Small Town
2024-07-23
Chapter 382 The Town
Three times the Root Bone and fifty points of spirituality would be a significant boost for others, but for Luo Jun, it would be a major weakening.
Luo Jun's Innate Potential are now nearly sixty times that of an ordinary person. Although his spirituality is only a normal ten points, the total amount of energy projected will shrink to one-quarter of his original body.
The reduction in his magnanimity is secondary; after all, even a quarter of Luo Jun's magnanimity is far beyond what others can match.
The key is Root Bone!
Luo Jun was still only at the Foundation Establishment Realm and didn't have any special abilities. He relied on his own strength and internal energy in battle. The boost from internal energy was directly linked to his Innate Potential. Three times the Innate Potential meant that his projected power was also weakened by twenty times compared to his original body.
Unlike typical Peak who gain power through perfecting their cultivation realm, Luo Jun's power was purely the accumulation of numerical values—a qualitative leap resulting from quantitative change. In this case, his power was significantly weakened, making it difficult to say whether his combat ability could still rival that of a typical Peak...
Of course, even so, Luo Jun's projection should also be a formidable assassin, but the question is, what about the strength of the opponent?
Although this is the first time participating in a confrontation mission, logically speaking, the two sides should be roughly equal in strength... Even if the Chaos Mission judges strength based on performance in the previous mission, Luo Jun is close to his Peak level, so it's reasonable for the opposing side to have a Peak Polluter...
Polluter are already among the best of the explorers, and their strength often increases after being polluted. As for Peak Level Polluter... the first person Luo Jun thought of was Long Hui!
In such a short time, Long Hui should not have recovered yet, but if the other side also has a Peak... then it is very likely that they are also an Apostle!
If I were to become the Attacker, it's hard to say whether I could wipe out the enemy. If the enemy's Peak players, or even apostles, came and killed all my people, that would be a real problem.
Moreover, as the Attacker, one is almost completely unable to participate in the offensive and defensive battles, and cannot obtain any useful information about the opponent.
Therefore, Luo Jun decided to play it safe in the first round and test the opponent's strengths and weaknesses first.
He waved his hand in refusal, intending to play it safe, but to others, it took on a different meaning.
"Weaken?" Zhang Lao San looked incredulous. "Are you sure you didn't miscalculate?"
Luo Jun nodded, and the expressions on everyone else's faces became quite interesting...
Needless to say, just look at the talent test of the Explorer Academy. If your Root Bone is twice as strong and your spiritual ability is over thirty, you can be considered a first-class genius. Those who have both physical Root Bone and spiritual ability are the key talents cultivated by major universities. In the Great Family, they would definitely be the most powerful candidates to succeed the family head!
As for someone with three times the Root Bone and fifty spiritual points, possessing both of these talents, that's an understatement. Looking at the entire history of cultivation in the Main World over the past hundred years, such individuals are extremely rare, truly deserving of the title "genius born of heaven"!
But judging from Night's nonchalant tone, it was as if this talent was nothing to brag about.
"Well..." Wang Yifan pushed up his glasses, "Actually, even if it's slightly weakened, it's not a big problem... After all, the projection has an extra thousand Breath Vital Energy, plus assassination and positioning skills, which are enough to make up for the impact of the talent weakening..."
Luo Jun shook his head decisively. "It's far too lacking; we need to make up for the deficiencies..."
"Uh..." Everyone's eyes widened even more.
His meteoric rise to fame this night must be due to his extraordinary talent, as analyzed on this forum long ago... but no one expected that his talent would be far greater than anyone imagined!
Since Luo Jun was unwilling to be the Attacker, Zheng Yunshan's suggestion was followed, and Yu Shan was ultimately chosen as the Attacker, remaining inside the station. Yu Shan appeared to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with a somewhat timid demeanor. He smiled and nodded at everyone he met, speaking haltingly and hesitantly. Judging from his appearance, regardless of his actual strength, his fighting spirit was already at a disadvantage. If he were to be transformed into a fearless projection, his Combat Power would likely increase.
Furthermore, this kid is Illusion Faction, skilled in deception and concealment. Combined with his assassination skills, he might have surprising effects.
After making the decision, the others left the station and began exploring Stone Bridge Town as the Countdown began.
A round of attack and defense is said to last an hour, but in practice, the first five minutes are used to select the Attacker. Everyone else must leave the station within five minutes. If more than four people are still in the station by the time limit, they are automatically declared the losers and everyone is subject to Annihilation Program.
As for the Attacker's projection, it will appear at the end of the tenth minute. This means that from the time the defender enters the town until the Attacker appears, the defender has at least five minutes to explore and hide. The actual attack and defense time is only fifty minutes.
Of course, everyone knows that hiding is pointless, since the Attacker have the ability to locate. As the first round of attack and defense, it is best to use these five minutes to familiarize yourself with the town's terrain and choose a place that is easy to defend.
The town is not big; it is square in shape, only two or three kilometers wide, with a small river running through the center.
Most of the houses in the town are three stories or less. The two tallest buildings are a shopping mall in the south of the town. Although it is only three stories high, it looks much bigger than ordinary houses because of its height and large area. The other is an Ancient Temple in the north of the town. The temple has an Ancient Pagoda that is seven stories high, which stands out from the surrounding low buildings.
Two enormous buildings stand facing each other across the river, with the stone bridge spanning the stream between them, the very bridge that gave the town its name. If it weren't for its role as a battlefield, this would be a scenic and tranquil resort.
With their expertise in the Heart Refining Realm, the group quickly assessed the terrain of such a small area and, after a brief analysis, decided to settle on the ancient Ancient Pagoda within the temple.
After all, it was narrow and high, and the ground beneath it was the courtyard of a small temple, so it would be relatively easy to spot any Attacker who approached.
The group quickly arrived at the gate of the Ancient Temple, only to find it tightly shut, seemingly bolted from the inside. However, this did not pose a problem for them; one by one, they easily scaled the wall and entered the courtyard.
The spacious courtyard is surrounded by several simple brick and tile houses. Directly in front is the main hall, and behind the hall is a towering seven-story ancient Ancient Pagoda.
The group entered the main hall, where a solemn statue of a deity was enshrined. The statue was burly, with Bearded Man, and wide-open, angry eyes. It sat in the center, holding a large knife in its hand.
The statue's design didn't seem to correspond to the Deity in reality, so the group glanced at it briefly but didn't pay much attention. They walked around the statue and headed towards the tower in the backyard.
No one noticed that after they passed by, the knife in the statue's hand twitched slightly.
(End of this chapter)