People are collapsing, but the integrated strategy is launched

"The anti-interference index is just the anti-interference index. It's better than nothing." Xia Ling comforted herself as she looked at the map on the detector that showed an expanded range.

However, this node is so easy, but the next node will not be so lucky.

When Xia Ling saw the mess of civilians in yellow-green clothes in front of her, she felt like her head was about to explode, not to mention that there was a group of Sarkaz soldiers who were eyeing them covetously in the distance.

"Sister Xia Ling, do you mean that there are spies hiding among these civilians?" Bronya asked Xia Ling, pointing a finger at her lips.

"Yes, these spies may have some minor differences in habits with the civilians. You may not believe it, but these civilians wearing yellow-green clothes are basically exactly the same, including their stride and movements."

"Are they still human?" Bronya complained, and then revealed the heavily armored Bunny behind her: "If it's a simple game of finding the differences, you can leave it to Bunny. She's a mechanical life form, so she can handle this kind of thing easily."

"Really?" Xia Ling's eyes lit up: "In that case, I'll leave it to you, Bronya. I'll go back and deal with the group of Sarkaz soldiers ahead. You just need to find the spies among these civilians."

Bronya's initiative to volunteer was exactly what Xia Ling wanted, because among the enemies in the distance were not only Sarkaz, but also the legendary Sami Running Man - Polluted Shell.

Faced with this kind of collapse that can even contaminate machinery, Xia Ling still prefers to face it herself. Although the game doesn't say whether the collapsed body can be contagious, what if?

Ever since she got the system, Xia Ling has placed her own life and death at a very low priority. It's not that she really wants to live a life that will leave her with regrets, but simply out of love for these characters. Just like now, although Yaya here is just a teammate who appeared in a dream, Xia Ling also wants to try her best to prevent her from having any accidents.

"The characteristic of the Collapse Body is that it will accelerate directly after being attacked... We must try to kill it with one strike."

Xia Ling pondered, unfolded the sickle of Crescent Rose, and attached red Honkai energy to it.

"The cost of Heart's Blossom is very high, and I can only use it twice in total. However, the energy recovery speed of the increased health points after clearing the second level should be enough for me to barely use it three times in one battle. I hope these guys can stand closer together."

As she spoke, Xia Ling came to the direction they were heading and laid three interference mines.

"I almost forgot about this thing. There are three nodes in one. It would be a waste if I don't use it."

After waiting for a while in the distance, Xia Ling quietly came to the end of the team.

The composition of this team is rather strange. A Sarkaz holding a giant sword is in the middle of the team, and there are about seven or eight collapsed bodies in front and behind. At this time, Xia Ling's target is these contaminated husks in the back.

With her acceleration talent activated, Xia Ling instantly came to the middle of the collapsed bodies. A strange and ominous aura made her feel uncomfortable all over. Enduring the discomfort around the collapsed bodies, Xia Ling quickly sent the sickle into the chest of a collapsed body.

In the trial, the blessing of the Hand of Speed ​​is not just a general attack speed, but an all-round improvement in the operation and burst speed of Honkai energy. Compared with the slow burst of the first-level nodes before, this time, before the collapsed body could react, the blood-colored Honkai energy crystal spikes had already penetrated the body and turned his body into a bomb.

Just as Xia Ling expected, the detonated Honkai energy spikes were not enough to eliminate all the collapsed bodies. Three or four collapsed bodies that were slightly away from the center of the explosion suddenly rushed out more than ten meters as if they had taken stimulants, and then slowly stopped between the collapsed bodies at the front of the team.

"This speed feels like it's almost catching up with my natural acceleration..."

Xia Ling was stunned when she was thrown away by the collapsed body in an instant, but this was also within her expectations. Next, she just needed to quickly get rid of the Sarkaz holding a big sword, and then go to the front to detonate two waves.

As for how to deal with the Sarkaz in front of us...

Xia Ling put away the sickle and pointed the gun at the Sarkaz.

"Hands of Speed ​​increase more than just melee attack speed, sir, times have changed!"

As he spoke, under the incredulous gaze of Sarkaz, a series of roars erupted from the barrel of Crescent Rose's gun. Just by listening to the frequency of the gunshots, people who didn't know might have thought Xia Ling was holding a submachine gun.

Chapter 27 Convergence Consumption

"Hey, Bronya, why are you standing so high?"

Xia Ling had just returned from defeating the enemy when she saw Bronya sitting on the arm of the heavily armored bunny, looking in the direction where she had just fought.

"Because Sister Xia Ling made such a big noise, I'm a little worried. I'm considering whether to go over and provide support."

YaYa's voice was the same as always, but Xia Ling could hear the deep concern in it.

"Okay, if I really can't handle it, I won't be polite to you." Taking the opportunity to touch Yaya's little head, Xia Ling felt a lot happier.

