Lord: Sequence Overlord

Chapter 167 Sequence 6 The Ruler and the Tongue of Lust
Chapter 166

"I've got you..."

Gray Rat used Sequence 6 Ghost Stealth to appear silently in a corner of the castle.

With a combination of fleeing for its head, a bloodthirsty attack, a deadly backstab, and the plague, the claws, imbued with four superimposed skills, actually pierced through the void and pulled out the Void Gallery, which was hiding in the void interlayer. Then, a cat paw-shaped pendant appeared in the gray rat's hand.

The moment the pendant was activated, Lawson himself was instantly pulled out of the Void Gallery.

With his left hand, he used the Dragon Fang Dagger to block one of the gray rat's claws, while with his right hand, he fired the Dragon King's Wrath at point-blank range.

The gray rat struck by the judgment bullet suffered a severe blow to its divinity on the spot.

However, the gray rat's right paw did not block the judgment bullet; instead, it scratched Rosen's hand.

In the blink of an eye, Rosen's entire body was covered in black, spiderweb-like patterns.

Rosen could clearly feel his muscles rotting, his blood decaying, and his internal organs dissolving. It was a terrifying poison that posed a deadly threat to him.

"The future vision of the Eye of Time has been interfered with."

Rosen realized this and understood that this potent poison was likely the key to the gray rats' success.

He flickered in the void to create distance, then took out a Sequence 6 Golden Apple materialized from his Nen ability and swallowed it in one gulp.

Although it was a bit hard to swallow, I was still able to eat it thanks to my overeating stomach.

The power of the golden apple and the deadly poison collided within his body. Because all the nerves in his body were damaged by the poison, he could not feel any pain at this time. However, after his nerves were damaged, his spirit could not control his body.

Now I rely entirely on spiritual energy to envelop my limbs and then manipulate my body like a puppet.

The gray rat did not continue its attack, but simply watched Rosen from afar and waited silently.

Over the years, although Rosen had been wary of him, he had come to understand to some extent just how terrifying Rosen was.

At Sequence 7, they even went so far as to kill the Bronze Dragon of Sequence 5 by any means necessary.

Rosen's trump cards are constantly being revealed, but he only has one.

If the golden apple could resist that poison, Rosen would definitely skin him alive and tear him apart.

Conversely, if Golden Apple can't withstand the pressure, today will be Lawson's death day.

However, after seeing Lawson eat several golden apples in succession, Gray Rat realized that Lawson could materialize low-sequence golden apples using his Nen ability, which lowered his chances of winning again.

Just as the gray mouse was getting extremely anxious, Rosen stopped eating the golden apple.

He discovered that this was only a temporary solution; the more he regained his vitality, the stronger the poison became. Even though the golden apple had the effect of purifying negative forces, it could only prevent the poison from becoming more potent.

Rosen tried to move, but the gray rats would immediately swarm him at the slightest movement.

If he doesn't move, the gray mouse will stop and confront him.

Rosen knew that Gray Rat was preventing him from entering the secret study.

Since that's the case, let's get rid of the gray rats before the poison becomes completely ineffective.

Rosen took out the golden apples he had accumulated over the past few days and ate them in one go. Then he handed the Dragon Fang Dagger to the self-portrait clone that he had summoned again. He then flashed through the void in the castle hall and attacked the gray rat from all angles.

Rosen blinked too fast, and the bullets fired by Dragon King's Wrath were too fast.

The gray mouse could dodge at first, but soon it could only keep taking hits.

Gray Rat knew about Dragon King's Wrath, but he didn't know its attributes, nor did he know about the Void Gun Dance skill, because Rosen hadn't shared it with him. So for a moment, Gray Rat was attacked and was in a very bad state.

If his abilities other than divinity and miracles hadn't been sealed, Rosen could have easily devoured the gray rat using just a human mannequin and gluttony.

Now we can only use divine and miracle skills, so dealing with the gray rats won't be so easy.

Fortunately, traps can still be used, but they can no longer be placed in the trap space; they can only be projected and rendered using the Ash Curtain.

Because the Ash Curtain contains miraculous power, it is not within the sealed area of ​​the castle barrier.

Rosen quickly set up a series of void transfer traps, and then used Dragon King's Wrath to fire a barrage of shots to compress the gray rat's room to dodge. Finally, the gray rat and several divine clones had nowhere to hide and stepped into the traps, and were then teleported to the Void Gallery and trapped.

