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Chapter 1279 - Chapter 1279 Chapter 863 Plot Props

Chapter 1279: Chapter 863: Plot Props Chapter 1279: Chapter 863: Plot Props When Duanmu Huai returned to the Tribunal, he also appeared utterly exhausted.

Dealing with Ghouls and Vampires wasn’t a big problem, but the appearance of the Son of the Black Goat brought significant tangible losses to the Tribunal. Not only did the strategy team suffer heavy losses, but the Night Guards that Duanmu Huai brought with him also lost more than a dozen people. It is important to note that the Night Guards are soul carriers and have no physical bodies. Yet, even so, they could still be parasitized by the Son of the Black Goat, which just goes to show how terrifying Shabu Nicolas is…

This reaffirmed Duanmu Huai’s determination not to casually bring anyone to that world again.

If the Night Guards could be infected, he did not want to test whether the Soul Cards would receive the same treatment.

Of course, for the strategy team, the plan was ultimately successful, after all. Duanmu Huai, without any sense of martial virtues, purged the area with his Light Spear, completely obliterating Ward 24. Everything, including the Son of the Black Goat, was burned to a crisp. It’s just that the strategy team also suffered heavy losses. As for the final beam of light–well, Duanmu Huai didn’t say, so the strategy team could only assume it was the Ghouls’ last desperate attempt to die together.

Fortunately, Ward 24 was located in a remote area of the city, and the strategy team evacuated the nearby populace for safety before the battle started, so there were no significant civilian casualties.

However, for Duanmu Huai… he had a bit of a minor problem.

“Hey, what exactly is this thing used for?”

Mumbling, Duanmu Huai opened the system menu, then pulled up the item inventory, where one could see a black, snooker ball-sized orb prominently displayed.

This was something Duanmu Huai found in the ashes after he had defeated the core of the Son of the Black Goat and burned it.

Regarding this object, the system explained it as follows:

[Black Goat Seed (Plot Item)]

That’s it.

Duanmu Huai’s first reaction was to either burn or smash this thing immediately, but no matter if he used the War Hammer to smash it, or the Black Flame to burn, the object didn’t react at all. When Mary looked at it with her Golden Pupil, she also said that it seemed to be just an ordinary pearl, with nothing special about it.

Well, according to game settings, plot items indeed cannot be sold or destroyed. Otherwise, if players accidentally drop an important plot item, they really won’t be able to cry it out.

But Duanmu Huai really wanted to throw it away, and he couldn’t!

Indeed, after confirming there was no way to destroy the object, Duanmu Huai even took a warship to throw the thing into a star.

However, no sooner had he thrown it away than the object reappeared in the inventory on its own.

Is this a game BUG? Can I report it?

Regrettably, smashing the report button did nothing for Duanmu Huai.

Of course, according to the game, this certainly wasn’t a BUG, but Duanmu Huai was still anxious.

Because this is a “Plot Item”!

What kind of plot with Shabu Nicolas was he going to encounter?!

That’s enough to scare anyone silly.

Duanmu Huai felt it would be better now to have a kind father jump out and give him a smooch rather than dealing with this.

After all, the legendary Mother of the Black Goat is truly indifferent and welcomes all comers, as long as it’s a living being… What if she finds him and wants to have monkey children with him?

The thought alone sent shivers down Duanmu Huai’s spine.

But what can he do since he can’t throw it away?

He had to carry it with him… hoping nothing would happen.

Duanmu Huai silently locked the black orb in the inventory and then dragged it into a corner to drop it.

Really, hopefully, nothing happens.

“Sigh…….”

Duanmu Huai closed the inventory, then noticed a gaze fixed on him. Turning his head, he saw a small-framed, silver-haired girl with red eyes peering at him from behind a pillar. As soon as she saw Duanmu Huai notice her, the silver-haired girl made a face at him and then turned and ran away.

“Sigh…….”

Duanmu Huai sighed again. His relationship with Ilya wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t good either. To be honest, Duanmu Huai found Ilya awkward, and likely Ilya felt the same looking at Duanmu Huai. It wasn’t because of appearances, but because being in their positions was inherently embarrassing.

For Duanmu Huai, Ilya was not the daughter of Alice Phil beside him, but the daughter of another Alice Phil from a different timeline and a different man – an awkward thought indeed. As for Ilya, her father was not Duanmu Huai, but a man from another timeline whose name was unknown to him.

So, when Ilya saw her mother–or rather, her mother from another timeline–getting intimate with Duanmu Huai, her feelings were probably just as mixed.

Really, what a mess all of this is.

Duanmu Huai felt completely numb.

Of course, if Alice Phil from another timeline was thought of as a younger sister of Alice Phil from this timeline, that wouldn’t be inconceivable… After all, according to Ilya, there do seem to be differences between the two.

For instance, according to Alice Phil, she was the most perfect Artificial Human created by the Einzbern family, which is why she became SABER’s Master to participate in the Holy Grail War. But according to Ilya, the Alice Phil in her world apparently wasn’t a perfect Artificial Human, so that world had to choose a Magician to marry into the family to partner with Alice Phil in the Holy Grail War.

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