My Salvation Game Became true?!

Chapter 54: Chapter 54 The Great Battle Approaches
 

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“Only the expert-level Palm Thunder is the true Palm Thunder.”

Before, it could at best be called Lightning Palm.

Fang You observed the break marks on the tree trunk and the experience of launching Palm Thunder in an instant, and he nodded, “To instantly cross dozens of meters while the energy barely attenuates, maintaining significant destructive power.”

“Moreover, fifty to sixty meters is not the limit for the expert-level Palm Thunder, it can go even further.”

However, going farther meant Fang You also risked missing his target.

He still lacked the self-aim feature, which probably had to do with Spirit power, the stronger his Spirit power, the stronger his control over Palm Thunder, and the more accurate he could be… Before launching Palm Thunder just now, he had a hunch he could hit the target, and indeed he did, as simple as tossing a paper ball into a bin less than a meter away.

But beyond that distance, like throwing a paper ball five, ten, or twenty meters away, the difficulty increases.

“However, as the saying goes, ‘If accuracy is insufficient, firepower will compensate.’ The Palm Thunder just now was only a casual attempt, far from the maximum output.”

This time he exerted strength, and the lightning continuously gathered and grew from his palm, unleashing a thick bolt of lightning suddenly.

It streaked across a hundred meters in an instant and struck the ground full of fallen leaves.

A thunderclap erupted on flat ground! The brilliant lightning burst forth, leaves flew up, and smoke and flames appeared.

Fang You jogged forward to inspect, and saw the struck area was charred, with the fallen leaves shattered, though the crater was not big enough.@@novelbin@@

Compared to environmental destruction, thunderbolts excel in penetration and life annihilation; not to mention a lightning bolt as thick as an arm, even a thin one as thick as a finger could kill a person on the spot.

Especially against Mysterious Evil, the power of thunderbolts is incredibly potent.

Thunderbolt Aberration, well, that makes sense… Although Fang You pondered that the Spell lightning he cultivated, powered by life energy, is probably different from natural lightning.

If they were the same, the Bureau would have equipped themselves with electric blades and electric guns in their fights against Mysterious Evil.

“This Palm Thunder was about my limit in terms of energy output, approximately one unit of life energy, but that’s just in a normal state. If I enter the ‘Lighthouse’ state, where Spirit power is greatly enhanced, the power of Palm Thunder can be increased a lot more.”

He didn’t attempt it, as the Lantern White Robe had just come into his possession and he was currently focused on accumulating lantern energy to use at critical moments, not to be wasted frivolously.

And that’s not all, he also had a stronger trump card, ‘Flamefire Belief’. As long as he could gather enough belief, Palm Thunder’s power could continue to increase, boosting it to a terrifying extent.

He himself was unclear on his current limits.

Unleashing his full power, he was afraid even of himself!

“It’s a pity there are no two-star Mysterious Evils to practice on, alas, such is the loneliness of invincibility.”

“Meow~(￢_￢)”

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Fang You activated Ghastly Realm tracking and continued deeper into the remote forest. He soon found his target, a one-star Mysterious Evil.

He showed a look of delight, “This Mysterious Evil, judging by its color, seems to be one of the top in the one-star category, comparable to a construction site Mysterious Evil. What a treat!”

The Mysterious Evil was enveloped in a faint haze of gray-black filth, wandering aimlessly, leaving behind black hoof prints on the ground.

Perhaps because of the distance, this Mysterious Evil hadn’t locked eyes with him yet, it hadn’t charged directly at him.

Fang You initiated the attack, launching a thin bolt of lightning.

It crackled upon the Mysterious Evil, with fine arcs of electricity dancing about, and he vaguely heard a roar as the creature’s outline in his Ghastly Realm vision became clearer.

It was like a bull, two to three meters tall, with thick and fierce hooves, and its galloping shook the ground like thunder, the fallen leaves swirling and flying away. Where the gray-black silhouette passed, trees snapped and toppled.

This is the peculiar nature of Mysterious Evils.

As the aggressor, a Mysterious Evil can destroy trees and tear flesh, but as a defender, even if bombarded with physical attacks or even artillery, all would be like striking a phantom.

Only certain special items could harm them, otherwise, it was a contest of life energy.