However, at this point, Rosen no longer had the energy to deal with the gray rats in the Void Gallery.

He sat down immediately and used every means to suppress the deadly poison in his body.

This time he was careless. He trusted the Eye of Time too much, thinking that the gray rats he saw in the future posed no threat to him. However, in reality, the gray rats' claws injured the back of his hand. It seems that trusting time too much is not a good thing.

Several days later, Rosen's condition visibly deteriorated.

If this continues, he might really die.

Rosen has been using the God Network to find clues about the deadly poison the gray rats used to fight him.

This is the Abyss Blood Poison of Gundam Sequence 1, which only exceptionally powerful abyssal demons could possibly master.

Rosen suspected that the gray rat's potent venom originated from the Crimson Shadow family.

This should be the deepest trump card that Gray Rat has hidden; I never expected that it would be used on him in the end.

Rosen communicated with the ancient tree of the noble sequence in the spirit world, preparing to promote the noble sequence to sequence 6 today.

Becoming a Sequence 6 would allow his extraordinary bloodline to grow further and his demonic power to awaken further, which would surely allow him to persist for longer. If all else fails, he still has the Golden Apple of Sequence 2 as a backup, which, even if it cannot cure the poison, can suppress it for a longer period of time.

If that's not enough, Rosen can also use the Time Seal of the Time Tower to freeze his own state in time.

There are many ways to cure the Abyss Blood Poison; given enough time, you can always find one.

Rosen is a hereditary duke, and advancing to the sixth rank of the nobility is a simple matter of a thought.

Two leaves fell from the ancient tree of the noble sequence, and the moment they merged into his body, the noble extraordinary source essence gave birth to new professional powers.

[Ruler: You gain ruling power, taxation power, judicial power, and military power in the divine realm]

After learning about it briefly, Rosen discovered that this was an extremely terrifying professional power.

Almost all noble ranks will acquire this professional privilege.

Normally, one can only obtain the Ruler profession authority at Sequence 3, but he has already obtained the Ruler profession authority at Sequence 6, which is three sequence levels ahead of other nobles.

Through his rule, Rosen could see the loyalty of all his subjects.

Through the power of taxation, the power of all subjects can be utilized in a limited way.

Through judicial power, extraordinary laws with extraordinary effects can be enacted within the territory.

Through military power, the strength of the territory's troops can be mobilized and utilized perfectly.

Only when one obtains the professional authority of a ruler will the true terror of the aristocratic hierarchy be revealed.

However, the ruler could not save him, and Rosen began to unleash the undigested power of the Sequence 2 Golden Apple within his extraordinary bloodline.
His extraordinary bloodline quickly underwent a complete evolution.

The three bloodline powers originating from the demon god—the stomach of gluttony, the feet of sloth, and the hand of greed—have all been strengthened as a whole.

Based on this, Rosen can choose to activate any one of the remaining four abilities of the Seven Deadly Sins, except for Pride.

Pride is no longer an option; only wrath, envy, and allure remain...

(P.S.: Everyone knows which of the seven deadly sins "seduction" refers to.)
After careful consideration, Rosen finally chose to activate the power of allure from the Seven Deadly Sins.

The moment it was activated, his extraordinary bloodline began to construct new demonic organs between his body and soul.

This time, Rosen received the Enchanting Tongue.

If his tongue were to merge with the Enchanting Tongue, it could extend to 39 meters, and his saliva possessed a terrifying allure, causing any female who came into contact with it to frantically pounce on him.

This is merely a secondary effect of the alluring tongue; its true power lies in satisfying the body and ignoring the mind.

[Charm LV4: Grants each other unlimited physical energy and ignores mental damage below Sequence 2]

The allure is powerful, but it doesn't seem to be enough to cure the Abyssal Blood Poison.

However, Rosen's mind raced, and he noticed the words "limitless energy".

Energy is life force, and does unlimited life force mean that the Abyss Blood Poison cannot completely destroy his body?

However, it seems that he is the only one who cannot activate unlimited energy.

Rosen seemed to be deep in thought, and then ordered the self-portrait clone to take action.

The self-portrait clone quickly drew one beautiful woman after another, and the beauties in the paintings seemed to walk right out of the paintings.

