One-Ear helped his unfortunate roommate all the way to the exit of the Graveyard.
People can change quickly, but often not that quickly. At least for One-Ear, he still didn't want to give up on this roommate of his.
He made the wrong choice at the wrong time, but at the same time, he was the friend who immediately helped bandage him when he was shot.
Moreover, when eating in the cafeteria, he always ordered extra meat dishes and then claimed he couldn't finish them so that I would take care of the leftovers.
The unspoken understanding between men made One-Ear accept the other's help with gratitude. As long as the other person didn't lose his mind and cause trouble again, One-Ear wouldn't easily abandon him.
Since Cheng Mouren cleared the path ahead, and since empty Graveyards do not spawn Zombies, the two of them only needed to deal with Red-eyed Crows. Although the Phone Guy was empty-handed and covered in Blood Scabs, One-Ear had a Weapon. As long as they were cautious enough, a single One-handed Axe was enough to drive away the handful of Crows.
The Phone Guy had naturally Awakened his own Talent as well, but it was not only unrelated to Fighting, it was useless in other situations too. This was also the main reason he didn't receive Green Skin's support.
In reality, this was the norm for ordinary Chosen Players. The greatest significance of the Chosen Space was to give these people with mediocre Talents a chance to defy fate.
Of course, the will of the Chosen Player themselves wasn't that important.
As for Cheng Mouren... One-Ear and the others watched his Battle with the Red Demon from a distance the entire time, and wisely chose not to interfere.
It wasn't a decision made after weighing pros and cons, but rather a premonition that if they messed around foolishly, Cheng Tian might just kill them too.
If Green Skin were here, his jaw would probably drop, because Cheng Tian's flawless fierce fight against the Elite Red Demon had successfully displayed a trait that many veteran Players didn't possess—
He wasn't afraid of life-or-death struggles with Instance Monsters at all; in fact, he seemed to be enjoying it a little.
Yes, he truly enjoyed this Battle with the Red Demon.
It was flawless, but this included multiple reasons—some were his own, some belonged to the Red Demon, and luck also played a large part. But this didn't stop him from enjoying the process.
The enjoyment of the process was over; it was time to reap the results.
After the Red Demon's pointy head became flat, Cheng Tian simultaneously completed the Instance's Side Quest 《Kill Red Demon 》 and was immediately awarded the full Side Quest reward.
Four Free Attribute Points, and a Random Skill Stone that theoretically should have dropped from the Red Demon.
The form this Skill Stone took was quite interesting. It was actually the Red Demon's Heart. However, after Death, the body completely petrified permanently. The Heart, like wall plaster, shed itself from the chest, and then the Heart, resembling a red crystal, popped out directly from the remains, landing in Cheng Mouren's hand.
【Heart of the Red Demon: Blue Excellent, Skill Stone, Consumable. Usage: Crush. Formed from the Heart of an Elite Red Demon, it contains everything the Red Demon possessed in life.
Upon use, you will randomly obtain one Skill originating from the "Red Demon." Skill rarity is undetermined, and the Skill Level will be Lv1. 】
【Additional Note: Before using, you must ensure you have an Empty Skill Slot. 】
Cheng Tian, who was already prepared to crush the stone, paused slightly upon seeing the additional note, then loosened his grip.
As an old *Douslin* (a term implying a veteran of fighting games/mechanics), he had played plenty of random skill selection modes, so he placed more importance on Skill selection. Completely random Skill sets fundamentally ruined the game experience for himself and his Teammates.
Operating under the mindset of "since I'm already here," and considering that currently, besides his Talent and the Recognition from the Pink Strawberry Tough Guy, he didn't have a single proper innate Skill, random Skills weren't a huge deal. If it turned out to be truly terrible, he simply wouldn't use it.
But this additional note clearly revealed a crucial piece of information.
That is, the Player's Skill Slots likely have a quantity limit, just like the Inventory.
And this directly led to more questions, such as: what is the number of Player Skill Slots, will learning a new Skill overwrite an old one, is there a Price for forgetting a Skill, and is there a Possibility of increasing the number of Skill Slots, among other aspects.
... Damn it, I don't care about all that!
After a brief moment of thought and silence, the crystal-like Red Demon Heart was violently crushed into powder by Cheng Tian!
All that talk about saving Attribute Points for precise allocation, or waiting to learn a good Skill later—it was all meaningless to him right now!
I need to survive to walk out of the Demon World Village!
The sensation of crushing the Heart was like handling sand mixed with water. The shattered fragments of the Red Demon Heart began to swirl around Cheng Tian before finally surging into his Main Body. In Cheng Tian's Skill Slot, a small icon resembling the tip of the Red Demon's head appeared, almost identical to the original.
However, when Cheng Tian clicked to open the Panel and read the description of his new Skill, his expression gradually became subtle.
This Skill, derived from the Red Demon, truly exceeded his expectations.
【Hundred Demons Night Walk: B-Rank Skill/Lv1, Active Skill. An Exclusive Skill unique to the "Demon King," who stands at the apex of the entire Red Demon Clan, possessing the peculiar ability to force a target to reveal its true form.
You can actively cast this on a Monster unit whose Template is "Normal," "Boss," or "Elite," and whose HP is a single digit or below 10% of its maximum. Afterward, a dual Check involving Spirit Attribute and Charm Attribute will be performed. The base probability is 50%. For every 1 point of Spirit or Charm you have above the target, the probability increases by 1%. For every 1 point of Spirit or Charm you have below the target, the probability decreases by 1%.
If the Check passes, the target's Race will be forcibly changed to a unit related to "Demon" or "Monster" possessing traits of its Original Body, and it will become your temporary Summon within the current Instance, temporarily available for your command.
If the Check fails, you will suffer a certain degree of Backlash. You will randomly transform into a "Demon" or a "Monster," and you will generate a large amount of Aggro toward the target. This Backlash form will persist until the failed Check target is Killed, or for 60 minutes.
If you manage to Kill the target despite failing the Check, the corpse after the target's Death will also transform into the corresponding "Demon" or "Monster," and the range of item drops will expand to include those of the Death form.
You can only command one "Hundred Demons Night Walk" unit at the same time.
Skill Activation requires 50 MP. Regardless of whether the Check succeeds or fails, the Skill will enter a 1-hour Cooldown Time. 】
【Additional Evaluation: The Red Demon's 『Hundred Demons Night Walk』, Athena's 『Primal Beast Form』, and Dimitri Mark's 『Dark Joy』 are all famous meme Easter Egg creators from the 2D Fighting genre. 】