Chun didn't know the principle behind the Purification Technique; it apparently required contact with water. A layer of glass in between probably wouldn't work, so he filled the bottle with water without capping it, using his palm as the lid. In this way, his palm was still in contact with the water, and the throwing posture was very standard, much like pulling the safety pin and throwing a grenade. It wouldn't distort the throwing technique for splashing water either...
Chun raised the bottle, and the purification started—at that moment, he suddenly noticed the water in the bottle stirred by a vortex from his palm and emitted a faint glow—that glow! He'd seen it before when purifying the poison dust of the bat swarm in the Water Prison but hadn't paid attention!
Chun just stared for a moment, forgetting to throw. When the vortex weakened—system prompt: You have activated the Purification Technique, cleansing impurities from the water in the bottle.
Holy shit!
So that's how it is! Chun realized where he went wrong using dead fish and dead rats. Those things were inherently impure, and the Purification Technique was first cleaning them, wasting energy.
So now that this bottle of water is clean?
Chun activated the Purification Technique again, and the vortex appeared in the bottle once more. This must be the energy of the Purification Technique—quickly throw it!
With that throw, the posture was standard, directly towards the Rat King's direction—bang! A loud crash sounded, glass water splashed inside the Rat King's protective shield!
—system prompt: Congratulations! Your Throwing Technique successfully upgraded to Intermediate Level 1, achievement unlocked: Carrying Capacity +1, Physical Strength +1, Hit Rate +1%.
—system prompt: Congratulations! Your wisdom is exceptional, mastering effective transmission of power among module components, effective coordination between skills, successfully comprehending Basic "Module Combination" skill Level 1. Achievement rewards: Physical Strength +1, Carrying Capacity +1, Life +1, Commanding Power +1, Hit Rate +1%.
Module Combination: Provides a certain degree of enhancement to mechanical components, skill combinations, and overall effect of team skills.
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Holy shit!
Breakthrough to intermediate! Along with comprehending the Module Combination as well!!
So this is Module Combination, encompassing all aspects of mechanical skills team, a skill all profession players can use! And it's clearly an auxiliary skill for skill practice, which means the speed of practicing skills will be accelerated—and to practice skills, using medicine bottles to smash is the way!
No, let's directly try smashing one Red Medicine? Not only is Red Medicine not impure, but also contains abundant energy, what reaction will it produce when combined with my Purification Technique?
Anyway, there are 110 bottles!
Chun immediately took out a bottle of Red Medicine, removed the cap, covered the opening with his palm, aimed again, and activated the Purification Technique!
In the next instant, a vortex surged within the red bottle, radiating bright red light! One look, and it was clear the power was extraordinary—I threw!
Boom! The red light shot out like a gasoline bottle explosion. Though it still didn't penetrate the Rat King's protective shield, the chaos it caused was on a completely different level from before. The proficiency of Throwing Technique and Module Combination were skyrocketing!
Wahaha, awesome! Just treat it as using Red Medicine to boost skills! Once the skills are high enough, won't worry about failing to smash through the shield?
Soon, Chun understood the correct usage of Water Purification Technique, not the haphazard splash of water from before, but a process of powering up to create a vortex. His ultimate move "Power Storage Purification," using all his Physical Strength, had indeed given the answer.
Once he figured it all out, Chun learned to maximize the vortex, with remarkable effects!
—system prompt: Congratulations! Your Intermediate Throwing Technique rose to Level 2...
—system prompt: Congratulations! Your Basic Module Combination rose to Level 2...
The two skills complemented each other! That's the feeling!
Chun continuously threw 50 Red Medicine bottles, drank 5 bottles of Stamina Potion, yet couldn't reach the peak of Mouse Mountain as it swayed uncontrollably. Intermediate Throwing Technique and Basic Module Combination both elevated to Level 10!
The speed of skill upgrading was shockingly fast, surpassing the rise of fishing when a Whale bites. If Throwing Technique upgrades to Advanced, it's another reward of Three Days of Newcomer's Discount Blessing wisdom!
At that moment, Aileen spoke wearily, "It seems your battle is going well! Can you hit the entrance?"
With the two skills increasing hit rate by 30%, Chun was confident, "Yes! Are we attacking cockroaches?"
Aileen seriously replied, "Yes, now that I still have strength, we must go all out! I'll push the cockroach to the entrance with all my might; it doesn't have the Rat King's protective shield!"
Chun was both nervous and excited, "Got it!"
In the next moment, the entrance erupted with an ear-piercing screech, and something shining excrement-yellow appeared at the entrance!
Chun went all out, hurling a red bottle—bang!! -241!!
Holy shit, this power! Indeed, much stronger than smashing foam that doesn't even bubble. But strangely, no increase in proficiency, definitely lower rank than the Rat King.
And at that moment, a surge of blood jumped on top of the cockroach, suppressing it: "Don't stop!"
Chun smashed another bottle, red medicine splashing as both bat and cockroach heads simultaneously displayed "-161"!"-221!
Holy shit, misfired!
But in the next instant, the bat's body showed "Life Restoration +41"!
Chun was astonished, "Is this potion healing you?"
Aileen angrily replied, "After all, it's a blood-sucking bat, continue!"
Chun threw three more bottles, then heard a crunching sound; one of the cockroach's wings was bitten off—it's stable!
