paranoianovel Chapter 837 - 517: Underworld Emissary, Bribery, Panel_2
Chapter 837 - 517: Underworld Emissary, Bribery, Panel_2
"Goodness gracious... Giving me the identity of a Netherworld emissary just to buy me off? To keep me from causing trouble in this Land of the Dead Soul? Or else I’m going to suffer the iron fist of the Netherworld’s power? The supernatural game is run by the Netherworld, isn’t it?"
At this moment, Wang Zhifan was utterly speechless. He realized that the waters of the supernatural game were indeed deep, and the Netherworld must be involved, even employing special means to hinder him.
"I’ve got a True God backing me! Who’s afraid of whom?"
Feeling cheated, Wang Zhifan naturally thought of retaliation. He remembered he had the mythical Guardian Spirit Vermilion Bird, which might allow him to wrestle against the so-called punishment of the Netherworld.
But impulsiveness only lasted for a moment before reason quickly occupied his mind, allowing him to calmly analyze the pros and cons.
"If I disregard the identity of the Netherworld emissary and clash with the Netherworld, going on a killing spree in the Land of the Dead Soul, I’ll lose this identity and suffer punishment from the Netherworld.
Relying on the protection of the Guardian Spirit Vermilion Bird and my own strength, I should be able to withstand it, then reap other high-level rewards from the supernatural game, which might be various exceptional, epic equipment of the ghostly kind..."
"If I accept the arrangement of the Netherworld, then for the next month I shouldn’t expect to gain other high-level rewards. I can only kill small ghosts the Netherworld doesn’t care about, and the survival task of the dungeon can be completed very easily, but the gain will stop..."
Comparing the two options, Wang Zhifan found that he was facing a hard mode and an easy mode.
The hard mode definitely comes with considerable risks, but the rewards will be greater, though not necessarily the type of high-level rewards he desires.
The easy mode is just simply easy; the identity of a Netherworld emissary would be enough for him to walk unimpeded in the Land of the Dead Soul, no problem even if he sleeps for a month, but he wouldn’t need to think about good rewards anymore; the next month is destined to be idle.
It’s hard to say which choice is most suitable because nobody knows what rewards will be obtained or how the Netherworld will punish for abandoning the identity of the Netherworld emissary and going on a rampage. The information is incomplete, and one can only hope for luck.
Wang Zhifan pondered over this issue for a while and quickly made a decision, which is not to rush into a decision for now, given the dungeon still has a lot of time left.
"Perhaps I could adopt another strategy, like guiding other players to defeat the guardians, and then I could snatch the rewards they receive. Wouldn’t that perfectly avoid the punishment of the Netherworld while continuing to gain a large amount of rewards?"
As this thought flashed through his mind, Wang Zhifan realized that players are a good thing that can help him skip difficult choices and achieve a win-win result.
"Right, NPC forces are also crucial. The players’ strength might not be sufficient to deal with the guardians, but if they’re arranged together with powerful NPCs to cooperate, wouldn’t the strength issue be resolved?"
The more he thought along this perfect strategy, the more feasible Wang Zhifan found it. His initially furrowed brow relaxed, and his mood brightened somewhat.
He then finished understanding the locations of various guardians and other powerful fierce ghosts from the summoned Red Ghost King, jotting down the necessary information, and ended this meeting.
Next, he prepared to execute the plan of killing ghosts with a borrowed blade, but before starting the plan, he reviewed his latest panel because not long ago, he had completed leveling up thrice after defeating one of the guardians, so there had been considerable changes in the panel.
[Name: Wang Zhifan.]
[Status: Normal.]
[Title: Overlord, Dragon Slayer (Pinnacle level), Brave One, Hermit.]
[Identity: Netherworld Emissary, SVIP Player.]
[Level: Lv23.]
[Experience: 89/100.]
[Occupation: Swordsman.]
[Physique: 250.]
[Strength: 258.]
[Agility: 203.]
[Spirit: 204.]
[Skills: Basic Blade Techniques Lv10, Iaijutsu Lv4, Mind Flow Lv10, Sprint Lv10, Blade Light Lv4, Innate Talent Lv8, Vajra Indestructible Lv5, Summon Red Deer Lv7, Life Link Lv2.]
