166: Chapter 166 Fully Armored [Windwalker], Saving Zhang Jian!

Ye Tianchen piloted the wind walker, sprinting at full speed.

He only stopped once Zhang Jian and the BOSS were no longer in sight.

To be safe, he hid behind a few large trees before coming to a complete halt.

Without pausing to rest, he immediately began operating it.

"You have consumed 410 million experience points to upgrade the [wind walker] to Rank 33."

"You have consumed 495 million experience points to upgrade the [wind walker] to Rank 34."

"You have consumed..."

With continuous upgrades, flashes of golden light erupted one after another.

Ye Tianchen was lost in thought.

The experience consumption that once filled him with despair now seemed insignificant, given his reserve of over 30 billion.

He took a deep breath and continued the upgrades.

"You have consumed..."

"You have consumed 7.0098 billion experience points to upgrade the [wind walker] to Rank 55."

Golden light flickered repeatedly.

Ye Tianchen stopped only after upgrading the [wind walker] to Rank 55.

It wasn't because he had run out of experience.

Upgrading by 23 levels in one go had only consumed a total of 61.8 billion experience points.

It was simply that, at his current Rank, the [wind walker] had reached its Rank cap.

Although he could continue to level up and thereby enhance the [wind walker].

For one, the improvements were already marginal.

Secondly.

At his current Rank, he could already equip the highest-level gear dropped by the epic-grade BOSS he had just killed.

After getting Wang Fei's approval, he retrieved two corresponding pieces of equipment from the [wind walker]'s storage.

[Rock · Armor of the Earth] Quality: epic-grade. Rank Requirement: 55. Physical Defense +80,000. Spell Defense +80,000. Qi/Blood +1,000,000. Anti-Crit Rate +20%. Evasion Rate +5%. [Fatal Protection]: When receiving damage exceeding 70% of one's own Qi/Blood in a single hit, Defense is temporarily increased by 1000%, and Qi/Blood recovery speed is increased by 200% for 30 seconds.

[Rock · Legs of the Earth] Quality: epic-grade. Rank Requirement: 55. Spell Defense +100,000. Stamina +10,000. Qi/Blood +1,500,000. Qi/Blood Cap +20%. Damage Absorption +50,000. [Fatal Dash]: When receiving damage exceeding 50% of one's own Qi/Blood in a single hit, Movement Speed increases by 30% for 15 seconds.

Set Effect: 2-Piece Set: Qi/Blood Cap +30%.

Although these two epic-grade pieces of equipment had seemingly high base stats, they weren't considered top-tier for a Professional.

However, they were quite suitable for the [wind walker].

Its original defense of over 30,000 surged to nearly 200,000.

Its Qi/Blood also increased from 3.6 million to 8.25 million.

With two practical traits, its safety was greatly enhanced.

Yet, Ye Tianchen still frowned, feeling dissatisfied.

The BOSS's casual strike just now had dealt 3 million damage.

If he hadn't misread it, the critical hit dealt to Zhang Jian was as high as 30 million points!

If that strike were to hit the [wind walker], it would still be impossible to withstand.

Its current resistance was still insufficient to survive in front of such an enemy.

Fortunately, as its Rank increased, the caps for various stats also increased significantly.

With plenty of experience remaining, Ye Tianchen continued the upgrades.

"You have consumed 33 million experience, and the [wind walker]'s Qi/Blood cap has increased by 100,000 points."

"You have consumed 39 million experience, and the [wind walker]'s Qi/Blood cap has increased by 100,000 points."

"You have consumed..."

"You have consumed 709.8 million experience, and the [wind walker]'s Qi/Blood has been raised to the current Rank cap."

Another 6 billion-plus experience points were consumed.

The Qi/Blood could no longer be increased, reaching 59 million.

With the equipment bonuses, it reached a terrifying level of 93 million Qi/Blood!

Only then did Ye Tianchen feel a sense of security.

Following that, he upgraded the skill levels and everything else that could be improved.

In total, he consumed 120 billion experience points.

