Chapter 51: Finally, a Second Skill

Little Fairy waited in despair, yet with a glimmer of hope.

She silently vowed that if Brother Xing Xing could survive, she would forever be grateful to everyone who helped her.

“Ding!”

The system announced: [Player [Xing Xing Bu Kong] revived along with [8] other players. Congratulations to player [Xingxing Bu Kong] on successful revival.]

Su Luo decisively clicked [Yes].

After all, there were no hard feelings, and they had fought side by side before.

As for how others chose, that was none of her business.

The first reward for the BUG compensation would refund all the red and yellow potions consumed during the dungeon.

This was truly wonderful.

Although the dungeon had been dangerous, the peril had also brought great rewards.

After all, three attribute points were not easy to come by!

Once the fifth BUG compensation reward was distributed, Su Luo gathered her energy, preparing for the main event—the acquisition of her second skill!

[6. Players may choose one of the following two options: ] 

[1. Upgrade the innate skill to level two]

[2. Choose one of the following three skills as the second skill:]  

〈1〉Holy Light Magic Circle: Creates a magic circle with a diameter of 5 meters that increases (decreases) all attributes of allies (enemies) within it by 10% for 10 seconds (CD: 30 seconds)  

〈2〉Sanctuary Pillar: Summons five pillars of light, each 1 meter in diameter, at a designated location. Players inside the pillars restore 10% of their health over 10 seconds (CD: 30 seconds)  

〈3〉Holy Heart Aura: Applies an aura to a designated player that grants immunity to attacks for 1 second (CD: 60 seconds)  

After reading the options, Su Luo fell into deep thought.

Undoubtedly, all three skills were excellent and useful to her.

But which should she choose?

Su Luo immediately passed on the third skill.

After this dungeon, she felt what she needed most now was a group healing skill.

The third skill was indeed great—it not only protected players but, if used well, could produce miraculous effects.

However, for her current situation, it was still too far off.

Her focus shifted to the first and second skills, both of which were group buff abilities.

The difference was clear: the first skill was unique to the Dark Priest class.

Only a Dark Priest’s skill could deal damage to enemies.

The second skill couldn’t harm enemies but was more targeted toward allies.

In other words, it allowed her to heal whoever she wanted.

Both skills had their merits, and Su Luo found it hard to decide.

She fell into contemplation.

After a fierce internal struggle, Su Luo ultimately chose the first skill.

After all, the Dark Priest’s exclusive skill was precious, and the all-attributes +10% effect was undeniably strong.

Most importantly, enemies standing inside would have their attributes reduced by 10%—this was amazing, combining group attack and group buff all at once.

With this choice, the dungeon reward settlement was complete.

Su Luo followed her plan and said, “Add two points to speed, three points to spirit.”

She opened her status panel:  

[HP: 25 (+17)]  

[Strength: 7] 

[Speed: 12 (+4)]

[Spirit: 14 (+9)]  

[Endurance: 10]  

[Charisma: 12]  

[Points: 221]  

[Innate Skill: Divine Redemption (Legendary): Teleports one person at full HP to any location the skill owner has passed through; limited to once per dungeon.]  

[First Skill: Healing Magic Bullet: Heals (damages) allies (enemies) by a percentage of spirit × 100% HP (CD: 5 seconds)]  

[Second Skill: Holy Light Magic Circle: Creates a magic circle with a diameter of 5 meters that increases (decreases) all attributes of allies (enemies) within it by 10% for 10 seconds (CD: 30 seconds)]  

Su Luo left the System Space and lay down on her bed.

The dormitory was empty at the moment.

She spaced out for a while, then sat up.

She sent her second skill to Yun Feibai.

Shortly after, he sent his own second skill back.

[Shadow Flash: Teleports 5 meters in a specified direction; can stack up to three times (CD: 2 minutes).]

His skill had no attack power—it was mainly used to close or widen the distance.

Though it was just a simple teleport, the ability to stack three times meant he could move up to 15 meters, which was very far.

And while the two-minute cooldown seemed long, for a skill not used during combat, it was quite fast.

Su Luo was fairly satisfied with Yun Feibai’s skill.

With it, future missions would be much easier.

Her mind flashed with many possibilities in an instant.

