Chapter 162: Feeling Each Other's Breath (April 2600 Monthly Ticket Bonus Chapter)

Luo, I'm ready!

Yue Li stood still in an open field, glanced at Qin Chuan beside her, and showed an expression full of expectation.

In contrast, Qin Chuan's expression was rather solemn; he constantly observed his surroundings, trying to identify all risks in advance, and only after a while did he let out a breath.

Five days had passed since their first attempt at zone settlement.

During these five days, many things happened.

On the second day after the weekly settlement, Qin Chuan used the Gnomon's third talent, whose cooldown had ended, to lock onto the rare resource Chang Jinze had been longing for.

Although without luck bonuses, it was hard for that rare resource to refresh nearby, but as their strength grew, their mobility greatly increased.

As long as the distance wasn't excessively great, they could actively pursue the resource.

The obtained rare resource sold for over ten thousand Special Event Points in the Special Event Mall, giving Qin Chuan a small fortune; besides that, he received from Chang Jinze the speculation of Second Generation Insight players regarding Soul Fusion.

Even before Ailike Te announced the effects of the Soul Fusion talent, Qin Chuan felt that this third talent was especially out of place and didn't match the first two.

Moreover, compared to the accurate description of the first two talents' effects, Ailike Te's description of the Soul Fusion third talent was vague, clearly just a guess.

In Qin Chuan's view, this so-called third talent effect resembled more the talent of the player whom Song Ban Zhi Gui had last killed before Ailike Te.

This also triggered his associations and vigilance.

The speculation of the Second Generation Insight matched his thoughts closely and was more concrete.

This also made him, who had already been devoting energy to tracking Song Ban Zhi Gui's movements, care a bit more about Song Ban Zhi Gui.

After all, the full-power burst of Soul Fusion plus Spirit Rise is indeed quite strong.

Of course, Qin Chuan didn't worry excessively about Song Ban Zhi Gui's threat; in his view, the opponent's mobility was indeed strong, but not smart.

If the Soul Fusion talent's effect really is as they guessed, then obtaining the Spirit Rise third talent is not the optimal solution.

After all, the strength of enhancement-type talents is limited.

Such strength is not sustained; it lasts only a brief moment.

Spirit Rise third talent: charge seven days, usable for five minutes.

Soul Fusion second talent: charge one day, usable for five minutes.

If one doesn't know when the opponent last used their talent, these are undoubtedly fearsome trump cards; but if known, the situation changes completely.

As for the Gnomon's third talent, after locking onto a target it allows continuous observation of that target.

If Qin Chuan wanted to act against Song Ban Zhi Gui, he only needed to lock onto them with the Gnomon, advance and retreat before they used their talent, keep a safe distance, then strike hard after they used their talent.

Of course, Song Ban Zhi Gui has not provoked him nor shown any aggressive tendency toward him, so he doesn't need to use his talent on them so early.

He told Yue Li about Song Ban Zhi Gui, but this did not affect their actions; over the past five days they sped up, and after the Great Rapid Freeze Bird they consecutively killed three Town Area Spirit Beasts, drawing attention.

Now, as time passes, after mastering the transfer pattern of rare resources, more and more rare resources are discovered; there are always enough players to meet the needs of two spirit beasts, and the number of Elite Tier players has officially broken into double digits, with an accelerating growth trend.

As more Elite Tier players advance, the Town Area Spirit Beast also receives higher discussion.

So far, besides Qin Chuan and Yue Li, other players have successfully defeated a Town Area Spirit Beast only twice.

One of those was Song Ban Zhi Gui solo-killing a Town Area Spirit Beast; the other was four newly promoted Elite Tier players joining forces to narrowly defeat a Town Area Spirit Beast.

Given how difficult Town Area Spirit Beasts are to deal with, Qin Chuan and Yue Li's record of consecutively defeating four of them stands out even more.

These two not only raise their speed so much that many wealthy, powerfully backed players can only eat their dust, but their strength is also immense.

As for the outside world's heated discussion, Qin Chuan and Yue Li themselves can now completely ignore it.

Their short-term goal now is simply to let each of their third spirit beasts break through to Elite Tier as soon as possible.

And this goal, Yue Li has already achieved.

After four days of attempts, she successfully obtained the rare resource of the Thunder Crystal Spirit; other resources were also replenished in advance after Qin Chuan used the door-to-door pickup service.

The Thunder Crystal Spirit smoothly broke through to Elite Tier, evolving into the Thunder Roar Magic Statue; its skill's 【Paralysis】 control effect and damage were greatly increased, quite impressive.

Today, Yue Li will attempt to use the Pray Life third talent, whose cooldown has ended, to transfer her maximized luck to Qin Chuan.

This unprecedented and somewhat risky move made Qin Chuan especially nervous; he repeatedly checked every possible risk like an old mother, ruling out forests, lakes, and many terrains, finally choosing an open field.

And this careful action also made Yue Li cover her mouth and chuckle, while her heart warmed.

I'm really about to start!

Yue Li glanced at the boy beside her, confirmed once more, then pressed her palms together.

A hazy light shimmered around her, casting her exquisite figure as if a goddess had descended.

Pray Life second talent activated.

Greatly increasing luck, effect tripled! After completing this, Yue Li lightly pointed at Qin Chuan.

Pray Life third talent activated.

Luck… transferred! That hazy light appeared unchanged around Qin Chuan, completely enveloping him, while Yue Li's surroundings lost their light and became somewhat dim.

Like a goddess fallen into the mortal world, she lost her lofty divine aura but became more cute and approachable.

After using the talent, Yue Li looked left and right, smiled with pursed lips, 'You see, I'm not that...'

Before she could finish speaking, she took a step and accidentally stepped on her own skirt hem, her whole body lunged forward, and her eyes widened instinctively due to the sudden change.

Fortunately, the ever-vigilant Qin Chuan immediately wrapped his arms around the girl's slender waist, pulling her up, so Yue Li avoided the embarrassment of falling face-first.

At the moment the girl steadied herself again, the two faced each other, close enough to clearly see their own reflections in each other's pupils, even the air they exhaled touched each other.

Gazing at that face so close, Qin Chuan swallowed, feeling an inexplicable dry mouth and throat; he coughed lightly and spoke with a somewhat dry voice, 'You see, I told you to be careful.'

'I know.' Yue Li whispered, turning her head slightly, her lowered eyelids trembling faintly, her pretty face already flushed red all the way to the tips of her ears.

I'm already standing steady.

'Oh oh.' Qin Chuan reacted, loosening his hand that had been holding her waist, feeling the lingering softness in his palm; for some reason, a small regret welled up in his heart.

It would be nice if it could last a little longer.

The request isn't high; just a hundred million seconds.

(End of chapter)