Mini World Game Console-Chapter 677 - 678: If There is Resentment, Seek Revenge; If There is Enmity, Return It [Second Update]
The second Great Magistrate, fallen!
As soon as Ren Suo got home and set down his cat, he immediately turned on his computer to check his loot from killing Yisu Great Law.
"Everlasting Yisu Battle Armor: Spiritual Energy Defense Value 5/30,000, automatically replenishes 30 Spiritual Power Points per second, wearer is always in 'Guardian of Knowledge,' immune to all mental interference."
"Mora's Bloodline Belt: 7 slots; for every Mora series cartridge added, the wearer's Agility increases by 10%. Can equip 2 Divine Descendant Cartridges, can activate exclusive Bloodline Cartridge effect."
"Three-star Knowledge Seeker Cartridge: Greatly enhances physical abilities; Strength, Agility, Physical Strength are greatly boosted; Dodge rate increases by 60%, hit rate increases by 60%, critical hit rate increases by 25%. The longer you fight the same enemy, your Dodge rate, hit rate, and critical hit rate will continue to rise, until you are 'completely seeing through' the enemy."
"Aura of Knowledge (activated by the Bloodline Belt): Mortals pursued by knowledge will always be under the assault of knowledge."
Indeed, the key to killing Yisu was a blitzkrieg; dragging out the fight was out of the question. Yisu's Bloodline Aura effect also helped him prolong the battle until he reached a state of 'completely seeing through' all enemies—where his hit rate, Dodge rate, and critical hit rate all reached 100%.
Yisu's cartridge set also focused on enhancing Dodge, Teleport, healing, and Defense to wear down enemies. To compensate for Yisu's lack of combat power, he had a weapon that made Ren Suo's heart race—
"Black Pearl Sword: The indestructible sword of knowledge, deals True Damage bypassing barriers on critical hits."
Ren Suo also realized that in battles between the Didra Divine Descendants, the most important thing was to first break through the opponent's Spiritual Power Barrier. Because the Didra themselves were only mortal, even if strengthened by cartridges, their bodies remained flesh and blood; if killed, they would die.
Although Ren Suo had no plans to switch Bloodline Cartridges—after all, the Brutal Warrior's initial high burst damage was currently more suitable for Dragonborn Los's infiltration missions than the Knowledge Seeker, which required time to build up its effects.
But he took the sword nonetheless. If he got lucky, he could trigger a critical hit... No, Ren Suo could simply save and reload before each fight to ensure Los's first attack *always* triggered a critical hit.
With Los's current combat power, if he triggered an Armor Break critical hit, most Three-Star Divine Descendants would be stabbed to death!
As a player, why bother with martial world morals when dealing with game NPCs? Naturally, the goal was to one-hit kill enemies in every battle!
But when Los equipped the Black Pearl Sword, he suddenly looked down at the hilt in his hands and pressed the Black Pearl, which emitted a peculiar radiance—
"Black Pearl: The crystallized undying will of 'Knowledge' Mora Grand Duke, contains the knowledge to destroy space, can act as a ritual Key, opening and closing the Door of Annihilation."
Ren Suo's eyes lit up. A quest item!
There were two objectives in the game now: one was to slow down the invasion, and the other was to exile the Great Lords. According to the hint from Dragon Priest Kerinake, Los needed to find at least three Keys of Oblivion to close the Door of Annihilation by himself and exile all the Great Lords!
Ren Suo had suspected that the so-called Three Noble Families of the Royal Court were likely the three Great Lords who possessed the Keys of Oblivion.
The Imperial Emperor's most important task was to find other worlds, open the Doors of Annihilation, and launch invasions. Therefore, a Bloodline Great Law fit to be Emperor naturally had to possess a Key of Oblivion. Otherwise, how could one handle such a crucial task without the right tool?
While the Sixteen Great Monarchs were, in principle, closely allied, strife and skullduggery among them were rampant. Internal backstabbing was commonplace. They wouldn't even consider something as trivial as lending each other a crab for a stir-fry, let alone something as crucial as a Key of Oblivion. Thus, the Emperor could never hope to borrow one from another Bloodline Great Law.
