"But as there are still relatively few observation subjects at the moment, Zhang Yanhang couldn’t yet determine whether there was actually a problem with himself.
After all, the brain differences could potentially be due to his particularly special superpower, "Multiple Choice," which categorically belongs to the rarest class of fate-related superpowers, so it’s possible that it might differ from other ordinary superpowers, well, probably.
After briefly observing the brains of other Awakeners, Zhang Yanhang once again experimented with the penetration ability of his "Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil" skill.
Previously, when he tried to sense underground, he could only penetrate about a hundred meters at most, but now, after upgrading to LV.MAX, Zhang Yanhang’s perception could scan up to three hundred meters below, almost doubling the capability.
Moreover, the increase in penetration ability was also the reason why he could scan the brains of Awakeners just now. Previously, because of interference from Spiritual Energy, Zhang Yanhang could barely see anything but a blurry halo of merely black and white, which essentially meant he couldn’t make out anything, and the whole image was terribly fuzzy.
But now it was different; the enhanced perceivability let Zhang Yanhang scan brains without interference from Spiritual Energy. From now on, he could look at anyone’s brain he wanted to.
Of course, if he encountered an Awakener too powerful, his perception might still be disrupted, but it wasn’t a big deal, since the "Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil" skill would definitely improve as his own strength increased in the future.
After testing the enhanced effects of "Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil," Zhang Yanhang promptly turned off the skill.
Things were different now; the "Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil" skill had color perception capability, which made its energy consumption several times greater, especially when trying to see vivid colors, causing the consumption to increase significantly once more.
If previously Zhang Yanhang could keep the "Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil" skill activated for seven or eight hours straight, now he could barely manage one or two hours before his physical strength would be depleted.
Moreover, this was without engaging in combat; if in battle, he might only be able to maintain the skill for an hour before exhausting his physical strength.
"I feel like the consumption of this skill is no longer something that a First Tier Awakener like me can afford. Indeed, I should aim to promote to the Second Tier as soon as possible.
Once I reach the Second Tier and lift the attribute restrictions of the next stage, with my current reserve of free attribute points, I can immediately boost my Constitution Attribute, and then I wouldn’t have to worry about running out of physical strength anymore."
In addition to continuing to improve his Constitution Attribute, if Zhang Yanhang could upgrade his S-rank Talent "Chunling Endless," it would also help relieve the issue of physical exhaustion.
But both solutions were not something he could achieve in the short term; he would have to wait until October 12th, three days later, when the Transmission Channel to Ashen World would next open.
This time, Zhang Yanhang was determined to achieve a promotion to the Second Tier, after all, there was only one Tracker left in Raccoon City, and even if he couldn’t overpower it, he could still grind it down to death.
With his current Shield Value Limit, it was highly probable that the Tracker couldn’t break his Shield with a single blow. Then, he could engage in endless entanglement with the enemy, and even if each blow inflicted only one point of damage, he could grind it down over a few hours—after all, monsters in Ashen World didn’t regenerate health like game monsters do.
As for the problem of physical exhaustion, Zhang Yanhang could rely on eating Green Medicine Grass; he had tested before that the effect of accelerating Physical Recovery Speed from Green Medicine Grass could indeed stack.
If really running out of stamina, the worst case was to eat dozens of Green Medicine Grass at once to win by quantity, which would always work.
After reviewing the Skill Effect of "Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil," Zhang Yanhang went on to check the Skill Effect of "Gun Master."
[Gun Master LV.8 (Passive)]
[Skill Effect: Increase Remote Attack Power by 80% (+20%), enhance proficiency in firearms and related long-range combat abilities.]
[Additional Attributes: Remote Attack Power +20%.]
Because Zhang Yanhang made more frequent use of the Remote Attack Power Bonus provided by Gun Master, he chose to upgrade Gun Master first, planning to promote "Fighting Master" after Gun Master reached LV.MAX.
Moreover, if he intended to grind down the Tracker, relying on ranged damage was undoubtedly more reliable, and as for melee? Even the Prototype Tyrant, an Ordinary Monster of Second Order One Star, could overpower Zhang Yanhang in Strength, and both Constitution and Agility attributes were above twenty points.
Thus, the attributes of a Second Tier Second Star Lord Monster like the Tracker would definitely be overwhelming to Zhang Yanhang. There was no need to even consider it, and under such a significant attribute disparity, melee combat was clearly not a rational choice.
Although Zhang Yanhang mainly fought in close combat with the Prototype Tyrants, that was because there were many Tyrants and they were particularly fast, with only a five-point difference in Agility attributes from him.
More crucially, the Prototype Tyrants had a Charge Skill to accelerate, so the five-point difference in Agility between him and the Tyrants was basically nullified.
Once the speed was equalized, even if Zhang Yanhang tried to move and shoot, he could easily be surrounded by Prototype Tyrants, forcing him to fight in melee due to the awkward situation.
But the Tracker was completely different; even if the Tracker’s Movement Speed was faster than that of the Prototype Tyrants, there was only one of them and it couldn’t stop Zhang Yanhang’s movements.
Therefore, if he really couldn’t manage a frontal fight, he could play a game of ’King Qin Circles Pillar’ with the Tracker—continuously circling it while grinding down its health, since Raccoon City was filled with buildings everywhere, and he would always have somewhere to circle.
During this process of circling and grinding down health, the Remote Attack Power Bonus provided by Gun Master would undoubtedly play a vital role, which is why Zhang Yanhang chose to upgrade Gun Master first—it would definitely be used in upcoming battles.
"After promoting Gun Master to LV.8, it gained another 20% Remote Attack Power Bonus. As long as I can break through the Tracker’s defense, I’m sure I can grind it to death."
Zhang Yanhang figured that when clearing out the sewers and the Raccoon City branch of the Umbrella company later, he might just gather enough soul points to raise Gun Master to LV.9, which should further improve the efficiency of grinding down the enemy." The rightful source is n0velfire.net