This Text Adventure Game is definitely poisonous
Chapter 470 - 284: The Phantom Thief Mask_3

Chapter 470: Chapter 284: The Phantom Thief Mask_3

At this moment, Mu You could have taken measures to interrupt the proceedings, but he didn’t. He was curious to see how the other party was planning to confront the out-of-control situation.

[The other party successfully used black magic, the Dark Flame Dragon manifested...]

"Backtrack!"

[...You saw the other party chanting again, and successfully summoning the Dark Flame Dragon...]

"Backtrack!"

...

Mu You kept an eye on the text, backtracking as soon as the other party’s spell was successful.

Vivian had mentioned that black magic could never be 100% successful. The most talented person could at most attain a 99% success rate in a single black magic spell. As long as this person did not possess a magic crystal, continuous backtracking would inevitably result in a loss of control!

Indeed, after backtracking more than sixty times, the text finally changed.

[Time flows, the thief in the distance casts a spell on you once again, but after the chanting, the spell fails to take shape. The flow of the other party’s natural magic power has become irregular. The surging black magic power explodes inside the other party’s body, massive sucker-like tumors begin to appear on the surface of the thief, and they rapidly expand...]

Here it is!

This was the moment Mu You had been waiting for. The other party, having lost control due to the misuse of black magic, had plunged into a state of uncontrolled magic. He quickly focused on the text to see how the other side was going to handle the situation.

However, what came next in the text took him by surprise.

[In the midst of the black gas, you notice that the out-of-control thief and a shadow clone next to him flash, appearing to have undergone some change.]

[The next moment, the thief is completely swallowed by the black gas, and like a bubble, he bursts, disappearing into the air along with the out-of-control tumor growth.]

"It’s a transfer!"

Mu You immediately caught on. This thief basically was not capable of handling the uncontrollable situation at all, but he had a special ability: the main body could switch to the other clones at any time!

It was precisely because of this ability that the other side was so fearless in using black magic. Even if they accidentally lost control, they could use the clone to avoid disarray.

However, to do this, there had to be a clone nearby.

Understanding the other’s abilities, Mu You now knew how to counter this person.

[Of the remaining three thieves on the scene, one of them unexpectedly starts chanting the same spell at you again...]

How relentless this guy was, probably assuming that he was just unlucky to have bumped into an uncontrolled situation. He immediately began releasing black magic again.

Mu You felt that as a genuine descendant of a sorcerer, it was necessary at this moment to fully highlight the harm of black magic to him.

[...After the thief finishes chanting, the spell fails to be released again.]

[The turbulent black magic power explodes inside the thief’s body. Large sucker-like tumors appear again on the surface of the thief, and they quickly expand...]

[In a twist of magic power, the thief and another clone nearby both undergo changes...]

It took a bit more effort this time. He had to backtrack more than two hundred times before he managed to induce an uncontrolled state in the opponent.

As expected, the opponent switched to his clone again.

Now the other party had only one clone left. Mu You figured that after getting hit twice in a row, the other party would probably be a little more cautious.

Yet, surprisingly, the other party stubbornly began chanting again.

"How could he be so stubborn..." Mu You wondered. From the looks of it, this person must have used black magic to deal with others quite a few times in the past and was quite confident in his own luck.

[...After the thief finishes chanting, the spell fails to be released for the third time.]

[The turbulent black magic power bursts. In a hurry, the thief transfers to the new clone, and stares at you with uncertainty.]

[Failing to release black magic three times in a row finally made him realize that you could be the one playing tricks!]

[The cold wind howls, and the chilling curse of the Fourth Level’s night continues to take effect. The thief’s HP has been reduced to 30%. Instead of choosing to continue casting spells and fighting against you, he turns around and begins to flee.]

This guy finally decided to run. But it was a little too late. Before the other party lost control, Mu You had directed his character to rush towards the last clone. He now began his attack.

[Your Bone-Breaking Knife hits the thief’s right leg. The thief is crippled and his movement speed decreases significantly.]

[Having no hope of escaping, the thief is forced to turn around and fight you.]

[The thief is endowed with the agility unique to thieves, his movements are flexible, his form is elegant, but your agility is not inferior to him. The speed of both sides is the same. In the midst of the chaos, both of you are rapidly accumulating wounds, though the speed of the thief’s injuries is clearly faster than yours.]

[Your claws pierce the thief again, his HP getting reduced to zero first.]

[You killed the thief Valen Justin, experience points +19, lifespan +1, received Thief Skin Fragment*1, and found ’Agile Boots’ at the position where the thief died.]

Finally managed to successfully kill the opponent and got a skin fragment, and also found a piece of equipment.

It seems that these stealing-type occupations always drop an equipment when they die. It could be considered the price of being a thief.

If this was the case...

Mu You pressed his pocket watch again.

The Agile Boots were just a piece of green excellent equipment. Since he had gone to great lengths to kill the opponent once, he should certainly get the best items from him.

[Time flows, everything returns to five seconds ago...]

[You killed thief Valen Justin again... and found an ’Assassin’s Dagger’ where the thief died.]

"Backtrack!"

[...you found an ’Emerald Ring’ where the thief died.]

...

Mu You kept backtracking, not even having time to take a closer look at the items that dropped, and could only take a quick glance at the color of the item text in the description to make a simple judgment of its quality.

This guy, being a thief, supposedly had quite a number of good equipment that he had stolen, but at this point, he didn’t have many good things on him. After backtracking seven or eight times, the highest level items he had were only of green quality. There was not even a single item of blue quality or above.

But when Mu You thought about it, he understood. This guy’s purpose of coming to the Underwater Prison was not pure. He was probably deliberately captured, then managed to escape easily through the use of clone transfers, after which he could steal without any restraints within this place.

If so, he would certainly not carry excessively precious equipment and items on him. After all, this kind of operation was extremely risky. If he messed up and got exposed, it would end up being a double loss.

Thinking of this, Mu You estimated he probably wouldn’t get any great equipment from the opponent. He continued to roll a few more times, planning to get the Hunger Gem to drop first.

However, after he had backtracked more than thirty times, the Hunger Gem did not appear yet. In the text, however, a surprise golden character flashed by.

[...you found a ’Thief Mask’ where the thief died.]

[Thief Mask: Agility +20, Intelligence +10.

Bonus ability ’Decoy’: Activates to summon four decoy clones, you can descend on any decoy clone within a hundred meters of you at any time, and equipment and items automatically transfer. Can be activated only once a day. Effective only when equipped with Thief Skin.]