Lu Yao figured out Jimmy’s situation after detailed groping and questioning.
It was a hero born from the Yeti. Just like Jimmy himself said, it had done what no other Yeti had ever done and managed to anger the Dark God.
Although the reason was slightly off from what Lu Yao had expected, the Yeti was still worth its weight in gold.
In terms of combat positioning, the Yeti favoured spell-casting mages, mastering two active long-range skills, [Snowball] and [Blizzard].
However, in Lu Yao’s eyes, its core value was still [Hands of Stealing Fire].
This Jimmy-exclusive ability level was high, and the effects were linked to speed and that ability level. The fact that the Snowman had managed to get his hands on even the Dark God’s Temple showed his proficiency and the strength of his ability.
Lu Yao dispensed the [Ghost White Horse] to Snowman to increase his speed, and threw it into the [First Floor of the Black Abyss] to start stealing.
Target: Ghouls and Ghoul Hunters.
For safety’s sake, Lu Yao told Snowman to stay away from the Tyrant Demigod’s area and start with the small monsters on the periphery.
From this day onwards, [Level 1 of the Black Abyss] had one more sneaky Snowman.
Lu Yao looked down from a God’s perspective.
Jimmy crept forward in the abyss, looking around for a target.
A ghoul crawled up from the ground in front of him. It slowly straightened its body and slowly walked on the ground, looking like it was moving its muscles.
The yeti activated!
Jimmy followed it, his footsteps gradually synchronised with the ghoul’s, looking as if he was the other’s shadow. The ghoul was completely unaware that it was being watched.
Then the yeti raised its twig arm.
The red glove on the front of the branch pulled gently from side to side, opening an opening in the shadow behind the ghoul.
The Yeti slipped his hand into the opening and quickly withdrew it.
It appeared to come to nothing.
Jimmy quietly retreated, looking for his next target.
Soon, the yeti had another ghoul in his sights.
However, this ghoul’s level was incredibly high, reaching LV55, even stronger than the few ghoul hunters that the Blood Knight had taken out earlier.
Jimmy once again opened his hands, slashed the shadow behind the ghoul, and put his hands inside.
An exclamation mark suddenly lit up on its head.
“Fire theft successful!”
The snowman slowly removed an object.
It was a blue-edged white cloth that looked like a handkerchief.
……
[Earl’s Handkerchief LV2]: +1 damage, +1 defence.
A belonging of the Earl of Apocalypse.
……
Lu Yao looked at it with a golden gaze.
There’s really something to gain!
Since this is the case …… then give me a hard steal!
At this point, Lu Yao made a change in his grand strategy for the Abyss.
The previous strategy was to forcefully attack the copies and violently seize the loot.
Now it was everyone serving for the Snowman to be able to perform his abilities! The Snowman was the absolute core of the Abyss, and everyone had to assist it in its actions.
The more Lu Yao looked at the Snowman, the better he felt.
Jimmy, you’ve done a good job… well done.
Each use of [Hand of Fire Stealer] consumed 500 mana, so the Snowman could only steal 3 times in its perfect state.
It also didn’t gain something every time, and with this high-risk ability, failure was always the norm.
Luckily, under holding the [Ghostly White Horse], the Yeti’s safety was guaranteed, and it was hard to be detected.
In addition, the natural recovery of mana was slow and took a lot of time.
To have the Snowman steal all over the Abyssal layer was a long term endeavour that required patience, and one couldn’t be in a hurry for the sake of the Snowman’s safety.
After Lu Yao arranged Jimmy, he returned his attention to the outside of the abyss.
……
Isabelle brought Lu Yao good news.
“My lord, after the recent period of fighting and comprehension, my use of the [Sword of the Forest] has become more proficient and has improved slightly.”
Lu Yao tapped on Isabelle’s Temple avatar.
With the [Sword of the Forest] enchantment, her panel nowadays had been boosted another notch.
……
[Apostle Lv26] Sword of the Forest – Isabelle
Life: 325/325
Mana: 615/615
Damage: 44
Defence: 42
Speed: 19
……
Most importantly, the [Sword of the Forest] was raised to LV2, with an overall increase in value, the increase becoming +20 Damage, +20 Defence and +4 Speed.
The growth of the Holy Sword had always been favourable to Lu Yao.
However, he was a little worried about Isabelle’s life panel.
The Blood Knight had a blood bar of nearly 4000+, and the Deep Sea Lord also had a life value of 3000+. In comparison, Isabelle was just too brittle.
She certainly had good defence and speed, but if she encountered a special faith-based attack, she would easily be in danger.
To give an example.
If she was miraculously hit by a divine player, it would theoretically only take 9 rounds of [Lightning] to kill Isabelle. The cost worked out to be even as low as 180 Faith points.
