novelraw Chapter 172-1: Flesh-Modified Three-Headed Lion, Celestial Vault Key (1)
Chapter 172-1: Flesh-Modified Three-Headed Lion, Celestial Vault Key (1)
Another special use?
What use could a shell you couldn’t even possess possibly have?
The President of the Multivision Association had transplanted its own head onto it in order to control the Star Demon Test Subject shell.
If he wanted to use this shell himself… surely he wouldn’t have to imitate the president, would he…
The thought alone made Lin Xun shudder.
Regarding the experimental shell, the sinister game did not display any further description text.
[Grand Scholar Rona, seeing that the President of the Multivision Association was finally dead, slumped to the ground exhausted. During the battle just now, she had cooperated with you to conjure Knowledge Barriers, consuming considerable energy.]
[Rona indicated that you could search the laboratory. Perhaps you could still find some gains.]
[Do you wish to loot the president’s Secret Laboratory?]
Lin Xun decisively clicked ‘Yes.’Since the president’s shell and True Name item were a lost cause, the laboratory’s treasures would serve as fair compensation.
[You began searching the laboratory for anything useful…]
[Searching…]
[You found a thick stack of manuscripts on the workbench.]
[You have obtained President’s Experimental Notes (Document)]
[Searching…]
[You found a scroll on a bookshelf in the corner of the laboratory.]
[You have obtained Scroll Containing Ancient Knowledge (Item)]
[Searching…]
[You found a sparkling object on the bookshelf in the corner of the laboratory.]
[You have obtained Celestial Vault Key (Item)]
[Searching…]
[You found nothing else. There were no further items in the laboratory worth your attention.]
Adding these to the items dropped by the president, Lin Xun could be said to have reaped a bountiful harvest.
He quickly opened the inventory to check them over.
Thirty thousand Spirit Essence, the president’s badge, and the function of the Ring of the Radiant Stars required no further explanation.
Gaining another Incomplete Star Map made him break into a delighted grin.
It was a major step toward unlocking his exclusive item.
He had always been fixated on the Soul Crystal of the Imprisoned God sitting in his inventory, visible yet unusable.
“As long as I get one more Incomplete Star Map, I can finally unlock the exclusive item…”
“No, wait… The description doesn’t say how many of the same item are needed to piece it together. With the sinister game’s style, there’s probably going to be some new trick…”
Lin Xun looked at the next item.
[Secret Codex of Fusion Transformation (Epic+ Grade Item): A seemingly ordinary book with a black cover and white pages. Its contents are diagrams of strange creatures’ dissections. While carrying this item, you can extract the flesh essence of relevant experimental shells. Using this item, you can perform flesh modification on your summoned creatures.]
Perform flesh modification on his summoned creatures?
An image rose in Lin Xun’s mind of the beautiful, elegant Valkyrie transforming into a mountain of flesh, a nightmarish scene.
He shook his head violently and quickly banished the thought. “What kind of sick joke is that? I don’t care how strong it is, appearance is a lifelong matter.”
“Besides, the Valkyrie is a refined copper automaton. It doesn’t even belong in the category of flesh modification. Heh. Sinister game, if you don’t want me playing Miracle Nikki, just say so.”
Lin Xun was about to throw the Secret Codex of Fusion Transformation into a corner of his inventory…
Suddenly, a chill ran down his spine, and a flash of insight struck his mind.
“Did I forget… I still have another summoned creature?”
His gaze fell upon the Brass Whistle in the inventory.
“…Three-Headed Lion, you don’t want to keep serving as cannon fodder and bait, do you?”
Given the Three-Headed Lion’s proud nature, he imagined it would surely agree to sacrifice its looks to grow stronger.
Lin Xun quickly convinced himself.
[You possess the required item. Do you wish to extract the flesh essence of the Lesser Star Demon Test Subject shell?]
[The Secret Codex of Fusion Transformation stirred without any wind, flipping open its pages on its own. A powerful suction poured forth…]
[At the center of the laboratory, the collapsed shell of the Lesser Star Demon Test Subject surged with bloody radiance. Countless tiny particles of flesh were drawn out and absorbed by the codex.]
[As the codex’s black cover gradually turned blood-red, the shell of the Lesser Star Demon Test Subject withered and shrank.]
[You have successfully extracted the flesh essence of the Lesser Star Demon Test Subject!]
Lin Xun tried clicking the item.
[Please select the summoned creature you wish to modify…]
[Brass Whistle – Corrupted Three-Headed Lion / Refined Copper Sand Maraca – Battle Angel Valkyrie]
The Three-Headed Lion’s text was in normal font, while the Valkyrie’s was grayed out, evidently ineligible for flesh modification.
Lin Xun didn’t hesitate any longer and clicked on the Three-Headed Lion.
[You blew the Brass Whistle…]
[The Corrupted Three-Headed Lion is dead and has not yet been reshaped.]
[Do you wish to expend 1 point of Soul Strength to reshape the Corrupted Three-Headed Lion?]
[Current Soul Strength: 2/3]
Lin Xun twitched the corner of his mouth and pressed ‘Yes.’
[You expended 1 point of Soul Strength…]
[With a clear whistle, you summoned the fierce, burly Corrupted Three-Headed Lion.]
[The figure of the Battle Angel – Valkyrie faded into the void…]
[As soon as the Three-Headed Lion appeared, it looked toward the center of the laboratory, where the monstrous, deformed corpse still lay enormous despite having dried out.]
[It let out a roar, trying to draw the corpse’s attention, then immediately bolted toward the laboratory exit…]
Lin Xun’s face went completely dark.
“Damn it, a kid that smart isn’t always a blessing. If anyone saw this, they’d think I was abusing my summons.”
He quickly clicked the Three-Headed Lion’s action command.
[The Corrupted Three-Headed Lion stopped abruptly, turned back, and fixed its six puzzled eyes on you, then walked back to your side.]
[It crouched low, baring its fangs and growling toward the corpse in the center of the lab, standing ready to protect you at all times.]
Lin Xun scratched his head, feeling a little guilty.
The Three-Headed Lion had been with him for so long, falling from a formidable mini-boss to its current role as cannon fodder. Truly a wretched fate and a bleak future.
“I’d better ask the Three-Headed Lion itself. If it doesn’t agree, then forget it.”
“If I auction the Secret Codex of Fusion Transformation off at the library, it’ll surely still turn a profit.”
Lin Xun glanced out the window. After spending the whole day searching for the behemoth, it was already nightfall.
He pocketed his phone and stepped outside.