Justice Rains From Above

A premonition of extreme misfortune washed over Mo Tan. Without hesitation, he dropped the wooden board and paste in his hands, stomped his feet hard on the ground, and leaped backward about four or five meters. Then, he heard a loud crash of something heavy falling to the ground, followed by…

Being crushed to the ground by stones and wood collapsing from all directions!

He was directly smashed for twenty percent of his health! And he was afflicted with a stun status lasting over ten seconds, struggling for ages to even crawl out…

Putting aside what the heck that thing that suddenly fell from the sky was, at least one thing was certain: the prototype of the main house that Mo Tan had painstakingly built for half the day had collapsed once again. Although it wasn't the kind of devastating collapse that Jadeka and Yaya had created before, it could basically be considered that his entire afternoon had been wasted.

"Gah!" The old Orc in the distance, who had just been startled awake from his nap, opened his eyes, and immediately fainted again.

It was fortunate that this old man was still in relatively good health, otherwise, with his psychological fortitude, he would probably have been angered to death several times already…

Mo Tan, who had finally crawled out of the ruins, didn't plan to wake his employer up for the time being, firstly because he wasn't sure if the old Orc would faint again after waking up, and secondly because he wanted to confirm whether that thing that had just fallen from the sky, screaming about being screwed over, was still alive.

If it were any other time, seeing the fruits of his half-day's labor destroyed in an instant, Mo Tan would probably have tried to kill the brother who had fallen down, even if he was still alive. However, he was currently in a Lawful Good state of mind, and building things in this game wasn't as difficult as in reality (once the basic shape and structure were done, the system would provide a certain degree of correction), so although he was slightly unhappy, he still hoped that the person was alive and well…

As the dust settled, a tall, crouching figure slowly emerged. The scene was very reminiscent of that old movie from a long time ago, the one about the guy who wants your life 3… I mean, the T800…

Crack… crack!

The figure slowly stood up, gently stretched his body, and then, after a series of subtle cracking sounds, sighed deeply, "I really thought I was going to die again…"

After saying that, the brother who had fallen from the sky slowly turned around, and gave Mo Tan a slight smile with a slightly mechanical, magnetic voice, "Hello, I'm here to get my kidney~"

"Gah?" Mo Tan was slightly stunned, and then carefully sized up the guy in front of him, who looked like he should be a person.

The newcomer looked like a humanoid creature, no problem there, but upon closer inspection, he was somewhat different from a normal human. There were many light bands with a faint blue glow flowing faintly on the surface of his body, but they didn't seem like magic or anything similar. Not only that, although this brother had a face that was extremely similar to a human's, a closer look would reveal that it didn't seem like real skin or a human body structure. It felt more like some kind of highly anthropomorphic robot.

Although it felt a bit strange to describe it that way, the texture of his face was like porcelain, with a large number of gaps flashing with light on his neck and arms, and his movements were slightly stiff. He really didn't seem like a pure 'biological' being.

"What… are you?" Mo Tan asked awkwardly, "What did you want from me just now?"

"I'm called Cole~" The other party smiled at him, and then pointed to the position of his lower back, "I'm here to get my kidney."

As soon as he finished speaking, a system prompt sounded in Mo Tan's ear.

[World Quest 'Escort the Eternal Crystal' content changed: Hand over the Eternal Crystal to Cole]

His expression immediately became very interesting, and then he immediately took out the crystal prism he had obtained from the Wood Sprite elder from his backpack, tilted his head, and gestured, "This?"

"That's right, it's my kidney." Cole smiled, and reached out his hand to Mo Tan, "Thank you."

"If possible…" Mo Tan didn't hand it over immediately, but instead glanced around slightly, and then said, "I hope you can help deal with the aftermath first, um, at least lend a hand~"

Cole was stunned, and then looked at the surrounding ruins, pointing at himself with his mouth agape, "This… was all smashed out by me?"

"Not really, you only smashed a small part." Mo Tan said truthfully, "Most of it was done by me… and my companions, but if you're not in a hurry, it would be best if you could help clean up, of course, I'll give you this first."

With that, he handed over the Eternal Crystal in his hand.

