Heroes' Prison

Chapter 196 - 194 Ambush Slash Rune

"Sure thing! Heimerdinger is a famous inventor from Bandle City, and once he made a pair of special glasses for the renowned Sword Saint. In return, the Sword Saint gave him this Ambush Slash Rune. This rune allows a warrior’s charge skills to assault continuously several times, creating afterimages amongst a group of enemies at an incredible pace, and attack multiple enemies in succession," Teemo explained in detail, "But none of us are warriors, so this rune isn’t very useful for us. If you can help me improve this blow dart gun, I’ll give you this rune stone!"

"Okay, no problem!" Huang Yi nodded. This could be considered a task given by a system NPC, which would reward him with the rune stone upon completion. However, there wasn’t usually a strict task process in The Second World, and the presentation could be quite casual. Sometimes a task might arise just from chatting, and it often depended on whether the player felt like delving into it.

Next, Huang Yi used the small parts provided by Teemo to start improving the little blow dart gun. His main enhancements focused on increasing the gun’s range, power, and accuracy. He even added a small poison reservoir at the place where the darts were loaded, so there was no need to poison the darts separately anymore. Once a dart was loaded, poison from the reservoir would automatically coat it, and if the poison ran out, it could be easily refilled, which was very convenient.

"Done, this brand-new blow dart gun is improved. Do you like it?" Half an hour later, Huang Yi presented the newly improved blow dart gun to Teemo. The main body was still the original bamboo tube, but with added small devices, it looked somewhat more refined.

"Wow! I love it!" Teemo’s eyes lit up as he took the new blow dart gun, caressing it lovingly. He aimed the gun at a wooden plank in the cabin and shot a dart with force.

"Thwip!" The dart made only a faint noise as it punched a small hole in the plank, completely piercing through it.

"It has so much power!" At that moment, Tristana clapped her tiny hands and then fondled her cannon, "But it’s still not as strong as my cannon!"

"Besides the power, its accuracy and stealth have improved a lot, with less noise too!" Teemo nodded in satisfaction and then handed the Ambush Slash Rune stone to Huang Yi, saying, "Thanks, big brother, for helping me improve this blow dart gun! This rune stone is for you!"

"Thank you!" Huang Yi reached out and took the rune stone. His ability to work on guns and crossbows came in handy, as a player unskilled in these areas might not have been able to complete the task.

Huang Yi immediately chose to absorb the rune stone, and the skill that naturally fused with it was [Pursuit], his only charge skill.

[System Prompt]: Congratulations, you have successfully integrated the Ambush Slash Rune into your skill [Pursuit].

[Pursuit]: Consumes 20 Rage to dash rapidly in a direction. Enemies hit will be stunned for 2 seconds. The dash distance is up to 40 meters with a cooldown of 1 minute.

Additional effect of the Ambush Slash Rune: Can dash 5 consecutive times at phantom-like speed. Only the final charge target will be stunned for 2 seconds. The direction of the dashes must be controlled by the user, and one can choose to use the final dash immediately to stun the target.

This rune was rather ordinary, its main function being repositioning. The first four targets would not be stunned, nor would they take any damage. Only the final target would be stunned. This meant that its effect, unlike the Plague Rune, was not always applicable and required special circumstances to be highly effective.

In fact, many of Huang Yi’s skills were like that. For example, his exclusive skill [Judgment] was not as strong as the attack type exclusive skills of players like Dao Feng under ordinary circumstances. But in special situations, such as the battle for the first kill of the Zombie King the day before, this skill played a significant role. Aside from combat awareness on an abstract level, Huang Yi’s character’s combat power wasn’t stronger than other players. What made him strong was how his skills, treasures, and equipment combined to become powerful in certain situations.

Like Dao Feng, Dragon Spike, Thunder God, they were all the same. If you stripped away their skills, took away their treasures, and removed their equipment, they would be vulnerable and easily killed by any regular player. No one could become an unmatched expert just relying on personal combat quality alone, without any external help.

"I’m bored. Teemo, let’s go outside and play!" At that moment, Tristana tugged at Teemo’s hand.

"Sure, I’ve just got this new weapon, perfect for trying out," Teemo agreed as well.

Afterward, the two children said goodbye to Huang Yi and left the cabin, heading into the forest illuminated by moonlight.

