Mystery: A Spark

After the last Backlund smog incident, his Blink Ring had reached the end of its lifespan and completely lost its effectiveness.

This means he lost Flash, a powerful movement ability that allows him to instantly approach an enemy and launch a surprise attack.

This will significantly impact Arthur's combat capabilities, greatly reducing the number of tactics he can use.

But it's okay, even if you lose Flash, you can still use Flame Leap.

For a Hunter path Sequence 5, Flame Leap would actually be a better fit for Arthur's fighting style than Blink.

Although he can transform into a flaming spear to approach enemies, dashing and displacement are different concepts.

Moreover, the Flame Spear is too noisy and consumes too much energy, offering no concealment or surprise, and is not suitable for frequent use in battle.

Therefore, a magical item with the ability to leap through flames is the most suitable for Arthur at this stage.

This makes him even more unpredictable in battle.

There's not much to say about the manufacturing process of magical items, since it doesn't involve much technology.

As a result, Arthur received a ring that granted him the ability to leap through flames.

In addition to its fire-jumping ability, this ring also possesses the abilities of damage transfer and danger intuition.

As for the negative effect, this ring may randomly burst into flames after the flames leap, attacking the wearer.

But for Arthur, a former arsonist, such an accidental fire attack was just for fun and had no real impact.

The reason it's still a ring is because Arthur directly infused the Magician's traits into the now-ineffective Blink Ring.

After all, he was already used to wearing this ring, so he was too lazy to change it to something else as a base for making magical items.

After turning the Magician trait into magical items, three extraordinary traits remained on the table.

The fortune teller, the clown, and the faceless man.

Arthur originally intended to use the first two extraordinary traits to train his subordinates.

However, generally speaking, being a diviner is not a very effective way to enhance combat power, and he doesn't really need extraordinary individuals like diviners under his command.

After all, Arthur has never had much faith in things like divination; he feels that such things only confuse his judgment.

An existence capable of divination can be dealt with without divination; and for an existence that he cannot deal with, divination is of no use.

Instead, interference might lead to incorrect information.

Therefore, Arthur always believed that there were only two kinds of diviners.

That was Klein and the other fortune tellers.

Arthur tossed the Seer and Clown traits in his hand, then stored them in the emblem.

He plans to sell these two special items if he has the opportunity later.

Arthur still prefers the path of warriors and hunters, who are more capable of fighting, since these paths have a higher survival rate in war.

Of course, the Faceless Man's extraordinary properties are still very useful, so Arthur plans to turn them into magical items if needed in the future.

After processing all the extraordinary properties he had obtained, Arthur began to examine the items he had just created using the corruption of the true creator.

He used Gul'dan's Skull to take it out and placed it on the table, without touching it the entire time.

It was a brass-colored bullet, long and slender, longer than any bullet currently in use.

Its dimensions are 6.5×52mm, a very special caliber.

In Arthur's previous life, this caliber of bullet was commonly used in a well-known rifle model, the Carcano M91/38.

This gun is famous for the same reason as Abe no Che: it was used to kill a celebrity.

Furthermore, in an anime game that Arthur played in his previous life, this gun was even gender-modified into a girl with purplish-red hair.

Well, this really makes one want to say "mind-blowing".

A truly imaginative concept in every sense of the word.

The pollution of the true Creator is terrifying; it can easily drive a person insane and out of control, and this is beyond the control of any individual.

Even if it exists at a high level, it will inevitably be greatly affected.

When Arthur injects it into a bullet, that bullet becomes capable of dealing with beings of higher status.

Of course, this bullet was no ordinary bullet either, because Arthur had also added the extraordinary properties of the Witch of Pain to it, which came from the properties of the Witch of Despair that he had obtained before.

Pain and delirium—once this bullet enters a person's body, it will surely bring double the pleasure.

If used at the right time, it could drive an angel mad, or even cause their downfall.

"I'm such a little genius, I actually came up with such a brilliant idea."

Arthur couldn't help but feel a little proud of his "out-of-the-box" ideas.

Just as he was feeling smug, Arthas returned.

The little creature came to Arthur without any hindrance; the shadowy curtain was no match for it.

"Arthur, Arthur, I have good news!" Arthas exclaimed as soon as he landed.

Then it saw the smile that had not yet faded from Arthur's face.

"Why are you smiling so slyly?" the puppy asked curiously.