Therefore, the locations of the other two Keys of Oblivion were obvious. One was certainly with Didra Huangdi, Xides, who was previously a Bloodline Great Law under Grand Duke Menelerus. The other was in the hands of the Bloodline Great Law of Great Lord Nocturnal!
Los had now completely assimilated Yisu Great Law's corpse and was merging Yisu's and Sega's memories. Great Lord Nocturnal presides over the night and shadows. Her Bloodline Great Law is known as the Great Shadow Method. When it's not the Great Shadow Method's turn to wield imperial power, the Great Shadow Method does not meddle in worldly affairs and remains in a state of Concealment. Even Yisu and Sega had no idea who the current Great Shadow Method is.
This was troublesome.
With the main mission stalled, Ren Suo had no choice but to prioritize the side mission: Stop the Invasion!
It was then that Los came across new information: Upon entering the Royal Court, Yisu discovered a change in the flow of spiritual energy. It was likely gathering the spiritual energy of the Outer World to prepare for opening the Door of Annihilation. Once the spiritual energy convergence is complete, Xides can use the Key of Oblivion to trigger an energy outbreak, opening the Door of Annihilation that connects the two worlds.
Remaining time: less than 10 hours.
Meanwhile, the mission at the top left of his vision updated:
"Collect three Keys of Oblivion, Exile the Monarch"
"Prevent the opening of the Door of Annihilation, remaining time 9 hours 26 minutes, optional: Collect three Keys of Oblivion, or eliminate the Different Dimension Coordinate holder."
Beyond the Keys, opening the Door of Annihilation also required Different Dimension Coordinates for portal stabilization.
Different Dimension Coordinates are an absolute space-time attribute hidden within certain entities. They typically manifest in individuals with the highest space-time affinity and spiritual energy content. The marker Sony uses to capture these coordinates is a human from a Different Dimension. Once this marker is killed, their absolute space-time attribute will re-emerge in other individuals from that Different Dimension.
For the Didra to launch the invasion plan again, they must conduct another 'bayonet operation,' sending agents into the Different Dimension to capture a new Different Dimension Coordinate.
Thus, to gain more time to complete the final mission, Los now had to eliminate the Different Dimension Coordinate marker first!
Los added, Yisu remained silent because he would only speak when contacting Mora Grand Duke. His Knowledge Seeker Cartridge bestowed upon him the special effect of 'stingy with knowledge'; if he avoided using certain knowledge for a long period, such as language, a mysterious effect would emerge. For example, he would be able to converse directly with Mora Grand Duke. Before his death, he conveyed the names 'Fengzi' and 'Los' to Mora Grand Duke. Within 10 minutes, Mora Grand Duke is expected to issue the Emperor's decree, sending forces to hunt me down.
Ren Suo had now become adept at framing and scapegoating. He pondered for a moment, equipped Los with the "Night Moon Warrior," conjured a clone with the appearance of Graceful Great Law, and then sent it dashing out. Meanwhile, Los's True Form remained concealed within the palace.
Since this required only combat, Ren Suo did not control the clone, which swiftly killed many Royal Court Guards outside before fleeing. The surviving guards rushed in to find the palace empty (as Yisu's corpse had already been assimilated by Los), and they began shouting curses and searching the place methodically.
Los, who was hiding in the shadows, seized the opportunity to assassinate a Royal Court Guard, taking his place boldly among the ranks of the guards. Then Ren Suo turned his attention to the clone, instructing it to slip into a shadowy area out of sight and promptly deactivated the skill, causing the clone to vanish on the spot, leaving all pursuers baffled.
However, the news of Yisu Great Law's death was quickly confirmed through Mora Grand Duke, and the Royal Court was rocked by the revelation!
For a Great Magistrate to be killed in his bedchamber within the fully monitored Deity Descendant Royal Court was a shock comparable to having excrement dumped on one's head during dinner. Countless Three-Star Divine Descendants within the Royal Court erupted with their auras. Even the Great Magistrates unleashed their own aura effects, causing all the Royal Court Guards to fall to their knees, trembling.
Suddenly, several Great Magistrates soared into the sky and converged towards the central tower!