The cabin was left with only Huang Yi. The flickering candlelight cast his shadow in a dancing shimmer. Turning his head to look outside, he saw Teemo and Tristana hand in hand under the trees, innocent and cheerful. Huang Yi suddenly recalled the days of his childhood when he used to play with Qin Shiyu, Number 9. They were as close as could be, and like all little girls, she loved to cry and follow him around, causing mischief. It was a time of nostalgia. But as they grew up, their responsibilities increased. They had to go on missions frequently, often not seeing each other for months, and gradually, the time they spent together decreased. Number 9 no longer trailed after him, and their communication dwindled. After being imprisoned in Rose Prison, Huang Yi hadn’t seen her again. Now, he wondered if she had grown into a graceful and elegant young lady.

Huang Yi gazed in the direction of Dragon City, his deep eyes filled with anticipation. After ten more days of travel, they would reunite. He wondered how much she had changed after all these years, whether she was even more beautiful.

Huang Yi turned his gaze back inside and took out the ’Necronomicon. Corpse Refining Technique’ from his storage ring, immersing himself in study. Learning such mystical techniques couldn’t be done instantly; just like the method to refine an External Incarnation, they involved numerous steps to memorize and understand, and without following the correct procedure, they couldn’t be executed.

Holding the ancient, tattered page under the flickering candlelight, Huang Yi entered a state of deep focus...

The night had passed.

The chirping of birds in the early morning awoke Huang Yi from his deep sleep. He had been lying on the small wooden hut’s desk, still holding the incomplete scroll in his hand. Last night, he hadn’t logged off to sleep; instead, he had simply lain down on the desk of this little hut and fallen asleep.

Huang Yi turned his head to look outside the window. At that moment, the rising sun was slowly ascending, its light spreading across the land. Beams of golden sunlight slanted into the forest, making the dewdrops on the tips of the grass crystal clear and shimmering. Birds flitted about, singing cheerfully, filling the entire forest with vitality.

It was a beautiful dawn, and Huang Yi closed his eyes, taking a deep breath.

Then, he opened his eyes and sent a message to Ruoshui in Xuanyuan Town,

The message was very brief, containing only two words—

Good morning.

...

Huang Yi turned his head and saw Teemo and Tristana both lying on their small beds, sound asleep. Teemo lay sprawled on the bed, his shirt lifted to reveal his little belly rising and falling slightly, while Tristana had kicked away the blanket and curled up in the corner of the bed.

Huang Yi didn’t disturb them and discreetly logged off.

At the same time, the inmates of Rose Prison were also waking up, everyone washing up and greeting the new day.

Huang Yi washed up as well, did some exercises, left the cell, and went to the cafeteria on the third floor.

Upon arriving at the cafeteria, the place was bustling with activity. Hundreds of criminals sat at dining tables eating breakfast, chatting with each other, laughing and enjoying what was probably the most relaxed moment in the prison. Previously, someone had always brought him his meals, but this was the first time he took the initiative to go to the cafeteria for breakfast.

"Hm? Huang Yi, why did you come by yourself?" At that moment, a voice speaking imperfect Chinese came from behind him.

Huang Yi turned around to see that the person who had called him was a blue-eyed Caucasian youth with blond hair, none other than Louis, who had entered the general prison cell with him, and was imprisoned for causing an explosion during an experiment that had killed more than a hundred people; at that time, he had also been beaten with ten wooden planks by Lei Shen.

Huang Yi nodded at Louis, "Louis, long time no see."

"Let’s eat together," Louis approached warmly, he and Huang Yi grabbed breakfast and found a place to sit down.

"I see you sitting alone in your cell all day and never coming out, doesn’t it get stuffy?" Louis asked as he took a sip of his thin porridge.

"I got used to it," Huang Yi also took a sip of porridge and changed the subject, "You once said that you were conducting an experiment that killed more than a hundred people. What kind of experiment were you doing at that time that caused such a massive impact?"

"I was making a medium-range missile at that time, but after launch, it deviated from its course and hit a civilian area, causing the accident. I feel very sorry for those innocent people," Louis said with a sigh, his head lowered.

"You must have been curious about missiles since you were very young," Huang Yi remarked.

"Yes! I’ve been especially fascinated by missiles since I was a kid and figured out how to make them on my own," Louis nodded, "Actually, coming to this prison isn’t entirely a bad thing, because I met Dr. Cor. Did you know? Before he was imprisoned, Dr. Cor was one of the key members of the United States’ interstellar missile project! I learned a lot of knowledge under his mentorship..." When the topic turned to his interest, Louis became animated.

The two chatted intermittently, with Louis doing most of the talking while Huang Yi simply listened quietly.(To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your Recommendation Tickets, Monthly Tickets, and your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to continue reading.)