After walking down the street for about fifteen minutes, the group of five arrived at the entrance of the police station. The building was about five hundred square meters. The front door faced the street, and the side door led to the parking lot.
Feng Bujue went to look at the side door first. It was a driveway, and at the end of it was a very tall wall. A movable iron fence blocked the entrance, and looking in, there was only darkness. It was probably a dead end.
When he returned to the front door, Long Aomin had already finished his inspection. The front door was made from wood and had a double door design. It was very sturdy, and it was tightly shut. There seemed to be something stuck in the door, and it would not budge even if they tried to push it open.
Feng Bujue shook his head slightly, indicating that the side door was not working. Long Aomin shrugged and said, "It won't open here either."
Wang Tanzhi took several steps to the side and looked at the outer wall of the building. "There are iron frames on the windows. Looks like it will take some effort to get in …" Before he finished, his expression changed. "Er … Did you guys hear that?"
Of course, Feng Bujue heard it. He yelled, "Back off!" as he rushed forward to grab Wang Tanzhi by his shoulders and pulled him back.
Long Aomin, Mr. Saddest, and Mr. Saddest retreated when they heard that. Feng Bujue and Mr. Saddest had just taken several steps when they heard a dull thud behind them. They turned back to look … and the wall next to the police station's front door was knocked open from the inside, and a large monster poked out half of its body. If Wang Tanzhi had stood where he was for a few more seconds, he probably would have been crushed under the rubble already.
"Fine … I believe that was the sound of its footsteps rushing toward the wall." Wang Tanzhi's face was pale, but he did not speak loudly. By then, he had already gotten over the stage of shock, and he was getting used to situations that could raise his Terror Points to fifty percent … because his Terror Points had been stuck at thirty-five percent for a long time.
Just like every mini-boss that broke through the wall, the monster roared when it appeared. Feng Bujue really did recognize this thing – Bloody Corpse …
This Blood Zombie was clearly stronger than the one Feng Bujue had encountered in the beginner's tutorial. Judging from its size, it was at least one size bigger. Moreover, the one he had encountered before had only punched a hole in the wall with its bare hands. Now, this one had directly punched a piece of the cement wall down.
"Very good … Not only did you open the entrance for us, but you also used a powerful monster to hint that there are good rewards inside. Heh …" Feng Bujue curled the left side of his mouth as he glared at the tall and ferocious monster. His tone was as if he had encountered something good.
"Brother Feng … If you want to say 'good', then it's built on the foundation that we successfully kill this monster." Long Aomin was sweating profusely. He knew that this was not going to be an easy battle.
"Take it." Feng Bujue handed the wrench that he was holding to Long Aomin. "There is no requirement to equip this. Brother Long, you can use it for now. Hitting the head will increase the damage."
"This …" Long Aomin hesitated. Feng Bujue's action was the same as asking for a trade, and he was giving it away for free.
In this world, the trust between people was incredibly low. Excellent equipment was undoubtedly good stuff during the closed beta, so one had to consider carefully before giving it away. What if the other party got their hands on it and decided to forcefully log off and give up on the scenario just to take the equipment for themselves? There was nothing Long Aomin could do about it. After all, Long Aomin was the one who initiated the trade, and the system could not help him.
"Quick, take it," Feng Bujue said.
Long Aomin accepted Mario's Wrench, and when he looked at its attributes, his expression shifted. So far, the impression that Feng Bujue gave people was that of a very careful and astute person. It was hard to imagine that he was the kind of person who would hand over such powerful equipment so easily.
"Brother Feng … aren't you afraid that I'll log off after taking your equipment?" Long Aomin asked. Normally, those who would say something like that would not do something like that. The kind of people who would really go and steal equipment would usually just go offline.
"Afraid?" Feng Bujue smiled bitterly and thought, If only I can be afraid.
"Perhaps' worry 'is more appropriate … but honestly, I'm more worried that we'll be wiped out here."
By then, the zombie had already pushed the lower half of the wall away and reached the street. After leaving the police station, the zombie looked even more ferocious. It was more than two meters tall, and its body was covered in a layer of half-coagulated blood. The skinless face was scarier than a normal skeleton. This monster was obviously a mini boss, and the condition to trigger its appearance was for the players to stay at the police station for some time and try to find a way to enter.
"Brother Long, I'll need you to distract it and buy some time. I'll circle behind it and sneak in through the hole to see if there are any guns. If I find one, I'll come out to help, "Feng Bujue said." Remember to conserve your Life Points. Don't fight it head-on. "
When he saw the zombie, he had already weighed the result of the battle. They did not have anything like Blood Corpses Must Die, so they only had the shield, wrench, and fruit knife to deal with this monster. These close-range weapons were fine against the smaller monster from earlier, but facing this zombie that was even larger than Long Aomin, they did not have enough equipment.
