MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter

Chapter 1936: Weighing the Options



"Why kill?" Ghost was puzzled.

Li Yao said, "Although my control has no time limit, if the opponent's spiritual power is stronger, my spiritual power consumption multiplies, which is not worth it. Since I've asked everything I needed, there's no point in keeping him."

At this moment, two black qi drifted into their bodies.

"Not bad, equivalent to five regular Black Crystals, as expected, the quality was high. How about your harvest?" Ghost asked.

Li Yao shook his head, "If calculated by regular Black Crystals, I've received roughly the equivalent of a few hundred Black Crystals."

"That's not right, the last time I teamed up with them, without even making a move, I almost got as much." Ghost frowned.

"It probably relates to our own strength, in reality, we've received the same, the key is how much we can absorb." Li Yao analyzed.

"Hmm, that might be. Oh, some items have dropped, but there's no key." Ghost said.

The items dropped were not many: a cloth bag containing a few regular quality Black Crystals and a lantern.

Silver Soul Lamp

Quality: Blue Exquisite

Category: Illumination Accessory (Can be carried, can be hung on a mount or belt)

Strength: 5%

Agility: 5%

Overall Well-being: 5%

World Compatibility: 15%

Ghost Lead: Kills' souls are trapped inside the lamp, increasing the lamp's quality.

Ghost Skills: Ghost Shield, Soul Flash, Ghost Slash, Ghost Impact.

Passive: Ghost Body (Immune to 2% of all damage, increases with quality)

Equipment Requirement: None

Note: Symbol of the Sacred Teaching of Amon.

"It's two levels stronger than the lamp the teacher gave me." Ghost said.

"Consider it a good item, is this forcing me to become a killing god?" Li Yao said helplessly.

This kind of growth equipment is the most troubling, especially since it relies on killing to improve, and even captures souls. It's truly vicious.

"Anyway, you must kill monsters, just don't do it deliberately." Ghost said.

"True, I actually hope to devour the souls in other lanterns." Li Yao said.

"Oh, maybe when the mentor obtained it, the quality was high enough, but the mentor's own lantern absorbed the soul power from several lanterns given to us, which reduced the quality." Ghost's eyes lit up and said.

"There might be a bit of truth there, but that's not the main thing, we should first find the item your mentor asked for." Li Yao shook his head, he wasn't that eager.

Acquiring the World Will Shard and Rule Fragments is not that easy. At the very least, you need to thoroughly understand this world and know it well before taking action.

Even world-class powerhouses have to be extremely careful, let alone myself. Now, apart from the Mechanical Avatar, none of my other pets can be sensed, so I must be even more cautious.

"This place is remote; I've been to this dimension twice, and both times teleported to Middle Earth. This time, we arrived at the so-called Holy Mountain Bell City, not sure how far it is from the mentor's task item."

"No need to worry, this test isn't about who finds the item first. Completing the process of the Strong Road requires time, and this period is enough for us to seize it." Li Yao said, "Let's go out and investigate the situation."

"It seems the door is over there, though it's locked, but there's no key." Ghost pointed to another chained entrance.

"You're wrong, the door is over here. Although that's also a door, it's a trap." Li Yao said, already reaching the changing wall.

In Ghost's eyes, half of Li Yao's body was already embedded in the wall.

Ghost reached out to the wall, but it remained a wall for him. He attacked with a dagger, resulting in sparks, but it was extremely solid.

"What is this?" Ghost was puzzled.

"Your Madman Level isn't high enough. To you, this is a wall, a real wall, but to my eyes, this is an open door." Li Yao said.

Ghost was stunned, "How much has your Madman Level increased?"

Ghost couldn't help but be shocked. Her Madman Level had increased to level 6, and she was almost unable to move. At such a high level, without Li Yao, she wouldn't even think of attempting this.

Just as Li Yao said, without Li Yao, she could only choose the trap door.

Li Yao said, "I said, my goal is the World Will Shard, the minimum requirement is level nine to even get in touch, otherwise, even if the World Will Shard is right before me, I wouldn't recognize it or make use of it."

"Then should I upgrade to level nine?"

"Yes, level nine, otherwise, you won't see the essence of things and will miss many great opportunities, especially since this is the so-called Holy City, with even more opportunities. Furthermore, if my luck is bad and my Madman Level is too low, my gains will be less." Li Yao said self-mockingly.

"If you say your luck is bad, most players would despise you." Ghost continuously increased her Madman Level, and when reaching level nine, the wall indeed became illusory, the world no longer a hazy fog but rather clear.

And the door visible at level six became twisted and bizarre, appearing very abnormal.

"Let's go." Li Yao said.

"Wait, it seems there are quite a few players in other cells, should we?" Ghost hinted.

If one didn't understand Ghost, they would think she was being kind, but Li Yao knew her meaning.

Since this is called the Holy City, it must be fraught with dangers. Rescuing these people isn't to gain their gratitude, even if they can't be made pathfinders, they can at least cause distractions, making it less likely they'll be fully pursued.

"Never mind, their Madman Levels are mostly below level three. Look there, that door can only be seen by those below level three, it's probably a dead-end, leading nowhere and can't escape. Even if upgraded to level nine, they probably can't defeat a single monster, they're of no use." Li Yao said, "The Mechanical Avatar has returned, the other side is temporarily safe, let's move."

The two exited the cell and appeared in an old corridor. Ghost asked, "Isn't something not right, you must have other intentions."

Li Yao said helplessly, "Did you notice? Well, alright. You heard just now, these creatures and imprisoned players are all sacrifices, offered to this twisted world will of Amon. But to tell you the truth, dimensional collapse is almost inevitable, it's only a matter of time. But the strength of the world will significantly affects the number of World Will Shards and Rule Fragments we can acquire. Judging by the number of sacrifices, this is a large offering, Amon's will become greater, which is good for me."

"Indeed you're ruthless." Ghost shook her head and said no more.

What Li Yao said was right, teleporting here was a certain death, dying with some value naturally is better.

Moreover, she also realized, with limited Black Crystals in hand, even if they save people, they could only save a few, with so many codes, her essence was enough to upgrade to an intermediate leader...


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