Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 223 Aberration Type 1

Chapter 223 Aberrations. General

But thinking about it from another angle, it seems that the attributes of a Tier 3 item are more 'valuable' than those of a Tier 2 item?
It should be said that the value of the attribute increases with each tier advancement.
Li Xia let out a soft "Huh?" as if he had discovered some blind spots.

"Aww, you mean those apostles who are three main and one secondary, or three main and two secondary? No, I should say those apostles who are balanced in all five dimensions."

Li Xia spoke slowly, and her previous flash of inspiration gradually turned into a deduction.

"The attributes you get each time you enter a dungeon are limited, so how do you catch up with the secondary attributes?"

Logically speaking, they shouldn't have had a chance to catch up at all.

Just like a normal apostle who gains 6 attribute points per world, mainly in the three attributes, each attribute gains an average of 2 points.

If you want to improve secondary attributes, you must reduce resources on primary attributes.

In that case, there's no difference between the main attribute and the secondary attribute, so it's better to just add them evenly from the beginning.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to stop the main attribute to add points to the secondary attribute!
Aowu was taken aback for a moment, but quickly realized that this kind of basic knowledge had touched on Aowu's blind spot.

Before this, Aowu never played in low-elo games.

"Your Highness, you mean..."

Li Xia nodded and said affirmatively:

"At higher levels, using attribute points to increase lower attributes provides an extra weighting!"

This information shouldn't be classified. If we're willing to put our minds to it, we can always find the answer once we get back to the hall.

Even though it hasn't been confirmed, Li Xia felt that this was basically the case.

Putting that guess aside, I opened the map built into the Hall of Light.

This time the map is extremely clear, not only marking the location of the 'Soul Pool'.

They even marked their own location.

There isn't just one Soul Pool; according to the markings on the map, there are a total of ten Soul Pools.

The nearest pool of souls is 160 kilometers away.

Based on my own pace, if I put in all my effort and travel at a fast pace, it would probably only take a few hours.

Li Xia was more interested in seeing what this so-called aberration was than the Soul Pool.

The all-terrain motorcycles sped across the vast plains at a moderate speed.

It felt more like a leisurely drive, with the open fields on both sides slowly receding into view.

The scenery here is completely different from Wailing Basin.

Apart from the cotton-like embers still drifting in the sky, a desolate wasteland lay beneath the gray sky.

There was no thick layer of scorched black soil, nor any remains resembling those left after a fire.

There were also no ruins or trees that would break at waist height if they exceeded a certain height.

The entire desolate plain resembled a lifeless, dead wilderness.

Aowu perched on Black Charcoal's head, looking around for a while, its gaze lingering on the clearly visible field ridges and reservoirs.

"This used to be farmland, the grain-producing area of the Arcane Dynasty? But why is this place completely different from the basin?"

Li Xia had been enjoying the scenery along the way, and naturally, he also had his own questions:
"It might be due to the terrain."

Generally speaking, the edges of a basin slope gently downwards, and are not perceptible to an individual human.

But the edge of the Wailing Basin is unusually clear, with a rock wall that is almost ninety degrees high.

It doesn't look like it was formed naturally; it looks more like a pit hundreds of meters deep was dug directly into the ground.

Therefore, it is quite possible that the force that destroyed the basin was blocked by the earth.

“Terrain.” Aowu clicked his tongue, recalling the nearly vertical cliffs that were hundreds of meters high, and it seemed more and more likely.

The motorcycle swung half a circle to the side and came to a steady stop. Li Xia looked up at the faintly visible buildings in the distance.

After walking for almost half an hour, we finally saw the building!
This is a small village, similar to those in a city, mainly composed of brick and stone.

A small portion of the wooden structure has collapsed, accumulating a thick layer of dust.

Li Xia peered through the open door and could vaguely see the original decorations inside.

The furniture collection is quite extensive, indicating that the common people of the Aufa Dynasty enjoyed a comfortable life.

There was even a painting hanging on the wall, although with the passage of time, the painting had become so faded that its original content was no longer discernible.

However, people only pay attention to such decorations after their most basic needs for survival have been met.

"Strange, there's no sign of activity. Where are these people? Could they have gathered together like those in Sunset City?"

Aowu stared at the dust on the ground for a while, then asked curiously.

"The original world cannot reset the timeline, and countless apostles have already visited Demon Prison Star."

Li Xia thought it was normal and said in a low voice:

"The monsters that are easy to clear in the corners and edges have probably already been cleared out. Even the corrupt tree golems in Sunset City Square have probably been tried to be pulled by apostles."

Just as he had guessed, the small village near the basin had been cleared out and was empty.

There were obvious signs of fighting in a place in the village that resembled a small square.

It wasn't particularly intense; it seemed the newcomers cleared out the monsters in a very short time.

Aowu found this hard to understand: "Monsters don't regenerate, and their numbers are decreasing. Isn't this just increasing the difficulty in disguise?"