In a short while, the Void Painting Room was filled with the colors of spring.

Rosen's life force, which had been constantly corrupted and destroyed by the Abyss Blood Poison, was forcibly stabilized by the Charm Power at this moment.

The fact that vitality is no longer weakening means that the Abyssal Blood Poison is no longer getting stronger.

Rosen began to gradually eliminate the Abyss Blood Poison within his body. He shrunk the Gluttonous Beast and integrated it into his body. Then, relying on the Gluttonous Beast, he continuously consumed the Abyss Blood Poison and sent it into the Gluttonous Stomach, where it was gradually digested.

A gluttonous stomach can absorb the power contained within food by consuming it.

The already terrifying gastric juices gradually acquired the abyssal blood poison's terrifying ability to suppress vitality.

Two months later, Rosen finally left the Void Studio, clutching his back.

In the gallery maze, the gray rat continues its battle of wits and courage against the traps.

The moment he saw Rosen appear, Gray Rat realized that he had lost again this time.

Even the Abyss Blood Poison, capable of killing demigods, couldn't kill Rosen.

The gray mouse gave up resisting and decided to commit suicide to avoid falling into Rosen's hands.

Moreover, he is not without a backup plan; the divine avatar of Blackrock Harbor will one day make a comeback.

However, at this moment, the gray mouse suddenly found that he found Lawson pleasing to the eye no matter what.

Instead of committing suicide, he contacted his divine avatar, who had remained in Blackrock Harbor as a backup plan, to come and reunite with the original.

As Rosen watched the gray rats about to pounce excitedly, he shuddered and gained a new understanding of the terrifying power of the Enchanting Tongue.

Besides its boundless energy, saliva also possesses a terrifyingly alluring power that appeals to both men and women.

He had merely spat a little saliva into the sea-filled gallery maze, and the gray rats that were unknowingly affected were completely defenseless. This ability must never be known to anyone, otherwise he would probably become the enemy of almost all life.

Rosen imprisoned the gray rat in the Void God Prison, and after waiting for a long time, his divine avatar walked right into the trap.

Rosen actually found two miraculous treasures on the gray rat.

First up is the cat paw pendant, a Sequence 9 miracle item.

The gray rat once ambushed the cat god and bit off one of the cat god's front paws, keeping it as a trophy. Little did it know that this front paw would become a miraculous treasure.

【Cat Paw Pendant: A Miracle Treasure】

[Level: Sequence 9]

[Miracle Attribute: The Cat Paw Pendant can weaken the advantages and disadvantages of certain abilities and attributes]

[Miracle Traits: Hunting Mark, Uniqueness, Eternal]

Rosen only understood why the gray rat was able to break free from the dual control of the divine beast pen and the nightmare shackles after refining the cat paw pendant.

Because of the Miracle attribute, the ability and attribute counters are weakened.

It is well known that water overcomes fire, but only if the volume of water and fire is equal.

If the fire is large, the water will only evaporate.

Therefore, there is no absolute relationship between the generating and restraining forces of all things; the key is to see which side has the stronger power.

The gray rat weakened the divine beast pen and nightmare shackles' restraint on its spirituality and life, and also weakened the power of the contract witnessed by the contracted spirit god, which is why the gray rat was able to break free from control this time.

As for the Hunting Mark, this is the most crucial ability of this miraculous artifact.

When Gray Rat pulled him directly out of the Void Gallery, he left an imperceptible cat paw print on him. As long as the hunting mark formed by this cat paw print is not removed, Gray Rat can use the cat paw pendant to pull him across space to his side.

Rosen put away the cat paw pendant and picked up another miraculous treasure instead.

【Resurrection Cross: Miracle Treasure】

[Level: Sequence 3]

[Miracle Attribute: Immortal Spirit, Immortal Life]

[Miracle Trait: Rebirth]

It is clearly a miraculous treasure, but it is not unique in the world or eternally indestructible.

Rosen casually searched on the God Network and actually found clues related to the Resurrection Cross.

The perfectly intact Resurrection Cross was actually a Gundam Sequence 0 artifact.

However, the Resurrection Cross later broke for unknown reasons, resulting in nine Sequence 3 Resurrection Crosses.

The resurrection cross of the Gray Rat, sequence 3, should be one of them.