“Not agile enough.”

Fang You stepped back calmly, and the bull-like silhouette of the Mysterious Evil charged past where he stood, generating gusts of wind and producing a thunderous rumble as it crashed forward more than ten meters, knocking down two more trees before turning to charge again.

It also emitted a long and terrifying bellow.

Increasingly clear, it resounded in Fang You’s ears, and a fierce face faintly appeared before him, as dissonant sounds threatened to pour into his mind, to penetrate the deepest recesses of his spirit.

But, not enough!

He snorted coldly, dispersing the illusions, and raised his hand toward the distant gray-black silhouette. A deep blue bolt of lightning shot out fiercely.

Crackle—

This time the lightning was brighter and more powerful, striking the charging Mysterious Evil directly. For a brief moment, the Mysterious Evil’s form was visible, as hideous as ever.

It continued its momentum, its body enveloped in lightning, fading inch by inch, and after several more steps, the not-weak Mysterious Evil dissipated completely into smoke, fading into the world.

‘Ding!’

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Fang You took out his phone and, lo and behold, a white skill training card was in his hands.

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After killing a small Mysterious Evil and experimenting with Palm Thunder, today’s goals were mostly achieved.

He didn’t go home since he had already gone out, and it was quite a distance to the suburbs, so not taking another few laps and killing a few more small Mysterious Evils would have felt like a loss.

Fang You planned the best route for himself, jogging along with Black Pupil dragging its head slowly behind.

After a while, following the trail of the foul wind, the second Mysterious Evil could be seen in the distance.

“Black Pupil, I choose you.”

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Some time later,

“Black Pupil, attack!”

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Yet another stretch of time,

“Black Pupil, hurry it up.”

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Yet another stretch of time followed,

“As a mature little black cat, you should learn to give yourself commands.”

…

Yet another set of moments passed,

“Black Pupil…”

“Meow!”

Damn poop-scooper, I’m on strike meow!

Busy until the evening, with Black Pupil taking the lead in battle and Fang You studying the various uses of Palm Thunder, occasionally giving commands and setting tasks.

He was busy, not only setting tasks for himself but also checking up on Black Blade and An Jianyou’s situation, and planning An Sister’s task route.

A Flamefire Mentor’s daily life was this hectic, and this foolish cat still couldn’t read a map on its own to find Mysterious Evils.

It could read novels but not maps, how does that make sense?

Black Pupil looked up, then down, and sighed, “(￢_￢)Meow~”

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Fang You arrived home in the evening and plopped down, swiftly pulling out his phone with a flick.

He logged into Salvation Game.

The entire game interface was still clean and tidy, and after a day of hard fights in the top right corner of the homepage, the balance of destiny points had increased to 5.7 units.

Quite a bit.

Single small Mysterious Evils didn’t contribute much, mostly 0.2~0.4, with a few reaching 0.5 or 0.6, but now, both Fang You and An Jianyou could almost rush to the next site without rest after purging a Mysterious Evil, a far cry from before Awakening when they had three-second battles and one-hour breaks.

Black Blade, however, was limited by the time of dispatch, falling to the bottom of the work efficiency charts.

After all, there were no two-star Mysterious Evil tasks anymore.

“Two-star Mysterious Evils, now I can handle them fairly easily; if one shot of Palm Thunder doesn’t finish it, then another will.”

“Maybe I can even try my hand at a three-star Mysterious Evil.”

Three-star Mysterious Evils must be incredibly terrifying; Fang You hadn’t even thought about facing such creatures. Even if he wanted to test the waters with a three-star, he would let Black Blade do it, with him only responsible for a strategic retreat if necessary.

He hoped not to encounter one for now.

He opened the task dispatch module.

‘Emergency Mission: Gate of the Ghastly Realm’

‘Status: Unstable, estimated opening countdown 13:35:56.’

‘Rewards: Depending on the completion of the mission (number of Mysterious Evils killed, casualty rate, extent of disaster impact, etc.), you will receive variable amounts of destiny points, Mysterious Crystals, and training cards. An A- or higher evaluation will grant additional rewards.’

‘Note: This mission is irregular; double earnings cards cannot be used.’

Rest well tonight, for tomorrow, a great battle awaits.