My avatar is becoming the final boss

Chapter 129 Rewards, Upgrades, Splits (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The time was 3:00 AM on July 21st, in Roppongi, Minato Ward, Tokyo.

Despite the torrential rain, one or two passersby, wearing raincoats, hurried along the street before disappearing into a brightly lit izakaya (Japanese pub), as if finding a safe haven and letting out a sigh of relief under the eaves.

At this moment, the black pupa is hanging upside down from the ceiling of the izakaya, quietly observing the people around it.

He was very hungry, extremely hungry. But in the middle of the night, in this awful weather, he couldn't order takeout from the hotel, so he had no choice but to look for food outside.

Unfortunately, all the customers in the izakaya were drinking, and as a minor, he couldn't drink alcohol, and besides, alcohol couldn't fill his stomach.

So he wrapped a notebook in a restraint belt, wrote on it with a pencil, and then secretly put the notebook on the counter.

[A stray cat: I want to drink hot milk. (Cat want milk) (Milk, very good!) (Helping a poor stray cat passing by, thank you meow, thank you meow!)]

Following the text was a drawing of a little black cat licking its paws and a heart.

The shop manager rolled up his soaking wet trousers, carried the dishes back from outside, glanced at the notebook on the counter, turned around and looked around but didn't see the prankster, and of course, he didn't see the cat either.

The black pupa hung upside down in mid-air, expressionless, silently watching him from behind the counter.

"Is he filming some kind of Twitter or YouTube video...? Young people these days really know how to have fun. If the video goes viral, it can also help promote my store."

The store manager muttered to himself as he put the notebook back in the cabinet, scratched his head, casually took a can of milk from the refrigerator, heated it in the microwave, and then looked down at the newspaper.

A moment later, the store manager turned around and found the microwave was empty. A colorful label was still stuck on top of it: "Love comes from the 'black pupa'—next time a customer passes by, I'll use restraints to drag them inside."

A few minutes later, at the Roppongi Grand Hotel, Ji Minghuan controlled the No. 1 unit, Black Chrysalis, to land in the hotel room. After removing the restraints from all over his body, he lowered his head and breathed a sigh of relief.

"There are still more good people than bad."

After standing there for a while, Ji Minghuan raised his head, unscrewed the cap of the hot milk bottle with his hand, and closed the window with the damp restraints. The wind and rain stopped lashing in. He gulped down a mouthful of milk, breathed a sigh of relief, and casually threw the empty can into the trash can.

Then, like an old woman with no legs, he staggered forward, stretched out his arms, leaned forward in a starfish shape, and fell onto the bed with a thud, slamming his chin hard against the pillow.

"I'm so tired, I can finally rest for a bit." He thought, "This family of five... apart from me, who's not human, and someone who's already in a coffin, none of the others are easy to deal with. Seriously, can these three even put together a brain? Especially that guy who wets his pants, I haven't wet my pants since kindergarten, and he's so much older than me, isn't he ashamed?"

Ji Minghuan has devoted herself to this family.

He always felt that, based on actual behavior, he was the real father of the family, the terrifying clock tower man was the eldest son, the blue rat was the second son, and the refrigerator demon was the youngest daughter.

"Speaking of which, my little sister can't stay with Ke Qirui forever... She should come back soon. I can't wait to see her get a double beating from Dad and my older brother."

After muttering to himself for a while, Ji Minghuan rolled over in bed and brought up the main quest panel for Unit 1.

Under the dim light of the bedside lamp, red and black words crawled up my eyes like ants.

[Note: Three main quests are currently in "completed" status. Please claim your rewards promptly.]

He raised his hand and slammed it against the panel, like hitting a malfunctioning slot machine, and cheerful reward notification sounds came out one after another.

[Main Quest 1 (Phase 4) Completed – Help the Outcasts "Blue Arc" survive the auction operation.]

[Rewards: 1 Split Point, 1 Skill Point, 1 Attribute Point]

[Main Quest 2 (Phase Two) Completed – Established a cooperative relationship with the supervillain “Ghost Bell,” subsequently expanding your network among evil superhumans.]

[Rewards: 1 Split Point, 1 Skill Point, 1 Attribute Point]

[Main Quest 3 (Phase 3) Completed – Cooperate with exorcists "Ke Qirui" and "Su Zimai" to ensure their survival during the auction.]

[Rewards: 1 Split Point, 1 Skill Point, 1 Attribute Point]

[Note: The three main quests have been updated to the next stage.]

Ji Minghuan raised an eyebrow and glanced at the new task.

Main Quest 1 (Phase 5): Help the Outcasts "Blue Arc" infiltrate the United Nations organization "Rainbow Wings".

Main Quest 2 (Phase 3): Help the supervillain "Ghost Bell" find clues about the Rainbow Wing members.

Main Quest 3 (Phase 4): This quest will refresh in 5 days.

Main Quest 4 (Phase 2): Establish a cooperative relationship with the Royal Court Team's Vice-Captain, "Red Dragon," and subsequently expand your interpersonal relationships within the Whale's Garden.

