Chapter 55 : Chapter 55
Chapter 55: Heavenfall Thunder Clears the Field! The Thirteenth Trait!
At that moment, it was not only Xu Feng who had gone completely rigid. Fu Wanjun and Song Qiaoqiao were stunned as well.
They had originally wanted to watch the battle techniques of a Demon Suppression Army officer.
And yet... "What did I just see?"
The lightning crackling around Fu Wanjun’s body instantly scattered.
Ye Ze, whom he had taken for a mere "support role," had just instantly killed the Lich Commander that even he could not break the defense of?
Could this world get any crazier?
"We did not offend him earlier, did we...?"
Song Qiaoqiao shivered for no apparent reason. "Is he really the same age as us? Is that really a high school student?"
Fu Wanjun was already nearly unbeatable among high school students in the South China Region, yet the moment he arrived in East China, he had run into such a monster!
The two of them had originally guessed from Ye Ze’s appearance that he was a high school student.
But now, Fu Wanjun shook his head repeatedly like a rattle drum.
"With that kind of strength, there is no way he is a high school student!"
"I have heard that some nature-type skills and equipment can preserve a youthful appearance. He might have something like that!"
"Look, the one beside him is a camp commander from the Demon Suppression Army. His rank might even be higher!"
"Oh, right, that is very possible!"
Fu Wanjun and Song Qiaoqiao could not help making wild guesses.
Just like that, for no apparent reason, Ye Ze had somehow been "promoted" to a rank above camp commander...
At that moment, however, the aftermath of the Lich Commander’s death had not yet been resolved.
After their commander died, the countless Liches under its control fell into complete chaos and began madly attacking all living creatures.
The scene looked like a zombie siege!
Xu Feng still did not relax. "I am going to notify all the temporary Scouts and soldiers..."
"Have them all enter the Contaminated Land and wipe out the Liches before today is over."
"No, no, no." Ye Ze immediately stopped him. "Have all of them withdraw from the Contaminated Land!"
Xu Feng: "All of them?"
He looked at Ye Ze in confusion. With that vast swarming mass of Liches, if Ye Ze fought them all by himself, would he not exhaust himself to death?
Yet a flash of white light appeared in Ye Ze’s hand, and he summoned out the Three-Tailed Demon Fox.
The little white fox, with her soft and fluffy fur, was lifted up by Ye Ze as he declared with theatrical solemnity:
"With just me and my fox, it will suffice!"
Of course, the one doing most of the work would still be the fox, his trump card in spellcasting!
Xu Feng’s mouth twitched for some reason, but when he remembered the combat strength Ye Ze had displayed earlier...
"Fine. I will have everyone withdraw from the Contaminated Land first."
"But if you cannot handle it, you must say so in advance. We absolutely cannot let the Liches charge out of the Contaminated Land!"
"Do not worry."
The reason Ye Ze wanted everyone withdrawn was precisely because he was afraid of accidentally injuring his own side.
A moment later, after receiving Xu Feng’s confirmation, Ye Ze ordered the Three-Tailed Demon Fox to use her skill:
"Heavenfall Thunder!"
A level-10 Epic lightning-element skill.
At full level, Heavenfall Thunder covered a circular area one hundred meters in diameter, totaling over 7,800 square meters.
After receiving the Elemental Lord bonus of "Range +300%," it did not mean three additional circles were added...
It meant the diameter itself increased by 300%!
Now, Heavenfall Thunder had a diameter of 400 meters, with a total coverage of more than 120,000 square meters!
This was true heavenly thunder!
A violet gleam appeared faintly in the eyes of the Three-Tailed Demon Fox, while the power of lightning flowed around her body, radiating a terrifying aura of destruction.
"BOOM—!"
The sky darkened, clouds gathered thick overhead, and violent thunder tore through the storm clouds like the wrath of a god hammering down upon the earth.
The ground split apart, sparks flew in all directions, and dirt and stone were blasted into the air.
As undead Liches that feared lightning, they began screaming instantly, their cries mixing together with the explosive roar of thunder.
【Killed Lich Grunt, Experience +200】
【Killed Soul-Stealing Lich, Experience +350】
【Killed Blood-Skeleton Fiend, Experience +625】
【...】
In an instant, dozens of kill notifications popped up.
