Alas! all good things had to come to an end.
Watching Rhea return to her senses after her level up, he immediately stopped his shenanigans and retracted his hand from her chest.
But when he saw her embarassed after uttering those words 'So handsome...', and Rhea's action of hiding her face in his chest, Graham couldn't help himself from whispering into her ear.
"I would like to keep holding you tightly like this for all my life but, I've got some pests to take care of right now."
"So, be a good girl for now and rest a bit over there until I'm done."
A shiver went through Rhea's spine when his warm breath caressed her ear. And this time even her ears flushed to a deep crimson.
But Rhea still hadn't recognised Graham as her past student. It's been almost 7 years since she last saw him and his recent transformation after the soul fusion didn't help either.
If she had recognised him, her awkwardness and embarassment would have multiplied a hundredfold by now.
Upon finally registering his words, she slightly raised her head and saw the monsters that had already surrounded them.
Turning to face Graham once more, Rhea gave a small nod before asking ,"Will you be fine? These monsters are really strong."
"Don't worry. It'll only take a moment. And I'll be fine even if there are thousands of them.You can just sit here and enjoy the show."
Saying that Graham softly laid her on the ground and unsheathed the sword that was strapped to his back.
It was a meter long sword with a two-handed grip. It's double edged black blade was etched with golden runic markings, giving it an almost exotic look.
Graham's favourite weapon, the Great Swordstaff is a hybrid weapon that was a combination of both the sword and the spear.
So Graham Ravenblade in his last life, can be considered a Swordmater and a Spearmater aside from being the Universe'sGreatest Swordstaff Master.
Since Graham couldn't create a Swordstaff - Soul weapon due to his lacking Origin Mana, he decided to settle for a sword that he could craft with his meager 100 Origin Mana
He could use it to hide his real power and give his enemies a misconception regarding his true strength.
Lastly, while there is an almost infinitesimally small chance of it happening, someone might recognise the Forgotten God's battle arts if it's used with a Swordstaff.
That'll definitely alert those cowardly gods and might further complicate his revenge.
So except for life or death situations where he needs to use his full power by wielding a Great Swordstaff, he decided to use the Sword as his weapon at all times.
The sword he crafted with the system's crafting station was one those rare weapons that allows even rankless individuals to wield it.
[ Sword name : Black Fang ( Two-handed sword )
Crafting cost : 100 Origin Mana
Grade : Rare
Requirement to wield : None
Stats :
1. Doubles the strength of the user ( maximum increase +50 Str )
Weapon skills :
1. Weight Manipulation - allows the user to change its weight by infusing mana, making it lighter or heavier . ( Maximum weight increase - 10,000 kg )
2. Bloodthirst - Wounds inflicted by the sword will drain 0.02% of the target's total health every second via bleeding. Effect can be stacked upto 50 times, draining 1 percent of the target's total health per second. ( Consumes 5 mana/second to maintain the effect ) ]
Black Fang's weight manipulation skill is definitely useful in disrupting the enemy's rhythm and crushing them with force, especially when the weight was increased, just before he struck his enemies.
But even then,
Graham's favourite was definitely the skill- Bloodthirst.
After cutting multiple wounds on a target,
he could simply wait it out for the target to die over time while maintaining the skill.
With this, and a properly executed plan, he could even kill those monsters much stronger than him.
Aside from the sword, Graham didn't have the chance to craft anything else because, his Origin mana' recovery rate was only about 25 units / day.
His reserves were finally filled again after 4 days today, and he was saving it for now in case of an emergency.