Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 57 - 60 Invisibility Skill_1

Chapter 57: Chapter 60: Invisibility Skill_1

Chapter 57 -60: Invisibility Skill_1

[Do you wish to possess this shell?]

Tears welled up in Lin Xun’s eyes, touched by the dancer’s generosity. Not only had she given him everything she had, but she even gave her body itself.

In his hand, he didn’t hesitate to press “Yes”.

[Your current shell slot is full at 5/5, you need to dispose of one shell.]

“…”

Lin Xun could only abandon the Blood Sun follower that he had initially thought to use as a sacrificial bomb.

[You have possessed the shell of the ‘Lost Ancient Theatre Dancer’.]

He couldn’t wait to open his shell tab.

[Shell – Lost Ancient Theatre Dancer]

[Real Name: Unknown]

[Compatibility: 91% (+35%)]

[Shell Quality: Excellent+ Level]

[Shell Level: 14]

[Shell Equipment: Glamorous Performance Attire (Excellent Level) adapted from the Assassin’s Nightwear, adorned with shining gems and stitched with golden flower patterns. Once worn, its defensive capabilities are negligible but it can make the wearer’s figure light and nimble.]

[Shell’s Skill: Blood Shadow Dance (Rare level) a unique skill combining delicate and elegant dance steps with a mysterious pace for assassination. Activating this skill will temporarily hide you, revealing yourself only after attacking.]

Lin Xun stroked his chin in thought. The dancer’s shell wasn’t bad. The clothing could supposedly lighten his weight, and the skill could hide him so he could assassinate a target or serve as a bid for escape.

It’s a hybrid kind of shell that could both ambush and run away.

[As you move forward, you jump down from the stands into the outdoor stage. Between the stage and the stands, a tall stone wall obstructs, with a big arch door on it. It seems to lead to a small underground palace beneath the stage.]

[The ancient theatre transformed into an arena houses many gladiator and beast-fighting performances. The underground palace might still be home to gladiators and vicious beasts.]

[Do you want to step through the archway and enter the underground palace?]

Lin Xun did not directly enter the underground palace but left the ancient theatre and returned to the Rest Page in the Small Church.

After refreshing again, he rushed back to the ancient theatre.

He switched back to the Yellow Bishop’s shell and used ‘Profane Sunlight’ for the third time to eliminate the audience.

After the audience were taken out, Lin Xun entered the underground palace beneath the stage.

[You walked through the archway, along the dimly lit stairs downward.]

[You pushed open a large iron door at the end of the stairs, arriving at the ‘Underground Palace of the Ancient Theatre’.]

[Before your eyes, the palace was quite spacious and well-lit. On either side of the palace were numerous dilapidated living rooms, while the center had many large iron cages covered with black cloths.]

[Do you want to explore the living rooms first, or the giant iron cages?]

Lin Xun glanced at the text and understood. The living rooms likely housed the gladiators of the arena, and the giant cages likely contained some vicious beasts.

If he attacked the wild beasts first, he might startle the ‘people’ in the living rooms.

But if he took out the people in the living rooms first, the beasts wouldn’t be able to escape their cages.

With that thought, Lin Xun possessed the shell of the ‘Lost Ancient Theatre Dancer’ and decided to investigate the living rooms first.

He opened his shell’s panel and used the ‘Blood Shadow Dance’.

[When you used ‘Blood Shadow Dance’, the dance steps were light and nimble, and the shell’s figure gradually faded and disappeared.]

[You entered a stealth state, which will end after a certain time or when you launch an attack.]

[Your ‘Glamorous Performance Attire’ made the shell’s figure nimble.]

[You moved silently and entered the first living room.]

[The living room was foul-smelling, a rickety wooden plank served as a bed, full of dried, dark bloodstains.]

[You searched around the living room and only found a few strands of dark yellow hair.]

[You obtained ‘Dark Yellow Hair’ (Trash Item)]

Lin Xun raised an eyebrow and opened his item list.

[‘Dark Yellow Hair’ (Trash Item), hair shed from a certain creature, dark yellow in color. The length of the hair is somewhat exaggerated, nearly approaching the height of a regular shell.]

