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  1. Feeling a send of danger, Shiro flicked her fingers as a pillar of ice shot up from behind her.
  2.  
  3. *GAH!
  4.  
  5. The ice pieced through the lower jaw of a monster and through the skull, suspending him in the air.
  6.  
  7. "Every time I see you do this; I still don't understand how you do it. How do you attack so accurately without looking at them?" Madison asked.
  8.  
  9. [It's all about the senses. You sense the danger, the bloodlust and the aura they radiate. After sensing this, you attack. Simple.]
  10.  
  11. "What? That sounds like a 6th sense of sorts." Lyrica said.
  12.  
  13. [That's because it is. When you see a giant beast, their aura is being flared to intimidate you. You can't see it, touch it, smell it or taste it. But you instinctively know it's there. However, that's only when it is blasting it fully in your face. It's like when you feel someone stare at you.
  14.  
  15. [Lyrica is somewhat special in this regard. While she doesn't have the ability to completely focus in on these senses, her hidden proficiency is reacting for her. In my case, what I do is manually enhance my perception of this aura to its max. This way, it acts as a radar. I'll know if danger is behind me and be able to react accordingly.]
  16.  
  17. "And you keep this radar on all the time? Wouldn't it be difficult?" Madison asked. She was slightly concerned since it sounds like it would put a lot of stress on Shiro's mind to be on guard constantly.
  18.  
  19. [I do keep it on at all times. At the start, it was difficult. The 'radar' would turn on and off at odd intervals since I couldn't keep a constant focus on the radar. However, as time went on, it just became second nature to me.]
  20.  
  21. "What kind of situation requires you to be on guard at all times?" Lyrica asked with a slight frown.
  22.  
  23. She had understood that Shiro had more secrets than other people after knowing her for a short amount of time. No 13 year old fights with her experience or have the capability to solo dungeons with ease.
  24. [SHIRO CAN SENSE ENEMIES THROUGH AURA AND BLOODLUST]
  25. - CHAPTER 71
  26. --------------------------------------------------------
  27. Jumping up, she made 8 daggers in her hands before twisting her body and throwing them across the combat zone.
  28.  
  29. Clenching her fists, the daggers broke apart into several other daggers.
  30.  
  31. *BOOM BOOM BOOM!
  32.  
  33. The moment each dagger hit their target, they exploded into ice mist that froze the monsters.
  34.  
  35. Taking advantage of the situation, Lyrica dashed through the frozen crowd whilst slashing at each of the monsters.
  36. [SHIRO'S DAGGERS EXPLODE AND FREEZE MONSTERS SOLID ON IMPACT]
  37. - CHAPTER 71
  38. ----------------------------------------------------
  39. Jumping towards the boss, Lyrica brandished her sword and slashed towards the neck of the mole-rat.
  40.  
  41. 'Bad timing.' Shiro thought as she quickly flicked her wrist.
  42.  
  43. *BANG!
  44.  
  45. The mole rat had suddenly twisted his head towards Lyrica and chomped down.
  46.  
  47. However, before it could hit Lyrica, ice chains shot out the ground and pinned it to the ground.
  48.  
  49. Continuing her slash, Lyrica's sword only made a shallow wound.
  50.  
  51. Frowning slightly, she kicked off the mole rat and flipped away from it.
  52.  
  53. Landing next to Shiro, Lyrica breathed out in relief.
  54.  
  55. [Try to time your attacks while observing the boss's muscle movements. Depending on what it wants to do, you can see it through the muscle movements it exhibits.]
  56.  
  57. "Wait you can see its muscle movements?!" Lyrica asked in surprise. During a fight, the flesh would move everywhere. Yet, Shiro was still able to pick out which ones were the ones to determine what it wanted to do.
  58.  
  59. [Yes I can. And you'll be able to as well once you gain enough experience.]
  60.  
  61. "STOP TALKING PLEASE!! ATTACK IT!!" Madison's shout was heard while she parried another one of the mole rats attacks.
  62.  
  63. Hearing the shout, Lyrica dashed forward to assist.
  64. [SHIRO CAN PREDICT THE NEXT MOVES HER OPPONENT WILL MAKE THROUGH READING MUSCLE MOVEMENTS]
  65. - CHAPTER 71
  66. -----------------------------------------------------
  67. Seeing that it was discovered, the boss's body shook as the boss room trembled along with the boss.
  68.  
  69. "Woah!" Madison cried out whilst trying to stabilise herself.
  70.  
  71. Lyrica reached out for her as she helped Madison stabilise herself. Looking over to Shiro, they were unsurprised when they saw her unaffected. No matter how much it shook, it looked like she was having a gentle walk.
  72. [VERY GOOD BALANCE]
  73. - CHAPTER 72
  74. ---------------------------------------------------
  75. With her preparation done, Shiro dashed towards the boss to support Madison in tanking while Lyrica deals the damage.
  76.  
  77. *BOOM BOOM!
  78.  
  79. Redirecting the force of two punches, Madison gritted her teeth for the left-over force from the attack.
  80.  
  81. Seeing that two punches couldn't kill the tiny human in front of it, the boss opted to use four punches instead.
  82.  
  83. Shiro appeared in front of Madison at this moment because she knew Madison would not be able to handle four attacks at once.
  84.  
  85. Three? Barely. Four? Definitely not.
  86.  
