Feigned Surrender and Forced Disengagement

Fifteen seconds passed in the blink of an eye.

final.

Roger couldn't come up with any good ideas either.

This one-on-one message about a planetary phenomenon contained only one sentence that was forced out—

"Hey, how are you?"

It's a bit embarrassing.

Roger sighed inwardly.

He is certainly not a person who is bad at speaking.

Just that one moment.

He had a lot on his mind that he wanted to express.

So my thoughts got a little confused.

This led to the awkward situation surrounding the anomaly.

"Hello, that's all."

"As long as Beya receives it..."

Roger was too lazy to use the Anomalous Editing tool for post-production editing.

After all, he just wanted to test the function of publishing anomalies.

in addition.

He did indeed want to know how Beya was doing.

The last time I had contact with Cecilia.

The latter subtly hinted that the Queen's operations on the Ancient Desolate Continent were not going smoothly.

Roger didn't think much of it at the time.

But now it seems...

The problem might be a bit serious!

"Both the Interstellar Bow and the Sun Arrow are aimed at the Binary Stars!"

"Even the projection of the Whale Shark King has arrived!"

"She didn't even glance at me..."

This thought came to mind.

A hint of worry flashed in Roger's eyes.

Beya is clearly not the kind of irresponsible person.

And with her immortal status.

They will definitely find out about the gods' malice before Roger does.

This can be proven by the previous Genesis Event.

But this time...

She didn't even bother to show up on her own initiative.

There wasn't even a sound.

This made Roger worry about her.

"Could she have run into some trouble on the Ancient Desolate Continent?"

"Can't an Immortal-grade Divine Kingdom Practitioner walk around in Qynan with impunity?"

Roger muttered to himself.

He posted this vision.

I just wanted to subtly inquire about Beya's current situation.

After all, the relationship between the two sides is quite delicate right now.

If you ask rashly.

On the contrary, it may cause some unpleasantness.

The stronger one is.

The more arrogant they become.

Given the chaotic state of affairs in Mystra.

Roger couldn't possibly abandon everything and go to the Ancient Desolate Continent without any news from the other party, could he...?

therefore.

With all other means of communication cut off due to the special circumstances of the Ancient Desolate Continent.

Vision communication is the best method!

After confirming that this planetary-level anomaly would definitely be received by Beya was far away in Quenan.

Roger then turned his attention to the vicinity of Wildfire City.

After Slaughter Mask's death.

Roger took two more keys from him:

"Pure Silver Mask (8th History)".

"Voodoo Doll (1st History)".

In addition to the Seven-Colored Flute from the 11th History and the three keys that were already in Roger's possession.

Six of the Twelve Keys to Mystra have been collected! This means that Roger has essentially gained control over the course of history.

Next.

He only needs to patiently collect the remaining keys.

After obtaining 6 keys.

Roger gained another piece of new knowledge:

turn out to be.

They wanted to unlock the Celestial God Xuan's Mysterious Treasury.

It is not necessary to actually collect Twelve Keys.

In theory.

A minimum of seven keys are needed to open the vault.

The number of keys can affect other hidden factors.

And then someone obtained all six keys at the same time.

The location of the Celestial God Treasure Vault will flow from the void to the mortal world.

Roger could clearly sense it.

The six keys attracted each other inside the Tinder Pouch.

at the same time.

They are also drawing upon forces from even more distant places.

Roger could vaguely sense some lone red dots.

One of the large red dots is naturally the Celestial God Treasure Vault.

The remaining red dots represent the other six keys.

According to his perception.

The remaining keys may be released a little later.

A recent Historical World.

That is, the Great Secret Realm that is being integrated into the Northern Continent Mystra.

It will take at least a year for it to return and open to the outside world.

Except for Roger, who holds the Time Scroll.

It is difficult for outsiders to participate in the struggle for the keys to these Historical World.

This means that the remaining keys will inevitably be very scattered.

Roger's dominant position can be maintained for a very long time.

"Slaughter Mask is truly my benefactor!"

"I haven't even finished absorbing the Slaughter Authority Rank, Twelve Keys have already been delivered to my door..."

"The location of the Celestial God Treasure Vault is still being generated..."

"Let's go check out Dinosaur Manor first!"

Thinking this way.

Roger quickly activated the power of the "Pure Silver Mask".

Immediately afterwards.

He immersed himself in the world of the Dinosaur Manor all by himself.

Just the next second.

The sight before him left him speechless.

An inescapable sense of decay washed over us.

Looking around.

The scene was filled with corpses! All the plants had withered.

Only the skeleton of the animal remains.

Occasionally, will-o' -Ghostfire drift in the distance.

But it struggled for a while.

It went out completely!

On the data panel.

"Log: You have entered the Great Secret Realm ' Dinosaur Manor '"

"Insight: You discover that Dinosaur Manor has long been drained of all its vitality by Slaughter Mask."

This place is the same as the ' Ten Desolations Scorched Earth '.

It has been transformed into barren, lifeless wasteland.

Unlike the Ten Desolations Scorched Earth.

Large amounts of skeletons and Negative Energy linger here.

