Chapter 71: President, Save Me!

Chapter 71: Chapter 71: President, Save Me!

With the addition of a piece of Red Equipment, Yu Zhun’s Life Value directly doubled, and his Physical Defense and Magic Defense were already approaching four thousand.

Besides the stat increases, his new Equipment, [Bloody Sacrifice], gave Yu Zhun three entirely new equipment effects. There was [Drinking Spring], which instantly recovered 10% of his maximum Life Value when taking a single instance of damage exceeding 30% of his maximum Life Value; [Sanctuary], which nullified the damage if a single instance exceeded 50% of his maximum Life Value, taking effect once per battle; and [Blood Robe], which increased his Physical Defense and Magic Defense by 1% for every 1% of life lost.

Yu Zhun’s already astonishing tankiness was strengthened once again. Little Brother’s desire to simply survive had materialized within him. Now, it would truly be difficult for him to die.

Yu Zhun did some quick calculations. Right now, even the rich lady’s staggering 16,000 Magic Attack would barely scratch him. Excellent. Wasn’t this exactly what a sense of security felt like?

After reviewing his stats, Yu Zhun’s gaze fell on his Skill Points. With his level increasing to Lv20, he gained 4 Skill Points this time. Adding the 1 leftover from Lv15, he had a total of 5 Skill Points. It was time for another wave of skill upgrades.

Yu Zhun didn’t plan to change his skill configuration for the time being. [Shadow Punishment] didn’t need upgrading, which meant the only ones that did were his Lv2 [Phantom], Lv2 [Swift Step], and Lv3 [Sword Dance]. Upgrading the first two required 2 Skill Points, while upgrading [Sword Dance] to Lv4 required 3.

"[Sword Dance] definitely needs an upgrade," Yu Zhun muttered, wearing a thoughtful expression. "The priority of this skill is currently the highest."

When facing a mob of monsters attacking at once, a high-level [Sword Dance] would allow him to strike his opponents while significantly reducing the number of times he got hit. Although normal monsters hitting him right now not only didn’t deplete his life but actually healed him, that might not always be the case in the future.

"[Phantom] and [Swift Step]..." Yu Zhun felt somewhat conflicted. The former could increase his damage immunity, while the latter could increase his Agility. "Forget it. I’ll upgrade [Phantom] first this time."

[Sword Dance] improved his combat skills, which was essentially the same as increasing his Agility. Although [Phantom] couldn’t be used continuously, it could mitigate damage when he faced massive incoming attacks. Having made his decision, Yu Zhun quickly allocated his points.

[Skill 1: Phantom (Lv2): Places the body in a temporary phantom state, reducing damage taken by 50%. Consumes 30 Mana per use.]

[Skill 3: Sword Dance (Lv3): Greatly enhances close-quarters combat capabilities, allowing the player to instinctively execute exquisite weapon techniques.]

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[Skill 1: Phantom (Lv3): Places the body in a temporary phantom state, reducing damage taken by 50%. Consumes 20 Mana per use.]

[Skill 3: Sword Dance (Lv4): Tremendously enhances close-quarters combat capabilities, allowing the player to instinctively execute exquisite weapon techniques.]

Huh?

Looking at the upgraded skills, Yu Zhun couldn’t help but blink. The change in the description for [Sword Dance] was as inconspicuous as ever; "Greatly" had simply changed to "Tremendously."

However, the enhancement in its effect was immediate. Gripping his dagger, Yu Zhun swung it a couple of times and quickly felt a noticeable increase in flexibility and lightness. At this moment, he was confident that even if he was surrounded by a massive number of enemies, he could nimbly weave and fight through them like the wind.

As for the improvement to [Phantom]... Yu Zhun initially thought only the mana consumption had decreased. But after opening the skill details for a closer look, he found that the Cooling time had also dropped. The 30-second Cooling time had become 20 seconds.

With that, the surge in strength brought by reaching Lv20 came to an end.

"The time for the Enhancement Room is just about up. It’s time to leave."

He dripped a drop of the leftover [Plain Potion] onto [Bloody Sacrifice], changing its appearance into the same tattered white gear as the Nether Three-piece Set. Then, Yu Zhun stretched his back and walked out of the Enhancement Room. Every time he entered the Enhancement Room, he improved, and this time was no exception. Compared to when he first walked in, his current strength was worlds apart.

"It’s a pity that my Life Profession level only increased by one," Yu Zhun said, shaking his head. "Leveling up is really difficult."

Previously, after a wave of Enhancements, his Life Profession level would shoot up several levels, but the experience required after Lv20 was much higher. After dumping twelve sets of Three Divine Talismans, Yu Zhun only leveled up to Lv21, while his Luck increased from 84 to 100.

Moreover, during the Enhancement process, Yu Zhun had discovered a new problem.

"The durability of the Nether Three-piece Set has dropped quite a bit," Yu Zhun sighed.

The higher the Equipment’s quality, the slower its durability decreased, but it would inevitably drop eventually. Raiding a Dungeon was a high-intensity battle, and every time an equipment effect was triggered, it lowered the Equipment’s durability. Right now, his weapon’s durability had already fallen to 98, while his Armor and accessories were at a mere 95.

"I need to find a Blacksmith to reforge my Equipment and refresh the durability," Yu Zhun murmured, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face. "A Blacksmith’s [Reforge] is like an Enhancer’s [Upgrade]; it’s a Profession skill unlocked at Lv20.

"There should be some freelance Blacksmiths above Lv20 in Divine Strategy City, but the quality of my Equipment is too high, and the equipment effects cannot be easily exposed. For peace of mind, it’s best to find a Blacksmith from our own guild.

"The rich lady is an Alchemist. It looks like we’ll need to recruit some people..."

Muttering to himself, Yu Zhun made his way out of the Divine Revelation Hall. However, a moment later, his footsteps suddenly came to a halt. Hall Master Zhu Zhe, whom he had just met not long ago, was currently standing in the corridor, looking at him calmly.

"Hall Master Zhu, is there something else?"

"There is one thing," Zhu Zhe said, giving a slight nod. "Ji Xiaoyu was here earlier, so it wasn’t very convenient to speak. It’s good that you’re back." He looked at Yu Zhun, his voice pausing for a moment. "Before you use your invitation letter, you can come find me first."

Having said that, Zhu Zhe turned and left, as if he had come solely to say this one sentence to Yu Zhun.

Invitation letter?

Yu Zhun froze in place, and then his pupils violently contracted. The only thing on him with the words "invitation letter" was the [Nether Abyss Invitation Letter] he had obtained by clearing the twenty-second floor of the Nether Trial. How did Hall Master Zhu know about this?

Wait...

Yu Zhun narrowed his eyes slightly, suddenly recalling the words the Demonized Elf Commander had mentioned when its consciousness was clear. Before him, one other person had reached the twenty-second floor of the Nether Trial. If there was anyone else who knew about the [Nether Abyss Invitation Letter], it could only be that person.

Did that person ask Zhu Zhe to pass a message to him? Or could it be... the other person was Zhu Zhe himself?

Yu Zhun wasn’t sure, but there was one thing he was very clear on. The other party looking for him shouldn’t be a bad thing. Perhaps they wanted to pass on some experience? If that was the case, he wouldn’t hold back.

Just as Yu Zhun breathed a sigh of relief, a message popped up.

[Ji Xiaoyu: Guild Master, help! The child is going to die!]

Yu Zhun: "?"

Child? Whose child?