Chapter 4 Amazing Improvement (Ch 4)

“Any more surprises?”
“This is the choice the system says will determine my future?”
Hearing the prompt in his mind, Gawain quickly came back to his senses, with a look of surprise on his face.
However, the three advanced abilities were presented to Gawain at the same time. The best choice was of course to take them all, but the actual situation obviously did not allow it.
For a moment he hesitated.
After all, it concerns the improvement of his future combat capability, and it may even be his first transformation at this stage, so he cannot be careless.
You can understand the functions of the three abilities just by looking at their literal meanings.
“Zantetsu increases the power of sword strikes, as Zoro demonstrated when he fought Mr. 1-Daz-Bonis in Alabasta. Even a body of steel can be cut by a first-class swordsman at will.”
“The flying blade refers to the flying slash, which is the mainstream long-range method of the swordsman in the late stage of the pirate world view. If used well, it can also cut off mountains and even islands with one sword like Hawkeye.”
Then Gawain focused on the last option, which was speed:
“The last part, Speed, is undoubtedly to improve the speed of one’s own attack. In a battle, even if it is just a hair’s breadth faster, it is often enough to decide the outcome, or even life or death.”
After pondering for a moment, Gawain finally focused his attention on the speed:
“The opponents I’m facing now don’t have Armament Haki yet, and those devil fruits that can significantly increase physical strength are not in the East China Sea.”
“Although Zantetsu is useful in high-intensity combat, it is far from being that helpful to me right now.”
“The same goes for Flying Blade. This is a late-stage skill. Aerial Slash is no match for Blade. When you need a long-range attack, you can just use a cannon or learn from the Ashina Sword Master.”
“How can you be called a master if you have a gun but don’t use martial arts?”
“It seems that the biggest help to me right now is speed!”
Thinking of this, Gao Wen no longer hesitated and directly chose Swiftness, and the system panel in front of him disappeared immediately.
His body began to heat up the next moment. The high temperature made his skin red and even emitted scorching steam.
His fingers became longer and stronger, and the muscles all over his body began to grow again. His entire body underwent a transformation, growing towards a more perfect, more precise, and more powerful direction.
After counting the breaths.
Gawain’s body temperature slowly returned to normal. He exhaled a puff of white smoke and slowly opened his eyes. But what he saw made him gasp:
“This is……”
Everything slowed down in his eyes.
The falling leaves in the distance, the surging waves on the beach, and even the branches swaying in the wind all moved incredibly slowly, as if one was watching a slow-motion video.
He could even see a flying mosquito passing by in front of his eyes, from the fluttering of its wings to the trajectory of its flight, everything was clear.
“It’s not that the world has become slower, but that my perception has become sharper!”
Gawain swings his sword instinctively…
brush!
The sharp blade flashed a silver light, and the three actions of drawing the sword, taking it out, and sheathing it were completed almost instantly.
By the time Gawain reacted, the mosquito in the air had already been split in half, and the insect body circled and landed on the ground, with its transparent wings broken in the middle and blown away by the wind.
Gawain looked at the sword in his hand, his pupils couldn’t help shrinking:
“I did this?”
“Too fast!”
“It was so fast that I didn’t even have time to react and it was over. Such a speed…”
Gawain once again picked up the Monk Card that he had fought with his predecessor for comparison, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly:
“Now I can chop off his head with one sword!”
The improvement brought about by the rapid speed can almost be said to be in all aspects.
From nerve reflex speed, to perception ability, to the instinct to draw the sword, everything is for the purpose of obtaining a faster sword speed.
From drawing the sword to killing the flying mosquito and then putting the sword back into the sheath, the whole process took less than 0.2 seconds. This speed even exceeded the theoretical limit of humans in Gawain’s previous life.
But he could feel that this was not the limit of his body. After becoming more familiar with his body, he would be able to do even better!
Even faster!
With the bonus of divine speed, Gawain’s sword-swinging speed became extremely exaggerated.
As long as they can break through the defense, a little speed can make the difference between life and death.
Gawain threw a stone into the air, the blade dancing in his hand.
When the stone fell to the ground, it broke into dozens of pieces, and the cross-section of each small piece was extremely smooth.
“Before the rocks fell to the ground, I used thirteen swords. This speed is already as fast as a light rifle, which is basically enough to deal with the battle in the East China Sea!”
Gao Wen was in high spirits.
The uneasiness after the time travel was finally alleviated at this moment due to my own growth.
He is also looking forward to the improvements that the subsequent system can bring to him.
“If I can gain an entry every time my skill level increases by five, then as long as my swordsmanship reaches level ten, I can gain the next entry.”
“wrong!”
“Physique is about to reach level five. As long as the people on the ship maintain this growth rate, their physique will meet the conditions for upgrading in half a month at most.”
“What would be the branch ability in terms of physical strength?”
Many guesses popped up in Gawain’s mind, but they were just his guesses.
Fortunately, as long as we can snatch the boat from Monka and find a place for these leeks to practice for ten days or half a month, the physical experience will be enough.
Gao Wen suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind and began to familiarize himself more seriously with his skyrocketing attack speed.
He practiced the sword skills in his mind, move by move, and even used Monka in his mind as an imaginary enemy.
Time passed and soon it was the second half of the night. Gawain, who was basically familiar with his body, broke out in a sweat.
He simply took off his shirt, revealing the well-defined muscles on his upper body. Combined with his height of over two meters, which brought about a good head-to-body ratio, the whole person looked like an ancient Greek sculpture, full of beauty.
The appearance of this body is that of Gawain in the Knights of the Round Table, one of the prototypes of the Prince Charming. Naturally, he is extremely handsome, no wonder the princess of the Kingdom of Goa could not control herself.
Gao Wen imitated a well-known hairspray artist in the second dimension and smeared all the loose hair on his forehead onto his head, revealing his delicate and three-dimensional facial features. Compared with his original gentle and elegant gentleman image, he looked a bit more aggressive.
Then he packed up a little and walked towards a cave.
The pirate ship was severely damaged and could no longer be repaired.
Gao Wen simply asked his men to dismantle the cannons on the ship and transfer the supplies and ammunition to this hidden cave. After making sure the shells were moisture-proof, he used it as a temporary base.
Not long.
The cave is right in front of us.
At this time, most of the pirates had already rested, and the snoring in the cave was deafening. Even the night watchmen sat back to back in front of the fire, closing their eyes and taking a light nap.
After taking a quick glance, Gao Wen frowned slightly.
Except for those who stayed near the pirate ship, all his men were here.
Only Jamila was not there.
Normally, a wounded person should stay here and be treated by the ship’s doctor.
“Guarding the boat?”
“That shouldn’t be the case. With sufficient manpower, how could we let a wounded soldier guard the ship?”
…
At the same time.
Estuary.
A pirate ship with a broken mast was quietly anchored here.
Whether it is the dense charred marks on the hull or the almost completely cracked keel, both indicate that the ship is no longer able to continue sailing.
Jamila jumped down from the deck quietly and looked around. After making sure that there was no one around, she slowly took off the seagull pendant from her chest.
He opened it from it, revealing a tiny Den Den Mushi hidden inside.
“This is Private Jamila, reporting the location of Knight Gawain, which is 16 miles from the 16th branch…”