Chapter 47 - 47 44 Splitting Stone Slash

47: Chapter 44 Splitting Stone Slash 47: Chapter 44 Splitting Stone Slash Finally, Level 3, it wasn’t easy. Xiao Jie looked at the newly gained 5 attribute points with much feeling in his heart. This damned game had been played for several days just to reach Level 3, unlike other games where leveling up dozens of times a day was a piece of cake. Playing this game was truly nerve-wracking. However, the gains that came with leveling up were incomparable to those of other games. Looking at these five precious attribute points, Xiao Jie already had a plan for how to allocate them. Since he intended to follow the agility path, agility was naturally the most crucial attribute in the early stages. Next, he had to add some to constitution too. The longer the health bar, the higher the safety, especially at the beginning. Damage could be compensated with weapons, but health was the foundation of survival and could only be supported by attribute points. But the main attribute was also very important. Since he was taking the agility route, he had to add points there too, otherwise, if he encountered a skill he wanted to learn and didn’t have enough attributes, that would be frustrating. Xiao Jie found that 15 points seemed to be a milestone; the skill rewarded by the Strange Goat and the Skill Book given by Ye Luo to I Want to Be Immortal both required 15 points to learn. So after some consideration, Xiao Jie decided to add 2 points to constitution and 3 points to agility. With this, his basic attributes became: Constitution: 12. Strength: 10. Endurance: 10. Agility: 15. An agility of 15 had already far surpassed that of an ordinary person. He should truly feel what 15 points of agility flexibility felt like in real life. And while it might seem that adding just 2 points to constitution only gave 20 more life, it undoubtedly greatly improved his survival ability, especially against the straw man’s Flame Embrace. At least he wouldn’t have to fear being killed instantly if he got caught. Continuing to kill monsters, after slaying two more straw men, I Want to Be Immortal also reached Level 3. “Feng, I’ve leveled up too,” I Want to Be Immortal said excitedly. “Hmm, have you thought about how to allocate your points?” I Want to Be Immortal was somewhat conflicted about this. He had thought about it, just hadn’t made up his mind. Ever since he listened to Ye Luo, he considered mainly adding points to Spiritual, stacking dozens of spiritual points, and then trying to trigger an adventure to achieve Immortal Business. But although he was young, he wasn’t foolish. Without enhancing his basic attributes in the early stages, he couldn’t guarantee his combat strength, and he might fall before even reaching Level 10, like that time he got burned, which he only survived thanks to the 5 points of constitution he had added earlier. “Feng, do you have any advice? I want to cultivate to immortal, but… you know, do you think I should take the gamble and add to Spiritual?” Xiao Jie calmly said, “I can’t offer advice, just help you analyze. If you want to become immortal, you must follow a magic profession, so there are two paths to choose from. Path 1, focus on Spiritual early on, striving to trigger an adventure before Level 10, then at Level 10, acquire a magic profession and continuously advance to more powerful professions. Path 2, increase basic attributes early on, settle on a physical profession at Level 10, have an adventure by Level 20, and then acquire a magic profession at Level 20 and double transfer at Level 30. Path 1 is riskier but more likely to lead to immortality, while Path 2 is more stable at the beginning, but the possibility of becoming immortal is somewhat lower, though not completely nonexistent. So, you just need to consider if you’re willing to take this risk. Think about it, if you don’t add basic attributes, what’s the chance you’ll fall before Level 10? Right now, we’re only fighting straw men and Lost Soul Mountain Bandits, and we’ve already faced danger twice. We’ll definitely face stronger enemies later, can you guarantee you won’t make more mistakes? I sure wouldn’t dare.” Everyone’s an adult, and even if the other person is a bit younger, Xiao Jie couldn’t make decisions for them, but some risks had to be made clear. He didn’t want to see this young man impulsively play himself to death. After hearing the undertones in his words, I Want to Be Immortal sighed, “I got it, Feng. I’ll go the physical route for now, and it’s not too late to add a magic profession at Level 20.” Saying so, he directly allocated all his attribute points to strength. 