Chapter 406: The Essence of the Game
"Actually, there is a similar situation. Just like Mount Massive Asylum, which we once entered."
Iwanaga Kotoko spoke slowly.
"Those mental patients who turned into evil spirits could only wander within a fixed area. If they left that area, their own power would greatly weaken, or even dissipate directly."
"If we analyze it according to Asagiri's idea... the world where Blackwatch is located is equivalent to Nyx's domain. Its conceptual power of erasure can only affect the people living in that world."
"If you put it that way..."
Kato Megumi looked thoughtful, her tone gentle as she said,
"The series of events that happened in that world can now be reasonably explained."
"Blackwatch thought they were developing weapons to fight against the supernatural, but in reality, it was just Nyx controlling them. Because Nyx itself is subject to certain restrictions, it needs weapons that won't be restricted even when invading other worlds to achieve a certain goal..."
Asagiri pondered for a moment, then put forward his own hypothesis.
"Since it is an existence that represents death, the prerequisite for it to descend into a certain world should also be related to death."
"Perhaps it's the death of a large number of humans, or perhaps it's making the majority of humans in that world feel the fear of impending death."
"In short, to accomplish these actions, it can only create weapons in that world and then use certain methods to make them descend into this world."
Hearing this, Yamauchi Sakura's expression could not help changing, and her voice began trembling slightly.
"Could it be..."
"Yes."
Asagiri looked at Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko, Kato Megumi, and Yamauchi Sakura in front of him, then spoke slowly.
"The reappearance of the Dead Realm."
"So that's how it is..."
At this moment, the four women, Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko, Kato Megumi, and Yamauchi Sakura, realized that they had touched upon the true core of this game.
They did not know exactly how it was done, but this world...
No, considering there were Players like Shinichi Izumi, who belonged neither to this world nor to the Blackwatch world, it must have been the concentrated will of many worlds that started this death game.
The goal was to use one Dungeon after another to try their best to stop Nyx's plan, while selecting Players who dared to face death and had the hope of confronting Nyx head on.
In that supernatural world where only Blackwatch existed, no one was chosen to become a Player because that world had already been completely eroded and controlled by Nyx.
However, it could also be seen that even with the concentrated will of multiple worlds, what could be achieved was extremely limited.
It only started a phenomenon similar to a reincarnation game, but people from Blackwatch could still register as Players by seizing mobile phones.
However, Blackwatch was not originally hostile to the Players.
They were simply misled and used by Nyx.
"Let's continue with the custom rewards first. We can discuss and analyze things later."
"Mm."
Hearing Asagiri's words, Kato Megumi nodded obediently, then entered the custom reward content into the Eye Icon APP.
[Custom reward content confirmed: Fusion and upgrade of the weapon Nightingale Blood Crying Bow and the weapon Crescent Scimitar, hand armor, face armor, foot armor, skills, mental strength enhancement, physical fitness enhancement.]
Compared to Yuuki Asuna, Kato Megumi needed many more types of rewards.
Not to mention the weapon upgrade, she also wanted to see if she could take this opportunity to complete her Nightingale armor set.
She also wanted an active attack skill.
Otherwise, every time she could only rely on the passive skill Sniping and the passive of the Nightingale Blood Crying Bow to slowly wear down health, lacking the kind of powerful finishing move that could decide a battle.
[Obtained: Shadow of Concealment, Nightingale Gloves, Nightingale Mask, Nightingale Boots, skill Assassination Arrow, mental strength significantly increased, physical fitness significantly increased.]
[Shadow of Concealment (Red Epic Quality, exclusive weapon for Player "Kato Megumi"): An artifact formed based on the protective power of the Goddess of Shadows, integrated with Player Kato Megumi's talent for concealment and decisiveness in assassination. Shadow of Concealment can freely switch between short blade and longbow forms. When switched to short blade form, it significantly increases various physical stats. When switched to longbow form, it enhances the power of every arrow and strengthens the effects when Player Kato Megumi uses her exclusive talent.]
[Nightingale Gloves (Purple Rare Quality, Tentative): Mysterious black gloves created by a certain goddess who governs shadows and the night for the person she has chosen. When wearing these gloves, one can apply the effect of "Void Touch" to a target without physical contact, with a maximum range of ten meters.]
[Nightingale Mask (Purple Rare Quality, Tentative): A mysterious half face mask created by a certain goddess who governs shadows and the night for the person she has chosen. When wearing this mask, the user's perception of their surroundings is significantly enhanced.]
