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The Treasure Chest of the Transcendent One is Opening...
You have obtained 175 Primal Crystals.
[You have obtained "Illusory Vision" which has been automatically converted into "Liu Chengyuan's Epitaph (Scroll)"]
Epitaph of Liu Chengyuan (Scroll)
Type: Consumables
Quality: S+
Remaining uses: 3
effect:
After use, it applies the [Instant Death] status to all entities named "Nie Qingyun" within a 2000-yard radius.
【Immediate death】
Effect: Instant death. Cannot be immune, cannot be dispelled, cannot be reflected, and is executed with highest privileges. After the target dies, it cannot continue to exist in any form.
Synopsis: A tombstone formed from Liu Chengyuan's resentment and unwillingness.
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Holy crap!
What kind of weird skill is this?
I went through so much trouble to defeat Liu Chengyuan twice, and this is what you give me?
At this moment, Nie Qingyun felt as if ten thousand alpacas were galloping through his mind.
Liu Chengyuan!
All I did was steal your dream girl, trick you out of 1000 Primal Crystals, destroy your base, and defeat you twice...
Is it really necessary to be so angry...?
Even in death, they are disgusting.
Nie Qingyun couldn't help but take another look at the information on the scroll.
According to the description, this thing only works on itself and is a "rule-based" spell.
This means that it will definitely take effect if the conditions are met.
What use would I have for this? To commit suicide?
This skill scroll is S+ level. If you use this thing to commit suicide, it's uncertain whether you can be resurrected. No matter how you look at it, it has no practical use. He can't think of any reason to keep it except to destroy it immediately.
But after the initial excitement, Nie Qingyun quickly calmed down and noticed a clue in the skill description.
If this skill scroll were truly meant to kill oneself, there would be no need to describe it in such a complex and meticulous manner.
Thinking of this, Nie Qingyun quickly read the skill description word by word again, and then his heart pounded.
This scroll was never meant for suicide...
It is something that can destroy everything in the world!
Chapter 134: Loli Senior, One Step to the Stomach! (Two Chapters Combined)
After hesitating for a moment, Nie Qingyun began to concentrate, deciding to test his conjecture.
The instructions for using [Liu Chengyuan's Epitaph] clearly state that "after use, it can inflict the [Instant Death] status on all beings named 'Nie Qingyun' within 2000 yards."
The key lies in the word "can". The presence of this word indicates that there is a choice, not a necessity.
In other words, even after the skill is activated, the user still has the final say.
After calming down, Nie Qingyun tried to activate the spell scroll.
The next second, a system notification popped up in my mind.
[Conditions not met, application failed.]
Seeing this, Nie Qingyun was not disappointed at all; on the contrary, he became more enthusiastic.
Because this is exactly the result he expected.
The failure to activate the skill directly indicates that the "Nie Qingyun" mentioned in the scroll skill description has no relation to objective facts.
That means these three characters are a substitute name, which can be assigned by people.
Thinking of this, Nie Qingyun sat up straight with a serious expression and said, word by word:
"My name is 'Nie Qingyun'."
After saying that, he tried again.
Sure enough, in the next instant, the skill scroll connected with his mind.
Nie Qingyun immediately cancelled the release.
His heart was pounding. By now, he had mastered the basic usage of this thing. If used properly, it was even more unpredictable than Liu Zhenyu's "Silence Order".
And the effects produced far surpass those of the former.
Because this scroll has an instant death effect, no matter how high your attributes are or how strong your skills are, it's useless.
According to the description of "rule-based" skills in the "Apocalypse Survival Guide," these skills will definitely activate as long as the conditions are met.
Even if you are a superman with a body of steel, or a god-like being who can easily wipe out all of humanity with a snap of your fingers, you will still die instantly if you are hit by this.
This is what makes "rule-based" spells so terrifying.
This further confirms Nie Qingyun's initial conjecture.
In this post-apocalyptic world, no one can become the "prodigy" from cheap, mass-produced novels.
Want to rely on some powerful attribute or skill to punch "999" and crush your opponent forever?
nonexistent.
Without adequate preparation and the ability to use your skills flexibly, you will most likely be silently eliminated before the battle even begins.
The battle with Liu Zhenyu is the best example. Even if his attributes were ten, a hundred, or even a thousand times that of an ordinary person, once he entered the range of the [Silence Ban] and was stripped of all attribute bonuses and [Data System] permissions, he was still powerless to fight back.
The only solution is to utilize everything available to find the weaknesses in the opponent's skills.
This is the battle between those who transcend.
Of course, not all transcendent beings possess such powerful skills.
It's easy to see from the note "Heroes in Adversity" that people like Liu Zhenyu and Liu Chengyuan, who possessed such powerful skills at the beginning of the apocalypse, are extremely rare.
The reason why I encountered all of these things is probably because I was extremely unlucky.
There was nothing that could be done about it. Nie Qingyun couldn't control his luck. He could only do his best to take every battle seriously and protect the important people in this absurd world.
