Chapter 495: Killer Sequence Promotion, Come, Get in the Room with Me! |
The River Mouth Child gained an Insightful Eye skill.
Serene Inaction and Hear the Way at Dawn remained unchanged, but Merge with the Light and Dust’s duration extended from three minutes to five minutes.
The Insightful Eye skill could see things that didn’t exist, and the Surveillance Camera had the same effect—the two overlapped.
In truth, Xu Lang really wanted the River Mouth Child to have a lethal skill.
Hear the Way at Dawn had no cooldown and would definitely be devastating in battle, but from the River Mouth Child’s description, it seemed he’d only gain a lethal skill much later.
All of the River Mouth Child’s skills were top-tier, including the seemingly useless Serene Inaction. Aside from area-of-effect damage, monsters wouldn’t actively attack him.
This meant he could keep casting spells outside the door!
When monsters attacked the building, the Ghost Child and the others sometimes had to be taken inside the dorm room, and doing that would directly render the Guardian Spirit’s effect useless.
“Xu Lang, the River Mouth Child’s stats are so high! Even when Tong Bao was level ten, he only had 2,100 vitality,” Tong Qi said in awe.
“Tong Bao is strong too! Tong Bao is strong too!” Tong Qi was startled and quickly comforted him.
“Hmm~”
The River Mouth Child straightened up and gave Xu Lang and the others a deep bow. He was dressed in a lotus-thread Daoist robe, looking both divine and handsome, at once charming and adorable, with a serious expression.
“Oh? Little one, you can talk?!” Cao Yaxuan asked, utterly astonished.
The River Mouth Child let out another “hmm,” a faint smile on his face.
“Gigi yaya!” The Ghost Child jumped up and down frantically, as if saying, I can too, I can too.
Guardian Spirits’ moods came and went quickly; he was no longer angry because Tong Qi had said he was the strongest.
Lion Cub looked at the River Mouth Child with a somewhat dazed expression, but he probably understood that something good had happened to his companion, so he let out a couple of “aoo” sounds.
Xu Lang smiled and scooped up both the Ghost Child and the River Mouth Child, one in each palm.
Then, he summoned the Soul-Herding Wolf.
At that moment, all the little ones started causing a commotion.
“Let’s have hotpot tonight to celebrate,” Xu Lang said with a grin.
“Yay!” Tong Qi cheered.
“What’s all the excitement about?”
Just then, Xu Ruyan returned.
Everyone looked over and saw that her face was also brimming with joy.
Before anyone could ask what had happened or she could answer, she spoke first: “I’ve advanced in my Sequence!”
“Sis! You finally advanced!!!” Xu Xiaomeng darted out from the doorway, overjoyed.
Advancing in her Sequence had always been Xu Ruyan’s goal, and her little sister knew that well.
Everyone stepped forward to congratulate her.
Xu Ruyan’s smile bloomed fully; she felt all the hard work had been worth it.
Ever since last time in the basement, when Xu Lang had said she wasn’t as calm as Han Zhixiu, she’d worked hard, immersing herself in developing her Sequence.
Her Sequence suited the Killer class perfectly anyway, and since the Killer Sequence wasn’t high-status, she hadn’t shown any obvious signs of losing control during her advancement.
Having a low Sequence level had its advantages too.
【Killer】
【Sequence Level: D-107 (Initial Awakening)】
【Sequence Ability 1 (Breath Severance): Seals all of the user’s sounds, killing intent, and aura. Evades most perception and precognition abilities.】
【Sequence Ability 2 (Backstab): Attacking an enemy from behind increases hit rate and lethality by 70%.】
【Sequence Ability 3 (Weakness Insight): Sees through an enemy’s weak points and predicts their next move.】
【Sequence Ability 4 (Assassin’s Blade): Increases weapon damage by 30%.】
【Sequence Ability 5 (A Thousand Faces): Changes the user’s appearance, perfectly mimicking another person’s external image.】
【Sequence Ability 6 (A Killer Dies Not at the Hands of the Unarmed): Everyday items—pens, umbrellas, ropes, magazines, paper—are all turned into deadly weapons.】
【Dorm Building Comment: This killer is very mundane.】
After advancing in the Killer Sequence, her existing skills had been enhanced, and she’d gained three new abilities.