Los widened his eyes, observing the Great Magistrates. Unfortunately, they were all individuals recognized by Sega and Yisu; the mysterious Great Shadow Method, whom neither of them knew, did not appear.
Where was the Great Shadow Method?
Or rather, was he even within the Royal Court at all?
Currently lacking sufficient information, Ren Suo had no way to complete his main quest. He could only try to obtain specific information on Sony and kill the Different Dimension Coordinate marker first, thereby completing his side quest.
Moreover, Los also had to find his sister; their goals aligned, and their spirits were united in purpose.
What the Great Magistrates discussed in the palace was unknown to Los, but ultimately they made a surprising decision—
"Dragonborn Los is hiding within the Royal Court. To avoid danger, all Great Magistrates will not leave their bedchambers before the dimensional war begins. Furthermore, no one else may enter a Great Magistrate's bedchamber for any reason. Any Bloodline Great Law appearing outside shall be deemed Dragonborn Los in disguise!"
Currently, the Dimensional War was the top priority. Faced with Los's audacious assassination attempt, the Great Magistrates chose to forbear!
They would endure until the Door of Annihilation opened and the Great Lords descended. At that point, everything would be resolved!
Now, they locked themselves in their bedchambers, completely isolated; they would neither leave nor allow anyone to enter. Combined with the protection of the Royal Court Guards, it was impossible for Los, no matter the guise he took, to have a legitimate reason to enter the bedchambers... unless he fought his way in!
Thanks to the Great Magistrates' self-imposed confinement, Los's 'Blind Brutality' Cartridge synergy ability now provided an additional damage boost of 233%, and his Dodge rate increased to 45%!
Moreover, Los, disguised as a Royal Court Guard, also obtained the exact locations of the Great Magistrates' bedchambers!
However, upon opening the map, Los did not find the location of the Great Shadow Method.
Apart from the deceased Sega Great Law and Yisu Great Law, there were still fourteen Great Magistrates. However, only thirteen bedchambers were occupied by them!
Had the Great Shadow Method really not come to the Royal Court? This was troubling…
Ren Suo murmured, but by that time Los had already marked a spot on the map—
Sony's bedchamber!
As a Bloodline Great Magistrate, Sony's bedchamber was naturally the most heavily guarded, protected so tightly it was practically impregnable. Los had no way to sneak inside.
However, Los was even more impatient than Ren Suo. Without waiting for Ren Suo to devise a plan, he began using 'A Different Life' to transform—
Three seconds later, a silver-haired young beauty in a black robe was freshly minted!
He actually—
Disguised himself—
As his sister!
He hid the Black Gem Sword under his cloak and boldly strode toward Sony's bedchamber!
Before he even drew near, Lanaya, the Three-Star Divine Descendant protecting Sony, appeared before Los. "What are you doing here?!"
"I'm here to see Great Magistrate Sony." Los played the part of his sister to perfection, a flawless portrayal of a true young beauty.
"But you are not—"
"Ah! What brings you here?"
At the entrance to the bedchamber, Sony seemed quite surprised to see Los. "Didn't I tell you all to hide over there? The Royal Court isn't safe right now; it's dangerous for you to come here."
A thousand thoughts raced through Los's mind: Has he hidden Lorifes away again?
"Great Magistrate, let me take her back," Lanaya said.
"No need. Come in." Sony smiled and gestured to Los.
"But the internal and external ban..."
"That's just an excuse to put the other Great Magistrates under house arrest. Yisu Great Law's death effectively handed me a knife; now *I* could be the one to go after the others... If I took that decree seriously for myself, I'd be a fool. Besides, it's dull staying cooped up alone. A visitor is a welcome diversion." Sony waved his hand dismissively. "Didn't you all see Los vanish into thin air? He probably used some method to bypass the No-Hunting Zone's restrictions and escape Luoyin City entirely. No need to be so tense."
After receiving permission, Los passed through the wall of guards and strode into Sony's bedchamber, where Sony was the sole occupant.
Ren Suo's mouse and keyboard trembled. Los was still walking, but an 'Ace Attack Card: Sony-Exclusive' had already appeared on the screen!
Repay grievances, avenge hatreds! It's not that retribution is lacking, only that the time is not yet ripe!
Now, the time has come!
