Legend of the Pinnacle of Online Games

Chapter 141 Second Extraction of Bloodline Skill

The black lines flashed by, like a venomous snake, before lurking back into her body.

Lin Hanchuan witnessed this scene.

He silently opened the squad chat group.

Lin Hanchuan – “See that?”

Long Xiaochen immediately turned to look at Lin Hanchuan, who had just been reviewing the previous battle, and then replied in the group chat—"Huh?"

Long Xiaoyue—"I saw it!"

Long Xiaochen looked up at Long Xiaoyue again, his face full of suspicion, and continued to speak in the group chat—"What!"

Cao Renjie had arrived beside the corpse of the Earth Elf BOSS and was looking down at the body on the ground.

Lin Hanchuan's violent output had already caused the clothes on the Earth Elf BOSS's body to burst open.

In Cao Renjie's eyes, black lines formed a strange flower pattern, which was attached to the back of the Earth Elf BOSS.

Cao Renjie immediately replied in the group chat: "There is indeed a problem! Strange flower tattoo patterns have appeared on the body of the Earth Elf BOSS."

The message was sent.

The pattern on the back of the Earth Elf BOSS's corpse faded at a visible speed and disappeared without a trace in no time.

Cao Renjie immediately replied in the group chat: "The tattoo has disappeared!"

Lin Hanchuan glanced at the Earth Elf BOSS corpse at Cao Renjie's feet, and replied in the group chat at the same time, "That's not a tattoo, it's a totem!"

Long Xiaochen finally realized—"Holy crap!! A totem!?"

"Are you sure?" Cao Renjie replied immediately, his gaze towards Lin Hanchuan from a distance carrying a serious and earnest tone.

Lin Hanchuan thought for a moment and replied in the group chat, "Most likely!"

Coming soon.

In addition to simple leveling up, the system offers several other ways to enhance a player's combat power.

Professions, weapons, equipment, items, potions... and totems.

As the name suggests, a totem is a pattern on the body similar to a tattoo, but unlike a tattoo, this pattern will give the player additional combat power enhancement.

You will either gain an increase in attribute points or acquire additional skills...

However, each player can only have one totem.

In his previous life, Lin Hanchuan had studied totems in detail and even acquired a decent one.

Back in Zone 1, there were people selling totems on the market, but most of them were too low-level and had limited effect on enhancing combat power, so Lin Hanchuan didn't use them.

Lin Hanchuan: "The behavior of three consecutive BOSSes going berserk is abnormal. At first, I thought they were possessed or mutated, but now it seems that they are being controlled or restricted by the power of the totem."

At this moment, Cao Renjie didn't even bother to pick up the loot around the Earth Elf BOSS's corpse before immediately heading towards the Great Flower Monster's corpse.

The head that condensed from the giant flower has disappeared with its death, but at the flower's stamen, there is a pattern similar to the one on the back of the Earth Elf BOSS's corpse, only a little smaller.

When Cao Renjie saw it, the pattern was just disappearing. He immediately told his teammates about this discovery through the chat group: "There is also a totem exactly the same as the one on the back of the Earth Elf BOSS at the stamen of the flower of the Big Flower Monster BOSS!"

Lin Hanchuan replied in the group: "The totems on the BOSS are all the same type, coupled with that uncontrollable madness and obsession. That's probably a master-servant type totem!"
The master-servant totem is somewhat similar to a slave contract. The one who possesses the master totem has control over the creature that possesses the servant totem.

But that's not quite right either. Totems are meant to give creatures extra combat power. Even if the main function of a servant totem is control, it will still give the creature that possesses the totem some extra abilities.

This wasn't seen in the battle just now.

Even after sending the message, Lin Hanchuan's brows were still furrowed.

There's a contradiction here.

If Roy is the target of the hunt, why aren't these bosses with totems going all out?
Who controls their main totem?

Lin Hanchuan thought of what Long Xiaochen had said about the final boss in the hellish [Dawn] dungeon, Roy's mother.

Could it be her?
The Hell-level [Dawn] dungeon can only be used as a reference, and Lin Hanchuan is not certain about it either.

