Star Forge Titan

What made him angry was the viciousness and shamelessness displayed by the aristocratic politician in the room, as if it was a matter of course, as if the lives of the lower classes were of only value to him to be used to attack political opponents or earn political achievements.

What is puzzling is this person's IQ. He is essentially a young man who has just graduated, but he can hear the instigation in the housekeeper's words. How could the other party, an old fox in the political arena, be provoked so easily?

Could it be that ambition is such an intoxicating potion?

In fact, Alvin overlooked one point.

As a member of the new generation born in the era of information explosion, the amount of information he was exposed to in the short time before he traveled through time was probably something that intellectuals and even erudite scholars of past generations would never have been able to access in their entire lives.

That's not a difference in intelligence or thinking ability, but a pure information gap.

For Lind, who had just started the Magic Revolution a dozen years ago, the thinking of many people was still in the transition stage between the late feudal society and the early industrial society, especially the relatively conservative traditional aristocrats.

Putting this aside, the scene before him also made Alvin feel a little stunned by the current situation in Lutetia.

Even though it is the Central Empire with the largest land area, the strongest national power and the most developed economy in the current continent, isn't Linde's situation really a bit exaggerated?

Counting the demon vanguard officer Karlbant who was beaten by the Archmage and whom he had taken advantage of, the three brothers of the Undead Cult who were killed one by one by him, and the Seranian believer who attacked the current Emperor Konrad at the Moulin Rouge, causing him to nearly die both physically and socially...

It seems, probably, perhaps, that Lutetia, the capital of the Central Empire of Lind, has gathered all four types of followers of the evil god.

By the way, in order to create a terrifying atmosphere, Alvin just crushed the magic scroll prepared overnight by Mr. Kayan Paulus, the 'special effects specialist' of this mission, so his appearance just now seemed more evil than the devil.

But as a 'demon' with a super scary appearance, he now just felt a lump in his throat and didn't know whether to spit it out or not.

This is simply a spy capital like the one in the forest after World War II!

However, considering the current situation in the world of Palladia, this situation does not seem strange at the moment.

As an old and powerful country and a thousand-year-old empire, the aristocracy of Linde is as vigilant about its own power as a watchdog, which makes it difficult for the Temple of Knowledge, which is dedicated to dealing with invasions from foreign forces such as the belief in evil gods, to carry out its work.

In addition, the capital Lutetia has a special status in many fields such as politics and economy. The city has been built up over dozens or even hundreds of years, and the distribution of power must be complicated, and there must be a lot of spies from all parties.

Most importantly, the social changes brought about by the start of the Magic Revolution and the various unstable reactions that followed made Lutetia an easy target for those with ulterior motives.

So, this is why a follower of the Dark Whisperer suddenly appeared in front of me without any warning?

Looking at the turbid cobalt blue magic reaction on the butler's body, Alvin subconsciously raised the Axe of Annihilation in his hand.

To be fair, it might not be possible to determine the other party's identity based on the magical reaction alone, but the way Karbant was madly jumping up and down and cursing the demon through the contract link indirectly proved his guess.

"Chop it off! Chop that guy off! I can tell right away he's not human! Chop it off! Chop his head off and kick it around like a ball! Cut off his skull and use it as a Frisbee for the three-headed dog! Those damn liars deserve to die! Those guys with bird feathers and their liar followers all deserve to be killed! Don't let any of them go!!!"

By former Demon Vanguard, Bloody Wings, Brass Beheader, Three-Headed Dog Shepherd, now the Soul-Forged Weapon Soul-Drudge Core - The Deceived Karlbant.

Of course, Ivan's actions also made the two people in the house extremely alert.

Imagine a conspirator and his seemingly loyal but ulterior motive subordinates plotting in the middle of the night, and suddenly they notice someone standing outside the window. What would they think? How would they react?

The most important thing was, that sudden intruder was carrying a massive axe! A massive axe! One of those Lindsay-esque, oversized axe! The kind with a chainsaw attached!!!

"It's worthy of being the capital of Linde, the Central Empire."