Continuing his search of the living rooms, he found more than a dozen unoccupied. His only loot was a few clumps of ‘dark yellow mane’.

The invisibility had long expired. Even though there were no monsters in the living rooms, Lin Xun did not let his guard down and continued to use his invisibility skill.

[You walk to the center of the underground palace and see huge iron cages covered by black cloth.]

[Do you want to lift the black cloth?]

[You lift the black cloth and discover a giant gaping hole in the metallic bars of the iron cage. The beast that was held inside has disappeared, leaving behind large patches of blood and bits of tattered flesh.]

[Looking at the broken bars, you inspect them closely and find remnants of huge claw marks from the outside towards the inside. This sturdy cage seems incapable of fending off a brutal attack from a beast over an extended period.]

[Do you want to lift the black cloth off the next cage?]

[You lift the black cloth off the next cage and find the same scenario. The wild beasts that were kept inside have all vanished, leaving behind blood stains and pieces of meat.]

[Just as you are puzzled, you hear heavy breathing and suppressed low roars behind you.]

[You whirl around to find a gigantic three-headed beast has appeared behind you.]

[The lion with three heads, enormous in size, has its shoulder height reaching almost up to the arch of the underground palace. Its neck is covered with dark yellow mane.]

[The ‘Corrupted Three-Headed Lion’s’ crimson gaze pierces through you, looking at the uncovered cages. It seems to not have noticed you, who are still invisible.]

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Lin Xun has been maintaining his invisible state. Otherwise, he would likely have been ambushed and killed by now.

Red ‘traps’ are hidden everywhere in this underworld game.

[Lucky Apostle, what will you do?]

[1. Reveal yourself, perform a dazzling dance that enchants the lion and earns its roars of praise.]

[2. Quietly leave, just as quietly as you came, waving your sleeves without taking a single cloud.]

[3. Take advantage of the lion’s obliviousness to launch a surprise attack, using your sharp limbs to stab into its head.]

Lin Xun takes his time to review the choices: the first option is a suicide mission, the second is to escape, and the third is to attack.

As if it has become a habit, he chooses the third option.

Just as his finger is about to press it, he stops midway.

“Phew, that was close. Almost screwed over by the game again.”

Lin Xun realizes the ‘Corrupted Three-Headed Lion’ has three heads. If he continues his usual attack pattern, even if he could eliminate one of its heads, the remaining two would be enough to instantly kill a fragile assassin or mage.

He decisively chooses the second option—to get away quickly. His invisibility was about to run out.

[You tiptoe around the ‘Corrupted Three-Headed Lion’, and cautiously escape the underground palace.]

[You have returned to the open stage of ‘Saint Lance’s Ancient Theater’.]

The newly acquired invisibility skill is extremely potent. The boss did not detect him, and his escape went smoothly without any mishap.

Lin Xun puts down his phone and rubs his temples.

The Yellow Bishop’s attack is indeed powerful, but the frailty of this class is not something a ‘Sunflower Seed Soaked in Profane Essence’ could compensate for.

Although the Yellow Bishop can withstand attacks from ordinary monsters without any issue, against a boss, it can only endure a few light swipes.

When facing a melee boss, the outcome would be determined with a single cast of Profane Sunlight from the Yellow Bishop. Either the boss dies, or he does.

He opens the item bar, staring blankly at the ‘Boiling Subdragon Blood Essence’.

This item is extremely precious, it would be wasteful to use it here.

If it ever comes to a point where he can’t beat the boss, it’s definitely more economical to switch class and play another one.

At this moment, the door to his bedroom opens silently, and Lu Caiyi walks straight in and sits next to him.

Lu Caiyi gives him a glance, taking his hand and placing it on her shoulder. She willingly snuggles into his arms.

The girl clenches her teeth, preventing her cheeks from flushing.

Lin Xun’s pupils shrink abruptly, his face turning pale.

Could it be…?

Shortly after, he hears soft footsteps coming from outside the apartment.

It’s the people from the New World!