Aileen said in a deep voice, "What if I tell you that I don't have the extra strength to deal with that rat down there, what can you do?"
Ah, this?
Looking at the forming Mouse Mountain, Chun immediately had a plan: "Push this cockroach onto Mouse Mountain, let them bite each other! Then we'll find an opportunity."
Aileen laughed, "If the cockroach gets killed by the rats, you won't be able to prove that it was you who took it out, so don't expect to get great credit!"
Holy Shit indeed, no VIP3 honorary citizen then! But at this point...
Chun sighed, "The City Lord wants the rats and cockroaches eliminated. It doesn't really matter who does it. The key is for you to be okay."
Aileen smiled mysteriously, "It's okay if I'm fine? You care so much about me?"
Chun felt uneasy, "Are you touched?"
Aileen burst into laughter, "I'm so touched, in that case, you shouldn't take credit for killing the rats either, let me eliminate them, so I can become stronger and compensate for my losses in this battle, what do you say?"
Chun was taken aback, "Okay, fine! Can you eliminate them?"
Aileen laughed heartily, "You're hesitating! If you don't get any credit, you'll be sued by the Count and end up spending your life in prison!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the blood bat flashed its light, snip, cutting off the cockroach's other wing, and with a little push, the cockroach fell into the protection shield of Mouse Mountain. The cockroach struggled mightily, instantly tearing the shield to shreds, but was immediately surrounded by countless rats.
Aileen said with a smile, "This is a nice opportunity!"
Indeed!
Chun immediately swung a bottle and smashed it. Without the stable protection of the shield, the strike was like a molotov cocktail, with damage numbers flashing all over the screen, killing who knows how many hundreds of rats!
——System Notice: Congratulations! Your Throwing Technique has successfully upgraded to Advanced Level 1, achieving an accomplishment: Load Capacity +1, Physical Strength +1, Hit Rate +1%. You have received the reward achievement for Three Days of Newcomer's Discount Blessing: Wisdom +1.
——System Notice: Congratulations! Your Module Combination skill has successfully upgraded to Intermediate Level 1…
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Leveling up both at the same time!
Turns out, upgrading in real combat gives such great effect!
Aileen said in a deep voice, "Without the little rats to carry it, the Rat King won't run far even if its tail is caught—actually, you have a good chance of killing the Plague King—but have you ever thought, if everyone were healthy and disease-free, who would be the most troubled?"
Of course, it's the medicine sellers?
Chun suddenly realized, "Are you suggesting there's a connection with those stray dogs too?"
Aileen said gravely, "I also mix in noble circles; I know the waters here are too deep. You and that little Mage can't handle it! Even that celebrity lady might not genuinely support you; she's just worried that if the City Lord really seals the city, it'll impact profits too much!"
Chun was shocked, "You know that celebrity Mage well?"
Aileen chuckled, "She's the idol of all Dancing Girls, the model for all Mages, the cultural ambassador of the Golden Empire. Haven't I worshipped her enough—besides, you've got the plague, right? It's very severe, currently incurable. Even if you revive, it won't be removed and will infect a whole prison block. Normally, you should be exiled to an isolated island. You'd better propose it yourself to avoid awkwardness for everyone else, and maybe she might give you some compensatory credit to save you from being falsely accused by the Count and spending your life in prison."
Chun was deeply shocked. Couldn't fathom the depth! More shocking was that this was a result deduced by smart AIs?
Alright then, understanding it completely, if he actually got to VIP3 or 4, appearing again on the world announcement, not just the in-game guilds of various noble medicine sellers and animal welfare organizations won't leave him be, but real-world consortia would surely target this internet cafe too! Exile to the sea island is also good, breaking away from this situation, just thinking of seeing Whale again for another glory.
While scheming, Aileen reminded, "Hide in the water, the cockroach is about to self-destruct!"
There's this move too!
Chun immediately dived into the water, but his vision shared with the bats was completely unaffected. Sure enough, he saw a large mass swelling within the pile of rats—Boom!
A sound like a tire blowout shook the sewers, countless rats, mucus, and flesh flying in all directions!
Among them, a shiny thing blasted out, exceptionally conspicuous!
Aileen was excited, "Sometimes the dirtiest things can surprisingly grow very clean things—I want it!"
As she spoke, the bat swooped in and swallowed it whole, the entire bat flashed, then flew back and sprayed a mist of blood on the pile of rats…
——Black Iron Pioneer City Announcement: The mutated super leader Plague King in the sewers has killed the mutated Cockroach King!
——Black Iron Pioneer City Announcement: The mutated super leader Demonized Bat King in the sewers has killed the Plague King!
——System Notice: You have completed the Evil Spirit Contract task "Eliminate the Plague King and Cockroach King threat."
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Alright, this arrangement does feel quite exhilarating.
But Chun suddenly remembered something, "Your bat is wanted by the city's Adventurer's Guild, now that the plague threat is lifted, won't they come after you?"
Aileen snorted, "If the Plague and Cockroaches are gone, someone would even more not want the bat to be gone, right? I'll hide in the cave to recuperate. Your stuff fell deep underground, you can't retrieve it for now, I'll keep an eye on it for you—you'd better contact that little Mage and get the Mage lady to arrange the exile."