Multiversal Livestreaming System : I Can Copy My Viewers Skills

Adam stared at the glowing red system text, his expression unreadable.

[The Third Floor's death curse has been activated.]

[The authority of death has denied you...]

[You are immune to the death curse.]

This was... unexpected.

In his past life, the death curse had been one of the most dangerous mechanics of this floor.

The moment a Stream Hunter stepped inside, the curse would latch onto them like a parasite, slowly draining their strength and life force.

The longer they stayed, the weaker they became...

Until eventually, their body would fail, and they'd become one of the catacombs' mindless undead.

Unlike other floor bosses, whose floor authorities only activated during battle, Xel'Shaar's authority was always active.

Just like death itself, it was a constant, creeping threat.

So why was he immune now?

Adam ran through the possibilities methodically.

Had a viewer done something?

He doubted it.

While his audience could donate items, some of them incredibly powerful, it didn't seem possible to override the Tower's core mechanics.

Maybe it had something to do with his regression?

That sounded a lot more plausible...

He'd already died once...

His soul had tasted the void and come back.

Perhaps the Tower recognized that now...?

Maybe this second life had changed something in the system's judgment of him.

A flaw in the curse's criteria?

Still, it didn't really sum up any sort of proper explanation as of now...

Then his eyes drifted to the flickering icon near his status panel.

[Blood Reborn], the ability he'd gained upon ranking up.

That ability was different.

Not just defensive or healing, it actively rejected death itself.

It allowed him to remain conscious even after fatal blows, to resist death's pull.

Could that be it?

Whatever the reason, this was an advantage he couldn't ignore.

Everyone else on this floor was living on borrowed time.

The moment they entered the catacombs, a countdown started.

They had to rush, kill, loot, move, and get out before the curse claimed them.

They couldn't waste a second!

But for Adam's current situation...

This meant that he could take his time.

He could walk through these halls like a tourist in a museum, run his hands along the dusted relics, and grind for as long as he wanted too...

As for the cursed relics that other Hunters avoided like poison?

He could claim them all.

Artifacts scattered through the tombs normally carried side effects that accelerated the curse.

For him, they were just raw power waiting to be taken.

And when it came time to face the boss of this floor...

Xel'Shaar, the Tombkeeper, it would be a completely different battle.

Everyone else fought the boss with their stats already drained, half-dead, barely holding on.

Adam would be at full strength.

Still, it wasn't all upside.

There were risks to be considered..

If he stayed too long gathering relics, he'd fall behind schedule for reaching the tenth floor.

And there was something else.

Xel'Shaar wasn't mindless.

He was one of the rare bosses with a soul.

A lingering mind.

He watched the intruders that entered his tomb.

He studied them.

Adam standing here immune might not go unnoticed.

If the Tombkeeper suspected something...

If he marked Adam as a threat earlier than intended— the battle ahead might become much harder.

Adam weighed the options.

Grinding here could make me stronger... but the real prizes are on higher floors.

He glanced at the dark corridors ahead.

The catacombs were a maze of traps and undead, but he knew the general layout from his past life.

The fastest route to the exit was through the central tomb...

Where the most valuable relics were kept.

'If I move quickly, I can grab a few useful items and leave'

Adam thought.

He had a few relics in mind...

Items he had failed to secure in his past life due to the constant pressure of the death curse.

Now, with time on his side and the curse unable to touch him, they were finally within reach.

The first one was located in the west wing of the catacombs, locked behind a cracked obsidian gate that most Hunters didn't dare to approach.

The tomb was guarded by Wailing Souls...

Spirits that shredded the minds of anyone who came too close.

But inside, buried beneath shattered bones and cursed stone, was a relic called the [Soul Mirror Fragment].

He remembered it clearly.

In the right hands, the Soul Mirror Fragment could amplify a caster's magic output by over three hundred percent for ten minutes.

It didn't boost mana, and instead it magnified the effect!

A single spell could melt through crowds.

Barriers became walls of divine light.

Blood-based skills like Adam's own could be turned into devastating tools of destruction.

Of course, most players couldn't use it without dying from the feedback.

But Adam wasn't most players.

His [Blood Reborn] ability, combined with the natural healing from Blood Crystals, would be enough to keep him alive through the burn.

The second relic was trickier.

Tucked inside a forgotten chamber at the far edge of the catacombs was the [Graven Idol of Hollow Eyes].

A grotesque, statue-like object shaped like a twisted skull with countless eyes sealed shut.

