Chapter 305 - 283: Terrifying Giant Crater! Tier 2 Abilities Unlocked

Chapter 305: Chapter 283: Terrifying Giant Crater! Tier 2 Abilities Unlocked

Once the small nuclear bomb was launched, Hu Xin lost all will to fight. She hastily put distance between herself and Wang Cheng, her eyes fixed on the missile’s trajectory.

Wang Cheng did the same, staring in the direction the nuke had flown.

He had been waiting here for a while, just as Lu Feng had ordered.

He now had a grasp of Hu Xin’s strength. He could easily handle her with his Mecha’s weaponry, to say nothing of his boss.

So, he paid Hu Xin no mind.

In the mountain pass.

The pack of Hyenas was still roaring.

Old Dog was stationed in the forest. As one of the few members of the Beastman Race who could control a Mutated Beast King, he wielded immense authority.

This time, more than half of the Beastman Race and Cannibal Race had come.

He didn’t give the insignificant East Suburb Fortress a second thought.

But a long time had passed since the appointed hour, and the people from the East Suburb Fortress had yet to arrive. This made him frown.

"Go see what’s happening," Old Dog immediately commanded one of his subordinates. But the man was just staring blankly at the sky. "Wh-what is that?"

Old Dog instinctively looked up and saw a blinding tail of fire. Something appeared to be falling from the sky.

In that same instant, he felt the ground tremble terrifyingly.

The tremor was so violent that no one could keep their footing.

After a terrifying flash of light, he witnessed a monstrous wave of earth erupt and surge outward, followed by an infernal tide of fire.

Beneath that tide of flame, everything around was instantly destroyed, even vaporized.

In that moment, Old Dog’s eyes were filled with nothing but fear, and his mind recalled a certain weapon from before the apocalypse.

But that fear only lasted for an instant, because in the next moment he was swallowed by the tide of flames, along with the members of the Beastman Race and Cannibal Race he had brought with him.

After that... there was nothing.

Against such a weapon, they had no chance to react.

In an instant, the entire forest disappeared.

First it was a raging inferno, then not even a trace of ash could be seen. Only a terrifying, giant crater remained where it had stood. Everything had vanished without a trace.

Meanwhile, in the church on the other side, the battle had grown extremely intense.

The people of the City East Alliance and the Beastman Race were still in a standoff.

The Flame Emperor and the Beast King were also staring at each other. The two had already traded blows.

But after their exchange, they had stopped.

Neither could gain the upper hand.

The Flame Emperor’s expression was grim. He was fighting someone with a Tier 2 unlocked ability. If his opponent was determined to stall him, there was no way to end things quickly short of killing him.

But from the earlier exchange, he knew that to forcefully deal with the Beast King, he himself would have to pay a considerable price.

Just as the atmosphere grew tense.

Suddenly, a faint tremor came from a distance.

’An earthquake?’

The Beast King and Flame Emperor were both startled.

An earthquake in a place like Celestial Sea City? And it was approaching, growing stronger. This was no small disturbance.

At this moment, cries of alarm sounded simultaneously in the earpieces of both the Flame Emperor and the Beast King:

"Flame Emperor, it looks like an earthquake has erupted in the East Suburb!"

"Beast King, there was a flash of light, followed by a terrifying wave of fire! We don’t know what happened in the East Suburb."

Evidently, both of them had arranged for lookouts, and they were reporting at the same time.

This brought a grave look to both of their faces.

"What in the world happened?" The Beast King’s brow was tightly furrowed.

Whatever happened in the East Suburb was not part of his plan.

The Beast King and Flame Emperor subconsciously glanced at each other, seeing the same understanding in each other’s eyes.

Then, the Flame Emperor directly led his people out of the church, and this time the Beast King did not order anyone to stop them.

After the Flame Emperor’s people had left, the Beast King also led his men and rushed toward the East Suburb.

For some reason, he suddenly had a bad feeling.

...

「East Suburb.」

Following the explosion of the nuke, its terrifying power could be felt even from a great distance.

The entire area grew scorching, and even the wind was hot.

Hu Xin looked at the terrifying crater formed in the distance by that power, and knelt on the ground in despair.

Everything there had disappeared, leaving only that horrifying crater.

Lu Feng, however, closed his eyes in enjoyment as streams of warm energy from leveling up coursed through his body.

