This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist

Chapter 305 "I Can't Die Here"

The Essence stat didn't increase any further after several minutes, but the Wrathful Moon in the lantern was still glowing brightly, as if it were in a good mood. Rita reduced the size of the lantern and carefully placed it back into her pocket watch.

She thought about her Thief God skill. If she had used the Essence Version of The Thief God's Theft, Which Can Also Be Robbery to steal Rick's Food God skill back then, would she have been able to steal all five of his skills in one go?

Nivalis: "Did you get Essence?!"

Rita: "Yep, I can score big with it. Some people can't hit the jackpot, but they've got Essence. Seven points, to be exact."

Nivalis: "You... you..."

Rita: "Sorry, I'm not great with words. I didn't mean to offend you."

Nivalis went silent on the other side.

Rita: "Ah, cold treatment."

The next day, Rita, carrying a still-sleeping Nivalis—who had been up all night playing Mahjong—on her shoulder, arrived at the Special Affairs Bureau. Thankfully, Nivalis had turned small before going to sleep; otherwise, Rita wouldn't have wanted to carry her.

Yesterday, Shadow.Q had notified her via email to come and collect her equipment and skill crystals from the Special Affairs Bureau.

When Rita arrived, a full table of equipment had been set out, all purple-tier. They could pick freely, with each item labeled to show 1-3 units in stock. In case several people wanted the same item, there were dice next to them for everyone to roll.

The equipment wasn't divided by gender, and the items for Lania Kaia had been enhanced with a unique and inexpensive material. This material added 50% stretchability (either plus or minus) to the gear, allowing it to automatically fit the body. Even if it was gear made for Blue Star's slim players, it could fit them, though it might be a bit tight.

Most of the skill crystals were A-level or higher, and there were even nine S-level ones. Only four B-level crystals were included, two of which were Young Rogue and Old Rogue from the Gun King, and two Feeling Blessed crystals, which could alter luck.

The rest of the skill crystals were prepared for use before or after entering the Tower. Before entering, they included ones for city disguise and willpower boosts; after exiting, they included escape and survival skills—such as ones that could forcefully break bindings, lock health bars, instantly return to Blue Star, ignore mental attacks and magic arrays for a short time, and even one that could stop time.

Eclipse Vanguard's plan was to use time-stop skills in turns, and then use the S-level needles to puncture the three pointers to collect and clear the Moon Sand, with a dedicated team to repair it afterward.

However, Rita was not part of this plan. She had made it clear that she didn't need to cooperate with anyone, so Eclipse Vanguard hadn't assigned her any tasks. She could act according to the situation and make her own decisions.

Rita always felt like Eclipse Vanguard was treating her like the main character of a novel, trusting her so much... she couldn't help but wonder if they had some method to predict her actions. Jameson could discern her star fire, but what about Eclipse Vanguard?

Even though she had known about these plans for a long time, actually receiving the skill crystals still surprised her. With these crystals, equipped with her current strength and vision, if she stood on the opposing side, she couldn't think of any way to block them. Lightning cages and common sleep gas cans wouldn't work.

Just then, Shadow.Q walked over, holding her box of skill crystals.

"You can exchange the two Feeling Blessed crystals for any S-level or below skill crystal, or trade them for one S-level skill crystal. Let me know once you decide, and I'll arrange it."

Rita immediately took out the two crystals and handed them to Shadow.Q: "Exchange for one I Can't Die Here."

I Can't Die Here (S-level): For five minutes, all binding skills will have no effect on you. If your HP falls below 5%, you will immediately gain a shield, the total damage the shield can absorb is equivalent to 500% of your HP. If the second effect is triggered, every minute after ten minutes, 88% of your HP will be forcibly drained for five minutes. Casting time: 1 second. 500 MP cost. Cooldown: 3 hours.

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It was an incredibly powerful skill, and she was also quite interested in another skill from the same source.