Rebirth of the God Hunter Legend

Chapter 143 Time to Collect Debts

Seeing this amazing skill effect, I was pleasantly surprised, and secondly...

Looking at Di Cang with disdain, Ling Chuan called out in a drawn-out voice, "Teacher—"

"Hey! What's wrong! You were the one who asked for the 3S skill, and I delivered! I didn't break my promise! You can't blame me."

Di Cang looked righteous and showed no embarrassment whatsoever. If it weren't for that shifty look in his eyes, he would have almost believed it!

That's right, he was tricked by Di Cang. Considering the close relationship between passive skills, status skills, and active skills, even if he didn't ask for them, he could still learn these three perfectly matched skills after completing the job change quest.

In other words, the agreement that Di Cang made with him was a deal with no cost whatsoever! Looking at his indifferent expression, Ling Chuan became even more indignant!

No way! We can't let this go! Whether he's a 3S or not skill level isn't important; what matters is that he, the King of Strategies, cannot suffer such humiliation!

Upon realizing this, Ling Chuan's eyes sharpened, and he thought to himself, "Words-wielding! The ultimate emotional manipulation technique!"

"Ugh……"

In an instant, Ling Chuan sighed deeply, his face full of disappointment. "Teacher, do you know? The experience in Wuerwu Village is unforgettable for me. The most profound thing is Brother Zhang's meticulous care for me. I have heard more than once his longing and guilt for you. I only hate that the village has a strange power that blocks it, otherwise he would definitely fly to see you."

"..." Di Cang's gaze softened, his face showing longing.

Ling Chuan sighed even more deeply and continued, "From his memories, I not only know that you are powerful, upright and brave, but also that you care for him a lot. Compared to my senior brother, perhaps Brother Zhang has already regarded you as his own brother. That is why he was able to remain resilient and not give up when Brother Zhang's brother had an accident, because he did not want to disappoint you."

"Junior brother!" Di Cang cried, tears streaming down his face, his voice choked with emotion.

Ling Chuan sighed three times, “So before I met you, Master, I always regarded you as a saint, the one who would become Brother Zhang’s spiritual pillar; but after meeting you, I realized that my belief was completely correct. You are a saint. Whether it is your character and feelings or your care and attention to the younger generation, it all shows your extraordinary temperament.”

“My disciple…” Di Cang was deeply moved.

"But now, I realize that you have spoiled me. I am guilty!" Ling Chuan said with deep shame.

"What do you mean by that?" Di Cang was confused, his expression seeming to say that the child had been performing exceptionally well in every aspect, so why had he suddenly become depressed?

Ling Chuan closed his eyes and shook his head. "The reason why the teacher asked me to complete the Water Moon Cave Heaven was to pass on the most treasured professional inheritance to me. I exceeded the test because I wanted the teacher to know my potential and that I would never bring shame to the sect in the future! But I have made the teacher's good intentions go to waste and arrogantly made a bet with the teacher on the 3S skills."

"But little did I know that when I decided to accept the inheritance, my teacher had already prepared three perfectly matched 3S skills for me. What generosity and magnanimity! And what about me? I still harbored resentment, thinking that my teacher deliberately took the 3S skills that should have been given to me as a reward for exceeding the test. How despicable, how hateful, how shameless!"

Ling Chuan scoffed at every word and offered endless reproach, since he was not referring to himself.

Di Cang was a little confused, something seemed strange, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. So he reached out and said, "No, my good disciple, listen to what your master has to say."

"I won't listen! I won't listen! I won't listen!" Ling Chuan interrupted abruptly, his voice low and dejected. "I know that you are magnanimous and will not scold me, but I cannot forgive myself. I have shaken my faith and the image of you as a saint because of my own greed. I am unworthy to be your successor!"

After saying that, Ling Chuan turned around angrily and strode out!

"return!!"

But before he could even take a step, Di Cang's rebuke rang out!

Ling Chuan paused for half a second, then obediently turned around and looked down at his shoes.

Upon seeing Ling Chuan's state, Di Cang's flushed face revealed a hint of shame, but he still had to feign seriousness and reprimand him, "Who said you are arrogant and greedy? Who said your master is a saint? Even if your master is a saint, a saint can still make a mistake! A saint can also die! What's so great about that?!"

Ling Chuan remained silent.

