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Chapter 706: Chapter 277: Ancient Hero (Two-in-One Mega Chapter)_3

Just as Alex was about to say something, his whole body suddenly trembled!

A semi-transparent ethereal shadow emerged from the recently deceased Holdan’s body, showing an expression of pain. But then, like a comet dragging a long tail, the transparent shadow struggled and circled around Rein several times.

In an instant, it was swiftly absorbed by the white miniature Skull Warhammer in Rein’s hand!

Rein really hadn’t expected the “Soul Shatter Warhammer” to be so flashy in effect.

Sometimes, he did prefer to keep a low profile.

Additionally, he distinctly felt a strange heat flowing from the Skull Warhammer to his right arm that wielded the hammer!

It seemed… his strength had increased!

Rein glanced at his attribute panel:

…

Constitution: 39

Strength: 46 (+5)

Agility: 36

Spirit: 55

…..

The +5 inside the brackets was blinking, letting Rein know that it signified a temporary boost in effect.

It wouldn’t last forever.

A single instance added +5 to his strength; obviously, if it stacked ten times, that would be an increase of +50 to his strength!

Hiss~

This effect was awesome!

Although he only had one more core skill than a Wizard (Legendary), if used well, the increase in combat power was far from negligible.

Indeed, it was worthy of the top-notch Legendary profession—the Warhammer Wizard!

Of course, this was also because the enemy was strong enough. If it had been a regular Black Flame practitioner, it might have only resulted in a +2 or at most +3 to strength.

However, Rein glanced at the stunned Alex, thinking ‘how to explain what just happened.’

“This… this, Lord Reine, is your Warhammer a rare object? The effect of absorbing the enemy’s soul is quite uncommon indeed!” Alex exclaimed, eyes wide and pointing at the Warhammer in Rein’s hand.

“Oh, yes, this is one of my spoils of war, said to be a ritual object of some primitive tribe. I only happened to obtain it after defeating an enemy,” Rein said with a smile.

He hadn’t expected Alex to have already assumed the whole story.

Since that was the case, he might as well go with the flow and attribute the special soul-absorbing effect to the Skull Warhammer.

In reality, this stemmed from the core skill of the Warhammer Wizard profession.

But if he didn’t say anything, who would know?

“Truly a rare and curious object! Although I had heard that some artifacts could extract souls, this is my first time seeing one in person,” Alex could not help but click his tongue in wonder and admiration.

“Right, Alex, keep the news of this guy’s death a secret for now. Perhaps we can lie in wait,” Rein seemed to have thought of something and cautioned Alex with a turn of his head.

A look of realization appeared on Alex’s face as he nodded and said,

“Viscount Renn, I understand what you mean. Including the guards at the door, I shall also cast a forgetfulness spell on them.”

“Furthermore, I will seal off this place!”

…

After leaving the detention room, Rein thought for a moment, then turned and went to the training room.

“The Warhammer Wizard, truly a profession that lives up to its name, prioritizing the Warhammer,” Rein looked at the Skull Warhammer in his hands, muttering to himself.

“It seems I need to prioritize evolving the Advanced Secret Skill ‘Crushing Hammer’ into a Top Secret Technique next.”

“After all, if I want to activate the new core skill ‘Soul-Crushing Hammer,’ and unleash ‘Soul Shatter Strike,’ the enemy must die under the Warhammer.”

“Which means, a death by a sword or an axe doesn’t count, and won’t trigger the special effect of ‘Soul-Crushing Hammer.’

“If that’s the case, I can’t just change weapons randomly if I want to trigger it.”

“Fortunately, I possess the Metal Morphing Spell, which allows me to freely alter the length of the Skull Warhammer’s handle, transforming it from a one-handed to a two-handed hammer. In combat, that can indeed be unexpected.”

Just then, suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

“Knock, knock, knock!”

“Come in!”

“Lord Rein, I knew you’d be here, you’re so diligent!”

“With your talent, plus this hard work, no wonder the gap between our strengths and yours keeps widening,” Alexandra said as she walked in with a grin.

Today, Alexandra wore a pair of nobleman’s hunting trousers and a custom-made Knight’s breastplate.

The rest of her body was not armored, apparently to allow her to move more freely and quickly.

This made sense, as women generally did not have as much strength as men; even as a Great Knight, her carrying capacity was quite a bit less. It would be better to streamline equipment and maximize her advantage in mobility.

However, the nobleman’s hunting trousers that Alexandra wore were those slightly stretchy, fitted pants.

Though they did not compare to the yoga pants known in Rein’s previous world, they still accentuated her figure, outlining Alexandra’s rounded derriere distinctively, with even faint lines of her underwear’s elastic visibly indenting her skin.

And the custom-made Knight’s breastplate featured two rounded metal protrusions, clearly accommodating her form.

Her figure was striking with its curves, and her outfit seemed quite calculated…

Rein thought it over and realized that only Cleya could match Alexandra in their attractiveness.

Others either lacked in the upper half or missed a size in the lower half.

“Good morning, Alexandra.”

“Lord Rein, today you must give me some pointers on Hammer Skill,” Alexandra approached, her beautiful eyes brimming with expectation as she looked at Rein.

“This… alright,” Rein thought it over; today, there didn’t seem to be any reason he could refuse this lady.

Moreover, since she was merely asking for guidance on Hammer Skill, being a helpful colleague, he really should offer some advice.