Chapitre 27: Chapter 27: Slaughterhouse.
Chapter 27: Slaughterhouse.
It was early morning in the magical world, Argena. Huo Yuhao was doing his morning stretches in the backyard and his daily spear training.
"We have a lot to do today, Kiana. And you stayed up all night playing video games in the stigma space," Yuhao said helplessly as he stabbed the air, causing sound waves to compress.
Kiana simply ignored him as she devoured her breakfast in the stigma space. Today's breakfast was protein waffles and fruit, and she was enjoying them thoroughly.
Huo Yuhao sighed as he finished his morning training and prepared to go into the forest to get some skill points. Ellie needed to recharge for the operation he was preparing for, and he also wanted to try his new skill:
『Skill [Taunt: D]: Enrages monsters and can lead to an increase in the number of monsters in the vicinity when used. Prolonged use can cause an increase in monster population in the area. 』
Needless to say, he was going to abuse that skill. His plan was simple: hide himself with an illusion using [Illusion Manipulation], use the skill [Taunt: D], and gather a horde of monsters for him to fight and slaughter for training.
Nothing beats life-and-death battles for increasing his training speed. And he didn't really have to worry about dying, as his slime physique would keep him alive at all times, but it would hurt, and he was by no means a masochist.
(An: Yet he endured the torture in Alarion's trial for a very long time.)
He was also doing this to train in the arts of combat. He was going to face all kinds of enemies in the future, so having a strategy or a plan when facing hordes upon hordes of enemies that wanted nothing more than his death was essential.
For close combat, he was training in combat simulations in the stigma space. After all, even though he loved the idea of using a spear, a lance, a staff, a scythe, etc., to slaughter his enemies, he could lose his weapon; at that time, his body would be the only weapon he could rely on.
Sure, weapons were cool, and he loved them so much, but something about beating your enemies with pure power sounded so alluring. He figured out that he was a battle maniac through and through—maybe everyone was a battle maniac but was constricted by society. Who knows?
So, after his Spearmanship training with Durandal, he would start close combat training using only his body as a weapon. By the way, the training with Durandal was getting better and better; now he could block her attacks and counter them if he reacted fast enough.
His [Eyes of Heaven]'s innate skills allowed him to figure out the best route for combat and countering, and his skills [True Martial Arts: 3] and [Super Growth] accelerated his combat training. And in case you are wondering about the innate skills that were helping him in training, let me remind you:
(An: I noticed that I repeat skill descriptions a lot in the story, but I can't help it. Some people forget the skills and their descriptions and are too lazy to check previous chapters or the auxiliary chapter.)
『Instinct: Instantly identifies the "best personal course of action" during combat, potentially predicting the future with sufficient training. 』
『Danger Sense: A sixth sense for imminent danger, warning the user before it occurs. The sensation intensifies with the proximity and severity of the threat. 』
『Heavenly Mirror: Allows the user to replicate all combat movements like a mirror reflection. 』
The combination of these innate skills was truly what made him a better warrior. His two other skills accelerated the process.
Anyways, he had a lot to do today: gather hordes of monsters to get the necessary skill points for a much-needed skill for his Herrscher training and obtain the 'routing' system and connect it with the [Stigma of Finality].
"Let's start."
…
Gathering hordes of monsters and guiding them into a designated area of his choice was actually easier than expected. Yuhao would turn invisible by tricking the senses of the monsters using [Illusion Manipulation] and use [Taunt: D] on them to enrage the monsters and make them enter a berserk mode, allowing them to be easily fooled.
He went to several monster territories and gathered a lot of monsters for his grinding farm.
The result was a horde consisting of [Devil Bears], [Blood Ogres], [Shadow Wolves], [Hell Slimes], and many more.
"Kukuku, look at them! The gamer blood in me is drooling over this grinding field." He did his signature evil laugh and looked at the monsters as if they were precious resources—which they were.
Each monster would drop a magic core, blood essence, rare items, and more. He loved this world so much that he shed a tear of happiness as he gazed at the monsters.
"Yuhao, you're being weird again." Kiana had seen many things in her life, but seeing the look on his face was still unnerving. His cute face changed to resemble a certain estate developer who saw people as money-making machines, not humans.
Yuhao agreed with that estate developer. Those weren't monsters; they were rare resources that would contribute to his strength. Nothing wrong with hoarding resources, right? Spoken like a true capitalist.
…
Yuhao's strategy was simple: don't get hit and slaughter all monsters in the most efficient way. He deployed multiple threads using [Thread Manipulation] and covered them with an illusion so that they appeared invisible.
"Let's start. Slaughterhouse," he whispered as the threads started rotating on themselves, microscopic blades appearing on them like chainsaws. They then started targeting monsters.
Wails of agony spread among the horde as monsters started losing parts of their bodies or outright dying from the thread assault.
But it didn't end there. He made an illusion of himself appear within the horde, taunting them. The monsters, of course, attacked the small blond human that caused them so much anger. But they didn't realize they were attacking other monsters in their ranks.