"Dynamic difficulty balancing mechanism—"

Li Xia marked the location on the map, then mounted his motorcycle again and rode off into the distance.

"This time, nearly five thousand people have gathered for the advancement assessment, and the difficulty of Demon Prison Star is definitely the greatest."

Aowu was about to ask why he was so sure, but then he suddenly realized something.

"Oh~~"

His Highness is the strongest in the second-tier arena; wherever he is, that place naturally becomes the most difficult.

"Moreover, some of the apostles in the square look familiar to me; I might have run into them in the top 100 of the arena."

Li Xia gradually increased his speed, and the motorcycle emitted a pale blue plume from its tail, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Li Xia thought that those monsters that were easy to deal with had already been wiped out.

Unexpectedly, after passing through four villages, they finally encountered the first 'abnormal' creature required for the mission. Compared to the 'abnormal' creature, those corrupted tree golems were somewhat handsome.

The enormous head looked as if it had been soaked in water, abnormally swollen, and covered with countless eyeball-like things.

Its arms have degenerated into arthropod-like structures, and its legs are unusually thick.

[Comparing the intelligence and mental attributes of both parties]

[Due to the difference in intelligence/mental ability between the two parties, you have obtained 100% of the information.]

【gardener】

[Category: Aberration]

Physical Strength: 3

【HP: 100%】

【Strength: 10】

Dexterity: 15

【Intelligence: 8】

【Spirit: 17】

【Physique: 15】

Skill 1. [Aberration]

Aberration: Reduces physical damage by 50%-60%, grants immunity to Tier 2 mental skills, and increases health.

Skill 2. [Mental Gaze]

Focus your gaze on the target to create a mental inducement, and make a judgment every 5 seconds.

Failure to pass the judgment will result in random effects such as confusion, dizziness, hallucination, and nausea.

Skill 3. [Brain Absorber]

It pounces on the target's head at extremely high speed, pierces the brain with its constricted mouthparts, and drains the target's spirit, with a probability of instant death.

After being absorbed, one's mental attribute decreases by 10 points, and one is 100% susceptible to interference from mental gaze.

Skill 4. [Wailing Roar]

It emits a mental howl from its mouthparts, causing mental shock and reducing mental resistance by 50%.

Cooling time: 5 minutes
[Comment: Some say they have successfully ascended, while others say they are nothing but pitiful creatures. In reality, they are merely lice on the scalp of the Old Gods.]

The man, the dragon, and the cat stared at the panel for a while.

Aowu slowly gave his evaluation: "So-so!"

Black Charcoal nodded in agreement: "Meow!"

Both in terms of skills and stats, this mutant is quite average, even less so than the stats of the black charcoal.

The one that reduces physical damage looks impressive, but it doesn't mention energy damage at all.

This means that energy damage is not only the full amount, but may even be increased.

No wonder the signs of battle in the first village weren't intense.

Li Xia, however, pinched her chin and stared at the last line of comments.

If the lice on the scalp of an Old God are so numerous, how big must that Old God be?

He came to his senses, only to find that Black Charcoal had already activated the aura that came with the Qilin Set:
Thunder Field (Aura): A slowly accumulating charge surrounds the body. Within this area, allies gain a slight boost to self-healing, restoring 0.5% of their health per minute.

When the charge density reaches a certain level, a swift lightning bolt will be generated to attack a random enemy within range.

Deals 500 points of lightning damage and has a certain chance (0%-30%) to paralyze the enemy for 3 seconds.

Since Black Charcoal and Awoo were willing to give it a try, Li Xia brought out a small stool and watched as Black Charcoal and Awoo crouched by the wall, furtively observing the mutant about several dozen meters away.

Waiting for the charge to condense.

About two minutes later, Li Xia felt his hair stand on end; the charge concentration was high enough.

Suddenly, a thin beam of lightning flashed above the mutant's head and struck it instantly.

It didn't even have time to let out a scream before it fell straight to the ground, with wisps of blue smoke drifting from its body.

Although he didn't die, he was close to it.

It took 3 seconds for the aberration to break free from the paralysis, but even then, its limbs continued to twitch.

They were even looking around blankly, not knowing where the attack was coming from.

He looks rather dim-witted.

Li Xia raised her index finger, and a thin beam of light shone from her fingertip, instantly piercing through the swollen head that was emitting blue smoke.

An indescribable scream emanated from the monster's curled mouthparts.

The sound even bypassed normal hearing and appeared directly in their brains.

Thick pus spurted from the hole in the head.

The once swollen head gradually shrank, and eventually even the eyes lost their luster.

You have defeated 'Aberrant Gardener'.

The monster's corpse gradually turned into a strange liquid, leaving only an object emitting a faint black light.

Aowu immediately rushed over and retrieved the item.

This is the 'Twisted Soul', which looks a lot like Rupert's Tears.

The second phase, given its intensity, doesn't seem too difficult.

He thought to himself with great delight.

Turning around, he saw that Li Xia's face was gradually becoming serious.

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