Witch, I'm really not an ancient god of the deep sea!

Chapter 246: The Initial Concept of the Monster Flow!

Day and night reversed, turning into a monster of the night?

Chen Qi blinked and looked at it curiously.

[You gain the passive skill "Monster of the Night": At night, all your attributes increase, your mental resistance decreases, but your desires are more easily ignited, and your mental state remains at a safe threshold, preventing you from completely descending into madness.]

The mental resistance has decreased, but it can still be locked... Chen Qi closed his eyes and carefully felt the subtle changes in his body.

"This is a god-tier skill of the monster-style build—"

Chen Qi couldn't help but sigh.

After reaching the third tier, some powerful players are already able to unlock the second tier and master powerful transformation skills.

Some of the more common ones are the Dawn Knight (scaled), the Mechanical Heart (hammered), the Hundredfold Muscle King (cupped), and the Holy Snow Maiden (iced).

These skills are extremely powerful at the third tier.

Of course, the most popular and strongest transformation type is still the monster type!
The werewolf form and blood demon form of the Cup form, the succubus form of the Flower form, the ghost form of the Illusion form, the ghoul form of the Cup Shadow form, and the Shadow Demon form of the Shadow form are all very common monster builds.

Of course, these builds require a lot of resources. Werewolf transformation requires a high constitution of 100 points, as well as a large amount of mutation potions and monster wolf blood.

To master the succubus transformation of the Flower Spirit, one must consume a large amount of herbs, possess moderate comprehension, have a high constitution of 60 points, and have extremely high requirements for charm, art, and dance. Finally, one must complete the fairy's trial in the Flower Spirit Rift 'Succubus House' within the Golden Flower and Bird Kingdom.

For example, the ghost-like transformation of the illusory form requires injecting an illusory potion and experiencing spatial distortion through a rift to obtain a special 'Lost in Space' buff before it can be studied.

To pursue the monster-based playstyle, one needs stringent advancement requirements and extremely important opportunities.

In summary, the monstrous transformation style is extremely powerful; once forged, its strength far surpasses that of an ordinary third-tier transcendent!
Ten ordinary Tier 3 superhumans might not be able to defeat a monster-type superhuman!
Even the third-tier extraordinary graduate students of the White Tower Federation, the Black Blood Warriors of the Black Blood Empire, and the beast-taming geniuses of the Golden Flower Bird Kingdom would be defeated by the unorthodox monster fighting style.

Of course, there is another important reason why the monster build is called the 'monster build': when maintaining this 'special' form, sanity is very easy to decrease.

If one is not careful, one may become a 'monster' permanently, and eventually, one's reason may be overwhelmed by desire, leading to madness and the inability to become a normal human being again.

Like the Lantern Shadow that Chen Qi just encountered, although the Lantern Shadow was not the complete creator of the Monster School, he himself went mad after coming into contact with the Shadow Demon.

The monsters at night can lock their sanity at a special value, which effectively solves the problem of low mental strength.

"Monsters in the night——"

This is an amazing skill... Chen Qi picked up a piece of paper, sat by the window, and made a simple plan for the path after the third level.

The enhancement of Hunter's Ember actually granted him a divine skill called 'Monsterization Style'.

First, I need to test the safety threshold for monsters at night. Besides that, I need to choose a path... Chen Qi stroked his chin.

However, to achieve the werewolf or dragon transformation of the Cup form, a large amount of mutation potion is required.

The Flower Form's Succubus and the Shadow Form's Ghost Form are both extremely special schools of thought, requiring a very high level of opportunity.

Taking various factors into account, the Tentacle Monster and Shadow Fiend builds mastered by the Sea God Pirate Crew are two quite good builds.

Chen Qi has very high requirements for the purity of his body, therefore, the Twisted Shadow Demon equipment is very suitable for him.

Of course, for safety reasons, Chen Qi had no interest in becoming a Shadow Fiend.

However, he was extremely interested in the flesh armor created by Shadow Fiend!
The Shadow Beast Tide—this is an excellent opportunity… Chen Qi couldn’t help but swallow a mouthful of water.

With enough Creeping Shadows, forging a Forbidden Gear is not a problem.

At that moment, a special notification popped up.

Your job quest has been updated.

You have received the Lightkeeper quest.

I opened it to check it at dawn.

The Night of the Lamplighter:

Sexual aspect: lamp, scale
Mission objective: In the darkness of night, in a dangerous place, use the 'Lighting Spell' to ignite a beam of light that will attract monsters.

Task limit: Twice a month.

Rewards: A large number of Inspiration Points. If the danger zone is of a high enough level and you are protecting enough humans, you will also receive Inspiration of the Lamp as an additional reward.

