Chapter 42: Refining Three Stars
Seeing this piece of steel ingot, the eyes of the people around him almost turned red. Without a doubt, the quality of the items refined from this material will definitely be far higher than Tang Kun's two-star ring.
Feeling the gaze of the people around her, Zhou Yue let out a cold snort and turned her head to sweep over the crowd. They really didn't let her feel at ease!
Scanned by Zhou Yue's icy, murderous gaze, everyone felt a chill run down their necks, and they chuckled awkwardly before retreating slightly. Now that Zhou Yue's agility had reached 28 points, these people would be completely unable to resist if she were to make a move, not even Tang Kun.
"Zhou Yue, congratulations! Everyone retreats and takes a rest. We'll launch another attack in 10 minutes. This time, whether we can get better equipment and materials depends on your own strength!"
Tang Kun shouted from a distance, although he also envied the steel ingot in Zhou Yue's hand, but at the same time, he understood that just envying was useless. If they took other means, it would be bad for their team to split up instantly. Even if they finally snatched the equipment on Zhou Yue's body, among the more than 60 people here, it would be good if a dozen or so could survive!
It was precisely because he understood this that Tang Kun didn't even bother to ask Zhou Yue if she would yield that standard long sword that had caught his eye!
Tang Kun spoke up and everyone else also became more rational. Indeed, they didn't think their strength could surpass those 4th-grade auxiliary soldiers.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Yue also breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time felt that this temporarily formed team was unreliable. This time it was this steel ingot, if next time he got something even more valuable, who could predict what would happen? A stab in the back is the most difficult to guard against!
Looking back, she saw Liang Xiaoxue who was also tense, gripping the Evil Ghost Tooth tightly and staring viciously at everyone. Zhou Yue's heart warmed up a bit, it was good that there was still someone reliable by his side.
At this moment, Zhou Yue handed over the steel ingot and his Evil Ghost Tooth to Liang Xiaoxue. He had just checked that refining with this steel ingot would require 4 points of stamina, fortunately Liang Xiaoxue had just recovered to 4 points, otherwise it would have been a problem. However, this would probably leave Liang Xiaoxue without even a bit of strength for the next hour.
Liang Xiaoxue did not hesitate, took the steel ingot and Evil Spirit's Tooth from Zhou Yue, and began to refine it. At this time, although everyone dared not think of other ideas in their hearts, they all stared at her with eager eyes, wanting to see what kind of Evil Spirit's Tooth would be refined this time?
This time's refinement obviously needed a very long time and was extremely strenuous, taking nearly forty seconds. By the time it finished, Liang Xiaoxue didn't even have the strength to stand, directly collapsing onto the ground.
"Brother Zhou, for you!" Liang Xiaoxue's smile was very radiant.
"Thank you! You've worked hard!" Zhou Yue also rarely smiled, and only then picked up the evil spirit tooth that had undergone a huge change once again.
This time, the length of the Evil Spirit Tooth has increased by about three centimeters, with a total length of over twenty centimeters. The blade's length is around twelve centimeters, and its width remains unchanged at three centimeters. Its original white exterior now has an additional layer of pale blue light, making it look like it's been plated with a thin layer of bluish steel that can clearly reflect human shadows. Apart from this, it has also become even sharper, giving off a chilling aura that can be felt even from a distance. Just by looking at its appearance, the refined Evil Spirit Tooth has risen by two levels.
"Tier 2 weapon, Evil Spirit's Tooth, White quality, Refine +3, Durability 20/20."
"Health +2, Strength +4, Agility +8, Attack +6."
"Special Effect 1: Paralysis, when launching an attack, there is a 30% chance to trigger the paralysis effect, which lasts for two seconds, making the enemy unable to move. (Note: The toxicity of this paralysis effect has been slightly enhanced, and it can only be effective against enemies whose level difference with the holder does not exceed three levels. Enemies above level 8 will have a 50% immunity, and those above level 10 will have a 100% immunity to this special effect.)"
"Special Effect 2, Bleeding: When attacking, there is a 20% chance to trigger the bleeding effect, which lasts for six seconds. Every second, two points of damage are dealt. While under this bleeding effect, attacks have a 50% chance to deal double damage. (Note: This effect only works on enemies within three levels of the holder's level. Enemies above level 8 will be immune to 50% of the damage, and enemies above level 10 will be completely immune to this special effect damage.)"
At this time, seeing the attributes of this evil spirit tooth, Zhou Yue's heart suddenly delighted, and it was indeed as he had imagined. The refining effect of that steel ingot was twice that of the familiar iron sand! Not only did the refining succeed smoothly, but it also upgraded to three stars in one go. Although after this successful refinement, there were still only those two special effects without any additional skills like Evil Spirit's Roar, he was still very satisfied. This time, the real strength wasn't the increase of attributes, but rather the significant enhancement of those two special effects.
The benefits of the first paralysis special effect are self-evident, being able to paralyze the enemy for two seconds is almost equivalent to deciding a victory!
As for the second type of bleeding effect, it is even more terrifying than the first one. Every second, two points of blood are lost, and after six seconds, that's a total of twelve points of blood loss. In other words, if an enemy has less than twelve health points but is affected by the bleeding effect, they will undoubtedly die. Of course, it also depends on whether the enemy uses items that can restore their health during battle.
However, Zhou Yue valued the second benefit even more. Under this bleeding effect, when attacking, there was a 50% chance of doubling the damage, which was essentially a critical hit. With his attack speed, within six seconds, he could at least launch twelve attacks. Among these twelve attacks, at least six would trigger a critical hit effect. This terrifying damage could whittle down even fifty points of health in an instant!
Unfortunately, as Zhou Yue had worried earlier, this Evil Ghost Tooth is indeed excellent, but it's still limited to white equipment and level, can only be used up to level 7, and has no meaning above level 8, let alone level 10, where it becomes useless.
He sighed, Zhou Yue was worried. To be honest, he was able to suppress Tang Kun and others because of his agility. If he didn't have a weapon like the Evil Ghost Tooth that was suitable for quick attacks, what could he use to compete with Tang Kun? A standard long knife? That's simply a joke! He dared to say that if he lost his agility advantage and competed with Tang Kun using a standard long knife, he would definitely die under Tang Kun's blade. The reason is simple: Tang Kun's foundation was much better than his!
It's okay, Zhou Yue is still far from reaching level 8, which gives him enough time to make the necessary preparations. The top priority now is to speed up his leveling, and then find a way to complete that level 5 task!
At this time, with the refined Evil Ghost Tooth to three stars, Zhou Yue's attributes changed again. His life value reached 25 points, his energy value was 7 points, his strength was 22 points, and his agility actually reached 32 points, far surpassing Tang Kun's strength of 28 points, defense 2 points, and attack 9 points.
Such attributes, when applied to those 4-star auxiliary troops, can almost be described as crushing.
