Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 20 Explosive Charge (Thanks to Alliance Leader Tianyi!)
"Roar--"

With a roar from the giant sandworm, it suddenly burrowed into the sand, causing the ground to bulge up rapidly. The sand beneath my feet exploded in the next second.

"Shh!"

In an instant, he stepped forward and moved 5 yards to the left, and immediately saw the gaping maw open, swallowing a pile of yellow sand!
At the same time, I fired a burst of bullets directly into the sandworm's mouth. The bullets hit the teeth and soft flesh with a "plop plop plop" sound, splattering out damage numbers.

Enraged by its missed attack, the giant sandworm slithered forward, attempting to devour its prey once more!
Without thinking, I knew I couldn't be stingy anymore, or I might get swallowed whole by the giant sandworm and turn into a pile of its excrement—that would be too terrible!
"Shh!"

In the instant of rapidly dodging, he took out a long-stored explosive grenade from his extradimensional storage space, pulled the pin, and threw it into the giant sandworm's mouth!
Its body rolled out along the yellow sand, and in the instant it turned around, it saw the giant sandworm's abdomen explode, countless fragments of flesh bursting out, and at the same time, a damage number flew up from above its head!

"1288!"

Sure enough, the damage caused by the explosion of a blasting grenade inside the body is terrifying!
Unfortunately, this attack was too costly. This was my last grenade. I sold the few I had stockpiled to Zhang Ruolin for money. If I want to have another one in the future, I'll probably have to spend a lot of star coins to buy it on the black market.

[Congratulations! You have defeated the Giant Sandworm (green boss) and received the following rewards: 1 Ability Crystal and 1 STC Fragment!]

With two consecutive "thud~ thud~" sounds, the two items fell into the interdimensional storage space.

One of the parts that doesn't look like anything special is the STC fragment needed to complete the dungeon. The other one is an Ability Crystal, which is like a treasure chest. Opening it will give you a crystal reward!
So, I took out the fist-sized crystal from my storage space and opened it directly.

[Congratulations! You have opened the [Special Ability Crystal] and obtained the item: [Explosive Charge] (Rank B Skill Tome)!]

'Holy shit...'

When I saw the notification, my heart suddenly raced. I never expected that this giant sandworm would be so kind as to drop a skill book for my profession that I needed right now!

With his palm open, a skill manual shone brightly in his hand.

【Explosive Charge】(B-Rank Skill Codex): Tier 1 Skill Codex. Locks onto a target within 40 yards and performs an explosive charge, dealing up to 150% damage to all enemy units along the way and stunning them for 1 second. Consumes 3 Yuan Power. Required Level: 10. Required Class: Super Warrior.

For warrior-type players in the early stages of "Star Abyss", the Burst Charge is undoubtedly a god-tier skill. It can not only quickly close the distance, but also stun for 1 second. This skill is very likely to determine the outcome of the battle!

……

"boom--"

Just as I was basking in the joy of acquiring a new skill, a loud noise suddenly came from afar. The instant I heard the noise, I felt as if I had been struck on the head, followed by a large damage number that shot into the air!

"422!"

[Battle Prompt: The Defected Sergeant (Green Boss) has dealt 422 damage to you using a sniper rifle!]

Here comes another key figure to complete the dungeon!
I took advantage of the situation and rolled away into the yellow sand, switching my primary weapon to the Wind Whisperer and quickly taking aim. Sure enough, in the rusty wreckage of a helicopter, a white man holding a sniper rifle was searching for me.

"boom!"

I aimed and fired immediately. My movements were faster than his. A bullet traced a trajectory and struck his throat with a "thud." Through the scope, I could clearly see the blood spurting out!
When the other side yelled "Wozefak!", I fired continuously, each large-caliber bullet hitting either the head or the buttocks, giving me an absolute advantage in marksmanship.

"Damn it, you nosy bastard!"

The sergeant was furious and drove a sand motorcycle out from behind the helicopter wreckage, kicking up dust as it headed straight for the dune where I was.

Don't panic, keep firing in bursts!
With each shot fired by the Wind Whisperer, not a single bullet was wasted. Although the sergeant lowered his body and hid in the yellow sand, every shot I fired still hit his back, causing high damage!

"You bastard, I'll make you pay!"

The speed of the sand motorcycle increased, and the sergeant's expression became increasingly ferocious.

I frowned, and aimed my next shot directly at the motorcycle's fuel tank!

"boom!"

At the sound of gunfire, the motorcycle instantly burst into flames and exploded!
"Ahhhhhh~~~"

The sergeant roared and desperately rolled in the yellow sand to put out the fire. When he got up again, he only had about 1000 health points left, but he still pulled out a military knife from his side and charged over like a madman.

"Pong!"

A burst of energy exploded within me, and my body instantly transformed into a blur, rushing forward 40 yards and knocking the opponent unconscious on the spot. At the same time, my main weapon had switched to the Bee Sting, and I turned around to unleash a three-hit combo of a basic attack + Dragon Blade + basic attack on the low-health sergeant! "254!"

"512!"

"268!"

