You can clear the game with just one life by relying on a useless person!

Chapter 90 Bronya's "Affection"

after a while.

Near the altar in the middle of the ruins, You Che, supported by Qing Ling, sat down to rest on a moss-covered stone step.

His clothes were almost completely soaked, and although his health and stamina were almost full, he was still panting heavily.

Then, Li emerged from the ruins: "That last wave should have been the last one. This area has been cleared except for that altar."

At this point, she couldn't hide her surprise.

Putting aside the previous jokes, You Che's sword is incredibly powerful, and more importantly, the location and timing of his summoning and detonation of the lightsaber are always perfect.

After two or three rounds of luring monsters, he was able to coordinate with Li's actions without verbal communication, precisely bringing only the snake people into the explosion range, thus increasing efficiency once again.

Previously, the practice of summoning an extra lightsaber just in case was no longer used, so many snake people left behind corpses. At this moment, Yuzu was running around the ruins with her short legs, trying her best to extract materials.

Li thought to herself that even if she found another mage of similar level to come with her, the monster-clearing efficiency would be at most this much, and the teammate's control and coordination would probably not be as good as You Che's.

"Who exactly are you, kid?"

Although she knew from the beginning that You Che was definitely not an ordinary person, Li finally couldn't help but ask this time.

You Che wiped his sweat and simply smiled, "—I am a wanderer from a very far place."

"Heh, fine, don't talk about it then." Li pouted. "So what's wrong with you? Why are you so weak?"

This was her second point of confusion.

She had already guessed that You Che's sword was probably some kind of cursed weapon, but You Che's condition seemed a bit too strange. Li had never heard of any curse that would have such an effect.

You Che shook his head: "I really can't explain that."

It is indeed difficult to explain, because Li's judgment is correct. If it were just the afterglow of dawn, the side effects would not be so great.

The key point is that since the battle of Watchtower, the special status in his personal panel has been updated.

[Status Change: Mark of the Dark Favorite → Bronya's Favor]

Bronya's Favor: The gaze and favor of the Dark Favorite, a unique and special status that cannot be erased. Luck +1, but when the user suffers negative effects, there is a certain probability that the effects will be doubled; the exact probability is determined by the Luck value.

Even the favor of the Dark Ones comes at a price.

About two weeks ago, when You Che woke up and noticed this unusual change in his condition, he was almost furious.

scold.

I burned your dreams, and you're so angry that I destroyed your clone, so you're using your last bit of strength to trick me, right?

Can you please stay away from this?!

Even in the game and the official setting book, Yutsu has never seen this special state—as the description text says, this thing is probably unique.

The effect is also a pitfall that matches its rarity: the probability of negative effects is doubled, and the higher the luck, the higher the probability of doubling.

You Chexin thought to himself that although he had said he wanted to be pampered before, this was not the kind of pampering he was talking about!

Sister, is your way of showing love to others by ruining them? So that person's soul will belong to you?

You Che:

Thinking about it carefully, it does seem to make sense — then it's not surprising.

However, the "negative effects" mentioned in this text do not include all things that are detrimental to oneself; for example, abnormal states are not included.

This effect is mainly for debuffs and control effects, such as reduced defense or decreased mental resistance.

Oh, of course, deterrence counts too.

But this is also quite troublesome. Putting aside everything else, almost all curse-type effects fall into this category.

Thus, Yu Che's current situation has arisen—after using Dawn Echoes only a few times, he feels completely exhausted because the mental pressure he is under is too great.

With Bronya's favor, holding the Dawn Echo now felt like standing in the center of a circle made up of ten giant loudspeakers used for square dancing, all blasting a DJ version of a hymn sung by a group of burly men on a loop.

The key issue is that this effect seems to be getting worse; You Che feels that the more he uses it, the louder the horn noise becomes.

This explains why he looked so exhausted.

But of course, he couldn't explain these things to Li.

Fortunately, Li wasn't the type to pry into other people's secrets, so she simply asked, "So, can you still fight?"

Yu Che smiled weakly: "Of course, I came here for the altar, and also—"

His level has also increased significantly.

