Chapter 191: Chapter 191 My Eyes Can See Through Everything (Please Subscribe to the Complete Version)
The ghostly gem gradually began to float upward, and it started to crack and merge with the surrounding blood-red sky.
The originally ethereal blue color gradually transformed into red.
CRACK!
When the first fissure appeared in the ghostly gem, a furry spider leg emerged from it in an exaggerated manner.
A spider? I can even accept all this hair on its leg? This manor owner’s taste is certainly... strong. Quite peculiar!
The White Snake stayed by Lu Luo’s side, constantly hissing, its eyes fixed on the ghostly gem not far away.
It was evident that the White Snake was somewhat tense and anxious because the opponent’s aura was too powerful.
However, Lu Luo was doing just fine; he’d seen Eighth Order Exotic Species, so this spider was nothing to him.
He placed his hand on the White Snake to soothe it.
"Don’t panic; it hasn’t fully emerged yet, so what’s there to be scared of? Let’s strike first and blast it with lightning."
Lu Luo decided to strike first. Taking advantage of the fact that the foe had not completely emerged, he planned to hit it with a full combo.
In fact, I’ve often wondered why, when enemies appear slowly or break their seals, the protagonists or their groups always just stand there watching, stunned. Shouldn’t this be the moment to unleash a big move while it’s still emerging, to blunt the enemy’s momentum?
This had always been Lu Luo’s way of thinking, and when the opportunity arose, he did just that.
Lu Luo flung his cane, and the White Snake also conjured up a surge of lightning in its mouth.
A combined attack by man and beast.
Thunder Sword!
At this moment, half of the spider’s body had emerged from the ghostly gem.
Well now, perfect timing for a headshot.
The lightning struck the spider’s head, which had just appeared.
A weapon imbued with lightning was sharper than ordinary ones; the cane’s spike, crackling with electricity, pierced the spider’s head.
SPLAT!
A torrent of lightning, guided by the Thunder Sword, blew apart half the spider’s body.
However, the exploding spider did not stop; its body rapidly regenerated.
It seemed to sense Lu Luo’s preemptive strike, as the fractures in the ghostly gem grew more numerous and wider.
With a thunderous crash, the gem shattered completely, and the remaining seven spider legs, along with the spider’s entire body, appeared.
"Such a sharp attack, you’re quite the young man~!"
[The opponent has released a psychic illusion, which is interfering with the host’s senses and will.
Sequence S-11 Observer is analyzing, seeing through the phenomenon to its essence. The Observer has shielded you from this low-level psychic illusion.
The original appearance of the target has been revealed to the host.]
Lu Luo had originally imagined that the manor’s mistress, even if an Exotic Species, would be a half-human, half-beast, at least partly retaining a dazzling human appearance.
But after seeing the monster before him, Lu Luo realized he was wrong—very wrong.
A ’spider beauty’—what a disgusting spider monster!
The spider was covered in fur. In addition to the expected arachnid features, its head was adorned with a multitude of distorted eyes and strange mouths.
Its appearance was utterly revolting.
You shouldn’t have even bothered filtering it! What the hell is this thing?
Lu Luo could barely manage to glance at it before feeling the urge to vomit.
This urge wasn’t simple disgust, or a mere adjective.
Lu Luo really felt like vomiting. Given his Constitution of 55, this shouldn’t have been happening at all.
But staring at the twisted eyes on the spider, the nausea was overwhelming.
To explain it with the more rational principles of Wasteland energy, making eye contact with the spider would cause intense spiritual pollution.
[Friendly reminder: In truth, the host only needs to turn off the Observer’s observation ability, and you’d be able to see a beautiful woman. I’ve taken a look, and she’s actually quite attractive. Need me to switch?]
Switch during battle? Get lost! Nausea is better than death!
What made Lu Luo feel even more uneasy was that he found himself unable to look away!
I’m charmed by such a disgusting thing? And I’m aroused? My poor Niu Zi, I know you’ve suffered lately, but you can’t be like this!
Facing his body’s condition and reactions, Lu Luo was at a loss for words. What kind of nightmare situation was this!
After staring at the spider for some time, the Observer finally provided the properties of the monster before him.
But these properties shocked Lu Luo even more because they were too high!
[Spider Queen - Leia, Fifth Tier Lord, animal species.
Abilities: Deadly Poison, Charm, Spider Silk, other unknown.
Attributes: Constitution 150, Agility 150, Strength 240.]
These stats... they feel a whole tier stronger than Ganmu’s!
PFFT!
A strand of spider silk shot out from one of the Spider Queen’s mouths, sticking accurately to Lu Luo.
