Chapter 620
When the Warrior Has a Suitable Weapon
With this set of equipment, Eivass immediately felt more confident. He raised his hand and skillfully placed it on Origen’s chest, attempting to use the “Sacred Healing Spell” attached to the equipment.
Sacred Healing and Illuminate Spell are strictly speaking different; priests in the church do not learn this healing ability. It is essentially a spell, rather than a sacred skill. The mystical art to which “Sacred Healing Spell” belongs is called “Sacred” Art, a skill of the Paladin class. It belongs to the same series as spells like “Sacred Sword Technique” and “Sacred Shield Technique.” Although Bishop Mathers taught Eivass the essential sacred skills for priests, and he was indeed a priest before, his current profession is “Sacred Tomb Guardian”—a Paladin class. Simply put, Mathers actually understood sword and shield techniques. That’s why he was later susceptible to the enraged heroic spirit within the red-hilted sword and became a “Cursed Paladin.”
Oswald’s profession can also be considered a Paladin. The “Twilight Guardian” lineage of the Church is essentially within the Paladin class. However, the combat power of this profession is too strong and does not require the internal supervision of the clerical system, so these inheritances are kept secret and rarely popularized. Bishop Mathers also advanced to become a Sacred Tomb Guardian under the supervision of the Church. Only after the end of Version 2.0 did Paladins appear in the player’s profession list as an optional melee profession. Contrary to traditional notions, Paladins in “Ouroboros Ring” are not tanks but damage dealers. They are also known as “Buff Swords,” with the advantage of having some healing capabilities, both self-healing and for others. Normally, they gain extra damage bonuses by stacking various short-term buffs.
Isabel’s life-saving necklace also has Sacred Healing Spell, but Eivass has never used it. Firstly, Eivass has his own regeneration ability… and secondly, the Sacred Healing Spell on that necklace is gender-locked and can only be used by females. Eivass could transform, but in his transformed state, he was fragile and healing wouldn’t matter anyway. This was Eivass’s first time using Sacred Healing Spell, and no one had taught him how to use it before. This spell did not require mana, so Eivass could not simply infuse mana into it.
He closed his eyes and, following that mysterious feeling, tried to sense the sacred radiance within the equipment. Eivass soon felt a brilliant radiance, like the noon sun, coming from within him. Was it like Illuminate Spell? Eivass tried to visualize this radiance dispelling the darkness on Origen. But it clearly failed. If it had succeeded, it would have been the domain of “Illumination” rather than “Sacred.” Fortunately, Origen’s life was being sustained by the Treant; otherwise, Eivass might have panicked from repeated failures.
Though Origen was a warrior, his intelligence was clearly not low. He obviously guessed what Eivass was doing—though it was also possible that Helchin was not proficient in Sacred Healing Spell. “Your Excellency, try to converge and constrain the radiance!” Origen instructed Eivass. “Tame the radiance with your heart, and let it flow like water!”
Suddenly, a dialog box popped up in front of Eivass.
【Origen is teaching you “Sacred,” do you wish to pay 562 Public Experience to master this Mystical Art?】
【Your remaining Public Experience is insufficient to master this Mystical Art】
“……Huh?” Eivass paused. He wasn’t surprised that Origen, a Lizardman warrior, understood Paladin skills, nor was he surprised that Origen’s understanding of this sacred skill was so shallow that a basic technique would cost over five hundred Public Experience. Rather, Eivass realized for the first time—you can learn skills during an Ascension Ritual!
Since Eivass could suddenly see this prompt, it meant Origen’s understanding was correct—so Eivass tried to tame the fervent light within himself. The radiance suddenly became cool. It felt like walking into a cool shade after being in the scorching sun for a long time. A wave of coolness washed over his mind. The white radiance also wrapped around Eivass’s wrist, then turned into a wobbly wave, connecting to Origen! Its brightness was like an incandescent lamp; it wouldn’t sting to look at, but prolonged staring would cause temporary blindness. Eivass found the sensation incredibly familiar—it was the same feeling as when he infused mana into the red-hilted sword and used “Sacred Sword Technique”!
After one Sacred Healing Spell, Eivass immediately cast another. Under the dual healing of Sacred Healing Spell and the Treant’s aura, Origen’s near-death injuries recovered at a visible rate. Origen’s left arm recovered the fastest—he nimbly peeled off the embedded lava blocks one by one, leaving behind bloody hollows. He violently twisted his bent right arm back into a rough alignment. As for the remaining infections, distortions, and foreign objects, the healing ability could address this minor abnormality.
A powerful warrior who could withstand three minutes of combat against Utgarðar-Loki, a “Wildfire Giant” empowered to the Sixth Tier by equipment, was brought back from the brink of death to near-full health by Eivass in just half a minute! Eivass felt refreshed and invigorated.
