Deceitful Game

Chapter 146 The Silver Oak Blade

Mingpo stood in front of the wine cabinet, which was shimmering with amber light.

He took out the straight switchblade that the Gao father and son had given him twice from his bosom.

Hey.

With a gentle push of her fingertips, Mingpo caused the bloodstained blade to spring out silently, producing a crisp, melodious sound.

He squinted, admiring the blade with pleasure. He gently wiped away the bloodstains that he couldn't remove with his right thumb, and smiled silently. "How beautiful."

Mingpo sighed softly, "We really need to... check its properties."

He suppressed a strong urge to "not relinquish his title," took out the "detective" bottle of port from the liquor cabinet, and poured himself a small glass. He wasn't addicted to smoking or drinking, but if he were... this was probably how it felt.

Mingpo downed the drink in one gulp, closed his eyes, and felt the cool liquor slide down his throat and into his stomach.

As the intense flavors of cherry and strawberry exploded in my mouth, the whole world quickly quieted down.

Mingpo slowly opened her eyes, her pupils gleaming with a cold and rational azure light.

He stared at the blood-stained dagger in his hand, and a few lines of text gradually appeared on it:

Silver Oak Blade

[Type: Treasure, Weapon]

[Effect: When hit by this sword, inflicts "Undying Severance" and "Healing Prohibition"]

[Restriction: When this weapon is drawn, the wielder gains "Misfortune LV1"]

[Description: A blood-stained blade, bloodstains that cannot be wiped clean]

...Is it unfortunate?

The lowest level of misfortune is probably just the degree to which it cancels out the lowest level of "luck".

Mingbo pondered.

When he activated the Madman ability earlier, he probably felt his power increase by about 40% to 50%.

If we calculate based on the lowest possible value... then it would be an increase of about 40% in all attributes.

In other words, luck also increased by 40%.

After Mingpo's luck increased by 40%, it basically offset Gaosong's luck.

Mingpo wasn't quite sure whether the title "Mistletoe" referred to Zhou Zhiqing Lead or the Pseudo-Gold of the Sun... but she speculated it was probably Pseudo-Gold of the Sun. Gao Fan's title, on the other hand, was earned when he reached the level of Red Copper of Time.

Although Xiao Fan's luck was consistently suppressed in his battles against Gao Song, it occasionally had a brief effect... This suggests that the numerical difference wasn't too significant. This LV1 "Misfortune" should be similar to Gao Song's "Lucky" title. Based on this, it should reduce the luck attribute by about 20%. As for "Immortality Severance" and "Healing Prohibition"...

As Mingpo shifted his gaze, the corresponding explanation for this specific term immediately came to mind.

[Immortality Severance: When effective, "Immortality" privileges -3]

[Healing Ban: When active, reduces all healing received by 80%]

"Oh?"

Mingpo immediately perked up.

The effects of these two terms themselves aren't anything special... "Healing-prohibition" is a very common term. When Mingpo himself possessed superhuman self-healing abilities, he knew there would definitely be ways to counter-healing.

However, the description in "The Undying Severance" contains information that Mingbo is quite concerned about.

"Immortality".

In other words, there is indeed some title or secret treasure that makes the deceiver almost impossible to kill.

Previously, Mingpo speculated based on the "Werewolf" title effect that it would be difficult for Deceivers to obtain defensive attributes; and Gao Fan also confirmed that Deceivers does not allow players to increase their "health bar".

But now the properties of this knife tell Mingpo that there is indeed a possibility that the Deceiver could truly gain "immortality." If immortality means "cannot be killed," then this is equivalent to indirectly increasing one's health bar. It's just that Gao Fan's level is too low to have encountered this before.

The meaning of "Privilege -3" clearly indicates that the effectiveness or strength of this "immortality" is related to privilege level. It is very likely that this means "a deceiver below a certain privilege level cannot harm me," and even the Red Queen at least at the Silver Moon level does not possess this ability.

"Moon Silver" is already considered to be at the fourth level of authority.

This is probably an ability that only a Gold-rank Deceitful Person can obtain.

"The Silver Oak Blade... Mistiltein, huh?"

Mingpo murmured softly, "What an extraordinary name."

He gently pushed the mechanism, and the blade sprang back.

He looked at the wine cabinet.

Now, Frankenstein is finally repaired.

but……

Mingpo is not really keen on using it for the time being.

Because Mingpo has already obtained Zhou Zhiqing's lead-level chips... his next task is to get promoted.

Although it has only been two or three days since the last promotion.

However, Mingbo dared not relax until he truly understood the meaning of the countdown.

Perhaps when the countdown ends, he will face some kind of life-or-death crisis; or perhaps when the countdown ends, it will mean that he has finished his novice period... Moreover, "Twenty Faces" may also know that the Dionysian Shrine is here with him.

Although it was just Gao Song's speculation... even if it was just a guess, it would be very troublesome if it were leaked.

"Twenty Faces" is a Moon Silver who voluntarily gave up her life and degenerated into a host. This means that in her faction or organization, there is at least one [Year Gold] or multiple [Moon Silver].

Otherwise, it would be impossible to turn the strongest person in the organization into a tool, and have them lie in wait around others for a long time to monitor them.

I've never heard of a lord personally going to be a spy.

Under this pressure, Mingpo dared not relax.

Based on previous experience...

In the game of advancement, if you want to crack this encrypted worldview and truly complete the dungeon decryption, you will most likely have to fight a battle in the end. "Paradox" is the monster that Mingbo must face.

While you can complete the game without using the paradox, you won't be able to inherit the other player's title that way.

The titles held by "Paradox" seem to be quite useful. Otherwise, the Deceitful Game wouldn't have had them reclaim this power. The more titles stored, the stronger the Dionysian Shrine becomes—similar to the transformation forms of Kamen Rider. Different forms can be used to counter different types of enemies.

I may not need it, but I cannot live without it.

Before the battle rounds, there will likely be puzzle-solving, survival, or luck-based elements.

The detective is weaker in combat than the werewolf; the werewolf's stats are too low and the cost is too high.

The title "Frankenstein," as it signifies the domain of power, will decrease Minper's intelligence. Although he doesn't feel it very strongly... he might be just a little bit short.

While the negative effects of the [Madman] perk are quite obvious, and it's easy to get stuck once you put it on, its active effect is a rare "all-attribute boost." In unpredictable progression games, the [Madman] perk is extremely versatile.

Moreover, the "madman" has undergone an evolution.

Having obtained the "Silver Crown" suffix, one becomes immune to thought interference initiated proactively, like Gao Song's "Mistletoe." Mingpo picked up another bottle of wine.

It was a bottle of absinthe, about the size of a palm, more like a large bottle of perfume than a bottle of liquor.

The bottle is as clear and transparent as an emerald, and the liquid inside shimmers with a brilliant green color under the light.

The painting on the bottle depicts a man struggling to push a rolling stone uphill with all his might.

Behind the words "Madman" written on the back, there was a silver crown label.

So this is what wines with titles look like.

"Sisyphus...?"

Mingbo stared blankly at the painting on the bottle.

The madman was actually... Sisyphus.