Chapter 48: I Got Used by the God? (Please Follow! Please Collect!)

“Sigh… that’s a very long story, impossible to explain in a few words—I won’t go into it now. Maybe later, when the chance arises, I’ll tell it to you as a tale.”

As he spoke, Wu Xian shook his head, his face filled with gloom and sorrow, causing Zheng Zha, who had been about to ask more, to fall silent.

What was I thinking, bringing this up? The captain is such a good person—now he’s reminded of his old friend who died; he must be heartbroken.

Zheng Zha silently blamed himself, unaware that everyone else present—except the youngest, Li Xiaoyi—even Luo Li and the others, found Wu Xian’s half-hearted excuse utterly unconvincing.

This lie was so poorly constructed, it had zero sincerity; only a fool would believe it.

What? You’re asking why Mú Gāng wasn’t counted?

Don’t joke— he just looks honest. Anyone who drove cargo in that era wasn’t stupid.

As for Zheng Zha, a playboy who made it to office director, why did he believe it so easily?… Only the Crimson Emperor’s Corruption could explain such stupidity!

“Cough! Back to business… Zero Point, since the next mission is a team battle with high risk, I suggest you first exchange for a Subhuman Mutation Bloodline, then get a magical sniper rifle paired with special ammunition.”

As for the Point-Line Magic Eye, no rush—we have plenty of reward points this time. When we return to the Alien 1 world, see if we can scrape together a B-rank side quest, then exchange for it then.”

“Agreed.”

Zero Point had no objections; after all, Wu Xian’s decision prioritized his safety, warming his heart and making him genuinely accept this captain of the Central Continent team.

Chu Xuan, who had been forcibly cut off earlier, gazed at Wu Xian with deep, unreadable eyes—but said nothing, merely adjusted his glasses and began exchanging for the bloodline enhancement of a Three-Eyed Clan descendant.

Soon, two beams of light descended from the void, one after the other, lifting Chu Xuan and Zero Point into the air.

Since both were starting from zero and upgrading directly to B-rank bloodlines, the process took much longer than for Zheng Zha and the others.

Meanwhile, Wu Xian didn’t just wait—he began scrolling through the God’s exchange list, agonizing over what to exchange for himself this time.

Having exchanged low-grade battle qi for Mú Gāng, Wu Xian now had only two B-rank and two C-rank side quests left—but enough to upgrade from D-rank all the way to B-rank bloodlines.

Yet staring at the list’s shoddy options—even the “Canon Child” mutation bloodlines—he found them beneath his notice, turning instead to A-rank bloodlines, his mood instantly torn.

“Should I just go to the Alien world first, grab a C-rank side quest, then jump straight to the A-rank Kryptonian Commoner bloodline?”

“No, bad idea. According to the God, Kryptonian Commoners have far lower potential and ceiling than Superman with the Book of Life. Even after upgrading, I’d need to soak in sunlight for ages before my power reaches a breakthrough.”

“Also, Kryptonians have mediocre resistance to magic, and the God didn’t fix this weakness. Even with high HP, against curses it might backfire…”

“Tch! What if I just exchange for a broken divine fragment? It’d handle most supernatural horror films. If I’m lucky, later I might find an unclaimed demiplane and ignite divine fire, gaining mid-tier combat power ahead of schedule.”

“Most importantly, a high-quality divine fragment costs only one A-rank side quest and 15,000 reward points—truly not expensive for me right now.”

Thus, Wu Xian meticulously weighed A-rank options, sighing and shaking his head as if drowning in blissful indecision, making Zheng Zha and the others stare with red eyes, wishing they could trade places.

“Forget it—focus on the next team battle first. Let me see what else besides plasma weapons can counter ghosts.”

“Psychic weapons… I’ve got those. Also soul-erasing bullets, Five Thunder Talismans, exorcising peachwood swords, spirit-binding… Huh?! Wait! How did I forget this?!”

