Pirate Sequence: Start with Outlaws.

How does it feel when you achieve perfection in something?

In his entire life, Rune never dared to say that he had accomplished something to perfection.

If you can do everything well, it would be great.

What Rune is doing now is to connect together every good practice in the knight's training.

Although it is not the ultimate, it is also perfect.

The abilities of each practice are in perfect harmony with each other, just like the moon that is almost full but not yet full. One more would be too much, and one less would be too little.

This feeling of using one's abilities does not make one tired, but rather makes one feel very relaxed.

Just like taking a walk on the side of the road, you can casually put into practice what you have gained from your practice.

Rune looked at the runaway mecha in front of him and no longer felt the nervousness he had before.

The whole person is in a state of extreme relaxation.

This state is the most perfect state of the body, allowing him to deal with everything with a normal mentality.

This kind of casual talk does not mean that he is not nervous or feels no danger.

It's just that he was able to let go of all his restraints and worries.

It was as if everything had been fully prepared and could be handled with ease.

The runaway machine in front of it also quickly discovered Rune's difference, and its scanner repeatedly tested Rune's body.

The cold mechanical voice repeated:

"Warning! The enemy has mutated!"

"Current threat status: extremely high!"

“Eliminate it immediately!”

After the voice broadcast, its body began to contract, and a harsh friction sound came from between the mechanical shafts.

Seeing this, the Black Mountain Knight on the side also warned, "Lune, be careful! This guy in front of you has entered the 'Destruction·Third Mode'. In this mode, it will consume the life of its own mecha to carry out a near-communicative attack with the enemy!"

However, despite the reminder, the Black Mountain Knight still had no intention of taking action.

Because he had discovered the difference in Rune.

This state was exactly the same as his previous practice, and he had already entered the state of enlightenment of the Seven-in-One.

Entering this state means you have reached the threshold of Seven in One.

Just one more step forward and you can truly enter that realm!

But the difference is that before, he only touched the threshold of Seven-in-Oneness when his practice was almost over.

And Rune's practice has just begun.

This is the difference in talent between the two!

"Come on! If you can really comprehend this realm within the golden sixty days, your future achievements will be immeasurable!"

Montenegro appears calm on the surface, but its heart is actually in turmoil.

In the history he knew, there were all knights who had reached the seven-in-one state in the early days.

None of them are unknown.

Including several legendary knights and the ten glorious knights that followed, according to their records, each of them reached the Seven-in-One realm in the early stages of their practice.

Rune will surely become one of the hopes for the future of the Knights.

Even though this guy is not a pure knight, Montenegro believes that under the guidance of the Holy Light, he will gradually move towards a more glorious path.

After the mecha entered the third state, it immediately rushed towards Rune.

The properties have been improved by more than half compared to before!

Its speed was like a phantom in the eyes of the Black Mountain Knight, leaving a long afterimage behind it.

Rune's judgment of the mecha was not so clear.

But no matter what kind of attack the mecha makes, he can respond in time.

The Sequence 5 Transcendent who served as the energy source in the mecha was bleeding profusely, with veins exposed, and was on the verge of collapse.

This is enough to prove that the mecha has maximized its energy supply.

It wants to kill Rune at all costs!

On the other hand, Rune was calm and composed.

At this moment, he finally understood why those knights still maintained their high faith and proud attitude even on the brink of life and death.

Why knights can always tolerate everything.

This is the chivalry that one naturally possesses when a knight has practiced deeply.

Unlike acquired character, this is a pure virtue that comes naturally from the bottom of one's heart!

At this moment, the warrior badge on Rune's chest also flashed rapidly, and then its shape suddenly changed, as if it had dissolved.

The form of the knight's badge directly transformed into a layer of faint holy light that enveloped Rune's body.

With the blessing of holy light, Rune's overall combat effectiveness has reached a new level!

The mecha that had been able to cause damage to him before was now helpless against him. Instead, his counterattacks were able to inflict severe damage to the runaway mecha every time.

