene appeared on the screen.
After crafting the Oodachi, Galen Yu first examined the weapon.
Every SlashBlade has a different crafting difficulty. Reaching the third tier, the Oodachi could be considered a mid-game weapon.
There were two final branches for this path.
The Yuzuki-tou and the Muramasa.
To complete these, Galen Yu switched to using the White Sheath until it broke to craft more Oodachis.
The audience assumed he was doing the same as Kira Oakmoor—preparing extras to avoid running out of durability during a fight.
No one guessed that there was such a thing as an evolution path.
After finishing the crafting, he looked at the Zombies outside again.
Using a SlashBlade for the first time, he indeed lacked Kira Oakmoor's refined technique.
He relied purely on the absolute power of Steve's Body to hack and slash.
With higher damage and the constant stream of Crisis Zombies, he had plenty of targets to kill.
However, he was still quite far from the next step: the Muramasa required twenty refines and over ten thousand Proud Soul points, while the Yuzuki-tou required a thousand kills.
'Let me think... if I remember correctly...'
Proud Soul points were related to the number of kills, using Proud Soul materials on a Blade Stand, or using them at an Anvil.
If the Proud Soul points were sufficient...
He gripped the hilt and focused his mind.
He channeled his intent into the blade and suddenly unsheathed it.
[SA: DIMENSIONAL SLASH]
Instead of just attacking, his Proud Soul points vanished as a sword beam swept out.
In the direction of the strike, countless sword beams converged like a black hole. With one swing...
All nearby Zombies died instantly!
The audience was stunned.
"Wait, that's a SlashBlade?"
"What a cool strike! Did he just slice out a black hole?"
"Even if the Zombies weren't at full health, one-shotting them like that is insane."
"So, once you upgrade to the Oodachi, the SlashBlade leaves the realm of normal weapons?"
"As expected of a block world mod—invincible!"
"Speaking of which, if that move is so powerful, why haven't we seen Oakmoor use it?"
"Yeah, logically, shouldn't he be the most familiar with SlashBlades?"
"He's been hacking away this whole time, even giving tutorials while he fights!"
"I thought I understood SlashBlades, but then I saw this. Damn!"
"If it wasn't for God Yu, I really wouldn't have known an Oodachi could be used like that!"
Switching to Oakmoor's perspective, he could be seen doing more than just killing.
He was explaining SlashBlade techniques, trying to highlight the charm of the weapon and bring honor to his national heritage.
This did attract some fans and improved Kira Oakmoor's reputation slightly.
However, as soon as Galen Yu's Dimensional Slash appeared, those positive impressions vanished.
No matter how strong Kira Oakmoor was, he was still within the limits of human understanding. But Galen Yu...
What on earth was Dimensional Slash?
The attack had literally transcended dimensions!
"My God!"
Shuddering, the Blonde Elder couldn't help but shout out.
It was clearly the same weapon, and Kira Oakmoor's performance had just given him confidence.
In a different scenario, Kira Oakmoor might be able to evade detection using Bushido during an attack with an Oodachi.
But such a long blade would be noticed by bodyguards immediately, and he would be neutralized before he could pose a threat.
Did they really think modern firearms were a joke? Even Steve would have a hard time!
Galen Yu was completely different.
With Dimensional Slash, he wouldn't even need to worry about being spotted.
He could wait hundreds of meters away, and then just draw his blade.
No matter how many AKs or AWMs they had, it would be useless.
Who would have thought a cold weapon could unleash such power?
It was like something out of a cultivation legend!
What was more critical was that Kira Oakmoor and Soren Park were just about to set out to find Galen Yu.
Following his earlier train of thought, the Blonde Elder could already imagine what would happen.
Kira Oakmoor would charge in with full confidence in his swordsmanship, hoping to defeat his opponent with exquisite skill.
The moment his blade moved, the Dimensional Slash would trigger.
The scene would be... quite something to behold!
"No wonder the crafting process for the Oodachi is so complex. So that's why!"
Previously, when people said SlashBlades would surpass gun mods, the Blonde Elder hadn't quite believed it.
Fear comes from lack of firepower; what could possibly surpass modern firearms?
Besides, how much could a cold weapon like the SlashBlade really be buffed by the block world?
The answer was right before his eyes.
This was only a mid-tier SlashBlade, and it could already use an attack as powerful as Dimensional Slash!
The Blonde Elder opened his mouth to blame Kira Oakmoor, then closed it again.
Kira Oakmoor indeed understood SlashBlades, but he understood the blade, not the block world!
Galen Yu didn't have as much experience, but that didn't stop him from understanding the block world...
"It's clear that Kira Oakmoor doesn't know how to use Dimensional Slash."
The Blonde Elder suddenly had an utterly absurd feeling.
It was like tomato scrambled eggs without the tomatoes, or egg fried rice without the eggs.
Could an Oodachi that couldn't use Dimensional Slash even be called an Oodachi?
He thought they had caught up, but in reality, they hadn't caught up at all!
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