Cataclysm Hunter: I Have an Experience Points System

With the upgrade in Martial Arts, Lin Xiao’s punching power had noticeably increased. However, the skill upgrade also meant that the rate of gaining experience points had slowed down. Yet, Lin Xiao didn’t stop; he continued his training diligently. After all, military combat skills weren’t like “shorthand” or “drawing”-they required ongoing practice and mastery.

Punches, knife-hand strikes, elbow swings, knee strikes, kicks… After each move, Lin Xiao would pause, reflecting on what needed improvement. Whenever he noticed a significant increase in experience points, he would carefully note the key points and repeat the exercise. This method gradually accelerated his experience accumulation.

[Martial Arts-Lv1: Experience points +3]

[Martial Arts-Lv1: Experience points +2]

…

Immersed in the joy of progress, Lin Xiao trained with such focus that he didn’t even notice the teacher watching him for a long time. Wang Gang rubbed his stubbled chin, a hint of surprise in his eyes. “I thought only Wu Zhixing and Fang Wen from Class C had grasped the basics of power exertion. Didn’t expect this kid to be hiding his skills…”

Even without looking at the power meter, Wang Gang, a retired soldier, could tell from a glance. The conversion of power in Lin Xiao’s punches and kicks had clearly reached the level of a new recruit. In this school, apart from the senior intern soldiers, only about twenty or thirty students could achieve this at present.

Recalling the students’ earlier discussions about the combat class challenge, Wang Gang’s interest piqued. The Military University never discouraged student battles; if one couldn’t even spar with others, they’d be wetting their pants in front of mutant beasts!

…

Footwork class followed combat class. The basics of footwork had been covered before; now, Lin Xiao and his classmates focused on practical dodging and counterattacks, along with equipment-assisted dodge practice. Today was all about the latter.

In a two-meter-wide training lane, rotating automatic guns continuously fired rubber bullets. These bullets could injure an ordinary person, but the students at the Military University, having undergone vitalis enhancement, had muscles and skin far tougher than average. At most, they’d feel a sting when hit.

Wearing transparent protective goggles, Lin Xiao relaxed his body, leaning slightly forward, dodging the incoming bullets like a wildcat. Fiber rods occasionally protruded from the walls at varying heights and directions, moving swiftly. A hit from one of these would likely leave a person sprawled on the ground, vulnerable to the gunfire.

Lin Xiao hadn’t been struck by the rods yet, but he had been hit by bullets. Sometimes, the speed was just too much, with multiple bullets coming in quick succession, leaving no time to react.

…

[Footwork-Lv0: Experience points +7]

[Footwork-Lv0 >>> Footwork-Lv1! Potential points +1]

“…!”

It was as if he’d been oiled up; Lin Xiao suddenly felt his steps become more decisive and fluid. The power from his toes, ankles, and forefoot became more agile, and his control over his center of gravity and body twists reached a new level. Crouching, springing up, absorbing force, turning…

Lin Xiao moved as if performing a tap dance, the two-meter-wide lane his stage.

The ten-minute barrage of bullets finally came to an end, and Lin Xiao took a sip of water to catch his breath.

The screen displayed his results-times hit: 98!

Most of the mistakes occurred before his skill upgrade; once his footwork reached Lv1, the number of times he was hit significantly decreased.

Lin Xiao glanced at his footwork proficiency and raised an eyebrow.

Footwork-Lv1 (11.8%)…

So fast! It’s much quicker than other Lv-1 skill upgrades.

To think that the military Martial Arts-Lv1 only reached 15.5% by the end of the course. And now, in less than 10 minutes, it’s already at 11.8%? Why is this happening?

Lin Xiao’s gaze shifted to the machine gun opposite him, then to the fiber rod tubes in the walls.

Pressure…?

Even with footwork upgraded to Lv1, Lin Xiao couldn’t ignore the bullets entirely; he still got hit occasionally.

The pressure pushed him to constantly improve his footwork, challenge himself, and continuously accumulate experience points.

If that’s the case… would increasing the pressure make experience points accumulate even faster?

Lin Xiao walked to the entrance of the passage and turned the switch from level one to level two.

“Bring it on! Make the attack more intense!”

Rubber bullets once again covered the passage; this time, there were more bullets, faster shooting speed, and the fiber rods in the walls now shot out two at a time.

…

[Footwork-Lv1: experience points +9]

[Footwork-Lv1: experience points +7]

[Footwork-Lv1 >>> Footwork-Lv2! Potential points +1]

[Agility: 9 >>> 10!]

During the fifth round of attacks at level two, Lin Xiao’s footwork successfully upgraded to Lv2, and even his agility improved by one point during training!

This was the first skill to reach Lv2.

Feeling triumphant, he attempted to set the machine to level three-

And then got completely overwhelmed…

It wasn’t that Lv2 footwork wasn’t strong enough; it was simply that his physical speed and dynamic vision couldn’t keep up.

The bullet speed at level three increased significantly, and the fiber rods went from two to four. By the time Lin Xiao reacted, the bullets had already hit his body.

This was a gap in hard power, not something footwork level could erase.

Moreover, speed meant strength, and the bullets at level three really hurt!

There was no choice; although the pressure at level two had decreased, it still provided enough experience points.

The mechanism restarted, and Lin Xiao resumed his intense dodging training in the chamber.

…

Wang Gang watched the monitor screen intently.

The student in the video danced like a graceful butterfly, passionately dodging bullets.

His footwork was agile and fluid, a delight to behold.

“How about it~?”

A somewhat ethereal female voice came from beside him. The footwork instructor, Xu Ruomei, with her spirited short hair and slender figure, leaned against the desk.

She gently exhaled a puff of her lady’s cigarette, her posture as elegant as a cat.

“I noticed someone adjusted the difficulty in the system, so I decided to take a closer look~”

Wang Gang crossed his arms, pondering for a moment before asking, “Including the seniors, how many in the entire school can reach this level?”

“Less than ten,” Xu Ruomei glanced at the student on the screen and chuckled softly. “This footwork is impressive, even by hunter assessment standards. Quite unexpected.”

Wang Gang didn’t reply immediately. Instead, he pulled out a file encased in a hard cardboard cover and flipped to the first page. It displayed the photo of a handsome student with a confident smile at the corner of his lips.

“Lin Xiao, male, entered with a comprehensive score ranking third in his year, first in Class C… Current performance: ranked 382nd in the year, 36th in the class, fifth from the bottom.”

“Quite a stark contrast, isn’t it?”

“He fell ill after enrollment, fainting frequently and missing training sessions with the others.”

“Oh, I remember that,” Xu Ruomei recalled. Not long ago, this student had collapsed like a dead fish in the training corridor, and she had to carry him to the infirmary.

“This body isn’t suited for the battlefield… Why hasn’t the school advised him to withdraw?”

Xu Ruomei wasn’t being heartless; no matter how good one’s grades were, fainting during a battle with mutant beasts was akin to a death sentence.

“His class advisor told me Lin Xiao’s vitalis refinement efficiency is exceptional, second only to the top two.”

Xu Ruomei’s eyes widened slightly, as if she had realized something. “Oh, aren’t the top two…”

“The top two are Superhumans,” Wang Gang confirmed Xu Ruomei’s suspicion, resting his chin on his hands. “The school believes Lin Xiao might awaken a superpower, so they’ve been keeping an eye on him.”

In the entire Luzhou military academy, there are only six Superhumans. If one were to awaken a superpower, both the military and the Hunter Association would offer automatic admission.