My avatar is becoming the final boss

Chapter 258 The End of the Branch, The Bookstore Owner's Identity (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"Please... there are four Salvation Society members lurking in Rainbow Wings? That's a whole third of the organization. Add my brother, the Avenger, and it means half of the world's strongest superhuman organization is a mole?"

Gu Wenyu murmured softly, raised his eyebrows, and looked at the task details on the panel once more.

After confirming that he hadn't misread the numbers, he suddenly lost interest in turning on the game console and looked down at the game disc in his hand, feeling listless.

So he raised his hand, tightened the cap on the Coke bottle, placed the drink on the table, clasped his hands together in front of his abdomen, and listlessly slumped on the sofa, lost in thought:

"It's even more difficult than I imagined. I thought it would be enough for the Salvation Society to have planted one or two spies in Rainbow Wing. How am I going to find these four Salvation Society members and then wipe them all out in one fell swoop? At the very least, they'll be four Cataclysmic-level..."

"In short, the only person whose identity can be confirmed at the moment is 'Urushihara Ruri'. Let's start with her and have my brother observe which Rainbow Wing members are close to her."

"Let's take it one step at a time. Since things have come to this, let's add some points for now."

Gu Wenyu sighed, brought up the character panel, and quickly allocated the only attribute point he had.

[Your primary unit, "Black Chrysalis," has had its "Speed" attribute changed: A+ to A++ (the speed of your "Restraint Belt" will also increase accordingly)]

[Current Attributes of Unit 1: Strength: A-rank; Speed: A++-rank; Spirit: C+-rank]

"If I increase my speed a little more, will I reach S-level?" Gu Wenyu wondered. "Logically speaking, my speed should be faster than most quasi-disaster-level beings now, or rather, it should be close to the level of disaster-level beings."

He shrugged, looked up at the ceiling and thought carefully: "I still don't know my brother's attributes. I should have tested him with restraints before he left home... But I remember that half a month ago, the test showed that Li Qingping's speed was A+, while my father's speed was A."

"Their speed attributes back then were both lower than my current No. 1 mecha."

"However, in actual combat, most Oddity Envoys are not good at physical combat. If they do not merge with Generation-level Oddity Envoys, they will die once they are caught in close combat. Only Ryan, the Sword in the Stone from the Royal Court Team, and Li Qingping are exceptions. So it is better not to use the attributes of Oddity Envoys as a reference."

"At least my dad's stats as a near-Catastrophe-level ability user are still a good reference. My speed is already a whole level faster than his. Although it's impossible to be faster than my evolved brother, I can definitely say that I'm close to Catastrophe-level."

Thinking of this, Gu Wenyu closed the attribute panel and opened the character skill tree instead.

[Currently, the first unit, "Black Chrysalis," possesses 3 skill points.]

He saved one skill point last time because he had nowhere to use it, and with the two skill points he got from helping his brother enter Rainbow Wing this time, he now has a total of three skill points.

The skills to be learned in the three skill branches are as follows:

[Branch "Hidden" - Avatar Enhancement: Allows your restraint avatar to gain 70% of the original's attributes. (Learning this skill requires 2 skill points)]

【Branch "Madness" - Restraint Chainsaw: Temporarily enhances your restraint blades, causing them to spin rapidly around the restraints like chainsaw blades (Learning this skill requires 2 skill points)】

[Branch "Rage" - Superpower Overload: Enhances the power of a superpower you have stolen. (Learning this skill requires 2 skill points)]

"While other abilities like 'Superpower Overload' and 'Binding Chainsaw' sound pretty good, the 'Stealth' branch should be nearing its end, so let's focus on this branch first and see what the skill at its end is."

With his thoughts focused on this point, Gu Wenyu raised his index finger and pressed the "Avatar Enhancement" skill icon in mid-air.

The icon in the pupil went from dim to bright, finally bursting forth with a vibrant, black color.

[Two skill points have been used to successfully learn the "Stealth" branch skill - "Avatar Enhancement" (passive skill)]

The next skill for the "Hidden" branch is now available for learning – "Teleportation" (Active Skill) (After using this skill, your main body and your restraint avatar will instantly swap positions) (Learning this skill requires 1 skill point)

[Hint: The "Stealth" branch skill has been developed to its maximum level.]

"Switching positions? It's similar to the commander's Raven swap, but without any distance restrictions, which means I could even swap myself from China to America?" Gu Wenyu raised his eyebrows. "Wouldn't that solve my fake death plan?"

[1 skill point consumed, successfully learning the "Stealth" branch skill - "Teleportation".]

[Hint: All skills in the "Stealth" branch have been fully developed.]

