Chapter 457 - Involuntary Drug Tester
Dive into Chapter 457 of "Exploring Technology in a Wizard World": Richard glanced at Harvey gasping heavily beside him, his eyebrows slightly raised.He could tell that,... Find out more!
Richard glanced at Harvey gasping heavily beside him, his eyebrows slightly raised.He could tell that, given Harveyâs current condition, it was hard for him to keep going, but he could help him out a bit. While helping, he wouldnât let others notice and could also gather some research data he needed.
So...
At that moment, a thief leader wearing an eye mask in the crowd of thieves suddenly shouted. He was clearly more experienced than the others and had realized that Harvey was at the end of his rope. He yelled at the many thieves, "Hey, you fools, donât just stand there! Attack him together and kill him! Heâs weak now and canât even hold his sword properly, itâs the best opportunity to kill him! If he gets a chance to rest, youâll be the ones to suffer!"
Hearing this, many thieves reacted and quickly attacked Harvey with their weapons.
Harvey saw them coming but didnât have the energy to curse. He took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and gripped the heavy iron sword, preparing to swing it. He no longer had confidence in killing the thieves and felt somewhat desperate, but he didnât want to give up and wanted to hold on a bit longer!
Every second he could survive was good! He hadnât yet gained the favor of the nobles to become a knight, hadnât married a beautiful wife, and hadnât had a pair of adorable children.
Thinking of these, Harvey couldnât help but feel a surge of anger.
Damn it, if it werenât for those disloyal merchant group people running off so quickly, he wouldnât have ended up in this situation. If the merchant people had stayed, even if it was terrible, they could have clashed with the thieves.
As Harvey thought this, he greedily inhaled, preparing for the final fight. The air slowly filled his lungs, bit by bit...
Suddenly, Harveyâs eyes widened, sensing something was off.
Off!
This breath, it seemed a bit salty.
This breath, damn, it was choking! He must have opened one of the boxes of spices in the carriage.
This breath, though it wasnât very pleasant, was somewhat revitalizing; it even gave him the feeling of drinking alcohol, dissolving much of his fatigue. He felt as if he had no energy left but suddenly felt a surge of strength.
This breath was miraculous!
"Ah!"
Harvey felt a burning flow of heat circulating within him and couldnât help but roar out loud. Then gripping the heavy great sword, he swung it with all his mightânot slicing, but smashing.
Yes, smashing, as if wielding a giant hammer!
Meanwhile, the thief leader was boosting the morale of the many thieves, "Hurry up, this kid is done for. Have you seen his condition? Just one more slash and heâll be down, heâll be...ugh!"
The next moment, the thief leaderâs voice abruptly stopped!
With a loud "bang," Harvey swung the heavy iron sword like swatting a fly, sending the three nearest thieves flying through the air.
They flew a distance before crashing down hard, spewing a mouthful of fresh blood as they landed with severely dented chests, breathing out more than they could breathe in, clearly doomed to die.
Seeing this, the attacking thieves were taken aback, but Harvey showed no mercy, continuously swinging his sword as he said, "I canât control myself, I really canât control myself. Donât provoke me, no one provoke me!"
With a "puff puff," two thieves were chopped down by Harveyâs uncontrollable swings, falling straight to the ground, while the rest were stunned by Harveyâs drastic change before and after.
Harvey too was stunned, amazed at how suddenly powerful he had become, but without thinking too much, he took the initiative to charge at the numerous thieves, shouting "I canât control myself," forcing the thieves to retreat step by step.
The thieves were confused, struggling to withstand Harveyâs storm-like attacks and turned to question the thief leader, "Boss, didnât you say this guy was a goner? How come he seems even stronger?"
"No way, no way!" the thief leader, not wanting to slap his own face, argued forcefully; "Itâs all an illusion, yes, an illusion! Didnât you hear the kid himself? He canât control himself, which means heâs running out of steam, itâs his last hurrah. Yes, his last hurrah. Heâs going to fall any moment now, any moment, just hang in there!"
However, as soon as the thief leaderâs words fell, a scream "Ah" echoed as another thief was slain by Harvey on the spot.
At this point, all the thieves no longer believed their leaderâs words, and they started retreating, showing no intention of attacking. Seeing the state Harvey was in, the thief leader also shrank his neck, instinctively ducking backwards.
Behind Harvey, Richard stood calmly, surreptitiously putting away a small glass tube from his palm. Inside the tube was a black, somewhat sinister-looking potion, precisely Divine Blood (Intermediate)·Evil Godâs Power.
Just now, while Harvey was inhaling, Richard had used magic to vaporize a drop of "Divine Blood (Intermediate)·Evil Godâs Power," sending it to Harveyâs nostrils for him to absorb. Though it was just a drop, the effect was remarkably impressive, enabling Harvey to burst beyond the limits of his physical strength, resulting in the scene at hand.
The enhancement effect on ordinary people was quite good, boosting both physical strength and power, roughly...
"Bang bang bang!"
"Spurt spurt spurt!"
Harvey continued fighting, killing over a dozen thieves in a burst that resembled a mini cosmos.
After that, however, his attack gradually weakened.
It couldnât be helped; as "Evil Godâs Power" was part of the intermediate version of "Divine Blood," it could unlock Duke Level bloodline power, allowing a person to contend with a wizard using merely physical strength. But that was only possible with a large intake, and Harvey had only ingested the single drop provided by Richard, which couldnât achieve the same effect nor defy the heavens.
Moreover, Harvey, not understanding how to properly utilize the newfound power, just repeated his previous tacticsârelying on brute strength and explosive force to kill, which rapidly consumed the "Evil Godâs Power."
If it had been Richard, he would have chosen more energy-efficient methods to kill, preferring to slit throats or pierce hearts instead of chopping heads or smashing sternums. This way, even after using up "Evil Godâs Power," he could kill most of the thieves, unlike now where Harvey had killed less than a fifth of them.
Gradually, slowly, it became increasingly difficult for Harvey to kill the thieves. He reverted to panting, looking even worse than beforeâpale-faced, dazed, and barely able to stand. "Evil Godâs Power" began to manifest side effects.
Seeing him like this, the thieves breathed a sigh of relief, abandoning their thoughts of fleeing, and re-encircled Harvey, launching tentative attacks under the incessant shouting of their leader.