[Congratulations! You have killed a member of the Cannibal Race and gained 3500 EXP!]

[Congratulations! You have killed a member of the Cannibal Race and gained 3800 EXP!]

...

[Congratulations! You have killed a member of the Beastman Race and gained 4500 EXP!]

[Congratulations! You have killed a member of the Beastman Race and gained 5000 EXP!]

...

[Congratulations! You have leveled up!]

[Congratulations! You have killed a Mutant Beast and gained 800 EXP!]

...

[Congratulations! You have leveled up!]

[...]

[Congratulations! Your Spiritual Power has surpassed 30. Tier 2 of all special abilities has been successfully unlocked!]

[Congratulations! You have killed a member of the Beastman Race and gained 10,000 EXP!]

The status screen was flooded with dense rows of experience notifications from the kills.

In that instant, every member of the Beastman Race and Cannibal Race killed by the nuke was converted into his experience points. The EXP from each one was incredibly high, far higher than before.

’It’s not that they were stronger, but that they’d committed more evil deeds. The more evil they are, the higher the EXP.’

Of course, the notification that truly surprised Lu Feng was this: Spiritual Power has surpassed 30. Tier 2 of all special abilities has been successfully unlocked!

It was the first time he had received such a notification, and he didn’t quite understand what a Tier 2 unlock meant.

He had no idea special abilities even had an unlock function.

’The game never mentioned anything about Tier 2 ability unlocks, only levels.’

He then pulled up his character attribute panel.

Character: Lu Feng

Level: 20

Strength: 31 (Average Human: 5)

Agility: 39 (Average Human: 5)

Stamina: 31 (Average Human: 5)

Spiritual Power: 40 (Tier 2 Abilities Unlocked!)

Combat Skills: Basic Hand-to-Hand Combat, Old-fashioned Firearm Proficiency!

Special Abilities: Ability Barrier, Speed Ability!

Energy: 400

EXP: 10,235,676 / 104,857,602

All his attributes had already surpassed 30. Compared to the average person’s attribute of 5, this was absolutely terrifying.

At level 20, he already needed over one hundred million EXP to level up again.

Based on the way EXP requirements scaled with level, this wave of the Beastman Race and Cannibal Race must have given him at least eighty million experience points.

The sheer number was staggering.

While the Beastman Race couldn’t compare in numbers to the City East Alliance, the nuclear weapon had undoubtedly annihilated a massive portion of them.

And sure enough, next to his Spiritual Power attribute, the words "Tier 2 Abilities Unlocked!" had appeared.

He studied it for a moment and immediately understood what a Tier 2 ability unlock meant.

It essentially meant his abilities had been elevated to a new tier, which not only increased their power but also unlocked new functions.

’Isn’t this just like enhancing a skill’s level in a game?’

’In the game, enhancing a skill made it stronger, but you had to buy absurdly expensive enhancement stones from the cash shop.’

After figuring it out, Lu Feng was surprised.

’For a normal ability user, who usually only has one ability, a Tier 2 unlock would only apply to that single ability.’

’But I’m different. I have two abilities, so both of them can be unlocked to Tier 2 at the same time.’

’In other words, the more abilities you have, the stronger you become after the Tier 2 unlock.’

"You deserve to die!" Hu Xin’s furious voice rang out as she instantly transformed. Fox fur sprouted on her face, and her ears grew pointed and furry.

Furthermore, a fox tail unfurled from behind her.

This was her Beastman form.

She charged directly at Lu Feng.

How could Wang Cheng let her have her way? He directly blocked her path and forced her back with a punch.

She was no match for the Mecha.

But as Wang Cheng pressed his advantage, a fiery red figure suddenly attacked from the side, pouncing on him.

It was a giant mutant fox, its sharp claws swiping at Wang Cheng.

The Mecha would have protected Wang Cheng from harm, but Lu Feng simply waved his hand. An energy barrier instantly materialized around Wang Cheng.

It was his Ability Barrier.

The mutant fox instantly slammed into the energy barrier and was knocked back by the shock.

Before the fox could react, Lu Feng waved his hand again, and another energy barrier appeared, this time surrounding the mutant fox.

This was not to protect the mutant fox.

The mutant fox scrambled to its feet and charged again, only to slam into the energy barrier it was now trapped within.

This was the new function of his Ability Barrier, unlocked at Tier 2.