Level 125 was the turning point. Beyond that threshold, skills were no longer chained to fixed animations or predetermined attack patterns, and at Level 125, the Free-Form Combat System unlocked.
Even before reaching this point, Ethan had already gained a measure of freedom in battle thanks to the Achievement he'd earned back in his early days in Ethereal by hunting down other players. At the time, though, that freedom only applied to basic attacks, allowing him to fight like a true martial artist despite being a Druid.
Now, everything had changed; it wasn't just his basic attacks anymore. He could pour the power of any skill into any movement, any strike, any part of his body.
Just moments ago, he'd used Heavy Strike.
Normally, the skill concentrated its power in his claws for a devastating slash aimed at an opponent's head. Instead, Ethan had redirected all that force into his own skull before slamming his head straight into OneSwordBreaksArmy's face.
