Late at night, the abandoned building called "Happiness Elementary School" was silent, with a little moonlight shining through the gaps in the thick clouds onto the earth.
The night wind blows by, and dust particles that are normally invisible appear in detail under the only light source between heaven and earth.
Higashinohara was lying on the playground of the elementary school where Hakutaku Kimura had brought them to where they had camped. Next to him were two people, Daniel and Lucie von Bartholomew, who were discussing the "four ways" of camping.
Looking at Lucy, a petite girl with short orange hair, and Daniel, a tall man, if they hadn’t listened to the conversation between the two, I’m afraid anyone would have thought they were a pair of “brothers and sisters” at first sight, and it would be difficult to imagine their true relationship.
They are actually "siblings" from the "Black Pearl" pirate group in the West Sea.
Higashinohara had never heard of the so-called "Black Pearl" pirate group, and judging from the behavior of the two of them, there was no trace of the pirates he killed. It was obvious that they had deliberately concealed it for some reason.
identity.
It's just that Higashinohara didn't care about this. In any case, it was these two people who saved him.
And in fact, Higashinohara was not as ignorant about these "siblings" as he appeared on the surface.
In the afternoon, he collapsed in the stagnant water in the river. Although the all-out explosions of [Shura's Evil Qi Entanglement. Beginning of Release] and [Thunder Ring. Thunder Collapse] made him unable to move afterwards, it did not affect him.
The first sight of the Nine Eyes and Six Paths is maintained, and he has a vague perception of everything around him.
Long before Lucy and Daniel discovered him, he had discovered the two of them and heard the conversation between the somewhat "funny" siblings - knowing that they were powerful children from the St. Malo Empire.
In the end, the choice was made between "drowning in the water" and "risking to seek help".
Now look at it,
Higashinohara's judgment was not wrong.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but close his eyes slightly, and the dark "Guilty Manual" appeared in his mind, and he slowly opened the personal information panel on the title page.
[Innate abilities: Shadow Instant, Nine Eyes and Six Paths (Second Eye; Second Path), Spiritual Healing, Blood Embrace, Cang Lei (Cang Lei. Thunder Ring), Hourglass of Time, Ruins, Cang Flame, World Destroyer
(can be advanced twice)]
[Composite abilities: Cang Lei*Shadow Instant→Flying Thunder without Treading Continuous Slash, Time Hourglass*Shadow Instant→Scale of Quicksand, Cang Lei*Cang Flame→Fire Thunder God, Shadow Instant*Desolate Ruins→Bubble Chanting Slash]
[Dual composite ability: Scale of Quicksand*Fire Thunder God→Dragon of Candlelight]
[Skills: Kodachi Two-sword Style Sword Technique/Secret Technique. Grand Master, Eighth-Level Wugo One-Sword Style Sword Type/Secret Skill/Secret Technique, Eighth-Level Taijutsu Snake Dance Five Forms (Elementary), Ninth-Level Jiuki. Two-Sword Style (Elementary), Eighth-Level Three
[Character title: Follower of Justice (sin value x10, lasting 30 minutes)]
[Status: Human body limiter (released)]
Attribute points:8.5
Source point: 1
Today, with the blessing of 75 temporary attribute points in the [Guilty Manual], and with all his strength relying on the double bursts of [Shura Evil Qi. First Solution] and [Thunder Ring. Thunder Collapse], Higashinohara finally killed him brazenly.
The seriously injured ninth-level powerhouse Vincent Lyon.
At this time, there was not much joy in his heart.
On the contrary, all Higashinohara could feel at this moment was that he was grateful for his decisiveness at that time, and he also had a clearer understanding of the legendary "ninth-level god-level ability user" in his mind.
Now, under normal circumstances, my true strength can be considered a strong opponent in a corner like Wano Country, but in front of those powerful Nine Celestial Beings in Beijing, the World Government, and the real headquarters of the Judgment Division
Sure enough, it's still too weak.
