Chapter 83 - 81: Finally Broke Through

"You all did exceptionally well this time!" Hang Yu acknowledged everyone fully, "You’ve all made great progress!"Jiang Nan’s abdominal wound was bleeding, causing him to sweat profusely, but during the battle, he didn’t prioritize healing himself. Instead, he prioritized the team, showcasing the basic professionalism of an ace support.

Although Zhang Xiaoqiang had the lowest technical requirements, his skill output was steady, and he cleared the skeletons swiftly and decisively, which was also very commendable.

Zhao Ming needs no further mention.

In all aspects, he was already a qualified warrior.

Hang Yu believed that Zhao Ming would definitely become a strong figure in the future.

Even Young Master Cong, who was just along for the ride, played a certain role, allowing Hang Yu to not use even one of the prepared skill scrolls, making the entire ghoul hunt easier than expected.

"We will definitely strive to do better!"

Jiang Xiaohua felt a sense of achievement and satisfaction after receiving praise from the great god.

The four of Hang Yu gained roughly ten points of spiritual qi, and the ghoul’s loot was decent, yielding five white crystals and three items, including two pieces of equipment and a scroll.

[Excellent Bone Claw], Level 4 Equipment, Gray Upper Grade Quality, Physical Attack +2, Bleeding Attack +2, Durability 15, (Returning to the real world costs eight gray crystal stones).

[Worn Ghoul Bone Spear], Level 4 Equipment, White Lower Grade Quality, Physical Attack +4, Poison Attack +1, Agility +2, Durability 15, (Returning to the real world requires six white crystal stones).

[Horror Howl Skill Scroll], Level 4 Scroll, White Middle Grade Quality, consumes 15 points of spiritual power, casting time 3 seconds, can activate the Horror Howl skill, remaining uses 2/2.

One piece of level 4 bright gray equipment, one piece of level 4 dark white equipment, one level 4 skill scroll, and five white crystal stones.

The harvest can’t be called stunning, but it is definitely quite good!

Both pieces of equipment are weapons.

Weapons are the most valuable part of equipment.

The bone claw is a claw weapon worn on both hands.

As for the dark white weapon, the ghoul’s bone spear is a long spear.

Generally, a long spear is a two-handed weapon with much higher damage and attributes. However, a spear is a one-handed weapon; although the attributes aren’t very strong, it can be paired with a shield as auxiliary armor.

Both weapons come with special attack effects, triggering special effects from bleeding resistance or poison resistance on targets with lower resistance, thereby inflicting more damage.

The Horror Howl scroll is a special drop from ghouls with a drop probability of less than twenty percent.

Getting a Horror Howl scroll on the first try is quite fortunate.

It’s a very useful skill scroll, proving incredibly effective in brawls or when surrounded by monsters, and its value doesn’t pale compared to a piece of typical level 4 white equipment.

"I have accumulated 50 points of spiritual qi." Zhao Ming checked his status, and his resolute face instantly lit up with a hint of joy, "Now I can use the ’Shield Strike’ skill stone!"

He didn’t even think twice.

Immediately he took out the skill stone and used it.

The hard-earned 50 points of spiritual qi were consumed.

[Shield Strike] (Shield Warrior Heritage Fragment), current skill level 1, spiritual qi (0/100), consumes 2 points of spiritual power, grants the shield a special strike effect, stunning the target, cooldown time 15 seconds.

"Congratulations, President Zhao!" Zhang Xiaoqiang said, flattering him quickly, "With the new skill, President Zhao’s strength will reach a higher level."

Young Master Cong was rather envious.

Skill stones are really too rare.

It’s not something money can necessarily buy!

They have a price but no market, purely dependent on luck.

Perhaps back at his father’s place, with Old Wang’s help, there might have been a chance to acquire skill stones, but unfortunately, when the Spirit Realm opened, Young Master Cong was unfamiliar with Hua City...

"Shield Strike is a very useful ability in the early stages!" Hang Yu told Old Zhao, "It has a high probability of causing a dizziness effect, thus providing a strong interruption effect. With this skill’s assistance, hunting ghouls will become much easier for us!"

Hang Yu briefly explained.

Old Zhao immediately realized the value of this skill.

