71: Purple Rune Stone! Strengthen!
"Damn it! Do they think we're soft targets?! Gatling Gunfire!"
Xu Zhengyang cursed angrily, raised his arms, and manifested an energy Gatling gun, firing wildly.
Lin Fei's eyes turned cold.
With a thought!
Swish! Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish!
His hands opened from a closed position, just like a Great Master shuffling cards with flair at a gambling table.
Eighteen exploding fireballs, each the size of a human head and burning with orange-red flames, appeared out of thin air before him!
Lin Fei's Exploding Fireball had been upgraded, allowing him to fire nine at once.
Thanks to the [Double Casting] effect of the [Gemini Grimoire], he could instantly cast one Spell twice!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The eighteen fireballs seemed to have eyes of their own, whistling through the air as they shot toward the stone tower where the energy arrows had come from!
They were faster than the speed of sound!
"Boom!!"
A violent explosion erupted from the top of the tower!
The scorching flames instantly engulfed the area, causing the already dilapidated stone tower to collapse completely!
【You have killed Player Archer Tang Lin lv16.】
【You have killed Player Warlock Huang Hao lv15.】
The ambushing players inside were instantly vaporized before they could even let out a scream!
As for the fireball hurtling toward him, Lin Fei couldn't even be bothered to dodge.
"Cover!"
Hum!
Lin Fei clenched his hands.
A golden bell phantom, emanating the sound of a Dragon's roar, suddenly descended from the sky and enveloped him!
Boom!
The fireball struck the [Dragons Roar Gold Bell Cover], but it was like a mud ox entering the sea; it only stirred up a negligible ripple, failing to even make the bell cover shake.
"Damn it! This guy's turtle shell is so hard!" A startled cry came from behind some ruins in the distance, clearly from the mage player who had released the fireball.
But before he could make his next move.
Lin Fei had already raised his hand again; with two sets of skills, as soon as one was on cooldown, he would instantly switch to the other, which was very convenient.
In a sense, Lin Fei effectively had double the skill points.
This time, it was ice!
Ssh, ssh, ssh, ssh, ssh!
Dozens of thinner, yet even more lethal, icy blue arrows — [Superspeed Icy Arrow]!
Also with Double Casting!
The ice arrows rained down, pinning themselves with pinpoint accuracy to two spots behind the ruins!
Puchi! Puchi!
They pierced directly through the sturdy ruin walls.
And also pierced through the bodies of the players behind them!
The ambushers were killed once again!
It had only been a few seconds!
The ambushers from two directions, four players in total, had been instantly killed by Lin Fei with effortless ease!
He hadn't even moved his feet!
The other teams nearby, who were still engaged in fierce gunfire, couldn't help but pause when they saw this scene!
Many of the gazes directed at Lin Fei were filled with deep wariness!
This mage!
He's so damn strong!
"Awesome! Boss!" Xu Zhengyang shouted excitedly.
"Let's go. There's no point in fighting these people. Let's go into the temple and find skill rune stones."
The people who had come in now all had large safety boxes; other than some consumables, it was hard to get good loot from them.
Lin Fei and his two companions moved like cheetahs, nimbly weaving between the dilapidated temple pillars and collapsed walls.
The surrounding gunfire and explosions never ceased, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder and a faint scent of blood.
Occasionally, one could see dim white or green light orbs scattered on the ground; these were low-level equipment boxes dropped after players died.
"Over here! There's a green one!" Xu Zhengyang had sharp eyes and spotted a gem light orb embedded in a crack in the stone wall.
Lin Mengzi quickly stepped forward, touched it lightly with her slender hand, and channeled for over ten seconds.
As the light faded, it revealed an ordinary [Agility Rune Stone (Green Excellent)], which could slightly increase the agility attribute of movement skills.
"Better than nothing." Lin Mengzi put it away.
They quickly opened a few more similar light orbs, but the harvest was just basic attribute rune stones of low quality.
"The further in we go, the higher the quality of the light orbs." Lin Fei observed the surrounding environment with sharp eyes.
Finally, after passing through a side hall of the temple that had almost completely collapsed, leaving only a huge base, their vision suddenly opened up!
This was a much wider hall; although it was equally dilapidated, a statue of a Cyclops, over ten meters tall and holding a thunder scepter, stood in the center!
Although the statue was covered in cracks and missing several parts, it still exuded a wild, ancient, and heart-palpitating majesty.
And at the feet of that huge statue, amidst a pile of scattered gravel, a fist-sized gem light orb, flickering with an eerie purple light, was floating quietly!
The purple halo flickered like a heartbeat, emitting energy fluctuations far exceeding those of the previous green light orbs!
"A purple light orb!" Xu Zhengyang's eyes lit up, and his breathing quickened slightly.
