Chapter 451: 316: The Maxims of the Hanged Man

Chapter 451: Chapter 316: The Maxims of the Hanged Man

The sound of the blizzard showed no sign of weakening.

Occasionally, the sound of trees collapsing could be heard outside.

—This had turned into a catastrophic blizzard.

However, according to “Starry Fork in the Road,” the enemy would still come to encircle and suppress us.

Unexpectedly.

Shen Ye looked at the little girl fast asleep, a flurry of thoughts crossing his mind.

To be frank.

Divination and prediction are the trickiest things to deal with.

The enemy usually can’t figure it out.

For example, Mo Ga Ru’s prophecy poetry, and my own Sect Leader’s Precious Tactic.

If I hadn’t known about Mo Ga Ru’s prophetic ability, he probably would have seen through me a long time ago.

This is the hardest thing to defend against.

But.

There’s a problem here.

“Starry Fork in the Road” comes from one of the Nine Aspects, the Astrologer Poet Pei Aso.

Do the other aspects know about this skill?

…Someone should know.

The aspect known as “Demon of Fear” was able to drive out the three aspects “Brutal Feeder,” “Cunning Traitor,” and “Snake Woman” from the body.

This proves one thing—

The Demon of Fear knows the other aspects like the back of its hand.

In other words.

It should also understand “Astrologer Poet Pei Aso.”

It knows the skills of the Pei Aso aspect.

Shen Ye’s gaze became profound.

—Playing this game, wouldn’t I always be in the opponent’s grasp?

I was able to deceive Mo Ga Ru in advance.

The Demon of Fear, which is above the Nine Layers of the Law Realm, must have even more ways to take control.

No…

I must find a way.

Think fast, what can change this situation.

…There’s one thing I could try.

Let’s try it.

“Merge the Sect Leader’s Precious Tactic with the Starry Fork in the Road,” Shen Ye whispered.

Two lines of faint glowing letters appeared:

“You attempt to activate the Golden Label ‘Vampire Kid,’ but fail.”

“Because these two are not of the same type of equipment.”

Shen Ye clicked his tongue and, after thinking back and forth, said:

“This attempt is not about merging similar equipment but about fusing skills—”

“Both the Sect Leader’s Precious Tactic and the Starry Fork in the Road are prophetic skills.”

The faint glow continued to emerge:

“Sect Leader’s Precious Tactic, although it does have prophetic skills, also possesses other capabilities of the Chaotic Heaven Gate.”

“As equipment, it is too diverse to be merged.”

“If you wish to merge it as a skill, you will lose the other abilities of Sect Leader’s Precious Tactic, do you agree?”

Shen Ye paused for a moment.

Upon reflection, Chaotic Heaven Gate, which held this precious tactic in the past, had not defeated the king species.

Now, I am facing an existence stronger than the king species.

I must concentrate all my strengths!

One mistake, and everything will be destroyed by the Demon of Fear.

Now is the time to discard what must be discarded!

—For survival.

“Agree to the fusion!” Shen Ye said.

The faint glow kept emerging, gathering into small letters:

“You have activated the Golden Label ‘Vampire Kid.’

“The Sect Leader’s Precious Tactic and the Starry Fork in the Road are merging, and super evolution effects have already occurred during the fusion.”

“The prophecy skill within the Sect Leader’s Precious Tactic is of too low a level, holding back this super evolution.”

“This super evolution consumed all of your spiritual power.”

Shen Ye felt dizzy and unsteady.

After resting, his spiritual power had recovered to the full 90 points.

—All of it used up?

Having no choice, he had to invest the 10 free attribute points into spiritual power, just to create a cushion so he wouldn’t feel too uncomfortable.

The faint glowing letters kept popping up:

“After the super evolution, the two skills merged into a new skill:

“The Hanged Man’s Sermon.”

“Prophecy Skill, Blue Grade (Outstanding).”

“Description: Every day you can use this skill once to learn of an event that could potentially lead to your death.”

“—The fire of Purgatory burns within your heart, either become ashes or survive and set your enemies ablaze.”

What else is there to say?

“Activate!” Shen Ye murmured lowly.

A page emerged quietly from the void—

This was indeed somewhat similar to Sect Leader’s Precious Tactic, but unlike the Precious Tactic, the information that appeared swiftly on it was very specific:

“In two hours, the search will be declared a failure.”

“Twelve consecutive nuclear weapons come through the air, turning everything into a ravenous sea of fire.”

All around there was only the sound of the blizzard.

The page floated quietly in the dark, the little letters giving off a faint glow.

Shen Ye read quickly, barely able to stop himself from cursing.

It seemed—

The opposition wasn’t just trying to provoke Charlotte, making her personality break and fall.

To kill Charlotte directly.

This was an even simpler, more direct, and brutal option.

What to do?

His gaze fell on the little girl.

The little girl was still deep in sleep.

—Can’t wait in place, I will be encircled.

—Can’t run for it now, I will freeze to death.

What to do?

Shen Ye’s eyes lowered slightly as he waited quietly.

Time slowly passed by.

Ten minutes were up.

Now, I could use the body like one of the personalities, thanks to the Fang of the Nine Aspects.

He squatted in front of the little girl, his mouth open, about to shout to wake her.

He hesitated for a while.

But he slowly closed his mouth and remained silent.

The little girl had fallen several times in the snow earlier, with wounds from sharp stones on her feet, which had just stopped bleeding.

Her shoulders were bruised, and there were traces of blood on her nose, and it was unclear when she got injured.

She looked exhausted.

Shen Ye sighed, rose gently, passed through the trees, and began patrolling in the blizzard.

Let her sleep a little longer.

After all, a good spirit leads to a good mood.

Seven to eight minutes later.

The sound of the blizzard was joined by the roar of large machinery.

Shen Ye stood atop a tree, gazing into the distance.

On the mountain slope not far away, several seven-to-eight-meter-tall steel mechas appeared.

—They had begun to search the mountain!

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