Looking at Butler Charles, who seemed very frightened but still stood beside Earl Jim, Ivan, with golden light flashing in his eyes, couldn't help but let out a low laugh.

"If you add one more, I'm afraid you guys will all be able to fill a mahjong table."

As soon as he finished speaking, a bright cold light flashed before his eyes.

This swift and precise thrust came from Earl Jim, who holds the title of 'Master of Swordsmanship'.

Alvin dodged sideways in some surprise. Although this guy was not very qualified as an ambitious man and politician, his swordsmanship was amazingly sharp.

In the hands of a true swordsman, even a decorative sword that is not very sharp can unleash terrifying power that is enough to break through steel plate armor.

The magic power throughout the sword not only enhances its carrying capacity, but also, through the special style of swordsmanship that causes the sword to vibrate rhythmically, allows this weapon to burst out with attack power that exceeds the upper limit of ordinary weapons.

Count Jim stepped forward, holding the back half of the sword's hilt with one hand, and the trembling sword tip easily sank under the steel armor.

With just a few strokes, a hole was easily opened in the heavy plate armor on Ivan's body. Then, the sword in the earl's hand pierced straight into the newly appeared gap in the armor with unimaginable speed, without even a moment to stop and breathe.

It must be admitted that this is the most powerful extraordinary person that Ivan has seen since he arrived in Linde, who has truly elevated a skill to the master level.

To be precise, he is a real warrior, not an ordinary extraordinary person who relies purely on extraordinary abilities.

In comparison, except for a few exceptions, those guys with the physical fitness or corresponding abilities of the third-level transcendents that we encountered before could only exert their strength to 100% at most, but could not achieve an overload burst of 120%, 200%, 300% or even 400%.

Several cultists who relied on external forces to be promoted were unable to even exert their full strength.

Those substandard and inferior products were like a stingy miser who guarded a vault but could only use a small portion of the money. Apart from making Alvin feel ridiculous, they did not pose much of a threat to him.

As a transcendent, the Earl Jim in front of him is, after all, just a second-level sword fighter. In terms of realm, he has not been able to awaken his soul power due to the power game, so he is not even a high-level transcendent.

But such a second-level cultivator who had not yet awakened his soul ability, was able to burst out with an attack power that even Alvin was amazed at in a hasty encounter.

It is just like a controversial statement that the rank of a transcendent only determines his life level and power limit, but does not represent his actual combat ability.

This swordsmanship master exerted all the magic power he could mobilize to the extreme in a short period of time, and in return he obtained the special sword technique "Double Slash", which could launch two consecutive attacks in an instant.

The decorative sword, with its low hum, pierced the tiny flaw on the front of the armor swiftly and accurately, like a poisonous cobra raising its body to launch a series of attacks, swift and deadly!

But the next person to show a surprised expression turned out to be Earl Jim himself.

"This is impossible!"

Ding!

The Earl, who held the hilt of the sword with both hands, felt the touch of hitting a solid object at first, but then he felt as if what he stabbed was not a normal human body of flesh and blood, but an indestructible heavy tower shield made of hot metal steel!

But even if faced with a real metal tower shield, Earl Jim, a master of swordsmanship, is confident that he can cut it off with one sword.

But what he saw now was that the blade of the long sword in his hand bent upward in a huge arc, as if it was about to break in the next second.

Visible beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down the earl's forehead, and Ivan, who had been surprised just now, now reached out to grasp the long sword that was against his skin with a seemingly slow but actually fast movement.

Without thinking, Count Jim immediately turned his wrist and slashed the sword towards the opponent's outstretched left hand.

result……

Ding!

Two fingers tapped the side of the sword with a speed and accuracy that was no less than that of the sword master.

Although it was just such a simple action, a violent force followed the movement of Earl Jim's sword, causing the entire sword to break in the middle like a fragile wooden strip.

The broken blade fell to the ground, making a sound so crisp that it was almost ear-piercing.

Then, the situation suddenly fell into silence.

Ivan lowered his head and looked at the gap in the armor again, but the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled up, and a look of reminiscence flashed in his eyes.

