MTLNOVEL Chapter 461: Successful Departure
Seeing Rita casually stealing the treasure ore, Nivalis understood that the situation wasn't as desperate as it seemed, or maybe Rita, being quick-witted, had already come up with a new plan after realizing the situation had changed.
But Nivalis still had a question: "Since we're stealing, why didn't you let me do it?"
Rita, who had been using Hunter's Eye since the theft began, glanced at the map. Red dots had appeared, indicating that enemies were less than 50 meters away. She explained quickly: "I was worried about an automatic anti-theft system up there that might kill you."
"But since there isn't one, I had to change the plan. It would affect efficiency if I explained everything."
As the red dots grew closer to the store, Rita gave her order: "Attack me once and then retreat!"
Without asking any more questions, Nivalis tossed an ice ball at Rita and immediately disappeared. Though only seven or eight seconds had passed, she had already vanished with the treasure ore.
Rita's health dropped to 0.8%, but she continued putting ore into her Temporary Pocket, activating a skill: Ancient Curse.
At that moment, all players in the World Battlefield heard a voice.
— "I curse BS Rita, on this day, February 8th, 6798 of the Starfall Sea, she will die by her own hand, and this curse will only lift when the Divine Game diamonds miner ends."
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Abandoned Zone.
The players were busy negotiating with the abandoned mechanical races, hoping to get chips from them. Upon hearing the curse, they continued their actions but couldn't help but discuss it.
"Hey, isn't this the one from Maple Syrup? The one from that group?"
"Wow, this Ancient Curse can be used like this?"
"Seems like she doesn't want to die at someone else's hands."
"I've never seen Winter Sea Frenzied Shark use it like this."
"True…"
"Shame on her, why did she sell the way out of Abandoned Zone to Lania Kaia Maple Syrup?"
"Keep your voice down, do you want her to smack you? I saw you trying to get into the front ranks earlier."
"...Shut up, is it really that glorious?!"
Flying above them, Lania Kaia Maple Syrup heard the conversations but paid no attention. She was more focused on the Ancient Curse, impressed by how it had been turned into a utility skill.
It was a curse-based skill, but Maple Syrup had adapted it for her purposes, using it much better than Winter Sea Frenzied Shark ever had.
Her desire to recruit BS Rita only grew stronger.
So far, BS Rita was the only one of her kind in the World Battlefield. While Maple Syrup, Pine Bloom, and Peach Crown had all risen together, Rita had achieved far greater success in a short period. Not only had she stolen the divine talent of Winter Sea Frenzied Shark, but she had also taken Winter Sea Frenzied Shark's place in the elite players' group.
Maple Syrup could no longer consider taking back BS Rita's Orange-Red Light Wings. That idea had to be abandoned. In the past, she'd thought about keeping everything in her family. But now, her and Rita's wings were the same color; they might as well be mother and daughter.
Her strategic shift began to take shape. If BS Rita couldn't be eliminated, the only option was to form an alliance.
Soon, Maple Syrup started planning ahead for the day Lania Kaia would absorb BS, as the 14th Holy Tribe. She wanted to position herself as an ally to the human race's leaders.
When she invited BS Rita to Polar Day City, Rita had said, "When Lania Kaia joins BS, I'll be there."
That response had genuinely amused Maple Syrup, not because of Rita's naivety but because she admired her. Rita had always been cautious, but when it mattered, she displayed both courage and pride.
Thinking back, Maple Syrup couldn't help but smile, but it was a smile that carried a sense of wistfulness. A long time ago, she too had tried to unite Lania Kaia with Forest Sea, only to fail.
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Mineral District Marketplace.
As the mechanical races were about to burst into the shop, magical runes appeared! Stay tuned for updates on My Virtual Library Empire
It worked on the first try!!
Rita had prepared several curse templates, but it seemed they weren't needed. Using the Ancient Curse on herself made the conditions for breaking the curse much easier!
Next, she tried to use Illusionary Shift to return to the well, but the skill didn't work—likely because the area had been locked down.
She couldn't use One-Person Party either, as its cooldown hadn't finished. Even though she had used Time Rewind earlier, One-Person Party still had a 2-hour cooldown.
Instead, Rita quickly switched tactics, activating a new skill: Hide and Seek!
A dense fog enveloped the area, but less than a second later, the lead mechanical race used a group wind attack to disperse the fog. Rita, hidden in the mist, was struck.
The first hit!
Her health dropped from 0.8% to 0.6%!
During the fog's formation, Rita threw nearly a thousand of the smallest diamonds into the sky and then activated Survive Until the End, landing with the diamonds scattered around her.
The shop was in chaos. The display racks of ore were almost completely wiped out.
The lead robot blinked its optical screen and scanned the area, but found no unusual items.
Rita had been wondering whether Survive Until the End or Mysterious Power would take precedence when used together. These two skills were actually quite contradictory.
When using Survive Until the End, her health would reset to 100% as long as her health was above 18 points before she transformed into any object. Even with her current 0.6% health, she had far more than 18 points left.
Previously, when she used Survive Until the End at the well, her health reset to full. Now, even when she解除d Survive Until the End, her health would still be at 18, giving her a safe escape route.
She hadn't stayed to test her skills for excitement but to see how these two skills would interact.
Just as she had speculated, when attacked while both Survive Until the End and Mysterious Power were active, her health didn't drop dramatically, and the testing phase continued…
The second attack came!