blogombal Chapter 26 The Working Class Arrives
Chapter 26 The Working Class Arrives
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Xu Yuan gently rubbed his forehead.
After the effect of the [Comprehension Enhancement Card] wore off, he felt dizzy and lightheaded.
However, I wasn't actually feeling drowsy.
It's more of an illusion.
After returning to normalcy from that state where everything seemed to have suddenly become clear, it's inevitable to experience a kind of illusion.
After a while, Xu Yuan felt his mind come "alive" again.
He turned his attention back to the prompt he had just received.
"wind……"
Xu Yuan extended his right hand and opened his palm.
At this point, his perception, understanding, control, and application of energy had far surpassed what he had achieved before.
As he mobilized the energy within his body, a small tornado appeared out of thin air in the palm of his right hand.
The blanket and comic books on the bedside table were instantly drawn to it.
Then it was sliced into countless pieces by the wind blades.
Seeing the chandelier above his head creaking and swaying, Xu Yuan dispersed the tornado in his hand.
Combining this move with sword techniques, he developed the Sky Soaring Dragon Flash.
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[Sky Soaring Dragon Flash - Modified]
Type: Skill - Active
Realm: Perfection
Effect: A lightning-fast sword-drawing technique that uses the left foot as the key point, taking a step forward and facing death. When the first strike is thrown, the airflow is manipulated to attract and cut the opponent, while the centrifugal force is used for the second strike.
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It's not quite the same as the one Kenshin used.
But Xu Yuan felt that what he had researched might be the true form of the Sky Soaring Dragon Flash.
The wind is not only a means of restraining the opponent.
It also possesses considerable destructive power.
However, the world of Rurouni Kenshin consists of ordinary people, not true superhumans who cannot freely control the wind, making it difficult for them to reach that point.
In addition, wind control does not necessarily have to be paired with sword drawing skills.
It can also be used at other times.
Unfortunately, because of its limited energy intensity and quantity, it cannot be used alone.
The tornado will quickly dissipate once it is slightly away from the body or the sword.
This is also why it failed to develop into a skill on its own.
Speaking of...
Looking at the perfect-grade [Double Dragon Flash - Modified] and [Sky Soaring Dragon Flash - Modified], Xu Yuan's expression suddenly became somewhat strange.
Leaving aside the other moves of the Flying Sword Style, I'm probably already more proficient in these two moves than Kenshin is.
If I use these two tricks next time I meet him, he'll probably be shocked.
However, Xu Yuan actually prefers his self-created skills to the Flying Sky Sword Style.
Unlike the [Sky Soaring Dragon Flash - Modified], which involves both attracting opponents and a double-stage sword-drawing technique, his self-created skills aim for a one-hit kill.
Techniques for executing moves, energy usage...
Everything is for the sake of drawing the sword faster and delivering sharper strikes!
There aren't many fancy features.
It is a purer form of sword-drawing technique.
With a push of his hands, Xu Yuan jumped off the bed.
【Dai Zong】appeared in his left hand.
He lowered his body slightly, adopting a posture similar to drawing a sword, but with slight differences in details.
Then gently place your right hand on the hilt of the sword.
Take a deep breath and mobilize your body's energy.
He gripped the hilt of the sword tightly and drew it.
The longsword was barely drawn an inch from its sheath when a cold light suddenly flashed in the room, and the large bed in front of him suddenly snapped in two!
The cut is as smooth as a mirror.
Clang—!
Xu Yuan did not continue to draw his sword, but instead pushed [Dai Zong] back down.
He didn't want to ruin the room where he slept.
"Name the new skill [Slash]."
Naming successful.
The energy gave rise to the wind attribute, which was upgraded to the perfect level of [Basic Swordsmanship], [Double Dragon Flash - Modified], [Sky Soaring Dragon Flash - Modified], as well as the self-created [Slash] which was upgraded to the master level.
This is what Xu Yuan gained in just one hour.
Putting everything else aside, the skill upgrades alone saved him countless points.
The battle with Kenshin made Xu Yuan realize the importance of technique, combat experience, and combat awareness.
Although he defeated Kenshin at the time, if Kenshin were a superhuman like him, even if he were weaker, he could probably beat him to a pulp.
Panel attributes are by no means equivalent to true strength.
Now he has made up for his lack of technique.
Compared to before, it has undergone a complete transformation.
Although the three main attributes remained unchanged, the strength increased dramatically.
What remains is combat experience and combat awareness.
These can only be obtained through constant battles.
