Chapter 298: Newly Ascended to Extraordinary Status |
"How do you feel?"
After all the injured were settled, Qin Ziwen finally asked his younger brother about his condition.
"I feel pretty good." Qin Ziwu nodded. "Not only did I break through the limit, but I also feel like I've gained several special abilities."
Qin Ziwen nodded slightly. In truth, he had already learned about Qin Ziwu and Cao Biansheng's situations through Insight.
But seeing how excited this kid was, he pretended not to know, satisfying his younger brother's desire to share.
Qin Ziwu raised his right hand. "Big brother, I feel like my abilities lean towards groups. It's probably related to the task I completed when I broke through to Superhuman."
"That should be the case." Qin Ziwen acknowledged Qin Ziwu's guess. The direction of the task completed when breaking through to Superhuman was likely related to the abilities gained after the promotion.
For example, Qin Ziwu's abilities leaned towards groups, placing him in the position of a war leader.
Cao Biansheng's abilities were more inclined towards the individual, enhancing individual killing techniques, with particularly stronger suppression against humans.
[Superhuman · Slaughterer · Human (Cao Biansheng): ☆☆☆☆★]: Level 2 Slaughtering Mark, Level 1 Weapon Mastery, Level 1 Brutal Force
"Actually, I wanted Cao Biansheng's direction. Sigh, mine is still too team-oriented." Qin Ziwu sighed, his right hand quietly taking on a faint golden hue.
"Is this the Conquering Hand you mentioned earlier?" Qin Ziwen looked at his younger brother's right hand and teased, "I think 'Golden Right Hand' would be a more fitting name. Your right hand might get pretty busy from now on."
The effect of Conquering Hand was simple. When Qin Ziwu activated Conquering Hand, transforming it into the "Golden Right Hand" form, any allied target directly touched by his right hand in that state would receive a minor all-attribute enhancement for the next half hour.
Through his own clapping tests, Qin Ziwu discovered this enhancement was roughly between 10% and 15%.
"..." Qin Ziwu was speechless. He could even imagine the scene.
Before battles or hunts in the future, a huge line of people queuing up to shake his hand one by one...
"No! No handshakes! Shoulder pats!" Qin Ziwu made up his mind. "At least shoulder pats sound more impressive."
As long as it was direct contact with his right hand, the method was up to him.
Besides Conquering Hand, his other two abilities were also area-of-effect abilities.
Inspire required Qin Ziwu to perform clear acts of encouragement, such as cheering, speeches, or raising a fist—actions that could be heard or witnessed by others.
Activating this ability could greatly boost the morale of all allied units who perceived the encouragement.
War Cry dispelled one negative effect on all friendly units within range, but it was limited to mental/psychological effects.
A trace of nostalgia flashed in Qin Ziwen's eyes. "When we were kids, you always held a toy sword saying you wanted to be my great general. Now your wish has come true."
Qin Ziwu was momentarily stunned upon hearing this, then a smile spread across his face.
"Finally finished." Cao Biansheng walked over. He had just gone back to take a shower, washing off the blood on his body.
Now he was bare-chested, wearing only shorts below.
There were over a dozen wounds on his neck, the backs of his hands, and his waist and abdomen.
Most had scabbed over.
"Guild Leader, I broke through." Cao Biansheng enthusiastically showed Qin Ziwen his newly acquired abilities.
Who knows who he learned this from.
First was Slaughtering Mark, a passive ability.
Wounds inflicted by his weapons would be harder to heal and would cause continuous bleeding.
Next was Weapon Mastery. Cao Biansheng would find it easier to get the hang of any weapon, and his learning speed would be greatly increased.
Finally, Brutal Force was a passive-like effect. During combat, he would emit an invisible aura that exerted psychological pressure on enemies.
Cao Biansheng sighed. "I have three passives, you have three actives. I actually wanted an active effect too."
Qin Ziwu looked at him with disdain. "Don't complain when you've got it good. Damn it, your abilities are clearly the ones I wanted."
Qin Ziwen said, "Your abilities suit combat and match your personality. Both of you, get familiar with your abilities as soon as possible. When the time is right, we need to make a trip."
"To that fish-man tribe?" Qin Ziwu had heard about the previous visit from the fish-man tribe.
"Yes. We borrowed troops from them and even took them to battle. For both sentiment and reason, we should make a visit." Qin Ziwen asked, "How is the condition of the last remaining Turbid Clan fish-man?"
"We gave it some Healing Spring water to drink. It's still recovering. It wasn't used to being on land, so it went back to the sea." Qin Ziwu frowned. "But it still has wounds. Being in the sea might affect its healing."
"Fish-men have special physiques. They originally live in the sea. Perhaps its wounds will heal faster in the sea. Don't use our human thinking to define fish-men."
Qin Ziwu asked curiously, "So when are we going to the fish-man tribe?"
"Not in a hurry. We need to go somewhere else first. Consider it a vacation."
Both Qin Ziwu and Cao Biansheng guessed where he meant. Hearing they had another chance to return to the forest, both showed great interest.
Staying by the seaside every day recently had become somewhat monotonous.
They rested for the night.
The next day, Qin Ziwen activated the backtracking function and opened a passage.
Within the Qin Alliance, those who had returned once before were fine. But for the members who had newly joined the Qin Alliance during this period, when they returned to the initial forest map...
As this lush Primitive Forest once again came into view, many people actually felt their eyes grow hot, almost on the verge of tears.
Only by experiencing different maps could one truly appreciate the goodness of the initial map.
Someone hugged a rough Tree Trunk, pressing their face against the bark.
Others ran not far away, searching for the cars abandoned in the Forest.
During the previous flood, many cars were soaked, becoming Water-Damaged Cars.
Later, many Parts and components were stripped from the cars, leaving them as empty shells.
Weeds grew thick, poking out from windows and sunroofs, with vines climbing over the cars.
Inside had become natural nests for many small animals.
Two wild rabbits scrambled out from under a car in panic.
The sound of something cutting through the air rang out almost simultaneously. Two Long Spears accurately landed, pinning them to the ground.
"How about that!" Yuan Ming laughed heartily, pulling up his spear and proudly shaking it at Wang Yun beside him. "My accuracy is something else, right?"
Wang Yun expressionlessly pulled out the other spear. "Average. But bullying rabbits doesn't count for much. If you have the skill, go hunt a Wild Boar."
"Hey, I think that's not impossible either." Hearing this, Yuan Ming wasn't afraid but rather eager to try, rubbing his hands together.
After experiencing so much, returning here gave a feeling akin to "returning home in glory."
"Don't get cocky. No solo actions. Follow orders!" Qin Ziwu walked up from behind, giving Yuan Ming a light kick on the backside. "Starting to get carried away already? You haven't even crossed over that mountain ridge, and you think you've conquered this Forest? What we're seeing now is just the tip of the iceberg."