Bizarre Survival: I Can Devour Thousands of Talents

Chapter 68068: Max Contribution, Professional Material

Crackling... crackling...

Apart from the faint popping sounds of burning wood, there was a deathly silence.

Seemingly still reeling from the shock, everyone was dazed, their heavy breathing seemingly choked.

In fact, the giant bear could not possibly maintain such strong control for such a long time.

thump—

The massive bear head, now disconnected, fell to the ground, spurting blood everywhere. The faint blue glow of the drops added to the eerie atmosphere of the dim environment.

The dull thud as it hit the ground sent shivers down everyone's spines.

Holy crap...

Whether it's Ye Zhanqing, who ranked third, or Pan Hong, who died tragically while taming beasts.

At this moment, my mind is free of any distracting thoughts, only a strange feeling arises:

"Is this even human?!"

The powerful image that [Xiao] and [Bayi Chaidao] established in just a few days needs no proof.

Who doesn't know that?

The members of the hunting team who had fought alongside them admired these two brothers to the point of worship, and had no interest in even thinking of "taking their place".

You won't be jealous when someone is too powerful.

I can only admire them sincerely.

However, some guild members did not have a clear understanding of how powerful Ling Xiao and his companion were.

Although they had violently killed the invisible monster that caused casualties in front of most people, nothing was as shocking as seeing Brother Xiao behead this unstoppable, terrifying giant bear!

Especially with such a huge difference in physical stature, the visual impact and psychological gap are simply overwhelming!

It couldn't get any more outrageous or bizarre!

Tiny humans, charging into battle.

He circled around the ferocious monster with his flaming longsword, slashing and striking. Even the soul-shaking that controlled the entire field could not slow down his movements. Instead, he took the opportunity to unleash his counterattack, seized the opening, and killed the enemy with a single strike!

They wouldn't dare to do that even when playing games normally.

They couldn't possibly pull off such outrageous micro-management!

What's most shocking is that Brother Xiao finished his job without a single injury.

The ghost fire claw attack, which forced people into a perilous situation, didn't even manage to scorch Brother Xiao's clothes.

A comeback from near-death is an extreme maneuver.

The current victory—a kill against a higher-level opponent without taking any damage—is even more indescribable than the ultimate feat!

Typically, this existence is described using only two words:

"Hang the dog!"

But for now, please allow them to reorganize their language:

"Brother Xiao! My God!"

"Who says the human race has no great emperors?!"

Even without taking damage, there are still differences in skill level. Not taking any damage and taking damage but not losing health may seem like the same outcome, but in reality, they are worlds apart.

Even if you join the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect, you'll inevitably get hit by the BOSS after a series of "ding ding ding" sounds; it's just that your health bar will be locked and won't change.

Since Brother Xiao didn't show any signs of emotional harm, let's pretend it didn't happen; as for physical harm, it goes without saying.

In short, Brother Xiao is awesome!

Congratulations on successfully defeating the 'Strange Species - Will-o'-the-Wisp Terrorclaw Bear (Boss)'!

[Your experience level has reached the upgrade requirement!]

[Level upgraded to lv8! Free attribute points +1!]

[Talent plundering in progress... Current success rate 89.4%...]

[Plunder failed! Talent - [Ghostly Body (Normal)] has dissipated!]

Um! ?

Ling Xiao frowned slightly as he received the reward.

The Gluttonous Heart has failed before, but that was only with top-tier talents like [Ember's Radiance], which have a success rate of less than 1%.

But it's not 100% certain after all.

With a failure rate of nearly 10%, this time we finally encountered it.

Fortunately, the Will-o'-the-Wisp Terrorclaw Bear has more than one innate talent, so it can continue to try other talents.

[Talent plundering in progress... Current success rate 87.5%...]

[Plunder successful! Talent - [Eye of Fear (Normal)] equipped!]

[The Heart of Gluttony] absorbs trace amounts of nutrients, resulting in a slight improvement in quality!

Therefore, there is really no definitive reason to explain it.

The [Eye of Fear] skill, which has a lower success rate, has been incorporated into the newly added talent slot.

【Eye of Fear: When activated, it inflicts a soul-shaking effect with a single glance, applying varying degrees of [fear] to the target based on their mental attributes】

In short: Use the "lion" hidden in its eyes to scare people!

Of course, if the other person is equally mentally strong, then what they see is just "lice," and they won't be afraid but will find it somewhat amusing.

She might even get angry and punish Ling Xiao severely.

Now he understood why the giant bear had looked at him strangely before, but it didn't seem to have any effect.

Who would have thought that Ling Xiao, at level 7, had a mental attribute two points higher than the level 8 leader, the Weird Spectrum?

The Will-o'-the-Wisp Devilclaw Bear is also suffering!

The invincible intimidation had fooled a group of people, but it failed when it targeted one person. Before he could react, he was attacked and slashed by "Kuku" at close range.

