Time ticked by, and Su Xiao, holding a large loudspeaker, patrolled the entire venue.
Chen Luo's world announcement once again boosted the morale of everyone in the venue.
Under the impending crisis, with a central figure to rally behind, the people did not descend into the common collapse and chaos seen in doomsday scenarios.
Watching everyone strive with all their might to survive, Su Xiao's approval of Chen Luo grew.
Seeing that the arrangements for the venue were mostly complete, Su Xiao began to look for Chen Luo. Before the monsters arrived, there were some things she needed to be upfront with Chen Luo about.
Meanwhile, Chen Luo, standing with his eyes closed in a corner of the venue, had instructed Hu Tao not to disturb him before embarking on a frantic skill enhancement journey.
His will stirred his mana, and pale blue magical energy wove complex spell formations in the void.
The energy flowing through the spell formations seemed to draw upon some unknown power, and a blue Mage Hand took shape before Chen Luo.
[Skill activation successful! Proficiency +1]
The moment the prompt sounded, Chen Luo immediately canceled the skill in his hand and began a new round of skill activation.
With a spirit attribute of 95 points, Chen Luo's eyes seemed to gleam with two sharp lights, but all his attention was focused on casting the skill.
[Mage Hand (123/1000)]
[Mage Hand (360/1000)]
[Mage Hand (632/1000)]
[Mage Hand (943/1000)]
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Time ticked by, and this high-intensity casting without any pause caused veins to bulge on Chen Luo's forehead, yet his eyes grew brighter.
Finally, after forty minutes passed, Chen Luo's final Mage Hand dissipated with a roar.
[Proficiency reached, your "Mage Hand" skill has been upgraded to C-rank, with enhanced active effects. Passive effect increased to +15 Spirit attribute!]
Buzz!
Chen Luo's mind jolted violently, and everything around him seemed to slow down. Scattered energy motes could faintly be seen in the air.
Before Chen Luo could even perceive the sudden anomaly, the system's prompts continued to flood in!
[Congratulations to player Chen Luo for reaching 100 points in a single attribute! Spirit attribute is undergoing metamorphosis!]
[Spirit power purification commencing! Corresponding mental talents to be awakened synchronously!]
His spirit power seemed to boil, and Chen Luo's gaze became almost tangible. A new power was being nurtured and strengthened within his body!
[Spirit power purified! Each point of Spirit can now increase Mana by 20 points!]
[Awakening mental talents! Awakening successful! Congratulations on obtaining the C-rank talent "Rapid Casting"! ]
[Rapid Casting (C-rank)]: All skill casting times are accelerated by 40%!
Chen Luo felt the surge of mana within him and the newly acquired talent. While pleased, he couldn't help but feel a sense of loss.
The surge in mana improved his sustain, but Rapid Casting was merely average.
Chen Luo's previous battles had enjoyed an overwhelming advantage largely because the safe zone prevented the night wolves from attacking.
Furthermore, under the influence of some power, these night wolves had not fled but had instead circled the safe zone, serving as targets for Chen Luo.
If Chen Luo encountered these night wolves in the wild, he would suffer greatly, the most crucial reason being the casting time.
Mages required time to cast spells, and a pack of night wolves could use this casting interval to rush to Chen Luo's side and tear him apart.
Although this Rapid Casting talent increased casting speed, it did not fundamentally solve this problem.
Just as Chen Luo was feeling disappointed, the system's prompts did not stop.
[Detected that player Chen Luo is the first player to undergo attribute metamorphosis! The system will perform an ultimate sublimation of your awakened mental talents!]
Chen Luo's expression froze at the new prompt, but before he could ponder its meaning, an invisible and grand force surged towards him from the void.
The world seemed to pause at this moment.
Hu Tao, sitting on the edge of the high platform nearby, swinging her long legs. Su Xiao, seemingly walking towards them from afar.
Zhang Wei, covered in protective gear, directing a group of muscular men on how to further reinforce the facilities. Many beautifully dressed young ladies, tightly wrapped, secretly peeking at Chen Luo from all directions.
Everyone was frozen.
A peculiar snowflake drifted down through the plastic ceiling. In this paused world, it slowly floated down before Chen Luo's eyes.
The next moment, the snowflake erupted with immeasurable brilliance.
Chen Luo felt his vision instantly filled with light. Then, a grand voice echoed in his ears.
[Ladder of Life! Path to Divinity! Supreme and Ultimate!]
Chen Luo's soul trembled slightly under the voice. Some invisible and vast power was strengthening something within his soul.
Hoo!
The next moment, everything before his eyes abruptly returned to normal.
Now,
Hu Tao, swinging her long white legs, warily watched Su Xiao approach the high platform, while Su Xiao's gaze was fixed on Chen Luo on the platform.
A fierce collision was imminent, and the flat-chested girl was about to experience the harshness of the world.
As the "chest collision" incident unfolded between the two, Chen Luo's eyes, hidden beneath his sunglasses, slowly closed.
[Talent ultimate sublimation complete!]
[Your talent Rapid Casting (C-rank) has evolved into Divine Chant (SSS)]
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[Divine Chant]
[Category]: Talent
[Rank]: SSS
[Effect]:
Divine Aria: Can instantly cast all skills below SSS-rank! (Including SSS-rank skills!)
[Description]: All mortal skills are mere child's play to gods. Even the most complex spell formations of SSS-rank are easily understood at a glance by a god.
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"So I told you, I have something important to say to Chen Luo, you silly child. If you stop me again, be careful or I'll suffocate you!"
Su Xiao dotingly ruffled Hu Tao's small head. Despite appearing to be a cool and beautiful older sister, she had no resistance to cute young girls like Hu Tao.
Hu Tao, who was being "chest-killed," could only wave her small hands within Su Xiao's expansive chest, letting out muffled protests.
Not far from them, Chen Luo's body had undergone a terrifying transformation silently. As Hu Tao and Su Xiao playfully bickered, Chen Luo slowly opened his eyes.
Unseen by anyone, a golden brilliance flashed in Chen Luo's pupils beneath his sunglasses.