Ding! Ding!
PS has reach 150+, so here the bonus chapter!
Bonus(1/1)
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Chapter 161: Two Weeks Pass in a Flash; The Western Players Arrive!
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The players of the Eastern Server were already in an uproar, but that was nothing compared to the reaction from the West. When the Western players heard that Seito had soloed the 50th-floor Boss, their collective mental state came dangerously close to a total collapse.
The following two weeks were relatively peaceful. Seito spent his days nurturing his relationships with his companions and the various heroines. Occasionally, he would spend time with Yukino's mother, ensuring their bond remained strong.
During this fortnight, the Snezhnaya Empire successfully conquered the Gamma Empire. However, a slight complication arose during the assault on the third target, the Aisin Empire.
The Aisin Empire had formed a desperate coalition with five neighboring nations, pooling their military might to stall Snezhnaya's advance. This alliance successfully throttled the speed of the conquest, leaving the frontlines in a temporary deadlock.
Seito, however, was in no rush. He viewed the unification of the continent as a long-term project.
Meanwhile, a formidable new power had risen on the 40th floor: the White Tiger Clan.
The ten thousand White Moon Cats had all completed their evolution, transforming into legendary White Tigers. Though their numbers were few compared to other monster species on that floor, they had quickly become the apex predators, standing at the very top of the 40th-floor food chain.
As for Seito himself, he had reached Level 75. He hadn't been power-leveling lately, so his progress was steady but not explosive—mostly because the experience requirements for each level had become utterly absurd.
Snezhnaya Empire: The Grand Hall of the Rear Palace.
Seated upon the primary throne, Seito reviewed his personal status window.
[Status Screen]
Nickname: Sei
Level: 75
HP: 800,000,000 / 800,000,000
Divine Power: 2,300
Divinity: None
Stats: [Atk: 115k+] | [Def: 115k+] | [Mag: 115k+] | [Speed: 53,130,000+]
Talent: Spatial Mastery
Equipment: Spatial Dragon Blade (Artifact), Dimensional Rubik's Cube, Snowy White Trench Coat, Spatial Dragon Ring (Artifact), Spatial Necklace (Artifact)
After reaching Level 70, each level-up provided a massive boost of 10,000 points to his core four stats, and his free attribute points per level had jumped to 50,000. His total speed stat now sat at a staggering 53 million. He was truly a force of nature.
Closing the panel, Seito looked at his ten Harbingers lined up on either side and rubbed his temples. "Those Western players are finally arriving."
They were too slow. They had reached the 15th floor two weeks ago, but it had taken them the full fourteen days just to clear the next five floors. Seito was genuinely speechless at the delay.
"Should we kick things off by raiding them?" Sora asked with a mischievous grin.
"I think it's worth a shot," Kirukiru Amou added, her interest piqued.
None of the other Harbingers objected. They had waited two long weeks for the Western servers to link up; it would be a waste not to give them a proper "welcome." As soon as the Western 20th-floor event concluded, the servers would merge.
"By the way, isn't your school trip starting tomorrow?" Haruno Yukinoshita asked, recalling something.
Tomorrow was Monday. For the next five days, Seito and the others would be away on a school-mandated field trip—an announcement recently made by Minami Kazuko.
"That's right. Autumn is almost here,"
Kazuko replied. The annual school trip at Sobu High was the event students looked forward to most, usually held around October.
"In that case, I have something for the rest of you," Seito said with a smile, producing five Divinity Pearls.
The time had come to give these to Maple and the others. The Harbingers who had already used them—Sora, Shiro, Amou, Kanade, and Haruno—realized immediately what was happening.
"What are these?" Maple's eyes sparkled with curiosity.
Seito patiently explained the function of the pearls and revealed that the others had already used them. As the explanation finished, the five women stood frozen, their minds completely blown.
"M-Manifestation... in reality?" Sally's voice trembled. Her brain was buzzing. Had she heard correctly? These pearls would allow them to bring their in-game powers into the real world?
Maple, Ako, Kazuko, and Lisbeth weren't faring any better. They never imagined that the game they played daily was actually a gateway to a living, breathing world where the "NPCs" were real people with lives of their own.
Seito and the veterans waited quietly for them to process the shock. Eventually, Kazuko looked at the younger girls, her expression turning grave.
"Maple, Sally, Ako, Lisbeth. If you manifest these powers, you must never use them in reality without absolute necessity. Do not tell anyone—not even your parents."
Kazuko immediately understood how this would shift the balance of the world.
"We understand!" the four girls nodded
vigorously.
"Alright, use them. Log out to check the results, then come back," Seito instructed, handing out the pearls.
The five women used the items and closed their eyes, sensing the surge of power within. Moments later, they all logged off in unison. When they returned five minutes later, their faces were flushed with excitement.
"Seito-kun! Thank you so much!" Maple cried out, her eyes full of gratitude. She felt that meeting Seito was the greatest stroke of luck in her life.
"Alright, alright, no need for the formalities," Seito laughed, amused by her sudden politeness.
Suddenly, a system-wide announcement echoed through God's Domain.
[Server Announcement: Western Server has cleared the 20th Floor!]
[Server Announcement: Western Server and Eastern Server are now linked!]
The moment the voice faded, Seito stood up and fired off a message to the guild channel.
[Sei: Let's go! To the 21st floor! Let's give these Western players a warm Fatui welcome!]
[Hachiman: ? Already? That was fast.]
[Iori: Heh heh heh! Finally, it begins!]
[Old Twenty Eight : Heh heh heh heh...!]
[Ranqi: Heh heh heh... Heh heh heh...!]
[Player A: Heh heh heh heh...!]
Seito: "..."
Watching the guild chat fill up with endless "Heh heh heh" messages, Seito's lip twitched violently.
Good grief... are all you guys undercover villains from some dark sect?
(T/N: Be chill Western People)
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Thank you for reading.