Chapter 249: End Game
Mo Tan, under his lawful good personality, rarely showed many distinctive traits in real life. In most situations, he was like a harmless good guy. Although he possessed many virtues such as having a righteous worldview, firm will, adherence to beliefs, and respect for the elderly and love for the young, these qualities were difficult to fully manifest in daily life. Perhaps he did secretly combat many evil forces, big or small, but B City was not Gotham City, and there weren't as many super criminals for heroes to exploit. Mo Tan was also not Batman; although he did prioritize physical training, he couldn't master all fighting styles from around the world, nor could he create those powerful, fashionable, expensive, expensive, and expensive pieces of equipment. Therefore, Mo Tan, with a typical personality but lacking a typical environment (and wealth), rarely displayed any qualities beyond his upright character in most situations…
But in Innocent World, it was a bit different.
This game allowed Mo Tan, who was mostly under contradiction and self-control, to unleash his various selves (in shifts), and also uncovered various traits that he might never awaken in real life, such as the incredible big-picture perspective and command and coordination abilities he displayed under his Absolute Neutral personality…
This was not surprising. Mo Tan, in his current state, often narcissistically felt that Black Vatican was inherently capable of that level. His affinity that resonated with most people, the knowledge and wisdom he possessed regardless of his personality, and his unique inclusiveness that allowed him to objectively understand and face any situation—these were things that Mo and Tan Mo found difficult to achieve. Therefore, Mo Tan felt no surprise at the achievements made by his Absolute Neutral personality during this period. Black Vatican was indeed the most ordinary and mediocre among his personalities, but mediocrity never meant plainness.
Of course, not only one-third of his personalities had changed or made breakthroughs in this world; chaotic neutral and lawful good were no exceptions.
As Tan Mo, he could finally seek pleasure without restraint. He didn't have to worry about changing his mind at any time, or about destroying everything he had meticulously planned the next second. He could do whatever he wanted, freely arranging, calculating, destroying, and disrupting anyone or anything he targeted. Although uncontrollable disconnections still caused some trouble, it was at least much better than the frequent half-finished attempts and turning back from mistakes, the 'I against myself,' 'I deny myself,' and 'I scold myself' dramas that often occurred in reality. Besides, he also had the Premonition talent that could extend for a few seconds.
As for Mo Tan, who was currently under his lawful good personality…
To be honest, having been crowned with the title apocalypse light and then brought to Tian Zhu Mountain shortly after entering the game, he didn't have many opportunities to discover his talents… other than combat.
In other words, he found that he was very good at fighting!
Mo Tan was sincerely grateful for this.
He saw the Warm Sun Squad, victims of Evil Cultists in Pato City. He witnessed the Plague disaster in Misha County, which was very likely man-made. He learned of the tragic news of a city in the Southwest continent being massacred from Cordova. He knew what kind of world this was…
This was a much purer place than the real world.
Power was the sole capital for both evil and good deeds.
Mo, standing here, knew exactly what he wanted to do, so he needed power.
This was not the only path to fulfilling his beliefs, but for Mo Tan currently, it was the simplest and most convenient one.
And facts proved that for Mo, who was lawful good, this was indeed a shortcut!
“Left!”
Mo Tan slightly turned his body, holding the heavy greatsword inverted at his shoulder, firmly blocking First Chicken's attack angle. The latter's two rows of chilling sharp teeth scraped a string of sparks across the sword, but did not harm the wielder in the slightest.
“Next is the eye? No, that's a feint. Its purpose is…”
Mo Tan landed on both feet, spinning half a circle in place with the momentum, exposing his back to First Chicken. The opponent's wing slash, which seemed to be aimed at the back of his head, actually struck the round shield on Mo Tan's back. At first glance, it seemed First Chicken had held back, but in fact, it simply couldn't change its attack path again in such a short time!
A dragon tail covered in light purple scales swept towards First Chicken with a whoosh. Mo Tan had grown accustomed to this part that had appeared out of nowhere in the game. Several arcs of lightning brought a series of explosions in mid-air. The Thunder Scale power flowing in his bloodline shattered the polygonal light barrier that the opponent had hastily condensed, then slammed it hard onto the ground.
