Chapter 225 Ninja Master: Natasha's eighth round of dungeon begins

Anson Lu closed the door, blocking the wind and snow behind it. He took off his cotton jacket and shoes, sat on the bed, exhaled a long breath, and stared at the floor in a daze for a while.

"Ding." The message alert sound came from the mobile phone.

Anson Lu lay down on the bed weakly, with his right arm behind his head. He picked up the phone with his left hand and looked at the screen.

There are two messages from Chu Qimo.

【Chu Qimo: President, you still have a chance. 】

[Chu Qimo: But I no longer have a chance, so no matter what the result is, I hope you will have no regrets.]

Anson Deer stared at the message, his dark hair obscuring his eyes.

After a while, he put down his phone, drew the curtains to block out the morning light, and in the wooden house filled with dim light, he placed his arms behind his head, closed his heavy eyelids, and fell into a deep sleep.

When he woke up, it was already July 12th. He had slept from the early morning of July 11th to the next day.

Anson Lu got up from the bed and looked up at the bubble that popped up in the upper right corner of his vision. He set the sound to mute, but could still receive messages from players in his friend list.

Four messages, the first two were received yesterday afternoon.

[Uesugi Asuka: Yuriu asked if you want to go to Mexico for a meal, he will treat you. ]

[Uesugi Asuka: Hey, are you still asleep? What did you do last night? ]

Anson Deer replied with a message.

[Anson Deer: I have slept for a whole day. Please do not disturb me if you have nothing to do. ]

Asuka Uesugi replied quickly.

[Uesugi Asuka: Are you a pig? Get lost! ]

Anson Deer yawned and looked at the other two messages he received last night.

【Jiang Yijie: Anson Lu, this is the material you requested.】

[Since you have set the "Do Not Disturb Mode", the other party's transaction request has been automatically rejected. ]

【Jiang Yijie: You're not here? I'll find you tomorrow. 】

"It's only been three days. The captain is really efficient."

He moved his fingers and replied quickly.

[Anson Deer: Here it comes. I went to bed early yesterday and didn’t see it.]

【Jiang Yijie: Yes, I knew it.】

[Jiang Yijie has initiated a transaction request to you. ]

[Items given by the other party: 80,000 Evolution Coins, Philosopher's Stone*20 (legendary material), "Kazil's Blade"*99 (rare material), etc....]

[Items requested by the other party: None.]

Anson Lu accepted the transaction request, stared at the extra 80,000 Evolution Coins, and asked in confusion:

"No, why did you give me an extra 80,000 evolution coins?"

Jiang Yijie typed back, "It's just a small token of my appreciation from the top management. Uh, you know."

"Oh, then say thank you to those big guys for me."

"Of course."

Anson Lu closed the chat panel and opened Natasha's chess panel.

It would take 100,000 evolution coins to upgrade Natasha, but he only had 60,000 evolution coins on hand, so he was short of some more. The 80,000 evolution coins given by the Chinese top brass was like a timely help.

[It is detected that the upgrade requirements of one of the upgrade routes "Ninja Master - Natasha" are met. Do you want to consume evolution coins and materials to upgrade this chess type? ]

"Upgrade." Anson Lu said.

[1,000 rare materials, 20 specific legendary materials - "Philosopher's Stone", and 100,000 Evolution Coins have been consumed. ]

[Congratulations, you have upgraded the infinitely advanced chess type from "rare level" to "epic level"! ! ! ]

"I hope the requirements for advancement won't be too harsh, otherwise I really won't be able to stand it." Anson Lu took a deep breath.

He didn't know whether the chess pieces chosen by the principal for infinitely advanced chess types must also start from the inferior level. In any case, without official help, it was hard for him to imagine that the principal could collect so many materials by himself.

Anson Lu looked at the chess type panel that had changed.

[Chess name: Ninja Master - Natasha]

[Chess level: MAX (this chess type has reached the maximum level)]

[Chess quality: epic level]

[Chess type attributes: Strength: 50; Agility: 50; Intelligence: 40]

[Chess Skills:

1. Assassin's Instinct (Blessed by a "fallen twilight god", Natasha has a natural assassin's instinct, her reaction and skills are far beyond ordinary humans)

2. Ten Thousand Kills (Natasha flies behind a target and uses a dagger to attack the back of the opponent's neck. If the opponent is killed, the cooldown of this skill will be refreshed, and the nearest enemy will be automatically searched for to release it)

3. Ninja Breathing (Natasha enters stealth mode for a short period of time, cannot be captured by enemy attacks, will not fall into any control state, and recovers 10% of her maximum health per second)

4. Ninja Shadow (Natasha leaves a shadow in place) (Cooling time: 3 seconds)

5. Return to Shadow (Natasha's body can return to the position of the shadow at any time, and the shadow left behind disappears after use)

5. Shadow Flow Killing Array (Connect the remaining shadows, Natasha will go back and forth between multiple shadows, and perform a continuous slash that cannot be countered against the enemies within the shadow connection range) (The damage of this skill is affected by the "number of connected shadows" - the more shadows, the higher the damage)]

Anson Deer stared at the introduction of the last skill and raised his eyebrows.

