Chapter 80

### Skill Hall

When Zhao Futu upgraded his Basic Melee to level 10, the Nightmare Space indeed sounded the notification as he had anticipated: "Contractor No. 1013, one of your basic skills, Basic Melee, has been upgraded to level 10."

"Basic Melee Level 10: Passively increases melee damage by 50%, and enhances the mastery of any melee attack techniques!"

"Please choose 2 additional abilities from the following 5 options."

"Option 1: Permanently increase melee damage by 10%, which can be stacked with any melee attack!"

"Option 2: Permanently increase critical hit chance by 1%, and any of your grappling and combat techniques may trigger a hidden force effect."

"Option 3: Permanently increase critical hit chance by 3%, which can be stacked with any melee attack."

"Option 4: Permanently increase strength by 5 points."

"Option 5: Automatically learn the 'Slaughter Skill Level 1'." [The effect displayed at the back of the space is: When activated, increases melee damage by 10%, increases willpower by 10 points, lasts for 5 minutes. Has side effects!]

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[Note: The selection of additional abilities is random.]

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At this point, Zhao Futu could already view the conditions for upgrading Basic Melee to level 11, which required 5000 survival points and one E-grade soul crystal, an astronomical and unattainable number!

At the same time, his permission level was further upgraded, allowing him to see the maximum level of Basic Melee, which was level 20. This meant that once a skill reached this level, it could no longer be enhanced. Instead, the focus would shift to the branch skills derived from the basic skills, such as Basic Swordsmanship, Basic Knifework, and Grappling and Combat. Additionally, branch skills could not exceed the level of the corresponding basic skill.

In other words, only after his Basic Melee was upgraded to level 10 could his branch skills, Basic Swordsmanship and Grappling and Combat, be upgraded to level 10.

For the choices after reaching level 10, Zhao Futu selected the second and fourth options, increasing his strength by 5 points and further enhancing his grappling and combat abilities. He had already decided to specialize in grappling and combat, and this time, he was lucky enough to get an option to enhance his grappling and combat skills, so he wouldn't easily give it up. As for the fifth skill, although it seemed good, he immediately abandoned it upon seeing the side effects.

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The price of military supplies based on rank was very high. Zhao Futu still couldn't afford the high-protein injection, which cost 5000 survival points and one E-grade soul crystal, so he could only prepare more military medical kits for himself. Each medical kit cost 1000 survival points and contained military bandages, hemostatic agents, vitamins, and anti-inflammatory drugs.

There were also contractors selling them externally, but the price was doubled to 2000 survival points.

Zhao Futu bought two military medical kits and used the remaining 1000 survival points to purchase the 'Stimulant Type I' available after his rank was upgraded.

The attributes of the stimulant were as follows:

"Stimulant Type I." (Status: Successfully formulated.)

"Origin: Nightmare Space."

"Rarity: Light blue."

"Material: Cannot be viewed."

"Weight: 30 grams."

"Effect: After injection, increases the contractor's strength by 5 points, agility by 5 points, and movement speed by 10%, while reducing reflexes by 5% and resistance to abnormal states by 5 points. There is a 0.1% chance of entering a berserk state. The effect lasts for 15 minutes, followed by a 2-hour weakened state during which all attributes are reduced by 5 points."

"Evaluation: This is an early stimulant, and its formulation has some noticeable side effects."

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The cooldown period for Stimulant Type I was one month, meaning only one could be purchased per main storyline mission. This stimulant was not available on the market, as contractors with the necessary permissions did not intend to sell it. There was also the Muscle Enhancer Type I, which was slightly less effective, increasing strength by only 3 points with fewer side effects, but it was not suitable for Zhao Futu's explosive combat style.

Thirty minutes quickly passed.

Contractors were already beginning to enter the massive blood-red portal in the center of the square, and Zhao Futu followed the crowd inside.

Before entering, he checked his attributes again. With his full set of equipment, his base attributes were: Strength 29 points (17 + 12), Agility 20 points (8 + 12), Endurance 27 points (12 + 15), Intelligence 18 points (11 + 7), Spirit 15, Perception 30, Willpower 13, Charisma 8...

[Note: The numbers in parentheses are base attributes + equipment attributes.]

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As Zhao Futu stepped through the blood-red portal, rows of dark red text appeared before his eyes, followed by the notification from the Nightmare Space:

"Target selected! Gold-level main storyline mission space transfer!..."

"Time: December 21, 2012."

"Location: Earth."

"Scene: Biohazard!"

"Difficulty: Gold-level main storyline mission!"

"Pain reduction: 50%"

"Additional personal ability enhancement: 0%."

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"Main storyline completion: 95%."

"Hidden storyline exploration: 85%."

"Dimensional space exploration: 78%."

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"Mission target: All contractors [Mandatory]!"

"Main mission: Dimensional conquest [Devouring mode]!"

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"Additional note: This scene is a spatial battlefield. Contractors of the same faction cannot attack each other, or they will be punished by the Nightmare Space, with severe cases resulting in elimination! The digital character information module is also activated. Contractors can check their personal attributes at any time through the Nightmare Mark."

"You will automatically understand the relevant language and can interact fluently with characters in this world. You will forget the language upon leaving this world."

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Against a backdrop of endless starry sky, over 5000 contractors appeared outside the Earth's ozone layer, each surrounded by a blood-red light. Amidst the exclamations of many, batch after batch of people transformed into streaks of light and were sent to various regions such as Asia, Europe, Africa, North America, and South America.

At the same time!

A row of blood-red text appeared in the deep, endless void of the universe, displaying:

"Gold-level main storyline mission, first stage—Dimensional connection!"

"Mission target: Establish 3600 teleportation connection points on the continental shelf of Earth!"

"Mission failure: All members eliminated!!!"

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—Shocking!!!

In Zhao Futu's disbelieving gaze, he also transformed into a streak of light and was sent to the coastal area of the Asian continental shelf. At the same time, a series of spatial notifications sounded in his ears:

"Contractor No. 1013 is empowered by the spatial laws!"

"Contractor's resistance to any virus is enhanced for 24 hours. Regardless of the type of virus the contractor is infected with, the onset will be delayed by 48 hours. After completing the first stage of the gold-level main storyline mission, any infection will be cleared by the power of the laws!"

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"Number of accepted side missions: 1"

"Your appearance has been specially treated and will automatically revert to its original state when you return to the real world. You can also adjust your appearance in the Nightmare Space. If you have any questions, you can silently think about them and query through the Nightmare Mark, and you will receive an answer if your permission level is sufficient."

"Side mission prompt: Hunt zombies, collect soul crystals, and provide energy for the teleportation connection points."

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[Note: The rewards for the gold-level main storyline mission will be determined by the contribution of each contractor in each stage!]

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