Chapter 113: A Journey Until Death

Chapter 113: A Journey Until Death

Chapter 113: A Journey Until Death

Colorful mist coast, blue star sea.

Crystal Palace Node.

The four-day battle continued.

The Shadow Scale Shrimp Guard grows by absorbing node energy and counterattacks the player's attack.

Swarms of Shadow Scale Shrimp Guards are covered in hard scales and are good at group combat. They use their numerical advantage and the ability to move quickly underwater to form impenetrable barriers. Their sharp pincers can easily cut off the player's body with every attack, causing them to return to Dizhong Village instantly.

It stands to reason that the player army can easily defeat the Shadow Scale Shrimp Guards, whose average level is around 25.

After all, the Shadow Scale Shrimp Guards do not have the terrifying talent of the Zerg Tide and the Black Tide to continuously produce new types of troops.

However, without the assistance of souls that are proficient in water, the human players were completely unable to adapt to the rhythm of underwater combat, and several waves of joint offensives were easily defeated by the Shadow Scale Shrimp Guards.

As for the alien players, the Gillfish and Abyssal Fish are proficient in water.

However, their average soul level is low, and they do not have sufficient body forging level to inherit the soul attributes, and their strength is completely crushed by the Shadow Scale Shrimp Guards.

The battle was conducted entirely in a "blood-grinding" manner. Every time a Shadow Scale Shrimp Guard was killed, the opponent's strength would be weakened by one point.

But it is obvious that this field node cannot be taken over in a short period of time.

At this time, Qi Sheng, who was behind the scenes, roughly understood the rule characteristics and effects of this field node through the guided analysis.

When he first saw the analysis and introduction of "Gathering", he imagined the effect to be that the more players gathered, the stronger the effect of the released ability would be.

It’s like a formation, where each player can act as an energy node in the formation, connecting with each other to generate additional attribute bonuses.

But the guide shook his head and said that this was not the case.

He was familiar with the rules and characteristics of this domain node, and had personally seen a hegemonic life form that was pardoned by Emperor Zhao use it.

The so-called gathering of people is not the gathering of life.

It's a gathering of abilities.

According to the guide's speculation, this feature can bring a superposition effect of ability characteristics to the player's legion.

Assuming that there are 100 players using the Black Armored Snake Soul, then after the "Gathering Rules" are embedded in the Emperor's Tomb Village, all players using the Black Armored Snake Soul can obtain an additional +1% increase in the Black Armored Snake's attributes.

The more players use the Black Armored Snake Soul, the stronger the amplification effect will be, bringing a special crowd-gathering effect.

In addition to the quantity, this conversion may also include the calculation of soul strength.

After listening to the explanation of the guidelines, Qi Sheng could already foresee how the players would perform after accommodating the "gathering" rule node.

There will inevitably be a large number of players in the forum who will call on others to follow their favorite styles.

The characteristics of the gathering rule will allow more souls to be used by more players, resulting in higher additional bonuses.

The more unpopular the soul is, the lower the bonus effect will be.

However, the guidelines cannot provide a detailed explanation of the specific bonus until there is a containment rule node.

But this rule feature aroused Qi Sheng's strong interest.

As the number of players continues to increase in the future, the bonus effects of the gathering rule characteristics will continue to increase.

It's simply a late-stage magical skill.

In Qi Sheng's eyes, the priority of accommodating this field node has been greatly increased.

As for when the containment can be completed, it is only a matter of time. He just needs to wait patiently.

Instead of continuing to focus on the losing war of attrition, Qi Sheng's consciousness began to switch frequently between the forum and the players.

……

Just when the main players were working hard on the Crystal Palace domain node.

The Blue Star Sea.

At dawn, the sky was orange-red and the sea was covered with a thin layer of mist.

Gu Chen sat on the edge of the homemade raft, holding the pole in one hand, slapping the cool sea water with his feet, drifting with the waves, with a very comfortable expression.

Looking up at the golden wheel rising in the sky, he squinted his eyes and couldn't help but admire the beauty of the scenery.

Over the past month, he had been fighting the black tide and the insect tide with his guild friends and relatives in the Emperor's Tomb Mountains. During this time, he also participated in the Skyfire Battle and finally upgraded his body forging to level 2.

Today, he plans to give himself a day off.

Go fishing until you die.

To this end, he cut down trees near the coast half a day in advance, tied vines into rafts, and made a simple raft five meters long and three meters wide.

He had no intention of returning alive from this trip.

Opening the map, you can see that he is already far away from the coast.

