Chapter 132 - 110: Frenzy, Instant Body, Combat Bloodline
He wouldn’t be going back to the Ruined City again anyway.
After that release of energy, which was comparable to a nuclear explosion, the entire area had been completely sealed off. It was only a matter of time before the authorities took full control.
He just hoped this incident would finally be put to rest.
Lin Ye sat silently in the darkness for a moment, then focused his thoughts.
A pale blue system panel, visible only to him, slowly unfolded before his eyes.
He needed to take stock of what exactly had changed after entering the second phase.
Lin Ye first scrolled through the series of notifications the system had previously issued.
Aside from confirming his successful advancement to the second phase, he also discovered that killing the Giant-Winged Demon had brought him an unprecedented amount of experience.
Combined with the massive experience reward from completing the [Kings Don’t Meet Kings] phase-based mission,
Lin Ye was stunned to find that his level had skyrocketed, jumping two full levels straight to Level 21.
[Host: Lin Ye]
[Race: Goblin (Centurion)]
[Level: Level 21 (5660/86400)]
[Evolutionary Tier: 1.0]
[Life Value: Please Allocate/11099]
[Energy Value: 1355/1355]
[Physical Strength Value: 2400/2400]
[BOSS Mechanics: Healing out of combat (White), Soul Furnace (Green), Crush (Green), Taotie (Purple)]
[Current Phase: P1, P2, other phases not yet unlocked]
[Strength: 152.3]
[Agility: 165.8]
[Stamina: 231.9]
[Spirit: 141.5]
[Unassigned Attribute Points: 4]
[Skill Points: 12]
[P1 Skills: Basic Attack (LV6), Thick Hide (LV5), Power Strike (LV10), Staff Mastery (LV5), Spear Mastery (LV10)]
[P2 Skills: Frenzy (Unlockable), Instant Body (Unlockable), Blood of Conflict (Unlockable)]
[Temporary Skill: Crystalization]
Looking at the series of exaggerated, skyrocketing numbers on his attribute panel, Lin Ye was somewhat stunned, his heart stirring with turmoil.
He closed his eyes, carefully sensing the Qi and Blood surging within him.
This feeling of power was far, far greater than what he had before facing the Doctor.
If his Qi and Blood before was a rushing stream, now it was a veritable great river.
The total volume had nearly doubled.
’Why is this?’
’The reward bonus from unlocking a new phase didn’t mention any attribute growth.’
’Why have my stats surged so much?’
A system notification promptly sounded in his mind.
[After the Host enters the second phase, the base attribute points gained per level up will change from +1 to All Attributes to +2 to All Attributes.]
[Unassigned attribute points gained per level up will change from 1 to 2.]
[All attribute points rewarded from daily and weekly quests are doubled.]
[The above effects are retroactively applied to all of the Host’s previous point allocations. The current panel reflects these adjustments!]
This string of explanations made Lin Ye instantly understand the source of this terrifying boost.
’So unlocking a new phase doesn’t just bring new skills and an extra life.’
’All the basic rewards are doubled!’
The most crucial part was the word "retroactively."
This meant that all his past efforts had, in this moment, received double the returns.
He was now a primordial beast in human skin.
And this was only the second phase.
’If I unlock P3, P4, or even more phases in the future...’
’Just how strong will I become?’
Lin Ye suppressed the swirling thoughts in his mind and refocused his attention on the panel.
His gaze fell upon the special health bar.
[Life Value: Please Allocate/11099]
[The Host has currently unlocked the P2 phase. The condition to enter the P2 phase is: P1 phase health must be depleted.]
[Please allocate the total Life Value between the two phases.]
Lin Ye understood.
’It’s exactly like a boss fight mechanic in a game.’
’A first health bar, and a second health bar.’
The system had given him the power to allocate it, which was a form of tactical freedom in itself.
After a moment of thought, Lin Ye allocated 1,000 points to his P1 phase Life Value.
The remaining 10,099 points were all dumped into the P2 phase.
