Ready to Return
After leaving the aircraft, Dunn returned to a safe house and, after confirming that all the isolation facilities he had conjured were still functioning properly, breathed a sigh of relief and returned to being the ordinary Mr. Feng Xue, beginning to appreciate his new Weird Tale.
In this world, he acquired a total of four Weird Tale. Apart from the unexpectedly created [Research a Ghost], the other three, [Atypical Streamer], [Super Ace-Level Iron-Blooded Tough Guy], and [Ghost Catching Master], were all products of his plan.
[Atypical Streamer] is a talisman on a mystical level, helping him resist all kinds of unpredictable mystical damage. [Super ACE-Class Iron-Blooded Tough Guy] is a shield and axe on a physical level, capable of both offense and defense. On the one hand, he can withstand instant death (Hardman is not fatal if not fatally wounded), and on the other hand, he has powerful real combat abilities, which can prevent him from being crushed by size like when he faced the Giant Tengu before.
The title of "Ghost Catching Master" is the sharpest spear he prepared for himself.
The power of [Heart Over Matter] can transform his strong willpower and imagination into power in both physical and metaphysical senses. In more gamified terms, it can manually add weaknesses to enemies or remove weaknesses from himself.
Just like how he used Electric Fan to catch ghosts and Preservative Film to trap them, when facing Weird Tale, he can also focus on appearance, weapons, or even the way they speak to force a weakness into the opponent, and then use the corresponding Phantom Object to give them a little special attack shock.
As for himself, it's the saying, "As long as your will is strong enough, you are invulnerable to swords and spears." For example, if an enemy attacks him with "Special Attack Against Weird Tale," as long as he firmly believes that he "is not Weird Tale," he will not be affected by the attack bonus from the Special Attack Against Weird Tale.
[Make the Best Use of Everything] is a power similar to the Iron-Blooded Tough Guy [Item Master], but with slight differences in details. The Item Master can "Phantomatization", which means that the inherent characteristics of the item can only be transformed into something like [Element] that can take effect.
[Make the Best Use of Everything] allows you to actively amplify the elements of an item. For example, even if a vacuum cleaner is enhanced with [Item Master], it will only gain the power to "absorb dirt". At most, it can be used to target objects with [garbage] or [filth] elements, such as dust mountains or stinky mud. It cannot suck in ghosts and monsters. The reason it can be done is because Feng Xue deliberately used the authority of the Gu Poison Body at the end.
However, the [Make the Best Use of Everything] ability is different. It connects "dirt" in the sense of "cleanliness" with "dirt" in colloquial terms, referring to things like ghosts and monsters. This allows a vacuum cleaner that can only absorb dust and dirt to also suck up ghosts. It's safe to say that [Make the Best Use of Everything] combined with [Item Master] will undoubtedly achieve a synergistic effect greater than the sum of its parts.
As for the last [People-Oriented] power, it is a safety net skill. Simply put, it means "no matter how fancy the methods are, the strength of the person himself is the foundation." It is the manifestation of Dunn's strong physique and is somewhat similar to the [Tough Kung Fu] of the Atypical Streamer. The key is to strengthen the foundation.
It's no exaggeration to say that even if Feng Xue were naked now, he could easily beat his predecessor who wore three sets of armor before coming to this world. That's the difference in raw strength. Now, even without relying on Kamen Rider transformation or using Internal Force, he can easily draw a 300-stone bow with just the physical strength amplified by a few basic powers. If he were wearing armor, he could even approach the speed of sound.
The battles in Weird Tale are battles of power and elements, and Feng Xue's two trump cards in the fight against the Hundred Tales are powerful underlying qualities and the means to eliminate restraints.
The smartest way to fight is to drag the enemy into your preferred rhythm and then defeat them through your rich experience.
Compared to the three powers, the four Companion Phantom he obtained were relatively inferior.
Name: Phantom Object - Chocolate for Exorcising Demons
Elements: [Food], [Items], [Weapons], [Ammunition], [Unlimited], [Chocolate], [Flying Items]
Synopsis: It may look like just a bag of chocolate beans that you can't finish eating, but when it comes to ghosts, it has an extraordinary power to intimidate them. Once it hits, no matter what kind of ghost it is, it will lose its courage and start to flee in panic.
Note: Edible -- except for cats, dogs, and ghosts.
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Name: Phantom Object - Ghost-Catching Preservative Film
Elements: [Items], [Weapons], [Infinity], [Restraints], [Kitchenware]
Synopsis: A roll of Preservative Film that never runs out, ordinary in both material and quality, but for some reason it has the power to hinder ghosts. Even ghosts that can easily pass through any obstacle will be blocked by it.
Note: Impenetrable does not mean indestructible.
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Name: Phantom Object - Ghost Binding Electric Fan
Elements: [Electrical Devices], [Props], [Weapons], [Perpetual Motion Machine]
Description: A long-handled Electric Fan with a built-in power supply. For some reason, the wind it blows has the power to bind ghosts, but for things other than ghosts, it is just a fan with a strong airflow.
Note: Don't forget, this is a polearm.
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Name: Phantom Object - Demon-Slaying Air Fryer
Elements: [Kitchenware], [High Temperature], [Electrical Appliances], [Perpetual Motion Machine]
Description: This oversized Air Fryer is big enough to fit a person inside and has the power to kill ghosts. Although it has a built-in power supply, its size doesn't seem suitable for carrying around.
Note: How many steps does it take to stuff a ghost into an fryer?
Although they all have god-like elements like [infinity] and [Perpetual Motion Machine], they are not very convenient to use, especially the Air Fryer that is as big as a boiler. Apart from carrying it with a mecha, Feng Xue had no idea how to carry it in actual combat.
Furthermore, with the addition of the [Item Master] and [Make the Best Use of Everything] abilities, the scope for such targeted item usage has become increasingly limited.
"We must learn from this lesson; next time Weird Tale, we need to keep the accessories as small as possible..."
Feng Xue muttered to herself as she packed up the Air Fryer used by the Blackthorn Ghost Catching Agency for performing Fried Ghost with Bundle Cloth, somewhat regretting that she hadn't turned the car vacuum cleaner into Phantom Object as well.
However, upon closer reflection, it makes sense. After all, chocolate and Preservative Film have become deeply ingrained in people's minds these days, and the hurricane-force winds generated by the Electric Fan are quite effective in locking the giant ghost. The vacuum cleaner only appears at the end, so its popularity isn't very high. But perhaps as today's events unfold, a vacuum cleaner Phantom Object will appear in the future.
However, Feng Xue doesn't plan to consider that kind of thing right now, because he's already planning to return to the real world.
However, the unique nature of this world makes it quite suitable for making "quick money." If it encounters any difficult enemies in the future, it might even come back under a different identity to have some fun.
Having finished packing all her luggage, Feng Xue silently removed the [incomprehensible] buff attached to the concept of "ghost," turned around, and pushed open the door that led her to this world.
"Hopefully, when I come back next time, the world's capital will have come up with something truly groundbreaking!"