It was truly a slaughterhouse; blood flowed like a river, and monster wails of agony and roars of anger spread through the hunting ground.
"You know, I kinda feel bad for the monsters. Well done, Yuhao. You made me sympathize with monsters," Kiana said sarcastically. Even though the plan was efficient for gaining resources and skill points, it was too efficient.
Huo Yuhao simply ignored her and brought out his [Absolute Spear] from the [Item Box]. It seemed like he was joining the battle.
He was making use of [Great Sage]'s [Parallel Processing] and [Thought Acceleration] to manage all the threads, illusions, and close combat. He was also making use of [All of Creation] to store and understand phenomena happening in front of him.
He entered the battlefield by shooting his spear at one of the [Blood Ogres], instantly obliterating it and its team of ogres. He did an axe kick to one of the [Devil Bears] while he was falling down, shattering its skull and killing it instantly.
He summoned the spear back to his hands, and with a quick spear twirl, he was out for blood again.
The forest echoed with the wails and roars of monsters, but what stood out the most was the sound of a child laughing the evilest laugh that had ever been heard.
…
He repeated that process a few more times. Each time, he used a different method to slaughter the monsters—using close-quarter combat, [Corrupt Light] ray beams, and ranged weapons like snipers and miniguns from his [Nanomancer] class to slaughter the monsters and gain more control over his skills.
But what truly brought out a genuine smile on his face were the skill points he gained:
『Notice! Surviving monster horde +10,000 skill points. 』
『Notice! Killing C-class monster +150 skill points. 』
『Notice! Killing B-class monster +300 skill points. 』
『Notice! Killing A-class monster +600 skill points. 』
『Notice! ...』
The sheer number of notifications from his [Skill Creation Essence] brought a genuine smile to Yuhao's cute, innocent face. You would think he would smile like that if he were gifted candy, chocolate, or something sweet, but that smile was from seeing the piles of drop items that appeared in front of him.
"I now get why a certain blond hoarder king loved collecting stuff; this is so fun," he said as he started appraising the items. A lot of magical cores, monster blood essences, and rare drop items were present in the pile of material.
[King's Brush: A drop item from King Orc. It can nourish any hair or fur. It can even fix severely damaged hair.]
(An: I want this so bad. I need it.)
[Crystal Deer King's Sun Crown: A drop item from the Crystal Deer King. Those who want to wear the crown must bear its weight. Increases stats during the daytime. Immune to mental interference, increases defenses and intelligence. Light magic and light attacks are boosted by 200%, and the wearer receives a 50% defense increase against evil and dark attacks.]
(An: Intelligence here doesn't mean IQ intelligence; it is the capacity for mana/energy in general. I wouldn't give Yuhao beyond genius-level intellect, okay? A character is limited by the author's abilities, so making him super smart and then having him do dumb stuff will enrage me and you readers.)
[Portable Furnace: A furnace that can be used anytime and anywhere, as long as there is enough firewood and adequate space. Can use mana instead of firewood to imbue the forge with certain effects.]
[Luxurious Mobile Open-Air Bath Set: A portable bath where you can easily choose the effects and enjoy various types of baths anywhere you go.]
And many more, but those stood out for their versatility.
"I like this world," commented the tuna, and Yuhao nodded at her words.
He carried a crystal cube that housed the portable furnace and channeled some energy into it.
The crystal cube expanded, and a fully-fledged forge appeared in front of Yuhao. He looked around for a bit and then closed the forge.
"It is a very neat item. I will use it when I want to make something not out of nanobots. Nanobots are really the best. But I won't share them with anyone," he commented as he stored the crystal cube in the [Item Box].
What? You want him to make stuff with nanobots and sell them under the name of his organization to increase its reputation? That is not happening.
Nanobots from the [Nanomancer] class would only be used by him and only him. Huo Yun'er still has the nanobots in her body to aid her with anything, but that's Huo Yun'er—she's got the family pass.
"And if I need items for my organization, I would need to get my hands dirty handling materials in the forge," he added, and the tuna just nodded.
The self-condensing soul rings would be the main item that would make his organization famous throughout Douluo World, but alchemy and blacksmithing would be the building blocks for the organization.
He activated the second crystal cube that housed the luxurious portable bath, and he found the cube expanding. He appeared inside a luxurious bath with a menu appearing in front of him.
He could control what type of bath he wanted from that menu. And all baths had a certain beautification effect with full fatigue and status recovery. He looked around for a bit and was impressed by the options in front of him. He closed the portable bath before he stored it in the [Item Box].
"Yuhao, I want that for a moment," the Herrscher said, and the crystal box disappeared for a moment into the stigma space, then reappeared in his hand.
"What just happened?" he asked in confusion as he stored it in the [Item Box].
"I needed to study it for a bit before I created something similar inside the stigma space. Sure, I can create anything inside the stigma space, but I liked the item, so I created it. I'll be out for a bit, okay," the tuna said as she closed the communication, and the last thing Yuhao heard was the rustling of clothes.
It seemed like the tuna was eager to try the new item and was about to take a bath. Yuhao shrugged and checked the last two items.
