Chapter 263 - Chapter 263: 116. Interrupt abruptly_7

Chapter 263: 116. Interrupt abruptly_7

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“The barrier of knowledge is both a high wall that divides domains and a deep ditch that blocks progress, right? … Who is that Hickman Arlington, a wizard from which professor? How can he be more arrogant than the members of the Death Herald Guild?”

“He is a student of ‘Soul Shaper’ Gilbert Winchester, Ray Lee. A small group and a recently emerged death branch. It’s said that Gilbert became a lecturing professor-level wizard just half a year ago.”

“Oh, no wonder I don’t recognize him, he’s a member of this new death branch. I’ll talk to the teacher about it. I also hope that Hickman Arlington’s presence won’t harm our friendship. All misunderstandings will be resolved, I promise.” Noland Lee said.

Philia nodded lightly, “Well, I’ll send you out.”

“No, no need, I know the way.” Noland Lee waved at her, “By the way, in which sector does Hickman Arlington live?”

“Area No.19, but he hasn’t joined any Alchemist Association and has always been doing his own thing.”

“Okay, I got it, goodbye. Looking forward to our next cooperation.”

Noland Lee turned around and left, his steps steady, without showing any sign of defeat or frustration.

A good start is half of success.

The beginning of failure is the end of success.

It’s better to expose the flaws in a business plan at the start of a venture than to be driven out of the company’s structure when sitting on a gold mine.

Noland Lee had done big business before crossing over and would not be discouraged by small setbacks. In fact, he felt a little excited.

Yes, excited.

In the world before crossing over, you had to be reasonable and legal to make your competitors disappear, otherwise, you would give others leverage.

But here, in this place where extraordinary power flows everywhere, it would be reasonable for a first-rank wizard to mysteriously disappear, right?

Hell.

If Hickman Arlington were of a good alignment, Noland Lee would indeed have to weigh his options.

But since the other party is not a good person, let’s borrow his head for a moment.

“Ah, it seems that in this world, buying and selling knowledge also requires strength first.”

Noland Lee opened the car door, sat in the steam locomotive, his eyes deepened, and quickly planned the full set of plans for the mysterious disappearance of a first-rank wizard.

“Let me see how Hickman Arlington’s deconstruction results are first…”

[System Message: You are about to launch “Deconstruction Technique” on “Wizard Hickman Arlington. “]

[Based on the death-type magic knowledge and related skill levels you have mastered, the energy point consumption for this deconstruction has been reduced from 120 points per 1% to 80 points per 1%.]

[It is estimated that 8000 energy points will be consumed to reach 100% deconstruction completion.]

C…] (May refer to lines left out, thus translated to English for consistency)

[You have consumed 2000 energy points to deconstruct “Wizard Hickrnan

Arlington”]

[The result of this deconstruction is as follows:]

[You have obtained Hickman Arlington’s panel information.]

[Name] Hickman Arlington

[Faction] Death Clan Soul Shaper member

[Identity] Gilbert Winchester’s Wandering Wizard

[Strength] First Level Death Clan Wizard

[Soul Strength] 350 points

[Death Energy] 280/300

Affected by “Skeleton Body” and “Heart of the Deceased”, 20 death energy points are generated per hour. Meditating and slumber increases recovery speed.

“Skeleton Body”, “Heart of the Deceased”, and the magic robe each provide a 100 point death energy storage limit.

[Basic Attributes]

Toughness: 5

Vitality: Not applicable, Hickman Arlington is not a living entity.

Power: o

Agility: 8

Spirit: 22

Charm: 7

[Status Bar] There are no active buffs or debuffs at the moment.

[Memory] Brief. Some memory fragments about the destruction of the “Death Threaded Wand”. [Features]

Skeleton Body:

Hickman Arlington is an Undead Creature, his original form is a sentient skeleton.

He is immune to bleeding and suffocation effects, immune to the effects of “Tracking the Living,” and has extremely high resistance to poison effects.

