From the very start, this was an unfair battle.
"Come out, Your Highness. You Gold Elves should be proud of your cowardly and cowardly fighting style. When I return, you'll be in big trouble. Are you sure you don't want to kill me to silence me? "
Jack's arrogant words and calm expression didn't stop his spear dance.
His physical body was like a mechanical doll controlled by puppet strings. He was precise and efficient, powerful and violent. Even if he didn't hit his target, he could easily pierce through the steel deck of the airship.
Jack's calm expression didn't match his actions at all. Together with his arrogant provocation, his actions, words, and expressions were all separated. This person was strangely uncoordinated.
Distorted, strange, and unbalanced.
He was like a mime who was tap-dancing while making funny faces. There was even a sweet female voice acting for him.
However, each of his actions was more and more precise.
He was like a perfect doll that danced under the control of an invisible hand. This was Jack's true fighting style.
If there were any bystanders watching this, they might want to laugh for some reason.
However, Rorschach, who was facing all this, couldn't laugh at all. Jack's violent and precise spear attacks gave him too much pressure. Not only that, Jack had been aiming at his right hand from start to finish.
"You discovered me so quickly …?"
Perhaps there wasn't much difference between their techniques, but there were some things that were fundamentally different.
Jack was a rank 4 job class, while Rorschach was only a rookie who hadn't even reached rank 1.
"Disguise."
The nature ranger divine spell, Disguise. This was the only nature divine spell that Rorschach had mastered. Under normal circumstances, Rorschach could make himself disappear in front of his opponent.
However, the current Rorschach was a Gold Elf, not a wood spirit who was the Child of Nature.
His current opponent wasn't a group of ordinary rangers. Instead, it was Jack, the kind Jack, the Gun Saint Jack.
Jack's spear attack didn't change. He was still aiming at Rorschach's right hand as if he could see through everything.
However, it was only for an instant, about one-third of a second. Jack indeed lost sight of his target, although he recovered in the next second.
"Enough."
Jack twirled his broken sword and lightly tapped the tip of Jack's spear, which was slightly off target.
One point, two knocks, three hammers, three consecutive strikes in an instant. It was still the familiar borrowing force to fight force, and the spear's momentum was carried away.
The flaw was exposed! The only thing a master of technique could fight over was the flaw in that moment!
Rorschach dashed forward without hesitation, closing in on Jack who had lost his balance. The broken sword in his right hand pierced forward with all the strength in his body!
However, from the corner of his eye, Rorschach caught the other party's gaze. He seemed to be looking at something strange.
"He's looking at my heart … No."
A chill suddenly rose from his back, and a fatal sense of danger made his back shiver.
Rorschach kicked the ground without hesitation and retreated two meters.
Jack, who had adjusted himself, did not chase after him. Instead, he revealed a faint smile.
"Did you see through it? His combat experience is poor, but his instincts and combat intelligence are not bad. "
Close combat was different from a ranger's ambush, where planning was the key. Close combat relied on one's instincts rather than thinking, especially for a newbie.
At this moment, Rorschach finally had the time to consider what would have happened if he hadn't retreated.
The flaw in the spear's momentum being carried away was probably real. In that case, if he had dashed forward, it was indeed possible for him to have hit Jack's vitals, and then … then he would have died.
Although even a god would die if his vitals were pierced, the prerequisite was that he had pierced through.
He was only a rank 1 job class, so his total amount of energy was limited. Jack was a rank 3 or higher knight with thick skin and high HP. He could also use his job class's skills and energy to strengthen his defense. If Jack's attack didn't kill him … he would definitely die if Jack attacked him with his spear.
"… Can I still play like this? I might not even be able to break through his defense."
Unknowingly, sweat had soaked Jack's back. The distance between life and death was just a single thought.
"Haha, there's still fifteen minutes left. We can slowly play around."
Jack furrowed his eyebrows and said some provocative words with an expressionless face.
However, Rorschach could sense that Jack's expression was one of wild joy. Jack was enjoying the joy of hunting, and was preparing to torture and kill his prey.
"… Catch up to me first before we talk."
Rorschach unhesitatingly turned around and ran. He continuously used camouflage magic and instantly disappeared into the shadows.
"Bastard, that guy actually held back this entire time. He's clearly a rank 3 job class or higher, but he still hasn't used his job class's abilities!"
Sword techniques were indeed important, but in the end, they were still a swordsman's job class's abilities. The difference between two job classes was the most foundational difference.
