Previously, Vincent had 1 Orichalcum Ore and 3 Mithril Ores within his system inventory and he received them as a reward after completing some hidden missions from his system.
He has been wondering what kind of item he'll make out of these ores and thought of various options like body armor, bracer, shin guard, or anything that could protect his body.
However, with the arrival of his Source Cube, he could just abuse the Protective Suit mode that it has. Although it's expensive, the defense is guaranteed so he wouldn't mind at all. Aside from that, the cube itself can probably be a form of shield already.
Lastly, he knows that he could still increase the capacity limit of his Synthetic Celestial Core within his body.
It's just a matter of time for him to be able to use the armor for a very long duration.
A few weeks ago, Vincent had actually found a Magic Craftsman that could process the orichalcum ore that he has and make it into a sword. This is through Yasin's help who has made connections within the Hunter Organization.
Then, just like what he did to his Mithril Sword, he provided a core to boost the power of the sword to be made.
Since he still has the Runic Badger's core with him, he decided to just use it this time as he's still unsure when will he get the Transcendence Skill of his Awakening System.
[ Magic Nucleus ]
[ Durability: 20/20
Pure Mana: 800
Talent: Mind Control
Description: The Runic Badger's source of life, magic, and intelligence.
Remarks: This item can not be enhanced. ]
With these attributes added to the Orichalcum Sword, Vincent was able to get a Unique-Rank weapon!
After using his Enhancement and Ascendance system skill, he was now able to get the sword he was about to use to defeat Elena!
[ Aura-Forged Green Orichalcum Sword ]
[ Quality: Pseudo-Legendary
Number of Enhancements: 9/10
Durability: 820/950
Knockback: 45
Bonus Damage: 185
Sword Charm: A skill capable of charming the target to offer their head to the broadsword. This skill can be activated depending on the amount of mana infused.
Description: A broadsword forged by a Master Blacksmith. It is made of Orichalcum and a Magic Beast's Core – Runic Badger.
Remarks: Knockback and Bonus Damage Attribute found. These attributes including the Active Skill will be upgraded in every successful enhancement. ]
With this weapon, Vincent can now trigger three mind-altering abilities!
Fatal Mind from the Mithril Sword.
Chaos Night from the Nightbane Robe.
And Sword Charm from the Orichalcum Sword!
Currently, only practitioners who had heavily trained their Consciousness Energy would be able to stop him.
This type of energy was previously introduced to him by Turhan and even received a book about it. If Vincent could rename it, he would call it similar to Mind or Mental Energy.
It is completely different from Mana which comes from the essence of the world and Aura which is the byproduct of a strong or cultivated soul.
'W-what now?!'
Elena's mind was obviously shaken as the sudden activation of Sword Charm caught her guard off. As she was in the middle of creating her Tier 3 Mana Art, the sudden stop resulted in a backlash as her mana flow started rampaging…
This was just too difficult for her. She had never fought someone who uses this kind of technique after all. No, it wasn't even Vincent's technique or Mana Arts! This was all because he possess Magic Artifacts that she wasn't prepared for!
Her current defensive magic tools were inclined towards elemental and physical damages that she may receive in a battle.
A tool that could protect her mind against powerful mind-altering attacks wasn't that easy to find!
"Argghh!"
As she felt that her mind was faltering from the Sword Charm, she bit her lips and punched her chest as the pain started spreading throughout her body…
With this move, she was able to stop the Sword Charm from mystifying her.
She wanted to continue fighting even after this setback but Vincent's suddenly grabbed her arm! She felt her Mana start getting sucked out of her body!
She doesn't have the time to cast a Tier 3 Mana Art and could only make another Mana Bullet but unfortunately, even that was stopped by Vincent's wave of the Astral Night Dagger!
A dagger in his right hand and the broadsword in his left hand!
Everyone felt that they'd finally seen Vincent's real battle style!
Sssaak---
The orichalcum broadsword suddenly flashed as Elena's robe was cut open revealing her chainmail armor covering her chest!
She was shocked as her Magician Robe is at the Epic Rank and a normal sword would have a hard time leaving a scratch on it!
'W-what… This is bad!'
If the robe was only cut, Elena would still be able to move and counter but a sudden sensation of being pushed back followed and disrupted her momentum…
Vincent didn't even stop as he raised his sword to continue attacking! Elena couldn't muster enough strength to dodge or put up a stronger mana shield as she closed her eyes in fear.
The crowd had also realized that Vincent has indeed won this match as they hoped that she wouldn't get too injured out of this…
Clank!
At this time, Vincent's sword was stopped.
"We've seen enough…"
The referee parried Vincent's attack using his sword. Well, he didn't even remove the sheathe on his sword as he looked at Vincent.
The latter smiled as he put back his weapons inside his interspatial ring.
Seeing that Vincent decided to back off, the referee sighed in relief as he immediately announced the victor of this match.
It was then they realized that Vincent is the real deal.
His first match against Wesley was quite impressive but not everyone took notice of his skills. His second match against Alexander wasn't convincing. However, this third match against Elena has certainly silenced all the people who had doubted Vincent's abilities!
It seems that Magnus would have a decent match against Vincent if they decided to have a duel!
What they were curious about now is whether Vincent will issue a challenge against Magnus or not…
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