Chapter 389

Pick.

He twisted his waist and Zabuza Momochi around, throwing Zabuza from his spear at the struggling Yashamaru. Meanwhile, Mona had created dozens of phantoms with his gadgets, smiled as he locked onto Yashamaru, who was trying to dodge.

Manas Consciousness) - future selection.

Transcendental Grade skills. Future Interference.

With her Noble Phantasm and skill activated simultaneously, she chose a scene, from effect to cause. It should have been something she casually glanced at and then hid back in the mist, Yashamaru was inexplicably half a step too slow and collided with Zabuza's back Zabuza Momochi he flew in.

Bang!

The shotgun, filled with the entire soul of a Transcendental Grade player, fired. Having survived the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, Yuki was not short of bullets. This shot blasted through the thin net, followed by a trail of fiery afterimages.

Swish.

With Bloodblade -like slash, Yuki appeared in front of Mona, less than half a meter away. He glanced at the blood splattered on the girl's face, her slightly eerie smile, and her outstretched little fist.

The two players behind him were torn to pieces, their blood and flesh splattering out and staining the thick fog red. Their eyes were wide open in anger as they fell down unwillingly.

The skirmish lasted only a few minutes and was over.

After a slight hesitation, Yuki also extended his fist and lightly touched the knuckles of Mona's fist.

It was a pleasure working with you.

Chapter 5 I Have Special Persuasion Skills (9K)

Ten minutes later, two Monster III players fell, and the number of players dropped from 136 to 131.

There's nothing to reminisce about. Yuki has already killed too many acquaintances; it's unlikely he'll cause even the slightest ripple. How to put it? In this Reincarnation Game, there are only friends, enemies, and strangers, and enemies are just moving experience packs.

[Player Yuki defeated players Zabuza Momochi Yashamaru, participation rate 65%, reward 5 enhancement points]

It's alright. After all, players are fighting each other, and upgrade points are an extra bonus. So, are they positively correlated with player strength?

"These two are probably the evaluations for Monster III. Ignoring participation, a solo kill would be worth an average of 4 enhancement points per person. It seems we'll have to find Monster IV players for the last 4 specialization points."

After making a small adjustment to the 'Qualitative Change Plan', Yuki put away his Bloodblade and went back to clean up the battlefield. The Executioner's Blade was a decent level 5 item, and the Freezing Jewel was also quite good. As for Yashamaru's items, he gave them all to Mona, as he had no use for them himself.

The five Soul Lamp were divided equally. These things wouldn't be shattered by the aftershocks of the battle. The flames inside were poured into the badge on the chest, and the almost extinguished flames immediately grew stronger. Under normal circumstances, they could burn for another four or five days without any problem.

Mona happily accepted it, her little face filled with greed. "It's a pity you killed them too quickly. They must have hidden some good stuff in their storage space."

"Don't bite off more than you can chew, and it'll have side effects." Yuki himself has the Night Furnace Domain to store some items; it's not so easy for ordinary players to switch to an item-based build. Do you think everyone is an eight-armed Guanyin?

He saw Mona take out a small black and gold box, strengthen it while stuffing Yashamaru's black rope into it, and suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, I've always wanted to ask you, as the princess of Valhalla, you shouldn't lack resources, so why haven't you advanced to Monster IV yet?"

In the Wizard's Tower, this girl was already Monster III, having fought a war. How come she's still Monster III? He remembered that before Monster IV, it wasn't so easy to get stuck on the rating.

"Promotion isn't that easy. Even with side quests and loot, a single S-rank dungeon run won't give you more than two thousand points. For a genius like me, it takes two to three S-rank missions to advance even one level, and the progress in Monster IV is even longer. Oh, I forgot you're a rich guy."

Mona rolled her eyes, giving him a look that said, "You don't know how hard life is for poor people like us," and then gave him a brief explanation of the normal situation in Borderlands.

Each faction cultivates several important players simultaneously, so the resources allocated to each faction aren't as significant. Moreover, the larger the faction, the more expenses there are. Take the previous manor as an example; it was burning through points every day.

The average player completes missions roughly once every 2-3 months. It's impossible to achieve an S-rank on every mission; there will always be times when you encounter difficulties and have to slack off. Then you have to enjoy your free time, which adds up to another expense.

So that's how it is. I'm the abnormal player. I get quests very frequently, and every time I complete a quest, I clear the entire dungeon and rarely waste points. My biggest extra expense these days is a rabbit headband that a senior student bought for me.

"But you still haven't answered my question."

"Because Mom said leveling up too fast makes the foundation unstable." Mona explained with a 'don't underestimate me' look, "Besides, game ratings don't do much good. You can't scare people to death by showing off your stats; it just increases the difficulty of dungeons. A powerful Monster III is better than a Monster IV that you leveled up by feeding points."

Yuki thought about it and realized it made some sense. He himself wished he could be considered an ordinary person so he could go to the fishpond and fry fish.

