Master of Kaidan
Chapter 371 Ready to Go

Chapter 371: Chapter 371 Ready to Go

Upon exiting the flying craft, Dunn made his way back to a safe house. He checked that each isolation mechanism he had manually set up was still properly activated. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, reverting to the unremarkable Mr. Feng Xue, beginning to admire his new Kaidan.

In this world, he had obtained four Kaidans in total. Besides the accidentally born "Researching Ghost", the other three—"Atypical Streamer", "Ace Iron-blooded Tough Guy", and "Master of Ghost-catching"—were all part of his plan.

"Atypical Streamer" served as a mystic amulet, shielding him from various elusive mystic damages. "Ace Iron-blooded Tough Guy" acted as both a shield and an axe on the physical level. It granted him the ability to withstand deadly attacks (the tough are not fatally wounded) and wielded powerful real-world combat capabilities that prevented him from being overwhelmed by sheer size, as had happened previously with the giant Heavenly Dog.

"Master of Ghost-catching" was the sharpest spear he had prepared for himself.

The power of "Heart Over Matter" turned his strong willpower and imagination into physical and mystical forces. In more gamified terms, it could manually add weaknesses to the enemy or remove vulnerabilities from himself.

Just like he previously used an electric fan to capture ghosts and plastic wrap to trap them, when facing Kaidan, he could likewise impose a weakness on the opponent—from their appearance, weapons, even down to the way they spoke—then shock them with a specially targeted Phantom Object.

For himself, it was the motto, "If your will is strong enough, you are impenetrable." For instance, if an enemy attacked him with a "Kaidan-specific attack," as long as he firmly believed "I am not a Kaidan," he would not suffer the additional damage from Kaidan-specific attacks.

"Make the most of everything" was a power similar to the Iron-blooded Tough Guy’s "Master of Props", which could turn items into "type-Phantom Objects", meaning it only allowed items to manifest properties inherently characterizing them into effective "elements".

However, "Make the most of everything" could actively amplify the elements inherent in items. Take, for example, a vacuum cleaner. Even if enhanced by the "Master of Props", it would only gain the ability to "suck up dirt", specifically effective against targets such as dust mountains and stinky slimes, which contained elements of "trash" or "dirt". It wouldn’t normally suck in ghosts, unless Feng Xue deliberately utilized the authority of the Poisonous Insect Body.

But "Make the most of everything" was different; it could bridge the ordinary sense of "dirty things" in cleaning with the colloquial sense of "dirty things" pertaining to ghosts and the like. This allowed a vacuum cleaner, which ordinarily could only suck up dust and dirt, to also engulf ghosts. It can be responsibly said that "Make the most of everything", combined with "Master of Props", could unquestionably achieve a synergistic effect greater than the sum of its parts.

The final power, "People First", served as a fail-safe skill. Simply put, no matter how extravagant the method, the true power lies in the individual’s own strength. It was the manifestation of Dunn’s robust physique, somewhat akin to the "Hard Kung Fu" of the Atypical Streamer, with a focus on enhancing foundational strength.

It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that the current Feng Xue, even without any gear, could beat up his former self—back before he came to this world and armored in triple layers—solely using the physical power amplified by a few basic powers. Even without relying on the Masked Rider transformation or using Inner Strength, his sheer physical might was enough to easily draw a Strong Bow weighing three hundred stone. If armored, reaching near-sonic speeds was within the realm of possibility.

The combat of Kaidans centered on powers and elements. The foundation of strong basic qualities and methods to eliminate key weaknesses constituted the two aces Fung Xue prepared to counter the Hundred Tales.

Dragging opponents into one’s own rhythm and defeating them through rich experience was definitively the smartest combat strategy.

However, compared to the three powers, the four Companion Phantom Objects he received somewhat paled in comparison—

Name: Phantom Object·Ghost-fighting Chocolate

Elements: [Food], [Tool], [Weapon], [Ammo], [Infinite], [Chocolate], [Flying Prop]

Description: Looks like a never-ending bag of chocolate beans, but when confronted with ghosts, it possesses extraordinary intimidating power. Any ghost struck by it loses courage and starts to flee in panic.

Remarks: Edible—but not for cats, dogs, or ghosts.

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Name: Phantom Object·Ghost-catching Plastic Wrap

Elements: [Tool], [Weapon], [Infinite], [Restraint], [Kitchen Supplies]

Introduction: A roll of plastic wrap that never runs out, both its material and quality are nothing out of the ordinary, but for some unknown reason, it possesses the power to block ghosts, even those that can easily pass through any obstacle.

Note: Impenetrable does not mean indestructible.

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Name: Phantom Object·Ghost-binding Electric Fan

Elements: [Electrical Appliance], [Tool], [Weapon], [Perpetual Motion Machine]

Introduction: A long-pole electric fan with a built-in power source that, for some reason, produces wind with the power to bind ghosts; however, for anything other than ghosts, it’s just a fan with strong wind.

Note: Don’t forget, this thing is actually a long-handled weapon.

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Name: Phantom Object·Ghost-killing Air Fryer

Elements: [Kitchenware], [High Temperature], [Electrical Appliance], [Perpetual Motion Machine]

Introduction: A super large air fryer big enough to fit a person, capable of killing ghosts. Although it has a built-in power source, its size does not seem portable.

Note: How many steps does it take to stuff a ghost into the fryer?

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Although they all have elements like [Infinite] and [Perpetual Motion Machine], these items are not very convenient to use, especially the air fryer that is as big as a boiler. Other than carrying it with a mecha, Feng Xue had no idea how to use it in actual combat.

Moreover, with the [Master of Props] and [make the most of everything] powers, the usage space for such targeted tools was getting worse.

"I need to learn from this lesson. Next time I work on ’Kaidan,’ I need to make the accompanying items as compact as possible..."

Feng Xue muttered as he packed the air fryer used by Black Thorn Ghost Hunting Agency for frying ghosts in canvas, feeling somewhat regretful for not turning that car vacuum cleaner into a phantom object too.

But on second thought, it made sense; after all, chocolate and plastic wrap had already become deeply embedded in people’s hearts in recent days, and the electric fan itself had a dramatic effect in locking up giant ghosts, while the vacuum cleaner only appeared at the end, garnering less cognitive focus. However, perhaps with the unfolding of today’s events, a vacuum cleaner phantom object might appear after some time.

Nevertheless, Feng Xue wasn’t currently considering such matters, as he had already planned to return to the real world.

The uniqueness of this world made it a great place to make "quick money", and if he encountered any tricky enemies in the future, he might consider changing his identity and returning for some fun.

Having packed all his luggage, Feng Xue silently undid the [Hard to Understand] buff attached to the concept of "ghost" and turned around to push open the door that had brought him to this world.

"I hope that when I come back next time, the capital of this world will have come up with some eye-catching innovations!"