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Chapter 123 Attribute Trial

Not counting the bonuses from wearing the title, Bai Chen's current total attribute value is 82.

While this number isn't low, it depends on who you compare it to. Take Qingyi Shi for example; her total attribute value is at least 200 points or more, a difference of nearly double.

Bai Chen had already experienced the bitter consequences of insufficient basic attributes in the previous Zombie King game. He and Ye Qingheng were exhausted to the point of collapse, but Qing Shiyi and Quantum Self-Stunning were completely unaffected. However, it's not too late to make up for it now.

Strength, physique, agility, perception, charisma, spirit.

These six basic attributes correspond to the six basic structures of the guild. There is no danger in failing the test, but you will be kicked out and can only challenge again tomorrow. Each type of structure can only be challenged once a day.

Without much hesitation, after Huo Lingmeng logged off, Zi Chen entered the guild's building challenge interface and selected the [Martial Arts Hall] for the Strength Test in order.

With a flash of white light, Bai Chen's figure appeared in front of an old-fashioned alley. Because it was a standalone instance, he was currently the only one in the instance.

"This place—is it a purely challenging instance?"

After glancing around, Bai Chen raised an eyebrow thoughtfully.

The layout here is extremely simple. Apart from the alley with its tightly closed gate in front of him, there is nothing else. To his left, right, and behind him are ancient green walls.

Outside the wall, there was only a white void.

Soon, as the wooden door in front of him was pushed open, the scene in the alley came into view.

"—Wooden Dummy Alley?"

Looking at the wooden figure in the alley in front of him, Bai Chen raised his head and looked directly upwards into the alley.

Above this alley, which is about 20 meters long, lies a number representing a checkpoint, along with a three-minute countdown.

"Pass this Wooden Dummy Alley in three minutes — that's right, this is only the first level, it certainly won't be too difficult."

Nodding, Bai Chen stepped into the alley.

As he stepped into the alley, the countdown above his head began, and at the same time, the wooden figures in the alley surged toward him.

Since it's only the first stage and there are no restrictions—you can use any skills, equipment, or weapons—this test is basically not difficult.

Although the number of wooden figures increases with each level you pass, and their defense also increases accordingly, they are so slow that they pose virtually no threat.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Zi Chen had completed the challenge of the Wooden Dummy Alley. Just when he thought he would have to continue fighting the wooden dummies, the wooden door in front of him opened again, and he found that the alley had not only widened considerably, but the wooden dummies inside had all been replaced by bronze dummies with a harder texture.

"Levels one through ten are the Wooden Dummy Alley, levels eleven through twentieth are the Bronze Dummy Formation—after level twenty, will it be the Golden Dummy?"

While lost in thought, Bai Chen stepped into the alley again.

Compared to the wooden dolls that only perform mechanical actions and fixed moves, the bronze dolls are much more flexible, not only having a more mature attack pattern, but also being able to fight in coordination.

If it were just that, it wouldn't be a big deal; it would simply be a test of basic combat skills. However, starting from level 13, all sorts of traps begin to appear in the alleys: rotating blades, spikes, and hidden arrows—one after another.

However, these things still don't have much of an impact on Bai Chen.

However, with the opening of level 21, the mode has changed drastically. Not only has the scene changed from the original alley to a martial arts arena, but the content has also changed.

Starting from level 21, he must challenge a fictional or historically real martial artist in each level and defeat him within a time limit. The choice of the fictional character is completely random. For example, his opponent in his first battle was the famous Wong Fei-hung from Foshan.

Furthermore, with each new level, there are corresponding restrictions. For example, in his battle against Wong Fei-hung, the restriction is that technological weapons and ranged attack skills are disabled.

Although it was just a phantom, it perfectly captured the other person's personality and martial ethics. The other person flicked their clothes and raised one hand in his direction, actually bearing a resemblance to that martial arts master.

Yeah, that Shadowless Kick really hurt.

Unlike the previous three-minute time limit, since level 21 was unlocked, the time limit has been reduced to one incense stick's time, which is about half an hour in modern time.

"Tsk, this test has no regard for martial ethics—"

Inside the magical item shop, Bai Chen, who had just been sent back, looked displeased.

Regarding the [Martial Arts Hall], he reached level 23, and then was defeated by a Tathagata Palm attack on level 24.

He had originally intended to use the same method, the steel coil technique, to get through, but then he watched helplessly as the several-ton steel coil was sent flying by a powerful palm strike—

"—It must have triggered the anti-cheat mode? Otherwise, this level of power is far too high—it's more like a game with a broken body."

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While muttering to himself, Bai Chen entered the guild building again after discovering that Huo Lingmeng was not ready.

This time, it's the [King Kong Hall] that represents "physical constitution".

Compared to the Martial Arts Hall, the Vajra Hall is much more brutal; the trials here test one's ability to withstand blows.

The first ten levels were alright, just simple wooden hammer blows; if you could withstand them, you could pass. But from the tenth level onwards, the challenges became somewhat inhumane.

From level 11 to level 20, the entire environment is set near a volcano or in an underground lava pool, where you feel like you're being roasted by fire. To pass the test, you must survive in this environment.

It's worth mentioning that in this test, you can clearly see your health bar. However, apart from allowing you to more intuitively judge your status, this health bar is basically useless. You still have to endure the suffering.

In the final few rounds, Bai Chen basically survived by taking pills, and even made several bottles of fire resistance potions on the spot.

Then, after level 20, the environment abruptly changes from scorching heat to extreme cold. At this point, it's not just about how long you can last; you also have to find a way out of the maze in this extremely harsh, frigid environment to complete the level.

For the first time, Bai Chen experienced what it meant to be frozen like a dog. Even though he quickly made a few more bottles of ice resistance potions, the time he could hold out was still limited.

The extreme cold here is not extreme cold in the literal sense, but rather a defined rule where all heat is converted into cold. Whether you can survive it depends entirely on how strong your constitution is and how well you prepare.

Even with the [Pharmacopoeia], Bai Chen only managed to reach level 22 in the [Vajra Hall] before being caught off guard and struck by a torrent of icy water falling from above, freezing him solid into an indestructible block of ice.

Congratulations, Coca-Cola!