I've Become the King of Villains in the Game-Chapter 443 - 306: New Trump Card! Strategic Level Pollution!

Chapter 443: Chapter 306: New Trump Card! Strategic Level Pollution!

Boom!

A powerful surge of supernatural contamination directly flooded into Chen Lun’s brain!

He felt his vision distort in an instant, countless colors flashing nonstop while an eerie whispering followed in his ears. All his senses presented an illusionary and surreal experience. An intense headache gnawed at him like a relentless maggot, firmly entangling itself around him.

Time became indistinct.

Eventually, Chen Lun managed to climb up from the ground, gasping for air, his temples throbbing with the beat of his heart. If there were a mirror in front of him right then, he would surely see the bulging veins on his face and the bloodshot eyes that made a ferocious visage.

‘That was close… My Sanity Value limit is only 70 points at the moment. If it wasn’t for the Maggie Statue timely infusing Sanity Value and offsetting the effect, locking it at 1 point, I’m afraid I would have already been triggered into instant death due to zeroing of Sanity.’

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Chen Lun took some time to recuperate before feeling somewhat better.

The fresco he had seen just before still left him with lingering fears. The contents on it were actually not special at all, merely depicting and recording how Clarence, starting as a mortal, followed Mr. Jing Yao and eventually became a Sub-God.

But because of the Immortal Realm, no, rather the Dream Realm environment, an irreversible effect was cast on the painting, filling it with supernatural contamination. This was contamination of a Mythical Level, and even though Chen Lun already had substantial Mysterious Resistance, it was difficult to withstand.

At the same time, Chen Lun finally grasped the meaning behind the words previously spoken by the Witch “Your Majesty.”

‘She let Noah follow me, becoming my exclusive painter… The implication being, does she believe that I could, like Mr. Jing Yao, become a True God, and that Noah could emulate Clarence to eventually become my Sub-God?!’

Chen Lun was astounded by this speculation and even found it somewhat unbelievable.

On what basis did the Witch “Your Majesty” believe his future would become divine… Even though Chen Lun had always been very confident about himself, he had not been conceited enough to think he could ascend to godhood.

He fell silent for a long time, then suddenly felt that long-lost sensation of destiny attacking once again.

‘Am I really just an ordinary transmigrator?’

For the first time, Chen Lun began to doubt this.

He recalled all the events that had happened to him since crossing over to this world, and it seemed like there truly was an inexplicable thread pulling at him.

‘No… No, this is a misguided perception!’

Chen Lun shook his head vigorously.

‘I can’t let these things affect my objective judgment! I am me, I am Chen Lun, not anyone’s puppet. Even if there truly is such a thing as destiny, I will ascend step-by-step and shatter it!’

He took a deep breath and stopped looking at the fresco in the center of the Blood Lake.

He performed Aerial Walk on the spot and flew straight upwards towards the cliff above.

During this process, Chen Lun also discovered something else – that he could clearly see the content of the fresco he just viewed in his mind, vivid as life itself. It was as if Clarence’s work “Mr. Jing Yao and His Scorpio” had been captured by Chen Lun’s cognition and vividly imprinted in his brain.

This wasn’t necessarily a good thing because whenever Chen Lun focused his attention on it, the same high level contamination would impact him, causing his Sanity Value to plummet.

But then it occurred to Chen Lun.

Could he turn this to his advantage, transform waste into treasure, and use it as a weapon and trump card to contaminate his enemies… After all, he possessed the skill “Mental Sharing,” which could transmit the contaminated fresco from his mind into the minds of others.

‘If that’s the case, I could totally rely on the Sanity Value reserves of the Maggie Statue and stand undefeated… and if the enemy’s authority isn’t sufficient, or their Sanity Value limit is too low, they would lose control or die instantly.’

The more Chen Lun thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. His previously slightly heavy heart also began to clear up.

This would be a strategic missile containing high-level supernatural contamination, dragging both himself and the enemy into the bombing zone… the only difference being that he had that tiny bit more of Sanity, enough to not get blasted to death on the spot.

When Chen Lun glanced at the current reserves of Sanity Value stored within the Maggie Statue and saw it had accrued over twelve thousand points, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

‘Let’s see who wants to learn about Clarence’s story. I will gladly share it with them.’

After flying upwards for several minutes,

he finally arrived at the edge of the gloomy plains, on another plateau across the ravine.

Chen Lun looked up and saw the skyline dominated by a range of towering mountains, and in the deeper shadows, crystals shone in deep blues, dark greens, and muted teals. A distorted airflow spread among them, seemingly fraught with danger.

Not far ahead stood a solitary wooden hut, surrounded by openness with nothing but the grey, foggy rocky ground.

‘Is this the next area of the Immortal Realm, the Crystal Mountain Range…?’

Chen Lun cautiously observed his surroundings before slowly walking up to the wooden hut and pushing the door open. Following his routine, he first went to the desk, searching for what Philip had left behind.

This time, Chen Lun found the Supernatural Knowledge of the Path of Destiny.

[Destiny Faction Sequence Five – Juggler (1/6)]!

‘The next Sequence’s name, Juggler…?’

Chen Lun held a manuscript in his hand, looking somewhat surprised.