Thunder Scale
Active Talent (Growable)
Activation: Causes the scales on your body to gain a surging thunder effect. For the next ten seconds, gain 50% lightning resistance. Any unit that touches your scales will take lightning damage once per second until it stops contacting the scales. While Thunder Scale is active, any damage you deal has a high chance of causing a Paralysis effect, which can stack. Cooldown: 120 minutes.
Note: Hey, friend, have a Yellow Mouse brand chewing gum~
This was a talent Mo Tan had comprehended while observing Lu Jiang and Ya Ya learning Dragon Language Magic. Today was the first time he had used it in actual combat, and the effect was outstanding.
First Chicken, having been solidly smashed by the dragon tail, indeed entered a paralyzed state. It lay sprawled on the ground, two wings flapping violently, but it couldn't fly. Mo Tan wanted this opportunity. Without looking back, he flung out the heavy two-handed sword, then leaped from the Self-Destructing Sheep in mid-air, tightly gripping the longsword, also imbued with lightning power, and reversed his cut!
Puff!!
First Chicken, barely dodging the greatsword's fiery attack, was ultimately too slow and was wounded in the chest by a sword strike. It let out an angry roar, but before the force-field-like light barrier could condense, Mo Tan hit it with a Charge Slam, knocking it into the air, and then…
The longsword was deeply plunged into the ground. Mo Tan bent down, picked up the two-handed greatsword he had just thrown, stepped on the hilt of the Static Sword, and leaped into the air. After spinning a circle in mid-air, he used the momentum to powerfully slash down at First Chicken!
Even a normal attack, when used correctly, was enough to unleash skill-like damage. If this sword strike landed, First Chicken, temporarily unable to cast its polygonal light barrier, would surely be defeated!
“Your teammate has been eliminated.”
The system prompt suddenly sounded in his ear. At the same time, Mo Tan suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of danger. He almost instinctively abandoned this offensive and put all his strength into twisting the sword light, which had originally been a horizontal slash, behind him.
Bang!!
“Oh…”
Zero Chicken, who had ambushed from a distance, was knocked back, a grotesque bloody mark appearing above its left wing. But it merely let out a faint 'oh,' then quickly darted in front of First Chicken, carefully shielding the latter.
A rumbling sound echoed behind Mo Tan, who had just landed. He instinctively tilted his head, catching sight of Fourth Chicken flying sideways in his peripheral vision. Two sharp feathers grazed his face, presumably Ji Xiaoge had used a tea egg to interrupt that ranged chicken's sneak attack on him.
“In that case…”
Mo Tan sheathed the one-handed sword on the ground, then looked back at Jia Deka's previous position. It was indeed empty, leaving only large patches of scorched marks and dozens of blood-stained feathers.
“It was too much for him to fight two alone, after all.”
Mo Tan smiled wryly and shook his head, then quickly mounted the Self-Destructing Sheep that had just run to his side, charging towards Fourth Chicken, who had just taken a tea egg to the face. The latter should be in the worst condition among the combat chicken squad. If he could defeat that ranged chicken while Zero Chicken was covering First Chicken, making the numbers even again, there might still be a chance to fight!
A faint shriek sounded not far away. Mo Tan could distinguish it as Lu Jiang's voice. He had guessed correctly…
“Your teammate has been eliminated.”
The system prompt sounded again. Mo Tan sighed; he knew their first promotion challenge was doomed to fail. In a three-against-five situation, he and Ya Ya alone couldn't possibly cover Ji Xiaoge, who had almost no defensive means. And if they lost the latter's endless heavy firepower cover (correct), this battle could basically be declared over.
Of course, he had no intention of giving up the match. Not only would the combat process account for a significant portion of the Arena mission's settlement, but even without that, accumulating more experience was excellent. So Mo Tan continued to Charge single-mindedly. He activated Thorn Charge and Falcon Strike, which had already cooled down, and charged forward with an indomitable spirit, man and sheep as one, then…
He was knocked off his mount by Ya Ya, who flew through the air.