It would be more convenient to die than to swim back this distance.

Humming a little tune, browsing the forum, and fishing alone on the sea made Gu Chen feel extremely comfortable.

At this moment, the fishing rod in his hand sank suddenly.

Realizing that a fish had taken the bait, the arm holding the rod exerted force suddenly, and a light of light gold and light blue appeared on Gu Chen's body.

This is exactly the performance of the body's inherited power, the Savage Axe and the Broken Knife.

My heartbeat quickens.

He could feel that the fish under the water was so powerful that it was almost pulling him into the sea.

Gu Chen stood up decisively, quickly adjusted his posture, held the fishing rod tightly with both hands, and started a power game with this unknown marine creature.

The raft rose and fell in the waves, gliding through the waves following the swimming trajectory of the big fish.

Gu Chen did not rush to exert force, intending to wait until the big fish was exhausted before pulling it up. However, in his mind, he had already begun to imagine what kind of underwater creature this was.

This is the charm of fishing in the game.

Unlike the known fish species in reality, the ecosystem in the monster world is very complex.

There is a huge variety of underwater life in the ocean, and you never know what type of marine life you might catch.

If you are lucky enough to catch a low-level origin monster, the trip will be very profitable.

Although the probability is very small, it is not impossible.

In addition to the original monsters, there are also many precious fish that can be sold at high prices in the trading house.

It can be said that every fishing trip is a lucky draw.

Good luck can bring great wealth.

"Oh ho!"

The raft was breaking through the waves faster and faster, and even began to skip stones on the sea. Gu Chen cheered excitedly, with the muscles in his arms tensed, and he had no intention of letting go.

In his eyes, playing games requires indulgence.

He is so timid even when fishing, he is not a man at all.

After 20 minutes, the raft was moving at high speed and was almost pulled into a kite. Every time it fell into the water, it could fly more than ten meters away.

The big fish still had plenty of energy, but it was already showing signs of slowing down and was no longer speeding up.

Gu Chen finally started to reel in the line, turning the simple homemade winding reel and shortening the fishing line little by little.

The game of power officially began. The muscles on Gu Chen's arms condensed into blocks after exerting force, and the power of the Barbarian Axe Soul and the Broken Knife Soul burst out in his body.

"Wake it up for me!"

The brute force characteristic is released and the strength increases suddenly.

Every time the fishing rod was lifted, Gu Chen would quickly turn the reel.

Now he only had two problems to worry about.

How long can the already bent homemade fishing rod last? Will the fishing line made from the silk spun by the ironworm be broken?

But it has entered the stage of power game, Gu Chen can't care about so much, and plans to pull the fish onto the raft in one breath.

Another 15 minutes passed.

Under the high-intensity power game, Gu Chen was exhausted and panting, the sweat on his body was shining in the sunlight, and his hands holding the club were shaking.

"coming!"

With a loud shout, a water bag bulged up on the sea surface, and a huge fish head broke through the water and flew into the air. The black scales sparkled under the illumination of the golden wheel. The huge body kept swinging its tail in the air, and crystal water droplets splashed everywhere. Gu Chen subconsciously squinted his eyes.

But he reacted quickly and decisively changed his left hand to hold the pole, summoned a golden axe with his right hand, and swooped down to chop at the big black fish that was still in the air.

The blow was so powerful and strong, and with the help of the characteristics of the breaking knife, the fish head was broken in one blow and embedded into the meat.

But what surprised Gu Chen was that the big black fish did not bleed, and it was still struggling hard with its mouth full of sharp teeth.

He fell into the water at the same time as the big fish, and kicked his legs hard on the big black fish's head, using the force to pull out the force axe, and then chopped it down on the big black fish's head again. Gu Chen knew that he had no advantage in fighting underwater, and he had to fight quickly after falling into the water.

After several consecutive axe blows, the already weak big black fish became completely motionless and turned into a ball of black mist that swept towards him.

"Hey, where's the fish?"

After discovering that there was no decomposition prompt and no fish meat dropped after the death of the big black fish, Gu Chen was stunned, and an unbelievable idea emerged in his mind.

He looked up suddenly and saw the guide beside him opening his mouth to absorb the black mist.

Then, a challenger prompt sounded in his mind and in the regional voice channel:
[Challenger Tips (All Channels): Congratulations to the player "Fighting Never Stops" for killing the second-generation original monster Extreme Speed, and receiving a 20000-point sacrifice power reward, and the Star Vein level +1. ]

[Extreme Speed ​​(Second Generation Source)]:
Original Characteristics: Speed ​​up the efficiency of all actions by burning Qi and blood. The specific acceleration effect is affected by the level of the soul, and the duration is affected by the strength of one's own Qi and blood.

