Apocalypse: I Have One More Keyword Than Others-Chapter 26 - 0 Outburst of the Delicate_1
Chapter 26: 026 Outburst of the Delicate_1
Chapter 26: 026 Outburst of the Delicate_1
A great battle had ended, and Feng Shiyi and the others each went to rest, bandage their wounds, and prepare for the upcoming battle, leaving Duge and Wang San alone. At this point, there was no point in monitoring them any longer.
After changing into dry clothes, Wang San picked up a piece of pastry from the table and swallowed it in a few bites. Savoring the taste, he licked his lips and asked, “Are we really going to assassinate Qiu Yuanlang?”
“Of course,” Duge nodded. “You grow, I grow, why not? It’s better to deal with a hidden danger than to be chased across the world, right?”
“Do you realize that if we fail to assassinate him, we might very well be eliminated? That’s exactly what Feng Zhong would want to see,” Wang San continued to stuff his face with food, wolfing it down. His behavior fit the description Feng Jiu mentioned about students from the commoner’s academy. Having had too much synthetic food, they had an instinctive craving for the food in the simulation area. Perhaps this was his last night in the simulation, so he no longer pretended and allowed his taste buds to enjoy the deliciousness of the food as much as possible.
“Eliminated? What are you thinking about?” Duge glanced at him and chuckled, “If we can’t beat them, won’t we join them? We are Heavenly Demons, and we don’t bear the mark of any power. Yuan Lang wouldn’t give up on two evidently more useful Heavenly Demons just for the death of one or two Hall Masters. Don’t worry, we won’t die.
“…” Wang San’s hand, holding the pastry, froze mid-air. It took a moment before he said, “Are your keywords really ‘Protect’?”
“Genuine as they come,” Duge smiled.
“You betray the Feng Family; aren’t you afraid of losing attributes?” Wang San couldn’t help asking. “Looking at your killing speed, your attributes must have risen quite high, right?”
“Why do you assume we will lose?” Duge said. “Do you have so little confidence in yourself?”
What do you mean, ‘I have no confidence in myself’? It’s just not possible to win, okay?
Wang San muttered in his heart, suppressing the anger stirred up by Duge, and asked, “What if?”
“Won’t lose much,” Duge said. “If it really comes to that, I’ll offer myself as a bargaining chip and request Qiu Yuanlang to spare the Feng Family. This way I can join the Iron Palm Gang openly and ensure the safety of the Feng family, young and old.” He straightened up, assuming a noble expression, “To sacrifice oneself for justice, that’s the ultimate form of protection. Maybe the Feng Family will even thank me at that time!”
“Fuck!” Wang San opened his mouth wide, struggling to find words before finally managing to spit out such a word, unable to describe his feelings any better at that moment.
“So, give me your full cooperation. Regardless of whether we win or lose, we won’t be at a loss,” Duge said, pretending not to hear Wang San’s ‘praise’ and smiled.
At this moment.
Wang San finally understood the awkwardness that Feng Shiyi felt when he was persuaded.
He could feel that there were holes all over Feng Qi’s plan, yet he couldn’t find a single flaw in it. And no matter whether the plan succeeded or not, it was beneficial to everyone, and even his attributes didn’t drop…
It’s absolutely maddening!
After taking a deep breath to calm his turbulent emotions, Wang San gave Duge a thumbs-up, “Bro, you’re the real deal. You’ve taken ‘protect’ to an unprecedented level.”
Duge just smiled and didn’t say anything. He had two keywords, but more often than not, he couldn’t tell whether his actions were ‘protect’ or ‘backstab.’ All he knew was that his attributes never stopped growing, and that was enough.
Wang San asked, “What about Feng Zhong, Brother Qi? What do you plan to do with him?”
“Since I don’t know where he is, I’ll worry about it when I see him! He’s just a petty person who doesn’t show his true face and can’t make much of an impact,” Duge said. “Wang San, when you’re doing something, you need to concentrate, not think about all kinds of things and waste your energy on internal conflicts.”
“But have you considered that he couldn’t get rid of us this time and has angered us in the process? To prevent our retaliation, he’ll surely act against us behind the scenes. Today it was the Iron Palm Gang, tomorrow it might be the Beggar’s Gang, and the day after might bring the Mount Tai Sect.” Wang San couldn’t stand Duge’s indifferent attitude and, since his attributes were dropping anyway, he felt he had to speak his mind.
