Chapter 6: Upgrades
Elite Events............ Su Fan was prompted and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
It seems that his memory is correct, this Vault Hunter really hides elite-level plot events on his body.
Elite-level events are enough to make professional guilds covetous.
In the world of the Old Gods, the quests that players can receive are also divided into different levels.
Under normal circumstances, most of the triggers for ordinary players are 'delegations', which are not part of the story event, but can be executed repeatedly.
For example, the aborigines who have shops on the streets of Boulder Town, players can receive commissions from them, and most of the content is to collect materials, and the rewards are average, and it is better to execute repeatedly.
But the commission above is a plot event, also known as a side plot.
The levels of story events are divided into: Normal, Elite, and Adventure..........
In the early stage of the game, an ordinary-level event is enough for players to grab their heads and blood, because the triggering of plot events is difficult, and they are hidden very hidden, and the reason why side plots are called side plots is because of their concealment.
It's like Boulderder, the size of a birthplace.
At the current stage, the plot events hidden in Boulder Town are no more than double digits, most of them have preconditions, and the trigger events are cumbersome, which is the reason why Su Fan does not carry them out.
Unless it is the main line of the world, the pre-requirements are very low.
The situation between the main world and the plot subplot, which is completely opposite, is the main line of the entire region, like the invasion of the Seventh God Domain.
When the invasion plot breaks out, all players in the Black Flame Principality, as long as there is no 'treason', will inevitably trigger the world main line.
In other words, the invasion of the Seventh Divine Domain three days later, whether it is Su Fan, ordinary players, or members of the professional guild, they will all receive the same world main line and be involved in the catastrophe.
If the main line of the world is a big task of a collective nature, which concerns every player in the camp, then the plot branch is a single mission that can only be triggered by high-level players, allowing them to open up the gap with ordinary players.
This is especially evident in professional guilds and ordinary people.
Retracting his thoughts, Su Fan nodded and decisively took over the task: "Miss Sophia, I am willing to accept this task." ”
【Dragonbone Ruins (Elite)】
Content Requirements: Bring back a copy of the Mechanical Core.
Rewards: Opinion of Vault Hunter Sofia, a forging blueprint (weapon).
After taking the task, Su Fan walked into the cabin under her gaze, and found the secret passage left by Sophia, and went down the steps into the underground environment, the surrounding rock walls became more and more damp, faintly rotten.
"Skill List!"
Before entering the underground ruins, Su Fan opened the character panel and clicked on the skill list.
During the 'Shawei Trial', Su Fan killed the Desert Lizard Beast (Lv.4) with his own strength, and the experience points of killing the opponent were converted into the corresponding skill experience by the Twilight Gladiatorial Arena, making his 'Bayonet Style' break through to Lv.5, surpassing players of the same level at once.
In addition, Su Fan's bayonet style also triggers a derivative effect at Lv.5.
It's just that he was in the gladiatorial arena and didn't have time to allocate extra points.
Right now, just before entering the underground ruins, the derivative effect of the 'bayonet style' has been determined.
[Hint: Please select one of the following abilities as a derivative effect]
1. The sword effect is upgraded to 'Paralyzed', and the hitter is hit by a 'Paralyzed' judgment.
2. Increased the base damage of the bayonet style and increased the bonus effect of agility.
Two derivative effects, each leaning towards a different tactic, the first focusing more on controlling the enemy, and the second increasing base damage.
"As a lone ranger, unlike a member of a professional guild, I can't have shortcomings in personal ability."
"Control, output, escape, and even individual recovery must not be lacking in all aspects."
"Exactly the first derivative, which provides a lot of control and is suitable for my situation.........."
Su Fan no longer hesitated and chose the first derivative effect.
[Hint: If you select successfully, your 'Bayonet Style' will get the derivative effect (1)!] 】
On the character panel, Su Fan's skills have been updated to-
[Bayonet Lv.5] - Deals 30 points + 1.2x agility damage to the target, there is a certain chance to cause paralysis, the higher the agility of the user, the lower the opponent's constitution, and the higher the chance of paralysis.
