Volume 2: Boundless Walker Chapter 140: Alienation and upgrading!
Goethe rubbed his nose, with surprise in his eyes.
However, he then subconsciously looked down.
The brass 'Ring of the Mad King' glows with a different kind of light.
The fog once again enveloped the space, which was even darker and deeper than the night.
This time, however, the mist wasn't gray.
It was a strange white.
Moreover, it is extremely rich.
The secret realm representing 'folk customs' began to flicker.
More than just vitality.
And there is...
Cold.
It’s like the sun that should have been warm has lost its temperature, but still brings an inexplicable light.
Very contradictory and weird.
Under Goethe's gaze, the light of the stars finally became constant.
The words began to appear -
['Secret Realm' upgrade is being judged...]
【Judgment failed! 】
['Secret Realm' is undergoing transformation and upgrading...]
【Judgment successful! 】
[Judgment that the 'key' holder's alienation accelerates the 'world', helping the world complete the alienation upgrade, judging...]
[Judgment passed! ]
[The holder of the 'key' gains a trace of alienated 'world power'! ]
[The alienated ' power of the world' merges with the 'key' holder, judging...]
…
Huh, huh.
The strong wind rang in his ears, and in the bumpy feeling, Goethe found himself turned into a child of seven or eight years old, and at this moment he was riding on the back of a giant bear.
The giant bear was more than three meters tall when on all fours, and it ran very fast.
This made the child Goethe extremely excited and happy.
Every moment was cheered loudly.
The sun rose and set, and Goethe, who looked like a child, played like this all day long.
In the evening, the giant bear carried Goethe back to the tribe that he had seen once and remembered deeply.
After the giant bear put Goethe down, it returned to the forest, and Goethe fell into a deep sleep.
While half asleep and half awake, a shrill sound rang out.
Wolf!
The tribe was surrounded by countless wolves.
The chief led the tribal men to take up weapons and confront the wolves.
The women of the tribe retreated to the canyon deep in the mountains with their children and the elderly.
The pack of wolves spotted the retreating elderly, weak, women and children and immediately began chasing them.
The tribal leaders and men immediately went into battle.
Their weapons are wooden sticks, bone clubs and stones.
Every blow caused the wolves' bones and flesh to shatter and their internal organs to explode.
But the wolves did not give in.
They chased the old, weak, women and children of the tribe step by step.
"drink!"
Facing the pursuing wolves, the childlike Goethe picked up stones from the ground and was ready to fight, but was stopped by the old people. The old people stood up and formed a human wall to let the children and women go first.
They may not be able to fight.
But they were able to slow down the wolves' advance.
The wooden stick in your hand can become a weapon.
Fists and teeth can also become weapons.
When they were devoured by the wolves again, the old people fought back in their own way.
The woman continued to flee with the children.
The fleeing children looked at the old men who were willing to die in the wolves' mouths rather than hold back the wolf pack, and tears flowed unconsciously, with sobbing sounds coming from their mouths.
The childlike Goethe's teeth were grinding.
The stones in his hands would be crushed by him.
When someone else wanted to stay to stop the wolves' advance, Goethe stayed.
There were a dozen or so kids of about the same age standing around him.
Some women also stayed.
The wolves swarmed in, and Goethe waved the stone in his hand, killing one wolf after another until the stone in his hand broke. He then chose to bite - the hot and fishy wolf blood irritated his stomach and nerves.
His physique, which was already much stronger than his peers, became even stronger.
What's even more terrifying is that his teeth became sharp and his fingernails became razor-sharp.
He could now tear a wolf apart with one claw.
He could kill a wolf with one bite.
but……
It's useless.
There are too many wolves in the pack.
He eventually fell down.
He fell among the wolves, and just as they were eating him, he heard a bear roar.
He looked in the direction of the roar in surprise.
Then his eyes dimmed.
A white wave bit him on the back of the neck, breaking it.
At the last moment, he saw the giant bear again.
No longer the one that carried him.
It was the giant bear that covered the sky and the sun when he was born.
