Chapter 403: The Beginning of the Spectacle
【Spectacle: Ghost Gate】
【Quality: S】
【Legends say it lies beyond the boundary of the Yin World and the Yang World, connecting the edge of death where the two realms meet. With stern ramparts and bronze walls and iron ramparts, it is unbreakable. Every being entering this place requires a special pass to undergo inspection and enter the Ghost Country.】
【Capabilities: 1. Yin Energy Pervasions: Based on the level of yin energy in the environment, it increases the concentration of overall death energy, with the conversion rate affected by the overall energy environment.】
【2. Gate of Death: All undead units passing through the Ghost Gate undergo a bonus judgment related to the territory’s death energy concentration. All non-undead units passing through the Ghost Gate undergo a damage judgment related to the territory’s death energy concentration. (This capability can be inherited by “Ghost Gates”).】
【3. Ghost Gate: Consumes capability to summon Ghost Gates with teleportation abilities. The size of the Ghost Gate is determined by the total amount of energy consumed. Identical Ghost Gates directly possess the ability to connect. (Ghost Gates can temporarily teleport building units, but require sustained consumption of death energy).】
【4. Yin Realm Gate: The Ghost Gate periodically receives death creatures from other realms, admitting different troop types, items, and units based on the concentration of death energy in the environment.】
【5. Ghost Gate: Open: Unseals the true power of the Ghost Gate, allowing vengeful spirits and malevolent ghouls imprisoned in hell to emerge, releasing a massive number of ghosts at once (Cooldown: Thirty days).】
“Hiss—”
Even though Kazumi had prepared herself mentally, the towering, terrifying, and immense pass intertwined with boundless yin energy before her, along with the enormous floating panel, still made her involuntarily gasp for air.
She froze for a moment before finally regaining her senses, looking at the densely packed capability descriptions on the panel before her with disbelief.
In her previous life, in the game, Kazumi had also built the 【Ghost Gate】 spectacle. However, that was during the very late stage of the game, and this type of defensive building wasn’t particularly useful. After all, the territory’s own defenders were sufficient to fend off ordinary attacks. It was merely built out of a collector’s obsession with spectacles.
But now, it seemed that after the game became reality, even lower-tier buildings among various spectacles possessed incredibly terrifying capabilities and a high degree of development and application. Not to mention the buildings whose attributes were already terrifying in the first place.
“A one-month cooldown? Finally, I have a decent trump card.”
Looking at the last item in the panel’s capabilities, Kazumi’s face lit up with excitement. It should be known that before, Kazumi’s ultimate trump card was merely Little Black inside her body. Little Black’s capabilities were indeed quite useful, but its own attributes were limiting. If she encountered someone like Shun Muto, she wouldn’t even have the qualification to defend, let alone attack them.
The full thirty-day cooldown also meant Kazumi couldn’t afford to test this so-called trump card extravagantly. But just from the description and the attributes of the 【Ghost Gate】 itself, it could be understood that this was an active skill for controlling a large number of ghost creatures in a human wave during a short period.
What truly caught Kazumi’s attention was the third permanent capability, 【Ghost Gate】. Closing her eyes, she felt her body’s energy linking to the immense pass before her. Then, a miniature portal, as tall as she was, erupted from the ground beside her, with dark green energy swirling within.
“Teleportation capability…”
Murmuring the capability of 【Ghost Gate】, Kazumi’s mind frantically pondered various applications of this ability. It should be known that space-element abilities are rare and powerful. Even this mere opening of a teleportation gate, if used properly, could play a crucial role.
The first obvious point was that with the ability to open a small teleportation gate, Kazumi would no longer need to summon the 【Black Coffin】 to summon troops from her territory in the future. It should be known that the 【Black Coffin】 itself is quite cumbersome, but as the only portal between the territory and reality, it had to be summoned if troops were needed from the territory.
Moreover, the strength of the Black Coffin was limited. Even though Kazumi had used the coffin as a means of attack and defense before, it was out of necessity due to a lack of capabilities. After all, it carried the entire territory. If she encountered a hero with powerful attack power like Shun Muto again, the Black Coffin might be directly shattered in the real world. If that happened, Kazumi wouldn’t have anywhere to go to cry.
The second capability, 【Gate of Death】, also perfectly matched with 【Ghost Gate】. Undead creatures summoned from the territory, appearing through the Ghost Gate with an enhanced buff, provided a significant boost for an undead army that won by numbers.
The lethality towards non-undead creatures also allowed Kazumi to sense a different method of application. For example, using the teleportation means of 【Ghost Gate】 to lure the enemy in and inflict damage, or directly opening a teleportation gate beneath their feet to pull them into the territory, executing a coordinated “justice” encirclement with perfect timing, terrain, and human harmony.
However, detailed attribute capabilities would still require further experimentation. After all, capability descriptions always differed from reality. Her own capability development level and the territory’s death energy would limit the power of related abilities.
Dark green death energy surged in her hand, and an identical teleportation gate opened before her again. Frowning, she tried to continue condensing her abilities, but the feedback from her body made Kazumi frown even deeper.
“The current limit is two? The range is also short. It’s affected by my body’s capabilities.”
Kazumi stated her test results regarding the release of 【Ghost Gate】 with an expressionless face and walked into the dark green portal before her.
A special fluctuation passed through her body, making her feel lighter. She was enveloped by a special energy, as if she had been injected with stimulants, and from her brain to her body, there was a clear improvement.
While feeling the clarity that slowly receded like a tide, Kazumi emerged from another 【Ghost Gate】 in the distance. After checking her body, which was unscathed and even felt somewhat excited, Kazumi nodded, turned around, and walked back.
At the entrance of the first teleportation gate, Kazumi emerged as if teleporting, but this time, that strange energy did not appear. It was as if she had simply walked from one side to the other.
“As expected, this also has a cooldown time.”
Sensing the ability gathering in the teleportation gate before her, Kazumi spoke with a faint, expected tone. This was merely Kazumi’s wishful thinking. After all, reality was even more about logical coherence than the game. Bugs like continuously refreshing buffs by traveling back and forth were impossible.
“The main body’s capabilities should be even more powerful.”
Having finished her experiment, Kazumi collected the two teleportation gates that were constantly drawing death energy from her body. She looked up at the massive, intertwined portal of countless spirits that had replaced the original city gate.
The death energy, thick to the point of distortion, permeated the entire heavy stone gate. With such capabilities, it not only provided defensive power but also a certain degree of discernment and early warning. If non-undead beings were to infiltrate Hades City in the future.
“There’s one resource-type capability left. Is it another gacha game?”
Kazumi complained somewhat helplessly about this setting filled with randomness. 【Yin Realm Gate】 was clearly the capability for the 【Ghost Gate】 to produce resources. However, this kind of highly randomized capability couldn’t be used as a primary production method. After all, it was better to have stable troop production.
Reaching out, she closed the system panel in the void. This last remaining capability, unlike 【Ghost Gate】 or 【Gate of Death】, required her to experiment by going to the building.
As the girl closed the system panel before her, the long-lost, dry, and hoarse system voice sounded in Kazumi’s ears again.
“Achievement 【The Beginning of the Spectacle】 completed. Reward obtained: Specific system module unlocked.”
“Unlocked System Module: Territory Merging Function.”
