Magic Industrial Age

Exclusive combat skills are a crucial component of a combatant's strength, and in some cases, they can even be the most direct manifestation of their personal power.

Take the Windchaser Swordsman, for example. They have a total of four exclusive skills, but not everyone has the opportunity to learn them all, nor can they necessarily learn them even with inheritance.

Even with Luo Yi's aptitude, and with Shen Lan's help ensuring he can comprehend any combat skill, he still couldn't execute the 'Sky-Piercing Slash'!

And then there's 'Aura Wings'. Looking at the entire Old Continent, there are quite a few transcendent peak combatants, but very few can actually use this aura technique.

The reason is that the cultivation method for this aura technique is a closely guarded secret, and not everyone is qualified or has the channels to obtain it.

Therefore, for some combatants, combat skills are sacred and inviolable.

Personalized customization and continuous iteration and optimization, like Luo Yi's, are unique and rare cases.

Of course, all combat skills are gradually developed and refined by predecessors through trial and error.

The Gunner class is very special. It has only existed for a short time, and its combat effectiveness has only been established in the last few decades, naturally leading to various schools and many attempts.

Magic power is essential, but beyond magic power, which style of combatant does magical gunnery best match?

How should one fight specifically?

And how can they be deeply integrated to form unique exclusive skills?

All of this is actually a great field of knowledge.

Decades ago, the Habsburg Empire launched a debate on this, with many powerful combatants participating and even attracting the magical community, forming various schools of thought.

Don't think this is insignificant. For the entire empire, it may be a necessary process for the development of the Gunner class.

But for an individual, it's the founding of a school, a major event worthy of being recorded in history and passed down through the ages.

As for the final result, it goes without saying that the combination of agility-based swordsmanship and magical gunnery is the most suitable, thus creating the prototype of the Gunner class.

Currently, magic academies mostly teach this school, and one of the founders of this school can be traced back to His Excellency Saint Hayes.

Hayes, a legendary swift swordsman and one of the most renowned Gunners in the empire.

It was from his hands that the 'Hayes Gun-Sword Technique' was passed down, becoming one of the exclusive combat skills of the Gunner.

The Hayes Gun-Sword Technique, also known as Hayes Gun-Fu, integrates gunnery, body techniques, and swordsmanship. It emphasizes two main aspects: firepower suppression and bizarre attacks.

Firepower suppression utilizes judgment and footwork for shooting, effectively using bullets for mid-to-long-range attacks.

Bizarre attacks combine close-quarters combat, gun usage, and swift swordsmanship to attack when the enemy is unprepared and defenseless.

The combination of the two results in considerable lethality and is a very popular style among Gunners.

Of course, not everyone can learn this exclusive skill. Besides the Hayes lineage, it is also circulated among Gunners in the military.

In other words, these two Gunners in front of me must be from the military!

"Shen Lan, have you recorded it properly?"

"Wait, wait a little longer, almost there..."

"If we wait any longer, I'll be a goner!"

Click, click, click...

The sound of the empty trigger was so sweet at this moment, although it was just that the taller Gunner's pistol was out of bullets,

and he almost reflexively flicked out the old magazine, tossed the new magazine into the air, and directly snapped it in, completing the reload.

The whole action can't be described as fast, only as 'flowing smoothly', but in that short time, Luo Yi suddenly launched an attack.

Under the Windchaser Step, his figure swayed, and the rapier shimmered, a silver light suddenly erupting, a thrust!

Exclusive skill, Swift Thrust!

In this instant, the sword speed reached its peak, and the target was none other than the short, stout Gunner's gun.

The short, stout Gunner almost instinctively drew his sword. Although his sword speed couldn't compare, the distance was short!

He felt that as long as they made contact, they were both rapiers, and there was no need for any competition. At most, they would touch and separate.

But in that instant, Luo Yi's rapier suddenly changed, actually drawing a 'V' shape in a very small range.

Although the range was small, although it only trembled in a very small area, this one sword had already avoided the opponent's rapier, aiming straight for the throat.

At this moment, he could only retreat, retreat as much as possible!

The tall Gunner couldn't wait for the magic energy pistol to activate, almost instinctively thrusting his sword to meet the attack.

His sword was a thrusting sword, circular overall, with the tip being the sharpest.

At this moment, he almost performed beyond his usual level, actually using the tip of his sword to meet the tip of the other sword, and then watched helplessly as Luo Yi's sword became slower and slower, finally stopping.

