Chapter 221
He curled his tail and tucked away the gold coins, preparing to say something gracious in response to Feng Cang's appreciation.
But almost simultaneously, players from the Special Affairs Bureau had surrounded the estate, with four players blocking the north, south, east, and west in the air.
Yu Xunge knew all too well: "Heifei, you've already accepted the rent. I want to borrow your skill to reverse the pet contract, and it must be at least SS-level. Thank you."
Heifei: ???
As soon as she finished speaking, Yu Xunge felt a new skill added to her repertoire.
【Moment of Reversal】(SSS-level): When a target inflicts any damage on you, you can use this skill to swap any of your attributes with that target's corresponding attributes, reversing the situation. Unless you actively cancel the skill's effect, it will persist indefinitely, even if you or the target approaches death. This skill can only be used once every seven natural days.
This is it!!
Yu Xunge smiled at Heifei and said, "Your contribution will be remembered by the Oak Owl clan!"
With that, she soared into the air, dashing out at breakneck speed. The speed that once triggered the 【Drone】 debuff was no longer a threat after her four main attributes surpassed a hundred. In the blink of an eye, she broke free from the encirclement of the Special Affairs Bureau. Skills flew toward her, but she deftly dodged without looking back, disappearing into the horizon.
The people from the Special Affairs Bureau didn’t give up, but after chasing for a few hundred meters, they completely lost her trail. Neither scent nor image could be tracked.
As everyone returned, Heifei was still in a daze, as if struck by a heavy blow.
Yu Xunhuan had already begun to quietly back away, sensing something ominous.
But it was too late; Heifei had already started to go mad. His most prized skill was now unusable, and a countdown had appeared—over three hundred days!
"Oak! Owl!!"
"Feng Cang!! Good, very good, what a great Feng Cang!!"
Cursing the Oak Owl under his breath, he mercilessly lashed his tail at Yu Xunhuan, who had skillfully braced himself, enduring the blows while shoving various healing dishes and potions into his mouth, clearly calculated to ensure no healing was wasted.
The players from the Special Affairs Bureau retreated immediately, leaving no healing for Yu Xunhuan.
It wasn’t that they didn’t want to save him; it was just that Heifei was too clever. There was no way he would kill Yu Xunhuan. If they stayed to heal him, it would only prolong his suffering.
Moreover, a few members from Dinghai felt a surge of resentment and injustice upon seeing Yu Xunhuan. They had contributed so much to Dinghai; why should he be able to contract such a powerful beast while they had to protect him? They had never liked Yu Xunhuan much, let alone help him.
But as Heifei continued to lash out, he pulled out a box of gold coins and stared at it, laughing maniacally. He began to thump Yu Xunhuan's back with the tip of his tail: "See this?! Do you see this?! We hit the jackpot!"
With each thump, Yu Xunhuan spat out blood, but if he didn’t respond, Heifei would only get angrier. He could only laboriously raise his arm and give a thumbs-up to his master.
Heifei nodded in satisfaction. Upon reflection, it didn’t seem like a loss. He hadn’t been sold, just rented out. Plus, he was now in Blue Star, and facing Blue Star players, he had enough self-preservation power. He had only used the Moment of Reversal when encountering exceptional talents. Currently, there weren’t any players in Blue Star worth using his skills against, so renting it out for 80,000 gold coins was indeed a good deal.
Feng Cang, Lord Feng Cang, was truly generous! Hehe~!
Why did she only rent my skill and not anyone else’s? She really has an eye for talent. In the future, if the Owl Emperor of Extreme Day City isn’t Feng Cang, he would be the first to disagree.
Yu Xunhuan, barely hanging on: ………
Who would speak up for him?
The moment Yu Xunge rented 【Moment of Reversal】, the top of the wealth leaderboard vanished instantly. Even though it was nearing midnight, it stirred up a storm on the forums and various chat channels.
The Special Affairs Bureau received the news as well. Coupled with the large sum of money Heifei had received, they quickly understood that the Oak Owl was a disguised ally. Their worries and guilt over not being able to catch the alien powerhouse dissipated significantly, replaced by heartache for the gold coins given to Heifei.
The green-eyed gaze made Heifei feel a rare sense of fear.
【Chapter 257: If It Were You, Where Would You Set the Trap?】
Meanwhile, the broke Yu Xunge had begun to study her new skill, 【Moment of Reversal】.
She had Tulan attack her.
Immediately, she felt she could swap any of her attributes with Tulan’s at will, even divine talents, as well as health and mana.
However, she could only choose one attribute.