Upon seeing this, White Snake bit at the spider silk. Lightning melted the silk, but the process wasn’t easy.
The gap in strength between it and the Spider Queen was still very obvious.
"White Snake, go back!"
White Snake turned its head in surprise, somewhat confused as to why Lu Luo wanted it to retreat when facing such a formidable enemy.
But Lu Luo’s command was something it couldn’t defy. It looked at the Spider Queen reluctantly one more time, then pressed its body against Lu Luo, turning back into particles and merging into his body.
Having White Snake leave was something Lu Luo had already decided on.
Even though White Snake was powerful, it absolutely wouldn’t stand a chance against the Spider Queen here.
Every Lord-level Exotic Species has its own territory, as well as a rudimentary Domain.
And this Ghostly Manor was obviously the Spider Queen’s turf; every plot and design revolved around her.
There was no chance of victory in battling her here.
White Snake couldn’t be resurrected after dying, and Lu Luo didn’t want a servant capable of growth to perish here, which was why he had it leave.
This isn’t White Snake’s stage yet! As for dealing with this spider, I have plenty of ways!
"That White Snake is quite special. Although I don’t know how it left this place, now that you’ve let it leave, are you giving up?"
Lu Luo looked at the spider in front of him, tried hard to imagine she was an exquisitely beautiful lady, then managed to say with great effort, "Yeah, I give up! Beautiful lady, life is too harsh. I don’t want to strive anymore."
"Giggle, what a sweet-talker you are! Am I really that beautiful?"
The Spider Queen shook her body slightly. To an ordinary person, the sight would be of her shaking her voluptuous chest.
But what Lu Luo saw was her shaking those disgustingly twisted eyes.
The Spider Queen didn’t know its true form had already been exposed to Lu Luo; it still thought that in his eyes, it indeed looked like a beautiful young lady.
Lu Luo couldn’t hold back any longer and finally vomited.
BLARGH! BLARGH!
After vomiting, Lu Luo wiped the food scraps from the corner of his mouth, suppressing the urge to keep throwing up, and self-hypnotized, You’re so beautiful!
The Spider Queen’s expression turned ugly; it didn’t understand why Lu Luo would vomit upon seeing it. At this moment, Lu Luo should have been immersed in a beautiful illusion.
But why did he vomit? Could excessive beauty truly induce vomiting? The Spider Queen couldn’t figure it out.
"You still haven’t answered my question, my butler. How did you discover me?"
Stalling for time! This is my favorite part! Lu Luo thought, quietly sensing the Doomsday Disc within his body.
His performance began!
"Very well, madam, hear me out slowly.
"There are many treasures in the estate, six in total: the Ghostly Gem, the sword, the candlestick, the tulips, and the cane.
"And then, there is the mistress’s necklace!
"Beyond that, there is no extra information regarding the mistress of the manor.
"However, by connecting the cause and effect of events, it’s not hard to see that traces of the mistress are quite evident.
"The master of the estate was originally a Mage; he had no offspring, and in the initial memories of the servants, there were no traces of the mistress.
"Therefore, this mistress’s necklace appeared very out of place and was the clue that led me to you.
"After acquiring the Ghostly Gem, the manor’s master began to go mad! He started torturing his servants.
"From this, I can basically deduce that the Ghostly Gem itself was a problematic item."
Lu Luo’s speaking pace was not fast, one could even say it was slow, but the Spider Queen in front of him listened with great interest.
"That sounds good, but you still haven’t said how you found out it was me!"
"I told you, the mistress’s necklace! If there’s no trace of the mistress in the servants’ memories, then what is this necklace?
"Information can be erased, memories can be altered, but items that have existed can never change their nature.
"Normal players who want information about the necklace need to find the ’teacher’ among the ten players.
"Only by using the teacher’s identity and abilities to analyze it can they understand the specific effects of the necklace.
"But I am different; my Sequence is quite special, allowing me to directly see the information related to the necklace. So, I knew this necklace was the mistress’s.
"My only conclusion is that you, trapped within the Ghostly Gem, sought to free yourself and charmed the manor master.
"You granted the manor master greater power and also granted the other servants stronger power as well.
"The manor master torturing his servants was actually to enhance their power.
"The manor master told the servants that they had a mistress, and bestowing powers on them was for the purpose of freeing this mistress.
"The mistress’s necklace—the meaning couldn’t be more obvious. This is the treasure that the manor master prepared for you to win your favor.
"However, the butler discovered your conspiracy, sensing that the manor master was becoming increasingly weak.
"The butler might have warned the manor master before, but at that point, the master was no longer heeding any advice.
