Cheat Awakening-Chapter 708 - . Bonus Gift

[ These things, however, can only be used after the host becomes a formal gladiator. So keep working hard. ]

While Myne was chatting with the system, a blood giant with a taller physique, nearly 500 meters in height, approached.

This one seemed different from the ordinary giants. It wore a loose purple robe. As soon as it entered, it knelt before the five statues, its head slightly tilted, as if listening intently to something.

"What is it doing?" Myne couldn't help but whisper.

[ The Blood Servant is listening to the will of the monarchs. Unlike the Blood Baby, it is a high-level blood infant and also the person in charge of the worship arena. Therefore, when the five monarchs need to hold a special competition, the Blood Servant will appear. ]

The system casually answered Myne's question, but when he heard that those mountain-sized giants were called babies, he was dumbfounded. It took him a few seconds to regain his senses and stop staring weirdly at the blood babies before refocusing on the five statues.

Unless he had a brain problem, it wasn't hard to guess that those five bastards were planning some tricks and didn't want him to have a good time in his last battle.

Not long after, the Blood Servant turned around and whispered something in a strange language to him.

Surprisingly, even without the help of the system or { ? }, he understood its meaning. It was asking him to follow it. The Lord of Hell had prepared a special trial for him, which would be held the following day. So, it was taking him to a resting place where he could wait and recover until further notification.

Hearing that he was granted time before the last battle, Myne instantly breathed a sigh of relief and was delighted. He had been thinking of asking the system if there was any way to postpone the final fight so he could go back and clear a few dungeons, boost his strength, and grab some skills before returning.

The last battle had taught him how weak he was, especially since the venue's theme was not friendly to humans. Previously, he had been lucky that his opponent was a coward and didn't have particularly strong body defense; otherwise, the other party wouldn't have needed to do anything except wait for him to admit defeat while roasting in the heat of magma or throwing magma at him from afar there is no way he can avoid getting injured all the time.

But who was to say that his next opponent would also be a fool? He couldn't afford the price of dying, not even once. Otherwise, those four overpowered individuals who had just started paying attention to him would do anything to f*cked him up for cheating right under their noses.

So, Myne soon followed the blood servant into a narrow space, which led him to a grand, luxurious hall made of shiny golden and red marble. Hell was unimaginably large, very suitable for those mountain-like babies. But sadly, to Myne's disappointment, there wasn't anyone else like him who had come here for a trial.

However, in a corner, he saw a familiar-looking signboard of a shield and sword. After asking the system, he learned it was a blacksmith shop where he could repair his equipment.

This delighted Myne, and after getting his room in the residential area for guests on the west side of the giant hall, which was very simple with a king-size bed, a restroom, and some common furniture, he hurriedly went to the blacksmith shop.

The shop was also run by a blood baby, the only difference being that this one was very small, barely four meters tall, probably because most people who came here for trial battles weren't giants. For those hundreds-of-meters-tall beings, grabbing and repairing the participant's tiny equipment was nothing but helping an ant, a very difficult task.

After Myne paid one Cosmic Coin, the blood baby took his knife, threw it into the burning furnace, and after a minute or so, grabbed the burning hot knife with its bare hand as if it were nothing. It casually threw it onto the anvil, grabbed the stone hammer, and under Myne's dumbfounded gaze, the other party hit it a few times randomly before throwing it into the water tank to cool down.

Then, it placed the knife before Myne, returned to its seat, and closed its eyes as if nothing had happened.

[ Name: Hundred-Man Killer Knife

Type: Equipment

Quality: Rare

Function: When swinging, it increases body movement and strength by +20, but also consumes more physical strength.

Note: It was repaired and enhanced by the Grandmaster-level blood baby and is twice as durable as before. ]

"F*CK!"

This was the only word that came out of Myne's mouth after witnessing the magical skill of the blood baby blacksmith before him. It would be a lie to say that for a moment, he thought he had been cheated.

