Seizing the BOSS Template at the Start-Chapter 335 - 188: The Night’s Counterattack

"Squeak... Squeak... Squeak..."

"Alright, alright, you’re the most versatile, hurry and find it, I’m sleepy. If it doesn’t work, save and I’ll look again after I wake up."

"Squeak... Squeak... Squeak..."

Suddenly Er Shu got anxious, relying on instinct, it ran towards the corner and quickly found a small treasure box, opening it.

The deep blue item instantly attracted Demacia: "Whoa, Soul Crystal? We’re rich!"

Demacia was instantly energized, quickly ran over, and began counting enthusiastically.

As he was counting, Er Shu knocked over some materials.

A small letter slowly floated before him.

Demacia was stunned again: "Whoa! Black Night Rose!"

He looked around: "Is this a base of Black Night Rose?"

Picking up the letter, Demacia decisively tore it open, eagerly awaiting something. Shortly after, the paper in his hand self-destructed, but it did not trigger a mission, causing him to throw it away in disappointment.

"Ah, as expected, this organization is gone, there can’t be any missions..."

Feeling a bit disheartened, he casually put away the Soul Crystal, but seeing the big bat rummaging around elsewhere, he didn’t bother, casually checking the scattered materials.

"Squeak... Squeak... Squeak..."

The bat called out excitedly as it rummaged, capturing Demacia’s interest again. He quickly ran over: "What good stuff?"

The big bat was holding a pitch-black shield, from its texture alone you could tell, it was definitely something valuable.

Demacia rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "Hehehe, let me take a look..."

As his fingertip touched the man-high shield, the previously silent panel immediately began to glow.

[Hidden Mission Triggered.]

[Mission: The Night’s Counterstrike.

Mission Attribute: Hidden Mission.

Mission Description: Only a few members of Black Night Rose remain, but these members are plotting a scheme capable of destroying Dongwu City.

You hold in your hands the means to turn this crisis around. Please stop this from happening and save this magnificent city.

Mission Difficulty: Hell.

Mission Rewards: Five-Star Title: Savior, +10 attribute points, +10 skill points, Choose Specialty ×1.

Introduction: The final counterattack of the night is always brutal, but the night will always be dispelled by the sun.]

Demacia froze, followed by excitement, a mission! There’s even a specialty!!!

[Due to the player’s small exploration area, mission hints ×3 have been obtained.]

Demacia froze again, hints! This game actually has hints!

He looked at the somewhat dumbfounded Er Shu beside him, decisively hugged and kissed it: "Ahh, little mouse, you’re truly my lucky star!"

"Squeak... Squeak... Squeak?"

-----------------

Morning.

As the sun rose, Baiyi also began exploring their new specialty.

Hmm, mainly feeling a bit dull, not really wanting to leave the haven of gentleness.

This idealistic dimension had undergone great changes; sunlight, grass, lakes, almost indistinguishable from the outside world.

And Baiyi also grew increasingly familiar with this dimension.

At the same time, they grew increasingly familiar with specialties.

This truly was an idealistic realm; the lights, grass, lakes, and such here were mere illusions, essentially decorations.

They weren’t actual items and held no energy, as Baiyi imagined them, so they existed.

In essence, they were merely Baiyi’s thoughts.

That is to say, this space is essentially a product of rules emerging when his Spiritual Power reached a certain level.

In Baiyi’s understanding, it was somewhat akin to intercepting one’s bizarre thoughts from dimensional turbulence.

This was an insight attained when Spiritual Power reached 800 points; without a panel, to awaken this specialty, he could only do so upon sudden epiphany at certain realizations.

Or perhaps, spontaneously in sleep.

The panel materialized these options and gathered them using its power.

In theory, even if Baiyi previously awakened from those unchosen specialties, as long as he acquired the corresponding Supreme Treasure, he had a chance to awaken again.

Of course, this excludes specialties like Extreme Evil Specialization; specialties derived from Evil Thoughts are awakened through slaughter after the appearance of Extremely Evil Creatures specialization.

In other words, absorbing others’ power, ultimately transforming from growth.

Unless he could slay Sessis again, otherwise, to awaken the previous two Extreme Evil Specialties, he could only rely on the panel’s power.

As he pondered, Baiyi manifested amidst a grassland, his Spiritual Power fluctuated, ultimately perceiving his virtual body. He sighed, indeed, the new specialty was an idealistic product.

He could create anything here, but these constructs could only exist in imagination...

Except... for time!

Buzz~

Suddenly time around him drastically slowed, but the next moment sped up dramatically, the upper and lower limits of time’s flow rate communicating with Spirit and Soul.

The stronger the Spirit and Soul, the stronger the influence on this idealistic dimension; theoretically, as long as Spirit and Soul are limitless, time flow’s limit here, too, knows no bounds.

He experimentally tried slowing time within, then attempted crafting a potion using materials, which unsurprisingly failed.

Because his true body wasn’t here; the virtual body couldn’t create tangible products.

And his mind began to feel fragmented; he restored time’s flow rate.

The fragmentation immediately disappeared.

Thoughtfully gazing at this land, Baiyi’s shadow vanished; indeed, time here can affect objects entering this realm.

But if he wanted to avail time for thinking and learning, he could only fully engage his Spirit, even severing the connection with the outside, or else the world would fragment his consciousness.

Complex, simply put, an individual can fully immerse to fully enjoy time’s baptism; partial immersion cannot withstand time’s division.

For instance...

Baiyi’s mind flickered, conjuring a Silver Level flower, its left side time slowed, right side time accelerated.

In an instant, this flower, the time-accelerated side decayed precisely while the time-slowed side remained unchanged.

Approximately a fraction of a second later, the flower was neatly bisected, one side completely rotted, leading the flower into death.

Sensing something, Baiyi exited this idealistic dimension.

Zero’s voice resounded.

[Miracle Demacia Message: Lord City Lord, I’ve found traces of Black Night Rose; I require your aid.]

Baiyi paused for a moment, oh, he just planned to inquire about the Divine Showcase last night, and now players discovered the corresponding mission?

Yet, could players handle such things like the Black Dragon?

[Send a message to the City Lord’s Mansion guards, bring him in.]

Glancing at the face of Dian, still flushed and soundly asleep beside him.

Baiyi carefully rose, tucked the blanket around her, kissed her forehead, then dressed and headed out.

As he opened the door, occasional snowflakes fell, his gaze shifted from gentle to calm.

This signified the end of his time in the haven of gentleness and the beginning of busyness once again.