Chapter 13

At the same time, he was looking forward to the next action of [Steel Shield]!

As he expected.

In his mind, the familiar notification sound rang again.

[Notification: Your skill [Steel Shield] friendly received the skill [Steadfast and Unyielding], and the two talked happily!]

[Notification: Your skill [Steadfast and Unyielding] was greatly inspired during the conversation and entered an evolutionary state!]

Luo Chenyu: "???"

[Steel Shield] changed its personality?

Seeing the new skill, it didn't teach it a lesson, but instead talked happily with [Steadfast and Unyielding]. Why was this guy's temper so strange?

And...

[Steadfast and Unyielding] could also be inspired by [Steel Shield] and enter an evolutionary state.

No way!

[Steadfast and Unyielding] wouldn't be led astray by some bad skill, would it!

Anxious waiting.

Actually, Luo Chenyu didn't know much about the initial skill effect of [Steadfast and Unyielding]; he only knew that this skill increased defense, and the lower the HP, the higher the defense.

He didn't know what it would look like after evolution.

Fortunately.

[Steadfast and Unyielding] didn't make him wait too long.

[Notification: Your skill [Steadfast and Unyielding] evolved successfully, the skill transformed, and gained additional effects!]

Luo Chenyu opened the skill panel.

On the passive skill page, there was finally one more skill.

[Steadfast and Unyielding]: Mutated passive skill, every time you are attacked, whether it causes damage or not, it increases your Constitution attribute and abnormal status resistance by 5%.

Duration: 30S!

Constitution attribute increase cap: 20 times!

Abnormal status resistance cap: 5 times!

Additional effect: After the Constitution attribute increase reaches the cap, immediately gain a shield equal to the increased portion of HP. This shield can be stacked with [Steel Shield] and can be detonated by [Steel Body]. The shield effect is triggered once every 30 seconds.

"Hahaha... awesome!"

Luo Chenyu was overjoyed and gave [Steel Shield] the highest degree of praise.

Led astray?

No, if this is called being led astray, then he hoped [Steel Shield] would do it a few more times.

The effect of [Steadfast and Unyielding] was really too cool.

As long as you get beaten, you get stronger.

At full state.

A 100% Constitution increase, which means his HP will double.

A 25% abnormal resistance increase means the probability of him being controlled is reduced by 25%.

Solid combat power, and he didn't need to actively release it; this was perfect.

Most importantly.

After being attacked 20 times, he could also get a shield with 100% HP, and this shield could also explode.

Strong!!

Luo Chenyu didn't stay on the skill panel for too long.

He opened the backpack space and equipped the [Abyss Ring].

This equipment actually had the same effect as [Steadfast and Unyielding]; both required being beaten to get stronger.

It was indeed a distinct Defense Warrior feature.

Tough!

After putting on the [Abyss Ring], Luo Chenyu couldn't wait to open the attribute panel.

[Luo Chenyu]

[Class: Defense Warrior (0-turn)]

[Level: LV.5 (0.01%)]

[HP: 350]

[Mana: 70]

[Strength: 40]

[Constitution: 35]

[Agility: 10]

[Spirit: 14]

[Skills: Steel Shield (Active), Steadfast and Unyielding (Passive)]

[Equipment: Novice Sword (None), Giant Bear Battle Shield (F-grade, evolvable), Abyss Ring (S-grade)]

[Strength: First-tier]

After equipping the [Abyss Ring], Strength +20 points, directly doubling the Strength attribute, even exceeding the Defense Warrior's main attribute, Constitution.

And the HP was as high as 350 points.

After casting [Steel Shield], the shield value would reach a terrifying 525 points!

His math wasn't good, so he couldn't accurately calculate the heavy damage coefficient of the shield explosion.

But after several transformations, it was certain that the damage would definitely explode.

"Mage?"

Luo Chenyu gazed into the distance. "I'll have a chance to show you what a real master is!"

His self-confidence was unprecedentedly inflated!

Now, there were still three hours until sunset.

Luo Chenyu didn't plan to return to Longshan City; he was prepared to farm some more monsters to improve his leveling progress.

When night fell.

He wouldn't be able to level up normally.

