With only one day left until the epic guild battle, everyone was intensifying their training and preparations.
Having been “elbowed” by Niubao for a full day and night, Serina was finally liberated from that hell. She planned to rest properly today to participate in tomorrow’s battle at her peak condition.
Even though she knew she was the weakest member of the team, she would rather be beaten to death than be ignored.
Just as she was about to collapse into sleep, her big brother, Divine Blade Huck, grabbed her and took her to the family shrine, making her bow and pay respects before the tablets of their ancestors.
“Serina, tomorrow’s battle concerns the fate of our Yaoguang Guild. You must give it your all and strive for victory,” Divine Blade Huck said.
“No need to say more. I will use my own blood to fulfill my promise,” Serina replied.
Divine Blade Huck suddenly pried open a floorboard and retrieved a decayed ancient box from a hidden compartment. The box was covered in dust, having been sealed away for who knows how long.
“Could this be…” Serina exclaimed.
“Little sister, it’s time to give this to you,” Divine Blade Huck said solemnly, sitting down and placing the ancient box flat on the ground, every movement filled with ritualistic weight.
He slowly opened the box.
Inside lay a set of retro-style combined shield-swords—
This was the true prototype of the Shield Axe, the heritage weapon of the Yaoguang Guild, the [Cradle Sword].
This was a genuine Legendary-grade Orange weapon.
Previously, there had been confusion. The overall strength of the Second Guild was clearly inferior to the First and Third Guilds, so how could they firmly hold the second position?
Now, the answer was revealed—what they relied on was a Divine Artifact.
“This… this was passed down to you by Father…” Serina was shocked and instinctively wanted to refuse. “I can’t accept this.”
“Since I am your big brother, accept it,” Divine Blade Huck’s tone was firm. “Tomorrow, give it your all.”
“But how do I use two swords?” Serina still hesitated.
“You can,” Huck said. “Every Hero has a unique skill. As a Hero, you also have your own advantages. You must push them to the extreme to compete on the same stage as those people.”
“Your previous victory over the Hero of the Storm was a spar in a closed environment. The outside world does not recognize that as your achievement. Tomorrow, she will likely appear—you must defeat her in front of everyone for them to truly acknowledge you.”
After hearing this, Serina’s expression gradually turned serious.
She no longer hesitated, reaching out to take the [Cradle Sword] from the ancient box.
It was a small round shield with a black face and golden edges, paired with a wide-bladed sword with a matte, non-glossy finish. The overall style was low-key and profound, forming a stark contrast with her original, tech-filled “Blade of Deep Blue.”
Both possessed the form-switching function of “Shield-Sword — Shield Axe.”
But the Shield Axe was not an easy weapon to use. As a two-handed heavy weapon, its transformation slashes and sawtooth activation required extremely strong finger strength and control.
However, just as Huck said—
Heroes are those who cultivate one particular skill to its extreme.
To catch up to those monsters, she must push her own abilities to the limit as well.
Before, she could only watch from the spectator stands as Niubao and Shalum dueled the Twin Heroes, shaking the entire arena.
And now—it was her turn.
“Clunk—!”
Unlike the crisp sound of mechanical gears, the transformation sound of the [Cradle Sword] was more like the whisper of heavy history.
The dark golden round shield quickly slid to the tip of the sword and locked into place, instantly switching to Shield Axe Mode. The golden edge gleamed with a sharp light.
This was precisely the origin of the name “Yaoguang Guild.”
“I know what to do now, big brother,” Serina said, her gaze firm and free of doubt.
Her path was now clear—
Dual-wielding shield-swords, transforming into the “Double Gate Double Shield Hero.”
When necessary, she could directly switch into the “Double Shield Axe Berserker.”
No wonder this sword was called the “Cradle Sword”—
Being chopped to death by it would probably send you directly “back to the cradle for rebirth.”
As for Serina’s true ability, it was actually simple but easily overlooked—
She was among the strongest in terms of raw power and endurance among Human Race girls.
It just seemed less prominent compared to “inhuman-level monsters” like Niubao and the Red Ghost.
But don’t forget—
She was someone who could trade elbows with Niubao for a full day and night.
That said it all.
—
While everyone else was improving their strength, what was Samimi doing?
“No good… the weapon is too heavy. Even if my arms could bear the weight, I can’t swing it at all. It seems outside of a zero-gravity environment, wanting to use heavy weapons is just wishful thinking.”
She was still in the Weapon Workshop, sketching design drafts, assisting Shao Nv Kui in designing external armaments for the Knight Mecha.
Reality was cruel—
The heavy weapons casually swung around in anime were simply impossible to lift in reality.
Even some lightweight weapons from models couldn’t be lifted due to structural issues, let alone combat weapons several meters long.
Samimi suddenly realized a key problem—
The mecha’s “hands” were actually redundant.
Using hands to hold weapons was an inefficient design in itself.
Hands were just for “looking human,” for aesthetics.
What was truly practical was the structure itself.
“Then let’s just not use hands.”
She had a flash of inspiration.
Since the fingers lack strength, then don’t have fingers.
Or even—don’t have hands.
Just “weld” the weapon directly onto the arm!
That’s right—
[Arm Blade].
She designed a fixed blade on the right arm as the primary weapon.
Then, using all her imagination, she designed a multi-stage folding, extending, and launching blade mechanism—
The secondary weapon installed on the left arm, the [Ejecting Chain Sword].
It possessed mid-to-long-range attack capability.
With this, the core armament plan for the Knight Mecha was complete:
Right arm—Arm Blade for close combat.
Left arm—Chain Sword for ranged attacks.
She handed the design drafts to Shao Nv Kui, asking her to realize them using her “cheat-level forging technique.”
Instantly, she felt much more relaxed.
“Miss Shalum, please take a rest. You have to fight tomorrow,” Shao Nv Kui said considerately.
“I hope I live to see it actually move in my lifetime…” Samimi muttered something strange.
Then—
She collapsed and fell asleep.
Her brain was overworked; she couldn’t even be bothered to meditate.
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