Chapter 286: Nethergaze
Trantor: Limostn Editor: Tennesh
Shua!
Once again, Chen Feng concentrated on the data of the C-ss fusion gene reagents. Soon, he locked onto a particr gene reagent.
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Death Lion Gene Reagent
ss: C
Difficulty: 4 stars
Type: Fusion gene reagent
Effect: Obtain the Nethergaze gic ability
Function: Activates the eye of theherworld to analyze the rules of the opponent’s energy and seek the opponent’s fatal weak point. If the opponent’s weak point is sessfully hit, the user’s power will be amplified tenfold. Depending on the gap between the strength of the user and the opponent, the time taken for the analysis will differ.
Secret artbination: Not yet discovered.
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Nethergaze! An extremely powerful gic ability. This was a different type of ability than Wind de, Myriad Illusions, and Energy Equipment, which were all energy-based attacking abilities. Nethergaze was a pure support gic ability that was able to help one unleash an extremely formidablebat power.
An amplifier of tenfold signified that this ability alone would enable one to challenge an opponent one ss higher than the user.
This was an extremely powerful support ability. However, the amount of users of this ability was quite low in amount. The reason for this was quite simple: this was an ability without any secret artbinations.
The death lion gene reagent did not work well with other gene reagents.
In other words...
The moment one fused with this gic ability, they would obtain a lone independent gic ability that would not work together with one’s other gic abilities.
One would lose the chance to obtain countless secret arts of one’s ss. This would result in the user of this gic ability having a secret art that would forever be one star lower than the secret arts of others.
For example, at a ss where everyone else would possess a 4-star secret art, a user of Nethergaze would only have a 3-star secret art. When others were using 5-star secret arts, the user would only possess a 4-star secret art. This would create a disparity between them. The difference between secret arts with a one-star difference was as wide as the ocean.
Hence, despite how powerful this ability was, the number of users of this ability was extremely low in amount. A vast majority of people were not willing to waste one of their gic ability slots to obtain a pure support gic ability that would only work by itself.
However, for Chen Feng, this was the best ability for him, as he was a person who did not require any sort of secret art or gene armament.
"Fatal weak point..."
Chen Feng focused on this ability’s description. Before fusing with this ability, he wanted to see the ability’s actual effect and find out more about the difference in analysis time depending on the gap in strength between the two parties...
Shua!
Chen Feng started studying the internal database of Star City.
Shua!
Shua!
Countless data appeared on his screen without stop. This was a special benefit for the excellence award holders. One after another, reports pertaining to this ability appeared.
Shua!
Chen Feng opened these reports.
Hum—
Light swirled around him as Chen Feng entered the virtual video.
This was the basic requirement for one who was testing a gic ability. During the initial test, it would be automatically recorded to help with data gathering and future tests.
In the video, a C-ss middle-aged man appeared. In front of him was a C-ss android.
Bang!
The battle started.
It could be clearly seen that the middle-aged man was at a disadvantage in this battle. Facing an android with off-the-chartsbat power, he was simply powerless.
Right at that instant.
Hum—
The middle-aged man’s eyes started glowing a bizarre tint of green.
Nethergaze, activated!
Shua!
The whole world seemingly turned ash-green in color.
Before his eyes was the android whose body was enveloped by a dazzling radiance, which represented the android’s energy. Apart from that, numerous odd lines that were seemingly rted to the android could be seen on its body as well.
Hum—
Hum—
Amidst the dazzling radiance, the middle-aged man continued the battle. His eyes glowed with a bizarre ash-green glow and locked onto the android.
From the middle-aged man’s point of view, a bizarre ash-green crosshair was locked onto the android. The crosshair was formed of three different halos and could be seen rotating without stop while the android was locked onto.
Finally, the android’s fatal weak point was locked onto.
Shua!
The radiance of the ash-green crosshair intensified.
Now!
Bang!