Compared to Lv.1, the base damage is higher when the bayonet is upgraded to Lv.5, and the Stiffness effect is upgraded to 'Paralyzed'.
The difference between the two is that Paralysis is the same as the Zombie effect, which can immobilize the target, but in addition, Paralysis can also reduce the target's defense and increase the user's output efficiency in disguise, which can be regarded as an upgraded version of the Zombie effect.
Because paralysis can also increase the output effect, Su Fan chose the derivative effect (1) after considering it.
As long as he plays the paralyzing effect, the cost performance is higher than the derivative effect (2).
Derivative effect is the core of high-level skills, when players sublimate their skills to a certain extent, there is a derivative effect, and according to the different branches chosen, even if it is a player of the same profession, their skill composition and matching system are also completely different.
That's the beauty of the Old Gods universe, full of endless evolutionary possibilities.
Su Fan turned off the panel, at this moment, he had come to the end of the steps, there was a bronze gate in front of him, the huge door was open on both sides, and on the cold and damp rock wall, dripping water droplets, falling into the shallow pool on the ground, reflecting the ripples of Su Fan's figure.
Inside the bronze gate, there is a dark gray corridor, and you can faintly see several strange figures, wandering.
Relic Trap Beast .......... Su Fan guessed the origin of these figures, which were the target of the plot event - the Relic Trap Beast, and after killing the other party, it would drop the mechanical core that Sophia needed.
The information about the relics trap beast also surfaced in the bottom of his heart-
Lv.5 life level, elite template, more powerful than the desert lizards in the gladiatorial arena.
Under normal circumstances, Su Fan's character level is not qualified, and he is not qualified to challenge them, even if he knows his weaknesses.
After all, the level suppression of up to level 5 is enough to make Su Fan's damage in single digits, however, this situation can be improved after the 'Bayonet Style' is upgraded to Lv.5.
Su Fan stepped forward slowly, and approached the monster in the corridor little by little with a cautious attitude.
The perception range of the Relic Trap Beast is about 3 meters, in other words, only by stepping into this range will it attract their hatred attacks.
The distance between this group of trap beasts is between 4 and 6 meters, and with their irregular wandering, this distance will vary, but basically it does not exceed 6 meters, which means that they are not only a single strength to crush Su Fan, but also a rare group of monsters.
Monster pack, meaning wild monsters gathered in groups.
If someone pulls hatred and is not careful enough, it is easy to provoke a large group, which is commonly known as stabbing a hornet's nest.
For the average player, the object they fear most is the monster horde.
But it does not include Su Fan.
As a reborn person, Su Fan, who has experience in his previous life, has a very accurate grasp of distance.
When there were less than 4 meters left from the first trap beast, Su Fan suddenly stopped.
The next moment, he took it out of his backpack, the cold mist device that he had purchased a long time ago, put it on the bottom of his foot, and turned on the device.
A pale white cold mist ignited, permeating the perimeter of Su Fan's body.
Thanks to the near-perfect sensory simulation of "Old Gods", he can clearly feel the 'coldness' coming, and the temperature on his body also drops, as a virtual game that is extremely close to the laws of physics and reality, and even indistinguishable, worthy of the name of "second world".
In the next second, Su Fan raised his long sword and slashed at the enemy 3 meters away.
Zheng!
Driven by the 'Spirit Blade', the mana value in the body was transformed into sword qi, and a sword shadow appeared dark blue, accurately slashing at the body of the relic trap beast, and the '-5' bright red number appeared on the latter's head, and the body couldn't help but stumble.
The sword qi transformed by the spirit blade, in the Lv.1 stage, the attack distance is exactly 4 meters, which is one meter more than the range of the relic trap beast.
Attacked, the Relic Trap Beast instinctively turned its head, and the scarlet core on its body turned a few times, but no trace of the enemy was found.