Especially those truly strong men may not all have the same sin points as Old Man Walker and Vincent, so if they were to fight against each other, their own strength would be further compromised!
After all, Higashinohara cannot guarantee that he will be so "lucky" every time. When necessary, he will encounter those heinous people and trigger the mission of the "Guilty Manual"
Lying on the ruins of the playground, my mind was aimlessly thinking about the troubles I might encounter in the future.
Unknowingly, in less than a year, Higashinohara went from being a good-for-nothing high school student living in a low-rent apartment to now being the most powerful Celestial Family and the World Government.
", thinking about life is really a bit dreamy and confusing.
After a brief sigh in his heart, his character destined him not to blame others and feel sorry for himself. Higashinohara's attention quickly returned to the free attribute point he had just gained.
Earn 7.5 attribute points.
In any mission where he obtained the [Guilty Manual], it can be regarded as the largest amount of attribute points earned.
In addition to the 1 attribute point temporarily saved before, Higashinohara now has 8.5 attribute points at his disposal.
I glanced at my attribute panel again. [Physique] was stuck at 69.9, and the "+" behind it also turned gray and couldn't add points.
Excluding [Perception] and [Will], two attributes that can be reversed using source power points, there are not many points left to choose from.
Thinking of this, Higashinohara no longer hesitated, and simply left some of the 8.5 free attribute points as spare. Of the remaining 7.5 attribute points, 6 were added to [Strength], and 1.5 attribute points were added to [Strength].
Agile】Part 1.
For a moment, the attribute panel in his mind suddenly changed visible to the naked eye.
【Strength】:63.5+6→69.5
[Agility]:71+1.5→72.5
Sure enough, when the [Strength] attribute exceeds 69, it becomes the same as the previous [Physique], and the "+" at the end becomes gray and cannot be added.
But what is more difficult now is that among the many innate abilities that Higashinohara has mastered, he can still work hard to find a breakthrough in the flesh-based ability [World Destroyer] that corresponds to [Physique].
But the ability of the force system,
He hasn't seen anyone yet.
Moreover, this innate ability has always followed the principle that it is better to have it in short supply than in excess.
If Higashinohara randomly finds a power-based ability, not only will it not be able to help him break through the seventh-level bottleneck, even if he does break through, it will stop there. By then, it may become a shortcoming in his ability to correspond to several attributes.
"Eh? Why is this guy so stupid?"
After finally setting up the tent at the campsite under the guidance of his elder sister Lucy, the tall Daniel couldn't help but lower his voice and said to Lucy who was squatting beside the luggage bag and sticking out her butt to collect the dinner supplies.
After hearing this, Lucy turned her head and glanced at Higashinohara, who was lying on the ground with his eyes blank. After thinking about it, a look of understanding suddenly appeared on his pretty face, and she glanced at the big man Daniel angrily.
"You are stupid, of course you are scared."
"Scared?" Daniel was stunned when he heard this.
Lucy shook her head, her orange hair swaying gently in the gray moonlight, and sighed, "You forgot what we introduced ourselves when we rescued him, we are now pirates on the Black Pearl of the West Sea.
The big pirate of the group! Who wouldn’t be afraid?!”
"It seems. It's true." Daniel slapped his forehead.
Lucy glanced at Higashinohara, whose eyes were dull, and said with a smug expression, "This is the best. People, the most important thing is to have awe. Have you heard the story of the farmer and the snake?
Even if we have good intentions, we must be careful not to be bitten back."
"That makes sense!" Daniel gave a thumbs up.
Lucy wiggled her butt proudly, thinking about the young man, the city's routines are deep, if you want to not be bullied in the future, you have to learn from me for a few more years.
At the same time, Higashinohara, who was lying on the ground, had extremely high perception and insight under the blessing of [Nine Eyes and Six Paths], and absorbed all the whispers around him.
Hearing Lucy's words, his face couldn't help but look a little weird. Saint-Malo also has a folk proverb about farmers and snakes?
