Blasphemy Wizard by Deceit World
Chapter 121 - 119: Hunting...

Chapter 121: Chapter 119: Hunting...

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"You scan your surroundings, searching for suitable prey,"

"You know very well that the slaying skill surpassing the ’Star Spirit’ rank is indeed powerful, but every member attending this secret gathering is under the blessing of the Evil God. If you act directly, you’ll likely be torn apart in no time under their collective attack."

"Better to play the schemer, stab them secretly—it’s much safer..."

"You continue searching,"

"You quickly lock onto a target: a believer of the Evil God wearing a tentacle-wrapped mask. With their wide cloak, you can’t tell if they’re male or female, and they look like they’re about to step outside for some fresh air."

"You stealthily approach,"

"Seeing no one else around, you swiftly act. Invisible threads slice through the air, and the ’Evil God believer’ is cut clean into two pieces before they can even react."

"You now enter your favorite opportunistic mode of behavior,"

"You obtained 320 Old Sacrifices."

"You obtained the ’Dark Mask.’"

Dark Mask (Quasi-Excellent): This mask is tainted with the blood of the ’God of Disguise Mask.’ Effect: Anyone who gazes upon this mask will have the dark side of their heart grow."

Heh, not bad, a quick haul already?

Yang Qizhou quickly smirks. Old Sacrifices are great, of course—the more the better. But the effect of this ’artifact’ is rather mediocre. It probably won’t see much use and seems destined to gather dust in the corner, just like [Head of Jealousy], [Kan Rui’s Wizard Ring], and [Ancient God Fire Lamp].

The hunt has just begun; surely better treasures will drop. Carry on, carry on, carry on...

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"You return to the hall, continuing to search for more targets to hunt."

"You spot another Evil God believer leaving the hall in a hurry, their demeanor suggesting they’re rushing to an appointment."

"Obviously, you won’t let this chance slip away. You quietly follow, using the effect of ’Hidden State’ to close in on the Evil God believer. When they’re completely unguarded, you employ ’Slaying Skill.’"

"You killed another Evil God believer."

"You obtained 290 Old Sacrifices."

"You obtained ’Deep Sea Demon Whale’s Blood.’"

Deep Sea Demon Whale’s Blood (Mortal Level): The Deep Sea Demon Whale is a massive magical creature residing in the ocean, known as the child of the sea. Effect: Drinking its blood grants you an affinity with the ocean’s powers.

"You continue searching for targets and soon identify another isolated Evil God believer."

"You use ’Hidden God’s Clothes’ to stealthily follow this one."

"You killed another Evil God believer."

"You obtained 270 Old Sacrifices."

"You didn’t get any additional loot."

"Over the next seven minutes, you manage to hunt down seven Evil God believers, accounting for one-third of those attending the secret gathering. You obtained 2730 Old Sacrifices, along with ’Devil’s Disguise,’ ’Filth Beast’s Teeth,’ and ’Polluted Hidden Star Compass.’"

Devil’s Disguise (Excellent Level): A magical artifact crafted from the skin of a devil. Effect: Allows the user to disguise as a devil, preventing harm from the pollution of the ’Endless Abyss.’

Filth Beast’s Teeth (Excellent Level - Material): Teeth shed by a polluted beast, imbued with filthy elements. You might want to visit residents near the ’Polluted Mountain Edge’ to learn its use.

Polluted Hidden Star Compass (????): Originally a ’Wizard’ artifact, now tainted with pollution from the ’Night.’ Current effect unknown.

"Your reckless slaughter has greatly reduced the numbers of Evil God believers in the hall, catching the attention of those present."

"Before long,"

"The bodies of the slain ’Evil God believers’ are discovered."

"You activated the effect of ’Hidden God’s Clothes,’ evading everyone’s gaze as you return to the hall unnoticed."

"You see the remaining living ’Evil God believers’ gathered together in the hall, their expressions filled with terror, afraid of being hunted. None dare act rashly anymore."

"Seems like stabbing them secretly won’t work anymore."

"You lament that you can no longer play the schemer—oh no, I mean hunt smoothly—and feel a deep sense of regret."

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Not just the game character—even Yang Qizhou feels pretty disappointed.

What a golden opportunity for harvesting,

In such a short time, you’ve already gained 3610 Old Sacrifices, almost rivaling the time you managed to swindle the ’Silver Divine Envoy’ and ’Golden Divine Envoy.’ The magical artifacts and materials gained, however, are fairly average—none of them even hit the epic level.

The fully-equipped ’Yang Qizhou’ feels nothing but disdain.

"Wait, hold on, this Devil’s Disguise?" As though realizing something, Yang Qizhou’s eyes light up with excitement. "This artifact can actually disguise as a ’devil,’ making it possible to avoid pollution from the ’Endless Abyss’? If I use this item, doesn’t that mean my game character can now venture deep into the ’North Realm Abyss’?"

"Now that’s a pleasant surprise!"