Yun Feibai was also pleased with Su Luo’s new skill.

A group buff skill was already rare, and this one boosted all attributes!

Moreover, it was not only a buff but also a debuff to enemies.

It compensated for their lack of group attack skills.

If Su Luo had had this skill before the dungeon, defeating the boss would have been much easier.

After discussing, they agreed to complete the remaining three dungeons early in the month.

In other words, their next dungeon run was scheduled for tomorrow.

After all, the longer they waited, the more unpredictable problems might arise.

After finishing the discussion with Yun Feibai, Su Luo lay back down, closed her eyes, and restored her drained spirit.

She woke up around eleven in the morning.

The three who had disappeared earlier had miraculously returned to their beds.

They were all catching up on sleep—everyone seemed pretty exhausted from the assessment dungeon.

No one knew how many had encountered system BUGs.

Su Luo’s stomach started growling, so she planned to go out and eat.

Just as she was about to leave, He Weiwei woke up.

Seeing Su Luo getting ready to go, He Weiwei called out, “Luo Luo!”

Su Luo was caught off guard by the sudden call and instinctively turned to ask, “What’s up? Want me to bring you something?”

He Weiwei nodded, hesitated, then shook her head and said, “Wait for me—I’ll go with you.”

Su Luo gave a casual nod.

Whether she went alone or together made little difference to her.

He Weiwei, being a master of green tea tactics, had maxed out her makeup skills.

Sitting at the desk, she quickly applied a fresh, vibrant look that made her appear more spirited before stepping out with Su Luo.

Outside the dorm building, He Weiwei asked mysteriously, “Luo Luo, did you encounter any unexpected events during this dungeon?”

Suspecting He Weiwei had also run into a system BUG, Su Luo didn’t hide it and nodded, “Yeah, we had a high-level boss sneak into the low-level mobs to kill them.”

He Weiwei was clearly surprised.

She blinked and asked, “Are you okay?”

Realizing how silly that question was, since Su Luo was right there, she quickly corrected herself, “How was your dungeon run? How many died? Our team of twelve only had five survive the boss fight.”

Su Luo nodded.

Their side had fared a bit better.

“We still have eight left.”

He Weiwei was amazed.

“Eight? You guys survived way more!”

Su Luo didn’t tell her that four of those were revived players.

If she had, He Weiwei would definitely be shocked and then start interrogating her about the entire process, which would be troublesome.

He Weiwei continued, “That resurrection reward at the end of the dungeon was basically mocking us. The five of us each tried reviving one person, but in the end, no one revived.”

Su Luo nodded in agreement.

That was indeed annoying—not even a chance to coordinate.

It would be better not to have the reward at all than to expect everyone to somehow be perfectly in sync!

The two bought four roujiamo and four servings of lamb offal soup and returned to the dorm.

The two who had selflessly contributed labor were warmly welcomed by the other two roommates.

In the dorm, they ate while discussing the dungeon run.

Su Luo and He Weiwei exchanged glances—besides them, the other two hadn’t encountered such issues.

After eating, Su Luo searched the Player Forum for information on the system BUG but found nothing.

It seemed the system had deliberately concealed it.

She had expected as much and calmly closed the Player System.

Then she went online to search for information on the Cthulhu Mythos.

This system BUG made her suspicious—would similar situations arise in the future?

But no matter what, knowing more couldn’t hurt.

Besides, judging from the compensation given, the system clearly didn’t want them to die.

Otherwise, it could have simply refused compensation or revival since players had no way to complain.

Yet the system didn’t revive everyone and set harsh conditions for those who were revived, showing that even the system wasn’t all-powerful.

Su Luo suddenly recalled the Universe Company she had seen mentioned in a previous dungeon.

She wondered what exactly the Universe Company was.

Was it the creator of this game?

Or something existing alongside the game?

She was still too weak to access such content.

Sighing, Su Luo pushed aside the galaxy-spanning train of thought.

Tomorrow, besides the dungeon, was the official start of school.

So she definitely couldn’t participate in the dungeon at 9 a.m. tomorrow.

She hadn’t thought of this before, so she hadn’t discussed the timing with Yun Feibai.

She immediately called him and told him about it.

Yun Feibai slapped his forehead, realizing he had forgotten about this as well.