Note: Inspiration from the Lamp can be used to learn skill cards, as well as for Lamp Unlocking, or for special rifts.

The Night of the Lamplighter...

Chen Qi quickly scanned the task.

The job of a lamplighter is a profession with a very high ceiling and a very low floor.

This task has two key considerations: first, the danger level of the monsters in your area; and second, your source of light and the value of the humanity you are protecting.

To be a lamplighter protecting the town... Chen Qi couldn't help but imagine that scene.

If you're in a simple village where you grow radishes, potatoes, and wheat, guarded by a bunch of clueless scoundrels, and fighting off weak skeleton archers and idiotic zombies, then the final reward might only be 1000 Inspiration Points.

These inspiration points aren't even enough to max out a regular E-rank Rift skill.

However, if you are guarding a town atop a lighthouse, wary of near-shore predators from the depths of the ocean, then gaining 5000 inspiration points and a Light Inspiration is not a problem.

If it's just a regular night watch, the rewards for the lamplighter's job are not even as good as the rewards for a first-tier job.

However, if you can complete two major vigils, the inspiration points you gain will be enormous!
This is also one of the main reasons why the profession of lamplighter is dangerous.

Chen Qi wrote down the plan in his hand, feeling excited.

This impending surge of film undoubtedly presents him with the best opportunity to complete his professional mission.

If he successfully protects a light source in the Shadow Tide, his Inspiration Point reward may exceed 10,000 points!

Adding the inspiration points from monster hunting, his inspiration points will reach an astonishing 20,000 or more.

After making up his mind, Chen Qi glanced at the time and then began practicing the forging and body-strengthening method.

This is the body-forging technique he obtained from the Bloodblade Pirates.

However, due to issues with his rank and physical condition, his progress has been very slow.

With the 10-point constitution bonus from advancing to the third tier, plus the 5-point constitution bonus from the body-tempering medicine, his constitution is exactly 60 points.

For a newly promoted Tier 3 superhuman, this is already a fairly high value, enough to equip most mechanical armors.

However, compared to his powerful physique, Chen Qi's strength is only average, at 33 points.

A strong body panel is true strength—Chen Qi firmly believed in this principle. Without hesitation, he began to circulate his own energy, letting it burn within his body to refine his body-tempering technique.

As he practiced, Chen Qi's body grew increasingly hot and intense.

Meanwhile, the water sprite stood by, responsible for helping Chen Qi cool down.

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Qi slowly opened his eyes and moved his limbs.

Sure enough, after the promotion, the difficulty of practicing the body tempering method was greatly reduced, and the strength of the body would increase at an extremely fast speed. Chen Qi moved his limbs, and in an instant, his joints made a crisp sound, and the muscle lines of his arms became more refined.

"Cool!"

Chen Qi took the towel handed to him by Water Sprite No. 3, wiped his body clean, and changed into a clean set of clothes.

[You have initially mastered the Blade Forging and Body Strengthening Technique. Strength +10 points, Constitution +5 points. Your Constitution has reached 65 points, and your Strength has reached 43 points...]

After drying himself off in the morning, Chen Qi glanced out the window.

Outside, a cold wind blew incessantly, dark clouds filled the sky, a pink moon cast a strange light, and black waves surged in continuously—while all around, the murmurs of shadow beasts and fleeting crimson eyes could be heard from time to time.

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Day two.

Chen Qi went to the clothing store on Poseidon Island and spent 100,000 shell coins to repair the hunter's clothes he obtained from the E-rank hunting grounds.

Compared to the previous tattered hunter's clothes, the repaired black hunter's clothes have more places to put the knife, while also having stronger defense and being more stylish.

The equipment from the E-rank Rift, though a bit weak, is undeniably cool... Chen Qi straightened his clothes and headed to the Hunter Association bar on Seagod Island.

Chen Qi took off his hunter's hat and looked around.

Today, the Hunter Association was unusually crowded, and newly printed copies of the White Dove Times were carelessly tossed on the ground.

After Xiaoyue, the danger level of the entire ocean increased, and many hunters' ships were unable to go out to sea and could only stay obediently on Poseidon Island.

Despite the impending wave of film releases, many people are determined to fight back with all their might.

This is not surprising. If they had enough information, they would know that the Shadow Tide Disaster on Poseidon Island was the simplest B-rank rift after Laughing Moon.

Faced with a large influx of film viewers, people were discussing it extensively.

"Want to team up? Bro, I know light magic! I can even swallow light bulbs and spit them out when necessary!"

"Looking for a doctor specializing in flower divination? I'm willing to pay for the flower divination material 'Magic Flower'."

"Let's get an arsonist, or someone with other 'light' qualities, not a bookworm with a scholarly air!"