[Name: You Che]

Level: 14 (Experience Points: 1220/1400)

Available attribute points: 4

Available skill points: 3

After clearing the entire ruins, they had probably dealt with about thirty snake-men. Although You Che was undoubtedly the main damage dealer, some experience was still given to Li and Qing Ling, who were responsible for luring and supporting the monsters, even though they didn't actually get any experience.

So in total, Youche only leveled up 3 times, but he's almost full of experience for that level.

Actually, if it weren't for the inconvenient terrain and the fact that the snake people all appeared in groups, Youche wouldn't have needed to use Dawn's Echo. But in that case, Li would probably have taken care of most of them on her own, and he wouldn't have gained any experience from this trip, which would have been a huge loss.

Besides, the special effect is already active on me. I'll have to use Dawn Echoes later anyway, so I might as well get used to it in advance.

There's no reason not to use the newly acquired skill points. Yu Che directly unlocked the remaining two throwing skills that are prerequisites for War Throwing: the passive skill "Swift Throwing" which increases throwing damage, and the active skill "Multiple Throwing".

This fulfills the unlock condition for War Throwing. You only need to level up once more to gain the next skill point, and then you can obtain the advanced throwing skill.

As for the attribute points, You Che isn't in a hurry to use them. Mainly because he doesn't have high needs for his own attributes right now. Neither Throwing nor Dawn Echo really benefits from attribute bonuses, so he plans to save the attribute points for later.

“Wuwu!”

Just then, Yuzu returned to the three of them carrying the large package, which was noticeably bulging out of shape than before.

Yuzu's meaning was also quite clear: all the materials for the snake people had been prepared.

You Che took the water bottle it handed him and took a big gulp. Feeling much better after resting, he immediately stood up: "Let's go, it's time to touch that altar."

The ancient altar is located at the deepest part of this ruin. When You Che and his group arrived here, they saw a strange man-made structure standing in the center of the ruin hall, which was significantly higher than the surrounding area.

It was a three-tiered octagonal platform, with the bottom layer about two or three meters wide. Each tier was engraved with numerous symbols and ancient characters, as well as a large number of serpentine totem patterns.

At the very top of the platform, a huge obsidian stone is inlaid in the center. The obsidian stone, along with the entire altar, is covered in dust, as if it has not been touched for a long time.

However, if you look at it in dim light, you will find that there is a faint light flowing in the obsidian.

"This is—the altar you're looking for?" Li's eyes widened slightly. "This altar seems quite different from the ones I've seen before."

You Che smiled and said, "Of course it has to be different, otherwise I wouldn't have come all this way to find it. You all stand a little further back."

Qingling obediently stepped back, and Li, who no longer doubted You Che's judgment, also stood beside Qingling. Youzi had long since disappeared.

You Che then stepped forward, touched the altar, and pressed an inconspicuous mechanism stone in each of the four directions at the bottom.

At that moment, the three-tiered structure of the altar rotated, and the dim sunlight shone down from the top of the ruins, illuminating the obsidian!

The patterns on the entire altar then emitted light, descending step by step, until finally a powerful magical force erupted from the obsidian, crashing outwards like a tidal wave!

"boom!!"

Korea:"!!"

She sensed a clear threat from the burst of magic and instinctively raised her hand to defend herself while protecting Qingling.

She realized that, unlike the snake people before, whatever would emerge from the obsidian afterward was absolutely not to be underestimated!

However, Yu Che, who was standing in front of the altar, was not affected. Just as mentioned before, the first person to enter the core area of ​​the ruins will be marked. When the altar is activated, those who are not marked will be repelled and impacted. That's why Yu Che told them to stay away first.

Following the surge of magical energy, a mangled figure emerged from the obsidian.

It was a skeleton wearing a crown and old leather armor with a strong tropical feel. Its figure was half real and half ethereal, with most of its body protruding from the obsidian. There was no burning necromantic fire in its eyes, but its entire body was surrounded by dark purple flames.

"Ugh—"

The skeleton groaned as it tried to pull its body out of the obsidian, but the remaining half of its body was firmly bound and it could not break free.

After several unsuccessful attempts, it seemed to give up temporarily, turning its gaze to Yuche standing before the altar. Finally, in a deep and majestic voice, it slowly spoke: "—Wabibabu!"

Korea:"?"

What is that?