Looking at the tribe that suffered heavy casualties, the giant bear roared and rushed into the battlefield.
after?
Goethe didn’t know after that.
He woke up from the hallucination and instinctively raised his hand to touch the back of his neck. His face was pale, his forehead was covered with sweat, and he was breathing heavily.
Huff, huff.
The scene of death just now was too real.
It was so real that he almost thought he was really dead.
The next moment, the words continued to emerge——
[Judgment passed! ]
[The holder of the 'key' completes the alienated essence! ]
[The 'key' holder 'human' is transformed into 'human (black iron. alienation)'! 】
[Human (Black Iron. Alienation): The trace of immortality hidden deep in your soul, after being merged with a trace of world power, has undergone a trace of alienation that you are completely unaware of. The remaining characteristics have become complete and special. You have become smarter, can master more skills instantly, and have a stronger and faster body than others. Moreover, your recovery speed has become faster again. You have even begun to truly touch a little bit of your ancestor’s special talents. Now you are of course not a so-called immortal, but you have talents that ordinary people cannot reach. At the same time, you have more possibilities! ]
[Effect 1: Heart +1.0, Skill +4, Body +4]
[Effect 2: Unarmed Combat (Superb III → Superb IV)]
[Effect 3: Celtic Blood Sacrifice. White Wolf (Alienation. Incomplete)]
…
"alienation?"
"Is it because of the 'all things return to one'?"
Goethe guessed.
Then the whispers appeared in his ears again.
The pain came as expected.
But it was not as painful as I had imagined.
It's not just because of his adaptation, but also because his [body] is getting stronger and stronger, and his [heart] makes his nerves stronger and stronger, allowing him to endure such pain.
In a shorter time than before, Goethe completed the promotion to [Unarmed Combat].
[Unarmed Combat (Extraordinary IV): You are gifted and hardworking, and you have broken through your limits time and time again. Now your unarmed combat has entered a wider world, and you are still moving forward.]
[Effect: Body +7.0 (Basic, Beginner, Skilled, Proficient, Expert, Master, Unparalleled 0.1, Extraordinary +0.5, Extraordinary I +0.6, Extraordinary II +0.7, Extraordinary III +1.5, Extraordinary IV +3), Skill +6.9 (Beginner, Skilled, Proficient, Expert, Master, Unparalleled 0.1, Extraordinary +0.5, Extraordinary I +0.6, Extraordinary II +0.7, Extraordinary III +1.5, Extraordinary IV +3)]
[Supernormal IV: Beyond the ordinary skills, another breakthrough, allowing you to open up a whole new world. When you attack with your bare hands, you will gain an additional 'tank-level' attack effect. When facing invisible objects, you will also have the same effect.]
[Armor Piercing: Your hands are the most dexterous and deadly weapons. Even when facing an enemy wearing heavy armor, you can still deliver a fatal blow. When you face an armored creature (including but not limited to armor and force field shields) with your bare hands, the extra damage of the 'tank level' will explode in the opponent's body with the 'explosive level' attack effect.]
(Mastery options omitted)
…
The gradually familiar feeling of pain made Goethe a little uncomfortable.
He still remembered the life-or-death feeling he felt when he first achieved a breakthrough in [Unarmed Combat]
And now?
It actually felt a bit 'boring'.
More importantly, there is still no feeling of limit.
Simply put, the upgrade from the current [Unarmed Combat (Super IV)] to the next level is still not the ultimate at the current stage, and special effects like [Armor Piercing] cannot appear.
The requirement for [Bloody Honor] has changed to 8 copies.
"Eight?"
This number is not small.
Goethe chose to give up temporarily.
His gaze turned to [Celtic Blood Sacrifice. Wolf].
No!
