Chapter 25

Basically, this is the entire process of Alpha's class change in [Hero Space].

After completing all of this, the True Man of Sanfeng told him, "We will meet again in the future," and informed him that the new martial arts could only be learned after the foundation of basic martial arts was solid enough, which required upgrading through use to a certain level. Then, Alpha returned to the main material plane, the continent of Azeroth.

To be more specific, it was the Evil Cave in Elwynn Forest...

"So, how did you master the technique of pressing acupoints with your fingers? How did you know about the flow of my blood? I am a zombie with dried-up blood vessels... I mean, my projection is a zombie with dried-up blood vessels."

The Corpse with a Fiery Temper, holding his arm, asked with a curious look on his face.

This novel thing, which he had never seen in the wars of Hell, the blood battles of the Abyss, or the fights with adventurers in the main material plane, greatly piqued the interest of the Corpse with a Fiery Temper. He was so engrossed that he didn't even notice the Inferior Demon Mage stealing the Dragon Breath cigarettes from his stone throne.

As for the fact that Alpha had just knocked off over 300 HP with two hits and his left arm was still immobile like a strip of dried meat, the Corpse with a Fiery Temper didn't care at all.

"What do you think? Think about where all the knowledge about the human body that you know comes from?"

"You mean *The Hell Prince* magazine? But I don't think the exposed bodies of the succubi, who tempt desires in various ways, can help much with this amazing technique."

The Corpse with a Fiery Temper immediately thought of the popular magazine in the sixth layer of Baator, the domain of the Succubus Queen Geryon.

"Please, I'm talking about the physiological structure of the human body, not the allure of the flesh..."

Alpha was speechless at the thoroughly corrupted and degenerate Corpse with a Fiery Temper, or rather, the Duke of Cold Death, Constantin. The latter gave a sheepish grin and suddenly widened his eyes.

"You mean..."

[Anatomy Proficiency: Level 10, Understanding of the human body structure.]

Alpha had already opened his proficiency panel, and a new proficiency appeared in front of the Corpse with a Fiery Temper through a virtual image.

"[Anatomy Proficiency]... Hmm, that still doesn't explain everything you did. Being able to disable an arm with a simple touch? Even the Grand Duke Leonardo of the Malthusian Necromantic Academy hasn't discussed this topic, and as far as I know, no other school of anatomy has studied it, including in the main material plane."

The Corpse with a Fiery Temper pointed to the human anatomy diagram that Alpha had sketched with [Magic Trick] and shook his head.

"But anatomy clearly explains the flow of blood and the movement of muscles and bones. I just need to combine this with another knowledge of human structure to know when and where to apply the technique to achieve the desired effect."

As he spoke, Alpha threw another skill, one from the [Hero Skills].

[Qihuang Acupuncture: A medical text by the Eastern mystic physician Huangfu Mi, detailing the acupuncture points of the human body and humanoid creatures.]

At the time, Alpha had thought of [Qihuang Acupuncture] based on the True Man of Sanfeng's hint, "Strong control over the human body comes from a thorough understanding of it." Clearly, this skill, which shares the name with the earliest acupuncture text in China, is about acupuncture points.

Combined with the more intuitive analysis of human structure provided by [Anatomy Proficiency], Alpha had determined that these two were the necessary auxiliary skills for [Pointing Hand].

Sure enough, when Alpha learned [Anatomy Proficiency] and [Qihuang Acupuncture] in [Hero Space], a message appeared in his head: "[Anatomy Proficiency] fused with [Qihuang Acupuncture]. Player can observe the acupuncture points of humanoid creatures. The effect is related to the level of [Anatomy Proficiency]."

Looking down at his arm, the mark of the Quchi acupoint immediately appeared. By touching it with his mind, he could see the effect of being pointed:

[Quchi Acupoint: After being pointed, it causes a maximum of 10 seconds of acupoint blockage. The affected arm cannot attack or cast spells, and the duration depends on the amount of internal energy used.]

However, because Alpha's [Anatomy Proficiency] was still at a low level, he could only see the effects of three acupoints: Quchi, Yameng, and Zhongshu.

[Zhongshu Acupoint] is located on the chest, and blocking it prevents movement but allows the arms to attack and cast spells. [Yameng Acupoint] is below the ear, and blocking it prevents spellcasting.

The longest duration for blocking these three acupoints is 10 seconds, which is not too extreme.

After fusing [Anatomy Proficiency] (Level 10) with [Qihuang Acupuncture], Alpha could only see these three acupoints. He had pointed the Quchi acupoint on the Corpse with a Fiery Temper.

Zombies are humanoid creatures and were affected by the point, though there was also an element of luck. After all, the success rate of a Level 1 Pointing Hand is only 5%, so it was either Alpha's good luck or the Corpse with a Fiery Temper's bad luck... or rather, bad ghost luck.