A job class was actually a division of labor in the process of fighting. What truly made this division of labor meaningful was the existence of job class abilities and skills.
Only by being able to do things that ordinary people couldn't do could one be considered a job.
Earth also had jobs. A driver's job class ability was driving, an actor's job class was acting, and a programmer's job class was working overtime and drinking Red Bull coffee … I meant coding.
This core job class ability was the difference between your job class and other job classes.
Aishi's job class system had long since matured. After they opened the door, they absorbed the knowledge and power system of the outside world and improved even further.
Young warriors would choose their job class based on their goals. Their goal was still what their job class could bring them and what they could obtain.
A rank 1 mage's job class ability was to cast spells. However, there were more than two thousand rank 1 spells recorded in books, and more than ten thousand rank 1 spells that weren't recorded. It would be impossible to learn all of them, and some rank 1 spells were even more difficult than forbidden spells.
Choosing the most suitable spell for oneself to learn would be the most logical thing to do. This would be the foundation for reaching even higher ranks.
Rank 1 rangers were the same. They could use dual swords to fight, long-range sniping, support magic, camouflage, ambush, traps, and beast taming. Every job class's abilities were incredibly deep and could be studied for an entire lifetime.
However, in order to become a rank 2 professional, one only needed to choose one of these jobs and train it to a certain level.
Using Earth's job class as an example, a rookie driver could drive a car, and an experienced driver could also drive a car. However, everyone could safely get into the latter's car. A rookie female driver could also drive a car, but would you dare to get into the latter's car … Cough cough, I went off topic just now. Returning to the main topic, some drivers could drive large-scale construction equipment, while others could only drive three-wheeled vehicles. Training in a specialized job class was the advancement of one's job class.
However, there was no difference in the choice of job class. Motorcycles could also be used to perform stunts, and agricultural harvesters could also be considered large-scale machinery.
Jack was a rank 4 professional, and he had advanced a total of four times! He had mastered at least twenty different job abilities and skills.
The first advancement was the regular knight job class. The job class abilities he needed to learn were the ability to use weapons (sword techniques), armor, and shields.
The second advancement was the unique job class of the silver elves, Silver Knight. This was the most common knight job class of the silver elves who had obtained the inheritance of the ancient Elven Empire.
However, being common did not mean that it was mediocre. On the contrary, it proved that it was widely applicable and could be used. At this stage, he focused on learning the special ability of the silver elves.
This ability was a strengthening enchantment for weapons and equipment. It could make armors harder and weapons sharper. Although it looked simple and ordinary, as one's cultivation progressed, the degree of enhancement would continue to increase. It was even possible to turn a wooden shield into a city wall.
Enchantment for weapons and armors was simple and practical. It was especially suitable for the battlefield. It was the foundation of the silver elves, the war elves.
At this stage, of course, he also needed to learn sword techniques and the use of aura. This was a daily training that knights, no, all melee jobs could not neglect.
As the times progressed, he also needed to learn how to drive and maintain magic armors.
The third advancement was the world of high-rank jobs. Usually, there were very high prerequisites. The job skills of the job class had to be trained to a certain level.
Jack's third advancement was the Silver Emblem Knight, which was also a unique job class of the silver elves. However, there were not many people who chose to advance this job class because cultivation was too cruel.
In the cruel part of this job class, they began to use their own bodies as weapons and equipment, using the Enchantment of Truth on them.
By engraving special holy emblems on their bodies, they would act as nodes for the Enchantment of Truth, and then use supernatural power to forcefully control their bodies.
The result of this was that their physical strength and defense were further strengthened. However, the greatest benefits were their vitality and endurance.
As long as their brains did not die and their souls did not perish, even if their bodies were fatally injured, they could use the Enchantment of Truth to forcefully prolong their lives.
Rorschach's judgment at that moment was not wrong.
Even if that attack had pierced through Jack's Enchantment of Truth armor, it was basically impossible to pierce through his Enchantment of Truth body. Even if it had been pierced, it would not have been a fatal wound.
The Silver Emblem Knight and the Berserker were both famous for being cockroaches. However, the latter could not compare to the former in terms of defense. The former was the true harvester of the battlefield.
The fourth advancement? That would involve one's self-awareness and understanding of one's life path. Usually, everyone had their own path, and it was difficult to generalize.