And the most important point.

What exactly is the totem on Roy's body?
Her totem had only flashed by, revealing just a black line.

Lin Hanchuan couldn't determine what kind of totem it was.

Long Xiaochen couldn't wait to reply in the group chat—"Will we be able to obtain a totem power in this dungeon?"

"Impossible!" — Lin Hanchuan shattered his unrealistic fantasy.

This is only the level 15 [Dawn] dungeon. The main resource is gems, which is already quite good. The system is unlikely to provide another totem resource.

The addition of totems as a new element is simply to let players know in advance that totems exist and to give them a preliminary understanding of their function.

And you want to obtain a totem.

Whether you refer to Zone 1 or Zone 9 from the previous life, you need to go to dungeons after level 80 or 90.

Of course, there are some special missions that allow players to obtain totems ahead of time.

Long Xiaoyue – “What is the totem on Roy’s body?”

Long Xiaochen stared at Roy—"What?! Roy also has a totem on him!"

Lin Hanchuan: "If we push the plot forward a little further, we should be able to find out."

Long Xiaoyue added, "Captain, be careful, Roy often stares at the stars."

Lin Hanchuan: "I know, I will be careful from now on, and you all should also keep an eye on Roy."

Ever since Roy saw the stars.

Her gaze would occasionally drift towards the stars.

At first, Lin Hanchuan thought it was because of the Starborn race that Roy was interested in.

But after entering the scorched earth world of the forest, she looked at the stars more and more frequently, and Lin Hanchuan realized that something was wrong.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to stare at Roy and notice the fleeting totem pattern on her neck.

Cao Renjie – “Received!”

Long Xiaochen – “No problem!”

Long Xiaoyue – “I will always stay by Xingchen’s side.”

The moment I closed my personal panel.

The system notification sounded in the minds of everyone in the Heavenly Dao Squad.

"Ding! Congratulations, you have triggered the side quest—[Roy's Totem]!"

Roy's Totem

Difficulty: Side quest in the [Dawn] dungeon (Asura level)

From the very beginning, you sensed that Roy, the protagonist of this Asura-level [Dawn of Light] dungeon, seemed to be hiding something from you. It wasn't until you discovered the patterns on the totem on her body that you realized something was amiss and decided to find out the name and origin of the totem on Roy's body.

Reward: Awarded based on the final evaluation of task completion.

Penalty for failure: None!

Mission deadline: Until you leave this Shura-level [Dawn] instance.

Lin Hanchuan looked at the side quests that appeared on the panel and nodded slightly.

Players' chat content in the instance, whether verbal or through chat groups, is monitored by the system.

When you frequently mention certain keywords and express your thoughts during a chat, it will trigger specific tasks.

This applies to all story-driven missions.

The number of times and the depth of Lin Hanchuan and his group's conversations about the totem clearly met the trigger conditions for the side quest "Roy's Totem".

At this moment, everyone looked at Roy with a more intriguing expression.

Having recovered from the earlier panic, Roy noticed the gazes of the Heavenly Path Squad and his heart tightened.

It seemed as if they had been secretly communicating for a long time without each other's knowledge.

"Clean up the battlefield, and then we'll continue!" Lin Hanchuan said loudly.

Cao Renjie's team is already clearing out the loot dropped by the Big Flower Monster BOSS.

After seeing Lin Hanchuan standing next to Xingchen, Long Xiaochen immediately set off for the corpse of the Earth Elf BOSS.

More than ten minutes later.

After thoroughly searching the area within a hundred meters of the two bosses, Long Xiaochen and Cao Renjie returned one after another and placed all the gems they had picked up on the ground.

There are nearly thirty!

There are only two pieces with a quality rating of two stars.

A medium-grade 2-star Twilight Gem.

Twilight Gem

Quality: Two stars (Medium)

佩戴后，血量：+30+3％基础血量上限，蓝量：+100+5%基础蓝量上限，法术攻击：+40+2%基础法术攻击上限
Job requirements: Mage, Priest, Musician...

Assembly requirements: None
The name of the gem Lin Hanchuan received from Roy was the same, and the attribute amplification was also the same, only the value was much lower.

