In "Light and Dark Traitor," there are no danger level indicators for enemies. Aside from the universal law that "combat power is directly proportional to how handso they are," you basically have to fight them to find out if the protagonist will get blown up.
The only hint is the ti limit to play cards during combat rounds. The standard ti is 5 seconds. If you actually have 5 seconds, you've basically won the battle—no matter how many enemies there are, their overall strength is lower than Los's.
Conversely, the stronger the enemy, the less ti you have to play cards, turning this turn-based, health-preserving card ga into an action-packed fighting ga. Once the ti drops below a certain threshold, Los's chance of winning plumts toward zero, and it has nothing to do with Ren Suo's operation—whether Ren Suo is a bronze or a king player, it's all the sa.
But there's one aspect where the ga is much more absurd than reality: there are no inescapable deathtraps in the ga.
All challenges have a way out: enemies might not kill you now, or they might beco your teammate, your wife, or your pet. You might find a way to avoid them, or... you'll inevitably be able to defeat them.
Reality, however, is not so gentle, as is currently the case for Ren Suo. For him, Dong Chengling, Qiao Muyi, and Gu Yueyan are life challenges he can't beat and can't avoid. He can't turn them all into teammates he can trust to share a captaincy with 24/7, and even a small misstep could put him in mortal danger.
Ren Suo takes the ga "Reality OL" very seriously. As Dong Chengling said, he can't just do whatever he wants with love—they're all fierce, independent won with clear-cut feelings of love and hate. The upside is they don't need Ren Suo to be very powerful, nor do they need him to buy a house or a car. He doesn't need to beco one of the "Mysterious Country's Top Ten Husbands." In essence, they need nothing from him. The downside is they are after Ren Suo's life.
In the ga, however, once Ren Suo helps Los find a strategy, Yisiben becos an easy boss to defeat.
Though Yisiben's mouth spoke reason, his hands played out feelings. He fought at less than half his previous speed and didn't dare smash Los's head with a hamr; his attacks were as gentle as if they were sparring.
Even so, it took Los quite an effort to beat him. Yisiben's ard War Armor had a high Spiritual Energy Defense Value, so Los's attacks felt like he was rely tickling him.
"The Demon King Returns" Skill was going wild, siphoning off negative emotions to boost all of Los's abilities. If it weren't for Ren Suo being an accomplice of Qiao Muyi, who had gathered a lot of negative emotions in the past few days (definitely scavenged from those miserable Tactical Cultivators who had to work overti during the New Year), Los would have gone from 'tickling' to 'licking' Yisiben halfway through the fight.
BOOM!
Loud explosions resounded from outside, signaling that the Empire had invaded Dark Descending and was wreaking havoc and destruction!
anwhile, Los finally wore down Yisiben's Defense Barrier!
"Demon King's Pulsing Cross Lock"!
Los, with his agile figure, heavily pinned Yisiben down. He locked Yisiben's throat and struck fiercely. The Spiritual Energy, transford through the "War God's Swift Spear" Cartridge, beca an invisible wave. This wave penetrated all armor and smashed through Yisiben's throat, bypassing the armor itself!
Yisiben swayed, then thudded to the ground, his heavy armor making a grinding tallic noise for the first ti.
No matter how strong he was, once he lost the protection of the War Armor's barrier, his True Form was just a Didra people without any Transcendent enhancents. Even Divine Descendants and Divine Children have no Supernatural Abilities in their flesh.
He let out a heavy sigh and reached out his hand toward Los.
Then an action choice appeared. After thinking about it, Ren Suo decided to let Los approach Yisiben.
Yisiben's hand, clad in chain Gauntlets, gently touched Los's pretty face while his shattered throat made a strange noise. Ren Suo could only understand what he wanted to say through the subtitles, "I was wrong, Daerfen..."
The persona Los had transford into was, shockingly, Yisiben's daughter, Daerfen.
Seconds later, Yisiben let go of his hand and coughed, "Thank you..."
Then the Shadow-infested flas inside his armor suddenly invaded within, burning him into nothingness, not even ashes left behind. In a few seconds, he was completely assimilated by the Shadow flas. Then the Shadow flas on the armor quickly receded, revealing the armor's noble and chilly ebony color.
