“Hoo...”
Blowing away the smoke from the muzzle, Benjamin retracted his hand under his cloak.
“That's it? That's it? Hmph, a loser with a combat power of 5.”
Benjamin checked the data in the task panel and found that the number of existing contractors had not decreased, which reassured Benjamin that at least this time the random teleportation did not instantly kill any unlucky people.
[You have killed a low-level zombie]
[You have obtained 0.1% of the source of the world]
[You have gained 10 Mystsu Currency]
[This is the first creature you have killed in this initial space, and you can randomly obtain one of its abilities.]
[You have mastered the skill [Biological Perception].]
[You are the first contractor to complete a kill in this initial space, and you have gained [Random Reward].]
Biological Perception LV1 (passive skill)
Quality: Green
Effect: It Can vaguely perceive the breath of life within a radius of 50 meters.
Score: 18
Description: Zombies have the ability to search for living things, which are not limited by physical senses.
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“Huh? Lucky for me, I don't have any Perception skills yet.”
Benjamin's face showed a hint of surprise, and excitement shone in his eyes. He secretly felt relieved that he had obtained such a useful passive skill this time.
The thought of getting an active skill from a zombie, and perhaps randomly getting useless skills like [Bite] or [Scratch], made him shiver. He couldn't bear to think about it!
As in the last world, Benjamin once again received the [Random Wooden Box] as a reward for his first kill.
As he looked at the unadorned wooden box in his hands, he had many thoughts racing through his mind. After all, if a normal person came across something as terrifying as a zombie, they would run away rather than fight. Therefore, Benjamin didn't feel that there was anything wrong with obtaining this reward, unlike the last time, which was full of flaws.
“Haha, after the devastation of the last world, no matter what kind of random crap I get this time, I can remain calm.”
Benjamin's mouth slightly curled up, revealing a confident smile.
However, he has unwittingly set a small flag for himself.
[You have opened [Random Reward].]
[You have obtained [Sinister Smile Mask].]
Sinister Smile Mask
Quality: EX
Origin: Reincarnation Space
Category: Mask
Durability: 80/80
Defense: 15 (INT + CHARM)
Equipment effect 1: [Sinister Smile] Mental ability effect increased by 50%, and mental resistance increased by 50%.
Equipment effect 2: [Sinister Gaze] Performs a double judgment on the target's INT and CHR attributes. If the judgment on either attribute passes, you can obtain corresponding information about the target.
Equipment effect 3: [Sinister Judge] When subject to an INT or CHR attribute judgment, the judgment has a priority of +5.
Equipment effect 4: [Sinister Repair] When the Sinister Smile mask is damaged, it can repair itself by absorbing the energy that is floating around.
Introduction: A friendly reminder: remember to take it off when eating and drinking.
Price: 1000 Mystsu Currency
[Note: This equipment requires soul binding and cannot be sold, transferred, or lost after binding.]
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“What the heck! When did the system change its mind? Isn't this a random reward?”
Benjamin's eyes widened in disbelief. His brows were knitted together in confusion. He never expected the system to be so generous this time.
Benjamin gave a disgusted look at Fluffy, who had climbed onto his shoulders at some point.
“Without comparison, there is no harm.”
Fluffy's plump body squirmed on his shoulders, its cute appearance somewhat out of place in the serious atmosphere.
Benjamin once again turned his gaze to the mask. The mask was white overall, pure as snow, but it exuded a mysterious aura. Three long, narrow black lines represented the eyes and mouth, forming a simple smiling expression on the surface of the mask. The smile seemed peaceful, but it gave a strange and eerie feeling. It was as if endless secrets and dangers were hidden behind that smile. Benjamin gazed at the mask, and an inexplicable chill rose in his heart.
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“The function is beyond reproach, it's extremely powerful, it's just a pity about the Equipment effect [Sinister Smile].”
Benjamin shook his head slightly, a hint of regret on his face. He does not have any psychic abilities, so he cannot receive the 50% increase in psychic ability effect.
Not to mention mastering it, Benjamin has never even seen anything related to psychic abilities in the Trading Market. It can be seen that this ability is quite rare.
All wearable equipment has a 'self-adaptive' feature. Benjamin slowly picked up the [Sinister Smile Mask] and when he placed it on his face, it seemed to come to life and automatically adjusted to the correct size to cover his entire face. The process was extremely magical. The mask was like soft silk, gently fitting against his skin without causing the slightest discomfort. It had to be said that this feature was very user-friendly.
“It doesn't block my vision at all, and I don't even feel it when I put it on.”
Benjamin slightly turned his head. It seemed that there was nothing on his face, and his field of vision remained clear and open. He could only feel that there was a mask on his face when he reached out to touch it. The mask was integrated with his skin, and if he didn't touch it with his own hands, he would never be able to detect its existence.
At this moment, Benjamin felt that the system's equipment introduction was rare and reliable, and it even subtly reminded him of the [Sinister Smile Mask]'s near-nonexistent sense of presence.
========Note========
The EX level is an independent rating given by Reincarnation Space to special things. EX-level equipment and skills may not be powerful, but they are definitely special, and most of them have the 'quasi-growth' characteristic.
In addition, there is another distinguishing feature of the EX level, and that is its 'constant' characteristic. For example, EX-level skills cannot be upgraded, advanced, fused, etc., and EX-level equipment cannot be enchanted, strengthened, or increased.
In some cases, EX-level skills can also be exempt from certain rules, but that's not important here.
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Benjamin walked up to the fallen zombie and crouched down to take a closer look. The zombie's body was twisted, its skin ulcerated, and it gave off a foul stench.
“It looks even more disgusting up close,”
Benjamin frowned slightly. Having watched a lot of sci-fi movies, he naturally assumed that you had to shoot a zombie in the head to kill it, which is why he had deliberately aimed for the head when shooting before. At the moment, looking at the corpse in front of him, he felt a wave of nausea in his stomach. The already unsightly zombie now had a hole in its head, and the sight was even more unbearable.
The image of this zombie was exactly the same as the zombies in science fiction movies: its skin was ulcerated, its limbs were twisted, it gave off a nauseating stench, and its movements when running were almost exactly the same: limping and staggering.
Benjamin habitually used [Collection] on the corpse of the zombie, but nothing happened.
“Nothing? That means it was clearly just cannon fodder.”
Benjamin shrugged, helplessly complaining when a zombie's roar suddenly came from his ear, scaring him and making him take a step back, his heart pounding. He looked around in horror, thinking that the corpse had risen again.
However, the corpse in front of him was still motionless, proving that it was dead beyond death.
Benjamin let out a long breath, patted his chest lightly, and found that he had overreacted a bit. He awkwardly touched his nose, then glanced at Fluffy, which was lying on his shoulders.
Fluffy seemed to sense his gaze, and its strong desire to survive made it quickly look up at the sky, not making eye contact with Benjamin to show that it had just seen nothing.
Finding Fluffy very “understanding” and cooperative, Benjamin focused his attention on the location from which the roar came.
He saw that the corner where the zombies had appeared had just produced another group of zombies, who staggered towards the direction where Benjamin was.
“With such a clear goal, they must have been attracted by the gunshots!”
“By the way, shouldn't the eardrums of these guys be rotten by now? How on earth did they know that there had just been a battle here?”
As he watched the approaching zombies, Benjamin frowned and kept his eyes fixed on them. He quickly compared the speed of the enemy and his own and made a bold decision in his heart.
“It's time to test my sword skills.”
There were ten zombies in the group. Benjamin had just observed their condition and found that, like the previous zombies, they were all stiff and shuffling. They could only match the speed of ordinary people when they were in an accelerated state.
Benjamin clutched the Bloodrune Longsword in his hand, and the blade gave off a mysterious glow. The sword was one meter long, and with his STR and speed, which were already beyond normal human levels, he could definitely behead the zombies before they got too close.
Benjamin felt that he had a good chance of winning. Of course, dealing with ten zombies at once would definitely be a bit of a stretch.