“Woof-sorry, I really can't woof-anymore…”
Ya Ya, covered in wounds, lay on Mo Tan's chest, sticking out her small tongue and affectionately licking his cheek, then collapsed to the side. Although not critically injured to the point of immediate elimination, she had clearly lost most of her combat ability.
Mo Tan, whose stamina was almost zero, struggled to sit up, then picked up Ya Ya and rolled to the side, narrowly dodging a volley of feathers Fourth Chicken had just flung out.
Thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump!!!
A series of explosions erupted behind the two. Mo Tan looked back to see Ji Xiaoge, clutching her Valkyrie Gatling GAU-0.8, firing fiercely at Fourth Chicken. Countless snow-white 'ammunition' formed a light band, sweeping the recently ambush-loving ranged chicken up and down, shedding feathers everywhere.
“This is so infuriating!!!!”
The girl's clear, delicate shout echoed in the Arena. Her wings were covered in large scorched patches, and her dazzling long black hair flew wildly in the turbulent airflow. Ji Xiaoge walked step by step towards Mo Tan and Ya Ya, her slender right arm tightly clutching the berserk engineering creation, like a Valkyrie on the battlefield.
Thump thump thump thump thump—thump!!
As the last 'ammunition' was expended, Fourth Chicken, which had been continuously tumbling in mid-air, finally turned into a white light and disappeared from the field. And the gatling also slipped from Ji Xiaoge's hand, hitting the ground with a clang. Evidently, even if the 'ammunition' hadn't run out, she didn't have enough stamina to hold that thing anymore.
“Take Ya Ya and hide far away, I can still take care of one!” Ji Xiaoge raised her still trembling right arm and waved at Mo Tan, then laboriously pulled out an iron bucket from her satchel, smiling brightly: “It's up to you guys now~ No pressure, just fight casually, uh, remember to cover Ya Ya's ears, my new skill might be a bit loud~”
“You're bringing that thing out, and you call that fighting casually!?”
The moment Mo Tan saw the bucket, he already guessed what Ji Xiaoge was planning, but he knew that Mo was not the one who had celebrated the New Year with her, so he didn't say anything, just nodded forcefully, then carried Ya Ya and initiated a Mad Rush.
A vivid red flame followed closely behind, and a little further back, Number Three Chicken, who had experienced true hell thanks to Ji Xiaoge, was grinning (cluck~~cluck cluck cluck~~~), pouncing on the girl sitting on the ground. It wanted revenge, it wanted to redeem itself, it wanted this terribly skilled chef to feel the same… uh, at least half of its… hmm, even a tenth would be good… alright, one percent of the pain would suffice!!!!
It wanted revenge!
“Cover Ya Ya's ears!” Ji Xiaoge shouted towards Mo Tan, then flung open the lid of the nearby bucket, pulled out a Human-Targeted Fragmentation Tea Egg, and stuck out her tongue at Number Three Chicken: “Good shot, sorry~”
The next second, that tea egg returned to the bucket, or more accurately, was slammed back in…
BOOOOOOOOM!!!!
“Your teammate has been eliminated.”
An indescribable impact came from behind Mo Tan, even faster than the system's voice. He only had time to cover Ya Ya's ears before he and the dog-girl were slammed against the wall. Second Chicken, who had been chasing them closely, and First Chicken, who was recovering, along with Zero Chicken, who was guarding the former, received the same treatment.
As for Number Three Chicken…
It was probably blown into a sky full of apologies.
“Uh, cough… cough cough cough!”
Mo Tan struggled to his feet, leaning against the wall. His health, which had been more than half full, was now less than 20%. This was even after benefiting from the Steel Spirit talent when his health dropped below 30%. One must know that his stamina was almost gone, and the increased defense from the talent was definitely not a small number, yet he was still almost directly blown to death, which showed how terrifying Ji Xiaoge's 'new skill' truly was.
As for Ya Ya…
She, who had been protected in Mo Tan's arms, didn't suffer much damage, but her emotions were a bit unstable…
“Hiss! So loud, so shaking, so painful! Did Gezi Sis just self-destruct?! Ahhh, die, die! All you damn wild chickens, just die! Poultry should know their place, you bastards!!!”
Well, it was quite unstable!
Chapter 246: End
