HPDBC Chapter 16 Earth Pulse Set Shield, Earth Wall and Pulse Core
Chapter 16 Earth Pulse Set Shield, Earth Wall and Pulse Core
The announcement from the White Eagle Empire caused a global uproar.
[Protest? What right do they have to protest? Just because they're less skilled, they accuse us of using forbidden technology?]
[Hilarious, typical sore loser. They panicked when China's name was at the top of the leaderboard.]
[Don't get too cocky, upstairs. What if it's true? This kind of inflated stats will destroy the ecological balance of all the secret realms! We need to seriously reflect on this!]
[Sheepdog, get out of here!]
[Balance? When the White Eagles monopolized the S-rank dungeons, why didn't they talk about balance? When we were sending a bunch of junk to the front-line dungeons as cannon fodder, why didn't anyone stand up for justice?]
In an instant, avatars of the Stars and Stripes and the Red Star clashed fiercely across various forum sections, with insults and mockery flooding the screen. Any post attempting rational discussion would be drowned out within three minutes.
The atmosphere at the Dragon Guard Command Center was completely different.
"beep."
Lu Yan's communicator beeped. He swiped the screen and an encrypted message popped up. The sender was Li Tianshan.
The content is very short.
External networks are temporarily shut down. You can continue creating content; we'll handle the public opinion. If the sky falls outside, the country will hold it up for you.
After Lu Yan finished reading, he casually tossed the communicator back onto the table.
The ultimate sense of security can sometimes be this simple and direct.
He turned around and looked at the tallest man in the workshop who was the most excited.
Zhao Leiguang was holding a "second-rate" magic staff that Lin Chuxue had discarded, examining it over and over, clicking his tongue in amazement, just like a nouveau riche who had just arrived in the city.
"Brother Zhao...you can't use that thing." Lu Yan leaned against the worktable. "Have you decided what equipment you want?"
"I've made up my mind!" Zhao Leiguang carefully placed the staff back on the shelf, his eyes shining like car headlights. "I want an offensive one too! Brother, you have no idea, I've had enough of being a punching bag! Every time I see you guys cutting through everything in front of me, while I'm stuck behind holding a shield and watching helplessly, that feeling..."
He gestured, "Feeling frustrated!"
"Alright, then I'll make you one that can charge into battle." Lu Yan pulled up a new design concept on the projector screen. "How about calling it 'Wild Bull'?"
"A raging bull?" Zhao Leiguang leaned closer, looking at the unfamiliar terms and plans on the blueprints, his face full of doubt. "Aren't you going to focus on health and armor?"
"Stack them up, but let's change our approach." Lu Yan's finger swiped across the screen. "The core is shields, resistances, and movement speed. Focus on [Savage Charge] and [War Stomp] talents. Your task is no longer to stand and take hits, but to run and kill them."
Lu Yan amplified the simulated effect of a core affix.
[During the charge, all enemy units in its path will be continuously stunned and slowed.]
"You will become a mobile control hub, a dump truck that wreaks havoc on the battlefield," Lu Yan concluded. "Once you start running, the entire battlefield will be turned upside down by you."
Zhao Leiguang was filled with excitement as he listened, as if he could already see himself transforming into a steel whirlwind, charging in and out of the enemy ranks seven times.
"Done!" he slapped his thigh. "This is it! Where do we farm materials now?"
"Giant's Valley." Lu Yan marked the new coordinates on the map. "A level 40 dungeon. We need the [Titan's Bone] and [Storm Core] inside to make top-tier shields and shoes for you."
Half an hour later, the team entered Giant Valley.
The sky here is gray and hazy, huge skeletons are scattered on the wasteland, and the air is filled with desolation and oppression.
As soon as we entered the instance, a dozen or so Cyclopes wielding stone clubs appeared on the distant hills.
"Proceed according to plan," Xiao Qianyu's voice rang out in the team channel.
Lin Chuxue didn't even bother to find cover, standing still with the [Duel Staff] in her hand flashing. The ice and fire storm, with no cooldown, swept across the battlefield once more. Under the dense bombardment of spells, those enormous giants were as fragile as paper, falling in droves.