Perhaps it was for this reason, or perhaps the appearance of his extraordinary skills made the system recognize his strength, thus opening up the bounty mission panel for him.
Xu Yuan opened it and flipped through it, somewhat astonished.
There are quite a lot.
Are so many of them hidden in Tokyo?!
However, some of them are just ordinary people.
Fujiwara Takumi, Ohsaka Taiga, Hikigaya Hachiman, Saionji World...
View task details.
They were marked with "mutated" and "first order".
Has something changed?
He should be around the same level as Light Yagami back then, probably just entering the first stage.
He is not difficult to deal with now.
Why is it a red mission on Hell difficulty?
Is it because of the environment?
Was their environment dangerous for him?
Is someone protecting them?
Or are they imprisoned?
Xu Yuan found the names of Kenshin Himura and Kaoru Kamiya, and discovered that their missions were also in red.
As expected, the difficulty of a mission is not solely related to the strength of the mission objective.
Kenshin and Kaoru Kamiya are now surrounded by six masters from the world of "Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple".
The difficulty of killing them has increased significantly.
The difficulty of the mission became hellish.
Takumi Fujiwara and his group were probably in a similar situation—the difficulty stemmed from the environment, not from themselves.
Xu Yuan flipped through the red names.
If you encounter something you don't recognize, just search it online.
Suddenly, he stopped what he was doing, looked at the relevant information he had found on his phone, and frowned slightly.
Is this person a high-ranking Japanese government official?!
What's going on?
View quest details — "Demon, Tier 1, from the world of Claymore".
Claymore? Demons?
Xu Yuan went online to learn more about this comic.
The story of "Claymore" is set in a society similar to medieval Europe.
It is said that there is a kind of monster called "demon".
They hide among humans, and ordinary humans cannot distinguish them at all.
And the one specifically responsible for eliminating them is the greatsword.
That's an organization.
The organization doesn't actually have a name; it's just that the girls who fight demons all carry a sheathless greatsword, creating a strong visual impact.
So, they gradually came to be called Claymores.
The reason they are able to fight demons is because demon flesh and blood have been implanted in their bodies.
Up to this point, the setup is quite ordinary.
There are even some classics.
What's interesting is what happens next—the world is an experimental field.
The continent where the main characters live is actually just an island.
To be honest, when Xu Yuan saw this setting, the first thing that came to mind was Attack on Titan.
However, the greatsword predates the giant.
This comic has been serialized since 2001.
The world beyond the islands is engulfed in war.
Nearly a century ago, after being ravaged by multiple wars, the continent was finally united into two forces.
The two major powers continue their war in the struggle for hegemony.
Just as the two sides were at a stalemate, one side introduced a non-human race—the Descendants of the Dragon.
That was a powerful race.
After they joined, the war situation quickly shifted.
In order to deal with the descendants of the dragons, another force began to study their power—
By fusing the flesh of the Dragon's Descendant in its normal form and its awakened form, a mutation is created, giving birth to a wriggling parasite that does not rot.
By allowing it to parasitize the human brain, demons are born.
By implanting the flesh and blood of demons into the human body, the greatsword was born.
The island where the main characters live is the experimental field.
The organization is the manager of the experimental field.
They created monsters and they also created greatswords.
The goal is to create controllable awakened individuals.
After learning the story, Xu Yuan frowned slightly.
Unlike Attack on Titan, Claymore doesn't depict stories outside the island, but what about the fantasy world that it creates?
Could there be a mainland beyond the islands?
If so, it means that there are still descendants of dragons in the world derived from "Claymore", and that there may be an even more powerful force besides the two major forces.
After all, one of the factions suddenly introduced a powerful non-human race or something...
Without a source, it would be somewhat like a mechanical deus ex machina.
The existence of other forces besides the two major powers is a more reasonable assumption.
And the descendants of the dragon may have come from there.
Those forces may be very powerful.
After all, this comic has a demonic power setting.
He continued browsing the list of bounty missions and found two more Japanese government officials.
This time it's not a demon.
But it wasn't much better.
Because those two are parasites.
In addition, Xu Yuan also discovered Muzan Kibutsuji.
The system's assessment of its capabilities is at the second-order level.
In the world of Demon Slayer, only he and Nakime have come here so far.
Anyway, Xu Yuan didn't find anyone else, but he did find quite a few demons that Muzan created in the real world.
They come in white, yellow, and red.
In addition, he also discovered foodies.
Demons, parasites, ghosts, gluttons... You won't believe it until you see it, and once you do, you'll be shocked.
Tokyo is truly a chaotic mess.
