Chapter 82 – Points

Volume 2: Battlefield Between Two Worlds

"Phasing."

Directly activating this newly acquired ability, Wen Yu's entire body became a blur. Then, he thrust his Greed's Touch claws forcefully toward the Exchange Pillar!

As if the two existed in different dimensions, they passed right through each other. Wen Yu felt a slight drain on his stamina, but both Greed's Touch and the Exchange Pillar remained completely unharmed.

"Well, now. Quite the S-Rank Ability."

Seeing the effects of Phasing, Wen Yu's eyes suddenly lit up.

When Ordinary People first obtained such an ability, they would likely only think of it as a life-saving tool-a way to dodge enemy attacks through its intangible effect.

But Wen Yu didn't see it that way!

"Phasing."

As he activated the Phasing ability again, this time Wen Yu only phased his right hand.

"As expected, I can phase parts of my body. In that case, I can use it like this…"

Wen Yu immediately thought of an offensive strategy rooted in Phasing.

By using Phasing, he could thrust Greed's Touch directly into an opponent's body and then deactivate the skill…

Just thinking about it made Wen Yu grin from ear to ear.

This was essentially an attack that ignored all defensive measures, provided he had enough stamina…

"Check Points."

"Ding! Remaining Points: 13,056."

"Exchange for a D-Rank Protective Suit."

"Ding! Exchange successful. Remaining Points: 12,056."

Wen Yu couldn't help but frown. A single D-Rank Protective Suit actually cost 1,000 Points.

One had to realize that in battles between powerful entities, a Protective Suit would be torn apart like scrap paper. 

However, one could never underestimate the utility of a Protective Suit!

A Protective Suit was a defensive item designed to prevent high-level Class Holders from being swarmed to death by massive amounts of Cannon Fodder.

Without the protection of such a suit, and relying solely on the physical defense of a human body without active defensive skills, even a Demonic Creature two levels lower could injure a Class Holder. As long as they could deal damage, there was a possibility of a kill.

And the sheer number of the Demon Race…

Wen Yu shuddered as he recalled the scenes of the Demon Disaster from his past life.

Those numbers… even "blotting out the sky and covering the earth" was insufficient to describe them!

After a brief moment of thought, Wen Yu tapped into the Exchange Pillar once more.

"Select weapons. Exchange for one E-Rank Shield."

"Ding! Exchange successful. Remaining Points: 11,856."

This was a new feature unlocked for Level 3 Class Holders. To satisfy the diverse weapon needs of Class Holders, once they reached Level 3, they could exchange for various types of weaponry.

Perhaps in the eyes of the Ruler, a Level 3 Class Holder was only just stepping out of the novice ranks!

"This is for you. Consider it compensation for your Steel Blade."

Wen Yu glanced at Sun Ruixing, who was currently without a shield, and tossed the E-Rank Shield to him.

Although Sun Ruixing was only a Level 1 Class Holder and couldn't exchange for E-Rank equipment himself, as long as someone gave him a weapon-regardless of its rank-he could use it as long as he could lift it.

The E-Rank Steel Blade from before had also been scavenged by Sun Ruixing from a corpse!

Sun Ruixing felt a bit awkward. He looked at Wen Yu, hesitating for a long time before finally accepting the shield.

After all, Sun Ruixing's behavior just now had indeed been somewhat improper. Even if Wen Yu didn't care, Sun Ruixing's personality made him feel a sense of guilt.

Wen Yu ignored Sun Ruixing's conflicted emotions and buried himself in his shopping spree once again.

"Check the exchange price for a Level 3 Attribute-Less Magic Crystal."

"Ding! Level 3 Attribute-Less Magic Crystal exchange price is 2,000 Points."

Wen Yu's face twitched violently when he heard the price.

"What a goddamn rip-off."

Smacking his lips, Wen Yu began to think carefully.

"Killing a Demonic Creature below Level 1 grants 1 to 10 Points. Level 1 gives 10 to 100 Points, Level 2 gives 100 to 1,000 Points, so Level 3 should be 1,000 to 10,000 Points."

As Wen Yu crunched the numbers, he suddenly realized that Points didn't seem that difficult to obtain.

However, the Demon Realm Gate on Earth hadn't opened yet. Relying solely on Zombies and Mutant Beasts wouldn't provide many Points.

"So… if killing Demonic Creatures in this Trial provides Points…"

Wen Yu frowned immediately.

"The difficulty is probably going to be extremely high."

Risk and reward were always directly proportional!

He shook his head, clearing the clutter from his mind. For now, since the fighting hadn't started yet, everything was an unknown. Thinking about it was useless.

Besides, Wen Yu wasn't exactly the 'intellectual' of the group!

"Exchange for five Level 3 Attribute-Less Magic Crystals."

"Ding! Exchange successful!"

Taking the five Level 3 Magic Crystals from the Stone Pillar, Wen Yu absorbed them rapidly. His Physical Attribute rose to 52.5 Points. In his Combat State, that would be 102.5 Points!

"It seems that for the Soul Master Class, the biggest boost to my current strength actually comes from the Combat State."

Wen Yu gained a new perspective on his Class.

"Treating a Soul Master as a simple summoner is a huge mistake. If I nurture my Soul Beasts well, then in my Combat State, I will be the one with the most outstanding combat power! This way, I won't have the traditional summoner's weakness of being personally weak!"

Looking at his remaining 1,856 Points, Wen Yu gritted his teeth.

"Dammit, what's the point of hoarding these few Points?"

Wen Yu's spending habits were far from rational!

"Exchange for ten High-Protein Energy Bars, one hundred tablets of Compressed Pure Water, ten vials of Potent Adrenaline, and give me ten packs of Hemostatic Bandages."

With a wave of his hand, Wen Yu spent his remaining Points in the blink of an eye, leaving the surrounding Class Holders staring in stunned silence.

That was until a faint voice drifted over.

"Wen Yu, why didn't you exchange for some Level 2 Magic Crystals to help us boost our strength? Or even some bullets? I already have all the stuff you just bought!"

The speaker was Jiang Wentao!

"Uh."

Wen Yu frowned and thought for a long moment before it finally clicked.

He was currently part of a team, and that team included three wealthy big shots from the Military!

Wen Yu wouldn't even believe it himself if an elite combat squad like Jiang Wentao's didn't have the supplies he had just purchased.

"I forgot. I really forgot. I'm just used to being on my own."

Wen Yu laughed it off, decisively admitting his mistake.

Pulling out his two remaining Level 2 Magic Crystals, Wen Yu tossed them directly to Jiang Wentao.

"You use them. I don't need them anymore."

Jiang Wentao took the two Level 2 Magic Crystals and handed them straight to Sun Aotian.

"You take them."

It wasn't that Jiang Wentao was being selfless; if it were Wen Yu, he would have distributed them the same way.

This was the Cannikin Law-a bucket's capacity is determined by its shortest stave.

Sun Aotian hesitated for a moment before accepting their goodwill.