This process was exacerbated by time and the invasion of Aberrant Matter.

This place could very well evolve into a Negative Energy Plane teeming with Undead Creature ...

"Heavenly Vision and Earthly Hearing: You have discovered the remains of an ' Ancient Thunder Dragon ' (Ancient Dragon/Immortal)"

"You have discovered the remains of a ' Fear Dragon ' (Ancient Wyvern/Upgrade)"

"You have discovered the remains of a Darkfang Dragon (Ancient Wyvern/Upgrade)"

"There are so many ancient dragon species here..."

"Were all these creatures wiped out by Slaughter Mask alone? That's impossible!"

"There seem to be traces of alchemy..."

"What exactly happened here?"

Standing in the center of those enormous skeletons at the Dinosaur Manor.

Roger felt incredibly small.

Although he sensed a trace of alchemy.

But the destructive power was simply too violent.

Roger had no idea what had happened in that Great Secret Realm.

In short, he could find no sign of life at all! Through his perception of the rocks and dead wood.

Roger was able to confirm that it happened before the incident.

This place is the same as the Earth's Core World of the 8th History Realm.

It is a dinosaur colony (ancient dragon species) similar to a prehistoric world.

After a sudden catastrophe.

Everything has turned to dust.

What puzzled Roger even more was...

Slaughter Mask clearly deceived a group of ascendants into competing for the Pure Silver Mask.

But now Roger can't find any trace of them.

Let alone living people or corpses.

There wasn't even a trace that the "Ultimate Hunter" could track! They seemed to have vanished into thin air.

Divination and other methods could not detect any clues.

But Roger knew.

There was not a single clue.

That's the biggest clue!

"Constantine!"

This was the first name that came to Roger's mind.

That's also the most likely one!

With Slaughter Mask's abilities, it's absolutely impossible to destroy a Great Secret Realm so cleanly and efficiently.

And when Roger attacked the Great Secret Realm.

The latter's eagerness to protect the Great Secret Realm also shows this.

So.

Who turned this place into a wasteland of corpses in the short time that Roger and Slaughter Mask were fighting?

Perhaps only an Immortal-grade alchemist could pull off such a feat.

"Is he simply trying to extract power from life?"

"Or do you still want to turn the Great Secret Realm into Negative Energy Plane?"

Roger found it increasingly strange.

The Pure Silver Mask is now in my hands.

No matter what Constantine does, it will be difficult to influence the future of the 8th History Realm and Dinosaur Manor.

If we reason it this way...

The latter is more likely to have destroyed the body to cover his tracks! He must be hiding something! Right here in the Great Secret Realm of the Dinosaur Manor!

Thinking about this...

Roger decisively dispatched his wolf cubs.

This is Great Secret Realm filled with skeletons.

Investigate thoroughly!

He simply didn't believe Constantine, an alchemist.

It's truly flawless!

Very soon.

An in-depth investigation into this ruined Great Secret Realm was then launched in full swing.

Of course, it wasn't just the hardworking wolf cubs who went to work.

There are also many employees of the Xia Yin Realm.

Even Cindy and the priestesses came out.

They wandered around the Great Secret Realm at will.

Let's see if there's anything valuable we can acquire.

And Roger himself.

Naturally, he sits in the center.

He waited for news.

They finally had time to deal with the Extermination Order regarding Slaughter Mask!

Accompanied by a series of smooth and silky extraction confirmations.

Roger stared intently at the data bar.

"Extermination Order: Your Slaughter Authority Rank +0.05"

"You have acquired the special ability from Slaughter Mask: Imitation Mastery."

"You have acquired the feat from Slaughter Mask: Dagger Body"

"You have acquired the perk from Slaughter Mask: Alchemy Knowledge"

"Nice!"

After smoking it all in one go.

Roger clenched his fist and cheered.

It's not because the special skill I was drawn was particularly impressive.

Instead, every twelve draws were 100% successful!

This time.

He felt that he could eliminate the possibility of himself being the eyebrow pencil!

I came to my senses.

Roger quickly took stock of the items.

Five out of twelve draws will yield a valuable Slaughter Authority Rank! And so...

Roger's Slaughter Authority Rank has jumped to a whopping 0.78!

Unfortunately, after the upgrade...

The difficulty of acquiring a special ability increases exponentially.

His Slaughter Authority Rank of 0.28 did not provide him with any other perks.

This is somewhat regrettable.

However, Roger quickly adjusted his mindset.

After the upgrade.

The difficulty of advancing in rank is already greatly increased.

It's incredibly lucky to have managed to get so many in one go.

in addition.

The positions extracted by the Extermination Order and the positions devoured in the struggle for power seem to have no relation.

Roger should be able to gain even more rank benefits from the death of Slaughter Mask!...

Leaving aside the deliciousness of the Slaughter Authority Rank.

The remaining 7 times represent 7 specializations.

They are as follows:

"Imitation Mastery / Dagger Body / Alchemy Knowledge / Shadow Hound Transformation / Sharpness Technique / Feigned Surrender / Forced Disengagement"

First, it is "Imitation Mastery".