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Ebony Armor: Spiritual Energy Defense Value 1/30,000. Automatically replenishes 1 Spiritual Power Point per second. When equipped, the wearer is always under 'Posecia's Protection.' Invisible Shadow flas cover the armor, granting immunity to all fire damage, eliminating the wearer's presence, enhancing Infiltration abilities, and allowing for silent movent.
Traitor's Belt: 6 slots. Each additional Posecia series Cartridge added increases the wearer's supernatural resistance by 5%. Can equip 1 Divine Descendant Cartridge.
Three-Star Cruel Warrior Cartridge: Significantly enhances physical abilities, greatly increasing strength, agility, and Physical Strength. It deals 200% damage to any kin and allows the wearer to receive 50% less damage from any kin attacks. The active effect reduces all damage taken by 50% and deals 200% damage. Maintaining this Status consus 1,000 Spiritual Power Points per second.
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The Ebony Armor is much stronger than the War Armor worn by Divine Children; it's practically an Infiltration Divine Artifact!
The Traitor's Belt is sowhat inferior, not matching up to a Divine Descendant's 7-hole, dual-slot Cartridge, but the Three-Star Cruel Warrior Cartridge is just perfect for Los!
With the active effect activated, Los can deal 400% damage to any Didra and only take 25% damage in return!
No wonder Yisiben beat Los like his own son before Los underwent feminization. Ren Suo had thought it was the overwhelming power of a Three-Star Divine Descendant over a Two-Star God Progeny, but now it seed to be simply the Three-Star Cruel Warrior's dominance over all kin.
Without waiting for Ren Suo to act, Los hurriedly reverted from his feminized state back to Yisiben's appearance, donned his armor and Cartridge, and disguised himself as Yisiben.
Because the "Blind Fool" had a more useful refresh ability, Ren Suo decided to swap out the "Two-Star Violent" and equipped the "Three-Star Cruel Warrior," triggering a new collaborative relationship:
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Blind Cruelty: Based on the infamy of Los, when he reveals his True Form in battle, he can instill Fear in his enemies, dealing more damage to them and having a chance to Dodge their attacks. Current enhancent: an additional 98% True Damage, an additional 13% Dodge Chance.
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Oh ho!
Unlike the previous collaborations that could only be triggered by ambush or pursuit, "Blind Cruelty" could be triggered in regular combat, as long as Los taunted before a fight, 'Since you shalessly inquire, I shall shalessly announce my great na.'
Moreover, this was a collaboration that could be further strengthened. It already provided an additional 98% True Damage and a 13% Dodge Chance. As Los kept killing Divine Descendants and leaving behind a reputation as 'Murderer Los,' he would beco more infamous and thus stronger.
Just as Los had finished organizing his equipnt, soone walked into the Temple, "Yisiben, is Dragonborn Ross dead?"
Los ca to his senses, "No, he escaped. He is extrely powerful; I couldn't stop him."
The newcor, also clad in Ebony Armor, snorted coldly, "Yisiben, you waste! After lurking for decades, you can't even handle this minor matter. I wonder how you will explain this failure to Posecia's Grand Duke. The responsibility for this matter is all on you! Let's go, Sony the Great is waiting to hear your good news, haha..."
This person seed to be one of Posecia's Warriors, competing with Yisiben. However, it seed typical for Posecia's Grand Duke to advocate betrayal and conspiracy. It would be strange if her Divine Descendants got along without any friction.
But was Sony really here too!?
Los followed the Ebony Warrior out of the Temple and saw that Dark Descending was already ablaze with conflict. The Temple's Difference Engine was riddled with holes, and a few boilers in the distance had exploded, halting the Energy supply to the entire Dark Descending. Aside from the fluorescent mushrooms on the ceiling, the only light source left was the glowing airships in the sky.
Arriving on the deck of the warship, Los saw a large group of Divine Descendant Guards standing watch everywhere, with a post every three steps, a sentry every five. A Divine Descendant General shouted, "Those who leave the warship are not allowed to return! Join the suppression troops and stay stationed in Dark Descending!"
Several Divine Descendant Warriors ca and drew their weapons, surrounding Los and the Ebony Warrior. The leading Divine Descendant General said, "Who are you? Divine Descendants are not allowed to return to the warship now!"
