The Boss Behind The Game

“Just as I said, go find the rest of Mu Zhiguang’s body. Retrieve the lost memories and let me know the final answer.”

The skeleton’s reply gave Liu Chai a headache. He was here to learn some fistfighting skills, not to find bodies. This did not match his initial objectives.

“Are you willing to?”

[Inheritance Quest ‘Death’s Child’ Unlocked]

Quest details: Find the remaining body parts of Mu Zhiguang

Quest reward: Unknown

Are you willing to take on the quest?

“Boss, where do you expect me to find it? At least give me some hints. It’s unethical of you to post a task like this,” Liu Chai looked helpless.

The skeleton did not reply to him and merely waited for Liu Chai’s answer.

“Fine, I’ll do it. Teach me the fistfighting skills.”

The soul fire in the skeleton’s head flickered again after Liu Chai agreed. It then shook its head.

“The Power of Death in my body has been exhausted. I reckon that I would not exist for long, so I would not be able to teach you fistfighting skills.”

“Are you kidding me?” Liu Chai responded in shock immediately.

The skeleton shook its head again as its body started burning up. Then, it transformed into an onyx black liquid and rapidly attached itself onto Liu Chai’s right arm.

At that moment, a game notification appeared.

[Gained Incomplete Inheritance: Death’s Son]

Inheritance Introduction: Gained the powers of the Death’s Son Mu Zhiguang’s right arm (Lord’s Spirit).

Inheritance Abilities: Gained God’s Right Arm (Special Passive), gained Body of the Dead (Special Passive), gained Special Fist Skill (Right Fist), gained Death’s Curse (Special Negative State).

[God’s Right Arm (Special Passive)]:

Skill Introduction: Mu Zhiguang’s special arm that was transformed from his right arm after the exhaustion of the Power of Death. It still had a strong power, although no divine power remained (Internal Residual Consciousness).

Skill Attributes: Right arm gained 100% power increase, gained special skill (Unbreakable Max); gained special skill (Crush Level 3).

Unbreakable Max: The right arm has no durability consumption and cannot be crushed by powers below the God Level.

Crush Level 3: If God’s Right Arm is used to attack the enemy’s weapons, there would be chances of damaging enemy’s weapons (This effect is affected by the user’s power and the quality of the enemy’s weapons).

[Body of the Dead (Special Passive)]:

Skill Introduction: Death was not the end, but another new form of life.

Skill Attributes: After death, it would transform into the Body of the Dead (50% weakening of all attributes) and continue the battle for ten minutes. The cooling time after that would be 24 hours.

[Fistfighting Skill (Right Fist) Level 1]:

Skill Introduction: Special abilities derived from God’s Right Arm.

Skill Ability: Damages caused by all fighting skills increased by 20% (Because I have yet to learn the true powers of the fist, it can only be used on the right arm).

[Death’s Curse (Special Negative State)]:

Curse Details: A curse made by Mu Zhiguang’s right arm before its transformation. If his request is unfulfilled, God’s Right Arm will automatically break apart.

Curse Duration: The next body part must be obtained within 365 days, otherwise the quest will be considered a failure.

[Game message, quest updates]:

[Inheritance Quest ‘Death’s Son’]

Quest Details: Find Mu Zhiguang’s remaining body parts and retrieve his complete memory.

Quest Reward: For each body part collected, a part of Mu Zhiguang’s inheritance will be awarded.

(Note: Total number of body parts is unknown. Specific details unknown.)

Liu Chai was stunned for a few seconds after seeing the inheritance attributes which he had suddenly acquired.

He held his right arm that was now full of power. He suddenly did not know how to react, he actually gained the Inherited Power so easily.

However, what made him most speechless was that although the quest was to find the remaining body parts, there were no specific quest instructions. The whereabouts were also ambiguous. Besides that, if the task was not completed, the inheritance would disappear, which gave Liu Chai a headache.