  87. Making an ice spear, Shiro twirled the ice spear before intercepting the attacks.
  88.  
  89. In one simple sequence, she redirected the flow of the fist's, causing them to collide into one another.
  90.  
  91. [Me and you will tank together.] Shiro typed out with one hand.
  92. [REDIRECTING MULTIPLE ATTACKS FROM A MORE POWERFUL FOE]
  93. - CHAPTER 72
  94. ------------------------------------------------
  95. Upon leaving the dungeon, they saw that the time was still rather early.
  96.  
  97. "Wait! Why is there only three of you?" One of the people at the scene suddenly said.
  98.  
  99. The trio looked at each other before Shiro grabbed them both by the waist.
  100.  
  101. Yin Style Phantom Art: 1st Phantom + 2nd Phantom + 3rd Phantom.
  102.  
  103. Her body flicked out of the person's view.
  104.  
  105. "Wahhhh!!!!" Both Madison and Lyrica cried out in surprise when they saw how fast they were going.
  106.  
  107. Dashing over the roofs with incredible speed, they were surprised that hardly anyone could spot them.
  108. [SHE CAN USE HER YIN MA WHEN HOLDING OTHER PEOPLE, GIVING THEM THE BENEFITS]
  109. - CHAPTER 73
  110. --------------------------------------------------
  111. "Hey Madi, how well do you think Shiro will do?" Lyrica asked.
  112.  
  113. "How well? I'd say around mid to low? Since the level 50's have ridiculous stats compared to her." Madison replied, analysing the chances of Shiro's victory.
  114.  
  115. "Really? I'd say she'd be mid to high."
  116.  
  117. "Why?"
  118.  
  119. "Well because she has great stamina doesn't she? Have you seen her tire herself out when fighting monsters? The only time we see that is when she uses her martial arts a lot. But other than that, we've seen her fight at full capacity for more than an hour. In my opinion, Shiro's strength lies in stamina conservation along with sudden bursts of attack power." Lyrica explained.
  120. [CAN FIGHT FOR OVER AN HOUR AT FULL STRENGTH WITHOUT GETTING TIRED]
  121. - CHAPTER 73
  122. ------------------------------------------
  123. "WELCOME ALL!!! Today, we have the survival test for our adventurers. Each adventurer will have to fight against waves of puppets that are matched to their level. Ranks will be determined by how long you actually survive for. To make things fair, all of the puppets will 'level up' after a certain amount of time for every participant.
  124.  
  125. "However, even though we have a surprise contestant that is under levelled, we'll keep the puppets at level 50 even for her." The commentator said.
  126.  
  127. Madison and Lyrica frowned hearing this as Shiro was only level 35. With the puppets being 15 levels higher than her, it was going to be a hard fight.
  128.  
  129. 'Level 50 huh? Seems like I'll have to focus my attention on making the puppets hurt each other.' Shiro thought with a frown.
  130.  
  131. "With the introduction finished, LET THE ROUND START!!!"
  132. [THE PUPPETS SHIRO FIGHTS NEXT ARE ALL MASSIVELY SUPERIOR TO HER STAT WISE]
  133. - CHAPTER 74
  134. ----------------------------------------
  135. The puppets readied their weapon and charged towards her.
  136.  
  137. 'Fast!' Shiro thought with a frown.
  138.  
  139. Yin Style Phantom Arts: 3rd Phantom – Counter Weight Phantom.
  140.  
  141. Crouching down, she grabbed one of the spears a puppet held and pulled it towards her.
  142.  
  143. *BANG!
  144.  
  145. Slamming her palm into the puppet's torso, Shiro sent it crashing back with all of the momentum it carried.
  146.  
  147. Quickly bending backwards, Shiro avoided a swipe from another puppet.
  148.  
  149. Looking around her, she saw several chances to counter the puppets attack.
  150.  
  151. She narrowed her eyes before trapping one of the spears between her calf and thigh. Flipping her body whilst using the staff as a base, she kicked the puppet in the face.
  152.  
  153. *BAN BAN BAN!
  154.  
  155. With a single twirl of the spear, she slapped the incoming spears away.
  156.  
  157. 'I need a little bit of space.' Shiro thought quickly.
  158.  
  159. Gathering mana at the tip of the spear, she slammed it into the ground.
  160.  
  161. *CRRRR!!!!
  162.  
  163. Ice spread out with her in the centre and froze the puppet's legs. Whilst this was happening, Shiro was already thinking two steps ahead. Freezing up a blade on the edge of the spear, Shiro kicked the body of the spear whilst holding the pommel.
  164.  
  165. The force caused the spear to swing in a wide arch. Making sure to amplify the speed, Shiro twisted her body to increase the momentum.
  166.  
  167. *BANG!
  168.  
  169. The spear broke halfway through the attack causing Shiro to curse in her mind.
  170.  
  171. With the sudden gap in defence, the puppets charged at her with increased vigour.
  172.  
  173. "Tsk." Shiro clicked her tongue seeing this predicament. Gathering mana into her palm, she slammed a ball of lightning into the ground.
  174.  
  175. *BZZZZ!!!!
  176.  
  177. The lightning travelled through the ice and into the body of the puppets.
  178.  
  179. While they were still shocked, Shiro made a handful of ice daggers.
  180.  
  181. She jumped up and twisted her body horizontally whilst simultaneously throwing the daggers.
  182.  
  183. *BOOM BOOM BOOM!