[Skill points remaining for Unit 1: 0]

"That's it." Gu Wenyu lay back on the sofa, his thoughts wandering. "I'm about to leave Lijing... I should go say goodbye to the bookstore owner and the Silver-Swallowing Rat first. Anyway, I probably won't be coming back to school in September."

By mid-September, he should be on his way to the Salvation Society base and there should be no need for him to return to Lijing.

Gu Wenyu didn't even bother to change into the black cocoon suit he had hidden in the room. He simply took out a pair of sunglasses he always carried with him from his pocket and put them on.

Then, the entire body was wrapped in restraints, and in the blink of an eye, it entered a color-changing form, blending into the air like a transparent person.

He strode out the door, grabbed a passing van with the restraints, and landed on its roof, lying on his side playing on his phone. Two minutes later, Black Chrysalis appeared in a corner of Broly Bookstore.

The bookstore's radio was playing "Open Door," its dreamlike jazz music echoing in every deserted corner.

As for why no one was there, it was early morning and the shop had just opened; the owner was still tidying up the bookshelves with a feather duster. He turned his head and saw a huge, black pupa hanging upside down from the ceiling, emanating an eerie aura.

If anyone else were standing here, they would probably be so frightened that they would lose control of their bladder on the spot.

But after half a month, the bookstore owner had become accustomed to the sudden visits of this old customer. He would only glance at the black cocoon before looking away.

"Borrowing books again?" he asked.

Like an ordinary guest, the black pupa emerged from the enormous pupa, and while looking down at the pages of "And Quiet Flows the Don," it replied:

"No, no, no, I won't be borrowing books for a while, so I'm just taking one last look."

"Are you leaving?" the shopkeeper asked with a smile. "Where are you going? Is it far from Lijing?"

"Yes... I'm leaving, but I can't say where I'm going."

Black Chrysalis rustled as it turned the pages of the book, then glanced up at the shopkeeper with its eyes upside down, adding, "However, I mean it's possible that you won't see the character 'Black Chrysalis' again in the future."

He looked away. "Are you lonely, boss? Without a customer as eloquent, talkative, and adorable as me, you'll probably feel sad on some sunny afternoon afterward."

"It sounds like you're going to your death." The boss looked up at him through his glasses.

"Hmm...it should be about right, right?" Black Chrysalis closed the book and said meaningfully.

He thought that once he completed the mission on the Rainbow Wing line, he should let the role of Black Chrysalis temporarily come to an end, fake his death in front of his family, and escape unscathed.
After that, they will be guided to the Salvation Society base to find him and become his first force in breaking through the Salvation Society. At that time, whether it is the Cataclysmic Ghost Bell, the Cataclysmic Blue Arc, or the Rainbow Wing chasing after them, they will definitely be a force to be reckoned with.

"Since we're saying goodbye anyway, I'll give you this book."

As the bookstore owner spoke, he took a yellowed diary from a drawer in the counter and placed it on the counter.

“What is this?” Black Chrysalis said. “A diary? It doesn’t look like a published book.”

“My favorite novel,” the shopkeeper said softly, “is actually… a diary my daughter wrote when she was little. She passed away in an accident after that, and I’ve kept it ever since.”

"You actually have a daughter?" Black Chrysalis raised an eyebrow, rambling on, "Then how come you look so young? Do all superhumans age so slowly? And giving your daughter's diary to someone else, is that really something a father should do?"

The boss chuckled, "Sometimes... appearances aren't necessarily the truth."

“Never try to be mysterious in front of me, sir, that’s something I do best.” Black Chrysalis said, taking the diary from the counter with her restraints. “Actually, I’m more curious, what’s your daughter’s name?”

"Su Ying".

As soon as the boss finished speaking, a brief silence enveloped the bookstore.

Hei Yong was stunned for a long, long time before slowly raising her eyes from the diary.

At that moment, a red and black notification box suddenly popped up in front of him.

[A new "collaborator" has been detected; the "Social Superstar" system's mission progress has been updated.]

He remained silent for a moment, then slowly brought up the character development system panel, his gaze sweeping over the names of the collaborators, and flipping to the last page of the progress task list.

Then, the black pupa squinted and saw an unbelievable name.

[Su Wei (Third-Tier Exorcist).]

The bookstore owner took a cup and filled it with hot coffee from the coffee machine; the sound of the rushing water drowned out Hei Chang's thoughts.

"Gu Wenyu... If you need any help, you can come to me."

As the owner spoke, he carried a hot coffee, sat down in a chair behind the counter, took a sip, and lowered his eyes to read a book.

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