It seemed like he could only find Tong Gua to ask about it.

Liu Chai raised his head helplessly to glance at the stone castle in front of him. After pondering for a moment, he made his way in.

Only this time, no one could stop him anymore.

……

On top of the Cliffs of Desperation, at the same time when Liu Chai received the inheritance…

Suddenly, a weak soul fire appeared in the skull of the skeleton that was sitting next to the pillar pagoda. After moving its mouth a few times, the soul fire went out again.

Meanwhile, the white-haired old man, who was asleep in the wooden house on the mountainside, suddenly opened his eyes.

“Yoo-hoo… it’s getting even more lively, even the successor of Mu Zhiguang has appeared. Tsk tsk… interesting, interesting indeed!”

The white-haired old man closed his eyes again after saying so. Soon, the room was filled with loud snoring sounds.

……

Liu Chai realized that the castle was completely empty after entering it, there was nothing placed inside at all.

As the rays of light shone in from outside, one could see that many historical records about the Mu Tehai Nation were carved on the walls of the stone castle.

Liu Chai was not interested in them at all and was about to leave, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure on the left wall.

So, he immediately approached the wall to take a closer look.

The bearded face, the sturdy figure, and also the iconic chest hair. Is that not the Sea King?

Liu Chai’s eyes widened roundly.

In the mural, the person who looked very similar to the Sea King, was kneeling in front of a blurry figure and seemed to be swearing allegiance to him.

Fuck, the Sea King was a descendant of the Mu Tehai Nation? Liu Chai’s eyes widened in surprise.

At that moment, a pair of blue eyes appeared on the Sea King’s figure on the mural.

“Who’s the one calling me?”

Liu Chai dared not reply and merely remained silent…

“Who are you, why did you call my name?”

Liu Chai was a bit dumbfounded at that moment. He did not know how exactly did the mural link to the Sea King.

Liu Chai did not have a good impression of the Sea King after interacting with the other members of the Ocean Clan. Besides, this person was bound to be the enemy of all the other players. Thus, Liu Chai simply replied without being polite.

“What’s wrong? Can’t I give you a call for no reason?”

“How dare you! Who are you? Why do you have telepathic communication abilities that is exclusively used by the Mu Tehai Nation?

“Not only this. Can you see my right hand? I even have your ancestors in my hands!” Liu Chai replied rudely.

“You fucker, you’re asking for death. Believe me when I say I’ll slap you!”

“Come! If I don’t see you within five seconds, you are just a son of a bitch!”

Sea King, “Fuck you!”

Liu Chai, “Fuck you!”

Both began having a war of words, mocking the other party’s friends, families, and even their dead ancestors.

As the exchange of profanity continued on, the Sea King suddenly paused in shock and became infuriated.

“You’re saying that you have stolen my Son of the Sea?”

“It was me. In fact, I grabbed two of them. I ate them and they were absolutely scrumptious. I even wanted a third one. Do you have more, foolish Sea King? Get me another one to quench my thirst, will you?”

The Sea King exploded in anger. He never thought that the person in front of him was the one who had stolen his treasures.

The Sea King in the Crystal Palace started trembling violently, as wrath overwhelmed him. Intense rage surged within him, as he forcefully slammed the table in front of him.

“Men, call the armies and come with me!”

“Fuck, are you serious?”

“Don’t even think of running away. I know where you are, prepare to die!”

“Remember to bring another Son of the Sea when you come over, don’t make me wait too long!” Liu Chai pointed out his middle finger as he said so. Then, he waved his right arm and swatted the pair of blue eyes away from the air.

“Phew, that was exciting!” Liu Chai ended the conversation and chuckled. Then, he trotted his way out of the stone palace, and began ambling toward the coast.

“Fleeing after scolding, how thrilling!”

Liu Chai immediately summoned his Specter Ship after arriving at the coast. Then, he swiftly boarded the ship and began sailing toward the Liuli Coast.