  184.  
  185. Colliding accurately with the head of the puppets, the sudden explosion of the daggers sent them stumbling backwards.
  186.  
  187. Landing back on the ground, Shiro wasn't happy that the puppets were set in a way that was harder for her to take advantage of their large numbers. They were spread out just far enough so that they weren't interfering with each other while also being just close enough to attack her at the same time.
  188.  
  189. 'Since that's the case, this missy will come to you!'
  190.  
  191. Dashing towards the group of puppets, Shiro tilted her head and avoided the staff whistling towards her face. Pulling on the staff, she tripped the puppet over before using it as a shield.
  192.  
  193. *DUN DUN!
  194.  
  195. Blocking the staff attacks, she flipped the puppet over her before grabbing the two staffs. Lifting her body up, she kicked both puppets in the face before backflipping.
  196.  
  197. Whilst she was in the air, her mind scanned the entire battlefield and planned a few steps ahead.
  198.  
  199. Crouching down the moment she landed, Shiro aimed both palms outwards as ice spears shot out and pierced the head of the puppets.
  200.  
  201. Rolling to the side, she avoided the attacks of new puppets that joined the fray.
  202.  
  203. Slamming her palms into the ground, she skewered all of the puppets and suspended them into the air.
  204.  
  205. Suddenly feeling danger behind her, Shiro turned around and hastily made an ice shield.
  206.  
  207. "Urg!" A muffled cry escaped her lips as the attack shattered the ice shield that she made quickly.
  208.  
  209. If it wasn't for the fact that she's predicting their movements and acting 2 steps ahead, she would have long been buried under their attacks. The speed of level 50's weren't something she could react to straight away. She had to plan and predict.
  210.  
  211. What happened then was a testament on how thin of a line she was currently stepping on. One mistake and she was almost eliminated.
  212.  
  213. Sliding across the ground, Shiro could already feel her tempo being interrupted.
  214.  
  215. Quickly jumping up, she made a small platform to stand on.
  216.  
  217. Taking a short break, she examined the arena.
  218.  
  219. However, she wasn't able to observe for long as the puppets started to throw their spears at her.
  220.  
  221. 'Oh f*ck.' Shiro thought as she quickly dropped down from her platform.
  222.  
  223. Kicking off the wall, she avoided the mass of staffs waiting to attack her.
  224.  
  225. She landed on the ground and slid for a short moment before stopping. Leaving a small trail of ice, Shiro flicked her wrist as the ice expanded outwards.
  226.  
  227. Seeing her prep done, she grinned and flicked her wrist upwards.
  228.  
  229. Before the attack even hit, Lyrica and Nan Tian already knew what was going to happen.
  230.  
  231. *BANG BANG BANG!
  232.  
  233. Spears of ice pierced upwards, skewering the puppets and suspended them in mid-air.
  234.  
  235. For the people who were spectating her at that moment, the sight made them pucker their ass holes in fear.
  236.  
  237. With her attack, Shiro was able to have a brief moment of rest to regain her tempo. Watching the puppets fade, she knew the next wave was coming.
  238.  
  239. Waving her hand, Shiro set up a few traps scattered around the arena. These traps would help her control the crowd and limit the number of puppets that can attack her.
  240.  
  241. Within a few seconds, the next wave of puppets had already appeared and ready to attack Shiro.
  242.  
  243. Pulling a serious face, Shiro clasped her hands as ice jaws sprang up from the ground.
  244.  
  245. *BANG
  246.  
  247. As expected, the trap wasn't able to harm the puppets too much since they were able to block the jaws. However, the jaws had already played their part.
  248.  
  249. Dashing towards the crowd, Shiro made two ice swords and slashed at the puppets who were busy dealing with holding the jaws apart.
  250.  
  251. *BAM
  252.  
  253. The moment she killed the puppets, the jaw slammed shut due to the puppets not being able to hold it open.
  254.  
  255. Pivoting on her foot, she dodged the spears that attacked her from behind.
  256.  
  257. She had to make sure that she's always 2 steps ahead of the level 50 puppets or else she'll be eliminated easily.
  258.  
  259. ###
  260.  
  261. "Wow, why do I feel like Shiro knows everything that's happening?" Madison muttered in awe of Shiro's performance.
  262.  
  263. "Prediction I believe. I remember Shiro trying to teach me how to perform like how she does." Lyrica replied.
  264.  
  265. "She what?! Where was I? I need these lessons too!"
  266.  
  267. "Well… It's really hard and your reactions must be fast. Basically, what she does is she runs several prediction lines on where the enemies may walk to, make solutions for them and proceed to make more prediction lines. Every time a new situation arises, Shiro would make a simulation in her mind.
  268.  
  269. "Naturally, she can't get all of the situations but just the sheer number she can predict is still incredible. Her brain is almost like a computer, constantly updating with simulations of the events and reacting to them before making new simulations right after." Lyrica boasted slightly.
  270.  
  271. "Surely not." Madison said as she almost couldn't believe it. However, she couldn't deny what she was seeing right now. Shiro was almost like a prophet. Her body moves away from the attacks before they could even make a move.
  272.  
  273. "It's true. How else do you think Shiro is keeping up with the speed of the level 50 puppets. While they may be weaker than normal level 50's due to the fact that they're just puppets, the sheer number and level difference are enough to overwhelm anyone."
  274.  
