Not long after leaving that street, they walked for a while longer, and then they entered an area familiar to Liu Nian. He remembered there was a square ahead.
When I opened the panel to check how much mana I had recovered, I was surprised to find that my mana was already fully restored.
At a rate of two points restored per hour, it's definitely impossible to restore it to full capacity.
After thinking about it carefully, Liu Nian immediately thought of the charging function on the ring.
Could it be that, like charging, mana regenerates according to this pattern?
The more I think about it, the more likely it seems. No need to overthink it, I'll just experiment with it tonight.
With a magic value of 113, it would be a waste not to use it.
Summon Skeletons Lv2: 1/20
Summon Ghoul Lv1: 1/10
A skeleton requires 190 mana to upgrade, while a ghoul requires 180 mana to upgrade.
However, upgrading a skeleton is known to add one more skeleton, while upgrading a ghoul may not.
Upgrading yourself only requires about 20 experience points, so you can only upgrade one skill first.
It's a bit of a difficult decision, I'll just upgrade to level 3 first.
Liu Nian's mind raced, calculating the gains and losses.
Then I have to talk about the current strength of the team.
My team can only handle a maximum of four infected at a time; anything more than four becomes a bit difficult.
Firstly, the fact that skeletons cannot hold onto infected individuals is a double-edged sword.
Ghouls can hold off infected individuals, but they can only withstand a maximum of three. Liu Nian tested it; any more and the infected would pounce on them. Moreover, the infected's bites would harm the ghouls.
Fortunately, ghouls slowly heal their wounds after consuming corpses.
Liu Nian recalled the battles with the ghouls, which seemed to have always taken place without any corpses present.
It was truly a blessing from the Bodhisattva; we won by sheer luck.
As for Liu Nian... well... he wouldn't go head-to-head with the infected; his role is to use the advantage of his spear to reap the rewards.
The skeleton's damage output is inconsistent; who knows when it will finally hit the head.
He played with the pistol all the way to the square.
Since there was no holster, the pistol could only be worn on the waist.
With nothing else to do, I mechanically repeat the action of drawing a gun, hoping to develop muscle memory.
Pistols are not very effective at shooting monsters; they are mainly used for defense against people.
[Congratulations to player Liu Nian for successfully killing the infected and gaining two experience points.]
[Congratulations to player Liu Nian for successfully killing the infected and gaining two experience points.]
After clearing out the scattered infected individuals around the square, Liu Nian finally advanced to level three.
However, this time he learned his lesson and used up all his magic points before leveling up.
After much deliberation, I decided to use my mana on summoning skeletons.
In the early stages, quantity is king.
To ensure safety, Liu Nian found an abandoned car on the street with the door wide open, presumably because the owner had left in a hurry.
He plopped down in the car and closed the door.
Liu Nian opened the attribute panel, and the attribute points remained unchanged, confirming that leveling up would not add attribute points.
However, his magic power of 135 was enough for him to arrogantly shout, "Who else?"
Summon Skeletons Lv2: 13/20
Experience points: 0/500, a full 300 points increase. It has to be said that leveling up is getting slower and slower.
The other values remained unchanged, so we'll leave them aside for now.
After casting a spell on the infected corpse, the summoned skeleton was successfully upgraded as promised.
The soul fire in the skull's eye sockets, summoned this time, was once again tempered, radiating a deep green light.
He wore a rusty iron helmet, and his sickle was no longer rusty, but a sharp sickle that gleamed coldly in the sunlight.
All the skeletons uniformly hold a shield in their left hand, while their right hands vary, wielding scythes, one-handed axes, or flails.
"A ragtag army," Liu Nian sighed. "Hopefully, they can increase the headshot rate."
The square is located on the street leading home, and behind the square is a large supermarket. You can choose any supermarket you like.
I had no intention of going to the supermarket and was about to leave when the system notification sounded.
[Dungeon entrance detected nearby]
The instance entrance will close in thirty minutes.
[The dungeon is quite difficult, but the drop rate is high. Please proceed according to your abilities.]
At the same time, a signal seemed to appear in my mind.
After taking a few steps in different directions, Liu Nian understood how it worked.
Similar to a copy detector, the signal is continuously amplified as long as it moves towards the copy, and vice versa.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Liu Nian chose to go to the dungeon, as the saying goes, "Take a gamble and you might win big."
Following the signal, the destination was the supermarket mentioned earlier.
Several infected individuals were gathered around the supermarket entrance. Intending to test the skeleton's combat capabilities, Liu Nian followed the skeleton leisurely to the supermarket entrance.
Sensing the arrival of their prey, the infected pounced on Liu Nian and the ghoul respectively.
Three skeletons raised shields to block the infected's path to attack Liu Nian.
With a loud thud, the infected and the skeleton collided.
With a swift movement, the skeleton cleaved the infected man's head cleanly and decisively with a "snap."
They then moved on to their next target, leaving behind a headless corpse lying on the supermarket steps, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Seeing the level 3 skeleton's formidable combat power, Liu Nian was overjoyed; his previous investment was finally paying off.
The infected people gathered at the supermarket entrance were quickly cleared away, as the curtains blocked the view of the supermarket's interior.
Lifting the heavy curtain, Liu Nian was the first to enter the supermarket.
As I entered the supermarket, the signals in my mind grew stronger and stronger.
In the very center of the first floor, a door frame more than three meters high stands tall, covered with mysterious patterns. Inside the door frame, a chaotic scene rotates incessantly like ripples on water.
"This must be the so-called dungeon entrance, right?" Liu Nian muttered to himself, looking at the huge doorway in front of him.
"How do we get in? Just plunging in headfirst looks a bit creepy."
He cautiously reached out his right hand and tentatively touched the chaos, but his right hand instantly disappeared into the chaos.
"I feel nothing..." Before she could finish speaking, a suction force pulled Liu Nian into chaos.
The feeling of falling made her feel like her brain was about to explode. She couldn't hold on any longer, and Liu Nian's consciousness gradually blurred.
When Liu Nian came to her senses, she found herself lying in the center of a magic circle.
I glanced around and thankfully all my summoned creatures were still there, otherwise things would have gotten really messed up.
After several attempts within the magic circle, it was confirmed that the magic circle had failed.
The magic circle was surrounded by thick white mist, with only a narrow path allowing one person to walk alone.
As for the dense fog, Liu Nian suppressed his curiosity.
After walking along the path for a while, Liu Nian glanced at his watch out of boredom; the hands were still.
After a while, just when Liu Nian thought he was going to be trapped here, he took a step out and suddenly the view opened up before him.
Behind him was still a fog, but in front of him appeared a magnificent building.
It seemed this was the entrance to the dungeon, Liu Nian guessed, looking at the mist behind him.
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