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Chapter 185 - [186] : Spoils of War

The special ability of "Lucky Wheel" was completely gambling with one's own life, but for Silas, taking a bullet to the head wasn't that big of a deal.

In other words, Silas could completely fire five shots at his own head in succession.

As long as he won the bet, the gun would become extremely powerful. If he didn't win the bet, it would just be taking a bullet, that's all.

Moreover, that "luck" seemed to also work on the wheel itself, making it easier for him to obtain the result he wanted.

As for the accumulated misfortune in the side effects, as he'd said before, he didn't care about being harmed.

Overall, this Beyonder item could fully display its abilities in his hands while greatly reducing the harm of its negative effects.

The only problem was that its level was slightly low.

If he could get some powerful Beyonder bullets, he should be able to maximize this handgun's power.

Silas thought to himself and thanked the Queen.

At this moment, he felt the spirituality of those three Beyonders beginning to fade. Knowing it would be too late if he didn't graze them, he quickly walked over.

"Your Majesty, do you mind if I graze here?"

"Go ahead."

After receiving permission, Silas opened his palm toward Katie's remaining body.

These three people, along with Herras who had become a Beyonder characteristic, were all from the Arbiter sequence.

Grazing one would be enough. Originally, Herras would have been the most suitable, but since he exploded, Silas could only settle for second best and choose Katie, who was slightly lower.

The Shepherd's ability allowed him to roughly sense the strength of their characteristics.

Katie was clearly a cut above the other two, yet weaker than Herras. The Queen had just said Herras was Sequence 6, so Katie should be Sequence 7.

Silas activated "Grazing" on Katie's body.

"Swoosh!"

A bone-chilling, icy wind generated from his palm, swirling above the corpse.

It quickly pulled Katie's transparent, blurred soul along with her characteristic out of her body.

"No!"

She struggled desperately, resisting, but could only be absorbed into Silas's palm.

Silas sensed Katie's soul within his body. The Shepherd's invisible ability quickly let him figure out Katie's Beyonder abilities.

She was from the Arbiter pathway, Sequence 7 "Interrogator," proficient in various weapons.

Her main abilities were: Arbitration, Sheriff, Psychic Piercing, Whip of Pain, and others.

Among these, Arbitration meant she possessed authority, and when fighting others, opponents would involuntarily yield and compromise.

Sheriff would make him sensitive and alert in his jurisdiction, able to easily remember suspects' appearances and discover dangerous factors like chaos and evil.

These should be Sequence 9 and Sequence 8 Beyonder abilities. The most important were still the Sequence 7 abilities: Psychic Piercing and Whip of Pain. Both were mental-level attacks.

Psychic Piercing could directly attack the opponent's spirit, making the target feel intense pain and affecting their actions.

Whip of Pain was mainly used in "interrogation," with slightly less power than Psychic Piercing, but could bring pressure through whipping, making the opponent become obedient and compliant.

Because there were relatively few abilities, Silas's choice was simple: Psychic Piercing, Whip of Pain, plus Sheriff.

After selecting the abilities, Katie's soul was fixed in a slot within his body.

So far, he had already grazed four souls: that unknown soul he couldn't contact, a Pyromaniac, a Faceless, and the newly added Interrogator.

Three slots remained.

After he finished grazing, the Beyonder characteristics of Packer and the bearded man slowly separated out.

Peculiar points of light gathered on their bodies, finally condensing simultaneously into similar things: silvery-white objects about the size of a child's fist.

Besides the main silvery-white color, they were also wrapped with iron-black and dark red patterns.

Two Sequence 8 "Sheriff" Beyonder characteristics.

The invisible servant floated over and spat out Herras's Beyonder characteristic from within its body. This was a black gavel, corresponding to Sequence 6 "Judge."

What a pity I couldn't graze him.

Silas thought.

A Sequence 6 Judge could issue various prohibitions, able to impose tremendous restrictions on enemies.

He pondered briefly, then saw the invisible servant spit out a black iron metal glove.

"This is what you spit out when you arrived here."

The Queen's voice came down from the throne.

"It should be a Beyonder item made from the Sequence 5 Beyonder characteristic of the Arbiter pathway, 'Disciplinary Paladin.'

You'll need to slowly explore its specific effects and side effects yourself."

Right, there was still this thing...

Silas took the glove, feeling it was exceptionally cold.

The Queen was still quite decent. She could have just taken it directly without telling him.

With this, all of Silas's spoils from this battle were in hand, including two Sequence 8 Sheriff Beyonder characteristics, one Sequence 7 Interrogator Beyonder characteristic that he had already grazed, one Sequence 6 Judge Beyonder characteristic, and one Sequence 5 Disciplinary Paladin Beyonder characteristic.

What a coincidence! I've almost collected the entire Arbiter sequence from low to mid-sequences!

Thinking of this, he could barely keep his composure.

Sequence 8, 600 pounds; Sequence 7, 1,500 pounds; Sequence 6, 3,000 pounds; Sequence 5, 10,000 pounds... Calculated this way, he earned 15,700 pounds in one night!

This was a huge sum!

As for other items gained, there was the Lucky Wheel the Queen gave him. This item was very suitable for him, and even its side effects could be ignored.

As for the Agony that was originally promised to him, because it had been lent out, he would have to wait a few months to get it, but it was basically confirmed to belong to him.

At the same time, his Rose Bishop potion had been digested to a great extent. He estimated that after another period of acting, it could be completely digested.

Currently, his Sequence 8 Listener potion only had a critical little bit remaining, his Sequence 7 Shadow Ascetic potion only needed one more round of acting, his Sequence 6 Rose Bishop potion was mostly digested... while the Shepherd potion hadn't shown any progress yet.

It could be said that the digestion progress of his potions was already very good.

Speaking of potions...

"Your Majesty, do you have a Demon Throat Honey's heart and a Dark Lurker's venom sac? I can exchange them for a Sequence 8 Beyonder characteristic."

The Demon Throat Honey's heart and Dark Lurker's venom sac were the main ingredients for the "Instigator" pathway.

Silas had originally planned to look for them for his sister at Beyonder gatherings, but since he couldn't attend tonight's gathering, he asked the Queen.

"Yes."

The Queen agreed.

Silas handed over a "Sheriff" Beyonder characteristic, which was equivalent to the fusion of two potion main ingredients.

Soon, the invisible servant brought over the two main ingredients he needed.

The Demon Throat Honey's heart was honey-colored, while the Dark Lurker's venom sac was purple, shaped like a scorpion's stinger.

"Alright, time's about up."

The Queen said, "That's it for today. Be careful recently. Military Intelligence Division Nine will likely start an investigation. Don't openly sell these characteristics."

With that, she rose from the throne.

Emerald vines rapidly extended, carrying her up into the sky. The magnificent palace disassembled and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Silas looked around and found himself in the Backlund suburbs, by the Tussock River. He saw his sister standing by the river, walking toward him with delight.

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