Of course, the prerequisite was being precisely targeted by the player. If Isabelle kept moving at a high speed, then it would be difficult for the divine player’s miracle to hit.
Lu Yao expressed his worries to Isabelle.
“I’m very sorry, my lord, my weakness has added to your worries.”
Isabelle knelt down on one knee, “Please rest assured, I will focus on enhancing my vitality afterwards, and I will also endeavour to comprehend the appropriate abilities.”
It was only after her explanation that Lu Yao figured it out.
It turned out that during the previous continuous upgrading process, Isabelle had been specialising in the ability of [Wisdom]. Therefore, her [Wisdom] was on par with her personal level, reaching a staggering level 26.
Lu Yao was a bit puzzled, Apostle upgrades could still freely add points?
He asked the Blood Knight and the Snowman.
As a result, both of them said that the growth method couldn’t be decided on its own and was innate.
Only Isabelle could do it.
She had some sort of speciality.
However, Isabelle was her own Apostle, connected by the Flame of Faith, and was trustworthy.
Lu Yao didn’t care either.
The [Golden Wilderness] side had already stopped working on its own, backhandedly stealing against the [Black Abyss], and even if the God of the Forest had left behind any means to get into trouble, there was no chance.
After adjusting the direction of growth, as long as it was further upgraded, Isabelle’s life would also grow rapidly and wouldn’t remain as brittle as the current blood bar.
At this time, a riot broke out on the Salt City side.
The pixelated little people were talking, and expressions of fear and uneasiness surfaced on their heads.
“The killer fish in the sea are too scary.”
“Three paddle sailing ships have already been sunk by killer fish, they ate dozens of people, we can’t go to the deep sea in the west in the future, alas ……”
“Damn it, the sea monsters of the East Sea Clan can’t even fight against them, and bows and arrows don’t work either, we need stronger weapons! We’re too weak!”
“Now everyone, don’t go to the west for now, safety is important.”
Everyone in the city was saying the same thing.
Lu Yao asked Isabelle to go and find out more about the situation. Soon, she inquired about the whole incident.
“My lord, according to the Mayor’s Fishing Company, unknown schools of fish suddenly appeared in the sea not long ago.”
“These fish possess sharp horns and are ferocious in nature. When they encounter a fisherman’s oar sailing boat, they attack immediately and can gather into a very powerful force in a very short period of time.”
“They feed on humans when they crash and sink a boat, and these fish attack not only humans, but also all creatures that prey on the sea.”
“Fishermen say that there are no natural enemies of this fish in the ocean. They lurk in the deep sea most of the time, but can keenly spot ships at sea and then launch a swift attack.”
“The sea monsters of the East Sea Clan once fought these fish** but were killed after being no match for them.”
“Because these fish have the nature to hunt humans, the fishermen of Yancheng call them killer fish.”
“The number of killer fish is growing rapidly, and the deep sea area of the western continent has become their territory. The fish are now expanding towards the east and north.”
“Currently, Salt City is powerless against the Killer Fish, and after discussing it with the Fishing Company and Shangli, they decided to temporarily close the sea first. They have paid a great price to catch a few killer fish and are studying ways to deal with this fish ……”
Lu Yao carefully read Isabel’s report.
He found that the Pixel Little People had grown.
In the tribal era, the little people would definitely be praying with their eyes in front of the temple, begging themselves, the gods, to take action. It wasn’t just ordinary people, the prophets were the same.
As civilisation grew and progressed, the little people’s intelligence increased and their cognitive abilities grew with each passing day.
After experiencing many difficulties and storms, a new generation of heroes like the Fishing Company began to lead the crowd. They had learnt to use their knowledge to solve problems, and their independence far surpassed that of their forefathers.
As a guardian, Lu Yao felt relieved as if he saw a baby learning to crawl.
Although the little people did not ask the gods, Lu Yao realised that this was not simple. There must be a reason behind the sudden appearance of this powerful species in the sea.
He moved his perspective and found a small pool piled up on the seashore as Isabel had said.
There were two small white fish in the pool.
They were somewhat like swordfish, with long sword bones on their heads and bodies made entirely of white bones. The two fish were ferociously hitting the stone pestle that built the pool, trying to rush out of the pool.
Lu Yao double hit the killer fish.
……
[Bone Fish LV2]
Life Value: 33/33
Mana: 12/12
Damage: 4
Defence: 2
Speed: 5
[Dive
Dive under water to double your movement speed.
[Skeleton Creature]
An organism made up of skeletons, whose strength is related to the number of skeletons and the skeleton’s pre-birth level.
……
Sure enough, there was something fishy.
Lu Yao lifted his sleeves and his gaze became sharp.
Let me see who’s messing around underwater.
