Chapter 26 Soaring Basic Attributes_1
The model Zero Mecha, which had finished its enhancement, didn't show much change in appearance, just a few oddly-colored patterns were added as embellishments.
The key lay in the attribute changes.
Strength, agility, and defense had only improved by three points each.
However, the Armor Value and Energy Value, both in terms of upper limits and recovery speed, had seen a significant enhancement.
"The most important thing is that the Mecha attributes are now equal to the growth values of the body."
"Now that the attributes have increased, the growth rate after expanded armor has doubled!"
Jiang Chen was very satisfied.
Now that the model Zero Mecha had been enhanced to the 0th Rank limit, he could confidently grow, challenge the abyss, and prepare for ranking up.
Senior Ruan clearly appeared a bit overworked, having enhanced a wave of model Zero Mecha, he was yawning continuously.
Now that the enhancement was finished, he casually gave a few instructions, said goodbye, and left to rest.
Jiang Chen, along with Bai Ying, left Xuntian City and returned to Shuilan City.
Repair and enhancement together had taken nearly eight hours, and the time had reached midnight.
But it might have been the nourishing essence from the spring of life or perhaps because after absorbing the Mecha, his stamina automatically recovered.
Jiang Chen still didn't feel the least bit sleepy.
He had a late-night snack, watched the busy Bai Ying, and made a decision.
"Let's go to the abyss again."
"First, transform the Mecha into strength, then consider resting."
However, the abyss carbon copy of the ordinary difficulty level was low in difficulty and rewards, and had already lost its value.
Jiang Chen thought for a moment, skipped the ordinary difficulty, and directly chose the difficult level.
His attributes now were equivalent to wearing two fully enhanced sets of model Zero Mecha, and if the Mecha shattered, defense could even stack up to fifteen points!
With such a level of attributes, clearing the Nightmare difficulty level might still be a challenge.
But difficult difficulty was definitely no problem.
"Let's start grinding before sleep!"
[Age-Old Shadow creation complete.]
[Welcome to the abyss.]
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[Talent Trigger: Undying Barehand, Mecha absorbed: model Zero-Type 3.]
[Attributes: Strength 15, Agility 14, Defense 15, Enigmatism 0.]
[Special: Recovers 0.23 life per second (doubled under sunlight), 0.05 stamina.]
[Abilities: Uncontrollable Mutation, Roots Core, Blood Demon Transformation.]
In the difficult difficulty of Endless Demons Realm, the Six-armed Rakshasa's strength and agility increased from eight points each to thirteen points each.
With the attribute boost of five points and the addition of martial skills, the combat power increased by more than double.
Wielding six flame sabers, it nearly turned into a fire tornado, continuously slashing at Jiang Chen.
However...
Jiang Chen was even more exaggerated.
Not only were his dual attributes higher than those of the Six-armed Rakshasa, reaching fifteen points of defense, but he also formed what was known as the Wall of Sighs.
The Rakshasa's saber struck his face, yet it only left a minor cut, failing to penetrate the delicate facial skin!
And with his strong recovery capabilities, what was a small wound one second completely disappeared the next.
Leveraging this powerful defense, Jiang Chen taunted fearlessly.
"Master, put some strength into it, didn't you eat?"
"..."
For a martial techniques master, this was obviously the ultimate humiliation.
The Rakshasa technician completely enraged, unfolded its six arms, and unexpectedly shoved the six flame sabers into its own body.
However, upon contact with the body, the weapons didn't cause damage but merged into it.
Accompanied by the expanding flames, the Six-armed Rakshasa transformed into a huge creature over three meters tall, with a bull-head and horse-hooves, grasping the flames in its hands as a weapon, slashing its way.
Jiang Chen didn't dodge or evade, smashing the flames with a punch.
Finally, it reached Stage 2.
The increase in abyss difficulty did not merely signify increased attributes.
The enemy's moves and abilities also became richer and more troublesome with the rising difficulty.
Or one could say...
This was the power that monsters of the abyss should have possessed, but in the ordinary difficulty level of the Age-Old Shadow, it had been weakened to the point of losing this strength.
At this moment, the form of the Six-armed Rakshasa in its Bull Demon stance was a new form only unlocked at difficulties higher than hard.
It could increase its own strength, enhance the flame damage of its weapons, and increase the range of its attacks.
For ordinary mecha pilots, this form was terrifying, a slight mishap could result in being swallowed by flames and burned to ashes along with their mecha.
For Jiang Chen, this form was equally terrifying.
As the flames swept over, his skin, which had strong defense, merely turned slightly red, but his clothes were reduced to ashes.
He walked through the flames and grabbed the arm of the Six-armed Rakshasa.
"Playing dirty, huh?"
He held onto the arm, pulled it downward, and his swollen fist heavily smashed onto the Bull Demon's face.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The ground seemed to tremble.
The abyss atmosphere was quickly absorbed by the Abyss Rune.
[Killed the Six-armed Rakshasa, obtained materials: Unperished Iron Bones*3.]
…
[Successfully killed the boss, exploration target achieved.]
[Total time spent: 26 minutes, 19 seconds.]
[Mission evaluation: SSS.]
[Calculating rewards based on trial evaluation…]
[You received Abyss Coins: 500.]
[You received materials: Indestructible Metal*3.]
[You received a module: Hades Incarnation.]
[Settlement complete, would you like to exit the abyss now?]
[Note: Refusing to exit allows an additional sixty minutes of stay.]
Jiang Chen stood up bare, feeling a bit awkward.
His body defense was very high, even his hair received enhancements and only turned slightly yellowish after being scorched by the flames.
Clothes, however, an external object, couldn't receive the defense enhancement and were easily destroyed.
It's not that he cared about the price…
Every time he returned from an abyss carbon copy, he ended up completely naked, how embarrassing.
Even the Hulk knows to wear destructible shorts.
"Not just me possess talent for physical enhancement."
"Next time I'll visit a tool shop in Xuntian City and buy some durable clothes."
Thinking this, Jiang Chen glanced at the rewards and felt much more comfortable.
The rewards from the Abyss difficulty level abyss carbon copy were so much higher than the ordinary.
Abyss Coins, materials, modules, the total value reached two thousand contributions!
Jiang Chen had depleted all his materials to strengthen his Mecha, even the basic trial reward of five thousand Abyss Coins had been used as strengthening materials and hammered into the mecha.
This tide turned out to be a blood return, not leaving him penniless.
"Two thousand contributions should be enough to buy repair tools, right?"
Merely two thousand contributions, using it for debts was just a drop in the bucket.
But it might buy a brand-new set of repair tools, allowing Jiang Chen to have the capability to repair his Mecha himself—
Strengthening the Mecha requires the ability to perceive the mecha soul, repairing the Mecha wasn't as strict, but it's slower and less profitable.
Jiang Chen could practice in advance, get familiar with the operations of repairing the Mecha, and build a foundation for later.
After all, his Mecha had a high damage rate, he was never short of opportunities to practice.
"Exit the abyss."
…
In the present world, at home.
Bai Ying had just finished tidying up the room and sat down on the sofa when a crack opened in front of her.
Jiang Chen fell through the crack, locking eyes with Bai Ying.
"…Hi."
"Welcome home, sir."
Jiang Chen steadied his footing, casually grabbed a towel, and walked composedly towards the bathroom.
He really was still used to living alone.