This is a specialized skill or craft.

The effects include "forging documents, forging cultural relics, forging works of art, forging letters, forging seals, etc."

In secular life.

This is a very useful skill.

But it has reached the level of an Ascended Being.

That makes it seem a bit of a double-edged sword.

Fortunately, this skill is given extremely high priority.

Roger believes.

They still have a chance to shine in certain specific situations.

Secondly, there is the "Dagger Body".

Roger had already witnessed this expertise.

Transform into a Dagger Beast!

Furthermore, one can enhance the strength of the Dagger Beast by inserting their own dagger.

This specialization looks stupid when used by Slaughter Mask.

Actually, its strength is not low.

Roger clearly understood this.

The key to this specialty is "having stronger and more high-level daggers".

Let's assume he has 100 Immortal-grade daggers.

So each one of them was stuck into his body.

As long as you don't die.

Most likely, you'll become invincible.

Slaughter Mask has become a laughing stock.

It's not because of this specialty.

Roger was really too cunning.

Before you know it, the conditions for "tripping" to take effect have been met.

Everyone has to stumble at some point.

Next came "Alchemy Knowledge".

This is the simplest and most direct approach.

They acquired expertise.

It's like having a solid foundation in alchemy in your mind.

Regardless of whether Roger had learned the relevant skills before.

Anyway, I'll be working in this field from now on.

He's at least not a complete novice anymore.

This was quite important in the long-term confrontation with Constantine.

The remaining four specializations are as follows:

"Shadow Hound Transformation: You can transform into a Shadow Hound and gain access to all of the Shadow Hound's attribute templates;..."

In Shadow Hound form.

You can merge into the Shadow Realm anytime, anywhere.

And obtained ' Shadow Sight '

"Sharpness Technique: Increases the sharpness of a weapon or item by 10..."

Note: Not for use on the body.

"Feigned Surrender: You can use 'bluffing' to trick the other party into believing your feigned surrender;

In a state of Feigned Surrender.

Your initial attack comes with 10 stacks Charge Up power;...

Note: For the same enemy.

Feigned Surrender can usually only be used once.

Unless the other person has a very low IQ.

"Forced Disengagement: During combat, you can forcibly leave the battlefield and exit 'combat state';..."

Note: Limited to 4 uses per day.

The four subsequent specializations each have their own unique effects.

Aside from the fact that "Shadow Hound Transformation" is a bit comical and not very useful.

Roger was quite satisfied with the remaining three.

"Sharpness Technique" increases the sharpness of weapons.

This is a very powerful specialty.

It should be noted that the sharpness of a weapon directly affects whether it can penetrate armor, shatter shields, and other critical targets.

Roger traveled the world in his early years.

It all depends on the exceptional sharpness of the Red Moon sword.

And now.

Even if he gets promoted.

The enemy's Authority Defense and immortal barriers also require higher weapon sharpness to counter.

This is a 10-point improvement.

This further amplifies the threat posed by the likes of the Red Moon!...

The "Feigned Surrender" is even more interesting.

10 stacks of Charge Up are practically equivalent to getting a free ultimate move!

The only problem is that...

Surrender is risky.

Let alone whether it can fool the other party.

What if the enemy is a Ruthless and Vicious guy like Roger who won't listen to anyone's nonsense?

Then it is very likely that the Feigned Surrender will fail.

Instead, it was cut in two!

But no matter what.

These are all highly distinctive strengths of the second player.

When there is no other choice.

Roger could also take the risk.

After all, the skill 'bluff' affects the effectiveness of the Feigned Surrender.

This was Roger's forte.

As for the final "Forced Disengagement".

This is the strongest of the seven specialties that Roger considered Slaughter Mask to have contributed! It's not that leaving the battlefield can avoid risks.

But the 'out of combat' effect is just too powerful! You should know that Roger has the skill ' Ten Years One Sword '! This feat only provides the Charge Up for the first three moves of a single combat state.

And then there was the "Forced Disengagement" feature.

Roger would then have the potential to repeatedly break the record of "Ten Years One Sword"!

Hmm.

Cut three times.

Roger ran away!

He turned around and stabbed three more times.

Then run again.

Suddenly.

He then possessed the resources and leverage to wage a Kiting war in high-level Martial Force confrontations! Although the number of times he could do so each day was limited.

But it's barely enough! Overall.

The perks that Slaughter Mask provides are pretty good.

Roger also hoped he could give him something powerful.

after all.

His own combat ability is just so-so.

I came to my senses.

The group has already conducted a preliminary exploration of the lifeless Great Secret Realm.

The results are dire.

Even the Injured Wolf gained nothing.

This made Roger slightly displeased.

It was at this moment.

This message flashed across the data panel.

"Twelve Keys: Coordinates Confirmed!"

"Perception Authority: The Celestial God Treasure Vault will return to the Mystra Prime Material Plane in 6 months."

The specific coordinates coincide with the existing location.

Map loading...

"Hint: You have obtained the coordinates of ' Thunder Grotto Heaven (Southernmost Lands)'!"