High-level fierce beasts would come out to hunt.

Eerie demonic filth would also appear, hunting those professionals wandering in the wild.

It could be said.

The wilderness at night was the world of fierce beasts and demonic filth.

Even some powerful professionals didn't dare to wander around in the wild easily.

"Farm it!"

Luo Chenyu strode towards the depths of the Longyuan Valley forest.

Not long after.

Two Demonicized Jungle Wolves dating entered Luo Chenyu's sight.

He smiled slightly and rushed towards the two jungle wolves who were being lovey-dovey.

Showing off affection, dying fast!

The novice sword ruthlessly interrupted a pair of loving wolves.

-67!

After more than an hour of practice, his normal attacks could finally hit jungle wolves that were several times more agile than him.

With one sword, the HP of one of the jungle wolves dropped by a chunk.

Without high-quality weapons, relying on the Strength attribute and the blessing of "Frenzied Fighting Spirit," he could also deal decent damage.

However...

But when Luo Chenyu wanted to swing the novice sword again.

The novice sword, full of notches, suddenly broke.

He only then realized that the durability of the novice sword was gone!

It was just a novice sword...

Luo Chenyu pouted, threw away the sword hilt in his hand, and gave the jungle wolf biting the shield a big slap, blowing it away!

-52!

"Awoo!!"

The Demonicized Jungle Wolf shook its head, its young heart suffering great grievance.

Spring blossoms... had passed, but the scorching summer had arrived. It and its girlfriend were in this cool dense forest, working hard for the next generation of wolf cubs.

A professional actually came, didn't distinguish between right and wrong, and came up with a sword.

Then, catching it off guard, gave it another big slap!

I might not be human, but you are really a dog!

Subconsciously, it roared and began to summon its companions not far away.

However...

This was the beginning of the nightmare.

He saw that professional show a hideous smile, and then... there was no then!

In Luo Chenyu's sight.

-1956!

-2068!

-2055!

A series of damage exceeding two thousand emerged, clearing out all the jungle wolves nearby.

Such a terrifying burst had already exceeded the vast majority of 1st-turn professionals.

"Perhaps, it's time to find monsters above level 10."

Luo Chenyu pondered for a moment and decided to let these "poor" jungle wolves go.

However...

The next moment, Luo Chenyu was lost.

The only problem was, he was lost!

"Go east, or go back the way I came to find the way home?"

Only these two paths were in front of Luo Chenyu.

After pondering for a moment.

Luo Chenyu said it didn't matter; the general direction was still correct, as long as he got home before sunset.

Continue moving forward.

The dense forest and weeds blocked his forward pace.

And at this time, he no longer had a novice sword and could only summon the [Giant Bear Battle Shield] to "clear the way."

"Strange, why can't I see a single monster?"

Just when Luo Chenyu was surprised.

"Roar!!!"

A heaven-shaking beast roar came from afar, and at the same time, a terrifying gale struck, lifting countless branches and weeds.

The sudden change.

Made Luo Chenyu almost unable to stand, so he could only insert the [Giant Bear Battle Shield] diagonally into the ground, while he himself huddled behind the shield to avoid the fishy gale.

What kind of fierce beast was it?

Even if he hadn't eaten pork, he had seen pigs run...

In an instant.

He concluded that there must be a terrifying fierce beast ahead.

And it was a crazy fierce beast!

"Take a look?"

A crazy idea emerged in his mind, and Luo Chenyu shook his head hard to extinguish this outrageous idea.

Stay low!

Can't be reckless!

It was true that he had the attribute of a brute, but he wasn't stupid. Trying it meant dying; only a ghost would choose to be reckless.

The gale continued, and the huge force made Luo Chenyu's arms start to ache.

When the [Steel Shield] on his body disappeared, he was shocked to find that his HP was slowly decreasing, with five or six points of damage every second.

He hurriedly renewed the skill.

Determined to stay low!

One second!

Two seconds!

At this moment, Luo Chenyu felt like every second was a year.

Suddenly.

A notification sound appeared in front of him.

"Ding, your equipment [Giant Bear Battle Shield] has reached the advancement condition, do you want to advance?"

— Author's Notes —

PS: Asking for data.