Chapter 297

After 【Defensive Stance】 finished its cooldown, he took advantage of the Absolute Defense window to unleash a frenzy of damage.

This was his method.

Although the efficiency dropped, it had the advantage of being safe.

Even so, Luo Chenyu still felt a twinge of unwillingness in his heart—his attack power was simply too outrageous, and damage reflection was his perfect counter.

"I have to find an ability that counters damage reflection in the future."

Life Steal seemed like a possibility.

But it was only on par with other vocations.

For him it was utterly useless—his damage output was too high, and every reflected hit exceeded his maximum HP.

During a "free" moment, Luo Chenyu unhesitatingly took out his Barbarian God Corps token and sent a message to that mission management center director, asking how to counter excessive damage reflection!

Just a few seconds later, the Barbarian God Corps token buzzed.

Luo Chenyu couldn't wait to check the message inside.

However, to his surprise…

The mission management center director hadn't sent any other message—instead, he'd sent him a skill description.

【Sacred Guardian】 (Tier 6 Special Skill)

Active Effect: Grants yourself and nearby allies a Sacred Guardian shield that absorbs damage equal to 100% of the caster's HP for 30 seconds. While the Shield Duration is active, HP regeneration speed is increased by 150% and mana regeneration speed by 50%, and you are immune to all debuffs below Tier 5. Cooldown: 300 seconds.

Passive Effect: Reduces reflected damage by 80% (Tier 6), and any single instance of damage taken cannot exceed 33% of your maximum HP!

……

The moment Luo Chenyu saw 【Sacred Guardian】, his eyes could no longer look away from this skill.

Good lord!

The active skill was passable, but that passive effect was genuinely jaw-dropping.

A forced HP-lock skill!

Setting aside all other factors, killing him would require four attacks.

Love it, love it!

Luo Chenyu didn't think twice and immediately sent a message back: "How much for this skill? I'll take it!"

In truth, he was only asking.

After all, if it could be bought with Xuanlong coins… then it wouldn't be called a Tier 6 special skill!

Sure enough.

Another message came through the Barbarian God Corps token.

"100,000 Corps Points!"

Real Barbarian God Corps points—not the monster-killing points from this "event."

Luo Chenyu was instantly struck dumb. Counting the previous Pseudo Tier 8 Cyclops's loss of the Fel-Energy Heart, plus the missions he'd completed…

He currently had only 32,541 Barbarian God Corps points.

Not even one-third of the skill's exchange price.

Unwilling to give up, Luo Chenyu took a shot in the dark and asked outright: "Can I get it on credit?"

"Sure!"

Along with the message from the Barbarian God Corps token.

A flash of Bai Guang, and a skill book radiating Jin Guang suddenly "spat" out of the Barbarian God Corps token.

Luo Chenyu: "……"

Such an operation had truly stunned him!

The director of the Barbarian God Corps Mission Management Center—that person was really something, having goods and truly daring to "extend credit"!

Carry debt?

That wasn't scary. Judging by the current situation, he was bound to squeeze into the top three in this "event," and when that time came, Barbarian God Corps points would surely be plentiful.

He could just pay it back after the settlement.

"Many thanks!"

After Luo Chenyu sent back a reply, he couldn't wait to use 【Sacred Guardian】.

Currently he was only at his third class advancement, so he could only use skill books from Tier 1 to Tier 6.

Actually, he still had a Tier 7 special skill 【Solid Armor · Absolute Defense】 in his backpack—unfortunately, he could only use it after his fourth class advancement!

Otherwise…

He wouldn't be so "pitiful," hemmed in at every turn.

"Ding! You have successfully learned the Tier 6 special skill 【Sacred Guardian】. Current skill level: LV. 1!"

The instant he learned the skill.

A series of commotions arose in his mind.

Prompt messages followed.

【Prompt: Your skill 【Steel Shield】 has beaten up your skill 【Sacred Guardian】 and devoured the active ability of your skill 【Sacred Guardian】. Skill effects have changed!】

【Prompt: Your skill 【Resilience Unyielding】 ambushed the ability-less 【Sacred Guardian】 and forcibly fused with it. The skill has transformed, gaining an additional skill effect!】

【Prompt: Your skill 【Void Step】 has been inspired by your skill 【Sacred Guardian】 and has undergone a transformation!】

【Prompt: Your skill 【Savage Charge】 has been inspired by your skill 【Sacred Guardian】 and its skill effects have changed!】

……

Every time Luo Chenyu learned a skill, his mind would deliver different information.

Especially those defensive skills—if they weren't powerful enough, they basically couldn't escape the fate of being devoured and fused.

Luo Chenyu, weathering the attacks of countless sea monsters and fierce beasts, opened his skill panel to check the changes in his skills.

Among them…

【Steel Shield】 hadn't changed much—when the shield was active, HP recovery speed increased by 300%, and he gained an additional effect of being Immune to Tier 8 control.

Tier 8 magic immunity!!

The effect directly surpassed the Fate effect of the divine artifact 【Fate · Pillar of Aurora】.

From now on, anyone who wanted to control him would have to be a Tier 9 skill or a forbidden skill—otherwise, no one could do it.

Just this one effect alone could double his combat power. In the future, if he ran into those Tier 8 mages and warlocks from the Ground Rats again…the scene would definitely be a lot of fun!

But what made Luo Chenyu happiest was…

【Fortitude】—the effects of his other skills hadn't changed.

It had only gained one fused state.

Immune to Tier 9 counter-damage, and each instance of damage could not exceed 25% of his base HP cap!

And this base HP cap was his panel HP.

The HP boosted by those buff skills wasn't included in that calculation, and even the physique-boosting effect of 【Fortitude】 itself wasn't included.

His survival ability was maxed out!

【Voidstep】 hadn't changed much—just an increase in duration and movement speed while airborne.

The change to 【Savage Charge】 was a bit interesting.

The damage from the charge became holy damage, able to ignore a certain percentage of the target's defense and damage reduction.

And the charge speed had also become faster.

This round of "running a tab"—not a loss!

Luo Chenyu, burdened with debt, swept a cold gaze over the sea monsters and fierce beasts attacking him, a cruel smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

"You lot, must have hit enough by now!"

At this moment.

Luo Chenyu finally no longer had to hold back, and slowly raised the spiked club in his hand…

Time to show his hand!

From now on, he was done being human!

With no worries holding him back, Luo Chenyu finally began to erupt.

He didn't use any skills, but kept drilling through the combat methods of the Dwarf King.

Under the passive Blade Storm of 【Steel Shield】, every swing reduced a swath of sea monsters and fierce beasts to mincemeat!

Slaughter!!

Endless slaughter!