nyslfriends Chapter 16 Upgrade
Chapter 16 Upgrade
Repairs complete.
"Melina, can you help me teleport?"
"You mean, you want to go back to those blessings you've received before? I can do that."
Melina materialized and stretched out her hand.
Xia Tong stretched out her hands and clasped them.
Warm and comfortable.
Although she was only a witch in name only, a faint blush still appeared on Melina's pale face when a man held her hand like that.
"Did you feel it? Every time you reach a new blessing point, you leave your own mark at that point. Teleportation is anchored through this mark."
With her eyes closed, Xia Tong was guided by Melina, as if she had entered a dark starry sky.
Among these dark stars are several golden points of light, connected by golden threads.
She then asked, "Which blessing point are we going to?"
"South of Lake Yakil"
Xia Tong told him the location of the blessing point without hesitation.
This is the closest he has ever been to the Sacrifice Bridge.
"Try to control your conscious entity to touch that point of light, and it will generate a force that wants to pull you in. Don't resist it."
Xia Tong tried touching it and found that there was indeed a faint suction force. The closer he got, the stronger the suction force became.
However, Xia Tong then opened her eyes again.
"But before that, let's upgrade first."
"In which aspects should it be upgraded?"
"dexterity!"
Xia Tong's gaze was resolute.
He's not qualified to sit back and relax yet. Summoning ashes is more of a support role; the real battle is up to him.
If he is agile enough, he can avoid more damage in the process of fighting, instead of taking it head-on!
Holding hands with Melina, Xia Tong felt her body enter a steaming state again as the runes melted, lasting for several minutes before slowly calming down.
Bring up your data panel again:
[Character Data]
Rating: 19
Holds 2026 Runes
Vitality: 16
Concentration: 23
Stamina: 10
Strength: 17
Dexterity: 12
Intelligence: 18
Faith: 2
Sensing: 10
Xia Tong then completed the upgrade.
Melina opened her eyes and said with a hint of apology:
"You can only level up once. You don't have enough runes left."
"We're still short by 300 runes."
Xia Tong was somewhat stunned.
At that time, they killed that Grek Knight, seven or eight Grek soldiers, three Kadan mercenaries, and a dozen or so wild wolves.
Their equipment and weapons were all stripped off and sold.
Adding in the runes given by the wolves, the total is probably over 4000 runes.
Unexpectedly, it was still more than 300 short.
Xia Tong rummaged through her backpack and found a [Golden Rune[1]].
He squeezed hard, and the golden light entered his body.
200 Runes.
It's still not enough.
Xia Tong's damn obsessive-compulsive disorder has flared up.
Finally, he had Melina teleport him to the Church of Elektra, and reluctantly sold the [King's Flail] from his backpack, which he hadn't originally intended to sell, to raise the remaining 300+ runes.
[Character Data]
Rating: 20
Holds 7 Runes
.......
Dexterity: 13
......
Xia Tong's dexterity level increased again, reaching 13 points.
He stretched his body, tiptoed, and lightly jumped onto the broken wall inside the church of Arey.
"call!"
Xia Tong landed gently on the bricks and stones, then hopped a few steps on one foot and stood steadily on the broken wall.
Da da da!
He was like a light little bird, moving from top to bottom and from bottom to top, as light as a swallow.
"Like a nimble dancer."
In the distance, the wandering merchant, Kale, who was packing up his goods, also walked over.
He was very pleased with Xia Tong's progress.
The stronger Xia Tong is, the greater his chances of completing his mission.
Perhaps one day, I will be able to visit the royal city with Xia Tong.
He had a strange premonition that perhaps the truth about the mad fire and the nomadic people was hidden there.
........
I'm not going anywhere tonight; I'll just rest here.
The warm fire was lit again in the church of Islay.
Xia Tong and the wandering merchant Ka Lie resumed their old-friends-like conversation.
"...Even for the Faded Ones, the ruthlessness you displayed left a deep impression on me. These Kadan people are mercenaries from the North, known for their volatile tempers and difficulty in dealing with them. You actually stripped them naked."
"To survive, or rather... to scrape together some travel expenses."
"A very good reason. In this damn world, runes are the only thing that doesn't lie. I'm giving you a fair price, after all... you're a big customer."
Kale paused, his tone becoming serious.
"By the way, since you're going on a long journey, let me give you some advice. If you encounter people like me on your travels... don't hurt them."
"A wandering merchant?"
"Though we, a nomadic people, are despised by the world, we are united. If you harm any one of us... we will never forgive you, and a curse will follow you until death."
And so they chatted on and on, saying one thing here and there.
Suddenly, Xia Tong thought of something.
"By the way, I heard wolf howls near the Misty Forest ruins east of Nymgford? Kare, do you know what that means?"
"You mean that voice? That's Blaze the Half-Wolf. I'll teach you a trick."
As he spoke, Kale snapped his fingers.
"Snapped!"
The crisp sound was especially loud in the night.
Xia Tong tried to hit it a few times, but it wasn't crisp; the sound was muffled.
After being guided by Kalie several times, my voice finally became standard.
"Snapped!"
"Snapped!"
The crisp snap of fingers echoed through the church on Islay, again and again.
"Very good, very good!"
Kalie beamed with a smile.
.....
The next day, at daybreak.
Xia Tong rode the Torret to the south of Lake Yaquil.
Here, new patrols of Kadan mercenaries have appeared.
However, there were only four or five people left in the camp instead of the original seven or eight.
"It seems they might be resurrected at some point in the future, but certainly not now."
Xia Tong thought to herself.
Reality is not a game.
In the game, these monsters will immediately respawn as soon as you sit down to receive a blessing.
In reality, although they might be resurrected, it could take days or months, but certainly not immediately.
In the camp ahead of the distant checkpoint, only three or five people had been resurrected, and none of them had any clothes; they were wandering around naked.
They pose almost no threat to Xia Tong now.
Continue south.
Soon, Xia Tong saw the huge convoy on the road ahead.
Two enormous mountain demons pulled the black coffin, moving slowly forward.
He was surrounded by many wandering nobles.
Among them were noble magicians who carried staffs and could unleash blue magical light projectiles.
Their clothes were made of luxurious fabric, but their silk robes were rotten and blackened, their hats were filthy, and their skin was grayish-white and dry, like walking corpses.
After the Broken Wars caused the Golden Law to fail, the Predestined Death was sealed, and these nobles could not die even if they wanted to, and could only wander eternally in the borderlands.
Xia Tong shifted her gaze to the other side.
There were two or three Kaidan mercenaries patrolling on horseback.
Xia Tong had already killed three of these Kaidan mercenaries, so she had some understanding of their tactics.
Moreover, Xia Tong's agility has now increased to 13 points, giving him a greater confidence in how to dodge the attacks of these Kaidan mercenaries.
"These giants were really tall... It's a pity that they've been reduced to mere livestock and cattle. Although they've retained some of their senses, they're mostly numb."
Xia Tong hid on a high slope near the road, looking down at the horde of monsters, and couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.
Even though I've been in this world for more than ten days, seeing this giant mountain demon that's nearly ten meters tall still makes my heart skip a beat.
With each step these enormous mountain demons, pulling coffins, took, the ground would tremble slightly from their weight of several tons.
Boom!Boom!
"Riding a horse is no longer an option; we can only crouch on the high slope beside the road and sneak past to barely get through."