Ten minutes later, all that remained on the street was a battered giant snake that was slowly dissipating, along with Mo Shuying, green light flickering around him as his HP rapidly recovered.
"Just a little more and I'll reach level 13. A snake that huge only gave me 120 experience points? Seriously?"
As he spoke, Mo Shuying gave the snake's corpse a kick. Its bucket-thick body rolled aside, revealing a purple orb.
"Huh? I got loot!"
Mo Shuying immediately picked up the orb. He had killed quite a few monsters lately, but he had not gotten much good stuff. Most of it had been small items. The only skill he had gotten was Bedrock Armor, which continuously stacked an invisible layer of bedrock armor as long as he had not taken damage. It could absorb up to 3,000 HP worth of damage, and until the Bedrock Armor was completely shattered, his defense increased by thirty percent.
The Swift Wolf Bracelet was a summoning bracelet. By pouring magic power into it, he could summon two Swift Wolves, a kind of wolf beast known for its speed. The maximum number he could summon was two, but if one died, he could immediately summon another.
A couple of days ago, Mo Shuying had tied four Gas Canisters to two Swift Wolves and sent them charging at a powerful stone monster. The result had been another magnificent firework display, and the Bedrock Armor skill had dropped.
Come to think of it, thanks to Mo Shuying's explosive art, this Singularity had already become almost unrecognizable.
The repeated demolitions over the past few days had destroyed streets throughout the city and brought down skyscrapers. It looked as though the place had been plowed over by a terrorist attack.
Mo Shuying felt not the slightest remorse. If anything, he had escalated things. His storage space still held more than twenty Gas Canisters and over thirty Molotov Cocktails. He was practically a walking arsenal.
"This orb... seems pretty good."
[Serpent Eye Orb C Inject magic power to release a beam of Slow Light, reducing the target's mobility.]
The orb was only the size of a ping-pong ball. Mo Shuying casually tossed it into his storage space, where it would be convenient to take out when needed.
Just as the Purple-Scaled Giant Serpent completely disappeared—
"Ding~ Daily Quest completed. Obtained 300 experience points. Strength slightly increased." "Ding~ Experience has met the level-up requirement. Level increased."
In the blink of an eye, Mo Shuying had reached level 13, and his attributes improved once more.
Mo Shuying checked the time.
Midnight was almost here. A new Check-in was beckoning to him. He needed to find somewhere quiet, take a bath, change clothes, and wait for the Check-in. Maybe he would get something good that way.
Speaking of the past few days' Check-ins, one had given him a skill called [Battlefield Valor]. It was another familiar skill—the passive of that man.
[Battlefield Valor C] Using fists to attack increases attack power. After losing HP, the user receives a corresponding amount of health recovery. If the host leads with the left fist, the right fist will strike at eight times the speed of the left.
One passive, a pair of iron fists, Crushing Hand Splitter, Intentional Blast Punch.
That man had never disappointed Mo Shuying.
Except—
He was an Assassin! An assassin! He was an assassin!
Looking at the increasingly bulging muscles on his arms, Mo Shuying felt that his evolution path had gone completely off track.
"Ding~ Today's Check-in has not been completed. Would you like to Check-in?"
Without realizing it, midnight had arrived again. The system prompt sounded right on schedule as Mo Shuying sat atop a skyscraper, enjoying the night breeze.
This was one of the few remaining skyscrapers in the area. Mo Shuying took a deep breath, visions of gods and Buddhas filling his mind as he prayed for their blessing. Then—
"Check-in."
"Ding~ Host successfully Checked in. Obtained skill [Elegant Serpent Walk C]."
"Hm? What is this?"
Mo Shuying frowned. The name of the skill seemed familiar. He could not help opening the panel, and immediately understood whose skill it was.
[Elegant Serpent Walk C] Increases the user's movement speed. The effect increases with level. PS: After obtaining this skill, the user cannot wear shoes, or its effect cannot be properly displayed.
Mo Shuying: "...Isn't this Snake Woman's skill? Thank goodness it didn't turn me into some half-human, half-snake freak."
Not wearing shoes was still acceptable. Mo Shuying's physical body was already incredibly tough. Even barefoot, sharp objects on the ground could not pierce his skin. Besides, he had Bedrock Armor protecting him from every direction. He just had to be careful not to step on gum or certain piles of crap.
So Mo Shuying flicked his feet, sending his sneakers flying off. Sure enough, the instant the two shoes left his feet, his body felt lighter, and he became far more nimble and swift.
This was only the speed boost at level 13. If his level rose higher in the future, the increase in speed would surely be astonishing. A smile appeared on Mo Shuying's lips. He finally had a skill that was actually related to being an assassin. It had not been easy.
As he sighed inwardly, another vortex appeared in the distance. Mo Shuying slowly rose to his feet. Listening to the Daily Quest being issued beside his ear, he spread his arms and leaped forward. In midair, he vanished in a flash, already having Blinked to the ground.
"One, two, three, four, five, six... Six of them. Hmph, I'll count this as a warm-up. Come on! Tonight, I'm going to hunt to my heart's content!"
As he spoke, Mo Shuying activated Presence Concealment. With one movement of his feet, he shot forward like a ghost. The hunt had begun.
Before long, another two days passed.
During those two days, Mo Shuying continued training, running, and fighting monsters.
In two days, Mo Shuying gained another two levels and had just reached level 15. As his level increased, the experience required for later levels grew higher and higher. He could already feel how difficult leveling up had become.
This was only level 15! What was he supposed to do when his level got even higher?
Just as he was worrying about it, Mo Shuying felt the ground beneath his feet tremble slightly.
"Hm? Was that an earthquake? Can a separate dimension have earthquakes too?"
Mo Shuying was not surprised by an earthquake. After all, this was an island nation, where earthquakes were extremely common. But the separate dimension he was in was also shaking. That was a little strange.
"Bzzzz~"
The trembling continued, becoming more frequent and more intense.
Mo Shuying sensed that something was wrong. Something must have happened somewhere.
Just as he was thinking—
"Boom!!"
The barrier at Fuyuki Bridge was suddenly blasted apart! A blue beam of light shot through it, striking a skyscraper and punching a huge hole straight through it.
"What?! Where did that attack come from?"
Mo Shuying was not far from the entrance to Fuyuki Bridge. The moment he noticed the anomaly, he rushed over, and when he arrived—
"Boom!"
Another red magic cannon blasted through the barrier and struck the ground, carving a trench across the earth as smoke and flames billowed up.
At that moment, a burst of noisy voices came from the shattered section of the barrier.
"Get them, Miyu!! Don't hold back!"
"We can't lose either, Illya! Fire! Fire!"
The two voices were thick with gunpowder, followed by a string of explosions.
Mo Shuying hesitated as he looked at the still-unhealed gap in the barrier. Then—
"Presence Concealment!"
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