Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 475 Become a Talent
"Wu's self-destructive combat logic and ability configuration are not suitable for me."

The second day of hunting went smoothly again; to be precise, the efficiency at least doubled. Looking at Talia and her father, who had made great strides after just one night's sleep, Figel felt that someone as mediocre as himself should probably just go home and go to sleep.

This is not just a leap forward in individual strength, but also a significant improvement in combat coordination and teamwork as the three cooperate to fight the Heroic Souls.

With just a glance, with just a step ahead, they all knew the expected plan. The monks' sense of time was in another dimension, and the three speedsters created a cheat-like effect in actual combat.

Rean, with the highest defense, blocked the minotaur's charge. In the instant he retreated, Talia had already made a shadow leap and touched the minotaur's neck.

Pulling, binding, and interfering, the power of shadow transformed into chains and ribbons, binding the limbs and eyes, and shielding the bull from any potential outburst.

"break!"

And when the opponent is bound and blinded, Felipe, who has been gathering strength from the beginning, steps out from behind Rean's tall body.

The immense aura, like that of the ocean, was condensed into a ball and then transformed into a slow but violent eruption.

"Boom!" The hand gently touched the minotaur's waist and abdomen.

The slight collision produced a sound like a large truck crashing into a wall.

Although all three are monks, their abilities and the paths they have taken are completely different.

If we only consider destructive power, Felipe is the strongest, but if we consider the core mobility and nerve reflexes of the monks, Rean and Felipe combined are not as good as Talia.

Rean's basic abilities as a monk are inferior to those of the other two, but...
"Fire Serpent".

"Magic Missile".

"accelerate."

But, I can cast spells.

The fire serpent drove back the approaching beasts, a technique that Rean had made his favorite of the Four Symbols Monk.

The instant-cast magic missile knocked away the arrow from the rotten wood centaur who was drawing his bow. The damage was not high, but the strategic effect was surprisingly good.

The acceleration was instantly given to Felipe, whose speed and reflexes were simply not enough, and Felipe's threat level at least doubled.

Wu is a martial artist of extreme movement, where the physical body always precedes the consciousness, while Rean is destined to be a martial artist of extreme stillness, where the physical body is merely a tool manipulated by the consciousness.

With his multi-faceted thinking, Rean is a team all by himself; there's absolutely no need for him to recklessly charge forward like a lone hero.

As the commander of the command tower and a multi-line operator, he even had time to observe the progress of other candidates.

"They may actually be able to complete the succession." Everyone has made progress, while the other two candidates have clearly undergone a qualitative change.

Seeing the high-ranking minotaur whose body had been pierced by Felipe, leaving a hole and his flesh turning into black ash around the wound, Rean knew that Felipe had mastered Wu's "breath assimilation" ability to a certain extent.

Invasion, assimilation, and self-destruction—these internal forms of destruction are far more terrifying than ordinary "hitting a cow from across a mountain" or "shocking blows." This is a 100% true injury from implosion.

Didn't receive the inheritance of the Heroic Spirit? He can learn it himself. This isn't talent; it's utterly foolish risking his life, something Felipe can afford to do.

Rean instinctively shivered, realizing that if he had taken that hit, he might have died instantly.

Heavy armor offers absolutely no protection against this thing; the injected gas cannot be contained, and if it truly implodes, it's all over—that's the only thing that can be done.
"Use internal energy to counteract the attack, or a strong warrior can forcefully withstand it."

No wonder Wu in my memory could hit anyone with a single blow; who could withstand such an implosion, especially a fragile spellcaster?

"only"

"Cough cough."

Felipe vomited blood twice; the first vomit was black, while the second vomit turned red, clearly indicating that his internal organs had been damaged.

But the next moment, his pale face returned to normal.

Rean's "We are different" statement refers to Felipe's near-infinite regeneration as long as resources are sufficient.

Transform life into qi, and then qi into life force. Only by repeatedly attacking him can you truly wear him down.

Is having a health bar and a mana bar the same thing, a weakness? Rean doesn't think so, because his mana bar (life force) is probably ten or a hundred times stronger than others.

Low conversion efficiency? Consuming one's own essence or even lifespan? None of these matter to him.

