NOVEL WEB Chapter 175: Like The Wind Passes
In a dimly-lit brick-walled room, a man with neatly styled brown hair was a little messy, but his right bangs partially covered a face that radiated tension.
The man's green irises were sharp as knives, but they were gloomy behind the lenses of his glasses, which were now cracked on one side.
The man was Yasuwaki Tokutou. His body was dressed in a white shirt and white trousers that were torn in many places, displaying the wounds that covered his entire body.
Yasuwaki's missing right hand seemed to be slowly growing back, regenerating itself under the light surrounding it, though the process seemed slow.
His facial expression reflects deep suffering, as if bearing the burden of more than just physical pain.
On his face, precisely on his forehead a black mark in the shape of a keyhole is striking, giving a strange impression and adding a mysterious aura to him.
"Ugh," Yasuwaki complains softly, in a hoarse voice. "If only I didn't have Qliphot Rhizomes... I would've died sooner in the Resident Evil 8 Village World."
{N/A: Qliphot Rhizomes is Abigeil Wilhelm's Noble Phantasm of Type-moon. The essence of this ability is to draw the dark world into the real world to manipulate the surrounding reality and distort it freely}
{N/A: Although the Qliphot Rhizomes ability is very powerful, one will go crazy if using the ability excessively, mentally unstable}
In the silence of the room, Yasuwaki observed his slowly healing wounds, while venting his anger. "That thing over there is far more terrifying than Gastrea and the Cursed Child."
The flames of anger were further reflected in his green irises that flashed behind his cracked glasses. "Varanium weapons, they don't work! Besides, how can an easy level mission be this difficult? You bastard!"
"And, moreover...Qliphot Rhizomes absorbs my vitality deeply when used." Yasuwaki said, recalling the consumption of using the Qliphot Rhizomes ability.
Before long, his previously severed right hand was fully healed, its tissues and muscles seemingly intertwining again in no time. There was no scar, as if the hand had never been lost.
Amidst the silence that again enveloped the room, a notification appeared in front of him.
The system's holographic blue light projects a message with shimmering text, catching Yasuwaki's attention.
Ding!
[Beyonder with serial number 120,003 has returned to the Reincarnation Room]
[Initiate Mission Evaluation...]
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World: Resident Evil 8 Village
Difficulty level : Easy
Number of participants : 1
Number of Main Missions: 3
Mission 1: Kill the Werewolf. There will be additional scoring if you exceed the target.
Mission 2: Rescue Rosemary Winters out of the Village. There will be additional scoring including the state of Rosemary Winters.
Mission 3: Earn 5,000 points. There will be additional scoring if you exceed the target amount.
Reward: Will be calculated after the end of the main mission.
Penalty: Each failed main mission will be penalized 1000 points.
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[Mission 1 successfully completed. Beyonder killed many Werewolves. The reward earned by Beyonder increased greatly]
[Mission 2 was successfully completed. Beyonder saved Rosemary Winters with no left hand. The reward earned by Beyonder increased moderately]
[Mission 3 was successfully completed. Beyonder earned 7000 Points. The reward earned by Beyonder increased slightly]
[Evaluation Result: A+]
Ding!
[The system detects factors that can improve the Evaluation result]
[First factor: Beyonder completes A-level side mission, -Kill Lord- Reward earned by Beyonder increases moderately]
[Evaluation Result: S]
[Reward: 40,000 Points and 10 Attribute Points]
Yasuwaki looked at the holographic screen in front of him, blue light shining on his face full of madness.
The large words "Evaluation Level S" are clearly displayed, with the number 10 Attribute Points underneath. Yasuwaki smiles faintly, a sly grin gracing his lips.
"S-level evaluation isn't bad," he muttered in a satisfied tone, his eyes glittering behind the cracked lenses of his glasses. "With these extra 10 attribute points... I'll become even stronger..."
However, in that instant, the memory of the man who had brutally destroyed him flashed through his mind.
The image of a cold figure with terrifying strength made his body tremble, even if only for an instant. He clenched his left hand into a fist, his fingernails digging into the skin, trying to quell the fear that was slowly creeping up.
"But..." he hissed softly, his expression turning serious. "To kill that person... I need to become much stronger. This power is not enough."
Yasuwaki takes a deep breath, then stands with his body erect even though his tattered clothes seem to contrast with his confident aura.
He walks with heavy but steady steps towards the red door at the end of the room. His hand reached out, touching the cold, rusty doorknob.
With one firm tug, the door swings open, spewing faint light from outside. Yasuwaki steps out, leaving the dimly lit room without hesitation.
In his mind, only one goal kept ringing: to get revenge on the person who killed him so cruelly.
***
In the Beyonder house with serial number 120,000, El sat leaning against the wall of his room. His body was erect, but the look in his eyes was blank, drowning in the flashes of memories of the few days that passed like the wind.
After returning from the world for the Black Bullet, El had made a brief stop in the Kimetsu no Yaiba World, to visit Tanjiro, Nezuko, Zenitsu and Inosuke.
However, he realized that time had passed, and Japan had entered the modern era.
Without lingering, El returned to the Reincarnation Room and visited his subordinates in the Last Human World, this time with Kayo.
After returning from the Last Human World, El decided to hone the powers of Six Path and Susano'o at the training house for seven full days.
Meanwhile, Kayo chose to go on a mission alone in another world in order to become stronger. The girl, although respectful, still harbored the desire to hit El just once.
El, though a little hesitant, gave his consent for Kayo to go alone.
El, on the other hand, focused on his training, determined to continue pushing the limits of his strength.
Three days of training with Nagato Uzumaki to understand the basis of further abilities, despite being killed hundreds of times by the Six Path of Pain.
Another three days with Madara, which ended with his body being constantly destroyed by Perfect Susano'o. Slashed, stomped and even blasted with other high level Jutsu.
However, the experience honed his understanding of Susano'o, bringing him one step closer to full mastery.
The past two days, he had been at the auction house, looking for the items he was after and new swords, as well as new items. Because his previous item was given to Kayo.
In between searches, El only left the place to fulfill basic needs before returning.
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- White Fire
Level: Black
Type: Weapon
Description: Increases attack speed by 30% Has a 3% chance of burning effect.
- Black Wolf Shirt
Level: Black
Type: Description: Increases defense by 20%
- Wind Shoes
Level: Black
Type: Shoes
Description: Increases movement speed by 20%
- Fire Gloves
Level: Black
Type: Gloves
Description: Increases control over the fire element by 20%
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White Water for 6,000 Points, Black Wolf Shirt for 4,000 Points, wind shoes for 4,000 Points, and Fire Gloves for 8,000 Points. The total amount El spent is 22,000 Points.
At this moment, El sat in his room, watching the holographic screen in front of his. The list of skills was clearly displayed, reflecting blue light onto his face that remained calm despite his calculating mind.
In the corner of the room, an incubator stood still, emitting a dim light. After two days in the auction house, El finally got the item for 40,000 Points.
Inside the incubator, there was deep blue water rippling finely, as a lump of living flesh pulsed slowly, indicating slow growth.
The lump of flesh in the incubator was from a lock of her sister's hair mixed with Nezuko's blood and Aldebaran's DNA that had been successfully purified in Sky Pearl Poison for some time now.
However, El did not direct his attention there at all. His focus was entirely on the holographic screen before his, his eyes moving to observe every detail of the skills listed.