Sacred Souls: Genesis
Chapter 399 - Chapter 399 Chapter 386 Heart-Stealing Squad (First Update)

Chapter 399: Chapter 386: Heart-Stealing Squad (First Update) Chapter 399: Chapter 386: Heart-Stealing Squad (First Update) Dancing Nuclear Guild’s stronghold.

“Is he strong… or weak?” the Silver Boss whispered, asking Mo Shigui beside him.

On the arena within the stronghold, with only thirty percent of his health remaining, stood the Summoner, atop the competition stage. Lying on the other side of the arena was a Light Gunner player of the same level from a branch of the Dancing Nuclear Guild.

“Judging by professional standards, he’s roughly at the level of a minor league player, about the rank of top two hundred in the Holy Spirit Arena,” Mo Shigui commented after watching the Summoner’s three consecutive matches.

The Silver Boss wasn’t very good at playing games, and similarly mediocre at assessing players’ skills; judgments about a player’s strength were better left to Mo Shigui.

“I’ve looked into his background. This ID is somewhat famous in the Raider Athletics casual matches. He used to do power-leveling in the Raider, just a high school student though. If we hire him, we’ll face certain risks,” continued Mo Shigui.

“High school student… indeed, that’s a bit troublesome. Coach Mo, do you know any other Light Gunner players?” Silver Boss glanced at the four Light Gunner players gathered beside the competition stage, brought in by the Dancing Nuclear Guild.

In the beheading operation, the main damage dealers prioritized ‘Light attribute’ attacks, which provided extra damage bonuses against abyssal monsters.

Holy Spirit had many ways to convert one’s skills to the Light attribute. Most profession skills also had various Light attribute bonuses, but the Light Gunner class dealt Light attribute damage with all its skills and had the additional advantage of long-range attacks.

“No more; like Hawkeye, this profession is quite rare in Holy Spirit, and skilled Light Gunner players are scarce–perhaps he’s the only one,” said Mo Shigui, “Shall we take him with us?”

Just as the Silver Boss hesitated, he received a message from Jiang Qiao.

‘The Breeder’s final showdown prep task is finished, and it was a one-time deal. Have you decided on the personnel on your end?’

After recruiting the Brood Mother, Jiang Qiao obtained a lot of information regarding Black Tide Island, including a… teleportation device within the Breeder’s main city capable of transporting to the core area of Black Tide Island.

Once this crucial piece of intelligence was seized by Jiang Qiao, he discreetly arranged for Xia Shan from his own guild to trigger this hidden quest. Afterwards, the eight major guilds began to move, all waiting for Jiang Qiao to complete the hidden task.

‘What are the requirements for entering the core area instance? And the number of people?’ Silver Boss immediately sent a message back to Jiang Qiao.

It was the first time Silver Boss had a private chat with Jiang Qiao, whom he perceived as a Summoner with… not much presence, yet Silver Boss always felt like Jiang Qiao was deliberately downplaying his visibility.

But now wasn’t the time to investigate that…

‘Bring all your selected people over and you’ll see, it’s not that easy to explain,’ Jiang Qiao replied.

The Silver Boss made a decision right after getting this response.

“Change his gear, and then take him to the Breeder’s main city,” Silver Boss said to Mo Shigui at his side.

Mo Shigui nodded and walked straight to the Summoner, who was still standing on the arena stage.

“Did I… pass?” the Summoner felt somewhat nervous as he looked at Mo Shigui.

“You’ve passed, but that doesn’t guarantee you’ll get to play,” Mo Shigui said as he sent a trade request to the Summoner.

Not get to play…

The Summoner’s heart sank at those four words, but the sudden trade request that popped up left him stunned for a moment.

Could it be joining the Dancing Nuclear Guild required a fee? How much? There wasn’t much money left on the Summoner, but he didn’t want to miss this opportunity and immediately accepted the trade invite.

The next second, Mo Shigui’s trade column suddenly showed three purple gear pieces, one red Special Equipment piece, and one orange equipment piece.

“We only have one Transcending Demon Stone for now, so I can only give you one orange gear. This Special Equipment will enhance your Light attribute attacks; take it and use it for now,” Mo Shigui said.

“This…”

“Click accept.”

The Summoner had no time to be dazed, as at Mo Shigui’s command, he clicked accept in confusion. When he saw the five pieces of equipment now in his inventory slot, his heart raced so fast it nearly took his breath away.

Who needed a property title with gear like this?

In Holy Spirit, a piece of Special Equipment was worth upwards of three hundred thousand! That weapon, the Dragon Gate Spear, was a level fifty-five legendary weapon! Coupled with the legendary demon-breaking stone, the Summoner felt even if he put it online, it might sell for half a million.

Selling this gear would let him live worry-free for years!

“This is guild property, and you should return it at any time, but if you create equivalent value with this equipment, they might become yours. Don’t you want to prove yourself?” Knowing well that the Summoner was the type who wanted to prove himself through gaming, Mo Shigui looked accurately at him and reached out a hand.

