Chapter 859 My Own Weakness

After taking stock of the items in the spatial ring, Lin Hui finally turned his attention to the three epic-level items and the writhing flesh.

With a thought, the flashy green sunglasses flew into his hand, feeling icy cold to the touch, and the system's identification information immediately appeared.

Name: The Green Goblin

[Type: Extraordinary Item]

[Quality: Epic]

[Special Effect 1: Marking. Infusing divinity applies a visual marker to targets within a two-kilometer radius, marking up to ten beings. Each mark lasts for three days.]

[Special Effect 2: Reconnaissance. Infused with divinity, it allows one to instantly discern the target's rank.]

[Special Effect 3: Marked Teleportation. Within a ten-kilometer range, the wearer can instantly teleport to a ten-meter radius of the marked target, regardless of spatial distance or physical obstacles.]

[Side effects: Using the mark or reconnaissance has no side effects, but each time a teleportation is initiated, the wearer will suffer a spatial tear backlash, randomly shredding the wearer's internal organs; the damage is irreversible!]

"Marked teleportation? Combined with my unobservability, this is practically an assassination artifact..." Lin Hui stroked his chin, quite satisfied.

However, when Lin Hui saw the side effect, his eye twitched involuntarily.

Randomly dismembering internal organs?

Is the damage irreversible?

This price is a bit too outrageous. I wonder if Haz can withstand it?

If it becomes unbearable, do Bai Ling or Lan Wei have any way to treat it?

"I need to quickly raise Haz's rank to level 7 and make it tougher," Lin Hui thought to himself, before putting away the Green Demon Eye.

Then, his gaze shifted to the long, flesh-and-blood knife.

This is a weapon that makes people feel physically uncomfortable just by looking at it.

The blade has an eerie dark red color, and you can even see tiny blood vessels pulsating on its surface, as if the knife were a living creature.

【Name: The Slash of Flesh and Blood】

[Type: Extraordinary Item]

[Quality: Epic]

[Special Effect 1: Each swing inflicts 20 armor penetration and 20 magic penetration.]

[Special Effect 2: The Flesh and Blood Slash was blessed by the "God of Blood Prison," and each swing carries an extremely strong mental pollution effect.]

[Side effect: After each use, the Flesh Slash will devour a portion of the user's flesh.]

"What a vicious knife." Lin Hui narrowed his eyes.

A dual-penetration attack of 20 is indeed a terrifying weapon at the 8th tier, capable of injuring someone with a mere graze or killing them with a single touch.

However, even without considering the side effects, this Flesh and Blood Slash is a hot potato!

On the five major human planets, protected by the rules of the survival game, even true gods cannot easily focus their attention here, let alone unleash divine punishment.

This explains why the man in sunglasses, despite being a servant of the gods, did not try to pray for the God of Blood Prison's favor when he was in danger.

However, if he were to use this Flesh and Blood Slash outside of the five major human planets, he might be sensed by the so-called God of Blood Prison.

After much deliberation, Lin Hui decided to find an opportunity to sell the Flesh and Blood Cleaver.

After all, I am not lacking in attack power in my mecha form, so there is no need to risk using this weapon.

Lin Hui tossed the Flesh and Blood Slash into a corner and turned his gaze to the last epic-level item—the Phantom Cloak.

The cloak is made of an extremely thin material, like some kind of special optical film. Its pinkish-white color indicates that its previous owner was a woman, who was probably taken from her after being brutally murdered by Lylian.

This cape has two special effects.

First, wearing it will instantly increase the user's base speed by 3 times, but not exceeding the speed of sound; second, it has an invisibility effect, but activating invisibility will greatly consume mental energy or divinity.

In Lin Hui's view, its side effects can't even be called side effects.

After each use, the user's presence will be significantly reduced for the next 24 hours, making them virtually invisible and easily overlooked by those around them.

How can this be considered a side effect?

For assassins or people with social anxiety, this side effect is fantastic.

"I already have the [Unobservable] invisibility ability, and my speed can reach twice the speed of sound, so this cloak is useless to me."

"Qingqian is a mechanic, and she's quite fragile, so this Phantom Cloak is perfect for her."

Finally, Lin Hui turned his gaze to the [wriggling flesh]. But after studying it for a long time, he still didn't know what it was.

