Chapter 185: Complete Skills.

Independently killing a former Trialist who was also one level higher than himself was no small achievement, although these achievements were constituted by multiple contingencies.

If it weren’t for Lycaon’s necklace, if Xiao Fen hadn’t splashed that part of the Armor Corrosive Poison Agent earlier to corrode a gap in the clothes on Sophie’s back, if Xiao Fen hadn’t hit Sophie in the head, causing her to lose an eye, if there were no bluestones, and even more “ifs,” the one dying here tonight would be Xiao Fen, not Sophie.

Although as long as there was victory, it was acceptable to Xiao Fen, but such victories were better off being as few as possible.

Exhaling a long breath, Xiao Fen suddenly felt his body relax. The faint pressure from before disappeared, and various Skills suddenly floated into his mind. The connection with the World Tree was finally established.

“You have fallen into a heavily injured state.”

This was the first message before his eyes. It looked very cold, but Xiao Fen felt it was incomparably intimate.

Just at that moment, a shout from a little eunuch came from the direction of the palace: “The Emperor is drowsy, move to the Palace of Earthly Repose!”

A large heap of rustling sounds continuously rose from another direction of the palace. No one knew how much time passed before these sounds completely disappeared, and the square in front of the palace fell into total silence.

Xiao Fen’s eyes continued to flash with severe injury warnings. He tried hard to stand up, but the result was poor. The battle just now had consumed too much of his energy, so much so that even sitting now was a difficult task for him.

Just at that moment, a thick arm suddenly grabbed Xiao Fen’s arm. Ignoring the pain that felt like his arm was broken, the arm yanked him up from the ground. Lycaon’s voice came at the same time: “It was Sophie?”

Xiao Fen coughed twice and said: “Yes, Sophie.”

“Very impressive. You actually managed to defeat her. Even Callisto could not guarantee standing against Sophie in such a battle. I originally thought you couldn’t hold on and was preparing to rush up to help you at the last moment. As for the Emperor, I didn’t consider him for the time being either. I didn’t expect you to actually achieve the final victory.”

Xiao Fen smiled bitterly. After violent coughing and coughing up a mouthful of bloody phlegm, he said hoarsely: “No one can guarantee their own victory. As long as one stands on this battlefield, there are no absolute victors.”

“Go search Sophie’s body. You are the victor, you have that right. You might obtain a bottle of potion. Oh, no, you won’t obtain a potion. Potions that have a healing effect on us are deadly poisons to Traitors. I think she threw away the healing potion before entering the Imperial Palace.”

“I remember she seemed to swallow some kind of agent when she was severely injured at noon today.”

Xiao Fen mumbled a sentence.

Lycaon shook his head and said: “That agent very likely came from the upper levels of the Traitors. As a life-saving item, it is similarly very rare. You should be grateful for this situation. Because she used this agent at noon, she was able to be killed by you now.”

Pausing for a moment, Lycaon added: “She shouldn’t have that agent on her, but remember, the Traitor’s life-saving potion is also full of deadly poison to us. Avoid contact if you can.”

Xiao Fen was dragged by Lycaon in front of Sophie’s corpse. Looking at this body that was still full of life a few minutes ago but was now a charred black mass, Xiao Fen felt some turmoil in his heart. There was some pity, and also some pride. Various emotions mixed together, making him suddenly have an urge to let out a loud roar.

Barely squatting down, Xiao Fen’s hand had just touched Sophie’s corpse when the text before his eyes suddenly flashed with new messages.

“Powerful! You solo-killed a Traitor. As a reward, Yggdrasil grants you All Attributes +1, to be obtained during your next upgrade.”

“Legend! You actually dueled a higher-level Traitor alone without using any skills instantly. Your fame will spread among Trialists.”

“Note: By accumulating Legend, your Reputation rises by one stage, your Charisma increases, and there is a chance to receive more mission hints from Yggdrasil.”

“Glory! You completed an A-rank mission without any support. You will receive an additional reward content.”

“Reward: 1100 Gene Points.”

“Reward: 2 Skill Points.”

“Reward: Primary Healing Potion x1.”

“Additional Reward: Yggdrasil never spares rewards for heroes who eliminate Traitors. You can make a choice for the following reward.”

“A: All Attributes +5, to be obtained during the next upgrade.”

“B: Upgrade one piece of equipment to Mythical level.”

“C: Strip a skill from the Traitor to yourself (non-ability skill), transferring the Skill Points invested in it as well.”

Xiao Fen first opened the Healing Potion he just received and swallowed it, removing the severe injury status. He still needed to continue completing his Main Quest tomorrow, so he had to get out of the severe injury status as soon as possible to ensure his body was in a relatively good state.

Before the text in the corner of his eyes could flash, Xiao Fen had already called out the Light Screen and selected reward C on the screen.

Before this, he had already decided that before his body’s potential was fully stimulated, he would not rush to upgrade. Attribute Points were important, but not urgent at the moment. Moreover, even if they were urgent, he didn’t have enough Gene Points to upgrade now. Increasing all attributes was a choice that was too far away to quench a nearby thirst.

