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Pumpkin Town.
Festival Square.
Night falls.
The bustling crowd shuttled between the colorful stages.
It's time.
Vendors selling snacks and gifts have lost business.
Because the battle for the treasure chest has already begun.
Everyone looked up.
Those on stage.
Just like a holographic image, it broadcasts the actual situation in the Alchemy Castle at a certain scale.
Every detail of the treasure chest battle.
All can be seen on the stage.
This scene is the masterpiece of the island owner Constantine.
It is also because of this.
This powerful alchemist became widely loved by people.
It is generally believed.
Compared to the high and mighty mages.
Alchemists would rather use the power of dream ether to improve the living conditions of ordinary people.
Constantine is one of them.
There is a reason why the population of Butterfly Island increases year by year.
In this era of extreme lack of entertainment.
The treasure chest battle is a competition that will definitely make most people's blood boil.
And about this competition.
The industrial chains that have been derived privately are too numerous to mention.
Who among the 30 contestants will eventually come out on top is something everyone is talking about.
Before the game starts.
Tens of thousands of spectators crowded into the square expressed their opinions in various ways.
As for elements such as gambling, inside information and top-secret information, they are all available.
And it is in this fanatical atmosphere of national participation.
A burst of laughter suddenly broke out in the square!
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"Poor guy! He looks so confused, he must have been retaliated against. I know him, he was the lucky guy who got 0.02 seconds that day!"
"I could see it clearly from this angle. The staff member who took him in didn't tell him that the 'escape' process had already started from the moment he entered the secret room! He was fooled!"
"Yeah, the other contestants have all escaped... Escaping from the treasure chest battle isn't that difficult..."
After the laughter.
There was a buzz of discussion among the crowd.
turn out to be.
The countdown for the crossbow has already begun.
Roger seemed to be the only one of the 30 contestants who was fooled.
Some people think that the host lady was taking revenge.
Some people also think that he did not give any "benefits" to the staff who led the way -
This is a common practice.
But every year there are some young people who are not satisfied with tradition.
Their end is often miserable.
In the audience's perception.
The pain of having a crossbow arrow pierce your forehead is simply unimaginable.
Those who were full of sympathy even stood up for Roger.
Although all the contestants participating in the treasure chest battle have signed a resurrection contract with the Alchemy Castle.
In the Alchemy Castle.
They all have the ability to 'revive' once.
But the number of resurrections was used up at the beginning of the game.
It is obvious that the young player No. 18 has no hope of winning the championship.
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“What a pity…”
"He's quite good-looking!"
"Yeah yeah!"
A group of girls gathered together and laughed.
But the next second.
The crowd suddenly fell silent.
Because of the picture on the stage.
The crossbow arrow slid silently from Roger's forehead.
And the place where he was hit by the crossbow arrow.
Still as white as before.
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“Fuck!”
In the secret room.
When the crossbow arrow hits head-on.
Roger has actually already started his "escape plan".
His reaction speed is otherworldly.
It's just that the escape technique is very unfamiliar -
The main reason is that he has rarely been locked up.
This meant that he couldn't dodge the arrow by relying solely on his perception!
After a moment.
He threw handcuffs, blindfolds, shackles and other restraint props in a corner of the room.
And on the opposite side.
The automatic crossbow began to slowly load the gun again.
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"never mind……"
“There are so many contestants.”
"No one will notice me, right?"
He glanced at the "surveillance eye" above the secret room.
Then run to the corner as fast as possible.
Here.
There are a total of 3 treasure chests of different sizes stacked up.
These treasure chests are the target of this competition.
Before the competition begins.
All contestants, including Roger, received a special storage ring.
This ring can only store opened fantasy treasure chests and the contents of the treasure chests.
The content of the competition is that the contestants are constrained by obstacles such as mechanisms, traps, puppets, and enemies.
Get as many treasure chests as possible within the specified time.
There are three treasure chests in the initial secret room.
Every treasure chest may contain a surprise.
Of course, some treasure chests may contain dangerous items.
And to prevent the scene just now from happening again.
This time Roger was more careful.
He used his perception to quickly scan the three treasure chests.