"So, the servants conspired in secret, joining hands to destroy the Ghostly Gem, but they were discovered by the master.
"The master had fallen into madness; all he wanted was to resurrect his beloved, so a battle ensued.
"The servants joined forces and subdued the master but did not wish to kill him, so each sealed a part of him.
"After all this was done, peace returned to the estate, but you were not content to remain sealed away.
"Thus, you released some sort of energy that affected the estate, causing the servants to slaughter each other, fostering mutual hatred.
"And moreover, you must have also charmed the spirit wolf guarding the Ghostly Gem. From the spirit wolf’s power, one can tell it is very special.
"All the other servants are Third Tier elite Exotic Species, every single one without exception, including my own butler identity.
"But the spirit wolf is Fourth Tier; that’s the special part!
"So I am certain that the spirit wolf experienced things the other servants do not know about.
"The most likely possibility is that you, from within the Ghostly Gem, completely misled it, causing it to lose its original senses, which led it to kill the blacksmith!
"You are manipulating the players on one hand, and me, the one who obtained the gem, on the other.
"All so that you can kill off all the new players, break all the servants’ seals, and have the manor master continue the task of resurrecting you.
"Therefore, this Ghostly Manor game is actually one filled with justice and love, a game of rescue.
"I am the righteous butler, and you are the evil monster.
My eyes can see through everything. This deduction should get full marks!"
The Spider Queen looked at Lu Luo, feeling somewhat incredulous.
Although Lu Luo’s analysis was tinged with a lot of personal emotion and sentiment, his conclusions were very close to the truth.
This reasoning ability was truly astonishing.
"Just with these, you were able to guess it was me? That’s really impressive!"
"Of course, it’s not just these. But with this information combined with the game’s objectives, it can basically be figured out.
"The game I chose is the ’Impossible Game.’ According to the Game Center’s ’no Deception’ rule, an ’Impossible Game’ means exactly that—a game that’s impossible to complete. Then there’s my self-assessment of my own strength, for which I must apologize—I am too strong.
"Ordinary Third or Fourth Tier Exotic Species are no match for me.
"Therefore, the game imposes many restrictions on me and gave me a rather useless identity as a butler.
"But it doesn’t matter; Sequence Force cannot be restricted, and my Sequence is even stronger than my abilities!
"White Snake, for example, is a product of my Sequence. With White Snake, I can practically do as I please in this manor.
"My main quest is to kill players and also to let players gather treasures; for an ordinary player, this is already an extremely difficult task. Each player has a special identity, and every area contains very powerful elite Exotic Species. As I kill players, the Lord of the Manor—the Student—will eventually appear. The power of the Lord of the Manor is already very formidable; if it weren’t for White Snake, I would struggle greatly against him without my Qi He ability! Layer upon layer of difficulties means that under normal circumstances, players can’t possibly complete this task; they’d likely die before even seeing you. This is just the manor’s most obvious boss, the so-called ’easy mode’ of the game. If someone actually manages to kill the Student, the Lord of the Manor, then they will start thinking about greater profits.
"And to obtain greater profits, they need to have players collect enough treasures.
"Once all the treasures are gathered, meaning all the servants in the manor have also died, the true mastermind behind this Ghostly Manor will appear: you, Madame Spider Queen.
"When a player completes these arduous tasks, thinking they’ll receive a hefty reward, a Lord-level Exotic Species appears, and by then the Ghostly Manor has already become that Lord’s Domain.
"What a despairing situation that is.
"No wonder this is an impossible game."
Upon hearing this, the Spider Queen nodded in great pleasure.
"You spoke wonderfully. You’re absolutely right. So, Mr. Butler, would you like to stay here with me?"
Even though I quite like the idea of a sugar mommy and not having to work so hard anymore, I still think it’s better to find a human partner. Qi Xinzhu, for example, isn’t bad!
The thing the Spider Queen hated the most was when a man she fancied brought up another woman in front of her.
"Then you can go to your death!"
The Spider Queen’s long, hairy legs, sharp as blades, swept toward Lu Luo. Lu Luo did not dodge or avoid but met the assault with a punch.
The one who should die is you, not me!
[Connecting to Doomsday Factor. Analysis complete. Doomsday Factor level is 1.]
[The original areas of this world do not allow spatial fluctuations. Comparing priority levels.]
[Sequence S-04 Fusioner’s priority level matches the opposing force; spatial fluctuation denied.]
[Given that S-04 Fusioner’s attempt to create spatial fluctuations was ineffective, the Doomsday Disc has activated. It operates above Sequences and cannot be interfered with.]
[Doomsday Disc activated. All spatial blockades affecting the host have been nullified. Entering Disc Space.]