Chapter 201. System’s Limit Value

   【System update complete.】

   【Global announcement: Congratulations to survivor ‘Jing’ for completing the final task of the E-rank Demons and Monsters dungeon, rewarding 10000 points. Congratulations to survivor ‘Jing’ for maintaining the title of Chief Survivor, rewarding 100 free attribute points and 10000 points.】

     The mechanical voice reached the ears of all survivors worldwide at the same moment, echoing three times. On their phone dialog boxes, colorful firework effects appeared three times, lasting a full three minutes.

     Finally, the firework effect shrank and remained at the top of the phone app, continuously scrolling bold text.

     Survivors around the world were already accustomed to this voice. The Chief Survivor was always either Jing or Maria; they were just different vest(online aliases) of the same person.

     At the same moment, Guangdong Province, China.

     Ye Mo, Watson, and Wang Xue opened their eyes almost at the same time. They have returned to their original appearance, but as Wang Xue said, they are really bankrupt.

     Watson and Wang Xue’s space bracelets were gone, leaving behind only a few lonely skill books and perhaps some ordinary souvenirs they couldn’t bear to throw away.

     As for Ye Mo, aside from those losses, she still had Thor’s belt, the divine artifact Sui Hou Pearl, and a pile of attribute-less ore materials. But what pained her the most was losing Mozi’s Sword.  

     No matter how reluctant or heartbroken she felt, family was the most important. The first words Ye Mo spoke upon opening her eyes were: “Hawk Eye?” 

     A single eye materialized in the air—Hawk Eye looked no different from before, but its vision had weakened drastically. Even though Earth’s spiritual energy had grown denser, its sight was worse than the last time they had left a dungeon.  

     “I’m fine, it’s just that something feels a little different,” Hawk-eye’s voice echoed in Ye Mo’s mind.

     “You can talk?” Ye Mo was pleasantly surprised.

     “Only you, my bound partner, can hear me. And it feels wonderful to speak again,” Hawkeye replied, its voice now carrying the lively tone of a young man as its eye blinked, “I obtained a fragment of memory. My true form is the Chaos Spirit Source. I was reborn and gained new life because of you. The stronger and more renowned you become, the stronger I will gradually become, until I evolve into a true sentient being, just like those demons and monsters.”

     Wang Xue and Watson were puzzled, and Ye Mo immediately shared this good news with them.

     Speaking of memories, Ye Mo, Watson, and Wang Xue all had them as well.

     This should be the inheritance that the demon race longed for. It contained an ancient god or demigod cultivation method suitable for their similar talents, as well as some memory fragments.

     This would undoubtedly be of immense benefit.

     Putting aside everything else, just this alone made their loss of spirit stones and spirit jades feel less regrettable. Energy could be earned back, but inheritance wasn’t something everyone could obtain.

     Only then did the three of them open their respective Apps.

【Congratulations to survivor Ye Mo for achieving a Super S-rank overall rating in the Demons and Monsters (魑魅魍魉) dungeon, receiving the following rewards:

　　Points × 10000

　　Whole Roasted Lamb × 100 (Besides being delicious, it’s ordinary)

　　High-grade Fire Element Demon Core × 5 (Equivalent to top-grade spirit stones.)

　　High-grade Earth Element Demon Core × 5 (Same as above, no need to say more.)

　　High-grade Wind Element Demon Core × 5 (+1)

　　Wood Element Spirit Jade × 1 (You’ve made a profit.)

　　《Mental Illusion》 (An essential skill book for an excellent illusionist.)

　　《Light Element Spell》 (Rare talent skill, a real bargain.)

　　《Five Elements Intergeneration》 (The inherited memory in your mind, you’ve hit the jackpot.)　】

   《Mental Illusion》 is understandable, but why 《Light Element Spell》?

     Ye Mo briefly flipped through it. The Light Element Spell was rather peculiar. One of the foundational elements for the power of a refreshing spell within the Light Element Spells was called faith, which is to say, reputation.

     This might also be the origin of temples, Taoist monasteries, churches, and the like.

     Ye Mo had accumulated a significant amount of reputation points in the Demons and Monsters world, and even in many other worlds, which is why she was rewarded with this book.

     With high reputation points, light-based spells have miraculous effects in healing, blessings, and other support roles, and they are often very strong in restraining dark-elemental creatures.

     Wang Xue propped her chin in her hands. “No wonder Sister Jing has been radiating this celestial aura lately. So that’s why, that’s why!”  

     “Enough joking around,” Ye Mo said with a wry smile. “I’ve got dark affinity too. Probably didn’t get a skill book because my kill count wasn’t high enough to balance out my reputation.”  

     Watson had received an A+ comprehensive rating. Compared to Ye Mo’s S-rank rewards, he was missing two skill books: 《Mental Illusion》 and 《Light Magic》.  

     As for Wang Xue, she only scored a B-, so her rewards were meager – one set of utterly ordinary primitive clothing and one inherited memory fragment. The system had even mocked the latter, mentioning it nearly considered taking it back.  

     Wang Xue said triumphantly, “Are you jealous that I have Sister Jing carrying me? Hahahaha.”

     Ye Mo continued scrolling down. The personal information column had changed:

     ——————

    • Account

    • Basic Attributes

    • Supernatural Abilities

    • Skills

    • Equipment

   ——————

        Clicking on Account: 【Ye Mo / Maria / Traveler / Mi Wenjing / Jing (How many aliases do you really need?)】

       Clicking on Basic Attributes:

   【 Intelligence: (Hidden)

     Mental Strength: (Hidden)

     Strength: 999+

     Agility: 999+

     Constitution: (Hidden)

     Free Attribute Points: 887

     Supplementary Clauses:

    • Mental and Constitution attributes have reached the system limit. The system will no longer calculate or increase them. Survivors, please do not slack off and strive to improve yourselves.

