Seeing Kira Oakmoor about to make a move, Takeshi Sable's heart tightened.
He knew Galen Yu's situation; it was fine as long as they stayed hidden at the top.
If they exposed themselves now, did they really think the other creatures in this chunk were pushovers?
Setting aside boss-level entities like the Snow Queen or the Giant Guardian, even the Guard Villagers would be hard to handle!
Mark and Soren Park had finally managed to get shotguns and machine guns, but their ammo was limited.
The villagers were wielding AK-47s, and Galen Yu had somehow secured enough ammunition for them that their firepower could even shred a Wither in seconds.
He understood Kira Oakmoor's mindset, looking at it purely from an outsider's perspective.
Spending all those resources on rails would indeed make someone let their guard down and look down on the Sky Island.
Unless they saw it with their own eyes, who would have thought Galen Yu could create something as ridiculous as an Infinite Rail Machine through redstone engineering?
It was precisely because he understood that Takeshi Sable was worried.
Fortunately, Kira Oakmoor seemed to spot something and stopped her movement.
"It's good that she's calmed down."
Sighing with relief, he continued to watch.
Though Kira Oakmoor appeared to have calmed down, in reality, both of them were stunned.
They could clearly see that what Galen Yu held in the distance was the exact same model as the one in Oakmoor's hands.
It had taken immense effort and the combined strength of multiple players to finally craft their third SlashBlade.
The Oodachi!
Soren Park forced down the confusion in his heart and looked toward Kira Oakmoor.
"Oakmoor, did you see that? That... that can't be an Oodachi, right?"
He thought his eyes were playing tricks on him and wanted confirmation.
Kira Oakmoor shook her head, her answer making him feel like he had fallen into an ice cellar.
"You didn't see wrong. That is indeed an Oodachi."
Coming from a lineage of tachi practitioners, she could sense the distinct aura of a SlashBlade even from a great distance.
The appearance, the attack style, the damage—it was identical to the Oodachi!
"How... how does Galen Yu have an Oodachi?!"
Soren Park barely held back a scream, his face twisted in shock.
On their way here, Kira Oakmoor had briefly explained just how difficult it was to craft this weapon.
Without a stroke of luck and the collective help of the Alliance, they might not have succeeded.
And now, Galen Yu had made one too!
The bullet chat went wild.
"Hahaha, here it comes, here it comes!"
"I've finally waited long enough for this legendary scene. Weren't they acting all arrogant before?"
"They really thought they were number one in the world. What about now?"
"Without mods, you see me as a frog in a well looking at the moon; with mods, you see me as a mayfly beholding the boundless sky!"
"Talking about trump cards? God Yu surpassed you ages ago!"
"Look at Kira Oakmoor's bewildered face, hahahahaha!"
"This feels so good!"
Having long been annoyed by the Alliance's daily displays of pride, the viewers filled the screen with laughter now that this moment had finally arrived.
Their precious trump card was actually nothing special!
Kira Oakmoor's face looked as though she had just swallowed something foul.
From the moment she heard about Proud Souls, she had plotted against Kapil even if it meant defying Mark, sacrificing her reputation to lead him to his doom.
Her goal was to seize the Proud Souls so that no one could compete with them.
SlashBlades were very similar to katanas, and katanas were their national treasure, weren't they?
How was Galen Yu still able to catch up so easily?
"Don't panic, don't panic. Soren, listen to me, don't be afraid yet."
Despite her words, Kira Oakmoor's arms were trembling slightly.
It looked like she was comforting Soren Park, but it seemed more like she was trying to reassure herself.
"I'm not panicking, and I'm not nervous. You should be the one to calm down first, Oakmoor."
"Galen Yu just has some clever tricks. Even if I don't know how his progress matches ours, your sword skills are far more profound than his!"
"Don't be afraid!"
To keep him calm—Kira Oakmoor took a deep breath and gripped the Oodachi tightly with both hands.
Indeed, Soren Park was right; a weapon was just a weapon.
In a real fight, it came down to skill. She had trained bitterly for many years; her mastery in this area was surely deeper than Galen Yu's!
Regaining her confidence, the thought of drawing her Oodachi for a fair samurai duel against Galen Yu crossed her mind again.
The next moment—Boom!
The scene before her eyes struck her heart like a thunderbolt, leaving her dazed for a long time.
Galen Yu had actually slashed out a black hole!
"Is... is this even still a SlashBlade?"
What the hell was a Dimensional Slash?
A cold weapon was actually performing a Dimensional Slash?
What was the point of talking about mastery and years of training?
What was the difference between finishing years of training in peerless martial arts only to find that people outside had already built plasma cannons?
Fighting alien technology with a melee weapon?
Huh?
Seeing the two of them standing there like frozen statues, the bullet chat laughed even harder.
"This is the stuff! This is exactly what I wanted to see!"
"I had the same expression the first time I saw God Yu's moves!"
"Surprise! Not only can't you keep up with God Yu's progress, but your understanding is lacking too!"
"Finally, you get to see God Yu fight. This is awesome!"
"I just love this feeling of bullying idiots. I'm dying of laughter!"
"Well done, Soren! You should bring more of the Alliance to see the gap between us!"
"Hahahahahahaha!"
Outside the screen, Takeshi Sable's face was as black as coal.
Even though he had expected this, seeing his own player getting crushed was still hard to swallow.
The first time he saw it, Takeshi Sable's reaction hadn't been any better than theirs.
'At least they can recognize the true usage of the Oodachi,' he consoled himself.
It was the only way he could find comfort.
Knowing that the Dimensional Slash existed, with Kira Oakmoor's talent, she should be able to replicate it soon.
"Now Oakmoor should be completely calm."
Finding humor in his misery, Takeshi Sable let out a deep sigh.
The Tsukumo was indeed very useful, but Galen Yu didn't use it much.
After briefly testing the blade, he switched back to the Oodachi to continue his assault.
There were two evolution paths: Tsukumo and Muramasa. With Tsukumo done, it was time to forge the Muramasa.
Repairing also counted as forging, and killing mobs allowed him to farm Proud Soul values. Besides, the zombies weren't yet strong enough that the Oodachi couldn't handle them.
The faster he farmed, the faster the progress toward forging the Muramasa.
As the attack continued, besides Soren Park and Kira Oakmoor, who were secretly observing from within the chunk...
...there was someone else with wide eyes, filled with disbelief.
"This... this... what kind of weapon is he holding? It's even stronger than my magic!"
He had been significantly ahead thanks to his magic and thought victory was within his grasp.
But the tide of battle turned the moment Galen Yu joined the fray.
[BLACK MAGE: 176]
[GALEN YU: 276]
Killing nearly two hundred monsters in a short time was impressive, yet Galen Yu's score was a full hundred higher!
And the gap was steadily widening with every passing second.
Just as Galen Yu had envisioned, the Wooden Boat was a dual torture—physical and mental—for the Black Mage.
He had to constantly watch for incoming zombies, quickly clear away his former "colleagues" nearby, and stay alert for Skeletons or armed zombies appearing in the distance.
Occasionally, mutant species like a Flesh Ball would even appear.
They were much harder to deal with than regular zombies, forcing him to expend even more energy to eliminate them.
Magic wasn't limitless; it required 'energy' to cast.
Energy needed time to recover, but the monsters gave him no such opportunity, launching wave after wave of overwhelming attacks.
Startled by the occasional twitch of the Wooden Boat, despair surfaced in the Black Mage's eyes.
Provoking Galen Yu was the worst mistake of his life!
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