"Thank goodness I didn't get another auction mission, or I'd be suffocating. My sister's main quest will refresh in five days, which is July 26th... Consider it a break for the first unit. I should be able to relax for a few days."

"It just so happens that we need to create the third unit, so this will also lighten my burden a bit."

Thinking of this, Ji Minghuan brought up the attribute panel and quickly allocated the three attribute points.

[The "Mental" attribute of the first game character, "Black Chrysalis," has changed: C-rank → C+-rank (↑1 point) (The "Resilience" of your restraints will also increase, making them less likely to be cut)]

[The "Strength" attribute of the first game character, "Black Chrysalis," has changed: B+ rank → B++ rank (↑1 point) (Your restraints' "Strength" will also increase accordingly)]

[The "Speed" attribute of the first game character, "Black Chrysalis," has changed: B++ to A (↑1 point) (The movement speed of your "Restraint Belt" will also increase accordingly)]

[Current character attributes: Strength: B++; Speed: A; Spirit: C+]

"I need to improve my mental attributes, otherwise the restraints will break with a single pull, and my strength and speed will be useless... Speaking of which, I've gotten these attributes without even realizing it. If I level up some new skills later, I should at least be considered a peak Dragon-level expert."

Ji Minghuan muttered to himself as he brought up the character skill tree for the first mech.

[Branch 1 (Hidden): Restraint Senses (Learned) → Restraint Mantra (Learned) → Restraint Color Change (Learned) → Restraint Trap (Learned) → Restraint Avatar (Learned) → Avatar Enhancement (To be learned, requires 3 skill points to learn this skill)...]

Branch Two (Berserk): Restraint Belt Extension (Learned) → Restraint Belt Blade (To be learned) → Unknown → Unknown...

[Branch 3 (Wrath): Restraint Band Detection (Learned) → Restraint Band Suppression (Learned) → Ability Theft (Learned) → Capacity Boost (To be learned) → Unknown]

You currently have 3 skill points.

"The skill tree system is really not friendly to people with decision-making compulsions."

Ji Minghuan lay on the bed and muttered to himself, glancing at the "skills to be learned" on each of the three systems.

[(Hidden) Avatar Enhancement: Allows your restraint avatar to gain 70% of the attributes of your original body.]

【(Berserk) Restraint Blade: When activated, this skill coats the edges of your restraints with sharp black blades.】

[(Violence) Capacity Enhancement: Allows you to simultaneously store two different, plundered superpowers using restraints, with the maximum storage time increased to 48 hours.]

"The black pupa's main body isn't that strong yet, so strengthening the avatar wouldn't make much sense. It would be better to allocate the three attribute points to other skill trees." Thinking of this, Ji Minghuan raised his finger and tapped the skill icon for "Restraint Blade".

[1 skill point consumed, successfully learning the "Binding Belt Blade" skill for the "Madness" branch.] [The next skill for the "Madness" branch is now available – "Binding Belt Torrent" [Centered on the user, a large number of binding belts rotate at high speed, generating a storm-like torrent around the user (the skill's area of ​​effect is related to the length of the binding belts)]

[Note: "Restraint Stream" can be used even when the user is "controlled".]

[Currently have 2 skill points remaining.]

Ji Minghuan raised an eyebrow and thought, "Activate the restraint belt blade first, then use this restraint belt torrent move. Wouldn't that be equivalent to a small-area killing technique? Moreover, this thing can be used when the enemy is controlled. I can pretend to be affected first, lure them to my side, and then give them a surprise."

[1 skill point consumed, successfully learning the "Rage" branch skill - "Binding Belt Torrent".]

The next skill for the "Madman" branch is now available – "Binding Belt Chainsaw" (This skill temporarily enhances your binding belt blades, causing them to spin rapidly around the binding belt like chainsaw blades (requires 2 skill points)).

[Currently have 1 skill points remaining.]

"Then we can only add one last branch."

[1 skill point consumed, successfully learning the "Vacuum Increase" skill of the "Rage" branch.]

The next skill for the "Rage" branch is now available – "Power Overload": Enhances the power of a power you stole. (Requires 2 skill points)

[Currently have 0 skill points remaining.]

"As a result, the black pupa's fighting ability has increased again. I'll find Swallowing Silver another day to see how it performs in actual combat."

He rested one arm behind his head, lowered his eyes, and peeked out a restraint strap from his sleeve.

With a focused gaze, he activated the "Restraint Blade".

With a sharp "clang," the edge of the black restraints was suddenly coated with a layer of silver-white blades. The interplay of silver and black, like mercury blending with splashed ink, was particularly striking under the light.

As for the "Restraint Belt Turbulence" skill, he dared not use it in the hotel, because this skill is equivalent to the unstoppable "super armor skill" that you automatically release when you give the command in a fighting game. Even if the restraint belt shattered the entire bed right in front of him, he would not be able to complain.

"Dad and my older brother probably won't be coming back tonight..."

