Before Roger could make out what Lin Xinghai wanted to express, Xing had already rushed out.
The hall was crowded with people at this moment. Under normal circumstances, even walking quickly here could easily lead to bumping into someone.
Moreover, Lin Xinghai even sprinted at full speed.
However, every time Lin Xinghai was about to bump into someone, he would change his footsteps, and his body would dodge past in a bizarre angle.
Roger’s mouth gradually opened wide.
He could tell that although Lin Xinghai’s movement technique was not very proficient at this moment, it was indeed the Phantom Movement being employed.
“Has he learned it already?” Roger almost bit his tongue in surprise.
Yes, even though Lin Xinghai’s proficiency in the Phantom Movement was only at 10% at that time, the fact that he could successfully execute it meant that he had learned it.
As for how far he could develop this martial art in the future, it was merely a matter of proficiency.
It only took Lin Xinghai the duration of a single breath to cross the entire hall and stand at the entrance of the Martial Arts Hall.
At that moment, he was also carefully savoring the experience of the Phantom Movement.
Besides being unpredictable, the movement martial art technique essentially boosted his speed.
The speed Xing had just displayed reached 33 points.
This meant that the Phantom Technique, with a proficiency of 10%, would increase his speed by 10%.
If my proficiency in the Phantom Movement reaches 100%, will my speed double when I perform the martial art?
Moreover, Xing had another idea in his mind that he wanted to verify.
Without even waiting for Roger behind him, Lin Xinghai triggered his Extreme Speed ability.
At this moment, his speed was at 60 points.
Under this condition, Lin Xinghai once again performed Phantom Movement.
Whoosh!
His figure darted forward in the street like a ghost.
His speed reached 66 points!
“As I have predicted!” Lin Xinghai clenched his fist excitedly.
Abilities and martial arts could be used in combination, and their combined effect was not as simple as mere addition.
The effect would stack and multiply!
For example, if the proficiency of Phantom Movement were raised to 100%, then he would first activate the Extreme Speed ability to attain 60 points in speed.
Phantom Movement would then double his speed on this basis, reaching a terrifying 120 points.
“It is worthy to be an Ascent-level martial art.” Lin Xinghai felt that the 10,000 points he spent were worth it.
Moreover, with such a speed boost effect, the amount of Blood Essence needed to upgrade the Phantom Technique didn’t seem so hard to accept any more.
“Why did you run so fast, brat?” Roger, panting, caught up.
His expression was shocked, and his gaze was bewildered.
Roger had never heard of anyone being able to learn the martial arts immediately after the memory transfer.
Moreover, it was an Ascent-level martial art.
However, because Roger had seen it for himself, he had no doubts about Lin Xinghai’s earlier statement that he could master the Phantom Body Technique within two or three weeks.
“Hey! I’m just so excited because I just learned a martial art.” Lin Xinghai said.
Roger nodded nonchalantly. He probably wouldn’t hesitate to do much crazier things than only running like this.
“Alright, you have bought a martial art. Let’s go back and help out.” Roger said.
“Ugh… actually…”
“What’s the matter? Why are you so hesitant?” Roger frowned and said.
“I want to hunt zombies outside the shelter.” Lin Xinghai said bluntly.
“Our mercenary group will be quite busy these days. We don’t plan to take on any missions for now!” Roger shrugged when he heard that.
“I understand. What I mean is, if I want to go out alone, what should I do? Do I need to go through any procedures?” Lin Xinghai asked.
“What! Do you want to go out alone? No, no, it’s too dangerous.” Roger instinctively objected.
The Sky Fracture Mercenary Group had a consensus. If they nurtured Lin Xinghai properly, he would undoubtedly become a stronger figure than Fang Tianhe. By then, the Sky Fracture Mercenary Group would truly reach the pinnacle.
“I don’t think there’s any danger. With my current shooting skills, even if I encounter advanced zombies, I can instantly kill them. Plus, my speed is fast enough to easily escape if I run into a zombie horde.”
“Additionally, I’m only hunting zombies near the shelter, not approaching the city ruins. So, the chances of encountering mutant zombies are extremely slim.”
“So, for me, it’s not dangerous outside.” Lin Xinghai analyzed it seriously.
“The probability of encountering a mutant zombie is very slim, but there is still a chance of encountering it. Besides mutant zombies, don’t forget that there is also Hell Tornado.”
“What would you do if you encountered either of these?” Roger calmed down and asked calmly.
The expression on Lin Xinghai’s face froze. He really wanted to say, “I won’t be that unlucky, right?”
Having already encountered transmigration and the system, the possibility of running into Hell Tornadoes and mutant zombies every time he left the shelter was not entirely impossible.
“Why do you want to go out?” Roger asked kindly at this time.
“To practice the Phantom Movement! You know, I improve fastest when I feel a sense of danger. And I also want to try close combat with zombies.” Lin Xinghai casually gave these two reasons.
In fact, for him, the most important thing was to collect Blood Essence. Moreover, he had many ideas he wanted to verify, such as letting the system absorb an energy crystal to see what would happen.
These tasks were difficult to accomplish when going out with the mercenary group due to the presence of many people and prying eyes.
Hearing Lin Xinghai’s reasons, especially about practicing the Phantom Movement Technique, Roger couldn’t help but consider them seriously.
Roger had seen Lin Xinghai’s terrifying ability to learn when faced with a crisis. The marksmanship that he now mastered was the best proof.
After a long pause, Roger revealed, “You can go out if you want.”
Lin Xinghai’s face immediately lit up with joy, but Roger’s next words made his expression slightly stiff, “But you can’t go out alone.”
“I think there’s no need to bother the people of the mercenary group with this kind of thing.” Lin Xinghai continued in persuading.
“Don’t flatter yourself. I didn’t say I’d send someone from the mercenary group to accompany you.” Roger finally found an opportunity to tease Lin Xinghai with a playful retort.
Of course, facing Lin Xinghai, he didn’t dare to tease him as he did with Xu Haishui, so he promptly revealed his solution, “What I mean is, you can go to the Mercenary Guild and join one of those capable hunting squads to hunt zombies together.”
Lin Xinghai was aware that he had provoked Roger quite a bit, so he didn’t mind Roger’s teasing and instead focused on Roger’s message, “Hunting squads, what are those?”