To be precise, it is [Celtic Blood Sacrifice. White Wolf (Alienation. Incomplete)]
[Celtic Blood Sacrifice. White Wolf (Alienation. Incomplete): In the Celtic schools of the more ancient times, change has always been considered one of the original mysteries. Many Celtic priests have been studying it tirelessly, but when the children raised by the mother wolf led the army to come, these priests suddenly found that their tribe was unable to resist. They fought and retreated. Even the most powerful blood sacrifice could not defeat that terrifying guy. Fortunately, the other party's brothers did not obey the rule, and the other party had to open up the battlefield again. This gave the ancient Celtic priests a chance to breathe, and they began to specialize in the changes of the "wolf"! The secret technique in your hand is not complete, it is only a part of the remnants of the past, but the soul characteristics of the immortal species in the depths of your soul have caused it to undergo an extraordinary change. It has obtained an "ancient gift". Compared with the research of those priests, it should have become perfect, but for you who have seen the "ancient", it is still incomplete.]
[Effects obtained: 1, Transformation, 2, Claws, 3, Wolf Poison, 4, Wolf Pack]
[Transformation: You can transform into a werewolf or wolf. When you transform into a werewolf, your [Physique] will be increased by 30%, and you will gain fur and claws and teeth that can resist 'severe' level attacks (according to your current [Physique] and 'Ancient Gift'). When you choose to transform into a wolf, your speed will be increased by 100%, and your physical strength and energy recovery speed will be increased by 50%, and your injury recovery speed will be increased by 20%]
[Sharp Claws: The claws of ancient aura make them extremely sharp. The wounds of creatures injured by your claws will become difficult to heal and will continue to bleed. You need to complete three rounds of [Heart] judgment with you. Starting from the second round of judgment, the opponent's heart judgment will be +1 each time. When the three rounds of judgment are completed, the opponent is still unable to get rid of the claws effect, the opponent's wounds will quickly rot, deteriorate, and lose activity. If one of the three rounds of judgment passes, the wound will expand. If two pass, more blood will gush out. After three passes, the wound begins to slowly recover.]
[Wolfsbane: The saliva of ancient breath stains your teeth. The creatures you bite will fall into the poison judgment. The opponent needs to complete two rounds of +0+1 judgments with your [Heart]. If the opponent fails both rounds of judgments, the opponent will fall into a short "confusion" state. If one round of judgments passes, the opponent will only suffer "strong" level poison damage. When both rounds of judgments pass, the opponent will be immune to toxins (When you lick your claws, your claws will also have wolfsbane judgments)]
[Wolf Pack: The call of the ancient breath. When you transform into a werewolf or wolf, nearby 'wolf creatures' will obey your orders (including but not limited to wolves, werewolves, alienated dogs, etc.)]
(Note 1: When transforming into a werewolf, physical strength will continue to be consumed)
(Note 2: During a full moon, there will be no violent transformation)
(Note 3: This secret technique cannot be upgraded, but can be completed)
…
"Wolfsbane, claws, and fur?"
Goethe looked at the markings in front of him, his eyes narrowed slightly.
There is no doubt that this alienation was due to his experience in the hallucination.
The blood of those wolves made the originally incomplete [Celtic Blood Sacrifice. Wolf] reach a level that the Celtic priests believed to be perfect, but the alienated [Celtic Blood Sacrifice. White Wolf] was not complete.
At least, it can't be compared with the white wolf that last appeared in Goethe's memory.
A silent, fatal blow from the other party.
It is still fresh in Goethe's memory.
Thinking about it now, Goethe can still feel the shadow of death looming over him in an instant.
"It should be something like 'Wolfsbane' or 'Sharp Claw' or something higher level?"
Goethe guessed .
He looked at the 'Ring of the Mad King' again.
The text above jumps.
[Judging that the "secret realm" is undergoing transformation and upgrading...]
[The holder of the 'key' will not be able to use the 'key' to enter the 'secret realm' for a short period of time]
[Reopening time: 29 days, 23 hours, 55 minutes]
…
"Alienation and upgrading is also considered a kind of upgrading?"
"But compared to normal ascension, which directly improves one's own core power, alienated ascension places more emphasis on... experience?"
Goethe made some judgments based on the upgrades of [Unarmed Combat] and [Kyle Blood Sacrifice. Wolf].
Such a judgment is naturally not sufficient.
But at this stage, Goethe had no better solution.
