Heroes' Prison

Chapter 146 Special Pardon

Yun Sihai took Huang Yi’s business card and looked at it closely.

The card was black with only two red characters on it, "Instakill", and nothing else, making it appear clean and crisp.

When Yun Sihai saw those two red characters, his face suddenly froze, and he looked up at Huang Yi, his gaze showing a hint of surprise, "I didn’t expect to encounter you! It seems you’ve managed to evade Guifu Heilang’s pursuit!"

"Yes, I was lucky to escape," Huang Yi nodded. He could only utter a sentence, but the actual process was far more treacherous than these words suggested, and he had come close to death on several occasions.

"That’s genuinely intriguing," Yun Sihai said with a slight smile, "If you’re free, you can come to Xuanyuan City for a visit. Dao Feng once mentioned he wanted to meet you."

"Dao Feng?" Huang Yi’s brows lifted, "Why does he want to meet me?"

"Because he said, if you had appeared last year, then last year’s Best Individual Award might not have gone to him. So he’s very curious to see for himself what kind of person you are," Yun Sihai explained, pursing his lips, "But next year, for the Best Individual Award, you two will be direct competitors."

This was something Huang Yi had also considered. If he couldn’t win this year’s Best Newcomer Award, he would have to strive for next year’s Best Individual Award. His competitors would then be more numerous – Dao Feng, Dragon Spike, Heavenly Dao, the Pope, and other top-level experts from around the world would be his opponents. By that time, Thunder God should have also grown to be as powerful as they were, making the award even harder to win.

"You should have a good chance of winning the Best Newcomer Award this year, with Thunder God being your only real competition. When you go to Los Angeles for the award ceremony, you can have a talk with Dao Feng; he’ll also be attending this year," Yun Sihai continued, pocketing Huang Yi’s card, "I need to get going, but call me anytime for some fun. I’m not into level grinding or fighting; I just enjoy roaming the world and seeking out entertainment." With that, he laughed heartily, and his figure vanished into thin air, teleported away.

That guy is quite interesting, Huang Yi thought, smiling faintly as he watched the spot where Yun Sihai disappeared. As the deputy leader of the Xuanyuan Clan, Yun Sihai was only level 45, which suggested he was an adventurous type of player, seeking thrills and entertainment rather than managing guild affairs, basically a hands-off administrator.

Subsequently, Huang Yi turned and walked toward the megalithic array...

The challenge this time was much harder than when he learned the level 35 skills, but Huang Yi’s strength had also increased significantly since last time. Moreover, with two pieces of Orange Gear, one of which was an Orange Weapon, fighting that Warrior wasn’t difficult for him. It took him only ten minutes to kill the Warrior, absorb the essence of the skills from its ashes, and learn the level 45 skill.

[Special Pardon]: Consumes 20 points of Rage to remove all adverse conditions and control effects from a target and grants Immunity to the same adverse conditions and control effects for the next minute. This skill can be cast on any target. Cooldown: 1 minute.

This was a control removal and dispel skill with auxiliary effects, which could be cast on any target, including enemies. If Huang Yi wished, he could remove control effects and negative statuses from his opponents, not just himself.

With this skill, Huang Yi’s combat abilities became even more comprehensive. He had now learned five Class Skills, each suited for different situations.

At level 5, he learned [Rage Absorption], a basic Passive Skill that allowed him to absorb Rage during attacks and came with a buff – every point of Rage increased Attack Speed and Attack Power by 0.1%. The Orange Weapon had raised his maximum Rage to 120 points, meaning if he was at full Rage, his Attack and Attack Speed would increase by 12%.

The level 15 skill had come with level 5, named [Judgment], which, after fusing with the Aeonic Plague Effect, became a wide-area group Attack skill, crucial for level grinding.

At level 25, he learned [Disarm], a control skill that rendered an enemy’s weapons unusable for 10 seconds and included a 2-second Silence effect from a Silence Rune, allowing him to take control in combat;

The level 35 skill was [Pursuit], a rapid movement skill that was highly effective for chasing enemies or escaping from them.

The skill he had just learned, [Special Pardon], was a control removal and dispel skill, allowing him to get rid of negative conditions on himself and greatly increase his ability to survive fights.

Rare Class skills were just like this – few but exquisite, with a new skill every 10 levels, but each well-targeted and never obsolete as levels increased, always having their moments to shine.

Common Classes, on the other hand, were different, with more skills but less usefulness. Many skills were essentially of the same type. For instance, the Fire Mage’s Fireball Technique and Explosive Fire Technique were both single-target Attacks, with similar specificity, but the Explosive Fire Technique did more damage than the Fireball, rendering the latter obsolete upon mastering the former, essentially a wasted skill.

Huang Yi left the secret realm and returned to Hedun City’s Warrior Hall. Then, he headed to the Teleportation Field and teleported directly to the 30th floor.

He was now level 45 and had learned a new Class Skill. It was time to challenge the world record for the 30th floor!

Upon entering the 30th floor, Huang Yi sped forward at his quickest pace, heading straight for the BOSS without paying attention to the smaller monsters along the way. He also used various Magic Items to enhance his power. To break this record, he couldn’t afford to slack, as this record was set by Heavenly Dao not long ago!

Ever since level 40, Heavenly Dao’s leveling pace had slowed down considerably, but his strength had not ceased to grow, still capable of competing with Dao Feng and others. With such formidable strength, the record he set for the 30th floor was bound to be hard to break, not as simple as the 10th or 20th floors had been; Huang Yi needed to give his all to have a chance at success.

Huang Yi was incredibly fast, quickly reaching the first BOSS. His Orange Martial Hammer struck down, landing a critical hit, taking away half of the BOSS’s Health Points. With two more strikes, he killed it, causing it to drop several pieces of White Gear. Without bothering to pick them up, he continued sprinting forward, turning into a swift, rushing shadow in the darkness, dashing towards the second BOSS...

Twenty-two minutes later, Huang Yi finally cleared the level.