At this moment, his thrusting sword was bent like a crescent moon, but it still blocked the attack.

But at this moment, Meli Allen's face changed drastically, and he shouted, "Not good, he's going to escape!"

Then, the sword tip rebounded, and Luo Yi actually flipped over, leaping a few steps, and stood at the edge of the forest.

He didn't say anything, just shook his hand, feeling the tremor of the Silver Angel rapier, then extended the ring finger of his left hand, and beckoned with a contemptuous expression!

In the next instant, bang, bang, bang!

Gunshots rang out, and trees and green leaves flew everywhere. Luo Yi had already used the trees as cover to quickly dodge, heading into the depths of the forest.

The two Gunners' faces were unsightly, but after hesitating for a moment, they immediately raised their guns, gripped their swords, and rushed in after him.

Behind them, Meli Allen opened his mouth to say something, but eventually closed it, gripped his sword, and stepped forward to follow.

...

In the center of the forest, it had already been ignited by demonic flames, and the trees were burning, crackling, forming a huge 'cross'.

And the one who did it was a Firefiend covered in flames.

Firefiends, the lower species of Balors in legend, are variant Fire Demons with a certain chance of advancing, born with control over the power of fire.

The Firefiend summoned by the Hand of Death was three meters tall, with crimson skin and horns on its head, like a crown.

The blazing flames burned above the horned crown, and the demonic fire from the abyss seemed to be able to scorch the soul.

On the ground, there were also some charred corpses, swordsmen who had strayed into this place.

They died miserably, and twisted terror could still be seen on their melted faces.

Even the Hand of Death, the evil mage who summoned the Firefiend, was covered in sweat and hiding in the forest at this moment.

He originally wanted to summon a Berserker Demon, but just as its hand came out, it was pulled back by this Firefiend.

With a wail, the Firefiend crossed over again, a powerful demon that even he could hardly control.

And this is the difficulty for evil mages. Although they borrow the power of the abyss, their cultivation speed far exceeds that of orthodox mages.

However, demons are typical chaotic creatures, and their violent desire for slaughter constantly compels them to destroy everything.

If there are not enough sacrifices, if they are not satisfied with the harvest, if they are in a bad mood, if they sneeze, if they step out with their left foot first...

Anyway, if they want to, the first ones they kill are the evil mages. As a source of the same power as the abyss, evil mages are definitely good desserts.

Fortunately, the arrival of those swordsmen satisfied the Firefiend's desire for slaughter and bloodlust, and the arrival of Oliveira attracted all of the Firefiend's attention.

The strong are always attracted to each other. With almost no wasted words or delay, the Firefiend condensed fireballs and threw them out.

The fireballs, exuding the aura of the abyss, had extremely high temperatures, and the surrounding space was distorted.

Oliveira did not hesitate at all, flicking his rapier and slashing out a blast of aura.

The crescent-shaped aura slash collided with the fireball in mid-air, exploding and turning into a raging fire that spread in all directions.

The air was distorted by the high temperature!

Even Oliveira, being hit by this wave of fire, couldn't help but pause.

And that was what the Firefiend needed. It unhesitatingly clenched its fist in mid-air and then flung it hard.

Thus, a long whip condensed from flames formed, directly binding Oliveira and restricting his movements.

Then, the Firefiend had time to chant blasphemous demonic words, taking out a bit of flame from the top of its head and rubbing out a huge fireball with a diameter of two meters between its hands.

And this fireball was thrown by the Firefiend onto Oliveira!

Boom!

The sound of the explosion came, and in terms of the commotion, it was no less than a magic energy cannon, not to mention the fierce burning power of the blazing flames.

At this moment, the Firefiend couldn't help but grin, looking proud.

It had the right to be proud, because with this combo, it had killed countless demons and alien races.

However, its smile had not yet faded when a vast aura exploded from the center of the flames, and the fiercely burning demonic fire was suppressed by the rotating aura.

Oliveira walked out of the flames!

At this moment, he was a bit disheveled, with traces of smoke and fire on his face and body, but that was all.

Oliveira's indifferent eyes became incomparably bright at this moment, so bright that they seemed to be glowing.

He looked at the Firefiend and said a rare extra word: "This is more like it!"

With that, he swung his sword again.

The rapier broke through the air, and the aura turned into blades, but there was no longer just one, but ten aura blades, blooming around his body and drawing curved arcs, all rushing towards the Firefiend.

This is an aura technique, Gale Ten Slashes!

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