But better than nothing.

Lin Hanchuan directly inserted it into the second slot of the Desperate Staff, slightly increasing its attributes.

Players can equip multiple five-star and lower-star gems at the same time.

For gems of the same name with a star rating of five stars or higher, players can only equip one. This does not mean that only one gem of the same name can be equipped on the same weapon, but that only one gem of the same name can be equipped on all items and equipment in the player's entire inventory.

A two-star superior yellow sapphire
Topaz

Quality: Two stars (superior)

When equipped, HP: +500 + 3% of base maximum HP, Physical Defense increased by 2%!

Required class: Warrior, Tank, Knight...

Assembly requirements: None!

In terms of the number of amplification attributes, topaz is not as numerous as twilight gems, which are slightly inferior to topaz.

This is because there are two types of gemstones.

One type has its own name, such as: Twilight Gem, Jungle Gem, etc.

Gems with their own names are rare; among all the gems that Long Xiaochen and his team have collected so far, there are only a few.

If Lin Hanchuan hadn't had high luck, which increased the probability of high-quality drops from wild monsters, he wouldn't have gotten even these few.

One method uses color as the sole criterion for classification, such as black sapphire, topaz, ruby, and so on.

This is the most common type of gem on the market. Players can buy it not only in gem shops but also in general stores that don't specialize in gems.

This is also the most common type of gem that players currently obtain in the [Dawn of the Day] dungeon.

If we compare the two...

Gems with unique names provide more attribute boosts than pure-color gems, and the boosts are also higher.

The price will be a bit higher.

Besides gemstones.

They also found a seed the size of a fist and a skill scroll.

[Big Flower Monster Seed]: After planting, a Big Flower Monster will grow.

Note: Fertilizing or planting in the spirit field can greatly increase the growth rate of the large-flowered monster plant and its mutation probability.

"This is good stuff!"

Lin Hanchuan looked at the colorful, strange flower seed in his hand with great satisfaction.

What Lin Hanchuan is most worried about right now is the medicinal herbs and plants in the spirit field. Although they are protected by city guards, he has always wanted to have an extra layer of protection.

The giant flower monster is a very good plant-based bodyguard.

It has a very strong sense of territory.

He will launch a direct attack on any target that invades his territory.

Some large guilds will specifically cultivate and breed giant flower monsters, which have a strong sense of territory, to protect the guild's farmland.

If the Giant Flower Monster can be raised to level 100, its territory can cover 5000 acres of farmland in the entire South Sixth District.

In Lin Hanchuan's eyes, this seed was much better than the second-stage reward—the Armor Shield Gem.

After playing with it for a while, Lin Hanchuan put it in his backpack and then looked at the skill scroll.

[Earth Spike Skill Scroll]: After learning this skill, you will gain the E-rank skill - Earth Spike.

Required professions: Mage, Priest, Divine Sorcerer...

Lin Hanchuan used it immediately.

As the scroll unfurled, a beam of earthy yellow light instantly entered Lin Hanchuan's body, and a system notification sound rang out.

"Ding! Congratulations! You have successfully used the [Earth Spike Skill Scroll] and obtained the E-rank skill - Earth Spike!"

[Spirit Barrier]

Grade: E

Consuming 40 mana points releases an earth spike that deals 200 + 60% of base spell damage.

Special effect: If the target is hit three or more times in a row, there is a chance to cause an additional dust explosion effect, which will deal 2 to 5 times the damage to the target!
Lin Hanchuan glanced at the message.

Earth Spike is an earth-elemental magic skill with no cooldown, a common skill possessed by every earth-elemental class.

It mainly focuses on pure damage, and the damage effect is quite considerable, stronger than high fireball.

Of course, besides dropping gem seeds and skill scrolls, the two boss-level monsters also drop other items.

Lin Hanchuan glanced at it.

After letting everyone take what they needed, I put the rest into my spatial ring, intending to deal with them after we left the instance.

After everything was settled, Lin Hanchuan led the Heavenly Dao team, stepping on the warm earth, and continued towards the heart of the Scorched Earth World. According to Roy's description, the gathering place of the elves was still nearly 20 kilometers away.

