My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 287 Hunting and counter-hunting, preparations before war!

There is no need for Xia Lin to do anything, the subsequent events will naturally find Xia Lin.

Just when Xia Lin had just left the assessment area and before he had a chance to have a full meal, Wang Lie appeared in front of Xia Lin, roaring.

"Hey, this gentleman looks unfamiliar."

Wang Lie greeted Nelson, and before Nelson could speak, Xia Lin introduced him with a smile.

"This is Nelson, my friend. Don't worry about his background or anything like that, and don't ask too many questions."

"This fat guy is Wang Lie, my Star Sequence Two, and also my best friend."

Nelson and Wang Lie shook hands and greeted each other. Wang Lie sat down opposite Xia Lin and asked while pouring himself a glass of wine.

"How was the test? Was it fun?"

Currently, Wang Lie is still a level 7 Ash Zone Walker and has not yet reached level 8, so he is not eligible to participate in this race ranking battle.

But this is also good, because the competition pressure in the racial sequence war is too great, which may not be a good thing for a traveler of Wang Lie's level.

Xia Lin smiled and nodded: "It's fun, of course it's fun. I'm having a lot of fun."

Just as Xia Lin finished speaking, Wang Lie immediately interrupted in a mean manner.

"Then, boss, you probably won't be happy anymore."

As he spoke, he handed over a jade pendant - it was the gang communication jade of the Sanxiang Gang.

The meaning is clear at a glance.

With the first assessment of the Jhin zone coming to an end, it is time to put the necessary measures into practice.

After taking the jade pendant, Bai Yao's voice was heard from inside.

"I'm organizing a remote meetup in three hours. Are you free?"

Since the super boss invited him, Xia Lin naturally had to be free.

As the matter was settled, the light on the jade pendant went out. Xia Lin was just thinking about returning the jade pendant to Wang Lie, but Wang Lie waved his hand.

"You should keep it. Boss Bai Yao will probably contact you frequently in the future."

Bai Yao was attracted by Xia Lin's fighting ability, and Xia Lin was also attracted by the backing of the Sanxiang Gang.

The two sides were attracted to each other, so naturally they left each other a convenient way to contact each other.

Xia Lin put away the jade pendant and listened to Wang Lie speak slowly.

"Still no trace of Gu Hua."

……

The subsequent conversation at the dinner table was nothing more than a discussion between Flash Blue Star Sequence One and Two on the structure of Flash Blue Star, mixed with some chatting.

After eating and drinking and taking a short rest, Xia Lin returned to the hotel alone. After thinking for a while, he released the sisters Scarlett and Irene from the soldier hiding cave.

Since bringing these two people to the Blue Star, the two beautiful native girls have been serving as Xia Lin's personal maids, taking care of Xia Lin's daily life.

They were very skilled at serving tea and pouring water, and there was no sign that these two people were princesses of the former Black Iron Dynasty.

Just as the two girls were busy, Xia Lin took the tea handed to him by Scarlett and asked, "Are there any signs of the birth of the Black Source Overlord?"

Scarlett sighed and shook her head.

“There is no sign of birth yet.”

Irene, who was watching videos on her tablet, said without thinking, "It's because those bomb guys are too big and their brains are not very smart... If I were you, you would have just let your sister be the master of Black Source, and this would have been done a long time ago."

Scarlett glanced at Irene fiercely when she heard that, then looked at Xia Lin, and was relieved to find that Xia Lin looked normal.

Xia Lin didn't mind Irene's outspokenness, and just said, "We haven't been in contact for a long time. Although the contract we signed is very appropriate, all contracts have loopholes."

"Don't blame me for not spending my energy to train you..."

Xia Lin was frank and sincere: To put it bluntly, the emotions are not there.

There was only one vacancy for the Black Source Overlord, so Xia Lin would definitely leave it to someone he was 100% confident in - his direct subordinate: Bomb Boy.

"Anyway, I'll have to trouble you to keep an eye on this matter, and do it as soon as possible."

As the qualifying battle progresses, the strength of the opponents will inevitably become higher and higher. Coupled with the interference of off-field factors, Xia Lin already has such a premonition.

——The next assessment in the Cinders will probably have some twists and turns.

Scarlett also reported to Xia Lin on the progress of the Bomb Boys' job transfers.

Although the Black Source Overlord was not born, several Black Source Guardians were born.

The combination of Bomb Boy + Black Source Guardian is extremely powerful, even stronger than Irene, and only slightly weaker than Scarlett.

This kind of combat power cannot even be called cannon fodder, but is the key to changing the outcome of the battle.

Time passed as they chatted until the agreed time came. Xia Lin waved his hand, and the sisters Scarlett and Irene tactfully left the room.

