novelraw Chapter 213: Perfect Completion; Medal Upgrade
Chapter 213: Perfect Completion; Medal Upgrade
Staring at that mask, at the same moment, two voices echoed simultaneously in Xie Antong’s mind.
“Hehehe... hehe, hahahahaha.”
“Come on? Come, come...”
She knew one of them was the mental interference from “Sin,” and the other was an inexplicable voice that had only appeared in this game.
The two voices were clashing violently, making her head throb like it was about to split open.
But surprisingly, that overwhelming sense of despair—that made her feel completely drained, even thinking death was fine—actually lessened quite a bit under such conditions.
When it hurts the most, remember to smile.
She hadn’t fully understood “Sin’s” earlier point, but now, the corners of her mouth had started to lift—and she hadn’t even noticed.
“Heh.”
Until she actually laughed out loud!!?
Startled, she covered her mouth. Though her heart was still full of helplessness and gloom, that involuntary laugh still appeared here so irrationally!
Feeling her current state, she sensed that her mind seemed to be in a higher place—like an observer watching herself. Although sorrow was unavoidable, she now had some capacity for action.
Not to the extreme of actively seeking death like before.
At this moment, she neither suppressed the grief and pain inside her nor restrained the smile on her face. She let those completely opposite emotions intertwine freely.
She looked up, wearing a slightly wicked smile, only to find no one in front of her.
“Sin,” who had just stood there saying so much, was now gone—clearly having exited the game and entered settlement.
“He... just helped me, didn’t he...”
She looked up. Her gaze was sad, but her brows held a trace of a smile—silent and still.
What an unfathomable existence...
In short, she had no idea what “Sin’s” goal was, nor the meaning behind his actions.
Just like he’d said before—don’t let yourself be predictable.
In the distance, Chiyo Eine stared intently, having watched the entire exchange between the two.
Though she didn’t understand much of it, she no longer dared to assume that was just a plain lunatic.
There was another issue... the expression in her eyes was now quite complicated—hard to describe—even tinged with jealousy.
Seeing that odd little smile from Xie Antong as she looked up, her face instantly turned red, and she quickly looked away.
Then, as if she suddenly remembered something, she quickly looked up again and hurried over to Xie Antong.
The Sun had long exited. Of those still in the game, it seemed only Xie Antong remained.
Just as she was about to leave, Chiyo Eine managed to reach her.
“Hi, I don’t mean any harm.”
Chiyo Eine quickly raised both hands and even stepped back, keeping some distance—as if afraid the other might run away.
Xie Antong: ?
One incomprehensible man had just left. Now this woman, who should’ve been easy to understand, suddenly became hard to read.
Still, she didn’t rush to enter game settlement. Instead, she stopped to see what this person wanted.
Chiyo Eine organized her words briefly and said:
“What happened in the game—we each had our own goals. I hold no personal grudge against you.”
Xie Antong: ......?
“We want to win, so of course others have to lose.”
“In extreme situations, if we want to live, someone else has to die. The world has changed. It’s nothing.”
Xie Antong responded coldly. She’d always felt this was perfectly normal.
But hearing those words, Chiyo Eine felt a chill—her eyes dimmed slightly. Still, thinking of their earlier fight, she could understand.
Then she gathered her courage and said to Xie Antong:
“Actually, there’s an old saying in your country—it takes a fight to become friends.”
“I really... admire you.”
“Could I... have your contact info?”
Xie Antong: Huh?
Her brain was already a mess, and this just made it worse.
“Huh?”
What the h**l? This game’s ending had to be some kind of O. Henry twist?
......
【Game Over!】
【Congratulations Player, Perfect Completion! Achievement unlocked. Beginning body repair.】
Hearing the voice in his ear, Lu Ce knew he had left Tokyo and achieved his own perfect completion.
“Heh, looks like the Sun worked for nothing this time...”
Lu Ce chuckled softly to himself.
Then he noticed his voice had become much calmer. He raised a hand to touch his face and found the mask was gone.
The more he thought about it, the more a chill ran down his spine.
The feeling of Overload was just too good—and that’s exactly what made it dangerous.
That sensation was intoxicating. It was pure mental adrenaline. Even if Lu Ce felt like he wasn’t himself anymore, even if he couldn’t control himself at all...
He still wanted more. He wanted it to keep going, endlessly.
Fortunately, this was a game—and every game ends. That’s the only reason he could walk away from it.
Otherwise...
“Well, at least I got to experience it firsthand...”
From now on, he figured he had a clearer idea of what kind of mode his Overload was.
Choosing not to go straight into Gluttony or Wrath was indeed an exceptionally wise decision.
Putting those thoughts aside for now, he spent 3,000 Reward Points to perfectly repair his Legendary Weapon, the Black Knight. Then he started checking his rewards.
【Total Contestants This Round: 4,625,713】
【Total Finishers: 1,512,359】
【Perfect Completion Players: 3,009!】
【Your Completion Rating: SSS-tier, Perfect Completion! Current consecutive perfect clears: 6】
【Reward Calculation in Progress...】
【This Round’s Reward Points: 7,000!】
【Item Rewards This Round: Advanced Healing Potion *5, Exit Token *1, Legendary Weapon—Focus Beacon.】
【Perfect Completion Reward: Due to outstanding performance, awarded one slot in the Two-World Backpack.】
【Special Event Triggered: Killed in-game Punisher, defeated Final Hunter, achieved Perfect Completion while destroying core game mechanics.】
【Triggered in-game medal under special conditions. Medal is now being upgraded...】
“Hmm?”
Lu Ce blinked—he didn’t think he’d ever seen this type of settlement reward before.
Wait—medals could be upgraded?
Then he saw the 【System Exploiter】 in his medal slot begin to glow.