Free Web NovelChapter 5: Thousand Heavens Rainfall Divine Sword!
In truth, Dan Moriarty himself did not believe he could live up to that wager. Killing ten goblins in twenty breaths? That was nothing more than drunken nonsense. With his Level 1 stats, beginner skills, and this shabby iron sword in hand, the odds were bleak.
Yet as five goblins closed in, madness rose within his chest.
"There is a saying," Dan Moriarty muttered as he tightened his grip, "when the weak dare to leap, not only the strong are shocked... even the weak themselves will tremble at what they have done."
His eyes blazed fiercely.
"I will not be shackled by mere levels!"
He lunged forward.
SWOOSH!
SLASH!
The first goblin never expected the human to charge instead of retreating. Dan Moriarty’s sword split across its neck, nearly severing the head. Then green blood sprayed through the air, filling the atmosphere with its foul smell.
-80 HP
[You have slain Forest Goblin Lv.1. Experience Gained: +20.]
He did not stop.
Second breath.
Dan Moriarty twisted his waist and kicked another goblin in the chest, sending it stumbling backward. Before it could rise, his blade pierced through its eye.
-80 HP
[You have slain Forest Goblin Lv.1. Experience Gained: +20.]
Third breath.
Two goblins attacked from both sides. Dan Moriarty gritted his teeth and activated [Parry Lv.1].
CLANG!
SLASH!!
The crude club was knocked aside, but the stone knife passed mere inches across his shoulder. His heightened senses picked it up, causing him to take a step back and swing again, tearing the goblin’s stomach open.
[You have slain Forest Goblin Lv.1. Experience Gained: +20.]
Fourth breath.
The remaining two from the first group of five hesitated, suddenly taking three steps back as they tried to create distance between themselves and Dan Moriarty.
Dan Moriarty then took a step forward in their direction, causing the goblins to panic and attempt to flee. But he was fast, his agility showing its effects, as he quickly caught up with one of them and brought his sword crashing into its back.
[You have slain Forest Goblin Lv.1. Experience Gained: +20.]
The other tripped over a root in fear, quickly standing back up to continue its escape, but Dan Moriarty was already behind it, his shadow casting over its back as he stabbed downward.
-80 HP
[You have slain Forest Goblin Lv.1. Experience Gained: +20.]
Five. Five goblins killed already. Dan Moriarty kept track of the number as he continued his effort.
[@StoneGiantKing: ...He still lives? Hmph. This mortal is stronger than I expected.]
[@NineTailEmpress: This little one does possess some spirit. Reckless, but rather pleasing to watch.]
[@DrunkenSwordImmortal: Hahaha! Five already? Interesting! Perhaps this brat is not completely useless after all.]
But before Dan Moriarty could celebrate, he knew he was not done yet, as he noticed more goblins coming from the opposite direction, clearly alerted by the commotion of battle.
Then, from the direction of the village, another cluster rushed over, their clubs raised high and their faces ferocious.
With that, plus the initial fifty that had approached his area, the goblin count was now more than two hundred.
Dan Moriarty’s face remained expressionless. His time was ticking, and more goblins only meant more targets. There was no need to waste time chasing them one by one. Even if he failed to win the wager, he could still level up by slaughtering them.
He charged.
Sixth breath.
With effortless movement, his sword cleaved into one goblin’s collarbone, ending its life.
-80 HP
[You have slain Forest Goblin Lv.1. Experience Gained: +20.]
Seventh breath.
A goblin leapt at his back, but Dan Moriarty reacted quickly. His awakened instincts caused him to roll through the mud, rise to one knee, and thrust backward blindly, the blade cutting through flesh. fгeewebnovёl.com
[You have slain Forest Goblin Lv.1. Experience Gained: +20.]
But now his breathing had become ragged, and his arms trembled. He was clearly tired, pushing himself to the very edge in order to kill ten goblins within twenty breaths.
Three goblins remained ahead, circling him warily.
Dan Moriarty rushed once more, but his exhausted legs faltered. The nearest goblin ducked aside, and another smashed a club into his ribs.
BANG!
