Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 154 The Mutation of the Cheat Code

When it comes to impersonating someone, the Rose Bishop needs to create the character's face herself. However, if it's a Faceless Man, she can achieve a near-perfect impersonation. Furthermore, the Faceless Man can even mimic the target's voice, essentially replacing someone entirely.

This ability is very unique and rare, so although it may not be used, Luze decided to keep it for now.

In addition, he can retain two abilities.

The Faceless Man's soul also possesses various abilities such as "divination", "drawing paper soldiers", "air bullets", "flame leaping", "illusions", "bone softening", "substitute paper dolls", "damage transfer", and "air straws".

Wait a minute, what the heck is an air straw?

It seems like the application scenarios for underwater breathing are too narrow.
After ignoring a certain essentially useless ability, Lu Ze also ruled out the abilities of "bone softening" and "damage transfer". His own ability to manipulate his flesh and blood was already very strong, so he didn't need to soften his bones or transfer damage, because he usually just took the damage head-on.

For this reason, he also ruled out "drawing paper soldiers" and "hallucinations." To him, these two skills were of little use.

So all that's left are "divination", "air bullet", "flame jump" and "substitute paper doll".

At this moment, Lu Ze couldn't help but recall Ms. M.

The woman chose three options: "Air Bullet," "Flame Jump," and "Substitute Paper Doll." "Flame Jump," in particular, could be combined with the arsonist's arsonist abilities to achieve rapid movement, with excellent results.

As for the "substitute paper doll," it is also very effective. The shepherd, who is already physically strong, will have his already strong survival ability greatly enhanced by the addition of the substitute he uses from time to time.

As for "air bullets," as a long-range attack method, we already have "flesh bombs" and "arson," so we can disregard them.

As for "divination".
Lu Ze hesitated for a moment.

While in Tingen, Klein had taught him divination, which he tried, but the results weren't particularly good.

Perhaps his talent doesn't lie here; using his shepherding divination abilities might improve the situation. However, a significant portion of divination can actually be replaced by rituals, such as consulting spirit beings. Therefore, his need for divination isn't particularly high.
Therefore, Lu Ze ultimately decided to retain the three abilities: the "Faceless Man's" appearance ability, "Flame Leap," and "Paper Doll Substitute"!
As he made his decision, his soul was finally fixed in the empty space, and his three abilities manifested, forming a subtle but real connection with Lu Ze's soul. As long as he had a thought, he could immediately use the corresponding ability.

Why don't we give it a try first?

With that thought in mind, he raised his hand and, using the arsonist's abilities, created a burning fireball. Then he threw the fireball towards the other side of the alley.

"boom!"

The fireball shot out quickly, and when it reached the alley entrance, Lu Ze switched souls and entered the "Faceless Man" who had just been herding livestock. He stared at the ball of fire and released his intention to leap over it.

"brush!"

He suddenly felt his body lighten, and a flash of fire went by before his eyes. When he landed, the scenery around him had changed instantly—he had jumped to the spot where the fireball had been!

That's great, a very useful capability.

Lu Ze nodded in satisfaction. He estimated that the furthest distance "Flame Leap" could reach was about twenty-five or twenty-six meters, which was more than enough in ordinary combat.

The only problem is that a shepherd cannot herd two souls at the same time. In other words, to combine these two skills, he must use one before switching to the other.

It's a bit troublesome, and the switching also makes the coordination stiff. It would be better if I could shepherd multiple souls at the same time.
"Wow—"

As Lu Ze was thinking this, suddenly, the illusory sound of ocean waves echoed in his mind. Huh? What's going on? I didn't actively summon it.
He was puzzled to discover that the invisible tide was reverberating, flowing down from his mind and into his body.

Is the tide coming in?
A faint, ethereal coolness immediately filled his abdomen, as if real seawater were flowing into his body. This ethereal seawater filled his chest and abdomen, simultaneously filling the space within him where the lambs were placed. The shepherded souls were thus also immersed in this strange seawater.

Then, something strange happened.

At this moment, Lu Ze was tending to the soul of the "Faceless Man." Just now, the "arsonist's" soul had been quietly residing within his body, unable to make any movement. However, with the infusion of this sea tide, the previously immobilized "arsonist's" soul suddenly became active.

Under the nourishment of the seawater, while Lu Ze was herding the "Faceless Man," the soul of the "Arsonist" was also able to connect with him!
Two souls can now graze simultaneously?!

Lu Ze was extremely surprised. As soon as he opened his hand, flames ignited in his palm.

Meanwhile, he was also tending the souls of the "Faceless Man"!

Feeling the surging tides within his body and the activity of his two souls, he was both surprised and excited. As his own sequence improved, this surging tide, whose true form was unknown, also grew stronger.

"boom!"

He threw a fireball, sending it flying towards the corpse, and then used the "Flame Leap" ability again. Without switching souls, he smoothly leaped, even controlling the fireball's movement just moments before the jump, achieving precise control over the landing point.

As the flames subsided, Lu Ze appeared before the corpse, a thoughtful expression on his face.

Sure enough, it's much smoother now. Without needing to switch, the time spent on movement is reduced, and I can combine the two abilities. If I had kept the "air bullet" ability, perhaps I could combine the two now and fire a "fire bullet."
The sound of the ocean currents within my body subsided, seemingly due to the depletion of some spiritual energy caused by herding livestock at the same time.

Without the tides, he could only herd sheep alone, but herding with the tides would consume more of his spiritual energy; he had to make a choice. However, regardless, his ability was far superior to that of an ordinary shepherd, and if used properly, it would certainly have miraculous effects.

Having figured all this out, Lu Ze couldn't help but feel happy.

Just then, he heard footsteps at the alley entrance. Looking up, he saw his sister Cecilia.

"Brother, is it resolved?"

She seemed to have great faith in Lu Ze's abilities and asked softly.

Lu Ze nodded and smiled.

Behind the black-haired girl, Ciel and his men approached nervously. When they saw the gruesome corpse, several of the more timid men immediately vomited. Ciel didn't vomit, but his complexion was also not good.

Lu Ze didn't care. He searched the "corpse's" pockets and found only a few coins, some candles, pendulums and other divination tools, and cut-up strips of paper. He didn't find any substitute paper figures, which were probably all used up.

After searching the bodies, he stood up and looked at Charles and the others.

This is just the elimination of one extraordinary individual; more conflicts are erupting in the chaotic zone. Luze wants to inquire about more information and try to gain more benefits from this chaos.

The night has only just begun.

(End of this chapter)