Chapter 71: Faction Mode Unlocks a New World.jpg
Yunque obviously has no habit of self-reflection - he prefers to let others see a doctor rather than reflect on himself or see a doctor.
"Answer my question." He looked down at the suspicious girl below, his hand already clasped tightly around her throat. "Useless provocation will only hasten your demise."
Horrible... This guy is serious.
The pain sensation had already been lowered before, so Chaomu also lowered the perception value a little bit. Seeing the number of layers of suffocation debuff gradually accumulating, he began to think about whether he should just restart it.
It's not like she hadn't been pinched by Gin before, and the debuff accumulated much faster when Gin was killing her than it did now; this shows that Yun Que probably didn't kill her at this time, but was just trying to force a confession and scare her.
But the current situation wasn't much better than being pinned down by Gin—Hibari had already seen her face. Even if she managed to escape, trouble would inevitably arise later... Damn it! She shouldn't have set the default size to human just because the system said it was a low-magic-level novice village. If she had just transformed into a raccoon and slipped away, there wouldn't have been so much trouble!
Think carefully about what's wrong with this map's low magic level... Didn't they even mention Skylark raising a bunch of Pokémon? A talking, human-transforming raccoon wouldn't necessarily be caught in a lab, right? Looking at Skylark, it doesn't seem too surprising to see her transform from a hamster into a human. Maybe there's already a precedent for this happening!
Her daydreaming expression naturally couldn't be hidden from the skylarks above. The young man with phoenix eyes frowned slightly, feeling a strange sense of neither peace nor sadness. Under the force he exerted, which was enough to bring someone to the brink of suffocation, the girl's face had clearly flushed crimson, and tears had welled up in the corners of her eyes. Yet, her eyes still showed no trace of panic or pain; instead, she seemed to be openly distracted.
Weird creatures.
"What happened at the Watanabe residence today is related to you." His fingertips brushed the side of her neck, feeling her pulse, and he said firmly, "Answer me, or die."
Feeling the hand on his neck loosen a little, Chaomu coughed twice and blinked: "...or?"
It was impossible to answer, she didn't want to die; if she reloaded the save file, she felt that she had worked so hard today, but if she didn't reload the save file, she seemed to be unable to escape...
She glanced at the clock. There were about twenty minutes left until the daily refresh at four o'clock. She figured she could give it a try. If she couldn't escape, she'd just hit the save point and reload. As for the face being seen, it might be a clue to the subsequent storyline. Anyway, Yun Que was involved in the main plot, so whatever.
After preparing herself mentally, Chaomu relaxed for a moment. Facing the cold gaze from above, she shook her head. "If I say, 'I'm just an innocent hamster passing by, and I decided to repay you for the kindness of giving me a meal'—will that answer pass muster?"
Hibari Kyoya has always hated this kind of frivolous fooling around - it reminds him of some annoying illusionists.
"It seems you chose the latter." He tightened his fingers and gripped her throat tightly. "This is your last chance..."
It seemed that he had succeeded in angering him, and his attention was diverted for a moment... This was the opportunity that Chaomu wanted to seize.
Before Yun Que could finish her words, she pressed the transformation button and pink smoke exploded again.
The soft body that was originally tightly suppressed disappeared from the arms and shrank again. The young man with phoenix eyes' pupils shrank slightly, and he instinctively looked for the hamster, but he only saw a furry creature swinging its big tail and digging the ground at the speed of a 100-meter sprint towards the trash can.
That body is definitely not the hamster from before... What is that thing?!
"Skylark! Skylark!"
The awakened Yundou chirped as if giving a warning.
Even though Yun Que had reacted extremely quickly and immediately chased after it, he could still only see a gray-black, furry tail with rings and circles sticking out of the trash can. He reached out and grabbed the tip of the tail, but when he looked down, the trash can was empty and the tail had slipped out of his hand.
...Illusion? No, not really...
Hibari Kyoya often dealt with illusionists, so he could naturally sense the subtleties involved. There was no sign of anyone else in the room, and the strange little animal had completely vanished from his territory.
He narrowed his eyes and looked at the empty trash can thoughtfully: "Hamster...raccoon?"
He remembered her.
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The little raccoon poked his head out of his trash can and suddenly sneezed.
"No need to guess, you know who's thinking about me..." She rubbed her wet nose with her paw, turned around, and bumped into the muscular calf on her back. "Huh? How bad?"
Shen'er, who had been squatting anxiously by the trash can at her house, grabbed her and lifted her up, holding her in front of him and examining her from head to toe. "You still remember I'm thinking about you... Are you injured? What's wrong with your neck? Why is there a small piece of hair missing from your tail? Turn back into a human and let me examine you."
Chaomu, who had almost forgotten about him, said: "Eh."
He held her in his hands like a stuffed toy, wagging her tail and blinking innocently: "Why are you so nervous? I'm not hurt."
The suffocation debuff is now gone, so to round it off, Skylark tried his best but failed to penetrate the Raccoon's armor.
She nimbly flipped over and jumped back to the ground. She took out the chip from her backpack and handed it to the NPC to submit the task. "Here, what you want, should be fine, right?"
[Mission Item: Mysterious Chip]
[Secret data encrypted through countless processes is sealed here, and many forces are eyeing it covetously.]