  275. "But then wouldn't that make Shiro a computer or something? Being able to do that much while also fighting isn't normal in the least! It's freaking abnormal!!!"
  276. [LONG QUOTE - SHIRO FIGHTING MULTIPLE HOARDS OF LEVEL 50 PUPPETS, EACH OF WHICH BEING SO FAST THAT SHIRO CAN'T EVEN REACT TO THEIR MOVEMENTS PROPERLY. SHE FIGHTS AND BEATS THEM ALL THROUGH USING MIDNIGHTER TIER MOVE PREDICTION ON TOP OF HER ICE ABILITIES: RIDICULOUS SKILL FEAT]
  277. - CHAPTER 75
  278. --------------------------------------------------
  279.  
  280. When the magic circle settled down, her ice amour could be seen glistening in the sunlight. They were coloured pale blue while a small crown could be seen on her head. In her hands were spiked ice chains that wrapped around her forearms.
  281.  
  282. Moving her arms around a little, Shiro realised she could extend the chains and retract them with her mana.
  283.  
  284. Nodding to herself, she looked up and saw that she was just in time since the puppets had just escaped the gateway.
  285.  
  286. Crouching down, Shiro narrowed her eyes and flung the spike chains to the power type puppets.
  287.  
  288. *Ding Ding!
  289.  
  290. Deflecting the chains easily, Shiro wasn't surprised since she had expected this to happen.
  291.  
  292. Since the chains were the result of her magic, it meant that she could adjust them however she wanted.
  293.  
  294. Flicking her wrist, the tips of the chains morphed into claws that grabbed the puppet's hands.
  295.  
  296. Yin Style Phantom Arts: 2nd Phantom + 3rd Phantom.
  297.  
  298. She pulled on the chains and launched her body towards the puppet. Making a spike on the bottom of her foot, Shiro pierced the frontal lobe of the puppet.
  299.  
  300. Twisting her body clockwise, she exploded the spike to destroy the head of the puppet. While she was doing this, she made sure the composition of the spike was strong enough to pierce the puppet's outer shell. After destroying the head, she weakened the joints before ripping the arms off and slammed them against the other puppets to push them back.
  301.  
  302. With the power type puppet dead, she had dealt with the biggest threat.
  303.  
  304. Quickly turning off her elemental armour before it drains more MP needlessly from her, she looked around at the wave.
  305. [PSEUDO ICE-ARMOUR GIVES HER CHAINS THAT SHE CAN FULLY MANIPULATE AT WILL]
  306. - CHAPTER 75
  307. ----------------------------------------------------
  308. However, she couldn't even look for long when a fist was about to collide with her face.
  309.  
  310. Quickly making the decision of trading blow for blow, Shiro used the 3rd phantom.
  311.  
  312. The moment the fist collided with her face, she twisted her body, redirected the force through her leg and roundhouse kicked the pupped in the head.
  313.  
  314. *BOOM!
  315.  
  316. The force caused both Shiro and the puppet to be sent back as Shiro slid on her feet. Feeling the sting on her face Shiro was livid.
  317.  
  318. "Oi asshole. Did you never learn to not punch a lady in the face?" Shiro growled with anger in her eyes. While she knew the puppets had no will of its own, that doesn't mean the conjurer of the puppets were the same. They obviously could have hit her torso or stomach but instead, went for the face.
  319. [IF SHE CAN'T DODGE A PUNCH, SHE CAN USE HER MA TO PERFECTLY COUNTER ATTACK INSTEAD]
  320. - CHAPTER 75
  321. -----------------------------------------------
  322. Glancing around to make sure that nothing was looking at her, she hid her hand behind her back.
  323.  
  324. Metal and lightning-sparked for a moment as Shiro created a pair of wireless earbuds. Connecting her phone to her earbuds, she closed her eyes and listened to the music.
  325.  
  326. The gentle melody made her rock her head and swing her legs in tune. Tapping her fingers, Shiro's brain worked to single out the notes, how it fluctuated and the length of each note.
  327.  
  328. She had an idea on how to help her play the flute better. While it may not have 'emotions' and the such, she'll be able to play it like a machine or robot.
  329.  
  330. Her idea was for her to play all the notes of her ice flute and memorize how she played each of the notes. The changes and the lengths. Next, she would match it up to a song composition she heard.
  331.  
  332. By following the composition like a program, she'll be able to hone a basic grasp of how the flute would play out. Listening to the songs play, Shiro enjoyed the melody whilst closing her eyes.
  333.  
  334. [SHIRO CAN CREATE WIRELESS EARBUDS AND CAN LEARN HOW TO PLAY MUSIC WITHOUT ANY TRAINING BY FIGURING OUT WHAT EACH SOUND DOES AND THEN RECREATING SONGS LIKE A ROBOT]
  335. - CHAPTER 76
  336. -------------------------------------------------
  337. Flicking her wrist, she pulled out a small piece of paper.
  338.  
  339. Writing [Meet me at the restaurant in 20 minutes.] on the paper, Shiro folded it up.
  340.  
  341. While the three were arguing at who was better for her to join, she used 1st Phantom and snuck the paper into Freya's hand.
  342.  
  343. Freya paused for a moment as she felt contact, then smiled slightly as she realised Shiro chose her.
  344.  
  345. "What are you smiling at?!"
  346.  
  347. "At the fact that your Shattered Dynasty lost to our Winter's Grace a few days back!" She retorted.
