Chapter 301 - - 299 Loyalty and Trend_1

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Rules change on the fly?

Duge looked at Bai Long, unsure whether to feel happy or sad. Qiyuan Star had been fighting in the Alien Battlefield for two hundred years, with the rules never changing.

He participated once, and everything was thrown into disarray.

Moreover, from what Bai Long was suggesting, whether the rules would change actually depended on him…

After all, Bai Long had previously baited him with the promise of freedom, to involve him in all subsequent Alien Battlefield events.

If he really came out on top every time, eventually the audience lords would grow tired, but changing the rules was different.

Under different rules, if he could still take first place every time, not only would viewership increase, it was feared that it would also make them a fortune at the betting tables.

The people at Pan-Universe Entertainment were just making things as difficult for him as possible, squeezing out his energy, extracting the greatest value from him…

Duge suspected that as long as he could still make money for Pan-Universe Entertainment, those damn bastards might even lift the age limit of 25.

Slave owners never pity their slaves.

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However.

This might not necessarily be a bad thing for him.

People from other planets had played in the Alien Battlefield for who knows how many years, and they understood the ins and outs and key strategies thoroughly.

He could surprise them once, maybe twice, but after that, people from the other planets would surely come up with countermeasures.

He couldn’t possibly fight against the geniuses of nine planets alone.

But a change in the rules meant leveling the playing field for everyone; their previous experiences would become null and void, and with two keywords in hand, his odds of winning were much greater.

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Upon leaving Bai Long’s presence, Duge, reminded by his assistant, lay down in the Alien Battlefield login device, without any chance to communicate with others.

Communication was useless anyway.

They couldn’t influence any of the decisions made by Pan-Universe Entertainment.

The countdown of five four three two one ended.

When Duge opened his eyes again, the scene before him had changed; he had directly entered into someone’s body, located in a deep and dense forest.

All around him were towering trees.

Their branches and leaves converged, obscuring the sky, with only specks of sunlight filtering through the gaps in the leaves, casting splashes on the ground. The ground was covered with twigs and dead leaves, with several bodies lying around in disarray, and the air was thick with the stench of blood.

The person he had taken over was holding a Longsword and was covered with wounds, especially a piercing wound in the abdomen, which was profusely bleeding out.

Pain.

Excruciating pain.

One of his hands pressed on the wound, but he couldn’t stop the blood gushing out.

Inside his body, a warm flow was rejuvenating the battered physique, but given the body’s near-burnt-out state, that slight nourishment was virtually useless.

Due to excessive blood loss, his head began to spin, seemingly on the verge of collapse at any moment.

In front of him was a woman who was also seriously injured.

She looked to be in her early twenties, with black hair and blue eyes. Her body was also full of scars, holding a dagger, her eyes showed unwavering determination and hatred…

Though she also seemed on the brink of falling, her cold gaze seemed to warn Duge that if he dared take another step, he would be met with mutual destruction.

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At the same time.

The memories of the person Duge had taken over were also received by him.

His name was Leng Shi, an assassin by trade, adopted by an organization called Dragon Teeth from a young age, and subjected to various intensive assassination and combat training.

He carried out assassination missions on a regular basis.

Once he completed a certain number of tasks assigned by the organization and advanced to a heaven-level assassin, he could leave the organization and live the life he desired.

This time, his mission was to assassinate Luo Shuang, the fugitive princess of the Qingwu Empire.

But due to underestimating the combat strength of the princess’s guards, out of the fifteen people in his squad who had chased her to the Misty Forest, he was the only one left.

And in front of him, not a single guard of Princess Luo Shuang remained,

Both parties grievously wounded.

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Damn it!

What kind of start was this?

The random takeover method was too much of a pitfall. With his high spiritual power, under any circumstance, he wouldn’t have chosen a critically wounded assassin on the verge of death!

This was even worse than the start of the first event.

However.

Looking at the corpses strewn all around and the defiant princess across from him, Duge also felt a sense of relief that there were only two living people on the scene. Fortunately, his soul hadn’t been transferred to the princess’s body.

Otherwise, things would have been even more difficult for him.