"It sounds interesting. The more shadows left behind, the higher the damage caused. And there is no limit on the maximum number of shadows that can exist at the same time. In theory, the damage limit of this skill can be infinitely increased."

Not only that, Natasha, who has advanced to a ninja master, can be said to be "able to attack or defend" - "Shadow Stream Kill" and "Ten Thousand Slashes" bring her infinite possibilities in offense; "Shadow Return" and "Ninja Breathing Method" bring her a certain tolerance rate in survival.

The most important thing is that the attributes can be said to have been qualitatively improved.

The average attribute of a rare-level Natasha is only 20 points. After being upgraded to an epic-level Natasha, the average attribute is almost 50 points, so she can play a more or less role on the battlefield.

"Come to think of it, the number of people killed has turned into the number of people killed of tens of thousands. When it reaches the final stage, will it be possible to kill hundreds of millions of people?" Anson Lu complained.

Compared with attributes and skills, what he cares most about is the background story of the chess type.

For him, it only took two seconds to advance Natasha to the epic level.

But for Natasha, no matter which route Anson Deer chooses, she must spend a long time in her own world, during which she will definitely experience many stories...

【Chess description:

Continuing from the previous chapter, fourteen-year-old Natasha left the ruined country of Baifoya and embarked on the path of atonement, in order to learn to control the "Blue Rainbow Holy Fire" in her body and restore her body to human form.

She walked lost in the wilderness, looking at the starry night sky, and suddenly remembered the Ninja Master's will - if she encountered any unsolvable difficulties in the future, she could try to go to his hometown "Narlando", where there would be a solution.

After much deliberation, Natasha decided to go to Narlando, the hometown of the Ninja Master. She wanted to see if there was anyone there who knew how to lift the curse on her.

For a long time afterwards, Natasha was on her journey to Narlando.

She put on a hood and a mask, covering her stone body tightly, and avoided all humans as much as possible.

She avoided all places that were populated by people, whether they were kingdoms, towns, or villages, in order to prevent the "Blue Rainbow Holy Fire" hidden in her body from erupting out of control again, causing the people around her to be dragged into this unexpected disaster and causing the same tragedy as the Kingdom of Baifoya at that time.

During this long journey, loneliness and sadness often lingered in Natasha's heart.

Every night she would think of the people of the Kingdom of Baifoya who were turned into stone statues, and the kind but incompetent king who accepted her.

It's all because of me that they died...

As Natasha thought about this, her will became stronger. The pain brought by loneliness and curse did not defeat her, but instead made her mind become calmer, more steady and capable.

She crossed wilderness, swamps, volcanoes, and glaciers, witnessed the separation of life and death, walked through strange and unpredictable secret realms, and gradually understood the words that the ninja master once taught her.

Finally, after going through wind and rain, Natasha traveled thousands of miles to the end of the map, "Narlando", the hometown of the Ninja Master.

This is a village built near the Lamp Valley Waterfall. As long as you look up, you can see the mountain that reaches the sky and the torrent pouring down from the mountain. It is magnificent and sacred. This is the first thought in Natasha's mind.

She walked into the village with the token left by the ninja master. The villagers gathered together and first asked her to take off her mask and hood.

Natasha hesitated for a long time and finally took off her mask and cloak. After she revealed her stone body, the villagers did not scold her as a monster, but took her to the base of the "Deng Shen Ninja Sect".

The Lamp God Ninja Sect is the origin of Ninja Masters. It was established behind the Lamp God Valley Waterfall. Only humans who crossed the rapids of the waterfall and passed the trial can see the people of the Ninja Sect.

After saying goodbye to the villagers, Natasha challenged the waterfall alone, whose pressure was enough to kill countless people. Finally, after a month, she crossed the waterfall and came to the back of the waterfall.

It was a bridge hung with lanterns. Crossing the bridge, she saw a new world full of dreams, just like the Peach Blossom Spring in a fairy tale. It was impossible to describe it in words.

There is no sunlight here, but there is a sacred tree hung with magic lamps. It is built in the center, providing bright light for this secluded place day and night.

Soon, the ninjas of the Ninja Clan discovered Natasha and surrounded her.

Natasha showed the token of the Ninja Master and gradually integrated into this absurd and wonderful world. After only one year of training here, she inherited the nickname of the Ninja Master and took the first step to control the power of the "Blue Rainbow Holy Flame" and regained her human body.

Anson Lu had mixed feelings. Just by thinking about it, he knew how long Natasha's journey would be.

In comparison, it still sounds easy for him to kill a snow dragon just by completing a dungeon for half a year.

He thought for a long time and murmured softly:

"According to the background story of the chess game, how old is Natasha now? Fifteen, or sixteen? She still sounds very young, but she has memories of many lifetimes..."

No matter what, he decided to first take a look at the advancement direction of "Ninja Master - Natasha".

