Chapter 447: Combat Power
Chapter 447: Combat Power
Appearing before Feng Bu Jue were a pair of mid-calf boots, their sleek design just long enough to cover the ankles. Crafted from refined black leather, the boots bore subtle patterns—superficially reminiscent of swirling cloud motifs found on traditional yun tou xie (cloud-toe boots), but upon closer inspection, they revealed themselves to be intricate geometric shapes.
【Name: Tavrin Step】
【Type: Armor】
【Quality: Legendary】
【Defense: Moderate】
【Attribute: Isolation】
【Special Effect: Absorb all fall damage when landing on feet; walk or stand on water surfaces at will; temporarily stabilize in midair; double efficiency when using wall kicks; maximum running speed doubled; leg-based skills enhanced by 30% (reasonable cases); capable of targeting pure spirits】
【Equipment Requirement: Open Spirit Arts Proficiency, Universal Proficiency B, Martial Arts Proficiency B, must have successfully cleared five Nightmare difficulty scenarios, non-tradable after pickup】
【Background: All things are illusions, all deeds are permitted.】
"Hmph... While I’ve obtained things like the 【One-Shot Pistol】 before, this is probably the first Legendary-Level Equipment that truly belongs to me", Feng Bu Jue muttered, staring at the boots. "Still... this item’s requirements are brutal. Way too harsh."
As he muttered, he had already removed his current footwear, the 【Jazzy Moves】. This veteran-tier Equipment, which had accompanied him for so long, now reached the end of its usefulness and joined the "scheduled for dismantling" list.
"Matthews Jazz, your will shall be inherited by my next Legendary-Level Equipment", Feng Bu Jue bid farewell to the 【Jazzy Moves】 in a mock-solemn tone, temporarily storing it in his warehouse before eagerly equipping the new footgear.
"With this and the carefully pieced-together skill combination I’ve developed recently..." Feng Bu Jue mused, though his confidence remained incomplete.
Before the decisive battle, a final look at Feng Bu Jue’s current stats:
Title: 【Hate Furnace】, Title Ability: 【Hate Furnace】
Experience Points: 21,000,000 / 43,000,000
Skill Points: 306
Game Currency: 1,560,000
Proficiencies: Universal B, Mechanics C, Scouting D, Martial Arts B, Shooting C, Medicine D, Spirit Arts C, Summoning C
Satchel (10/15): Mario’s Pipe Wrench, *-500 (5/20), Composite Anti-Gravity Launcher, Moxxi’s Bad Temper, Adamantine Bell, Vitality Value Supplement (Middle) ×5, Endless Grenade Magazine, Wjq-308 Military Shovel (Indestructible Model), Mushroom That Says ‘I’m Okay, Bro’ ×1, Deceit Pocket Watch
Equipment: Death Poker (Psionic Weapon), Echo Armor, Artemis’ Embrace, Implanted Alchemy Amplifier, Tavrin Step, Lady Mirage’s Caress
Storage Room (2/10): Jazzy Moves, Puzzle Piece Card – Strawberry
Skills Inventory (11/12): 【Less Hasty Repair】, 【Spirit Sense Body Technique】, 【Ice Alchemist’s Perseverance】, 【Southern Dipper Flying Dragon Fist】, 【Summoning】, 【Moon Step】, 【Storm Leg】, 【Flying Sands Whirlwind】, 【Evil King Flame Hellfire】, 【Ki Cannon】, 【Summoning – Ma Sun】
Clearly, Feng Bu Jue’s combat strength had reached new heights over these five days.
This was only natural. A shift in mindset was key—when he treated this game as a serious endeavor, he could achieve such feats.
Details about new items and skills would be explained later; for now, they wouldn’t be elaborated upon.
Other developments: The 300+ skill points Feng Bu Jue now had were mere pocket change after heavy spending. He had visited Scare Boxes repeatedly, burning through over 30,000 skill points. His game currency expenditures were also significant, mostly spent in auction houses on cheap, niche Equipment—every veteran understood their purpose.
As for proficiencies: When Feng Bu Jue reached level 40, Universal Proficiency upgraded to B alongside his level. His Shooting Proficiency later rose to C in a specific scenario, but the most notable gain was Summoning Proficiency.
After the early morning match on May 25th, the four members of Hell Front tackled a long-term scenario together, allowing Feng Bu Jue to fulfill his character task: 【Use summoning system skills and successfully summon fifty entities】.
Upon returning to the Login Space, the system notified him that the first task step was complete, with a new second step: 【All summoned entities must use skills a cumulative 1,000 times (Current Progress: 0/1000)】. The reward for the first step was the D-Rank Summoning Skill: 【Summoning – Ma Sun】.
Regarding artifacts and skills: In a high-tech scenario world, Feng Bu Jue’s standard flashlight had merged with an anti-gravity launcher, becoming the 【Composite Anti-Gravity Launcher】. In a ukiyo-e style horror scenario, he obtained the 【Mushroom That Says ‘I’m Okay, Bro’】, which removed multiple negative statuses. In a martial-arts horror scenario, he traded the Eighteen Bronze Warriors’ Foldable Stool (No.5) for the martial art 【Flying Sands Whirlwind】(by identifying a former Eighteen Copper Figure Npc via the Adamantine Bell’s special effect). In an tomb-raiding adventure scenario, he acquired the 【Deceit Pocket Watch】.
Beyond scenario-obtained items, the 【Lady Mirage’s Caress】 gloves were synthesized from Feng Bu Jue’s original 【Puzzle Piece Card – Monkey】 and another puzzle card. The active skills 【Evil King Flame Hellfire】 and 【Ki Cannon】 both came from Scare Boxes.
In short... Feng Bu Jue’s current strength was undeniable.
If Dream Corporation published the data of all fifty Peak Conquest Tournament contestants (which could fill ten chapters), and hosted a vote on their website for players to judge the strongest, Feng Bu Jue would surely rank in the top five.
Yet despite this... Feng Bu Jue remained pessimistic about the finals. Such was his nature—a devout follower of Murphy’s Law, always preparing for the worst-case scenario.
As the saying goes: When soldiers come, generals block them; when floods come, earth dams them. When matters reach their peak, human effort determines the outcome.
Within limited time, Feng Bu Jue had pushed his character’s capabilities to near-perfection, utilizing all available resources. What remained could only depend on fate—capricious and unyielding as ever.
(End of Chapter)
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