Global Game: I Can Choose Instance Rewards-Chapter 613 - 405: Climbing the Tower (Part 2)
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In this fairly spacious enclosed room, three dull thuds echoed in quick succession.
If there were bystanders watching, they would discover that the three ferocious villagers who charged at Wu Xun were effortlessly avoided by his incredibly agile maneuvers. With quick and precise punches and kicks, he resolved the situation in one go. Before they could even let out half a scream, they were all sent flying against the wall to meet King Yama, a crushing blow to say the least.
However, Wu Xun was unconcerned with this skirmish that didn’t even count as a warm-up. He watched as the bodies of the three ferocious villagers turned into dust and vanished, his gaze landing on a strange item that suddenly appeared on the ground.
[Healing Potion (Fine Layer)]
[Drink this potion to quickly heal injuries below severe levels. It also significantly alleviates severe injuries, and for near-fatal wounds, it temporarily eliminates the risk of death due to the injuries.]
"Is this a potion? It looks too strange."
With some curiosity, Wu Xun examined the potion in what seemed to be a glass bottle with a few careful glances, but decided to put it into his pocket for later use.
Soon after, he reached an upper level through a newly appeared ladder, and this time, he finally encountered a batch of slightly more decent enemies.
These were three bandits lurking in a grove. They were all wearing cloth armor and wielding broadswords. Their assault body skill and timing in drawing their weapons had a certain method, exhibiting that they were people who had trained in martial arts. Even if their cultivation level wasn’t high, they were not to be compared with rustic villagers.
Yet in facing these opponents, Wu Xun didn’t fully utilize his power to use the Golden Light Body Protection technique. It only took him two seconds longer than the previous level to send these adversaries to the West, leaving himself unscathed.
This time, what appeared before him was a pair of bracers, seemingly of better quality than the previous items.
[Giant Troll Bracelet (Rare)]
[Put on these bracers and your strength attribute will increase by four. Additionally, during melee combat, there is a 20% additional chance to trigger a critical strike, dealing double damage.]
"Critical strike? Double damage? Interesting..."
Though he couldn’t fully grasp the meaning of the textual description, he roughly understood that this might be a well-suited item for him, and immediately equipped them on his arms.
Instantly, like when he wore gloves on the first level, he sensed another subtle change in his body, growing even stronger. Moreover, he could vaguely feel a violent force brewing within him, waiting for the right moment to erupt.
Eager to experience this power, he chose without hesitation to proceed to the next level, where he encountered a new round of adversaries.
This opponent was a tall martial artist wielding a longsword, standing in a spacious stone plaza, with a piercing gaze fixed on the newcomer.
Unlike the previous three bandits, this opponent immediately gave Wu Xun a sense of sharpness and robustness upon meeting. His instincts told him that this enemy’s cultivation was not weak and merited his full attention.
Thus, Wu Xun’s entire body was instantly enveloped in a protective golden light, and his figure flashed toward the enemy, launching a powerful offensive he had honed over many years.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The first punch met the opponent’s swiftly hacking sword with his fist wrapped in golden light, forcing the adversary back half a meter, nearly making him drop the longsword.
The second punch came as he surged forward, aiming to resolve the fight with a strong blow. But the opponent dodged with body technique, using the horizontal sword to block, and capitalized on the impact to create some distance.
The third punch had Wu Xun closing in once more, feigning an attack with a punch to force the enemy to dodge, then seizing the opportunity to swing a vicious kick toward his movement path, successfully disrupting the enemy’s balance.
The fourth punch left the enemy with no room to dodge. Forced to take Wu Xun’s fierce punch, he attempted to use the sword to block again and leverage to escape. But Wu Xun triggered a critical strike at that moment, increasing the blow’s power tremendously, shattering the enemy’s sword and body. His chest gained a large dent before he turned into flecks of light and vanished.
"These bracers are truly formidable! With them, my power has at least increased by 20%!"
For the first time, Wu Xun was shocked by the item he acquired. If the Sensitivity Gloves before had brought him some delight, these critical strike bracers felt like a personal divine artifact.
Since his cultivation of the Infinite Golden Body Skill had always boasted excess defense while lacking in offense, the critical effect these bracers added could significantly improve this flaw, enhancing his burst power to an unpredictable degree, catching his opponents off guard.
"The mystical tower is indeed extraordinary. I must take this trial seriously!"
Realizing his substantial gains, Wu Xun felt increasingly excited about the upcoming trials. He quickly examined the rewards earned on this level.
[Gale Longsword (Fine Layer)]
[This sword is exceptionally sharp. Each time you hit an enemy, you gain a Gale effect, increasing your sword attack speed by 5%, stackable up to five levels. But if no enemy is hit within a short time, the effect disappears.]
"What a pity. This seems like a decent sword, but I am not skilled in swordsmanship."
After some thought, Wu Xun picked up the weapon anyway and headed towards the wooden ladder to a higher level.
Eventually, he fought his way to the tenth level, acquiring scrolls, armor, headbands, and even a kind of fruit he had never seen. These items were all of the Fine Layer quality, somewhat useful yet not transformative like the Giant Troll Bracelet. However, they helped him understand that the rewards from the mystical tower were far more diverse than he imagined, and not every reward would suit him.
Finally, on the tenth level, he encountered the strongest enemy he faced in this tower climb, a masked demoness from the demon sect.
This woman had cultivated the sinister and highly toxic Demon Claw Skill, her movement technique was astonishingly fast, difficult to react to, and her cunning and uncertain attacks left Wu Xun initially pushed around and one-sidedly beaten. Even giving his all, the battle was fraught with danger and difficulty.
After half an hour of fierce fighting, he finally exhausted this formidable enemy’s power, seizing the chance to deliver a killing blow. He himself was nearly collapsing, his protective golden light long depleted, the armor he wore utterly destroyed, and his body honed for years seriously injured.
Yet Wu Xun did not reject this feeling in the least; on the contrary, he thoroughly enjoyed the thrilling and genuine confrontation, an experience he had never had in years of training.
"I wish I could fight such a formidable enemy every day. That way, my power would surely improve rapidly... Cough, cough... I seem quite greedy, but today’s battle is enough for me to digest for a long time..."
Lying on the ground, battered and bruised, Wu Xun immediately began checking the final level’s rewards and discovered a silver ruby necklace whose attributes suited him well.
[Power of the Blood Race (Rare)]
[While wearing this necklace, your strength, agility, and constitution each increase by four points, and all speed is additionally increased by 10%.] 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
Pleased with the find, he then equipped it around his neck and uncorked the previously obtained healing potion to drink it, promptly witnessing his injuries fully heal in seconds.
"The potency of this potion already rivals our sect’s secret Celestial Essence Elixir. The treasures within this mystical tower are truly authentic... Could the Celestial Sovereign also be a real deity?"
With a sense of respect towards this magical place, Wu Xun stepped through the light gate that appeared after clearing the level and exited the mystical tower.
Sometime later, in a tremendously distant world, Wang Zhifan finished observing the happenings inside the black tower, feeling satisfied.
"The two chief disciples of the Wuji Sect certainly possess prowess, having both defeated the floor boss based on Mo Ji. Even with me subtly ensuring their rewards on their tower ascent, it’s quite impressive... I hope they understand my goodwill and cease causing trouble."
