Reborn: Apocalypse Ready. War Goddess by My Side novel Chapter 494

Chapter 494 A Hammer the Old Smith Wants

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Every muscle on his was moving. As they watched, a kind of crashing tidal pressure rolled out from him toward the rest of the courtyard. The swings came faster, harder. Force stacked on top of force.

Their eyes went wide, Ezekiel’s most of all. As a Master Smith, he could see exactly how exquisite this hammer art was, and he refused to miss a single detail. His excitement kept building. This was unmistakably an ancient method of forging-

The clang and crash of metal filled the yard, sparks raining down. Steven’s breath, his stance, his eyes had all melded into one steady current. Working through the form, he could feel his own blood starting to boil, like the technique was tempering him along with the weapon.

This wasn’t only an ancient art of forging. It wasn’t only a combat art. It was a method for refining your own body, all at once. It was incredible. Steven’s mind was racing. This was something real.

He let out a low cry and brought the hammer down one last time, the strike that sealed the whole sequence.

The blow unleashed a fierce burst of energy from within him. Ezekiel’s forging anvil dented under it. Ezekiel and Greyson were stunned.

The hammer settled. Steven stopped, breathing hard, beads of sweat rolling off his forehead. He worked on steadying himself.

Ezekiel rushed forward, lit up. “Kid, you know forging foo?”

Steven shook his head with a smile. “Mr. Rowlatt, I don’t actually forge. I just understood the old book, picked up this hammer art from it, and ran through it once.”

“What?” Ezekiel’s eyes went wide. Shock washed over him. “You actually understood it?”

Steven nodded. “I did. It’s not just a forging method, and it’s not just a combat technique. It’s also a body- tempering art. It’s called the Truebreak Divine Forging Hammer. It’s powerful, and it’s brilliant. The applications are endless. It can break through the physical limits of an Awakened body. It’s a rare find.”

Greyson and the others were shaken. Steven really had read the thing. The kid was a monster. Picking up someone else’s combat art at a glance was one thing. Now he was reading ancient books no one else could and performing the whole thing in full. He was a complete freak.

Ezekiel’s breathing kept getting faster, like a kid wound up tight. He grabbed Steven’s arm.

“You…”

Steven could feel the grip on him. The look in Ezekiel’s eyes had something feral about it, like he was staring at a beautiful woman. His eyes gleaming green with hunger. Steven’s skin prickled. He really hoped the old man wasn’t about to confess some weird affection.

“Mr. Rowlatt…”

Ezekiel’s voice cracked with excitement. “Teach me. Teach me.”

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the old Smith Wants

Ezekiel looked like a three-year-old who’d lost his lollipop. He was genuinely panicking. But he couldn’t actually bring himself to call the old goat Grandpa.

“You’re really trying to make me hit you on the happiest day of my life. Fine, you win. You want the weapons forged? I’ll do it. Right now. Happy? I really do owe you.”

Greyson smiled faintly. “There. Was that so hard? If I hadn’t brought him here, you’d have spent who knows how many more years before you cracked that book. You should be thanking me, and thanking this kid.”

Ezekiel had nothing left to say. He pushed the excitement back down. “Tell me what you want forged. And this isn’t a one- or two-day job either. Let’s get started.”

Olivia smiled and pulled out the other chunk of meteoric iron, the one weighing a ton.

“Mr. Rowlatt, we’d like a saber forged from this Ruinstar Metal, and the rest of it folded into Steven’s spear. Both have to reach the level of imitation divine weapons.”

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