Hacking the Game Didn't Go as Intended [Part Two]

CHAPTER 201: The Hidden Guardian

Sparks flew as his weapons absorbed the brunt of the attack, eyes narrowing as the particles of heated metal illuminated the harsh lines etched across his face. But the cost was severe—his daggers' durability plummeted in an instant.

Daisuke gritted his teeth with a snarl. Dammit! If I keep blocking like this, my weapons won't last and I'll eventually run out of stamina. I need a different approach—wait!

[Impeccable Parry]

[Rank: Epic

Classification: Active

Skill Lvl: 2

Proficiency: 97.4%

In the hands of a true weapons master, the enemy's attacks become a canvas waiting to be shaped.

Skill Effect:

▪︎ While wielding a weapon, you have the ability to parry an enemy's attack if performed at the right instant.

▪︎ In the rare instance that damage is received, it first depletes your Stamina and Mana. Only when both resources are exhausted will your HP be affected.

Mana Cost: None

Skill Duration: 1 Second

Skill Cooldown: 25 Seconds]

I'll use Impeccable Parry to deflect its attacks and ease the strain on my weapons. In the meantime, I need to find a weakness—fast—and figure out how to exploit it to stack my debuffs. It's either that or... I'll be turned into a freakin' hashtag.

At the thought of pulling the short end of the stick and being reduced to a chalk outline, Daisuke's movements shifted, his stance sharpening into something more refined.

Instead of blocking, he adjusted his timing with razor-sharp precision. The next attack came—a monstrous backhand that could reduce a boulder to dust. But this time, Daisuke moved with the blow, deflecting it just enough to shift the force away from himself.

A transparent hexagonal barrier flickered into existence each time he parried, absorbing the monstrous strikes. The fiend snarled in frustration, its attacks growing wilder, yet Daisuke adapted like a machine, absorbing impact after impact.

Finally, his Sixth Sense honed in on something. Beneath the creature's thick chest armor, just above the solar plexus, something pulsed—a core, burning like molten magma.

That's it! That's its weak spot, he thought, his gaze honing in.

But getting to it was another matter.

CRASHHH!

Another hexagon barrier shattered like fickle glass as a large fist slammed into it like a falling meteor. But this time, instead of fading into nonetheless, the digital fragments morphed into a notification window.

DING!

[The proficiency of the active skill «Impeccable Parry» has advanced to level 3! A new skill effect has been acquired!]

[Impeccable Parry]

[Rank: Epic

Classification: Active Skill

Lvl: 3

Proficiency: 0.7%

In the hands of a true weapons master, the enemy's attacks become a canvas waiting to be shaped.

Skill Effect:

▪︎ While wielding a weapon, you have the ability to parry an enemy's attack if performed at the right instant.