This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist-Chapter 480 - : The 24,268th Divine Game
[Superstar in the Spotlight] (Legendary) "Dazzling stardom, a born celebrity."
Bonus Attributes:
Intelligence +267 Constitution +121 Strength +109
Magic Attributes:
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+68% Stealth +35% Dodge Rate +1 Charisma
Legendary Skill 1: Never Fades from the Spotlight
When activated, your presence will be reduced to the lowest possible level for 30 minutes. Friends and foes alike will instinctively overlook your existence. Cooldown: 8 hours. (Note: If a player holds extreme hatred toward you, this skill may fail.)
Legendary Skill 2: Expression Control (Passive)
When equipped, all S-rank and below detection skills become ineffective against you.
Equipment Requirement:
Intelligence > 195 Constitution > 197
A legendary piece of gear.
Rita stored it away. Ever since she entered the World Battleground, her urgency for new equipment had lessened.
The real problem was bringing gear into the Divine Gameā€”even if she had it, she couldn't always carry it in. Her only Green Dragon World's Graveyard had already been lostā€¦
She suddenly realized something and turned to B80234615.
"You're my second pet. Can you enter the Divine Game? I don't recall having a World's Graveyard that allows an additional pet. Does that mean you take up a slot? What if you need two accessory slots?"
B80234615, still comfortably latched onto her ear in its earring form, replied:
"No need. A pet is a petā€”we're bound together as one."
Rita let out a relieved sigh.
"Good. That's how it should be."
However, this upcoming game was going to be tough.
Though she hadn't lost her World's Graveyard key upon death last time, she had lost Green Dragonā€”which meant she couldn't bring a weapon this round.
The new West Wind allowed for an ability unlock, which was useful. But the White Dragon and 1-Bamboo were basically useless.
White Dragon unlocked either an accessory slot or a backpack slot. She no longer had accessory slots left, and her Temporary Pocket skill already covered her storage needs. 1-Bamboo allowed her to bring a teammate of the same speciesā€¦ completely pointless.
She was almost convinced that her luck was already taking a turn for the worse.
Despite wandering Lania Kaia for half a month, she had found no new World's Graveyards, stolen no valuable secrets near the royal palaces, and gotten no good gear whatsoever.
Rita absently patted B80234615 and asked,
"I won't have a weapon this time. You have that skill, Mechanical Armament, right?"
B80234615 responded,
"Yes. It consumes 5% of my energy per minute, with an upper limit based on the best weapon you've ever wielded."
Rita frowned.
"Why isn't it based on the best weapon I can handle instead?"
B80234615:
"If I had my full body, I could do that. But right now, I'm just a chipā€”I can only replicate what you've actually used."
"Fine, as long as it helps." Rita sighed, then started organizing her inventory.
She emptied one of her backpacksā€”if she didn't, she wouldn't have any open slots when her World's Graveyard unlocked a new bag space in the game.
Everything was ready.
When the clock struck midnight, she assembled her World's Grave Forest - Fearless key and inserted her entry ticket.
[Welcome, BS player Rita, to the World Battleground.]
[You are participating in the 24,268th Divine Game.]
[World's Graveyard detected. You have earned a 1-minute early access to the battlefield.]
[West Wind detected. You and your pet may unlock 1 skill each.]
[East Wind detected. You and your pet may unlock 1 skill each.]
[White Dragon detected. You (and your pet) may unlock 1 accessory or backpack slot.]
[1-Bamboo detected. You may bring a same-species teammate for this game.]
[You are using a Two-Star Advanced World's Graveyard Key - World's Grave Forest: Fearless.]
[You and your pet may each choose 2 Divine Blessing abilities and 3 battle skills.]
She prioritized unlocking the most mana-draining skillsā€”especially the passive effect of Midnight Exile.
Unlocked backpack slot. Entered the game.
As the game environment loaded, Rita found herself once again in the familiar waiting room.
But before she could check her ranking, an automated voice spoke into her ear.
[Player BS Rita has reached critical levels of potential and destructiveness. Initiating Personalized Restriction Rules - Phase One.]
Stealing Prohibited: You may not use theft-based abilities on players with significantly lower combat strength. No Killing Weaklings: You may not kill players classified as "Fool Rank." No Hacking Mechanical Race: You may not use Refurbish on mechanical beings.
[Violating any rule will result in a random stolen item being returned to its original owner.]
Rita had a bad feeling.
"Why does rule three feel custom-made for meā€¦?"
She opened the ranking board.
Her name had climbed to Rank 51,218, now officially in Tier 7 - Torment.
And, just like last time, she was right at the thresholdā€”the player above her was Tier 8.
She had barely been kept from advancing.
Additionally, she now had to abide by 27 different game rulesā€”an absurd increase.
"I can't even imagine how Winter Sea Frenzied Shark survived at the top," Rita muttered.
Oh, wait.
"Correctionā€”how he used to survive at the top. Thanks to me, his life is probably a lot easier now."
Even so, looking at the top-ranked playersā€¦
They hadn't budged.
Despite the growing number of rules stacked against them, they still held their ranksā€”which only made them even more terrifying.
She glanced at B80234615 and said,
"I thought with you around, I'd at least be Tier 8 this time. Guess not."
B80234615 responded calmly,
"The game balances itself. You should brace yourself."
Brace myself?
Rita's intuition told her that her bad luck was already starting.
Her mind immediately went to Pine Bloom.
She glanced at the chat logs.
Pine Bloom was definitely here.
She couldn't resist.
"Hey, B80234615ā€”can your skill "Put on a Disguise and Avoid Offline Beatings" help me chat anonymously?"
B80234615:
"I can spoof your name however you like."
A few moments laterā€¦
[World Battleground Chat]
[Lania KaiaĀ·Fat Goose]: Pine Bloom? You there? Heard you've been having bad luck lately. Mind sharing your experiences? Might cheer me up.
[Lania KaiaĀ·Fat Goose]: ???
[Lania KaiaĀ·Fat Goose]: Wait, that wasn't me!!!
[Lania KaiaĀ·Pine Bloom]: Feeling bold today, Goose?
[Lania KaiaĀ·Fat Goose]: You think I'm some coward?
[Lania KaiaĀ·Fat Goose]: ??? No, waitā€”I am! Pine Bloom, I am!!!
[Lania KaiaĀ·Fat Goose]: WHO?! WHO'S ON MY ACCOUNT?!!!
