Apocalypse: My Apartment Has Traits - Chapter 96 - 88: Entry Library!
Chapter 96: Chapter 88: Entry Library!
Tendon Lock, accomplished!
An indescribable sense of power instantly coursed through every part of his body!
Su Lin’s deep pupils seemed to flash with lightning, bursting with uncontrollable joy.
The strongest state below a First-Transformed Martial Artist—Tendon Lock!
He finally crossed this threshold, truly joining the ranks of the strong in the village!
This meant he finally possessed the hard strength to protect himself in this brutal apocalypse!
Who would have thought that someone once deemed to have an atrocious talent for martial arts could rely on amazing luck and continuous nourishment from Treasure Meat to forcibly open the door of Tendon Lock in such a short time?
Even Su Lin himself felt a dreamlike confusion looking back at the drastic changes in these short two weeks.
Accompanying the warm flow entering his mind with the breakthrough was another huge surprise!
In the depths of his consciousness, three new silver glows suddenly lit up, hanging like stars beside the existing entries of [King of the Garbage Can], [Precise Shooting], and [Big Buy Special], forming a burgeoning library of entries!
[Carefully Crafted: Gain 20% enhancement when constructing mechanisms or crafting equipment.]
“—I reckon this is better!”
[Team Building: Obtain one of each low-level mechanism blueprint.]
“—Comprehensive development is the essence!”
[Glazed Cannon: The durability of mechanisms you create is reduced by 20%, but they gain 40% enhancement.]
“—Forget comprehensive! Charge without fear!”
“They are all entries related to mechanisms!” Su Lin was invigorated.
This was exactly what he most urgently needed!
The miraculous effect of [Big Buy Special] resurfaced—it gained new entries after the power increase.
His gaze swept over, [Team Building] was first excluded.
The blueprints for low-level mechanisms were long outdated for him, akin to the previous [King of the Garbage Can], with its value drastically reducing as the safe house level increased.
The real choice lay between [Carefully Crafted] and [Glazed Cannon].
Both are crafting-related entries but represent entirely different paths:
[Carefully Crafted] is steady and secure, provides a 20% boost, no side effects;
[Glazed Cannon] is more aggressive, sacrificing 20% durability for a staggering 40% enhancement!
More critically, a vital question flashed quickly through Su Lin’s mind:
“Are the bonuses between different entries additive or multiplicative?”
If they are independent multiplicative zones:
Then [Glazed Cannon] is undoubtedly the better solution!
Low-level mechanisms under the tenfold enhancement of [King of the Garbage Can] multiplied by 1.4 times would have their power surge to a terrifying fourteen times!
This would suffice to compensate for the loss of durability, transforming the firepower of the mechanisms.
Whereas [Carefully Crafted] only multiplies by 1.2 times, making the increase seem far inferior.
If they are simple additive within the same multiplicative zone:
The gap between [Glazed Cannon] and [Carefully Crafted] would greatly narrow, with its advantages mainly reflected in mechanisms built from materials not enhanced by [King of the Garbage Can].
“High risk, high reward!” Determination flashed in Su Lin’s eyes.
In this precarious apocalypse, mechanisms are consumables, ordinary mechanisms are like paper in front of Boss-level Shadow Beasts, breaking at a touch.
Rather than pursuing illusory “durability,” why not transform limited resources into extreme firepower for instant bursts, striving to destroy the enemy in the shortest time!
Moreover, the terrifying possibility of fourteen times enhancement is just too enticing!
“You’re the one—[Glazed Cannon]!”
Once the decision was made, the silver glows of [Carefully Crafted] and [Team Building] quickly dimmed and disappeared, leaving only the radiant [Glazed Cannon] officially joining the array of entries in his mind, hanging alongside the other two silver and one gold entries.
[King of the Garbage Can]!
[Precise Shooting]!
[Big Buy Special]!
[Glazed Cannon]!
Feeling the gradually filling library of entries in his mind, an unprecedented sense of security arose.
Su Lin’s lips curled into a genuine smile:
“This is my true foundation for standing in this brutal world!”
He seemed to already see, with his power continually advancing, a future shimmering with an ocean of entries like a galaxy.
“What a pity… this is an apocalypse racing against time, no room for me to loiter till the end like a sword god in a cultivation novel.”
A hint of regret brushed his heart, quickly replaced by even stronger resolve.
A cool breeze swept in through the window, brushing against his slightly flushed bare upper body from the surging Qi and Blood, instantly driven away by the rising heat.