It took an hour and a half to walk.

I've only walked 10 kilometers.

The time it took was longer than the time it took Long Xiaochen and his team to clear the Hell-level [Dawn] dungeon for the first time.

Above them, the bright moon still hung high in the sky, with no sign of dawn breaking at the horizon.

"The time flow inside the Asura-level dungeon [Dawn] is probably the same as outside!" Long Xiaochen muttered to himself, gazing at the sky.

Under normal circumstances, the time when you enter the instance is different from the time when you are outside, and the flow of time will also be different.

The reasons for this situation, besides the dungeon level, also include the method you choose to complete it. When Long Xiaochen and his team cleared the Hell-level [Dawn] dungeon, they didn't actively trigger any side quests; they cleared it purely for the sake of clearing it.

They stayed by Roy's side the whole time, killing any monsters that appeared. The time passed very quickly while they waited for the monsters to appear.

It took less than an hour in total before dawn.

Lin Hanchuan has now chosen to enhance the side quest and explore the Shura-level [Dawn] dungeon. Although no monsters have appeared in the past hour or so, the surrounding scenery has been constantly changing.

Lin Hanchuan and his group did not stop to wait for a moment.

This results in their current time flow rate inside the instance being consistent with the time flow rate outside.

Since Roy did not provide specific coordinates, we would stop every so often to ask him for directions to the exact location of the elf's gathering place.

This caused the team to move slowly.

We walked another two kilometers.

Wow! !

Upon hearing the sound of the stream, Roy pointed straight ahead and said, "Cross the stream ahead, and it should be there in about an hour."

"So far away, are you sure you used a teleportation token and only teleported once to reach the edge of the forest?" Long Xiaoyue looked at Roy and couldn't help but ask.

The elf settlement is located deep within the forest.

After entering the forest, they asked Roy how she had managed to travel dozens of kilometers to reach the edge of the forest.

The other party's answer was via a transmission command.

The reason the Giant Treant BOSS was able to follow closely behind is because it had placed a tracking and locking skill on her beforehand.

“Yes!” Roy replied with absolute certainty.

"What kind of teleportation command is that, that can transmit the sounds made when the elves are killed?" Long Xiaoyue asked immediately afterward.

When they first entered the Shura-level [Dawn] instance, they heard shouts coming from the sea of ​​fire.

Lin Hanchuan looked over at that moment.

He was also quite curious about what kind of teleportation token could transmit sounds from tens of kilometers away.

It was like opening a spatial passage.

"I don't know!" As usual, Roy immediately shook his head and denied everything when asked the crucial question, claiming ignorance.

"The third phase of monsters is here!!" Just as Long Xiaoyue was about to speak, Long Xiaochen suddenly shouted, "It's a group of forest dwarves!"

In front.

An earth spirit stood at the edge of the crevice. Before him was a winding river. Small forest hunters emerged from the river, carrying various weapons, and charged straight at him.

Long Xiaochen was able to see this scene in advance through visual sharing. As a summoner, he was always responsible for reconnaissance within the team.

The earth spirit turned and leaped into the crevice behind it.

Wow! !

dong dong dong! !

Lin Hanchuan looked up.

Under the cover of the dense sound of flowing water, a series of rapid footsteps were approaching from directly in front at a very fast speed.

Cao Renjie immediately raised the shield into the sky, creating a huge shield barrier that covered everyone present.

At the same time, the earth spirits emerged from the ground and, under Long Xiaochen's command, immediately entered battle mode.

dong dong dong! !

Soon, the forest dwarves came into view.

There were so many of them that as far as the eye could see, there was a dense, overwhelming mass ahead. Under the cover of night, they looked like a pack of wild wolves, charging towards us in a semi-encircling formation.

It has a similar feel to the "Endless Beast Tide" dungeon.

Lin Hanchuan, holding the holy sword, stepped out of Cao Renjie's barrier, intending to engage in close combat with these forest goblins.

Suddenly, the sound of an erhu came from behind me.

“la_so_la_fa…”

The mournful sound of the erhu quickly spread from Long Xiaoyue's hands.

