CHAPTER 81: CHAPTER 50: NEW EQUIPMENT AND REENTERING THE ABYSS

Fingers gently stroking the exoskeleton’s shell, Yan Luo could hardly breathe.

The Tenglong II exoskeleton armor, height adjustable between 1.9~2.5 meters, weighing approximately 278 kilograms, is designed with a streamlined shape, giving the exoskeleton many edges and adding a touch of starkness.

The exoskeleton’s shoulders and hands have output enhancement devices, allowing a maximum hand output of 2 tons. The legs are equipped with mini-thrusters, and the feet have power-storing jumping devices, with a maximum jump distance of 12 meters.

Not to mention the load-bearing capacity, with a maximum load of nearly 3 tons. If Yan Luo wears this exoskeleton, he barely feels the weight under 2 tons, as the weight is distributed to other parts of the exoskeleton.

This exoskeleton is much lighter than the one Yan Luo currently uses, yet its performance is stronger.

Initially, after Yan Luo agreed to work together, Daoist Li provided several style options, and Yan Luo immediately took a liking to this exoskeleton.

To be honest, Yan Luo had been eyeing this exoskeleton for a long time, he just didn’t have the money to buy it before.

The price of a Tenglong II model is thirty-seven million, with maintenance costs even more expensive. All users must sign a contract to purchase replacement parts only from the exoskeleton’s manufacturer, [Lingying Fangcun], and the replacement parts for the Tenglong II are quite expensive.

If users disassemble and repair without permission on Blue Star, the exoskeleton will be remotely locked until the user applies for an unlock from the manufacturer and passes.

It’s more like ’renting’ than ’buying’!

Even with so many flaws, Yan Luo still desires it.

Now his dream has finally come true.

Taking a deep breath, Yan Luo mentally controlled the eyepiece, connecting it with the exoskeleton.

[Honorable driver Yan Luo, do you agree...]

Without even glancing, Yan Luo directly selected agree.

If you don’t agree, it’s just a pile of scrap metal.

The connectors on the front of the exoskeleton opened one by one, and then this armor opened like a box, revealing an inner space just enough for Yan Luo to fit.

Even though he wasn’t wearing the special operation suit for controlling the exoskeleton, this was just a trial, so Yan Luo stepped right in.

After Yan Luo entered the exoskeleton, the opening at the front immediately closed.

No need for Yan Luo to adjust, the exoskeleton automatically adapted to his physique, just like being wrapped in a soft quilt in winter, with comfort growing from within.

Indeed, high-level exoskeletons are different.

Yan Luo raised his arm, clenched his fist, feeling a sense of power throughout his body.

He felt, he could now easily handle lethal level demons!

......

After getting the exoskeleton, Yan Luo rested on Crimson No.2 for a few days, healing all his leg injuries.

Though after entering the Abyss, he could consume demons directly for faster recovery, Yan Luo didn’t want others to know his secret, so he had to put on a show.

During those resting days, Yan Luo would walk slowly inside Crimson No.2, gradually upgrading from a slow walk to a slow run, and then to a fast run, showing people his recovery progress.

When his legs were almost fully recovered, Yan Luo put on the new exoskeleton armor and went to the Hunter’s Guild to apply for entry into the Abyss.

As expected, when Yan Luo appeared at the Hunter’s Guild wearing the Tenglong II, he received many envious glances.

When Yan Luo gained great fame, they weren’t envious, but seeing him in the Tenglong II, they were envious.

A good exoskeleton can greatly enhance a hunter’s survival ability in the Abyss and also increase their hauls. Any hunter would want a good exoskeleton.

"Wow, you’ve even switched to the Tenglong II!"

A familiar hunter patted Yan Luo on the shoulder, looking at him with envy in his eyes.

Yan Luo turned to the hunter and said, "Could you take your hand off my Tenglong II? It finds it dirty."

The hunter paused, then couldn’t help but laugh, "Didn’t expect you to look so cold, like a stoic face, but you’re quite amusing."

"Learned a trick or two from the host during the competition." Yan Luo chuckled, obtained the certificate to enter the Abyss, and turned to leave the Hunter’s Guild.

Along the way, countless envious glances followed Yan Luo’s steps, but he remained oblivious.

This set of exoskeleton was earned by his sheer strength, nothing to be ashamed of.

Riding on a motorcycle, Yan Luo headed for the Abyss.

After entering the Abyss, he needed time to adapt to this new exoskeleton armor, then he would, like last time with the Berserk Blood, spend at least twenty hours slaughtering demons in the Abyss.

During this, he had to overcome psychological barriers, biting and eating whatever kind of demon he encountered.

Through constantly expending physical strength and wearing down the body, he could accelerate the absorption rate of magic power.

According to Sasa’s calculations, if he continued to hone himself like this, his absorption rate of magic power would be permanently enhanced.

Because during his prolonged slaughter of demons, he damaged his own body, and it was continuous damage.

To keep up with the damage rate, the magic power absorption rate also had to increase.

This situation aligns with the principle of use-it-or-lose-it.

In other words, the more Yan Luo wrecks his own body, the more the absorption rate of magic power is forced to improve.

Passing through the spatial membrane, the red moonlight once again shone on him. Yan Luo adjusted the eyepiece’s filter, restored the view to normal, then started the motorcycle to begin this hunt.

......

"Why do I feel like the number of demons is getting smaller?"

A few hunters wandered through the forest, constantly turning their heads, searching for traces of demons.

But no matter how they searched, even if they found demon traces, they couldn’t find a single demon along those tracks.

What on earth is going on?

Just then, one of the hunters offhandedly said, "A while back, a similar situation happened, when one of my friends was with the Glazed Group’s third team protecting scholars from Lingquan University researching in the Abyss, and they searched for a long time, also not finding a single demon."

"Why bring this up?" the person beside asked in confusion.

The hunter who spoke earlier continued, "During that operation, they encountered Yan Luo, and after Yan Luo emerged from the Abyss, he made a killing, earning a million. Previously, he displayed very strong tracking skills in the Hunter’s Skill Competition, scoring five hundred points in a day. I’m somewhat suspicious, the demons here going missing might very well be his doing."

"No way? Is Yan Luo that powerful?" The other hunters were shocked.

While they all acknowledged Yan Luo as ’powerful’, to them, Yan Luo’s prowess was limited to his knowledge.

He might be able to use his knowledge to devise tactics against demons, but his own combat power shouldn’t be that overwhelming.

Especially with the Abyss environment undergoing drastic changes now, and demons starting to have extra abilities, Yan Luo’s performance is even more limited.

"Don’t forget, Yan Luo has records of independently slaying lethal-level demons, and that was before he changed exoskeletons."

With those words, everyone present fell silent.

Alright, they indeed forgot that point.

Even though Yan Luo cannot engrave, the combat skills he’s honed over the years are not lost, rather, because he can’t engrave, he’s more focused on developing his physical abilities.

According to information they gathered from the Hunter’s Skill Competition, Yan Luo seems to be planning to use medication or undergo surgery on his body, and by then, he might become even stronger.

Bang...

In the distance, seemingly a gunshot rang out, catching the hunters by surprise.

"... Should we take a look?"

Under normal circumstances, peeping at other people’s hunts without a distress signal is considered very impolite, but they were a bit bored...

"Would it matter to take a look? As long as we don’t show up."

They comforted themselves with these words, then slowed their steps, slowly approaching the direction from which the gunshot came.

As they got closer to the target location, they released a mini drone.

As the eyepiece received the signal returned by the drone, all of them couldn’t help but widen their eyes.

"It’s Yan Luo!"