[Nightingale Boots (Purple Rare Quality, Tentative): Mysterious boots created by a certain goddess who governs shadows and the night for the person she has chosen. When wearing these boots, the user's movement agility is significantly enhanced.]
[Assassination Arrow: When the Player uses a bow type weapon, they can maintain a drawn bow aiming state to lock onto a target. The longer the lock on time, the higher the power increase of the arrow.]
[All parts of the Nightingale set, including Shadow of Concealment, have been collected. Nightingale set effect activated: Any type of attack launched by the Player will receive the protection of shadows and the night, significantly reducing the presence of the attacks launched. The grade of each piece of equipment is upgraded to Red Epic level, and the defense and exclusive effects of each piece of equipment are strengthened.]
To be honest, although the clearance rewards Kato Megumi obtained were very good, at this moment, everyone's focus was no longer on the normal clearance rewards.
Sure enough, in the next second, new information popped up in the Eye Icon APP.
[Because you participated in killing one of the Nyx Incarnations of the Death Mother Planet, Blackwatch Commander Mickey Quick, you have received an exclusive extra special reward: Dawn Arrow.]
[Dawn Arrow: Consumes a large amount of mental strength and stamina to shoot a Dawn Arrow capable of piercing through all haze. If the target fails to detect Player Kato Megumi's presence before the arrow is shot, the Dawn Arrow will completely lock onto the target and directly penetrate any obstacles other than the target, making it an arrow that cannot be defended against and cannot be dodged.]
[Because you participated in and completed the first core main storyline of this game, you have received an exclusive extra special reward: Your own recovery ability has been amazingly improved, and you are immune to all types of instant death erasure attacks.]
"Dawn Arrow, huh..."
Kato Megumi smiled, looked up at the people in front of her, and said something very cute.
It even made Asagiri, Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko, and Yamauchi Sakura unable to help laughing, instantly dispelling the heavy atmosphere.
"I finally have a cool move too. Next time we do a total attack together, I won't have to make up some cool move name myself."
"What's the big deal?"
Asagiri waved his hand dismissively and spoke as if it were only natural.
"Just shout whatever, right? It's not like those hot blooded anime where you have to shout the move name to use it."
"You could even shout Supreme Magic Bullet if you wanted. It's all black anyway."
Kato Megumi pursed her lips and smiled prettily.
"Supreme Magic Bullet? You won't say I'm plagiarizing, will you?"
Asagiri spoke righteously.
"How could I? As long as you pay the copyright fee."
"Then... Mr. Utsunomiya..."
Kato Megumi extended her left foot, clad in black silk stockings, and gently rubbed it against Asagiri's calf. Her tone was gentle and soft.
"How much is the copyright fee?"
"Miss Kato Megumi, you wouldn't want me to report you for plagiarism, would you..."
"Hey, hey, hey, you two, that's enough."
Iwanaga Kotoko rolled her eyes and said irritably,
"Still acting out a scene here? What do you take us for? What on earth do you take us for!?"
Asagiri looked directly at Iwanaga Kotoko's face and said earnestly,
"Tools for entertainment."
"Go away, go away. You take me for a tail and a mouth..."
"Stop. Don't say another word."
Seeing Yamauchi Sakura unable to bear such embarrassing topics while her eyes still betrayed curiosity, Yuuki Asuna directly covered Iwanaga Kotoko's mouth and interrupted her lewd spellcasting, avoiding the premature opening of Yamauchi Sakura's fated Pandora's box of filth.
"Then it's my turn next."
After some playful banter, Iwanaga Kotoko entered her desired custom reward content.
As a warlock type class, she had no hard requirements for weapons.
In fact, she had not used any weapons until now.
After all, weapons for magic type classes only served as auxiliary tools for spellcasting, not necessities.
As for armor, she already had the Red quality Phantom Dress, so she did not have much need for it.
[Confirmed custom reward content: Upgrade Princess Scepter, increase mental strength, increase physical fitness.]
[Reward obtained: God of Wisdom's Scepter, astonishing increase in mental strength, significant increase in physical fitness.]
[God of Wisdom's Scepter (Red Epic Quality, exclusive equipment for Player "Iwanaga Kotoko"): An artifact forged from the divinity of the God of Wisdom and the heartfelt respect and worship of countless Cursed beings. When Iwanaga Kotoko equips this scepter, the effects of Cursed type abilities are greatly enhanced, the ability to perceive Cursed type auras is significantly strengthened, and Cursed type enemies have a chance to defect and actively help Iwanaga Kotoko resolve her enemies.]
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