Progress comes through combat.
Xie Litang reflected on her own shortcomings.
“System, panel.”
【Name: Xie Litang】
【Ability: Teammate Sacrifice, Uses: 0】
【Class: Wind-Style Swordmaster】
【Skills: Wind-Style Swordsmanship (Major Accomplishment) 4,256/100,000; Sweeping Blade (Minor Accomplishment) 546/1,000; Blood River Divine Canon 0/100; Available Enhancement Points: 4】
【Vitality: 727,845; Defense: 7,278; Spirit: 45】
【Equipment: Heartsteel (Toggleable Custom Setting)】
【Gold: 96】
“I’ve only learned two skills for Wind-Style Swordmaster.”
“And neither has been fully developed yet. For instance, the complete form of Steel Tempest can slash out sword qi with a simple wave of my hand.”
The remaining two skills were Wind Wall and the ultimate, Last Breath.
The ultimate seemed powerful.
But Wind Wall was even more broken.
“System, how do I unlock the remaining skills?”
【2,000 gold pieces can be spent to select and unlock one skill.】
“2,000? Are you kidding me? With that kind of money, I’d rather save up a bit more to buy completed items.”
【Host may opt for System Loan.】
“Loan my ass...”
There was still a long way to go.
It seemed the system couldn't be counted on for now.
Xie Litang turned her attention to her current skills, already forming a plan in her mind.
“First, stack my HP to one million.”
“Then train all my skills to Great Perfection.”
“Especially Sweeping Blade. It’s practically my strongest movement technique right now, and there probably won't be a skill more suited to me in the future.”
As for Feeder Yasuo... ahem, Xie Litang meant Yasuo's E skill—those who knew, knew.
The E skill was Yasuo's soul, and most importantly, it was just too much fun.
Xie Litang pulled out a handgun.
“Sis, do me a favor.”
“What favor, Sis?”
“Shoot me once.”
“Can I be an unfilial sister and refuse?”
Obviously, Chen Linling couldn't refuse. Luckily, she knew ordinary handguns couldn't hurt her great sister at all.
Bang!
Xie Litang swung her sword.
The bullet struck right between her eyebrows.
“Sorry, Sis.”
“Sis, shoot me again.”
Bang!
This time it hit her in the chest, right in the center. Xie Litang clutched her chest, her ears flushing red.
Bang!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
“Sis, where are you aiming?”
“Sis, according to the core calculation results, the chest has the largest target area.”
“Your calculations might not be wrong, but if the target area is so big, why are you hitting the dead center of my chest every single time?”
“Sis, this only proves my marksmanship is divine.”
“You...”
Xie Litang really couldn't take it anymore.
In the end, under Chen Linling's deeply regretful gaze, Xie Litang made her construct an airgun launcher instead.
The second-floor office area was cleared out to become Xie Litang’s dedicated training hall.
This time...
...she finally captured the trajectory of the steel BBs.
“Steel Tempest.”
With a single slash, the blade struck a steel BB.
Swoosh!
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
More and more steel BBs shot toward her.
Tracking the wind's trajectory, Xie Litang anchored onto a steel BB and used Sweeping Blade, leaving behind an afterimage where she had stood.
“It worked!”
Joy lit up Xie Litang's face.
Several more airgun launchers were installed at various angles across the second-floor office space, and things quickly became lively. The proficiency of her two skills began to skyrocket.
Sweeping Blade was the first to reach perfection.
Two days later, Steel Tempest also reached Great Perfection.
Xie Litang reached out to feel the wind flowing through her fingertips, with swirling sword qi lingering around her blade.
This was a skill effect unlocked only after reaching Great Perfection in both skills.
Xie Litang swung her sword toward the wall.
Boom!
A gale of sword qi whipped up shattered tiles from the floor, roaring as it crashed through half of the wall.
It ultimately slammed into the building across the street, leaving behind a trail of ruined debris.
By this time, Xie Litang's skill enhancement points had reached 7.
She could use them to enhance skills, including but not limited to attack power and cooldown reduction.
“System.”
“Enhance Sweeping Blade to reduce its recast cooldown on the same target.”
One enhancement point reduced the cooldown by one second.
Xie Litang spent five enhancement points to reduce it straight down to a 0-second cooldown.
From this moment on, she could continuously cast Sweeping Blade on the same target without limit. In plain English, Yasuo could finally dash infinitely!
With two enhancement points remaining, Xie Litang saved them for now, intending to use them on the god-tier skill Wind Wall later.
“Next target...”
“...is to get some core completed items first.”
“Then enhance my equipment to reduce Heartsteel's cooldown on the same target down to 0 seconds as well.”
Xie Litang replaced all the airgun launchers...
...with actual firearms.
Real bullets were much too fast, and Xie Litang still missed nine out of ten slashes. But as her comprehension of the wind deepened, she gradually began to anchor onto a few high-speed flying bullets.
Afterimages swept through the room, one after another.
At the workbench downstairs, machine sensors periodically sent streams of data flashing across Chen Linling’s eyes.
“Sister is so strong.”
Chen Linling felt a wave of pressure.
Her delicate, slender fingers brushed against the components on the workbench—a prototype for a pair of leg prosthetics.
Even if the cost was abandoning her flesh and blood, she didn't want to be left too far behind by her sister.
A few days later, Xie Litang's intensive training temporarily came to an end.
Without exaggeration, out of ten incoming bullets, she could now anchor onto and dodge at least three or four.
The only embarrassing problem was that ordinary clothes were far too fragile.
“The Crane Whisper Battle Armor is ruined too.”
Xie Litang let out a sigh.
She changed back into her previous black tight-fitting suit.
The hum of an electric hover-wheelchair sounded from behind. Chen Linling held a heavy sniper rifle in her arms, a look of resolute determination on her face.
With a pathetic expression, Chen Linling said, “Sis, take me with you, okay?”
Xie Litang frowned slightly. “We’re ambushing a Ye Family convoy this time. It’s no joke.”
Chen Linling lowered her voice. “I... I really can help you.”
In the end, Xie Litang couldn't win against her.
Sighing softly, she agreed.
However, they set three ground rules beforehand: Chen Linling was strictly forbidden from joining the front lines and would act purely as logistics and long-range sniper support.
Xie Litang checked the message sent by Yang Yiyi. The convoy would leave the city within two days at the latest, heading north toward Biandu.
To swallow a shipment worth twenty million, they had to ambush it after it left the city's safe zone.
“Two days?”
“That’s enough.”
Although Xie Litang seemed energetic and playful on the surface, she was actually quite cautious.
As good as her relationship with Yang Yiyi was, she didn't let her guard down.
Arriving at the ambush site two days early was enough for her to eliminate any potential hazards.
Furthermore...
...Chen Linling gave her a pleasant surprise.
Her tech-geek sister opened several brand-new crates.
Hiss~
Xie Litang took a deep breath when she looked at the contents inside.
“Drones, robo-dogs, signal pulse bomb interceptors, mini base station transmitters, rapid solar charging docks, mini computing terminals, Barrett (Modified)...”
“Wait, you made all this yourself? Is the Cyber Machinist ability really this absurd?”
Xie Litang had to admit...
...she was deeply shocked.
Rate on N.U.
