NOVEL WEB Chapter 80: Chapter 80
The Ancient One now truly saw Kurohane as her successor, as long as Kurohane's requests weren't too outlandish, she would satisfy them as much as she could. Something like opening a portal back to his small apartment was nothing. She even wanted to push Sylvie through the portal, telling her to rub Kurohane's back or something before coming back. Of course, if she was willing to rest with Kurohane, the Ancient One would surely be even happier!
In short, because she could meet such an easily deceived person who could release her from her responsibilities early, the Ancient One was naturally willing to grant him a little more leverage!
Kurohane still refused the Ancient One's good intentions and pushed Sylvie back through the portal. After a comfortable shower, Kurohane, lying in bed, decided to start his lottery. Keeping 300 Justice Points was useless, and he still had several Character Experience Cards, but aside from the Shuiwa character card, none of them could be used in large-scale battles with many people. Even if Kurohane could perfectly control water and flood all of Thanos's ground troops, frankly, in a superhero world, would anyone truly drown?
Not everyone was like the Ancient One, that old veteran, who fell from the top floor and died! Rhodes, War Machine, a normal person, only became paralyzed after falling from the sky, yet, she, a Sorcerer Supreme, died from a fall. She truly used Dormammu's energy too much and didn't use her brain in her plans! But then again, if you're that powerful, having a brain or not isn't a critical concern.
"System: Activate Justice Point withdrawal, all into the Skill Turntable."
Kurohane also knew it. Character Experience Cards could be used as trump cards, but if he truly wanted to become stronger overall, he had to draw skill cards. Even if he only got lousy skills, the improvements he received were real and tangible. After all, using Character Experience Cards didn't necessarily grant skills, as in the previous battle. Da Wa gave a slight boost in strength, no command, but Kurohane could feel it himself. But the Huo Wa experience card gave nothing at all!
This was what made Kurohane feel the greatest loss. Even if the Huo Wa experience card gave fire resistance, that would have been fine, but it was utterly useless. It was truly a one-time item, a complete loss! He now had Er Wa, Shuiwa, and Liulao, three character experience cards, so there was absolutely no problem in saving his life. It was better to draw some skills!
Spin, spin~~~
Accompanied by cheap, low-quality sound effects, the Skill Turntable spun slightly then stopped. Three skills were smoothly drawn, causing Kurohane's brow to twitch slightly.
[Mental Interference: You cannot make someone commit suicide, but you can make them dazed!] [Mental Control: Making someone commit suicide is not impossible!] [System Skill Integration... The above two skills have been integrated into the host's existing skill: Telepathy.] [Gates of Hell: It's exactly what you think it is. Beyond that door is Hell!]
Kurohane: (shocked, then delighted). See, what did I tell you! You still have to draw skills! What kind of bovine excrement are Character Experience Cards! The Skill Turntable is my darling!
The two skills [Mental Control] and [Mental Interference] were the most appealing. They were like moves, but the prerequisite for using them was that Kurohane had to possess the [Telepathy] ability! This was like playing an online game. You were a warrior and had two sword skills, but you only had a long staff in your hand and couldn't use either sword skill at all. Unless, of course, you also had a longsword in your inventory!
This was why the two skills [Mental Control] and [Mental Interference] seemed very powerful, but their reward level wasn't high. They were exclusive skills for [Telepathy]! Without the [Telepathy] skill, these two skills were useless!
Kurohane joyfully wanted to find someone to test it on, but found that besides himself in the apartment, he couldn't find a second breathing mouth. He should have let Sylvie stay to rub his back! Only after he used [Super Vision] to scan his surroundings did he find a mouse foraging in the next room. Kurohane was like a treasure hunter and immediately used [Telepathy] on the mouse.
The feeling of activating this skill was very strange, as if the mouse was an extended part of himself. He could make the mouse perform any move he wanted, then he played with it for ten minutes without feeling tired. It was like getting a new toy, and then he happily exhausted his mental energy. After the mouse finished its Thomas performance, Kurohane calmly fell asleep in bed.
He didn't even look at the [Gates of Hell] skill and didn't know what was happening in the outside world!
News of the Battle of New York was, of course, the biggest news worldwide, coupled with the emergence of the Avengers. Kurohane's title as the "Righteous Angel" immediately became famous, even alarming the Holy See far away in Europe!
Super soldiers, Iron Man suits, gamma-radiated Hulk, and skilled agents, these abilities were still comprehensible in the minds of the American public, summarized in one sentence: The poor rely on mutations, the rich rely on technology.
But this individual, Kurohane, appeared with two shining wings, like a Seraphim who could judge sins, single-handedly stopping a nuclear bomb explosion and saving New York, the most prosperous city in the United States. Especially the video privately recorded by Tony Stark, which had spread widely online, and also included a selfie of Kurohane and Tony, showing a close-up view of the shining wings. Now the whole world knew that there was an Angel in this world, but they didn't know which Angel from the Bible!
Faith was in a state of strong upheaval. The Angels they believed in were real, but the churches they believed in were fake! Churches everywhere were blocked by fanatical believers. Priests in smaller churches couldn't cope, upholding the idea of joining if you can't beat them, they directly joined the ranks of larger cathedrals. The procession grew larger and larger, and finally the National Guard came to the scene to maintain order.
It should be noted, the purpose was to maintain order, not to disperse the procession. Many National Guard members even participated in the procession, demanding an explanation. Actually, the appearance of an Angel alone wouldn't have achieved this effect. The biggest reason was that nuclear bomb was ready to explode in New York!!! If Kurohane hadn't intervened, this nuclear bomb would have exploded in New York!
The government that dropped a nuclear bomb on its own people had reached its lowest credibility since the founding of the nation. Coupled with news spread from who-knew-where, claiming that the portal in the sky was also created by a secret government organization, which directly attracted the Aliens and caused massive losses in New York, and then, to silence witnesses and cover up the news, they planned to use a nuclear bomb to bury everything in fire!
Tony Stark: (shocked and confused). Why are you looking at me? I'm just a conscientious photographer!
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