Before he could even activate Berserk mode, his mind went blank and he was completely disoriented.

Directly break down tasks and distribute them according to work done.

This bizarre creature was almost entirely killed by Ling Xiao alone; the combined contributions of Ye Zhanqing and the others were less than 3%.

The majority of the experience naturally went into Ling Xiao's body, but a few strands drifted towards the people who had "participated" in the battle earlier.

After several consecutive challenges at higher levels, he finally reached level 8 in one go!

I haven't accumulated any free attributes from the upgrade rewards yet, so I'm investing them directly into [Agility].

This is the next development direction that Ling Xiao has determined after both his [Constitution] and [Spirit] have reached level 10.

After many days of hard work, Ling Xiao's understanding of this "game" has become increasingly rich and profound.

Fight monsters, level up, and explore the unknown.

However, there is no health bar to directly calculate the health of either friend or foe.

Different injuries can have a wide variety of effects, and there is no such thing as being able to move freely and find an opportunity to counterattack even with a sliver of health.

Therefore, after the two most basic attributes do not need to be further improved for the time being, the next attribute to add points to is still [Agility], which can improve his survivability.

Moreover, you need to keep adding points until you reach ten, develop new statuses, and then cultivate the remaining three.

To outsiders, this might be seen as an ignorant imbalance in academic performance.

That's incredibly bold!

Ling Xiao, who has a hidden profession, already has a significant boost in all his attributes.

The two existing states are simply amazing!

If he acquires another stat related to agility, his survivability and combat power will increase dramatically once again!

The skills, equipment, and derivative talents that Ling Xiao has accumulated have essentially determined his fighting style for the time being.

At least for now, he already has a mature solution that has been tested in practice:

Fiery Blaze/Burning Spirit Blood Blade (enchanted damage stacking) + Rapid Evasion/Dance with Wolves (stacks) + Mental Disorder/Soul Drain (control and interruption)

The Wind and Fire Frenzy provides amplification throughout, and finally ends with a Wind and Fire Frenzy Explosion!

Detonate it early to disrupt the enemy's rhythm, or use it for a final, devastating kill!

It can advance and retreat as needed, possessing both endurance and explosive power.

In summary, it is excellent.

The biggest drawback of this mechanism is that it requires close-quarters combat, which may put you at a disadvantage when encountering large-area AOE attacks.

This is why Ling Xiao prioritizes increasing agility.

You can only contribute if you're alive!

Ye Zhanqing, Pu Shi, and the others only received a small amount of materials, but they were already quite satisfied.

Nothing is more joyful than being alive.

Besides, even a small amount of free benefit is good!

"How are you? Are you hurt?"

Faced with Ling Xiao's concern, Ye Zhanqing shook her head and said gratefully, "Thanks to your brother Xiao, if you hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid..."

"Don't talk about those things."

Ling Xiao waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to say more. "Is anyone else injured? Don't try to be a hero by pretending to be strong. It's not shameful to take medicine and get treatment."

"I'm fine, Brother Xiao!"

"Thanks to Brother Xiao!"

"Awesome tyrant..."

……

The members who faced death were at most a little frightened, and their morale was further strengthened after he arrived in time to deal with the monster.

For a moment, praises and thanks poured in, and Ling Xiao had to speak up to stop them.

"If there's nothing else, continue your patrol!"

"You don't need to be on duty tonight, Dao Ge and I will be fine."

Ye Zhanqing shook her head again and resolutely refused, saying, "That won't do! You two need to rest for a bit. I'm not seriously injured, I'll be fine after a while."

Seeing this, Ling Xiao did not press the matter.

Aside from that, there were no other incidents involving the shaking camp.

As the second night ended, all remaining members of Aoyama no Kage survived unharmed.

On the leaderboard, Ling Xiao and others never fell out of the top ten, and the extra income of ninety copper coins per day was barely enough to make a difference.

After starting to team up to hunt BOSS-level monsters, top explorers no longer have to worry about money.

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At least there's nothing in the trading zone that they can't afford.

It's just a matter of whether you're willing to give it up or not, and whether it's worth it.

"How so? Brother Xiao, I feel like I could get a piece of the action!"

Before dawn, during the preparation time when everyone was gathered, Qi Heng frantically encouraged Ling Xiao to make "irrational" purchases.

On the first night of the journey, the Mysterious Shop sells random innate talent orbs for 100 copper coins.

Last night they were selling random potions, but tonight they've refreshed with some good stuff!

[Random Job Material [Inferior/Common/Excellent] *1 (10/100/1000 Ominous Copper Coins)]

Based on the item descriptions and previous personal tasks.

This item is useless right now, but it's related to the upcoming promotion that will begin after level 10!

Every level 10 explorer who wants to continue leveling up must complete a profession initiation ceremony; that is, only those who have completed a profession can continue to advance.

Otherwise, you'll be stuck at level 10.

Build a foundation gradually...