I really miss that feeling of being taught a lesson the moment I get started.

Things got interesting just as he expected.

In the game, Count Jim's superb swordsmanship and flexible and standard tactical movements made most of the players who were still at the low-level extraordinary level at that time fully realize that strength and realm are not completely equal.

Although the related dungeons are not as powerful as the bosses with cool and exaggerated abilities in later versions, they require players at that time to achieve a minimum level of proficiency in many basic combat-related aspects such as positioning, attacking and defense in order to pass them successfully.

Many people were killed on first sight, and only a few reacted immediately after suffering a loss and managed to get through by being cautious.

Therefore, the swordsmanship master Earl Jim is half-jokingly called Earl Teacher by the players.

However, the reason why this principle works is based on the premise that the challenger's own strength does not significantly exceed the average of the current version.

At this moment, in terms of gaming, some of Alvin's enhancements came from the world three versions later.

In the case of the reality of Palladia, it means using technology from decades later to deal with problems from decades ago.

Is that excessive? It really is excessive.

It was like two swordsmen fighting fiercely, both of them marveled at the opponent's superb skills, and even developed a sense of mutual admiration that only exists between old enemies.

But suddenly, one of the swordsmen pulled out a large-caliber flintlock rifle with a thick muzzle from his waist, and shouted with a hearty smile: "Are you stupid? I have a gun!" Oh, no, it should be "Sir, times have changed!"

Then a shot like a dragon popped out and hit the heart, causing blood to flow.

Ivan's current armor, forged from ordinary steel, might only offer decent defense against ordinary weapons. Facing the magic unleashed by transcendents, or the piercing, tearing, and slashing attacks unleashed by sword masters with their masterful swordsmanship, such ordinary plate armor would only slow the wearer down while he rolled and dodged.

But what Alvin relies on is far more than what an ordinary set of steel armor can cover.

[Heaven-Given Armor - Invisible Scales] The ancient dragon blood factor strengthens your body, causing a layer of invisible transparent scales to appear on the surface of your skin. Ordinary iron cannot attack you, and malicious magic will bypass you.

[Inner Skeleton Armor] The ribs transformed by the spell can be regarded as a built-in breastplate, which adds additional defense according to the strength of the bones. At the same time, piercing damage cannot hit your vital parts before breaking through the inner armor.

[Branch Talent: Blessing of Steel - Immortal Iron Bones]: The Titan's Bones are the backbone of the world. The holder's bones are greatly strengthened, and the spine can be used as an additional mana pool to store magic power.

Putting aside the fake armor on his body, these three talents formed two layers of protection inside and outside. The swordsman's full-strength armor-piercing attack only barely pierced the invisible scales on Ivan's skin, and was then blocked by the armor inside the bones.

Strictly speaking, his defense was indeed broken.

But in addition to these two layers of protection, the Death Angel Mystery, which imitated the design of Space Marines, also gave Alvin two recovery and damage reduction talents: [Enhanced Recovery Ability] and [Enhanced Injury Resistance].

After his flesh and blood were reshaped, he was given the talent [Regeneration Furnace] which allowed him to quickly repair serious injuries after a cooling period.

Finally, the [Perfect Body] obtained after the physical fitness breaks through 30 points has a recovery ability that exceeds the combined power of all the above talents.

Not to mention the flesh wounds, even if the swordsmanship master in front of him pierced Ivan's heart with a sword, he would be able to stabilize the injury within a few breaths, and then...

From this we can see that the concept of a humanoid battleship in the plan of visitors from another world that can both resist and output, and finally transform into Supa Radish, has begun to emerge.

So, let me emphasize it again.

Is that excessive? This is really, really excessive.

Chapter 177: Plan Failure

Just as Earl Jim, a master of swordsmanship, was surprised at the other party's physical strength, Butler Charles beside him was already a little panicked.

As a conspirator, his battlefield shouldn't be in a place like this. Like most of the Whisperers' followers, he also has his own 'big plan'.

