People are scared in America, my uncle is Dante

Chapter 151 Uninvited Guest

hotel room.

After taking a hot shower and changing into clean clothes, the group finally recovered from the fear of escaping death.

They sat around the room, watching Suren leisurely eating a strawberry sundae, still feeling that it all seemed somewhat unreal.

Is this yet another trick the clown has come up with to torment them?

"Mr. Suren."

Bill, as their representative, stood up and handed a bank card to Suren with both hands.

"This is two million US dollars that we pieced together from a few of us. The password is written on the back."

Bill looked at Suren and said sincerely, "Although we know that this amount of money is far from enough to measure the value of your efforts."

"But this is all we can offer right now."

Suren nodded and accepted the bank card.

"You're too kind. I'm just doing my job, taking their money to solve their problems."

He remembered Bill as a bestselling horror novelist.

Ben, who just confessed his feelings to Beverly, is also a successful architect.

It's estimated that the two million US dollars came from the two of them.

As for the rest of the small team, they could barely support themselves and their families.

Let alone asking them to come up with hundreds of thousands of US dollars at once, some of them probably still haven't finished paying off their college student loans.

Don't be fooled by the commissions he usually handles; he often asks for millions or tens of millions of US dollars.

That's because the people he deals with are either heirs to centuries-old conglomerates like Alex, or police officers like Angela who not only own a house and a car but also have a respectable job.

There are even top-tier wealthy women like Ingrid, who spend money like water in pursuit of thrills.

For most ordinary people in this land, student loans, various taxes, and exorbitant medical bills are the main themes of their lives.

"You can leave now without worry, and you'll never have to worry about the Joker again."

Suren waved goodbye to Bill and the others, who were extremely grateful.

The room fell silent again, and he began to review the system notifications in his mind.

[Legitimate and legal labor income detected: US$2,000,000]

[Side Quest: Sparta's Deep-Seated Debts - Progress Updated.]

Current progress: $12,500,000 / $100,000,000

He watched the progress bar jump a little and nodded in satisfaction. Although there was still a long way to go, it was at least making steady progress.

Next, we see the side quest rewards that he initially tricked Bill and the others into giving him.

Side Quest: The Nightmare of Derry

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[Completed, points earned: 5000]

[Current total points: 13500]

[Current Demon Bloodline Awakening Level: 26%]

Five thousand points.

This reward is similar to the one given to the yellow-clad demon I killed in Nightmare Town last time.

But compared to that, this battle against the Joker was much easier.

To Suren's slight disappointment, the system reward this time only gave points, and did not reward bloodline awakening.

The 1% increase in bloodline awakening on the panel was gained naturally during battle.

However, the feeling of constantly getting stronger in battle is quite enjoyable.

Moreover, in his fight with the Joker, he was no longer like a wooden stake, standing still in a pose to gather his strength.

Ever since being utterly defeated by Virgil in Hell, Suren has been reflecting on the problems with how she used these skills.

In his memory, Virgil never had a moment of charging up or stiffening during battle.

In the battle, he could use almost all of the opponent's moves at will, with great fluidity.

It wasn't until this battle that he finally understood something.

My thinking is too limited.

There's no need to adopt a fixed iaido posture to infuse and accumulate magic power.

He could easily channel his magic into the scabbard while walking or dodging during battle, using the scabbard to complete the entire charging process.

Perhaps this is the real reason why Yamato's skills must be equipped with a scabbard.

The scabbard is not only a container for nurturing the blade, but also the best medium for moving and storing power!

Otherwise, if you simply stand still and try to build up your strength, everyone will know that you're holding back a huge amount.

Real-world combat isn't like playing a video game. If your opponent senses something's wrong, they can simply run far away or interrupt your spellcasting.

Thinking of this, Suren had a thought and took the Asura Blade out of the system space, placing it horizontally on his lap.

He gripped the knife, carefully examining the blade of this demonic sword.

The light flowed across the blade, making it appear extremely sharp.

However, he could sense that there were still some minor damages inside the blade.

This is an unavoidable side effect of his use of the [Breaking Limit Weapon] skill.

Fortunately, he learned from his mistake and was more careful this time.

Unlike last time when they dealt with the Yellow-Clad Demon, they didn't recklessly pour all their magic into it without reservation.

This Asura Blade has only suffered some damage and is still usable.

Go back and ask Ni to use the materials to make a big sword for it and maintain it, and it will be back to normal.

At the same time, he also noticed something else during the battle.

When using the Shura Blade to perform a skill like [Dimensional Slash - Absolute], the effect is far less smooth and the damage is also much worse than that of the Yama Blade.

The Dimensional Slash unleashed by the Asura Blade is a physical attack used to forcefully strike the target.

The Yamato possesses the inherent property of severing space, enabling it to not only deliver terrifying physical attacks but also ignore defenses, directly causing destruction by cutting through spatial dimensions.

The two are fundamentally very different.

"I still need to find a way to forge a magical artifact of my own."

Suren sheathed the Asura Blade: "I won't say it's completely comparable to a divine weapon like the Yama Blade, but it should at least be able to unleash most of the power of those skills."

He now has some ideas and a rough outline in his mind regarding the structure and form of the new magical artifact, but it still needs further refinement.

"Knock knock knock".

Just as Suren was deep in thought, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Who?"

"Nobody here knows he lives except Bill and his group," Suren asked cautiously.

"Hello, is anyone inside? Room service is available."

A somewhat flippant male voice came from outside the door.

"Room service?"

Suren raised an eyebrow. Who offers room service that comes to your door automatically?

He got up and opened the door.

A young man was standing outside the door.

He had slightly messy brown hair, a flashy red scarf tied inside his trench coat, and an old-fashioned SLR camera hanging around his neck.

Seeing the door open, he pushed up his glasses and gave Suren what he considered a dashing and handsome smile.