This mission item related to the main storyline looks unremarkable in appearance, and is similar to an ordinary chip seen outside. The color in the backpack is also an ordinary white, and it does not emit any colorful glow.
Shen Er frowned as he took the chip and put it away carefully. He seemed to be completely unconcerned about this little gadget that his boss had paid so much for. Instead, he continued to stare at the raccoon in front of him. "You say you're not injured? Even with the fur covering it, you can still see that it's red... Change back, quickly."
After he accepted the chip, Chaomu's main quest progress was already marked as complete. Since it had already been delayed for so long, she wasn't in a hurry to see the reward. Instead, she leaned over curiously to see his expression. "Wow, are you anxious?"
Shen Er: “…………”
For a moment, he wanted to throw the raccoon in his hand. But looking at the red flesh under her fur, he tutted and flicked her head without much force. "What? I can't be impatient?"
Is this the legendary tsundere? It’s really cute.
"It's just a minor skin injury, it doesn't hurt." Chaomu put on a casual appearance before switching back to human form and turning around in front of him. "Look, there's no bleeding, and there's no hole anywhere... Ouch."
Shen Er flicked her head again - this time with a little more force.
"Why are you trying to be tough after being pinched like this? I won't laugh at you if you cry out in pain." He picked up the throbbing girl and laid her on the soft sofa. "Sit still. I'll apply some medicine on you... If you don't treat this bruise properly, you'll have to wear a turtleneck for the next few days."
Chaomu then noticed a medicine box on the table, one he'd obviously brought from home, complete with all sorts of supplies. He was a seasoned assassin, well-prepared.
Seeing that he seemed really worried, she was not so unable to read the atmosphere. She sat quietly on the sofa, tilted her head, and let him apply the medicine: "Thank you, Shen Erjun."
The purple pinch mark on her fair skin was glaring. She stared at it expressionlessly for a moment before opening the medicine box.
"If you want to see your reward or something, hurry up and see. I'm going to apply my medicine, it won't affect you." He knelt in front of her, leaned down, and said in a slightly stiff tone, "Lift your chin a little."
"Oh." Chaomu was touched by his thoughtfulness and leaned forward cooperatively. "You're quite a nice person."
Shen Er rolled his eyes at her coldly, but she didn't take it in. The player had already excitedly opened the task completion panel, intending to see how their task was completed.
[Congratulations to the player for successfully completing the main mission - Mysterious Information]
Reward: Character Experience + Half of Councillor Fujita's Huge Bounty + 2000 Raccoon Coins, Stealth Skill Level +1
[Due to the extremely high completion rate of the task, congratulations to the player for unlocking the mysterious reward! ]
[You have unlocked the hidden trait: Illusionist's Favor]
[Illusionist's Favor: If you successfully trick the Vongola Cloud Guardian, you might find yourself in a good place with a certain illusionist. The next time you see him, he might consider teaching you a few tricks.]
[After unlocking the trait, ??? Favorability ++, but gain a hidden buff: Hibari Kyoya's Gaze]
[Hibari Kyoya's Gaze: If you appear in Namimori Town or other Kumo-shou's territory, your chances of being bitten and killed will increase significantly.]
Putting aside the last debuff, the illusionist's favor and someone's favorability...this reward is quite amazing.
Chaomu took a curious look at the newly added traits on the back of the character panel, and remembered that Yunque seemed to have asked her if she was an illusionist before. She guessed that he had seen someone similar... The title of illusionist sounds quite cool. Can he transform at will?
There was a bomb disposal reward in her backpack that hadn't been opened. She clicked on the package and opened the reward.
[Congratulations to players with the special title: Explosive Team Non-Staff Member. The chances of drawing the Matsuda Jinpei Experience Card or Hagiwara Kenji Experience Card when wearing this item have increased significantly.]
A strange rumor circulated within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squad: a mysterious individual, whose bomb disposal skills rivaled those of the unit's two aces, was active in Beika Town. She could defuse five bombs in ten minutes, leaving nothing behind. When the police arrived, they could only see the remains of the bombs.
This reward seemed much more substantial than the previous one. Chaomu's golden pupils sparkled, and he turned over with Shen'er, letting him apply medicine to him as if he were smearing sauce on him.
Matsuda and Hagiwara have more than just bomb disposal skills. They also have fast driving skills, high affinity, and plumbing repair skills (?). If you stock up on enough experience cards, you can do anything.
She gave herself a title and found that there was a small red dot in the notification list that she hadn't clicked on, so she clicked on it out of curiosity.
[It has been detected that the player has accumulated contact with several important faction members during exploration and participated in important events. A new module will be unlocked soon: the Faction Module!]
In this dangerous and complex world, everyone has a position. Some are willing to sacrifice everyone except themselves for their own benefit, while others are willing to sacrifice everything for the public good. Others wander somewhere in between, neither good nor bad, following their own whims.
Faction activities are extremely dangerous, and conflicts between the Red, Black, and Gray factions are extremely fierce. It is recommended that players choose a suitable mentor before joining a faction to improve their combat effectiveness and better expand their territory while ensuring their own safety.
[The system has carefully selected three famous teachers for you to choose from. Please click on the list of teachers and apprentices to view them.]
Chaomu: “!”
Here it comes! A new mission to improve her combat power! Can she finally improve her poor tactical skills and punch Hibari and kick Gin?
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