Chapter 81: Chapter 81: Bonfire

Translator: 549690339

The crowd, hearing Zhao Liu’s words, froze simultaneously. Even Song Jian paused, suppressing the rage boiling within him, and looked over at Zhao Liu.

“Apologies. We didn’t know that this villa was already occupied,” Zhao Liu moved forward with his face full of smiles and bowed, “I’m sincerely sorry for the intrusion. We will leave at once.”

Dammit, you got me all mixed up.

Song Jian’s expression remained emotionless, but the intense killing intent he had been holding back seemed to dissipate, and the sudden surge of violent emotions gradually faded.

Watching Zhao Liu’s repeated efforts to restrain the others and have them put away their weapons, Song Jian suddenly felt a sense of boredom. He waved his hand toward them, indicating for them to leave.

“Again, my deepest apologies…”

Zhao Liu continued to apologize as he bent over to Song Jian, hastily leading a few people out of the villa.

After going several hundred meters, Zhao Liu went pale and started sweating profusely.

“Boss, what happened just now…?” A man next to him asked in confusion.

“Don’t ask. Just remember to stay away from him if you see him again. Never confront him directly, or you will die,” Zhao Liu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, shaking as he spoke.

“Boss, he’s just a higher rank, isn’t he? What’s there to be afraid of? 1 don’t believe we can’t fight him off with all of us combined. Boss, you’re being too…” After a long hesitation, the man finally found the right word, “Merciful!”

“You mean to say I was being too cowardly, right? Didn’t you notice? We all had weapons against him and he didn’t seem scared at all. In fact, he seemed rather excited.” Zhao Liu forcefully slapped the back of the man’s head, speaking with a touch of disappointment.

“Excited?” They exchanged glances and felt a chill run down their spines, along with a sense of lingering fear.

“He—could he be a serial killer, or fugitive, in the real world?” One person hesitantly asked.

“Alright, let’s not talk about him anymore. Just remember what I said. Let’s find a place to stay for now, and we’ll look for a new place tomorrow,” Zhao Liu slightly regained his color and shook his head.

“I feel bad about the bonfire 1 just lit, that cost me three pieces of wood.” A young man who was shorter than the others muttered softly, but no one paid him any attention. They seemed crestfallen and followed behind Zhao Liu, knowing that it was undoubtedly a blow to their morale to be frightened off by just one person.

Watching the six men disappear into the distance, Song Jian felt the killing intent return again. This time, it gave him pause.

What has happened to me? Why am I so bloodthirsty?

Could it be that killing someone has changed me this way?

Have 1 turned into a killer?

Song Jian knitted his brows and his thoughts descended into chaos. What he didn’t see was a faint light radiating from the Hexagram Array Diagram on his chest.

“All just ants. Killing them would make no difference. The strong one is always destined to stand above all.”

“Life is so fragile, just a slight pinch can end them!”

“Those six men offended you! Chase them down! Kill them all!”

“Kill! This is only a game, slaying others is its eternal theme! Kill them all!”

“Kill, kill, kill…”

Song Jian looked pale as death, sweat dripping from his body. A whisper echoed in his ear, like a girl’s tantalizing singing, which incited his violent emotions once again.

“Get out of my head!” Song Jian roared furiously, and punched the ground.

Bang-

The hard ground was dented under his fist. As pain shot up his arm, the whispering in his ear gradually disappeared. Song Jian panted heavily and slumped on the ground.

“What is… happening to me?”

Song Jian’s eyes were bloodshot, feeling more weary than the entire fight with the boss. His forehead throbbed and he looked drenched as if he had just come out of water.

Looking back, Song Jian was engulfed by fear. He almost transformed into a mindless beast, only knowing to kill. His self-awareness would be gone and even if he survived, he would be no more than a walking corpse.

“I almost died just now…” Song Jian gasped, a look of shock flashed in his eyes.

System: You have successfully passed the “Night Slayer” trial, thus your Willpower attribute has increased by 3 points.

System: The “Night Slayer” has begun to merge with you. The fusion will take 12 game hours. After the fusion, your physical characteristics will be greatly improved.

“So it is this thing…” Song Jian touched his chest and felt the Hexagram Array Diagram emitting a faint warmth into his body. This warmth was barely noticeable unless he paid close attention to it.

“Willpower attribute? There isn’t such an attribute in the personal interface!” Song Jian glanced at the system prompt and was rather puzzled. When he opened his personal interface, he found an additional line of secondary attributes beneath the six major attributes. However, the only thing listed in Song Jian’s secondary attributes was a single “Willpower: 9”.

There was so much left to explore in this game, Song Jian sighed and closed the attribute interface;

After Song Jian regained his composure, a faint silvery radiance appeared in the sky and slowly drifted towards him. After shrouding Song Jian for a few seconds, it gradually disappeared.

Even at this point, Song Jian was still brewing in confusion, unsure of how to play this game. But everything seemed to be moving in a good direction. He had enough wood and stones to transform the villa into a safe house recognized by the system and with fusion to his body, Night Slayer could greatly enhance his physical attributes. He just had to wait for 12 hours, then his strength would significantly enhance, making Song Jian cheered up.

After suppressing the violent killing intent in his heart, Song Jian finally took a look at the bonfire that was still burning.

To his surprise, there was also a set of attribute descriptions above the bonfire.

“Bonfire: Level 1, Effect 1: Illuminate a radius of three meters, intimidating common beasts that fear fire; Effect 2: Warm a radius of three meters, resisting cold; Effect 3: Enable cooking (must learn Cooking skill); Burn Level: 86/100, Building Requirements: Wood(3), Tinder(i).”

Having examined the attributes of the bonfire, Song Jian’s eyes lit up—this seemed to be pretty useful!

Song Jian had plenty of wood, only lacking tinder. But wasn’t the current bonfire a perfect source of tinder? With this thought, he quickly grabbed three pieces of wood and set them up. Then he took a small flame from the side of the bonfire and lit up the stacked wood. Soon, a blazing fire appeared before his eyes.

System: You have successfully lit a bonfire and learnt the skill “Bonfire Spell”. Bonfire Spell: Level 1, Active Skill, Skill Effect: Construct a blazing bonfire to dispel darkness; Skill Consumption: Wood(3), Mental Strength 1 point.