The impact was not particularly painful. The goblins were only Level 1 beginner dungeon monsters, so their attacks were pitiful. Rather, Dan Moriarty was struck more by exhaustion than pain. The blow only reduced his HP by -2.
Twelfth breath.
He tried to rise, but dizziness hit him.
The goblins, seeing weakness, began shrieking in triumph.
But that was their mistake. Striking at Dan Moriarty was one thing, laughing at him was another.
"I can tolerate pain... but I do not tolerate mockery from trash!"
He rose, adrenaline flooding his body. In the next instant, he became a blur. [Footwork Lv.1] was pushed to its absolute limit.
SWISH!
SWISH!
SWISH!
Before the goblins could react, their throats had already been slit. Green blood sprayed as all three collapsed at once.
[You have slain Forest Goblin Lv.1. Experience Gained: +20.]
[You have slain Forest Goblin Lv.1. Experience Gained: +20.]
[You have slain Forest Goblin Lv.1. Experience Gained: +20.]
[LEVEL UP!]
[Level: 2 (Experience Value: 120/200)]
For a brief moment, the battlefield fell silent. Even the goblins charging from afar seemed stunned by what they had just witnessed.
Dan Moriarty stood in place, chest heaving violently, mud covering his body. His iron sword trembled in his hand, rusty and nearly broken.
Then the comment panel exploded.
[@StoneGiantKing: Impossible! A mere beginner actually turned the tables under pressure?]
[@NineTailEmpress: How delightful. Just now, when he rose in anger, he was rather handsome.]
[@GoldenFeatherPrincess: Hmph. He only barely managed it... but I admit that final movement was elegant.]
[@AbyssButcher: Interesting. I was waiting to hear him cry, yet instead the goblins screamed.]
[@DrunkenSwordImmortal: Hahahaha! Good! Very good! This immortal spoke, and you truly dared to answer with your blade!]
[Current Viewers: 127]
Dan Moriarty glanced at the soaring viewer count and nearly forgot his exhaustion.
"So many?" he muttered. "It seems talent cannot remain buried."
[@StoneGiantKing: Shameless.]
Then a sudden notification caught Dan Moriarty’s attention, conforming to what he wanted to see.
[@DrunkenSwordImmortal gifted: 1 High-Level Legendary Ranked Celestial Rain Sword.]
The surrounding forest trembled slightly as a stream of silver light descended from the sky, landing before Dan Moriarty like a falling star.
The light faded.
There, suspended in midair, was a slender longsword of pale silver metal. Ancient cloud patterns ran along the blade, while faint droplets of spiritual rain drifted around it.
[Celestial Rain Sword]
Rank: Legendary (High)
Required Class: Swordsman, Warrior, Knight, Paladin, Magic Swordsman....
Level Compatibility: None
Physical Attack Power: 260-297 + (50% Strength)
Spirit Attack Power: 122-154 + (60% Spirit Power)
Effect: Lightning Attribute, Celestial Sword Qi (Lvl. 1)
Dan Moriarty was indeed impressed by the sheer difference in grandeur between a Legendary-ranked weapon and a common scrap.
In this era of Streamers, weapons and various items were ranked as Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary, Mythical, Divine, and Abyssal. Each rank was further divided into three levels, High, Middle, and Low.
The [Celestial Rain Sword] was a High-Level Legendary-ranked weapon!
[@DrunkenSwordImmortal: Brat, you met the wager. This immortal rewards those with courage. Do not disgrace my sword.]
But before Dan Moriarty could grab the weapon, another panel, which he had been waiting for, manifested before him.
[Gift Received: Celestial Rain Sword.]
[Infinite Amplification Activated.]
[1,000× Amplification in progress...]
The silver sword before him began to shine brighter and brighter, its aura rising wildly. Thunder rolled in the skies above the dungeon.
[@StoneGiantKing: What is happening to that sword?]
[@NineTailEmpress: ... Its aura is changing.]
[@DrunkenSwordImmortal: What... What is happening to my sword?!]
Then,
[New Reward Received: Middle-Level Mythical-Ranked Thousand Heavens Rainfall Divine Sword!]