His plan was clearly progressing smoothly. In the first phase, he had the Minister of Agriculture spread the word that magically modified plants were harmful to health, and then promoted the so-called "traditional high-quality seeds that did not use any Lind magic in the production process" in order to gain huge prestige through the bumper harvest next year.

But these so-called excellent traditional wheat seeds were actually not another kind of high-yield modified wheat imported from abroad at a high price as he told Earl Jim, but ordinary wheat collected at a very low price from the many small kingdoms that served as a buffer zone between Elrond and Lind.

The difference in price is enough for Butler Charles to earn enough money to last him a lifetime, but that is not his ultimate goal. Money is not what a cultist with twisted beliefs desires most.

According to his plan, among those ordinary wheats, there would be a mixture of filthy seeds processed by members of the Undead Cult who believed in Narnia.

These special seeds not only contaminate ordinary seeds and drastically reduce their yields, but also cause those who eat them to suffer from an incurable plague, until they are forced into the arms of Nurulmu in despair brought by the plague, and continue to survive as zombies or worse.

Yes, the ultimate goal of this cultist who believes in the Lord of Conspiracy and Lies, the Whisperer Xin Liezhi, is to cause a great famine and plague in the territory of Linde, the Central Empire, thereby detonating the various contradictions that have accumulated within the country due to the Magic Revolution.

If the people in power in Linde choose to transfer internal conflicts through war, it may even trigger a large-scale war across the world.

A conspiracy of this magnitude is large enough for even the most common cultist to gain access to the ascension ritual from their master.

That would elevate him from a short-lived mortal to an immortal demon prince!

Damn it! In order to avoid being exposed, I didn’t even contact any of my colleagues!

But with such a perfect plan, why did this dangerous person who obviously believed in Horror suddenly appear before us?!

How could my plan be hindered in such an inexplicable place!?!

After suffering a major blow when his big plan went wrong, the cultist named Charles subconsciously used his best spell, an evil thought spell that was used to spy on thoughts and influence the emotions of intelligent creatures.

However, before the mind probe released by Charles touched Ivan, he felt something was wrong.

Nothing, the thought probe failed to transmit any thoughts or ideas.

It was like hitting a city wall. The indestructible barrier of consciousness blocked all temptations. The transformation of the brain by the Death Angel's Ritual, coupled with the branch talent Star Soul derived from the core talent [Reshaping the World], and the firm will solidified by ideals and beliefs in the boy's heart after he regained his confidence and life goals.

The result of all this combined is a soul as indestructible as steel!

Before Charles had time to think about it, he saw a pair of golden eyes looking at him.

Then, Earl Jim, who was still thinking about how to deal with the situation next, suddenly felt a burning sensation around him.

When he turned his head, he found that his butler had been enveloped by a cluster of flames. The flames, which emitted a warm feeling, devoured the body of the cultist at the speed of a prairie fire, constantly burning and roasting his flesh.

But what made Butler Charles feel even more painful was the intense torture from the soul level, the failure of the spell and the abnormally serious backlash, as if a pair of invisible hands were about to tear this man's soul in half.

Count Jim realized that the butler who was engulfed in flames was probably beyond saving, and now he had only a broken sword in his hand and had to face the dangerous enemy of unknown identity.

In the brief fight just now, the Earl, a master of swordsmanship, accurately judged that his opponent's speed was not inferior to his own, and his strength was far beyond his limit.

This is a bit tricky. Looks like I have no choice but to give up on Charles. What a pity...

This thought flashed through the earl's mind, and then, without warning, he suddenly threw the broken sword in his hand forward.

The rotating sword blade cut through the air with a whistling sound and flew quickly towards Ivan's face. Although the magic power wrapped in it quickly dissipated as it left the hand of the sword holder, it still carried the characteristics of the sword master's unique style of skills, which was the enhanced destructive power against metal armor.

In order not to reveal his identity, Alvin had to pause for a moment, raising his hand and taking less than a second to knock the broken sword away.

In this very short period of time, Earl Jim had completed a series of actions including turning around, opening the door, and running away.