According to past traditions, rank 1 jobs were called Iron, also known as Gray Iron. Rank 2 jobs were Bronze, rank 3 jobs were Silver, and rank 4 jobs were Gold.
As for rank 5 Legendary jobs, rank 6, 7, and 8 … there was no need to introduce them for now. It was meaningless to talk about them now.
The reason why low-ranked jobs could not defeat high-ranked jobs was not because of their Strength or Defense. After all, reality was not a game. Arduous training and job training could indeed improve one's basic abilities. It was not brought about by the job class itself.
The reality that caused high-ranked jobs to crush low-ranked jobs was the fundamental difference in their job abilities and skills.
The other party had more than ten job abilities, while you only had a few. How could you fight?
The other party had advanced longer than you, and their basic abilities such as sword skills were more outstanding than yours … Simply put, they knew more than you, practiced more than you, and had more combat experience than you, so they were naturally stronger than you.
The accumulation of these differences made it normal for high-ranked jobs to crush low-ranked jobs.
And now, Rorschach was facing this kind of crushing.
Perhaps Rorschach had a certain advantage in basic sword skills, or perhaps he had an advantage in the material of his weapon, but the lack of job skills and abilities made Rorschach basically have no chance of winning in a head-on battle.
"The only fortunate thing is that knights generally have short legs. Then, if I widen the distance and fight with guerrilla warfare …"
Rorschach had a strange intuition that Jack would definitely not let go of his target. Even if the 15 minutes were up and the ship exploded, Jack would not let him go.
When Rorschach turned around, he was startled and hurriedly quickened his pace.
His legs were running wildly in front of him, while his body was leaning backwards with his head facing the sky, as if he was being dragged by his feet.
A normal person would have fallen down long ago, but Jack was running at high speed in such a strange posture. He ran very steadily, and the distance between them was shrinking.
Rorschach did not know that this was the Silver Emblem Knight's job skill — Fearless Charge. By activating the holy emblem on one's feet, one would increase the strength of one's feet and forcibly increase one's speed.
Although it was very practical, most Silver Emblem Knights would not choose to use this ability to embed precious holy emblems on their feet.
Silver Emblem Knights needed to rely on their holy emblems to use their job skills, but the total number of holy emblems … To be precise, there was a limit to the physical body.
Normal Silver Elves would not be able to bear more than 10 holy emblems, which meant that they had mastered three to seven Silver Emblem job skills.
In fact, more than 70% of Silver Emblem Elven Knights only had five to seven holy emblems.
And the crazy Jack never thought that he had a limit. He already had 10 holy emblems the year he graduated!
But now, he had 23 holy emblems that could scare people to death! Then, he also had a corresponding number of job skills.
"Enhanced Vision."
Jack's eyes faintly glowed with silver light as he easily jumped over the tripwires that Rorschach had set up beforehand.
"War … Throw!"
He raised his right hand in the air, and a faint silver light materialized on his hand. Then, he threw it out forcefully.
Rorschach suddenly fell down, and the silver light slid past his head.
“BOOM！”
The silver spear directly pierced through the wall, and with a terrifying explosion, it went out the other end.
Although it did not hit, Rorschach's speed was greatly reduced as he dodged. Jack caught up to him while he was panting heavily.
However, Rorschach smiled.
He had bought enough time and made sufficient preparations. The terrain here was also wide enough for him to display his skills.
Although it was displeasing to be forced to use two of his trump cards in a row, and although he still had to experiment with abilities that he did not fully master on the battlefield, he still felt uneasy.
But at the very least …
Flames surrounded Rorschach as the elemental spirits responded to their master's call.
"… Ha, you can't really think that I'm still a rank 1 job even though I've been in Aishi for so long, right?"
Rorschach slowly raised his sword. Flames slowly burned on it, and then materialized.
"The prerequisite for advancing to a high-level job is that you don't actually need to complete your job training. It's enough as long as you master the required job skills and skills!"
Rorschach smiled happily.
His training as a warrior monk allowed him to master the energy necessary for a melee job class.
His training as a mage allowed him to master the ability to control the elements.
His training as a ranger allowed him to master the ability to combine elemental power and combat skills.
And these three were the foundation for advancing to a high-level job class. But, what made all of this possible was still the elemental conversion and control equipment on Roland's broken sword.
"Fire elemental spirits, heed my command."
Roland slowly raised his broken sword. Flames burned fiercely on it, and it finally transformed into a sword of fire.
At this moment, Jack was finally cautious.
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