Chapter 72: The Water Pool
Bubu Wang had recently devoured a large amount of high-level creature flesh, which not only greatly increased its overall attributes but also changed some of its abilities.
First, regarding the attributes: a Strength attribute of 69 points meant Bubu Wang's attack power was no longer weak, but considering Su Xiao's opponents' strength, this level of Strength wasn't actually that strong.
As for the 72-point Endurance attribute, it was clear that Bubu Wang's survivability had improved a bit, though not too significantly. The reason for saying this was that Bubu Wang's original survivability was already very strong. Its original pitiful 50-point Endurance attribute allowed it to display the survivability of a 99-point Endurance attribute.
With an 82-point True Agility attribute, Su Xiao seemed to already foresee just how flashy, arrogant, and shameless Bubu Wang would become in the future. It wouldn't stop until it drove the enemy to a cerebral hemorrhage.
As for the Charm attribute, a True Charm attribute as high as 86 points left Su Xiao speechless for a long time. He couldn't help but glance at his own 30-point Charm attribute.
Su Xiao had just opened his personal information panel when he immediately closed it. The reason was simple: his 30-point Charm attribute had somehow secretly slipped to 28 points. Perhaps it was because he had killed too many people in this world, causing his blood aura to become heavier.
Compared to Bubu Wang's attributes, its eight abilities were more interesting.
The five abilities—High-Level Creature, Loyal and Devoted, You Can't See Me, Canine's Secret Peek, and Scent Tracking—Su Xiao directly skipped over. These abilities had basically not changed; Bubu Wang originally had them.
The upgraded Lv.5 Ice Goddess Halo had undergone a major change in its properties. Not only could it now restore Health Points, but it could also restore 5 Mana Points per minute. This was very important to Su Xiao. At 5 points per minute, that was 300 Mana Points per hour. For Su Xiao, who was scarce on Mana Points, this was a very strong buff.
As for the ability evolved from Loyal Protection, "Life Force (Active)," in terms of total healing, this ability was much higher than Loyal Protection. Loyal Protection had a cooldown of over 20 hours, while Life Force only had a 5-minute cooldown.
It was precisely because of this ability that Bubu Wang leaped from an amateur healer to a third-rate healer. As for why it was third-rate, it was because it couldn't apply buffs.
Bubu's most "bizarre" ability was undoubtedly the newly appeared "Howl (Passive, Self-Learned Skill)." Just from the name, one could tell how "bizarre" this ability was.
Calling it a taunt skill didn't quite fit, as there was no judgment or attribute boost. But surprisingly, this ability had no cooldown!
A scene involuntarily appeared in Su Xiao's mind: he was fighting an enemy, and Bubu Wang was hiding in the distance, occasionally healing him. While healing, this guy would also break away from its surroundings and let out a howl at the enemy.
Once or twice was nothing, but once every five minutes, the psychological damage to the enemy could be imagined. An invisible healer was already annoying enough, but what was even more annoying was that this invisible healer would often jump out and howl. If the enemy had a bad temper, they might temporarily abandon Su Xiao to go chop up Bubu Wang first.
However, what awaited the enemy was the ability "Canine's Secret Peek." Bubu Wang would forcibly merge into its surroundings, leaving the enemy completely dumbfounded.
Su Xiao gently rubbed his temples, trying to erase the image from his mind. Unfortunately, the imagery was too strong and couldn't be shaken off.
Just then, Bubu Wang's dog paw twitched. This guy was awake!
After waking up, Bubu Wang was dazed for a few seconds. It came to the tree hollow and took a deep breath.
"Howl~"
A long howl spread through the nearby rainforest. The "King Dog Aura" scattered in all directions.
"Roar!"
An angry roar came from the distance. It was that big cat.
"Howl~"
Bubu continued.
"Roar!!!"
As a big cat, the jungle cat managed to roar like a tiger, showing just how angry it was after hearing Bubu Wang's howl.
Three kilometers away, the jungle cat was so furious it spun in place. Its claws flashed, and the surrounding trees collapsed with a crash. Still unsatisfied, it finally started digging the ground.
Five minutes later, the jungle cat covered its ears with its two fleshy paws, stuck its head into the dirt pit, and its exposed body trembled with rage.
A rustling sound came, and a man in protective gear crawled out from the grass. He had come after hearing the noise to observe whether Su Xiao had fought with an extreme creature.
The jungle cat leaped out of the dirt pit, and the contractor froze in place.
"You... have intelligence, right?"
This contractor slowly backed away. He was the one who had controlled the flying needles to attack Su Xiao, a scout from the Sanctuary Paradise side.
The jungle cat bared its fangs, and the next moment, it disappeared from its spot.
After a bout of fighting, the jungle cat's big paw stepped on the contractor's head, blood dripping from its claw tips.
Pfft.
The claw extended, piercing into the contractor's head.
...
Six hours later, in the central zone of the rainforest, Su Xiao checked the time limit. There were only five hours left until the time limit for placing the World Core.
Su Xiao had already arrived at the central area of the Hot Rainforest Forest. The early part of the journey had been difficult, but after Bubu Wang's various abilities were greatly enhanced, it started scouting ahead, which sped up the deep penetration into the rainforest.
With a whoosh, Bubu Wang leaped down from a branch dozens of meters high, landing lightly.
Bubu Wang was exceptionally joyful in the rainforest, as its attributes had been greatly improved. Because of this, Bubu Wang was a bit cocky. It inadvertently provoked a Nie Eagle. Bubu Wang hadn't initially merged into its surroundings and, after receiving a beating from an extreme creature, it became much more well-behaved.
With agile steps, Bubu Wang leaped to a water pool. After surveying the surrounding environment, it returned the way it came.
A few minutes later, Bubu Wang led Su Xiao to the vicinity of the water pool.
Su Xiao crouched on a high tree branch, observing the situation inside the water pool through binoculars.
Gurgle, gurgle...
A large number of bubbles surged from the water pool. Below the pool was the placement point for the World Core. After Su Xiao placed the World Core here, the great melee in the Hot Rainforest Forest had begun. This was a true free-for-all.
Su Xiao drew the long knife at his waist and leaped a few steps to the front of the water pool.
The entire water pool had a diameter of about 50 meters and was bottomless. Su Xiao thrust the Dragon-Slaying Flash into the pool, then pulled it out. Water droplets dripped down the blade.
After some testing, the water in the pool was non-toxic, quite clean, and had a temperature of around 30 to 32 degrees Celsius.
Su Xiao's expression turned somewhat grim. The environment of this water pool was too good. The moss on the edges indicated abundant food, and the water temperature of 30 to 32 degrees was practically a paradise for rainforest aquatic life.
Su Xiao took out an underwater photography device and threw it into the pool. As the device sank, Su Xiao got a clear view of the situation inside the pool.
The inside of the pool could only be described as breathtakingly beautiful. Moss-like plants growing on the pool walls swayed gently, and various colorful fish he had never seen before swam freely in the water.
Bubu Wang came to the edge of the pool and extended its dog paw into the water. The next moment, its dog face was full of disbelief. It couldn't merge into the environment of this water pool at all.
Su Xiao took out scuba gear and, with a splash, jumped into the pool.
A few minutes later...
Boom!
Su Xiao burst out of the water and crashed heavily onto the shore with a thud.