Although this node is a bit difficult, its rewards are even less than the previous node. In addition to two Originium Ingots, there is only one Guard Recruitment Ticket.

With a sigh of relief, Xia Ling put away the Originium Ingot and continued to move towards the next node - Unexpected Encounter.

Perhaps because they had just experienced a difficult battle, this unexpected encounter quickly triggered an event, and a pair of miniature mobile work platforms stopped in front of them.

Looking at the various advertisements and photos on the platform, Xia Ling immediately recognized which event this was, the Trimont Travel Agency Special Mission.

This is also a node that does not require combat. Depending on the anti-interference index, players can obtain a collection at this node.

With the help of the detector, Xia Ling quickly locked onto the types of the collection, a universal key that could add six hopes, and a small round shield made of exotic iron that increased one's defense by 15%.

"Okay, now I don't have to choose." Although the master key is obviously more valuable, for Xia Ling who has no operators to upgrade, hope can be said to be of no use at all.

After removing the small round shield, the miniature mobile work platform swayed back and forth, emitting a dazzling flash of light, and then disappeared in an instant.

Bronya's eyes widened immediately, and she looked at Xia Ling with a puzzled look on her face. Xia Ling smiled bitterly: "There's nothing I can do. Sammy is like this. I'll just get used to it."

With Yaya, who was still confused, Xia Ling came to the last node of the second floor and got what she wanted.

After chatting with the shop owner in a familiar manner, Xia Ling looked at the reward collection of this node.

The Hands of Fighting, uh, it’s useless. Yaya’s profession is a fortress, and the conditions for the Hands of Fighting cannot be triggered at all.

Old coins are good stuff. It’s a simple and crude way to pay. The disadvantage is that you may not encounter the cunning merchant on the third level.

Heavy Music Anthology, this is actually a good thing. It can reduce the collapse value by two and add two points of hope. Although two points of hope are of no use to Xia Ling, the collapse value reduced by two is an extremely effective attribute.

As early as in the previous pigeon fight, Xia Ling had experienced the power of the collapse paradigm. The collapse paradigm she triggered on the third level at that time was a triggered damage.

Originally, this collapse paradigm was not too difficult to deal with in the game, but in the trial where health points were linked to Xia Ling's physical damage, this collapse paradigm could be said to be the most disgusting one.

Since each time she entered a battle node, she would be injured due to this collapse paradigm, and each injury would increase the collapse value, Xia Ling's trial could be described as a torture like hell.

After only two nodes had passed and seeing that the next stage of collapse was about to begin, Xia Ling decisively chose to withdraw from the trial.

However...even if these two points of collapse paradigm are missing here, the collapse paradigm will still reach four points when entering the next floor. Xia Ling is not going to the fifth floor this time, so it is better to bet that there is a store on the next floor.

Thinking of this, Xia Ling decisively chose the old coins. At this time, the number of Xia Ling's source stone ingots reached 31.

Watching the scene before her eyes begin to change once again, Xia Ling held her breath, praying silently that she would not be subjected to those yin-world collapse paradigms.

Finally, the scene stopped changing, and the scene in front of Xia Ling turned into a barren snowfield. This was the third layer - the Meiming permafrost.

At the same time, red warnings began to appear on the detector, and the accumulated collapse value on the screen had reached six points.

The detector gave two hints.

[After clearing this level, you will receive a cipher board: Recitation. ]

[The collapse paradigm has been triggered: convergent consumption. ]

After seeing this warning, Xia Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Convergent consumption, as long as the equipment is damaged, its owner will also suffer the same damage.

Considering that he didn't even have time to avoid the battle, not to mention consuming the anti-interference index and going astray, the loss of this collapse paradigm to Xia Ling was basically negligible.

As for YaYa...if a situation really occurs where the heavily-armored bunny wants to self-destruct to block the bullet for YaYa, then Xia Ling will probably be close to failure.

But this time I planned a better route...

Thinking of this, Xia Ling took out two cipher boards that she had prepared long ago, Shaman and Silence.

【Beginning Announcement】

[Triggered the Kovadi language of the tribe]

[Open your eyes to discern secrets, and drive away evil spirits. Point to a tree to ask for directions, but no one responds. The rock stands still.]

As Xia Ling selected the location as the final boss node of the third level, three cipher board announcement marks slowly appeared on the detector's map.

After looking at the map and thinking for a while, Xia Ling chose a route that required passing through two battles, a strange merchant, and an unexpected encounter.

Among them, the first battle node, the Altar of Thirst, can also get help from the shield guard.

After determining the route, Xia Ling warned Yaya, "Bronya, in the next battle, be careful not to let the heavily armored bunny get too seriously damaged."

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Yaya didn't know how many times she accepted Xia Ling's strange request with a puzzled look on her face. However, considering that she didn't know much about this place and that strange phenomena in Sami Snowfield were quite frequent, Bronya nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, Sister Xia Ling, Bronya loves Heavy Armor Bunny very much."