Normally, beings like the gray rat, whose bodies have been completely destroyed and whose spirits are forced to linger in the spirit world, do have the opportunity to regenerate and be resurrected, but they should never even think about regressing back to Sequence 9 and starting over like the gray rat.

It was only after the gray rat received the resurrection cross in the spirit world that it was able to infiltrate Rosen's side after its resurrection.

Ultimately, the gray mouse died from greed, from its obsession with the mysterious study.

As Rosen was preparing to refine the Resurrection Cross, the network cable of the God's computer became entangled around it as if it were alive.

Rosen examined the Resurrection Cross through the main god's computer, but saw special processing information given by the main god's computer.

The main god's computer suggested that he take a picture of the Resurrection Cross, upload it, and seal it inside the main god's computer.

Obviously, the computer system of the Supreme God sees this resurrection cross as very dangerous.

Rosen thought about the attributes of the Poseidon's Ring. The Poseidon's Ring retained the attributes of a complete Miracle Treasure, at most the attributes and characteristics might be weakened compared to the complete one, but the Resurrection Cross did not have the incomplete mark, and it only had one Miracle trait.

If the Ring of Poseidon is the proper state for an incomplete miracle artifact, then the Resurrection Cross may not have shattered naturally.

Instead, it was artificially split up, and the resurrection crosses were dispersed to achieve a certain purpose.

Therefore, the main god's computer detected a problem with the Resurrection Cross and reminded him to upload the seal.

Rosen used the Hunter's Eye to film and upload the Resurrection Cross, then sealed it in a separate folder and encrypted it.

Having completely eliminated the gray rats, Rosen began to deal with their nests.

Using the shared spirituality of the Nightmare Shackles, Rosen quickly refined the entire Spirit Realm. He then sent the Gray Ratman who had mastered the extraordinary sequence into the Void God Prison, killed all the ordinary Gray Ratmen, and finally left the empty Spirit Realm to be temporarily sealed away.

In the end, only the castle remained, which turned out to be a noble territory building of the Gundam Sequence 5.

Rosen has his own Ash Castle and doesn't need this, so after considering it, he threw it into the main temple for barter.

As for the wealth left behind by the gray rats inside the castle, it is a spiritual treasure worth billions.

In the Void God Prison, Rosen looked at the gray rat, pondering how to deal with him.

If the resurrection of the cross is not a problem, he is actually thinking of using mind control to further enslave the gray rats.

Without the cat paw pendant, the gray mouse is unlikely to escape control again.

However, firstly, the resurrection cross that brought the gray rat back to life was problematic; secondly, he decided to listen to his senior's advice and not to contract any extraordinary life form that wasn't raised from a young age as a pet; and thirdly, the gray rat had been bewitched by him, and he didn't want to be attacked by a rat at night.

So after considering it, Rosen decided to kill the gray rat to prevent future trouble.

As for the fact that one pet is missing, it's a good deal for Storm Thunderbird.

Rosen blew the gray rat's head off with one shot, and then with each shot, he completely shattered the rat's spirit.

The moment the gray mouse died completely, the main computer suddenly started moving again.

The network cable extended from the mysterious study, penetrating directly into the Void Prison and piercing the gray rat's body.

Gradually, a pocket that was originally fading away was captured by the main god computer using a network cable.

After sensing it, Rosen discovered that it was actually a miraculous treasure with a quality of Sequence 3.

[Miracle Pocket: Miracle Treasures]

[Level: Sequence 3]

[Miracle Attribute: Miracle Pockets increase the chance of encountering Miracle Treasures]

[Miracle Traits: Treasure Hunting, Treasure Appraisal, Treasure Collection, Formlessness, Void Transmission, Equivalent Exchange, Uniqueness of Heaven and Earth, Eternal and Undying]

Through the computer, Rosen learned about the attributes and characteristics of the Miracle Pocket.

Only then did he understand why the gray rat had grown from an ordinary mouse into a demigod.

Because when the gray mouse was still an ordinary mouse, it unknowingly acquired the Miracle Pocket, a special miracle treasure.

Because the gray mouse wasn't strong enough, it couldn't actively use the Miracle Pocket it received.

However, influenced by the Miracle Pocket, the gray rat gained intelligence and gradually ascended to the extraordinary ranks. Moreover, it mastered the ability to find treasures and collected a large number of precious resources, which allowed it to grow step by step into a demigod.