What really made him speechless was how proud the girl with short orange hair, Lucy, was that she had shocked him by calling herself the "Black Pearl" pirate group.
If only she had known that after joining the [Dawn Scarlet] Hunter Organization, in just one week, she would be dubbed the "Pirate Hunter" in New Tokyo.
I don't know what to think.
Thinking about this with some humor in his mind, after completing the attribute allocation and adding points, Higashinohara's attention returned to the skill [Ninth-Level Sword Type. Jigui Two-sword Style (Elementary)] dropped by killing the Skyhawk tribe old man Vincent.
Among the sword types currently mastered by Higashinohara, the one-sword style and three-sword style sword types are eighth level or above, and can be used in today's battles.
Only the [Kodachi Two-Sword Style] that he first obtained from Kusao Shoten seemed a bit unskilled, and as the enemies he encountered became stronger and stronger, he rarely used it.
Higashinohara had realized this before, and deliberately avoided using the Kodachi Two-sword Style, which he was most good at at the time and had already reached the [Grandmaster] level.
Unexpectedly, after killing Vincent Lyon this time, he accidentally obtained the ninth-level [Gokui Duo-style]. This was an unexpected surprise.
Moreover, I have [Grandmaster] proficiency in the Kodachi Two-Sword Style as my foundation. They are both Two-Sword Style swords, so perhaps my proficiency will increase much faster.
However, as the number of different sword styles he mastered increased, Higashinohara would inevitably fall into thinking after many actual battles.
Sometimes, the three-sword style is not necessarily stronger than the one-sword style. The most important thing is to use the sword type to deliver a fatal blow at the right time.
rather than sticking to any one genre.
He has always used a large sword as a weapon, and with the help of source power points, he has gained rapid proficiency. In addition, he has also made some gains in many duels with those demigod-level and god-level powerhouses.
Higashinohara felt vaguely in his heart.
Maybe there is a way? He can combine these mixed sword shapes obtained from others to form a sword shape that is truly his own.
Finally, it may be the "three-sword style", the "two-sword style" or the "one-sword style". It may even be some unimagined swordsmanship style.
While he was thinking about this in his mind, Lucy, a girl with short orange hair, walked over at some point with dinner in her hand.
As if she was afraid of scaring Higashinohara, Lucy put on a harmless smile as much as possible. Under the moonlight, she looked a bit eerie.
"Here, here's dinner for you."
Higashinohara's consciousness withdrew from the "Guilty Manual" like a tide, and he looked up at Lucy standing in the moonlight.
In addition to the common nutrition bars, she also had some beautifully packaged fatty foods in her hand, which looked like the kind with the most expensive price tags in convenience stores.
Higashinohara could not refuse such kindness.
In such a terrifying and fierce battle during the day, his body consumed a huge amount of energy. He had already discarded the supplies during the battle and had not replenished anything throughout the day. His stomach was already pounding. Lucy was holding the
Just what he desperately needed to add.
"Thanks."
Higashinohara opened his mouth and said.
The paranoid nature of his character would obviously not be used in such a situation.
At this time, after an afternoon of recovery, although he still had some difficulty walking, he could at least lift his arms and managed to take the food from the hands of Lucy, the girl with short orange hair.
Lucy did not leave after delivering the things. Her big sapphire-like eyes stared at Higashinohara flickering in the moonlight, as if she wanted to take the opportunity to get to know him more deeply.
After all, her rescue was a last-minute idea, and Higashinohara had been so weak in the afternoon that he was about to faint at any moment. Now that he was getting better, of course he had to remove mines.
"Are you a native of Wano?" Lucy couldn't help but ask.
The white-fanged Yaksha mask on Higashinohara's face has been put away, and he looks like a gentle and harmless high school student - perhaps this is one of the reasons why Lucy and I chose to save him.
Otherwise, this hell world is full of dangers. Who would choose to take risks for a secretive stranger?
