Heroes' Prison

Chapter 434 - 424: Skill Copying

"Oh? What skill is it?" Huang Yi asked with interest.

The Nefalem’s Bloodline is a Divine Demon Bloodline that can continuously be upgraded with levels, enhancing or altering the player’s original attributes, skills, and talent. Moreover, every 30 levels, one can gain a Nefalem Skill, which is extremely powerful and requires the precious Power of the Nefalem to be unleashed.

Xiao Chunzi’s "Returning Light" is a level 30 Nefalem Skill that allows for resurrection without any loss upon death. This is the only skill Huang Yi knows of that enables loss-free resurrection, and it can be used in the wild without the worries of de-leveling, dropping equipment, or reincarnation issues.

"Brother, the new skill I’ve learned is called ’Skill Copying.’ After I use it on you, you’ll gain a status that, within ten days, allows you to copy any skill you see once!" Xiao Chunzi obediently said.

"Copying someone else’s skills? There’s actually such a special skill?" Huang Yi had never even heard of such a skill. He thought for a moment and continued, "Does it copy the skills of teammates or the skills of enemies?"

"It can copy any skill!" Xiao Chunzi said proudly with her chest puffed out, "It can copy any skill, even major ones like Mass Resurrection! However, if I use this skill, it consumes too much of the Power of the Nefalem, and I can’t use it frequently. Also, if the copied skill is too powerful, it will be weakened according to your level. For example, skills of Celestial Realm Experts can also be copied, but the power will definitely not be as great."

"Even so, this skill is strong enough!" At this point, Qin Shiyu exclaimed in amazement, patting Xiao Chunzi’s head as though looking at a treasure, "You’re so little, yet your skills have such significant effects. If we don’t consider the consumption of the Power of the Nefalem, even killer moves of enemies could be disregarded and copied for our own use."

"This is the power of the Nefalem’s Bloodline, it’s a pity I haven’t awakened mine yet, otherwise my strength could have increased by a lot." Huang Yi’s tone contained a hint of regret. Although he had been absorbing the Dark Breath, taking it in while killing monsters and also absorbing it from the King of the Fallen’s Contract Stone, the absorption rate was too slow. He had been doing this until now, yet there were no signs of the Nefalem’s Bloodline awakening, leaving him uncertain about when he would see any results.

"So, considering the remaining Power of the Nefalem you have, how many times can you use this skill?" Huang Yi kept his gaze on Xiao Chunzi and continued to ask.

Xiao Chunzi calculated carefully, "I’m now level 60, and the full value of the Power of the Nefalem has increased to 60 points. I used ’Returning Light’ yesterday and have 50 points left. ’Skill Copying’ consumes 15 points each time, so I can use it about 3 times."

"What about the recovery speed of the Power of the Nefalem?" Qin Shiyu asked.

"It’s very, very slow!" Xiao Chunzi’s face showed a touch of helplessness as she pouted, "When I went to school during the summer break, I was left with just a few points of the Power of the Nefalem. It took months to accumulate, and it wasn’t until the night of winter vacation that it finally fully recovered."

"That’s far more precious than energy values," Qin Shiyu sighed upon hearing the recovery speed, realizing that Nefalem Skills really can’t be used frequently.

As the three of them chatted and fought, continuing to farm monsters, they gradually arrived in front of the first boss.

This one appeared to be a mage, level 89, which was lower than both Huang Yi and Qin Shiyu, making it unlikely to be too difficult to defeat.

Without saying another word, Huang Yi charged straight at the boss, his axe chopping wildly, unleashing his extremely high attack power. Qin Shiyu, the expert, also charged in, and the two of them attacked in concert.

The boss had little ability to fight back and its health quickly fell to 10%, nearing death.

"Great Pantheon, grant me power! Level up — level 99!" Suddenly, the boss looked up and sighed deeply!

A golden light descended from the sky and enveloped the boss!

Subsequently, the boss’s level skyrocketed from 89 straight to 99. Furthermore, its attributes and equipment were also enhanced to match level 99, significantly boosting its strength.

The skill could last ten minutes, and for others, this time would be spent evading until the boss’s skill ended before attacking again. But for Huang Yi and his team, there was no such hassle, and they simply killed the boss on the spot.

...

As night fell, the three of them grew tired from farming and decided to log off for dinner.

Huang Yi exited The Second World and went to the canteen of Rose Prison. At this time, it was packed with thousands of criminals, all crowding in for dinner, discussing the fighting tournament everywhere.

Huang Yi finished preparing his meal and looked towards the spot where Thunder God usually sat.

