Why is my anime art style so weird?

He nodded vigorously.

"it is good."

Kato Megumi smiled, a serene and pure smile. At that moment, Xu Ming seemed to see a shrine maiden sitting gracefully on a stone platform by a clear spring, dressed in Chihaya and a golden crown, with a smile on her face.

Perhaps Xu Ming had been staring at Kato Megumi for a little too long.

A cold snort filled with anger suddenly echoed from the void.

"Humph!"

Xu Ming quickly looked away.

On the contrary, Kato Megumi glanced at Kasumigaoka Utaha in the portrait, her eyes carrying a faint smile and a hint of provocation.

At that moment, Xu Ming suddenly remembered something and pushed the small note over.

"Xiao Hui, do you know about the Dark Alliance?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Kato Megumi's eyes, and her expression gradually became serious.

"Where did Ming hear this name from?"

Xu Ming briefly recounted his experience of encountering the Dark Alliance in the Monster Mountain.

Kato Megumi couldn't help but furrow her brows.

Xu Ming looked at her cautiously.

"What's wrong? Is this Dark Alliance really that powerful?"

Kato Megumi nodded, then shook her head.

It's not a matter of how powerful or not.

The Dark Alliance is an extremely dangerous cult that frequently conducts various evil rituals and sacrifices in secret. The Association has been watching them for a long time, but has yet to catch them red-handed...

By the way, what is this address?

Kato Megumi casually picked up the note.

"This is what I found on a member of the Dark Alliance. It's from an abandoned biological research institute."

"let me see……"

Kato Megumi entered the address into her phone, and Google Maps immediately displayed the general information about the abandoned research institute.

Upon seeing the name of the research institute, Kato Megumi's expression suddenly changed slightly.

"What is this!?"

Her expression became uncertain, and she muttered to herself under her breath.

"So that's how it is. No wonder the association could never catch them red-handed..."

Kato Megumi slightly raised her head and looked at Xu Ming with a serious expression.

"Ming, are you sure you want to continue investigating?"

Xu Ming shrugged.

"Now that they don't want to let me go, I have no choice but to take the initiative."

Kato Megumi nodded.

"Then I'll tell you, so you can be mentally prepared."

As you've probably guessed, the fact that the authorities issued a ban clearly indicates that the Dark Alliance has connections with certain council members.

Xu Ming frowned immediately.

It turns out there was a mole within the official ranks.

"Didn't you say the Dark Alliance is a cult? Why are there councilors involved?"

Kato Megumi sighed.

Even high-ranking members of parliament have great desires for certain things.

For example...immortality.

Kato Megumi said, word by word.

Xu Ming had no rebuttal.

This seems to be the most reasonable explanation.

For those high-ranking, wealthy, and powerful legislators, what could be more appealing than living longer?

"I never imagined that such important figures would be involved..."

Xu Ming frowned.

Kato Megumi comforted her:

"Don't worry, you're not a nobody anymore."

Am I right, Your Excellency, Holy Knight of the Holy Church?

Kato Megumi winked at him playfully.

Xu Ming coughed lightly, somewhat embarrassed.

Indeed, he himself hasn't realized it yet.

He now has powerful backers.

For the Japanese government, the Church of Christ, which dominates the religious sphere in Europe and America, is a behemoth that is even more formidable than the Dark Alliance, or even the Shinto Church in Japan.

Xu Ming and Kato Megumi then agreed to go to the ruins of Konoha Village on the fifteenth night, two months later.

Kato Megumi then took her leave.

Before leaving, she waved to Kasumigaoka Utaha's portrait with a generous gesture.

Xu Ming saw Kato Megumi out the door.

Snapped!

Suddenly, the sound of shattering glass came from inside the room...

After sending Kato Megumi away.

Xu Ming began making preparations before departure.

He plans to visit that research institute tonight.

The Dark Alliance has already set its sights on him, and this organization is very cunning. If he rashly goes to investigate, he might alert them.

Therefore, Xu Ming planned to launch a surprise attack.

He opened the system panel and began to improve his combat power.

My elder sister has fallen into a deep sleep after absorbing a powerful soul crystal.

Even the bond system shows that the target is asleep and cannot be summoned.

So this time he can only rely on himself.

He currently holds a total of 12,000 Oddity Points, making him unprecedentedly wealthy.

Xu Ming first upgraded the Physics Holy Sword.

After the system deducted five thousand strange points from him, a rainbow-colored light immediately enveloped the crowbar.

After the light faded, the crowbar fell into Xu Ming's hand.

A strong smell of blood wafted over, the head of the stick was covered with barbs, and the shaft had turned completely dark red, as if it had been soaked in blood. I don't know how much time had passed.

The crowbar exuded such a strong aura of bloodlust that just one glance would involuntarily conjure up the word 'murder weapon' in one's mind.

Opening the system panel immediately displays the new attributes of the Physics Holy Sword:

The Holy Sword of Physics (5-star, upgradable) – A super weapon forged by an indescribable being, capable of causing immense damage to the laws of physics.

Current results—

1. Force Stacking: When striking the same target repeatedly, the force stacks up. The first strike is 2 times, the second is 4 times, the third is 8 times, the fourth is 16 times, and it can stack up to 8 times, or 256 times. If the target is not struck for more than 5 seconds, the force will be concentrated and released.

Warp: Enables precise strikes to targets regardless of distance, with a maximum effective range of 50 meters.

Sever: Each hit has a certain probability of severing the connection between targets. This connection can be tangible or intangible. The probability is 2% for the first hit, 3% for the second, 4% for the third, and so on.

Schrödinger's Crowbar: This ability can be activated manually (activation interval: 5 minutes). It randomly selects one ability and doubles its effect, while other abilities become ineffective.

All effects are halved for targets of Soul Level 6, and have no effect on targets of Soul Level 7 or higher.

Chapter 348 Gambler-like Abilities

In addition to significant improvements to all other abilities, the Physics Holy Sword has gained a new ability.

The newly added active ability, 'Schrödinger's Crowbar,' is essentially a gambler's ability.

According to the system's notes, activating this ability will cause the system to randomly select one of the other three effects and double its enhancement, while sealing the other two abilities.

For example, if the random 'warp' is obtained, then the Holy Sword of Physics can attack enemies 100 meters away, but 'force superposition' and 'severance' will be temporarily unusable unless Xu Ming actively shuts down 'Schrödinger's cudgel'.

This effect is a double-edged sword.

Whether it's a random 'force superposition' or 'cutting', the power of the crowbar will be greatly enhanced.

Conversely, if a warp is randomly selected, then it becomes useless.

Fortunately, Schrödinger's crowbar can be turned off manually. Once turned off, its effect is nullified, and the physics-based holy sword returns to its original state.

However, if you want to try your luck again after it's closed, you have to wait five minutes.

Overall, it's a fairly powerful ability.

Xu Ming took another look and found that upgrading the Physics Holy Sword from five stars to six stars would cost 15000, so it seemed that he should forget about it for the time being.

With 7,000 points remaining, Xu Ming thought for a moment and decided to upgrade his phone.

Raising both Evil Breaker and Purification to level 5 will require exactly 7,000 points.

However, Xu Ming ultimately only chose to upgrade the Evil Breaker to level 5, which consumed 5,000 points.

He used the rest of his energy to improve his energy recovery level.