Chapter 202: Break Through the Bottleneck Again! Mission: Climb the Tower

One after another...

Chen Ming kept buying skill books for the stepping step.

Soon, his backpack was full.

There was no room for any more skill books.

Chen Ming could only use up the skill books one by one.

One after another, prompts rang in his ears.

"The skill of [Stepping Step] has been upgraded to level 180..."

"The skill of [Stepping Step] has been upgraded to level 181..."

"The skill of [Stepping Step] has been upgraded to level 182..."

The level of the stepping step was constantly increasing.

There was a full hour before the start of the dungeon.

But Chen Ming actually felt that this whole hour was not enough!

Buying skill books, learning skills...

Chen Ming kept tinkering with it.

However, although everyone's enthusiasm far exceeded Chen Ming's expectations, the number of stepping step skill books on the market was limited after all.

There were about 300 books in total, and the entire auction house was finally cleared out.

His stepping step skill also reached level 494!

"Level 494... Level 500 is within reach!"

"Unfortunately, the entire market has been plundered."

"There is probably no chance to get close to level 500."

Chen Ming was delighted, but also had some regrets.

After all, after this skill breaks through level 100, the watershed that will appear later is at relatively high integer levels such as 300 and 500.

Chen Ming has easily broken through level 300.

And the difficulty of breaking through level 500 will only be higher than level 300!

If the limit level of the stepping is level 500...

Then the evaluation of this skill can only be between A and S.

It is already quite good.

But it is definitely not the top existence.

Breaking through level 500...

It is different.

The future is infinitely bright!

Just when Chen Ming felt that he was just one step away from this final step, and felt regretful.

Ling Yue suddenly rushed over with Ling Xue.

"Bai Yu Tang, these are the 45 skill books that our Xueyue Guild has collected."

"We have tried our best, but unfortunately everyone is too enthusiastic. The goods in the market have been sold out. It is not easy to receive these remaining skill books."

"Although it is not worth much, it is also a little thought from us."

Hmm?

The pillow was delivered just when I fell asleep?

Chen Ming was delighted.

But before he could speak, Ling Xue on the side muttered, "Sister mobilized all the connections of Xueyue to get these dozens of skill books for you."

"To be honest, this is the first time I have seen sister so enthusiastic for a man..."

Ling Xue just complained unintentionally.

However, as soon as she finished speaking... In the team, Su Su, Sister Shazi, and the Queen.

The eyes of the three women were all focused on Ling Yue.

Although everyone pretended to look over unintentionally.

But for a moment, the atmosphere in the team became a little anxious.

"Ling Xue! You damned girl!" Ling Yue lowered her voice and gritted her teeth, but seeing everyone's eyes on her, she coughed and said, "Don't listen to my sister's nonsense. I just want to make some contributions to the Nine Heavens Guild from the perspective of an ally."

"Yeah, that's it."

The queen snorted and turned her head away.

Sister Shazi's mouth showed a hint of smile.

Su Su looked at Sister Ling Yue, then at Chen Ming... her eyes revealed a hint of entanglement.

Chen Ming accepted the dozens of skill books.

Start sprinting!

495,496,497,498,499...

500!

Step up, learned to level 500!

And the pile of skill books in the package...are still in a learnable state!

"Nice!"

Chen Ming suppressed the joy in his heart.

Level 500!

I really broke through level 500!!!

Without hesitation, Chen Ming learned all the remaining skill books in one go.

He opened the skill bar and took a look.

His stepping skill level had reached a rather exaggerated level...

Level 543!

"I just don't know what the effect is." Chen Ming thought secretly.

This skill improvement does not actually increase the corresponding effect at each level.

It is a linear growth.

Just like the armor in many games.

From 0 to 100, it can increase the damage reduction by 50%.

But from 100 to 200, it can only increase the damage reduction by 63%.

If it is stacked up by 100, it reaches 300 points... maybe it can only increase to 71% damage reduction.

In short.

The higher the level, the smaller the improvement effect.

Otherwise, Chen Ming's stepping skill will sooner or later be able to achieve 100% damage reduction.

Wouldn't that make him invincible?

It's not that easy.

After Chen Ming was ready, an hour finally passed...

All major countries and regions around the world were ready!

"Ding - Ixtal Ruins, open!"

As the system announcement resounded across the world.

All the people on the list turned into a ball of light and disappeared in the territories of major countries.

At the same time.

In a place that has been abandoned for who knows how many years.

One after another, the lights flickered.

Figures gradually formed.

When the white light passed and his vision recovered, Chen Ming opened his eyes and took a look...

As far as the eye can see, there is a ruined, dilapidated and desolate scene.

But it is different from ordinary ruins.

There are obviously some traces of technology on the ruins here.

For example, some orange-yellow light bands can be seen embedded in some collapsed stone walls.

Even if the years pass and time passes, they still exude a light that can be seen at a glance.

And on the ground, you can also see many gears and parts.

They have been exposed to the air and have passed through the years, but their patterns can still be seen.

Obviously, the civilization that once produced these things had a very high level of craftsmanship.

"Is this the ruins of Ixtar..."

A group of ten people were observing the surroundings.

Just when everyone has gradually adapted to this place.

System notifications also follow.

"Welcome to the global dungeon, [Ixtal Ruins]!"

"Everyone has been randomly teleported to every corner of the map."

"Please climb up to the tower near you and activate the Ixtal civilization that has been cooling down for thousands of years to light up the map in your hand."

"After lighting up the map, you can get information about all resources within the range."

"..."

After receiving the prompt, Chen Ming immediately understood the first step of the dungeon.

Find a nearby tower.

Climb up!

Everyone looked around subconsciously.

Su Su quickly found the target, raised her hand and shouted softly, "Sir, look over there!"

Everyone turned to look.

really.

On the mountainside of a mountain in front of us, a tall tower poked its head out.

Although not many parts appear, the high tower has the same orange light band as the broken walls in the ruins...

Placed in the blue sky.

That touch of orange looks quite eye-catching.

This made everyone notice the tall tower at once.

"So, our goal in the first stage is to get there, unlock the map, and understand the resources within the map, right..."

Chen Ming glanced at everyone.

"If everyone is okay..."

"Let's just go!"