How Am I Still Alive?
Chapter 68 - 68 55 Deadly Move

68: Chapter 55: Deadly Move 68: Chapter 55: Deadly Move In the room’s center, which did not differ from the previous fourteen floors, the tall golden armor stood silently, like an eternal rock.

It was still holding a weapon in a knightly manner, and the next moment, a pale golden flame ignited within the empty helmet.

Merely being looked at by that flame, Lu Ping’an felt an inexplicable restraint and oppression.

“…Is this the third-tier?”

Tiers do not represent strength, but they do represent the level of contamination.

Small radiation sources will be suppressed by large radiation sources, it’s only natural.

Lu Ping’an felt the air around him slowed and heavy, as if he was breathing heavier.

It felt like the entire space was filled with a sluggish liquid; the actions were forcibly suppressed.

But Lu Ping’an laughed, perhaps this was a chance to prove himself….

“Move like water…”

Somehow, Lu Ping’an thought of a song title, which was also his understanding of these martial arts techniques.

His hands slowly rotated, and the long axe he held began to dance.

Unlike the previous sweeping swings, this time his swings trembled slightly, seeming somewhat hesitant and uneasy.

The stagnant air stirred, creating ripples, with the core resembling a trident stirring up a river and lake.

From this moment on, it’s no longer just Heroic Spirit Koen’s martial arts.

In the preliminary attack, Lu Ping’an’s sweeping swing made the tip of the axe collide with the lance as it traced a circle.

As expected, he was almost shaken off his weapon directly by the reflected brute force, and the basic strength of both sides was different!

But Lu Ping’an still smiled, just silently shook his wrist.

The waves quickly dissipated, but they would always return successfully the next moment.

The battle axe in mid-air shook in an arc, drew a half-circle, and once again attacked the Athletic Knight.

“Clang clang clang.”

The sound of iron forging formed a combat loop, and it seemed nothing had changed.

In this whole process, only the battle axe was active, and its wielder, Lu Ping’an, became an accessory to the fight.

Each action of the battle axe was actually a response to the steel knight, making it look like the axe was clashing with the armored knight, irrelevant to “accessory” Lu Ping’an.

“Clang.”

Again, the sound of metal collision.

This overly powerful and armored body, armed with even harder weapons, made people unsure of how to attack it.

But Lu Ping’an did not stop, he kept the battle axe “flowing”.

Waves cannot stop, and still water holds no value.

In this confrontation with the tier oppression, the seemingly weak flow (evasion) actually wore down the opponent’s strength with softness overcoming hardness.

At this moment, under the increasing pressure, the circles drawn by Lu Ping’an were no longer pure circles.

Ovals, squares, triangles, as long as they still formed a loop and were continuous, Lu Ping’an could accept them.

No matter how pressured or twisted, the loop continued…

“Clang.”

Another crisp sound, the drumbeat of a counterattack, still ringing.

The rhythm slowly came under control in Lu Ping’an’s hands.

However, this still could not change the battlefield as it was difficult to even break the defenses with the current methods.

Moving like water could not shatter the overly sturdy walls, so…

Suddenly, Lu Ping’an paused, and all the “circles” in mid-air came to a halt.

With both hands holding the axe, Lu Ping’an fiercely stomped the ground, not even looking at the steel giant close by, allowing the shock to unleash the warrior’s determination!

“…and break like glass!”

“Boom!”

The next moment, right in front of Lu Ping’an, the metal giant’s body exploded with countless sparks, releasing the accumulated “Resonance” all at once.

The ground quivered slightly, and the metal’s twists echoed through the small room, resonating repeatedly, and the sparks and smoke ignited the knight.

The continuous explosions sounded, like firecrackers attached to the body, but more lethal, as the source of most explosions was from behind the armor.

This kind of damage that transcends the metal armor’s internal shock, even for a true third-tier Heavy Equipment Knight, is still a fatal blow.

“…So, it’s useless.”

But after the sparks and smoke had dispersed, what remained was still the silent metal knight.

There were some distortions and cracks on his armor, but it was far from completely collapsing.

“He’s done for, the compatibility is just too bad.”

“Yes, his martial arts techniques are very good, but the attack power is somewhat insufficient.

It’s not that he’s not capable, it’s just compared to those heavy axe users who specialize in breaking down walls and dismantling houses, this set of martial arts techniques’ lethality is a bit unlike that of heavy axe users…”

When people outside sentenced Lu Ping’an to death, he remained calm; this scene was also within his expectations.

Just trying to take down this third-tier Heavy Equipment knight by relying on the basic martial arts of Wave-Torrent Flow was too much of an underestimate.

Suddenly, he furrowed his brow, and what was expected to happen, happened.

Unnoticeably, an iron ring appeared on Lu Ping’an’s wrist, with a chain extending from it and attaching to the opponent’s left hand.

“Knight’s Chain Duel,” one of the core Abnormal Abilities of third-tier Athletic Knights.

