nycdaug Chapter 356 Buff Effects
Chapter 356 Buff Effects
The next morning, before the blood-red sun had fully risen, the convoy was already ready to depart.
As for Fu Xiaojian's words yesterday, they gradually made the atmosphere in the team more ambiguous.
The team was no longer absorbed into Xu Si's Nirvana.
Instead, it slowly drove out of this unknown town like a long dragon.
The convoy traveled westward along the north bank of the river.
By the time the blood-red sun had completely broken free from the horizon, the town had already disappeared behind the convoy, vanished without a trace.
The turbid torrent flowed slowly not far to the left, and the water level seemed to have risen a little more than usual, rushing about like a spirited young man.
[Commander, the current road conditions are complex. The convoy is traveling at 32 km/h and there is no abnormal energy feedback.]
The sound of Nirvana echoed in Xu Si's mind.
"understood."
Perhaps because the hardships couldn't bear to disturb the team's rare leisure time, the team's rest and recuperation went quite smoothly these past two days, and Xu Si has also recovered to his best condition.
On the holographic screen, eleven light spots move steadily forward, with the spacing maintained just right.
Fu Xiaojian's Mighty Warrior led the way, followed by Hummers, off-road vehicles, armored vehicles, RVs, ambulances, troop carriers, two trucks, and the bus from Tashan, and finally his Nirvana.
A standard marching formation.
After driving day and night, the convoy's drivers had all become quite skilled at steering, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them veteran drivers.
Nirvana's high level of intelligence means that Xu Si no longer needs to worry about it.
He withdrew his gaze, his consciousness sinking into the depths of his mind.
The star anchor continued to surge with sequential energy steadily, and the faint chain connecting it to the unknown void was thicker than before, pouring out massive amounts of energy with each pulse.
Sequence process: Level 5, 2.17%.
This number gave Xu Si a strange sense of relief.
But he is still far from being able to control his own destiny.
Yi Yi stirred on his shoulder and made a soft, sleep-talking sound.
Xu Si glanced down, his gaze softening unconsciously.
The convoy continued westward.
Around noon, the convoy took a short break before continuing its journey.
Fu Xiaojian seemed to have an extraordinary expectation for that unknown survival base.
The convoy continued westward.
Inside the Nirvana Car, Xu Si half-closed his eyes, seemingly resting, but in reality, his consciousness had already spread outwards.
The area covered by the star veins has nearly doubled compared to before.
Previously, energy fluctuations could only be sensed within a range of about two kilometers, but now that range has been extended to more than five kilometers.
Moreover, the level of precision in perception is far beyond what it used to be.
In terms of detail, it is much more distinct than Xiao Luo's "Spiritual Touch".
This is the perception of Sequence 5.
Xu Si's mind stirred slightly, and he tried to activate the new feature.
A faint wisp of starlight extended from his body, like an invisible tendril, and gently wrapped around Tashan inside the bus in front of him.
"Um?"
As Tashan drowsily turned around, his gaze piercing through the car window and landing on the dark red behemoth behind them.
He didn't see anything, but the feeling of being locked onto by something was real.
Xu Si's lips curled up slightly.
Starlink is complete.
He could clearly sense that the starlight chain had connected him to Tashan.
He can use this chain to teleport at any time, as long as he wants.
It's similar to the effect of [Heavy Shoes], but more flexible, more stealthy, and has no limit on the number of uses.
The only limitation is that the target of the jump must be a friendly unit.
Xu Si tried to extend the Starlink a little further.
The next instant, the starlight chains continued to extend, wrapping around Jiang Li inside the bus.
Then came the third entanglement, which caught Master Wei's attention.
The fourth step is to wrap it with Su Su pastry.
……
Eleven vehicles and twenty-one extraordinary beings, except for Yi Yi, were all connected together by him using Starlink.
In that instant, Xu Si's perception underwent a subtle change.
He could vaguely sense the state of each person being connected.
Fu Xiaojian's vigilance, Tashan's languor, Chen Pei's calmness, Su Su's focus, Jiao Jiao's inexplicable shyness, and Hinata Aoi's faint expectation...
Is this the effect of Starlink?
Starlink not only connected the team members to him, but also allowed Xu Si to clearly perceive their real-time status.
"Old Xu, what are you up to?" Fu Xiaojian asked over the walkie-talkie.
"Ah, it's okay, let's try out the new features."
Xu Si did receive some compensation.
The moment he lit up the [Star Ring], everyone connected by the Star Chain felt an unprecedented sense of comfort.
[Star Ring in effect]
[Linked to friendly units: 20]
[Action Buffs: Perception +12%, Reaction Speed +9%, Recovery Speed +15%]
[Special Effect: Fatal Evasion (High probability of blocking one fatal attack)]
Xu Si nodded slightly.
The gain was even stronger than he had expected.
This buff would likely be even more pronounced during combat.
In particular, the "fatal avoidance" is equivalent to giving each linked transcendent an extra life.
The only downside is that the [Star Ring] property is ineffective against ordinary people.
I just don't know if it will be effective against Master Wei's insects.
If it works, it's unknown how many layers of this buff will stack.
After a long silence on the walkie-talkie, Tashan's voice came through.
"Old Xu, this new feature of yours... it's pretty impressive."
Fu Xiaojian sighed with regret.
He clearly felt an invisible force flowing through him, like being doused with warm water when he was tired, which made him feel much more relaxed.
Unfortunately, he could only envy Xu Si's characteristics but could not replicate them. Who wouldn't feel upset in that situation?
"Alright, I was just giving it a try, and it seems to be working well!" Xu Si then disconnected the Starlink connection.
After sensing the process of energy consumption within my body, I had a general idea of what was going on.
The energy consumption rate of a sequence connecting one person is indeed incomparable to that of a sequence connecting a group of people.
But it wasn't as exaggerated as I imagined.
However, according to his estimate, linking five people is the most cost-effective option.
At least it won't put too much of a burden on his sequence energy consumption.
As for the meteor shower, he decided against it, as he had no intention of experimenting with it.
Xu Si felt that the energy consumption of this ultimate move was probably comparable to that of Star Sacrifice.
After all, it was a meteorite pulled down from the sky.
Given his current sequence, it certainly won't be easy.
[Commander, a slight energy fluctuation has been detected three kilometers ahead, suspected to be a low-level unseen activity.]
"type?"
[Unable to pinpoint exact location, weak energy response, estimated to be level 1-2 anomaly, quantity: 3.]
Xu Si nodded slightly. The three-headed creature was low-level and strange, not worth making a fuss about.
Inside the Mengshi vehicle, Fu Xiaojian also received a reminder from Nirvana.
He glanced in the rearview mirror; the convoy stretched out in a long, winding line across the wasteland, with each car maintaining just the right distance from the others.
"DouDou, there's some low-level strange activity ahead. Let YaYa go ahead and handle it!" Fu Xiaojian's voice came through the walkie-talkie.
"Okay, got it!" DouDou was quite happy because she had a feeling that YaYa would soon be able to advance to level 4 of the Weird.
Actually, Yang Fan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, really wanted to volunteer, because his sequence required killing monsters to advance.
However, the convoy is currently moving, and it would be a waste of too much time on such low-level anomalies.
This is a minor inconvenience for the team's progress.
Therefore, Fu Xiaojian's choice was the most appropriate and efficient.