thefictionvixens Chapter 17 System Function 2: Double Return!
Chapter 17 System Function 2: Double Return!
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"Bang!"
A muffled thud.
The giant-eyed, bloody rat's head exploded instantly, like a watermelon being smashed by a sledgehammer! Charred flesh and brains splattered all over the ground, and the massive headless corpse crashed to the ground, utterly dead.
Sold out instantly!
Mo Fan looked at the headless corpse emitting blue smoke and swallowed hard.
He gritted his teeth, his competitive spirit rising: "Again!"
Mo Fan reconnected to the star track, and four seconds later, he unleashed another Thunder Seal Frenzy. This time he was smarter and concentrated his firepower on one target, but the result was still somewhat unsatisfactory. He only managed to electrocute a deep, charred wound that exposed bone in the abdomen of the giant-eyed blood rat, causing it to collapse severely injured, but he failed to kill it with one blow.
The ensuing battle almost became a one-man show for Su Chen.
He was like a grim reaper strolling leisurely, each time he raised his hand, accompanied by violent thunder and the gruesome death of the giant-eyed, bloody rat.
Mo Fan, on the other hand, was like a clumsy apprentice, desperately casting spells on the sidelines. Although he could injure the demons, the efficiency was vastly different.
Watching Su Chen's fluid movements and terrifying destructive power, Mo Fan gasped for breath and sighed inwardly.
"Damn, the difference is too big... Old Su is a monster."
However, Mo Fan was also an extremely intelligent and optimistic person. After a little thought, he found a perfect way to comfort himself.
"That's normal. After all, I'm a natural dual-elemental user. Although I've been focusing on lightning lately, I've devoted a large portion of my energy to fire before. As for Old Su, he's definitely been working day and night on lightning for the past year or so, specializing in one element. It's only natural that he's stronger than me!"
Having figured this out, Mo Fan no longer felt defeated. If he had spent over a year focusing entirely on mastering lightning techniques, he might not have been any worse than Su Chen!
"If Old Su can do it, I can definitely do it too! Once I've mastered lightning magic to his level, and combined it with my fire magic, I'll be even stronger than him!"
In less than ten minutes, all seven or eight giant-eyed rats had been reduced to charred corpses.
The vast majority of them were killed by Su Chen. Mo Fan only managed to get one kill, and that was because Su Chen deliberately crippled him and left him with one.
"Phew... I'm exhausted." Mo Fan plopped down on the clean pipe, panting heavily. Although he had only cast five or six spells, the mental exhaustion from that life-or-death struggle made him feel more tired than if he had run 100,000 meters.
Su Chen acted as if nothing had happened, pulled out a dagger, and skillfully began rummaging through a pile of disgusting rat carcasses for valuable exotic bones.
"Stop resting, come over and help collect the spoils. This is all money!" Su Chen shouted without turning his head.
Mo Fan perked up immediately upon hearing the word "money" and forced himself to move closer despite feeling nauseous.
Just as the two had finished collecting all the strange bones and were preparing to head home.
A sudden change has occurred!
Suddenly, a system's electronic voice echoed deep within Su Chen's mind!
[Ding! Major bond event detected!]
[The bound individual, Mo Fan, under the guidance and assistance of the host, successfully slayed the demon and, with a very small probability, plundered a high-value rare item: Slave-level Essence *1!]
[The system's hidden trigger conditions have been met!]
[The system's second core function has been activated: Double Returns (Bond Plunder Edition)!]
[Function Description: Any high-value items or special opportunities obtained by the bound person with the direct participation or assistance of the host will be automatically replicated by the system and returned to the host in double quantity/quality!]
[Ding! Rewards being processed...]
[Congratulations, host! You have received double the reward: 2 Slave-level Essence!]
[The item has been automatically stored in the system's storage space; the host can retrieve and use it at any time!]
"I...go...to...your...grand...scum!!!"
Upon hearing this series of system notifications, Su Chen was stunned, as if struck by lightning, and froze on the spot.
His eyes widened to be larger than those of the dead giant-eyed rats on the ground, his breathing became incredibly rapid, and his heart pounded wildly in his chest like a pile driver!
Double the refund?!
Mo Fan dropped a spirit essence, and the system just gave me two for free?!
No need to fight to the death, no need to gamble on those uncertain drop rates. Just take Mo Fan, this chosen one, to grind monsters. Whatever he drops, I can get double the amount!
Su Chen felt a wave of dizziness wash over him, a sensation caused by an overwhelming feeling of happiness.
With trembling hands, he opened the system panel in his mind. Sure enough, in the previously empty storage compartment, two pure, ethereal blue-glowing servant-level spirits were quietly floating there.
Two essences, that's ten million!
Adding the more than ten million I had saved up before, I now have twenty million in start-up capital!
A spirit seed! My top-grade lightning-type spirit seed has been found!
"Old Su? Old Su, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me! Have you been bewitched?!"
Mo Fan was so frightened when he saw Su Chen suddenly standing still, his face flushed, his body trembling violently, and even a trace of suspicious saliva drooling from the corner of his mouth that he quickly stepped forward and shook his shoulders.
Su Chen was brought back to his senses by Mo Fan's distraction.
At this moment, in Su Chen's eyes, Mo Fan was no longer the rookie brother who needed him to carry him.
How the hell are these brothers?
This is simply a super money-giving boy, glittering with gold and capable of endlessly spewing out rare treasures!
Su Chen suddenly stretched out his hands and grabbed Mo Fan's shoulders, his eyes burning with the fervor of a wolf that hadn't eaten for three days seeing a plump little lamb.
"Fanzi!" Su Chen's voice became hoarse and trembling due to extreme excitement.
"Ah...ah? Old Su, why are you looking at me like that? My orientation is perfectly normal, I'm telling you..." Mo Fan felt uneasy under Su Chen's gaze and subconsciously shrank back.
"Mo Fan, from now on, stick with me. Let's work hard together, and I guarantee you'll make a lot of money during this time! At the very least, enough to improve Uncle Mo and your sister's living conditions! I happen to need someone to help dispose of the demon corpses, so you'll be my assistant!" Su Chen said confidently, patting Mo Fan on the shoulder.
"Alright! Old Su, I'm sticking with you, brother. From now on, I'll live the high life! If we brothers are of one mind, our strength can break metal!"
In the dark sewer, two boys looked at each other and laughed.
One thought he had latched onto an experienced mentor and was about to embark on a path to wealth and riches through demon hunting.
The other one looked at the two free spirits in his system space and laughed like a ruthless capitalist who had finally harvested the best leeks.
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