Chapter 755: The Secret Is Correct (3/4, please subscribe)

Having set the broad direction, what remained was to act along it—making moves that would change the future and keep himself alive!

Fang Yue's train of thought grew clearer and clearer.

To survive the coming battle, the choice of which strange artifact to pick from the batch before him became especially important.

Although he could only choose one strange artifact, the range of options was very large.

A dazzling array of strange artifacts was laid out in the room for people to select.

There was no particularly detailed explanation of which artifact was better; one could only judge and choose based on the brief descriptions and personal experience.

But that was only for the others...

The corners of Fang Yue's mouth lifted slightly. Standing before a mirror of unknown purpose, he glanced left and right, then shouted in his heart.

"Parchment, Advent—Synchronize!"

Hum!!

Lifespan burned madly away.

Power surged forth from within his body.

Almost instantly, Fang Yue felt boundless power gathering in his chest and spreading through his whole body.

His aura changed in an instant; his realm of strength switched directly to the initial stage of Human-rank!

A transcendent, inhuman aura spread outward invisibly.

The people around him looked at Fang Yue in astonishment and instinctively backed away a step or two.

"This is the feeling! Right now I am—"

Splatter!

Like a basin of cold water poured over his head.

Fang Yue's excited mood instantly turned to ice.

Stunned, he looked up—and was shocked to discover that above his head, a curse of the Black Rain Clan had synchronized into existence. That black ring was now floating right above him!

Cold raindrops slapped haphazardly against his cheeks, making him look rather bedraggled.

"A, a strange artifact for the heartbroken?"

"This mirror's no simple thing! Next time the water's cut off somewhere, it'll come in handy!"

"Too bad this thing's no help in a fight, otherwise I'd actually kind of want it."

The people around pointed at Fang Yue, chattering among themselves.

Already completely frozen, Fang Yue's mouth moved slightly. He spat out a mouthful of rainwater and said expressionlessly in his heart: "Parchment, cancel Synchronize."

【Received!! Lifespan is non-refundable, by the way!】

The black ring above his head faded away as if becoming transparent.

The violent power surging within his body vanished along with it.

Fang Yue returned to being an ordinary person, but the feelings in his heart were far from calm.

Just now, Fang Yue had only meant to use the Analysis Pupil ability from the game to see which strange artifact on site was the most useful.

But the moment his strength synchronized, the curse came along with it...

The commotion had instantly become far too big, far too eye-catching—and that wasn't good at all.

Silently ending the Synchronize, Fang Yue pushed through the crowd and walked outward.

Just before leaving, he glanced back. The crowd that had just been watching swarmed toward that mirror, touching it and looking into it, seemingly trying to recreate the black-ring scene.

Yet how could they possibly know that this was something Fang Yue brought with him, and had nothing to do with that mirror in the first place...

Covering his face, he ran to the weapons area and placed his hand on a blue straight blade.

"Parchment, predict—is this blade any good?"

【I am Fang Yue. I picked up the strange artifact, the blue blade, boarded a helicopter, and headed for the Cheaters' base.】

【After arriving at the location, darkness enveloped me.】

【I died.】

Trash!

Fang Yue let go and placed his hand on the second blade, a red one.

After all, he was going to kill an immortal; only by coating that weapon with Immortal-Slaying Water could he raise the odds of actually killing the immortal.

Therefore, a weapon was absolutely the top priority.

Only those who already had a weapon-type strange artifact of their own would, at this point, give limited consideration to other strange artifacts to reinforce their strength.

"Parchment, predict!"

【I am Fang Yue. I chose the strange artifact 【Red Divination Blade】 and set out for the Cheaters' base.】

【Darkness enveloped me. I died.】

Switch blades!

The third blade was styled like a Nine-ring Blade; Fang Yue took one look and quite liked it.

His hand had just touched it...

【I died.】

You cut off my channeling mid-cast?!

Fang Yue, who had just been feeling a little excited, immediately darkened his face.

Switch blades!

The fourth blade was styled like a Tang saber, but before Fang Yue could even get his hand on it...

【Dead.】

Fang Yue:???

How could no strange artifact change this outcome?

Just as Fang Yue was preparing to switch to the next blade, Director Jiang suddenly raised his arm high and let out a rallying shout.

"Stop choosing strange artifacts. The helicopter is already waiting outside. We depart immediately!"

The moment Fang Yue heard that, he immediately got a little upset.

It's only been a few minutes — rushing to be reborn already!

We're picking strange artifacts to go onto the battlefield to kill an immortal, you know. If we don't properly choose a transcendent-grade strange artifact to protect ourselves, are we supposed to take trash and go die?

As if sensing Fang Yue's gaze, Director Jiang walked straight up to Fang Yue.

"Have you chosen your strange artifact?"

"Not yet…"

"If you haven't chosen, then don't bother picking. Get on the helicopter empty-handed."

"…It's pretty good! I like this blade!"

Director Jiang:???

Director Jiang gave Fang Yue a strange look, glanced at him once more, and grunted an acknowledgment.

"As long as you're satisfied, hurry up and get on the helicopter."

How could he not be satisfied? If he wasn't, the strange artifact already in hand would be gone!

But just as Director Jiang turned to leave, Fang Yue grabbed his wrist.

"Director Jiang, what's the rush? We're going up against an immortal — giving ourselves a bit more prep time means more chance of winning, doesn't it?"

"Time is tight."

Director Jiang brushed him off with one line, but upon seeing Qiu Dugu walking over at that moment, he paused, lowered his voice, and said to Qiu Dugu and Fang Yue, "That cheater's strength is growing stronger every second. If we set out earlier, we have a better chance of winning."

This piece of news — that detailed intel on the cheater would be relayed to the others — was supposed to be announced only after they boarded the helicopter.

He was telling them now out of respect for Qiu Dugu.

"Growing stronger every second — isn't that even stranger than the strange itself? Could this be the power of an immortal…"

Fang Yue was shocked in his heart. He didn't understand the specifics, but just hearing that one description, the cheater's strength was downright terrifying!

And through the parchment's foresight, even if he took the helicopter over, it would still be a dead end…

This Tang-blade strange artifact simply couldn't change the current situation.

Wait!

Time passing… growing stronger every second…

A light gradually came into Fang Yue's eyes, as if in a desperate situation, he had glimpsed a road to hope.

"Parchment, begin foresight!"

Fang Yue's thoughts, his mind, the parchment in his head — all of it could Synchronize.

So the moment Fang Yue shouted in his heart, the parchment had already begun its foresight!

【My name is Fang Yue. I took the strange artifact 【Flowing Cloud Blade】, coated it with 【Immortal-Slaying Water】, and upon learning the location of Cheater Base, I immediately broke away from the team on the spot.】

【Amid countless doubts and roaring threats, I activated Advent, burned my yang lifespan, and sprinted across the surface of the sea.】

【Time is life!】

【At a speed faster than the helicopter, I charged toward the destination!】

【Waves roared ahead, fire clouds exploded around me.】

【The moment I charged into Cheater Base, I saw… the immortal!】

【At that very moment.】

【She was far weaker than me!】

Password… correct!

(End of this chapter)