  348.  
  349. While the three were baring their teeth at each other, no one realised a certain girl missing.
  350.  
  351. Shiro was already on her way to look for Lyrica and Madison.
  352. [PUTS A MESSAGE IN SOMEONE'S HAND WITHOUT THE PEOPLE THEY'RE ARGUING WITH REALISING AND THEN LEAVES BEFORE ANY OF THE PEOPLE ARGUING OVER HER CAN NOTICE]
  353. - CHAPTER 76
  354. -----------------------------------------------
  355. Watching Freya leave, Lyrica and Madison finally decided to speak up.
  356.  
  357. "Oh my god! Shiro, could you not feel the aura she had!" Madison asked as cold sweat ran down her back.
  358.  
  359. During the negotiation, they had constantly felt this aura from Freya that they could barely breathe.
  360.  
  361. "Yeah! I had the thought of just agreeing to whatever so that we can go sooner." Lyrica said wiping her forehead.
  362.  
  363. [I did feel it. But, I was countering it myself. What she was doing was making her presence known. If they do this during a negotiation, they'll be able to tip things in their favour.]
  364.  
  365. "Wait, so you were doing it too?" They both asked surprised.
  366.  
  367. [Yeah. Just enough to intimidate her a little but not make her lose her composure. We don't want her to be losing face now, do we? Or else this negotiation would have been long over.] Shiro smiled.
  368.  
  369. "Eh? How much 'intimidation' did you output then?" Madison asked curiously.
  370.  
  371. [Tap the seat she was sat on.] Shiro smiled.
  372.  
  373. *Dang
  374.  
  375. "!!!" Seeing the seat frozen, they looked back at Shiro who had a soft smile.
  376.  
  377. [Overall, I'd say I used around 5% of what I can output.]
  378.  
  379. "5%?"
  380.  
  381. [Let me demonstrate. I have a skill where I can freeze things depending on how much 'intimidation' I output. This is only a small amount of 'intimidation' I can output.]
  382.  
  383. Tapping the table, Shiro froze it almost instantly.
  384.  
  385. "THAT'S A SMALL AMOUNT?!" Madison cried out. Looking at the frozen-over table, she wondered how much Freya felt.
  386.  
  387. [Naturally, since her level was high, I needed to make sure my output was a lot higher.] Shiro smiled and walked out of the room.
  388.  
  389. Madison and Lyrica looked at each other and sighed.
  390. [SHIRO OUTPUTTING A SMALL AMOUNT OF INTIMIDATION TO FREEZE OVER CHAIRS AND TABLES INSTANTLY]
  391. - CHAPTER 77
  392. ------------------------------------------------
  393. Entering the dungeon, Shiro stomped down and reached her hand out. Metal and lightning sparked violently as a spear was constructed along with some gauntlets.
  394.  
  395. The gauntlets were decorated with a few holes near the hand and elbows. On top of the metal plating, there were a few neon blue circuit-like patterns that turn red the moment Shiro grasped the spear.
  396.  
  397. Pulling back her arm, Shiro gritted her teeth and gathered mana into the gauntlet.
  398.  
  399. *KISHHH!!!
  400.  
  401. The holes on the gauntlets lit up as they revealed themselves to be mini rocket propellers.
  402.  
  403. "HAAAA!!!!" She shouted out the moment she threw the spear.
  404.  
  405. *Kish Kach!
  406.  
  407. Parts of the spear broke off as more rockets revealed themselves. The rockets caused the spear to rotate, becoming a drill of sorts, smashing through the dungeon walls and into the next room.
  408.  
  409. *BOOOMMMM!!!!
  410.  
  411. *KSHH!
  412.  
  413. Steam blasted out from the gauntlet as the rockets turned themselves off.
  414.  
  415. "Sorry, this miss is a little pissed." She said while her eyes glowed with a blue colour.
  416. [STRAIGHT UP BREAKS THE WALL OF A DUNGEON WITH A GAUNTLET AND SPEAR]
  417. - CHAPTER 78
  418. -----------------------------------------------------------------
  419. With the newly opened hole in the wall, the monsters started to bunch up together as they charged at her with anger.
  420.  
  421. Slamming her palm down on the ground, a giant magic circle erupted outward with a mix of neon blue and yellow.
  422.  
  423. "Die." She said coldly.
  424.  
  425. A blizzard appeared with lightning striking around the blizzard. While the spell raged on, Shiro created a nanotech bow along with a few arrows.
  426.  
  427. *BOOM BOOM BOOM
  428.  
  429. Each of the arrows were explosive types with each explosion ripping a limb off the monster.
  430. [MAKES A LIGHTNING BLIZZARD]
  431. - CHAPTER 78
  432. ----------------------------------------------------------------
  433. Waiting a few seconds for the shockwave to stop, she created eight throwing knives in both her hands.
  434.  
  435. 'Stage 2. After the shockwave, the boss would experience a slight weakening period. Damage it as much as you can.'
  436.  
  437. Jumping out of the pillar, Shiro twisted her body and threw all eight knives. However, none of them hit the target. Landing back on the ground, Shiro narrowed her eyes and stomped down.
  438.  
  439. *BZZ!!!!
  440.  
  441. Lightning chained from one knife to another as it continuously zapped the boss. Not wasting this chance, she then pressed her palms against the floor and froze the entire room.