Di Cang said with displeasure, "Raise your head!"

Ling Chuan slowly raised his head, revealing an expression of extreme guilt. Coupled with his innocent and naive nature, this momentarily softened Di Cang's heart.

"You child, if having strength is called arrogance, then everyone in the world is arrogant; if wanting to become stronger is considered greed, then everyone in the world is greedy; as a hunter, a warrior who fights powerful beasts with wisdom and skill, you must always be brave, confident, and unwavering. How can you become discouraged so easily? It's just 3S skills, right? Come on! I have plenty!"

[Ding] System notification: Because your communication skills have exceeded the limit, and because your affinity with [Hunter Saint Di Cang] has surpassed [100%], [Hunter Saint Di Cang] has completely opened his heart to you!

brush!

With a strange system notification, the skill learning interface reopened. Unlike before, in addition to [Star Hunter], [Sun Hunter], [Fatal Pierce], and the three common hunter class skills, there were two more skills that shimmered with a dark red glow.

Hmph, you think I can't handle you? Let's see your skills.

【Trap Modification Lv-1】(SSS)

Category: Passive Skill

Skill effect: Modify existing trap skills. Placement traps can be modified, stored, and carried. Modification limit: 10. Skill channeling time: 3 seconds. Skill cost: 10 Focus Points. Skill cooldown: None.

Note: Modified traps are not affected by the trap placement limit, and the skill effect increases with the skill level, up to level 5. Current proficiency (0/100).

Required profession: Hunter-type profession.

Requirement Level: 20

Learning Coins: 0

[Trap Throwing Lv-1] (SSS)

Category: Active Skills

Skill effect: Can throw a trap. If it hits a target, the trap effect will be triggered directly. If it misses, the trap will be set based on the landing point. Throwing distance is 20 meters. There is no skill channeling. There is no skill cost. Skill cooldown: 3 seconds for the same type of trap, no cooldown for different traps.

Note: Skill effects increase with skill level, up to level 5. Current proficiency (0/100)

Required Class: Hunter-type Class

Requirement Level: 20

Tuition fee: 0

……

incredible!

Even someone as sophisticated as Ling Chuan was taken aback by reality. Two trap-specializing skills that dealt no damage—their powerful effects were already apparent just from their appearance.

The trap modification transforms traps that originally required crouching to place into storable portable items. Since they are already stored, they can be used instantly.

True trap skills, however, each have a cooldown interval of more than thirty seconds. The larger the trap's range and the more powerful its ability, the longer the cooldown time.

The strongest trap expert in his previous life, [Mo Wen Gui Tu], possessed an SSS-level explosive trap. At max level, the trap's range covered a vast area of ​​500 meters, and its power was immense! Basically, once triggered, it could instantly eliminate non-armored classes within the trap's range, making it extremely difficult to counter.

However, what's really annoying is that this skill has an incredibly long cooldown time, a full six hours, meaning it can only be used three times a day at most, which limits its frequency while granting it power.

But if he also possesses the [Trap Modification] skill, he can store 10 of that type of trap in advance and unleash them all at once when needed. What does that mean? Just thinking about it is terrifying. Moreover, the stored traps do not count against the maximum number of placeable traps, which means you have 10 extra traps for no reason. It's incredibly awesome!

Looking at [Trap Throw], it can be said to have completely transformed the trap skill, achieving a cross-dimensional improvement.

Hunters' traps used to require pre-placement, demanding not only a player's sensitivity to the environment and terrain but also a strong ability to anticipate enemy attack routes; otherwise, the traps were essentially useless. Now, however, Trap Throwing eliminates all the shortcomings of the trap skill.

Let's take "Don't Ask About the Return" as an example again. If he has learned trap throwing, placing and waiting will become an active action. He can occupy a high point and throw the explosive trap from above. If it hits the target, it will detonate. If it doesn't hit the target, he can set it up on the spot. How convenient is that?

In summary, by mastering these two skills, he will become the first hunter to use traps like grenades, and even fire them in rapid succession.

Even better, after the emotional appeal ended, the cost of learning all the skills became zero!

Overjoyed, Ling Chuan suppressed his excitement and asked, flattered, "Teacher, can I really do it?"

Di Cang chuckled, "Just as you said, I trust my own judgment. Learn from me."

"Yes!"