It was the kind of relic that most Hunters skipped entirely, simply because its effect came with a heavy curse.

But Adam remembered its true function.

With enough focus and willpower, the Idol allowed its wielder to brainwash low-level undead.

Not through commands or direct control, but through influence.

A whisper in their thoughts.

A call they couldn't ignore.

Wraiths, Mummified Guardians, Bone Golems, even undead mages could be guided into attacking their own allies or clearing the way ahead.

The Idol didn't last long.

Ten, maybe fifteen uses at most.

But that was more than enough to turn entire fights around.

And on this floor, where enemies were endless and Hunters were few, having a personal army of monsters, even temporary, was a power no one should ignore.

The third relic was hidden in the tomb's heart itself.

Past the central chamber, beyond a locked gate that required a key only dropped by one of the elite Bone Golems, rested a small, unremarkable ring.

It looked like tarnished silver, almost useless.

But Adam knew its name well: [Ring of Stillheart].

It granted the wearer complete immunity to death for exactly fifteen minutes!

No fatal blow would land.

No curse would take hold.

No skill that relied on death would function.

For that short period, the user became a walking paradox... alive even when they should not be!

A ghost with flesh... A soul without a tether!

Adam thought as he glanced towards the chat notifications which was having a discussion.

[Belisarius2018 has donated 15 coins]

[Belisarius2018 says that if the streamer manages to rush at the fastest pace ever recorded, he'd give a good gift!]

A subtle twitch tugged at Adam's mouth but he thanked the viewer anyway.

[LORDTEE has donated an F-tier gift]

[You have received] Blood Crystal : Crystallized essence of condensed blood energy. Used as a catalyst for blood magic, replenishing both health and mana over time.

[LORDTEE contemplates spamming donations to get the streamer up to the higher floors even faster...]

Adam accepted the item silently as he sent a thank you message.

More gifts flooded in.

[AbsoluteZero01 has donated an F-tier gift]

[You have received] +12 Soul Cores

[AbsoluteZero01]: Hm. Am I the only one bothered by the fact that both the second floor and the third floor are focused on the undead? The tower could've at least been more creative...

[Frog Eater]: It's not like the Tower of Yxthar is sentient enough to gain creativity...

[Memester_Damon has donated an F-tier gift]

[You have received] +4 Soul Cores

[Memester_Damon]: Is it...?

Adam's gaze lingered on that last question.

His footsteps slowed. Something about it struck a chord.

Was the Tower really not sentient?

He glanced ahead, the corridor bathed in a faint, eerie blue glow from the ever-burning braziers.

The deeper he went, the more unnatural it felt... like the place was watching him.

He'd considered this before.

Often, in fact.

But back then, the idea had been dismissed as paranoia.

Now, with his memories of the past life intact and the strange inconsistencies stacking up... he wasn't so sure anymore.

'The fact that it can set up objectives for floors that feel like minigames must definitely mean that there's some sort of intelligence...'

'Not to mention...'

He thought, eyes narrowing slightly.

'It expressed huge amounts of anger during humanity's retaliation in my past life... Entire environments changed to hunt us.... rewards were altered... and traps began to spawn in places they never had before.'

It was as though the tower was reacting with intelligence...

[JustJoeKing says that it's best not to question the Tower of Yxthar as of now]

[DaostOfCreation has donated an F-tier gift]

[You have received] +4 Soul Cores

[DaostOfCreation]: Why? Will the Tower of Yxthar get angry at us if we question it?

[JustJoeKing]: No, it's just because I don't have answers to any of your questions ^^

Adam exhaled through his nose.

That viewer was always quick to dodge with humor...

But others weren't joking.

[Hazardous Combatant is grinning]

[Hazardous Combatant]: Back when I didn't have a viewer status, one of the S-tier users in my universe got obliterated into atom particles because he tried to put his consciousness inside the Tower of Yxthar and influence it.

[Experienced Old Knight is shocked by your S-tier user's stupidity]

The messages came fast, one after another.

'So it is sentient… or at least something close to it. A machine with rules that reacts like a god.'

Just as Adam was about to close off the system chat to focus on finding artifacts...

A new message popped up at the top of the feed, glowing with golden edges.

[A viewer from the Universe where lands are interconnected has entered your livestream]

[Holder of Severance shows curiosity towards the streamer]

Adam's eyes widened immediately as there was a slight pause in his actions.

He knew what the golden edges meant in a system viewer notification...

It signified the arrival of an S-tier viewer!