This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist Chapter 256 Two New Skills

Nivalis: "What happened?"

Rita: "Oh, I just got to know her a bit. We had a lovely chat and beca friends."

Nivalis: "That's great. I was worried you'd managed to provoke Mistblade Moon Emperor, and now you've ticked off the next Oak Owl Emperor too. That would be so unlucky, haha."

Rita: ...

This ti, it wasn't her fault—she had been as cautious as possible.

Nivalis: "Why aren't you laughing? Was it not funny?"

Nivalis: "..."

Nivalis: "...Okay, you don't need to say it. I get it."

Nivalis: "...Promise , never ntion my na out there."

Nivalis: "You can use my father's na instead. His na is Beisui."

Rita: "Will he save ?"

Nivalis: "He'll make sure you die... gracefully."

Rita: "..."

Life was hard. Rita sighed.

She flew tirelessly between nearby floating islands, taking breaks only to rest on the edges of the islands, transforming into a cat to nap and scout the area. This exploration would let her teleport directly in the future.

During her journey, she finally examined the two Skill Books she had risked her life to grab.

[Thunder Cage] (A-Rank): Create a six-sided cage of lightning to trap a target. When the cage forms, all A-Rank and below teleportation skills are disabled. Each ti the target touches the lightning, they are briefly paralyzed. (No cooldown. Mana cost and cast ti depend on the cage's size; minimum cost 800 MP.)

[100,000 Volts] (A-Rank): Release a massive surge of electricity, centered on yourself, dealing non-discriminatory electrical damage to all targets within 100 ters. Damage scales with Intelligence. Each strike has a 5% chance of paralyzing targets. (No cooldown. Cast ti: 0.1 seconds. Duration: 2 seconds. Each use costs 1500 MP.)

Rita stared at the second skill for a long ti before reluctantly deciding to learn both.

"100,000 Volts" it is... Fine. If the skill was as powerful as its na suggested, it could prove invaluable. She just hoped it wouldn't compel her to shout "Pikachu!" whenever she used it.

The two skills—one offensive and one crowd control—were a perfect fit for Rita.

She stayed on a small floating island near Everbright City and slept. When she woke up, it was already the night of the 11th in Blue Star's tizone, but the faint red glow on her body from the Oak Owl curse still hadn't faded.

Resigned to her circumstances, she ventured into the wilderness of the island to hunt monsters and level up. If no monsters were available, she brewed potions or practiced [Fox Shadow].

She sustained herself with the rations in her bag, slept curled up as an animal in tree hollows, and occasionally browsed gaming forums to relax. Anticipating that she wouldn't be able to return to Blue Star for a while, she even recalled her Cat Nest through her tattoo to keep it safe.

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- "Eclipse Vanguard hasn't claid responsibility for the recent event yet. [dog emoji]"

- "She's a lone wolf. She never joined Eclipse Vanguard, so what's there to explain?"

- "I've never understood why she doesn't join. Special Affairs Bureau treats her pretty well, doesn't it?"

- "Good? You an sending her texts and verbal thanks? If she joined, all of that would beco 'her duty.'"

- "That's such a harsh take…"

- "Agreed. Co on, it's not the Dark Ages anymore. Stop romanticizing bureaucratic jobs!"

- "I'd be a lone wolf too if I could. Have you ever seen Special Affairs Bureau publicly thank their internal mbers?"

- "They do! Every week, the official site updates with a list of acknowledgnts and rewards. Do you guys never check?"

- "Okay, na one person you rember from that list."

- "That's not the point. If I were skilled enough, I'd be a lone wolf too—or I'd start my own faction!" Your next read awaits at My Virtual Library Empire

- "Can we bring the conversation back on track? What did she do to earn so many Honor Points? Are they redeemable for PvP gear?"

- "I want Honor Points too..."

- "She doesn't seem very active, though. Never speaks publicly."

- "This is the second ti she's gained 10,000 Honor Points in one go, right?"

- "Has Eclipse Vanguard figured it out yet?"

Eclipse Vanguard had indeed not figured it out.

Shadow.Q had imdiately ssaged Rita to congratulate her, but it took hours to get a reply.

- Rita: "I was busy escaping. I won't lie—I don't fully understand the Honor Points system myself. You know . I prioritize what matters."

Hearing that, neither Shadow.Q nor the Special Affairs Bureau pushed further. They trusted Rita's judgnt on major issues.

Shortly after Rita's escape from Maple Cang, Nivalis erged from her pet space to join her in Lania Kaia. She had already fed all the cats in the yard and brought plenty of food for Rita.

After hearing the full story of how Rita had offended Maple Cang and acquired a new Mahjong tile—[Nine Bamboos]—Nivalis imdiately empathized.

Slapping her little legs, she cried, "Why Nine Bamboos?! How do you even play with that?"

Rita clapped her thighs in agreent. "Right?! Who designs this stuff?"

Neither of them understood the true purpose of the tiles, but that didn't stop them from analyzing strategies and theorizing gaplay.

Rita and Nivalis stayed on the floating islands near Everbright City for three days before the red glow on her skin finally faded. Rita then disguised herself as a goblin, collected her usual daily 3 Gold, and returned to Everbright City with an invisible Nivalis in tow.

She made a point to stroll past the 10-ter-long Wanted Board, scanning it with feigned casualness. Unsurprisingly, there was now a bounty for [Mistveil], the Fogtail Moonfox. The poster featured a slyly grinning Mistveil, with a bounty of 3000 Gold for capture—alive.

Beside it was another poster for [Cookie], the little Oak Owl, but the bounty was much lower at 100 Gold—likely because they assud Mistveil's true identity was Cookie.

Rita stared in silence.

From her perch atop Rita's goblin head, Nivalis remarked, "Let guess: those 'sisters' you ntioned before—the ones you said had no hope—were all 'like this,' weren't they?"

Rita sighed. "Yeah… pretty much."

Nivalis, already small, shrank herself further and whispered, "Can you co up with a stage na for ? I'm scared."

Rita retorted, "What good would a stage na do? You're the only little dragon in Lania Kaia. As soon as they post your photo, everyone will know it's you. You don't even have transformation skills. Just breathe deeply and try to unlock a shapeshifting ability. Then I can bring you on my adventures."

Nivalis puffed out her chest proudly. "I look a lot like my mom. She was an Ice Dragon too. If I dress up, I could pass for her! Oh, by the way, her na was Holy Grail—the most beautiful and powerful dragon in the lair."

Rita: …