And lowered the perceived "danger assessment level" (click to view the mechanism introduction).
After making sure all three boxes are safe.
He then quietly extended his telepathic finger.
After pretending to explore it for a while.
The three treasure chests opened their unrestrained mouths one after another.
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"Hint: You got a pair of stockings (black)"
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"You have obtained a disposable syringe (with unknown blue liquid/needs to be identified)"
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"You have obtained an ordinary key (which can be used to open the door of the secret room)"
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"Will these things help in the battle for the treasure chest?"
Roger couldn't help but grumble quietly.
Immediately.
He stuffed the treasure chest into the special ring.
The rest of the stuff was conveniently swept into the tinder bag.
As for that key.
Naturally, it is used to open the door of the secret room.
In this process.
Roger even pretended to be careful and avoided the shooting range of the automatic crossbow.
Click.
The key went in.
The door lock opened!
Roger was about to leave calmly.
But at this moment.
A strong feeling surged into his heart!
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"Sixth sense: You realize you have the majority of the audience's attention!"
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“What a hassle!”
Roger realized that the arrow just now still had an effect.
But this alchemy castle is full of surveillance eyes.
If I rashly hide myself.
Never mind the audience.
The organizers will definitely find the problem.
It would be troublesome if we alerted Constantine, the immortal alchemist.
Roger thought for a moment.
So he took the initiative to start "hiding in the city".
This feat allows him to achieve invisibility in psychology.
As to whether it will attract the attention of high-level professionals.
He can't care so much anymore!
Anyway, I have already mixed in.
Roger's tolerance for dream ether has also increased a lot now.
As long as you get the Mark of Xuan.
It’s not impossible to escape far away at that time!
Between thoughts.
He walked out of the secret room with steady steps.
In perception.
With the help of Hidden in the City.
Everyone's attention on him immediately dropped.
Others probably didn't notice anything unusual about me.
So he boldly moved towards the coordinates of the mysterious mark!
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The structure of the Alchemy Castle is very delicate and complex.
There are traps everywhere here.
There are traps everywhere.
It is difficult even for nimble thieves.
But Roger is the holder of the authority of agility.
This difficulty was nothing to him.
Occasionally there are some mechanisms with dreamy ether effects.
He also used his extremely high dodge value to fight back.
Not long.
Roger arrived at the center of the castle.
And in this process.
He also picked up a lot of fantasy treasure chests.
The things that come out of the treasure chest can be said to be varied——
The best is a temporarily enchanted invisibility cloak.
The most useless thing is a master key that lasts for 8 seconds.
The most speechless thing is the fist mechanism that accumulates power.
The soft boxing gloves didn't do much harm when they hit people.
But it is extremely insulting.
certainly.
It is precisely because of the existence of these things.
The randomness of the treasure chest battle has been greatly enriched.
It is naturally very interesting for the audience.
But for the players involved.
In such a tense and exciting session, it is inevitable that some strange items will cause myocardial infarction.
Even Roger is not immune to this.
With his reaction, he would not be hit by the gloves.
but.
When faced with a treasure chest that contains a "Snake Trap".
Roger instinctively punched back.
Just one punch.
He killed the innocent snakes in the treasure chest.
The treasure chest also shattered to the ground.
And at that moment.
Roger instinctively wanted to cut the "Mark of Sin" onto the group of poisonous snakes.
But the venomous snake died too quickly.
The target he selected shifted.
So.
A scene that surprised him greatly occurred.
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"Hint: You destroyed a fantasy treasure chest"
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"Your daily available kill count has been slightly increased."
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"Huh?"
"This treasure chest... is it also a monster?"
That moment.
Roger was surprised and delighted.
The good thing is that this attribute is quite good.
The power of the "Shoot to Kill" feat is self-evidently needless to say.
Cooperate with "Killing Field".
This thing can kill instantly in a wide area.
The only drawback is that it can only be released 10 times a day.
And now.
This limitation has been broken!
Roger looked at it.
Although each dream treasure chest cannot directly increase the number by 1.
But improvement is a good thing.
not to mention.
In the Alchemy Castle.
Similar treasure chests are almost everywhere!
If Roger wants to brush it.
No one can stop him.
