Bang!Having skidded across the ground for several meters, the Obsidian Qilin-Garuda finally came to s grinding halt—the back of its feet kicking up crushed bits of earth in the process. At exactly that moment, a silhouette towered above him, launching a descending airborne series of diagonal slashes stringed together by a rapid fire cyclone-like pivot.Bang! Successfully blocking the barrage of attacks, the force of the rebound forced the Fiend to drop down to one knee, while the patch of earth it was standing on, sunk deep under its weight. "It's defense is solid.." realizing his attacks were barely making a dent in his opponent's defense, Henri stopped his rapid fire rotation. Abyssal Blaze; Color Purple!— INT: 58%— INT: 38% Still suspended mid-air, Henri planted his feet against the surface of the Halberd—avoiding its passive negative effect under the protection of the pair of purple colored boots that were now wrapped around his feet. Using the weapon like a springboard,

Following the emergence of the shrill scream, the air around the Fiend King was subjected to an intense breaking point. Simultaneously, the hollow grooves across its obsidian carapace flashed into a brilliant, incandescent violet light. Glowing symbols of mysterious origins proceeded to firmly lock themselves into the flesh of the Obsidian Qilin-Garuda. Bang! At the moment Henri's horizontal slash landed on its mark, all the runes that were etched across the body of the Obsidian Qilin-Garuda, collectively erupted into a brilliant flash of light. Not only did the burst of light possess concentrated intensity that threatened to burn the eyes of any who dared to make direct eye contact, it also contained a powerful concussive force. Henri quicky crossed both arms in front of himself, shielding his eyes from the sheer intensity of the light. At the same time, the concussive force contained in the light forced him back. The flash of light slowly receeeded nearly a minute later. Onc

'Here goes nothing!' With this desperate thought, Henri inhaled sharply.The moment his eyes snapped closed, the concept of sound vanished entirely. Narrowing his concentration to its absolute peak, Henri strained to visualize the dozens of quills being ejected by the Obsidian Qilin-Garuda in a rapid-fire sequence.To his delight, the mental image locked into place. Henri inhaled sharply in relief. The first phase was a success.'According to Prime, the black blade allows me to slash anything as long as I desire it, regardless of spatial or temporal distance.'Fixating on this logic, Henri imagined slashing every single one of the visualized quills.Talent Skill: Firmament Slash!As his eyelids fluttered open, Henri's hand executed a blinding horizontal slash with the black blade. By the time his eyes fully flung open, he was left stupefied by the scene playing out before him."It actually worked."Coincidentally, Henri watched as the very last of the quills was cleanly sliced apar

—[ !! Congratulations! Player is eligible to level up World Slaying Bow!] "Hm?" Henri groaned groggily while his eyelids fluttered open. The first thing that greeted his sight were a series of overlapped system notification screens. Henri knitted his brows once his eyes swept past the first notification. He clicked the next.—[ !! Congratulations!! Player has achieved a Milestone!!]—[ Milestone Target: Amass 1,000 Soul Tokens]—[ Milestone Progress: 30,000 / 1,000] "Soul Token?" Henri repeated under his breath. This was the first time he was encountering such a system terminology. He clicked the next system notification.—[ !! Congratulations!! Player has initiated Title Quest!!]—[ Title Quest: Slay +1,000 Obsidian Qilin-Garuda Fiends]—[ Title Quest Progress: 1/1,000] Unlike the earlier notifications, Henri mind momentarily went blank once he read the contents of the last notification. It took nearly an entire minute before he finally regained his composure. "T--This.." he

The massive tendril that had just emerged from the lake suddenly lunged at Henri. Instantly recovering from the shock and surprise of the unexpected attack, Henri released a sharp finger flick.Abyssal Blaze: Color RedA crimson orb roughly the size of a ping-pong ball launched itself directly toward the attacking tendril. Compared to the lumbering tendril, the trajectory speed of the crimson orb was several magnitudes faster.Boom!The crimson orb detonated the exact millisecond it made contact with its target. While the tendril was instantly engulfed by the resulting explosion, both Henri and Chiron retreated backward in perfect tandem to avoid getting struck by the resulting shockwave.—[ INT: 100%]—[ INT: 80%]Splash!The first tendril had barely been dealt with when over a dozen more erupted violently from the lake. Trailing behind the thrashing mass was a green creature with a rather unique appearance. Towering over two meters tall, the body of the creature was composed of tw