Su Lin’s gaze cast out into the deepening night, acutely sensing the turbulence in the air.
“The beast tide is coming soon.” He whispered, his eyes shimmering with anticipation, “Perfect timing! Let’s test the power of the [Glazed Cannon] with these shadow beasts and see if the stacking effects are additive or multiplicative!”
Su Lin quickly went downstairs and headed to the observatory of the safe house.
The chime at nine o’clock sounded like a death knell, striking right on time.
The shadow beasts, like a black tide breaking through, swept across Wuyin Village once again.
Thanks to the defensive trend led by Su Lin, the village now had much sparser gunfire, as most shadow beasts were blocked by traps and mechanisms set up by families.
In the courtyard of Su Lin’s Level 3 Safe House, the first wave of a hundred shadow beasts roared as they charged into the trap array.
“Puchi! Puchi! Puchi!”
Earth spikes shot up like frantic bamboo shoots after a rain, the sharp sound of armor piercing continuous and relentless!
“Boom! Boom! Boom!”
Heavy wooden hammers crashed down with more violent force than ever before!
A hundred shadow beasts were like snow thrown into a furnace, disappearing almost instantly under the increasingly efficient and forceful trap assaults.
“So fast!”
Beside him, Su Tongxi also noticed the anomaly and turned to look at the clock inside, astonished:
“Brother Kirin, isn’t the first wave ending too quickly today?”
“Hmm!” Su Lin nodded vigorously, his eyes gleaming with excitement, unable to hide his delight, “This is exactly the speed we want!”
This improvement in efficiency far exceeded expectations!
The stacking effect of [Glazed Cannon] and [King of the Garbage Can] was very likely multiplicative!
A terrifying fourteen times enhancement!
“Just wait, the true test is the boss!”
He restrained his excitement and quickly gathered the scattered shadow cores in the courtyard.
Eleven thirty.
The ground subtly trembled, a heavy sense of oppression shrouded the courtyard.
Accompanied by a mournful wolf howl tearing the night sky apart, a giant wolf the size of a small mountain stepped into the courtyard range.
The silver crescent marking on its forehead glowed with a cold light in the darkness, a boss-level shadow beast, Crescent Giant Wolf!
“Awoo—!”
The giant wolf roared as it launched a charge.
“Zheng zheng zheng—!”
The earth spikes were the first to strike, sharp blades gleaming with metallic cold light broke through the soil, with penetrating power far exceeding before, fiercely stabbing at the giant wolf’s thick limbs!
“Puchi! Crunch!”
This time, the sharp blades did not just hit the surface but deeply pierced into the tough muscle tissue!
However, while inflicting considerable damage, some earth spikes also emitted ear-piercing breaking sounds under the giant wolf’s fierce strength and robust tendons!
“Hoo—!” The Crescent Giant Wolf let out a painful howl, its forward momentum halted.
The pain triggered its ferocity, its blood-red beast eyes locked onto the culprit, massive wolf claws sweeping down with a bloody wind!
“Boom!” A section of earth spikes was directly shattered by the violent force!
The giant wolf broke through the earth spike array, charging toward the courtyard gate!
“Woo—whoom—!”
The suspended wooden hammer descended with a piercing whistle, crashing down atop!
“Crack!”
Facing this sudden increase in mechanism attack power, the Crescent Giant Wolf hurriedly raised its paw to block, paying the price with a crisp bone-breaking sound!
Its forelimb was unexpectedly smashed broken!
“Enough!” Su Lin’s eyes burned with battle spirit, the validation was now evident!
The stacking effect is indeed multiplicative!
Under fourteen times enhancement, even low-level mechanisms can effectively injure boss-level shadow beasts, even severely damage them!
“Swish!”
The long saber unsheathed, its cold gleam reflecting the moon!
Freed from tendon lock, Su Lin moved like a ghost through the power-enhanced mechanism array, actively engaging the wounded giant wolf.
Blade light like gushing waves, swift as thunderbolt!
One strike! Two strikes! Three strikes!
The three precise slashes filled with the mighty power of a tendon lock martial artist cut through, Crescent Giant Wolf’s gruesome head flew skyward, its massive body crashed to the ground.
Mechanism power and martial prowess, both soared tonight!
Su Lin sheathed his blade and stood firm, sensing the surging power within and the glowing entries in his mind’s database, he gazed toward the dark outskirts where the Shunfeng Travel Group was approaching, an air of bravado surged in his heart.
“Now, I am more confident to handle the upcoming changes.”
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