Heroes' Prison

Chapter 733 - 700 Break and Re-establish_2

If it were under normal circumstances, it would have been very difficult for Huang Yi to reincarnate, as the chances of reincarnation are too low after a normal death. But on that day, Miyamoto Musashi had, rather insistently, given him a Reincarnation Potion, which cursed him with a Reincarnation Curse. This curse required a specific antidote to break, or alternatively, it could be resolved through reincarnation itself.

Huang Yi, of course, didn’t have the antidote, so he took a gamble on himself to see if his conjecture about "Break and Re-establish" was correct. That’s why he, disregarding the organization’s opposition, resolutely went to rescue Qin Shiyu.

He also vaguely expressed this idea to the people who cared about him multiple times, it’s just that they didn’t catch on.

That day, when he returned to the Land of Dongying from the Thunder God’s Divine Ship, Qin Shiyu had sent him a message, "After rescuing the hostages, you actually came back from the Divine Ship, do you not want to live?"

At that time, he replied, "To achieve certain goals, I can indeed afford not to live."

That phrase had a double meaning; in order to "Break and Re-establish," he indeed needed to give up on living. Qin Shiyu, however, didn’t catch the second implication, thinking that Huang Yi was disregarding his life just to save her.

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When "Yundan is still here," a subordinate of Number 2, handed the Heart of the Love God to Huang Yi, they also reminded him not to fall on the Land of Dongying.

At that time, he said, "A temporary fall may pave the way to a higher peak."

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On the evening he entered Northern Sea City, preparing to rescue Qin Shiyu alone, and was dining with the criminals of Rose Prison in the cafeteria, Thunder God warned him to be careful not to fall.

Then, he said, "If you can rise again after falling, then it’s not really a fall. Look at the sun; doesn’t it rise again after it sets?"

But these words were intentional on the speaker’s part while the listeners were indifferent; none of them thought more deeply about it, unaware that Huang Yi actually intended to use the war between nations to ascend to a Divine Class.

He didn’t make it explicit since it was only his personal conjecture.

Luckily, his conjecture turned out to be correct! Indeed, "Break and Re-establish" required reincarnation to achieve!

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At this time, Huang Yi received a System Prompt regarding the national war—

"[System Prompt]: You fought the Land of Dongying to a standstill. For being the most outstanding performer in this national war, reward: Public Prestige 500 points, Level Value +10."

A direct increase of 10 levels!

He is now Level 164, adding these 10 levels, he has become Level 174!

Though as a result he’d have to reincarnate for an additional 10 days, compared to what he had gained, these 10 days were inconsequential. With his level-grinding speed in the Tower of Pantheons, there was no way he could level up 10 times within 10 days!

In addition, he had gained an extra 500 Prestige Points, making him the player with the highest Prestige Points in the world. Prestige Points measure fame and are also a standard for undertaking certain actions, like initiating War Mode!

Not everyone is qualified to declare war on an enemy nation; one needs to have enough Prestige Points and be representative enough amongst the players in that country to start a national war. Otherwise, one would have to join the army of someone who meets the conditions, becoming their subordinate, in order to participate in the national war.

Huang Yi’s act of singlehandedly challenging an entire nation was almost certainly a losing battle; not losing was already a victory.

There are several important criteria the system uses to determine the victory of a national war, of which the most important is to see if the enemy is completely annihilated!

This condition was impossible for Huang Yi to fulfill; the Land of Dongying had several hundred million players, he couldn’t wipe out all the Japanese. For the Land of Dongying, it was much easier to annihilate him, being just one person alone; his death would count as being totally wiped out!

Generally, if the "Total Annihilation" achievement is obtained, the system will directly judge the war as a victory, because with the enemy forces completely wiped out, without any people left, how could they win?

Therefore, when an individual declares war on an enemy country, in the eyes of many, it’s seen as a death wish, a war that must be lost, with the enemy easily capable of killing them and achieving the Total Annihilation.

But after the Land of Dongying totally wiped out Huang Yi, they were not judged as the victor, indicating that the achievements Huang Yi made were so substantial that even something as important as total annihilation could be offset, forcefully turning the tide to a draw!

With that, the national war finally ended!

Huang Yi was the uncrowned victor!

He received the special grand prize from the system!

In the entire history of The Second World, there might never be another person who could bring an entire nation to a standstill with their power alone, especially a populous nation like the Land of Dongying with several hundred million people!

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Many people say that the God of Slaughter has become invincible, and this book is no longer interesting to read. As the author, how could I not know that growing at such a speed breaks the balance? The reason I wrote it this way was after careful consideration.

In web novels, killing off the protagonist is a big taboo; many authors dare not write their protagonist dead. But I didn’t want the God of Slaughter to have an easy path; he always needs to go through some hardships. Even though it is an invigorating narrative, I still want him to die once, a harsh death, plummeting from the highest peak to the deepest valley—that is, reincarnation.

But if I wrote it directly like that, it would be uncomfortable for the readers. How could the protagonist die? Is this still pleasurable to read?

So I had to maintain his advantage for a long time, so that even if he goes through half a year of reincarnation, he won’t be too far behind other players. After all, this is supposed to be a feel-good story; I can’t make the readers feel frustrated. If, after reincarnation, the protagonist falls too far behind other players, then what’s left for the readers?