Challenging a BOSS is much more comfortable with complete healing and tanking classes! In Eivass’s previous battles against strong enemies, he was almost always the tankiest one in the group. Only Haina, after advancing to the Fourth Tier, could be considered a half-tank—she had the ability to be in the front line but still lacked combat experience and support awareness, so Eivass couldn’t fully trust her. Now, Eivass finally had Origen, a top-tier front-liner. The only regret was that he wasn’t entering the instance as a healer this time…
Eivass looked back with some concern at the Night Demon still fiercely fighting Utgarðar-Loki. He opened his mouth and asked Origen, “You fought Utgarðar-Loki… what were your thoughts?”
“So that giant’s name is Utgarðar-Loki…” Origen slowly savored the name, committing it to memory. “I can say for sure—he’s not good with battle axes. He can fight, but not with a giant axe. This definitely isn’t his primary weapon. If he continued to fight with an axe and didn’t cast spells, I could have wrestled with him for several hours. But the only problem is…” He looked regretfully at the weapon in his hand, which was now only a hilt. “My old friend… is too fragile for this level of combat.”
Eivass glanced at the hilt and recognized its material—as a history student, he identified it. This was “Nephthys’s Guard Halberd” from Ancient Horus. It was the weapon held by the guards in “The Golden Dawn”! As equipment, they weren’t even purple-grade… just mass-produced blue-grade items without extraordinary abilities. Because Nephthys was merely a servant of Xi Tian Si. Horus worshipped the Sun God Xi Tian Si, along with His many “Sun Servants,” treating them as gods. Nephthys, as merely a servant of the Heavenly Envoy, couldn’t possibly have the power or leisure to sanctify the equipment on all her guards; she could only transform their “Nephthys Amulets” into extraordinary accessories.
“Wait…” Eivass remembered something. When Origen fought Utgarðar-Loki earlier, he was clearly wearing Helchin’s silver war lance. But even after Origen’s weapon turned to ash and he was thrown back, he still refused to use Helchin’s weapon.
“—Why didn’t you use my lance before?” Eivass asked sternly. “I didn’t want to damage it, Your Excellency,” Origen replied without hesitation. “I wasn’t sure if the scorching flames that giant could conjure would harm your sacred lance. Therefore, I would protect it with my life.” Eivass felt helpless. “You…”
Suddenly, he felt a sense of alert. Origen got up from the ground without hesitation—at a speed so fast that Eivass could barely see a blur. He clenched his fist and rushed behind Eivass. Countless meteorites suddenly flew from the sky. The ground in the distance rumbled, shaking. The surrounding trees swayed violently, making creaking sounds of breaking wood, and countless leaves scattered into the air. A giant meteorite, at least ten meters in diameter, was flying directly towards them!
“Dodge, Origen!” Eivass shouted without hesitation. This thing couldn’t hit him; he could fly away instantly with Pegasus. He didn’t need to block this for him— “It’s just a small rock of this caliber,” Origen said in a deep voice. His voice was still calm, giving him a strong sense of security. He suddenly leaped up and shot into the sky with a whoosh. With a heavy punch, he struck the meteorite! A visible shockwave spread outwards. The meteorite instantly shattered into pieces, scattering in a circular pattern. A rain of fist-sized meteorites fell into the forest.
Only then did Eivass realize why Origen insisted on shattering the meteorite that no one would be hit by—because the meteorite’s original flight path was towards the Treant Eivass had summoned! Origen had accepted healing from the Treant and now wanted to protect it. Just as he was willing to fight for Eivass!
Eivass’s heart stirred, and he suddenly had an inspiration. If Origen’s suitable weapon was a halberd… he suddenly thought of a rarely used Illusion Card. “Origen!” Eivass shouted loudly, riding Pegasus, whose speed had suddenly increased, to fly beside him. He brushed past the unharmed Origen, who was descending from the air. The purple card in his right hand, inscribed with the pattern of the “Wheel of Fate,” instantly dissipated into starlight. A formidable halberd, radiating lightning and crackling with electricity, was lightly tossed over by Eivass. “Borrow this!” Eivass called out.
When the warrior had a suitable weapon in hand—
【Equipment Card: Lightning Strike Halberd (Wheel of Fate)】
【Requirements: Wind 3 or Darkness 3】
【Action, Summon, Recast】
【Effect: Summon “Lightning Strike Halberd” (Extraordinary Weapon – Halberd, Heavy, Punisher, Armor Piercer, Possesses Module “Demon Slayer,” Lightning Attribute Attack)】
【Effect: On subsequent use, increases the holder’s “Lightning Affinity” by +3 for one minute】
—Lightning Strike Halberd! This was a legitimate Extraordinary Weapon, the companion weapon of the Punisher Demon, the source of its power! Origen’s eyes flashed with astonishment, but his body instinctively reached out—although the crackling, electricity-radiating Lightning Strike Halberd triggered Origen’s danger instincts, constantly warning him of its perilous nature. Yet, Origen, the Lizardman warrior, still chose to believe Eivass’s words, stubbornly and loyally reaching his hand into the center of the thundercloud that erupted with lightning. As Origen tightly gripped the Lightning Strike Halberd, a beam of electricity scanned his entire body. With the suitable weapon in hand, Origen suddenly erupted with visible storms, and his entire aura changed dramatically!
(End of Chapter)