Suddenly, a new task appeared.
Yellow ghost-slaying missions.
Xu Yuan glanced at it and then gently shook his head.
That scoundrel of a boss is really hardworking.
They're still working hard to create ghosts in broad daylight.
Is he still searching for that blue spider lily in the real world?
Or perhaps you've come up with some other ideas?
Scrolling down the task list, Xu Yuan's gaze fell on the name "Kibutsuji Muzan".
Muzan was one rank higher than him, but not even at the middle rank.
He could kill him with a DN sheet.
As for how one dies, it doesn't necessarily have to be in the sun.
Heart paralysis is also an option.
He had asked the system about this before.
After all, some fantasy creatures don't have a heart as a weakness, and may even not have one at all.
The system's response was—
The method of death is merely a form; DN is a tool of causality.
Although this causal law technique is somewhat weak, it can't even kill a mid-level opponent...
In short, he can kill Muzan with DN.
If he remembers correctly, when Muzan dies, the demons he created will also die.
"System, if I use DN to write Muzan's death, and the demons he created also die, will I receive the bounty rewards for those demons?"
【Can. 】
Are there time limits after accepting a bounty mission?
【No.】
"Then please accept all of them for me."
Since there's no time limit, what's there to consider?
I'll accept it first and then we'll talk.
A maximum of three can be accepted at the same time.
"...Is there a reward for killing a target without accepting a bounty?"
【Have. 】
"Distributed normally?"
【Yes. 】
"What's the difference between accepting the mission and not accepting it?"
After accepting the mission, the system will locate the coordinates of the mission target and provide assistance to the host in jamming satellites, monitoring and other electronic equipment while the host is executing the mission.
Simply put, regardless of whether you've accepted the quest or not, you'll get a reward for clearing out the fantasy creatures.
The more you work, the more you earn.
He wouldn't forgo the reward he was due just because of a minor procedural issue like not accepting a task.
"One last question: If the objectives of bounty missions and space node missions overlap, will the rewards be given twice?"
【Won't.】
If both are completed simultaneously, bounty missions that overlap with the objectives of the space node mission will be automatically cancelled.
If you complete part of the bounty missions first, and then complete the relevant spatial node missions, the mission rewards will be deducted from the bounty missions already completed before being issued.
After asking his questions, Xu Yuan considered the matter for a moment and then accepted two bounty missions.
Takumi Fujiwara and Violet Evergarden.
One of them underwent a mutation, while the other did not.
Moreover, they come from different works.
Unfortunately, the coordinates were in the same place.
He looked up the address online and found that it was a subordinate agency of the Ministry of the Environment.
So, are they in the hands of the Japanese government?
Then, Xu Yuan went out for a while.
When he returned, he took out the DN paper and wrote "Kibutsuji Muzan" on it stroke by stroke.
Then it was written—
"At 10:1 PM on January 7, 2026, I arrived at Nishi-Nippori Station in Arakawa Ward."
"Take out the two slips of paper from locker number 5157."
"The note marked 'Number 1' had two names on it, along with their locations."
"Turn them into ghosts as soon as possible."
"One of them has turned into a monster and cannot be found based on his appearance. Control the staff in that building, find him, and turn him into a ghost."
"There are some names on the slip of paper marked 'Number 2'."
"While carrying out the task on note number 1, search that building. If you find the people mentioned on note number 2 (who may have turned into monsters), turn them into ghosts."
"Afterwards, search for the remaining people listed on note number 2 in other parts of Tokyo and turn them into ghosts."
"If life is endangered during the entire process, death will occur immediately due to cardiac arrest."
Because writing someone's name on it would result in death, and the DN paper in Xu Yuan's hand could only be used once, he couldn't write other people's names directly on it.
This is the only way to go around this issue.
As for the last point, it must be added.
If he doesn't die a tragic death at the hands of others, then all the rewards will be irrelevant to him.
After finishing writing, Xu Yuan put down his pen.
Next, we'll see how DN is determined.
It's not acceptable to control someone to kill.
But what if we just turn them into ghosts?
How is DN determined?
If it determines that doing so violates the rules, then the dying act he just wrote will be invalidated, and Muzan will die of cardiac arrest 40 seconds later.
If Muzan is not dead after 40 seconds...
Time passed second by second.
After the 40-second countdown ended, Xu Yuan opened the bounty mission panel.
Very well, Muzan's mission is still ongoing.
He didn't die.
The working class has come online.
According to DN's rules, he will die no later than the 24th day.
As for how many people will die, that remains to be seen.