Who would have thought that with a few casual swings of a hammer, someone could repair his damaged knife and even enhance it out of nothing? If not for the fear that the Eye of the Evil God was a bit too valuable, no less than those five bastards out there—who he didn't doubt would definitely jump out from nest if he took out an body part of another god, he would be robbed for sure—he really wanted to give it to the blood baby in front of him to enhance as well.

After this small episode, Myne wandered around the colossal hall, but seeing that there wasn't anything to see except blood giants wandering, and that the hall was also a bit too big for him to explore fully, he returned to his room, pulled up the status menu, and clicked on the Exit option.

...

"Haa, this motherf*cking darkness, when will I be able to renovate my lobby?" He looked outside the lobby through the wall and saw the darkness, and fog-like monsters with red eyes roaring and screaming as they fought with each other. Occasionally, a few idiots smashed their heads against the lobby wall, but like ants hitting a mountain, it had no effect at all.

"Huh? Where did this box come from?" Just as Myne pulled up his status screen again, intending to enter the dungeon, he noticed a small box in the corner of the lobby under the light of the status window.

"System, what's the matter with this box?" Myne asked as he walked toward the small wooden box and opened it without any hesitation.

[ Name: Dark Wind Boots ]

[ Type: Equipment ]

[ Quality: Ordinary ]

[ Consumption: 10 Mana ]

[ Function: After activating, enter a stealth state for five minutes, and agility increases by 5%. In a dark environment, all movement sounds are reduced by 90%, and movement speed is increased by 30%. Movement speed scales with the agility attribute, with a maximum bonus of 50 points. ]

[ Note: On a dark and windy night, kill without leaving a trace. ]

"F*ck, so cool!" Myne's eyes instantly lit up seeing the wonderful effect of his new boots. He removed his old leather boots and put these on without wasting a second, fearing the giver might regret his decision and ask for them back.

[ Because of the host's wonderful performance, the Lord of Hell has given you an additional reward and asks you to be well-prepared for the next battle, since much is at stake, and he wants you to win at any cost. ]

"What has that bastard done this time?" Myne cursed, his excitement washing away as he realized someone was plotting behind his back again. Even the Dark Wind Boots on his feet suddenly felt uncomfortable. But sadly, there was nothing he could do about it except sigh.

By the way, Myne also learned from the system that he could choose to equip any equipment without needing to physically wear it, thus avoiding unnecessary trouble from other greedy players who covet his equipment. Also, many pieces of equipment looked quite second-rate and weird, as not all of them were made for humans.

The other races had different tastes and characteristics. If they were mixed and matched, it would be hard to tell what style it would become. However, when activating its function, the equipment would briefly display a phantom for one second to indicate it was working before disappearing, and he could wear whatever he wanted on top of it.

Then, Myne checked his status but was in no hurry to spend the pitiful 5 free attribute points. He decided to enter the dungeon and beat some asses first.

[ Please choose the mode of dungeon: Single or Team ]

"Ohh, there's also such a function, so doesn't it mean I can also beat other players' asses and rob their equipment?" An evil smile appeared on Myne's face as he thought that his new equipment was motivating him to do bad things.

[ Player Glitcher, level 5 ]

[ Team mode dungeon matching in progress... ]

[ Team dungeon confirmed, number of people: Six. ]

The dim lights in the lobby space did not flicker this time. Large patches of darkness appeared from the room's door, like a tide silently surging.

Then, it swallowed up the room and Myne together.

...

[ Since this is the first time entering the team dungeon, this mode will provide each player with a common main quest and will evaluate and reward them according to their personal completion. ]

[ Note: Once the act of killing team members occurs, the main quest will be banned, and related rewards and experience cannot be obtained. ]

After a brief moment of unconsciousness, Myne's consciousness fell to the ground as if from the sky, and he blinked open his eyes.

His first thought was, "There's no weird greeting sound this time," and the second was, "What a shame, I can't play the role of bandit."