Therefore, the best solution was to increase Long Aomin's power and have him deal with the zombie. Feng Bujue decided to take the risk and enter the police station to search for weapons. The appearance of this zombie confirmed Feng Bujue's suspicion that there was something valuable hidden inside the police station. It could be skills, equipment, or plot items. He planned to find one in the shortest amount of time and then return to deal with this monster.
"Don't worry. Even if I'm killed before you return, I'll find a way to return this equipment to you," Long Aomin replied. Long Aomin replied. Then, he charged forward to attract the zombie's attention, and they started to fight.
"Hmm … There's no need to be so serious. It's just a piece of equipment." Feng Bujue looked like he did not care. He showed no fear facing the ghastly zombie. He leaned forward and moved at high speed. He circled around the zombie and jumped into the hole in the wall like he was jumping over a fence. He disappeared into the darkness of the police station.
The two who were watching from afar did not know what to do. Mr. Loneliest and Ms. Saddest were still playing the role of the helpless. Helpless, they retreated further away so that they would not get in the way.
Wang Tanzhi approached the zombie carefully. Currently, the monster's attention was mainly on Long Aomin. When the time was right, he would cut the zombie and leave. He would only attack when he was sure that he would not be heavily injured by the boss.
Different from Long Aomin's fighting style, Wang Tanzhi's fighting style leaned toward agility. Dodging, attacking, and retreating, he focused on wearing down the enemy. This kind of fighting style was not suitable for equipment like blunt weapons or shields. A weapon with a blade was the best choice. He did not need to be strong. As long as he was fast enough, he could deal damage with the slightest brush of the blade.
Later, both of them became players who focused on fighting, but with the same mastery, they gave birth to two characters with completely different fighting styles. Their fighting styles could be seen in this scenario. One specialized in 'strength', and the other specialized in 'speed'.
At the later stage of the game, the players would get stronger, and players with the same mastery would have an unimaginable difference in their fighting style due to the difference in their personal understanding of the fighting style. Furthermore, there were other masteries like fighting with marksmanship or fighting with healing. In other words, the characters in Thriller Paradise had endless possibilities.
That was why the game did not have a definition of 'class'. With the power of the system, class would become a limitation for the players.
The later stage of an online game and the character's attributes were very important. If every character had the same attributes when they reached the highest level, and the skills that they could use were limited by their 'class', then the game would be very boring. Any normal player only needed to read the guides written by the top players, and they would know the basic attributes of their class, the combinations of skills, and the equipment that they should use to complement their skills.
However, the current setting of the game gave the players a lot of freedom. First, other than Stamina Points, there was no such thing as' character attributes'. Life Points and Terror Points were always displayed as percentages; there was no actual value. How much damage was dealt by an attack or how much damage could be taken by armor, there was no numerical value.
Secondly, skills and equipment were randomly generated, and there was no distinction between classes. Mastery was all there was. The players would unlock and explore their own mastery during the course of the scenario. If they had the ability, they could train all six masteries to Grade S.
With such a high degree of freedom, the biggest selling point of Thriller Paradise other than the Terror Points system was the 'title system'. It allowed the players to not get lost in the complicated combat at the later stage of the game. While ensuring the personalization of the game character, it provided a 'key point'. This system could be said to be the finishing touch that Dream Inc. had come up with after much thought.
The 'title' would give the player a special power outside the limitation of the twelve skill slots. For example, Long Aomin's Lightning Bash was a special power that did not take up any skill slots. The title would change as the player grew. Starting from level ten, the system would update the player's title based on the player's performance and ability after the scenario was completed. Furthermore, each title was unique. Even if there was a title with the same name, the special power that it gave might not be the same. The special power did not have to be an active skill. It could be a passive skill or even an inconspicuous bonus.
During the open beta, in scenarios above level twenty, the title was like a trademark. When queuing up to enter Team Survival Mode, it did not matter what the teammates' names were. The players would usually look at their teammates' titles first, and after that, they would know what they were good at. For example, [Valiant Forward], [Reckless Boxer], and [Accurate Gunner]. They were simple and easy to understand at a glance. Of course, one could also see the strength of a player's title. Once you reached LV 40 and above, other than the titles mentioned earlier, you might also see titles like [Eastern Heretic], [Western Poison], [Southern Emperor], and [Northern Beggar].
Back to the topic, while Long Aomin and Wang Tanzhi were dealing with the zombie, Feng Bujue was moving forward in the dark police station.
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