74: Chapter 74 Mom said: Beautiful women are the best at deceiving people!

Two Gold, one Prism, three cards floated in front of Lu Yuan.

[Gold · Shrink Engine]: Each time a BOSS is killed, add one stack. Body size shrinks by 4%, gain 10 Ability Haste and 2% Movement Speed. Upon death, lose 65%.

[Gold · Soul Devour]: After immobilizing a target, Max HP + 20.

[Prism · Goliath Giant]: Significantly increase body size, gain 35% HP and 15% Strength or Spirit attribute.

———— After these few battles, it is clear that among Little Skeleton's runes, the strength of [Heartsteel] is extremely overpowered.

Except for the long cooldown on the same monster, there are no other restrictions. The stacking speed is extremely fast. It is much more efficient than [Tank Engine].

Therefore, Lu Yuan had some plans for Little Skeleton's Hextech Rune selection. At the top of the list, it must be the [Steel Your Heart] rune first.

Not only can it triple the stacks of [Heartsteel] directly, but the subsequent stacking efficiency can also be tripled. Secondly, it is the Hextech Rune type that enhances HP.

Taking a step back, activating the [Stacking Dragon] set can also increase [Heartsteel] stacking speed. Even some attack-type Hextech Runes linked to HP can be chosen.

In this Hextech Rune selection, there is no [Steel Your Heart] rune. Then choose one that can increase HP. [Prism · Goliath Giant]!

After Lu Yuan made his choice, Little Skeleton suddenly felt as if something was about to burst out from inside its body. The first to be boosted were HP and Strength attributes.

[HP: 74215 —— 100190!] [Strength: 35 —— 40!]

Little Skeleton directly ignored the Attack Power and locked its gaze tightly onto its own health bar. "One hundred thousand, my HP actually broke through one hundred thousand points!!?"

One hundred thousand HP! A regular Skeleton Soldier has at most only a few hundred points of HP. But... Little Skeleton's current HP actually exceeded one hundred thousand points.

It raised its head and looked at Lu Yuan. The green ghost fire in its eye sockets flickered constantly. All of this is because of Master! All the power was bestowed by Master.

"Master, rest assured, one day, I will guard in front of you and become your most solid shield!"

As the words fell, Little Skeleton felt as if something wanted to burst out from within its body. Each thick bone began to emit crisp cracking sounds. Crack~ Crack~

Little Skeleton's body began to expand continuously. In the blink of an eye, it grew from just over two meters to two point four eight meters. Its bones were also unprecedentedly thick and sturdy. It really became a Giant Skeleton Soldier!!

Little Skeleton looked at its rapidly increasing height and slowly shed tears of sorrow. No, growing this tall, how can I still ambush people? Now there's no way to hide behind Master at all.

...

The people from the merchant group were collectively petrified. "Lu Yuan alone really solved this beast tide." "More accurately, it was his three Magic Pets; Lu Yuan didn't make a move the whole time."

"Too overpowered." "Yeah, what kind of monster is that Slime? Why is its damage so high, and it even knows high-level Earth-attribute skills."

"That Iron-Eating Beast is even more overpowered, level 1 instantly killing a level 30 Dark Knight!" "Whose Magic Pet does over ten thousand damage at level 1!" "Too outrageous."

"By comparison, the Skeleton Soldier is a bit sneaky, always staying in the back, but the damage seems pretty good, it should be an assassin." "..."

Hearing everyone's praise, King Slime's head was almost raised to the sky. "Yes, yes, yes, this King Slime is just that awesome." "Now you all know how powerful this King Slime is."

However, while excited, Slime's gaze kept looking at the Iron-Eating Beast from time to time. This third brother, its strength growth speed is a bit too terrifying!!! It really makes one worry.

"Second brother..." Little Skeleton sensed the big brother's gaze and immediately bowed and cupped its fists. "Big brother is mighty."

Slime nodded in satisfaction. Second brother is still the best, not only is its strength growth slow, but it also comes back on time. It really puts this King at ease! ...

After Lu Yuan closed the attribute panel, he continued to stare at the twin-tailed girl. After the monsters were cleared, that violent and dangerous aura on her body gradually dissipated.

Her consciousness also returned to normal, Cheng Niannian's eyes shone, and she rushed to Lu Yuan very excitedly. "Brother~" "Thank you for saving me again."

Lu Yuan: ... What is this situation? Wasn't she just turning dark? How did she turn into a 'sweet girl' in the blink of an eye. Schizophrenia? Or multiple personalities?

This twin-tailed girl really made him a bit confused. It seemed that the experience just now made Cheng Niannian very tired. After chatting with Lu Yuan for a while, she lay down in the tent and fell asleep.

At this time, the Bald Strong Man cautiously walked over and lowered his voice, saying: "Young Master Lu Yuan, let's step aside to talk."

He seemed very afraid of that twin-tailed girl, and only stopped after taking Lu Yuan far away from the tent. "Young Master Lu Yuan, I suggest you not get too close to her."

Lu Yuan frowned slightly, "Do you know what's going on with her?" The Bald Strong Man looked at the tent in the distance, his eyes full of fear. It seemed that it was not a cute twin-tailed girl, but a demon waiting to devour people!!

The Bald Strong Man's expression was serious, "Sorry Young Master Lu, I signed a non-disclosure agreement for this matter, I absolutely cannot leak it." Lu Yuan nodded. He casually threw the few Gold equipment items that just dropped onto the ground.

The Bald Strong Man immediately changed his attitude, leaning over with a fawning expression. "But, having said that, Young Master Lu Yuan, you are our life-saver, not an outsider."

The Bald Strong Man looked at Cheng Niannian sleeping soundly in the tent. "Actually, she is not a passerby, she herself is the 'cargo' we are transporting on this trip."

Lu Yuan: "???" Cheng Niannian had told him personally before that she came out for training after the College Entrance Exam. She also said she was a healer or something...

Sure enough, Mom was right, beautiful women are the best at lying!! The Bald Strong Man continued: "She is not human, but a Half-Human with monster bloodline."

Lu Yuan was truly stunned this time. Half-Human is a creature that possesses both human and monster bloodlines. There is a biological barrier between monsters and humans. Generally speaking, it is impossible to give birth to offspring, but some special biological means can achieve this.

A hundred years ago, there was a research institute named 'Genesis' that created the first Half-Human. Named 'Zeus'! It possessed unparalleled powerful combat strength. Comparable to a human Legendary-rank professional.

But, shortcomings were soon exposed. Zeus betrayed humanity and turned to the monster faction. And launched large-scale attacks on humans. It caused a great impact on various human countries.

It is said that it also dropped several Heavenly Thunders on Sakura Country, causing massive casualties. The 'Zeus Incident' led the Federation to issue a ban. Prohibiting the creation of 'Half-Humans'. Unexpectedly, I actually encountered a Half-Human here.

Lu Yuan looked at the corpse of the Dark Knight in the distance. So, the continuous beast tides appearing here are very likely because of this Half-Human. The monsters sensed the Half-Human's aura. They wanted to take her 'home'.

Just then, Lu Yuan's phone received a message. [Sender: Star Academy.] [Student Lu Yuan, you have completed the entrance mission, cleared the beast tide, and learned of the existence of the 'Half-Human'. Now please make a choice.]

[Yes / No, take away the Half-Human Cheng Niannian.] Lu Yuan was stunned for a moment and looked in the direction of the tent. "So, she is the mission target."