"Looking for a team! Whoever takes me, the dancer, on their team, I'll give them a kiss!"

The feeling of being in a gaming guild… Chen Qi said to the bartender as he weaved through the crowded throng:

"A malt beer, um... the kind with less alcohol."

At this moment, Melanie of the White Tower Federation was looking at the supernova prediction feature in the newspaper, biting her finger:

"Damn it, didn't this guy take the postgraduate entrance exam? He's out at sea too..."

Chen Qi glanced at it.

The newspaper featured the up-and-coming 'prospective supernova,' Hunter Anne, who gained some fame by severely injuring a near-shore predator and beating up a black pig shark.

In an interview, Anne stated that she would revitalize the Navy's power and arrest all the notorious monsters and superhumans, including the Flower Witch, the Black Hunter, and Hagrid, imprisoning them and subjecting them to severe interrogation!

An Zhen is arrogant, she certainly has the ability to be arrogant, but judging from Melanie's expression, does she even know An Aotian? Chen Qi took the wine from the bartender.

At that moment, Melanie and her five subordinates all turned their heads to look at Chen Qi.

Chen Qi spoke first:

How did you know I'd advanced to the third tier?

"Little hunter, of course I know, I even made your card..."

Melanie blinked blankly, then downed a glass of rum:

"Congratulations! You've advanced to Tier 3! Little... Hunter!"

Melanie was used to calling second-tier transcendents "little hunters" or "little brothers," and first-tier transcendents "little hunters." Now that Chen Qi had suddenly reached her level, she was a little unaccustomed to it.

"Fine, I'll call you Little Hunter. After all, I'm almost a legendary senior..." Melanie said.

"Little hunter, are you interested in joining the six of us to fight against the Shadow Tide? If we work together, we can conservatively estimate that each of us will get 5000 Inspiration Points."

As your seniors, we can also guide you properly~

"Take me with you?" Chen Qi said instinctively.
"Sorry, I'm not interested."

Chen Qi has his own thoughts on the film trend.

That means utilizing the existing defenses of Poseidon Island, the Tentacle Grass defensive line, to fight against the Shadow Beasts.

Under normal circumstances, staying with Tentacle Grass and trying to steal kills is a very dangerous thing.

However, for Chenqi, this is a pretty good strategy.

The tentacle traps that the pirates of Poseidon Island painstakingly cultivated were all his good helpers.

By the way, Chen Qi wanted to investigate whether he could pluck all of these tentacles.

Chen Qi took a few sips of malt liquor, his brows furrowing involuntarily.

It must be admitted that the alcohol in the drinks on Poseidon Island is far too high.

"You rejected us."

Melanie glanced at Chen Qi suspiciously and said:

“Little hunter, think it over carefully. We have six Tier 3 hunters, and among these six hunters, there is also a genius card maker like my sister, who passed the entrance exam for the Royal Academy of Bei and successfully entered the postgraduate program in card making.”

Many hunters wanted to join their professional team, but Melanie rejected them all.

As Melanie spoke, she pulled a report card from her chest, smiled, and showed it off!

Why do you carry something like this with you... Chen Qi was speechless. The White Tower Federation truly lived up to its reputation as a nation of exams, placing exceptional importance on grades.

Melanie joked:

"How about that? Pretty impressive, right? You're not worried we might secretly kidnap you during the mission, are you?"

Chen Qi said speechlessly:
"No, I'm afraid you'll be scared."

Poseidon Island is full of tentacle traps, and even third-tier superhumans cannot escape them.

"Are we afraid?"

Melanie, her face flushed from drinking, confidently stated:

"Just kidding! Rank B Shadow Tide is indeed challenging, but for us experienced hunters, it's a piece of cake! You really don't want to join us?"

"My fleet of water sprites is enough..." Chen Qi replied firmly.

"not interested."

Damn it, Shadow Tide is a perfect opportunity to kidnap him and make him an undercover agent… Melanie snapped her fingers:
"Another bottle of the most expensive tequila, for my friend, to celebrate his promotion."

"I'm going to get him drunk..." Melanie said through gritted teeth.

boom!
At that moment, an elderly lighthouse keeper, his face wrinkled and bruised, suddenly pushed open the door and shouted:
"Gentlemen! According to the latest intelligence from our signal tower, our bishop is unable to provide support because he encountered a lantern in a dark cloud at sea."

"Moreover, according to the information sent by the messenger of natural disaster, the Shadow Tide has begun to stir, and disaster is about to strike!"

Behind him, the wind howled and the wild, chaotic black waves crashed against the ships at the dock.

The entire tavern fell silent instantly.

Chen Qi took the spirits from the bartender and took a sip.

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