He took out the Three Phases Gang communication token. As Xia Lin poured his mental power into it, the token slowly glowed, causing Xia Lin's eyes to blur and his consciousness to drift away.

I was in a trance and my mind was wandering in the sky.

When Xia Lin regained consciousness, he was already behind a round table.

……

"Hi, teammate."

Before Xia Lin could observe the environment in detail, a familiar voice rang in his ears.

Xia Lin turned his head and looked beside him, and found that the woman named Wenrou was sitting next to him, looking at him with a smile.

This made Xia Lin smile as well: "Hi, teammate."

"Although I knew we would meet again someday, I never thought it would happen so soon."

Xia Lin pretended to sigh, and then heard Wenrou smile: "It's normal. With our strength, it's natural for us to meet in the sequence battle."

While chatting with Wenrou, Xia Lin looked around the environment.

The entire space is empty and clean, with white walls, no windows or doors, and is spacious and bright.

There is only a small oval conference table in this space, with seven chairs placed behind the round table.

The eyes moved to the main seat at the round table.

Bai Yao came into Xia Lin's sight.

They smiled at each other as a greeting, and Xia Lin turned around and looked elsewhere.

Except for Xia Lin, Wenrou and Bai Yao, the other four chairs were already full of people.

All four of them are human.

A man was wearing a black kendo uniform. He looked handsome and majestic, but also had a ghostly aura that gave people a bad premonition.

A man dressed in casual clothes, with a square face, looked imposing and seemed to have held a high position for a long time.

A man looked ugly like a beggar, with one eye larger than the other, and was gnawing on a chicken leg with a mouth full of gaps in his teeth.

One of them is a royal sister in stockings, with a charming appearance and charm that is no less than her gentleness.

"Kong Youwu, human sequence 56, directly affiliated with the Three Prime Ministers, a ghost warrior."

"Li Yuan, human race sequence 32, the Lord of the Ten Thousand Armies on the side of the King of Ten Thousand Kings."

"The Broken Tooth Beggar, his real name is unknown. He is not a human, but he is quite powerful and has no faction preference. I guess he is a Cinder Walker under the original dark side system."

"And Lin Mei Niang, my best friend and sister, human sequence 100."

Wenrou transmitted a message to Xia Lin, telling him the names and identities of these four people.

Xia Lin glanced at them, nodded and greeted them one by one, and received responses that were neither warm nor cold.

Then he quietly asked Wenrou.

"Li Yuan is the King of Kings' man, how come he is here?"

Wenrou explained: "The King of Kings is an absolutely neutral party, but a neutral boss is not a good thing for his subordinates."

I worship you as my boss, and you don't help me when I get into trouble. How would I feel?
Recalling the time he spent with Wang Wei, Xia Lin nodded in understanding.

The Lord of Hosts is the general trend in himself, and he has his own system and does not need to form a group with outsiders.

Lao Wang is totally focused on enjoying life and farming, and he does not pay enough attention to those guys who have joined his team or who think they have joined his team.

Then these people have to figure it out on their own.

No one knows how Li Yuan got in touch with the Three Prime Ministers Gang.

Anyway, at the moment, this Sequence 32 seems to have become the foreign aid of the Three Phases Gang in this human sequence war.

After a few exchanges, Bai Yao finally spoke.

"This is a small meeting, so there are only these few people."

"Everyone, please introduce yourselves briefly so that we can recognize each other's faces."

Then he looked at Xia Lin and said, "Let's start with Xia Lin."

Xia Lin nodded: "Xia Lin."

"gentle."

"Kong Youwu."

"Lin Mei Niang."

"Li Yuan."

"Cracked... cracked... teeth... tooth beggar..."

Bai Yao said again: "I called everyone here this time for this matter."

As he spoke, he snapped his fingers.

Then, several pieces of white paper appeared out of thin air in front of the seats of everyone present.

Looking down, Xia Lin quickly narrowed his eyes.

Bai Yao's voice rang in his ears: "This is a bounty from the Heavenly Dao Creator and the Old Ones."

"It can also be understood as a kill list."

……

The one who ranks first is the demon sequence one, Donald.

Direct descendant of the Demon Emperor, the bounty is as high as three six-pillar-level treasures!

Further down is the human race sequence three, Leng Mo, the strongest Cinders walker carefully trained by the Three Phases Gang.

As Xia Lin looked down, he soon saw his own name on the seventh place...

"Hiss... I want to sell myself for this amount of money."

Xia Lin complained with a smile.

Just because the reward amount is indeed enough to buy his life.

At the same time, the two words "Xia Lin" appeared among the top five in the sequence of each race, which was also quite eye-catching.

Everyone seemed to have heard of Xia Lin's name, and they all turned to look at Xia Lin. Bai Yao tapped the table and said, "The reason I summoned you all is because of the bounty on Xia Lin."

