The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?
Chapter 329 - 313: Lao Deng, How Many Gold Coins Can You Drop When You Die? (Part 2)

Chapter 329: Chapter 313: Lao Deng, How Many Gold Coins Can You Drop When You Die? (Part 2)

Liu Zheng seemed to see many bizarre and mysterious things, but none of those things left the slightest trace in his consciousness.

Because it was unconscious, therefore there was no harm.

"You’ve received a gift from the upper being ’Foolish Spider’: Perception +5, Spirit +5, increased resistance to rational decline, and 20% damage reduction from upper beings. Please explore the other effects on your own."

The system notification suddenly sounded, awakening Liu Zheng who had been immersed in it.

He opened his eyes, and the reflection on the ground had once again become the vast Pale Moon, without the figure of Lady Muro, nor the Time Net.

"Thank you."

Liu Zheng sincerely expressed his gratitude.

The mere increase of those two attributes was worth several items of excellent quality, not to mention the other effects.

Taking into account that this was a permanent enhancement, with no negative effects and no equipment slot occupancy, calling it a perfect quality reward was not an overstatement.

"It’s okay, your loneliness has also brought solace to me, foreigner."

Lady Muro shook her head.

"Since I’ve been getting more and more familiar with this body’s power, the feelings of loneliness have decreased."

"Since you’re getting more and more familiar, why did the line still snap?"

Liu Zheng asked in confusion.

"Because the process of mastering power is a process of synchronizing with the thoughts of upper beings. My shallow and inferior humanity is increasingly difficult to maintain. At most, after reverting ten times, what remains will not be Lady Muro, but only the Foolish Spider."

Lady Muro sighed.

"I understand."

He nodded.

Only Lady Muro, as a human, would help her former teacher; as for whether Albert and Yate’s people live or die, that wouldn’t concern the Foolish Spider as an upper being.

By that time, it would be good enough if She did not help the Moon Demon torment the people of Yate.

"So, Hunter, kill me and break this unwinnable deadlock. Either wake Yate from its nightmare or let it rest in peace happily ever after."

Lady Muro spoke calmly.

"Alright. By the way, if you die, what level of Blood Gem can you produce?"

Liu Zheng inquired.

"... Is this directness common in your manner of communication?"

Even with Lady Muro’s patience, she couldn’t help but find his directness amusing.

"Direct communication enhances efficiency. Besides, you’re no longer human, why care about these things?"

He said with a playful grin.

"It should be super-large, right?"

Though somewhat annoyed, Lady Muro still answered Liu Zheng’s question.

"Why is it still super-large? The Blood Gem that the lower-upper being Yamiro dropped was also super-large, you can control time, you should be ranked higher than it, shouldn’t you?"

He felt somewhat disappointed.

"If I had become a complete upper being, then I might have produced a higher-level Blood Gem. But frankly speaking, you are not yet capable of defeating my complete form."

Lady Muro spoke a bit more directly.

"Alright then."

Liu Zheng put aside his suicidal thoughts.

After all, in any system of power, abilities related to time were of the utmost tier.

Fighting a full-fledged Foolish Spider, setting aside whether he could win, his trump cards would surely be exhausted by the end, leaving him vulnerable against the Moon Demon.

"So the Moon Demon should be in its complete form, right?"

He asked.

"She should be able to condense a higher-level Blood Gem."

Lady Muro pondered before speaking.

"That’s good."

Liu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Knowing there was a higher-level Blood Gem but being unable to obtain it felt just as bad as knowing the winning lottery numbers but not being able to buy them.

"So let’s begin, foreigner. Be careful, I won’t be merciful."

Lady Muro turned around, moving her delicate limbs in the opposite direction.

"Don’t worry, I hate fixed fights the most."

He drew his Slaughter Knife and boning knife, and took out all the items that might come into use from the system space.

Lady Muro did not respond but walked about fifty meters away from him and turned around again.

"Begin the hunt, Hunter,"

a detached female voice rang out, then vanished in an instant.