Ji Minghuan braced himself against the wall with the restraints, glanced at the two empty rooms in front and behind him, then put the restraints back into his sleeves and casually turned off the bedside lamp.

Amidst the pattering rain, he slowly closed his eyelids, his consciousness synchronizing with that of the second mecha, Xia Pingzhou.

Meanwhile, in another corner of Tokyo, the members of the White Raven Brigade left the Mirror World auction house and retreated to an abandoned building near the Amamiya Building through a wooden door created by Robert.

With Lan Duoduo dead, the healing position in the team is temporarily vacant. However, the self-healing abilities of both the superhumans and exorcists are quite exaggerated, and even damaged internal organs can be restored quickly.

Unless it's a severed hand or foot, other injuries only require simple bandaging.

Nevertheless, Ji Minghuan felt nauseous at the sight of Anluns and the half-human, half-ghost face of the Ripper, and seriously suspected that he might vomit his dinner.

So he couldn't help but ask Xia Pingzhou to release the bishop statue to help them heal their facial injuries faster—their faces had been stripped bare by Lan Hu, leaving only half skin and half bone, making them look like something out of a B-movie horror film.

As for the injuries elsewhere, Ji Minghuan couldn't be bothered with them. Since he couldn't see them anyway, he'd let them heal on their own.

Gazing at the bishop statue exuding the aura of a saint, a few members of the group who were still in good spirits cast surprised glances, saying, "Your Skywalker actually has healing abilities? That's a huge cheat code."

Ji Minghuan ignored the other members, picked up the unconscious Ayase Origami from the ground, turned to Robert, and asked him to use his superpower to send them back to Oda Takikage's café.

Robert nodded.

A moment later, Ji Minghuan passed through the last wooden door and finally returned to the familiar coffee shop. Turning her head, she saw Oda Taki's apron still hanging on the kitchen hook.

He turned his head and glanced at Ayase Origami, who was perched on his shoulder, thinking, "If I hadn't let the Queen's statue knock out the young lady back then, the Phantom Troupe would be at least half gone by now... It would be the best outcome if only two people died."

"In that case, during the disbandment of the Phantom Troupe, the leader will probably have to find two new members. Could I ask Black Chrysalis to volunteer? No, no, no, forget it... Black Chrysalis has already been an enemy of the Phantom Troupe once, the leader would never trust Black Chrysalis."

"If the White Raven Brigade wants to take revenge on the Lake Hunter, at least half of its members need to be upgraded to the Cataclysmic level in a short period of time. At present, it seems that only a few people have a chance... It's another matter if the leader can bring in two new Cataclysmic level members, but the possibility is close to zero."

Just then, my phone in my pocket chimed.

Ji Minghuan raised an eyebrow, freeing one hand to pull out his phone, only to see that it was a message from the hacker.

[Hacker: Newbie, after I resell the auctioned item, I'll first deposit half of your share into your bank account. The other half will be in cash.]

[Xia Pingzhou: Why don't you just hack into the bank? That way you can have any amount of money you want.]

[Hacker: Ugh, I've done this too many times before. These people know my methods inside and out, and they always find out soon after I hack in. The official channels also frequently use vulnerabilities as traps; it's incredibly troublesome. Do you want to be hunted down?]

Xia Pingzhou: Okay, I hope the money you sent me is safe.

[Hacker: That's definitely safe. I've been through a lot, buddy. You'll understand when you're my age.]

Xia Pingzhou: You little brat.

Ji Minghuan put away his phone, stepped onto the old circular staircase, and carried Ayase Origami up to the second floor amidst the creaking sounds. He gently placed her on the bed and draped a blanket over her.

He then sat down on the mattress on the floor.

He breathed a deep sigh of relief, looked at Origami Ayase's sleeping face. The rainstorm had obscured the moonlight, and the layers of cumulonimbus clouds had even made her face appear somewhat dark.

Recalling the expression on Ayase Origami's face at the auction not long ago, he realized that this doll-like, pale and aloof girl could react so strongly when someone close to her was in danger.

Ji Minghuan became even more curious. A month later, when his second machine killed Jack the Ripper, what kind of expression would Ayase Origami have when she looked at Xia Pingzhou?

He shrugged, sat cross-legged on the floor, and brought up the main mission panel for Unit 2.

You have completed one main quest. Please claim your reward as soon as possible.

I tapped the only lit task, and a black and white notification popped up.

[Main Quest 1 (Phase 7) Completed: Participate in the "Tokyo Underground Auction" heist on July 21st with the White Raven Brigade and survive the operation.]

[Quest rewards obtained: 3 skill points, 1 attribute point, 1 split point]

Main Quest 1 (Phase 3): This quest will refresh in 10 days.

[Hint: Current total number of Split Points: "11", which meets the requirements for creating the next mech. Do you want to start creating the next game mech immediately?]

"Let's wait until tomorrow morning to create the third unit. I'm too tired today..." With that thought, Ji Minghuan helped Xia Pingzhou lie down and close his eyes.

Listening to the pattering rain and the girl's even breathing, he soon fell into a deep sleep.

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