Sacred Souls: Genesis

Chapter 430: Chapter 416: You Are Easier to Beat Than Computers! (Third Update)

After consecutive bouts with thirteen holy spirits, Rosh had a good grasp on their average combat strength…

Very difficult to handle… that was Rosh’s feeling after the fights. If it weren’t for the holy spirits not yet accustomed to dealing with an invisible enemy, Rosh wouldn’t have been able to exploit the opportunity for a one-hit kill, and she wouldn’t have won so easily.

This time, Rosh planned to use the same method. The moment she entered her invisible state, she charged toward Hei Guo Zhuo Rou, preparing to close in and drain Hei Guo Zhuo Rou’s life points.

But just one second after she made her sudden move, Hei Guo Zhuo Rou threw the two revolvers in his hands away.

The two revolvers stayed spinning in mid-air like boomerangs, and the bullets they fired transformed into the blades of the boomerangs, pouring out in all directions–and they were precisely in the path Rosh was charging through.

Double Eagle Rotation!

Without a second thought, Rosh ducked her body low, as if she were a leopard ready to pounce… She darted right underneath those two revolvers.

“Got you,”

The voice of Hei Guo Zhuo Rou rang out in front of Rosh. The moment she lifted her head, she faced the barrel of Hei Guo Zhuo Rou’s gun.

Bullets with the Multiple Headshots effect shot out from Hei Guo Zhuo Rou’s two revolvers, precisely targeting Rosh who was still in her invisible state.

Rosh knew her position had been revealed and she no longer hid. The living armor on her arms instantly split open, and hundreds of micro plasma shots infused with Void Power swept toward Hei Guo Zhuo Rou like a tempest.

Hei Guo Zhuo Rou’s bullets with the Death Revolver effect collided with Rosh’s plasma rounds in the confined space.

The glow of deep purple plasma and the radiance of blossoming skulls lit up the stage.

Hei Guo Zhuo Rou’s body instantly displayed several instances of Armor Break damage, each in the thousands, and Rosh wasn’t in much better shape.

A bullet fired by Hei Guo Zhuo Rou grazed her cheek, and she turned to look at the skull imprint spurting from her cheek, feeling a bit of her life energy being drained by the bullet in that instant.

This holy spirit was different from the previous ones she had fought, but… not by much!

Rosh’s speed was far superior to that of Hei Guo Zhuo Rou. The instant the effect of the first wave of the Death Revolver wore off, Rosh had already teleported to Hei Guo Zhuo Rou’s right side.

Instinctively, Hei Guo Zhuo Rou attempted a backstep followed by a headshot, but this fancy gunslinger move once again triggered his waist injury.

The headshot bullet was fired, grazing Rosh’s right arm, but as a result, Hei Guo Zhuo Rou was hit by several of Rosh’s plasma shots, and his life points plummeted to a critical low.

“You’re injured,” Rosh chose not to press the attack. Instead, she halted her pursuit because, in the subtle exchange just now, she sensed Hei Guo Zhuo Rou was wounded.

“I definitely don’t have much health left, and that taunt about fighting is way too stupid coming from an NPC,”

Hei Guo Zhuo Rou adjusted his stance and prepared to launch a further assault. He didn’t associate Rosh’s comment with his actual waist injury and thought it was just the kind of trash talk an NPC would say when they hurt a player during an arena match.

Rosh, facing another fierce attack from Hei Guo Zhuo Rou, had no intention of holding back any longer.

In the past, during missions, her teammates had described her personality as overly considerate, and sometimes they would joke about how anyone who could marry her would be lucky.

Rosh couldn’t care less about those comments because she knew she rarely had any extra expressions. The word “cold-blooded” suited her well in battle, and she was just adept at spotting weaknesses in her enemies and… allies.

She would exploit the enemies’ weaknesses and always tried to mend the weaknesses of her allies.

It was the same in this fight. Rosh knew that the holy spirit in front of her wouldn’t care about her concern. Hei Guo Zhuo Rou, wounded as he was, couldn’t last more than ten minutes against Rosh’s fierce assault before declaring defeat.

“Sigh… Boss, I’ve embarrassed myself again.”

When he was defeated and teleported out of the arena, he found himself right beside President Yin.

“With this kind of antics, I really should have the team doctor ban you from touching VR equipment,” said President Yin dejectedly as he reached out to help Hei Guo Zhuo Rou up from where he had collapsed on the ground.

“Next!”

Rosh shouted out on stage at this time, seemingly searching the crowd for Zhao Mingwei’s whereabouts.