“Dancing Nuclear Guild welcomes you; try to prove yourself here.”

Summoner grasped Mo Shigui’s hand. He opened his mouth, stumbling over his words for a while, but couldn’t think of anything to say. In the end, all his words turned into sobs.

……

Mo Shigui led the reserve members of the Beheading Squad to the breeder’s main city. He hadn’t been in this magnificent city for long when he encountered a… troublesome enemy.

Magic Thief Medes!

The moment Mo Shigui saw Medes, he drew his longsword from his shield with lightning speed. Every Magic Thief on Black Ash Island had their own name, and this Medes was undoubtedly the enemy who harbored the deepest grudge against Mo Shigui!

“We meet again,” Medes said, walking straight towards him after seeing Mo Shigui.

“I don’t mind killing you another time,” Mo Shigui’s voice was as cold as winter.

However, Magic Thief Medes didn’t attack Mo Shigui with a mouthful of taunts like during the last battle with Black Ash Knight. Instead, he walked up to Mo Shigui and knelt down on the ground.

“I’m sorry!” The speed of Medes’s kneeling was so fast that Mo Shigui didn’t even have time to buff himself!

Mo Shigui, who was already in a defensive posture, was mentally shocked by Medes’s lightning-fast plea for mercy…

What the hell?

“Pleading for mercy is meaningless to us.”

Mo Shigui still intended to kill Medes. Some of Fureya’s memories had been stolen by Medes, but when Mo Shigui killed Medes in the battle against Black Ash Knight, he found those memories could never be recovered.

That was why his rage meter surged to full whenever he saw him.

“I’m not pleading for mercy; I’m just apologizing to you. Of course, I don’t expect you to forgive me… Spirits, the evil deeds I’ve done in the past cannot be compensated for merely by an apology. Perhaps only my life can make some amends.” Medes kept his head bowed while talking to Mo Shigui.

“Boss, this NPC is a bit weird; is it a bug in the program?” Pot Cooker whispered from behind Mo Shigui.

“Hmm… I think it might be some kind of unexpected event?” Fuzzy Rabbit offered a different opinion.

“This is an event that triggers after the complete conquest of the Magic Thieves on Black Ash Island.”

Jiang Qiao came out from the other side of the main city street, followed by Wenna and the breeder’s mother.

“Complete conquest?” Mo Shigui didn’t understand what that setting was; he turned to look behind him, but unfortunately, he didn’t find the Star Scholar Squad.

“Uh… I’ve taken screenshots with details about the mission and sent them to the group. This is also highly related to our Beheading mission. Everyone should take a close look, and by the way, I’ve @mentioned the Star Scholar Squad in the group,” Jiang Qiao said.

Mo Shigui opened the Spirits’ Gossip Group chat, and Jiang Qiao had posted a ton of mission screenshots in the group. All these missions were completed by Xia Shan the day before yesterday and yesterday.

One of them included the mission triggered after Xia Shan’s encounter with the ‘escaped Magic Thief Wenna,’ called… ‘The Magic Thief’s Repentance.’

‘Everybody roar! I am your Star Teacher. Since you don’t understand, I’ll come out and explain directly. The principle of this mission is also based on the background.’

The Star Scholar Squad immediately responded to Jiang Qiao’s mention, and after looking through the screenshots of the missions posted by Jiang Qiao, they began to analyze.

‘First of all, all Magic Thieves on Black Ash Island are connected to its consciousness, like a hive mind, you know? And then it’s because the Magic Thieves’ personalities are based on the island’s. Given the island’s current state, all the Magic Thieves have a dark nature and a bloodthirsty disposition, with great hostility towards outsiders. So what would happen if the Magic Thieves were severed from the consciousness of Black Ash Island?’

Mo Shigui browsed through the long explanations posted by the Star Scholars and eventually drew a simple and concise conclusion.

“Are you saying that this NPC is now in a state of repentance?” Mo Shigui asked, looking at the sorrowful Medes who was still kneeling on the ground.

“This is total brainwashing. He was chasing after me to kill me during the Black Ash Knight fight,” Fuzzy Rabbit said, still psychologically shadowed by Medes’s presence.

“It is Black Ash Island that truly influenced our thoughts,” Wenna, who had been silent behind Jiang Qiao, suddenly spoke. “After severing our connection with Black Ash Island, we’ve realized that hatred cannot solve anything.”

Wenna’s lines were all Jiang Qiao’s fabrication… Although she was no longer connected to Black Ash Island, she still thought about how to trouble Zhao Mingwei. But indeed, Wenna had lost some of her hatred and murderous intent. After becoming a member of Biland Island, Wenna’s personality had also become much kinder.

Who was brainwashing whom wasn’t clear to Jiang Qiao, but since he had the chance to brainwash the Magic Thieves of Black Ash Island, he would certainly not miss it!

This mission’s goal was to destroy the negative thoughts and evil inclinations of Black Ash Island, making all these guys repent!