Cataclysm Hunter: I Have an Experience Points System

For the remainder of the footwork class, Lin Xiao headed back to the equipment-assisted training area.

The “Internal Vision” technique taught by Xu Ruomei was showing significant effects. Although his agility hadn’t increased on the attribute panel, Lin Xiao could feel a noticeable reduction in the blockage within his body.

Moreover, Lin Xiao discovered that by channeling vitalis through his pupils and filling his brain with energy, he experienced a rather magical effect.

It was as if the entire environment around him slowed down.

Not only did his dynamic vision improve, but his brain also began to operate at an accelerated pace.

It was akin to the adrenaline rush in humans, where time seemed to slow down.

This discovery thrilled Lin Xiao, and he secretly gave this little trick a clichéd name-Bullet Time.

With “Bullet Time” and the speed boost from his 11 points in strength, he challenged the third-level mechanism again.

Although the pressure was still intense and the rubber bullets made his scalp tingle, Lin Xiao managed to hold his ground this time, with at least some room to dodge.

Thanks to the pressure from the third-level mechanism, Lin Xiao’s footwork at Lv2 improved significantly, jumping from 3.7% to 6.8%.

This was the largest increase since his footwork reached Lv2, but the experience points required for Lv2 were enormous. He wasn’t sure if he could reach Lv3 this semester.

Rubbing the skin that was slightly sore from the third-level bullets, Lin Xiao sighed softly. Every bit of experience points was hard-earned.

…

“Oh la-! Oh la-! Oh la-!”

During the free combat session after class, Lin Xiao held his arms in front of his chest, defending against Zhao Siya’s barrage of attacks.

While blocking her punches and kicks with his elbows, Lin Xiao carefully observed her movements, occasionally offering guidance.

“Your stance is a bit off when you punch, and you need to push off with your feet.”

“Got it-! Oh la-!”

Although Zhao Siya’s tone sounded playful, her footwork, which had already reached Lv1, showed that she was taking Lin Xiao’s advice to heart.

Now, Lin Xiao planned to help her get her Martial Arts to Lv1 as well, which should significantly boost her class ranking.

Bang-!

With a side kick from Lin Xiao, the girl’s body flew and landed two meters away on the ground.

“Alright, that’s it for today. Make sure to digest and reflect on what you’ve learned.”

Zhao Siya dusted off the sand from her clothes, stood up with her hands on her hips, and looked quite pleased with herself.

“Hmph! I’ve improved so fast, don’t you think I’m amazing?”

Lin Xiao hadn’t used his full strength in that side kick, and he aimed at her well-defended arms. Although she flew quite a distance, she wasn’t actually hurt.

“Your progress is decent…”

Lin Xiao looked at the girl with a subtle expression. Not long ago, he was the one getting beaten up. Was it really something to be proud of now that the roles had reversed?

“Yaya~! Are you done over there?”

A voice as melodious as wind chimes called out from a distance, as a petite girl with long hair ran over.

Her clothes were covered in dust, her lips turned down, and her eyebrows arched in a comical frown.

“Ugh… Fang Wenwen knocked me down again. Are you finished here?”

This girl was Chen Feifei, who usually ranked around eighth or ninth in the class. She often sparred with Fang Wen, but it was clear there was quite a gap in their abilities, as evidenced by her disheveled appearance.

“Team up with me~! Fang Wenwen is really terrifying, you know!”

“I-I know! Let go of me, you’re even dirtier than I am!”

At that moment, Chen Feifei was clinging tightly to Zhao Siya’s waist, rubbing her face against hers. Ever since she sparred with Zhao Siya, Chen Feifei had enjoyed being her partner, likely because their skills were more evenly matched.

Fang Wen and Chen Feifei seemed to be long-time friends, much like how Lin Xiao trained Zhao Siya. Fang Wen would also drag Chen Feifei into special training, which often left Chen Feifei completely disoriented.

“Lin Xiaoxiao, go over to Fang Wenwen now, Yaya is mine!”

Chen Feifei waved Lin Xiao away, as if trying to shoo him off.