Behind it, branch-like growths emitted the same white light that filled the space, resembling tufts of dandelion seeds.

And those pitch-black eyes were all locked onto Liu Zheng, conveying contempt and a murderous intent.

Clearly, the humanity of this human-turned-superior being had taken a back seat to the survival and combat instincts of the superior being.

"I will give you a dignified death as a token of my thanks, Lady Muro,"

Liu Zheng bowed to her, then charged forward.

His speed had increased by half since his battle with Yamiro, thanks to the effects of his equipment.

"Name: Heart of the Ocean (Enhanced)"

"Quality: Fine"

"Effect one: Increases movement speed by 50% in the water, allows free breathing underwater."

"Effect two: Increases recovery rate by 100% in water, and reduces damage taken by 50%."

This demanding yet powerful piece of equipment had somehow come into play, which was a significant reason Liu Zheng dared to confront the Foolish Spider head-on.

But as he sprinted to within thirty meters of the Foolish Spider, a sense of danger surged within him.

He abruptly stopped and performed a backward leap, covering several meters.

From where he had just stood, a dozen spiders, similar in appearance to the Foolish Spider, sprang out of the ground like fish leaping from water, their sharp foreclaws slashing forward.

If Liu Zheng hadn’t dodged, he would likely have been torn to pieces on the spot.

"Well, well, still got an ace up your sleeve, huh?"

He cursed under his breath.

Indeed, beautiful women always lie, even when they are no longer human.

When the dozen little spiders missed their attack, even more of them jumped out from the ground, crowding together and blocking his path to the Foolish Spider.

Suddenly, the light tree on the Foolish Spider’s back shook, and the little spiders, like a pack of unleashed wild dogs, charged at Liu Zheng.

Their movements were without order; they even bumped into each other and fell haphazardly.

But still, the sight of hundreds of grotesque creatures, as large as humans, was enough to stir deep fears in anyone, including claustrophobia, arachnophobia, and megalophobia.

Fortunately, Liu Zheng wasn’t entirely human, so he only felt a bit nauseous.

It was the kind of disgust one feels when they intend to squash a fly only to have a bunch of maggots crawl out of its belly.

Thus, he decided to make it quick.

Liu Zheng ignored the small spiders trying to surround him from various directions and charged straight ahead.

A small spider attempted to slice him with its forelimbs, but in an instant, he cut its limbs into several segments.

After that, its flattened head met with Liu Zheng’s resounding blow.

"Damn it! That’s really fucking hard,"

Liu Zheng grimaced in pain.

He felt as if he had hit not a head, but a block of iron.

Even without looking, he knew his shoulder had probably bruised.

Of course, the small spider fared even worse; its head was directly smashed to a ninety-degree upward angle.

"With your neck twisted like that, you must be very uncomfortable. Here, let Uncle help you,"

Liu Zheng said with a friendly smile and then chopped off its head.

Fortunately, the necks of these little spiders weren’t as hard as their heads.

He swung backhandedly again, severing the forelimbs of a circle of small spiders in front of him.

Already top-heavy, they lost their balance and toppled forward en masse.

Stepping on their heads, Liu Zheng leapt high and fired at the Foolish Spider straight ahead.

The handcannon borrowed from Andrina thundered, firing a large hollow bullet of silver toward a prey its creator had never imagined.

The Foolish Spider’s eyes swiveled rapidly; it sensed the threat within the bullet.

To increase the lethality of their bullets, hunters often infuse them with their own blood. The higher the quality of the blood, the more lethal the bullet is to beasts.

This held true for superior beings as well.

The blood infused into Liu Zheng’s fired bullet was his own, blessed by the Gospel from the blood of the Black Mountain Goat Cub.

The little spiders too sensed their mother’s unease and leaped, trying to block the bullet.

Unfortunately for them, Liu Zheng had anticipated this move. Therefore, he jumped high, firing the bullet from above down towards the Foolish Spider, following a trajectory the little spiders couldn’t reach.

The Foolish Spider had no choice but to move itself.

Its eyes lit up.