Astral Apostle - Chapter 147

Chapter 147: Genetic Potion (1)

Zhou Jing touched his body. Even after choosing this resistance trait, his body had no obvious changes, and it was impossible to tell from his appearance.

He tried to activate the [Internal Discharge] state. Golden lightning flashed in his eyes, and the electric current stimulated his organs. He felt that the slight pain and numbness before had become almost undetectable now.

“The effect seems to be very good. Although it hasn’t reached being completely exempt from the internal discharge side effect that High-Level Electric Resistance can achieve, it’s close.”

Zhou Jing was quite satisfied with the effect of this trait.

He chose [Elemental Resistance] partly to increase the duration of the [Internal Electric Discharge] and reduce the side effects, and partly considering his vulnerability to energy attacks.

Although most mutant beasts only had physical attacks, and there were not many mutant beasts with special abilities, which would mean his [Elemental Resistance] might be rarely used, he was a speed-type enhancer. He could block physical attacks and did not need to resist them head-on, but he was helpless against energy attacks.

Zhou Jing had not forgotten that when he dealt with Buzz Cut last time, he was almost unable to fight back against the other party’s close combat attacks, which were infused with special energy. The force penetrated his body, and every strike would ignore his defense.

There were clearly many “alien lifeforms” in this world, and he might encounter them again in the future. Therefore, he felt that having a sort of “Magic Resistance” attribute was more beneficial.

Astral Apostles could construct their own ability system and did not have to worry about affecting the main body, so he was not too conflicted when he chose his skills.

After scanning through his attributes again and confirming that he had completed the enhancement, Zhou Jing closed the interface.

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“The species that I’ve used to enhance myself are the dragon, tiger, and leopard… They’re all ferocious beasts.”

Zhou Jing looked down. His body was stronger than before, and his body was thick. He looked like a fierce man.

The enhancement this time was quite smooth. His and Ross’ combat strength had increased by a notch. Among the hunters in the current world, they were more or less considered experts. This trip was worth it.

He did not stay in the forest for long. He brought Ross back the way he came and returned to the Imperial Hunter base at dawn.

Zhou Jing waited until noon before he went to look for Keriber, indicating that the enhancement was successful.

“You’ve already completed three enhancements?”

Keriber was eating a large pot of rice with many hunters in the canteen. When he heard Zhou Jing’s words, he pulled out the head that was stuffed in the rice bowl and raised his rice-stained head in surprise.

The lively canteen fell silent. The surrounding hunters paused and looked at them in surprise.

“…What kind of look is that? Did you want me to fail?” Zhou Jing was puzzled.

“Of course not. The main thing is that with your speed…”

Keriber’s tone was subtle.

If he remembered correctly, it had only been two days since this person obtained the potion.

For something as dangerous as strengthening one’s blood, an ordinary hunter would need at least seven to eight days to properly adjust their mental state. Who could do it so quickly?

Back then, when he had undergone three enhancements, he also had to adjust his state for half a month before he had the courage to drink the blood potion.

Moreover, when most of the Empire’s hunters were strengthening themselves, they would find companions to protect them. What is going on with this person? Why did he quietly strengthen himself and stun everyone?

Keriber looked at Zhou Jing, and a thought suddenly popped up in his mind.

… is this kid a reckless gambler at heart?

Although they were surprised, many hunters were still very happy to see someone pass the threshold of three enhancements. They stopped eating and came up to congratulate him.

“Congratulations, Jace. Shouldn’t you be treating us to a meal?”

“Alright, we have another core member. We’ll have another good hunter in the future.”

Many hunters surrounded Zhou Jing, laughing non-stop.

Although they had only known each other for a few days, the identity and responsibilities of a hunter meant that they had a high sense of collective identity. The title bound different types of people closely, allowing them to quickly accept each other.

Keriber didn’t dwell on it. Instead, he told everyone to be quiet before he spoke.

“Since you’ve completed three enhancements, you’re qualified to lead a hunter team independently. What do you think?”

Zhou Jing pondered for a moment before shaking his head. “I’d better follow the other teams and observe the hunting methods of the Empire’s hunters first. Moreover, I haven’t learned the Imperial Hunter course yet, so I want to focus on studying it during this period of time.”

“That works too.” Keriber had no objections and decided. “Then you can join Cole’s team. You know him best anyway.”

“Alright.” Zhou Jing nodded.

If he led the team alone and moved out in the placement mode, as the main force of the team if he did not lead well, there might be a huge problem. It would be much easier to follow another team with another Third Enhancement hunter to observe.

At the very least, he did not plan to lead the team himself until he mastered most of the hunters’ breathing techniques.

With Keriber’s approval, Zhou Jing immediately went to look for Cole and joined his team. The whole process went quite smoothly.

The team leader welcomed Zhou Jing warmly. With an additional three-time enhanced hunter on the team, he was more confident in going out to hunt. He naturally had no reason to object.

Through word of mouth, the Imperial Hunters in the base knew that Jace had completed three enhancements. Zhou Jing thus became a topic of conversation for a while.

However, no one could always occupy the focus of others’ lives. As Zhou Jing kept a low profile and found someone to learn the Hunter’s Breathing Technique, the Imperial Hunters also gradually got used to the existence of this new companion. Life seemed to have returned to normal.

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[The projection has ended!]

[Actual time of stay: 12 days]

[Current resource collection: 520 Astral Points]

[Experience log has been recorded, and relevant exploration results have been entered into the Records.]