Goblin Dependency

Chapter 961: Chapter 478: Treating Injuries and the Secret Realm Core

"Skill Level+2"

"[Heavy Tide] Level 2 (3/100) → [Heavy Tide] Level 2 (5/100)"

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"Skill Level+3"

"[Gravity Control] Level 1 (40/100) → [Gravity Control] Level 1 (43/100)"

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"Skill Level+9"

"[Embers Resonance] Level 1 (92/100) → [Embers Resonance] Level 2 (1/100)"

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The crimson flames of inexplicable sorrow gradually extinguished among the wind-blown ashes, and the molten glow quietly faded away with the no longer bursting sparks in the air.

Tightly holding the [Ash Fall] Straight Sword which had restored its black hue like the night, Xia Nan stood in place, looking at the headless demon corpse that had completely died in front of him.

In the void of his vision, numerous semi-transparent characters from the attribute panel flashed by like a screen refresh.

To this, although Xia Nan felt slightly surprised, he did not actually feel much joy.

He had already anticipated this.

Having transmigrated to this world for so long, he had explored and obtained some fairly clear conclusions regarding the rules for acquiring "Battle Skill Skill Level".

The efficiency of obtaining Skill Levels through actual combat is far higher than through regular training.

Especially in situations where the enemy is strong and the dangers are extremely high, the high pressure from death in battle will very efficiently enhance the skill level of the use of battle skills.

Particularly for types like [Gravity Control] and [Embers Resonance] whose skill level acquisition is difficult with regular training.

Many times, an epiphany during combat could yield skill levels equivalent to months of hard work during regular training.

Conversely, [Heavy Tide], which progresses quickly through regular training, seems to improve a little less.

But being able to obtain two skill levels at once, he was already quite satisfied.

What caught Xia Nan’s attention most among these flashing streams of information was, of course, the overwhelming gain of 9 points, directly pushing [Embers Resonance] to Level 2.

Having acquired this battle skill for a while, initially it wasn’t even usable until after the [Ash Fall] was forged.

Now reaching Level 2, its speed is definitely faster than [Gravity Control], but compared to [Teeth Hunting] and [Gravity Etching], it is still considerably slower.

As for the reason...

Primarily and most importantly, it is its one-month cooldown period.

Since he mastered the battle skill, from last year until now, Xia Nan has used it only three times in total.

To improve its skill level daily, he could only sit on a hotel bed and meditate like a Mage, controlling the residual fire energy within his body, which was his daily practice method.

Though there had been some gains, efficiency was very low and often occupied a lot of precious training time.

Of course, he wanted to improve the advancement speed slightly, but as a trump card, he couldn’t risk wasting it, especially given its 30-day cooldown; afraid that it might be unavailable when desperately needed. Thus, the [Embers Resonance] whose cooldown had already reset simply sat there quietly. freewebnσvel.cѳm

This meant he hadn’t accumulated enough experience on the rules of acquiring skill levels for this battle skill.

Remembering his first use after just mastering the skill, it gave him 4 skill levels, initially thinking each use would yield that much, but unexpectedly he gained nearly 10 points this time. Perhaps he underestimated its nature or combat intensity and actual pressure might influence its skill level acquisition?

On another note, the slow progress of [Embers Resonance] is also due to its Quality Level.

Xia Nan estimated it is one of his mastered battle skills with quality just below [Gravity Control].

Thus, it is understandable that its skill level acquisition speed is only slightly faster than [Gravity Control].

Speaking of which, the reason he could acquire this battle skill was due to his encounter in the Grey Valley Ruins Secret Realm.

Although the surrounding broken architectural style suggests it is not the same type as the Grey Valley Secret Realm, this current Secret Realm likely has its own uniqueness.

Thinking this, Xia Nan couldn’t help but look back, past the Fishman corpses on the messy ground, toward the towering altar built from sea rocks and fish bones, embedded in it a half-reconstructed operating room.

A seemingly Secret Realm core small portable carrying case remained quietly lying on the leather sofa used for resting.

"Groan..."

From beside him, a teammate’s painful moan pulled Xia Nan’s consciousness back to reality.

Knowing this wasn’t the time to ponder such things, he swiftly sheathed his Straight Sword and hurried toward the severely injured teammates. freewēbnoveℓ.com

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The mutated Shark Beast launching a sneak attack from the pool had undoubtedly exceeded the scope of what they could normally handle.

Even though Xia Nan managed to use his "Second Stage" trump card to completely kill the severely injured, limb-deficient enemy, the Vengeance Blade Squad was almost annihilated.

Barbarian Akken and Spotted Cat race Sasha’s injuries need not be mentioned further; both suffered ultra-severe injuries making it impossible for them to even rise for a while.

Lorin collided intensely with Xia Nan, who had been hit directly by the Shark Beast in mid-air, injuring his vital organs.

Although compared to the other two, the severity of his injuries was slightly lighter and not to the point of losing consciousness and fainting on the spot, he could still rely on his tenacious will to barely rise and face the enemy, but was already exhausted.