[Enhancement failed.]
When those words appeared in Lin Xiao's mind, he nearly fell apart.
"Failed again?"
Lin Xiao could hardly believe it.
Without a doubt, failure meant resetting to zero.
"It's fine. I still have three protection scrolls and four +11 soul rings. Surely I can claw my way to two +12 soul rings?"
Soon, Lin Xiao regained his confidence. Again!
With a thought, Lin Xiao picked up another Enhancement Protection Scroll.
The Enhancer activated moments later.
His fourth soul ring dropped into the Enhancer.
A little nervous, Lin Xiao muttered to himself, "I've got a feeling this one will definitely work."
[Enhancement failed.]
His fourth soul ring reset to zero.
"Good. Very good. I've got a feeling the next one will definitely work."
As he spoke, Lin Xiao threw his third soul ring into the Enhancer.
[Enhancement failed.]
His third soul ring reset to zero.
Lin Xiao: "..."
Was it really this hard?
Looking at his last Enhancement Protection Scroll, Lin Xiao steeled himself.
Once the arrow leaves the bow, there's no turning back. A fortune spent will come again. Just do it.
And so, Lin Xiao threw his second soul ring into the Enhancer too.
The result was delightful.
[Enhancement failed.]
"Hahaha, zero, zero, zero..."
Lin Xiao felt like he was going mad. "Who's fucking hammering a calculator next to my ear?"
Five +11 soul rings, and not a single one had reached +12?
Well...
Absurd as it was, it was normal enough.
Five straight losses going from +11 to +12. Judging by the odds in the game, Lin Xiao didn't think that was too outrageous.
It was just...
"Should I go all the way and enhance the last one, my first soul ring, too?"
"After all, with so many