"Sister, you go open it!" Lin Fei decided decisively.
"Okay!" Lin Mengzi stepped forward quickly and placed her fair palm gently on the purple light orb.
【Channeling to open the rare gem light orb... Estimated time: 60 seconds.】
One minute of channeling time!
In this fast-paced battlefield, this was undoubtedly a huge vulnerability!
"Zheng Yang, guard the right flank!"
"Understood!"
Xu Zhengyang immediately raised his gun, aiming at a dark passage on the right side of the hall, from where footsteps seemed to be coming.
Lin Fei stood behind Lin Mengzi to the side, a cold Aura beginning to permeate around him; his eyes, like deep, cold pools, vigilantly scanned the hall entrance and the shadowed area on the left.
Time passed second by second.
The channeling progress bar slowly advanced: 10%... 30%...
Just as the channeling was about to reach the halfway point!
Whoosh!
A pitch-black arrow, almost blending into the shadows, carried a silent Aura of death as it shot fiercely from a broken beam above the hall entrance toward the back of Lin Mengzi, who was concentrating on channeling!
It was an archer player who had mastered the Shadow Stealth skill, seizing this perfect opportunity for an ambush!
However!
Almost the moment the arrow left the string!
Lin Fei moved!
His reaction was extremely fast!
Ssh!
Dozens of thinner, faster icy blue arrows, like blades cutting through space, arrived first despite being fired later!
The dense rain of arrows was like an interception net.
It hit the shaft of the pitch-black arrow!
Snap!
With a crisp sound, the black arrow was instantly frozen and shattered in mid-air!
Immediately after, Lin Fei's fingers moved slightly.
Another dozen [Superspeed Icy Arrow]s instantly covered the shadowed area on the beam.
Puchi, puchi, puchi!
The ice arrows pierced through the darkness, followed by a few muffled thuds and a short, suppressed groan of pain!
Then, silence.
【You have killed Player Shadow Archer Dakang (lv15)】
At the same time!
Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat!
Fierce gunfire also erupted from the right passage!
Xu Zhengyang did not hesitate to activate [Gatling Gunfire]!
The scorching barrage of bullets, like a violent storm, pinned the two players trying to rush out of the passage behind cover!
Bullets hit the stone wall, causing gravel to fly and sparks to scatter!
The two clearly hadn't expected the defensive firepower here to be so fierce and immediately turned to flee.
"Boss, what now?"
"Kill them!"
Was Lin Fei the type to let them go?
Lin Fei's eyes were cold as he switched to the fire element!
He raised one hand!
Ssh, ssh!
Two incredibly agile fire snakes traced winding paths through the air, carrying an Aura that burned everything, and precisely penetrated into the right passage!
Violent explosions accompanied by screams echoed!
The passage was instantly engulfed by raging flames!
【You have killed Player Warrior (lv15)】
【You have killed Player Shield Guard (lv15)】
All enemies attempting to interfere were resolved by Lin Fei and Xu Zhengyang with thunderous speed.
Hum—!
Just then, the purple light orb in front of Lin Mengzi flared brightly; the channeling was complete!
As the purple light faded, a diamond-shaped rune stone, crystal clear throughout and appearing as if flowers were scattering from the heavens inside, shimmering as brilliantly as fireworks, floated quietly in her palm!
【Obtained Super Rare Grade Skill Rune Stone: Elemental Fission (Purple)!】
【Elemental Fission: Can be used to enhance a designated Spell. After enhancement, the Spell will split, total damage will increase, and the coverage area will expand.】
"It's Elemental Fission!!" Lin Mengzi exclaimed in surprise and handed the rune stone to Lin Fei, "Feifei, this should be very suitable for you!"
Lin Fei took the rune stone, felt the surging elemental power contained within it, and a gleam flashed in his eyes!
This was exactly what he desperately needed!
It was a perfect fit for his [Infernal Meteor] and [Extreme Icefall]!
"Enhance [Infernal Meteor]!"
Lin Fei made his choice without hesitation!
The purple rune stone instantly turned into a stream of light and merged into the icon representing [Infernal Meteor] in his skill bar!
The icon's light surged, and the pattern, which originally depicted a huge flaming meteor, suddenly split into countless dense, small flaming meteors like stars!
A sense of more violent, more destructive fire control surged into his heart!
Lin Fei could clearly perceive that now when he cast [Infernal Meteor].
It would no longer just be summoning ten flaming meteors.
Instead, it would be like fire falling from the sky, summoning a full fifty small but still terrifyingly powerful flaming meteors, covering a much wider area!
A god-tier clearing skill!
Evolved once again!
"Well done, Sister!" Lin Fei nodded with satisfaction, feeling the more surging fire power within him.
"Let's go! Let's go find some more. Rune stones are indeed the most obvious way to enhance skills!"