Because the perception of the Relic Trap Beast comes from the thermal energy sensor, which is commonly known as thermal imaging, but Su Fan activated the 'Cold Mist Device', a gadget from the goblin process, which greatly reduced the temperature on the body, resulting in an error in the perception of the Relic Trap Beast.
In this way, the Relic Trap Beast can only spin in place, because it can't find the location of the 'enemy', just like a blindfolded child, caught and bullied by his peers, but helpless.
All thanks to the 'cold mist device'.
Under normal circumstances, this kind of gadget is a small prop to decorate the wedding venue, and in the marriage ceremony of the goblin civilization, they will like to use this gadget to add joy to the marriage party, just like fireworks in the real world.
But no one would have imagined that the civilian players in the previous life were creative, and there was a little genius with a lot of ghost ideas, and found that using the 'cold mist device' can affect the perception of the relic trap beast, so as to achieve 'no damage to farm monsters' - of course, your profession has to be a ranged attack.
In general, in the early game only Codex, archers can do ranged attacks.
After Su Fan obtained the [Spirit Blade] skill, his own attack was also transformed into a medium distance, barely reaching the range of the relic trap beast, coupled with the shielding effect of the cold mist device, he could do no damage to the monster.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Su Fan continued to pour out sword qi, striking at the body of the relic trap beast, and suddenly, there was a sword light in his hand, which was thicker than the previous sword qi, and the faint blue was almost a rich color like pitch black, symbolizing its unusualness.
It is the 'Baybing Sword Style (Lv.5)', which can also be converted into a sword energy attack by [Spirit Blade].
Bang!
The bayonet sword style hit the core of the relic trap beast, and the latter's body shook, and it was judged to be successful, triggering the 'paralyzed' state, and the entire mechanical body was paralyzed, and then, Su Fan's sword qi attack hit it, and each wave could hit it with double-digit damage.
-12,-15,-13........
Damage continued to emerge from the trap beast's head, and its HP was also declining, as 'paralysis' cut defense, which nearly doubled Su Fan's output and greatly increased its lethality.
If you choose the derivative effect (2) and increase the base damage of the bayonet style, it will not have such a good effect.
After all, the bayonet sword style is just like that, and the sword qi damage converted by ordinary attacks is endless, and you can enjoy the benefits of reducing defense.
The Relic Trap Beast is a monster resembling a water spider, with thick limbs and climbing on the ground, which looks quite hideous, and in the center of its body, it is a bright red mechanical core, which is both a thermal sensor for observing enemies and its weak point.
Su Fan unleashed the 'Bayonet Style', which hit its weak point right and increased the success rate of the judgment.
Even if the difference between the two is 5 levels, the paralyzing state is successfully triggered.
In addition, using skills will consume mana and have a certain cooldown depending on the character's attributes.
The bayonet sword style cannot be used continuously, and with Su Fan's physique attributes, it can be reused every forty seconds or so.
As for the mana, because he used the [Spirit Blade], the mana was consumed quickly, however, the blood of the Relic Trap Beast fell faster, and before his mana was about to dry up, the body of the trap beast was stunned, bang, and exploded into a starry spot.
[Hint: You killed the Relic Trap Beast (Lv.5/Elite Level), and the reward increased dramatically if you crossed the level and killed!] 】
[Hint: You have gained 1200 XP]
Rumble!
Su Fan's body lit up with golden light, and he was directly promoted to Lv.2, and in just a few minutes, he crossed the strength that it would take others two days to promote, and at the same time, this was also the level of a character that it took him three days in his previous life to reach.
Reborn in this life, it only took Su Fan two hours to get all this.
After all, no one else could be like him, who could single-handedly kill the Relic Trap Beast at the zero level, spanning a full five levels.
This is just the beginning.
Su Fan raised his head and looked at the ground where the starlight had dispersed, where there were the dropped items of the Ruined Trap Beast.
Further down the corridor, the wandering relic trap beast that, in Su Fan's eyes, was the Moving Experience Pack.