"Let Bai Ling study it first. If she really can't figure it out, it's not too late to sell it!"

After taking stock of all the spoils, Lin Hui began to review the battle.

"My base defense is indeed ridiculously strong, enough to ignore any peak 8th-tier attack. But..."

"If I don't activate my mecha form and just face a peak 8th rank opponent with my bare body, I'll be completely on the defensive."

"The difference in divine origin is an objective fact. I simply could not predict and dodge that thunderous strike from the peak of the 8th rank."

There are two main ways for human players to enhance their divine essence.

First, take the Divine Essence Medicine!

But this stuff is incredibly rare; it's not sold on the market at all! Lin Hui only got a few bottles as a reward after clearing the Nightmare difficulty dungeon and achieving an SSS rating!

Second, elevate the level of specialization.

This is also the choice of most players.

The most direct way to advance in rank is to increase your proficiency in your specialization. The only way to increase proficiency is to continuously use your specialization in combat!

Lin Hui summoned his attribute panel and glanced at it.

The battle just now increased his Tier 7 specialization proficiency by 1%, bringing it to 23%.

"Just 8% more and I'll break through the bottleneck and reach the mid-stage of Rank 7!"

"By the mid-stage, the divine essence will grow stronger, and the range of divine perception and micro-management reaction will be improved."

"It seems we need more real combat experience. There are quite a few high-bounty assassination missions posted in the bounty hall..."

"Once the ladder dungeon ends in five days, I can take on a few challenging bounties to practice and earn some money along the way."

Lin Hui had already planned his next move in his mind.

The most urgent task now is to turn what has been revealed today into resources that the team urgently needs.

He didn't want to trade through the league's trading board.

Old Pete couldn't eat that much.

After much thought, Lin Hui remembered He Qiang, the vice president of the Pangu Guild.

"As the backer of Chinese players in Silvercrown City, the Pangu Guild must have many connections in both the legitimate and illegitimate worlds. Besides, He Qiang still owes me a huge favor..."

"It's getting late now, it wouldn't be good to make a visit so abruptly."

"I will personally go to the Pangu Guild's headquarters first thing tomorrow morning."

Having made up his mind, Lin Hui stood up, stretched, and walked towards the living room of the RV.

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at the same time.

Silver Crown City, District 99.

Unlike the bustling first district, this is a gray area where the lowest of the low and dark forces intersect.

Deep within a street glittering with neon lights, there lies a barbecue restaurant without even a sign.

The shop was filled with smoke and the aroma of some strange, charred meat.

Two young men sat at a table in the far corner.

The person on the left has a strange blue snake scale tattoo on his neck. Under the flickering neon lights, the tattoo seems to come alive and slowly writhe.

The person on the right is wearing a large gray hoodie. His eyes are completely grayish-white, without any pupils.

"Snap...crack!"

The man with the snake-scale tattoo grabbed a piece of roasted meat with the bone still in it from the plate and threw it directly into his mouth.

He chewed the meat and bones to a pulp, swallowed it down with a thud.

Then, he picked up the strong liquor on the table, took a swig, and let out a cold laugh:

"That idiot Lelian, I warned him long ago to behave himself in the human capital. He wouldn't listen and sure enough, he got himself killed."

The grey-eyed man sitting opposite him picked up a steaming cup of tea, took a small sip, and his greyish-white eyes remained completely unmoved.

"He was too greedy. Relying on God's gifts, he thought he could challenge everything beyond his reach. I'm not surprised by his death. It just disrupted our plans somewhat."

"So what if he's dead? This kind of brainless trash is just a burden to live," said the man with the snake-scale tattoo.

"Fortunately, our informant just reported that it wasn't those henchmen from the Enforcement Division who killed Lylian. This means our mission hasn't been leaked!"

The gray-eyed man put down his teacup and said, "But without that piece of flesh in Lylian's hands, our mission can't proceed. We need to find the person who killed Lylian."

Upon hearing this, the man with the snake-scale tattoo nodded slightly.

"There's a connection between flesh and blood; once we get close, we can pinpoint their location instantly!"

He paused, then said:

"During this time, Lylian has assassinated so many people in Silvercrown City; he must have amassed an extremely terrifying fortune!"

"If we find the murderer, we can happily claim all the treasures as our own!!"

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