"There's no need to be so serious."

Xia Ling patted the shield guard who appeared here because of the silent coordination.

"If you have any questions, just hide behind him."

"This is?"

"This is the shield guard. Don't worry. With its current strength, no one should be able to get past his defense."

YaYa's eyes were a little hesitant. After all, although the shield guard's equipment looked very cool, it seemed to be several generations behind her heavy-armored bunny.

However, Yaya's doubts soon disappeared.

Seeing the shield guard's giant shield blocking the spells of the Collapse Body, the claws of Brother Purple Claw, and the giant sword of the Sarkaz, while still having enough strength to fight back, Yaya's expressionless little face also showed a slightly surprised expression.

"See, I told you, you can always trust the shield guard." Xia Ling, who also appeared in sniper form to trigger the effect of Speedy Hands, said this from a distance behind the two.

Chapter 28: Arriving at Xuesi's Doorstep

With the help of the shield guard, Xia Ling and Yaya passed through this node at a fast speed and came to the Guiyi Merchant.

This time, Cannot was very powerful. He directly refreshed two collections for Xia Ling that made her eyes almost pop out.

[Devotion: When a ranged operator attacks or heals, it will cause damage to a random enemy within the attack range.]

[Canned Greens: All operators' attack power increases by 60% one second after their skills are triggered.]

These two collections can be said to be very suitable for the two of them. The long-range additional attacks of Dedication can be effective on Xia Ling and Bronya, and the canned green leafy vegetables are of great benefit to Xia Ling who often uses skills.

"Oh no! It will be embarrassing if I can't get through the third floor." After paying the full amount for the two collections, Xia Ling felt incredibly strong.

However, she soon discovered that she was truly terrifyingly strong.

After leaving the Guiyi Merchant, the next node is another battle node - the Nine Caves of Cunning Beasts.

Of course, this node has nothing to do with the beasts. It is the home ground of a group of paratroopers and Brother Red Knife. They will first parachute into a random point in the nine-square grid, and then be teleported to a random one of the three channels close to Xia Ling after a period of time.

However, these were not a problem for Xia Ling at the moment.

Because she was blocking the door.

After placing three interference mines in front of the exits of the three passages, Xia Ling went directly to the landing site of the paratroopers, and then raised his knife and killed them one by one.

With the help of canned green leafy vegetables, every time Xia Ling activates acceleration, it is considered as releasing a skill. Xia Ling only needs to briefly speed up her arm movements every time she swings the sickle to get the bonus.

And this way of release will not even cause any burden to her.

Looking at Xia Ling dancing in the crowd, constantly creating clusters of blood, Bronya silently put down the heavy artillery she had raised.

In the current situation, it seems that her support is no longer needed.

Soon, Xia Ling, who had finished the solo, returned to Bronya and stretched lazily, feeling relaxed.

"Let's go. The next node is a place for rest. Once we have enough rest there, we will face the mini-boss on the third floor."

"Sister Xia Ling, is this boss you mentioned powerful?"

"It's not a question of whether she's powerful or not, she's really that...disgusting type."

Xia Ling recalled the information of the last node on the third floor.

"This boss is likely to be in a very advantageous position, and then he will attack us crazily, and we have no way to stop him."

"So we might be beaten for a while then."

"Is it a setting similar to the invincible time?" Bronya immediately thought of this disgusting setting.

"Not exactly. There is still a chance for long-range attack, but it is probably difficult."

The trial is not like a game, and the long-range attacks of the two are not targeted skills. Thinking of Xue Si's crazy movement speed, Xia Ling was pessimistic about his marksmanship that he had practiced for less than two months.

"But don't worry, you can just hide behind the shield guard and assist in the attack." Xia Ling took the opportunity to touch Bronya's head and said, "Sister Xia Ling, I have a shield and can go out to attract fire. You guys shouldn't be the main target of Xueci's attack."

"But......"

"There's nothing to worry about. After we defeat this node, this exploration will be over. If I get seriously injured, it doesn't matter. I can return for treatment immediately after leaving the node." Xia Ling waved her hand and ended the discussion: "So don't worry."

Not long after, Xia Ling and Bronya arrived at this node specially used for rest, an unused scientific research station with complete facilities and a comfortable environment. The two of them temporarily escaped from the cold wind of Sami.

However, the rewards in the scientific research station have nothing to do with Xia Ling. Whether it is maintaining equipment (anti-interference index plus 1), obtaining enlightenment (obtaining the cipher board-canopy), or strengthening training (advancing one random operator), they will not have any impact on the subsequent boss battle.

After a brief rest, when the Honkai in her body was fully restored, Xia Ling stood up and left with Bronya.

At this time, the two shield guards summoned by the cipher board had been waiting outside the node for a long time.

"Okay, let's go!"

Following the red prompt on the system light screen, Xia Ling took the lead and walked into the node range.