Having survived the first few days, the survivors had all encountered monsters, experiencing a brush with death.

progress?

I really want to!

However, a profession cannot be created out of thin air, nor can it be awakened directly like an innate talent.

If Ling Xiao hadn't accidentally killed enough of the three types of monsters, he wouldn't have happened to witness the hidden job [Monster Hunter] initiation ceremony.

The materials sold in the mystery shop are essentially the materials used to construct the inauguration ceremony.

Different materials will be combined to create different inauguration ceremonies, and the resulting professions will naturally be different as well.

There may be similarities, but there should be very few that are exactly the same.

The mystery item cannot be identified, but it is certain that you get what you pay for; the amount of money you spend determines the quality of the materials you receive.

Not satisfied?

Sorry, no returns or exchanges!

I checked my bank account and then checked how many materials I needed.

Ling Xiao decided to test the waters with the most expensive one first!

In any case, the inauguration ceremony only requires five different materials, and the most crucial main material has no price difference compared to the other four.

Even if you smash all the high-quality parts, it would only cost five thousand.

This is about my future main job, so if I have the means, I should naturally give it the best!

"Last time I swore an oath using those two bastards surnamed Cao and Wang, and the results were pretty good!"

Ling Xiao washed his hands, smiled casually at Qi Heng, and said, "Let me test it again. If it works, you can try it too!"

"Damn it! Watch how I sacrifice those two bastards' entire families..."

Qi Heng patted his chest, offering no objections whatsoever.

Ling Xiao silently recited the prayer once more, and today's mysterious item flew out of the store.

have to say.

It cost a thousand copper coins, and even though the special effects are only visible to the user, the mystery item certainly exudes a high-class feel.

【Time-Space Amber (Fragment) [Fine]: An extremely small piece of time-space amber containing a drop of blood from a void creature. It can be used as the main material to guide the awakening of related professions.】

Absolutely right!!

Sacrificing one's enemy's lifespan really works!

Based on his own analysis and the speculations of other "experts" in the channel, Lingxiao believes the general process of the inauguration ceremony is as follows:

First and foremost is the main material, which sets the tone for professional awakening.

For example, if the main material is a greatsword, then only the [Warrior] or [Swordsman] classes will be awakened.

Then, based on the "concepts" of the other four materials, add unique features to them.

It won't randomly spawn a mage who uses a sword.

Ok……

Actually, that's not necessarily true. Taoist priests also have magical swords...

In short, the materials are highly relevant to the profession.

Explorers can determine the various materials based on their intentions during preparation, and do not have to use whatever they find.

Ling Xiao has already seen quite a few materials being sold in the trading area.

These are all things that others have offered but don't want, so I have to sell them to cut my losses.

Most of them are low-quality materials.

He wasn't interested in the few items that were of average quality.

Regardless of the direction of awakening this Time-Space Amber can guide, getting the main material in one pull is already quite good!

Fortunately, Ling Xiao had amazing self-control and did not continue smoking while the iron was hot.

Instead, they showcased the Time-Space Amber, "bewitching" Qi Heng into making a large purchase.

"Wow! You can do that? Then I guess I can forget about luck!"

Eager to get started, Qi Heng went straight for it without saying a word.

Like a naive young man who gets tricked in a casino, seeing others making a fortune, he suddenly feels that he can do it too!

A moment later, he took out an eyeball and showed it to Ling Xiao.

【Star Spirit Eye [Fine]: A relic of some creature, containing elements such as spirit, star power, eye techniques, and space. It can be used as the main material to guide the awakening of related professions】

It's actually a main ingredient?!

And it's somewhat related to my own material...

He handed it back, and Ling Xiao sighed, "Just as I expected! Looks like from now on, I'll have to ask first before buying anything..."

Nodding in deep agreement, Qi Heng scratched his cheek and said somewhat disgruntledly, "But I don't want this thing!"

"How about I give it to you? I think your amber and this eyeball are a good match; maybe they can be fused together to create an awesome profession!"

I thought about it.

Ling Xiao thought there was actually some truth to that!

The main image must be in the main image position, but the other four types are not required. Adding four more main images will not change the essence of the central core.

I was tempted, but didn't accept it immediately.

Ling Xiao rubbed his chin, clicked his tongue, and said, "Hey! You're really smart! But you can keep this for now, we'll see how it goes! There are still several days left, aren't there?"

"Too!"

I got up and stretched.

Seeing that it was almost time, Qi Heng called out to everyone, "Have you slept well? If not, go back to your tents for a while longer!"

"Haha! What are you joking about, Brother Dao..."

"You look radiant, Brother Dao!"

Good morning, Brother Dao!

……

After spending a few days together, Ling Xiao was alright; he still had some dignity left to maintain.

Qi Heng, a member of the guild, has completely integrated with his peers in the guild.

Talking about boys with girls, and talking about girls with boys.

Ling Xiao knew he couldn't learn this skill no matter how much time he was given.

"Let's go!"