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What was surprising was, of course, the switching of the sin mark.
Before that.
Roger only knew that the Sin Mark could be placed on monsters.
And this fantasy treasure chest is obviously not a monster.
It has no autonomous consciousness at all.
Just a pure object.
"Could it be that the Sin Mark is not targeting monsters, but high concentrations of distorted substances?"
Roger was acutely aware of this.
“It doesn’t have to be a living thing.”
"As long as the degree of distortion is high enough, it can become the source of attributes?"
"If I were to make a further bold guess..."
"Wasn't the Hidden Hero Module created to fight against distorted matter?"
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When I think about this level.
Roger couldn't help but feel a little dry in the mouth.
Ever since I officially met my past self.
He began to suspect that his time travel was no accident.
There may be a bigger secret behind the Xiayin module.
It's just that he can't access these secrets yet.
But he always believed.
As I continue to become stronger.
Everything will eventually come to light.
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Anyway.
It's always a good thing that the fantasy treasure chest can be used to improve attributes.
In comparison.
The champion of the treasure chest battle is nothing to Roger.
So.
The treasure chests he collected on his way to the center of the Alchemy Castle.
He crushed them all into pieces.
When he arrived at the designated location.
There are 30 more treasure chest fragments in the Tinder Bag.
The number of times "Shoot to Kill" can be used per day has also been increased by 10.
Basically, 3 treasure chests can increase the number of times by 1.
Roger had a great time brushing.
"After getting the Mysterious Seal, if nothing unexpected happens, I might as well brush it for a while longer..."
Thinking so.
He carefully observed the layout of the center of the castle.
In perception.
Dense red dots flooded into his mind.
on the data bar.
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"Insight: You discovered the fire trap*12"
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"You found a patrol puppet*16"
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"You found the Executioner*8"
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"You discovered 'Gang: Ten Thousand Arrows Shooting at Once', 'Gang: Swarming', 'Gang: Negative Energy Draining'..."
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"You discovered..."
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"You found a fantasy treasure chest*199"
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That moment.
Roger's vision was filled with large blocks of red and pink.
Pink is the dream treasure chest in the center of the square.
The red color naturally represents densely packed mechanisms.
The mountains of treasure chests here are where gambler-type players who want to turn the tide in adversity fight for their lives every year.
The mysterious mark that Roger had sensed earlier was also inside.
But when the distance gets closer.
The coordinates of the mysterious mark have become a little blurry.
Roger could only lock onto a rough range.
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"If we steal all the treasure chests within this range, wouldn't that be a bit too unrestrained?"
"And there are so many traps. If we force our way in, it will definitely cause a lot of noise!"
For a while.
Roger was a little confused.
Doing so might alert the immortal alchemist.
This would go against the original intention of keeping a low profile.
But under the temptation of dream treasure chest and mysterious mark.
Roger didn't hesitate for long.
Think for a moment.
He had a surveillance eye stuck and couldn't spy on the perspective.
Then he quietly stretched out his claws towards the pile of treasure chests!
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"Hint: You used 'Floating Cloud Palm'"
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"You tried to use the Floating Cloud Palm to activate the skill: Steal."
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"Theft successful! Your fantasy treasure chest +1"
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that's all.
Roger embarked on a journey of stealing from afar.
The Floating Cloud Palm can be completely invisible and colorless.
This provides the tools for stealing over extremely long distances.
With a little bit of gas consumption.
The dream chests in the Tinder bag began to pile up like building blocks.
Roger stole 30 of them in one go.
Then began the happy journey of opening treasure chests.
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"Hint: You opened a fantasy treasure chest"
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"You got a roast suckling pig"
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"You destroyed a fantasy treasure chest"
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"Your daily available kill count has been slightly increased."
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Repeat the above cycle.
After 30 times.
Another 10 daily uses of the expertise are available.
Besides a lot of miscellaneous stuff.
The mysterious mark that Roger had been longing for was finally found in a treasure chest!
Carrying that mysterious mark.
But it is a "hard feather pen".
Roger held it in his palm.
The martial artist's general knowledge is activated.
That moment.
A stream of scalding heat flowed from the palm of his hand into every part of his body!
on the data bar.