15 points of strength, just enough to learn Splitting Stone Slash; fighting monsters without any combat skills was truly exhausting, and he had long envied Xiao Jie’s damage of 50 to 60 per hit. With a flash of white light, the skill was learned. [Splitting Stone Slash (Combat Skill) Applicable weapons: Two-Handed Axe, Two-Handed Greatsword, Two-Handed Greatsword. Combat Skill Cost: 80 Energy. Skill Effect 1: Swing the weapon to strike mightily in front, dealing 240% weapon damage to the hit target and applying a 50-point reducing resilience effect. Skill Effect 2: Gain 25 points of temporary resilience when using this combat skill. Skill description: A combat skill mastered by mountain-opening workers through years of splitting mountains and chopping stones, wielding heavy two-handed weapons with all their might to inflict massive damage on their target.] Excited by the new skill in his Skill Bar, I Want to Be Immortal couldn’t wait to test it out. He found a straw man and told Xiao Jie not to join in yet, he wanted to solo it to see what happens. Equipping the Battle Axe he had bought in advance, he swung it with both hands with all his strength, like smashing a stone with a sledgehammer, and chopped it right onto the straw man’s head. Boom! -58! With one swing of the axe, the straw man was smashed to the ground. “Again!” Xiao Jie shouted. I Want to be Immortal swung the Battle Axe once more. Splitting Stone Slash! Before the straw man even got back up, it was smashed flat again with a swing that dealt -57 damage! At the same time, Xiao Jie delivered a chop that dealt the final 5 points of damage, instantly killing the straw man. It dropped dozens of copper coins. “This skill is pretty good,” Xiao Jie commented. The effect of reducing resilience is quite powerful. In this game, all units have a concept called resilience, a hidden value. Once resilience is reduced to zero, a heavy hit will result. Different monsters have different resilience values. It’s clear that this straw man has low resilience. With a skill like Splitting Stone Slash that lowers resilience, as long as it’s chained continuously, you can combo endlessly. Wonder if this move will work on mountain bandits. The only downside is that it’s slow to start. One Cut, Two Pieces charges in one second, but strikes almost instantly. This Splitting Stone Slash also takes roughly one second to charge, but then another second to deliver the chop—if the enemy reacts quickly, it would be difficult to land the hit. Furthermore, this combat skill is used with both hands, leaving no room for a shield, which is a potential risk. But overall, the benefits outweigh the flaws. “Are you aiming to be a powerhouse with a focus on strength?” “I’m not sure yet, but the Strength attribute directly affects physical damage, so it’s something I’ll need to invest in no matter what. Even if I switch to a sword later, it won’t be a waste.” “Yeah, that’s true. Come on, this time you take care of the slashing, and I’ll cover the damage,” Feng said. The two got busy again. The effect of reducing resilience could directly knock down the straw man, making the battle safer and more efficient. Splitting Stone Slash! Boom, another straw man fell. This time, in addition to a handful of copper coins, there was also a shiny ring. [Ancient Bronze Ring (Ring) Attribute: Attack +1. Item Introduction: A ring made of ancient brass. The golden color evokes the legends of gold and thus becomes the material of choice for the lower class to make jewelry. It can slightly increase the wearer’s Attack Power.] Such crappy attributes, but at least it’s an accessory. “You take it,” Xiao Jie said. He already had several pieces of equipment, albeit white and gray junk, so it was about time for something I Want to Be Immortal could use, and he naturally needed to offer it up. While the item only added one point of Attack Power, jewelry was rare to drop, so it had some value. I Want to Be Immortal didn’t hesitate. “Thanks, Feng Bro!” he said gleefully, putting on the ring. Just as they were about to continue, suddenly, a loud curse startled them both. “This is my family’s field, this is my land, where did you muddy peasants come from, get out of here!” Turning around, they saw a middle-aged woman emitting an ominous black aura charging at them from the wheat field, wielding a kitchen knife. Then they looked at the name of the monster. Tian Lishi (Demonized Human) Level 5. Life Value: 240.