As one side gained strength while the other lost strength, the mecha could no longer hold on.

Looking at the pale white holy light covering his body, Rune smiled faintly.

“Virtue can only be found in the heart.”

“It’s not what you see, it’s what comes from your heart.”

The power of holy light was bestowed upon the Tidebringer, and he slashed with a single blow.

The runaway mecha instantly broke into two pieces and fell to the ground helplessly.

The Sequence 5 Beyonder among them showed a look of relief.

Looking at the smoking and damaged mecha, Rune slowly put away his sword.

The Black Mountain Knight behind him nodded silently.

Every time Rune brings him unexpected gains,

"Congratulations, you are truly recognized by the Holy Light." The Black Mountain Knight said, "I never thought that someone who is not a knight would actually get the Heart Source Holy Light that countless knights dream of. Even I don't have it."

"Perhaps, it is because we are too obsessed with getting such things that greed is aroused."

“The more you care, the less you get”

Hearing this, Rune raised his eyebrows and said, "Isn't it just Holy Light? Isn't everyone's different?"

The Black Mountain Knight shook his head and said, "Of course it's different. Our Holy Light is faith, a gift, and a blessing."

"The Holy Light comes from Him, and the intensity of the Holy Light is also based on the degree of belief in Him."

"But you are different. Your heart-source holy light comes from within you. It is inspired by your virtues and your state of mind."

"To put it simply, we are just believers in the Holy Light, and you are a practitioner of the same destiny as Him."

"I see." Rune nodded silently, "No wonder I can control this power even though I don't believe in the Knights' Sect and I don't feel the connection with the Holy Light."

The generation of heart-originated holy light is a direct reward for virtue and a unique ability that arises after touching the threshold of the Seven-in-One.

Rune felt this gentle power.

【Holy Light·Heart Source】: Holy light born from the heart, extremely pure, can ward off evil and exorcise demons.

"Now that you can emit the Holy Light of Heart from your body, it means that you have not only touched the threshold of the Seven-in-One, but also have the possibility of going further." Heishan said, "We should not slack off in our practice. We still have 8 days left. You must consolidate your current practice within 8 days. The rest of the road will be up to you."

"Understood." Rune nodded, then said softly, "Thank you."

The Black Mountain Knight waved his hand and said, "It's just a favor to me. I will also benefit from it."

"But I am very pleased to see a genius like you grow up. After all, you know the current situation of the empire. It is very precarious."

"In less than five years, I estimate that a full-scale war will break out in the outer battlefield. By then, the lives, lands, and everything in the empire will need you to protect."

"When the time comes, I might be the first one to die on the battlefield."

After hearing what the Black Mountain Knight said, Rune didn't say much.

The knight's belief, in the final analysis, is protection.

Protect everything you can protect, protect everything that has meaning.

It was destiny that Montenegro would die for it.

Seeing Rune was silent for a while, the Black Mountain Knight smiled casually and said, "Let's not talk about these topics. That day has not come yet. Now it's just around the corner. You defeated this rampaging mecha. What did you gain this time?"

"To be able to produce such a terrifying mecha monster, the treasure here must be extraordinary."

"It's a pity for this mecha. If it were still intact, it would have great research value for someone like you who knows alchemy. At least you could obtain some alchemy techniques that are kept secret by the Imperial City military."

"But the mecha still has some value now, so you can put it away."

After dealing with the mecha and the corpse of Sequence 5, Rune found a storage ring that Sequence 5 carried with him, which contained a lot of gains.

The most valuable items are 5 gold coins and two bottles of intermediate recovery potions.

The Black Mountain Knight generously gave all these things to Rune.

Rune gladly accepted.

As for medicine, he had never been particularly well prepared.

Although he was still injured, he drank a bottle of intermediate recovery potion without hesitation.

The injuries on the body began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Feeling the effect of the intermediate recovery potion, Rune was slightly surprised.

Previously, this Sequence 5 was probably killed instantly by the mecha before he had even had time to react.

Otherwise, I can hold on for a while with this intermediate recovery potion.

