Chapter 27: Invoking Gods!

A gold finally dropped…

I no longer had to settle for low-grade Talents.

Su Ze breathed a little easier and only needed to finish the simulation next.

Unless he was unbelievably unlucky, this gold Talent would certainly appear among the simulation rewards.

“Looks like it’s a Talent that comes with combat power.”

Collecting himself, Su Ze reread the description of the gold Talent.

Invoking Gods!

Three invisible guardian deities would accompany him, and each deity possessed a unique mystical Strength.

This sort of Talent felt like a Stand user.

He simply did not yet know what specific Strengths those guardian deities had.

“Since it’s a gold-grade Talent, it can’t be that bad…”

Su Ze muttered inwardly.

After an all-night simulation, he craved direct combat power more than at any previous moment.

Without sufficient might, once doomsday truly arrived he could only hide in Avalon like a turtle.

Although that life was quite comfortable, Su Ze definitely did not want to live like a turtle if he could avoid it.

Therefore.

The goal of this round of simulation was to figure out how much fighting power the gold-grade Talent, Invoking Gods, truly held.

Could it help him face any enemy without fear in doomsday?

Of course…

Right now Su Ze still valued intelligence above all.

But once the simulation began, his simulated self would undoubtedly prioritize survival.

“Conflict is inevitable, and the Talent’s level of power will ultimately reveal itself in the simulation…”

While pondering, Su Ze finalized his choice.

The simulation started once more.

『Inherent Talent ‘Invoking Gods (gold)’ selected』

『Simulation start…』

『Day 1, doomsday arrived, the blood moon hung high, and you chose the SC-35 Safe Zone as your spawn point…』

The whole-night simulation had shown Su Ze far more information than before.

Thus he now understood that in the mid-stage of doomsday every Safe Zone would receive a code number for ease of communication, and the simulator’s text would change according to his knowledge; the SC-35 Safe Zone before his eyes was not unfamiliar at all but the Aobo Community he had chosen most often.

『Day 2, the temperature plunged, your house had little food left, and Chen Keqing dragged your unenthusiastic self out to buy supplies but returned empty-handed…』

『Day 3,…』

『…』

『Day 15, the number of Awakeners in the Safe Zone rose, and one of them coveted Chen Keqing’s beauty; you took her away from SC-35, but before leaving you ordered the guardian deities to go on a killing spree inside the zone, terrifying everyone…』

The deity who carried out the order was the one you called Offense God; his Strength was physical Attack, allowing him to loose arrows or swing a blade to cut down foes.

『Day 16, you took Chen Keqing back to the college, found that your dorm beds had been reassigned, collected a tent, and pitched it on the academy avenue…

It was very cold when sleeping, but your body was warm, and Chen Keqing liked to hug you while she slept.』

『Day 17,…』

『…』

『Day 31, you clashed with the school’s Awakeners, some of whom surrounded you, yet their weapons could not touch you and passed straight through your body…

You relied on a guardian deity’s Strength, this one from the Defense God; his Strength allowed him to absorb all damage for you, and while the ability reflected on your body you became intangible and could ignore any Attack.

You killed every opponent, but no one knew what had happened.』

『…』

『Day 36, you took Chen Keqing into a Contaminated Zone to approach a pollution source, and on the way you showed her your teleportation ability, leaving her astonished…

In truth you had borrowed the Support God’s Strength; the Support God could briefly freeze time, allowing you to think while he moved during that pause, carrying you to another spot so that outsiders saw it as instantaneous movement.』

『Day 37, Chen Keqing safely became an Awakener』

『Day 38, on Chen Keqing’s birthday you produced Avalon as her birthday present, showing it to her, and she was overjoyed…』

『…』

Excellent!

All three abilities of the Invoking Gods Talent had now been clearly described in the simulation…

Su Ze nodded unconsciously, satisfied.

Although he still did not know the exact strength of the three powers, their utility was at least quite good.

He had offense, defense, and support.

The only problem was that his simulated self had named the guardian deities rather sloppily…

Aside from information about the guardian deities, there was one more point worth mentioning… he had once again deliberately hidden Avalon and produced it only after more than 30 days.

The entire night’s simulations had been like this.

At first Su Ze had thought his simulated self was testing Chen Keqing on purpose, but now… it felt more like he was just having fun.

Bad!

After all, Chen Keqing was absolutely someone Su Ze intended to ‘bag’.

Throughout the entire night of simulations, not once had Chen Keqing left him.

Not even when he deliberately refrained from showing Avalon.

Not even when following him meant her personal safety could not be guaranteed.

『…』

『Day 61, heavy fog』

『Day 62, the Contaminated Zone changed…』

『…』

『Day 75, a Tier-2 Awakener brought a gang to cause trouble for you; you knew he merely coveted Chen Keqing and had fabricated a righteous excuse… Under the watchful eyes of the crowd you stopped pretending, revealed your hand, and killed over 100 people.』

『Day 76, you rewrote the rules of the Safe Zone around the school, and now you were its king』

『…』

『Day 79, you made contact with the authorities’ special squad, and after discussion you joined the authorities, though only in an honorary post… You knew the authorities needed your Strength.』

『Day 80, news of your joining the authorities spread through the Safe Zone; some thought the authorities could check you and revealed their hostility, so you conducted another bloody purge of the Safe Zone…』

This development was no surprise.

Whether it was Awakeners whose ambition swelled after gaining Strength and who wanted to seize women by force, or himself, who possessed overwhelming Strength and mercilessly slaughtered them, such scenes had appeared countless times in the simulations.

No matter the stage, these events felt anything but novel.

The only thing that still felt a little new to Su Ze… was probably the choice to join the authorities.

Although it seemed he had joined only in name, that option had indeed appeared rarely in previous simulations.

“We’re only at the Tier-2 phase…”

“The strongest Awakeners are just Tier-2, maybe with a kotodama arts on top, and they should all still be my match.”

Muttering, Su Ze continued the simulation.

He wanted to know where the combat limit of the Invoking Gods Talent lay…

『Day 115, heavy fog』

『Day 116, all nearby Contaminated Zones changed…』

『…』

『Day 127, you sensed that a nearby Contaminated Zone was at risk of pollution overflow and that the Safe Zone under your control was about to face a deadly assault…』