Wen Yue held the [World-Destroying Thunder] weapon; her mission was to eliminate elite monsters.
Just as an elite storm giant attempted to channel its lightning bolts, Wen Yue pulled the trigger. A grenade, trailing a fiery tail, arced precisely through the air and exploded at the giant's feet.
boom--!
The terrifying explosion knocked him to the ground, interrupting his spellcasting.
The team's clearing efficiency was significantly higher than when they were at the Arcane Mage outpost.
A day later, the team returned to the workshop, laden with Titan Bones and Storm Cores.
Lu Yan's level also skyrocketed from level 20 to level 30.
He casually learned a few effect auras, which were enough to make a difference.
Lu Yan stood in front of the worktable again, while Zhao Leiguang paced back and forth beside him, rubbing his hands together, even more nervous than if he were getting married himself.
This time, Lu Yan didn't rush to start, but instead spent half an hour drawing structural diagrams in his notebook.
"Your weapon is rather special," he said to Zhao Leiguang without looking up. "I designed a mother-and-child shield for you."
He projected the blueprints onto the light screen. It showed a huge tower shield, with a small round shield next to it.
"The Great Shield [Wall of Earth] provides a large amount of shield and damage reduction. The Small Shield [Pulse Core] can store the kinetic energy absorbed when you block, and then release it in the form of a shockwave, causing area damage and stunning."
The orange light shone again in front of the worktable.
When Lu Yan took the two ancient and heavy shields off the workbench, everyone in the workshop held their breath.
【Earth Pulse (Legendary)】
This time, there's no need to even check the leaderboards; everyone already knows the result.
The top-tier training ground of the Longwei Base.
Zhao Leiguang held a giant tower shield in his left hand and a small round shield strapped to his right arm, making him look like a mobile fortress.
"Come on!" he yelled at Lin Chuxue and Wen Yue in the distance, "Beat me up!"
"..."
Lu Yan stood to the side and gave the order: "Fire!"
Lin Chuxue raised her staff, and ice and fire elements converged wildly. Wen Yue set up her heavy crossbow and loaded three high-explosive shells.
The ice and fire storm and the grenade bombardment hit Zhao Leiguang simultaneously.
The training ground was instantly engulfed by blinding light and deafening explosions.
Smoke and dust filled the air, obscuring the view inside.
Xiao Qianyu's heart was in her throat.
The smoke and dust cleared.
Zhao Leiguang remained standing in the same spot, with only a few shallow scratches on the massive tower shield, and the shield value above his head had not even decreased by more than a third.
"That's it?" Zhao Leiguang's voice came from behind the shield, filled with a provocative, wicked laugh. "Haven't you guys eaten?"
He suddenly lowered his body and launched a charge.
He transformed into a gray afterimage, leaving a zigzag trail across the training field. He didn't crash into any targets, but merely sped past the alloy test dummies.
Wherever it passed, dizziness symbols appeared on the heads of rows of mannequins.
"Holy shit!" One of the Dragon Guard members watching couldn't help but swear.
This is no longer a tank; it's clearly a runaway high-speed train!
That afternoon, the global equipment rankings were updated again.
Overall ranking of armor.
[NO.1: Earth's Pulse, Earth's Wall]
【NO.2: Earth Pulse - Pulse Core】
Thus, China occupies four of the top five spots in the global equipment rankings.
The White Eagle Empire finally couldn't sit still any longer and issued an announcement.
The announcement was short, but every word was scathing.
We now suspect that China is using some unknown, forbidden technology to destructively mine resources from secret realms and manufacture equipment with abnormal attributes. This behavior is severely disrupting the strategic balance of the global Awakened world.
We hereby lodge our strongest protest and public condemnation of China's unilateral breach of the tacit agreement!
To uphold fairness and justice in global exploration of secret realms, we demand that China immediately provide video footage of the entire equipment manufacturing process to prove that it did not use any forbidden powers.
Furthermore, we demand that China immediately hand over the manufacturer of this equipment and accept a public investigation by the Secret Realm Joint Council!