It was just like when Xila got up from the bed, muttering something like "Goethe, you cheated again!", walked into the study, and fell headfirst into Goethe's arms.
He nudged Sheila.
Sheila closed her eyes and continued to mutter.
"You smell like someone else's perfume."
Goethe's hands froze.
He lowered his head and looked at Sheila seriously.
I breathed a sigh of relief only when I confirmed that Xila was just talking in her sleep.
However, Goethe reacted immediately.
Why am I nervous?
What's there to be nervous about?
Thinking of this, Goethe's body trembled, and Xila immediately flew to the side.
With Goethe's current skill level of 17.7, he could easily keep Sheila standing there steadily, but Sheila smacked her lips in mid-air and turned around in the air, which ruined Goethe's original plan to keep Sheila standing beside him, and instead caused her to bump into the desk.
well.
With a sigh, Goethe raised his hand and hugged Xila back.
"You bad guy, you actually ate my cake."
Sheila grumbled again.
Then there was a loud snoring.
Goethe looked down at Sheila who was hugging him tightly, and then leaned back completely in his chair.
Since there is no other way.
Then let her be.
With this thought in mind, Goethe closed his eyes and planned to take a nap.
But the next moment, Goethe opened his eyes.
Sheila's snoring was really loud.
Goethe frowned slightly, then narrowed his eyes again without caring.
After a moment, a snoring sound much louder than Sheila's began.
The two snoring sounds, one low and one high, were like a duet.
The two of them slept soundly, one deeper than the other.
The snoring sounds became louder than the other.
Next door, Margarida Mag, who had been unable to sleep because of her uneasy mood, opened her eyes completely. She stood up from the bed and raised her hand to knock on the wall.
But then I felt that this was not ladylike enough.
endure.
Ladies need patience.
Margarida Mag told herself this.
Then……
It's dawn.
While Goethe and Silas were sitting at the dining table in high spirits, Margarida Magg looked listless, and the red bloodshot in her eyes was shocking.
"Hey, woman who drinks horse urine, did you steal a chicken last night?"
Sheila looked curious.
"Whose fault is this?"
The second daughter of the Tulip family asked unhappily.
"It's definitely not my fault."
"I went to bed early."
"You can't blame Goethe. Goethe sleeps better beside me than I do."
Sheila argued convincingly.
"Uh-huh."
The second daughter of the Tulip family clenched her fists and wanted to punch Xila.
nonsense!
Of course she knew that the two of them were sleeping soundly.
The snoring kept her awake all night.
The Grand Duke, Simlai, Enmulai and Gejil on the side cast inquiring looks.
The small town girl sitting next to Gejil looked at Xila with envy on her face.
"Just fell asleep."
Facing the gazes of several people, Goethe explained truthfully.
In fact, he originally wanted to wake up Xila with a louder snoring, but he didn't expect that he actually fell asleep, and slept until dawn.
This surprised Goethe.
But the people present were overjoyed.
"come on!"
The Archduke gave Goethe a thumbs-up.
"Make up."
Simlai put a bear sausage on Goethe's plate.
"Do you need me to teach you some moves?"
A sly smile appeared on Enmulai's face.
As for Gjir?
He calmly handed a potion from under the table and gave Goethe a look that all men understood.
The only confused person at the table was Nina.
She looked at her brothers in confusion.
Also confused was Most Modeus George. Compared to his father, the son of George VI was really very simple.
"you……"
Goethe was about to explain when footsteps were heard outside the restaurant.
According to the rules of the Ke family, breakfast is not allowed to be disturbed unless it is extremely urgent.
After the five men of the K family, the Grand Duke, Goethe, Simlai, Enmlai and Gejier, looked at each other, Goethe and Simlai stood up one after another and walked out of the restaurant.
Enmlai and Gejil cooperated with each other, telling jokes to make Nina happy and attract the attention of others .
Restaurant, corridor.
Skus, the captain of the first squadron of the Grand Duke's Guard, stood there.
When he saw Goethe and Sim coming out, he immediately bowed to greet them.
Then, the captain of the guard lowered his voice and said:
"The 'Secret Keeper' is here."