"It has been confirmed that Xia Lin participated in the Sequence Ranked Battle, and now the first assessment in the Ember Zone has ended. Many people have received special items."

Team cards, tracking cards and the like are what Bai Yao called the second type of privileged items.

"And with the premise of having privileged props, some means have room for manipulation."

Take this wanted list as an example.

Xia Lin is weak and has a high bounty, so he will inevitably become the target of powerful Cinder Walkers who want to get rich.

It can even be confirmed that Xia Lin has been targeted by someone at this moment.

"Xia Lin will definitely be hunted in the next test area of the Cinders. It's hard to guess who will do it."

“But I think this is also an opportunity for us.”

"Hunting and counter-hunting, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind."

As he spoke, Bai Yao looked at Xia Lin. Xia Lin thought for a moment and nodded slowly.

"Being a bait? Yes, I can."

There's no point in opposing it.

The reward is already in front of us, so how can you, Xia Lin, object?
"And these few..."

Bai Yao glanced at the others, then looked at Xia Lin: "That's the bodyguard I found for you."

"Don't worry, we have all signed contracts, and we are not the ruthless characters who will covet the bounty on you."

……

"not enough."

The person who said these two words was not Xia Lin himself, but the Lord of the Army, Li Yuan.

He looked at Xia Lin's reward on the form and said with narrowed eyes.

"The bounty is too high. We can't protect Xia Lin with our abilities."

This bounty might even attract the greed of the top five or even top three in the racial sequence. However, Li Yuan, as the strongest person present, is only sequence 32 of the human race. Facing the top ten in the sequence of any race, he would have little ability to fight back.

Bai Yao smiled but said nothing. Instead, Xia Lin sighed and spoke slowly.

"There will be follow-up support. This game will probably be an Ouroboros."

"Our group is the bait, and the hunters that will most likely appear are the fish. The Three Phases Gang has another, or even several more powerful teams, the fishermen. As for whether there is another more powerful hostile team behind the fishermen, we don't know."

Bai Yao nodded in agreement and looked at Xia Lin. He smiled apologetically, causing Xia Lin to shake his head.

To put it bluntly, protecting Xia Lin is not Bai Yao's primary goal.

Hunting down the enemy sequence that is chasing Xia Lin is Bai Yao’s primary goal.

Xia Lin is just a bait, used for fishing. Whether the bait will be eaten by the fish, and whether the bait will be dead or alive after catching a big fish, these are not within Bai Yao's consideration.

Xia Lin understood the logic clearly and had no reason to complain.

This is the situation. He is already in the game. Regardless of whether the Three Phases Gang is there or not, Xia Lin, the target, is right here and is very conspicuous.

Instead, the Sanxiang Gang sent out five strong men to protect Xia Lin. This was a good intention and could even be called a favor.

But it cannot be ruled out that these people will give top priority to their own life safety... It is highly unlikely that they would consider Xia Lin's life more important than their own.

"So, what is coming will always come..."

Just like what Xia Lin said after seeing the reward for passing the first assessment in the Ashen Zone.

This human race sequence war was originally his disaster.

"If there is no objection, then let's just say this for now."

"Everyone, start forming teams."

As soon as Bai Yao finished speaking, the human race sequence was 56. Kong Youwu flipped his hand and took out a privilege card from his personal space that was a size larger than the two that Xia Lin had obtained.

[Teamwork Card: Select no more than ten people as the target, form a team, and enter the same ember area during the next assessment.]

As Kong Youwu's thought came to mind, the card exploded automatically, and the light fell on the six people present except Bai Yao, and then the prompt sound of the Cinder Zone system rang in Xia Lin's ears.

【Team established.】

[In the next assessment ember zone, you will enter the assessment ember zone with your team members. At the same time, this card has a special power that can ensure that team members are in the same camp. ]

This thing really works well.

It seems that Kong Youwu's completion and clearance evaluation of the first Ashes zone are even higher than Xia Lin's.

Not long after the team was formed, the new Jhin zone system prompt sounded again in Xia Lin's ears, causing Xia Lin to be stunned.

[Please note that someone has used a mandatory tracking card on you. You have been hunted. ]

[In the next assessment in the ember zone, you will encounter a stalker, please be careful. ]

There was not just one such reminder tone, but three!

And the prompt tone did not reveal the identity of the stalker.

After explaining the situation, Xia Lin looked at Bai Yao and saw Bai Yao nodded.

"As expected."

"It seems that the next assessment in the Cinders will be very difficult for you all... I will do my best to collect intelligence on who the enemy is and how strong they are in the next month, but don't expect too much."

"To put it bluntly, we still have to see the truth with our own hands."

Every racial sequence war is a major reshuffle.

The reshuffle will inevitably bring blood and gore.

And now, Xia Lin happened to become one of the eyes of this bloody storm.

