Return Mission

"Mission 'Slay the Saint's Remains ' complete!"

"1020 reward chips!"

"A total of seventeen dice were used during the mission, earning Experience Points points!"

Congratulations on leveling up!

"Please extract Attribute Points!"

"Please draw a skill!"

As the Saint's Remains were killed, a series of notifications entered Luo Jun's mind.

However, Luo Jun's mind was not on these rewards.

Before him now, the Saint's Remains, which had just been torn in two, had dried up, disintegrated, and turned into dust.

However, the Saint Essence scattered all over the ground did not disappear. Instead, it seemed to come alive, flowing spontaneously, gathering together, constantly condensing, and finally solidifying into a small bottle...

What's this?

Curious, Luo Jun stepped forward, picked up the bottle, and subconsciously scanned it with his energy, discovering that he could indeed see information!

Name: Saint Essence Concentrate

Grade: Myth

Synopsis: A powerful being, just one step away from supreme power, left his final essence within his remains before his demise. Years later, by fortuitous opportunity, it was extracted by a young man from another world...

Function: Drinking this concentrated liquid grants temporary power comparable to that of a god, the duration of which depends on the user's own tolerance. However, this power comes with unimaginable burdens; once the power fades, the user's physical and mental well-being will inevitably collapse, leading to complete death. This effect cannot be resisted by any ability.

Note: You want to rival gods with a mortal body? Can you bear the price?

It really is a Noble Phantasm? And a Mythic-grade Treasure Item at that!

After a brief moment of excitement, Luo Jun's hand holding the bottle trembled slightly, and he frowned.

However, this effect is indeed a bit... Temporarily gaining Mythic-grade power is indeed very strong, but the price of certain death is a bit too tragic, isn't it?

Furthermore, according to the explanation, this price of death cannot be avoided by any means, which means even his Limit large underwear couldn't save his life?

This thing is amazing... I wouldn't dare use it myself. Maybe I should sell it? I should be able to get a lot of money from it...

No, no, no! That would be like building a giant bomb that could explode at any moment. If a Deity suddenly appears one day, the entire Main World might not be able to withstand it...

Moreover, judging from the description, the duration of this thing depends on the user's endurance... If someone is not strong enough, they might be drained in an instant. Luo Jun speculated that the threshold for using it must be quite high; otherwise, even someone with the power of Deity probably wouldn't have enough time to unleash it...

Regardless, it is ultimately a Mythic Treasure Item, a powerful unexpected gain, and a last resort for mutual destruction when necessary.

Although the treasure was sealed, Luo Jun's Hundred Treasure Box was still there, but he couldn't take anything out. After checking the effects, the Saint Essence Concentrate was automatically put back into it.

Then, the surrounding environment began to change. The scene collapsed on one side and became semi-transparent on the other. Before long, Luo Jun returned to the white room.

"You've been gone for a long time."

Midnight's voice came from behind him. Luo Jun turned around and found that the woman looked him up and down, but there was no unusual change in her eyes.

You're completely unmoved by my well-built physique? Luo Jun curled his lip. Sure enough, the real body is a monster; their aesthetic sense is different from normal people...

"What kind of challenge did you draw? I thought you died in it."

Midnight asked with a smile, Luo Jun snorted coldly, "Thanks to you, it really was a near-death experience..." As he spoke, he took out his Limit shorts and put them on. Although the person opposite him wasn't a real woman, being stared at while naked was still a bit uncomfortable.

"It's good that you're back. I'll keep my promise and send you back." With that, Midnight tossed out the modified Midnight Mask: "Look, are you satisfied with this function?"

Luo Jun reached out and caught it, scanning it with his energy, and read the new effect of Midnight Mask.

Name: Midnight Mask

Grade: Legendary

Description: This is a gift personally upgraded by a mysterious and powerful being who has resurfaced to express gratitude. Based on the user's request, even more powerful functions have been added to its original effects.

Function 1: Concealing Identity: When worn, it has the ability to distort perception, so even the most familiar people cannot recognize your true face.

Function Two: Portable Law Treasure - The Midnight Mask cannot be lost and cannot be restricted by powers below the Myth level.

