Gao Wu: If this BOSS isn't nerfed, is it even playable?

Chapter 5 Thick Skin
It was late at night when I got home.

Lin Ye tiptoed to open the door. The living room was pitch black; her mother and sister must have already gone to sleep.

He didn't dare turn on the light, so he sneaked into the bathroom in the dark, took off the T-shirt that was stained with the blood of mutated rats and the bodily fluids of cockroaches, and threw it directly into the basin to start washing.

The stench of the garbage dump mixed with the smell of blood almost suffocated him.

He had to clean up these traces so that his mother wouldn't notice anything amiss tomorrow and cause unnecessary worry.

I was too impulsive today; I rushed in without taking any precautions. Next time, I must prepare protective measures.

The cold water washing over him helped calm his extremely excited mind.

The garbage dump is a good starting area, but you can't go there all the time.

The environment is too harsh, and it's easy to run into other people.

If someone went there for ten days or half a month in a row, the people responsible for cleaning up the mutated creatures at the garbage disposal plant would probably start spreading urban legends.

More importantly, after a whole day, Lin Ye found that there were still too few "strange" things in the garbage station.

Not enough for him to kill.

Expanding our thinking, we can look at abandoned air-raid shelters, outdated sewer systems, and that abandoned urban area on the outskirts of the city…

These places must also harbor similar mutated creatures.

These will all be his future training grounds.

After taking a shower, Lin Ye lay on the bed and felt completely refreshed.

Lin Ye sank into his consciousness and opened his panel again.

[Host: Lin Ye]

[Race: Goblin]

[Level: LV2 (3/400)]

[HP: 128/128]

[Energy: 57/57]

Stamina: 112/112

[BOSS Mechanism: Out-of-Combat Health Regeneration (White)]

[Current stage: P1, other stages are not yet unlocked]

【Strength: 12.6】

[Agility: 11.3]

[Endurance: 11.5]

【Spirit: 6.5】

[Free attribute points: 1]

Skill Points: 1

After the upgrade, all basic attributes were improved, and an additional 1 point of free attribute and 1 skill point were awarded.

Lin Ye doesn't plan to use his free attribute points for the time being.

He was still unclear about the specific conversion relationship between these panel values ​​and the "Qi and Blood Index" and "Life Index" in the martial arts standards, and needed to find an opportunity to have them measured on the school's professional equipment before making a decision.

However, the use of skill points is very clear.

His gaze fell on the skill tree.

A small "+" sign appears after 【Normal Attack LV1】, which means that skill points can be used to enhance it.

But Lin Ye's gaze was drawn to the skill icon below, which had been grayed out but was now lit up.

Thick Skin (Passive), worth adding points to.

Upgrade old skills or unlock new ones?
Lin Ye had previously asked the system if he wanted to improve the skills he had already unlocked, he could either use skill points to upgrade them.

Alternatively, you can increase your proficiency through extensive use.

Once you reach the required proficiency level, you'll automatically level up.

Given the scarcity of skill points in the early stages, Lin Ye had no intention of using skill points to upgrade his skills.

Of course, unlocking skills is the most important thing.

[Ding! You have unlocked the passive skill "Thick Skin" by consuming 1 skill point!]

[Thick Skin LV1 (Passive): Your skin becomes more resilient, reducing all damage taken by 1%, and increasing the growth rate of maximum health and stamina to 1.1 times.]

[Current template max level preview: All damage taken reduced by 5%, maximum health and stamina growth increased to 1.5.]

[Note: A qualified boss must first learn how to take a beating.]

How can a true boss be so fragile?

Endurance is key!
A 5% damage reduction may not seem like much, but in a life-or-death battle, it could be the difference between life and death.

More importantly, there's a 1.5x growth potential. Every 1 point of attribute rewarded by the system and every point gained through your own cultivation will be automatically converted into 1.5 points.

Although this passive skill is only a very basic skill, its potential should not be underestimated.

Lin Ye closed the panel with satisfaction and prepared to go to sleep.

But the moment he closed his eyes, a thought suddenly popped into his head.

and many more……

I don't think I need to sleep?
On the panel, his status is [Non-combat state, rapidly recovering].

This means that his energy and physical strength are recovering to their peak at an alarming rate every moment.

For humans, isn't the most important function of sleep to restore energy and physical strength?

Lin Ye suddenly sat up in bed, his eyes flashing with a terrifying light.

Others are exhausted after practicing for three to five hours a day and need to rely on sleep and nutritional supplements to recover slowly.

As long as he doesn't train himself to death, he can keep training!

He is a perpetual motion machine!

Why bother sleeping?

Get up and start practicing!
……

Four hours passed.

Lin Ye completed his 17th practice of the Body Tempering Method and Visualization Method.

He took another shower without making a sound, changed into a clean school uniform, and once again left home in the dark.

At around 4 a.m., Dongjiang City was completely silent.

The streets were lit only by dim streetlights and the occasional sanitation truck passing by.

Lin Ye's figure moved swiftly through the deserted streets like a ghost.

Before long, Lin Ye arrived at Dongjiang No. 1 Middle School.

This was the first time he had come to school at this time.

The security guard at the gate was dozing off wrapped in his military overcoat when he was startled awake by Lin Ye's knocking on the window. When he saw that it was a student from his school and checked the time, a hint of approval and surprise appeared in his cloudy eyes.

"Hey kid, you're here to train so early?"

"Yeah, I want to come over and use the equipment as soon as possible."

Lin Ye showed his student ID, and the old man nodded, opened the gate, and muttered, "Young people these days are really something, much more hardworking than we were back then..."

Lin Yechong smiled and headed straight for the comprehensive training hall deep inside the school.

His goal was clear—the comprehensive training room.

There's a body data monitoring device there that allows him to accurately understand his current strength.

In addition, he had an even bolder idea: the training room had a gravity chamber.

Will the system give more experience points when cultivating in a gravity environment?

In the past, the gravity chamber was like a torture chamber to him. Every time he was sent into it by the teacher during physical education class, he felt like he was being skinned alive.

But now, he was actually looking forward to it.

However, as he approached the gravity chamber, he paused.

A sliver of light shone through the tightly closed alloy door, and the faint sound of heavy knocking could be heard.

At this point in time, someone was even earlier than him?

Lin Ye's curiosity was piqued, so he quietly walked to the door and looked inside through the observation window.

He was stunned at first glance.

Inside the gravity chamber, a tall, slender figure was facing a dummy, repeatedly throwing punches and kicking.

She wore a tight-fitting black training outfit that accentuated her perfect curves without an ounce of excess fat, and her neat ponytail swayed with her movements.

The girl's face was expressionless, her eyes focused and sharp. Every punch she threw was accompanied by the sound of wind breaking, accurately striking the dummy's vital points.

Lin Ye didn't know her.

But anyone who appeared in the gravity chamber at this point, even earlier than him, must be no ordinary person.

Sure enough, this was observed from the system's perspective.

Above her head was a bright orange-red LV10 mark.

Just then, the girl seemed to sense something, abruptly stopping her movements, her cool eyes instantly sweeping towards the doorway.

After seeing Lin Ye, he looked away and continued training.

Lin Ye didn't say much and went straight inside.

(End of this chapter)