LRAB Chapter 53 The Number Monster
Chapter 53 The Number Monster
"clang--!!!"
A deafening collision rang out as the demon wolf delivered a solid bite to Luo Lan's calf!
The wolf's fangs, capable of easily crushing hard rocks, pulled hard on Luo Lan's leg armor, leaving a row of fine tooth marks and indentations!
Yes, a small dent.
Just kidding, what kind of armor is Luo Lan wearing? [Standard armor of the Holy Kingdom].
Despite its seemingly ordinary name, it is made of genuine national-grade military-grade steel, forged using secret methods, and is only worn by official members of the Holy Light Church at the Gold rank or above.
Ordinary swords used by low-level adventurers wouldn't even leave a white mark when they were struck.
Such a set of heavy armor would fetch at least 500 gold coins if it ended up on the black market.
Meanwhile, the Black Iron Rank adventurers in the tavern, who live on the edge of death, earn only about five gold coins a year from their hard work.
Another extraordinary item is the Holy Kingdom Standard Broadsword in Luo Lan's hand.
The broadsword is also made of national-grade military-grade steel, making it both sharp and tough.
Luo Lan momentarily revealed a weakness, and these bloodthirsty, impatient demonic wolves naturally exposed fatal openings in their attacks.
Just as the two demonic wolves that had just been knocked away were about to regain their footing, Luo Lan gripped his sword with both hands, used his waist to generate power, and swept the sword horizontally.
"puff--!!"
The speed of the spin pressed down on the weight of the broadsword itself, and the bodies of the two demon wolves were cut in half at the waist in the same slash.
The two pieces of the demon wolf's body separated, and blood splattered on the ground. The fibers of the fungal carpet began to tremble, greedily drawing towards the bloodstains.
Luo Lan looked down at the demon wolf that had bitten her earlier and was still in a daze.
It seemed completely baffled as to why its full-force attack, powerful enough to bite through hard bone, hadn't even broken the human's skin.
"Hey, little devil wolf, can you stop attacking the soles of my shoes with your head?"
The wolf had just released the metal from its mouth and was about to take a half step back before lunging at Luo Lan in the face, but Luo Lan kicked it hard to the ground.
"Smack!"
A muffled thud.
The wolf's head shattered beneath the steel boots, the sound changing from solid and dull to crisp and cracking, then to wet and sticky, all in one smooth motion.
Red and white brain matter and fragments of bone were splattered all over the ground. The fungal carpet crawled around Luo Lan's location again, trying to gather up all the scattered matter.
Stomp the dog's head and crush it with one foot; absolute crushing power.
Luo Lan's 25 points of strength on his "stats panel" is no joke.
In this world, there are actually no standards for judging attributes such as "strength," "agility," and "intelligence." The determination of an individual's specific strength is also affected by many factors, such as extraordinary rank, equipment, expertise, skills, etc.
The so-called "25 points of strength" is just a numerical standard that Luo Lan set for the "panel" using [True Sight lv.1] so that he could easily judge the difference.
What does 25 points of strength mean?
The Dark Iron adventurers in the tavern generally had individual attributes hovering around 5 points, while Luo Lan had a full 20 points higher than them.
A difference of 20 attribute points may not seem like much, but according to Luo Lan's standards, the difference between each attribute point is not a simple addition, but an exponential difference of 1.2 times.
In other words, Luo Lan's strength is a huge difference of 1.2 to the power of 20 compared to a beginner level 5 Black Iron Warrior, which is more than 38 times greater.
Thanks to Roland's "former hero" body, which underwent more than ten years of rigorous training, even though he "died once" and his strength has now fallen from the diamond rank that was like a superhuman, he has not lost his foundation.
This body still possesses attributes comparable to the peak of the Gold Rank.
In other words, to low-level monsters like the Demon Wolf, Luo Lan is a numerical monster, and a fully equipped one at that.
The reason why Luo Lan was determined to be of the Silver rank by the [True Sight lv.1] "panel" is because his actual soul rank is Silver rank.
与强悍肉体带来的【力量：25】、【体质：24】、【敏捷：22】相比，罗岚灵魂所决定的【智力：9】、【意志：13】，确实也就是白银阶的水平。
Furthermore, starting from the Gold rank, each leap to the extraordinary rank has its own corresponding requirements.
To advance from silver to gold, one needs to perfect a combination of abilities that best suits oneself—that is, to choose a path of extraordinary abilities that one specializes in.
Just as mages choose the school of thought they will study in the future, warriors choose the fighting style they will excel at in the future.
However, Luo Lan's skill set can be described as eclectic.
Although he currently possesses several useful monster skills such as [Terror Lv.3], [Berserk Lv.2], and [Crimson Lightning Lv.1], he may not have [Holy Light Lv.?] and [Templar Knights Basic Swordsmanship Lv.1] suitable for his current body.
Luo Lan is like a computer with top-of-the-line hardware, but without the right software to unleash its full potential.
The Adventurer's Handbook advises against "biting off more than you can chew," meaning that learning too many things at once is not necessarily a good thing.
However, Luo Lan didn't care much, firmly believing that "it's always good to have more skills!"
Since we already have "cheats," how can we not use them?
In Luo Lan's view, this [Condensation] technique should not only be used, but used frequently!
Monster skills are useful and I love using them!
As for advancement to the extraordinary rank, is it more important than improving actual combat power?
It's better to reach the bottleneck of strength first, and then consider advancement. After all, the level of transcendence also affects the scope of use of [Condensation].
It was this philosophy that gave him the incredible strength and power that allowed Luo Lan to keep his mind on these things while fighting the demonic wolf.
Coming to their senses, the one-eyed wolf and the other surrounding demonic wolves seemed to be intimidated by Luo Lan and hesitated to move forward.
Half a minute ago, Luo Lan killed three demon wolves in quick succession with extremely violent methods, leaving the one-eyed wolf unsure whether to continue attacking Luo Lan, this "tough nut to crack".
If the wolves don't come up, Luo Lan won't just sit idly by.
Carrying his broadsword stained with blood, Luo Lan squatted down beside the three freshly wrecked remains of the demonic wolves and used his holy light to drive away the wriggling, predatory fungal carpet on the ground.
The skeletal claw beneath the heavy armor on its left hand opened, and the dense chaotic aura swirling in the surrounding air was immediately drawn in like a vortex, rapidly absorbed and purified.
Thick wisps of black mist flowed down his fingertips, merging into the pile of remains beneath him, a mixture of entrails and chunks of flesh.
"Rise, Cerberus!"
As Luo Lan delivered his imposing speech, pale holy light burst forth from his right palm.
The wolf's corpse, shrouded in thick black mist, emitted a series of chilling explosions as it was forcibly mended and reassembled by the pale holy light.
Just a few seconds later, the terrifying undead creature, which Luo Lan had named "Cerberus, the three-headed dog of hell," staggered to its feet from the pool of blood.
This creature, crudely stitched together from the corpses of three demonic wolves, was a full size stronger than it had been in life. The deformed bone spurs protruding from its back were spewing out eerie blue flames, and it possessed three ferocious wolf heads.
As a level 1 undead assembly, Cerberus is intimidating in appearance, but its details are not satisfactory: the proportions of its muscles and bones are a bit off, and its joints are stiff when it moves. It is not as precise and flexible as the skeleton undead dog made by Victor.
However, low-level skills also have low-level uses. Since the creation of [Dead Remains Assembly lv.1] cannot execute complex commands.
Coincidentally, Luo Lan's command to it was very simple and only one:
"Fight!"