Scourge Messenger

Chapter 141 The Asura Milestone

boom!
The moment Yakushi-en thrust out her spear, a phantom of a fierce tiger leaped out from her arm armor, coiling around the spear and exploding together!
The earth was so violently pierced by Yakushi's spear that the soil churned and dust billowed, as if it had exploded.

Ye Kai was not dead, but half of his body was covered in blood, his left hand was almost falling off, and there was a crescent-shaped blood hole on his left shoulder.

Faced with Yaoshi Yuan's leaping thrust, Ye Kai managed to dodge in time, but Yaoshi Yuan had a secret technique that allowed her to change the direction of her attack in mid-air. Even if Ye Kai dodged, it was useless—moreover, this was not a simple thrust, but rather an area-of-effect attack accompanied by the phantom of a fierce tiger.

"How could you still move?" Ye Kai gasped, his voice thick with blood. "The poison has spread to your face. You should be dizzy, your tongue should be numb, and your abdomen should be in excruciating pain... There's no reason you could still move!"

Upon closer inspection, Yan Qing noticed that the pharmacist's face was indeed covered in green veins, and his lips were grayish-white, clearly indicating that he had been deeply poisoned.

"That thief just said the same thing, 'You're dead,' 'Wait until you strip naked and beg me,' 'Why aren't you down yet'... You demonic thieves are truly arrogant and ignorant." Pharmacist Yuan said calmly, "If that's all you have to say before you die, then you can die."

"Wait, I... I also have secret weapon-refining techniques!"

Ye Kai quickly said, "I can teach you how to forge powerful demonic artifacts, and it's not troublesome at all! Just do as I say, and killing about eight hundred people will be enough!"

The pharmacist paused, seemingly pondering, "Anything else?"

Ye Kai was secretly delighted. Leaving aside the Bunny Girl, the Pharmacist was clearly deeply poisoned; any further delay and she would likely die. "You're heading to Mount Shu, right? I'm quite familiar with Prajna; I can introduce you to him! Prajna is one of the three great protectors who oversee the secret realm. If you wish to enter the secret realm, you must become disciples of one of the great protectors—"

Like a thunderclap from a clear sky, Yaoshi Yuan suddenly lunged forward and stabbed at Ye Kai.

But Ye Kai was prepared, and he didn't relax at all even when he was speaking, immediately dodging the Soul-Severing Spear.

Since he couldn't save his life through negotiation, he could only try to escape. Relying on the poisonous palms and the forest terrain, he wasn't without hope, and might even be able to kill one of them.

Keng.

With a clear, sharp sword cry, the Seven Steps of Reciting Buddha's Name pierced Ye Kai's throat with pinpoint accuracy.

He stared wide-eyed at the little girl in front of him, a look of sudden realization on his face. No wonder the poisoned female messenger had suddenly stopped to negotiate with him; she had been waiting for this little girl to get close to him from his blind spot!
He was waiting for the poison to take effect, but it turned out the other party was also waiting for his death!
"You have killed 'Hundred Poison Hand Ye Kai'."

"You have killed a courier with a kill count exceeding 100."

"Based on your level, you can receive a reward of 10% + 10 points of colorless kill value from the opponent."

"Your current colorless kill value is 45 points."

Based on your level, you are currently eligible to obtain the following Shura milestone information.

"Enemy of Asura: You have killed ten Asuras (1/10)."

"Colorless Asura: You have gained more than 100 Colorless Kill Points (45/100)"

"Crimson Asura: You have gained more than 100 Crimson Carnage Points (0/100)"

"Good and evil are hard to distinguish: You have reduced your Bloodlust Value by 1000 points (0/1000)."

"Evil begets evil: You, as a Crimson Asura, killed ten Crimson Asuras (0/10)."

"Unrepentant: You will die ten times as the Crimson Asura (0/10)."

"Increase your level or unlock milestones to get more milestone information."