"What do you mean by cunning? I'm clearly contemplating the future of this world." Arthur tapped Arthas on the head, annoyed.

"Then it seems this world has no future," Arthas remarked.

"Stop talking nonsense, what was the good news you were talking about?" Arthur poked the puppy's forehead.

"Oh, you interrupted me just now and I almost forgot." Arthas chuckled, holding Arthur's fingers. "Miss Audrey said she wanted to meet you. How about it? Your scheme to seduce a young girl is about to succeed, aren't you happy?"

"What do you mean by 'deceive'? I was clearly guiding you openly and honestly. If you dare to slander me again, believe me, I'll shave all the hair off your body!" Arthur said fiercely, lifting Arthas up in front of him.

"I was wrong." Arthas decisively raised his claws and admitted defeat.

"When and where did she set the meeting time?"

"Tomorrow, in your office building in the East District."

"I see."

Chapter 240 I bloom amidst the carnage, like a flower at dawn.

"By the way, Arthur, how are you planning to play the Reaper?"

After Arthas was put down by Arthur, he snuggled into his arms and said:

"I feel like this sequence isn't really suitable for playing in a big city like Backlund."

“It’s indeed not suitable, so after we’ve settled things here, we’ll be leaving,” Arthur nodded.

"Leave Backlund?" Arthas asked curiously. "Then where will we go next?"

“Go hunt down those who have fallen into darkness.” Arthur’s voice suddenly turned low.

The most obvious role that comes to mind when thinking of a reaper is reaping the lives of others.

So Arthur's plan was to leave Backlund and become a hunter.

As for the targets, those who are deeply sinful and have a way to die, out-of-control extraordinary individuals, monsters, cultists, and so on will all become Arthur's hunting targets.

Of course, you don't necessarily have to kill something to play the role of a Reaper.

Because in Arthur's view, the essence of harvesting is actually a form of plunder.

From plundering individuals to plundering nations.

Individual acts of plunder are harvesting, while acts of plunder by groups are war.

Therefore, Arthur believes that "Reaper" and "Iron Knight" should be extraordinary beings in the Hunter path, a transitional sequence from individual combat to group warfare.

And plunder is naturally not limited to taking the lives of others.

Looting wealth and people are both permissible.

However, for Arthur now, killing is certainly more convenient and quicker.

If he could carry Salamaine and hack his way from Backlund in Rune to Trier in Intis, then the Reaper Potion in his body would surely be fully digested.

Of course, when it comes to actually taking action, some planning and preparation are still needed; you can't just grab a razor blade and start chopping.

For example, the first thing to do is to create a new fake identity for yourself.

If this person is an assassin, and considering that he might later earn a notorious reputation, then he also needs a catchy nickname.

Like Gehrman Sparrow's "The Mad Adventurer".

Furthermore, the fighting style of this identity cannot be the same as that Arthur has used before, not even similar.

This means that Arthur can no longer use either Salamaine or the Hidden Blade.

The hidden blade was used in the assassination of Ambassador Beckeron, while Salamaini appeared during the Great Smog Incident.

Considering the extraordinary abilities Arthur gained after becoming a Reaper, there is no doubt that the best way to fight is to use firearms.

A killer who uses firearms—that's the persona Arthur has created for his new identity.

Such characters were quite numerous in his fantasy works from his previous life.

Arthur's first thought was John Wick, the protagonist of the movie "John Wick" from his previous life.

Keanu Reeves' handsome face in his middle age is undeniably charming.

but……

Arthur turned and looked Arthas up and down, who seemed a little confused, and finally gave up on the idea.

Sometimes, one should treat matters of metaphysics with reverence; Arthur doesn't want to one day be heartbroken while holding the corpse of his own dog.

Moreover, while Keanu Reeves' face in his middle age was certainly charming, it wasn't particularly intimidating, nor was it suitable for Arthur to pull off any crazy maneuvers.

Therefore, he gave up playing this handsome middle-aged man and continued to look for roles that were more suitable for his next identity.

After recalling his past life's works, Arthur finally chose a character from a game.

He first controlled the hidden blade, putting a strange white mask on his face, and changed his clothes to an elaborate outfit with a white shawl.

The mask has sharp, angular features, which is quite different from the style of ordinary masks. It is also decorated with some patterns, which makes the mask more mysterious.