Chapter 38 - 36: Legacy

Chapter 38: Chapter 36: Legacy

Along with the Character Card, the other two Items were an ID card and... a lump of black jelly?

[Fake Certificate (Silver Item)]: An ID card. By consuming word count to write a fake name on it, you will completely disguise yourself as another person. Online IP addresses, device information, browsing history, payment details, and everything else will be entirely replaced. Every time you are tracked, a different result will appear. You can use this Identity in reality to book hotel rooms, open bank accounts, register phone numbers, rent houses, and more. The official system will only find records of "this person."

[Usage Limit]: Can only be used in your own world. Once seen through, the Fake Certificate will disappear.

Yin Zhen’s eyes lit up. This was exactly what she needed. The other black, jelly-like thing looked a bit strange. Its name was...

[Shadow Servant (Golden Item)]: A shadow concentrate that tastes like snot. After eating it, your shadow will "come alive." Works best in conjunction with Shadow Manipulation for an enhanced Effect.

[Usage Limit]: Takes three days to assimilate after consumption. It can only be commanded after assimilation is complete. It can never betray you, but if you die, it will return to its initial state and wait for the next master.

[Friendly Reminder]: During the nights of the three days following consumption, you will see a figure standing by your bed staring at you while you are half-asleep. The shadow is very timid, so don’t scare it away. It just wants to look at you and trace your shape.

"Why are Sheng Yehan’s Items so normal, while mine are... so hard to describe!" Yin Zhen directly took out the piece of black jelly and swallowed it in one gulp. True to the description, it tasted like snot, but other than that, there was no other sensation. Don’t ask how she knew that. Who hadn’t eaten their own snot when they were little?

Sheng Yehan had only obtained this "jelly" the day before his return from the Red Corpse World. He specifically brought it back to consume with his Player body. Since the assimilation hadn’t been completed yet, the Shadow Servant hadn’t appeared when he faced her and Nan Jiamu.

"As expected of a major villain. Everything he obtained is both powerful and practical."

Finally, there was one last thing obtained from Sheng Yehan.

[Transcendent]: A-level Shadow Manipulation (From an unfortunate villain)

[Effect]:

1. Shadow Instant Teleportation: You can disperse into the shadows and reform from another shadow. The teleportation distance cannot exceed 50 meters. You cannot be attacked while dispersed, but you will leave behind a faint black trail that can be tracked by those paying attention.

2. Shadow Armor: You can condense a Weapon from your own shadow for attack or defense. This requires consuming existing shadows within a 50-meter radius and spiritual power to maintain. The area of the surrounding shadows and the distance the shadow is launched will affect the strength of the Shadow Armor.

3. Shadow Perception: You can sense movements within the shadows in a 50-meter radius, but it is very blurry, like listening to someone speak underwater.

Sheng Yehan’s corpse was still in the living room. Dawn would break in a few hours, and once the sun came up, there was a high probability he would turn into a pile of ashes under the sunlight, leaving nothing behind, just like Chen Wei.

Sheng Yehan’s memories were devoid of substance. His mind was filled entirely with his obsession with Nan Jiamu, his hatred for Guan Heting, and his indignation at being "abandoned." According to typical novel tropes, he had grown up unloved by his parents. He was a yandere psycho, paranoiac, and insanely resentful of everything—until he met the light that saved him: Nan Jiamu. Simply put, he was a lunatic, and had been since childhood. He had also been the one to order someone to kill her.

Furthermore, Sheng Yehan’s Shadow Manipulation was S-Class. Because her own Blood Source Resonance was only A-level, the resonated Shadow Manipulation was also restricted to A-level. In the Red Corpse World, Sheng Yehan was the child of Adeline’s father and a mistress from before the Blood Plague. He was Adeline’s older half-brother—an ambitious man who hid his Extraordinary Ability, aiming to kill his father and inherit the Cavendish family. It fit the villain persona perfectly!