But it wasn’t just Zhao Mingwei… no new challengers appeared, not because the watching holy spirits were scared, but because Vice City Lord Yin had revoked Rosh’s challenge rights.

“Holy spirit, as per the agreement, I have the right to await challengers here,” Rosh said to Vice City Lord Yin at the edge of the arena.

“It’s time for dinner, let’s find a place to eat before we continue,” Vice City Lord Yin sent this message privately to Rosh. Not long ago, the holy spirits updated a minor feature, specifically the NPC communication feature.

This feature allowed players to contact NPCs with a specific level of affection from the friend list as if chatting with friends, even while they were grinding instances outside. This function was mostly used for heart-to-heart talks with one’s own Fureya.

But the Silver Boss had added Rosh to his friend list.

“I brought my own food, I don’t need yours. Next one, Holy Spirit.”

Rosh made it clear that she absolutely wouldn’t accept charity!

“Everybody else is resting during break time. We, the Holy Spirits, don’t advocate for 007 working hours, nor do we support 996. Also, you’re bleeding,” the Silver Boss added.

It was then that Rosh felt a pain in her left arm and noticed blood from her cheek spilling onto the ground.

It had been too long since she had felt the sensation of being injured; the bullets of the Black Pot Cooked Meat had the effect of the Death Revolver, and being hit by a bullet was not as simple as a mere physical injury… It meant that Rosh had also suffered some internal injuries.

“I have my own ways to heal,” Rosh replied to the Silver Boss, still very cold.

“Trying it out doesn’t cost you money, and your team member seems to be enjoying it quite a bit.”

“What did you say?” Rosh was slightly shocked, so much so that she immediately jumped down from the ring and approached the Silver Boss. There was no need for him to ask what she wanted to say now…

Her face already bore the expression ‘Where is my team member? Take me there!’

……

In the evening, at the Vibrant Nucleus stronghold.

Jiang Qiao was gnawing on a duck leg at the stronghold of the Vibrant Nucleus. Unlike other players using VR equipment… Jiang Qiao logged in with his mobile phone, so he had a taste system.

The food made in the game tasted slightly better than in reality, mainly because the chef’s culinary skills had reached the master level.

And this master chef was none other than the Miss Velvet Rabbit from the Vibrant Nucleus!

Jiang Qiao had not realized she actually enjoyed cooking in the game, and her cooking was top-notch… Silver Boss had hosted a banquet for the Eternal team from afar, and Velvet Rabbit had really shown off her skills in the stronghold.

Too bad… for the Duck-flame family in the stronghold.

The stronghold of Vibrant Nucleus was much quieter than that of Cola Mania, but “quiet” was relative.

Today was the opening match of the Conflict World Tournament; as usual, the players of Vibrant Nucleus all sat in the stronghold, watching the large screen built by Little Feather as if they were watching a movie, nibbling on tasteless food while watching the match.

The match was drawing to a close; the first matchup was the White Sword team from Stick Country versus the Titans from Eagle Country.

Both teams were top-tier in the world, and the opening ceremony match was also the full format, meaning individual, ring, and team land battles – all three types of matches.

However, today’s match was shocking enough to stun the world: Titan team had swept White Sword team twelve to zero!

The White Sword team had started their first match in the world tournament with a figurative door shut in their faces – a zero score!

Everyone from Vibrant Nucleus had predicted that the Titan team could beat the White Sword team, but this overwhelming, absolute dominance still caused shock among Conflict players worldwide.

The most shocking – and sassiest – thing was… Lu Wei, the soul player of the Titan team, posted a message on Twitter after the match ended.

“You guys are even easier than the computer characters in Holy Spirit! @WhiteSwordTeamOfficial.”

“Damn, this girl is taunting the crowd,” Mama Has a Dog couldn’t help commenting when he came across the message.

“Players from abroad really know how to talk smack, but… isn’t this too mocking?” Black Pot Cooked Meat felt somewhat uneasy.

It’s common for foreign players to talk big before and after matches, but Lu Wei’s mockery was intense, especially with the addition of a picture emoji of Thorne holding his sword and napping.

The mockery was clear: in Lu Wei’s eyes, the entire White Sword team combined was less challenging than a single Thorne.

All the Holy Spirit players thought it seemed reasonable, as Thorne was a monster that could even give Zhao Mingwei a hard time, but those players who had never played Holy Spirits couldn’t understand.

Wasn’t it too much to compare professional players to computer NPCs?

In the eyes of most players, computer NPCs were as easy to slay as the little monsters in the tutorial for beginners.

As a result, heated debates erupted on the international forums, focusing on “That Thorne Lu Wei mentioned… is he strong?”