[Quest: Escort the Eternal Crystal, Completed]

"Thank you." Cole reached out and took it, then immediately stuffed it into a square grid on his side waist (suspected to be a space item), and then nodded at Mo Tan with a smile, "I'm happy to help, mate, anyway, because of some accident, I can't leave for the time being."

After saying that, he took two steps forward, casually picked up two long pieces of wood used as beams, and prepared to start working while humming a little tune…

Mo Tan stared blankly at his two arms, which seemed to feel no weight at all, and didn't react for a long time.

Innocent World, around 7 PM

"Heave-ho~" Cole drove a few wooden fences into the ground as fast as a pile driver, turned his head, and winked at Mo Tan, "You take a break, I'll finish this circle in a bit."

At this time, he was carrying a large pile of wooden stakes on his shoulders, which were half a head taller than him, and not far behind him was the farmhouse, which had been built to about seventy or eighty percent.

"Thank you for your trouble." Mo Tan smiled embarrassedly, and sat down on the spot, panting, "I should rest for a while…"

In the previous period of time, the two had cooperated to complete almost seventy percent of the farm's restoration work. The Adventurers' Association had already sent the materials along with the compensation money in the late afternoon, and now there wasn't much left.

This guy named Cole was simply a monster. His work efficiency was almost ten times higher than Mo Tan's. Thanks to him, the reconstruction work, which would have taken at least two days to show initial results, was now almost complete.

The farmer was still lying on the ground, covered with some cloth that Mo Tan didn't know where he had found, sleeping soundly.

In fact, he had woken up once in between, but Cole had knocked him unconscious again at the first moment. In the latter's words, he wanted to 'give this Orc old man a surprise'.

Although Mo Tan was a little speechless that the premise of the surprise was based on unconsciousness, it didn't matter…

"Speaking of which." Mo Tan suddenly asked Cole, who was still busy, "Why did you fall from the sky before?"

He hadn't asked about this before, but after working together for a while, Mo Tan felt that this brother was very optimistic and wouldn't mind this kind of thing, so he asked.

"Ah~ that matter." Cole shrugged, "It's a long story~~"

Let's rewind the time a little bit…

Five minutes before Cole fell, south side of Anka Market, high altitude

An ice-blue dragon was leisurely circling in the clouds. Its body was covered with magic patterns that emitted a cyan glow, and there were also bursts of faint pressure rippling around it. On the surface, this should be an Azure Dragon that lived in the northeast of the continent, and it was already an adult. Both its unique ice-based dragon language magic and its physical strength were of a very high standard. If it went berserk, it could easily destroy a small city. Of course, it had no way to deal with a place like Anka Market… Even if several adult dragons were added together, it would be difficult…

However, it wasn't here to cause trouble. If the camera zoomed in, it could be seen that there was actually a person sitting on the Azure Dragon's broad back.

A humanoid creature with a very excited expression!

"I'm telling you the truth! Damn it!" Cole gesticulated wildly and shouted, "If I hadn't shouted out that sentence at the time, that senior who looked like a goblin would have definitely sliced me up. It was really scary, but now it's finally over~~ Ahahaha, oh hahahaha~"

The dragon carrying him rolled its eyes, and huffed, panting, "Alright, we're here. I have something to do after I send you down later. After you get the Eternal Core, immediately activate the teleportation crystal and return to Sky Pillar Mountain, and then… hey! Cole, are you listening to me?"

"I'm listening." Cole pinched a silver crystal, muttering while examining it carefully, "But how do you use this thing? There's not even an instruction manual."

The dragon sighed, using magic to fix itself in mid-air, and said helplessly, "You throw it to me, and I'll teach you."

"Oh." Cordoba obediently tossed the crystal down.

"Listen carefully." The Azure Dragon named Fimir caught the crystal with its front claws and earnestly instructed, "First, you need to guide the primal force within you..."

Cordoba nodded.

"Then gather the primal force in the hand holding the crystal until it glows, see? Like this."

Cordoba nodded.

"Finally, silently recite the location you want to go to in your mind. This crystal only records one place, so you just need to think of Sky Pillar..."

Whoosh!!!

A silver light suddenly enveloped Fimiger.

"Hey!" Cordoba shouted, "What do you mean by this!?"

The light grew brighter and brighter!