Function Three: Projection Descended: When activated, it summons Projection Descended of the creator of the Midnight Mask. The projection shares the original's senses and possesses 10% of the original's strength. It lasts for a maximum of 24 hours. During this time, the projection cannot harm the summoner. The summoner can destroy the projection at any time. It consumes 3,000 breaths of vital energy. The Cooldown Time is 24 hours. It can be used a maximum of three times. After three uses, this function will be permanently lost.

Note: Okay, okay, is everything to your liking?

Upon seeing the effect of the mask, Luo Jun frowned slightly.

The change to Function Three was the result of his previous discussion with Midnight. Since Midnight's goal was only to satisfy her curiosity, it wouldn't be necessary for her to go there in her physical form. As for Luo Jun, he was worried that Midnight might be detrimental to the Main World, so Midnight gave him the ability to destroy projections at any time.

But Luo Jun was not entirely satisfied with this result...

"Why can it only be used three times?" Luo Jun looked at Midnight: "Are you being so stingy?"

"It's not that I'm stingy, Legendary Treasure Item can only withstand three of my descents," Midnight explained. "The functions I upgraded before seem similar to what they are now, but the underlying principles are completely different."

"The previous Midnight Mask was merely a location; it descended by breaking through the world's barrier, relying on its own power. As a coordinate, the Midnight Mask itself didn't bear much burden. But now it's different. This ability has changed from me actively descending to you actively summoning me. The Midnight Mask absorbs your energy to summon me down. In this way, the main power is borne by the Midnight Mask, so naturally it cannot be used without limit."

"After three uses, the mask won't crash; it will only lose one function. This is already an extra favor I've done for you."

Luo Jun nodded. He wasn't worried about Midnight playing tricks. Firstly, the description of the treasure couldn't be faked, and secondly, he had used dice during his previous negotiations with Midnight to confirm that Midnight would modify it according to his instructions.

With a grin, Luo Jun removed his mask and looked at Midnight: "I have another favor to ask..."

"What is it now?" Midnight raised an eyebrow and looked at him.

"It wouldn't be very elegant for me to go back naked like this. Besides, I've already cleared all my points. If I go back like this, won't I still be on the elimination line?"

Midnight looked at Luo Jun: "So?"

"So I was wondering, could you help me rewind my current state?" Luo Jun smiled. "Could you help me rewind to when I still had the clothes and some points... Of course, it would be best if you could get back all the points that were deducted?"

"You wish!" Midnight sneered. "I can help you, but I can only revert your status to the moment you entered this challenge, restore your clothes, and set your points to zero. But don't worry, once you return to the mission world, as long as you don't continue to lose points, you won't trigger the Death Process again... Of course, if your points drop below zero again, then I can't help you." "That's enough!" Luo Jun nodded with a smile. "Thank you for taking care of me Sister Ziye!"

"Don't forget what you promised me." Midnight snapped her fingers, "Within three months, I'm going to visit your world!"

"Don't worry, I'm a man of my word!" Luo Jun patted his chest and then noticed the rough texture. Looking down, he realized he was no longer naked; his clothes were back on!

Then, the surrounding scenery began to change, and the figure of Midnight slowly faded until it disappeared, and the surrounding environment returned to dilapidated houses.

Luo Jun returned to the fifth floor of the apartment building where he had disappeared. However, unlike when he was Annihilation Program, this apartment was now filled with a strong stench. Luo Jun walked to the dilapidated wall and looked out. Under the night sky, he could still see a large number of corpses lying on the ground, and countless mosquitoes and flies were breeding and swarming...

Luo Jun frowned, somewhat puzzled. The sudden mass death of thousands of people would be a serious incident anywhere. Normally, the city government should have mobilized manpower and resources to deal with the mountain of corpses long ago. How could they just let it rot and stink?

Unless... the situation here is relatively less urgent!

Luo Jun took out his phone, the time perfectly synchronized with his time during the challenge. He checked the mission progress: seventeen hours left until the mission ended, and three hours left until the next Source of Calamity appeared!

This should be the penultimate Source of Calamity. In other words, during the time he participated in the Death Process, the city had already experienced three rounds of Source of Calamity!

No wonder they don't take the horrific scene in this neighborhood seriously. After all, only people have died here. Judging from the power of the previous two waves of the Corpse King and Nine-Headed Serpent, every time the Source of Calamity appears, regardless of how many people die, it's almost certain that a landmark building will be demolished.

