NOVEL NEXT Chapter 603 - 252 Method of Ascension_1
The next day.
Wang Tao led the team to continue clearing zombies, this time with the addition of He Jijun.
After ascending to Level Two, He Jijun’s strength had naturally increased significantly.
But to Wang Tao’s surprise, He Jijun really took his shooting skills to a whole new level; he could even make bullets slightly turn through precise calculations!
This reminded Wang Tao of a joke he had seen on the internet before—Gunfighting!
He Jijun indeed had that ability!
Wang Tao had to admit, even though they both had the precision shooting ability, the gap between him and He Jijun was significant. The Soldier King deserved his reputation!
He Jijun even tried to make arrows curve, but that was much more difficult than with bullets, and he had not succeeded yet. However, it wasn’t without merit, as he could shoot into the air, hitting zombies with a parabolic shot.
While that seemed somewhat ostentatious, it was actually very useful—for instance, in executing a decapitation strategy or attacking over obstacles...
Wang Tao was really looking forward to seeing to what extent He Jijun’s abilities would develop as he became more familiar with them.
There was a considerable number of zombies outside the base, and it took Wang Tao and his companions the whole day to clear the vicinity and blockade the gate, including bringing in the two vehicles from before.
More zombies might come in the future, but for now, the absence of zombies made for a much more comfortable view.
Wang Tao deliberately let He Jijun take out some Level 3 zombies, boosting He Jijun’s HP to 29999!
"Can I ascend to Level 3 now?"
He Jijun was somewhat dazed.
Although he did feel his strength improving while killing zombies that day, he had just ascended to Level 2!
It had only taken him two days to ascend from Level 1 to Level Two, with one of those days spent sleeping. Now, only a day had passed, and he could ascend to Level 3?
"To be precise, you’re a bit short because your special ability level is not high enough. You need to enhance your special ability level, and strip away the ’Running’ ability you merged with before..."
He Jijun possessed strong spiritual power, and Wang Tao thought it would be good to integrate a spiritual-focused ability for him to leverage his strengths. However, the crystal cores related to spiritual power Wang Tao possessed all started at Level Two. So, Wang Tao discussed with He Jijun and let him merge with a "Running" first.
Now that he was Level Two, He Jijun could extract it.
Wang Tao presented some crystal cores for He Jijun to choose from. To Wang Tao’s surprise, He Jijun chose a "Mental Enhancement."
[Mental Enhancement: For the duration, it increases spiritual power, making the user more focused and less likely to be disturbed by the outside world]
To many, this ability seemed somewhat lackluster, but Wang Tao had merged with it himself because it was useful for resisting illusions.
He Jijun’s decision to merge with this wasn’t because he encountered an illusion, but because he felt it could enhance his precision shooting!
Putting other aspects aside, the ability’s focus and resistance to outside interference aligned precisely with the need for concentrated shooting, right?
Additionally, an increase in spiritual power should also be helpful for shooting.
Wang Tao felt that He Jijun had a point, so he gave him the crystal core. Anyway, Wang Tao had plenty of Level Two Exraction Crystal Cores. Even if the ability didn’t work out as well as He Jijun hoped, he could just extract it again.
Soon, He Jijun stripped the "Running" ability and merged with the "Mental Enhancement."
He Jijun tried it out; activating precision shooting along with mental enhancement indeed elevated his shooting prowess—now it was genuine Gunfighting!
"Awesome!"
Watching He Jijun in the indoor shooting range, hitting various targets with closed eyes, even making bullets curve and the like, Wang Tao and the others were highly impressed.
If it weren’t for the risk of gunfire attracting a large number of zombies, everyone believed that He Jijun’s potential for destruction would indeed be terrifying.
Although some zombies could block bullets, the trouble was He Jijun’s bullets could turn corners!
Even the toughest zombies had weak spots, like the eyes, and He Jijun could target those weaknesses for attacks!
Of course, if they were to encounter those without significant weaknesses or with exceptionally tough defenses, whether He Jijun could still be effective was questionable.
Nevertheless, for now, He Jijun was still very strong!
Once it was confirmed that this ability indeed boosted He Jijun’s abilities, Wang Tao brought out some other crystal cores He Jijun had merged with and some Omnipotent Crystal Cores.
After spending some time, He Jijun completed all merges. His four abilities were all at Level Two+10. Then Wang Tao took out four Level 3 Ascension Crystal Cores.
"Thank you!"
Seeing Wang Tao hand over these crystal cores as if they were free, He Jijun couldn’t help feeling moved. When Wang Tao had invited him to join, he hadn’t mentioned such benefits.
But He Jijun didn’t say much. Real men express their gratitude through actions.
"Haha, we’re all part of the gang, no need for thanks!"
Wang Tao smiled, then his expression turned serious.
"After Old He, you ascend to Level 3, we’ll head to the city and see if we can challenge a Four-level zombie..."
"No problem!"
He Jijun immediately merged with the four Level 3 Ascension Crystal Cores.
Moments later, he succeeded smoothly. Without delay, He Jijun prepared himself for the ascension.
By this time tomorrow, he would be a Level 3 ability user!
After He Jijun fell asleep, Wang Tao looked at the others. Except for Jiang Shixue, whose HP hadn’t increased, everyone else had seen a significant boost in their HP.