For instance, if she swapped the name of her divine talent, the skill itself wouldn’t change.
But she could choose to swap her divine talent’s 【Skill 1】 with Tulan’s 【Skill 1】.
If Heifei’s initial form was merely a 【Lucky Vegetable Snake】, then his current divine talent must have been acquired through countless calculations and schemes.
Moreover, she discovered that 【Moment of Reversal】 had a hidden condition, embedded in its name: the skill user must be in a disadvantaged position to activate it, or else the 【Reversal】 could not be achieved.
For example, after being attacked by Tulan, she could use this skill on him at any time. However, if she drank a potion that significantly boosted her attributes beyond Tulan’s, she could no longer use the skill on him unless her health dropped to a dangerous level, putting her at a disadvantage. Only then could she activate 【Moment of Reversal】.
Recalling the situation when Heifei was surrounded by a hundred players, it was similar. At the moment he signed the contract with Yu Xunhuan, Heifei was indeed in a disadvantaged position, which allowed him to swap names with Yu Xunhuan.
Regardless, this was another problem solved. Yu Xunge rarely cooked, but today she decided to prepare a meal for the cats in the backyard.
Tulan went to the backyard to gather the cats, even letting them sense the faucet to wash their own bowls.
Yu Xunge stirred the meat soup with a ladle, the sounds of the young dragon and the cats playing in the backyard made the indoors feel even quieter. Hearing Tulan’s laughter, she took out two small bear cookies to recharge, replaying in her mind the moments since she met Liang Pozhou, pondering what her next step should be.
Although Liang Pozhou spoke the truth, what he knew might not be the whole truth.
What exactly was inside the giant whale? If the trap was within the whale, why didn’t Mi Yasi set the trap directly in the cabin, given that he could lay plans in advance? Was it because the dragon scales would interfere with his layout, or was the giant whale both a corpse and part of the plan?
Liang Pozhou’s role was certainly not that simple. For instance, why was it necessary to use dragon scales?
Yu Xunge took out the box containing Mi Yasi and opened the auction house, attempting to list it.
The auction house displayed the information: 【A specific item containing a wealth of treasures and props from a giant whale】.
Not only that, but she also noticed a message pop up: the item was abnormal, and after 48 hours of being listed, it could only be stored in the auction house for a maximum of 8 days and 17 hours.
Would it disappear after 8 days, or what?
Furrowing her brows, Yu Xunge tried to list Liang Pozhou, which was in the box, in the auction house.
This time there was no time information, but it could actually be sold?!
Yu Xunge stored the two boxes of Old Deng. She wanted to find a dungeon related to Mi Yasi, but as a fellow God of Thieves, Mi Yasi would never be ostentatious. Finding the true story belonging to Mi Yasi among hundreds of thousands of dungeons was akin to climbing a mountain.
Several steps seemed fine, but upon reflection, every detail could be a trap.
Sensing Yu Xunge’s emotions, Tulan flew in after putting down the cats: “What’s wrong?”
Yu Xunge murmured, “Everything has gone too smoothly. Don’t you think it’s all too smooth?”
Tulan replied in surprise, “Is this smooth? Just finding the sea monster script on the fishing boat took a lot of effort, not to mention finding the Mind Snatcher. After that, you repeatedly detected the traps set by Liang Pozhou and Mi Yasi, obtained dragon scales, and captured Mi Yasi’s remains.”
It did sound like a series of ups and downs.
There were confrontations, “rewards,” and because she had repeatedly uncovered schemes, her heart was unknowingly filled with a sense of accomplishment.
However, these were the very things that could dull one’s senses.
It was like a game designed for her, where every step yielded a reward.
Just as she once suspected that Liang Pozhou’s lack of flaws was the biggest flaw, she now also suspected Mi Yasi.
A sea monster of royal blood, one who could successfully steal dragon scales from the dragon clan, his schemes seemed scripted, with ups and downs, tight and loose. Those interconnected clues and doubts, the deep schemer who could reverse time and read minds, the entanglement between the Liang family and her…
Countless threads converged and intertwined, each step potentially hiding a trap, capturing all her attention.
But what kind of trap could be easily discovered by the enemy?
—“Do you need me to use 【Mind Snatcher】 again, to play a game of truth or dare?”
Tulan’s voice seemed to come from a great distance.
Thinking it over, Yu Xunge pondered deeply. If it were you, what would you do? Where would you set the trap?
For those who could attract the talent of the 【God of Thieves】, in such an important matter, would you gamble on that elusive luck?
Would you dare to hand over the most crucial link to someone else?
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