"Where was this brush all my life? You know how stressful it was for me, a teenager, to start taking care of my hair," he said with a tone full of longing.
He was in a family where receding hairlines had been a generational problem, so he needed to take care of his hair from an early age so that he would have some left when he reached thirty. But this brush could fix that problem.
"I will use [All of Creation] to understand its effect on the scalp and hair follicles, create a medicine based on it, and sell it under my company's name. That's a million-dollar idea right here," he spoke with a heroic tone, ready to save the hair of millions of people from receding and falling.
(An: I support you, Yuhao. You are a true hero. *sniffs*)
Finally, the [Sun Crown]. It appeared to be made of pure white light and floated in Yuhao's hand. It looked beautiful. Yuhao was mesmerized by it and summoned a mirror from his [Item Box] to see how he looked.
"Hmm, it looks good. Thank God that it has a hide function; otherwise, I would die inside if I walked around wearing a crown on my head." He could already imagine the 'unholy'neighborhood mothers gushing about his cuteness.
"Looking good, Your Highness the Crown Prince," a teasing voice was heard from the stigma space. It seemed like the tuna was still watching the show while she was taking a bath. Huo Yuhao wished he could dig a hole and bury himself in it. He blushed like a tomato before setting the [Sun Crown] to invisible.
"Too late, I have it in 4K here, stored in the stigma space. I wonder what Huo Yun'er will do if she 'discovers' it by chance," she added, and a photo of him wearing the crown materialized in front of him.
Huo Yuhao's eyes lost their light. He had suffered from embarrassing childhood pictures in his previous life, so he was careful not to relive that agony again—only for Kiana to catch him off guard. He sighed and accepted his fate; that's what men do. You endure, lads.
And of course, he gained a lot of skills from the world's consciousness. After all, the effects of the title [Otherworlder] allowed him to gain and learn skills with ease.
[Skill [Weakness Detection] has been acquired.]
[Skill [Presence Detection] has been acquired.]
[Skill [Environment Assimilation] has been acquired.]
[Title [Slaughter] has been acquired.]
The skills were self-explanatory. [Weakness Detection] allowed him to find weak points in the opponent's stances and fighting style. [Presence Detection] allowed him to perceive enemies hidden in the dark, kind of like a bootleg [Observation Haki], which he planned to get in the future.
And [Environment Assimilation] allowed him to hide his presence and lurk in the environment, so others would subconsciously ignore his presence. What intrigued him the most was the title:
[Title [Slaughter]: Excessive killing has allowed Huo Yuhao to be able to kill anything as long as he knows basic information about the target.]
Needless to say, he liked that title a lot. It acted like a buffed-up version of the [Hunter] development skill in Danmachi, so his grind would be more efficient in the future. Life is all about efficiency, and Huo Yuhao was already min-maxing his life at the age of six.
And of course, Essence-chan can't have Yuhao acquire skills from any other place than itself and Ellie, so:
『Notice! There exist multiple skills and titles belonging to Huo Yuhao not granted by the Essence or Ellie. 』
『Absorbing skills and title effects granted by the world's consciousness to turn them into skills granted by the Essence. 』
『Absorption and skill creation complete. 』
"Status," he whispered as he made his way towards a certain direction.
(An: Italic bold text represents the new additions and updates to his status, so you don't have to read everything.)
『...』
『Huo Yuhao』
『Class: Nanomancer』
『Race: Ascended Human, White Dragon, White Tiger』
『Soul Power: 20』
『Martial Souls: [Eyes of Heaven], [White Dragon of Nihility], [Monster Slime]. 』
『Skill Points: 200,000』
『Unique Skills: [Great Sage], [Golden Rule], [True Martial Art: 4], [Super-growth D], [Increased Skill Point Generation: D]. 』
『Other Skills: [Appraisal], [Endurance], [Item Box], [Language Comprehension], [Fast Reading], [Thread Manipulation], [Illusion Manipulation], [Pain Resistance], [Check Status], [Cooking:2], [Weakness Detection], [Presence Detection], [Environment Assimilation]. 』
『Titles: [Master of The Door], [Master of The House], [Otherworlder], [Person Who Visited a Different World for the First Time], [The First [Class Holder] to Appear in the World], [The One Who Perplexed the World's Consciousness], [The One Who Gained the Interest of the Entire World], [Slaughter]. 』
『...』
"Okay, let's go to the final destination for today—the sage's cave—and get the 'routing' system for the [Stigma of Finality]."
(Chapter 27 finished.)
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Author's Note:
Phew, this chapter is about 3k words without the author's note. It took longer than usual.
We got to see some action, gain some skills, and we are approaching the first major time skip—it would be like a year time skip, and after that, we would introduce some waifus.
Do you want some OC characters to appear as waifus or just stick with the original selection of waifus in that world?
I am ready to read all your suggestions in the comments. Share some waifu pics in the comment section to cheer me up a bit.
Anyhow, don't forget to comment on memes, share your thoughts, and, most importantly, post waifu pics.
That's all for now.
Bye.
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