Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 120 A Complete Transformation! (Bonus Chapter 1)

"Depend on……"

In the team chat, CaiCai's voice came through: "This Tier 3 breakthrough mission is something else, it's quite difficult. Boss should be fine, but RuoLin, you need to be careful and don't underestimate the enemy."

"Ok!"

Zhang Ruolin said, "I've already felt the difficulty. I really didn't expect it to be this difficult to fight a group of first-tier mutants one-on-one."

"Be careful."

As I was hacking away through the swarm of insects, I said, "My third-tier breakthrough mission is also outrageous; I have to clear out an entire insect hive all by myself."

"Holy crap, this is outrageous!"

Cai Cai said, "Could it be that we'll have to fight the purple BOSS one-on-one in the end? Logically speaking, there should be a leader at the end of each insect hive."

"Probably not. If it were really that outrageous, how many players could successfully advance to the third tier?"

"Too!"

……

Around nine o'clock in the evening.

I charged through the swarm of insects with my bomb gun. When my health bar dropped below 80%, I activated the Annihilation Armor and started hacking away with my sword. With the 8% life steal efficiency and Blood Drain Frenzy, I could quickly replenish my health.

Around 10 o'clock, we finally reached the end of the insect nest.

"Hiss~~~"

Ahead, a lightning serpent coiled up; it was indeed a Tier 3 Zerg unit!
Fortunately, the serpent was not of high quality; it was only a level 35 blue boss. Right next to the serpent lay a human warrior from the Crimson Dragon Kingdom wearing second-generation power armor.

Unfortunately, the second-generation armor had been completely crushed by Razer's terrifying physical strength, and the warrior's corpse was severely deformed, with his limbs almost completely crushed.

"Sigh~~~"

Razer slowly raised its head, its dark eyes looking over.

"Screw you..."

I frowned, showing no awe towards the level 35 blue BOSS. I immediately switched to a magazine full of armor-piercing rounds and said in a deep voice, "Loading robot, load all armor-piercing rounds!"

"Yes, Commander!"

Inside the alternate dimension, the mini robot quickly gave a military salute, then rapidly transformed and began frantically reloading its ammunition.

Its reloading speed is much faster than mine.

"Bang bang bang!"

Amidst the Razer's frantic roar, the bomb gun fired incessantly, targeting the target head-on. Damage numbers soared into the air, and almost as soon as I emptied the first magazine, it was already reduced to low health!

"Pong!"

Explosive Charge!

Instantly piercing through the body of the Razer, the Legion Blade swept across, still the same familiar routine: starting with Heavenly Craftsmanship, then a series of continuous slashes followed by a normal attack + Dragon Blade + normal attack + Ground Spike Slash + normal attack + Blood Drain Frenzy + normal attack!

"Hiss~~~"

Razer roared and coiled its body forward, about to unleash its killing move!
However, my next sword strike contained cosmic frost. With a "whoosh," the Razer's entire body quickly condensed into a thick layer of frost, and then its head was directly blasted apart by the explosive gun!

Unfortunately, the boss of the breakthrough mission did not give me any superpower crystals.

"Ding dong!"

[Congratulations! You have cleared the insect hive. Your next step is to find the power armored warrior from the Crimson Dragon Kingdom, retrieve his gene seed, and bring it back!]

……

I stepped forward and gently tapped the button on the side of the power armor with the tip of my sword. Immediately, with a series of clanging sounds, the remaining power of the armor disarmed itself, revealing the human lying inside.

He was about 2.5 meters tall and showed obvious signs of being a genetically modified soldier.

In the Crimson Dragon Kingdom, power armor warriors are divided into two types.

One type is like ours, where the Yuan Power Furnace has awakened within the body, allowing us to use it as a power source to power our armor and sword.

Another type is the gene warrior. These gene warriors are trained and modified from childhood, with the ultimate goal of becoming a controller of a power armor. The genes of these people are constantly mutating and modifying themselves, so a "gene seed" will be conceived in their bodies. This gene seed is very important, as it will point in a direction and help cultivate the next generation of gene warriors.

Gene warriors cannot circulate elemental energy, so they can only control their power armor and power swords by relying on the nuclear-powered backpacks on the back of their armors. They also have to pay a heavy price for this, turning themselves into something neither human nor ghost.

Looking at the soldier in front of me, I frowned; he was already dead.

In the mission interface, his chest cavity, down to about the xiphoid process, was flashing with light, which was the location of the gene seed.

Therefore, to obtain the gene seed, I might need to go inside and gut myself.

"sorry."

The Legion's Blade slowly sliced ​​through his skin and muscles. The sensation of the piercing was completely different. There was a thick layer of keratin beneath his skin, like that of a high-level alien species or insect, a protective keratin layer for the body, and the keratin layer was covered with nerve sensors!

"Shoot..."

I forcefully peeled back the stratum corneum, and felt like vomiting.

A strong smell of blood wafted over, and the next moment, protected by his keratin layer and several mutated bones, a deep blue crystal appeared. He took it out, placed it in his palm, and it kept flashing.

[Congratulations! You have obtained the gene seed. Please hand it over to the guard warrior to qualify for advancement to Tier 3!]

……

Leaving the hive and returning to the surface, the moment I removed the gene seed, the guard's expression immediately turned solemn. He hurriedly took out a container, placed the gene seed inside, and then gave the seed a standard military salute.

"Young man, you have not disappointed me. Here, this is your reward!"