The personal panel unfolded before Duge’s eyes, and he raised his gaze to read:

Name: Duge;

Number: 48699527;

Spiritual Power: 153000;

Current Ranking: 13642325;

Session Keyword: Loyalty;

Session Keyword: Trend;

Advanced Skills: None;

Derived Items: None;

Loyalty?

Trend?

Regarding spiritual power, his had increased by 30000, probably thanks to Bai Long’s drink. But Duge was more concerned with the keywords; as he looked at the two of them, his already dizzy head swam even more.

Loyalty: Sincere and devoted, without a second thought. Synonyms: Faithful, true-hearted;

Trend: The movement of water caused by tidal flows; the direction of popular trends; the tendency of social changes and developments; the distribution of voltage, active power, and reactive power throughout an electrical grid. Synonyms: Fashionable, Thought Trend;

To randomly assign him these two keywords - are they joking?

Loyal to whom?

Loyal to the organization? But he didn’t even know who was at the head of the organization.

And besides, what’s there to be loyal to in an assassin organization? In any novel or TV show, assassin organizations are just supporting roles that never make it to the end;

As for trends, in the current situation, how could he lead any trends?

At this moment.

Duge felt the deep malice of Pan-Universe Entertainment towards him.

He felt Bai Long did it on purpose, setting difficult keywords for him to prevent his rapid rise.

However.

The most pressing issue was to heal his wounds.

Otherwise, without even thinking about developing keywords, he would die soon after.

And the most direct way to heal was to make use of the keywords.

Duge looked at the disheveled princess in front of him who was full of wariness towards him and sighed, “Fourth Princess, if I say I came to save you, would you believe me?”

Princess Luo Shuang didn’t utter a word; instead, she gripped her dagger even tighter.

“I am an undercover agent planted in Chongming Country by Great General Si Chen.” Duge looked at Luo Shuang, took a few steps back, and sheathed his longsword.

One good thing about having memories is that you’re not too passive at the start.

Luo Shuang had to flee because a rebellion led by Duke Dingguo of Qingwu Country resulted in the assassination of the Emperor and the Crown Prince.

Great General Si Chen died in the battle to defend the Capital. As a dead man, he couldn’t testify, but it ensured loyalty to the royal family.

Assassin organizations were also intelligence organizations; they generally had a basic understanding of the major events in various countries.

Luo Shuang snorted, “Don’t think you can deceive me just like that. If you are indeed General Sichen’s undercover agent, then why did you kill all my guards to the last man?”

“Their leak resulted in the exposure of your whereabouts. I wasn’t sure who among them was the spy, so killing them all was the only way to guarantee your safety to the greatest extent.”

Duge gave a bitter smile and said, “Princess, if you think about it carefully, you’ll understand why the assassins pursuing you and your guards were all killed off perfectly, leaving just the two of us. All this was a result of my deliberate actions. Unfortunately, my skills are not refined enough; I even inflicted a serious injury on myself and incidentally hurt you as well.”

He folded his hands in salute and knelt on one knee, “Please forgive me, Your Highness.”

Princess Luo Shuang was stunned.

Duge tossed his longsword to the ground and collapsed, biting his tongue and letting a stream of blood flow from the corner of his mouth as he spoke with difficulty, “Princess, my original plan was to have the assassins and your guards kill each other, and then I would escort you away to avenge General Si and His Majesty.

But now, as you can see, I am on my deathbed and no longer have the strength to escort you. Please flee by yourself, Princess. I know you still don’t believe me; after all, I have killed many of our own. After I finish speaking, if you wish to avenge your guards or ensure your safety, you can kill me directly. I deserve my fate.

But if one day you truly have the chance to reclaim the throne, please tell General Si at his grave that I did not disgrace him. Tell him, my name is He Xu.

Tell General Si that from the beginning to the end, I never betrayed Qingwu Country, never betrayed General Si. In life, I was a man of Qingwu Country; in death, I will be a ghost of Qingwu Country.

My name is He Xu, not Leng Shi of Dragon Teeth…”

Duge’s voice grew weaker and weaker, but his gaze towards Luo Shuang became gentler and gentler; tears uncontrollably streamed down his face, “Princess, I only regret that I could not personally slay the traitor Duke Dingguo to avenge General Si. Unable to exterminate the national traitor, my death will not be peaceful…”

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