His skeletal body can automatically generate Death Energy, 10 points per hour, and provide an upper limit of 100 points for Death Energy storage.

Death Erosion:

The desire for death erodes Hickman Arlington’s soul, making him follow his inner desires to create slaughter.

Plot Precedence:

Hickman Arlington tends to use conspiracies to attack his targets. He will only take action when he is fully prepared.

[Skills]

-Active Skills:

Death Pulse, Level 10. Chant for 3 seconds and unleash a Death Pulse beam.

Soul Extraction, Level 4. Continuously channel for 30 minutes to extract the target’s soul, memory, and intellect.

Soul Shaping, Level 3. Continuously channel for 30 minutes to shape the target’s soul into an ethereal being under your control.

Scythe-wielding Skeleton, Level 5. Summon a skeleton wielding a scythe to attack enemies.

Cripple Technique, Level 1. Reduce target’s movement speed by 50%.

Death Shield, Level 8. Block damage for the body.

Soul Shield, Level 5. Block damage for the soul.

Death Flight, Level 9. Transform into a Death Energy cluster for flying.

Maximum speed is 32.4 kilometers per hour. Consumes 0.1 point of Soul Strength or 1 point of Death Energy per kilometer.

Magic Organ: Heart of the Dead, Level 1, Enabled. Generates 10 points of Death Energy per hour and provides 100 points upper limit for Death Energy storage.

Soul Shaping Meditation Method, Level 1. In a meditative state, consume Soul Strength to feed your Soul Beasts, communicate with Soul Beasts, train Soul Beasts, and increase your “Spirit” attribute value.

-Passive Skills:

Ethereal Being Domination, Level 5. Store up to 15 ethereal beings. Control 5 ethereal beings simultaneously.

Mastery of Death Wands, Level 15.

-Scholarly Skills:

Several scholarly skills related to Death Magic.

[Magic items]

Death Spike Wand, Level 15. Magic Amplification 15% to 100%. Equipped with a magic lock that prevents others from using the wand.

Masking Robe, Level 10. Conceal true appearance, conceal undead identity, provide 20 points of “Death Shield,” and an upper limit of 100 points for Death Energy storage.

Soul Shaping Tattoo, Level 5.

Hickman Arlington has stored 5 ethereal beings of up to Level 5 inside his body. They are Poisonous Snake Soul Beast (Level 5), Poisonous Toad Soul Beast (Level 4), Aberration Soul Beast (Level 2), Black Blade Leopard Soul Beast (Level 5), and Shadow Skull of the Banshee (Level 5).

[Weaknesses]

One-Hit-Kill Weakness:

A single blow that deals massive damage can penetrate all of Hickman Arlington’s defenses, resulting in an instant kill effect. It is estimated that igniting 8 Level 2 Aberration corpses can instantly kill Hickman Arlington.

Fatal Damage Weakness:

Magic and extraordinary items targeting ethereal beings and skeletons can cause fatal damage.

Restraining Actions Weakness:

All magic and extraordinary items that can cause negative effects on the intellect, skeleton, and ethereal beings are effective.

“‘Death Erosion,’ ‘Plot Precedence’… It seems that Hickman Arlington is a habitual offender.”

“With just 8 Level 2 corpses, I can kill you in an instant. Hickman Arlington, what right do you have to be arrogant in front of me?”

The gleam in Noland Lee’s eyes flickered a few times.

With Deconstruction, all of Hickman Arlington’s hidden cards were exposed.

Before fighting, whoever figured out the other’s hidden cards first would essentially win, just like in “JOJO,” modern warfare, and gambling.

At this moment, Noland Lee cannot help but correct one of his misconceptions. He originally thought that the Deconstruction Core System was not suitable for fighting.

Now he found himself wrong.

When he has strength, capital, and means, the intelligence function provided by the Deconstruction Core System becomes the most critical part of the battle.

If he doesn’t instantly kill Hickman Arlington, it would be a pity for the information provided by the Deconstruction Core System..