Once successfully activated, the chain forcibly links both parties, restricts their movement, and forces them into close combat.

But the more deadly part is…

“…The chain will continuously shorten until we can only hack at each other, and who can outmatch the tin can.”

This was equivalent to having a countdown with the dueling party, in which death was inevitable.

Although it was called an Athletic Knight, this Knight had no sense of sportsmanship.

“Buzz!”

Suddenly, the Knight acted first.

The ghostly flame on his armor flared up, and he violently yanked his left arm.

The shaking metal chain directly lifted Lu Ping’an into the air.

“Clang!”

The Lance and Battle Axe collided once again, but this time, due to the chain’s restriction, Lu Ping’an did not successfully pull off his “water dance.”

The uncontrolled shockwaves traveled back and forth, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.

“…Is it time to give up?”

“It’s so unlucky to encounter such an outrageous opponent.”

But Lu Ping’an, with blood still on the corner of his mouth, continued to smile.

At this moment, all conditions had been met, and it was time to unleash the core move of the Wave-Torrent Flow!

“…Silver Seal Awakening, Water Tiger Pattern, form!”

A bizarre sight occurred—the “cracks” formed by the “Resonance” emitted a faint silver light.

Those eerie silver lights spread across the surface of the metal armor, forming small patterns.

Once these slender patterns formed, they swam in the weak points of the armor as if they were…eel-like creatures?

“Buzz!”

This time, a miracle happened.

The individual “eel” patterns resonated with each other, either attracting or repulsing, causing the metal armor to twist spontaneously.

Water Tiger fish, or more commonly known as electric eels.

The Silver Seal – Water Tiger Pattern was Lu Ping’an’s secret weapon and the slynails’,core of the transformation from Mortal axe techniques to supernatural Abnormal Ability axe techniques.

Yes, the outside world was not wrong in their speculation.

The Wave-Cutting Technique was far superior to other conventional axe techniques in terms of consumption, range, and defense.

However, its attack power was clearly insufficient…after all, it was a heavy axe technique, and its core capabilities were damage and siege-breaking ability.

To abandon these core abilities would be trying to have one’s cake and eat it, right?

“Low-level Wave Axe lacks killing power because it lacks the core of this set of battle methods—the Silver Seal.”

The 7th-level Awakening faction characteristic “Resonance” was actually a prerequisite for the “Silver Seal” and a means to bring the Warrior’s own power into the opponent’s armor or body.

When that power accumulates to a certain extent, the Silver Seal can be activated!

[Wave-Cutting Technique lvl0, faction core ability, Silver Seal Awakening: Awaken the ‘Resonance’ power within armor, weapons, and bodies, and systematically transform it into a specified ‘Silver Seal.’]

[Current available Silver Patterns: Water Tiger Pattern (7), Crack Shark Pattern (10), Lantern Fish Pattern (2)]

This was Koen Knight’s trump card.

The more powerful the Silver Seal, the more “minimum accumulation” required, and each had its own separate prerequisites for use.

[Water Tiger Pattern: Must make contact with the opponent for 2 to 6 seconds before use (required time decreases as Resonance accumulates).]

Actually, this condition was quite strict—staying in contact with an opponent for six seconds during combat was practically a joke.

But…clashing weapons counted, and being connected by an iron chain counted too!

“…With the Silver Seals in place, the Wave-Cutting Technique naturally only requires more ‘hits’ for effectiveness.

The basic properties are increased range and endurance, which are normal.”

At this moment, with the full activation of the Water Tiger Pattern, the metal Knight’s body was trapped by the insane opposing forces of repulsion and attraction.

The Water Tiger Pattern targeted the indestructible steel body from the very beginning.

Facing the immobilized steel Giant, Lu Ping’an lifted his Battle Axe and launched a new round of slashes without any hesitation.

One, two, three…weveral swings later, when he could no longer remember how many times he had swung, the metal Knight’s eyes lit up again.

He stood up , his towering metallic frame regaining its height.

The power of the Water Tiger had come to an end.

The steel Athletic Knight prepared to tear apart the little man who had humiliated him.

How could his slashes do anything when they lacked killing power?

But as he looked at the steel Giant before him, Lu Ping’an felt a sense of pity.

“Unfortunately, being a template creature without wisdom, no matter how powerful, can’t compare to a true Heroic Spirit Knight…”

As the Lance plunged down, Lu Ping’an calmly watched.

As the wind from the Lance hit him in the face, he snapped his fingers.

“Snap!”

Just as the Lance tip was a finger’s breadth away from his forehead, it stopped.

The steel frame began to disintegrate.

Silvery patterns spread from the inside out.

Sharks devoured the Giant piece by piece, and the fragments finally blew away with the wind.

The Lance and shield fell to the ground, but their wielder was no more.

Lu Ping’an sighed, picked up his axe, and proceeded to the next level.

“…Power without wisdom is meaningless.

You were not even as difficult to deal with as that first-tier Shield Axe Knight on the 5th level…”

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