"’Such an unexpected stroke of luck—you’ve solved a major problem for me, hahaha, Wisdom Divine Envoy Salma, I ought to thank your ancestors for eight generations.’"

His joy is not unwarranted. Acquiring [Devil’s Disguise] means that the game character no longer needs to fear pollution from the ’Endless Abyss’ and can explore the ’North Realm Abyss’ freely.

The Sky Blue Spear, standing tall by ’Extreme Cold Lake,’ is not worth considering; for some unknown reason, this ’Divine Artifact’ of the ’King of Nature’ holds tremendous hostility toward the game character,

Just getting close would surely result in being torn to shreds.

But [Circle of Friendliness] might be worth planning for. This Holy Sacrifice that summons the ’King of Virtue’ is said to be lost somewhere in the ’North Realm Abyss.’ The coordinates are already known, and with [Devil’s Disguise] protecting against ’Endless Abyss’ pollution, there’s a chance it could be acquired.

"Speaking of which, the game character hasn’t died once since the ’secret gathering’ storyline began, has he?"

"Can’t help feeling a little strange about that."

"Keep going, keep going."

With his fingers tapping the screen, the text refreshes again.

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"Your hunting behavior has caused extreme panic among the Evil God believers present, leading them to vigilantly guard against each other, fearing the hunter in the darkness might be lurking right next to them."

"You notice green light flowing and flickering into existence,"

"You feel mysterious elements being created."

"You also see strange and eerie secret ritual patterns taking form."

"This is the handiwork of the Evil God believers, desperate to avoid needless deaths and employing their abilities one after another."

"You quietly deliberate... Using the effect of ’Hidden God’s Clothes’ and the ’Slaying Skill’ surpassing the ’Star Spirit’ rank should be enough to kill one Evil God believer, but interfering with reality would break your ’Hidden State’ and expose you in front of every member of the secret gathering."

"At that point, you’d be surrounded. There’d be no chance to reactivate ’Hidden God’s Clothes,’ and since you lack Extraordinary Power yourself, you’d most likely be killed outright."

"In other words,"

"You only have one chance to strike."

"Analysis complete. You narrow your eyes, setting your sights on the ’Nameless One’ at the forefront."

"Your original hunting target was him. As the host of the secret gathering, this ’Nameless One’ is undoubtedly the strongest in the room, with the highest influence—and correspondingly, the best loot."

"Plus, the ’Remains of Teasing Evil’ are still in his possession; you must find a way to reclaim it."

"The only downside..."

"Since the gathering began, he hasn’t left the hall. His illusory figure has remained perched in the most conspicuous spot, making silent assassination impossible."

"But now, everything has changed. With only one strike left, there’s nothing to hesitate over anymore."

"Cruelty flashes in your eyes,"

"You use ’Hidden God’s Clothes’ to silently approach the ’Nameless One.’ But just as you near him, his illusory figure suddenly twitches twice, startling you and making you think you’ve been discovered."

"Soon after, the ’Nameless One’ stops moving again."

"It was just a false alarm."

"You advance to within five meters of the ’Nameless One,’"

"The time has come. The ’Patrol Officer’ from the Valuer Organization should have received the fate-level warning by now, found that untraceable report, understood the situation at this secret gathering, and probably brought other members of the ’Valuer Organization’ nearby."

"You deliberate internally, reaching a decision..."

"The Wizard Mark of ’Trace of Killing Skill’ on your hand begins to heat up, Wizardly aura surging. You strike immediately, launching an attack on the ’Nameless One.’"

"Invisible webs of cutting threads span across space, transcending time and possibility. In an instant, they fall upon the featureless mask and illusory, twisted figure, obliterating their form and annihilating their essence, leaving only the items they possessed."

"You collect the leftovers."

"You obtained [Remains of Teasing Evil]."

"You obtained [Foolish Snake Skin]."

"Upon obtaining the authentic [Foolish Snake Skin], the fake one’s properties vanish and it reverts to an ordinary snake skin, utterly unremarkable."

"This unexpected outcome greatly shocks everyone remaining at the gathering..."

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"Holy crap, [Foolish Snake Skin] was fake?" Yang Qizhou stares at the screen in disbelief.

He’d been puzzled earlier. As a believer of the Evil God and host of the secret gathering, the ’Nameless One’ exuded pure villainous vibes—how could someone like that genuinely keep their promises, handing over the ’Foolish Snake Skin’ as agreed? Now, he finally understood that was just a bluff: the man had used a fake to fool everyone.

Good thing the game character had been scheming all along, planning to pillage and frame ’Wisdom Divine Envoy’ Salma and accidentally ended up killing the ’Nameless One,’ resulting in finding the authentic [Foolish Snake Skin]. Otherwise, the loss would’ve been colossal.

"Damn it, turns out you can’t trust anyone on ’Old Earth.’ Using counterfeit goods to deceive people—how utterly vile."