The only use of accumulating ratings is to advance to a major stage, such as an epic qualitative leap. Of course, this kind of accumulated qualitative leap is inherently inferior because players simply cannot control which qualitative leap they achieve.

"That's right, and you fought well too. As a fellow Monster III, you can definitely crush Yashamaru." Yuki approvingly. After fighting side by side several times, that much was certain. "But where did your points go? Miss Shiki won't make you hand them over, will she?"

"Here, it's all in this thing." The girl handed over the black and gold leather suitcase. Yuki put on his identification glasses and immediately understood.

[Alienated Grade Item: Coloniser's Chest (Chaos Grade) - 10-time Expansion]

[Installing items looted by the user reduces side effects by 80%.]

[Side effects: Items added as gifts or purchased are ineffective and the item level is lower than the treasure chest level. The pressure bar increases with each use, and when it reaches full, the effect is doubled.]

[Description: Looting! Looting! Then, death! Death!]

Wow, this girl is an item-based player?

Yuki adjusted his glasses. This was a very special and powerful item, only slightly inferior to his own Night Furnace, and Mona had spent a huge amount of points on it.

Ten expansions, who knows how many items are inside? No wonder it's like Doraemon. And this thing doesn't even take up much of the score, just like Yuki stuffed a lot of items into the Night Furnace.

The factors that significantly boost player ratings are always physical attributes, Transcendental Grade skills, and faction talents.

"Hehe, are you curious why I don't take the side effects?"

"I am a little curious." Yuki never asks anyone to show their player panel, and Mona didn't either. He just explained it to him and he understood, and his expression became strange.

"You also have a 'scapegoat scarecrow,' which has a certain chance of transferring damage to the user, and then you use your Manas Consciousness to choose the successful future?" Yuki, isn't this equivalent to a combination of Hiyori's Sacrificial Chain and the Void Puppet?

"Hehe, I'm pretty smart, aren't I?"

That's really clever, exploiting a bug, huh? It created a logical loop.

Each item individually is terrible, but when put together they form a complete combat system, and the core is still the 'Manas Consciousness', which sounds mystical but is actually quite simple to explain.

From effect to cause, the stronger the connection between the chosen image and the Mona, and the weaker the people and things involved, the easier it is to achieve.

"You dare say you earned that treasure chest and scarecrow yourself? Those kinds of items are probably rare."

"Uh, it was found by other Heroic Spirits, but I paid points, so I only got a 40% discount at most." Mona stuck out her tongue. She hadn't told the truth earlier because she was busy showing off. Her eyes darted around, and she changed the subject. "I've told you everything, don't you completely trust me?"

"But you didn't show me the player panel."

"Oh dear, girls always need to keep some secrets."

Yuki ignored her. Actually, it didn't matter whether she looked at the panel or not. Mena Ryougi was as powerful as she had imagined, and she didn't know how to classify her in detail.

A player who relies on item support.

"By the way, that Night Watchers didn't escape."

As the fog gradually dissipated, a battlefield littered with debris came into view, and a person stood at the edge of the battlefield.

Wearing a black uniform, a tricorn hat, holding a musket, and a saber at his waist.

This is a tall woman with long red hair, a high nose bridge, and wearing over-the-knee riding boots. Her fair face exudes a heroic spirit.

Christian Funina, a Level 4 Night Watchers and the sole Survivors of the expedition, pursed her lips, her expression a mixture of fear and shame. Even though she had gone back to report, she had in fact deserted.

"Perhaps it's because you saved her life?" Mona thought for a moment. They had met on the road. The strength of Transcendental Grade IV was no match for that ninja. You should know that the weakest player in this dungeon is at least Monster II.

Yuki watched coldly from the sidelines until she was the only one left dead, at which point she made her move.

"No, it's because she's smart. She knows that going back to report would only increase the number of casualties." Yuki was very rational. He saw the head of a middle-aged man, whose body had already been destroyed beyond recognition by the aftershocks of the battle.

This was the branch manager of Rosen City, a Level 3 Night Watchers with a monster-level rating, who was killed by Zabuza Momochi ten shots.

"Tsk tsk tsk, who told you to stand by and watch? Even a hero rescuing a damsel in distress shouldn't be done in such a dangerous way."

"That's irrelevant. I want to observe the Night Watchers's fighting style." Yuki shook his head; he wouldn't do something so pointless.

The level 7 Night Watchers he had encountered before were rather weak, but this great battle gradually solidified his suspicions.

The Night Watchers's power system is quite different from the player's. They release powerful soul energy, which they then shape or fire at it with muskets, making them visually indistinguishable from the player.

The Demon Heart also possesses soul energy, and its total amount far exceeds that of a Level 3 Night Watchers. He doesn't even need to transform into a demon just to spread the energy. Yuki simply lacks the formula for utilizing this energy, a formula known as Transcendental Grade Skills.

The current situation is exactly the opposite of 'Reinforcement Magecraft'. He has no magic power at all and relies entirely on the formula to activate it, but now that he has the foundation, he has no way to use it.

No rush, this is directly related to Epic Metamorphosis, it will happen sooner or later.

