Chapter 378: Chapter 309: Terrifying Passive Mutant Ability!_1
No sooner had the words been spoken than a vast sea of soul power surged forward, effortlessly breaking through the barrier of Level 39 and rushing straight to Level 40!
Then.
Level 41, Level 42, Level 43… Level 49!
Nobody knew how many Cave Beastmen had been directly poisoned to death by the Rabies Eruption Technique, but it had caused his level to skyrocket to Level 49!
He also received the Realm Breaking Task for Level 49.
His mind was still on the powerful Spiderfolk rapidly approaching from afar; he didn’t notice what the new Realm Breaking Task was.
At that moment, another arrow shot by the Spiderfolk whizzed through the air, zooming toward its target.
“Master~ I’ll block it!”
Little Qing cried out with a delicate voice, her slight figure darting forward.
With a wave of her Miniature Magic Wand, a dense green light immediately burst out from within her and transformed into a thick green shield in front of her.
Her petite and exquisitely cute face was all puffiness and seriousness.
A “thud” was heard as the silver arrow struck the Penicillin Parasite Body Shield, resulting in a dull sound.
Strangely, the arrow seemed to have entered a viscous liquid, its speed drastically slowing until it soon came to a halt.
And at that moment, something even more bizarre occurred—the silver arrow trapped by the Penicillin Parasite Body Shield exploded violently.
The explosion created a myriad of white threads in the air that surged toward Little Qing and Zheng Cheng behind her like a mass of writhing pythons.
This was not an ordinary arrow at all, but a Spider Silk Arrow made from the Spiderfolk’s own webbing!
With another tap of her magic wand, the viscous green glow began to wriggle, transforming into even more green threads that entwined with the mass of white threads.
Entangling and annihilating each other, they quickly devoured the spider silk formed from the arrow.
The distant Spiderfolk roared in anger, shouting something incomprehensible, and two large bows appeared in its hands once again.
As it sprinted forward, it drew all three bows and fired three arrows simultaneously.
But, Little Qing blocked them all!
Zheng Cheng was also surprised at the change in Little Qing; she could even alter the shape of the Penicillin Parasite Body Shield, a feat he could not achieve himself.
With a backhanded slash, he took out the last Cave Beastman trying to ambush him and quickly checked the skill he had just learned.
In his mind, on the Skill Tree representing internal and external Mutant Abilities, two distinct Skill Runes appeared.
The first rune was entwined with dense threads, seemingly forming two opposing figures.
The figure on the left was slightly taller, while the one on the right was a bit shorter.
“What’s this?”
Zheng Cheng was full of curiosity, his focus immediately drawn to this Skill Rune.
[Stockholm Self-Strategy Technique (Internal/LV1): Mutant Ability (Passive). Each time damage is inflicted on the same target, it will forcibly load Self-Strategy points onto the target. The higher the number of Self-Strategy points, the more likely the target creature is to undertake self-strategizing and self-subjugation internally. Once the points accumulate to a certain level, the target creature will automatically submit to you, becoming your pet, familiar, subordinate, slave, etc.]
[PS: This skill determines the loading of self-subjugation points based on differences in the mental attributes of both parties, the resistance of the target creature, the state of the target creature, the race of the target creature, the age of the target creature, the extent of damage dealt, the number of times damage is inflicted, and the manner in which damage is dealt. Details and mechanics are for the caster to discover and explore.]
“Oh my, what in the world is this skill?”
Zheng Cheng exclaimed in astonishment.
A passive ability?
This was his second passive ability, the first being the Penicillin Parasite Body Shield with equally bizarre and mighty effects.
And this Stockholm Self-Strategy Technique was even more terrifying than the Penicillin Parasite Body Shield!
Each attack would add Self-Strategy points to the target creature?
Once accumulated to a certain level, the creature would self-strategize, and depending on various factors and calculations, once the target creature had completed its self-strategizing, it would actually become my pet?
Familiar?
Subordinate?
Slave?
Aren’t these all the same thing?
His mouth twitched slightly as he remembered the explanation of Stockholm syndrome from his previous life.
Also known as Stockholm syndrome, or hostage complex, it refers to a psychological response where hostages develop a bond with their captors, sometimes even helping them.
This bond causes the victim to develop positive feelings, dependency, or even assist the perpetrator.
The hostages come to depend on their captors psychologically.
With their fate in the captor’s hands, they feel immense gratitude when allowed to live.
They share a destiny with their captors, considering the captor’s future as their own, and the captor’s safety as their safety.
Thus, they adopt an “us against them” attitude, viewing their rescuers as the enemy.
Such people are utterly insane!
But in this world, Stockholm syndrome has somehow turned into the Stockholm Self-Strategy Technique!
A special kind of passive Mutant Ability!
And the effect of this ability was no less than the pathological effects, forcibly turning target creatures into pets, familiars, subordinates, or even slaves!
These target creatures… Got mental illness too?
A forcible infection of mental illness?
Thinking of this, Zheng Cheng couldn’t help but take a deep breath.
Then he remembered a proverb and another kind of creature.
To act as a jackal for the tiger.
Ghost Servant.
So-called Ghost Servants are the spirits of those who have been eaten by tigers and become the tiger’s servants; they are despicable and often lure others to be devoured by their tiger masters, hence the phrase “to act as a jackal for the tiger.”
It is rumored that one of the seven Royal Families of the Beastman Empire, the Taige Tiger Clan, possesses clan members with the innate ability to ‘act as a jackal for the tiger,’ enslaving target souls and turning them into soul slaves loyal only to them!
And his Stockholm Self-Strategy Technique and acting as a jackal for the tiger undoubtedly have their clever nuances.
“No wonder it’s a cumulative LV39 Realm Breaking Task, relying on the Rabies Eruption Technique to accumulate so much Soul Power, only then could I obtain such a strong Mutant Ability!”
“The buildup before was totally worth it!”
Zheng Cheng stroked his chin and said, “The main issue is the success rate, but since my Spiritual Attribute is far superior to that of ordinary Professionists, as long as I can increase the level of this Stockholm Self-Strategy Technique…”
Just then, seeing that Bow and Arrow attacks were ineffective, the Spiderfolk in the distance changed their attack method.
All four limbs flattened onto the ground, and it pounced towards Zheng Cheng and Little Qing with great speed.
At the same time, it raised its head, opened its mouth, and its throat convulsed before suddenly spraying out.
With a “pfft” sound, a large mass of blackish-green liquid accompanied by a gush of Poison Mist shot towards Zheng Cheng.
The moment the poison appeared, the air around became permeated with a foul, rotting smell, implying the potency of the toxin.
Yet Little Qing was unfazed. With a tap of her Magic wand, the Penicillin Parasite Body Shield surged once again, transforming into a huge bowl overturned on the ground, enveloping both her and Zheng Cheng within its protection.
“Hiss~!”
The grating sound of corrosion came as the poison splashed on the shield, causing a violent reaction, but still it failed to break through Little Qing’s Penicillin Parasite Body Shield!
Zheng Cheng glanced back, slightly reassured, and turned his attention to the second Mutant Ability.
“Internal Medical Mutant Abilities are so powerful, I just wonder what the Surgical Mutation Skills, which have been accumulated for so long with the Rabies Eruption Technique, will be…”