His reasoning was clear and direct.
Following a boss’s logic, P2 skills would inevitably be more powerful and effective than P1 skills.
Unless it was a life-or-death battle, from a combat power maximization standpoint, he would naturally want to enter and remain in the P2 phase as quickly and for as long as possible.
The 1,000 Life Value in P1 was a perfect buffer.
In actual combat, this amount of health was enough to allow him to actively and controllably enter P2 during a trade of blows, instantly switching his combat form and catching his opponent off guard.
At the same time, it also provided a certain margin for error.
He wouldn’t be forced into P2 just because of a minor mistake or a probing attack from an opponent.
Having two health bars was an invisible mechanic in itself, one that had to be exploited to the fullest.
With the allocation complete, Lin Ye’s gaze shifted to a new piece of information that had appeared on the panel.
[Evolutionary Tier: 1.0]
He hadn’t forgotten that the first time he saw this term was when he encountered that young Crystal Spirit Race.
Now, it had finally appeared on his own attribute panel.
Only, the value was just 1.0.
He remembered clearly that the young Crystal Spirit Race’s Evolutionary Tier had been 2.1.
Lin Ye fell into a brief period of thought.
’This so-called Evolutionary Tier probably measures the overall standing of a species on the ladder of life.’
’My current race template, according to the system’s judgment, is still "Goblin Centurion".’
’The evolutionary limit for this species is probably 1.0.’
’But for the Crystal Spirit Race, the starting point for their entire species’ Evolutionary Tier might be 2.1.’
’The stronger members of that race might reach 2.2, or even 2.3.’
This wasn’t something that could be changed by simply leveling up; it represented a leap in the very essence of life.
’For now, I can understand this value as the system’s ruler for measuring a species’ overall potential and strength.’
’To raise it, I’ll probably need another racial evolution.’
After figuring all this out, Lin Ye’s attention finally turned to the main event of this review.
Skills!
And he currently had a full 12 skill points.
He knew that besides leveling up, the only other source of skill points was the [Infamy] weekly quest.
It was extremely difficult to accumulate even a single skill point.
Several of his core P1 skills, aside from [Power Strike] and [Spear Mastery], were still far from max level.
But he had no intention of immediately investing these 12 precious points into his old skills.
Lin Ye’s mind focused, selecting the first unlockable skill.
[Frenzy LV1]
[Can only be used after entering P2 phase]
[Skill Type: Active]
[Cost: 30% of current Life Value]
[Effect: Enter a frenzied state. Based on the coefficient of your lost Life Value, gain an additional percentage bonus to All Attributes.]
[Current Max Bonus: 50%]
[This effect is calculated as a final multiplier, applied after all other similar buffs are calculated.]
[While this effect is active, you will slowly lose Life Value.]
[Remark: I’ve had enough of this red tape!]
A classic boss skill.
Any boss that couldn’t go into a frenzy was a substandard one.
Lin Ye switched to the skill investment preview.
He discovered that after raising the skill to LV10, the activation cost would decrease from "30% of current Life Value" to "10% of current Life Value."
And the "Max Bonus" cap would skyrocket from 50% to a terrifying 100%!
More importantly, the "slowly lose Life Value" negative effect would completely disappear at max level.
This meant that once maxed out, he would have a low-cost, high-reward, nearly side-effect-free super burst skill.
Lin Ye’s eyes fell on the words "final multiplier."
Anyone who’s played games understood the value of those words.
Most damage-boosting effects suffer from diminishing returns when stacked.
But for this skill, the system directly stated that it reigned supreme over all other buffs.
This meant that even if he popped a Blood Burst Elixir, used other buffs, and then activated [Frenzy], the increase to All Attributes he received would still be the full amount, with no discount whatsoever.
Stacking strength on top of strength.
Lin Ye’s gaze moved to the second skill.
The moment he read the skill description, his breath caught for an instant.
’It’s here.’
’The one I’ve been longing for—a true mobility skill.’