The city's resources are likely overwhelmed with the losses caused by the three Source of Calamity, leaving them with no time to care about this place.

If the Source of Calamity is so powerful, how is the progress going?

Luo Jun glanced at the number of enemy and friendly forces and was immediately taken aback.

The enemy has four players left, and our side has six!

After two days, the two sides combined have only ten people left?

Moreover, there should be a newly reborn version of myself among them, which means that there were originally nine people left after the deaths!

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Is it that intense? No, most people are probably eliminated by the Source of Calamity because they don't have enough points... Anyway, now that he's back, he must complete this mission beautifully!

But before that... let's claim the dice reward first!

Having reached level 55, Luo Jun first drew a skill.

After a brief process, a new skill finally popped up.

Surprisingly, the More Opportunities " tier has been added, increasing the daily dice usage limit from seven to eight!

It's a simple and unpretentious reinforcement, but it's still useful nonetheless.

Then there are the attributes!

In the first round of rolling the dice, my luck wasn't great; I rolled two and six respectively. Including the Advanced Point Correction, I had a total of thirty-six attribute points.

At this point, the opportunity to Advanced Point Enhancement was over, but Luo Jun remained calm. He used the refresh skill and then drew again. This time, the result was good; he drew the highest possible ten points.

After allocating points, his current stats are as follows.

Level: 55 (1134/5600)

Strength: 380 points

Sensitivity: 336 points

Perception: 331 points

Spirit: 341 points

Luck: Level 7 + Level 1

Skills: All Things are Dice, Advanced Point Correction, Regret, More Opportunities (Level 3), [Double Insurance], Refresh, Top-Up.

Props: Wealth Ring, Path to Success Bracelet, Fate Peering Glasses

Chips: 2270

Number of uses: 8/8

The attributes have been strengthened, and the dice's performance has also improved significantly. Next, it's time to complete the task.

His immediate priority is to gain some points. After all, he currently has zero points. If he doesn't earn any more, when the next wave of the Source of Calamity arrives and kills a few civilians, he'll be dragged back into the Annihilation Process...

Thinking of this, Luo Jun opened his phone, entered the group chat he had created earlier, and sent a message under the identity of Ye.

Who else is alive?

After a brief silence, five exclamation marks appeared in the group chat!

They are Ling Xin, Wan Zisheng, Chen Fei, Zhuge Lan, and Chu Xin!

Luo Jun was somewhat prepared for the first few opponents, as they were all formidable seeded players... But Chu Xin was truly unexpected. If this kid hadn't been riding on Luo Jun's coattails, he probably would have been eliminated in the early rounds. He never expected him to have made it this far!

"Weren't you wiped out?"

"Was it you who just added another person to our team?"

How did you get back?

A chorus of surprised questions arose in the group chat, and Luo Jun could only give a perfunctory reply, "I used a legendary-quality consumable to get back... Where are you guys now? I'm coming to find you!"

There was a few seconds of silence in the group chat, and then my phone suddenly beeped with a video call request.

Was it Zhuge Lan who called?

Luo Jun opened the video, and the somewhat familiar girl appeared on the screen. However, compared to her high spirits two days ago, Zhuge Lan now looked haggard from the inside out.

"Lin Feng... is it really you?" Zhuge Lan blurted out the moment she saw Luo Jun.

Luo Jun frowned slightly and asked in return, "Who is Lin Feng?"

"Tch..." Zhuge Lan clicked her tongue in slight regret and looked at Luo Jun: "Are you really Ye?"

They were definitely trying to trick me... but they were very cautious, afraid I might be an enemy in disguise, so they checked via video.

"Absolutely genuine!" Luo Jun nodded.

"Then you should know who was present in the last moments before you disappeared," Zhuge Lan asked warily. "And what did you say to them?"

Still don't believe me? Luo Jun chuckled and replied, "You and Ling Xin were there at the time. I didn't say anything, I just made some gestures to you."

As he spoke, Luo Jun pointed at the other person, then at what was behind him, and then waved his hand.

"It really is Ye!" Seeing these gestures, Zhuge Lan finally confirmed Luo Jun's identity and hung up the video call. Shortly after, a location message appeared in the group chat.

"Arrive within thirty minutes, or we will relocate."

(End of this chapter)