Chapter 85: Assessing Strength

Li Wei completely ignored the sidelong glance from Wells. He didn't know what Wells was thinking, nor did he care. He wasn't Wells' father; he had no obligation to solve a teenager's psychological issues.

There was still about an hour's drive to reach their destination, and perhaps there would be some obstacles upon entering Merlin Avenue, but for now, there shouldn't be any trouble.

So, Li Wei decided to calm his mind and carefully consider his own strength.

He now realized that he indeed possessed the ability to fight against those who had just unlocked their gene locks and even defeat them.

After reaching the limit level, his overall comprehensive qualities from physical to mental had basically reached the normal level of the limit level.

But just like this, he was only an ordinary person at the limit level. He couldn't have reached his current level without the various abilities and skills provided by the Book of All Methods.

Among them, the most important were the Sharingan and the Demon Left Hand. Among the nine pages he had unsealed, these two abilities occupied five pages.

The insight of the Sharingan was the ability he relied on heavily now. Otherwise, in battles against opponents with much higher physical strength, he would have a hard time dodging some fatal attacks when he was at a disadvantage in terms of speed and agility.

The Demon Left Hand was his core attack method. After being upgraded once, the power of the Demon Left Hand had reached the pinnacle of the limit level. The power of the Claw had also been enhanced, and if the Claw was attached to the arm for close-range direct punches, the power of that punch would directly surpass the limit level.

His punch against Muji was evidence of this.

Moreover, the additional skill obtained after the upgrade of the Demon Left Hand, Ghost Slash, had formidable power when normally activated, and its power after three seconds of charging could directly break through the limit level to reach the level of the first development stage.

The other four pages, except for the negligible use of the Transformation Technique in combat, were quite valuable.

The Mage Armor compensated for his lack of defense, allowing him to wear a layer of weightless metal armor that lasted for eight hours.

The Steel-Cutting Flash had now become an ordinary attack method, but its consumption was not great. It still posed a significant threat to opponents at the limit level. Moreover, after accumulating two Sword Intents, the third attack would become the Gale Slash, with the effect of summoning a whirlwind. This was not only a control method but also very powerful when combined with Ghost Slash, allowing Li Wei to unleash his strongest attack, which even flesh giants, known for their tough skin and flesh, couldn't withstand.

Deadly Shot itself was not a particularly outstanding skill, but due to Li Wei's excellent shooting foundation and the presence of the Sharingan, when Deadly Shot was activated, his shooting accuracy would reach a terrifying level. In other words, as long as Deadly Shot was activated, as long as there was a straight line between the bullet and the target, it would undoubtedly hit. The amplification effect of this ability on shooting power depended on the type of bullet itself. If it was an armor-piercing bullet, its penetrating ability would be greatly enhanced, while impact bullets would have enhanced impact force.

The killing effect of impact bullets was relatively ordinary, while secondary armor-piercing bullets performed better in this regard. If Deadly Shot was combined with secondary armor-piercing bullets, the piercing effect of a single shot would be astonishing. In some cases, when dealing with enemies with obvious weaknesses, the power of this shot might be even more remarkable than that of Ghost Slash - Gale Slash.

Calculating it all, Li Wei felt that he had quite a few means at his disposal, and he had many abilities that could threaten opponents at the first development level.

However, there were still problems. Ghost Slash - Gale Slash and Deadly Shot placed a great burden on his body and mind when used. The former, with his current endurance, would exhaust him with just one slash, and the latter, while not too taxing in terms of consumption, had a rather long cooldown of one minute.

Besides the issue of consumption, Li Wei's speed, agility, and agility of movement were only at the limit level, and without corresponding unsealed pages to strengthen them, he was no different from an ordinary limit-level person in these aspects, only relying on the precise judgment of the Sharingan to get by.

In terms of defense, he could only rely on the Mage Armor. But this thing, while effective against bullets, could easily be shattered instantaneously if confronted with high-level opponents who had unlocked their gene locks.

He concluded: his current self was obviously strong in offense but weak in defense. He had the ability to instantly kill opponents beyond his level, but if he made a mistake, was caught off guard, or was restrained, he would be just as vulnerable to being instantly killed.

Looking at it this way, he didn't know if he truly possessed the comprehensive strength of the first development level.

"It seems that in actual combat, I still need to be careful, careful, and even more careful..." Li Wei thought to himself.

Suddenly, he felt his body lurch forward as Qian Long slammed on the brakes.

Looking up, he saw three or four semi-mechanical monsters blocking the road ahead.

Li Wei was about to get out of the car but was stopped.

"I'll go down and handle it," Cai Yu Tong volunteered.

She encountered no trouble, got out of the car, and with bullets and artillery roaring, only about ten seconds later, all the semi-mechanical monsters blocking the road were taken care of.

"Not bad," Li Wei praised.

"Hehe," Cai Yu Tong also smiled.

This was just a microcosm of their journey.

It had been many days since the riot, and with hunters constantly going out to hunt, the number of monsters had decreased significantly. Especially in the Four-Leaf Community, the density of monsters was already very low, and it was almost impossible to see the organized infantry squads that were present right after the disaster. There were only some scattered monsters, at most a small team of a dozen or twenty people, and no large groups anymore.

But on Merlin Avenue, the situation was slightly worse. It was closer to the core of the disaster, the Bio-Research Institute, and more monsters came out. At the same time, hunters ventured in less frequently.

So, there were still quite a few dangers here.

In the Four-Leaf Community, Li Wei and the others could drive all the way forward, but after entering the Merlin Avenue district and driving forward for another ten minutes before encountering a wave of strong enemy interference, they decided to get out of the car and walk.