  442. [ARCS LIGHTNING OFF HER DAGGERS AND FREEZES A LARGE ROOM IN AN INSTANT]
  443. - CHAPTER 79
  444. -----------------------------------------------------------------
  445. Smiling slightly at the fact that her MP was starting to regenerate, albeit a little slow, she created several ice turrets that were situated on the pillars.
  446.  
  447. Flicking her wrist, ice spears could be seen forming inside the turrets.
  448.  
  449. *BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!
  450.  
  451. With the barrage of the turrets and lightning, the boss's HP dropped little by little.
  452.  
  453. [CREATES REMOTE TURRETS THAT SHOOT OUT ICE SPEARS]
  454. - CHAPTER 79
  455. --------------------------------------------------------------
  456. The mouths on the boss's arms opened up and devoured the surrounding mana. This naturally included the ice field that Shiro created along with the turrets.
  457.  
  458. Waiting for the absorption to finish, Shiro pushed her palms against the pillar and narrowed her eyes.
  459.  
  460. Ice crystals formed in front of the pillar before rearranging themselves into a multi layered shield.
  461.  
  462. The moment she had finished the shield, the boss also finished its charge up. Two orbs of light could be seen, one blue and the other yellow.
  463.  
  464. With both orbs charged and ready, the muscles of the boss quivered as it used its palms to aim both orbs at the pillar Shiro was hiding behind.
  465.  
  466. *BOOMMM!!!!!!
  467.  
  468. Two lasers shot out instantly penetrating 2 layers out of the 5 layers the shield had.
  469.  
  470. Frowning slightly, Shiro made a few more shields between her and the pillar just in case.
  471.  
  472. *PING PING PING!
  473.  
  474. Smashing through all 5 of the shields, the laser slammed against the pillar but wasn't able to penetrate it. With most of the damage being absorbed by the shields, Shiro was able to prevent the pillar from being erased.
  475. [SHIRO'S STACKED ICE SHIELDS TAKE MUCH OF THE IMPACT OF AN ATTACK THAT WOULD HAVE ERASED A THICK DUNGEON PILLAR]
  476. - CHAPTER 79
  477. ----------------------------------------------------------
  478. It screamed out in rage whilst it tried to drag Shiro off his back.
  479.  
  480. Yin Style Phantom Arts: 2nd Phantom + Faded Snow Movement.
  481.  
  482. Watching the arm phase through her body, especially through the torso, Shiro frowned at the odd feeling that it brought to her mind.
  483.  
  484. Shaking off the odd feeling, Shiro deactivated the skills and grabbed the arm. Kicking her left foot at the shoulder joint of the arm, Shiro flipped her body over the boss while dragging the arm with her.
  485.  
  486. She quickly made a nanotech dagger and threw it towards the shoulder to sever a few more strands of muscle.
  487.  
  488. Yin Style Phantom Arts: 3rd Phantom – Counter Weight Phantom.
  489.  
  490. Shifting her centre of gravity, Shiro ripped the arm off the torso.
  491. [SHIRO PHASES THROUGH AN ATTACK AND THEN USES YIN MA AND NANO DAGGERS TO RIP A BOSSES ARM OFF]
  492. - CHAPTER 79
  493. -------------------------------------------------------------
  494. Creating 2 flying knives in each hand, Shiro threw them upwards and detonated the knives. The explosion managed to break the 4 chains that were supporting the chandelier.
  495.  
  496. *BOOM!
  497.  
  498. Slamming against the boss, the weight of the chandelier pinned the boss against the ground.
  499. [THROWN DAGGERS BREAK CHAINS]
  500. - CHAPTER 79
  501. --------------------------------------------------------
  502. [Rift Walker (Tier 1)]
  503.  
  504. Utilise the powers of shadow and walk between the fabrics of reality. Distance travelled and time inside the rift is largely dependent on the user's MP along with Tier. User can only see items and environment inside the rifts. Unless the enemy is also in the rift, the user would not see the enemies.
  505.  
  506. Current limit: 10 meters
  507.  
  508. Cost: 1 meter = 5,000 MP/1 second = 1,000 MP
  509.  
  510. "Rift Walker? What kind of monster are you to have this kind of ability even though you're only level 21." Shiro muttered. An ability like Rift Walker were mostly seen amongst the monster of level 100+. Yet, Yin had unlocked it at level 21.
  511.  
  512. *Chirp!
  513.  
  514. "Yes yes, You are amazing." Shiro praised honestly. Wanting to put the skill to the test, Shiro took a deep breath.
  515.  
  516. Stomping down with her right foot, her body dematerialised into a cloud of dark purple mist.
  517.  
  518. Shiro was surprised at what she could see right now. The world was like it was seen through a negative filter. Looking at her body, Shiro was surprised to see her body shifting around like a ghost.
  519.  
  520. 'Hmm… MP cost is a little too intense to be used over long periods. Best way to use it would probably to try burst it. Like… teleportation? I can probably throw the enemies aim off along with my own if I'm not careful. I'll need to make sure I know where I'm going every time I use it.' Shiro thought as she exited the Rift.
  521. [NEW SKILL - RIFT WALKER]
  522. - CHAPTER 80
  523. ---------------------------------------------------
  524. 'The f*cking totem is being activated.' Shiro thought with a frown. Crouching down, she jumped upwards and landed on the roof of a building. Parkouring from one building to another, she stopped at the tallest skyscraper that was near her.
