"Fast Sword Form?"
Ethan gripped the Godslayer Sword and glanced at the swarm of Green Giant Ants he had stirred up, crawling densely out of the ground before him.
This mass of ants had completely covered the yellow-black earth, turning it into a green carpet. After a rough estimate, there had to be at least ten thousand of them.
'Perfect!'
'Just right for testing the sword.'
"Fast Sword Form!"
The moment he struck, Ethan suddenly felt that his arm, trained for over twenty years, his so-called Vibrating Arm, wasn't enough. It felt as if no matter how hard he pushed, it would never be fast enough.
Like when you've already gone all out, yet someone still demands you be even faster.
'So this is the defining trait of the Fast Sword Form?'
"Faster!"
"Even faster!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The sword moved so fast it vanished from sight, and the Green Giant Ants charging at Ethan one after another were cut down, one strike, one kill.
Moreover, every strike of the Fast Sword Form didn't hack the ants apart. Instead, the tip of the blade landed precisely on each ant's vital point.
A clean kill, no extra effort wasted.
Not a single second wasted either.
That was the essence of the Fast Sword Form.
Everything had to be fast, precise, and ruthless.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
But Ethan soon realized something was off. The more he killed, the more ants there seemed to be.
Even the surrounding ground began to churn with endless numbers of Green Giant Ants. They spread across the hills and fields like a green flood, as if they might drown him at any moment.
"Damn!"
"Aren't there a bit too many of these ants?"
By the time Ethan reached [Fast Sword Form: EXP 8220/10000], a sense of unease crept in.
The sheer number of these ants was terrifying.
"Better retreat first!"
Whoosh!
Ethan gave another whistle, and the Bone Horse came galloping toward him.
But the ants were unbelievably fast. Even as the Bone Horse charged, they swarmed up its legs, climbing onto its body. The horse seemed frightened by them, tossing its head wildly and letting out shrill neighs!
"Neigh!"
"Damn it!"
"Fast Sword Form!"
Ethan immediately rushed toward the incoming horse, unleashing the Fast Sword Form to carve out a path for it.
Only then did the Bone Horse finally reach him safely.
But by now, its entire body was crawling with Green Giant Ants. With no other choice, Ethan used the Fast Sword Form to clear them off before flipping onto its back.
"Ow!"
The moment he mounted, a sharp pain shot through his backside.
He quickly pressed down and discovered one ant had slipped through the net. Though he killed it at once, the bite still hurt badly.
[Poison Resistance +0.1]
'Another increase?'
Ethan received the system notification again.
'This stuff is seriously toxic.'
It also showed just how potent the ants' venom was. Stronger even than the Cockroach Immortal's stomach acid. While getting bitten increased poison resistance, the pain from the wound was intense. Ethan sucked in a sharp breath, then snapped the reins, urging the Bone Horse to carry him away from this toxic zone as fast as possible.
Otherwise, if he got buried under that endless tide of ants, even if the poison didn't kill him, the pain alone would.
"Hyah!"
The Bone Horse broke into a full sprint.
Along the way, Ethan kept using the Fast Sword Form to clear a path ahead.
By the time the Bone Horse neared the edge of the poison fog zone...
[Fast Sword Form: EXP 9999/10000]
Whoosh!
Ethan casually killed another ant trying to climb up.
[System Notification: Eight Forms of God-Slaying, Second Form, Complete!]
[Automatically learned: Eight Forms of God-Slaying, Third Form, Chaotic Sword Form(Proficiency 0/10000)]
[PS: Some say speed isn't everything. What matters is making your swordplay impossible to predict. Once your sword is fast enough, you should learn to disrupt your own patterns, so no one can ever read your moves.]
"It leveled up?"
Then no need to hold back. While the Bone Horse hadn't left yet, Ethan decided to test this new move on the ants.
But the moment he was about to strike, he sensed that this sword style had a wide attack range.
Unlike the Draw Sword Form and Fast Sword Form before, this seemed to be an area-of-effect technique.
He turned around directly on the horse's back.
Straddling it backward, Ethan spun the Godslayer Sword in his hand, forming a circle.
The blade began to spin.
And with it, the sword intent rotated as well.
"Chaotic Sword Form!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A chaotic, disorderly surge of sword energy burst forth from the tip.
It swept out like wind, like a storm of blades, surging straight toward the pursuing Green Giant Ants.
Countless ants were instantly blasted into the air.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
The airborne ants were shredded into countless pieces by the sword energy.
[Chaotic Sword Form: EXP 1001/10000]
After a single strike… Ethan glanced at the EXP. The next moment, he was stunned by how fast the Chaotic Sword Form gained experience.
'One strike, 999 EXP?'
'No, more than that.'
'One strike, 1001 EXP.'
"Awesome!"
Naturally, Ethan wouldn't miss such a perfect chance to farm EXP.
He quickly swung his sword again, unleashing another wave at the ants behind him.
[Chaotic Sword Form: EXP 2023/10000]
[Chaotic Sword Form: EXP 3045/10000]
[Chaotic Sword Form: EXP…]
The Green Giant Ants turned into a rain falling from the sky.
And not just any rain, but ants chopped into tiny fragments, like countless bits of vegetable salad pouring down.
However… before Ethan could fully enjoy himself, the Bone Horse suddenly leapt forward in a long stride, jumping straight out of the poison fog zone.
The air outside felt instantly fresh.
"Phew!"
Ethan took a deep breath of the clean air.
The air was better, but the monsters for farming EXP were gone.
"Looks like those Green Giant Ants can't leave the poison fog zone."
"So if I stand right at the edge and farm them… wouldn't that make me unbeatable?"
"Take a step back, vast open skies!"
"Take a step forward, endless EXP!"
"What a poetic line! What a poetic line!"
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