Scourge Messenger

Chapter 305 Dragon Servant
"Former members of the Underworld: Activating this change will allow you to discover a second-tier Puppet card and add the resurrection trait to the Puppet card (if the Puppet card does not have resurrection)."

Standing before the roulette wheel, Yan Qing looked at the change cards on his bracelet and thought his luck was pretty good. Although it couldn't compare to Ye Si's "Who dares to claim invincibility and undefeated status after seven days," it was at least useful right now.

He activated the transformation, and the transformation card instantly transformed into three puppet cards to be selected:

"Second Transformation: Mysterious - Split Soul"

Attack Power: 200

Health: 200

"Trait: Soul Destruction: The target touched by this item dies instantly. This can only be triggered once."

"Ascension: Gain thirty identical Puppet cards"

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"Second-stage Monster: Werewolf"

Attack Power: 600

Health: 300

"Trait - Gluttony: At the end of each day, randomly consume one Puppet card from your hand and gain its attribute value."

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"Second-tier Corpse Dragon Clan - Dragon Servant"

Attack Power: 400

Health: 200

"Trait - Return from Death: Every time you summon a Dragon Servant, the Dragon Servant will permanently gain a 100/100 stat bonus (regardless of where the Dragon Servant is)."

Yan Qing's eyes widened as he clicked on the description of the Soul Split's characteristics, realizing he hadn't misread it—anyone touched by it would trigger the Soul Dispersion trait, instantly killing the target regardless of their level or attributes, even a fourth-tier puppet. Yan Qing didn't know if such demons existed outside, but in the Demon Gathering Land, Soul Dispersion was an almost conceptual ability, a fate that disregarded all rules!

Although it looks terrifying, and it is indeed terrifying, there is no need to be afraid as a messenger. After all, the prerequisite for triggering the soul annihilation is that the split soul touches the target. The messenger, whose entire body is protected by the defensive barrier, will not be touched by the split soul.

However, after calming down, Yan Qing realized the huge flaw of the split soul spirit: its attributes were too low. Although it could guarantee the killing of one enemy, it was useless after that. If there were multiple battles or multiple enemies in the battle, the split soul spirit would be of little use.

If you want to deal with some puppets with very absurd attributes, you can find some strange puppets similar to split spirits as counter cards.

The werewolf is similar to the fourth-tier puppet Taotie, but while Taotie allows all monsters to absorb cards from the hand, the werewolf can only absorb cards for itself, making it a promising development-type puppet.

Dragon Servant is a dual-race card, being both a Dragon and a Ghoul. Just like [Steam Master] can only arm mechanical races, Yan Qing will definitely find some puppet cards that can only strengthen specific races. Naturally, a dual-race card like Dragon Servant has more possibilities.

Furthermore, Dragon Servant is very similar to Undying Bone, the difference being that Undying Bone gains enhancement upon death, while Dragon Servant requires summoning. This means that a single Dragon Servant puppet cannot trigger its "return from death" trait. Among the three puppet cards—Soul Splitter, Werewolf, and Dragon Servant—Soul Splitter has the most destructive power, Werewolf has the strongest development potential, and Dragon Servant's trait is too cumbersome and almost useless. However, due to the effect of [Yellow Springs Remnants], Dragon Servant becomes Yan Qing's best choice!

The other two cards scattered, leaving only the Dragon Servant card. Blue cracks appeared on the card, indicating that it had been given the resurrection attribute.

"Special Feature - Resurrection: Resurrected after death with only 1 HP. Can only be triggered once."

As Yan Qing placed the Dragon Servant Token into the Puppet Slot, he immediately felt a chilling mist sweeping over him from behind. Turning around, he saw a small skeletal dragon floating in the air, wrapped in a thick shroud. Its four skeletal dragon claws hung down, and the green flames in its pupils flickered. Its body spewed out gray-black mist, as if death itself was breathing.

It must be said that the design of "The Messenger" is quite good. Despite being a skeletal dragon, it is not scary at all, but rather has a kind of inexplicable coolness.

Yan Qing pressed the roulette wheel, trying to draw a prize again, but the wheel naturally did not react. After all, one could only draw once a day, so he could only come back tomorrow to see how things went.

