He had paid the price of destroying all of his Darksteel arrow stockpile to kill a massive number of Dragonfang-type monsters.
His EXP skyrocketed, and by now, he had already reached Level 19.
Bai Qiu looked at his status panel.
His body had fully recovered, and thanks to leveling up three times in a row, his panel had also changed.
Bai Qiu — Level 19
Strength: C
Magic: C
Endurance: C-
Agility: C
Spirit: D
Luck: F-
Class: Lancer
Lancer’s Blessing:
Strength Increase (Small)
Agility Increase (Medium)
Noble Phantasm: Spear of Converging Mana (C-rank) (Proficiency: — / 250,000)
Weapon Cards:
Sword of Hatred (D-quality)
Darksteel Heavy Spear (D-quality)
Darksteel Longbow (D-quality)
Dragon-Piercing Dagger (D-quality)
Equipment Cards:
Dragonslayer’s Boots (D-quality)
Dragonslayer’s Armor (D-quality)
Dragonslayer’s Bracers (D-quality)
Dragonslayer’s Shoulderplates (D-quality)
Dragonslayer’s Greaves (D-quality)
Dragonslayer’s Helmet (D-quality)
Dragonslayer’s Mask (D-quality)
Flame Orb (C-quality)
Item Cards:
Enhancement Card (C+ quality)
Skill Cards:
Berserk (D)
Battle Continuation (C)
Mana Manipulation (D++)
Kill-Looting (D+)
Gathering Technique (E)
Fivefold Arcane Crystallized Eyes (D)
High-Sky Archery (C-)
Infernal Spear (D+)
Thunderbird (D+)
Leveling three times in a row, he hadn’t felt much difference earlier because of Berserk’s weakened state.
But once the weakened state finally ended and his drained attributes recovered, a wave of insight washed over him…
His swollen legs from overloading himself in that sprint had fully healed, and his strength and endurance now surpassed what he had during Berserk!
His depleted mana, once fully restored, now felt more responsive—his control over his own mana circuits was far better, and the total mana amount streamed through him like dozens of small rivers converging into one—vast and seemingly endless!
Not to mention the C-rank Flame Orb, which practically duplicated his total mana one-to-one.
He now had access to almost double his original mana reserves!
Just reaching C-rank in three attributes had amplified him this much.
These Cavalry Monarchs were no trivial foes.
Bai Qiu felt no pride from his growth.
The fact he had just barely stepped into C-rank meant his current upper limit was only at the lower limit of the Dragonfang Monarch (Cavalry type)!
“No wonder their attacks were useless… At this level, they probably can’t even break through my defenses,” Bai Qiu murmured as he looked toward the crowd.
“What defenses can’t they break through?”
A familiar voice drifted over.
Bai Qiu wasn’t surprised—he had sensed Guinelia’s presence approaching long before she spoke.
“You’re here. Oh? Looks like you didn’t sleep—your dark circles are practically showing already!”
He turned around.
Seeing Guinelia still as energetic as ever, he couldn’t help teasing her.
Only she could bring a bit of cheerful atmosphere.
“Gu!” Guinelia’s cheeks puffed up like a frightened pufferfish, round and full.
She huffed angrily, “It’s all because of you adventurers! You actually started lining up at noon just to resell my healing potions! I haven’t rested at all from noon till night!”
Bai Qiu chuckled.
He took out dozens more Purple Thornfruits from his storage card, tossed a few into his own mouth to taste, then handed the rest to Guinelia.
After putting on all his equipment neatly, he stretched lazily and said, “Alright, I’ve rested long enough. Time to move my muscles. You stay here, have some snacks, and wait for me to deal with these troubles!”
With that, he took out the Darksteel Longbow, drew several Darksteel arrows, and attempted to infuse them with magic.
After imbuing all the arrows with magic, from over two hundred meters away, Bai Qiu released them — every shot dead accurate!
The Cavalry Monarch instantly sensed danger.