[This chess type has "unlimited advancement qualifications" and can currently be upgraded to "legendary level", and has three upgrade directions. ]

[Upgrade direction 1: "Deng Shen Zongzhu - Natasha", upgrade requirements: 100 epic materials, 100,000 evolution coins, red tide material - Deng Shen scroll * 5. ]

[Upgrade direction 2: "Fallen Black Hand - Natasha", upgrade requirements: 100 epic materials, 100,000 evolution coins, red tide material - Black Hand Heart * 5. ]

[Upgrade direction three: "Dragon Guardian - Natasha", upgrade requirements: 100 epic materials, 100,000 evolution coins, red tide material - Dragon Shield * 5. ]

"There are three routes for advancement. I'll think about it slowly later." Anson Lu sighed. "Upgrading requires red tide-level materials. I really don't dare to imagine what will happen next."

After washing up, he sat on the sofa and called Natasha.

Natasha soon appeared in front of him. As expected, Natasha, who had advanced to a ninja master, had initially mastered the power of the Blue Rainbow Holy Fire, and her body was no longer covered by the stone layer.

Natasha, who has left her stone statue identity, looks like nothing more than a young girl in her prime.

She was wearing a black dress, was about 1.7 meters tall, had a pair of cold purple eyes, and her facial features were as delicate as a doll's, yet revealed an indifference that did not belong to her age.

"Long time no see, Natasha." Anson Deer said.

"Long time no see, Lord...Anson Deer." Natasha looked at him and said blankly.

In Natasha's eyes, she hadn't seen her for a year or two, so she almost forgot that Anson Deer had once told her not to call him master, but to call him Anson Deer.

Anson Deer could also understand her reaction.

Natasha has gradually adapted to the life in the Lamp God Ninja Sect, and she must be confused if she is suddenly called over.

No matter what, Anson Lu still felt quite novel to see the queen's statue return to normal appearance, and he was happy for her at the same time.

"Would you like to have breakfast together?" he said. "I'm just about to go to Huanjing to buy some food."

Natasha put her hands behind her back and stared at Anson Deer motionlessly, with a faint light flickering in the depths of her purple eyes.

She lowered her head and was silent for a long time, then raised her head and said softly, "Of course, I would love to."

After breakfast, Anson Deer asked Natasha to go back.

He sat on the bed alone and looked at the balance of his evolution coins.

[Your current balance: 40,000 Evolution Coins. ]

"There are only 40,000 evolution coins left, and I don't know if it's enough to buy a high-level extraordinary chess bag." Anson Lu muttered and opened the mall panel.

Since he was promoted to the third-level Old-Time Chess Player, he had rarely opened the mall, and he didn't even know the prices of high-level extraordinary chess packages. But when he saw this, his eyes widened.

[The price of a high-level extraordinary chess bag: 80,000 evolution coins. ]

"Eighty thousand!" Anson Lu's face darkened. "Then the Grandmaster-level Extraordinary Chess Bag should cost at least over a hundred thousand. Is this something that people can afford?!"

After seeing the price, he temporarily gave up the idea of ​​buying the chess package. After all, he had enough chess types on hand, and the performance of Captain Dragon Boat and Floating Shark King was not yet to the point of being eliminated by the times.

What's more, he has not tried the effects of Santa Claus and the Christmas sleigh in actual combat.

After finishing a series of things, Anson Lu went out for a walk. He happened to meet Yuri who was sitting on a public wooden chair reading a book.

"Morning."

"Morning." Yuri looked up from the book.

"By the way, I want to introduce you to a new friend of mine."

"New friend?"

"No, we are old friends." Anson Deer scratched his cheek, "It's the chess piece of my stone statue of the queen, but I never told you."

Yuri stared at Anson Deer, as if to say: Do you still have this interest?

"Chess players can also be friends, right?"

“I don’t quite understand it, but maybe.”

"So I want to introduce him to you, and I'll introduce him to everyone later."

"Okay." Yuri closed the book and turned his clear eyes to Anson Lu, "I'll listen to you."

Time flies, and the town of Liukan gradually becomes comfortable in March. Due to its latitude, even though the town is surrounded by mountains, they can still bask in the warm sunshine after a long time.

Soon, it was 9 o'clock in the morning on March 15th, and the eighth round of dungeons officially began.

According to some speculations from the Evolution Foundation, the difficulty of the fourth round of copies after every three rounds of copies may increase sharply, similar to the "Tokyo copy" of the fourth round of copies.

At that time, even Anson Deer was nearly killed by the sword of the Ten Thousand Knights Statue, not to mention how serious the casualties of other players were.

So, in a worried public opinion environment, the much-anticipated eighth round of copies finally arrived.

Anson Lu is not a person who likes to cause too much trouble for others. The reason why he did not accept Jiang Yijie's invitation to join the Chinese national team in advance is because it would bring great public pressure to the Chinese officials.

Therefore, he knew very well that the eighth round of copies was an opportunity for him to return to the public eye. As long as he used it well, he could even wash away all the previous negative public opinion in one go.

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