Layers of sound waves passed through Cao Renjie's shield barrier and condensed into a suspended waterfall. Under the bright moonlight, the water fell, and the splashing droplets landed on the forest dwarves.

The forest dwarf seemed to be infected by some kind of emotion; his angry expression suddenly froze, replaced by an indescribable sorrow, and he stared silently at the moon in the sky.

"Moon Reflected in the Second Spring?"

Lin Hanchuan glanced back at Long Xiaoyue, who was playing the erhu. He and Long Xiaochen were essentially the same when it came to music, but because of his attention to the profession of musician in his previous life, he had heard quite a lot of music.

In my previous life, I witnessed a top-tier musician player pull Erquan Yingyue, which directly made tens of thousands of wild monsters cry.

However, in Lin Hanchuan's opinion, Long Xiaoyue's talent was even stronger than that of the top player. With just a level 10 golden erhu, she was already almost able to embody a desolate artistic conception.

Level 15 forest dwarves.

Facing the level 24 Long Xiaoyue's Erquan Yingyue, there was naturally no way to resist.

When Lin Hanchuan arrived in front of the forest dwarves, the first few rows were already in tears, their bodies frozen in place, almost unable to move.

The forest dwarves behind them noticed Lin Hanchuan's appearance, their bodies trembled, as if they wanted to come back to life and kill Lin Hanchuan.

But that feeling of sorrow lingered deep within me, making it impossible to control my body.
Three to four hundred elite forest dwarves.

He was completely subdued by Long Xiaoyue all by himself.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Lin Hanchuan wielded his holy sword and slashed at them one by one. At the same time, he noticed that each forest dwarf had an identical black totem pattern on its face.

It looks like it was mass-produced.

As soon as they become corpses and fall, those totems disappear rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Long Xiaochen also joined the battle.

Four spirits were summoned directly.

Let's wipe out these dwarves.

Bang bang bang! !

The forest dwarfs fell in droves.

The one who was happiest was Lin Hanchuan, as the system kept notifying him of the experience points he received.

"Ding! You have gained 600 experience points!"

"Ding! You have gained 600 experience points!"

……

The experience points in the experience bar are also rapidly approaching level 20.

"Ding! You have gained 600 experience points!"

……

Finally, the upgrade notification sound rang in Lin Hanchuan's mind.

"Ding! Congratulations! You have successfully reached level 20, triggering the Berserker Archmage class trait: base attributes +3, free attributes +6, intelligence +1, and randomly gained one hidden attribute: resilience +1!"

The Berserker Archmage will randomly gain one hidden attribute every 10 levels.

At the same time, it will extract one of the innate skills of the fused blood creature from the current rotation.

Lin Hanchuan paused slightly as he was slashing at the forest dwarves, and then the system notification sounded again.

"Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained one chance to draw a talent skill from the [Starborn] bloodline."

"Ding! Congratulations! You have successfully extracted the hidden talent skill within the Starborn bloodline—[Spatial Overlap]!"

Spatial overlap

Grade: D

Consuming 600 mana points allows you to overlap spaces, up to a maximum of 50 meters, bringing the space closer or further away for 10 seconds!

Basic Effect 1: Only you and the skills you release can freely traverse this space and perform spatial displacement.

Basic Effect 2: During spatial overlap, ignore creatures within that spatial distance.

Cooldown time: 20 minutes!

"Fuck!!"

Even the usually composed Lin Hanchuan was shaken after reading the description of the spatial overlap skill.

Spatial overlap.

It is definitely among the top-tier spatial skills.

It's equivalent to wormhole travel.

For example, there is a piece of paper in front of you with two dots on it, namely point A and point B.

The shortest distance from point A to point B is not a straight line.

Instead, fold the paper so that points A and B overlap and are 0 meters apart!

Beyond its basic teleportation and teleportation functions, this skill is even more terrifying in actual combat!
It can significantly increase the attack range of skills.

After spatial overlap, the attack range is increased by 50 meters. In critical moments, it can even teleport behind the target and launch a surprise attack.

More importantly, this is a Class D!
If it can be upgraded to SSS level or even divine skill level in the future, interdimensional travel should not be a big problem.

