Beating Instances through Words Left by the Dead

Chapter 166: Chapter 143: Time to Get Up

Deep breath.

Swish!

The long samurai sword unsheathed, its Sword Qi sharp and unstoppable, splitting the rifle clone five meters away into two.

This is his signature skill, Iaido Slash!

Swish!

This time the unsheathing was a short samurai sword, slicing through the clone laden with grenades, preparing to self-destruct with him.

Seeing the grenades on the clone already igniting, his body flickered, instantly reappearing fifteen meters away in front of the real Oda holding a rocket launcher.

His body spun rapidly, making the blade slice through the air, sparking a flash of fire as it uses the air as a sheath, launching another Iaido Slash.

Iaido·Double Slash.

Oda couldn’t react in time, instantly getting sliced into three pieces.

Recalling that Oda was an Agility System player, the Ranger couldn’t help but say, ”No human can be faster than a sword.”

”Si~mi~mas~sen~”

The beheaded Oda showed a bizarre smile, and the three segments of his body erupted, tightly binding the Ranger’s hands and legs.

The next moment, the ground beneath the Ranger collapsed, revealing a ten-meter pit below, bristling with sharp spikes.

As the Ranger fell, the pit closed like an Iron Maiden.

With the sound of bones shattering, blood gushed from the hole in the ground.

The pit opened again, and looking at the Ranger impaled within, nearly lifeless, Oda bowed his head and said:

”Sorry, we serve different masters; I won’t allow you to pass this dungeon. It must be uncontrolled.”

The Ranger was on the brink of death, initially lamenting his inferiority, but upon hearing Oda’s words, he drew a deep breath, forcing himself back to life.

What nonsense are you talking about, not allowing me to pass?

So you’re not here to seek revenge, but like me, you want the dungeon to go out of control?

The Ranger summoned his last breath and shouted hoarsely, ”Screw you!”

The next moment, a thick mist of blood erupted from his throat as he breathed his last.

In places neither could see, the spraying blood mist transformed into a deep crimson resentment, drifting past Oda at the pit’s entrance and into the woods.

In the woods, donning optical camouflage, Oda scratched his neck and wondered, ”Are there mosquitoes?”

He controlled his distant clone, confirmed the Ranger was truly dead, then gazed toward Cemetery 44.

With the Ranger strategist dealt with, Lei Hu poses no threat; he didn’t need to act further.

Since I’ve come this far, why not see how it’s going with Bishop River?

Blood Moon Eternal Life and the Golden Throne, if acquired all, would greatly aid Fire Saint Heir’s plan.

If memory serves, the Gravekeeper of Cemetery 44 is also a player. He overheard Lei Hu and the Ranger chatting privately, saying he’s a Countermeasures Bureau lord player who upgrades by just lying down, only around level ten in the previous dungeon.

In all likelihood, he’s present too. The Management Bureau’s Sword Star just killed a church’s substitute Saint Heir; in reciprocation, I’ll deal with him easily.

Ah-choo!

Inside Mikhail I’s Eternal Tomb, Wu Chang suddenly sneezes, rubs his nose, and looks displeased at the Golden Throne and the Stone Coffin clusters.

Which little darling is talking about him, better not let him catch them.

”It’s about time, let’s go see how it’s going.” Wu Chang said, casually dropping a card into the pile and heading towards the Golden Throne.

After a period of Blood Moon baptism,

The people lying in the stone coffins gradually stabilized.

Some become less human, while some gradually improve, showing some humanity.

Just like the first Blood Moon Eternal Life, some turn into monsters, while others, like Luz, maintain human form and will, waking up before the next Blood Moon Eternal Life.

Using the Soul Cleansing Banner, observe how their black, white, and red hues coalesce into a stable state.

This state cannot be cleansed solely with the Soul Cleansing Banner anymore.

But there’s one thing for sure, Luz held back something, missing the first minute of the Blood Moon won’t cause complete death; at most, their souls are corroded, rendering them abnormal.

Wu Chang couldn’t help but click his tongue; he hated dishonest people.

Watching Luz and others at risk of recovery, he picks up the horn Luz handed him before sleeping.

「Item Name: Loud Horn」

「Item Type: Dungeon Items」

「Artifact Level: C」

「Item Skills: Sound of Inspiration」

「Skill Description: Blow the horn to free selected targets from mind control, forcibly awaken them, and enter an inspired state. Awakening effectiveness depends on the user’s Inspiration, cooldown time: 120 seconds. Inspired state: Power, Agility, Endurance, and Will increase by 10%, pain perception decreases by 10%. Duration: 3 minutes; Cooldown time: 120 minutes.」

「Note: If the target’s mind control level is greater than or equals B-Level, there is a probability of entering a chaotic state after forced awakening, attacking indiscriminately; use cautiously.」

”Everyone, wake up!”

Wu Chang took a deep breath, then blew the Loud Horn.

The resounding noise echoed in the underground chamber, nearly piercing Han’er’s eardrums.

Among the impactful sound, everyone in the stone coffins was forcibly awakened.

The Blood Moon Eternal Life baptism was only halfway through, especially for those delaying total death in the stone coffins, leaving their consciousness in chaos.

Theoretically speaking, even if the Loud Horn were blown to pieces, it couldn’t awaken everyone.

But the issue lies with the horn’s awakening effectiveness depending on the user’s Inspiration, with Wu Chang’s 98 points of Inspiration, estimating even the truly dead could be blown back to life, let alone these people.

Accompanied by painful groans, everyone in the stone coffins woke up, forcibly ending the Blood Moon baptism.

The result of forcibly ending the ritual is that the originally stabilizing bodies of Luz and others once again collapse, fully transforming into monsters.

Before they fully awakened, they glared at each other maliciously with red eyes, clearly hit by a confusion debuff.

Woohoo, now there’s a spectacle to see.

Wu Chang dragged Han’er towards the tomb entrance as those in the stone coffins turned monstrous and Mikhail I on the Golden Throne slowly opened his eyes.