Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 65 Flow
"boom"

The troll's crimson eyes gradually dimmed, its muscles relaxed, and it knelt heavily in the pool of blood, splashing out ripples of crimson blood.

Li Xia remained in his position, gripping the spear with one hand, the tip piercing into the ogre's chest and exiting from his back.

The dim, yellow sunset hangs high on the horizon, appearing exceptionally large. From a certain angle, the entire sky becomes a canvas.

Li Xia drew his spear, and the surrounding darkness vanished abruptly, pulling him out of that strange state.

The troll lost its footing and fell heavily forward, grazing his body as it lay in a pool of blood.

Ye Ji twirled in his hand, flicking away the bloodstains from the gun.

Li Xia glanced expressionlessly at Oak, who was hiding in the back, too timid to come forward, then turned around and walked away.

The metal combat boots struck the stone slabs with a crisp sound.

"Leave it to you."

The apostle following behind Li Xia was so shocked that he couldn't speak, and all the voices in the River Valley seemed to have suddenly disappeared.

The road was littered with Oak's corpses, turning the street red.

Li Xia walked to the back, found a clean rock to sit on, and suddenly stopped holding the spear.

With a muffled thud, the end of the spear was forcefully driven into the stone slab.

The apostles' hearts skipped a beat; what terrifying power and control!

The thought that Li Xia was exhausted and in poor condition vanished with this shot.

They then turned their attention to Oak, and a hint of excitement gradually appeared on their faces.

These are all contribution points!
The horns behind the Orks urged them forward. Seeing that the god of death was gone, the Orks mustered their courage again and stepped over the corpses of their comrades to move forward.

The apostles, weapons in hand, clashed with the Orks, and the battlefield, which had been calm for only a few minutes, became lively once again.

Li Xia sat on the rocks behind him, feeling waves of darkness before his eyes. Exhaustion spread through his body, but it wasn't physical fatigue; it was mental.

So he needs to slow down and relax.

He took out an exquisite water pouch from his personal space.

【Fairy Spring Water】

[Quality: Green (Tier 1)]

[Origin: United Trials World - Middle-earth Forest Kingdom]

[Type: Recovery Item/Consumable]

[Effect: Slowly restores approximately 10% of mental energy and soothes the mind.]

[Review: Blessed spring water, long-term consumption is beneficial to health]

[Exchange Price: 90 Contribution Points (9% discount)]

He picked up the elf's water pouch and took a big gulp. The clear, sweet spring water flowed down his throat and into his stomach, and the double image in his eyes gradually disappeared.

"call"

After taking a few deep breaths, Li Xia felt much better and only then did she begin to recall what had just happened.

The first thing that came was a barrage of notifications.

[You have killed a regular soldier of the Ork Legion, gaining 2 contribution points, 0.6% contribution percentage]

[You have killed a regular soldier of the Ork Legion, gaining 2 contribution points, 0.6% contribution percentage]

[You have killed an elite Ogre of the Ork Legion, gaining 30 contribution points, 6% contribution rating]

Li Xia looked at the kill notifications and saw that there were more than 120 kill notifications, which meant that he had just killed more than 100 Orks.

Most importantly, I didn't seem to feel anything. Recalling my strange state, I hurriedly turned on the status notification again.

[Breathing techniques are linked with the breathing of the sun, increasing proficiency!]

[Skill has reached its peak, proficiency has increased!] [Because your focus has reached its limit.]

You have triggered the special state: 'Flow'

[Due to resonance with the 'flow' state, you have triggered the 'Transparent World (Pseudo)']

Your understanding of guns has greatly improved, and your mastery of the ultimate skill has increased.

Flow? A transparent world (pseudo)?

Li Xia hurriedly clicked on the flow notification again. It was a special state that could be triggered when one engaged in mechanical repetition for a long time or reached a certain level of proficiency in a certain task.

In a state of flow, time seems to slow down, and you feel as if you've been elevated. You can easily do things that you wouldn't normally be able to do, and your perception is greatly enhanced.

Li Xia knows about flow. This special state is often mentioned by friends who play basketball. You suddenly feel like you can do anything, you can make every shot, and you can do all kinds of moves effortlessly.

Furthermore, the flow state briefly triggered the Transparent World (pseudo), and the bright red, constantly beating heart I saw at the end was probably due to the Transparent World.

In layman's terms, in a state of flow, dynamic vision, reaction speed, dexterity, and skill-based abilities all receive a temporary boost.

These bonuses come at a price: a rapid depletion of mental energy.

It felt like I had just experienced a blackout and was extremely exhausted.

Most importantly, 'flow' has become a fixed skill.

[Flow] (No proficiency required)

[Skill Type: Fixed Status Skill]

[Trigger condition: 1% chance to enter Flow state during training or combat]

[Skill Effect: Perception increased by 50%, reaction speed increased by 50%, skill proficiency efficiency increased by 100%, skill-based skill level increased by 1]

[Skill Cost: Consumes 0.1%–1% of Spirit Power per second]

[Introduction: This state of super-efficiency is often considered a unique characteristic of successful people, but it actually exists within everyone. When you do anything to the extreme, it will naturally manifest.]

[Special Note: Fixed status skills cannot be improved through conventional means; please explore these methods on your own.]

Status skills! Another new concept.

Li Xia's eyebrows first rose high, very powerfully, but the triggering condition was also touching. If this state, which is similar to enlightenment, could be maintained, then it would not be called enlightenment, but rather "constant enlightenment" would be more appropriate.

Unfortunately, this kind of status cannot be improved through conventional means. If it could be improved, we would just max it out.

Shaking his head and closing the skill panel, Li Xia looked at the prompt again.

Then there are other gains. In the flow state, proficiency increases extremely quickly. The ultimate skill is a combination of multiple martial arts techniques, so proficiency is very difficult to achieve.

But just now, it increased by 20%, from the original LV1 beginner (35%) to (55%). The proficiency of Sun Breathing did not increase much, but it was still about 10%.

And the final activation of the markings—if it weren't for the system's notification, Li Xia wouldn't even have known that the last shot he had just fired had activated the markings.

However, the skill list does not include the mark, which means that my abilities do not yet meet the conditions for activating the mark.

That was just a brief touch of the patterns and the transparent world while in a state of flow.

My skills are actually quite strong, but my physical fitness hasn't caught up yet, and more importantly, I still haven't found a path that suits me.

However, it has only just begun, and we haven't even been to the actual temple yet. Once we return to the temple, we will have to get started on this matter.

I finally figured out what had just happened, and my mental energy was restored to a safe level thanks to the spring water.

Although I'm still a bit tired, at least it won't affect my fighting ability anymore.

Li Xia stood up and looked at the battlefield.

Upon seeing this, his face darkened.

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

(End of this chapter)