Chapter 310: Lock of Emotion
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"Ding! Killed the Elite monster 'Shadow Assassin' across levels, gaining 3629734 EXP."
"As expected of an level 80 Elite monster!"
Killing one contributed over three million EXP to Li Xiang.
This place is a leveling treasure trove.
However, I didn't come here just to level up.
For Li Xiang now, the significance of leveling up isn't particularly great.
He is already far ahead. How far ahead is no longer important; the players behind can only follow Li Xiang's back.
Li Xiang raised his hand, activating the power of the god of the undead's ability.
A dim light was released from Li Xiang's hand.
Then, Li Xiang murmured in a low voice, chanting obscure spells. After a moment, he spoke in a deep tone.
"Resurrect, my people!"
Crackle...
Crackle...
The dead Shadow Assassin began to twitch, then split open from the center of his corpse, his skin peeling away to the sides.
A black skeleton crawled out from within.
After the skeleton appeared, it seemed to be adapting to its surroundings, moving its joints and making crackling sounds.
After a moment, it finished adapting and quickly came before Li Xiang, kneeling on one knee.
"Master!"
Li Xiang was also satisfied with this address.
Calling him 'King' didn't fit the title of god of the undead. Calling him 'god' directly seemed inappropriate, but 'Master' was suitable.
Li Xiang checked its attributes.
【LV80. Shadow Assassin (Undead)】
Quality: Elite
HP: 517590
Physical Attack: 27028～27168
Physical Defense: 21887
Magic Defense: 17394
Skills: Stealth, Shadow Backstab, Shadow Pierce, Shadow Slit Throat, Shadow Combo
【Commentary: An Assassin hidden in the shadows. Once its figure is exposed, there will be bloodshed. After transforming into an Undead, its stealth ability is further enhanced.】
Very good attributes!
"Stealth one and show me."
The Shadow Assassin immediately entered stealth mode, completely invisible.
"Very good!"
"Find the other Shadow Assassins!"
Being a Shadow Assassin itself, the Undead Shadow Assassin could easily find where other Shadow Assassins were hiding.
Under its guidance, Li Xiang wielded the demon god halberd and killed frantically.
Half an hour later, a hundred Undead Shadow Assassins appeared uniformly behind Li Xiang.
"Master!"
"Master!"
Li Xiang's mouth curved upwards.
Undead General Budavich didn't give him an army, but in the blink of an eye, he gained a god-level ability and personally cultivated his Undead Minions army!
And these Undead Minions can be recalled.
Li Xiang muttered incantations and suddenly raised his hand.
Large black whirlpools appeared on the ground.
The Undead Shadow Assassins disappeared into the black whirlpools.
This was a capability of the god of the undead's ability that wasn't written down.
It allows recalling and releasing the Undead Minions.
Depending on the number, it requires different chanting times.
Currently, for a hundred Undead, recalling and releasing only requires 1 second of chanting.
"Simply perfect!"
Just these 100 level 80 Shadow Assassins, if placed in any Guild, could directly breach it on the spot.
"100 is about enough. I can continue cultivating the Undead army while in the Beautiful Country server!"
Having made up his mind, Li Xiang returned to the City directly. After giving some instructions, he immediately headed to the World Barrier.
However, to go to the World Barrier, just looking at the marked point on the map, it was too far, already exceeding the range of the ten major Cities.
It was difficult to go there directly.
Thus, Li Xiang contacted Chen Sisi.
...
Small town, tavern.
Chen Sisi met with Li Xiang.
"You want me to take you to the World Barrier?"
Li Xiang nodded, "I plan to go see the country over there."
Chen Sisi didn't answer Li Xiang but asked, "You don't want your forces here anymore?"
"Aren't you here?"
Facing Li Xiang's answer, Chen Sisi turned her head away, "If you say that, I won't bother."
"There should be some interesting things in a foreign land. I'll bring them back for you when I return."
Chen Sisi turned back and looked at Li Xiang, "Then I'll reluctantly help you guard your pathetic little force."
"Thank you."
Chen Sisi nodded, "Ant, don't think you're invincible just because you have god-tier equipment.
There are too many beings stronger than you in this World..."
Li Xiang leaned back against the chair back, smiling.
"Are you concerned about me?"
Chen Sisi glanced at Li Xiang, "Mm."
Li Xiang's body stiffened.
Holy crap?!
Did I succeed in the strategy?
Opening the favorability panel, his favorability with Chen Sisi had reached 80.
Second only to City Lord He Denlong of Wu Shuang City.
Just as Li Xiang was thinking about how to reply, Chen Sisi suddenly looked at Li Xiang and spoke with a serious gaze.
"Ant, do you know the truth of this World?"
The truth of the World?
It seems... I've heard it somewhere...
Chen Sisi asked again, "Do you think... this is a real World?"
Li Xiang was stunned.
This seems to go beyond what an NPC should ask, right?
Or perhaps, is it the rhythm to trigger a quest?
Li Xiang couldn't figure out which one it was, but he still tentatively spoke up.
"Perhaps... it's real."
Chen Sisi withdrew her gaze and spoke with some disappointment, "Perhaps... perhaps..."
"If it's a fake World, then what meaning does my existence have?"
Li Xiang didn't know how to answer.
The existence of game NPCs...
Isn't it just to make the game richer and make players happier...
But...
Looking at Chen Sisi's expression, she seemed very confused about this.
Looking at her appearance, Li Xiang also felt a bit confused. Although he clearly knew this was just a game, no matter how real it was, the person in front of him was just an NPC.
But after spending so much time together, he couldn't completely treat her as fake, as just a string of data...
"Want something to drink?"
Chen Sisi nodded.
Li Xiang called the NPC waiter and ordered wine.
For the next half day, the two kept drinking wine and chatting about meaningless things intermittently.
After dark, Chen Sisi got up. Her eyes still held a trace of confusion, but there was a distinct strange brilliance in her gaze as she looked at Li Xiang, "Don't die outside. I'll be waiting for you here."
After speaking, she left a black token and walked out of the tavern.
【Ding! Favorability with 'Demon Clan Priest - Chen Sisi' +10, current value: 90】
【Ding! Relationship with Demon Clan Priest - Chen Sisi reached: Trust】
【Ding! Quest 'Chen Sisi's Path of Emotion' completed.】
【Ding! Received quest reward 'Chen Sisi Favorability' +10】
【Ding! Favorability with 'Demon Clan Priest - Chen Sisi' +10, current value: 100】
【Ding! Favorability with Chen Sisi reached 100, established Bond 'Lock of Emotion'.】
【Lock of Emotion: The highest realm of emotion, undying and unwavering.】