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Xu Zhengyang also opened his Gold Treasure Chest.

Hum!

A beam of purple light shot out, and then a purple Rune Stone landed in his hand.

Upon checking it, a brilliant look of joy immediately bloomed on Xu Zhengyang's face.

"Holy crap! [Auto-Lock]! And it's Purple Super Rare grade! From now on, whoever gets into a gunfight with me, I'll just aim at their feet, and every shot will be a headshot!" Xu Zhengyang looked at the Rune Stone he had just opened, grinning like a three-hundred-pound child.

The effect of this Rune Stone was simple and brutal: it greatly increased the auto-aim headshot probability of firearm attacks. For him, with the Gunfire Master class, it was like adding wings to a tiger!

Lin Mengzi's luck was even more Heaven-Defying.

"Hallelujah, Amitabha, Infinite Life Heavenly Venerable, Amen, open."

After muttering this, she opened the Gold Treasure Chest, and the eighth floor immediately erupted with a blinding red light!

"Epic grade!" Xu Zhengyang gasped.

Lin Fei was also pleasantly surprised. Was his sister's luck really this Heaven-Defying? She could pull the most awesome rewards every single time! What was going on? Did she really have a deity protecting her?

"Wow! Another good item!"

A crimson rune gem landed in her hand, emitting a soft glow.

Upon inspecting it, Lin Mengzi's beautiful eyes sparkled with excitement.

"【Double Summon】! It actually allows me to designate an undead, and every time I summon it, I can summon an additional one, and the attributes aren't even reduced!"

【Double Summon (Crimson Epic Grade)】: Can be used to strengthen a designated undead summon. After strengthening, each time you summon, you can replicate the summon once, bringing out a second undead creature with identical attributes; mana consumption is slightly increased.

"My god! Sister! Your luck is just too good!" Lin Fei exclaimed, "Doesn't this mean in the future, you'll be able to summon two Eight-Armed Demon Elephants? That would be a total of sixteen arms!"

Lin Mengzi lifted her chin triumphantly, her beautiful eyes curving into crescents: "Of course! I'm the chosen one!"

She didn't hesitate to choose to strengthen the Eight-Armed Demon Elephant summon icon within 【Resurrection of the Dead】.

Hum!

The Epic grade rune merged into the skill icon, and a deeper, more majestic power of death flowed through her body.

She could feel that if she were to summon the 【Undead · Eight-Armed Demon Elephant】 again now, two identical, terrifying war beasts would appear at the same time!

"Sister, your luck is explosive; you manage to open the best items every time you open a chest." Lin Fei looked at Lin Mengzi's increasingly powerful aura and praised her sincerely.

His sister's increase in strength was a great thing for him.

"Heehee, I hope it stays this good in the future." Lin Mengzi smiled sweetly, then looked at Lin Fei.

"By the way, Feifei, you've reached level 20, so you can learn new skills now, right?"

Lin Fei nodded. Having just reached Lv20, new skill options had unlocked on his skill tree.

He had two talent pages, Ice and Fire, and he could choose one powerful new skill for each.

Lin Fei moved his mind, and two brand-new skill icons appeared on the System panel.

The first was the Ice-type—【Ice Soul Hammer Strike Lv1】!

The icon depicted a massive warhammer made of pure ice. The hammer head condensed a bone-chilling ice-blue light, exuding an aura of heaviness and freezing.

【Ice Soul Hammer Strike Lv1】: Condense ice power from the Void Realm to form a massive Ice Soul warhammer. Carrying terrifying weight and extreme cold, it swings down and crashes into a designated area, dealing high Frost damage to enemies within the range.

It also adds a short-duration Ice Burst stun effect. The stun duration is calculated based on the user's Spell strength and the target's magic resistance.

Prerequisites: Strength greater than 150 points, Spell strength greater than 2000 points.

Lin Fei met both of these prerequisites.

It was easy to understand why this skill had such requirements; after all, the condensed giant frost hammer had to be swung and smashed by the user themselves.

This was a powerful area-of-effect skill that dealt explosive damage instantly. Unlike 【Extreme Icefall】, its characteristics lay in instantaneous burst power and strong crowd control, which could be used to interrupt enemy Spells or control key targets.

The second was the Fire-type—【Blazing Impact Lv1】!

【Blazing Impact Lv1】: Summon a massive pillar of blazing fire at a designated location. It erupts violently from the ground, pulling enemies within the range into it, dealing continuous high Fire damage, and adding 'Burn' and 'Knock-up' effects.

'Burn' causes continuous burning damage, while 'Knock-up' can launch enemies into the air.

This was a powerful continuous area-of-effect damage skill, especially suitable for dealing with large groups of enemies or for blocking terrain. The Knock-up effect could also provide a certain level of crowd control.

"An ice hammer and a fire pillar." Lin Fei felt the power of the two new skills, a satisfied smile curling on his lips. "Not bad, both are very practical."

These two new skills—one inclined toward burst control, the other toward continuous area-of-effect damage—perfectly complemented his existing skill System, making his combat methods more varied and versatile.

"Let's go, time to head back." Lin Fei waved his hand, leading the two still-excited people.

They walked down from the Node Tower.

On the fifth floor of the Node Tower.

Zhou Kai, Li Shun, and the others had been waiting for a long time. Seeing the three return safely, they all gathered around.

"Boss! You're out!"

"Brother Yang! How was it? Was the eighth floor exciting?"

"Let's go, let's go to the garage to get the car, and I'll tell you all about it on the way."

"This time it was super exciting, and I even died halfway through, but luckily the Boss resurrected me."

"What? Brother Yang, you actually died?"

"Yeah! Corroded by black water, it hurt so much, like ten million ants eating you up quickly." Xu Zhengyang recalled with lingering fear.

Afterward, everyone got into the car.

Xu Zhengyang immediately began recounting their experiences on Leigong Island from the beginning with great enthusiasm.

From the chaotic battle upon landing to instantly killing the Boss, to the thrilling bridge crossing and the heart-pounding final circle.

Zhou Kai and the others listened, dumbfounded and yearning for such action.

Lin Mengzi smiled and added some details, especially the domineering scene where Lin Fei leaped seven kilometers and instantly killed the enemies at the bridgehead, which drew gasps of amazement from everyone.

Lin Fei watched everyone getting along happily, feeling a wave of warmth in his heart.

His strength was constantly growing, and he had family and brothers by his side; this feeling was truly great.

But he didn't forget that this peace was only temporary.

The threat of Blue Flag Country, finding the whereabouts of his other sisters, and the challenge of the Node Tower leading to higher levels were all like sharp swords hanging over his head, constantly urging him not to stop.

"The ninth floor, the tenth floor." Lin Fei's eyes were firm. "Two days at most!"

He had to rush to the tenth floor as quickly as possible to obtain the qualification to enter the "Nest".

To find the whereabouts of his third sister, Lu Zhifei!

No one could stop him!