Chapter 262 The Sound of Hammering (1/2)
Every class advancement was an ascendance of life status. LV 60 was provided a large upgrade to the status among all other levels of class advancement since it was the boundary between Version 1.0 and Version 2.0. The effects of class advancements were based off accumulated experience, and the life form experienced its first evolution. The path of evolution was not completely random, but it was dependent on the initial race that was chosen by the player. For example, carbon-based human evolution paths were usually all in human forms.
The chain of evolution was not always certain, and one could have millions of possibilities for one's evolution. Compatibility determined the volatility of randomness of the status of the evolution. The lower the compatibility, the more random the evolution effects would be, similar to flipping a coin where one could get a powerful evolution, while it was possible to get disastrous effects. For example, the [Basic Energy Organism] could directly change the body structure of a human, abandon the flesh and blood, and become a body made out of pure energy.
On the other hand, if the compatibility was high, then it meant that the evolution path was the most logical. Han Xiao chose [Type-i Space Humans] had close to a hundred percent compatibility since the Space Humans were the most common human species in Galaxy. The race was famous for its fast adaptation to the new environment with the unique characteristic [Adaptive Herd]. Debuff resistance, physical resistance, and mental resistance all increased by ten percent.
All races had different specialties. Once the evolution effects took place, it would be a major upgrade in status, where every race would have a different focus on statuses it improved on. Galaxy contained thousands of races, and from this step forward, all the players started to shape their own unique characteristics that were distinguishable from others.
Compared to the other four choices, the [Type-i Space Human] was the most common one. It was an all-round upgrade, so there was not a lot of uniqueness. However, with higher resistance and adaptability, the upcoming evolutions would have a wider range of choices. The evolution process could not be reverted, which was why Han Xiao clearly remembered the evolution tree, and the [Type-i Space Humans] was the best initial evolution in his mind, so he made his choice without a second thought.
Superhumans could become strong through the process of evolution, and the same went for NPCs. However, since they did not have an interface, they could not choose the evolution path.
Han Xiao took a deep breath.
There was pain aching from his bones, his muscles, and every other part of his body. Han Xiao bit his tongue and tried to take in all the pain from the evolution. The process of evolution was gut-wrenching, and a player could feel less by lowering the intensity of pain. However, all the pain that Han Xiao was feeling was a hundred percent real.
Fortunately, the pain did not last long. It quickly faded, and Han Xiao suddenly had a new perspective of the world!
The enemies were quickly approaching, and Han Xiao did not have time to investigate the changes in his body. He frantically used all the upgrades in his interface and used seventy-four million experience points. [Magnetic Ring Mechanic] instantly went from level five to the maximum level!
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[Magnetic Ring Mechanic] Lv.15 (Max).
+180 Energy, +2 DEX, +1 END, +4 INT, +4 Free Attribute points.
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A third of two hundred million experience points were spent with a blink of an eye.
As the level of skill increased, the more resources were needed to level up the skill. Of course, the benefits corresponded with the expense, and with a ten-level upgrade, his energy increased by 810, and the energy attribute point reached 3,070. The energy attribute points broke through the level eight benchmark of 3000 points, and Han Xiao obtained another additional upgrade in his attributes.
Han Xiao suddenly felt a surge of energy flowing through this body. He reached LV 70, breaking through the level upper limit of version 1.0.
He was the only superhuman on the Planet Aquamarine that was above LV 60.
The Attribute was an enhancement in jumping abilities.
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111 STR, 185 DEX, 159 END, 321 INT, 21 MYS, 14 CHA, 1 LUK
Free Attribute Points: 40
Potential Points: 72
Health: 7,980
Stamina: 9,580
Energy: 3,070 (Lv.8)
Energy Rank: 3,275 Ona
Grade: C
[You are qualified to be the Space Explorer Warrior.]
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The overall strength has increased by more than half my previous status. The health points were 4,300 before the evolution, and now I have almost double that number. Moreover, the exchange ratio from Endurance to Health Points has increased from 1:20 to 1:30. After all the upgrades and level ups in the status, the four important attributes all increased by around thirty or forty points.
He quickly calculated his combat power, and he did not use the forty Free Attribute Points. Under an unpredictable battle, he could quickly adapt to different situations by adding attribute points.
Han Xiao stood up and turned toward Jeross and the troops. He eyes was sharp, cold, and deadly.
Prepare for your death, Germinal Organization!
The troops arrived in front of Han Xiao, and Jeross roared, ”Block all the escape routes. Don't let him get away!”
He then shot his force field toward Han Xiao.
Bang!
The ground exploded with a pit. Han Xiao dodged the attack with ease, and he was a lot faster and agile than before. He charged in front of Jeross and used his Compounded Magnetic Chain Split Blades. The skill blew a violent wind with so much power that it instantly broke through the defense force field as if it was a knife slicing through cake.
Deng!
After a flash of light, Jeross suddenly lost his vision, and he felt that he had lost control over his body. The pain exploded in his body, and he felt sharp blades sink into his flesh.
He had already sensed what would happen to his body—his eyes had lost all hope.
”No…”
The nine blades pierced through the body at the same time, and Jeross' body was filled with holes with blood splattering everywhere. The blades sliced through the muscles and tendons, and Han Xiao headbutted through the last desperate force field created by Jeross and smacked his head with all his strength!
With only one move, Han Xiao eliminated the powerful and troublesome senior executive officer.
The role of predator and the prey instantly swapped at that moment.
Han Xiao looked around at the surprised soldiers, as if he was the wolf that would hunt everyone down.
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On the main battlefield, fight was still going on. Everyone had their attention on the area where Han Xiao had run off to, curious about the result.
Suddenly, the sounds of explosion came from that direction, and everyone looked over.
”What's going on? Did he get away?”
”Are they fighting right now?”
Everyone tried to guess what happened. Then they saw a small dot that was coming toward them. As the dot got closer, they recognized that it as Han Xiao, and all the enemies who had gone after him were nowhere to be seen.
”If he already escaped, why is he coming back?” Tang Tang asked with confusion.
Diana shot another two explosive flame and barely caught her breath. ”He probably ran back here because he can't deal with the enemies.”
Hila, who was silent the whole time, suddenly said, ”His vital sign is different from before!”