"Those things again? We really are fated to cross paths."
The fishmen and that octopus could be considered old acquaintances of Lu PingAn.
Though he complained aloud, Lu PingAn knew this had actually been highly likely.
As races with similar "dimensional frequencies," humans and those fishmen were neighbors to begin with. And this involved a high-value ocean planet, so a Contention War was highly probable.
However, when the ones they encountered truly were the Lord of the Octopi's followers, Lu PingAn had a bit of a problem.
He still carried that deity's curse.
%Eight-Clawed&(Pseudo) Hostility Mark (Gold Low Rank): You have enraged a deity. Its followers and subordinates will fall into madness the instant they see you.
This was the curse from back then. At the time, Lu PingAn's Life Bank had been too low-ranked to analyze this Tier 7 God Power Curse—at least, it could not analyze that counterfeit's true name. Looking back now, things were different.
Devour-Sea Lord of the Octopi Three Stars Gully's Hunger Curse (Gold Low Rank): You have enraged this evil god's incarnation. Its followers and direct subordinates will attack you at any cost (reason stripped away) in every encounter, and offer you as Sacrifices to their deity.
This time, the information was more complete, and the lesser curse attached to it had naturally been analyzed as well.
Evil God's Assassin (Gold Low Rank): The Lord of the Octopi's malice clings to you. When you enter a secret realm containing the source of the curse or its followers, the curse will become a malicious pursuer that hunts you down. Its strength depends on the secret realm's upper limit (this curse will automatically activate the next time you enter). When you enter a secret realm with water, this curse will also trigger at reduced effectiveness.
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