Chapter 137: Virus Flare-up (1/2)

Asura!

I had finally completed the evolution necessary to transform from a Night Creature into a higher-rank undead!

I pulled down the hood on my head and adjusted the camera angle for a bit. A handsome face immediately entered my view. It was a man clad in glowing armor and fluttering battle robe with a sharp blade in his hand. Despite looking stern and unruly, his eyes looked as clear and as deep as a lake.

“Heh… hehe…”

I laughed dumbly for a second while all sorts of emotions churned inside me. I, Lu Chen, could finally show my true appearance to the world!

I was sorely tempted to screenshot my current appearance and send it to He Yi right away, but I held back the impulse immediately. It wasn’t time yet.

But I would show He Yi my true appearance one day. I would show her that Falling Dust had returned not as Lu Chen, but as Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand!

Still overjoyed, I opened the skill window to see what the evolution had brought me. The first skill in the list was a passive skill.

Deterrence: Strikes fear into the hearts of all undead units within 5 yards of the player and reduces their stats by 25%!

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WTF!?

I was so stunned I didn’t move for a time. This “Deterrence” is absolutely ridiculous! Not only does it “strike fear” into nearby undead units, it reduces all their stats by a whopping 25%! 25%! If a mob had 1000 Attack, then they would be left with 750 Attack after they got near me! It is incredible to say the least!

My confidence grew by leaps and bounds. No matter how powerful the Violet Knights were, there was no way they could defeat me after their Attack, Defense and HP were reduced by 25%. Just like the Flying Shadows, I doubted that they could pierce my Defense!

Mn, this “Deterrence” is absolutely OP!

Ambition filled every corner of my heart. If an Asura was already this powerful, then what would I get for my next ascension, Asura King, or an even higher stage of evolution, Asura God? Would I literally be able to defy the heavens if I reached that level of power?

Anyway, right now my ability was super effective against any undead. Previously, my grinding speed was far lower than Lin Yixin’s because my Undead Energy skill was ineffective against the undead. But now that I had Deterrence, the situation had been flipped around completely. Holy Energy was strong, but Deterrence was even stronger!

Bzz!

I reapplied Ghost Deity Armor and faced the charging enemies. Over a hundred Level 70 Violet Knights were galloping at me, looking like they could crush anything beneath their hooves!

I gripped the Ghost Ice Soul tighter and smiled confidently. “Prepare for battle!”

The Violet Knights reached me in the blink of an eye. The moment they entered within 5 yards of me, their body immediately became dyed in light purple. It was a sign that Deterrence was working and that their stats were largely decreased. Tsk tsk, to call this skill useful would be an understatement, especially when the opponents were Night Creatures.

In fact, players were expected to fight against Night Creatures most of the time. Over 80% of the mobs on the world map were Night Creatures, and the remaining 20% were wild animals and other miscellaneous creatures.

I raised the Ghost Ice Soul and summoned a Thousand Mirage Slash at the dozen or so Violet Knights charging toward me!

Boom!

A bunch of numbers rose from the mobs’ heads.

1284!

1193!

1220!

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Very good. The Violet Knights originally had 6000 HP, but after their stats were reduced by 25%, they only had 4500 HP left. It would be much easier to kill them all!

Ice Ray!

My longsword turned into an icicle and stabbed into a Violet Knight, turning into an ice sculpture and deleting much of its HP in an instant. A couple more basic attacks later, the Violet Knight was as dead as a doorknob!

My experience bar filled up visibly after the kill. Level 70 mobs gave a ton of experience!

The NPCs behind me weren’t idle either. The Priest healed me whenever I was low, and the Archer fired arrow after arrow into the Violet Knights and drawing painful howls from them every time he scored a hit.

I purposely kept the Dark Wasp on my right and the little skeleton on my left. Directly behind me was the sentinel tower. This meant that I only needed to fight 3 monsters at a time. Before Deterrence, the Violet Knights’ Attack was pretty deadly. After Deterrence, it was no longer a matter of concern.

I had to admit that I got really lucky getting Deterrence at the exact moment I needed it. Without it, I might not have been able to withstand the Violet Knights’ charge!

I wondered if the skill was effective against bosses. If it was, then it was absolutely a godsend. If it wasn’t, I wouldn’t be disappointed either. After all, bosses usually were governed by their own rules.

Every Violet Knight who attacked the sentinel tower was slaughtered in less than half an hour, including the 200 or so reinforcements that came later. Again, Thousand Mirage Slash was a key component in a PvE battle like this. Every time I used it, my DPS immediately broke ten thousand. It was incredible to say the least!

Moreover, after fighting all day long, I finally leveled up to 64!

Beep!

Lin Yixin sent me a message: “How are you leveling up this quickly? Are you a mule or something?”

I laughed. The Fruit Knife Goddess was finally panicking. I immediately sent her a reply: “I’m grinding mobs, duh. Wanna join me? I can level you up for the cheap price 500 gold an hour!”

“...”

Unable to muster any effective retort against my taunt, Lin Yixin simply said, “I’ll take my sweet time, thank you. Do your best, you need that Hero’s Token more than I do anyway…”

“Yeah. The first prize of the competition is mine for sure!”

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