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Chapter 20 Spy Bug
Chapter 20 Spy Bug
Chapter 20: Spy bug
"Do you have any idea, sister?" Alice asked her elder sister while hovering her eyes on Max, who had been in a battle with the self-proclaimed monkey king.
Their battle looked off, and it was clear that one side didn't want to fight at all. Any newbie would think of it as a waste of time, yet Max grinned as he continued exchanging blows with the monster.
Zamira glanced at her little sister, "You want to know why he is doing this?"
Alice nodded, interested in whether her theory was correct. She believed Max was doing this to get some ego or bully the monster. Perhaps, he took a liking to show off his strength due to his powerful and copious mana.
There was also a theory regarding Albert. In Alice's eyes, Max didn't want to risk a smooth start, so he let the man go!
Zamira rolled her eyes after hearing her little sister's theories, "It's the first proper day for all of us. We have leveled up significantly and met one of three families' subordinates.
While we have years of experience, Max lacks everything other than high mana," Zamira whispered, retracting her eyes to Max.
He belonged to the category of the tower's divine prodigies, whose bodies were born with an abundance of mana. In their case, the prodigies learned more about the world, techniques, schemes, and other useful stuff.
They didn't have to strengthen their mana pool or increase their strength. Their natural resources already upped them in ranks opposite to the rest of the universe.
Most players started by increasing their strength and mana, which was a slow process depending on their potential.
Most of them also lacked proper guidance. He created his own skills and style instead!
"Ah, he might be a unique case," Zamira realized that Max lacked proper guidance.
He was like a low-born player with high mana, something in between prodigies and the rest of the world.
Alice sighed, "Explain already, elder sister."
Zamira ruffled Alice's blue hair, "He's trying out something during that fight. He's going to soak every experience for himself, no matter how insignificant or valuable. He will also learn something by fighting an enemy this short."
The fire twin was right.
Max tried using [Mana Conversion] while sparing against the self-proclaimed monkey king. His enemy was perfect for this short training, and Max was slowly getting the hang of it, so he was grinning like a kid.
And then, Zamira continued with a similar smile, as if she could see his face, "That guy was a real player, yet he feared us. We have sealed strength, and Max is a newbie. Yet, the Earth's D-ranked player was polite before us.
We should avoid them during the early game stages. We don't want three families' main forces looking after us," Zamira whispered in her soft voice.
Alice sighed, "How much of our seal would we unlock with that guy's mana?"
Even though it was a pity that Max let the man go, Alice understood her elder sister's points. If this guy died in the game and logged out without any mana in a real-world, the three families would know that there was a real threat in their world.
Zamira added, "Max would take some for himself too."
"Does he really need more?" Alice rolled her eyes.
That was when Max killed the self-proclaimed monkey king, seizing the mountain's peak for himself. The whole mountain's feet froze as the new system message suddenly appeared in their eyes.
[The player, Max, has taken over the mountain's peak.]
[Max will receive a share of income, experience, and items dropped from the monsters in the whole mountain's area.]
[You can challenge the new king and take his crown!]
Max turned around, smiling at the twins as he took off his mask. The girls did the same, revealing their slightly wet hairs sticking to their skin. It was the first time Max saw them in such a state, so he took a while to remember the image.
He found a good spot for a rest, the same spot Albert had slept on.
He took a seat, gesturing twins to come over.
After they sat down, sticking close to each other, Max revealed his thoughts, "Zamira is right."
"You were listening?" Alice inquired with half-narrowed eyes. She couldn't believe this guy was so good at multitasking, yet Max continued proving her thoughts wrong.
Max chuckled, "I could hear you two." He then lifted his hand, spreading his fingers widely, "Look at this."
The girls switched their eyes to the object floating above his palm. It was a small, round object that didn't give them an idea of its existence or purpose.
Max explained, "It's a gadget to spy on others. I wanted this thing to hide deeply in people's bodies, so it's another SSS skill. This skill will allow me to hear and see everything around Albert.
I will learn slowly about their ranks and plans," Max said.
[Mana Spy Bug(SSS) - create an impossible detect bug that will hide in people's hearts.]
"It's a bug?" Alice brought her face closer, staring at the round object with her draconian eyes. She found nothing other than just a round object as if the bug's characteristics were hidden from her eyes.
She blamed her sealed strength.
Zamira narrowed her eyes, finding nothing.
Max laughed, "It is a bug. Anyway, I will try this ability now while you two enjoy yourselves."
[Party leader, Max, has shared fifty percent of his mountain's peak shares with the players Zamira and Alice.]
After sharing the future loot and experience points with the twins, Max put all his attention into his newly created skill.
That would help him spy on others and make the most efficient moves in the game world.
"Let's see whether we can enjoy this mountain for long," Max whispered, sneering as he started channeling his newest skill.
Alice tilted her head, "What does he mean?"
Zamira sighed, "He told the real player that Muller Franc sent us here. If Muller Household finds out that someone has lied and used their head's name without permission, they will trace us down.
It depends on that real player's next move," Zamira explained.
Alice nodded, "I understand."
Max didn't reply, for he already saw many different things with his closed eyes.