"We are Posecia's Warriors, tasked with the assassination of Dragonborn Ross!" the Ebony Warrior stated proudly, "I am Marcus, a Warrior blessed with Posecia's Grand Duke's Three-Star Divine Relic Card Belt. He is Yisiben, the Posecia Warrior responsible for the assassination. What, do you think that Dragonborn Ross has the power to kill us Divine Descendants who possess Three-Star Cartridges?"
The Divine Descendant General asked, "Is Dragonborn Ross dead?"
"We are on our way to report to Sony the Great," the Ebony Warrior said arrogantly.
"I cannot confirm whether you have been replaced by the Dragonborn, nor can I verify if you truly possess Three-Star Cartridges..."
"Oh, really?" The Ebony Warrior chuckled and suddenly acted, pulling out a hamr and smashing a Divine Descendant Warrior's head!
Suddenly, they entered combat. But now that Los was considered to have Three-Star Combat Power, and with the Ebony Warrior's help, this group of Divine Descendant Warriors stood no chance. They were all blown away in three rounds, leaving only the Divine Descendant General.
"Now, do you believe we have Three-Star Cartridges?" With a slap, the Ebony Warrior sent the Divine Descendant General flying and strode towards the main cabin. The other Divine Descendant Warriors dared not approach, and the General said no more.
By now, Ren Suo had almost figured out the hierarchy of the Divine Descendants. Undoubtedly, the Bloodline Great Law was the highest Level, followed by the Divine Child and Three-Star Divine Descendant.
Depending on the different Great Lords, the status of Divine Children varied. So were below Three-Star Divine Descendants and lacked their protection, such as with Magina. Others, like Baal, had a status above Three-Star Divine Descendants and were protected by them.
And Three-Star Divine Descendants were above other Divine Descendants. Being one Level higher could crush others, like the Ebony Warrior now acting with impunity. Unless a Divine Descendant of higher status appeared, others dared not engage in Rebellion against him.
Other Divine Descendants held higher status than all mortals. However, Divine Descendants typically couldn't be bothered to pick on mortals, rely sending them to the battlefield as cannon fodder. Those like Sony, who fixated on mortal beauties, were considered unusual oddities.
This barbaric and cruel hierarchy, erging within a civilized society, was unshakable because it originated from the rule of the Sixteen Great Monarchs.
Arriving in the main cabin, Los saw Sony surrounded by a throng of Divine Descendants. Even without Ren Suo's control, Los remained calm, knowing it was not the best opportunity to strike at Sony.
"My n have arrived! It's Marcus and Yisiben!" A man sitting beside Sony burst out laughing. He wore an earthy yellow robe and loudly asked, "Sony the Great, I have good news for you now... Tell us, is Dragonborn Ross dead?"
"Yisiben, report to Sega Great Law and Sony the Great!" the Ebony Warrior said.
He was Posecia's Grand Duke's Bloodline Great Law, Sega?
Los stepped forward and said, "No, Dragonborn Ross is extrely cunning. When he t with Kerinake, he sensed my presence through so thod and Teleported away before I could act."
"Waste!" Sega bellowed furiously, smashing the armrest of his chair. At the sa mont, Los was flung backward as if struck by an Ogre.
"Don't be hasty, Sega Great Law. Dragonborn Ross was able to infiltrate the Songarde Divine Realm, deceive , Sony, and kill many Divine Children like Baal; he was bound to be cunning. Otherwise, how could he have deceived ?" Sony then spoke languidly.
Sega fell silent for a mont before nodding, "That's right. If Dragonborn Ross can deceive Sony the Great, how could he possibly get caught so easily?"
Even Sega Great Law had to kiss Sony's feet—since Sony had Xides as his father, he really was 'The Father' among the other Sixteen Great Laws.
"However, your subordinate is a Three-Star Divine Descendant, right? To escape from the hands of a Three-Star Divine Descendant, does that an Dragonborn Ross also possesses Three-Star strength?"
At that mont, Los stood up and nodded, "He may very well have Three-Star Combat Power."
Sony said, "This is troubleso. Previously, Dragonborn Ross managed to transform into others, and he was able to use the Card Belts of us Divine Descendants, resulting in drastic losses for the Empire, with eleven Divine Children perishing and dozens of Divine Descendants falling. Now that he has Three-Star Combat Power, wouldn't that an he can threaten the vast majority of Divine Descendants?"
