Tier Four, Full Enhancement!
The next morning, after having breakfast with Lin Qingying downstairs, I drove her to her company.
Downstairs at Yue Ning Group.
"Wait a minute."
I slammed on the brakes and pulled over to the side of the road. I pointed to a nearby Ba Wang Cha Ji) and said, "I'm going to buy two hot milk teas. Would you like to try Wànlǐ Mùlán?"
"Ah?"
Lin Qingying looked frightened. "Let's not... I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep at night..."
"Alright, then do the same as me, Boyá Juéxián!"
"Um."
So I quickly got out of the car, ordered two cups of hot milk tea, brought them back, put one in the car, and gave the other to Lin Qingying.
"Ding Han."
Before getting off the bus, she asked, "Aren't you at work this morning?"
"No!"
I declared with an air of arrogance, "As a department manager, do you think I don't even have this much freedom at work?"
"Oh..."
She was somewhat speechless. "You're the most domineering department manager I've ever met..."
As she spoke, she got off the bus downstairs at Yue Ning Building, carrying her milk tea.
"Manager Lin?"
Coincidentally, a middle-aged woman in business attire smiled and said, "You're not parking in the garage today?"
As she spoke, she glanced down at me in the driver's seat and continued with a smile, "Is this the new driver? He's quite handsome..."
Lin Qingying chuckled, gave a few perfunctory words, and went inside.
She drove to the hotel where Lu Xiaobei was staying, and rushed out with a piece of bread in her mouth.
"Lu Xiaobei, over here?"
I rolled down the car window and shouted inside.
"Good heavens..."
Lu Xiaobei quickly got into the car. "Bentley Flying Spur? When did you become able to afford such a luxury car?"
"Borrowed from a friend."
"Oh?"
Lu Xiaobei was slightly taken aback, then his expression instantly turned from sunny to cloudy, and he fell silent.
I quickly drove onto the elevated highway and said, "Why are you so quiet?"
"I want to punch you, is that okay?"
"You can't beat me anyway, you're overestimating yourself."
"Hmph, you just wait!"
She angrily said, "When I get back to BH City, I'll learn karate, Muay Thai, Hung Kuen, Tai Chi, Wing Chun—I'll learn every martial art I can, and then I'll beat you so badly you won't be able to fall from the sky!"
My lips twitched slightly. "Take a word of advice, brother. Being a jack-of-all-trades and master of none is a cardinal sin in martial arts. You've learned too many things at once, and in the end, you'll only ruin your own martial arts path!"
"You still dare to talk!"
Lu Xiaobei bared his teeth and brandished his claws, then noticed the milk tea placed on the center console.
"Huh, you bought this for me?"
"Holy shit..."
I was incredibly annoyed; I'd completely forgotten that this guy also loves milk tea.
Yes, that's right.
"What about you? Aren't you going to drink?"
"Why drink milk tea so early in the morning? I don't need to stay alert while working, because I'm full of energy as long as I'm working!"
"Very good, a qualified ox or horse."
Lu Xiaobei gave me a thumbs up, then sipped his milk tea.
Shortly after, we arrived at the airport.
After Lu Xiaobei went through security, she jumped up in that half of the area, waved goodbye to me, and then shouted, "I'm going back now, Ding Han, remember to miss me, you must miss me!"
Everyone looked over, my face turned green, and I hurriedly pulled out my phone to send a message: "Can't you just send a message?"
"Cannot!"
Lu Xiaobei said, "I want the whole world to know!"
"..."
I was speechless for a moment, then sent a message: "I'm going back to work now, be careful on your way."
Afterwards, I drove back to the city and parked Lin Qingying's car in Luo Mei's parking lot. Then I went upstairs and activated my fourth-tier breakthrough mission in a toilet stall!
I should have made this fourth-tier breakthrough a long time ago, but it's been delayed.
A familiar ding-dong sound rang in my ears--
[You have activated the quest "Mutated Bug Nest" (Tier 4 Breakthrough Quest)! Quest objective: Enter the Mutated Bug Nest and eliminate all insects within 120 minutes. Afterwards, you will gain the opportunity to advance to Tier 4!]
"Sizzle~~~"
Arcs of electricity flowed, and a Teleportation Gate appeared on the wall next to the sink. The mission Teleportation Gate had spawned so close by this time, it was really kind of them. So they stepped in, and their bodies were immediately transported to a cold environment!
[You have entered the breakthrough mission map: [Mutated Bug Nest]! Risk assessment level: Extremely dangerous! Please be extra careful!]
Switch Combat Form!
"Whoosh~~"
The Yuan energy within his body transformed into a fiery red whirlwind that burst forth. As the light faded, it continuously transformed into armor and weapons that appeared around him. In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a figure dressed in purple, holding Purple Explosive Gun.
It has to be said that as players level up and acquire better equipment, the way they switch Combat Form is getting cooler and cooler!
Unfortunately, all the players are still like rats in the gutter, their identities hidden from the light of day. Otherwise, their cool transformations alone would probably be enough to seduce countless Star Abyss girls!
"Squeak squeak~~~"
Ahead, there was a dense Nest Bug, ordinary monsters with only 4000 health points, but their sheer numbers made them a formidable force!
I thought for a moment and then gave the automatic loading robot the order, "Immediately replace all the bullets in the magazines of the Explosive Gun with explosive rounds!"
"Yes, Commander!"
The tiny robot quickly transformed and began diligently loading ammunition.
"Snap!"
Quickly switch to the first explosive magazine and fire a shot at the swarming Nest Bug!
"Bang!"
With a deafening roar, a 25mm radius bomb exploded in the swarm of insects, creating a fan-shaped shockwave that instantly inflicted layers of damage of around 500 points each!