The overall stats of this war armor reached a whole new level.

[wind walker] Rank: 55. Qi/Blood: 59 million (+34 million) / 59 million. Attack: 48,000 / 48,000. Defense: 96,000 (+260,000) / 96,000. Skills: Absolute Defense (LV5), Instant Speed Boost (LV5) (Rank cap +1), Leap Over Obstacles (LV5), Auto-Pick Up (Range +30%). Equipped: [Rock · Armor of the Earth] (epic-grade), [Rock · Legs of the Earth] (epic-grade). Passenger Capacity: 9/12/12. Movement Speed Bonus: 900% / 750% (+250%). Energy Replenishment: 0 / 150,000. Durability Repair: 9,000,000 / 18,000,000.

In addition to maxing out the base stats, the passenger capacity increased by two people as the Rank rose, reaching 12.

Since he wasn't short on experience now, Ye Tianchen directly upgraded it to the limit.

However, the Materials needed for durability repair, even after the replenishment just now, were somewhat insufficient given the new cap of 18 million.

But, this durability value could only replenish the equivalent of 18 million Qi/Blood.

Given the current cap, it wasn't very significant.

Ye Tianchen stopped worrying about it.

Urged by Wang Fei, he drove the [Sky Walker] once again.

Brother Jian was facing that terrifying BOSS all by himself; as teammates, they had to join the battle immediately to provide support.

And as brothers, they would even willingly sacrifice their own lives just for Zhang Jian's safety!

Step! Step! Step!

With the movement speed bonus increased to 900%, it was nearly twice as fast as before.

The road that had felt quite long on the way there was now covered in the blink of an eye, within seconds.

Through the transparent screen above the mecha, they saw Zhang Jian fighting the BOSS.

However, his condition did not look good.

Several different lights were floating all over his body.

It seemed he had been hit by a control-type Spell; he was completely unable to move and could only passively take the hits.

- 540,000! - 6,000,000! (Critical Hit)

Alarming damage numbers kept floating up above Zhang Jian's head, making the people inside the war armor terrified.

Yet, even such damage did not seem to faze Zhang Jian.

He just stood there calmly, waiting for an opportunity.

But the BOSS's attacks were simply too fierce.

Even with the mitigation from the [Sword Qi Field], his Qi/Blood bar kept dropping continuously.

From the perspective of his teammates, the total Qi/Blood was on the verge of dropping below half, entering a state of extreme weakness.

Suddenly, a green light floated up above Zhang Jian's head. + 71,035,428!

Wang Fei was stunned. Was this automatic Qi/Blood recovery?

The others also looked surprised.

As everyone knew, the recovery speed of an ordinary Professional's growth was actually very low.

Moreover, the recovery ratio varied according to each stage.

When Health was below 70%, it was 1% per minute.

And below 50%, it was only 0.05%.

As for below 30%, one would be in a state of serious injury, and basic automatic recovery would essentially stop working.

It would only take effect through healing Spells or certain specific medicines.

Given Zhang Jian's current Qi/Blood, it stood to reason that the recovered Qi/Blood shouldn't be too much.

But the numbers floating above his head left everyone dumbfounded.

At this rate of recovery, it would be no problem at all to just let the BOSS keep attacking.

What they didn't know was that Zhang Jian had already been restricted by the BOSS's skill, with his Qi/Blood recovery speed reduced by 50%.

Relying on the bonuses from several growable pieces of equipment he wore, he originally possessed 10,300% Qi/Blood recovery speed.

That was 103 times the base recovery speed!

Now, it had already been discounted.

But even so, it was enough to make everyone marvel.

Although Zhang Jian's life was not in danger thanks to his super-high Qi/Blood and abnormal recovery speed, the BOSS's powerful control abilities made it impossible for him to make a move.

Wang Fei made a prompt decision and began to command.

"Little Ye, bring the mecha closer to the battlefield!"

Ye Xun's eyes flashed with brilliance.

Next. It was his turn to save Zhang Jian!