Sega added, "Indeed, it's unexpected that soone inheriting even a fraction of the dragon heritage from a thousand years ago already possesses such power and has beco a serious concern for the Empire... We must eradicate him!"
Sony said, "Let's leave the eradication for later. The overall situation is what's important right now, with the priority being opening the Door of Annihilation. We cannot afford to waste too much ti because of Los. Go back; it would be troubleso if Los has infiltrated the warship."
"Exactly!" Sega spoke loudly, "Send the orders down! Return to Luoyin City and seal the spatial passages!"
As expected, assassinating Yisiben was an essential main plotline!
The Didra Capital, Luoyin City, inaccessible to even Los and the Dragon Priest, would now be easy for Los to infiltrate once he disguised himself as Yisiben!
The warship vibrated slightly; it had already left Dark Descending. The two Great Magistrates stood up while the others stood on either side, respectfully seeing them off.
Sega suddenly smiled, "Speaking of which, isn't Los's sister in your bed, Sony? Are you tired of playing with her yet? I want to have a go with the Dragonborn's sister too. Hand her over to . I don't mind secondhand, and I couldn't care less if she's broken."
The mouse suddenly started to vibrate. Ren Suo quickly held it down to prevent Los from acting rashly.
"No, no, I am very caring and cherish beauty; how could I possibly grow tired of her and break her?" Sony quickly waved his hands. "She's fine with —I won't let her go."
"Besides, Los might co to save her."
"Haha, Sony the Great is truly humorous."
Sony smiled and glanced at Los as he walked past, stretching out a hand and saying, "Keep it up, and work harder."
Ren Suo couldn't see Los's expression and only saw Los lightly extending his hand to give Sony a high-five. After the Great Magistrates left, the Ebony Warrior said with jealousy, "Hmph, winning the favor of Sony the Great and Sega Great Law feels good, doesn't it, Yisiben? Congratulations on grabbing onto another powerful thigh... Hehe..."
Stepping out of the warship, the outside world was no longer Dark Descending, which resembled the underworld. Instead, it was a world with a vast, bright sky.
The sun and moon actually existed simultaneously. The warship was located in a harbor-like sky port in Luoyin City's outermost layer. Los looked toward the city and saw multiple layers of city walls.
There was a map of Luoyin City at the sky port; the whole City of Divine Descendant was comprised of concentric circles, with detailed information marked for each area.
Los was now a Warrior of Posecia and naturally had to follow Sega Great Law. They flew out of the sky port, entering a rainbow-like blue ribbon in the sky. Their bodies automatically began to accelerate, moving swiftly through the air even without using any Card Belts.
Heading deeper from the outer ten rings, Los passed by countless luxurious villas and residences, hot spring pools, and various facilities that Ren Suo could only guess would bring Enjoynt.
For example, there was a massive circular Arena where many Divine Descendants rode brooms while playing a ball ga—it must be so kind of sport.
There was also an area full of Spiritual Energy. Here, two Divine Descendants would stand facing each other at a distance of tens of ters. Their right arms were equipped with strange Gauntlets that had slots for placing cards. Whenever they placed a card, Strange Creatures or Spells would appear on the field. If soone took too long to think, a swiftly igniting fuse would erge...
The happiness of becoming a superior Divine Descendant was beyond even what Ren Suo, the Player, could imagine.
By the ti they reached the inner Second Ring of Luoyin City, the houses and Divine Descendants finally diminished. Sega led them to a manor and said, "I will contact the Great Lord shortly. You should wait in your rooms. Marcus, since it's Yisiben's first ti in Luoyin City, you tell him the rules."
"Yes!"
Los was then led away by the Ebony Warrior, who said while walking, "Luoyin City has many rules, but for us Three-Star Divine Descendants, there aren't many. Still, don't kill Divine Descendants casually—we're not outside, after all. I wouldn't want you to be scolded by the Great Laws for not warning you."
