This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist-Chapter 590 - : [Moment of Reversal] & Legion Leader
With Black Jade's death, Nivalis immediately took out the prepared cooking utensils, and Rita began to carve Black Jade's body—skinning, stripping, and separating the meat.
She hadn't yet replaced [Fate Gear] with a better divine talent skill, even though, before and during the events in Chaotic Restaurant, she had considered switching it out for a stronger one upon returning to BS.
However, after acquiring so many top-tier skills, she no longer lacked any attack, defense, or healing abilities. Compared to those, [Fate Gear], despite being a B-level skill, had become something rather special.
While the effect of luck in the world battlefield might be negligible, it was still a significant force elsewhere.
One hour later, all that remained on the ground was a 15-meter-long skeletal remains of Black Jade's serpentine form.
Rita began cooking Black Jade. She didn't skimp on Essence Points, even though she wasn't in the world battlefield—she still used the Essence Version of [Who is Hannibal?].
Not just because she left Black Jade's complete skeleton intact, but also because, with only the meat, tendons, and eyes, she couldn't prepare 38 dishes.
Besides, she always felt that the fact she had understood [Fourfold Spring] from TingoJE, and her use of the Essence Version of [Who is Hannibal?], were interconnected.
In any case, Black Jade was a significant figure, and [Moment of Reversal] was crucial, so she was willing to spend extra Essence Points.
...
As the thunderous fog settled within the electric cage, a small group of Eclipse Vanguard players opened their pet rankings, fixating on Black Jade's name.
In just 15 seconds, that name disappeared.
Both the speed at which Black Jade was killed, and Rita's swift execution without even questioning Black Jade's relationship with Eclipse Vanguard, left the players by the roundtable silent.
But their expressions were different: some serious, some dissatisfied, some wary, some admiring, some excited, and others satisfied.
"15 seconds... Black Jade is dead?"
"Probably less than 15 seconds. The wealth leaderboard fluctuated a few times, so Black Jade might have tried to buy his life with money. That means there was probably some conversation between them."
"She just killed Black Jade like that? Does she even know how much Black Jade has helped us since we started cooperating?"
"She doesn't care at all, and she definitely doesn't care about her brother's life..."
"Did Rick's name disappear too?"
"Yeah, it's gone. The people over at The Lopez Family sent news that Rick is dead."
"Has she really lost her humanity? What happened in that place that she refuses to talk about?"
Avery softly interjected, "Do you want me to call her? Do you want to tell her these things yourself?"
The players immediately fell silent.
Avery, with her neutral expression, briefly displayed a flash of helplessness—what a bunch of fools.
She was, however, satisfied with Rita's decisiveness and strength.
She had never liked Rita's overly cautious and timid approach. To Avery, everything should serve one's own purpose, not to worry about betrayals or debts owed.
Why still be polite and considerate in times like these?
It was all Samuel's fault, wasn't it? Couldn't he teach his child properly?!
Luckily, now that Rita's strength had grown, her methods were more in line with Avery's preferences. She no longer found her behavior frustrating.
Avery hoped Rita would become the spiritual leader of BS, and to do so, Rita's previous cautious nature had not been enough.
She was far too careful and thought everything through.
This wasn't a flaw. Avery knew that Rita could achieve great things in the mysterious place and bring fame to BS. This trait was crucial for success.
But such a reserved, humble character was too subdued for a spiritual leader.
Good people are liked, and smart people are appreciated, but neither of them would ever garner the fanatical, irrational devotion that a true spiritual leader required.
A spiritual leader needed to be passionate, strong, and domineering, someone whose word was law. People should be willing to give up their lives just to be seen and remembered by her, to fight alongside her.
You want something, but you're still second-guessing yourself? What about those who follow you?
When Avery saw the details of Rita's actions after their meeting, she was initially upset.
But when she saw the words "I want Black Jade," she felt a bit better.
When Rita accepted the Eclipse Vanguard attribute points and made her demand for the nearby land, Avery's furrowed brows finally relaxed.
She was much stronger now, but it wasn't enough.
What she wanted to see was the kind of dominance Rita displayed when she killed Black Jade.
What was Rick to her?
Would the public opinion be negative?
Would Black Jade still be useful to BS?
How would the players react to this news?
Forget about it. As long as Rita is the strongest in BS, as long as she is the unique existence that can help BS evolve, Avery would solve everything for her!
Eclipse Vanguard would support her without question.
This was just the beginning, the true signal of Rita's transformation.
It seemed like this "mahjong tournament" had had a profound effect on Rita.
Avery had already received the time of the wealth leaderboard fluctuation and the time when Black Jade disappeared. Comparing the data, Rita had killed Black Jade in less than 10 seconds.
To kill Black Jade in under 10 seconds meant Rita was even stronger than she had imagined.
She remembered Shadow.Q's comment about Rita's unapologetic attribute data.
A wry smile flashed in her mind. It was funny—she had become this powerful, and still only showed a small glimpse of her strength. Whose character is she following?
Avery was in a good mood. She tapped the five fingers on the table rhythmically, like playing a piano. She said,
"If anyone can kill Black Jade in 15 seconds like she did, I'll be willing to offer half of Eclipse Vanguard's current resources to ask her to take you into that place to show you the world. You'll lose your divine talent, but Eclipse Vanguard will take care of you for the rest of your life.
"Don't say I didn't help you. Even 150 seconds would work."
The meeting room fell completely silent.
The few players who had been dissatisfied earlier, were now completely quiet, their expressions calm.
The Legion Leader was really humorous. They all thought, "Let's just laugh about it."
...
Eighteen dishes were placed before Rita.
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She picked up her chopsticks, took a deep breath, and quickly sampled each dish, tasting a small bite from each within a minute.
In her mind, Black Jade's past flashed by.
From when he was thrown into the garbage heap on Polar Day Island, to when he saw that black dragon—Rita recognized that dragon. It was Wind Cutter. The wind from his passing knocked Black Jade unconscious.
The small snake received [Moment of Reversal] and began to reverse time and again, turning the tide each time.
Countless times, when death seemed inevitable, he would draw a divine dragon on the ground.
At first, he used his snake tongue, then his tail, and eventually, he grew dragon claws to draw.
With more and more dragon blood, the divine dragon he drew began to resemble the dragon more and more...
[Congratulations! You have learned Black Jade's self-created SS-level skill—Dragon Drawing!]
Rita immediately used [Divine Thief] to reverse time and try again!
Once, twice... seven times... fifteen times!
[Congratulations! You have learned Black Jade's self-realized SSS-level skill—Moment of Reversal!]
When the skill was finally in her hands, Rita's heart raced. Finally! This skill truly belonged to her now!
She pushed all 18 dishes toward Nivalis, who had been drooling beside her.
Then, Rita walked over to the white skeleton.
She used the skill [Only the Dead Obey]!
Whoosh—the eye sockets of Black Jade's skeletal remains glowed with eerie blue soul fire.
