It had to be said that Shien had used this strike very cleverly.
As the weapon in his hand was only an ordinary two-handed sword, it wasn't even a magical weapon, let alone one that could be compared to the Holy Sword. Moreover, he had to hide many of his skills, so Shien used some tricks to knock Gorim's knee joints, causing him to lose his balance and kneel on the ground.
If he had used the Holy Sword, Shien could have chopped Gorim into pieces with one strike.
Even if he didn't use the Holy Sword, Shien could actually split Gorim into two with just the increase in attack power from the max-level Two-Handed Sword. If he added the increase from the Limit Change skill, it wouldn't be a problem at all.
However, in order not to show off too much, Shien restrained his strength and deliberately created the impression that he had defeated his opponent with tricks.
This way, Shien could hide many of his skills and show enough highlights to pass the adventurer's assessment.
Thus, as Gorim lost his balance and knelt, Shien began to attack fiercely without holding back.
"Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!" … …
Amidst the violent hammering sounds, Sean continuously slashed at Gorim's knee joints with great force, causing stone fragments to burst out from the places he struck and fly in all directions.
The kneeling Gorim waved his arms in an attempt to attack Shien, but Shien dodged to Gorim's back to prevent the strong stone arm from hitting him. He also kept slashing at Gorim's knee joints, making it impossible for him to stand up.
Bam!
After who knew how many times Shien slashed, Gorim's knee finally shattered, turning into many gravel pieces that scattered on the ground.
Having lost a leg, Gorim fell heavily to the ground with a heavy thud.
"Now!"
Shien seemed to have been waiting for this moment for a long time. He leaped onto Gorim's back and faced Gorim's head on the ground. As if using all his strength, he raised the greatsword in his hand high and slashed down heavily.
Bam!
Amidst the sound of an explosion, Gorim's head was split open and shattered into countless pieces.
Just like that, with 'some effort', Shien successfully defeated the unlucky Gorim.
(This shouldn't be a problem, right?)
Shien wiped his forehead as if wiping away sweat. While pretending to be tired, he secretly made a victory sign in his heart.
However, when Shien turned his head and looked behind him, he saw astonished expressions.
"… He actually won?"
"Ugh …"
"This strength …"
Tierre, Lumia, and Merica were either surprised or shocked.
Not only the three, but even Vivian had the same expression on her face.
"I didn't expect you to win. It seems that your strength is much higher than I thought, Sean."
Vivian's voice was filled with surprise.
That performance made Sean's mouth twitch slightly.
"That … Is it strange …?" Shien asked Vivian weakly. "Didn't you say that this Gorim isn't a dangerous opponent for me?"
Hearing this, Vivian's expression turned a little strange.
"That's exactly what I said." Vivian smiled bitterly. "Because Gorim is famous for being clumsy and heavy. As long as the level gap isn't too big, even a novice should be able to dodge Gorim's attacks and not get hit, so it's naturally not dangerous. But to defeat such a monster, it's also not something a novice adventurer with a difference of about ten levels can do."
Hearing this, Shien's expression stiffened.
Looking at Shien, Vivian still had a strange expression on her face. "At the end of the day, although Gorim is clumsy and its attacks can't hit its opponent easily, its body is made of rocks and minerals, so it's famous for its high defense. To defeat such a monster, one has to at least prepare a weapon with considerable destructive power, such as a heavy hammer or heavy axe, or bombard it with mid-level spells and above. I've never heard of anyone who can cut it down with a sword when their level is lower than theirs …"
In other words, Vivian's goal was not to let Shien defeat Gorim, but to use this opportunity to see how Shien would perform in a battle against a monster that couldn't be defeated but wasn't dangerous.
In the end, Shien, who did not know Vivian's goal, naturally wanted to complete Vivian's test by showing that he had to put in some effort to defeat the monster, and then defeat Gorim in the end.
"You're only at level 10, and you haven't learned any skills. The weapon you're using is also a new one that you've just gotten. Apart from its sharpness, it has no other advantages, not to mention magical weapons. Yet, under such conditions, you can defeat a monster that's of a higher level than you and isn't easily defeated. Don't you think it's strange?"
Vivian's words made Shien feel uncomfortable.
Seeing that Tierre, Lumia, and Merica were still looking at him with rather surprised expressions, and even Vivian's gaze had deepened, Shien laughed dryly.
"In other words, my strength isn't bad, and I didn't disappoint you, right?"
Shien could only force the topic to continue.
"Yes, although I'm surprised, it's a good thing." Vivian looked at Shien meaningfully, and then said, "Since you can even defeat Gorim, who's almost 10 levels higher than you, you should be able to learn skills soon. No, it's strange that you didn't learn any skills, but perhaps this also shows that you have high growth potential in all aspects, right?"
"Growth potential in all aspects?" Shien asked subconsciously. "What does that mean?"
"Why? Don't you know? " Vivian was stunned, and then asked even more strangely, "According to the direction of training and the difference in talent, everyone's growth potential in all aspects is also different. This should be common sense, right?"
… Common sense?
To Shien, this so-called common sense really had nothing to do with him. The most troublesome thing was also related to this aspect.
However, Shien more or less understood what Vivian was trying to say.
"When a person increases their level, although their strength will definitely increase, not all aspects will become stronger," Vivian explained. "When a person increases their level, according to the direction of training, the different areas they are good at, and the different talent, the ability to increase will also be different."
For example, when a strength-type Warrior increases their level, their strength will definitely increase the most.
Similarly, when a mage increases their level, the first thing they increase would definitely be their magic power. If they were not good at physical abilities, had no talent, and had not gone through any training, then when they increase their level, their abilities in this aspect would not increase.
Thus, when a person increases their level, the ability to increase their growth will be different.
"For example, because I'm a defense-type vanguard, when I increase my level, the increase in durability and resistance to damage is the most obvious and huge, but the increase in other aspects is not obvious." Vivian continued to explain, "And like Merica, when she increases her level, her magic power will increase the most, but her physical ability, even now, is no different from an ordinary girl."
That was it.
