Every skill has its own value and purpose.
It's never as simple as "whichever skill deals the highest damage or steals the most kills should be the ultimate skill."
If a designer sets a certain ability as a hero's ultimate, there is always a reason behind it.
His gaze continued drifting across the Points Mall, and finally locked onto [Bladestorm].
Bladestorm—this was the signature move of the Blademaster in Warcraft.
A certain well-known web author had even written a popular novel centered around a Blademaster character, earning himself a shot at "Best New Author."
Interesting.And now, that very skill was right in front of him.
Even better—the price was within his budget.
"Buy."Xudan didn't hesitate.
To a man, Bladestorm represented the highest form of romance—pure, unrestrained exhilaration.
Ding!
A crisp electronic tone sounded—purchase completed.
The power of the skill and its corresponding description surged straight into his body.
[Bladestorm]: While Bladestorm is active, the user becomes immune to magic, dealing continuous damage each second to all units in range. Can also be used to destroy 'low-health' buildings. Bladestorm still damages magic-immune units. Can be used simultaneously with Minor Invulnerability Potion or Major Invulnerability Potion.
Xudan closed his eyes, digesting the information flooding into his mind.Bladestorm was a sustained ability—very different from the game.
In reality, every second of use consumed physical stamina.If your stamina held, maintaining it for ten or twenty seconds wasn't impossible.
But with his current body—embarrassingly—he could only maintain it for seven seconds.
And that was after his body had already been strengthened by a reinforcement pack.For a normal person, they'd probably faint in under a second.
The damage output also depended greatly on weapon sharpness.Trying to kill the Hulk with a chipped firewood axe?You'd have to be thinking with a broken circuit board.
As for "low-health buildings," that was simple—just means destroying already-broken structures.Pretty useless in modern reality.
Minor and Major Invulnerability Potions were listed under consumables; the minor one lasted seven seconds, the major fifteen.
Curious, he opened the consumables tab and quickly located the Minor Invulnerability Potion.
Seven seconds of invincibility was still god-tier.Even Jupiter's gravity couldn't kill you during that time.
But once he saw the price, his face darkened.
[Minor Invulnerability Potion]: 70,000,000 points[Major Invulnerability Potion]: 150,000,000 points[Divine Potion]: 250,000,000 points
"So basically… ten million points for one second of invincibility?"
Was it worth it?
For the rich—absolutely.For the poor—completely optional.
Fortunately, Xudan had already left poverty behind and was marching firmly toward wealth.
One day, he'd drink invincibility potions like soda.
After buying Bladestorm, he had about five million points remaining.
Not nearly enough to buy another big skill—let alone any of the ridiculously expensive special items.
Of course, only the crazy overpowered items were priced like that.Normal items were reasonable.But right now, he didn't need "normal."
So he turned his attention to the World Characters tab.
Warcraft had no shortage of beautiful female characters—each with exotic charm unlike anything found on Earth.
Long-eared elf beauties, for example…
"Nope, I'm out."
The price for one of the female elf heroes was so astronomical the system had to consider giving her a second row just to fit the digits.
Who on earth could afford that?
He didn't even dare count how many digits the number had.He might die of shock.
Was the Warcraft universe really that insane?
The world-attached character prices were basically highway robbery—no, extortion of the highest order.
Helpless, he returned to the King of Fighters character list.
[Mai Shiranui]: 2,000,000 points[Kula]: 2,500,000 points[Kagura Chizuru]: 4,000,000 points…
He used to think the female characters in KOF were overpriced—practically daylight robbery.
Compared to World of Warcraft, though?These prices were downright charitable.
Two million?Only two million?
A bargain.
"Then let's start with Mai Shiranui."
The first time he'd ever played KOF as a kid—staring at that pixelated screen—he'd already started fantasizing about the glamorous kunoichi.
Years later, when the internet advanced, cosplayers became countless, artists became brilliant…
The first time he saw an HD, beautifully illustrated version of Mai Shiranui, it felt like the pure, clumsy sweetness of young first love.
And now, he had delivered a fully optimized KOF to the teenagers of the Marvel Universe's Earth.
Seen from another angle, it was a huge contribution—an unprecedented one.
No wonder players adored and worshipped Antarctic Games as if it were their benevolent father.
It was like releasing a 4K KOF back in the early 2000s—with flawless character designs, every beautiful face drawn to perfection.
And simultaneously releasing an immersive Warcraft in that same era.
A leap across time itself, giving players the best possible experience.
[Confirm Purchase: Mai Shiranui?]
Seeing the prompt, Xudan said eagerly, "Confirm."
Ding!
Light gathered in front of him—forming a glowing figure, like a goddess sculpting clay in an ancient myth.A model formed first, then life was breathed into it.
The radiance dimmed, peeling away like a cocoon.
A figure appeared in his sight.
Of course, in his sight there was only pure desire—no affection.
He seldom revealed true emotion.Even Liva, who had been with him so long, had never received a single promise from him.
Let alone a mere virtual character.
At that moment, the system suddenly popped up another notification:
[Ding! Mai Shiranui has been reborn!]
"What? Why didn't this notification appear when I bought Goenitz?"
"Replying to the host: Female characters cost more because once purchased, the host receives a completely new individual."
Of course Xudan knew what that meant.A completely new individual—Mai Shiranui had never been touched by anyone.
The system clearly understood his… psychological cleanliness.
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