“Don’t call me Lin Xiaoxiao…”

Lin Xiao sighed, still not used to her penchant for using repetitive nicknames. But today, he had finished training his childhood friend and it was time to ramp up his own training.

…

In the adjacent training area, Fang Wen was standing still with her eyes closed, exuding a cold and deadly aura like a freshly sheathed blade. The moment Lin Xiao stepped in, she opened her eyes, her body becoming a blur as a fierce punch whistled towards him.

Bang-!

Lin Xiao crossed his arms to block the straight punch head-on, the force pushing his shoes across the ground for several meters. Fang Wen glanced at her fist, puzzled.

“You seem to have gotten stronger?”

Rubbing his wrist, Lin Xiao replied with a half-joking tone, “In a few days, you might not need to hold back anymore.”

“Is that so? Well, that’s…” Fang Wen lowered her stance, a radiant smile gracing her elegant face.

“Wonderful…!”

The human-shaped beast charged at him, her kicks more terrifying than a blade.

…

Ever since mastering Internal Vision, Lin Xiao would use energy to scan his body after each vitalis refinement. According to his teacher, this could accelerate the brain’s understanding of the body and improve his energy control.

Lin Xiao wholeheartedly agreed, as it also allowed him to gain experience points for “vitalis-lv1”!

In the combat class the next day, his agility successfully increased to 11 points, matching his strength. The feeling of blockage in his body had completely disappeared, and Lin Xiao found it wonderful to have full command of his strength.

“Whoo-”

Closing his eyes, he took a deep breath, bent his body, and delivered a powerful punch to the power-measuring sandbag.

Bang-!

[Martial Arts-Lv1: Experience Points +3]

Power Meter: 1149kg!

With just this increase in agility, his punching power in a normal state was nearly 100kg less. It was clear that no attribute should be underestimated.

Balanced development is key!

After confirming the numbers, Lin Xiao reached out and discreetly turned off the power meter’s display. He couldn’t let anyone see what came next, as he was about to gain experience points for two skills simultaneously.

The surging vitalis began filling his body, circulating through all the parts where his muscles exerted force.

He didn’t dare use Vitalis Entwinement; the Martial Arts instructor over there was no fool. This ability was something he’d picked up on the sly, and being caught wouldn’t look good.

Right now, he was just looking forward to the Martial Transformation Class starting soon, so he could train his vitalis openly and honorably.

Bang-!

In the instant his fist was swung, the vitalis inside his body also gathered like a stream under the guidance of Lin Xiao’s will, surging towards the edge of his fist.

[Martial Arts-Lv1: experience points +2]

[Vitalis-Lv1: experience points +4]

This was a little trick Lin Xiao had discovered: first, disperse the energy across the exerting parts of the body, then synchronize it with the flesh, cumulatively transferring it to the next point of exertion.

Until at last, all the strength converged on the limb making the attack, resulting in a powerful strike.

The advantages of this method were minimal consumption, greater power, and it also trained Lin Xiao’s proficiency in using his vitalis.

Of course, if he really wanted to go all out, Lin Xiao would have to pull out all the energy inside him, allowing his whole body to be filled with vitalis.

Lin Xiao had secretly tried this already, and the effects were utterly outrageous-it really was power enough to send bricks flying, with both speed and strength leaping forward.

But the cost was a terrifying rate of vitalis depletion.

It’s worth noting that Lin Xiao had already added new potential points to his constitution, which now stood at a remarkable 15 points, making his vitalis reserves quite exaggerated.

But if he used full-body Filling, even with Lin Xiao’s kind of vitalis reserves, it wouldn’t last more than half an hour.

Every cell in his body was frantically consuming energy in exchange for overclocked fighting power.

He had given this skill a quirky name-Hunter Mode.

Of course, Lin Xiao still had crazier ideas in his head, like using Vitalis Entwinement all over his body while in “Hunter Mode.”

Because it was too conspicuous, Lin Xiao hadn’t found an opportunity to try it out yet.

Only… if it did succeed, what should he call this ability?

Lin Xiao genuinely felt that coming up with names was a very difficult task.