"call."

Meanwhile, Talia, who had turned the shadow into a headband and binding chains, had also completed another energy gathering.

"Shadow Claw".

A large amount of shadow power was gathered into crystals and covered the former female assassin's nails. Those shadow claws, as sharp as blades, instantly tore through the prey's skin. However, the nails seemed very fragile and began to crack and disintegrate.

But the most fatal flaw was only the beginning.
"Ouch!"

The towering monster lay on the ground, howling in agony, its flesh riddled with cracks through which the power of shadow swirled.

However, on Talia's loosened hands, there were still tiny "threads," fragments of Shadow Claws linked to them, which were destroying the opponent's flesh along the blood vessels.

Now, she is both a Shadow Assassin and a member of the Shadow Clan. Since they both wield the power of shadow, there is no need to separate them.

The assassin's fine-line killing technique can also be an extension of the monk's skillful hands.

Without Wu's soul power, she couldn't directly inflict physical death on her opponent like Felipe and Wu, but with her own talent and accumulated experience, she also forged her own path.

[Candidate No. 3, Talia, saw her approval rating rise by 5%]

Wu also gave a sufficient response.

The lack of power is not the problem; whether or not one dares to dance on the edge of life and death is another matter entirely.

Faced with the rampaging minotaurs, she did not disappear into the shadows as she always did. Instead, the elegant dancer Catwoman began to dance, her strange steps creating swirling threads.

Entangling, tearing, invading—those fragile steel wires once used for assassination have now transformed into extraordinary shadow spider silk.

"Boom."

Shadow threads, falling like meteor cones, easily pierced the minotaur's tough skin. When the shadow poison seeped into the monster's body, the death of those powerful monsters was already inevitable.

She was always dancing, roaming around monsters without armor or protection. Any wrong move could mean death. But as long as her opponent died faster than her, she was always safe.

"Talia is also the extremely active type, while Felipe, like me, is more inclined towards stillness."

Wu may not be a good person, nor a qualified teacher, but with the blessing of the Hall of Heroes, his teaching success is guaranteed.

Both candidates found their own paths, and so did Rean.

"Don't envy them, I've been different from the start."

From the beginning, Rean, a member of the heavy armor class, disliked the "gambling" that put him on the brink of life and death. In his mind, gambling for too long would always result in a loss, and only Talia and Felipe could learn that kind of self-destructive martial art completely.

Felipe's infinite regeneration is another story, but Talia's...
"Is the transformation of the physical body into a shadow form a result of the previous surgical modifications?"

Looking at Talia, who had accidentally transformed into a shadow, Rean knew that this was probably something she had been hiding all along. Shadow assassins were difficult to guard against, while warriors who transformed into half-shadow creatures were undead monsters who could possess the bodies of their enemies.

Sunlight can drive away the shadow monster, but it cannot kill it; the shadow will naturally revive as soon as night falls again.

"she"

Rean wanted to stop him, but the next moment, he shook his head.

There is no power without risk and burden. Compared to the true Wu legacy, the risk of becoming a shadow creature is relatively low.

"I," and Rean, who was already destined to receive the inheritance, also had his own ideas.

"From the beginning, I chose the path of the warrior monk, which is about better control over the body."

With a light step, he dodged the arrow shot by the centaur and slapped a lurking lone ambush monster to death.

He shows absolutely no sign of losing control of himself right now.

“Tear them apart.”

Unlike in the dream, Rean in actual combat once again donned "armor plates," only they were thinner than before.

The fire serpent became his arms on both offense and defense, while he silently pulled out a heavy shield. So what if I like layered armor?

"I have so many professions, and the ability to combine them is what I rely on."

Rean even plans to learn from Sue and become a part-time Holy Fist, mastering the power of light to beat and kick people.

"The power of the monk can be used as an enhancement for the operator of the 'mecha'. I don't need to actually jump out of the mecha and fight the opponent hand-to-hand just because the pilot is invincible in combat."

Wu's power, which Rean desired, was destined to be merely one part of his many powers.

"Dragon Fist".

The punch that was finally thrown was a scorching dragon's breath.

(End of this chapter)