The middle-aged man that had been at a disadvantage all along suddenly erupted and aimed straight at the android’s chest. Toward the initially iparably solid chest of the android, he unleashed his strongest attack.
Bang!
The terrifying attack erupted in power, and the android started defending itself in a well-practiced manner. Based on the data it had gathered regarding this opponent during the battle, such an attack would not be able to prate its defenses.
However...
Bang!
That terrifying attack actually ignored everything and, with tenfold power and eruption, bombarded straight toward the android.
The middle-aged man that had initially been somewhat weaker than the android had erupted with an extremely powerful attack, unleashing a power that could even challenge those of a higher ss and insta-killed the android.
Shua!
The battle ended.
The scene before Chen Feng returned to reality.
Chen Feng was shaken. "This is the so-called fatal weak point?"
He was sure that, when the android had been locked onto by the ability, all the defensive abilities of the android had still been working normally. However, that attack had still worked against the android.
This signified that this ability was not a pure physical attack. Rather, it was an ability that existed outside of the rules, an ability capable of ignoring the rules of nature and ignoring defenses—an extremely terrifying ability!
Naturally, the time required for lockdown and analysis was somewhat long...
Chen Feng yed a different video. "How about the others..."
This time, it was the same C-ss middle-aged man against a B-ss opponent. The time taken for the analysis toplete increased greatly. Three whole minutes were required for the analysis to bepleted. After the analysis was done, the middle-aged man erupted with a single powerful attack and injured the B-ss enemy.
That’s right, he only sessfully injured the enemy. Next, he was defeated by the enemy.
Chen Feng: "..."
Due to the fact that this middle-aged man had fused with this gic ability, hisbat power was alreadyparatively weaker than other C-ss warriors, and he still needed to struggle for three whole minutes against a B ss before his analysis waspleted? If this wasn’t a test, he would have probably been killed by his enemy.
Apart from that, even if the analysis waspleted and tenfold power was unleashed... Mhm...so what?
Therefore, the test concluded that it was a nearly impossible feat for one to use this ability to challenge a person of a higher ss.
"The test result is still trustable," Chen Feng muttered. After he finished studying the data, he was even more resolute in his decision to choose Nethergaze as his ability. The only reason for this was because this ability was simply toopatible with him.
Issues such as weakbat power among those in the same ss were nonexistent factors for him. He was sure that he had zero fear against any enemy that was in the same ss as him. The only foes he had a problem dealing with presently were those enemies that were way more powerful than him. For this specific issue, Nethergaze would be able to help him aplish what he wanted.
He was sure that, with his strength, he would not even require a full three minutes toplete the lockdown. Furthermore, this set of data he’d read was only applicable for a regr version of this ability. If the gene reagent was mutated...
Chen Feng’s eyes started shining. He had been saving his luck value for quite a while. This was what he had been waiting for.
Shua!
He took out all the data pertaining to the death lion gene reagent: "Death lion gene reagent is a gene reagent produced from the genes of a terrifying C-ss mutated beast called a death lion. This is beast that resides at a unique location known as the Nether Capital, which also happens to be a forbidden area."
"Forbidden area?"
Chen Feng’s heart leaped as he continued reading.
"Nether Capital used to be an extremely popr city. One day, an unforeseen event happened and every single life form there was killed in a single night, turning the city into a ghost town."
Rmended explorer’s ss: ???
Rate of exploration: 5%
Description: An A-ss gic warrior and a huge amount of B-ss gic warriors were deployed here by the Gic Union in the past. However, due to the permanent corrosive damage dealt to their body when they stepped into this area, only 5% of the area was explored before those gic warriors left hastily. From then onward, this became a forbidden area none dared to enter. With the passing of time, some unique mutated beasts possessing bizarre gic abilities were birthed here. asionally, some of these beasts would wander out of this area, giving people the chance to capture them. One such mutated beast is the death lion.
"In conclusion... there’s no need to enter. I only need to wander outside this area and there will be a chance of me capturing a death lion?"
Chen Feng was tempted.