Chapter 360: Chapter 215: Underground Duel at the Onion Tuna Tavern_1
[You return to the port and, following the signpost, set out on the path to ’Spring Onion Tuna Tavern’.]
[...]
On the halfway, you run into the ronins gathered around the Inferno as expected.
Lin Xun easily dealt with the ronins, this time he didn’t choose to leave directly.
Instead, he stepped back a bit from the Inferno, out of its light, to verify the guess in his mind.
He tried to test the reactions of the Three-headed Lion and Valkyrie to the Inferno.
He ordered the Three-headed Lion to approach the Inferno, and as expected, the flesh-and-blood creature couldn’t resist the Malice, in the radiation range of the Inferno, it would also be driven into madness by Malice.
However, the clueless Three-headed Lion didn’t attack him but began to self-mutilate to vent its Malice.
"Such a kind creature..."
Lin Xun retrieved the Three-headed Lion and subsequently summoned the Valkyrie to continue the experiment.
The Valkyrie approached and circled the Inferno without any trouble, not showing any signs of being controlled by Malice.
After contemplating for a moment, he came to a conclusion.
Perhaps it was because the Valkyrie was made of Refined Copper, so Malice couldn’t work on it.
All of a sudden, an idea struck Lin Xun and he lit up.
If the Valkyrie remained conscious, it could be a chance to eliminate the effect of Malice.
He had thought of a way to avoid the influence of Inferno.
One way was to fly across the area ignoring the terrain, which would let him change his path and he wouldn’t be exposed to the Inferno’s light, or be manipulated by Malice.
But flying could only solve the Inferno in open terrain, and this way could only be used to avoid it if he knew in advance about its location.
If he inadvertently ran into an Inferno, when Malice surged, he wouldn’t be able to switch his shell, inevitably wasting Soul Strength.
The second method was simple - it was not about evading, but dealing with Malice.
The best way to vent Malice was killing; when Malice is vented to emptiness, one can quickly leave before new Malice grows.
If there were no monsters to kill for venting Malice, this method could be attempted.
Just to be on the safe side, Lin Xun decided to test it first, to see if this method worked and avoid overturning in a crisis.
He handed the special equipment to Valkyrie and asked her to use the ’Little Evil Spirit Shikigami Bell’.
[The ’Combat Angel - Valkyrie’ took the ’Little Evil Spirit Shikigami Bell’. She gently rang the bell. The clear sound of the bell was particularly harsh in the quiet night.]
[The ringing of the bell continued, but no ’Little Evil Spirit Shikigami’ appeared. The Valkyrie, confused, looked at the bell in her hand and shook it harder.]
[...]
[Your Watcher does not possess a spirit and cannot sacrifice the spirit to summon special creatures.]
[Please give your Watcher a spirit tool first.]
Lin Xun slapped his forehead.
"How could I forget about that part."
The bell could sacrifice up to ten thousand spirits to summon Evil Spirit Shikigami, while there was a maximum limit for the sacrifice, there was no minimum limit as stated in the underworld game.
He was just using this equipment to vent his desires, he didn’t need to waste that much saving.
[You pull out a ’Fading Weak Spirit’ and offer it to the ’Combat Angel - Valkyrie’.]
"It’s five whole spirit points, spend it, don’t say it’s too little."
[Valkyrie rang the ’Little Evil Spirit Shikigami Bell’ again, and the clear bell sounded...]
[A mysterious chill wind blew, and more than ten black shadows appeared quietly!]
[They were short as children, but had green demonic faces and menacing expressions, some had knives, some held sticks, and others spears...]
[The bodies of stronger ’Evil Spirits’ are usually dark like a swamp and solid. However, the eighteen ’Little Evil Spirits’ in front of you were airy and seemed to turn to dust upon a single gust of wind. You could even see through their sparse, semi-transparent bodies to the alley wall behind them...]
"They are merely tools for venting desires, don’t concern yourself with the details..."
[You bring your eighteen ’mighty’ little evil spirits to approach the Inferno...]
[Your gaze is inevitably attracted to the dark flames. As you look at the twisted light, Malice quietly grows at the bottom of your heart...]
[As Malice surges, you uncontrollably pull out your sword, wanting to use killing to soothe the Malice in your heart, but find no enemies...]
[Your gaze locks on the group of thin little evil spirits behind you, and Malice bursts out...]
[You swing the sword in your hand, the bright light of the sword flashes...]
[Your special summoned creature ’Little Evil Spirit-Eight’ has died!]
[Your special summoned creature ’Little Evil Spirit-Three’ has died!]
[Your special summoned creature...]
[...]
[When you finally vent out all your Malice, only half of the eighteen ’Little Evil Spirits’ remain.]
[Looking at the still raging Inferno, would you like to stay here, or just leave?]
"It really works!"
After reselling the Malice by the clever trick, his shell successfully recovered its consciousness.
Now as long as he keeps the Valkyrie with him, the Valkyrie becomes a self-refresh engine, and he didn’t have to worry about killing himself to return to the city because of the pooling Malice at a critical time.
Actually, there was another way to vent Malice, which was to release Malice on the Three-headed Lion by taking advantage of its immortal self-healing property...
"Forget it, I’d better stay human..."
Upon having a crisis of conscience, Lin Xun continued to his next destination.
[You’re headed for the ’Spring Onion Tuna Tavern’...]
[...]
[You quickly arrive at your destination.]
[The tavern, exquisitely adorned and occupying a large area, was full of noise from the inside, indicating that the business was booming.]
[You step into the ’Spring Onion Tuna Tavern’, where the customers are full and the scene is lively.]