It raised its spear to block, trying to swat the arrows aside.
But it was destined to be disappointed — Bai Qiu’s arrows already had twenty times the range of ordinary arrows, and after enchantment, their range, speed, and power surged even further.
“Bang! BOOM!”
The arrow clashed with the conical spear in the Cavalry Monarch’s hand.
The immense force made both it and the skeletal warhorse beneath it rear backward.
Immediately afterward, a violent explosion rang out!
The enchanted arrow exploded, Darksteel fragments scattering with flames and thick smoke — but this was only the beginning!
“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”
Six more arrows shot out in rapid succession.
The first struck, the second followed instantly, and then came a chain of deafening explosions.
The massive commotion drew everyone’s attention.
In the pitch-black night, the glow of the Sanctuary Barrier reflected off Bai Qiu’s silver armor, which shimmered like rippling light.
His upright figure stood firm as the gusts of force and aura swept outward from him, all silently proclaiming his overwhelming strength — as if a deity had descended…
He put away the Darksteel Longbow.
His right hand drew the Thunder Staff, and his left hand drew the Blazing Staff.
As he poured mana into them, arcs of lightning and blazing flames surged to life at the same time!
If one looked closely, they could see the fiery red bead hanging at his waist continuously funneling magic into the Blazing Staff.
When the dust outside the Sanctuary Barrier finally cleared, everyone could see the Cavalry Monarch’s condition.
It was half-kneeling on the ground.
Its spear and the glossy black bones of its arms were left pitted and dull, damaged by the blast fragments from the Darksteel arrows.
The only reason it remained relatively intact was that its skeletal warhorse had reared back and flung it into the air, taking the full force of Bai Qiu’s chain of exploding arrows on its own.
The once six-meter-tall warhorse had half its body blown off — only half of its torso lay silently on the ground…
The surrounding earth was devastated, debris of all kinds scattered across a radius of over a hundred meters.
Fortunately, once arrows left the Sanctuary Barrier they were counted as external objects, so the people inside weren’t harmed.
Otherwise, with such a massive spectacle just now, a few unlucky onlookers near the front would’ve definitely been taken out.
This was also why Bai Qiu didn’t fire a full seven-arrow “Seven Stars in a Row” shot at once.
Only after confirming that the Darksteel arrow explosions wouldn’t send metal shards through the Sanctuary Barrier and injure his own people did he unleash six arrows in a single burst.
“Szzzt!”
Bai Qiu moved, flames and lightning swirling around him.
In the blink of an eye, he reached the edge of the Sanctuary Barrier.
One Thunderbird after another was born from the tip of the Thunder Staff and shot outward…
He could generate three Thunderbirds per second.
Dozens of them exploded on the Cavalry Monarch’s body.
It reacted as though it had met its natural enemy, letting out soul-deep howls of agony as its bones were repeatedly struck, smoking and cracking apart!
It actually dropped its spear and abandoned its skeletal horse — then turned and fled!
“Hmph! Too late to run now!”
Bai Qiu’s voice echoed.
When the Cavalry Monarch turned its head, it realized Bai Qiu was already behind it!
At some unknown moment, Bai Qiu had put away the Thunder Staff.
The Blazing Infernal Spear in his hand had long since finished charging, waiting only for the next instant to unleash its violent energy!
“Hah!”
With a roar, Bai Qiu drove the Blazing Infernal Spear straight into the monster’s spine.
“Pupupupu!”
Flames poured out endlessly, quickly engulfing the entire humanoid skeleton.
Everyone watched in shock as the half-destroyed skeletal warhorse and the discarded weapon on the ground turned into white light and vanished, while the humanoid skeleton burned violently in the flames!
Soon, the skeleton within the blaze also disappeared.
Bai Qiu stepped out of the fire.
He did not return to the inside of the Sanctuary Barrier but instead turned his gaze toward the other three Cavalry Monarchs charging straight at him.
— The end of the Chapter–
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