Explosion Upgrade

Mo Shuying was surprised—this was clearly his first time killing someone, yet his heart was utterly calm.

It was as if this kind of thing was completely ordinary and commonplace, unable to stir any emotional waves in Mo Shuying.

But then.

"Ding~ Killed Second-Rank Magus, gained 400 experience points, level-up conditions met, level increased."

So there was experience! Mo Shuying was moved. He had thought only monsters could provide him with experience, but he hadn't expected humans could too—and a lot at that!

"Ding~ Host level reached, Storage Space unlocked."

"Ding~ Detected special spatial attribute. Absorb to unlock special skill: Blink."

A continuous stream of system prompts rang out. Mo Shuying's eyes widened, and he was too excited to speak.

At this moment, the portable space wasn't even that important anymore. Blink! He could use Blink!

"Absorb! Activate!"

"Absorption successful. Blink activated.

Blink: Cooldown 300 seconds. Teleport once to any point within line of sight."

"Within line of sight!"

Unlike the Blink in games, this newly acquired Blink seemed unexpectedly powerful!

In games, it was just a fixed-range teleport skill. Now it had become something that ignored distance—as long as he could see it, he could move there. Although the five-minute cooldown wasn't short, this skill could definitely be called a god-tier ability.

"Thank you, system! Thank you, Magic Modification!"

Mo Shuying clenched his fist excitedly. At this moment, he also noticed that his body had recovered; the weakness and numbness were gone.

He turned his head to look at Charles, who had mostly dissipated. Mo Shuying stood still, as if in silent mourning. But when Charles completely vanished, leaving only empty ground...

"Tch. So stingy."

It turned out Mo Shuying was waiting for loot to drop. But finding nothing, he turned and walked toward his bicycle. After storing the shield on the bike into his Storage Space, Mo Shuying slowly jogged toward the intersection.

Outside, on the real Fuyuki Bridge pier, a black figure stood against the wind, holding a blood-red long spear, his sharp gaze sweeping the surroundings.

"The presence has completely vanished. I didn't expect Charles to have such a life-saving trick. I was careless."

This was the face of a middle-aged man, dark and gloomy, thick with murderous intent.

Unable to find his target, the man could only snort coldly. The long spear in his hand suddenly shimmered with light, transforming into a Double-Barreled Hand Cannon, while a card floated out.

The man grabbed the card, glanced at the Lancer Pattern on it, then turned his gaze to all of Fuyuki City, a cruel smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

"Heh. Run if you want. I've already found the second Singularity. Soon I'll obtain the second Class Card! Once I've collected all the Class Cards! Even a Lord won't be able to suppress me! Maybe... I'll become the Clock Tower's thirteenth Lord! Hahaha!"

As if thinking of something delightful, the middle-aged man laughed loudly, leaped, and quickly melted into the night, disappearing.

Mo Shuying still didn't know he had just narrowly escaped disaster. While jogging, he sensed new monsters appearing, but not at the previous intersection.

"Too bad. I already fixed the Electric Net..."

During his free time earlier, Mo Shuying had made another circle of Electric Net, but now it seemed useless.

Mo Shuying activated Presence Concealment, rode his bicycle toward where the monsters appeared, carrying three Molotov Cocktails with him, though he wasn't sure if they'd still be useful.

"Huh?"

While riding, Mo Shuying suddenly noticed that those new presences had actually gone airborne!

Literally. The dozen or so new presences were continuously rising. The monsters appearing this time seemed able to fly!

"Caw!"

Soon Mo Shuying saw what these monsters looked like.

They were a group of strange birds with wingspans over five meters! Their bodies looked rotten, feathers mostly gone, yet this broken frame could still fly!

"Caw!"

Two strange birds flew overhead, emitting waves of stench. Mo Shuying got off his bike and hid by the roadside, frowning as he watched the birds fly away.

"Flying makes things tricky."

Mo Shuying had no anti-air methods. He had a Revolver, but he wasn't confident he could hit a moving target—even one this big.

"Looks like I'll have to find another way."

Mo Shuying rubbed his chin. In an instant, a plan formed in his mind. Watching the strange birds circling endlessly over the city, a strange laugh escaped his lips.

An hour later.

Mo Shuying stood under the newly modified Electric Net and deactivated Presence Concealment.

He had spent half an hour getting here and gathering some materials, then another half hour modifying the net here, turning it into one that only covered the top.

And he was hiding under the net, brazenly releasing his presence!

"Caw!"

Having circled for an hour and finally detected their target, the strange birds wasted no time. Like sharks smelling blood, they converged from all directions.

There were thirteen strange birds in total, but this time there was no leader bird—they were all the same.

"Here they come!"

Hearing the Strange Bird's cry, Mo Shuying put on his gas mask and began opening the gas canisters around him one by one!

Yes! He had collected over a dozen gas canisters, now stacked all around him. As for the gas mask, he'd found it in the police station.

Soon the area was filled with gas, and the Strange Birds had already flown here! They arrived almost simultaneously.

Mo Shuying looked at these Strange Birds, raised his middle finger, and shouted.

"Come at me!"

His tone was so arrogant that even these Strange Birds couldn't stand it. Thirteen Strange Birds screeched in unison and charged at Mo Shuying, quickly making contact with the Electric Net!

"Zzzzzt! Crackle pop!"

In an instant, sparks and lightning flew! Mo Shuying's eyes widened, and he had already vanished from his spot! He had tested Blink before—instant teleportation with zero delay. In the blink of an eye, Mo Shuying appeared on a distant street and, without stopping, sprinted desperately outward!

"Boom!! Boom boom boom boom!!"

Like thunder exploding right in his ears! Within a thousand meters, every piece of glass was shattered!

At the center of the explosion, a terrifying mushroom cloud rose! Pillars of fire shot straight into the sky!

"Sss!! I should have grabbed some noise-canceling earplugs!"

Mo Shuying covered his ears and ducked into a small alley, quickly activating Presence Concealment, waiting for the explosion behind him to end.

From the moment the blast started, the system had been continuously notifying him of experience gained. Each of these Strange Birds was worth 60 points. A string of prompts indicated that nine Strange Birds had sacrificed themselves for art. Judging by the instant flood of messages on the screen, they had passed peacefully, without any pain.

"Ding~ Conditions met for level up. Level increased."

Level 6!

Earlier, killing Charles had earned him 400 points. Now, nine Strange Birds gave him a total of 540 experience points, directly pushing Mo Shuying up another level.

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