‘What a bad taste, why does Philip always like to split up a complete piece of Supernatural Knowledge into several parts, putting them in different places for me to find? Isn’t that troublesome?’

He sighed and shook his head.

Chen Lun pocketed the piece of Supernatural Knowledge and noticed another piece of paper underneath – a note from Philip. He picked it up, sat down on the edge of the bed, and started to examine it.

The note was very brief.

Philip first congratulated Chen Lun on arriving at the Crystal Mountain Range, then added that from here, they were not far from the end of Immortal Realm…

Chen Lun curled his lip and muttered to himself that he had already returned from the end.

He’d even had a barbecue with Philip’s good brother Arno and chatted about life.

The rest of the message was Philip describing the harshness of the Path of Destiny, stating that he had come to understand part of the truth about destiny. Once one embarked on this path, they would not be in control of their own fate unless they completed the challenges of destiny and thereby took control of themselves.

With his characteristic humor and self-mockery, Philip noted that even if destiny played tricks on someone, it wouldn’t matter if they failed in the end; no one would die… With Teacher Klaff’s protection, at worst they would live a bit more stifled.

Chen Lun put down the note and sighed.

The Philip who wrote this message probably hadn’t realized that the real controller of his fate was none other than this teacher named Klaff…

Having rested in the cabin for a while, Chen Lun left the Immortal Realm and returned to the present world.

He didn’t plan to continue onward; the Crystal Mountain Range gave him an intense sense of danger, and he felt that exploring further at this stage would most likely not be efficient. Moreover, Chen Lun also remembered that he had not yet found the source of the pollution tide in Cat Town, Kazt.

‘I recall that the divination indicated a place deep within the gloomy plains, but then I went directly to Blood Lake through the underground mines. There are still many places on the surface I haven’t explored…’ thought Chen Lun.

So he made up his mind; the next time he came to the Immortal Realm, he would first deal with the source of the pollution.

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By the time he returned to the present world, it was already evening.

Chen Lun sat on the sofa to rest for a while, feeling somewhat exhausted from his exploration of the Immortal Realm.

He then took the opportunity to check on the players’ current situation.

In the Immortal Realm, apart from a few scattered players resting and chatting in lakeside cabins, the vast majority had already gone offline, busying themselves in the Forest of Nature and Kazt Town areas.

This was thanks to Chen Lun lowering the cost of entry tickets.

Now was no longer the period of closed beta-testing or the pioneering phase of the open beta. If the tickets were still priced too high, it would reduce the players’ enthusiasm. So some time ago, Chen Lun decided to set the ticket price at one-fifth of its original cost, which was 20 Gold Pounds plus 20 Contribution Degrees.

This price was quite appropriate and indeed more likely to excite Circus players, who tirelessly enjoyed running dungeons, thus bringing Chen Lun more kill rewards. Every time a player died in the Immortal Realm, he would gain a few dozen Experience Points.

With some luck, they might even drop a few Attribute Points.

Though these kill rewards were meager, sand gathered into a tower, and in the end, it was still income. After all, Chen Lun’s rank was now much higher than the players’, and the rewards had been weakened to a trickle.

It was still better than getting nothing at all.

What Chen Lun cared more about was the continuous output of Sanity Values from them. As he journeyed on the Path of the Gods and delved deeper into the Mystic Realm, his knowledge expanded, and he increasingly perceived the preciousness and importance of Sanity Values.

Whether it was using Mysterious Objects, the exertion of Supernatural Power, or resisting the mystical pollution… all of these required the use of Sanity Values.

It could be said that it was an important resource in the Mystic Realm… Unlike other Transcendents, who could only deplete their own Sanity Values, at most enhancing their recovery speed through potions or the use of Mysterious Objects,

Chen Lun, however, had a vast “Sanity reservoir” at his disposal, which was one of his greatest strengths.

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At that moment,

Chen Lun spotted Polaris and Dongyang among others, exploring in the Forest of Nature and leveling up by fighting monsters.

Polaris, in particular, had already reached Level 30!

This was the max level cap for version 1.0, and although the other top players had always been in the first tier, their levels were only around 25.

‘Not bad at all, this kid… I wonder what kind of extraordinary encounters he has had recently to level up so rapidly. He truly is my student,’ Chen Lun mused.

He remembered that in his past life, it was about eight months into the open beta before the first max level player emerged. Now, it wasn’t even half a year, and Polaris had already reached max level.

Chen Lun opened the leaderboard within the panel, and unsurprisingly, the top spot read “Polaris LV30″… And on the forums, there were more than a few posts discussing this.

Polaris was the first max level player since the open beta!

Many “Polaris fans” were boasting to the Three Major Guilds, claiming that solo players could also be powerhouses and not to always act so haughtily above others.

Yet such posts often sparked many flame wars.

Chen Lun shook his head.

From the interactions between Polaris, Dongyang, and the others, it seemed these top players didn’t care about this. They continued as before. After all, they had fought side by side for so long and formed strong friendships.

Moreover, Polaris’s strength wasn’t necessarily a bad thing; it would only make team actions smoother and encourage everyone’s progress.

He might not be the face of the guild, but he would definitely be the core of the team.

Chen Lun continued browsing the forum, and he saw a few interesting threads and videos on the popularity ranking.

One of the videos was titled—

“Polaris, Forever a God.”