To be honest, just in terms of damage, Shield Strike is quite mediocre, not even as good as throwing a flying knife.

However, as the main skill of the Shield Warrior profession heritage, it carries a very strong dizziness effect, effectively interrupting monster skills.

It’s a very handy skill in the early stages!

The value of the Shield Strike skill stone is not lower than that of a stealth skill stone!

With the increasingly outrageous prices nowadays, Zhao Ming’s acquisition at a mere fifty million is definitely a huge bargain!

Activating Horror Howl takes about a second.

Firing off the Wail of the Dead requires two to three seconds.

He has the capability to interrupt the release of skills, though it requires extremely high demands on skill and timing, making it quite challenging to achieve.

"There are more ghouls in the vicinity."

"Let’s hurry and kill a few more."

Hang Yu was about to level up, so he continued moving quickly.

Wang Cong hadn’t fully recovered from the recent battle; this was his first time participating in such an intense fight since arriving in the Spirit Realm, and the strength of these people was truly astonishing.

Especially the central figure, Hang Yu.

The rest of the team placed much trust in this young man.

Even someone like Zhao Ming accepted his leadership and command without hesitation.

Young Master Cong began to feel a bit curious about Hang Yu.

Additionally, even though he didn’t have rights to loot distribution and only received half the spiritual qi distribution compared to others, the spiritual qi from a level 4 elite monster provided a noticeable boost for a level 1 Young Master Cong.

Young Master Cong was pleasantly surprised to discover that his internal spiritual qi increased by 7 points all at once!

If this continues, he’ll level up soon.

The five continued their activities outside the Corpse Witch Temple, where monster distribution was relatively sparse. By listening to the ghoul’s howls, they could determine the ghoul’s location.

It wasn’t long.

The five of them targeted a ghoul.

With prior battle experience, their cooperation was even more seamless.

The ghoul suddenly lifted its head, gathering immense strength, preparing to unleash a Horror Howl.

At this moment, Old Zhao felt a stroke of inspiration, driven by an instinct, he suddenly leapt forward, his shield glowing, striking the ghoul’s face.

"Roar...!"

A roar just starting to sound was abruptly stifled.

The ghoul immediately fell into a one or two-second stun, and the dangerous Horror Howl was directly interrupted.

"Well done, Old Zhao!"

Hang Yu couldn’t help but praise.

After all, this isn’t a computer game!

Did you think you could activate skills by simply pressing a hotkey?

Did you think activating a skill would necessarily hit the opponent?

It’s not that easy!

Does a shield strike to the head have the same effect as one to the backside?

Only the former can produce a dizziness effect; trying to precisely bash the opponent’s head with a shield in the midst of combat isn’t something just anyone can do. It tests speed, reaction, timing, situational judgment, and so on.

This moment might have a stroke of coincidence.

But it also proves that Old Zhao’s combat will has improved greatly.

Horror Howl is the most threatening skill, and during the subsequent battles, Old Zhao managed to suppress it about every two to three attempts successfully. Although the current success probability isn’t high, it drastically reduces the team’s pressure.

Even if it’s impossible to suppress Horror Howl in time.

Old Zhao can also use Shield Strike to suppress the Wail of the Dead.

Although the Wail of the Dead isn’t as threatening as Horror Howl, it’s still quite a troublesome skill. Compared to Horror Howl, which is released in one to two seconds, Wail of the Dead takes two to three seconds.

Thus, disrupting the latter is much easier than the former, and in such situations, how can a ghoul possibly defeat this team? Not long after, it collapsed!

"Let’s keep going!"

The third, fourth, fifth...

The number of elite monsters outside the Corpse Witch Temple isn’t less than at the Burial Ground.

Moreover, compared to the sneaky goblin corpse thieves, the ghouls keep howling to exercise their vocal cords, as if desperately telling the invaders, "Come explode me, come explode me, come explode me." Just follow the sound source, and you’re bound to find them, making it hard not to notice.

After slaying the fifth ghoul.

Wang Cong and Hang Yu leveled up simultaneously.

Hang Yu felt the surging spiritual qi in his body reach a critical point, suddenly bursting forth into power, infusing his body, making him feel a significant enhancement in physical fitness.

Level 4!

Finally reached level 4!

For Hang Yu, this was a qualitative breakthrough!

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