Translator: Stellar Novels Editor: Stellar Novels
Sorry for the late chapter! Been really really busy!!!
With the help of Wei Cha and the others, the survivors successfully entered The Giant Screen. During this time, the Golden-Spotted Leopard did not appear again.
It was like a nightmare—suddenly appearing and then vanishing just as quickly, leaving a shadow over everyone’s hearts.
Ma Lu studied the newly acquired blessings. Due to the sheer number of them, he decided to arrange them by quality, starting with the golden one.
【Explosive Divine Arrow】: When a team member performs a ranged attack, there is a 50% chance that killing the target will trigger an explosion within a 3-meter diameter area, dealing one-time area damage to all creatures within that zone.
The effect of 【Explosive Divine Arrow】 was similar to another golden blessing Ma Lu had obtained before, 【Corpse Bomb】, which also dealt indiscriminate explosion damage after death.
However, 【Corpse Bomb】 required the sacrifice of oneself or a teammate, whereas 【Explosive Divine Arrow】 targeted enemies. However, the explosion range of 【Explosive Divine Arrow】 was much smaller, only 3 meters, and the damage was not as terrifying as 【Corpse Bomb】.
Considering the shocking cost of 【Corpse Bomb】, it was evident that 【Explosive Divine Arrow】 was far more practical.
Additionally, this golden blessing could synergize with his previously acquired blessings, 【Splitting Arrow】 and 【Headshot】.
It seemed that the 【Work Plan Book】 was indeed working its magic.
Aside from this, two purple blessings also caught Ma Lu’s attention.
【Limit-Break Sniper】: When a team member performs a ranged attack, there is a 33% chance to increase the effective attack range by 500%.
A range-increasing blessing was something Ma Lu urgently needed.
His small hand crossbow had an effective range of only 20 meters; with a 500% increase, it would reach 120 meters. Though still not on par with a sniper rifle, it would be comparable to a standard submachine gun, making it usable on the city walls.
The other purple blessing was even more impressive.
【Pain Link】: Designate a target, linking it to the seven nearest creatures. When any linked member is attacked, there is a 33% chance to transfer the damage to other linked members, with damage halving each time it is transferred.
Another area damage skill, and its effect was quite interesting. The damage transfer seemed unlimited, meaning that if luck was on your side, it could continue indefinitely, though the damage would halve each time it was transferred.
Ma Lu speculated that this purple blessing could synergize nicely with 【Explosive Divine Arrow】.
Besides the purple blessings, the enhanced white blessings were also impressive this time.
A total of 682 white blessings were enhanced about ten times each on average, making their effects comparable to, if not surpassing, blue blessings.
However, this also made Ma Lu break into a sweat. Fortunately, the field blessings didn’t include any white ones, with the lowest starting at blue; otherwise, he would have had to create a small booklet of battle taboos for the whole team to memorize and recite for an afternoon.
After tallying up the spoils, Ma Lu couldn’t wait to test the power of his new blessings on the city walls. However, the high-star ingredients he needed to hunt this time were still unaccounted for.
The prey they had hunted outside the city was barely collected in time. Ma Lu only managed to stuff some of the 1-star or 2-star ordinary ingredients into his Collection Bag when entering the city.
Just as he was about to ascend the walls, someone stopped him. The first to approach was Wang Zhen, followed by several other hunters who had returned to the city with him, along with their relatives and friends, all coming to thank Ma Lu.
It wasn’t until these people left that Hook and Mei Meilu finally came over.
The group of Strange-Lipped Sand Worms was the most feared encounter for anyone leaving the city, unlike the powerful beasts that mainly stayed in the death zones.
No one knew where the Strange-Lipped Sand Worms might appear; with bad luck, you could even encounter them in a level one or two hunting zone, where their terrifying sand pits would silently and effortlessly swallow their victims.
Had Ma Lu not made his move today to eliminate the Strange-Lipped Sand Worms beneath the ground, these people would likely have met their end outside the city.
With Hook nearby when Ma Lu unleashed his ultimate move, he witnessed firsthand the awe-inspiring strike of the vice leader of Double Sunflower Hunter Group, like a god descending from the heavens.
The young guard was visibly excited, repeatedly exclaiming, “So strong! So strong! So strong! That punch you just threw was unbelievably powerful!!!”
He repeated “It’s really so strong” three times before continuing.
“I’ve seen many experts, including quite a few psychic ability users of the electric type, but none of them have ever done what you did—channeling electricity into the sand! How did you do it?!”
“Oh, let me think… It probably comes down to day after day of relentless training and an iron will, and of course, the strong bonds with my teammates are also important. In short, I couldn’t have achieved my current strength without these things.”
“Oh, I see, thank you for your guidance!”
The young guard treasured these words, quickly committing the master’s training insights to memory.
In contrast, Mei Meilu, despite her youth and being from the family of the Chief Judge, wasn’t as easily deceived. She had already sensed that their naive guard might have been tricked.
Ma Lu’s words were grand and impactful, but in truth, he hadn’t directly answered Hook’s question at all. They were just correct yet useless platitudes.
However, since Ma Lu was their savior, Mei Meilu couldn’t criticize him. She just watched this vice leader of the Double Sunflower Hunter Group with curious eyes, feeling that he was unlike anyone she had ever met—quite unique!
Hook recited the guidance once more in his mind, ensuring he remembered every word perfectly before respectfully saying again.
“Miss Mei Meilu would like to invite you and the members of Double Sunflower Hunter Group to visit her residence. At that time, Chief Judge Dein himself will also appear to personally express his gratitude and present a gift.”
“But I have other matters to attend to.”
“Huh?”
“You saw the beast tide outside the city; the crisis isn’t over yet. The lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the city are still hanging by a thread, and as a hunter, I can’t afford to leave at a time like this.”
Ma Lu’s response filled Hook with even more respect.
“Then, come whenever you are free,” the young guard said without pushing, “The doors of Lord Dein’s residence will always be open to you.”
“Alright.”
Ma Lu also wanted to build a connection with the Chief Judge of The Giant Screen, as this would at least ensure that no one in the city would dare trouble Double Sunflower Hunter Group in the future.
However, Bocchi could handle this kind of social matter. With limited time, Ma Lu wanted to hunt down some valuable resources, especially after acquiring so many blessings this time.
After Hook and Mei Meilu left, Ma Lu turned to look for Bocchi, only to find that she had just finished talking with someone.
And it was someone Ma Lu knew, a person he had met on his very first visit to this realm.
—The current leader of Harpist, Gu Li.
“What did he want with you?”
“Nothing much, just came to see if I was alright.”
Bocchi replied with a blank expression, “He heard I went outside the city and initially wanted to bring people to find me, but the proposal was vetoed by the other members of the hunter group.”
“Chi Qi?” Ma Lu raised an eyebrow.
“He was indeed the most vocal opponent, but he had a point. I’m no longer a member of Harpist, so they had no reason to risk themselves for me.”
“Speaking of which, have you decided what to do about Chi Qi?”
“I plan to talk to him privately once this whole situation is over,” Bocchi said. “Ideally, we can reach an understanding and stay out of each other’s way in the future.”
“And if you can’t reach an agreement?” Ma Lu asked.
Bocchi fell silent for a moment. “We’ll deal with it when the time comes.”
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