Chapter 82

"By so-called hidden development level, it means that you have actually reached a certain level of strength, but your apparent abilities have not yet manifested. It's like the hidden score in a game..."

"What is that game?"

"You... It's like a virgin's panties; everyone knows there's something inside, but no one knows if it's a lacy edge or a little bear!"

"..."

"Your approach to developing your bloodline from the beginning was wrong, especially with your terrifying willpower, which has led you further down the wrong path. However, the principle of 'all roads lead to Rome' still applies. No matter how you develop, your bloodline remains unchanged. Moreover, by actively researching skills, once you successfully apply them, your understanding and proficiency will far surpass those who passively learn skills."

"I think your rambling is pointless. Just tell me how to use it quickly." Ye Yun looked at Zhang Yusheng being repeatedly hit and spitting blood, and said helplessly.

"How do you feel when you use your moves now?"

"Feel? I feel a fire burning under my skin, but I can't seem to ignite it."

"Then..."

Vanessa pondered for a moment and finally sighed, "Forget it, with death at the door, there's no time for niceties. You, though a bandit who ruined our plans, are still better than that Unlucky Wolf..."

She took a golden pill from her pocket and handed it over, "This is the [Trace Pill]. Its function is to help players who have bought skills from the store increase their skill proficiency. Think about it, you've used the Fangyao technique many times, and for you, it's like a system-issued skill. Take it, and whether you can really use this move is up to you."

Ye Yun took the pill, "Is this thing very precious?"

"50,000 game points. It's valuable, but also a bit of a chicken rib. It's usually used by those who have bought skills but can't use them well. Now, we can only treat a dead horse as if it were alive."

Vanessa, speaking, stomped her injured foot on the ground. With a crisp sound, the broken bone seemed to mend, but the tough woman's face turned pale, "Now it's up to you."

With that, she limped toward the battle.

"This thing..."

At least for now, they were comrades. If Vanessa and the others died, Ye Yun wouldn't survive either, so he didn't have much doubt.

He threw the pill into his mouth, and immediately his body trembled. His eyes suddenly burst into a deep red, like flames!

It was at this moment that Ye Yun understood why it was called the [Trace Pill]...

The tens of thousands of times he had used Fangyao flashed through his mind, each scene passing by both quickly and slowly. The contradictions were like a river of time flowing before him, past, present, and future, all blending together in an instant, yet deeply etched in his bones. The images of each move passed by rapidly, but each scene was vividly imprinted in his heart.

Tens of thousands of times, each step, each punch, repeated over and over, becoming more and more proficient.

In the process of tracing his past moves, Ye Yun suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment, as if a lid that had been blocking the flow of power and blood in his body was slowly opening. Slowly, he felt a sudden clarity!

Then, his tens of thousands of punches began to merge with a familiar figure in his memory...

On the other side, Vanessa's battle became increasingly painful.

Zhang Yusheng's frenzied attack style, which Vanessa had already understood, was due to his inability to sustain the second 'Ten End Bindings.' Regardless of whether his bloodline development was at 16% or 21%, the effect would be much greater than it was now, but he was stuck at 20%, making the battle unpredictable.

She had to protect Zhang Yusheng while fighting the Unlucky Wolf with an injury, a feeling that was utterly frustrating. Seeing herself increasingly unable to withstand the Unlucky Wolf's attacks and Zhang Yusheng becoming more and more battered, she finally decided to play her trump card.

It wasn't that she was foolish for not using it earlier, but this trump card was truly terrifying.

But now it didn't matter. She had been so focused on the small-scale battle that she hadn't noticed the overall situation. Now, it seemed the major battles were mostly over.

The civilians and ordinary players had fought to the death, leaving about forty to fifty people scattered throughout the venue, with no fighting power left.

On the other side, the battle between the Kowloon Military and the Ghost Squad was nearing its end. Zhang Yueshan, after being modified by the Third Research Institute, was indeed powerful compared to low-rank players, but in a battle with the same-rank Roger, he was clearly at a disadvantage. The Kowloon Military members had also been almost wiped out by the Ghost Squad, leaving only a few still making futile resistance.

"Crescent..."

Vanessa kicked Zhang Yusheng, who had been pushed back by the Unlucky Wolf, and a jade talisman appeared in her hand.

"That's... a one-time skill card!" The Unlucky Wolf's eyes flashed red, exclaiming, "You actually have this thing!"

"Shut up! Crescent Sky Charge!"

Vanessa smirked and crushed the jade talisman. Instantly, the wind and clouds gathered around her, and a sky-blue energy ball formed in her hand. As she threw it toward the Unlucky Wolf, it transformed into a sky-blue crescent moon several meters long, sweeping across the area and continuously absorbing the faint, speckled light particles that appeared around it. After flying over ten meters, it had grown to over forty meters long, sharp and fierce.

Even from a distance, one could feel the overwhelming power and the intense energy of the crescent moon, which seemed to carry the force of a collapsing sky and a crumbling earth, rushing toward the Unlucky Wolf!

"Damn it!"

The Unlucky Wolf roared, summoning a walnut-sized golden sphere in his palm, which he then forcefully slammed into the ground.

"Spiral Chaos Shield!"

As he shouted, an explosion erupted, and the golden sphere instantly transformed into a rotating golden spherical shield that enveloped the Unlucky Wolf. The shield glowed with a brilliant golden light, with black and white yin-yang fish patterns rotating clearly. At first glance, the visual effect was intense, but upon closer inspection, it revealed a profound and mysterious rule, akin to the t-rule mentioned by the game system from the beginning.

The Crescent Sky Charge and the Spiral Chaos Shield met, and a large amount of golden light and sparks erupted, covering the area. The intense rotation of the Spiral Chaos Shield continuously rubbed against the wind blades of the Crescent Sky Charge, and the shattered sky-blue light and golden fragments scattered everywhere!

After a mere few seconds of stalemate, the Spiral Chaos Shield, with its continuous rotation, finally gained the upper hand. The sharp edge of the Crescent Sky Charge was forced upward, narrowly missing the top of the shield, and flew off, drawing a parabolic arc with the force of wind and thunder, cutting through a large section of the stadium's sunshade before disappearing into the sky.

Rumble...

As the golden shield in front of the Unlucky Wolf disappeared, the massive metal composite sunshade, spanning hundreds of square meters, with its internal steel frame and external large LED screen, split along the neat cut left by the Crescent Sky Charge. It fell from the air with a loud rumble, landing on the stands and sending a wave of dust rolling out.

Crack...

The clear sound of breaking echoed through the dust that covered the Unlucky Wolf. Despite being shrouded in gray smoke, the breaking of the golden shield was still barely visible.

Inside, the Unlucky Wolf's roar echoed, "Vanessa!!! I will kill you!"