Chapter 198: Onlookers (2552 additional pages)
Li Teng tried it out, and 1 Life Resource Point could be exchanged for 10 experience points.
He used 200 Life Resource Points to upgrade both Ghost Fist and Ghost Armor to LV2.
After thinking for a while, he used another 400 Life Resource Points to upgrade both Ghost Fist and Ghost Armor to LV3.
Then, he jumped down from the building to the street below.
There were two men in black roaming the street, who immediately charged at Li Teng when they saw him and swung their fists at his face.
This was indeed a place with no rules, filled with roaming... Life Resources!
For the monsters that had already been decrypted, the Death God APP began directly stealing Life Resources.
The man in black who rushed up close to Li Teng suddenly clutched his forehead and screamed in pain.
Li Teng exchanged for two minutes of peak state, throwing a heavy punch that smashed the man in black's face, causing him to bleed profusely; he then screamed and, along with another man, ganged up to assault Li Teng.
Using his proficient free-fighting skills, Li Teng effortlessly ended the fight within two minutes.
During this time, Li Teng deliberately let himself get hit by a punch.
The LV3 Ghost Armor couldn't completely defend against the low-level Ghost Fist attack's power, but it significantly reduced the force, so even a punch to the face didn't cause bruising or swelling.
Recalling the scene where Li Bai, exhausted, had punched someone's head into pieces, Li Teng felt he was still far behind.
One man in black contributed about three hundred Life Resource Points to Li Teng, and the two together contributed over six hundred.
The earnings were indeed substantial.
Li Teng spent 800 Life Resource Points to upgrade both his Ghost Fist and Ghost Armor to LV4.
Just then, Li Teng's wristwatch vibrated several times in quick succession.
Looking at it, there was a new plot development.
It required Li Teng to head to a specific area within half an hour to proceed with the next scene.
A map appeared on his wristwatch, guiding him to that area.
Li Teng quickly exchanged for three minutes of peak state and dashed towards the designated area.
During his run, he startled some men in black, but after chasing him for a while, they were far behind him.
Although Li Teng did not have displacement skills, in Time Prison he had maximized his running speed to human limits, and he could sustain it for a long time; the men in black who also didn't have displacement skills definitely couldn't catch up with him.
The plot provided ample time.
When the three-minute peak state ended, Li Teng had already covered four-fifths of the distance.
Just as he was about to exchange for another minute of peak state to sprint the rest of the way, his attention was drawn to a nearby fight.
It was Li Bai and two other Actors joining forces and fiercely battling a man in black.
The man in black wielded a cool-looking large knife, and a thin layer of black mist even lingered around him, making him appear quite ferocious; it seemed his Ghost Armor had been trained to extrude outwardly.
The man's Sword Technique was extremely fierce, with each slash gouging a deep trench in the ground.
Li Bai and the two Actors were well-coordinated, constantly rotating in battle, but they were still in a tough spot, indicating Li Bai had likely used most of his strength this time.
Feeling the danger of the battle, Li Teng still tried to get closer and let the Death God APP attempt to decrypt the man wielding the large knife.
To avoid being unable to escape if accidentally hit, Li Teng exchanged for three more minutes of peak state.
"Stop rubbernecking! Hurry over and help!" an Actor yelled at Li Teng, who was drawing nearer to the crowd.
"He's a newbie, doesn't even know basic skills, only knows the most rudimentary mental attack, better not to let him come over and get killed," Li Bai responded to the man.
"Came here to play without even learning basic skills? Smart guy," the Actor glanced at Li Teng again.
Li Teng remained silent, continuing to cautiously approach the battle ring.
"Attempting to decrypt Life Resource code..."
There was no vibration from the wristwatch.
Just then, the man in black suddenly swung his large knife, striking at one of the Actors.
The Actor agilely dodged to the side.
However, Li Teng, who was behind him, was not so lucky and was wounded by the trailing qi from the knife, creating a large gash on his chest; he screamed in agony as he was flung backwards.
If not for the LV4 Ghost Armor, that strike might have cost Li Teng his life.
Li Teng's wristwatch started vibrating again.
After rolling away to a distance, several new notifications popped up.
These were not notifications of successful Life Resource decryption.
"Body has sustained non-lethal damage, which may continue to bleed."
"Would you like to spend Life Resources for treatment? (Script restricted) (Outside of combat)"
"One, consume 225 Life Resource Points to treat to a non-bleeding state."
"Two, consume 324 Life Resource Points for complete treatment?"
Li Teng leaped onto a nearby rooftop, found a secluded spot, and chose the first option.
After five minutes of treatment, Li Teng's wounds had mostly healed and were no longer bleeding.
But it still hurt.
He hadn't expected that the Death God APP had this function, to heal him in this scenario?
It meant that as long as he wasn't dead after a battle and had enough Life Resources balance in his account, he could use this method to quickly regain his combat strength.
After the treatment was more or less completed, Li Teng exchanged for three minutes of peak state and returned to the combat scene.
There was still time before the thirty minutes of plotted time ended.
This time the loss from watching the excitement was too great, he needed to figure out a way to recover what was lost. No pain, no gain.
Under the entanglement of Li Bai and his two companions, the black fog surrounding the man in black was fading, and many wounds appeared on his body, slowing down his sword swinging actions.
After Li Teng approached again, his wrist finally vibrated in a familiar way.
"Encryption algorithm of known type detected."
"Decryption successful!"
"Life Resource Points gained: 139 points."
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"Damn! Stealing from a BOSS is just different! That's a big win!" Li Teng was very pleased with this gain.
However, while Li Teng successfully stole the Life Resources this time, it did not cause harm to the man in black, or the damage was not enough for the man in black to show it, as he did not scream or show any interruption in his actions.
"Kid, stay back a bit, or one more strike and you're done for," mocked one of the Actors involved in the fight.
How could Li Teng leave after tasting the sweetness? He deftly dodged from left to right, avoiding possible attacks that could affect him, and then picked up Life Resources in hundreds and two hundreds.
Another five minutes passed, and the man in black, struck jointly by the efforts of three Actors, had his chest pierced and his neck slashed open, ultimately succumbing and collapsing to the ground.
The time for Death God APP to pick up the corpse had arrived.
This was a BOSS-level corpse, it should yield a lot of Life Resources, right?
Wonder if it has any special skills?
A series of text prompts started leaping up within his wrist device.
"Decryption successful!"
"Life Resource Points gained: 4315 points."
"Basic active skill acquired: Ghost Blade LV1."
"Basic active skill acquired: Ghost Blade LV2."
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"Basic active skill acquired: Ghost Blade LV5."
"Beginner level of Ghost Blade skill achieved."
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"Basic active skill acquired: Ghost Blade LV10."
"Minor Accomplishment of Ghost Blade skill."
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"Basic active skill acquired: Ghost Blade LV15."
"Great Achievement of Ghost Blade skill."
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"Basic active skill acquired: Ghost Blade LV17."
"Basic passive skill acquired: Ghost Armor LV5."
"Beginner level of Ghost Armor skill achieved."
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"Basic passive skill acquired: Ghost Armor LV10."
"Minor Accomplishment of Ghost Armor skill."
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"Basic passive skill acquired: Ghost Armor LV14."
The flow of text finally came to a stop.
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