"Baa~"
"Baa~"
Zhao Xue Ming felt he had achieved an unprecedented accomplishment... herding sheep in the Secret Realm.
Looking at the three Sheep Puppets in front of him, Zhao Xue Ming found it both amusing and frustrating.
But there was nothing he could do since this was the task Lin Ye assigned him—to watch over these three sheep.
The team lacked a Puppet Master profession, so they had no direct way to control the Sheep Puppets. They had to resort to the crude method of herding them to prevent them from running off.
Losing a sheep was a minor issue, but causing the Secret Realm challenge to fail would be a major problem.
Thus, this heavy responsibility fell on Zhao Xue Ming's shoulders.
For someone aspiring to become an excellent Caster like Zhao Xue Ming, this assignment felt somewhat helpless.
"What an astonishing talent..."
Watching Lin Ye wield a magic staff that appeared quite valuable and casually cast a Healing Technique created a scene Zhao Xue Ming envied.
Unfortunately, he wondered how long he still needed to practice diligently to reach such a level.
[Your Healing Technique restored twenty-three Life Value points to 'Li Fei.' You gained 1 point of Power!]
[Your Healing Technique restored thirty-five Life Value points to 'Hook.' You gained 1 point of Power!]
...
Another round of Healing Techniques yielded extra attribute values for Lin Ye.
Lin Ye glanced at his attribute panel, feeling quite excited.
His total All Attributes value was almost reaching two hundred points!
In a previous life, he only achieved this level close to reaching Level 20.
Now, he's only Level 3, yet his physical strength already rivals that of Professionals at Levels 10 and 20. The Healing Dominator talent is like having cheat codes.
If you didn't consider Level Suppression at higher levels, Lin Ye could become invincible simply by farming attributes.
High Levels suppressing Low Levels adds extra defense and resistance bonuses; their attacks carry high suppression damage.
Thus, trying to challenge higher levels is very difficult.
Theoretically, if the values were high enough to negate Level Suppression, invincibility could be achieved.
However, accumulating attributes slowly like Lin Ye does...
He'd likely enter old age with attributes at their peak, only to face the great decline brought by age.
So relying solely on attribute farming for invincibility isn't realistic.
Grasping both attributes and Level—now that's the real deal!
"Croak croak!"
Under Abyss Difficulty, the goblins in the Flame Forest weren't like those green-skinned ones of ordinary difficulties.
In this difficulty level, the goblins have crimson skin and are larger and stronger.
The lowest Level was Level 3, and occasionally a Level 4 big goblin appeared.
They had Life Values as high as a thousand points, damage between fifty and sixty, and a critical strike could cause almost a hundred damage, with a burning effect.
Three or five of them together created a nightmare for an average newbie team!
Li Fei wielded a long sword, flexibly dodging goblin attacks and slashing a Flame Goblin on its back.
-130!
A critical strike dealt over a hundred and thirty damage.
This damage left Hook and Li Feng, also in close combat professions, awestruck.
"Rare professions are much stronger than us."
"Indeed..."
Hook and Li Feng couldn't help but feel envious.
As Li Fei killed a Flame Goblin, shaking off the blood on the sword, he heard Hook and Li Feng's conversation and couldn't help but shake his head.
"Talent, job compatibility, and personal ability are the real priorities!"
After he spoke, everyone in the team suddenly glowed with the familiar light, their Life Values fully restored.
To this, Hook and Li Feng deeply agreed.
Because they all knew whom Li Fei was referring to...
Lin Ye!
Without Lin Ye casting Healing Techniques behind them, they wouldn't even make it past the first wave of goblins.
The Abyss Level difficulty was simply too high, totally not for people of their level.
Nonetheless, this also proved how extraordinary Lin Ye's strength was...
"Let's take a break, we'll reach the BOSS battle in another twenty minutes or so."
After casting a Healing Technique, Lin Ye spoke again.
They had been in the Secret Realm for almost two hours but hadn't reached the BOSS area yet.
Compared to Ordinary Level, they were an hour behind schedule.
"Finally, we can rest!"
Hook breathed a sigh of relief.
As for Li Feng, he was in worse shape, slumping directly to the ground, feeling sore all over.
Thanks to Lin Ye's Healing Techniques and Soul Link, no one sustained fatal injuries, but the physical fatigue remained.
Continuous high-intensity battles lead to fatigue, affecting combat power.
Thus, necessary breaks are essential.
This time, Lin Ye didn't set up tables and chairs but had everyone sit and rest in place.
Abyss Level difficulty lay in such details.
Unlike Ordinary or Hard Levels, the Abyss Level Secret Realm could have monster ambushes anytime, eliminating long break opportunities.
Under such high pressure, without sufficient strength support, thirty minutes could crumble someone...
At this moment, however, one person in the team maintained an extremely energized state.
Zhao Xue Ming, responsible for watching the sheep, was now distributing physical recovery potions to everyone.
This potion could restore a lot of physical strength quickly.
Within dosage limits, it nearly brought someone back to peak physical condition.
Looking at Zhao Xue Ming, grinning from ear to ear, Hook and Li Feng were speechless...
This guy had such easy tasks!
Unaware, they might think he was on a picnic.
While others were exhausted, he seemed the most relaxed.
No choice; his task was simply to watch the sheep.
Moreover, a Mage who only knew Fireball Techniques wasn't much help in the Flame Forest...
Sending Zhao Xue Ming to use Fireball Technique against those Flame Goblins wouldn't compare to Hook's punches in terms of damage.
Glancing at Zhao Xue Ming handing out physical potions, Lin Ye couldn't help but feel mildly annoyed.
This talent was really hard to replicate!
"Already accumulated nearly a hundred thousand Healing volume, but still haven't copied Zhao Xue Ming's talent."
Lin Ye was almost exasperated.
Looking at his panel's accumulated Healing volume made him frustrated.
Conversely, he had already copied Hook's talent...
Suddenly, Lin Ye seemed to realize something.
"Could it be... the worse the recipient's condition, the higher my probability of copying their talent?"