Baron Cullen

The following day, thanks to Lamont's generous grant of a holiday, Karen's life temporarily returned to its usual peaceful rhythm.

He sat on the second-floor balcony, sipping hot tea and enjoying the warm sunshine, looking incredibly content.

When he returned home last night, his father, Jocelyn, gathered everyone in the family and recounted what had happened at the meeting.

In an instant, the gloom that had hung over Waller's mansion was swept away, and a joyful and exhilarating atmosphere filled the place.

The old butler, Phelps, remained as calm and composed as ever.

However, upon learning that Karen was the biggest contributor to this incident and had even sacrificed herself to capture Bastian, a hint of relief appeared in her eyes.

Cecilia was even more excited.

She accompanied her father to the conference, and in the council hall of the city lord's mansion, she witnessed her brother receiving an award and being surrounded by respectful and envious gazes from everyone.

That evening, Karen was pestered by her to tell the whole story.

Seeing his sister's incredibly excited face, he had no choice but to omit the dangers and instead recount some of the more exciting scenes.

Cecilia's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and her admiration for her brother reached a new level.

The relaxing time at home allowed Karen to completely unwind from her previous tension.

However, he did not become addicted to it, but instead threw himself back into cultivation two days later.

The five thousand gold coins awarded by the city lord's mansion were a huge sum of money for him.

He handed over the three thousand gold coins to his old butler, Phelps, as family funds.

Of the other two thousand gold coins, he used one thousand to buy various magical potions and materials that would help with the training of warrior and mage classes.

Five hundred gold coins were used to pay for Cecilia's magic lessons, and the last five hundred gold coins were distributed to the poor people in the western slums who had lost their children in the case of the young girl.

He not only gave Lina's mother a hundred gold coins, but also accompanied her to the public cemetery.

He brought a bouquet of flowers for both Lina and Adams.

Karen then went to the chapter's base.

He exchanged all three thousand contribution points he gained from this incident for a magical potion that could solidify his foundation and accelerate the digestion of the secret medicine.

There are six bottles in total, which should be enough for him for the time being.

After doing all this, Karen returned home and began to study the newly acquired Tier 3 defensive combat skill, "Severance".

This combat technique is quite profound, involving infusing the extraordinary elements within the body into the weapon, and then wielding the weapon to create an invisible barrier around the body.

Similar to magic, but slightly simpler in its use of supernatural elements, it places greater emphasis on the coordination of supernatural elements, magical skills, and physical abilities.

For extraordinary individuals in the ordinary warrior profession, mastering this combat skill requires a certain level of understanding and a great deal of practice.

But Karen was different.

At this moment, he activated the mysterious runes deep within his right eye and began to carefully read the booklet in his hand.

With the help of analyzing the runes, he completely grasped the core essence of "Severance" in just a quarter of an hour.

After briefly closing her eyes, Karen slowly stood up and picked up the greatsword stuck to the side.

"call…"

He took a deep breath and gripped his sword with both hands, assuming the starting stance of "Severance".

The next moment, he spun half a body length away, simultaneously moving the greatsword in his hand and channeling the extraordinary elements within his body into the blade!

hum!

A sharp clang rang out as Karen swung his sword, creating a perfect crescent moon arc around himself.

As expected, the extraordinary elements attached to the sword blade formed an invisible barrier around him without any blind spots.

Although this barrier doesn't last long, its defensive effect is much stronger than the first-tier magic "Hard Rock Barrier" that he possesses.

This is not only a class difference, but more importantly, the defensive nature of "severance" is mainly reflected in the moment when the sword is drawn in the arc of the moon and the barrier is formed.

According to Karen's understanding of the mysterious runes in her right eye, this momentary defensive effect can completely deflect any attack of the same level.

Even when facing a fourth-tier opponent, which is one tier higher, its power and effect can be significantly reduced.

However, to achieve this effect, one needs an absolutely precise grasp of the timing of the strike. For an ordinary person to do this, it would undoubtedly require years or even more than a decade of practice.

"As expected of a third-tier combat skill!" Karen sheathed his sword and stood still, savoring the sword strike he had just landed. "Although I have mastered it, I still need to practice constantly to reach the point where I can effortlessly and unharmedly withstand attacks of the same tier."

Although he probably won't be able to reach the level he envisions in mastering the "Severance" combat technique in the short term.

However, because he had mastered this combat technique, he could clearly feel that much of the warrior's secret medicine in his body had been digested.

Sure enough, the more dangerous the battles and the more powerful the combat techniques learned, the faster the secret medicine was digested.

Thinking of this, Karen quickly suppressed her excitement.

Although he could continuously master those powerful combat techniques to accelerate the digestion of the secret medicine, this was not necessarily a good thing for the growth of his own strength.

Through his experiences and understanding over the past few days, he realized that no matter what extraordinary profession one is, it all requires being down-to-earth.

Only in this way can one's own strength be steadily improved, and one will have a greater chance of success when facing promotion.

It's like how talent allows someone to quickly master certain things, but it doesn't allow someone to skip certain things entirely.

After resting for a while, Karen was about to continue contacting the person when she suddenly heard the sound of a door opening nearby.

He turned his head and saw that the door to his training ground had been pushed open from the outside, and the person who came was quite unexpected to him.

It turned out to be Brett Nesman, the deputy leader of the Order Keepers, whom he had only met a few times!

"Lord Brett Nesman, it is a great honor to meet you." Karen sheathed her sword and walked towards him, bowing slightly. "How can I help you?"

As the deputy leader of the Order Keepers, Bright not only has a special status, but he himself is also quite special.

Karen had heard Lamont say that Bright's extraordinary profession was that of an assassin, a rare occurrence in the city.

Because of its remote location at the westernmost edge of Crescent County, there are no statues of assassins or wizards in the city.

Not only are people who can successfully awaken these two professions relatively rare, but also because the abilities required to cultivate these two professions require a huge price to pay.

It's either physical or emotional.

Fortunately, there are many standing stones representing various professions scattered in the wild; otherwise, a rare superhuman like Bright would probably not have appeared in a place like Breathless City.

"You are indeed very talented, mastering this third-tier combat skill in just one day!" Bright smiled first, then changed the subject, "Our leader wants to see you. If it's convenient, please come with me."

The leader of the Order Keepers?

The strongest transcendent in the City of No Breath, a legendary sixth-tier expert!