As for upgrading an equipment level, it sounded very good, but Xiao Fen was only Level 2 now. Even if he had a Mythical level equipment, when he reached Level 5 or even Level 4, this equipment might become useless. So choosing to upgrade equipment level now wasn’t necessarily a good thing.

After choosing back and forth, only the third option was the most suitable. Xiao Fen was very interested in that Magic Array which was basically an absolute defense type. Although it activated slowly and would consume a large amount of Energy, relatively speaking, this Magic Array could effectively replace Lux’s Gratitude and become a sharp weapon for Xiao Fen’s group attacks and group defense in the future.

Even if he couldn’t obtain that Magic Array skill, other skills were also very good for Xiao Fen. One had to know that the vast majority of Sophie’s skills were already intermediate level. Once stripped, it was equivalent to gaining 4 Skill Points out of thin air. Just these 4 Skill Points were worth the price of admission.

Sophie’s body began to rapidly shine with radiance. After a while, the radiance disappeared. On Xiao Fen’s Light Screen, all of Sophie’s skills unrelated to abilities were already listed.

Xiao Fen scrolled through these 12 skills. Finally, he fixed his target on “Text of Demonic Obstacle”.

Although he hadn’t seen the specific details of this skill, Xiao Fen believed that this skill, which was only at the primary level, was most likely the Halo Magic Array Sophie used just now. Among the 12 skills, only this skill was in a primary state.

“Do you confirm stripping the Traitor’s skill: Text of Demonic Obstacle?”

“Yes.”

“Skill stripping in progress, please wait.”

“Traitor skill has been stripped, transfer in progress.”

“You obtained skill: Text of Demonic Obstacle.”

“Detected that you possess a skill matching the Text of Demonic Obstacle skill: Greek Fire.”

“Do you want to perform skill merging now?”

Xiao Fen hurriedly clicked “Pause Merging”. He didn’t even know what the special effects of Text of Demonic Obstacle were. Merging now might cause problems later due to unfamiliarity with the effects.

Moreover, through the matter with Pal, he knew that the more powerful a skill was, the greater the constraints, and it might produce some unimaginable consequences.

The Greek Fire skill ignored defense power, interrupted health recovery, and had very high burning damage. Even those skills generated by abilities couldn’t compare to the effect of Greek Fire in the early stages; at most, they had a longer range.

In other words, the power of the Greek Fire skill towered above other primary skills. And now, before Xiao Fen’s eyes, if this Text of Demonic Obstacle was really the Halo Magic Array from earlier, it was obviously similar to Greek Fire in combat characteristics. If these two skills merged, would they be subject to more constraints? Was there a possibility of suffering a greater backlash? These were all problems Xiao Fen needed to consider now.

However, there was no need to rush. The examination of the skill could be done after going back. Xiao Fen reached out and touched Sophie’s withered body, wanting to see if there was any equipment. The equipment that could store the Matchlock and knives just now made Xiao Fen very concerned. It was completely unaffected by the World Tree’s isolation and could take equipment out from Space and put it in. This equipment was also very useful for Xiao Fen.

After searching for a while, Sophie’s body, scorched by Greek Fire, emitted a strange smell, mixed with stench and the scent of burning. This smell made Xiao Fen want to vomit. If it weren’t for wanting to find those equipment, Xiao Fen would have left here long ago.

A dozen seconds later, the soft, collapsed corpse remains were turned over by Xiao Fen. Regrettably, the thing that could store and retrieve equipment was not found by Xiao Fen. Xiao Fen had a feeling that this bag might not be under the control of the World Tree, so once the Traitor died, this bag would automatically disappear from the Trial World along with the items inside.

In the end, that Matchlock became Xiao Fen’s final trophy. As for the knife Sophie carried, its whereabouts were also unknown.

“You obtained item: Demon’s Breath.”

“Demon’s Breath: Natural Item.”

“Hralston’s Seven Hands: Set Piece 1/7.”

“More set piece combinations will bring more powerful effects.”

“Durability: 44/45.”

“Note: This weapon possesses the aura of a Demon and has been Sealed by Yggdrasil. It can only be used as an ordinary weapon.”

“Note: Collect all Hralston set pieces and defeat the Demon. The set pieces will be unsealed by Yggdrasil and endowed with more powerful strength.”

“Note: You can only equip this kind of weapon under Yggdrasil’s gaze.”

“Who is Hralston? A Demon? Maybe, who cares, its weapon is nice, and then?”

Xiao Fen keenly observed the words “Demon’s aura”. It seemed as if a window had quietly opened in his heart. He asked in a low voice: “What is the relationship between Demons and Hell?”

Lycaon was quiet for a while before answering: “There is no inevitable relationship. Demons are natural creatures, while Hell is related to Disaster transfer. Theoretically, there is no inevitable connection between the two. However, according to certain game settings in the Real World, Demons and the devils in Hell are natural enemies. They both take pleasure in killing their opponents and fight in other planes day after day, year after year.”

“Sounds like a Trial World.”

Lycaon laughed and said: “Maybe it is a Trial World. What Yggdrasil shows us is only one ten-millionth of its facets. There are more worlds that we cannot see.”