Fatal Shot

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Pet Evolution Fluid!”

Without the need for much explanation, the name of the item was enough to make the players’ eyes sparkle, as Pet Evolution was something that every player looked forward to.

The fact of the matter was that it was something few players get to experience, as the probability was like winning the lottery.

Although people posting threads boasting that their pets had evolved could be seen almost every day on the forum, it was only because the game had a large player base. Ever since the release of pets, the number of people who had their pets evolve was less than five percent with the majority of pet evolutions being Normal Grade pets. It was much easier to evolve Normal Grade pets than higher grade ones. Some pets might evolve after a random fight or by eating some random mineral on the roadside.

In comparison, Elite Grade and above pets had less than 0.1% to evolve or advance to the next grade.

As for Commander Grade and above pets, apart from “War’s Number One Pet” that had advanced to Quasi-Boss Grade and caused a lot of debate and discussion, there hadn’t been news of any other pets successfully evolving.

Returning to the Pet Evolution Fluid, it had a 100% chance of evolving pets to Commander Grade amd a 10% chance for pets to reaching the Quasi-Boss Grade.

“There’s a probability of the pet evolving to the Quasi-Boss Grade.” This particular description made even Onishi, a person who was usually quite calm, to breath faster.

Perhaps a Commander Grade pet was nothing for a superstar player like Onishi. Although Advanced Level Pet Biochips were quite rare, people could still get their hands on something like that as long as they were not stingy with their Star Coins. They could also obtain such biochips through agencies such as the Huan Yu Company or the Starry Sky Company.

Players on the rebel army camp, players who “betrayed their nation and joined the enemy” had the opportunity to accept a hidden mission that involved an “Advanced Level Chip.”

This also meant that Commander Grade pets were close to evolving to the next stage among top players.

Boss Grade Pet Biochips were things that no one would place on sale at the moment, and most players didn’t have something like that to sell in the first place.

Although the Pet Evolution Fluid only had a 10% chance of evolving the pet to the Quasi-Boss Grade, the pet control chip did not have a 100%.

If the compatibility was low, some pets may require more than a dozen control chips to control.

“It’s definitely a good item.” Big Pineapple was already drooling, as he was usually easily captivated by wealth, was the first one among the other three, apart from Feng Luo, to return to his senses.

He then looked at the other three people, and he mysteriously lifted the second, slightly larger, syringe into the air. “But the other item is also awesome, you could even say it is even better.”

The second item was, technically speaking, not a pure potion, but a compound of the G-virus Evolution Fluid and the Biochip.

[G-virus – Evolution Fluid – Beginner Level Force Biochip]

“After usage, there’s a 100% chance of gaining the Beginner Level Force, Invisibility, as well as a certain degree of body enhancement.”

“Grade: Perfect”

[Note: Force gained through involuntary awakening is considered incomplete Force that cannot be improved. It can be overlapped by the Force awakened later.]

“Obtain the Force.”

The description of the item was also very simple.

Everyone knew that the value of this item was much higher than the Pet Evolution Fluid.

The current ratio of maxed level players was more than half at the moment, apart from Feng Luo, no other players had yet awakened the Force.

Many of the top superstar players had been doing everything in their power to obtain the title of “Number One,” so that they could maximize their personal fame and their guild’s popularity.

Even an average player had the dream and wish to awaken the Force so that he or she could become a top superstar player overnight.

The game system did not provide any explanation as to how players were supposed to awaken the Force. Feng Luo only managed to awaken his Force by luck.

As such, the difficulty of awakening the Force was incredibly difficult, a large contributor to awakening was chance without a doubt.

In such a situation, if one could inject a potion and gain the Force with a success rate of 100%, obtaining the title of being the “First to obtain the Force,” the signature players groomed by financial groups and conglomerates would definitely do everything in their power to get a hold of that potion.

Moreover, the value of obtaining the Force was incredibly high in and of itself.

The Force, Invisibility, was quite self-explanatory.

“But why is it the Invisibility Force? This can’t be a coincidence, right?” Compared to Onishi and Big Pineapple, Digital Cat was a lot less passionate and interested in awakening the Force, focusing on the bonus stats the Force provides.

“Invisibility Force…” Feng Luo turned around and looked at Nightingale, who was running with a limp towards the location of where the Apache fell. His wound had stopped bleeding after being injected with a special treatment potion and having the large wound around his abdomen being bandaged.

He was going there to meet up with the liaison from the Apache helicopter. Since the person did not escape on time when the chopper fell out of the sky, it was unlikely that he would be able to make it out alive.

Feng Luo looked toward Nightingale because William’s body was vanishing into thin air after the battle. It was very similar to the scene where Nightingale used his Force.

Or more accurately, from Nightingale’s shocked expression, it would not be similar.

“What is the reason? Is it because of the G-virus?”

…

“So, in conclusion, this item is definitely not inferior to Legendary Grade gears or Legendary Grade main weapons when it comes to the item value alone. If we can find a suitable buyer, we might fetch a price that we can’t imagine.” Feng Luo seemed thoughtful as Digital Cat pushed her technology spectacles up her nose bridge while making a conclusion to their second battle loot.

“Unimaginable price… Hehe…” Big Pineapple’s eyes curved upward. It was clear that his obscene imagination was already running wild with the sky-high price of the item.

“That’s right, many people will be willing to spend on this. If we maneuver this correctly…” Feng Luo smiled with a nod, glancing questioningly towards Onishi.

In truth, the Force, Invisibility, was incredibly useful for all professions.

Feng Luo thought that the Force was better than his self-healing ability. Rather than say it was a bonus stat of the Force, it would have been more appropriate to categorize the ability as a superpower ability in science-fiction novels.

Without a doubt, the ability was the most suitable for Sniper and Scout professions. However, Feng Luo had no intention of using the item on himself. The item description already stated very clearly that the Invisibility Force ability could not be leveled up.

From the Beginner Level Force that he had awakened, he knew that the Force had levels. To give up his “Self-healing (Evolution)” Force ability so that he may obtain a Beginner Level Invisibility Force that could not be improved was definitely not worth it.

As such, Feng Luo looked at Onishi.

As a superstar player, if Onishi were to use the item, not only would he be able to fully realize the Force ability’s potential, but he would also be able to increase his fame and popularity by a substantial degree.

As the previous “Number One Expert in North City,” having no Legendary Grade items, his popularity in recent times had decreased substantially.

If Onishi said he wanted the item, it was possible for everyone to gather and negotiate a price before selling the item to him; a traditional rule that existed between players.

Onishi seemed slightly hesitant. He seemed to have remembered something, and then looked deeply at Feng Luo before a look of determination filled his face. After that, he shook his head firmly and said, “No… I don’t need it. I want to awaken my own Force…”

“Alright then. I’ll keep it for the moment and we can discuss how we want to deal with it after the mission is finished.” Feng Luo said, and was not at all surprised by Onishi’s choice.

He nodded and placed the two Evolution Fluids into his inventory. He grabbed the last battle loot from Big Pineapple’s hands.

A translucent chip that looked like it was some sort of encrypted information chip.

Feng Luo and the other three looked at each other. He placed the chip inside his personal terminal, and a 3D image projected into the air.

The information chip was dropped in the form of battle loot. Meaning that the item was meant for the players. As such, the two NPC special agents were unable to see the projected image. So the players did not have to worry about being seen by the nearby Aida Wong.

William’s face appeared on the translucent floating screen.

“Good day, friend… No matter who you are, by the time you are reading this information chip, it would mean that I have died.”