In an instant, the sergeant's throat was cut open, and a large amount of blood gushed out. He looked at me in disbelief, slowly knelt down, and was given a large amount of experience points!
At the same time, a constant ding-dong sound rang in my ears.

[Congratulations! You have completed the rare-level dungeon "Red Sand Raid" (Elite ★★). Rewards: 10 Character Experience, and additional rewards: "Sleepless Breastplate" (Quality: Green) and "Earth Spike Slash" (A-rank Skill Tome)!]

……

"I rely on..."

Looking at the rewards, I was dumbfounded. Could it be... that I am actually the legendary chosen one? These rewards are far too generous. Are other players the same?
Upon closer examination, it seems that this is not the case. A more likely scenario is that most players currently cannot access "dungeon crystals," resulting in very few dungeons being conquered and high reward bonuses. This is akin to being the first person to taste a crab, where the sensory experience is supreme.

In short, I feel better...

He quickly opened the interdimensional storage space and took out the Sleepless Breastplate. This kind of equipment in Star Abyss is quite different from the equipment in World of Warcraft or DNF. The armor seems to be made of some kind of alloy. It is very light and thin. In fact, it is not much heavier than combat armor, but the defense it provides is far superior to that trash gray combat armor!
[The Sleepless Breastplate] (Quality: Green)
Rank: Tier 1

Defense: 22
Strength: +9
Strength required: 35
……

The attributes are very simple: 22 points of defense and 9 points of strength.

However, I am already extremely satisfied. Something is better than nothing. After all, when I switch to battle mode, I only have a vest with no defense. Even a gray chest armor would be better than running around naked, let alone a green chest armor!

With a gentle flick of his hand, the second skill manual for this dungeon appeared in his palm:
【Ground Spike Slash】(Rank A Skill Codex): First-tier skill codex, unleashes a fierce attack on targets in a 5×5 area. Yuan energy is converted into ground spikes that deal up to 250% damage to targets within the area and imprison their movement for 2 seconds. Required level: 10. Required class: Super Warrior.

Ground Spike is an area-of-effect damage skill that can somewhat compensate for the lack of AOE. Moreover, the 250% damage it deals in an instant is actually quite considerable!

However, I didn't have enough skill points to learn anymore, so I decided to level up.

The dungeon gave a lot of experience points, so I leveled up to level 16 in one go. As usual, I put all my free points into Strength to maintain my attack power advantage.

In addition, I used one skill point to learn Ground Spike Slash, and then used the skill experience I gained from disassembling and assembling various computers in the internet cafe these past few days to upgrade both Burst Charge and Ground Spike Slash to level 10!
As a result, Strength and Agility each receive an additional 6 points of boost!
Looking at the Yuanli Furnace, after consuming a massive amount of experience, it has also leveled up to level 12, with all its attributes improving. When opening the personal panel, even the user himself felt that it was a bit outrageous!
【Chasing Shadows】(Starry Sky Super Weapon - Sword Specialization - Tier 1)
Rating: 16
Attack: 80-182
Defense: 76
Life: 5700
Critical Hit: 0
Charisma: 0
Yuanli: 100/100
Overall combat capability level: 325
Potential Point Allocation: Strength 150 / Agility 75 / Spirit 34.8 / Stamina 36
Achievements: 3
……

At this point, the attack power has reached 182 points. Given that most players' defense is only 20-40 points, this attack power can significantly break through defenses. With the amplification of skill damage, it is relatively easy to burst out with one or two thousand damage in an instant. Due to the advantages of the Yuanli Furnace, the stamina has skyrocketed, and the health has reached 5700 points, plus 76 points of defense, making it incredibly tough.

In short, it's not so easy to die, and the sense of security is temporarily maximized!
"call……"

It's time to go out.

I quickly confirmed and left the instance.

"Shh!"

My body was enveloped in a ray of light, and then a gust of wind blew from behind, propelling me forward into the dungeon portal. But the moment I stepped out of the portal, I felt a slight chill.

It's already dark outside!
Moreover, I wasn't in the ancient city area. On the contrary, after I walked out of the instance, the light behind me disappeared, and the place where I was standing was actually an old open-air toilet, which smelled quite bad.

"I rely on..."

Opening the map, I found myself in the western suburbs of Xicheng, about ten kilometers away from Qianjin Street.

This random teleportation function in the instance doesn't seem to take into account the cost of transportation for players at all, right?
So I didn't plan to take a taxi back. Instead, I took bus number 8 and then transferred to bus number 15. I arrived at Feiyang Internet Cafe before 10 p.m. I glanced at the spicy hot pot stalls outside in the cold wind and thought, "Forget it, I'll save some money." So I went into the internet cafe, made myself a bowl of noodles, and waited for my shift to end.

Where is Lu Xiaobei?

"What, missing her?" Sakura laughed. "If you miss her, go upstairs and go see her. She just went upstairs to sleep. She just asked why you hadn't come back yet, saying that if you dare to skip work without a valid reason, she'll deduct double your wages and treat the rest of us to hot pot."

"..."

I was speechless for a moment, then started making instant noodles.

(End of this chapter)