At the moment, Thunder God was discussing something with a few foreign criminals; Huang Yi immediately walked over.

"Death Knight, you’re saying someone in the Angel Legion has an invincibility skill that protects the whole team? Is that a Racial Ultimate Skill or an Exclusive Skill? What’s the cooldown or the Energy Value consumption?" Thunder God asked a Caucasian man in his twenties sitting beside him.

Just then, feeling someone approaching, Thunder God turned his head and saw Huang Yi, instantly breaking into a smile and saying, "Ah-Yi, you’re here, come sit, sit!"

"Brother Yi, good to see you!" The surrounding foreigners also greeted Huang Yi respectfully.

"What are you discussing here?" Huang Yi sat down beside them, scooped up a steaming mouthful of rice, and asked while eating.

Thunder God wiped the grease from the corner of his mouth with a napkin and said, "I’m gathering information about some super strong teams. These brothers here are our undercover agents in those guilds, and they’re part of those teams. Take this brother, for instance!" Thunder God patted the Caucasian in his twenties next to him and continued, "He is called Death Knight in The Second World, a Rare Class player born on the American Continent. Currently, he’s our highest-ranking undercover agent in Heaven’s Guild and an elite player in the Angel Legion; he has some insider information."

"Oh? Then who knows the inside scoop on the Mummy Legion under Pharaoh’s command?" Huang Yi’s interest peaked; he glanced at the few foreign players. Aside from the strongest Yanhuang Legion and Heavenly Group in Group A, the Mummy Legion that served under the Pharaoh was the earliest known team he was most concerned about.

"I do," said a black player timidly, offering a shy smile that revealed his bright white teeth and speaking fluent Chinese, "My name is King of Monsters, and I’m a Rare Class Holder in the Mummy Legion. The legion is primarily led by the Pharaoh, with a focus on his Priest class at the core—it’s the most powerful profession group within the team, adopting a strategy of attrition in combat. Our team has a total of 36 Rare Class Holders, and among the major skills that haven’t yet been displayed, there’s one for Mass Absolute Invisibility..."

Following that, the player known as "King of Monsters" divulged numerous secrets about the Mummy Legion to Huang Yi. However, when it came to some of the core secrets and Major Skills, he was also in the dark, so the intelligence was somewhat limited.

After the meal, Huang Yi gained some understanding of many of the strong teams in Group A, including the Australian Kangaroo Legion he would encounter the next day—information that was generally hard for ordinary people to gather.

Huang Yi returned to his cell and continued to log on; by then, Xiao Chunzi had also finished eating and entered The Second World.

"Sister, put on a Skill Copying state for me; I’m going to learn a Level 95 skill," Huang Yi found Xiao Chunzi and spoke to her.

This skill could indeed help him; he had already challenged the Skill Secret Realm of Level 95 a few times but always got stuck on a skill of one of the bosses. With the ability of Skill Copying, it would be much easier to get past this challenge.

"Alright," Xiao Chunzi said, and immediately extended her little hand and waved toward Huang Yi.

Suddenly, a status named "Skill Copier" appeared on Huang Yi, which would allow him to copy any skill he saw within the next ten days once. In other words, Huang Yi could, within the next ten days, see any good skill he liked and copy it once for his own use.

This chance was one-time only; after copying a skill and using it once, this status would disappear. Therefore, the choice of skill was crucial.

After that, Huang Yi didn’t rush to learn a skill; instead, he first soloed the 89th floor of the Tower of Pantheons. Then he went to the Warrior Hall, activated the Teleportation Circle to the Pantheon’s Mystic Realms, and entered the Level 95 Skill Secret Realm.

This place mirrored an ancient battlefield with rusted swords planted in the ground and tattered banners fluttering in the wind under a dull yellow sky, emitting an air of decay.

Within this battlefield, one could sometimes spot wandering warriors clad in heavy Armor, roaming aimlessly. These warriors were the bosses of the secret realm; defeating any one of them would grant warrior’s ashes and the acquisition of a Level 95 skill.

Huang Yi had been here several times before for challenges and was well-acquainted with the procedure. He picked one of the warriors and started his challenge.

The warriors here were as high as Level 99, located just beneath the Holy Domain, and Huang Yi had previously only managed to get one of these warriors down to 30% Health Points.

Beneath 30% health, the warrior would unleash a skill that was nearly unsolvable for Huang Yi, which was related to the level disparity—for every 10 seconds, it dealt damage to players below its own level, equivalent to the level difference, until the end of combat!(To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your Recommendation Ticket and Monthly Tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)