Yan Qing had been wondering why, despite Ye Si, Jiang Shi, and Bunny Girl all killing many people, the red-name system had never been triggered. He had assumed that battles between his alternate accounts and locals were not protected by the system. Now, seeing the description of the kill count, he realized that the game's criteria for red names were extremely strict.

First, kill points are divided into colorless and blood-red. Colorless kill points can only be obtained by killing blood-red Shura players, which is recognized as PVP content in the game and will not result in a red name. Blood-red kill points are obtained by players killing non-Shura players. Once the blood-red kill points exceed one hundred, the player's name will be automatically displayed and turn red, and will appear as an enemy unit to normal players.

Secondly, the bloodlust value will be eliminated rapidly over time. Players can also eliminate the bloodlust value by fighting monsters in dungeons. The elimination speed will only slow down when it reaches 100.

If a player kills a few people a day, or doesn't fight many times a month, their kill count is unlikely to exceed single digits. After all, it's reasonable to fight when you're unhappy in a game, and the game allows players to fight each other within reasonable limits.

Therefore, it's quite difficult for ordinary messengers in this world to become red-named. How many people do they kill in a day? Ten or eight? They can almost eliminate their bloodlust value after a good night's sleep.

Outside the Shura Battlefield, the only way to quickly accumulate Blood Kill Points to reach 100 is through continuous and massive killing.

要知道杀戮值是跟等级差挂钩的，譬如说20级杀20级大概有3点杀戮值，而20级杀1级可能连0.5都没有。

Let alone in real life, even in games, only players like Sanjidao, who specialize in killing low-level accounts, can achieve a red name (indicating high kill count). Ultimately, the game doesn't encourage gaining kill points outside of battle, but if players insist on doing so, the developers allow it.

This world has many ordinary people at levels three and four. The peak number of online players in "The Messenger" is only one million, but any large military town in the Zhou Kingdom can develop a population of several million.

Would Ye Kai and Chen Afu really let these mortals who couldn't protect themselves go unpunished, and instead target the messengers to rack up kill points? Absolutely not.

Previously, Yan Qing thought that the so-called righteous path and demonic path were just a matter of strength and weakness. After all, weren't the righteous path people encountered in the Mansu Forest just a bunch of scheming and despicable people? But if the demonic path was full of red-name monsters like Ye Kai, then the imperial court would really be the righteous path—in the competition of who's the worst, as long as you're not that bad, you're already the champion.

Where red-named monsters congregate, it is indeed a dangerous place for demons.

As for the benefits of becoming a Crimson Asura, Ye Kai's gloves speak for themselves.

"Hundred Poisons Cotton Hand (Shura)"

"Rank: Third-tier Rare"

"Durability: 63/150"

"Equipment requirements: 20 points of health, 10 points of spirit"

"Equipment Requirements: Kill Points exceeding 100, exclusive to Ye Kai"

Basic attack power: 33~53 points

"Effect: Cotton Hands: You can use this item to block deflected melee attacks, reducing damage by at least 15%. Each block consumes 1-3 points of durability."

"Effect - Violet Poison Smoke: You can use your soft hand to unleash a violet smoke screen five meters in distance and three meters in width. The smoke screen will seep into flesh and blood, causing 5 points of poison damage. The poison damage increases over time. If an enemy is hit by the violet smoke screen or remains inside it for one second, the poison stacks will accumulate. Each stack of poison lasts for five seconds and can stack infinitely. Activating Violet Poison Smoke requires 3 points of spirit power. This effect can penetrate most defensive barriers. All healing items for the poisoned person are weakened by 70%, and the poison duration is increased by two seconds."

"Comment: Poisonous smoke is just a supplement; fists are the real power."

Asura's token!

Ignore the defensive barriers and attack the messenger directly!
Even though he had anticipated it, Yan Qing couldn't help but be tempted when he saw the detailed information about the Hundred Poisons Hand. Ignoring defensive barriers, it was indistinguishable from true damage in most situations. If the Bingzi Pepper Forest could be transformed into a Shura Token, it might even be possible to reverse the Foundation Establishment stage.

　There is more to come.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)