……

“Let’s think about it and think about it.”

When Xia Lin's consciousness returned to his body on the Flashing Blue Star, he opened his eyes and this was the first sentence he said.

He took a look at his own attributes, skills, and various trump cards.

I opened the Ranked Battle Points Mall again and saw all my current Ranked Battle Points.

63528 points.

The high number is not enough to buy six-pillar-level equipment, props and skills...

And with just a quick glance, Xia Lin immediately sighed.

The three six-pillar level props that appeared earlier were all bought.

There are many talented people in the Jhin zone. Xia Lin did a great job in the first test in the Jhin zone, but there were obviously people who were more aggressive and fierce than Xia Lin. They directly got more than 10 points in one test in the Jhin zone, and then cleared out the top purchase items in the mall.

Xia Lin said "awesome" and then lowered his gaze to look at the skill purchase item.

……

At present, the skills in Xia Lin's constant skill bar and regular skill bar cannot be used lightly, and each of them is useful.

Xia Lin also did not plan to replace the skills in these two skill bars.

But the three spaces in Erying's skill bar are currently empty, so Xia Lin's preparation direction ends here.

"First, Brother Xia. We've been apart for so long, it's time to reunite."

There is no need to say much about the King of Cowards... He may be in big trouble at the moment, and his skill slots are not enough. The first person Xia Lin thought of was Brother Shrimp.

In the recipe book, the purchase price of the King of Shrimp is 28 points, and Xia Lin’s current total evolution points is 59 points.

There were still 31 evolution points left after the purchase, but Xia Lin was not going to move lightly.

Because these evolution points are used in the Ashes Zone, adjusting skills and changing combat styles according to different opponents is the style of the Uncertain Shadow.

As for Erying's other two skill bars, Xia Lin found suitable targets in the points mall.

[The Five Degenerations of the Celestial Being (Racial Heritage Level): Passive skill. After acquiring this skill, you will enter the Five Degenerations of the Celestial Being state, with all attributes reduced by half, racial values reduced by half, and a 50% chance of failure when releasing skills, and your body and soul will uncontrollably decay.]

A purely negative skill, just right for Evil Shadow!

This skill costs 800 ranking points. Without hesitation, Xia Lin bought it directly and then put it on Erying, leaving it for the enemy to taste.

An unstable mutation is triggered midway, but the mutation effect is not outstanding, so it is skipped.

【Grand debut, then... (Racial heritage level): Active skill. Consume all your mental energy to activate this skill. After activation, your all attributes will be tripled, and you will gain an absolutely invincible defense buff! However, when you activate this skill, you will immediately enter one of the following states: fainting on the spot, unable to distinguish between friend and foe, turning into a lunatic, or turning into a fun person. This skill lasts for 1 hour, and the cooldown time is 1 month. 】

This skill was priced at 1000 ranking points, so Xia Lin simply bought it.

Moreover, according to the criteria of the Ashes zone, this skill is a negative skill... the kind that can be used on Doomshade.

In fact, judging from the effect, this skill is pretty awesome... Although it consumes a bit more mental energy, all attributes are tripled, and there is an absolutely invincible buff.

It is qualified as a trump card.

Xia Lin guessed that the reason why it was evaluated as a negative skill in the Jhin zone might be the four states of "fainting on the spot, not being able to distinguish between friend and foe, turning into a madman, and turning into a fun person", which were so outrageous that they were exaggerated.

Xia Lin didn't dare to try to exaggerate...

And this skill, when combined with the randomized release flow, at least seems to be a good match.

So the third skill of Evil Shadow is confirmed: King of Weaklings, Five Decays of Heaven, grand debut, and then...

Spend points to buy props and equipment in the points mall.

A foundation-level cooldown reset item, each costing 2000 points. Xia Lin directly bought ten of them, specially for random combinations.

There are all kinds of functional props and equipment. When you see something you like, buy it immediately and you will reap a lot of rewards.

As Xia Lin kept buying, all of his 60,000 ranking battle points were spent, and he did not even purchase a qualifying certificate.

"When the enemy stores food, I store guns. The enemy is my granary."

"First, pursue combat capability. After all, the 1-point preliminary qualification certificate should not be difficult for me."

There is no need to pursue the preliminary qualification too early. Get through this stage first before talking about other things.

Just as Xia Lin was spending his time, two more warning sounds of being hunted rang out.

Together with the previous three, this makes five waves of hunters.

It’s not five people, most likely five different teams.

This made Xia Lin curl his lips.

"Then come on."

……

After one month.

Xia Lin and Nelson left the miniature abyss one after another and returned to the Canberra gathering place.

Touching the entrance to the Cinder Zone, light emerged and Xia Lin appeared in the pre-war preparation space.

The second assessment of the Jin area has officially begun.

(End of this chapter)