Chapter 218: Chapter 216: Summary
Li Mo temporarily set aside the deduction of the **Spell of Thororm** and began to observe his surroundings.
A familiar yet unfamiliar bedroom appeared before his eyes. This wasn't the bedroom he had seen the first time.
Li Mo lowered his head and remembered. He had moved once since his last return. That's why his memory had faltered.
He then took out a small cage from his pocket.
For this return, he had specifically chosen a trench coat with large pockets. This was just to conduct an experiment.
Inside the cage was a small white mouse.
"As expected… it's already dead."
Before returning, the mouse had been alive and well.
After returning, the mouse had lost its life.
—Or rather, it had lost its soul.
The act of Hanachirusato entrusting herself to the mask back then… was indeed a loophole, wasn't it?
At that time, Hanachirusato wasn't a complete life form.
So…
What exactly is the system's definition of life?
Casually using magecraft, Li Mo decomposed the mouse's body. The small corpse rapidly decayed, soon turning into a puddle of liquid. Only the bare skeleton remained. He disposed of the liquid down the drain and threw the skeleton into the trash. The unpleasant smell was driven out of the window using magecraft.
Fortunately, this process was done in the kitchen, so he didn't have to endure the stench.
After finishing these tasks, Li Mo could finally check his own status.
**Six Attributes.**
Strength and Agility hadn't changed, remaining at 18 points. However, Constitution had risen to 17 points.
After breaking through the human limit of 15 points, the gap between each subsequent point became increasingly significant. The improvement in Constitution was the result of Li Mo slowly refining his body by drawing on the power within his Spirit Origin.
He didn't dare rush this process. His current physical body was still fragile compared to the power within his Spirit Origin.
All the power he had absorbed from the **All the World's Evils** was stored within his Spirit Origin, temporarily preserved. During his months in Fuyuki City, aside from researching magecraft, he had been guiding the power within his Spirit Origin to temper his body.
It had to be acknowledged that the benefits of the **Hakuzin Bloodline** weren't limited to just one attribute. As the power flowed through him, the White Fox Bloodline gradually fused perfectly with him, and the power within the bloodline was slowly being unlocked.
A perfect path lay before him.
"Next… regarding the abilities absorbed by the second tail, did I steal Avenger's powers?"
Li Mo now had two tails, a method he had learned from Koyanskaya. The latter grew a tail for each Lostbelt she conquered, with each tail granting her the abilities of that Lostbelt's king.
By absorbing Angra Mainyu, his second tail had naturally granted him some of its abilities.
However, during those six months, he hadn't taken the time to master them. After all, there were more important things to do…
The second tail had brought him three skills:
- Left Fang Bite
- Right Fang Bite
- End of the Four Nights
The first two manifested as weapons, seemingly capable of inflicting negative effects on enemies. They were somewhat useful, but not groundbreaking.
The latter two abilities, however…
"**End of the Four Nights**?"
Its effect could roughly be understood as burning one's life to unleash a desperate burst of power within a limited time. After a certain period, the user would die… but this skill also provided a means of revival.
Guts.
A state from the game, symbolizing revival.
Of course, for Li Mo himself, it was almost impossible for him to be pushed to such a desperate situation. It could only be used as a last resort.
In truth, what Li Mo valued more was the symbolic meaning.
Evil.
Angra Mainyu was an ordinary man who had been given the name of an evil god from mythology. He symbolized two layers of evil.
The first was the evil of the evil god from mythology, representing all the malice in the world.
The second was the evil of humanity—the malice of humans sacrificing an innocent person for their own selfish desires. The evil of human persecution.
These two symbols were the most important things.
"Hah—"
Li Mo stopped thinking about the abilities brought by the tail.
He opened his phone and ordered takeout, then began to ponder the next three attributes.
Intelligence, Spirit, and Perception. The increase in Intelligence wasn't significant, only reaching 16 points. What mattered were Spirit and Perception, which had skyrocketed to 15, the human limit, after the emergence of his Spirit Origin.
The reason for this number was the limitation of his physical body. Li Mo felt that if he were willing to abandon his still-evolving body and become a being similar to a Servant, his six attributes would rise significantly.
—Except for Intelligence, perhaps.
But Li Mo would never abandon his physical body. Compared to Servants, humans with flesh and blood possessed infinite possibilities.
Finally, Li Mo checked the Dungeon Options.
- Demon Slayer (Enterable)
- Genshin Impact (One Turn)
- Fate/stay night (Two Turns)
The content was clear.
The first line had a button at the end.
Meaning he could return.
Return to that world where he had first been chased by a bear.
The Kamado family, Urokodaki-sensei and Tomi-nee, the Kocho sisters, the Master, the Stone Hashira…
That world was the one where he had spent the longest time. Three years were enough to change many things—from a beginner to an advanced practitioner, and then stepping into society.
"No rush."
His current state wasn't suitable for another traversal.
In the **Fate/stay night** world, he had been under constant high pressure. The reason was his studies. Laziness is one of humanity's inherent traits. If he hadn't forced himself, Li Mo doubted he could have maintained such a high-intensity study routine for so long!
Over ten hours of study every day.
He hadn't even been this harsh on himself back when he was in school.
After returning to the bedroom of this world, his nerves relaxed.
A solitary environment was perfect for unwinding.
It had to be admitted…
Even though he hadn't lived in this world for long, returning to it made him feel much more at ease.
In the confines of his bedroom, Li Mo felt his muscles relax. The quiet, solitary environment brought a sense of comfort.
The issue of time flow was something Li Mo hadn't figured out. No matter how much time passed in other worlds, only an instant would pass in this one.
But what about the reverse?
Without experimentation, it was impossible to determine.
Flipping through the calendar, the weekend wasn't far off.
He needed time—to adjust the **Spell of Thororm**, to adjust his state, to plan what he would do after returning…
With a flicker of thought, Li Mo listed out a task list for himself.
These were the things he needed to do during this period. Once they were done, he could choose a suitable time to return.
And now, the thing to do…
Li Mo heard the doorbell.
His takeout had arrived.