Cassim lowered his head and looked at the tentacles that penetrated his body, and then looked at Ophelia who had stabbed the tentacles not far away, and was froze in place for a moment.
Even the loyal Osak beside Ophelia was unexpected by this change. Osak, who transformed into a human form, slowly opened his mouth wide, looked at Ophelia, and then looked at the pierced body.
Qasim couldn't even speak a syllable for a while.
He stayed where he was, seemingly at a loss for a moment.
Qasim came to his senses quickly. He shouted angrily and raised his whole body, every muscle in his body seemed to be trembling slightly with exertion.
His eyes seemed to be emitting light, and the structure of the Tis shield all over his body was about to move. The magical substance seemed to be separating from his body, as if it was accumulating strength.
That was the precursor before the ancient one appeared. Cassim was completely angry, which also meant that the two ancient beings who had maintained a good companionship since ancient times officially broke off. He has ignored it now and ignored all the time.
The meaning of disguise, ignoring the huge commotion that may be caused by exposure, and the possible consequences, it seems that there is only one thought left in the mind——
——He wants to tear this leader who betrayed him into pieces.
But Ophelia was unmoved by his reaction. She didn't even move her steps, only the two tentacles shooting out of her hands trembled.
Invisible energy was conducted along the tentacles, just like electrical energy transmitted through a cable. The energy output intensified instantly, rushing into the body of the ancient Cassim like a rushing water, and the latter's whole body trembled as if he was electrocuted.
In an instant, the ready-to-move Tis shield returned to him. He failed to reveal his true form, nor could he make any counterattack. The strength he had accumulated was quickly drained away, and his anger was like a tiny flame,
It was extinguished before it could turn into a raging flame.
Ophelia looked at him indifferently, her eyes seemed to be filled with ice.
"Look at you," she said calmly, "after so many years and so many reincarnations, you have never made any progress. It's almost ridiculous.
Anger has a power that needs to be vented, but it never thinks about.
So in the end you are still like this, with nothing but brute strength, which is why you are always the easiest to deal with."
Kasim struggled desperately, like a wounded beast, roaring with a lake in his mouth. But he had lost the opportunity and fell completely into a passive situation. Whenever he tried to squeeze any bit of strength from his body, the two
The tentacles rooted into the body will immediately suck it away.
He could feel the essence draining from his body rapidly, being sucked away by the hateful woman in front of him who he once recognized as his leader. No matter how hard he struggled, he could not change the fate of being sucked dry. Incompetent rage became the last thing he could do.
one thing.
"It's really sad." Ophelia looked at him and said indifferently, "That furious look, the ultimate anger, is just like you have always been.
You are always angry, Qasim, always manic, acting as if you cannot suppress your desire to fight, as if this is the only way to make your presence known.
But the question is... have you ever really felt what it feels like to be angry?”
Qasim fell silent.
He still glared at Ophelia, but he no longer roared.
"I think so." Ophelia smiled contemptuously, "Although I don't want to admit it, that little girl Layla is right, we all know what's going on with us.
You desperately pursue power and try to appear angry, just like we try to pretend to be human. As if you can really feel what anger is like if you imitate it vividly enough.
It’s really sad and ridiculous.”
She said and shook her head.
Qasim continued to glare at her and moved his lips, but finally remained silent.
"Are you really angry?" Ophelia's mouth slightly raised, beautiful and cold, "Then I think you should thank me. If it weren't for me, if it weren't for this moment, you might never be able to recall what true anger is. What does it feel like..."
She paused, her expression slightly gloomy.
"...and what it's like to be alive."
Her tone became a little more serious, and she also increased the strength in her hands. Cassim groaned, and more essence was absorbed into Ophelia's body along the two tentacles.
Qasim finally spoke.
"the same as you."
On his deathbed, instead of his usual irritability and anger, he sounded calmer.
"Perhaps this can bring you one step closer to complete resurrection, but we all know that is in vain." Qasim showed a sarcastic smile, "Go ahead and pursue power and try to fill in the gaps we have. But we all Know how it ends.
The truth is, you can't change anything. You're not even a living thing, and no amount of power can change that."
When he said this, his body almost collapsed and he could no longer maintain this human posture.
He only left the last words.
"...I'll go to hell to wait for you first, but I believe...you won't be too late."
He disappeared.
Everything about Cassim, from his essence to his body substances, was completely absorbed by Ophelia. The sudden expansion of power made Ophelia almost unable to suppress it for a while. Her body almost disintegrated, and the structure of the Tis shield Rioting restlessly, an invisible cyclone of power shot through the roof and exploded into the sky in an invisible form.
It lasted for several minutes before Ophelia finally calmed down and absorbed all of Kassim.
Usak stood aside in a daze, looking at this scene a little at a loss.
Ophelia, whose strength and temperament instantly expanded greatly, slowly turned around, and when she saw Usak, the corners of her mouth raised slightly, revealing a smile.
"Sure enough, in the end, you are the only one I can trust and the only one willing to accompany me to the end."
She gracefully raised an arm and reached out to Usak.
Just like a real human lady.
Usak hesitated for a moment, took the hand she extended, and lowered his head.
"Of course, Lady Ophelia, I will always be by your side."
"......forever."
...
Secret Service Branch 9 exploded instantly.
The radar that monitors the energy of the Ancient One remained activated throughout the entire process, and just a few minutes ago it suddenly detected an alarming reading.