"Augh!!! I'm gon..."

The answer he received was an abruptly cut-off dragon roar.

And then...

Cordoba fell.

Thus came the 'Damn it, this is a scam!' shout from high altitude that Mo Tan had heard earlier.

"So..." Mo Tan's expression at this moment was as colorful as could be, "The dragon you sent got itself teleported away, and then you fell?"

Cordoba, who had finished the last set of fences, nodded with a very calm expression.

"My condolences." Mo Tan sincerely said, "You've really worked hard."

"Hey~ it's nothing." Cordoba shook his head and laughed, "My previous... uh, my previous lives were even more unlucky, so I'm very content now, uh, that's the gist of it, can you understand?"

Mo Tan was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed, "You're also... a player?"

"Huh?" Cordoba was also taken aback, "You too?!"

Mo Tan nodded. He had always thought the other party was an NPC, especially since it involved the world quest he had taken before, and Cordoba seemed extremely powerful. Well, being powerful made sense, because if it were him, he would have died from falling from such a high place...

"How long have you been playing?" Thinking of this, Mo Tan suddenly asked curiously, "You seem a bit too strong."

"I've only played this character for a day~" Cordoba chuckled, "As for the reason, it's not convenient to reveal it yet."

Although Cordoba didn't intend to reveal it to Mo Tan, we can still take a look at his character information from a god's-eye view:

Cordoba

Race: Rune Construct

Gender: Preset as Male

Level: Priest 1/1 (Hidden Class: Agent 1/1)

Alignment: Lawful Good

Talents:

Don't Die: Your desire to survive is incredibly strong! (Acquired after the second death)

Note: Yes, this skill doesn't give you any stat bonuses, it just describes you.

Indomitable: You will never feel despair! (Acquired after the fourth death)

Note: A difficult life has cultivated your rock-solid will, but what's the point?

Gifted: Your aptitude is very suitable for cultivating skills such as Dragon Subduing Palm, Tathagata Palm, Kamehameha, and Pegasus Meteor Fist. Ignore mastery restrictions when learning these skills (Acquired after the fourth death)

Note: These skills don't seem to exist in the game

Chosen One: You are LeBron James of the basketball world, you are Tiger Woods of the golf world, you are (data deleted) of the photography world, you are Sister Feng of the entertainment world! Yes! You are the chosen one! Therefore, each time you fail, the world's collapse level will increase by 1% (Acquired after the fifth death)

Note: You better not fail, you can't afford the punishment for failure!

Transcendent: Your stats are fixed, you cannot level up, you cannot accept regular quests, you cannot use any regular equipment with added stats, you cannot learn any skills.

Note: It's already good enough, what more do you want?

Base Stats: Strength 60, Dexterity 40, Intelligence 30, Constitution 60

Visible Stats: Eloquence 1, Charisma 1, Knowledge 90, Leadership 1

Combat Stats:

Rune? Steel: Your body is as hard as steel, reducing all physical damage taken by 25%

Rune? Giant Strength: Your strength stat is twice the normal value

Rune? Resilience: Your stamina regeneration speed is increased by 300%

Rune? Evil Purging: You take 25% less magical damage

Rune Storm: Your speed is increased by 5%, and your attacks are infused with lightning, dealing an additional 10% damage.

Hidden Peril - Soul Fusion: Your soul has not fully integrated with your body, therefore you are 25% more susceptible to the negative effects of mind-affecting spells.

Hidden Peril - Depletion: Your power comes from pre-injected energy, and is therefore finite. Please be sure to return to Sky Pillar Mountain before your energy is exhausted!

Soulbound Equipment:

Staff of the Agent

Quality: Unique Fine

Attack Power:

Attributes: All Attributes +1%

Usage Requirement: Rune Body

[Note: This massive staff is more like a spear. It doesn't seem to have any special features, except that it might be... heavy? An ancient inscription is etched into the staff's handle: There are many ways to protect a friend, such as stabbing his enemies to death or smashing them flat.]

Since Cole wasn't willing to say much, Mo Tan naturally didn't intend to pry. He just sighed and said, "Bro, you're a really good guy~"

He was answered with a dry laugh filled with bitter tears.

"Heh..."

Chapter 48: The End