Chapter 219: The Last Hit Is Yours

...... You really went for it?

Still the Aberrant Species nest—do you want to bury him in there again?

Pfft........

Seeing Bai Mu Yun's head full of black streaks, Lu Mu finally couldn't hold back; he nudged Ying Duo with his elbow.

"Anything works? Then why have to go out into the wild? The Slum has plenty of 'monsters' too—gangs, thugs, debtors who don't pay... Just pick any spot, grind however you want, it's not far."

Ying Duo turned his head, simply stating the facts calmly.

"They have no level; killing them gives no experience."

Did Lu Mu think he hadn't tried?

He had already studied this issue when he killed a Red Name NPC who tried to pick a fight in the Slum and got no experience.

Lu Mu's smile froze on his face.

No level? No experience?

He's living a Game Life; this kid really thinks he's playing a game.

No wonder Bai Mu Yun previously said they'd get along; but Bai Mu Yun overestimated him—he does like games, but he's not mentally ill.

In Ying Duo's eyes, are only those Aberrant Species with obvious Mutation Features considered 'monsters'?

Bai Mu Yun's pupils narrowed slightly at that moment; he caught the key info from Ying Duo—'no experience'.

Combining his earlier investigation into Ying Duo's situation, it seems Ying Duo's perception of the world is governed by a simple, brute Quantitative Standard, so in his view everyone has a Blood Bar above their heads.

Thus, following this game logic, only targets that provide experience points and loot are worth Grinding Monsters; otherwise, they're worthless.

A rather cold yet highly efficient filtering logic.

But that's not the crux of the current problem.

Bai Mu Yun lowered his hand, looking straight down at Ying Duo.

"For you, as long as a target has a 'level', you can kill them to obtain their 'energy' or something else to 'upgrade yourself'?"

Ying Duo nodded without hesitation.

"Hmm, if the Last Hit is given to me, there will be extra experience."

Bai Mu Yun was silent for a few seconds; Ying Duo's Aberrant Arts may include the ability to strengthen oneself by looting specific targets.

Tsk, the gods really aren't fair.

Bai Mu Yun still hasn't figured out which rule governs Ying Duo's ability; it looks like Space Law, yet seems mixed with chaos and other miscellaneous elements.

Nevertheless, this explains why Ying Duo is so obsessed with Grinding Monsters, and also why he unhesitatingly triggered a massive explosion in the Black Stone Mountain Range to seize the Last Hit.

If you understand Ying Duo's game logic........

Dangerous, but exploitable.

"Lu Mu, in future missions when there are targets that need to be 'handled', try to leave the Last Hit to him whenever circumstances allow."

Lu Mu raised an eyebrow, a playful expression appearing on his face.

He glanced at the unmoved Ying Duo, then at the seriously‑minded Bai Mu Yun, then shrugged and grinned.

"Alright, no problem—anyone who kills is killing, right? If it lets our little buddy Level Up faster, it'll make future work smoother, won't it?"

Lu Mu accepted this quickly; although Ying Duo's 'kill‑to‑Level Up' mode sounds odd to him, as long as it boosts his side's combat power and smooths the mission, he doesn't mind cooperating.

As for the moral burden?

Ever since he chose to become a Raven, he was thrown into some unknown nook.

If teammates are timid about killing a person, that would be trouble for him.

After Ying Duo got what he wanted, he said no more, turned around and began a final check of his Robot Army and the Explosives‑laden backpack.

Bai Mu Yun watched his back, staring blankly at some spot, his eyes slightly narrowed.

This kid has many 'issues', but before that, he truly is an extremely sharp weapon.

"Time's up," Bai Mu Yun gathered his thoughts, glancing at the clock.

"Prepare to depart, follow the plan: primary objective, confirm the Core's location; secondary objective, plant the Explosives. Unless necessary, avoid conflict before the Explosives are installed."

As his voice faded, a half‑transparent Virtual Window composed of Ying Guang Lu lines suddenly popped up directly ahead of Bai Mu Yun and Lu Mu's view.

The window wasn't floating in the air; it seemed to be directly 'stuck' to their retinas, staying firmly centered no matter where they looked.

Like a stubborn Visual Virus, the popup's center displayed two clear lines of text:

【Player "Ying Duo" invites you to join the party.】

【Yes/No】

Perhaps the game system added a warning; below is a small note:

【In Party Status, members can share location info and status prompts.】

Bai Mu Yun: "........?"

Lu Mu: "........ Ha?!"

The two froze almost simultaneously; Lu Mu's eyes widened, and he instinctively raised his hand to wave in front of himself, but the window remained motionless, still firmly 'stuck' before them.

What the hell is this thing?

Bai Mu Yun, upon seeing the signature Ying Guang Lu, immediately realized who was behind this prank.

By then, Ying Duo had already reached the stairwell leading to the private room; seeing the two unmoving, he finally halted.

"Why aren't you moving?" the mastermind asked.

Bai Mu Yun took a deep breath and pointed in front of himself.

"What is this?" his voice unusually carried uncertainty.

Ying Duo replied in an obvious tone.

"Doing the mission together, not forming a party?"

"Let's just form a party; if you guys get knocked out quickly I can run, after all, if you can't beat them I definitely can't either."

Ying Duo is still quite self‑aware about his abilities.

Lu Mu finally regained his voice; after agreeing to team up, he immediately began studying the content, happy as a schoolchild.

"Blood Bar? This thing's great, just like a game." For a moment he couldn't find the right word to describe his current feeling.

Bai Mu Yun's complexion had turned as black as the bottom of a wok.

He had previously indeed speculated that Ying Duo's cognition system was entirely built upon some kind of "Gamefication" underlying logic, but seeing it with his own eyes was another matter; the impact still exceeded his expectations.

The most crucial point: why are all the lines this eye‑gouging Ying Guang Lu?

It's not that he hadn't tried using Aberrant Arts to shut this thing off directly, but before he acted—at the very instant he thought of it—the popup vanished of its own accord.

When his mind shifted again, the popup reappeared before his eyes.

Although absurd and eye‑straining, the device's function is indeed decent.

Is this also Ying Duo's Aberrant Arts?

Bai Mu Yun feels that nothing can surprise him any more now.