NABC Chapter 795
Chapter 795
Chapter 795: Chapter 176: When the Warrior Gets a Handy Weapon Chapter 795: Chapter 176: When the Warrior Gets a Handy Weapon With that set of gear, Aiwass instantly felt more confident.
He immediately raised his hand and, with practiced ease, placed it on Aurigen’s chest.
Then he began to earnestly attempt to use the “Holy Healing Skill” that came with the equipment.
Holy Healing differs from Illumination Art and is not something that priests from the church typically learn as a healing ability.
It is essentially a spell, not a Sacred Art.
The Mystical Skill to which “Holy Healing Skill” belongs is called the “Art of the Holy,” a discipline of the Paladin lineage.
It’s part of the same series as “Holy Sword Skill” and “Holy Shield Skill.”
Although Bishop Mathers had taught Aiwass the Sacred Arts essential for a priest, and he indeed was once a priest, his true profession now is known as “Guardian of the Holy Tomb” — a career within the Paladin lineage.
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In simple terms, Mathers actually knew the arts of the sword and shield.
That’s why he could later be controlled by the Spirit of Rage within the Red-Handled Sword and become the “Cursed Holy Knight.”
Oswald’s profession could also be considered that of a Paladin.
The “Guardian of Dusk and Dawn” inheritances of the Holy Nation inherently belong to the line of Paladins.
However, these inheritances are kept secret due to their immense combat abilities and lack of need for internal monitoring by the sanctity system, thus they have almost not been professionalized.
Bishop Mathers also advanced to become the Guardian of the Holy Tomb under the supervision of the Holy Nation.
It was not until after the end of version 2.0 that the Paladin emerged as an optional melee profession on the player’s career list.
Contrary to conventional thinking, the Paladin in “Ring of Ouroboros” is not a T-class, but a DPS role.
It is also known as “BUFF Sword,” with the advantage of having a bit of heal, able to heal itself and others.
Normally, it relies on stacking various temporary BUFFs to gain additional damage.
Isabel had given Aiwass a life-saving necklace that also carried the Holy Healing Skill, but Aiwass had never used it.@@@@
That was partly because Aiwass himself had the ability to regenerate health...
and partly because the Holy Healing Skill on that necklace was gender-locked, only usable by females.
Aiwass could have transformed...
but in his transformed state, he was so fragile that he would shatter upon contact, making healing rather moot.
This was Aiwass’s first time using the Holy Healing Skill.
Nobody had taught him how to use it before, and this spell didn’t require the use of mana, so Aiwass couldn’t simply infuse it with mana.
He closed his eyes, following that mysterious and profound sensation, trying to sense the sacred radiance within the equipment.
Aiwass quickly felt a brilliant radiance flowing within him, like the bright noon sun.
Is it like Illumination Art...
Aiwass tried, imagining the light dispersing the darkness within Aurigen.
But it was clear he had failed.
If that had succeeded, it would have been in the domain of “Illumination,” not “Holy.”
Luckily, Aurigen’s life was already being sustained by the “Tree Demon,” otherwise Aiwass might have started to panic from repeated failures.
Although Aurigen was a warrior, his intelligence was evidently not low.
He seemed to guess what Aiwass was doing — of course, it might also be because Helquinn himself was not skilled in Holy Healing Skill.
“Your Excellency, try to condense and restrain the light!”
Aurigen instructed Aiwass, “Tame the light with your heart, let the light transform into flowing water!”
Suddenly, a dialogue box popped up in front of Aiwass.
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[Aurigen is offering to teach you the “Sacred Arts”, would you like to pay 562 common experience points to master this mystical skill?]
[Your remaining common experience points are insufficient, you cannot master this mystical skill]
“...Hm?”
Aiwass was taken aback for a moment.
He was not surprised that Aurigen, as a Lizardman Warrior, had some understanding of the Paladin’s arts; nor was he shocked that Aurigen’s comprehension of this sacred technique was so superficial that a basic skill could rack up more than five hundred common experience points.
Instead, Aiwass realized for the first time—that one could also learn skills during the promotion ceremony!
Aurigen answered without hesitation, “I wasn’t sure if the giant’s flame that could burn the earth would damage your Holy Lance, so I protected it with my life.”
Aiwass felt helpless, “You this...”
Suddenly, a sense of alertness surged in his heart.
Aurigen got up from the ground without hesitation——with a speed that Aiwass could barely catch a glimpse of a residual shadow, clenched his fist, and rushed behind Aiwass.
In the sky above, countless meteors suddenly flew towards them.
From afar, the ground rumbled and the earth trembled.
The surrounding trees shook violently, making creaking noises as they broke, and numerous leaves were scattered in the air.
And a huge meteor at least a dozen meters in diameter was headed straight for them!
“Dodge it, Aurigen!”
Aiwass shouted without hesitation.
He himself couldn’t possibly be hit by it; he could fly away instantly on his Pegasus.
There was no need to block such a thing for his sake——
“Just a small rock of this size.”
Aurigen said in a deep voice.
His voice was still steady, providing a strong sense of security.
He suddenly leaped up, and his entire body zoomed into the air with a whoosh.
With a powerful punch, he smashed into that meteor!
A ring of visible shockwave spread around.
The meteor was instantly shattered into pieces, scattering in a ring shape.
Rain of fist-sized meteorites showered down in the forest.
Only then did Aiwass suddenly realize why Aurigen had to shatter this meteor that couldn’t hit anyone——
Because above the original flight path of that meteor was the Tree Demon summoned by Aiwass!
Aurigen had received healing from the Tree Demon, and now he intended to protect it.
Just as he was willing to fight for Aiwass!
Aiwass’s heart stirred, and he suddenly had an inspiration.
If Aurigen’s adapted weapon was a halberd...
He suddenly remembered that he had a Phantom Card that he rarely used.
“Aurigen!”
Aiwass called out loudly, steering the Pegasus that suddenly increased in speed, flying to his side, brushing past Aurigen who was unscathed in the air and descending.
In his right hand, the purple card painted with the pattern of the “Wheel of Destiny” suddenly turned into specks of light and dissipated.
A majestically fierce halberd, flashing with the light of thunder, was tossed lightly by Aiwass.
“Here, borrow this!”
Aiwass called out.
When the warrior had a suitable weapon in hand——
[Equipment Card: Thunder Javelin (Wheel of Destiny)]
[Requirement: Wind 3 or Darkness 3]
[Action, Summon, Recast]
[Effect: Summons the “Thunder Javelin” (Extraordinary Weapon-Halberd, Heavy, Punishment, Armor Piercing, equipped with the module “Demon Slayer”, Thunder Attribute Attack)]
[Effect: Using it again increases the wielder’s “Affinity for Lightning” by +3, lasting one minute]
——The Thunder Javelin!
This was a bona fide Extraordinary Weapon, the accompanying weapon of Punishment Demons, the source of strength!
A light of astonishment and shock flashed in Aurigen’s eyes, but his body instinctively reached forward——even though the Thunder Javelin, crackling with popping electricity, triggered Aurigen’s instinctual sense of danger, constantly warning him of its peril.
But the Lizardman Warrior, Aurigen, still chose to trust the words of Aiwass, stubbornly and loyally reaching into the center of the thunderous cloud.
As Aurigen grasped the Thunder Javelin tightly, a bolt of lightning scanned his entire body.
With the weapon that suited him in hand, the Lizardman Warrior Aurigen suddenly burst forth with visible storms, and his presence changed dramatically!