abnormal mutation

Chapter 52 Hunting in the Spirit Realm
Unfortunately, the chessboard cannot directly measure his physical data; a simulated match must be started to utilize its data-driven capabilities to detect the participant.

Start a simulated battle.

With a thought, the bubbles outside the chessboard rapidly expanded, and the light and shadow inside shifted, conjuring up chessboards of various shapes that floated in the surrounding space, creating an exceptionally cool effect.

'View my properties.'

[Roland, Health: 256/258, Mental Strength: 161/161, Strength: 100]

The values ​​have changed dramatically. The maximum health has increased by 65, "Spirit" has been changed to "Spiritual Power" with an increase of 80, and an additional "Strength" attribute has been added!
'Could it be that the spirit undergoes a qualitative change through quantitative change, possessing an extraordinary power to influence reality, which is why it is called spiritual power?' Roland pondered.

Can mental power be equated with spirituality? That doesn't seem right either. Spirituality includes extraordinary qualities and comes with all sorts of extraordinary abilities, while he only has a Dragon Soul Shockwave.

That intensity is likely equivalent to spell power in a game, representing the destructive power of mental energy; it is one of the characteristics of mental energy.

'Although I'm different, I should be considered an extraordinary one, hehe...' Roland was in a great mood.

Those extraordinary methods are very dangerous, while my own is safe and reliable, but... my abilities are a bit limited.

At this moment, the game was about to start, but he stopped it abruptly, the scene changed, and everything quickly returned to normal.

He had no interest in playing games right now; his mind was completely occupied with hunting spirit creatures and feeding the Rune Seeds properly.

"Let's go, let's begin."

One man and two wolves flew out of the chessboard. Keeley had basically recovered and was naturally unwilling to let go of such an opportunity.

As the light membrane behind him became invisible, Roland felt as if he were in a vast, endless sky. In the distance, shadowy figures loomed, obscuring his vision. The strange environment blocked his view, and countless dangers lurked within.

It is said that the spirit realm contains everything, and the higher you go, the larger and more complex it becomes, with dark abysses, deep valleys, the Wailing Wall, the Milky Way, the Chaos Sea...

Roland held the contract in his left hand, concentrating his attention. An invisible and intangible power burst forth from within his spirit body, as smooth as water and as fine as silk, yet incredibly resilient. Every detail was clearly visible wherever it went, like an invisible hand covered in eyes. This feeling was truly wondrous.

Mental strength is much more effective than physical strength; it allows for complete focus and has virtually no blind spots.

With a thought, he channeled his spiritual power into the contracts. Each contract was densely covered with array patterns, and a three-dimensional structure was compressed into a small page, wrapped with layers of strange properties.

The blank contract comes with a basic cooperation agreement, like a blank contract. Tasks and rewards are filled in by the signer, and there are no language restrictions. Once signed, neither party can harm the other, and other clauses can be added.

'Isn't this just online job recruitment?' Roland thought to himself.

The spirit world is similar to the spiritual world. Activating the contract template is equivalent to disseminating a job posting, and it will also filter out the "workers" who are too outstanding (powerful).

This kind of contract is not considered high-tech; it will be damaged even if a contract is not successfully signed after multiple uses.

Let's try one first.

As mental energy was depleted, an invisible wave rapidly spread outwards.

Fearing they would frighten their prey, the two wolves transformed into black smoke and merged with Roland, leaving only their heads visible. The man and the two wolves stared wide-eyed at their surroundings, hoping to see their prey take the bait.

More than an hour passed, and everything around remained the same; the expected spirit creature did not appear.

'As expected of a dream realm that ordinary people can enter and exit, it's too safe. I think I saw quite a few monsters when I came up.' Roland was speechless.

He commanded the chessboard to rise slowly. About half an hour later, the bubble broke through a large area of ​​floating pebbles and stopped next to a giant pumice. After the bubble became invisible, he activated the contract again.

Then came another long wait. More than an hour later, a swarm of flying insects swooped down from above, their sharp, piercing flapping sounds audible from afar, quite unsettling. Roland's eyes lit up, showing no sign of disgust.

The flying insects were very fast, and soon they flew close, numbering about a dozen. They were not large, about twenty or thirty centimeters long, with six legs and two wings. The phantom created by their rapidly vibrating wings was larger than their bodies, and they had a long needle at the end of their tails. They looked like a variant of some kind of mayfly.

Roland breathed a sigh of relief, feeling confident he could handle it. His books hadn't been wasted; one indicator of spirit world creatures was their appearance. Creatures with appearances similar to those in reality were generally not very strong, and he'd try to stay away from those that looked abstract and absurd.

The swarm of insects approached relentlessly, showing no sign of slowing down. Their piercing buzzing sounded like a declaration of war.

'Not communicating? Is your IQ too low?' Seeing that things were not going well, he quickly slipped into the bubble.

Once the target disappeared, the swarm slowed down slightly, but did not stop to observe. So, one by one, they crashed into the bubble and appeared in the chessboard space in unison.

"Go!" Roland gave the order, and Kiley and Frederick rushed out with a hint of eagerness.

He wanted to test the combat capabilities of the two wolves and also assess the fighting strength of the swarm. Anyway, with him in charge, they could control the situation at any time if there was danger.

The swarm hesitated briefly, but faced with the menacing giant wolf, they did not back down. They stood on end with their stingers pointing upwards and chose to fight head-on.

Killie and Freddie were no pushovers. The two wolves split up and attacked, nimbly dodging the needles and slicing the two flying insects in two with a single claw, clean and efficient.

"Shhhhh-"

The swarm evaded the black wolf, regrouped, and simultaneously unleashed their ultimate attack: tail spikes detached and shot out like a flash, moving so fast they were invisible.

The two wolves bounced away as if electrocuted, but still couldn't completely dodge. A ghostly light flashed on the wolf's back, blocking most of the spikes, but two spikes still hit Killie, and Freddie escaped unharmed.

"Awooo—" Kili howled in pain, trembling all over, and roared as he pounced on it again.

Without the stinger, the flying insects were nothing more than meat on the chopping block. They were chased by the two wolves and fled in a sorry state, and were soon killed one after another.

"Waaah—" Kili lay at Roland's feet, feeling very aggrieved, and kept complaining to Roland, "Why am I always the one who gets hurt?"

"Alright, you can have one," Roland comforted them.

Upon hearing this, the two wolves instantly perked up, drooling as they went to select their spoils.

One man and two wolves gathered up all the insect corpses, a total of seventeen, which didn't look very big when piled together.

Roland gave one to each of the two wolves, and picked up one for himself to examine closely. It contained insect blood and tissue fluid, had a distinct internal structure, and felt cold to the touch. It looked very similar to a real creature, but the weight and details were wrong. It was very light and had no respiratory system, which was very strange.

'How do I use it?' He was a little unsure.

Summoning a chess piece provides an extra powerful ally, while abnormal mutations can directly boost its combat power; it's hard to say which has a higher priority.

With a gentle tap of his finger, a dead insect shattered, turning into tiny specks of light that flowed into the energy pool on one side.

Spiritual Glimmer: +3.

'Not bad.' There must have been some loss involved. The fact that the extraordinary trait wasn't displayed means the increment is much less than 0.1.

After accounting for the two wolves that were eaten by the two wolves, he still has fifteen left, which would conservatively yield 45 Spiritual Glimmers, much more than he could earn from simulated battles.

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