Purchase cost: 3000 sacrifice power.

……

"Oh my God!"

The prompt in his mind stunned Gu Chen.

Fishing is just a leisure hobby for him, not like other fishing enthusiasts who fish day and night.

However, he did not expect that the achievement of "Catching the Source", which even the fishing players had not achieved, was completed by a casual passerby like him.

It’s like a group of professional lottery players who buy lottery tickets every day but never win.

He just passed by the lottery shop and bought a ticket, but he won the jackpot.

This surprise came too suddenly, and Gu Chen was completely unprepared.

At this time, the chat channel of Gu Chen's guild was also in an uproar:

“Gou Zhan, you really deserve to die. I was just saying that you were going to the Colorful Mist Coast for a vacation today, and we are still fighting in the Imperial Tomb Mountains. The gap in combat power between you and us is gradually widening. What are you doing? I ask you what you are doing... ahhh, this is more painful than killing me.”

"Woo woo woo, hurry up and send the red envelope. I received this unlucky notification so early in the morning. Although I feel bad when I see other players getting the original rewards, I can just curse them a few times. After all, I don’t know them. But it’s different when you get the rewards. I won’t be able to sleep for at least three days. It’s really uncomfortable."

"Everyone is poor, why do you have to get rich first? Your wealth will break the balance between us. Weren't we happy when we were all poor and struggling together? Why are you the only one who got rich? I suggest you donate all the money. If you don't, I will be heartbroken. Choose between good brother and sacrifice. You can only choose one."

……

After taking a look at the wailing of relatives and friends in the voice channel, Gu Chen laughed.

Although it is a small guild, all members in the guild are his old friends for more than five years. They have also held many offline gatherings, and he even served as a best man when several old players got married.

Compared with the benefits, he cares more about the friendship of his relatives and friends.

In his joy, he sent a lucky red packet of 3000 points of sacrifice power to the guild group chat channel, and immediately the wailing sounds in the guild chat channel turned into congratulations and blessings.

He called up the regional voice channel, and just as he expected, the screen was filled with warm and friendly greetings.

"Cool!"

The sudden wealth made Gu Chen happy. He then turned to look at the raft, ready to continue fishing happily until his death.

But he was surprised to find that the raft was drifting away with the waves.

Realizing that the situation was not good, he decisively swam towards the receding raft, trying to get closer.

But without the blessing of a swimming speed soul, the raft was getting farther and farther away from him under the dual push of the sea breeze and waves, and it kept shrinking in his sight until it completely disappeared at the end of his sight.

At this moment, the smile on Gu Chen's face disappeared.

"Shit, how am I supposed to get back?"

As he spoke, Gu Chen, who was floating on the water, subconsciously looked at the guiding water ball floating beside him.

Their eyes met, and the clone transformed two arms with a bored look on his face, spreading his hands and saying:
[What are you looking at me for? Do you want me to carry you back? Of course you should swim back, or hold your breath and drown yourself. If you die, you will go back. Don't ask me such stupid questions next time.]

Gu Chen: ...

Looking around, there was no trace of land. Gu Chen knew that he was in big trouble.

Calling up the map function, I found that the straight-line distance between my current location and the Colorful Mist Coast was 27 kilometers. Swimming back against the wind would take at least half a day, and might not even be enough.

As for suffocating himself to death, he felt that it was not easy to do.

The only relatively reliable way of death is that a ferocious marine creature passes by and sends his soul back to Teizhong Village.

But the question is, where can he find the ferocious big fish?

"Forget it, let's try it first."

As he spoke, Gu Chen took a deep breath and dived into the water.

The guide floating on the side also followed and entered the underwater world.

……

An hour later, player forum.

[Version T0 level soul +1, preliminary evaluation of the extreme speed soul, and suggestions on soul matching]:
Posted by: The night is coming
Content: Finally, a new source was taken in. Seeing the prompt, I decisively went to the test tower for matching test.

Judging from the name of the original characteristic, this seems to be a characteristic that improves action efficiency, but it is not actually the case.

When the extreme speed feature is turned on, in addition to instantly increasing the movement speed, it can also produce unimaginable effects when used in conjunction with other souls.

Here is the first test video, the combination is: Bone Fire (Ink Flame) Soul + Speed ​​Soul.