"The sun and moon above are the eyes of ridia Grand Duke and Azura Grand Duke, respectively. They'll see imdiately if you kill soone outside. However, we are now within Sega Great Law's Mansion—this is a No-Hunting Zone, exempt from all surveillance. So if you want to kill soone, drag him here first. But if you dirty the floor and get scolded by the Great Law, don't say I didn't warn you."
Warriors of Posecia seed to particularly enjoy backstabbing and murdering their kin. The conversation between the Ebony Warrior and Los was all about how to kill other Divine Descendant kin without getting into trouble. Ren Suo wondered if any fool would dare to co close to them.
The Ebony Warrior led Los to a luxurious but unoccupied room, saying, "Anyway, the Great Law's Mansion is a No-Hunting Zone and a silence zone. There's no surveillance, you can't Teleport, and even sounds can't travel far. Whatever you want to do won't draw outside attention."
"So..."
CLANG!
Los, who had been on guard against the Ebony Warrior, imdiately drew out his hamr to block the Ebony Warrior's sword slash!
At the sa ti, two more Ebony Warriors sprang out in the room, wielding various weapons and attacking Los!
"Next up, the welco ceremony for newbies!" an Ebony Warrior said coldly. "The total power of the Cruel Warrior Cartridge is constant; the more Cartridges there are, the less Blessing from Posecia you will receive... Bla yourself for actually believing !"
A normal, intense battle.
Monts later, Los had a total of four Three-Star Cruel Warrior Cartridges.
According to the Ebony Warrior, if Los destroyed the other Cartridges, then the remaining Cartridges would beco stronger. It was unclear if this was a setting unique to Posecia or a common feature of Three-Star Cartridges.
But… that was because the Ebony Warriors only had one Divine Descendant Cartridge slot, so they could only destroy other Cartridges.
Besides, Los had the "better loot" ability.
Ren Suo opened the fusion interface, put in three Cruel Warrior Cartridges, and chose to fuse.
Three One-Star fuses into a Two-Star, three Two-Star into a Three-Star, so can three Three-Star also continue to rge?
Before Ren Suo's expectant gaze, the three cards disappeared, leaving behind only one eerie Cartridge bathed in Blood Light:
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Three-Star Brutal Warrior Card Belt
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This Card Belt's effects were almost identical to the Three-Star Cruel Warrior, but it had an additional inactive effect:
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Brutal Aura (requires exclusive Bloodline Belt to activate): Within the aura's range, all creatures will involuntarily Fear you. Creatures affected by the aura can only deal 5% damage to you, and you deal 200% damage to affected creatures.
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Ren Suo blinked.
Ten minutes later, all Divine Guards in Los Mansion were cleared out. Los found Sega Great Law, who was coming out of the main hall.
"Oh? You actually passed the welco ceremony for newbies?" Sega Great Law remarked, seemingly not surprised at all. "So, Marcus and the others are dead? Good. Yisiben, from now on, you're my Guard."
Sega Great Law didn't seem to care at all about the deaths of the other Three-Star Divine Descendants. After thinking it through, Ren Suo understood why: to Sega, who possessed the Brutal Aura, the other Three-Star Divine Descendants were no different from chickens, ducks, and fish. He didn't need any Guards, just a lackey.
At that mont, Los pulled out his hamr, returned his body to its original form, and said, "I am Dragonborn Ross."
Sega Great Law was taken aback for a mont, then imdiately pressed the button on his belt, activating his Card Belt Skill. An invisible aura instantly destroyed the houseplants!
"Brutal Aura" activated!
And at the sa ti, Los, who had just declared his na, also activated his cooperative relationship Skill: "Blind Brutality"!
"Blind Brutality" was naturally no match for the original "Brutal Aura" and could only cancel out part of the effect. However, it didn't matter; Ren Suo had also prepared "The Demon King Returns" for Los!
Although Los was still in a state of Fear with decreased output, he could use negative emotions to self-sustain. By strengthening his Skills with "The Demon King Returns," he barely negated the aura's effect!
Next, it was a fair fight between the Three-Star Divine Descendants!
"You just trash-talked Lorifes so delightfully. I'm going to use this hamr to smash your mouth," Los declared as he launched his attack, not forgetting his death threat.
"What about that scum Sony?" Privately, Sega had no respect for Sony either.
"I will stab all the places on him that I can stab."
Ren Suo watched, his sphincter tightening, and he shuddered.
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