Chapter 1053: [Yesterday's Revolver]

[Yesterday's Revolver]

The audience seats were silent and noiseless, with only pairs of teasing pupils gazing at Chen Ling.

Chen Ling didn't waste time on them, but walked straight to the screen in the center of the Stage and looked down:

[Current Expectation Value: 91%]

[Loss of actor connection detected, performance interrupted]

[Audience Expectation Value -50]

[Current Expectation Value: 41%]

Up until now, Chen Ling had never obtained such a high Audience Expectation Value, and it was also the first time the Expectation Value broke through the 90% threshold... If Chen Ling remembered correctly, just like before, this time there should be a dedicated new Expectation Value high reward.

His gaze fell to the bottom right corner of the screen, where a Treasure Chest Icon was silently shaking.

Clack clack clack——!

Accompanied by impassioned music, a table appeared out of thin air in the center of the Stage. Chen Ling turned around, walked up, and looked down.

"Detected Audience Expectation Value breaking through 90% for the first time, unlocking achievement——'Widespread Fame'!"

"You have obtained one extra Gacha Draw chance."

"After use, one character Skill will be randomly drawn from all appearing Characters of this play for learning."

The last time Chen Ling triggered an extra Gacha Draw was still in the Aurora Domain. After all, wanting to push the Expectation Value past the 90% threshold was truly too difficult. If it weren't for the blessing of two [Imperial Fates] this time and the successive return of old friends, Chen Ling simply wouldn't know when he could achieve a new achievement.

The extra Gacha Draw had restrictions. One couldn't specify the drawing target, nor could one specify the Skill. It would randomly draw a character's ability from the plays Chen Ling had recently performed in, and the rarity of the drawn ability was not affected by the highest Expectation Value... In other words, this was purely a gamble of luck.

The last time Chen Ling drew Wen Shilin's [Fist of Justice], it was undoubtedly a failed gamble...

This time, Chen Ling could only clasp his hands together and pray silently in his heart.

He had been unlucky for so long in the Wuji Domain, it should be time for good luck to favor him once, right? If a lifestyle Skill without a Rank appeared again this time, Chen Ling would probably vomit blood from anger.

"Let's begin..." Chen Ling took a deep breath.

The white paper on the desktop abruptly disappeared, replaced by a large number of playing cards placed on the desktop.

Compared to the last draw, the number of playing cards this time was almost dozens of times more. After all, too many characters had appeared recently, and each one was of a higher rank than the last. Blue, purple, gold... The massive amount of Skill cards made Chen Ling's eyes dazzle.

The next moment, these playing cards turned face down simultaneously, revealing identical card backs. Then they overlapped together at a shocking speed, and finally scattered neatly, staying on the desktop.

Chen Ling closed his eyes and casually tapped on one of the card faces.

The rest of the playing cards disappeared instantly,

The only remaining playing card slowly spun in front of Chen Ling. The latter tentatively opened a sliver of his eyes, and a touch of golden light almost made him dizzy and dazzled.

"Wait, this is..."

Chen Ling was stunned for a moment. After seeing clearly the text on it, thick shock surfaced on his face!

"Skill: [Yesterday's Revolver]."

"Attribution: Path of the Thief, [Borrowing the Moon] Path, Rank 8."

"Character: Li Leider."

...

Off Stage.

Sensing Huang He's death, the corner of the Silver King's mouth twitched slightly. Sternness and anger surfaced in his wind-and-snow-covered pupils.

"... Truly a piece of trash." The Silver King coldly snorted. "I've already delivered the prey to his door, yet he couldn't even catch it himself... Truly disappointing."

The Red King smiled, taking a light sip of tea water,

"It seems you have lost another Chess Piece... How long can you sustain this game of chess?"

The Silver King's face was somewhat ugly. Just as the Red King said, the Chess Pieces he could use right now were already not many, and those possessing the power to turn the tables were even fewer... From the Tianshu Domain to the Wuji Domain, the Red King seemed to always be able to predict his actions, and used unimaginable ways to annex or kick out his Chess Pieces.

The Silver King was already almost At Wits' End.

"Don't be happy too early." The Silver King spoke in a deep voice. "As long as I can liberate the Calamity of Mockery, whether the Wuji Domain exists or not is no longer important... At worst, we'll just fight until both sides suffer."

The smile at the corner of the Red King's mouth gradually faded. He looked at the Silver King coldly,

"Oh? What do you plan to do?"

The Silver King gently raised his hand. Rays of faint light flashed past from the nothingness behind him. It seemed as if some things pierced through space and were directly sent out of here by him, falling into the Stage battlefield.

"Originally, these methods were prepared to deal with the Human Domains... Since you insisted on bringing the Dusk Society to seek death, then don't blame me."

The Silver King spoke sternly.

...

Boom——!!

The Butcher Knife and the Long Spear collided instantly within the ruins. The Rank 8 impact set off a visible air wave, shaking the earth to produce cobweb-like cracks.

The Butcher's heavy body directly sank deeply into the earth during the collision; while another white-clothed figure stepped on the nothingness, lightly unloading the force in midair, and finally landed on a suspended stage, firmly stopping his figure.

Ning Ruyu overlooked the ruins below, gently flicking the sleeves of his Theatrical Robe. Melodious opera accompaniment seemed to cross time and space, lingering around the Stage, as if it was an inviolable absolute domain.

The Butcher, who had been smashed into the abyss, had rough skin like Armor, not leaving too many scars. That fierce and stern gaze raised from the earth fissure, coldly exchanging a glance with Ning Ruyu...

The Path of Force was second only to the Path of the Soldier in terms of combat. Moreover, if fighting head-on, it was simply impossible to resist him with brute force. If one wanted to deal with him, they could only rely on a single word: "Skill".

Ning Ruyu had brought "Skill" to its absolute peak.

"I don't know how things are going with Master and Little Junior Brother..." Ning Ruyu glanced into the distance with some worry. "Hopefully no mishaps occur..."

Ning Ruyu wasn't worried about the battle at hand. Compared to the Butcher, Chen Ling's safety worried him more.

Right at this moment, the Butcher who was slowly climbing out from the earth fissure suddenly seemed to realize something, raising his head to look at the nothingness beside him...

A touch of white light flickered abruptly. The next moment, a blurry afterimage flew out from within, as if thrown by someone from afar, and was grabbed by the Butcher raising his hand with lightning speed!

"That is..."

Ning Ruyu was attracted by that afterimage, frowning as he looked down.

Buzz——!!

A strong wind abruptly expanded toward the surroundings centered on the Butcher. One of his hands held the original Butcher Knife, while in the other hand had appeared a mysterious Bone-Stripping Knife.

The blade of that Bone-Stripping Knife emitted a dark light, like some sort of dark iron with special material, which had been ground extremely sharp and then embedded into the knife handle.

The instant this knife was gripped in the Butcher's palm, a resonance of extreme power erupted. Stern blood aura surged around him, his temperament just like a demon...

"Path of Force, Dao Foundation Secret Treasure huh..." Ning Ruyu's eyes narrowed slightly.