“I wish he had that much ability!” Duge laughed. “If he could create chaos in the martial worlds by himself and I quelled the turmoil and maintained peace in the Martial Worlds, I can’t even begin to imagine how much I would grow?”
Just who gave you that confidence?
Are all the students in the elite academy this wild?
Wang San had a belly full of words but swallowed them back down. After a long time, he finally said, “You used the Feng Family to spread the news about the Heavenly Demon just to create chaos in the martial worlds, and then maintain order from within?”
If I had known the rules of the simulation field, I would never have done this!
Duge remembered his flawed Heavenly Demon plan that had pushed him to the opposite side of all the players, and his face grew slightly hot. But he would never admit to such childish behavior, so he nodded, “Pretty much! Feng Zhong was an accident, but also within expectations.”
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Wang San fell into silence. He looked at Duge and said seriously, “Alright, I submit. I’m with you, for real this time.”
Duge smiled and continued to ask, “Since it’s for real, tell me what skill have you awakened? It’s essential that partners are honest with each other to maximize each other’s abilities.”
Wang San was shocked, “How did you know?”
Duge pointed to his own eyes, then to his head, and smiled, “I saw your little actions and micro-expressions at that time.”
“…” Wang San was completely convinced. He paused for a moment and said, “Outburst of the Delicate: When someone I like is harmed, I can unleash ten times my attack power.”
“That’s a great skill!” Duge’s eyes lit up.
“Not very useful at the moment since my personal attributes are too low. Talking with you for so long has lowered them even more. Even with ten times the attack power, it’s not very impressive.” Wang San shook his head and habitually stuffed a piece of pastry into his mouth, “Just like how you want to maintain peace in the Martial Worlds, it seems my Sickly Cute attribute needs to affect more people before it increases exponentially.”
“After tonight, once your reputation spreads throughout the Iron Palm Gang, it should be about enough,” Duge said.
“Maybe!” Wang San said with annoyance, “But my Sickly Cute isn’t like your maintenance, which makes more people let their guard down around you and want to recruit you. Once my reputation spreads and they realize how terrible I am, I’m afraid there will be even more people who will want to eliminate me to nip the problem in the bud.
Just like earlier, when there were two Heavenly Demons on the scene, the Hall Master from the Iron Palm Gang chose to eliminate me first, not you. Feng Shiyi even was willing to Sacrifice Oneself for Justice for your sake, but my key phrase will never get that treatment…”
Duge looked at Wang San, patted his shoulder with a smile, and comforted, “Don’t worry. With my strong support protection, no one will be able to kill you.”
“I hope so!” Wang San sighed, thinking to himself, if it weren’t for the fact that I’ve already been exposed, if it weren’t for the fact that I have no other choice, only a fool would want to cause trouble with you…
He paused and then asked, “Brother Qi, you just said that cooperation should be based on honesty, but I still don’t know what your skill is! If I get eliminated today, I can’t die completely in the dark, can I?”
“I’ve already told you, Sacrifice Oneself for Justice,” Duge observed Wang San’s expression as he discreetly altered the explanation of the advanced skill, “During the process of maintaining for others, the damage I sustain gets doubled in recovery.”
Wang San’s expression didn’t change; instead, he breathed a sigh of relief, “No wonder you recovered so quickly after being injured. This advanced skill, in combination with your key phrase, is a perfect match. Played well, it’s an immortal body, no wonder you dare to act so recklessly…”
Indeed.
Advanced skills aren’t fixed; they’re randomly generated according to a person’s actions—a truly humanized game. Duge felt confident and remarked, “That may be so, but it still hurts!”
“If I could recover that fast, I’d be willing to endure the pain too!” Wang San laughed and continued to ask, “Bro, with your strength, you must have awakened a second skill, right?”
Duge shook his head, “No. I’ve killed so many people and still haven’t awakened a second skill. I can’t find the trigger for it.”
“Maintenance and killing are contradictory; it would be problematic if you could awaken a new skill from both.” Wang San had no suspicions and instead gave Duge advice, “To awaken a second skill, you still have to start with maintenance itself…”