You must know that these ancients have always been very cautious. Even if there is an occasional fluctuation in the reading, it is only a very slight one, and it is always fleeting, and sometimes there is almost no time to lock the position.
But this time it was different. The energy reading level suddenly reached a historical peak, which frightened the agents on duty into thinking that the machine was malfunctioning.
After the situation was reported, Section 9 immediately began to summon elite agents to prepare for departure. At the same time, Professor Miyazaki also came to the imprisoned Ancient One Leila and asked her about the relevant situation.
After hearing this, Layla didn't show any surprise. She just murmured to herself: "So, that Ophelia guy finally decided to take this step..."
"What's the meaning?"
"It means," Layla raised her head and said calmly, "you may have to prepare for a decisive battle with the ancients."
...
At the same time, Jiangdu.
Chu Cheng looked at the big words "Account Upgrade" on the screen and was a little surprised, but also a little confused.
Even with the current level situation, he also knows that it is becoming increasingly difficult to level up the game. Because the experience slot is generally a bit long, so if he wants to level up now, he usually has to clear a valuable BOSS.
after.
It was true that he blasted an ancient leader earlier today, but according to his estimation, there was still some distance before the next upgrade.
Speaking of which, there are heroes who hang up in other cities, but most of them deal with street affairs, and the experience they provide is also limited.
"It's because of the technical module, sir."
Friday explained the mechanism.
"You have arranged for the development of many projects for corresponding heroes during this period. For heroes on the technology development side, equipment design and technology development will also increase experience points."
In other words, Chu Cheng's arrangement for Stark to be busy in the laboratory these days has actually been to gain experience.
By analogy, this should feel similar to life skills such as refining and forging in traditional online games. That's right, after all, not every superhero is a street hero.
Street heroes like Spider-Man and Daredevil spend their daily lives climbing over walls and walls to fight crime, so naturally they should be on the streets while idle and leveling up.
tomato
For someone like Iron Man, he usually only cares about big things and rarely deals with street crimes, so he usually spends his time leveling up in the laboratory. Therefore, he relies on technology development when he hangs up and levels up, which is reasonable.
So after upgrading, the first step is naturally the skill extraction module.
But this time, I didn’t draw any skills that can bring about substantial improvement. The five skills are either unclear or very repetitive.
It's another fighting fight from an unknown hero - to be honest, Chu Cheng feels that if he does it a few more times, the various fighting skills he has stored in his warehouse can be used as wholesale.
Then he actually pulled out a proficiency in business, but it didn't mean much to Chu Cheng, who had no plans to become a capitalist. Another slightly novel thing was the proficiency in materials science drawn from Stark.
This is not to say that it is completely useless. Stark's attainments in materials science are definitely beyond the eight major roads in today's scientific world, but the best materials he has developed have been applied to Iron Man's armor. There are
, Chu Cheng does not need to study it by himself.
I can only say that if there is a chance in the future, Chu Cheng can borrow his knowledge to try to see if he can develop any other new materials using the unique resources of Dijixing...
...In the future, anyway, we’ll talk about it when we have the chance.
Then there is the "Spiritual Vision" of Moonlight Knight, which can see spiritual bodies when equipped. It is just said to be spiritual vision, but in fact it is more than just seeing, it also allows the wearer to touch spiritual bodies, and
Most abilities and weapons used by the wearer are blessed by Kongsu's magic and can cause damage to spirits.
This can be regarded as opening up a new field, and it is a pretty good skill. After all, Chu Cheng's hero skills so far are all on the technological side. If he really encounters any monsters, most of his abilities will be useless.
Mainly, it is actually related to a common feature of Marvel and DC. Although American comics have all-inclusive systems, in general, the technology side is generally more developed, and the proportion of heroes on the technology side is definitely greater than the number of heroes on the magic side.
, this can only be seen from the distribution of MCU movie characters.
And the overall level of the mysterious side is higher than that of the technology side. Those who play metaphysics may start at a higher level, so most of them are clustered in high-level heroes, so Chu Cheng starts with low-level heroes, and those who can't draw the mysterious side are the same.
inevitable.
It’s rare to see a metaphysical hero like Moon Knight in the low-level pool with a big gap between the upper and lower limits.
Therefore, from the perspective of skill diversity, spiritual vision skills are still quite critical - provided that there are ghosts on the Earth Star that can be killed.
In short, Chu Cheng equipped this skill in the room and tried it out, and briefly experienced the perspective of Moon Knight. But it seemed that he didn't see anything, and there was no lonely ghost suddenly appearing in front of his eyes.
It can only be said that either the Earth Pole Star is still a world governed by science and there are no ghosts, or there are ghosts but they are not everywhere in the streets.
In short, put the skills in the inventory first, and you will have an extra trump card when encountering ghosts in the future.
The rest of the skills have no practical use, and there is no substantial improvement to his current situation. But it is also expected. After all, besides Iron Man, the most C-level series in his pool now is the Spider-Man series, but Spider-Man has one ability.
It's basically all taken out.
Although Iron Man is strong, he does not rely on ability but equipment, so Chu Cheng has already hit a bottleneck before releasing a new hero, and his strength has reached the ceiling.
This sentence has been verified once again, new heroes are the primary productive force, whether it is technology, ability, or the most intuitive field combat power, they are all inseparable from new heroes.
After drawing the skills, he checked out the new upgraded functions. After seeing them clearly, Chu Cheng's eyes suddenly lit up.