Wiping his eyes, Ling Chuan quickly learned the five 3S skills, then scanned the ordinary promotion skills. There, three regular skills shimmered with a dim light. One of them was the essential hunter skill, Eagle Eye Exploration, and the other two were trap skills. As for heavy crossbow damage skills, they would probably be replaced by the Sun-Hunter-Star-Piercing damage skills in the future.

【Eagle Eye Exploration】(C)

Category: Active Skills

Skill Effect: Drawing power from the eagle, transforming it into all-seeing vision, increasing visual range by 30%, with a 50% chance to detect stealth-type statuses, no channeling time, no skill cost, and a 20-second cooldown.

Note: None

Required Class: Hunter-type Class

Requirement Level: 20

I learned what outsiders consider my identity skill; without it, I wouldn't be able to prove my identity.

【Spider Web Trap Lv-1】(C)

Category: Trap Skills

Skill effect: Places a spider web trap. When triggered, it expands into a circular spider web area with a diameter of 5 meters. Targets within the area will be immobilized for 1.5 seconds. The trap trigger range is 0.5 meters. There is no channeling time. The skill consumes 10 points of focus and has a 30-second cooldown.

Note: The effect of this skill increases with the skill level, with a maximum level of 5. Current proficiency (0/10).

Required Class: Hunter-type Class

Requirement Level: 20

study!

【Vine Trap Lv-1】(C)

Category: Trap Skills

Skill effect: Places a vine trap. When triggered, it blooms into a circular vine area with a diameter of 5 meters. Targets within the area will be knocked back for 1 second. The trap trigger range is 0.5 meters. There is no channeling time. The skill consumes 10 points of Focus and has a 30-second cooldown.

Note: The effect of this skill increases with the skill level, with a maximum level of 5. Current proficiency (0/10).

study!

In the blink of an eye, the empty skill bar was filled with eight skill icons, five dark red and three dim. Although the only real damage skill was [Fatal Pierce], the focus was on how cool and stylish it was. At this point, who could have more skills than him?

"Thank you, Teacher, for your generous assistance! I swear on my honor that I will dedicate my life to making your unparalleled skills shine throughout the entire Divine Revelation Continent!"

Having received this gift, Lingchuan bows deeply in gratitude to his teacher.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Di Cang was moved and said "good" three times before waving his hand and saying, "I have seen your determination and know your unlimited potential. I originally had an important task to entrust to you, but unfortunately your qualifications are not yet sufficient. Go and gain experience. Use the power you have gained. When you have enough qualifications, come back to find me."

[Ding] System notification: Due to your insufficient level, [Hunter Saint Di Cang] cannot issue you a quest. Please raise your level to [25] before seeking out [Hunter Saint Di Cang].

Oh dear, what a blunder! The mentor's abilities are too high, and the base level for accepting quests has increased accordingly. I finally managed to accept quests from the mentor, but now I can only wait until level 25.

"Disciple accepts the order."

After saying this, Ling Chuan gave Di Cang a deep look, revealing a fervent reverence, and then turned and left.

As he stepped outside, a burly figure blocked his view. Looking up, he saw it was Dara.

"Hey~ Isn't this our guild's little hunter? Why didn't you say hello to your older sister when you came?"

Dara looked disappointed, and Ling Chuan looked apologetic. He said sincerely, "When I came, Miss Dara was resting. She must have been too tired. I didn't want to disturb her, so I didn't inform her. Now I'm going to train. I will apologize to you in person tomorrow."

After speaking, Ling Chuan gave him a gentlemanly bow and turned to leave the cabinet.

Dara covered her burning square face and exclaimed, "How can there be such a gentle and gentlemanly man in the world? He's simply a breath of fresh air in the hunter world! Chairman, oh! Chairman, why are you crying?!"

"Shut up! I'm just happy! What a fine disciple, what a wonderful child! I must have been a good person in my past life for Heaven to have given me a disciple who possesses potential, good looks, good character, and good manners. Go, bring me some wine and have a few drinks with me! I'm going to get drunk!"

……

Outside the guild, Ling Chuan took a deep breath, regained his composure, and grinned, "Alright, after all this preparation, it's time to collect the debts."

This is a long chapter of 3,500 words. I'll revise it a bit, and there will be one more update today. I'll try to make up for yesterday's shortcoming by reaching 6000 words in three chapters.

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