"By the way, Old Cain hasn't been rescued yet? Why hasn't the quest been announced?"

While studying the point technique with the Corpse with a Fiery Temper, Alpha suddenly remembered that a month ago, the Corpse with a Fiery Temper had mentioned that the prophet Deckard Cain had been captured by the fallen knight Griswold in the dead city of Tristram. At the time, he had mocked the Corpse with a Fiery Temper for his lack of self-discipline.

"The Just Gods and Asmodeus had already agreed to use this quest to slow down the advancement of hero adventurers, but you adventurers broke through the hero realm too quickly, so the quest was no longer necessary. Griswold has been ordered to release Deckard Cain, and if everything goes as planned, your great prophet has already returned to the cathedral in Silvermoon City."

"Your style is becoming more colloquial—does the behavior of adventurers really influence the decisions of the gods and the Lord of Baator?"

This was almost equivalent to preventing the release of a system quest, which was indeed quite unbelievable.

"In fact, as long as it doesn't affect the Supreme Law, everything is allowed. We live in a shared multiverse, and except for the Supreme Law, the gods, devils, or those despicable demons are no different from adventurers... Damn, stealing my cigarettes!!!"

The Corpse with a Fiery Temper roared and grabbed a stone to throw at the Inferior Demon Mage who was secretly enjoying a smoke in the shadows, but the bright firelight betrayed him.

"You've even learned to swear. Alright, I'll go meet the Bloodbird and Andariel. If you have any good equipment, lend me some—cloth armor, preferably with bonuses to Constitution and Will."

[Consolidation Technique] provides additional internal energy values based on Constitution and Will, which are crucial for Alpha. Internal energy is the foundation of his survival, so Constitution and Will are of utmost importance.

Of course, Alpha didn't know that only epic-level equipment would have main attribute bonuses, and finding epic equipment from a Level 10 boss was a pipe dream.

"Constitution and Will... You mean you want an epic piece of equipment from me? Don't you ever read the equipment attribute descriptions set by the Supreme Law?"

The Corpse with a Fiery Temper shook his head and then extended his hand.

"But I must say your luck is really good. My projection, which has just leveled up, is now qualified to carry epic equipment, and I brought it this time...

—But two packs of 'Dragon Breath' cigarettes are not enough to exchange for an epic piece of equipment from me."

"Epic?!"

Without a word, Alpha shouted, "Not enough, I'll go buy more," and pulled out ten more packs of red 'Dragon Breath' cigarettes from his phase backpack and threw them at the Corpse with a Fiery Temper.

The player's initial backpack is connected to the Astral Plane, making it convenient, efficient, and able to preserve freshness.

"Stand still, we're done here."

The Corpse with a Fiery Temper hurriedly picked up the cigarettes, ordered the Inferior Demon Mages to stand in a row, and waited for Alpha to act. He then magically produced a pair of gloves and threw them to Alpha, lit a cigarette, and closed his eyes to enjoy the smoke.

Alpha eagerly took the gloves.

[Glory Touch (Epic Set Gloves):

Durability: 440/440;

Level Requirement: 40;

Class Requirement: Priest;

Alignment Requirement: None;

Defense: 23-28

Constitution +1;

Will +2;

[Deadly Wound] Level +1;

Charged Spell: [Holy Spray] 3/3 (times);

Holy Purification, Instant, summons holy power to purify evil targets, dealing 122-181 holy damage to all evil targets in a 15-meter cone behind the target, recharge time 10 minutes.

Charged Spell: [Glory Touch] 1/1 (time);

Glory Touch, Instant, instantly restores 80% of the [Glory Touch] wearer's HP, recharge time 24 hours.

PS: Glory can soothe pain.

(1/4 Glory Set)]

Except for the [Deadly Wound] level +1, which is a priest-specific enhancement, the rest of the attributes are all top-notch for Alpha: [Holy Purification] can damage multiple evil targets—most enemies on Azeroth are evil—and [Despair Prayer] is essentially a rebirth skill, almost like a full HP recovery.

However, a frustrating restriction made everything pointless: "Class Requirement: Priest"...

At this moment, even 10,000 divine beasts galloping through his chest couldn't describe Alpha's mood. He had finally seen an epic piece of equipment, but it turned out to be for priests, and this pair of gloves perfectly met his requirements: "cloth armor, preferably with bonuses to Constitution and Will."

A perfect epic piece of equipment for himself, but he couldn't use it. It was like being cheated into bed and then told that... well, you know. In short, anyone would be shouting curses now.

"You, you, you... This is fraud..."

Alpha, who couldn't curse, turned red with anger and gave the Corpse with a Fiery Temper the middle finger.