Yuki raised his hand and directly sucked up a set of Night Watchers uniforms, then put them into his storage space.

"What are you doing?" Mona asked, puzzled. Anyone could wear this uniform, but the unique power system would be exposed as soon as it was touched.

"Never mind, I'd like to conduct an experiment sometime."

"How ridiculous." The girl rolled her eyes and gestured with her chin towards the distance. "So, are you going to silence me?"

They already know the role of the Night Watchers: those who enter the night and return will be identified, and players who kill Night Watchers will be tainted with a special aura; the more they kill, the stronger the aura becomes.

It was precisely because of this second point that the Rosen Branch discovered the 'Nindo Group' lurking outside the city and bravely swarmed out.

And then, that was it.

"No, I need a Hound now, and a smart man should have the opportunity."

"You don't actually think this redhead is pretty, do you?"

Smack

"Don't speak such vulgar words at such a young age." Yuki slapped Mona on the head, then turned and walked towards the Night Watchers. He had given her a chance, and the woman hadn't run away; she had seized the opportunity.

"I've been a player for ten years, what do you mean 'little'?" Mona covered her head in grievance, but for some reason, she felt a little relieved and skipped after him.

This demon, this minion of the night.

As Yuki approached, Funina gripped her gun tightly, feeling every muscle tremble, desperately wanting to muster the courage to pull the trigger.

But she dared not. The fact that those two powerful demons could not last ten minutes only meant that this demon was even more terrifying. Although there was fog as a barrier, every energy collision told her what would happen if she stood next to it.

Completely defenseless, it was crushed into powder.

As a noblewoman of royal lineage, her excellent education taught her to remain calm. Just as she advised Lady Hera against acting impulsively, she immediately abandoned her plan to deliver the message after encountering Yuki.

It's pointless. Even if the remaining Night Watchers from Rosen Branch, along with the garrison, came to help, they would all be wiped out.

Staying here would at most result in her death, while sending word would only drag her companions down with her, and there's another crucial point:

The two men carried a faint scent of sin; even I couldn't detect it unless I got close. It's only because they hadn't killed many Night Watchers.

"Miss Funina, you are very smart and know how to judge the situation. Do you know what would have happened if you had run away just now?" Yuki didn't care what she thought, and his attitude was completely different from that of Chris back then.

"I will die, and perhaps take everyone in Rosen City with me." The red-haired girl spat out the words through gritted teeth, and then saw Yuki smile.

"You're going to die anyway, but why should I get involved with the people of Rosen City? Do I look like a serial killer or a psychopath?"

You are all murderers, you are demons!

Funina the Roar inwardly, but dared not refute, so she simply gave up. "You spared my life to get information, didn't you? Whatever, I know you have the ability to manipulate people's minds."

"Then why don't you commit suicide?"

"If I commit suicide, you will harm others. To tell you the truth, apart from a few gentlemen at headquarters, I know all the secrets of the Night Watchers. Whether it's mind control or memory reading, once you've extracted something from me, there's no need to look for other Night Watchers. If you have even a shred of humanity, please leave me with a whole body."

She rambled on and on, then closed her eyes, looking like a hero ready to come on, leaving Yuki completely bewildered.

Not only are they intelligent, but they also have a strong sense of sacrifice.

As a player with normal values, I actually felt a bit of liking for Yuki. The reason is simple: this kind of compassionate and responsible person is too easy to manipulate.

Mona quietly moved away, knowing that this red-haired girl couldn't escape his clutches; who would reveal their hand right away?

"I won't kill you, and I have no interest in the Night Watchers's secrets."

"Then why did you spare my life?" Funina opened her eyes, her amber pupils filled with doubt. She glanced at Mona, a look of disgust on her face, and then unbuttoned her collar, revealing her deep valley.

"If you don't mind how disgusting this place is, then come on over. But there's one condition: if I cooperate fully, then don't go and harm my kind."

Damn, this woman has an excessive sense of self-importance.

Yuki glanced at Mona, who was almost bursting into laughter, and his lips twitched slightly. He couldn't do anything about someone who was Isshin to die. This Funina was smart, but also very simple-minded.

Self-sacrifice and protecting comrades at all costs are common character traits in anime and manga. They're the kind of characters who say things like, "Madam, you didn't want to do XXX either."

To retract the foreword would be to say that it was far too easy to manipulate.

Yuki waved his hand, trying to maintain his cold demeanor. "Woman, don't overthink it. I just need your cooperation."

"Cooperate? Cooperate with you minions of the night?" The previously defiant Funina immediately became resolute, her expression like that of a warrior about to be executed; she wouldn't hesitate to say even a blink.

"Impossible! I will never cooperate with you. Don't even think about using strange abilities to control me. The powerful Night Watchers can see through it."

Oh, I see. You, a noble lady, haven't studied the art of secrecy, have you?

Yuki has practically lived in Bengbu. He doesn't know if this person is clever or foolish; he pointed to the pile of body parts.

"You want to kill them?"