[Cultivation Technique: All Space-Time Eternal Freedom Profound Chapter (Legendary) Lv0, Great Dream Saber Scripture (Exceptional) Lv8, Wind and Thunder Heaven-Treading Skill (Exceptional) Lv4, Pure Yang True Skill (Exceptional) Lv4, Infinite Golden Body Skill (Exceptional) Lv4.]
[Special: Guardian Spirit (Mythical), Perfect Being (Legendary), Blood of the Highest (Epic), Ice Source Power (Epic), Biological Force Field (Epic), Storm Power (Exceptional), Tiger Soul True Pattern (Rare).]
[Equipped: Radiance of Aura (Exceptional), Berserker’s Ring (Exceptional), Coiled Dragon Jade Pendant (Epic), Master of the Universe Badge (Legendary), Invisible Deceitful Clothing (Exceptional), Demon King’s World-Ending Battle Armor (Epic), Brave One’s Demon-slaying Gloves (Epic), Blank Wrap (Epic), Deceitful Shadow Shoes (Exceptional), Sea God’s Meditation (Rare) (Modified).]
[Portable Space: Deadly Puppet No. 6 (Rare), Longevity Talisman (Epic), Yin Object Jar (Exceptional)...]
Upon checking thoroughly, his current gains from this dungeon primarily included: Hermit title, Netherworld emissary identity, attribute enhancement from level advancement, equipment obtained from monster and player kills.
Among these, the Hermit title had little presence, as Wang Zhifan hadn’t utilized it much yet.
The Netherworld emissary identity was powerful but brought significant limitations to his performance in the current dungeon.
The level raised to Lv23 didn’t enhance his attributes much, only three or four points in total.
However, it’s noteworthy that since leveling to Lv20, an additional Spirit attribute accompanied the level up twice, indicating that Spirit attribute isn’t low in the later stages of the swordsman occupation.
In terms of equipment acquisition, it looks quite good with epic and exceptional quality, but Wang Zhifan wasn’t satisfied.
Because these items are dispensable to him and don’t provide significant help, overall they aren’t as useful as the identity of a Netherworld emissary.
After this, Wang Zhifan officially set out, beginning to find other players and NPCs in the Land of the Dead Soul, gradually unfolding his plan.
He employed his Lightweight Skill to traverse various places in the Land of the Dead Soul, where he encountered numerous ghosts, but no ghost dared attack him. All ghosts avoided him with reverence, demonstrating the power of the Netherworld emissary identity.
Standing high up in the sky, in the direction of the entrance and exit of the Land of the Dead Soul, he suddenly noticed some vaguely familiar NPCs.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the same people he had seen in the underground palace last night: the robust middle-aged man in a Zhongshan suit, the man in a green military uniform, the grave robber in black clothes, the middle-aged woman in white attire, and a young man in Western clothes whose corpse was dragged out by several small ghosts in a green jade coffin.
"Are these people still alive? They’ve even brought the jade coffin and the possessed young man’s corpse to the exit here? Truly worthy of the native experts, their survival ability far exceeds my expectations!"
Originally, Wang Zhifan thought that after taking away this group’s excellent equipment, they’d all vanish in the Land of the Dead Soul, eliminated by various ghosts.
But the truth is, he underestimated them. Whether they used some method or had other trump cards, they managed to walk out of the crisis-ridden Land of the Dead Soul.
"It’s certain that these are talents, need to find a way to have them team up with other players to help take down the Guardian Ghost King."
Pondering in his heart, Wang Zhifan approached these people who were about to leave the Land of the Dead Soul in an invisible state. Then, fixing his gaze on the stiff body of the young man in the jade coffin, he used his Netherworld emissary identity’s ability.
He attempted to communicate with this deceased individual, hoping to summon his soul. But instead of seeing a complete soul, he encountered fragmented remnants of a soul, left over after the soul was devoured by a zombie.
"As long as a price is paid, the Netherworld emissary can resurrect the deceased. The price I need to pay is two hundred years of lifespan... it couldn’t be simpler!"
Paying one’s lifespan to resurrect someone is generally not something anyone is willing to do, but Wang Zhifan is different. He’s already immortal, imperishable; reducing lifespan to him is equivalent to nothing happening, allowing him to execute without any burden.