  525. [CASUALLY PARKOURS FROM BUILDING TO BUILDING UNTIL SHE STOPS AT THE TALLEST SKYSCRAPER]
  526. - CHAPTER 80
  527. -------------------------------------------------
  528. [Like I wanted to see you. I'm going to keep this short, when did the totem start?] Shiro asked.
  529.  
  530. "It started literally a few minutes before you left the dungeon." Nan Tian chuckled slightly.
  531.  
  532. [Have you found the main nodes of the ritual? We destroy them, we'll be able to stop this ritual.]
  533.  
  534. "I have, but only 6 out of 10. The last four are well hidden."
  535.  
  536. While Shiro and Nan Tian were discussing what was happening, Huan Er was surprised at both Nan Tian's attitude along with Shiro's domineering aura.
  537.  
  538. 'She's only level 35 but why do I feel like I'm in the presence of two apex's…' She thought.
  539.  
  540. [I don't know how much I can do, but since they're bothering me, I'll help out with this.]
  541.  
  542. 'I might as well take this chance to level up my monster title if I can.' Shiro thought. Since prey came walking to her, it would be rude to not accept.
  543.  
  544. "Huan Er, give her an earpiece." Nan Tian ordered with a gesture of his hands.
  545.  
  546. Nodding her head, Huan Er passed the item over to Shiro.
  547.  
  548. [So who is she? A servant of yours? A lover? Are you trying to two time by stalking me?] Shiro asked, wanting to annoy Nan Tian.
  549.  
  550. "Hahaha, is this jealousy I detect little snow? Don't worry, she is a disciple being nurtured by the sect. Nothing more." Nan Tian laughed. Hearing his thought about her, Huan Er bit her lip in frustration.
  551.  
  552. [Jealousy? I'd probably be more jealous of a fatty eating McDonalds than I would be jealous of her.] Shiro rolled her eyes.
  553.  
  554. Placing the earpiece in her ear, she was about to jump off but Nan Tian stopped her.
  555.  
  556. "Just a little tip from me to you. Open it later ok?" Nan Tian said as he handed her a piece of paper. Shiro nodded and jumped off the building.
  557.  
  558. "…."
  559.  
  560. "Just say what you're thinking." Nan Tian said with his back to Huan Er.
  561.  
  562. "Why are you so nice to her and-… No just the first question. Why are you so nice to her?" She asked.
  563.  
  564. "Because I see potential. Simple as that." His aura told her that it was all that he was going to say.
  565.  
  566. 'Are you sure?' Huan Er thought.
  567.  
  568. Shiro, who had jumped off the building earlier, was dashing to the first of the 4 hidden nodes she pinpointed before.
  569.  
  570. In her past life she had experienced rituals of a larger scale than the current ritual. Therefore, finding out all of the nodes weren't too difficult for her.
  571.  
  572. The first hidden node was near an old derelict building that was abandoned mid-construction.
  573.  
  574. Landing on the building not too far away, Shiro opened the piece of paper.
  575. [CAN EASILY DETECT THE LOCATION OF HIDDEN TOTEMS USED IN A CITY-WIDE RITUAL]
  576. - CHAPTER 80
  577. ----------------------------------------------------------
  578. Flipping over the barrier of the building she was on, Shiro narrowed her eyes and dived towards the derelict where the node was.
  579.  
  580. Faded Snow Movement.
  581.  
  582. The steel beams phased through her as Shiro landed on the ground.
  583. [PHASES THROUGH STEEL BEAMS]
  584. - CHAPTER 80
  585. ------------------------------------------------------
  586. "Ah… when did I last do something like this?" Shiro muttered. Infiltration, assassination and completing the objective.
  587.  
  588. She remembered doing this for the nobles back in her world, digging up their dirt before exposing them.
  589.  
  590. 'Fun times.' Shiro thought as she pulled up her mask and hood.
  591.  
  592. Making herself a pair of nanotech boots that absorbed sound, she looked around for an entrance.
  593. [CAN MAKE NANOTECH BOOTS THAT ABSORB SOUND]
  594. - CHAPTER 80
  595. -------------------------------------------------------
  596. 'Seems like the entrance is a bit further away…' She thought.
  597.  
  598. Flicking her wrist, metal and lightning sparked as a device could be seen in her hands.
  599.  
  600. Pressing the device into the ground, Shiro pressed a button to activate it.
  601.  
  602. *Boom Boom Boom
  603.  
  604. Hollowed echoes could be heard as statistics started to appear on the screen of the device.
  605.  
  606. 'Three floors, node being protected on the final floor. Mana signal wise they seem to be peak level 50's… Whoever did this didn't want the people to look suspicious when going around the city. Level 50 seems to have been the safe bet…' Shiro thought whilst dismantling the device.
  607. [SHIRO CAN CREATE A DEVICE THAT TELLS HER THE BLUEPRINTS OF BUILDINGS AND LOCATIONS AND STRENGTH OF ENEMIES]
  608. - CHAPTER 80
  609. ----------------------------------------------------------
  610. Huan Er, who was currently trying to scan the city surveillance to find more hints about the nodes, paused in shock seeing her device being hacked.
  611.  
  612. "Nan Tian! We're being hacked!" Huan Er shouted out in a panic whilst tapping away at the keyboard.
  613.  
