Chapter 21: Chapter 21: Zhao Xue Ming Tending the Sheep

“Baa~”

“Baa~”

At this moment, Zhao Xue Ming felt he had accomplished an unprecedented achievement… herding sheep in the Secret Realm.

Looking at the three Sheep Puppets in front of him, Zhao Xue Ming felt a bit exasperated yet amused.

But there was no way around it because this was a task assigned to him by Lin Ye, telling him to watch over the three sheep.

The team did not have a Puppet Master profession, so there was no direct way to control the Sheep Puppets. They could only use a clumsy method to drive the Sheep Puppets and prevent them from running around.

Losing a sheep was a minor issue; causing the Secret Realm run to fail was a major one.

So now this heavy responsibility fell on Zhao Xue Ming’s shoulders.

For someone aspiring to become an excellent Caster like Zhao Xue Ming, this arrangement was indeed a bit frustrating.

“What an astonishing talent…”

Watching Lin Ye wield a wand that looked quite valuable, casually waving his hand to cast a Healing Technique, Zhao Xue Ming couldn’t help but feel a bit envious.

It’s a pity that to reach such a level, he didn’t know how much more hard training he would need.

[Your Healing Technique restored 23 Life Value to ’Li Fei’, and you gained 1 Power!]

[Your Healing Technique restored 35 Life Value to ’Hook’, and you gained 1 Power!]

…

After a round of Healing Techniques, Lin Ye gained additional Attribute Values once again.

Lin Ye glanced at his attribute panel and couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement.

At this moment, his total All Attributes were almost exceeding two hundred points!

In his previous life, it was only when he was close to Level 20 that he reached this level.

And now he was only Level 3, yet his physical strength was already comparable to those Professionals in their teens or twenties. It must be said that the Healing Dominator talent was like having an attribute hack.

If one did not consider the issue of Level Suppression with higher levels, in terms of attributes alone, Lin Ye only needed to farm attributes to become invincible in the world.

Against lower levels, suppression would occur, with extra defense and resistance bonuses, plus high crushing damage on attacks.

So to challenge higher levels, the difficulty was extremely high.

Of course, theoretically, if the numbers were high enough to cover the impact of Level Suppression, invincibility could also be realized.

But accumulating attributes little by little like Lin Ye was doing now…

By the time he stacked up enough to become absolutely invincible, he would probably be in his twilight years, facing the huge decline in attributes that comes with old age.

Therefore, relying on attribute farming to reach invincibility is actually unrealistic.

Both attributes and levels should be pursued; that’s the hard truth!

“Quack quack!”

Under Abyss Difficulty, the goblins in the Flame Forest were no longer comparable to those green-skinned goblins in Ordinary Level.

Goblin skins were bright red at this difficulty, and they were also larger and more robust.

The lowest level was Level 3, and occasionally there were even Level 4 big goblins.

With Life Values up to a thousand points, damage between fifty and sixty, and occasionally a critical hit could deal nearly a hundred points of damage, even with a burning effect.

Groups of three or five would be a nightmare for any novice team!

Li Fei wielded a longsword, nimbly dodging the goblins’ attacks, then slashed at the back of a Flame Goblin.

-130!

A critical hit, dealing over one hundred and thirty damage.

This damage left Hook and Li Feng, also playing Close Combat Professions, stunned.

“Rare professions are still way stronger than us.”

“Indeed…”

Hook and Li Feng couldn’t help but feel a little envious.

Having killed a Flame Goblin, Li Fei flicked the blood off the longsword and, hearing the conversation between Hook and Li Feng, couldn’t help but shake his head.

“Talent compatibility with one’s profession and personal capability is the way to go!”

Having said that, a familiar glow enveloped everyone in the team, and their Life Values were fully restored.

Hook and Li Feng fully agreed with this.

Because they all knew whom Li Fei was talking about…

Lin Ye!

It could be said that without Lin Ye continuously casting Healing Techniques, they wouldn’t even get past the first wave of goblins.

The Abyss Level difficulty was just too high; it wasn’t a place meant for people of their level.

But this also proved how incredible Lin Ye’s strength was…

“Let’s take a break. In about twenty minutes, we should be reaching the BOSS fight.”

After casting his Healing Technique, Lin Ye spoke again.

At this point, they had been in the Secret Realm for almost two hours but still hadn’t reached the end-level BOSS.

Compared to the Ordinary Level, they were an entire hour slower in progress.

“Great! Finally, a break!”

Hook let out a sigh of relief.

As for Li Feng, he was in even worse shape, collapsing directly onto the ground, feeling sore all over.

Along the way, with Lin Ye’s Healing Techniques and Soul Link support, everyone hadn’t taken any fatal damage, but physical fatigue was still present.

If they stayed in intense combat for too long, entering a state of fatigue would affect their combat strength.

So taking necessary breaks was essential.

This time, Lin Ye didn’t take out small tables and chairs; instead, he simply let everyone sit where they were for a brief break.

The intricacies of Abyss Level difficulty lay in such details.

Unlike Ordinary or even Hard Levels, in an Abyss Level Secret Realm, monsters could attack at any time, so extended rest periods didn’t exist.

In such a high-pressure environment, without enough strength to support oneself, half an hour might be enough to make someone crack…

But at this moment, one person in the entire team still maintained a very high mental state.

Zhao Xue Ming, responsible for watching the sheep, was now also in charge of distributing Physical Potions to everyone.

These potions could rapidly restore a large amount of physical strength in a short time.

As long as the dosage wasn’t exceeded, they could almost return someone to peak physical condition.

Looking at the cheekily smiling Zhao Xue Ming, Hook and Li Feng were at a loss for words…

This guy, how lucky he is!

If you didn’t know better, you’d think he was on an outing.

While others were dirty and exhausted, he was the most relaxed.

But there was no helping it; he only had to keep an eye on the sheep, after all.

And as a Mage who only knew the Fireball Technique, he indeed wasn’t much help in the Flame Forest…

Having Zhao Xue Ming use Fireball Technique against those Flame Goblins was less effective than Hook’s fists.

Gazing at Zhao Xue Ming distributing the Physical Potions, Lin Ye couldn’t help but feel a bit frustrated.

This talent is really difficult to steal!

“I’ve nearly accumulated a hundred thousand in healing output, yet I still haven’t copied Zhao Xue Ming’s talent.”

Lin Ye was almost at his wit’s end.

Looking at the accumulated healing output on his panel, he felt quite frustrated.

And conversely, he had already brushed Hook’s talent…

Suddenly, Lin Ye seemed to realize something.

“Could it be… the worse the recipient’s condition, the higher the chance of me copying their talent?”

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