The explosive bullets are very similar to shotgun bullets in terms of damage, belonging to AOE damage. The disadvantage is that they cannot lock onto the Headshot to deal three times the damage, but the advantage is that the AOE damage is quite dense, making them very suitable for killing low-level bugs. After a few shots, a whole swarm of Nest Bug turned into experience beams and flew over!
I can't even imagine how awesome it will be to kill bugs with orange bombs that have 1000 firepower after I advance to Tier 4!
Unfortunately, breakthrough missions are special missions that drop nothing but experience, so don't even think about loot; it's just a process of constant attrition.
An hour passed in the blink of an eye.
A large number of Nest Bug lay at our feet, and at this time, about 30% of the nest map had not yet been cleared.
I couldn't help but frown. The fourth-tier breakthrough mission was indeed much more difficult than the third-tier one. With my firepower, I only cleared 70% of the map in half the time. Therefore, many players may get stuck on the breakthrough mission for a while after reaching level 40, and can only continue to level up when they are strong enough. This is inevitable.
Half an hour later, after clearing out a large number of Nest Bug, I finally reached the end of the map.
"Sizzle~~"
Ahead, a lizard-like insect covered in slime rolled around, revealing a pair of pale golden eyes that stared straight at me. Sure enough, this map has a final boss!
[Scorpion - Aberrant Type], Level 40, Purple BOSS!
However, the Purple BOSS in front of us is different from the Purple BOSS in the wilderness. It only has 200,000 HP, and its armor and attack power are much weaker!
That makes more sense. If it's really like those Purple BOSS outside, most players can't defeat it solo at this stage, and even more people will be stuck on leveling up due to breakthrough quests!
Superior!
Taking advantage of the opponent's unpreparedness, Tian Gong Kai Wu started by locking onto the opponent's head with Explosive Gun, instantly reducing the opponent's health by over 80,000. He then switched to the Roarer and emptied his ammo in three seconds, reducing the opponent's health by over 90,000!
Overpowering Momentum!
Once his signature move was activated, he immediately unleashed Explosive Charge and Cold Star Piercing Bone, followed by a rapid and devastating combo that left the BOSS with no chance to retaliate. With the Scorpion Mutation granting it "0 attacks," he chopped it into a pile of shreds!
"Buzz~~~"
A Teleportation Gate appeared ahead.
[Congratulations! You have completed the quest "Mutated Bug Nest" (Tier 4 Breakthrough Quest). Please leave the map immediately!]
As soon as I stepped into the Teleportation Array, a warm breeze rushed towards me, and I found myself beside a large lake. A row of fishermen in front of me were casting their lines with great enjoyment, completely unaware of my presence.
At the same time, a series of tinkling sounds rang in my ears!
[Congratulations! You have completed the quest: [Mutated Bug Nest] (Tier 4 Breakthrough Quest). Your class has successfully advanced to Tier 4, and your level cap has been increased to 50!]
[Congratulations! You have obtained the professional title: [Starry Sky Super Weapon - Sword Specialization - Tier 4]!]
[Congratulations! You have successfully advanced to the fourth tier. Your Essence Furnace's conversion speed has been greatly increased!]
[Congratulations! You have successfully advanced to the fourth rank. Your maximum Essence Points has increased to 150 points!]
[Congratulations! You have successfully advanced to the fourth tier. Your Gene Enhancement Skill "Intestinal Fortification" (Rank D) has been upgraded to "Intestinal Fortification -I" (Rank D)!]
[Congratulations! You have successfully advanced to the fourth tier. Your Gene Enhancement Skill, Bio-Optical Invisibility (S-rank), has been upgraded to Bio-Optical Invisibility -I (S-rank)!]
[Congratulations! You have successfully advanced to the fourth tier. Your Gene Enhancement Skill, "Bio-Electromagnetic Pulse" (SS-rank), has been upgraded to "Bio-Electromagnetic Pulse -I" (SS-rank)!]
'Holy crap?'
I was dumbfounded by the series of prompts.
I never imagined that there would be so many benefits to advancing to the fourth tier. Not only did my level cap increase to 50, but my maximum Essence Points also changed, increasing from 100 points to 150 points!
To be honest, I have too many S-rank and above skills, which consume too much Essence Points instantly. This was already evident when I fought against Marco Polo and his group of foreign players. After advancing to the fourth rank, the expansion of the Essence Points limit is absolutely great news for me!
In addition, the speed at which the Essence Furnace converts Yuanli has also increased. Although I don't know by how much, the word "huge" makes me feel quite certain!
"Call..."
Finally, my gaze fell upon the three Gene Enhancement Skill I had acquired at the Dark Tide Base. After advancing to the fourth tier, each of them had actually evolved from a normal skill into a stage skill with the suffix "-Ⅰ", which was something I hadn't expected.
The changes from Intestinal Fortification are not visible; it's mostly just that the digestive system is better, which isn't exactly good news. I can drink ice-cold beer and eat watermelon in winter without getting diarrhea, so what difference would further fortification make?
However, after the Bio-Optical Invisibility was upgraded to "-Ⅰ", the duration actually increased from 12 seconds to 18 seconds. In addition, an option to "evade detection by low-light, infrared and other types of instruments" was evolved, which is excellent news. From now on, the stealth state can last longer, and naturally, more things can be done!
When attention turned to Bio-Electromagnetic Pulse, their effective radius increased from 1 kilometer to 2 kilometers, and the phrase "generating powerful Electromagnetic Pulse" was changed to "generating even more powerful Electromagnetic Pulse." Does this mean that electronic components that were previously indestructible by Electromagnetic Pulse might now be able to be destroyed?
My first thought was of the Generation 3 Armor!
If my Electromagnetic Pulse could paralyze Generation 3 Armor for a period of time, even a very short time, it would be virtually invincible!