Moreover, in terms of the final result, Nie Qingyun was quite satisfied with these two battles.
Although the process was extremely difficult, they accomplished something that most people could not do, and it is no exaggeration to call it a miracle that is one in a million.
As I was pondering this, I heard a delicate girl's voice.
“Ah~~Ah~~”
Lingyuan Ellie tugged at Nie Qingyun's sleeve and called out twice, as if she were being coquettish, then pulled him up and snuggled into his arms.
It showed its two cute little tiger teeth and started biting at Nie Qingyun in his arms.
However, he didn't use much force; he just made a few symbolic teeth marks before moving on to another spot to bite.
It seems to be an expression of some kind of emotion.
Nie Qingyun, who shared a [resonance] connection with it, naturally knew what was going on.
During the days she was in a coma, the senior student did not eat at all, and the fact that she managed to refrain from attacking others was already quite remarkable.
At this moment, she was clearly nearing her limit. If this continued, she would definitely become even weaker, and something unexpected might even happen. She needed to resolve the situation quickly.
Just then, footsteps could be heard in the distance.
Looking up, I saw several girls, dressed neatly, walking out from the inner room.
Nie Qingyun could only reach out and pat the little girl's hair to comfort her.
The girls sat around Nie Qingyun again. Because of the awkward scene earlier, everyone was a little uneasy and their eyes were slightly evasive.
Nie Qingyun sighed and took on the responsibility of breaking the silence.
"Um, let's introduce ourselves first. My name is..."
Just as Nie Qingyun was about to say his name, he paused, as if he had thought of something. Feigning nervousness, he changed his words:
"Being surrounded by a bunch of beautiful girls, I've forgotten what I wanted to say. Why don't you ask the questions first..."
Yuwen Chaolu's eyes showed a slightly strange expression, but she didn't think much of it and followed up with the question:
"May I have your name."
"Nie Qingyun." Nie Qingyun answered calmly, and at the same time tried to use the skill scroll again.
The result was that it could be successfully launched.
After several rounds of testing, he had a more definitive answer as to how to use the scroll.
First, this scroll can only be activated if it receives a positive response from the target, either actively or passively. It can then be deduced that this thing cannot be used on things that do not have "free will" because the other party cannot respond.
In conclusion, the simplest and most direct method is to shout at the enemy: "If I call your name, Nie Qingyun, do you dare to answer?"
Once the enemy agrees, they will fall into the trap.
Thinking of this, Nie Qingyun couldn't help but want to laugh.
In real combat, you definitely can't use it like that.
If someone still falls victim to this, it only means that the other person's intelligence is not up to the task of surviving in the apocalypse, and they cannot be considered an enemy.
We need to devise a more covert strategy...
As Nie Qingyun pondered, he absentmindedly answered the girls' various questions. Before long, he felt a chill run down his spine.
Well, these girls seem to have been suppressed for too long. When they saw him, the only male animal, wake up, they immediately started talking non-stop.
At first, the questions were all quite normal, but Nie Qingyun was tall and handsome, and he spoke with great tact. Under the effect of the suspension bridge, the girls all had some good feelings towards him. After chatting for a few minutes, the atmosphere obviously became more familiar.
The questions they asked started to become increasingly absurd.
such as……
How many girlfriends has he dated?
Does he have a girlfriend currently in a relationship?
Eventually, they even started asking questions like, "Which is more comfortable, Lulu's vagina or your girlfriend's?"
How would I know when it hasn't even been inserted yet?
Nie Qingyun was speechless. Seeing that these women had completely abandoned their reserve and started to grope him, he quickly changed the subject to his time in a coma.
Yuwen Chaolu blushed as the girls teased her. She quickly took over the conversation, glared at the others, and then recounted in detail how she encountered a riot in the gymnasium while searching for supplies, how she found Nie Qingyun, and the current situation.
Nie Qingyun listened for a while and then raised an eyebrow slightly.
I somewhat understand why these young ladies from respectable families have become so unreserved.
Their current situation is not optimistic.
Or rather, they had reached the point of running out of ammunition and supplies.
Tomorrow morning, these girls plan to go out and fight zombies to the death. Under such mental pressure, it's not surprising that they might do something outrageous.
During the conversation, a gurgling sound suddenly came from the crowd.
Nie Qingyun looked at her stomach with a slightly embarrassed expression.
Although he was able to revive, it didn't mean he didn't need to eat... Now that he relaxed, he couldn't help but feel his stomach starting to grow incredibly hungry.
Upon seeing this, Yuwen Chaolu glanced at Nie Qingyun and Ling Yuan Ai Li sitting next to him. Especially the latter's pitiful little eyes, which softened her heart.
The girl hesitated for a moment, then rummaged through her clothes and pulled out a box of cookies. She opened the packaging, took out a few cookies, and handed them to the two of them.
Seeing this, the others also stopped talking, slowly took out various kinds of food, and handed some to Nie Qingyun.
Nie Qingyun looked at the somewhat meager food in front of him with some surprise, but felt a little touched.