From Sheng Yehan’s memories, Yin Zhen also saw the events of the day her mother died in a car accident. She saw the angry words Nan Jiamu had spoken. Knowing full well that Sheng Yehan was a madman, Nan Jiamu had still said such things. Yet Nan Jiamu had never appeared in front of her from start to finish, maintaining a perfect stealth act without even offering the most basic apology.

Legally, Nan Jiamu was not at fault, but so what? Nan Jiamu’s angry words had indirectly killed her mother, and to obtain the freedom she desired, she had killed Guan Heting and started the invasion game. She didn’t care about human lives at all!

Yin Zhen would not easily give up the Dark Destiny Villain Card. Wasn’t it just killing a protagonist? Then she would go and kill Nan Jiamu!

Leaning on the armrests of her wheelchair, Yin Zhen stood up and slowly shuffled over to Sheng Yehan’s side. She fished out a phone, a wallet, and a watch from his person. The phone was turned off, and the wallet only contained a few cards. The watch was very expensive, but she couldn’t keep any of them. Tomorrow, she would find a place to dispose of them.

Yin Zhen looked down at her legs. So far, whether killing Chen Wei or Sheng Yehan, neither had counted as a head-on battle. Her Player body was simply too weak. If she ever encountered a truly formidable enemy head-on in the future, even equipped with a Character Card, her attributes like Strength and agility might not be enough to sustain her in a prolonged fight. Every time she used an Extraordinary Ability, the Character’s Assimilation Degree would skyrocket. She couldn’t rely entirely on Extraordinary Abilities. She still had to find a way to quickly upgrade all the attributes of her main body so that it could also possess combat or even firearm Skills, just like S717. Yin Zhen currently had no idea how to go about this, but she made a mental note of it, planning to keep an eye out during her third trip to the Red Corpse World.

Yin Zhen picked up her own phone and carefully checked the text message the authorities had just sent. Following the Explanation, she opened the Mini Program. In the technical support section, she saw the name "Jiamu Technology."

Jiamu. Nan Jiamu!

Nan Jiamu had collaborated with the authorities. It was highly likely she had informed them about the invasion game, wanting to borrow their power to fight against the Blood Clan invaders while also facilitating her own movements. As the protagonist, Nan Jiamu’s privileges were bound to be higher than those of other Players. Perhaps it was exactly because she was in Guan City that the city was Special, and why the invasion game chose Players here.

The check-in requirement on the Mini Program stipulated a time between 7:00 PM and 7:10 PM every evening. If a check-in wasn’t completed past this time, someone would come knocking on the door to confirm. Seven o’clock was a Special time. The Players’ first transmigration took place on July 7th at 7:00 PM. Every subsequent transmigration was at 7:00 PM, and returns were also at 7:00 PM. The last time the invaders arrived, it was 7:00 PM as well. If nothing unexpected happened this time...

Just as this thought crossed Yin Zhen’s mind, the wall clock struck seven. The system issued a new mission.

[Current Round Public Mission: Eliminate the Blood Clan invaders 0/100]

Yin Zhen’s eyes widened slightly. Last time, there had only been ten, but this time the number had jumped straight to a hundred?

"Ah—"

A sudden scream pierced the air from outside the window. It came from within her residential complex, not too far away. A drone appeared out of nowhere, whizzing toward the direction of the scream. What a fast reaction speed!

DING DONG!

Another text message popped up on the screen, reminding her to check in. Yin Zhen hurriedly followed the Mini Program’s instructions, completing the location ping and the facial recognition check-in by baring her teeth.

With the commotion going on outside, Yin Zhen suddenly remembered the three small metal spheres Nan Jiamu had taken out when dealing with Sheng Yehan. That was clearly technology that didn’t belong to this world. Had Nan Jiamu brought them back from the Red Corpse World, or had she learned how to make them there and crafted them by hand upon returning to this world? Yin Zhen figured it was the latter. Given the protagonist’s monstrous learning ability and growth speed, as well as the nature of the novel’s world, she wouldn’t be surprised if Mechas started appearing here in a few days.