The exhilaration felt like mowing down hordes with effortless ease.
Although the summoned Liches were individually weak and did not give much experience,
their numbers more than made up for it!
With a single cast of Heavenfall Thunder, the experience bar that had still been nearly half-full shot straight to the top!
【Ding! Your level rises to: Level 13!】
【Talent — You gain one draw chance for "Infinite Golden Traits"!】
Back at the Scout Camp, Xu Feng, Fu Wanjun, Song Qiaoqiao, and the others all stared at the heavenly thunder in the distance and drew in a sharp breath.
High school students these days are terrifying... Camp Commander Xu Feng thought silently.
Army officers these days are ridiculously strong... the high school students Fu Wanjun and Song Qiaoqiao thought.
And yet it still was not over.
The first wave of Heavenfall Thunder had only just subsided when a second cast followed immediately after.
The little fox had raised one tail, using the charge count of the skill Three Tails.
This time, however, the growth of his experience clearly slowed...
"There still are not enough Liches to kill!"
Ye Ze could not help clicking his tongue.
If the fox grew a little stronger, perhaps he could go level in the Contaminated Lands farther ahead.
This rate of experience gain truly gave Ye Ze a thrill:
【Level: 13 (12625/18600)】
That was Ye Ze’s experience bar after the third cast of Heavenfall Thunder.
He was only one-third of a level away from leveling up again!
By then, however, the remaining Liches had already been blasted into complete disarray. The moment they heard thunder, they began fleeing in every direction.
Ye Ze could not be bothered to chase them down, so he simply headed back.
"Commander Xu, the remaining Liches basically are not much of a threat anymore."
"Good, very good..."
As Xu Feng looked at Ye Ze, he suddenly had the strange illusion that he had grown old.
"Go get some proper rest. I will handle the rest."
Ye Ze nodded and was led to a resting room by a female clerk whose face was full of admiration.
The little white fox clung to the front of Ye Ze’s chest like a baby octopus, muttering:
"I’ve been squeezed dry~"
Three casts of Heavenfall Thunder had certainly consumed quite a bit of Mana, but with the cost reduction from Elemental Lord, it had not drained her quite that absurdly badly.
Ye Ze could not help laughing, but then another question occurred to him...
What did the fox like to eat?
The panda ate bamboo, the squirrel ate pinecones, so should he get something for the fox to eat too?
As for the mantis, forget it. Its only real need was hunting. As long as it did not go around eating people in daily life, that was already good enough.
Although it was called a resting room, it was really more like a guest room. After all, there was hardly any dedicated resting space at the Scout Camp.
Leaning back in his chair, Ye Ze was enveloped by a sea of golden Traits...
He began drawing his thirteenth Trait—
【You have drawn a Golden Legend Trait: Treasure Seizure!】
【Treasure Seizure: Has a chance to seize any one treasure from the target (equipment, items, etc.). Probability: 10%—100%. The weaker the target’s resistance, the higher the chance of seizure!】
【Note: No cooldown, but it can only be used once on the same target every 30 minutes.】
"Hiss..."
Ye Ze’s expression suddenly became much more animated.
What kind of Treasure Seizure was this?
This was outright robbery!
A Class User’s equipment, including everything inside their backpack, could never be taken away by someone else as long as the owner refused.
Even if the person was killed, the items inside their backpack would disappear directly.
And now, he had actually obtained this miraculous ability to seize another person’s treasures!
Moreover, the weaker the target’s resistance, the higher the success rate...
In other words, if he beat the target until they lost the ability to resist, then the success rate would be one hundred percent!
At that thought, he could not help going over the equipment on himself and his Summoned Beasts:
He himself had a total of two pieces of the Spirit Pact Set.
The panda had one Crimson Spirit Bracer and one Storm Battle Robe.
The mantis had one pair of boots, and the squirrel had one blade...
There was simply too little usable, worthwhile equipment!
After all, a single Summoned Beast could equip at least five pieces of equipment.
He had even spent more than half his fortune just to forge the fox’s one and only weapon.
But now, it seemed he had found a new way to make money and acquire equipment...
Ye Ze could not help thinking of the special training camp.
Those top geniuses from across the nation, all raised with the full support of the major powers.
Their equipment should be pretty good, right...?