Hearing Lucy's words, Higashinohara showed a pale smile on his face, nodded and said:
"Yes, you are."
"We are pirates pursuing freedom on the sea." Lucy opened her mouth and spoke confidently without any panic.
Higashinohara's mouth twitched. How many pirates went to sea to pursue freedom?
He didn't care about this, he just said seriously, "Thank you so much for today. If it weren't for you, I would be dead now."
"Thank you for your kindness."
Lucy waved her hands sheepishly, and suddenly added, "If you really feel sorry for me, then you can repay me slowly in the future."
"." Higashinohara.
"Just kidding."
Lucy put her hand to her mouth and laughed twice.
Higashinohara also roughly figured it out. Although he roughly knew from his previous observations that Lucy was a noble from the Saint-Malo Empire, her personality was a little out of touch and weird.
Lucy knew what a casual conversation meant, and she didn't expect to get to the bottom of it all at once, "Okay, eat slowly, this place is pretty good, it seems you know it well."
"Well, I came a little earlier than you." Higashinohara did not deny it.
"That's good. We just have some questions to ask you tomorrow. Let's go to bed early after dinner. We'll spend the night here tonight." She waved her hand, turned around and left.
Higashinohara was not disgusted with Lucy's straightforward character. In contrast, he was not too fond of politicians who had to go around a lot when saying something.
After devouring dinner, Higashinohara touched his belly, feeling the energy intake in his body, and packed away the remaining household garbage.
After doing this, he lay down again and dazed for a while. He had cleaned up all the strange monsters in this elementary school last night, so he didn't have to worry about any "night attacks".
It's just that they were suddenly separated from the Jaeger team. I don't know how they are doing now.
Two of the three old guys who went to Beijing were killed by him, and the remaining one was a bit frighteningly strong. There were still five days until the next time the border gate opened again, and the other party would definitely not let him go.
So how should he spend these five days?
Thinking about these in his mind, Higashinohara's consciousness gradually became heavier. He had always stayed awake even if he fell into the river water in the afternoon. At this time, he finally couldn't hold on anymore and fell into a deep sleep under the gentle soothing of [Spiritual Healing].
The next day, the sun rose as usual, and a huge silhouette emerged behind the thick clouds. It was so big that it made people feel lonely, as if they had just climbed up from a huge tomb, setting off this "hell world" full of desolation and coldness.
.
Dongye originally thought he got up early, but he didn't expect Lucy and Daniel to get up earlier than him.
Not far away, on the wasteland behind the wall, two people were gathering together to "sneakly" discuss something.
After a while, Lucy noticed Higashinohara's gaze and walked straight over.
"What happened?" Higashinohara asked.
"Well, it's not a good thing."
Lucy nodded, and said in a serious tone, somewhat excitedly, "Daniel was on sentry duty last night and said that we seemed to be targeted by other pirates."
Being targeted by other pirates?
Higashinohara instantly thought of the pirates who tried to rob supplies yesterday morning but were defeated by him and the Jaeger team. Are they still lingering near this elementary school?
Just why is she so excited?
"Then should we evacuate here first?" Higashinohara suggested.
"Evacuate?"
Lucy was stunned after hearing this, and looked at Higashinohara with a little disappointment in her eyes, as if she didn't expect you to be such a coward.
She shook her head firmly and lectured, "This world has always been about the strong and the weak. Besides, where can we go if we are unfamiliar with the place? Daniel said that there are not many people on the other side, and he looks injured, hum! Since you dare
If he wants to take advantage of us, I will let him know that we are not just docile little sheep waiting to be slaughtered!"
As if to prove this point, Lucy dug out the luggage bag that Daniel had been carrying at the camp.
Suddenly, she took out a huge silver metal warhammer. It was engraved with dense patterns and looked full of heavy texture. However, in her hand, it was as flexible and easy as an arm.
Higashinohara was slightly startled when he saw this.