Miracle Pokémon is powerful, but not all of its abilities are positive.

The fact that it is invisible means that it is very difficult to refine a miracle pocket. Because of this characteristic, the gray mouse never realized that it had a miracle pocket until its death.

The Miracle Pocket disappears into the void after its previous owner dies; it would have escaped if the main god computer hadn't intercepted it.

Finally, the equivalent exchange is the core and most powerful feature of the Pokémon, but it also has both positive and negative aspects.

Equivalent exchange can enhance the treasure-hunting feature of the Miracle Pocket.

Regular treasure hunting has no cost, but it's impossible to find miracle treasures.

The enhanced Treasure Hunting through Equivalent Exchange makes it easier for holders of the Miracle Pocket to encounter Miracle Treasures.

However, the price was the depletion of one's own luck, a fact that sent chills down Rosen's spine.

No wonder he encountered so many miraculous treasures without realizing it; it turns out it was due to the equivalent exchange of the Miracle Pocket.

Unbeknownst to them, a significant portion of their luck had been absorbed by the Miracle Pocket.

However, the miraculous treasures he obtained could increase the holder's luck, and not all of the miraculous treasures he obtained were because of the Miracle Pouch; some of the miraculous treasures were indeed created because of the miraculous events he completed.

So, in general, he didn't realize that his luck was waning.

However, if this continues for a long time, problems will definitely arise.

Even with the help of the main god's computer, it took Rosen a month to refine the Miracle Pocket.

Lawson wouldn't dare use the Treasure Hunting Enhancement skill, which relies on equivalent exchange, unless there are special circumstances.

However, Lawson is interested in all three of them: ordinary treasure hunting, treasure appraisal, and treasure collection.

He tried to activate the treasure-hunting feature, and images of places he had been to and things he had seen flashed through his mind.

Then some things that were once overlooked suddenly come to mind.

Rosen immediately realized that these were the valuable treasures that the Pocket of Miracles had found.

Most of his memories of treasures were in the Temple of the Gods, but the Miracle Pocket did not guide him to notice all the treasures in the Temple of the Gods, but rather to notice those treasures whose actual value to him exceeded their selling price.

Therefore, this treasure-hunting ability is not something that appears out of thin air, but rather it is based on existing clues that allows him to discover treasures that he has overlooked.

Rosen tried out his treasure appraisal ability again; this ability is specifically for identifying treasures.

Finally, he tried the Treasure Collection ability, which brought him a special surprise.

The Miracle Pocket can hold all valuable treasures. The higher the value and the rarer the treasure, the stronger the Miracle Pocket's abilities and characteristics will be. Moreover, after the Miracle Pocket has a treasure in its possession, its treasure-hunting ability can also target treasures of the same origin.

The first treasure that Rosen thought of was the remaining seven flasks that shared the same origin as the Potions Flask and the Dragon Blood Flask.

However, these are all miraculous treasures, and if you want your treasure-hunting ability to target those treasure bottles, you'll probably need to make an equivalent exchange.

For the time being, he has no particular need for those seven treasure bottles, so there is no need to risk damaging his existing luck.

Just look at Gray Mouse. He started to rise because of Miracle Pocket, but he was probably killed by Cat God because of Miracle Pocket. After encountering him, he suffered a series of setbacks because of Miracle Pocket, and in the end, he died at his hands because of Miracle Pocket.

Rosen stored 90% of the treasures he didn't need in his Miracle Pocket and the remaining 10% in his Scavenging Space.

His scavenging space can also store treasures to enhance his spiritual perception, but there is an upper limit to this enhancement.

He is currently Sequence 6, and the spiritual perception enhanced by the Scavenging Space will not exceed the Sequence 5 limit.

However, he eventually stored the Miracle Pocket in the Scavenging Space, which can be considered a nested doll of the two special abilities.

With the matter of Grey Rat resolved, it seems he'll have to make a trip to Blackrock Harbor.

I'm on my way, so I'll capture the Storm Thunderbird to replace the Gray Rat.

The Storm Thunderbird was hatched by Rosen himself, and he was the first person the little creature saw after it was born. In addition, it shared the same golden divinity. Knowing that Rosen wanted to take it as a pet, the little creature accepted the divine beast mark and the nightmare shackles without any hesitation.

(End of this chapter)