ctnovel Chapter 10 The World Owes You an Oscar
Chapter 10 The World Owes You an Oscar
The short-haired woman's actions were interrupted by the communication, causing her to click her tongue in slight annoyance—for some reason, she was feeling unwell, and her mood was also getting worse.
"Say what you have to say. If you behave well, you might get your life spared."
The man in black leaned against his mechanical beast, yawned, and said lazily.
"Don't kill me! I... I'll confess right now!"
Jiang Yong's face had turned deathly pale with fright, but upon hearing that he still had a sliver of hope, he felt as if he had been granted a pardon. He stammered, "Actually, I escaped! I was originally in that cave, but after a while, that gray mist appeared, and many people started to collapse..."
Get to the point.
The short-haired woman interrupted impatiently. These were procedures they were already familiar with.
"Okay, okay... Just as the gray mist was about to reach me, a person suddenly stood up from the crowd that had already fallen... The person was very tall, with red hair, and was holding something in his hand. He just pressed it and the gray mist stopped..."
"How is that possible?!"
Upon hearing this, both men opposite him showed surprise. The man in black grabbed Jiang Yong by the collar and lifted him up, his voice trembling slightly as he asked, "What does he look like?"
"He...he looked quite old, tall and strong, and had a scar on his face..."
The man in black suddenly jerked his hand away from Jiang Yong, causing him to fall back to the ground with a thud, hissing in pain. A long silence followed.
"...Leave here immediately, and once you get back, use the emergency line to contact the adults directly."
The man in black looked grave, and swayed, almost unable to stand.
The short-haired woman nodded, then suddenly remembered something, frowned, and stared at Jiang Yong, asking, "Wait a minute, how did you get that fragment?"
She was now extremely puzzled—the characteristics Jiang Yong had just described perfectly matched those of a high-ranking figure in the core leadership, and if that person had indeed betrayed them, the consequences would be unimaginable. But she couldn't understand why an insignificant nobody had ultimately obtained the fragment and how they had managed to retrieve it so easily.
Jiang Yong stammered as he answered, "That person... after that person dealt with the gray fog, he walked towards me and asked a question..."
"What did he ask? Tell me quickly!"
"explain……"
Jiang Yong suddenly looked up, revealing a bright smile, his previous panic and fear vanishing completely: "When you found the dummy, didn't you notice that there wasn't actually any scent left by your companions there?"
Before the two could react, white flames instantly ignited on Jiang Yong's body. He pushed off with his legs and shot backward like a rocket!
"Also, look at how many layers of weakening effects you have stacked on yourself!!"
Oh no, I've been scammed!
The two then realized what had just happened and were immediately enraged—they had been tricked right under their noses by the real culprit!
However, just as they were about to mobilize the vacuum energy to kill that amazingly good-looking bastard, they were shocked to find that the vacuum energy around them and even inside their bodies was in complete chaos, making it extremely difficult to mobilize even a trace of it. They had been so busy digesting the shocking news that they hadn't noticed it at the first moment!
"Plan is in place!"
Jiang Yong had already darted to the spot where the Spirit Breath Cocoon had been hiding, releasing vacuum energy to re-merge with it. The Spirit Breath Cocoon had undergone a complete transformation; the originally translucent, thin ghostly cocoon was now incredibly thick, as if several layers had been added, and it was surrounded by a large, heavy, and solid vacuum energy. As Jiang Yong merged with it, this power also brought his body into its protective range.
[Defense +6, Special Defense +6]
This is clearly achieved by using "Guardian Cocoon" to fully stack both defenses!
When Jiang Yong voluntarily broke the fusion and temporarily separated from the Spirit Breath Cocoon, he instructed the Spirit Breath Cocoon to hide and continuously use the "Guardian Cocoon" to stack enhancements on itself while constantly triggering its own characteristics to randomly weaken the opponent's attributes. Jiang Yong was responsible for using acting to feign weakness to lower their guard, while simultaneously using trash talk to distract them, making it difficult for them to immediately notice the randomly distributed and barely noticeable weakening layers.
By the time they realized the problem, the weakening effects on their bodies had already stacked up seven or eight times!
Ultimately, however, what truly lowered their guard and put them in a relaxed state was Jiang Yong's fabricated communications. Without them, no matter how brilliantly Jiang Yong acted, he would have been suspected of using a trap, and any attempt at interrogation would have been to knock him unconscious and tie him up first.
But reality doesn't allow for "what ifs," and Jiang Yong managed to take on three opponents and still gain the upper hand!
"You hold him off while I remove the weakening effect!"
The man in black roared and retreated rapidly while forcefully activating his silver aura, causing the silver mechanical beast beside him to open its mouth and unleash a crimson beam of light straight towards Jiang Yong's face.
"Burning Ray": A mechanical-type special attack that removes any buffs or stat boosts from the opponent.
Jiang Yong was not about to let him succeed. He rolled away with the Spirit Cocoon to dodge the reduced-hit scorching ray, then used his legs to push off, ignoring the black-clad man who was about to undo his weakened state, and went straight for the short-haired woman!
[You have entered combat mode!]
Based on your level, you can view some of the other person's information!
The instant they dodged the scorching rays, a long list of combat information appeared on the panel. These two, like the gaunt man before them, were level 7, with similar attribute values, and both possessed a level 4 "Agent" class. Their other classes were "Hunter" (lv3) and "Cartographer" (lv3), perfectly complementing their spirit abilities. Their spirit information was also displayed.
【Name: Multifunctional Tiger X】
[Level: 28]
【Attribute: Mechanical】
[Trait: When using a skill, there is a 30% chance to increase your speed by +1]
[Race: Rare, Lower Rank]
[Attack -1, Special Attack -1, Defense -2, Special Defense -2, Hit -1]
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Name: Umbrella-winged Hunter Bat
[Level: 26]
[Attribute: Flight]
【Trait: Evasion Rate +10%】
[Race: Rare, Lower Rank]
Attack -1, Special Attack -1, Defense -2, Speed -3
"What?!"
When Jiang Yongzhen rushed towards the short-haired woman, seemingly cooperating with her to hold him back, the two of them were both shocked. One hurriedly dodged backward, while the other reversed her previous retreating posture and rushed straight towards him!
"How sneaky of you, trying to fool me?"
Jiang Yong chuckled inwardly—the Multi-functional Tiger X has no debuff removal skills at all; the real debuff removal skills are found on the Umbrella Winged Hunter Bat!
As a Flying-type, Perseverance is naturally strong against Bug-types. It can also learn two moves that are even more effective against Spirit Cocoon: "Rapid Metabolism," which removes any stat debuffs, and "Sniper Tactics," which guarantees a critical hit on its next two attacks within a short period. In the game's mechanics, a critical hit can directly negate any defensive/special defense buffs corresponding to the move's type, rendering all of Perseverance's hard-earned stacks useless.
The man in black's earlier shouts were meant to attract Jiang Yong's attention and buy time for the woman. Once the Umbrella-Winged Pokémon is fully formed, defeating Bug-type Pokémon will be a piece of cake!