Leaving the tower, Yan Qing looked at the empty streets. The lampposts on both sides provided very limited light. The dragon in the sky was snorting heavily, like a volcanic roar. There seemed to be strange noises in the distance, like marbles falling to the ground. But these strange noises only made the town seem even quieter, so quiet that it was almost eerie.

Because Ye Si was accidentally teleported to the fourth-tier puppet warehouse, Yan Qing didn't explore the Demon Gathering Land much, and naturally didn't have any long-term plans. After the roulette draw, everything was an unknown territory.

Yan Qing gripped the hilt of the Bingzi Jiaolin sword, quietly sensing his own vital energy and counting the tokens on his body. The Mountain-Protecting Heart Mirror, the Hand of Forged Hundred Aspects, the Lingbo Boots, the Bodhisattva Pendant… When he opened his eyes again, there was no longer any unease or trepidation in Yan Qing's eyes, only an unwavering confidence!
Just as nothing gives players more courage to explore new frontiers than Wind Spirit Moon Shadow, nothing strengthens the messenger's courage more than the power held in their palm!
Although there is no map of the Demon Gathering Land, heading towards the town center is definitely the right thing to do. The outskirts of the town are full of low-level golems, and only in the town center will you find the core golem that Yan Qing needs.

After crossing a street, Yan Qing stopped in front of a small house. He looked at the house with the sign "Dimensional Bookstore," hesitated for a moment, and then pushed open the door.

Warm yellow light poured out from the crack in the door like an ocean tide, and the door frame rang with the crisp sound of wind chimes, just like entering a coffee shop.

The soft sofas, the bar counter with the coffee machine, the painted wooden floor, the refrigerator filled with various drinks, and the bookshelves crammed with books and comics made Yan Qing feel dazed, as if time travel was just his illusion, and he was still in the 21st century, having come to a rather bourgeois bookstore.

Yan Qing walked cautiously, as if afraid of stepping on invisible bubbles. He stood in the center of the hall, lost in thought for a long time. He turned to look at the freezer and saw the familiar black sweetener. He suddenly remembered the fine wine that the pharmacist had shared with him, and the delicious food that Shang Xinlei had shared with him... He touched his storage ring, wondering if there was room to take a few bottles of cola back with him.

However, when Yan Qing opened the freezer, his expression immediately turned strange. He picked up the red can of cola and found that the name written on it was 'Kexi Cola'.

Besides "Cola," the freezer also contained "Lei Bi," "Liu Xi," "Wei Sheng Lemon Tea," and "Six Kernels"—it was practically a counterfeit beverage extravaganza in a rural-urban fringe area. Excluding the possibility that these counterfeit goods were dumped across the world, it could only be a deliberate design.

Only then did Yan Qing carefully examine the books and comics on the bookshelf, and quickly realized something was wrong: "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," "The Complete Story of Yue Fei," "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio"... there wasn't a single modern book; they were all old books with no copyright restrictions! The comics were the same; they were all old-fashioned comic strips, the kind of feudal remnants that you might not even be able to find even on the internet.

"The authorities are so cunning," Yan Qing thought to himself.

This dimensional bookstore may seem small but complete, but it's actually all free resources. The book copyrights are open, and the drinks are all counterfeit. The official team doesn't need to spend a single penny except for importing data. I don't know why the official team set up such a bookstore. Are they worried that players will get bored if they stay in the secret realm for too long? But if players can play games, can't they switch out to watch videos?
However, upon closer reflection, some people simply enjoy watching suggestive content in mainstream anime and plot-driven content in adult anime. Therefore, it's not entirely incomprehensible if some players enjoy reading "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" within games. For instance, when playing "The Elder Scrolls," Yan Qing also enjoyed collecting "Energetic Argonian Maids."

At this moment, Yan Qing noticed that there were several empty slots on the bookshelf, and the bookshelf was labeled with the books corresponding to these slots, namely "Journey to the West".

It was obvious someone had been to this bookstore, and only took "Journey to the West." Yan Qing was trembling with anger. Why didn't they take "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin"? The locals really don't know their stuff!
(End of this chapter)