Chapter 48 Artemis' Embrace

After entering the storage room, Feng Bujue first went to claim his extra reward, choosing the 40% experience bonus again. The experience cap for Level 28 was 280,000, so 40% of that was a whopping 112,000, even more than he'd gotten for completing the script.

Having claimed his extra reward, Feng Bujue nervously approached another glass cylinder, ready to draw that "usable Perfect-grade equipment."

"At times like this, you can't have too high expectations..." Feng Bujue muttered to himself, trying to manage his expectations so he wouldn't be too disappointed if he drew some trash.

White light gathered before his eyes, and before long, a beautifully crafted sleeveless suit of armor was floating inside the glass cylinder. The armor was a silver-gray overall, with golden, shimmering carvings decorating it. Under the light, its surface even gave off a hazy, shimmering glow.

[Name: Artemis' Embrace]

[Type: Armor]

[Quality: Perfect]

[Defense: None]

[Attribute: None]

[Effect: Greatly reduces the damage of all ranged attacks]

[Equipment Requirements: General Ability Specialization C, cannot be traded after pickup]

[Remarks: Under the protection of the Moon Goddess, the player is completely immune to conventional ranged damage such as arrows, bullets, and rays. Also able to negate some other ranged attacks (special ammunition, ranged skills, or special equipment) and non-physical damage.]

"Pretty strong..." Feng Bujue said. "It's not inferior to the Saint Cloth mass-produced by your sister." He couldn't resist taking a jab at the relationship between Artemis and Athena.

Because the main body of the [Echo Armor] was just a belt, it didn't prevent Feng Bujue from equipping this new piece of equipment. Although a Greek-style armor paired with a belt from Marvel Comics was a bit incongruous, his appearance always showed his clothing, so it didn't matter.

The moment he put on the armor, Feng Bujue felt an unprecedented joy and satisfaction. This should be considered the first Perfect-grade equipment that truly belonged to him. Although he had handled the Legendary-grade [One-Hit Kill Handgun] and the Perfect-grade [Cold-Blooded Armor] before, those were, after all, things he couldn't take out of the script.

Putting on [Artemis' Embrace] now felt... like test-driving a car at the dealership in the past, and now he was actually driving it home.

Of course, with Brother Jue's personality, he wouldn't get too excited about one piece of equipment for too long. His attention quickly shifted elsewhere.

He first checked the contents of his inventory: cloud bombs, detonators, freezing pulse gun, backup parachute (prepared for the original plan to plunder the Batcave), etc... all gone. He could also see from the settlement screen that he hadn't brought anything out.

This killing game had been full of twists and turns. From the moment Jason Todd appeared, Feng Bujue's plan had been completely disrupted. But after clearing the level, he reviewed the situation and realized that the losses weren't that great. It was just some ammunition and two bottles of blood.

"Well... there's no need to resupply for the time being. I'll go to the mall after the next script," Feng Bujue thought. "There's still a little bit to go before Level 29. Before Level 30, it's best not to touch my Ability Points, so I don't need to go to the Scare Box either, lest I get tempted." After thinking for a while, he decided to play another game first and level up to 29.

Back in the elevator lobby, Feng Bujue first opened his friends list, but almost all the names on it showed that they were "in the game." There was no telling how long he would have to wait, so he had no choice but to solo queue.

After thinking for a few seconds, he opened the mode selection menu on the touchscreen and queued for a Team Survival Mode.

Because he had just played a Solo Survival Mode that afternoon, and the last script was a super difficult Killing Game, he just wanted to join a team with more people this time and play support.

Currently, Feng Bujue's character data was:

Title: [Dark Vanguard], Experience Value: 258,500/280,000, Ability Points: 14,400, Game Coins: 1,365,000.

Specializations: General C, Devices D, Investigation D, Fighting C, Shooting D, Medicine E, Spiritual C, Summoning F.

Inventory (10/15): Mario's Pipe Wrench, Flashlight, Eighteen Bronze Men's Folding Stool (No. 5), T-500 (10/20), Anti-Gravity Catapult, Miss Moxxi's Bad Touch, Vajra Bell, Proyanbina's Vacuum Cleaner, Survival Value Supplement (Medium) *3, Endless Grenade Magazine.

Equipment: Jazz Dance, Spider Silk Gloves, Death Poker (Psionic Weapon), Echo Armor, Goblin Gas Mask, Artemis' Embrace.

Space (4/10): Puzzle Card - Monkey, Puzzle Card - Sunglasses, Puzzle Card - Strawberry, Puzzle Card - Leather Jacket.

Skills: [Not-So-Hasty Repair], [Spiritual Sense Gathering Technique], [Tenacity of the Ice Sorcerer], [Devil Descent].

With these stats, he could be the main force on any team he joined. As long as the script was cleared in the end, even if he sacrificed himself in the process, he could still get a lot of experience and level up easily.

[Madness Isn't Justice, Level 28]

[Please select the game mode you wish to join.]

[You have selected Team Survival Mode (Normal). Please confirm.]

[Confirmed. Random team size generated: Four players.]

[You have entered the queue. Searching for other ready individuals or teams.]

[Match complete. Coordinating neural connections. Generating script...]

[Loading start. Please wait.]

After a series of prompts, the game's iconic dialogue sounded again: "Welcome to Thriller Paradise." This time, the voice sounded like a literary young man speaking, and his tone was very calm and even.

At the same time, Feng Bujue's vision had gone completely dark. It seemed that this time, they were using the "sudden teleportation" method of entry.

[Loading complete. You are currently in Team Survival Mode (Normal).]

[This mode provides script introductions and has a chance to feature side quests, hidden quests, and special worldviews.]

[Script clearance reward: Randomly draw a learnable skill card.]

[The script introduction is about to play. The game will start immediately after the introduction is finished.]

The opening CG began. The scene was quite ordinary... Dusk, a bustling metropolis. High-rise buildings stood tall and noisy; the streets were filled with traffic, and pedestrians came and went; everything looked very normal, and the narration was slow to start.

The camera moved slowly in the air, as if filming a documentary of a city sightseeing tour.

"Such an ordinary beginning gives people a strange sense of unease..." Feng Bujue thought.

After more than ten seconds, the screen froze on a building about twenty stories high, and then the camera slowly approached it from a fixed angle.

The sky darkened at this time, and the pedestrians and vehicles visible in the line of sight gradually decreased...