  614. "Hou? By who?" Nan Tian frowned as he walked over. For someone to be able to hack Huan Er's device in this city was too unusual.
  615.  
  616. Huan Er had sweat drip from her forehead as her defences were being broken too fast.
  617.  
  618. [I'm trying to fucking send you information! Why the fuck are you shutting it down ah!?] A line of text appeared on Huan Er's screen.
  619.  
  620. Both Nan Tian and Huan Er paused in shock seeing this.
  621.  
  622. [I need to get to the next site. This one is too much for me to handle. Here is the information I've gathered so far.]
  623.  
  624. Receiving a file, Huan Er looked at it sceptically.
  625.  
  626. "Open it." Nan Tian ordered.
  627.  
  628. Huan Er nodded and opened the file. Looking at the information about the first node site, Nan Tian only chuckled slightly before his body flickered away.
  629.  
  630. Meanwhile, Huan Er was still looking at her laptop in shock. Even when she was using everything she could, Shiro easily bypassed everything she did.
  631.  
  632. 'But she's only a level 35 ice mage! How could she hack it!?' She thought in shock.
  633.  
  634. [SHIRO'S NANOBOTS EASILY OUTHACK ONE OF THE BEST HACKERS ON THE PLANET]
  635. - CHAPTER 80
  636. -------------------------------------------------------
  637. "But… it also seems pretty fun and within limits." She grinned. Standing up, she stretched her body a little and entered the rift.
  638.  
  639. Due to her experiences with using Shadow Walker back in the shadow temple story quest, she was used to phasing through walls.
  640.  
  641. Landing on the first floor, she hid in a corner near her before her rift skill turned off.
  642.  
  643. [WALKS THROUGH A WALL WITH RIFT WALKER]
  644. - CHAPTER 80
  645. ----------------------------------------------------
  646. However, the moment she appeared again, she came face to face with a level 50 cannon fodder.
  647.  
  648. While the man was shocked, Shiro dialled her output to 100%.
  649.  
  650. *PUSHI!
  651.  
  652. Breaking his jaw open, she ripped out his tongue within a short burst. Before the man could even scream, Shiro made a knife-hand and pierced his throat. Gripping the spine, Shiro exerted force and pulled it downwards. The force ripped the spine out of the skull and killed the man quickly.
  653.  
  654. The main thing about killing enemies higher level than you was to take them off guard. At the start of the fight, their guard will be at their lowest so if she was able to take advantage of that short moment, she could easily breach their defences and end their life.
  655.  
  656. Not to mention, the man wasn't able to react in time since most of his attention was redirected to the pain he was feeling.
  657.  
  658. Storing the man's corpse within her inventory, Shiro peaked the corner to see if there were more guards.
  659.  
  660. [SHIRO ASSASSINATES SOMEONE, USES HER HAND AS A PIERCING WEAPON, AND STORES DEAD BODIES IN HER INVENTORY]
  661. - CHAPTER 80
  662. -----------------------------------------------------------
  663. 'The three top tier level 50's should be just under me.' Shiro thought as her gaze narrowed.
  664.  
  665. Entering the rift once more, she phased through the ground.
  666.  
  667. Materialising herself the moment she was through the floor, she saw a target just below her.
  668.  
  669. Yin Style Phantom Art: 3rd Phantom + 4th Phantom.
  670.  
  671. Grabbing the target's jaw, Shiro pulled it back before slamming her knees into the spine.
  672.  
  673. *CRACK!
  674.  
  675. The knee snapped the spine in half as Shiro folded the target's body like a piece of paper. Blood poured out of his orifices due to every one of his internal organs being destroyed. Shiro immediately re-entered the rift.
  676.  
  677. Appearing behind the second target, she made two daggers in her hands. The first slashed at the back of his knee causing him to kneel while the second stabbed his eye and into the brain.
  678.  
  679. Backflipping into the rift, she dodged an attack of the final target.
  680.  
  681. *Whistle~
  682.  
  683. "This rift walker is so much more fun than I thought." Shiro grinned as this skill paired up incredibly well with her fighting style. Due to her amazing memory, she was able to constantly memorise the positions of her enemies. This made it so that the downside of not being able to see anyone in her rift could be ignored.
  684.  
  685. Appearing above her third and last target, she realised that her target had very weak defences even though he knew she was here.
  686.  
  687. Not minding that fact, Shiro created a misdirection by freezing his legs.
  688.  
  689. "Huh?!"
  690.  
  691. Landing on his shoulders, Shiro wrapped her legs around his head before twisting her body backwards. Making a dagger that extended out from her shoe, she sliced his neck tendons to make the next step easier.
  692.  
  693. *CRACK!!!
  694.  
  695. With a single twist of her body, she had spun the head off the man's torso.
  696. [RAPIDLY TAKES OUT THREE LEVEL 50s THROUGH RIFT WALKER TELEPORTATION SHENANIGANS, ALSO CREATES A KNIFE OUT OF HER SHOE SLIME SWORD STYLE]
  697. - CHAPTER 80
  698. -----------------------------------------------------
  699. Looking at the magic circle that was sealing off the node from being destroyed, Shiro only scoffed since she had destroyed more advanced seals. Flicking her wrist, she broke the seal almost instantly and destroyed the node.
  700.  
  701. "Two down, two to go."
  702. [CASUALLY DISMANTLES A MAGIC SEAL]
  703. - CHAPTER 80
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