The Captain Just Wants to Go Home and Play Games

In Yuumi's eyes, Mo Yi seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, turning around directly and cleanly slashing horizontally at the Slacking Missile. The missile dissipated into magical particles right before Yuumi's bewildered gaze.

Yuumi: Huh?

Even if it was cut open, it should have caused a violent explosion, right?!

Mo Yi turned back, looking at this sly little cat, and smiled:

"No need to rush. The night is still long; we have plenty of time to play."

Chapter 15: The Ignorant Cannot Escape Their Fate

Just as Mo Yi said, the night was long, and he and Yuumi had plenty of time to play.

It was just unclear whether Mo Yi was playing with the cat, or the cat was playing with him.

In terms of ability diversity, Mo Yi, who could switch between different Character Cards at any time, was definitely superior to Yuumi, who could only meow like a snow cat and spam the same 'Slacking Missile' over and over.

But having many skills didn't mean being powerful. Magic power was limited, so naturally the number of skills one could use was limited. Moreover, abilities gained from Character Cards were ultimately not one's own; using them lacked soul.

Heroes like Yuumi, though limited in abilities, had honed their single skill to the extreme, which wasn't necessarily worse than a multi-ability development path.

Besides, when playing Honor of Kings, attacks and targeted skills would hit the enemy one hundred percent of the time. In reality, that was impossible; otherwise, battles would turn into turn-based games where whoever cast skills faster and more often would win.

Thus, the fight between Mo Yi and Yuumi became Mo Yi chasing Yuumi with his Rune Sword, trying to cut her, while the agile Yuumi, coupled with her ability called 'Vigorous Energy,' played like she was in Temple Run—except this time, Yuumi was the one fleeing, and Mo Yi was the little monster chasing her.

As the saying goes, if you defend long enough, you're bound to slip. Yuumi, constantly running and playing with Mo Yi, naturally had moments she couldn't dodge. But that was fine, because Yuumi wasn't alone; she had her ever-present Grimoire.

The Grimoire's most powerful ability was spatial traversal. So it would happen that just as Mo Yi was about to land a hit on Yuumi, she and the Grimoire would vanish instantly, reappearing several meters away.

If Yuumi felt Mo Yi was too far away and she could afford to be cocky, she'd stop and taunt him with cute words, like:

"Already out of steam? Nora (Yuumi's owner, a powerful Witch) says boys like that don't get girls."

"Tired? Want to drink two more cups of hot water?"

"Don't stop, meow—"

After taunting, she'd fire a few homing 'Slacking Missiles' that could turn and track, sending them flying at Mo Yi.

Anyone else might have been driven to explode by this sly, sharp-tongued little cat. But Mo Yi, having endured ten years of being bullied and daily trolling and sabotage from teammates in Honor of Kings, had long understood the principles of 'Immovable as a Mountain' and 'Maintain Calm in Major Events.' Compared to being ground into the dirt or ambushed by a Shiba Inu in the bushes right after leaving the base, Yuumi was still too naive.

I, Mo Yi, am a person who can keep a gentle smile and reason with someone no matter how angry I am inside, while mentally cursing them out.

A little cat who doesn't even know what Peppa Pig is still thinks she can make me angry? Too naive!

The pain I've experienced surpasses yours! (Shinra Tensei teaser)

"Sky-Piercing Slash!"

Mo Yi, facing Yuumi right in front of him, unleashed another powerful 'Immortal from Beyond the Heavens.'

"Meow—, useless."

Yuumi, unable to dodge, stood her ground and meowed like a snow cat. The Door Grimoire beside her flashed white again, and cat and book vanished before Mo Yi's eyes, reappearing three meters behind him.

After failing again, Mo Yi stopped directly, no longer willing to waste energy chasing this 'Vigorous' sharp-tongued cat.

Of course, he also understood that relying solely on knowledge and abilities learned from heroes couldn't defeat Yuumi, who was both extremely fast and adept at Spatial Shift. Only by borrowing the power of a Character Card was there a slight chance of catching her.

As for why he hadn't used a Character Card from the start to empower himself with a hero's strength—on one hand, it was to train his own abilities. After all, being strong oneself was the true path. If one day the 'Little World Game' disappeared, Mo Yi would still be a powerhouse, not an ordinary person who lost his cheat and became worthless.

On the other hand, using a Character Card to empower a hero's abilities consumed magic power, accelerating its loss.

Character Card equipment also had two states. One was a hidden state: after equipping, Mo Yi's appearance remained normal, but he gained the hero's power and abilities. The other was an activated state, which was like a Magical Girl transformation—his appearance and clothing changed drastically, approaching the equipped Character Card, and naturally unleashing far greater power.

According to the law of conservation of mass and energy, as Mo Yi's combat power and output increased, so did his consumption.

Entering the activated state, at full power, Mo Yi could last about three minutes in all-out combat.

As for 'Limit Release Mode,' it wasn't a regular skill. Not only did it have a 100-day cooldown, but it also shattered the Character Card, making it unusable again. It was a pure desperation trump card, impossible to use in such training.

This hour-long chase and slash wasn't meaningless. Through this period of observation, Mo Yi had thoroughly understood Yuumi's combat style and thought patterns, finding the most suitable Character Card to counter her.

Putting the Rune Sword into his inventory, Mo Yi muttered to himself:

"Dream Transformation—Master of Shadows, Zed."

In truth, there was no need to say any lines. He just had to manipulate the Little World Game in his mind and equip the desired Character Card.

But following natural laws like 'Damage depends on shouting,' 'A move without a name definitely isn't an ultimate,' and 'Yelling the name makes it cooler and more imposing,' Mo Yi naturally came up with fitting and stylish move names.

Yuumi, who had dodged Mo Yi's slash, was about to taunt him when she saw him suddenly erupt in a dark, colorful black light, leaving her dumbfounded.

As the dark light dissipated, Mo Yi, clad in black ninja armor, stepped out of the shadows and said calmly:

"Wherever there are leaves dancing, fire will burn. The shadow of fire will illuminate the village and let new leaves sprout!"

The Master of Shadows, Zed's, entrance line should have been 'The unseen blade is the deadliest,' or 'The ignorant cannot escape their fate.'

But in Honor of Kings, summoners who played Zed were often at two extremes: either the show-stopping 'Hokage Zed' or the everyday 'Child Zed.'

To become 'Hokage Zed,' the 'Will of Fire' line was naturally the best for showing off.

Yuumi warily stared at Mo Yi, who had suddenly changed clothes, and said: "Don't think changing clothes can scare Yuumi—"

"I'm a Wild Magical Cat, meow!"

Clenching his fist and estimating the rate of magic power drain, Mo Yi thought to himself, about one minute. Enough.

"Forbidden Oath! Chains of Shadow—"

Time was short, so Mo Yi had no mood to keep bantering with Yuumi. He directly activated the ultimate technique of the Lord of Flow, transforming into a mass of black shadow right before Yuumi's eyes and instantly rushing to her side.

"It's useless—"

Facing Mo Yi, who had been attacking with a sword all along but suddenly switched to such an eerie assault, the cautious (cowardly) Yuumi immediately activated the Door Grimoire's ability, preparing to use Spatial Shift. As long as she slipped away, no matter how powerful his attack was, it would be in vain.

"No one can escape their own shadow."

After the Spatial Shift, Yuumi suddenly heard Mo Yi's slightly low voice in her ear.

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