Well, damn. Just... damn.
He had to admit, his victory over the Phantom Killer had come so unexpectedly that even Li Wei had barely registered it. If the system hadn't told him the mission was complete, he would have thought his opponent had merely feinted and escaped.
No way, no way. Surely nobody actually got scared to death by a few movie clips?
Although Li Wei was mercilessly roasting him in his head, the system paid no attention and simply continued displaying its notifications.
[Mission "Blade of Shadows" completed] [Time taken: S] [Investigation efficiency: S] [Impact: S] [Overall rating: SSS] [Lifespan reward +200, additional +100]
As far as Li Wei was concerned, judging purely by the outcome, this enemy hardly seemed worthy of a reward for that difficulty level. It was like going in expecting to kill Bowser, only to stomp on a Goomba instead... Strictly speaking, though, this was probably a mechanics-based boss. Once you figured out the mechanic, killing it was easy. If you didn't, it would toy with you until you died.
[Special ability reward] [Nightmare / Soul Phasing / Unconscious Control]
[Nightmare] was the ability the Phantom Killer had used against Li Wei. Put simply, it dragged someone into a nightmare and killed them there, rather like the main character of a certain horror movie. But Li Wei dismissed the ability after taking a look. The reason was simple: the Phantom Killer himself had demonstrated that it was a double-edged sword. If you could scare someone else to death, you won.
But if they scared you to death, you were done for.
Besides, Li Wei was a detective, not an assassin. He really had no use for that ability.
[Soul Phasing] was the ability Li Wei had witnessed during his fight with