Continue the Hunt

"No. 8!"

Saeki Muneyoshi tossed the gold badge in his hand up and down, smiling with narrowed eyes, "The feeling of playing the villain and stealing other people's honor is just fantastic."

"It doesn't seem like the rules say that you can't continue challenging once you've succeeded in a challenge, right?"

Muneyoshi's face was full of ill intent; he had gained far too much from his recent exchange with Katsumura Yota.

"In that case, the more badges like these, the better."

After saying that, Muneyoshi casually put the No. 8 badge he had just received into his pocket.

They began searching for their next target.

At this moment, the five-dimensional diagram belonging to Katsumura Yota in his mind had also been completed.

Katsumura Yota.

Speed 5, Strength 3, Physical Strength 4, Mental Strength 5, Technique 6.

The sum of the five dimensions is 23.

Such five-dimensional attributes are certainly not bad, especially in terms of technique and speed. Without the boost from using the Dark State, Muneyoshi is completely inferior in these two aspects alone.

Even a slight difference can make a difference of the same order of magnitude.

Moreover, Muneyoshi has discovered that his five-dimensional display is not like other five-dimensional displays that can be subdivided into 0.1, 0.2, etc.

His lowest value is only 0.5, with the increase and decrease being the same.

Therefore, even if someone has grown through training, it won't show up unless there's a growth of at least 0.5.

Then Muneyoshi opened his five-dimensional diagram.

Speed 4 [Potential Reserve +0.5; Inactive +0.5 Source Katsumura Yota]

Strength 5.5 [Potential Reserve +0.5]

Stamina 4.5 (-1.5 Dark State)

Technique 5 (+2; Darkness Shot Phase 1 Burst) [Inactive +0.5 Source Katsumura Yota]

Mental Strength 5.5 (+1; Dark Amplification) [Potential Reserve +1]

Total 24.5 (Darkness Shot Burst +3, Stamina -1.5).

During these months of intensive training, he finally digested the power potential he had absorbed from Ishida Gin and Tatum, and ultimately transformed it into his own attribute.

It even reached 24.5 points under normal conditions.

Such strength is comparable to that of Mori Juzaburo, even when compared to high school students two years later.

Of course, Mouri is definitely not as good as him now.

Moreover, in the match just now, he did more than just use the combination of darkness, strength, and energy to hit the first stage of the Darkness Shot.

This was also the first time that a new method combining darkness and mental power had been used.

By applying mental suggestions to the opponent before the match and Fluorescent Flame Seed within their body.

Without the other party's awareness, various means are used to induce negative emotions in them, and then these negative emotions are used to ignite a spark.

At the same time, at the right moment, he used the falling light to deepen this influence, further weakening Katsumura Yota's already weak mental strength.

Furthermore, after weakening him, he used his superior mental strength to disrupt his vision and construct a dreamlike state of sleep for him.

Because the Fluorescent Flame Seed was constantly weakened, his methods were quite successful.

This also gave him a deeper understanding of the combination of darkness and spiritual power.

Compared to the overt and domineering nature of the Path of Light.

The darkness has become more mysterious and harder to guard against.

As long as you make preparations in advance, and your opponent's mental attributes are weaker than or equal to your own.

Then his method will be effective.

By constantly provoking or attacking your opponent, and inducing them to generate negative emotions, the power of the Fluorescent Flame Seed will naturally manifest.

Now that the Fluorescent Flame Seed have taken effect, the opponent will become weaker and weaker.

It's like using your opponent to weaken yourself, and all you have to give up is a Seed of Darkness and Spirit combined with a Glowing Flame and constantly using Darkness to launch attacks to deepen this effect.

This is his most powerful and miraculous method for defeating stronger opponents at this moment, and it might have a surprising effect when dealing with opponents whose mental strength is extremely unbalanced.

This tactic is similar to a hero skill in a game that Muneyoshi once played.

Muneyoshi discovered this characteristic after combining darkness with spiritual power. He readily adopted its theory and therefore did not shy away from using this technique as its name.

"However, this time the potential catalyst I've extracted can't be absorbed for the time being?"

Muneyoshi then put aside his joy at defeating Katsumura Yota.

He discovered that the 0.5 speed and 0.5 technology he had drawn from the other party had not been absorbed by him like the power he had drawn from Ishida Gin Tatum.

"Is this the limit? Or is this the limit that my body, which is only in its five dimensions, can reach at a first-year student level?"

Muneyoshi kept thinking, this was the first time such a situation had occurred.

If his attributes stabilize at these values in the future, wouldn't that mean his strength growth has reached its limit?

Muneyoshi was a little unhappy!

Everyone who saw a figure in a red and black coat immediately followed him.

Half an hour later.

Inside another court, Muneyoshi's eyes flashed with a cold light, and with a flick of his right hand, a streak of light swept across the court.

Bang!

Call out!

The tennis ball spun violently on the ground several times before bouncing up and slamming into the iron net behind a member of the First String, leaving a clearly visible dent, demonstrating the force of the impact.

You bastard!

The First String member turned his head to look at the tennis ball rolling on the ground, then looked at Muneyoshi with anger and resentment.

"Match ended, score 6-2."

"Senior, you've lost. Give me your badge..."

Standing at the net, Muneyoshi calmly extended one hand, asking the First String for a badge.

The third-year student across from him, whose name he didn't know, reluctantly took off his badge and tossed it to Muneyoshi.

Muneyoshi grabbed him.

I've also received the NO.15 badge.

This relieved the frustration he felt because his five dimensions had temporarily stopped growing.

"Unfortunately, this time the 'Dream Full of Branches, Nightfall Ballad didn't work..."

"In that case, this technique seems to be temporarily ineffective against opponents with extremely strong mental power who can activate various states..."

Stepping off the court, Muneyoshi began to review the game.

Although he acted somewhat impulsively in this match, the result was ultimately good for him.

Although this third-year student, whose name is unknown, is not very strong, with his five-dimensional attributes barely exceeding 21, his mental strength and willpower are indeed not weak.

Muneyoshi's new ultimate move failed to work on him. Even with his constant provocation and influence, the opponent only became angry, and his Fluorescent Flame Seed could not be triggered.

Of course, it's also possible that it was detected and stripped away by the other party's mental energy.

In this way, Muneyoshi also learned the weakness of this move.

Subsequently, in order to verify this idea, Muneyoshi continued to look for opponents.

As he wandered between the various courts, Muneyoshi noticed that the matches on several courts had already ended.

The members of the First String have been defeated, and the people who defeated them are the same group that Muneyoshi knows well.

"It seems the revolution in the first-year students has already begun..."

Muneyoshi glanced at these people and immediately walked away. Since the goal was to verify his ideas, he needed a suitable opponent.

Muneyoshi kept moving around the court.

Suddenly he saw several familiar figures again.

One of them was precisely the opponent he most wanted to face.

P. S.: "Guess who it is!"

Seeing that we've reached 300 monthly votes, and since it's the weekend and Danyang has some time at home, I'm adding an extra chapter to thank everyone for their support.

In the future, as long as the monthly votes reach a multiple of 300, such as 600 or 900, there will be extra chapters. Of course, if it exceeds 1,000, that would be even better, and there will definitely be extra chapters then.

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Thank you everyone for your support. If you have any votes, please vote for me!

Also, I checked the word count, and this bonus chapter is only a little over two thousand words, which isn't enough. I'll write a little longer and post another chapter; both chapters will count as a bonus chapter.