The next moment, a bell rang in my ears—

[Congratulations! You have completed the quest: "Hive Crisis" (Tier 3 Breakthrough Quest). Your class has successfully advanced to Tier 3, and your level cap has been increased to 40!]

Finally, it's done!
Above my head, my professional title has changed to "Starry Sky Super Weapon - Sword Specialist - Tier 3". This feeling of being reborn is amazing!
……

"Shh!"

After exiting the portal, I found myself somewhere in the old city. I walked to the roadside and hailed a taxi to go home.

"I've got it all sorted out. What about you guys?"

"Soon."

Cai Cai said, "We'll be fighting a blue boss at the end. Ruolin, what about you?"

"Same."

"No pressure, right?" I asked.

"No pressure."

Cai Cai laughed and said, "If you're already a level 30 pro and can't even solo a blue boss, then you might as well quit playing."

"Fatty, what about you?" I asked again.

"It's alright, it's progressing, and it'll be done soon."

The fat man replied, "It should be done in about 10 minutes."

"I'm glad everything went smoothly. I'm taking a taxi home now."

"it is good!"

……

Shortly after, I got into a taxi that smelled very strong.

The driver was a bald old man. The car had the closed heater on, and the smell was incredibly enticing. When I opened the car door, I almost thought I had crawled into the old man's bed.

After getting on the vehicle, I didn't dare to speak, and just quietly operated the controls.

First, upgrade all the general skills!
Congratulations! Your Advanced Repair Level 10 has been successfully upgraded to Repair Mastery Level 1!

Congratulations! Your Advanced Throwing skill (lv10) has been successfully upgraded to Throwing Mastery (lv1)!

Congratulations! Your Advanced Shooting skill (lv10) has been successfully upgraded to Shooting Mastery (lv1)!

Congratulations! Your Swordsmanship Advancement lv10 has successfully advanced to Swordsmanship Proficiency lv1!

Congratulations! Your Advanced Programming Level 10 has been successfully upgraded to Programming Proficiency Level 1!

Congratulations! Your "Advanced Power Systems Knowledge lv10" has been successfully upgraded to "Proficient Power Systems Knowledge lv1"!

……

In Star Abyss, the levels of general skills are divided into ten levels: Basic, Advanced, Proficient, Expert, Master, Authority, Craftsman, Grandmaster, Legendary, and Transcendent. These correspond to skill tiers one through ten. For players like me who have the "Practice Makes Perfect" passive skill, this setting is quite advantageous, giving me a strong advantage over others in terms of skills!

Right now, I'm only at the proficient level. But as my skills improve and I reach the master or grandmaster levels, the gap between us will widen significantly!

Immediately, I started upgrading these mastery levels, maxing them all out to LV10!

While idle in Jiangning City, the skills and experience accumulated from repairing high-precision watches finally came in handy, instantly upgrading all six skills to level 10 and gaining 20 attribute points each in Strength, Agility, and Spirit!

In addition, as skill levels increase, a large amount of knowledge floods into the mind!
In particular, the improvement in skills such as shooting, swordsmanship, and throwing is as if they have been honed countless times, and they are now completely different from before!

Of course, the improvement in the three major "technical skills" of programming, maintenance, and dynamics is also quite significant, and in the blink of an eye, one can go from the intermediate level to almost mastery!
After that, I started changing my equipment, equipping all three Tier 3 purple high-level equipment: Wind Rider Sword, Armor of Vengeance, and Chain of the Colossus. Instantly, I was filled with unimaginable surging power. When I opened my personal panel again, I felt like I was almost invincible!
【Chasing Shadows】(Starry Sky Super Weapon - Sword Specialization - Tier 3)

Rating: 30
Attack: 1050-1428
Defense: 640
Life: 22900
Critical Hit: 10%
Bloodsucking: 13%
Damage increase: 5%
Damage reduction: 6%
Charisma: 0
Yuanli: 100/100
Overall combat capability level: 2788
Potential Point Allocation: Strength 573 / Agility 280.5 / Spirit 122.3 / Stamina 163
Achievements: 12
……

These attributes are already incredibly powerful. With an attack cap of 1428+ and a 40% increase in sword damage from the "Sword-type Super Weapon," the sheer pain from these attacks is something only those who are hit will know. In addition, the armor has finally reached 600+, providing super strong defense against bullets and light attacks. The biggest change is that the health has skyrocketed to 2.29. Such a thick health bar is not something that can be killed easily.

As for the 10% critical strike chance and 13% life steal, they provide a significant advantage in both ranged and melee combat. In particular, the 13% life steal greatly increases life steal efficiency in melee combat, making the battlefield recovery ability off the charts!
"nailed it!"

In the team chat, Fatty's voice came through: "I've reached Tier 2!"

"congratulations!"

Cai Cai, Ruo Lin, and Kou Mei exchanged polite greetings repeatedly.

I smiled and said, "Alright, now that everything's settled, let's get some rest. You've all been exhausted these past two days, so everyone should catch up on some sleep. Time to leave the team! Get some rest!"

"Uh-huh!"

……

Everyone left the team one by one.

When I arrived at the residential area, I walked downstairs and looked up. The lights in apartment 401 were off. Could it be that Lin Qingying was already asleep?

However, just as I looked down and stared straight ahead, I noticed a figure walking from another direction.

She was dressed in work clothes, carrying a bag in her right hand and holding car keys in her left. She was in a hurry, but when she looked up, she saw me.

Under the streetlights, the two stopped together and looked at each other in surprise.

(End of this chapter)