Suddenly, Wu Xian’s gaze locked onto an exchange option—he froze, then broke into a delighted smile.

【Spirit Summoning and Command: From the anime “One Punch Man,” one of the Eight Marvelous Techniques. Can control spirits and absorb partial abilities of spirits, undead, and vengeful ghosts… This is an improved version, usable with active energies such as true yuan, spiritual force, magic, neili, and qi. Exchange cost: one B-rank side quest, 3,000 reward points.】

“Spirit Summoning and Command can control all spiritual entities—Gaya is included. If I master her, I might turn her into a weapon against the other two squads in ‘Ju-On’… Not to mention, against newbies with no abilities, I could slaughter them effortlessly!”

Imagining himself commanding Gaya, ruthlessly harvesting reward points, Wu Xian’s lips curled upward, as if already hearing the God’s constant score alerts.

“By the way, I never searched for ‘One Punch Man’ skills before—yet the God actually has them. Does that mean in the real future of Infinite Terror, this anime will exist?”

“Makes sense—after all, items and techniques from ‘Devouring the Heavens’ are exchangeable; why wouldn’t others be?”

Thinking this, Wu Xian used his captain’s privileges to command the God to search for items related to “One Punch Man.”

Instantly, the exchange list refreshed entirely, filled with names he recognized.

【Qi Body Source Flow】、【Fenghou’s Marvelous Gate】、【Double Complete Hand】…

【Golden Light Spell】、【Five Thunder Orthodoxy】、【Pure Heaven and Earth Divine Incantation】…

【Dan Shi】、【Reverse Life Triple】、【Divine Spirit】…

In short, every skill name Wu Xian had seen in the “One Punch Man” anime appeared on the list.

Yet Wu Xian found it strange: the exchange prices for the Eight Marvelous Techniques weren’t uniform, and the most expensive wasn’t the famed “Qi Body Source Flow,” but “Fenghou’s Marvelous Gate,” rated A-rank by the God, requiring one A-rank side quest and 8,000 reward points.

The God also marked it as “Advanced Version,” while the other six techniques were merely “Improved Versions,” still classified as B-rank.

“Wait! Why are there only seven Marvelous Techniques? Where’s ‘Great Luo Insight’? My huge, massive Great Luo Insight—where did it go?!”

Astonished, Wu Xian scanned the list again and again, confirming he hadn’t misread—there was no exchange option for “Great Luo Insight.”

Combined with the uniqueness of “Fenghou’s Marvelous Gate,” a look of suspicion crept onto Wu Xian’s face.

What’s going on? Is the “One Punch Man” manga in this world getting canceled in the future?

Or perhaps all these future-derived exchange options are the God’s memetic replicas, copied from his memories and reconstructed based on principles—and since some works remain unfinished, their abilities are unclear, so the God’s list lacks corresponding exchanges?

Upon reflection, this possibility made sense.

But if so… doesn’t that mean the God has been using him all along?

Wu Xian’s face darkened instantly, his gaze toward the God’s orb turning dangerous.

Using him for free was bad enough—but the God also keeps ramping up the difficulty of his horror missions. What’s the difference between this and a scumbag who puts on his pants and denies everything? Utterly shameless!

“Hah—pfft!!”

“Captain, why are you spitting at the God?”

“Nothing. Just thought the orb was dirty—cleaning it for it.”

Wu Xian snorted, then turned back to the list of Eight Marvelous Techniques, his eyes slowly narrowing.

“Still, the God’s extrapolation of these techniques accidentally helped me—these improved versions only require active energy to use, bypassing world-law restrictions entirely.”

If I exchange them all, my selves in other worlds should be able to use them too.”

“Especially the Wu Xian from the ‘One Punch Man’ world—he could reach an extremely high power level.”

Wu Xian thought this, his gaze shifting between the seven “Eight Marvelous Techniques” options, hesitating.

So… which one should I pick first?

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