Chapter 28: Siren Town (1/2)
Bonus ko-fi chapter
The moment the notification was heard, Bai Liu’s mouth curled up in a smile. At the same time, his various panel attributes that had been red started to soar.
[Player Name: Bai Liu (Rage attribute bonus panel)]
[Physical strength: 7 → 151]
[Agility: 3 → 149]
[Attack power: 6 → 167]
[Resistance: 2 → 166]
[Comprehensive defense and attack power has increased. The total of the panel attribute points has exceeded 500 and the player is rated as a C level player. The player Bai Liu’s level has increased. It rose from F (?) to C level and you can resist the attack of the merfolk.]
Wang Shun was stunned for a moment before reacting. “Yes, if the mental value level is lower than 20, the player will be judged to be in a crazy state because their mental value is too low. The rage state will turn on and this can increase the panel attributes. After 20, the lower the mental value, the higher the panel attributes. It will rise to the limit of the player’s potential!”
Wang Shun thought quickly. “This is a good thing for Bai Liu! At least he can fight back against the merfolk!”
“Not necessarily.” Mu Sicheng wasn’t so optimistic. His expression had become more solemn. “The player’s panel attributes will indeed rise and the strengthening of attack power is a good thing.”
“However, most players have lost their minds at this stage. The lower the player’s mental value, the more they will look like the monster in the game. It has no meaning even if the panel attributes are high. Players will only attack like monsters. As the player goes mad, their mental value will accelerate then decrease until it reaches zero.”
On the small TV, Bai Liu’s eyes slowly opened. Sharp nails grew on his hands and his lower limbs swayed softly like a fish tail. There were no blacks in his eyes. Just gray-black cracks that spread and the uncomfortable whites of the eyes. There were also fangs at the corners of his mouth.
He attacked a merfolk with the back of his hand. The merfolk was cut in two by his nails. It opened its mouth and the gills shook with pain before it slowly sank to the bottom of the sea. Bai Liu just stared at it in an expressionless manner. If it wasn’t for the Siren King being held by his right hand, he would be just like any other merfolk monster.
[System warning: Player Bai Liu’s mental value has continued to decrease. The current mental value is 15 and the rage state has intensified.]
[Player Name: Bai Liu (Rage attribute bonus panel)]
[Physical strength: 151 → 351]
[Agility: 149 → 249]
[Attack power: 167 → 667]
[Resistance: 166 → 966]
[Comprehensive defense and attack power has increased. The total of the panel attribute points has exceeded 2000 and the player is rated as a B level player. The player Bai Liu’s level has increased. It rose from C to B level.]
Wang Shun stared. “Bai Liu’s panel attributes have risen too fast! He has reached the B level so soon. This potential is too amazing!”
Then Wang Shun soon became worried again. “However, Bai Liu’s mental value has dropped again. If he can’t stay awake and his mental value drops below 10 then he will be completely finished—”
Before Wang Shun’s words, finished, the system on Bai Liu’s small TV gave a sharp alarm.
[Strong system warning: Player Bai Liu’s mental value has continued to decline. The current mental value is 9 and the rage state has intensified.]
[System warning: There are only 3 minutes before the Siren King wakes up. Please clear the game quickly!]
“Only three minutes! His mental value is only 9 points!” Wang Shun had followed Bai Liu’s ups and downs the entire way but he had never experienced such an exciting situation.
He was now looking at Bai Liu, who had no emotions on his face, and the Siren King whose eyes were slowly opening. Wang Shun was nervous as he watched Bai Liu play the game. He pinched the web of his hand and barely maintained his calm as he cried out, “Bai Liu, hold on!”
The instance clearance might be a fantasy at this point but Wang Shun had followed Bai Liu all this way. He didn’t want to see a potential player like Bai Liu just die. He stared at Bai Liu’s small TV without shifting his gaze.
Mu Sicheng’s right hand was also strongly gripping the elbow of his left arm. His jaw was tight and his tone was a bit slow and dignified. “In three minutes, he can send the Siren King directly to the bottom of the sea and pass the instance. I just don’t know if Bai Liu has maintained a bit of sanity under the control of the hallucinations and rage state. Does he know he is a player, not a…” monster in the game.
Other viewers were also collapsing at Bai Liu stopping at this critical juncture. They screamed and couldn’t believe that Bai Liu couldn’t pass. They watched Bai Liu’s small TV, liking it and charging it, using all types of methods to awaken Bai Liu’s consciousness. Only the audience mocking Bai Liu in the small corner laughed a few times as if they had anticipated this situation.
On the small TV, the system was still giving a warning.
[System warning: Player Bai Liu’s mental value has continued to decrease. The current mental value is 8 and the rage state has intensified.]
[Player Name: Bai Liu (Rage attribute bonus panel)]
[Physical strength: 351 → 655]
[Agility: 249 → 733]
[Attack power: 667 → 1555]
[Resistance: 966 → 1776]
[Comprehensive defense and attack power has increased. The total of the panel attribute points has exceeded 4000 and the player is rated as an A level player. The player Bai Liu’s level has increased. It rose from B to A level.]
Bai Liu’s face was gradually covered with fish scales and his eyes emitted a dark green light in the sea. Every scale exuded danger as Bai Liu dragged the Siren King, slowly sinking. The Siren King changed from the state of being dragged and floating without support to using his fish tail to maintain his balance in the water.
The moment the Siren King’s fins spread out in the water, all the merfolk surrounding Bai Liu screamed and fled. The flawless face of the Siren King was reflected on the small TV and everyone held their breath at this beauty and the danger behind the beauty.
Bai Liu’s face was full of armor-like scales, dark and hard. Scales were also constantly growing on his hands.
The Siren King’s face was pure and clean, his fingers long and clear. They held hands in the sea where dirt and corpses floated, shaking their tails while sinking. However, they looked somewhat strange and carefree, like two mermen playing on the seabed.
Yet the harmony of this scene would be destroyed in a bloody manner as long as the Siren King opened his eyes. It was because as soon as the Siren King woke up, Bai Liu would undoubtedly die.