Compared to attribute farming, the probability of replicating a talent is extremely low, that's for sure.
But Lin Ye successfully replicated others' talents twice, and both times it was when the other party was in poor condition...
The team of Professionals at the Holy Light Church evidently suffered a defeat within the Secret Realm, and their members were in bad shape, with one even missing a limb, teetering on the brink of death.
The first talent Lin Ye replicated was from a member of this team.
As for the second talent, it was farmed from Hook.
He followed Lin Ye through two Secret Realms in a row, acting as the main tank for the first dungeon, and even though Li Fei was there for the second, the pressure on him actually increased under Abyss Difficulty.
He was even starting to show signs of fatigue, with a slight decline in attributes.
And it was at this point that Lin Ye successfully replicated Hook's talent.
"We need to find a way to deal with Zhao Xue Ming..."
Lin Ye looked at the 'Shepherd' who was still joking around, secretly muttering.
"Ugh, I'm exhausted, I just want to go home and lie down to sleep!" Hook started complaining as well.
"Nonsense, no matter how tired you are, you have to keep going, or are you quitting?" Li Feng rolled his eyes at Hook.
"Unless the boss tells me to quit, otherwise I'll never quit! It's just that certain someone is taking it too easy. If he doesn't treat us to dinner and a late-night snack tonight, I'll be the first to let him have it!" Hook said angrily.
"Hey, don't worry, all the expenses tonight are on Young Master Zhao, is that okay?" Zhao Xue Ming continued joking.
Completely unaware that his good days were coming to an end.
"Ahem..."
At this moment, Lin Ye walked up.
"Boss!"
Hook and Li Feng immediately stood up.
Kidding aside, they were all afraid Lin Ye would really make Hook quit, given he was already showing signs of fatigue.
After all, from the current situation, losing one person to share the damage doesn't seem to affect passing the level...
Because Lin Ye's Healing Technique is really strong!
But having an exhausted member would definitely slow down the team's progress.
"It looks like Hook is already fatigued." Lin Ye's gaze fell on Hook.
This startled Hook, who immediately said: "Boss, I can still hold on! Please don't make me quit the team!"
"Yes, yes, Hook will definitely work hard, I can vouch for him with my head!" Li Feng immediately chimed in to speak up for his brother.
"How about letting him herd sheep?" Zhao Xue Ming got anxious as well.
The three of them were evidently very close brothers, worried at this moment that Hook might actually be asked to leave by Lin Ye, and miss the chance to clear the Abyssal-Level Secret Realm.
Lin Ye hesitated for a moment, but didn't expect Zhao Xue Ming to fall for the bait himself.
"Then let Hook go herd sheep, Zhao Xue Ming, you take his position!" Lin Ye immediately said.
"Alright!" Zhao Xue Ming was happy to oblige.
Hiding in the back casting Fireball Technique to improve his Casting Technique, why not?
"I meant, take his position in the front row and use the Magic Staff to hit goblins," Lin Ye continued: "You wouldn't want to use Fireball Technique to attack the Flame Goblin, right?"
Zhao Xue Ming was utterly shocked by Lin Ye's arrangement.
What kind of nonsense is this?
Making a Mage swing a Magic Staff at the front line against monsters?
The worst part is, he couldn't even argue...
Because at the Abyss Level difficulty of Flame Forest, all monsters have a Flame Attribute, which, although not immune to flame damage, does have some Resistance.
Under such conditions, Zhao Xue Ming's efficiency of taking two or three seconds to cast a fireball truly makes fighting the goblins in melee with a Magic Staff more meaningful...
"Okay! No problem!" Zhao Xue Ming nodded and agreed immediately.
"Ah Ming..." Hook looked at Zhao Xue Ming, moved.
"We're all brothers, it's fine! Besides, with the boss here, we're safe!" Zhao Xue Ming's face was unconcerned.
"Mhm!" Hook nodded tearfully, but still asked: "But the expenses tonight are still on Young Master Zhao, right?"
Zhao Xue Ming: "..."
Soon, after a break, they continued the battle.
After the positions were swapped, Hook only needed to manage the three Sheep Puppets, which was indeed much easier.
As for Zhao Xue Ming, who took over his role, he was much more miserable.
Wielding a Magic Staff, he awkwardly fought with the Flame Goblin, the fight looking quite pathetic.
It was Lin Ye's Healing Technique that gave him the courage, otherwise, Zhao Xue Ming might never have considered being on the front line fighting monsters in his life.
As for damage, under the effect of Soul Chain, there wasn't much difference.
After all, the damage was equally distributed, as long as it was these people, there was no distinction between high and low.
Lin Ye quickly cast Healing Technique again.
They advanced all the way, and according to Lin Ye's estimation, after about twenty minutes, they finally reached the location of the final boss.
Only, unlike in normal difficulty, under Abyss Difficulty, a garrison had appeared here.
And the final boss of normal difficulty, the Goblin Priest, had become the mini-boss of this garrison.
Only by clearing this garrison could they go on to defeat the final boss.
"Let me join the battle too!" Hook volunteered automatically.
"Okay!" Lin Ye nodded slightly, since they were already at the final stage, there was no need to let Hook rest any longer.
As for whether they could replicate Zhao Xue Ming's talent, it would depend on luck.
If not this time, at most, bring him through a couple more runs, eventually there'll be success...
Of course, that depends on how long Zhao Xue Ming can hold out.
At this moment, Zhao Xue Ming's face was covered in dirt and he was out of breath, showing no sign of his previous ease or flair.
"Start, let's charge!"
Lin Ye glanced at Zhao Xue Ming, then told them all to go in.
Hook immediately charged in, followed closely by Li Fei, and as for Li Feng, the assassin, he too quickly headed towards his target.
Only Zhao Xue Ming, clutching a Magic Staff, ran towards the goblin garrison, huffing and puffing, the scene quite comical indeed...
The battle commenced, and Lin Ye didn't stay idle.
Without a doubt, he was the backbone of the team, without him, the other four alone wouldn't have managed to get this far.
"Kill these intruders, don't let them get a step closer to the Queen!" the Goblin Priest yelled.
All ten goblins inside the garrison rushed out at this moment!
This level is extremely difficult!
Almost ninety percent of Professional teams are completely defeated here.
But for Lin Ye, even this level of challenge was easy...
The battle began!
Hook charged into the cluster of monsters and was immediately hammered by the goblins' clubs.
After just one round of attacks, Hook, being a Warrior, lost a third of his Life Value.
Under the influence of Soul Link, Zhao Xue Ming's Life Value was almost depleted, which gave him a fright!
But in the next moment, a Holy Light fell on him.
His Life Value was fully restored!
Life and death occurred in a flash, and Lin Ye's timely Healing this time finally brought him good news.