Chapter 167: Inside The Mysterious Mist

At some point, I got more and more attached to my cursed state, no matter how much I changed over the last few days. You can’t take away someone’s drip, look at me I look like a generic shounen mc from an ongoing series. Childlike appearance √ oversized weapon √ and last but not least, I got a demonic right eye. Feel the very depths of my power foolish mortals~ forget about that last part, it sounds so embarrassing

[System: You’ve gotten away from the protection that came with the resistance base of operations. The protective array is unable to reach your current location, the doors leading to your end have opened. You’re likely to be targeted by any hostile forces that weren’t able to penetrate the layer of the array]

Three days passed for this party which consisted of five players that were making their way to a whole new terrain. There were a few that didn’t desire their exploration to happen so earlier than they could’ve ever planned. The few wished for another day or two in hopes of recovering their wounded injuries and loosening up. After they reached their desired location which was filled with a ton of npcs

“Come on you slowpokes, our next destination is just right around the corner… Could you guys show some enthusiasm? It’s like you’re getting tired even though we haven’t even done anything that’s physically or mentally exhausting,”

Jenna’s cheerfulness overshadowed the fatigue that plagued the body of her comrades. She was the one who requested for their group to move earlier than they have decided to act. After she was bored out of her mind by how slow the days they’d wasted inside the protection of the array

“Slow down, will you… You’re supposed to be the one behind our backs, aren’t you forgetting that we’re outside the array? There will be a lot of chances for an unknown threat to appear at any given time~” His words were suddenly paused after he was showered with the blood of an unknown enemy. Which was revealed by an arrow that struck the back of its body and a swing of a blade that ended its life. Like he said they entered a vicinity wherein they would face the consequences of their poor choices

“Nice aim, it looks like you’re getting better at sensing the flow of mana within your surroundings. Compared to Colt, you learn pretty quickly, I might as well say that you have a knack for this kind of thing. It looks like my guess was correct, the enemies here either possess a stealth ability. Or they are hidden from the naked eye by a mechanism that only affects their bodies,” After he subdued his opponent, Morris quickly pulled his sword out of the body of the monster

Which resulted in its blood splattered across their body, the others displayed a great improvement in their senses. Not long after their lives were threatened by an attack that can only be perceived through a delicate sound. It didn’t take long for them to be accustomed to such a thing occurring in their daily lives. Seeing as the trials have a talent for taking the lives that were ignorant enough to take it lightly

“I’ve heard from the npcs that what we’re facing isn’t a high-level spell or illusory space created by an expert. But this is all a trap, which was designed by one of the 8 remaining frost guards. The anomaly does not possess a hint of mana or chi within its area of effect if my guess is correct. Then we’re not facing a mage it might be a mechanic, a class that revolves around the use of machinery,”

“A mechanic, are you sure about that? I’ve heard there are a ton of classes that has the same functionality. To the one that you hypothesize, Vons, how are you so sure about your guesses?” Sam had her very own research that she made to anticipate their next opponent. While the others were doing their very own despite being on the same team. They didn’t have any conflicting personalities or behavior that made them alienated from each other. They agreed to do such a thing to gain a lot of information that they can use for their selfish reasons

“I kind of predicted that it was a mechanic, I think Zen would voluntarily agree to my hypothesis. I only said that the attacks didn’t have any presence and only contained a fragment of a peculiar sound. However, I never said anything about the reason behind my guess, their machinery acts the same as a magic craft. Or maybe a downgraded version of the magi craft arts, that makes anyone able to craft any magical-related artifacts,”

“For now, I need the four of you to focus on our current location… Might I remind you all that we’re stepping into uncharted territory? The monsters here are a little peculiar and I wanted to examine and maybe even find the reason for their abilities. Make use of this time to hone your senses, it can either help you detect your enemy’s whereabouts. Or it could be utilized as a means of prolonging your survivability, it’s optional. But I recommend that you all choose both,”

Having said that, he disappeared after he entered through the thick and perceivable grey mist. That suddenly appeared once Morris was within reach of the trigger that sends a dozen monsters in his way. They didn’t catch a glimpse of what was occurring in his location. The only thing they could hear was the sound of his swing being swung which was accompanied by a horrifying squeal. Not long after the four realized that the grey mist was slowly making its way into their area

“It’s about time for something exciting to arise, I can’t wait for the next two hours of our stay. Zen said that we should use this to increase our perception, so I think it would be best if the four of us split. Whoever loses will have to be the one to carry the dismembered body parts to Zen’s current location,”

Once she said those words, the three of them looked back at Morris’s location. Which was filled with a new set of screams that came from a dozen or so monsters. That could easily overpower anyone if they weren’t careful with their movements. After they realized the fate of the loser, they didn’t hesitate to call upon their weapons. And they quickly formed a stance where they could easily land the first and final strike

[Aren’t you being a little too hard on them?]

[What do you mean by that prophet? Can’t you see the results in the past few weeks that passed away? He singlehandedly guided these players to a higher level, I can’t even fathom the hardships that he felt. Starting from the very beginning to grow a few players reach this kind of existence is impossible. But I’m curious to know why you never tested them when you let a ton of worthy tests slip into your palms]

After a long time of observing his avatar, Sage knew that his behavior was completely different from his previous manner. He never doubted his player to become overly attached to a player knowing full well about the dangers. However, he couldn’t shake off the feeling of being unable to perceive the schemes of his avatar. Wherein return to the question he smiled and happily answered the deities question

’Their teamwork has no such flaws in any kind of way. Even if I were to find something they’ll simply have already come up with the most perfect solution. With this knowledge, I know that I can’t test them when they’re together, seeing as they’re stronger if they cooperate,’

[You plan to separate them as an excuse for testing and improving their senses altogether? Did you have a hard time preparing all of this…? I heard from sage that you have the ability to manifest a blinding mist. Did you create all of this?]

’As much as I love to claim your praises, I haven’t done any devilish schemes to make my allies suffer. On the contrary, they’re the ones that asked me to hold such a training session. The area was in my favor, seeing as this place has a completely different atmosphere compared with the camp. I simply told them that their next training session will occur in this area,’

([Rewrite system: You’ve activated the function called [Readers view]. You can focus on any targets you chose that aren’t transmigraters. This function allows the author to have a view of a chosen character that switches his current viewpoint. You’ve chosen five players as your target, this would’ve been impossible. However, your skill [Personality alteration] recently changed to [Split personality] which makes the different personalities you currently have. Attached themselves to your mirages work as a functional server])

’There are a few things that I’ll have to try and one of them is this new function that I have recently acquired,’

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep