Chapter 282: Why Is My Career Panel in a 2D Art Style? Chapter 128

And at this moment, a family of three was bound to the chair in front of him.

Looking at the trembling family, the orange-haired youth gently tapped his cheek with the back of a scalpel, murmuring: "What technique should I try first?"

Suddenly his eyes lit up, and he picked up the scalpel and reached toward the girl tied to the chair.

"Mmmmm!!"

The girl's parents struggled desperately, but could only helplessly watch as the demon extended his claws toward his daughter.

Yet at that very moment, a voice suddenly rang out in the room.

"Did I come at a bad time?"

Whoosh—!

Li Ang ignored the scalpel halted before him and stared directly at the orange-haired youth who had just seized the family with a dagger.

"Police?" The orange-haired youth grinned with excitement. "I didn't expect anyone could—"

"Too noisy."

Before the interrupted youth could speak further, his body involuntarily flew toward the figure across from him.

Li Ang looked at the orange-haired youth whose head he was crushing tightly, and sneered: "Finally triggered a fixed NPC."

It was then that the orange-haired youth noticed the scalpel he had thrown earlier was bizarrely suspended midair.

Before he could say anything, his eyes rolled back and he lost consciousness.

After casually snapping the orange-haired youth's neck and tossing him onto the floor, Li Ang stroked his chin: "I didn't expect this journey would be this world."

Through the power of the Rinnegan, Li Ang had already figured out the general situation.

The incombustible object on the ground was named Uryū Ryōshi, a novice serial killer, and the city he was in was called Fuyuki City.

"The Fourth Holy Grail War."

The Holy Grail War: a ritual where seven Masters from around the world summon historical figures and deities to fight, ultimately gaining the Holy Grail's wish-granting power.

Of course, the so-called wish-granting power was a lie, but it still held unique value.

Thinking of this, Li Ang's face lit up with interest—given his current strength, completing the Fourth Holy Grail War quickly was trivial.

And fortunately, this world contained many technologies he found intriguing.

Artificial human technology, the Holy Grail, magic.

"Interesting. But I recall Command Seals and Magic Circuits are integrated, right? So I can't obtain Command Seals through normal means."

If so, Li Ang would have to resort to stealing.

With a snap of his fingers, he freed the family of three, then flashed into the air.

Gazing down at the brightly lit city, Li Ang formed hand seals.

Kagura Shin'i!

With his current strength, even without activating the Six Paths state, it was effortless to extend his perception to cover the entire city.

After silently memorizing several anomalies, Li Ang gazed with his magnificent right eye toward a mansion and murmured softly: "Found you."

Before his words had fully faded, he vanished.

……

In a gloomy basement.

An emaciated old man, limbs as thin as a mummy, wore a terrifying smile as he stared at the doll-like little girl before him: "Sakura, it's time for today's lesson."

The girl called Sakura stared blankly, mechanically nodding.

Seeing this, the old man emitted a satisfied chuckle.

As his cane struck the ground hard, countless repulsive worms crawled out of the floor.

Yet at that moment, a sigh sounded beside the old man's ear.

The next instant, a young man appeared beside the girl.

Seeing this, the old man's pupils contracted slightly, but his expression didn't change—he smiled warmly and asked: "What brings you to the Matō residence at this hour?"

Though he spoke calmly, he secretly braced himself and clenched his cane tightly.

The old man studied the young man's left eye, marked with circular patterns, and his dazzling right eye in the darkness, slowly forming a guess.

A demon eye.

An unexpected windfall.

In response to the old man's question, the young man stroked the little girl's head and sighed helplessly: "I originally had some questions for you, but I'll skip them now."

The young man was, of course, Li Ang.

As soon as he spoke, the vast swarm of worms surged toward him.

Unfortunately, the next instant, every worm—including the old man—was instantly crushed by a terrifying repulsive force, spattering the basement with foul-smelling fluid.

Looking at the scene before him, Li Ang sighed: "Matō Zōken, playing such petty tricks before me is useless."

As he slightly raised his left hand, a fat worm was sucked out from beneath the floor.

At the same time, the worm's body emitted the old man's voice: "Whatever you require, the Matō family will fulfill it!"

"I don't need it. I can see for myself."

Li Ang uttered words that left Matō Zōken utterly baffled.

Before the old man could react, he felt a terrifying suction emanating from the young man's left hand.

This suction was not aimed at matter, but

The soul.

Rinnegan: Path of the Human Realm—Soul Extraction.

Li Ang stared expressionlessly at the soul in his hand, then began reading its memories.

Quickly, Matō Zōken's entire life was filtered through him.

To be honest, this was still Li Ang's first time encountering such fragmented memories, but fortunately the memories he needed were relatively complete.

After obtaining what he wanted, Li Ang sighed, "How truly pitiful, Matou Zouken."

"No, Makiri Zolgen."

Not giving the other party a chance to speak, Li Ang's left hand gently exerted force and extinguished this soul.

Matou Zouken, real name Makiri Zolgen, a great magus who had lived for five hundred years, and one of the Three Founding Houses that constructed the Holy Grail War.

Because he kept switching bodies to survive, his soul was incomparably fragile, somewhat similar to Orochimaru from the Naruto world.

This was also the reason Li Ang Society sought him out—after all, in all of Fuyuki City there was no one more suitable than this one to fleece.

【Obtained key profession information, triggered new profession: Magus】.

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【Profession: Magus】

【Employment Requirements:

1. Obtain inherited magecraft crest / obtain magecraft knowledge / receive guidance from a magus (√)

2. Body Strength 1.1, Spirit Strength 1.1 (√)】

【Upon Employment:

1. Attribute growth

2. Obtain profession skill—Magic Manipulation

3. Obtain profession specialty—Magic Circuits

4. Obtain special bonus:

Slight bonus to learning speed when studying magecraft knowledge.】

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Looking at the information displayed on the panel, Li Ang chose to take up the profession without the slightest hesitation.

【Successfully took up profession: Magus】.

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【Profession: Magus】

【Level: 1/20 (0/100)】

【Attribute Bonus: Body Strength +0.1 per level, Spirit Strength +0.1 per level, Energy +2 per level】

【Profession Skill: Magic Manipulation (Entry 0/100)】

【Profession Specialty: Magic Circuits】

【Advancement Path: Great Magus, Divine Age Magus, Lu En Magus】

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【Magic Manipulation: You can freely manipulate the magic power within your body】.

【Magic Circuits: Quality EX, Quantity EX—you are a genius on the path of magecraft】.

By reading Matou Zouken's memories, Li Ang succeeded in completing the 【Magus】 advancement.

However, as one of the Three Founding Houses, what Matou Zouken was actually strongest at was his familiar technique—that is, the Servant system in the Holy Grail War.

For Li Ang, this was actually even more useful.

Unfortunately, now was not the time to research the technique; he still had to deal with the Matou family's problems first.

Glancing at the little girl beside him who still showed no reaction, Li Ang simply took her hand and walked upstairs.

Due to the Matou family's special nature, he only needed to use a small trick to turn it into the Li family.

'Thanks for nature's gift.'

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