(Attachment: Recording video)
It can be seen that it originally takes several seconds of energy storage time to condense a fireball, but with the combination of the extreme speed soul, the energy storage is instantly shortened to 1.5 seconds. This is not the limit. By choosing to speed up the burning of blood, I can empty my health bar and blue bar in an instant, which shows the super high burst performance of continuous fireball in the video.

The strength of this soul is T0 level in the current version of the burst flow, which is better than the effect of the shadow clone.

Here are a few ideas for combinations.

The first combination: Bone Fire, Flowing Shadow Clone, Extreme Speed, and Food Breath.

This configuration can empty the mana bar and health bar within 10 seconds, causing terrifying damage instantly, but its disadvantages are also very obvious. It consumes too much energy, and even eating Qi can hardly make up for the loss of Qi, blood, and mental strength. It is a star vein combination that will become sluggish after the burst.

The second combination: Gargoyle, Soul-Separation Spear, Black Armored Snake (Venomous), and Extreme Speed.

This is the most perfect combination in my opinion.

The characteristic of extreme speed is that it consumes Qi and blood to release. This limitation means that melee styles with strong Qi and blood are most suitable for extreme speed souls.

I named this combination "High-speed Special Effects Flow".

The main feature is to cause damage through special effects. A level 1 soul can enable 1.5 times the movement speed and attack speed, and it has both tankiness and output, so its overall strength is very high.

The third combination: Dusk, Brute Force, Crushing Knife, and Speed.

Also a melee combination, this Star Vein combination belongs to the assassin burst flow.

After getting close, it can burst out extremely high output in a short period of time, but it is only recommended for technical players. It is difficult for ordinary players to roam among the monsters.

The above is the Star Vein pairing concept given in this review. If you have better ideas, you can post them in the comment section.

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Comment area:
Furious Chicken: Does this mean that the assassin style is on the rise again?
This Beaver: In fact, the assassin flow is still very strong. In the Skyfire Campaign, many assassins went to the Black Tide and the Zerg Tide to steal and last hit, which really made them a lot of money. The only drawback is that the technical requirements are too high. Players who can play the assassin flow and those who can't are completely two completely different schools. But if we talk about the strongest assassin at the moment, it has to be the veteran member led by Tieye of our guild: Ashes.

Sea Walker: There are a lot of people here. Let me ask, are there any human brothers who want to offer sacrifices of power? I want 25 points of sacrifices of power.

The Dark Land is really fun: the demonstration video of the first Star Vein combination made me laugh to death, the health bar and blue bar were emptied in 10 seconds, and they were directly weakened. This style is too impractical. It is only suitable for some powerful teams to match one, and pull it out to burst out at the critical moment. It’s okay for individual players and individual teams. Choosing this is equivalent to carrying a burden.

Shadow Follows You:

This is better than the previous assassin flow. The previous flow was mainly based on special effects, which required stacking poison and curse marks. This flow focuses on burst output, but Brother Heiye did not consider one problem. It is not suitable for assassins to use weapons such as Broken Knife and Powerful Axe when they go deep behind enemy lines. Dagger-type weapons such as Forbidden Blade that can be used quickly in a small space are the most suitable options.

So you need to add a cursed blade soul to this set of souls, but inheriting all five souls requires the body forging level, which is really too far away. I will try to get it done within the next two months. Recently, my strength has increased, my efficiency in killing monsters has increased, and my income has soared. I feel that my growth rate has increased a lot.

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The appearance of Speed ​​Soul sparked heated discussions in the forum.

After the evaluation, many strategy players ranked this soul as the T0 position of the version.

After turning on the special effects ability, the player is like turning on a speed-up cheat.

Any action can be accelerated, including movement, spellcasting, physical attack frequency, etc., including underwater action efficiency.

This allows the Star Vein combination to have more powerful combinations.

Later, some players developed a set of functional styles, combining binding, light shield, extreme speed, and air consumption, focusing on one-second control and one-second shield, which greatly improved the functionality. Many players who mainly played the functional style decisively changed to a new Star Vein combination after reading the strategy content.

Subsequent actual combat performance in the Tezuka Mountains against the Zerg Tide and the Black Tide proved that the suggestions put forward by the strategy party players were all feasible.

It has brought a significant increase in combat power to both individuals and teams.

This is also the charm of this game setting in the eyes of many players.

Every time a soul is taken in, all players benefit.

The addition of a high-strength soul can also significantly improve the overall strength of the player's camp.

(End of this chapter)