The Embryonic Team Sets Sail

A pillar of light descended abruptly, completing the levitation and guidance process.

"A double D-rank Ghost Swordsman enhancement; I hope you can grow into it."

Under the witness of Uchiha Xiu, surging energy converged into the left arm of Kobayashi Yoshito. His bones emitted groans of unbearable strain as muscle fibers were torn apart and restructured by an invisible force.

The skin turned crimson and twisted!

Veins bulged and writhed like earthworms, emitting an ominous, dark red luster.

The Ghost Hand was born.

The next moment, the phantom of cold metal chains appeared out of thin air, wrapping tightly around it and digging deep into the flesh.

Intricate and eerie black rune tattoos emerged from beneath the skin like living things, spreading until they covered the entire mutated arm.

A violent, corrosive pain pierced his marrow instantly, as if countless ice needles and branding irons were churning through his flesh simultaneously. Kobayashi could not hold back a muffled groan, cold sweat pouring down his face.

After recovering slightly, he couldn't help but look down at his grotesque left arm, which still maintained a human shape—the Ghost Hand was fully generated.

Using this arm as an energy core, he could now apply a small amount of Ghost God power!

Such as Ghost Slash.

There was no need to spend extra points with the Main God for this skill; as long as he had a katana or a greatsword as a medium, he could execute it.

It could sever trees and strike spiritual entities!

"Main God, report my six-dimensional attributes and project them."

Three minutes passed. Not wanting to keep secrets, Kobayashi Yoshito descended steadily from mid-air and publicly displayed his personal stats:

Intelligence 137, Mental Power 129, Cellular Vitality 152, Nerve Reaction Speed 148, Muscle Tissue Strength 151, Immunity Strength 154.

"Just getting started, not bad." Uchiha Xiu did not look down on his companion for being a weakling.

After all, the investment was right there.

"Don't touch that remaining D-rank side quest yet. Use one hundred reward points to exchange for a sharp blade with good corrosion resistance; I'll take you all back to the world of The Mummy to farm points later."

Kitagawa Nacai, who had been contemplating her own path and pursuing the ultimate cost-effectiveness, immediately perked up upon hearing the captain's words.

Farm?

What a wonderful word.

The captain really is a treasure~

"However, I still need to undergo my initial enhancement. I'm truly sick of that feeling of powerlessness."

As she pondered this in her heart, an excited Kobayashi Yoshito enthusiastically recommended: "Why don't you become a healer?"

"Among your six-dimensional attributes, your initial mental power is 121, which is 16 points higher than mine. Your talent is quite good."

Oh?

Uchiha Xiu was surprised, and meeting his gaze, Nacai chose to project her stats directly.

Just as Kobayashi Yoshito said, the model girl's innate mental power was a cut above her other attributes.

Become the team's mental power user?

It didn't hold much significance.

Regarding intelligence gathering, Uchiha Xiu intended to leave that to his created subordinate, planning to extract the Byakugan from the Hyuga clan's main branch and combine it with the Uzumaki Bloodline and Mind's Eye of the Kagura, cultivating it in the direction of Senju Tobirama's chakra sensing.

In the field of mental attacks, Uchiha genjutsu was sufficient, especially since he was determined to obtain Shisui's Kotoamatsukami Eye.

"Before we group up, I only need to exchange for one more skill like Mind Chain to realize real-time mental communication among all members."

[Female Priest: The soul is bathed in light and has received new revelations, gradually obtaining the power of light. From this point on, she no longer exists as an ordinary girl, but exists to purge darkness, weirdness, and ominousness, and to save those trapped in suffering...]

Lines of new projections appeared.

--Exchanging for this enhancement will grant 80 points of mental power increase, 40 points of cellular activity increase, 20 points of intelligence increase, 15 points of muscle strength increase, 10 points of nerve reaction increase, and 10 points of immunity increase.

--Requires payment of two D-rank side quests and 1200 reward points.

[Initial Skill: Judgment Hammer, consumes mental power to condense holy energy onto a weapon, hammering targets on the path ahead. It has a suppression effect on hostile units of negative energy.]

[Initial Skill: Healing Prayer, prays to the light to restore the vitality of oneself and surrounding teammates, repairing various types of trauma. If there is surplus spell efficacy after the treatment ends, it will transform into a buff for the target unit, increasing all attributes by a certain percentage.]

"How about it? The captain is strong enough, we aren't lacking in output, and I'm a secondary damage dealer whose field doesn't involve healing. Why don't you be the healer?" Kobayashi Yoshito tried his best to sell the idea.

Uchiha Xiu could see it now; this guy must be a hardcore Dungeon & Fighter fan.

"Before entering The Mummy, use the resources you farm to exchange for these two skills."

[Holy Purification: Consumes mental power to pray to the light, increasing one's own and designated teammates' resistance to abnormal status effects, and gaining a shield. It has special defense against necromantic, dark, and curse-type powers.

Requires payment of one D-rank side quest and 800 reward points.]

[Weapon Block: Consumes mental power to raise a heavy weapon and condense holy energy, blocking physical and magical attacks from directly in front. It has a highly efficient blocking effect against hostile units of negative energy.

Requires payment of one D-rank side quest and 800 reward points.]

Basic and practical.

With healing, purification, and a modicum of self-preservation, this class is incredibly eye-catching when facing ghost-type special worlds, and once fully developed, it can even dish out impressive damage on its own.

Clearly, Kitagawa Nacai, who lacked much of an opinion of her own, was tempted. In real-life MOBA games, she loved playing support characters—sticking with the marksman in the early game and the jungler in the mid-to-late game.

"Later on, you'll advance to Paladin. With Valiant Hymn, Hymn of Rebirth, Weapon Blessing, Guardian Blessing, Honor Blessing, and Apocalypse of Holy Light, you'll be buffing the whole team until they're stuffed with positive effects." Kobayashi was lost in his own world, unable to pull himself out.

"Captain." Nacai spoke up weakly.

Her expression was full of eagerness.

"In the next reincarnation world, having two supports from different fields willing to serve me alone—this is quite the blessing."

After a casual quip, Uchiha Xiu, who didn't stand on ceremony, said straightforwardly: "If you're willing, then switch. You don't need to worry about your safety in the next The Mummy world; I will provide protection."

To become a qualified leader, one cannot be shortsighted. Cultivating a healer to boost the East Sea Team's sustained combat capability was indeed very necessary.

And so, a pillar of light descended once more, lifting the tall girl into the air.

Holy-type runes emerged from the void, branding themselves into her bones and flesh.

The power of light surged along newly formed circuits, converging, and faintly, Kitagawa Nacai heard hymns echoing in her ears.

As the pillar of light dissipated, she opened her eyes and clearly sensed the warm, flowing power within her—the circulation of holy-attribute energy was now established.

"One shouldn't strike while the iron is hot when stepping into the extraordinary; why not go practice? Take some acid-resistant training weapons; we're about to depart."

"Yes, Captain." Kobayashi Yoshito gripped a door-sized greatsword.

The female Paladin now held an exquisite scythe, and she shouted full of energy:

"Okay~"

This scene gave Uchiha Xiu a sense of belonging, reminding him of the time after he graduated from the Ninja Academy and joined Team 12: one instructor chunin paired with three fledgling genin.