Damn it! Let’s smash the darkness together!
Chapter 432 - 105: Level 20 Is Enough? Xu Shu Has More Ideas! (Seeking Monthly Pass)

Chapter 432: Chapter 105: Level 20 Is Enough? Xu Shu Has More Ideas! (Seeking Monthly Pass)

"Not bad, level twenty maxed out, it wasn’t a waste investing so many Erosion Crystals."

In the second-floor washroom, Xu Shu felt a satisfying grip of his own fist, reveling in the similarly overflowing heat within his body and acquainting himself with the newly acquired skill.

His newest breakthrough skill, [Gaze], belonged to the last of the Black Widow entries.

The name of this skill was quite common, which immediately made him subconsciously think of the Demon pathway’s special passive, the "gambling agreement" known as Abyss Descent with its spatial lockdown ability.

Its description read, "When you gaze into the Abyss, the Abyss gazes back into you."

However, after adapting, Xu Shu realized his gaze was clearly different from that of the Abyss.

When he activated [Gaze], he could condense spidery compound eyes on his body, placing them not only beside his original eyes but also, like other Black Widows, atop his head, above the height of his eyes, or perhaps on his abdomen, chest, hips, or even his dick. The degree of freedom in placement was quite high, as long as there was sufficient flesh in that part of his body to do so.

Upon a successful [Gaze], he could directly launch a special kind of pollution attack through the air—Decay!

This was akin to radiant pollution, capable of subjecting the struck enemy into an instant state of rigid thought and a blank mind, and if not treated promptly, it would inevitably lead to physical decay, blood depletion, and on the spot, they would turn into desiccated corpses, making recently deceased individuals seem as if they had been dead for years.

However, just as the name suggested, [Gaze] required eye contact between enemies and himself to successfully launch an attack.

The longer the visual contact, the greater the distance that could be released and the stronger the power. The current extreme distance was nearly a hundred meters, while the fastest activation time required only three seconds of eye contact.

Correspondingly, if the distance was longer, the destructive power would diminish, or it might even fail to activate.

There’s always a trade-off; that’s quite scientific.

This made Xu Shu think of Narrow Sleeve Guanyin. This Primordial Spirit was also capable of launching attacks through a gaze. Unexpectedly, today as a Warrior himself, he had acquired this passive retaliation skill, which was quite nice.

Eager to test it out, he quickly focused his mind and opened the corresponding "spider compound eyes" on his forehead.

Amid a sensation like ear digging, he felt a flicker of stabbing pain in his skin, and right after, Xu Shu knew he had "opened his eyes".

He wiped the dusty mirror a few times and, in the bright or rather ghastly moonlight, saw his current reflection in the mirror—

On his forehead, several compound eyes the size of fingertips emanated a haunting gaze, quietly eyeing him back.

There were large and small ones, densely congregating around the center of his forehead, making it seem as if he had abruptly lost a large chunk there, appearing fierce and terrifying, eerie and somber.

"...Hiss"

Xu Shu inhaled sharply, startled by his own appearance, quickly closing the spider eyes and shaking his head, muttering to himself:

"Indeed, horror stories have always taught us not to look in mirrors at midnight, and it does send a chill down my spine, the ancients did not deceive me."

"Each skill of this alien entry is more unsettling than the last; with Eight Spider Spears and Gaze opened at the same time, my image is certainly enough to stop a child’s night crying – this is just like a Spider Demon, the adult version."

"I mean in terms of gore and horror, not the lewd kind..."

Xu Shu chuckled at his own joke, shaking his head.

He was now level twenty, and although still only First Rank, having comprehended another Black Widow entry breakthrough skill had significantly increased his strength.

Facing the Cultists tomorrow, he would naturally feel even more confident than before.

After cleaning up, Xu Shu turned back to the first floor of this abandoned lighthouse supply point.

It was past midnight; the moon hung high in the west, and the earth was silent, save for occasional ghostly howls from the distant wilderness, growing fainter.

Gu Yue Ming and Gu Pan were still sitting around the campfire.

Xu Shu had slipped away with the excuse of using the bathroom, and they didn’t ask much. The result was that Xu Shu was gone for six or seven hours. Surprised but not daring to question much, they quite spontaneously organized a night watch rotation.

At this moment, Panpan, who was supposed to rest in the first half of the night, opened her eyes and switched with Yue Ming, who was on guard duty, allowing the latter to sleep for a while.

"Panpan, do you think he didn’t just leave us behind and run off on his own?" Gu Yue Ming asked, not entirely reassured.

Gu Pan shook her head: "Don’t worry, he’s not that kind of person."

There was a trust formed through life-and-death companionship; Gu Pan was quite confident about this.

If it had been yesterday, before encountering any danger, Xu Shu might have indeed left alone due to his own plans.

But now, she was very clear that Xu Shu was definitely not a man who would trade his friends for glory.

Moreover, as someone who had "been there," Gu Pan could even guess what Xu Shu was up to – that guy was definitely crazily devouring the Erosion Crystals with some mysterious cultivation manual he had found, using them to improve his level.

Gu Pan knew all along, Xu Shu was a person with strong desires — the desire to level up.

Come to think of it, today’s ghastly lot came for him, didn’t they?