“Current acquired evaluation entry:”
“Polite Person.”
“Gray Entry (Damaged).”
“Equipping this evaluation entry grants you the following benefits:”
“When you act politely, others will have a slightly better impression of you.”
“You may retain this evaluation entry and upgrade it in the future, or you can devour it to gain basic attribute points.”
Shen Ye quickly read through it and fell into thought.
This door seems to have turned into some sort of ability, and it even evaluates me.
Wait!
Could this be my own ability?
Suddenly, a voice once again appeared in Shen Ye’s ear:
“I’ve finally found you.”
“Who are you?” Shen Ye immediately asked.
“You’ve awakened a ‘world-linking’ type ability. You are extremely rare, but I’ve finally found you.”
The voice continued, “Listen carefully, I slumber in the depths of the Nightmare World. If you can come to rescue me, I will grant you generous rewards.”
Shen Ye couldn’t help but shake his head slightly.
Rescue?
I don’t even dare to step inside, let alone rescue someone.
As if sensing his thoughts, the voice spoke again:
“No need to refuse right away. As a gesture of good faith, let me tell you something.”
“Now, open your backpack and find the metal sculpture in your pencil case.”
Curious, Shen Ye picked up his backpack, opened the pencil case, and indeed found a metal sculpture of a horned demon inside.
Something felt off.
According to the original owner’s memories, he never owned such a metal sculpture.
Who placed this sculpture in the pencil case?
The voice spoke again:
“This is the ‘Cursed Sculpture of the King of Fallen Evil Spirits.’”
“Over countless years, humans believed it could open otherworldly dimensions, claiming the lives and souls of others to enhance its own power.”
“This has occurred millions of times without fail.”
Shen Ye listened intently and then asked:
“Are you saying someone placed this sculpture in my pencil case to take my life?”
“Correct, but you survived.”
The voice continued, “What humans don’t know is that, despite its immense power, if it fails to claim its target’s life even once, all the accumulated power within it will transfer to the target instead.”
“This power will create unprecedented new abilities for that person.”
“—Thus, you’ve obtained the extremely rare ‘world-linking’ ability.”
Shen Ye fell silent.
Actually…
That boy did die.
It’s just that I seamlessly took over and inherited his body.
So, this is a bug, huh?
The voice turned eager:
“Come, human. As you grow stronger, you will inevitably reach the depths of the Nightmare World and set me free.”
“I’ll reward you well. I keep my promises.”
“What kind of existence are you?” Shen Ye asked.
“I am exhausting my strength to communicate across worlds… but I will remember you… I’ll find you again in the future.”
The voice grew fainter and eventually disappeared.
The room fell silent again.
Shen Ye crouched on the bed, his expression solemn.
Me?
Awakened an ability?
He glanced again at the metal sculpture in his hand.
The sculpture had dimmed, and as he rubbed it, fine cracks appeared on its surface.
Crash!
The sculpture shattered into fragments.
A sudden wind swept through, reducing the debris to ashes.
—It had completely ceased to exist.
Who was trying to kill Shen Ye?
No matter.
I must hurry and increase my strength, at least enough to protect myself!
He turned his attention back to the glowing text in midair.
“Polite Person.”
What kind of lousy entry is this? It’s better to use it to enhance my strength.
“Devour.”
Shen Ye silently commanded.
The entry disappeared, replaced by a glowing point of light.
The glowing point hovered in midair, spinning slightly, before flying into Shen Ye’s body.
—An attribute point.
Devouring the evaluation entry had generated an attribute point, which could be used to improve his basic attributes.
But which attribute should he enhance first?
Shen Ye began recalling some knowledge about this world.
Generally, humans possess five main attributes: Strength, Agility, Spirit, Comprehension, and Resonance.
What happens if I add a point to Strength?
With a thought, the glowing point turned into Strength and augmented his body.
In an instant.
Shen Ye’s body felt slightly heavier, as if he had become more solid.
He picked up the metal tray on the table and gave it a light squeeze.
The iron tray bent slightly.
Two lines of glowing text appeared in the void:
“Current Strength Level: Ordinary Adult Male.”
“Your physical fitness barely meets the standard of an adult male. Please keep improving.”
An adult male?
This boy is only fifteen, and his body was frail, yet his strength improved this much.
Shen Ye shifted his focus.
The glowing point stopped augmenting Strength and was instead withdrawn and allocated to Agility.
His body felt lighter.
Glowing text appeared again in the void:
“Congratulations, you’ve reached the standard of a novice parkour runner.”
Shen Ye took a short run-up, leaped onto the wall, and ran two steps along it before landing back on the ground.
—Enhancing Agility is pretty impressive too!
Shen Ye took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and worked to calm his emotions.
From just two brief tests, he had already understood one crucial thing.
—Attribute points can be reassigned at any time, enabling enhancement of any area.
The truly terrifying aspect lay in this flexibility.
He could instantly switch from being a strength-based warrior to an agility-focused assassin!
Things were starting to get interesting.
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