After sorting out everything, Rune and the other man continued to move towards the center of the battlefield where the abnormal situation occurred.

As expected, the two found the source of the mutation in a factory building of the machinery factory.

A severed finger.

The severed finger looked a little strange, it was a little finger.

Definitely not the size of an adult, nor a baby's finger.

It looks like a shriveled dwarf's finger.

The fingers glowed purple, had purple hairs on them, and had black nails.

"Be careful." The Black Mountain Knight immediately warned when he saw the finger.

Even though he was at Sequence 4, he could sense a strong threat from his fingers.

"This finger seems to be a little unusual. Although the energy is very weak, the energy contained in it has reached an extremely high level. Even I can't bear it."

"Holy Light!"

White holy light suddenly burst out from Rune and Black Mountain Knight's bodies.

It’s just that Rune’s holy light is very dim and a little transparent.

The Black Mountain Knight's holy light has become as thick as milk, emitting dazzling light.

With the protection of the holy light, the two slowly approached the severed finger.

The Black Mountain Knight frowned, "The owner of this finger is dead. I can't feel its connection with the others."

"But judging from the remaining aura of this finger, its owner is definitely more powerful than we can imagine."

And in Rune's eyes, through the combination of Peeping Eye and Seeing Through, he finally understood the origin of this finger.

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[Ancient God Remains·Severed Finger]: From the body of an ancient god, the facade contains high-level divinity and can be used as a (strange item) or (sacrifice) or (material)

[Divine Poison Level 1]: Possesses a very strong toxin. Creatures with a physical strength below 10000 will be triggered (death) upon contact.

[Divinity·Desolation Level 1]: Deprive of life, steal the target's lifespan (slow down, age)

[Divinity·Broken]: No effect at this time (power decays to nothing)

[Divinity·? ?]: (Power decays to nothing)——

This is a severed finger from an ancient god!

When it comes to the name of God, Rune did not dare to act rashly.

But the information obtained from the peeping eye and this severed finger are very exciting.

The most important thing is that it can become a strengthening material!

And divinity comes with many special abilities.

His own Destiny Shotgun had long been unable to keep up with the current pace and was difficult to use in many battles.

Rune has also been troubled by this problem, but he has not found suitable strengthening materials, so he can only put the upgrade of the Destiny Shotgun aside.

However, the appearance of the severed finger now made Rune start to think about it again.

"With this severed finger, the exploration is already a great harvest." The Dark Knight glanced at Rune and said, "I'll give this severed finger to you as a gift for your first exploration into the battlefield. Now let's work together to seal it so that it's easier to carry."

After the two discussed for a while, Rune finally outlined the demon hunting formation and sealed it with the holy light of the Black Mountain Knight.

The broken finger was still trembling in the formation, but was suppressed by the holy light.

Although he is the remains of an ancient god, it is unknown how many years have passed since the ancient god fell. Coupled with the restraining holy light attribute and the limitations of the formation, it can only be bound within it.

When the severed finger was sealed and fell into Rune's hand, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Rune, who had a severed finger, immediately frowned.

Through the perception of the severed finger, he could feel that there was another place on the battlefield, echoing the same aura!

Could it be that there are other remains of the stock god dropped here?

That's right. Maybe this small world is the place where the ancient god fought and even died.

Rune immediately told the Black Mountain Knight of his discovery.

The Black Mountain Knight's eyes lit up and he said, "There is such a good thing. Since it has come, we naturally cannot let it go!"

"A severed finger can have such powerful strength, so if we gather some of the remains of the ancient gods, perhaps the power can be even stronger!"

"Utilizing the power of the ancient gods will definitely be an excellent material and means of advancement."

Rune was also very excited. If he could get more remains of the ancient gods, the Destiny Shotgun would be further strengthened.

The two hit it off immediately, and Rune carefully sensed the information coming from the remains of the ancient god.

After a moment of analysis, he opened his eyes and affirmed: "The other part of the ancient god's wreckage is not too far away."