Chapter 205 Skill Book
What is this?
While rummaging through the leaves among the belongings, I pulled out a piece of parchment from who-knows-where.
Ye Zi swallowed hard as she unfolded the parchment.
"Skill...Skill Book!"
"Skill book?"
Upon suddenly hearing the familiar words, Hao Yun couldn't help but ask a question in return.
"That's right! It really is a skill book. I never expected to see something like this."
Ye Zi's movements became slower; skill books are extremely expensive and rare resources.
Even if an ordinary person has money, it is very difficult to buy them because skill books are produced in extremely limited quantities.
Because it is so rare, many adventurers are unaware of it.
Ye Zi was able to know this thanks to the adventurer team she had joined before. That high-level adventurer team was very experienced; they had been to not only ruins but also ancient battlefields.
The skill book was something Ye Zi learned from one of the members.
"What's the use of this?"
The Time Machine tiptoed, trying to snatch the parchment from Ye Zi's hand to take a look, but Ye Zi kicked it away.
"Be careful! This thing is valuable, don't break it."
"Pshaw! How precious could it be?"
The time machine was a little angry at being kicked away for no reason.
"So precious!"
Ye Zi's voice instantly rose, "If it's a high-level skill, it can be exchanged for the lord of a small town. Wouldn't you say that's incredibly valuable?"
Skill books are something that anyone who gets them will hide so well that even they can't find them.
If it were a typical adventurer team, they would probably have already started fighting by now.
"Really?"
The time machine's face was filled with disbelief.
"Of course it's true. As long as you drip blood on it, you can learn the skills inside. Usually, most skill books are ruined after one use. Skills that are passed down are usually forbidden spells, and the Adventurers' Guild doesn't even have these skills."
Scarcity increases value, and Hao Yun instantly understood the value of the skill book; it was definitely a high-level strategic resource.
How can I see what skill is in the skill book?
Hao Yun walked to Ye Zi's side and carefully examined the parchment in her hand.
"A drop of blood will suffice."
After hearing Ye Zi's answer, Hao Yun immediately cut his finger and dripped a drop of blood onto it.
The others all gathered around, and Time Machine hurriedly asked a question.
What skill is it?
Hao Yun opened his eyes and looked at Ye Zi. The skills in the skill book were actually more suitable for Ye Zi.
"The skill is Blood Explosion, which sacrifices 50% of the user's maximum health to deal the same amount of true damage to enemies within three meters."
"hiss!"
Instantly, gasps of astonishment filled the air. This skill is incredibly powerful. If someone has 10,000 health points, using this skill would deal 5,000 points of true damage.
True damage ignores armor and defense; only invincibility skills can block it. It's unstoppable!
"Who among you will study this?"
Hao Yun looked at the other four people. Actually, he also wanted to learn this skill, but he couldn't keep all the good things for himself.
Time Machine and Sixth Brother shook their heads; they were both ranged attackers, and this skill wasn't suitable for them.
Sun Wukong also chose to quit, putting all his attribute points into strength and not adding any to stamina.
"Here, take this leaf."
After receiving the skill book, Ye Zi was somewhat dazed. How could such a valuable thing be given to her like this?
"Really for me?"
"Hmm, you can keep it. This skill is quite suitable for you."
After Hao Yun finished speaking, the others in the time machine all nodded in agreement.
Ye Zi hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said to the four of them.
"Such a high-level skill, if you went to the Empire, you could at least exchange it for a viscountship and a town. Don't you all want it?"
"Even if we hand it over to the Adventurers' Guild, we can get a new guild leader or a large reward."
Hao Yun and his three companions remained unmoved; they were not from this world and cared nothing for money or power.
However, Ye Zi was deeply moved by their attitude.
"Let's leave this skill book with Hao Yun; I won't learn it."
Hao Yun looked at the skill book Ye Zi handed him, feeling quite puzzled.
Why not learn?
"It's too precious, I can't bear to part with it."
Hao Yun rolled his eyes, feeling utterly speechless.
"Okay, then leave it with me for now, and come to me when you need it."
After looting all the valuables in the room, the group of five set off again.
"I wonder what else I'll encounter. I hope I can find a forbidden magic spell skill book."
On the way, the time machine kept muttering to itself.
"It's not that easy. If you could just pick them up anytime, skill books wouldn't be so precious."
Ye Zi thought that they were incredibly lucky to have found a skill book, and there was no way they would encounter it a second time.
"What if we find one? Maybe there will be one lying on the roadside in a while."
Before it could finish speaking, the time machine felt as if it had kicked something, and then it heard the clicking sound of gears turning.
"It's a trap! Who's run into a trap!"
Ye Zi cried out. Triggering a mechanism in such a narrow passage was almost certainly a matter of life and death.
"Quick, everyone hide behind me!"
With her shields on her shoulders, Ye Zi shielded everyone behind her, and the five of them pressed themselves against the wall.
"I can't be that unlucky!"
The time machine looked at the trembling wall behind it and couldn't help but mutter something to itself.
Hao Yun looked at the small hole peeking out of the wall and shouted loudly.
"What are you looking at? Run!"
Grabbing the hands of Ye Zi and the Time Machine, Hao Yun sped forward at full speed, with Sun Wukong and Liuwa quickly following suit.
At this moment, countless crossbow bolts shot out from the walls on both sides of the passage.
Leaf reacted quickly and activated her skill.
"Shield Wall! Intercept! Protect!"
The protective shield descended, but it was of little use against the dense rain of arrows.
In less than a second, the protective shield shattered.
The time machine quickly stretched out its arms to protect its face; two small round shields were strapped to its wings.
Sixth Brother wasn't so lucky. His body was riddled with arrows like a hedgehog, but luckily he took the drug in time and survived.
With his armor protecting him, Sun Wukong could activate his invincibility skill in time, so the problem wasn't too serious.
"The exit is just ahead, hurry up!"
Braving the rain of arrows, Hao Yun quickened his pace.
Boom!
A large stone slab fell, sealing off the entrance to the room ahead.
"let me!"
Sun Wukong leaped high into the air and unleashed a devastating attack on the stone slab.
The stone slab was not broken, but it had many cracks.
"discipline!"
The massive lightsaber slammed into the stone slab, causing the cracks to widen again.
In an effort to save their lives, the group tried desperately to break the stone slab, but it was exceptionally hard and wouldn't budge.
"I'll go! Resist the ring of fire!"
The stone slab remained unbroken, so Sun Wukong raised his iron rod and smashed it against the slab.
"Skill book! Quickly learn the skills on it!"
Ye Zi cried out, and Hao Yun took out a skill book, preparing to throw it to Ye Zi so she could learn it.
"Hurry up and learn, I don't have time!"
With her large shield and battling a hail of arrows, Ye Zi had no time to learn any skills.
In this critical situation, Hao Yun didn't have time to think. He bit his finger, let the blood drip onto the surface, and chose to learn the skill.
After swallowing a healing pill, Hao Yun placed his hand on the stone slab and decisively used Blood Explosion. With a loud bang, a large hole was blasted in the stone slab.
"Go inside quickly!"