    • Warm reminder: Please use your free attribute points as soon as possible, otherwise, they will be wasted due to overflow.】

     Ye Mo: “…”

     In other words, only her Strength and Agility could still break through the critical value in the future. Constitution, Mental Strength/Spirit, and Intelligence, like the game panel, would no longer have numerical statistics.

     Upon hearing this, Wang Xue immediately exclaimed, “666666, as expected of Sister Jing! You can even break through the limit?”

     Watson, stroking his chin thoughtfully, mused: “The system has limits? Does this mean there might be an end to our dungeon runs someday?”  

     This mystery remains unsolved.

     Third, Supernatural Abilities:

   【 Rank 8 Mental Supernatural Ability (B)

        Rank 1 Metal Element Supernatural Ability (F)

        Rank 1 Wood Element Supernatural Ability (F)

        Rank 1 Water Element Supernatural Ability (F)

       ……

        Rank 1 Space Element Supernatural Ability (F)

        Rank 1 Dark Element Supernatural Ability (F)

        Rank 1 Light Element Supernatural Ability (F) 】

     Previously there was only one, now there are so many all at once.

     Looking at this, Ye Mo could already foresee her poverty. How much spiritual energy would it take to level up each one step by step? This was a different kind of worry than before.

     Not just energy, but also skill books. At least Watson could help save her a few water-based spell books.

     Fourth item, Skill Mastery:

     Manipulation【Master Level, you have basically mastered it completely, but the mental domain in advanced manipulation still requires more practice.】

     Artisan Skills【Grandmaster Level, congratulations, you are almost 9.8 out of 10 perfect, just a little more effort.】

     Machinery【Master Level, a little more innovation is needed.】

     Alchemy【Master Level, a little more innovation is needed.】

     Illusionist【Mid-level, you can conjure a set of clothes to go out every day, saving fabric.】

     Apothecary【Beginner Level, lots of theoretical knowledge, but practical skills are a mess. The beginner level rating is only because it’s the lowest rank, and there’s no lower one to assign.】

     Ye Mo’s eyebrow twitched: ……What does “conjure a set of clothes” mean?

     The beginner apothecary level, it should be the result of sitting through too many of Watson’s lectures. Unsurprisingly, Watson’s own skill list now included Basic Alchemy as well.  

     As for equipment, there wasn’t much to say. The trio’s once-overflowing stockpiles had vanished. Fortunately, they had just received some rewards, so at least they weren’t completely empty-handed.

     Having finished checking their personal information, they turned their attention to the public area. This time, the top 100 ranking in the dungeon had changed more significantly than in previous times.

     Many people had disappeared, many new people had appeared, and many had moved up and down the ranks.

     The top five, however, remained unchanged. Ye Mo’s “Jing” undoubtedly held the top spot, followed by Ji Li’s “Li” in second place, Lani Shannon in third, Bella in fourth, and Arthur in fifth.

     Wang Xue squeezed into the top ten for the first time, ranking ninth. Watson also climbed to twenty-fifth place. If the two of them could fully integrate their constitution, further advancement wouldn’t be a problem.

     Wang Xue’s next goal was to break into the top five, allowing China to occupy the majority of the powerhouse rankings on the survivor app.

     As for others, they paid attention to Zhang Qihua’s “Zhang San,” the deputy director of the Supernatural Investigation Bureau , who was in thirty-fifth place and also showing a gradual upward trend.

     The forum was a must-see.

     Besides the Maria hot topic, the hottest topics on the forum were naturally various posts about this instance. The highest level of discussion came, of course, from Cobra, the world-class intelligence organization, whose information gathering was always very fast.

     King Cobra’s Report:

   【This round’s dungeon runs saw massive participation, though most were standard dungeons.  

     However, two E-rank dungeons stood out:  

     1. Ancient Chinese Dungeon “Demons and Monsters” (31 players) — Topped by Chief ‘Jing’ and her team.  

     2. Ancient Persia Dungeon “The Demon” (100 players) — Featuring the other four Top 5 rankers: Li, Rani Shannon, Bella, and Arthur.  

     …… 】

     Ye Mo curiously took a look at the ancient Persia dungeon.

     The main challenge in this dungeon was to fight against dark faction. The leader of the dark faction was the fallen god Ahriman , along with five demons: the drought demon Apaosha , the dragon demon Dahaka , the plague demon Mana , the lust demon Pairika , and the deceit demon Drug.

     The greatest difficulty in this dungeon lay in resisting the temptation of demons. Once succumbed, there would be eternal damnation. Those who cleared the dungeon could basically forge a strong heart.

     While they were looking at the forum, Wang Xue suddenly exclaimed, “Someone has bumped Maria’s shop post to the top. It’s getting hot again.”

     Undoubtedly, the system’s announcement was the biggest advertisement for Maria’s shop. Looking at those old posts,

     Some were “Praying to the Chief Survivor, hoping for a successful breakthrough in supernatural abilities,” some were asking for weapons and equipment, some newcomers were still asking about the relationship between Maria and Jing, and some were purely into the habit of checking in after each instance.

     These habitual check-ins included well-known survivor organizations from all over the world. They not only checked in but also sent blessings, and some old customers even sent private messages.

     For example, the Supernatural Investigation Bureau.

     Wang Xue immediately went into work mode, posting a concise pre-announcement advertisement, taking it even more seriously than before due to the team’s poverty.

     Ye Mo and Watson, who were being asked questions, also seriously answered her queries about the merchandise.

     Just then, two phones vibrated simultaneously.

     One was Watson’s, and the other was Ye Mo’s. Looking at the names, they realized that the survivor app was no longer just their own affair. Family members who knew would also worry, especially after seeing so many deaths.