Xu Lang told Xu Ruyan to hide and see if he could find her. The result was that apart from the Nightmare Eye detecting something off, no other ability could locate her!
The Breath Severance ability was too strong; even when she stood right behind Xu Lang, he couldn’t sense her.
What’s more, the exclusive skill Xu Ruyan had earned from her rewards in the last round was an invisibility skill with equally high priority!
If she stood still, she was completely invisible. If she moved, she became translucent.
Xu Ruyan’s “Killer power” had skyrocketed. Now, the blade would have to land on someone before they’d feel the pain!
That was how player mutations worked. After one full round of game mutation, even Wang Yazhi might not be a match for Xu Ruyan.
Of course, that was assuming neither of them was prepared.
Wang Yazhi had two Attribute Talents, both nearly entirely dedicated to enhancing her swordsmanship. She now had more self-created skills than Xu Lang, and she might just come up with something that countered Killers on the spot.
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Nightfall.
Double joy meant a grand feast was held inside the Demon King Castle.
Of course, only the Demon King Castle members attended.
Xu Ruyan had suggested inviting the committee members to gather in the Demon Box World as well, but Xu Lang directly rejected the idea.
Too many social obligations—it wouldn’t end well.
Even the high-ranking officials and business magnates of the past had been corrupted by such ties, let alone Cao Yaxuan and the others.
The power of social networking should never be underestimated.
The feast lasted until midnight. Everyone was in high spirits, sprawling all over the place. The supplies produced by the Mad King Building’s cafeteria were top-notch; sometimes, even trying to suppress the alcohol’s effect didn’t work, unless one used special skills or items to dispel it.
Xu Lang wasn’t drunk. Not only was he not drunk, but he’d also come up with a bold idea.
Actions spoke louder than words. He moved all the women onto the Nightmare Bed, stacking them up so the bed would be free and able to accommodate more people.
However, looking at Cao Yaxuan and the others piled up together, the corner of Xu Lang’s mouth twitched, and he lost all interest.
Honestly, there was no beauty in this at all.
Under his subjective influence, the charm of Cao Yaxuan and the other women had all decreased, making the sight less than pleasant.
“You can’t fool yourself, no matter how hard you try.”
Xu Lang sighed, turned around, and went to install the Turrets.
There had been too much going on during the day; the three new Turrets he’d bought still hadn’t been set up.
A few minutes later, the ten Turrets of the Demon King Castle were lined up, their muzzles gleaming with high-quality light that was hard to look at directly.
Only then were all the resources from the previous game round fully digested, and the continuous stream of income would keep flowing.
Ten researchers, endlessly manufacturing weapons—that was it.
“Master, put on a coat. The weather outside is cold,” Mary said, stepping forward with a heavy coat in her hands.
“Heh, no need for that from now on. I’m not afraid of the cold,” Xu Lang said with a smile.
Mary paused for a moment. “I feel like you’re more of an Intelligent Mechanical Life than I am, Master.”
Offering clothes was about adding a human touch. Even if they weren’t cold, most leaders wouldn’t refuse such gestures.
Xu Lang immediately rebutted, “Who says all Intelligent Mechanical Life is cold and emotionless? I think you’re pretty warm, Mary.”
Mary had been drinking, her face flushed pink. At his words, her cheeks reddened even more.
Firepower Girl watched from the second floor, silent.
She couldn’t eat or drink.
Go ahead, eat and drink your fill! I’ll just stand up here and sip some northwest wind—that’s enough for me!
Xu Lang felt a somewhat resentful gaze from above. He turned and saw Firepower Girl staring straight at him.
Come on!
You’re a combat robot—how can you have such rich emotions too?
Intelligent Mechanical Life seemed to change with their environment, just like how people grew. If Firepower Girl had been fighting ever since she was created, she definitely wouldn’t have these feelings.
But unfortunately, she’d enjoyed a few good days with Xu Lang and the others, and so she’d changed too.
“Firepower Girl, what are you doing up there?” Xu Lang asked.
“Scouting for enemy movements,” Firepower Girl replied.
“There’s no danger right now.”
“There is!”
“No, there isn’t.”
“There is!”
Xu Lang was speechless. He hadn’t expected Firepower Girl to be so stubborn.
He immediately wrapped an arm around Mary, jumped onto the second-floor balcony, and waved at Firepower Girl.
“Come on, get in the room with me!”