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"You have obtained the Mysterious Mark (1/8)"
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"You have obtained the inheritance: Martial Artist"
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"Inheritance (Martial Artist): Your martial arts rank +0.08"
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"Martial Arts Status: You can gain excess benefits by practicing martial arts, creating martial arts, and spreading martial arts.
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When facing colleagues who do not have the qualifications of martial arts.
You will gain the advantage of 'upper position suppression';
Your martial arts proficiency increases by 100% faster;
You can always find excellent martial artists among the crowd;
You will have additional appeal to the martial artist community;
Your natural Qi growth rate increases by 100%;
You can convert part of your reputation into martial arts status;
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You have obtained a random feat: Thunderbolt Tactics.
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"Thunderbolt Tactics: When you use martial arts to fight against an enemy whose size is 1000 times or more than yours, each of your martial arts attacks will cause at least 1% additional damage to them;
The bigger the size difference.
The higher the percentage of additional damage,
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"This thunder fighting method..."
"It's the art of using the small to defeat the big, right?"
Roger thought about it seriously.
It seems that this expertise is of no use to me for the time being.
After all, he has always believed that big means strong.
He always likes to become bigger.
Encounter enemies 1000 times your size.
How big would that be?
At least in Mixing and Quinan.
He rarely encountered such an enemy.
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"However, if it is the Abyss of Destruction, it will be different."
"And the star beasts."
"A super beast like the king of whale sharks..."
Roger thought again.
There is still a possibility that this expertise will be developed and promoted in the future.
In addition to martial arts qualifications and new specialties.
In the inheritance that comes with the mysterious mark.
It also left a mark of martial arts.
Roger sensed a strong sense of familiarity from that brand.
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"Inheritance (Martial Artist): You have acquired a new martial art: Tripping and Wrestling"
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「Tripping: Consume a certain amount of energy to trip the enemy, and then throw him to the ground through various means;
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Enemies that are tripped and knocked down will suffer more than 20 negative effects at the same time, including weakness, fainting, and strength reduction.
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Note: It is only effective against targets that are more than 1000 times larger than itself;
The bigger the size difference.
The trip effect is stronger.
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"You have obtained 'Xuan's Trip Mark'*2 (God-level)"
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Just scan it at a glance.
Roger knew where that familiar feeling came from!
"It turns out that Master Black Tiger is not purely original!"
"Stumble, stumble, stumble..."
"If you break it down, it's just a "slide tackle" + a "takedown"!"
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but.
Compared to sliding tackle and taking down.
The conditions for using trip and fall are more stringent.
This thing seems to be the same as the "Thunder Tactics".
Roger guessed that this was a set of martial arts designed by Xuan to target star beasts.
There are examples of Black Tiger and Qufeng before.
Roger was full of expectations for this god-level martial art.
At least.
After getting this new mark.
He is not afraid that the "King of Whale Sharks" will come back to cause trouble.
even.
Roger was kind of hoping that the other party would come back to cause trouble!
If there is no target worth attacking.
Even if you have the dragon-slaying skills, it won't be that comfortable, right?
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After finishing the mysterious mark.
Roger finally relaxed completely.
He continued to stay in position and steal from the central pile of treasure chests.
However.
at the same time.
Outside the Alchemy Castle.
A group of people in black robes who were walking in a hurry were stopped by someone.
"Mage Mobile Team?"
"What are you doing here?"
A staff member of the treasure chest battle looked at the black-robed men in surprise.
One of the latter said coldly:
"We received a tip-off."
"There's an SSS-level wanted criminal hiding in your celebration!"
"We need your cooperation to capture him!"
The staff member tried to confirm with a puzzled look on his face:
"3S?"
“That’s right!”
The man in black robe obviously didn't have that much patience.
He pushed the staff away.
Then he led his team into the gate of the Alchemy Castle violently!
"Go and inform Lord Constantine!"
Until the backs of those black-robed men disappeared from sight.
The staff member finally came to his senses and shouted.
But there was a hint of excitement in his eyes.
because.
As far as he knows.
Throughout the history of the floating island.
There is only one wanted criminal by the SSS of the Future Organization!
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