After taking a deep breath and calming his excitement, Lin Hanchuan immediately increased the speed at which he killed the forest dwarves.

Bang bang bang! !

Long Xiaoyue's "Moon Reflected in the Second Spring" had not yet stopped when all the forest dwarves present had become corpses.

With the infusion of a massive amount of experience, Lin Hanchuan's level rose once again.

"Ding! Congratulations! You have successfully reached level 21, triggering the Berserker Archmage class trait: base attributes +3, free attributes +6, and intelligence +1!"

"Xiaoyue, that's enough, kill them all!" Long Xiaochen, standing next to Long Xiaoyue, immediately said to her after surveying the scene through the pet-sharing perspective.

Long Xiaoyue nodded and stopped.

At the same time, she subconsciously glanced at Roy.

When her gaze fell on Roy's neck, Long Xiaoyue's pupils contracted slightly.

In my field of vision, a black line, like a thin earthworm, slowly crawled up my neck, extending all the way to the back of my head, which was covered by thick hair.

The totem pattern disappeared after a while.

At that moment, Roy also let out a soft breath, as if a stone that had been weighing on his heart had just been lifted.

Previously, she had only been secretly glancing at the stars, but now she dared to look directly at them, as if she had gained confidence.

"Thank you for saving me again!"

When Lin Hanchuan returned, Roy reached into his hair, pulled out a black gemstone, and handed it to him.

"You're welcome!" Lin Hanchuan smiled and took the gem from her hand. The gem had stripes inside and felt icy cold to the touch.

Lin Hanchuan glanced at the information through the system.

Black-veined gemstone

Quality: Four stars (superior)

When equipped, Soul Attack: +200 + 10% of maximum Soul Attack; Soul Defense: 50 + 5% of maximum Base Soul Defense!

Job Requirements: Soul Master, Necromancer-related professions...

Assembly requirements: None!

"A top-grade soul gem!"

Lin Hanchuan's eyes lit up.

The Soul-type professions are the most expensive in the game, mainly because the drop rate of their related equipment and items is extremely low.

Once it appears, it will trigger a competition among players specializing in soul-based professions.

This black-patterned gem is worth at least five times the value of the armor and shield gem rewarded in the second phase!
In the game, there are two classes that ordinary players cannot play.

One type is a soul-searching profession that requires a lot of money. You really can't play it without money, and it's not a small amount; you have to spend a lot of money.

One type is musicians with musical talent in real life, but those without musical talent can play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and still be completely off-key.

If nothing unexpected happens, the profession with the most deleted accounts in the Ninth District right now is the musician. People who don't even know how to read sheet music are just torturing themselves by playing it.

[Heavenly Path Squad Chat Group]

Long Xiaoyue sent a message: "The totem pattern that appeared on Roy's neck before has reappeared, and it has spread towards the back of Roy's head."

After seeing this, Lin Hanchuan replied, "It's probably because we keep killing monsters that the totem on Roy's body keeps growing!"

"Xiaoyue, continue to observe! Long Xiaochen, you need to leave a water spirit with her to deal with any unexpected situations."

Long Xiaoyue – “Okay!”

Long Xiaochen – “No problem!”

The Heavenly Path Team continued forward with Roy.

However, a water sprite appeared beside Roy, following him closely.

Cross the stream.

We walked through fields of scorched earth.

We walked for an hour.

Finally, a vast open space came into view ahead.

In the open space, instead of the carbonized trees that stood around Lin Hanchuan, there were rows of house ruins that had almost turned to ashes.

The distance is more than 100 meters.

Lin Hanchuan saw the corpses scattered on the ground, most of them elves, and some giant tree people that had not yet been completely burned to ashes.

However, from Lin Hanchuan's perspective, it was less like they were fighting each other in a sea of ​​fire and more like they were being slaughtered.

Elves and giant tree people.

We'll all be slaughtered!
Arriving in the open area, Roy trembled slightly as he looked at the nearly charred corpses scattered everywhere.

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Roy, you're back!"

His voice was filled with surprise.

(End of this chapter)