Chapter 16: Information Disclosure

【Server Channel】

Mysterious Merchant: Given that players have breached the outer perimeter of the Castle Ruins, information is now being disclosed.

Information regarding the Ghost General, as well as the guaranteed drop of Purple Equipment, has appeared in the pinned message bar of the channel.

In an instant,

accompanied by this pinned announcement, all players erupted with excitement.

Originally, the exhaustion from attacking the Castle Ruins and the waste of countless Life Potions and Magic Potions had caused the players' passion to wane, with most thinking of giving up.

But because of this announcement, all previous lethargy was swept away.

Not only were they not afraid of the Ghost General's terrifying strength, but they felt their bodies heating up and their blood boiling.

"I was worried that we would consume hundreds of Reward Points in Life Potions, only for the Ghost General to have no drops in the end. Who would have thought it would guarantee a drop of Purple Equipment?"

"Level 10 Purple Equipment can sell for twenty thousand Reward Points in the Mall!"

"Whether we live on chaff and vegetables or live a life of luxury depends on whether we can slaughter the Ghost General!"

Now, all players can generally be divided into three types.

One type is the pure-blooded ninjas of the Five Great Nations, with outstanding talent and rich combat awareness; they are the first tier of players.

Next are the Noble teams, a mixed bag containing hired samurai and wandering ninja.

The Nobles rely on gold, silver, and jewels—"pay-to-win"—to barely support the latter two, gathering them into a team that is not much weaker than the ninjas.

Finally, there are the commoners and merchants working together; they lack outstanding talent and the foundation for "pay-to-win," but they make up the majority of the player teams, numbering three to four hundred.

No matter who they are, they all want to hunt the Ghost General.

The craziest are the bottom-tier commoner players, who want to use this opportunity to turn their lives around and surpass the Nobles and ninjas in one fell swoop.

The white-haired loli was very confused, having the illusion that the world had broken.

"Facing the powerful Ghost General, shouldn't they be terrified and afraid, and then run away?"

She truly could not understand the thought process of this group of players.

In a world once swallowed by pollution, even the most determined heroes, even if granted the ability to resurrect or the talent of time reversal, would flee and fear when facing an unbeatable enemy.

"What exactly is going on?"

"Because of desire."

Fang Yi smiled and pointed at the excited players behind the screen, saying: "The lowest-tier commoners can only struggle to cultivate barren fields, eating chaff and vegetables every day, with most of their grain snatched away by the Nobles."

"The ninjas lick blood from the blade to earn meager rewards; despite putting in a thousand times the effort to train, they are easily crushed by the great clans and geniuses with Bloodline Limits."

"The appearance of the Samsara Game gives them a chance to escape their current situation."

"When they can't get enough to eat, they want a bowl of thin porridge."

"After they are full, they want luxurious clothes and a spacious house."

"After moving into a luxurious courtyard, they want servants and maids to wait on them."

"After seeing ninjas who can split mountains and shatter rocks, they want to pursue powerful strength."

Fang Yi's smile remained as usual as he said: "Even the most determined hero will despair at the power of a Demon King, but desire will never be restrained by anything; it will only continue to grow."

"In the face of desire, even the source of pollution that constantly devours the world seems insignificant."

Throughout the entire Castle Ruins, the sounds of killing shook the sky.

The Ghost General can consume soul power to continuously create ghost soldiers.

Players can also resurrect; although it requires consuming Reward Points, the Reward Points can be replenished after killing ghost soldiers, achieving a cycle.

"I am Mabui. I have received the latest order from the Raikage: we must successfully hunt the Ghost General and must not let other Ninja Villages get there first."

"The Raikage has allocated five hundred million in funds as the budget for this operation."

Samui, with her tall and curvaceous figure, accepted the trade request from the strategist Mabui and received one thousand Reward Points.

She opened the Game Mall.

A narrow-bladed short blade she had long coveted was redeemed by her.

A full four thousand Reward Points.

【Swift Blade】, Level 5 Lanse Wupin, can increase Agility by 5 points, comes with a Swift buff, and can provide a Reinforcement of 10 points to movement speed.

Samui, who held the short blade, was also blonde and busty, but her slightly narrow eyes and shoulder-length short hair made her look cold yet mixed with a hint of temptation.

Feeling the changes the weapon brought to her body, Samui tapped her toes lightly on the ground.

In an instant.

She had already appeared behind Omoi, with the short blade held to his neck.

The shocked Omoi didn't even have time to react; if Samui had acted, he would have returned to the city to resurrect by now.

"So strong!"

Omoi swallowed his saliva; this speed was already approaching Samui's strength in reality.

Jonin.

Samui is a Swordsman, possessing dazzling Sword Skill techniques; the version of himself that hadn't entered the Samsara Game would have been no match for her at all.

The Samsara Game—this terrifying growth speed is truly intoxicating.

"I dropped a Blue Potential skill!"

On the north side of the Castle Ruins, Chojuro's face flushed red.

The corpse of a ghost squad leader slowly dissipated, and a drop wrapped in a blue ball of light appeared.

He held the ball of light with trembling hands to observe the attributes of the drop.

Skill Scroll 【Silver Light Falling Blade】: Perform a powerful thrust downward while in a jumping state, creating a shockwave.

Limited to 【Melee】 class professionals to learn.

"To think it's a Sword Skill!"

Chojuro's breathing became rapid.

After Kirigakure was reshuffled, he also displayed astonishing talent and was designated by Terumi Mei as a member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, the successor to the twin blades, Pingchou.

Therefore, while practicing Ninjutsu, he was also constantly studying the use of the Ninja Blade.

Until he entered the Samsara Game,

he discovered that the notes left behind by the illustrious generations of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were nothing but a pile of trash that should have been swept into the sewer.

They were merely meaningless slashes relying on brute force and chakra amplification.

His profession was Wandering Samurai, a melee Sword Skill-type profession he only obtained after spending a full 1500 Reward Points and resetting three times.

The initially included 【Dark Slash】, a Sword Skill capable of combining his own physical strength, Jiangji, and energy, was the true path of the strongest that he sought to pursue.

After learning it, Chojuro charged into the encirclement of Ghost Soldiers and leaped high into the air.

Bang!

Falling from a height, Chojuro struck the ground like a stray bullet.

The two green-quality long blades gathered terrifying energy, which erupted violently upon touching the ground.

A circle of shockwave blasted outward from the center.

It sent all the Ghost Soldiers within range off their feet, their ghostly auras swaying.

The energy shockwave was like a Sharp blade, shredding the Ghost Soldiers one by one.

"A very powerful Sword Skill."

Terumi Mei praised him gently.

Hearing the words of the Mizukage, Chojuro scratched his head shyly and said worriedly, "Mizukage-sama, the Samsara Game is simply a money-devouring monster. Not only does equipment cost money, but after purchasing skills, you also need Reward Points to upgrade them. The Mysterious Merchant is simply a monster that harvests money."

(End of this chapter)