After the spiritual plants upgraded, they annihilated the zombie army with overwhelming force, instantly turning the tide of the battle. Unfortunately, the soldier who was ambushed by the spider zombie could not be resurrected. Zhang Shi ordered his men to collect his body and cremate it to prevent it from turning into a zombie.
When it was time to settle the score, Zhang Shi leveled up again, reaching level 18, while Ge Dalong and the others also reached level 15 as they wished, thus starting the job change quest.
In addition, there may be some sophisticated giant zombies this time, and the system has also issued special rewards based on the number of survivors in the shelter.
System notification: Congratulations on obtaining:
[Special Antidote (Blue) x1: Oral administration. It can quickly relieve poisoning of the same level and also has a certain inhibitory effect on poisoning of a higher level.]
[Skill Experience Card (Blue) x1: Can be used to upgrade skills that can be leveled up. After use, it increases the skill's experience points by 20%.]
Zhang Shi carefully put the antidote into his system inventory. At this stage, it was practically like having an extra life, so he naturally cherished it.
As for the skill experience card, its uses were too limited, so Zhang Shi used it directly on the Instant Shadow Step, which leveled up the skill by one level and brought it to the artifact level.
To Zhang Shi's surprise, the upgraded Shadow Step had a hidden effect: not only did the blinking distance increase to 15 meters, but the skill type also changed to a stacked charging skill.
【Shadow Step (Pink): A mobile skill that can be upgraded. After use, it allows the user to blink behind the target unit, increasing the damage of the next attack by 50% for 3 seconds. This skill can be charged, maintaining a maximum of two charges.】
Zhang Shi studied it and figured out the charging mechanism. Simply put, it allows for two consecutive uses, releasing the energy precisely at the cooldown time, and even three uses in a short period of time.
Zhang Shi was well aware of the importance of this change, which transformed Shadow Step from a one-way dash skill into a versatile offensive and defensive ability. For example, when facing multiple enemies, Zhang Shi could activate Shadow Step to kill them and then instantly blink back, achieving a zero-damage kill.
"Brilliant! From now on, I can take the enemy general's head amidst a sea of soldiers!"
Ge Dalong was exhausted every night, his magic power completely drained. Seeing Zhang Shi's smug expression, he breathlessly reminded him.
"Everyone has reached level 15 and can change jobs now. Let's go back and have a meeting."
...
There was no storyline involving any chosen ones among the three characters, and the available professions were all standard.
After discussion, Ge Dalong chose the mage, Wu Qing chose the priest, and Zhao Feng chose the warrior, which was in line with their roles.
The job advancement quests are the same for all three classes; the quest involves defeating 200 enemy units. They can also activate a special job advancement instance.
"Stone's job change quest has a time limit, and half a day has already passed. We need to act quickly."
Ignoring his exhaustion from the recent battle, Zhao Feng was eager to activate the instance immediately.
Zhang Shi held him down and tried to dissuade him.
"There's still enough time. Everyone should get a good night's rest. We'll talk about the dungeon tomorrow."
Recently, everyone at the shelter has been in a state of high-intensity combat. Zhang Shi doesn't want them to work overtime, fearing it might affect their condition and lead to accidents.
Nothing was said that night.
Early morning, the fourth day of the zombie attack. Zhang Shi clicked the sign-in button in a formulaic manner.
The system notifies you that you have received the following rewards for checking in:
【Soul-Suppressing Black Light Armor (Pink): Divine-grade armor with extremely high resistance to magic and mental attacks. Comes with the passive skill - Soul Devouring.】
[Soul Devourer: Passive skill. After defeating an enemy target, you can devour their soul, briefly boosting all your attributes for 1 hour.]
Zhang Shi took out the Black Light Armor and found it to be a full suit of armor. The armor plates were polished and then painted black with an unknown paint. The breastplate was painted with the face of a fierce ghost in red paint, making it look extremely terrifying. The faceplate was a hideous ghost face, with only holes for the eyes.
Zhang Shi tried it on and found that the armor was not only exceptionally lightweight, but also had the ability to regulate temperature. It was not stuffy at all and was very comfortable to wear.
Looking at his heroic figure in the mirror, Zhang Shi was very satisfied. This new armor was both beautiful and practical, and of a high quality. He estimated that he could wear it for a long time.
After breakfast, everyone gathered together, activated the job change instance, and prepared to complete the job change quest as soon as possible.
Zhang Shi stayed behind at the shelter alone, while the other three formed another team and hurriedly left. Initially, Zhang Shi estimated that the three of them working together could complete the 200-kill mission by no more than a morning. However, as sunset approached, there was still no news from the three of them. Due to the special nature of the job change instance, even Zhang Shi's private chat was temporarily blocked.
Fortunately, Zhao Feng's leopard remained in the shelter. It was inseparable from Zhao Feng and understood his feelings. It could sense that Zhao Feng was not in danger and was lazily dozing on the sofa.
Zhang Shi finally breathed a sigh of relief and proceeded with the routine work in the shelter, setting up defensive facilities in advance to prepare for tonight's zombie horde attack.
After a period of steady development, the golden rice has been produced in large quantities, and the tower has been built and put into use. The shelter has neither a shortage of food nor equipment, and the number of soldiers in the shelter has exceeded one hundred.
With more people, everything became much easier. In just one hour, the necessary defensive measures were in place, and Zhang Shi then arranged for the soldiers to have a meal and rest.
Looking at the time, it was already close to six in the evening. Zhang Shi guessed that Zhao Feng and the others might have encountered trouble and wouldn't be able to get away for a while, so he prepared to deal with the zombie horde alone.
Fortunately, Wu Qing's plant friends were all there and could attack on their own. Cannons and crossbows were inanimate objects, but could be used as long as there were people. Zhang Shi was quite confident that he could safely survive the zombie horde.
Suddenly, Pipi and the leopard rushed out of the fortress at the same time, roaring. Shortly after, Zhao Feng and the other two were finally teleported back, but none of them were in good condition.
Both Wu Qing and Ge Dalong had obvious wounds, with Ge Dalong in the worst condition, pale-faced, and being helped back by the two. Zhao Feng's golden stone heavy armor was covered in blood, indicating that he had been in a fierce battle.
Zhang Shi frowned and hurriedly called for reinforcements to help treat the three men's injuries.
"What happened? How did everyone get injured?"
Zhao Feng placed Ge Dalong on a stretcher and headed to the newly built medical room to check his wounds. As he walked, he recounted what had happened in the instance.
It turned out that the difficulty of the dungeon automatically increased after the three of them teamed up. The dungeon they were randomly assigned to was a magical world, where they mostly encountered high-quality magical creatures, and even elite monsters of the refined level appeared more than once.
To avoid complications, the three initially chose to avoid combat, staying away from high-level monsters and targeting weak, lone creatures instead. This plan was initially going smoothly, but somehow, as their kill count increased, the magical creatures seemed to sense their presence, gathering in large hordes to encircle and annihilate them.
The three used every means at their disposal, fighting from day to night. Only then did they find an opportunity to escape the battle and teleport back to the shelter.
"Stone, you have no idea how dangerous this dungeon is. If it weren't for Wu Qing's protective barrier that kept healing us, you would almost not be here today."
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