[Sadako] A girl in a soaked white dress, hugging her knees,
her pale bare feet trembling under the damp, black hair.
[Lady Eight Feet]
A 2.6-meter giantess in a white sun hat, the fabric of her tight dress stretched to the breaking point over her chest.
[The Slit-Mouthed Woman]
A woman in a trench coat holding huge scissors,
her mask slipping down to reveal scars that stretch to her ears.
[The Spider Queen]
And a lot others...
A geisha in a loose kimono, with eight sharp black spider legs sprouting from her spine,
wrapping around her slender thighs.
The man looked at these terrifying beauties.
His smile widened.
"They are monsters."
"Disasters."
"But..."
He looked back at Chen Shi.
"To the right person."
"They are just lonely women."
"Any power..."
The man raised his glass to the screen.
Toasting Chen Shi.
"Can become an ally."
"Sleep with them, boy."
"For the sake of mankind."
....
In the room, Elena and Amy turned off their stream, so that no information will be leaked.
Chen Shi cleared his throat.
"Alright."
"Let's count our cards."
He placed the white bone amulet on the table.
"First, this."
"Annie's Rib."
"It generates a shield every hour."
"Blocks one fatal attack from anything below A-rank."
Elena whistled.
"A-rank item."
"You really hit the jackpot."
Chen Shi smiled.
He didn't mention the Teleportation Talisman in his inventory.
That was a system reward.
Too hard to explain.
"But that's not all."
He leaned forward.
lowering his voice.
"I awakened a skill."
"Luck Manipulation."
Elena froze.
Amy blinked.
"Awakened?"
Elena stared at him.
"You haven't cleared the game yet."
"How can you awaken a skill mid-game?"
"That's impossible."
Chen Shi shrugged.
"I'm built different."
He pointed at his mouth.
Then at his sweat-soaked shirt.
"Maybe it's the... exchange of fluids."
"Her saliva."
"Her sweat."
"I absorbed a lot of S-rank essence."
Elena's face twisted in disgust.
"Pervert."
"Disgusting."
Amy looked at Elena.
Then at Chen Shi.
Whispering.
"Sister Elena calls him pervert..."
"But she watched him lick for ten minutes without blinking."
"Pot calling the kettle black."
Chen Shi ignored them.
"Let's test it."
"Elena."
"I'll give you a buff."
He focused his mind.
Activated [Luck Manipulation].
Target: Elena.
Effect: Small Fortune.
Hum.
A golden light, invisible to the naked eye, landed on Elena.
Instantly.
Elena gasped.
"Ah!"
Her body stiffened.
Her face flushed crimson in a second.
She slammed her hands on the table.
Arching her back.
Her toes curled inside her boots.
She turned around immediately.
Back facing them.
Trembling violently.
"You..."
"Wait..."
"Don't look..."
Chen Shi was confused.
"What's wrong?"
"Did I cast a curse by mistake?"
Then he remembered.
Elena's talent.
[Intuitive Pleasure].
Whenever something beneficial happens to her, or she makes a correct choice...
Her brain rewards her with intense pleasure.
So...
A luck buff is a "beneficial event."
A continuous stream of good luck...
Is a continuous stream of...
Chen Shi closed his eyes.
"Okay."
"Take your time."
"We'll wait."
The Dragon Country stream exploded.
(Note: only dragon country's people can see this stream, other nation can comment, but not see Chen Shi's view)
[Holy shit! Luck Manipulation is real?!]
[But look at Elena!]
[She's reacting like she just got hit with a vibrator!]
[Her talent is insane! She's a human buff detector!]
[Think about it... the more pleasure she feels, the stronger the buff is!]
[She literally can't lose!]
[Wait...]
[If she sleeps with Brother Chen...]
[Let's do the math.]
[Option A: Sleeping with the strongest player = Correct Choice (Pleasure +1)]
[Option B: Receiving his 'fluid' = Beneficial Event (Pleasure +1)]
[Option C: Actual physical sensation = (Pleasure +1)]
[Triple climax?!]
[Infinite loop of ecstasy?!]
[My god... she might die of happiness!]
[However, any women need to pass Annie to sleep with our goat~]
Elena finally turned back.
Her face was still flushed a deep crimson.
Her eyes misty.
Breathing slightly erratic.
"About... 20%."
She stabilized her voice.
"My intuition tells me..."
"My chances of finding a hidden item or dodging a trap just went up by one-fifth."
"And the pleasure intensity..."
"Confirmed it."
Chen Shi rubbed his temples.
Calculating rapidly.
A casual buff is +20%.
If I go full power...
I could probably slash an enemy's luck by 50%.
Half their luck gone.
Their gun jams.
They trip on flat ground.
Their skills fail at the critical moment.
But the cost...
He felt the drain on his mental energy just from that short test.
I can maintain max output for maybe three minutes.
Then I'll collapse from exhaustion.
A trump card.
To be used only for the kill shot.
"Thanks for the data," Chen Shi said seriously.
Amy blinked.
She pointed under the table.
Her voice innocent.
"Sister Elena."
"Your pants are wet."
"Did you pee?"
Elena didn't even flinch.
She adjusted her sitting posture calmly.
She waved her hand.
"It doesn't matter."
"I'll change when we get assigned dorms tonight."
She leaned forward.
Ignoring the stain.
Her eyes sharp.
"Listen, Chen Shi."
"This skill is a game-changer for dealing with the 'Infected'."
"And the hunters coming for your bounty."
"You don't have to fight them head-on."
"Just lower their luck."
"Let the environment kill them."
"The faster you kill them, the higher your evaluation rating."
"Which means more rewards for you."
"And more resources for Dragon Country."
She licked her lips.
A hint of greed in her eyes.
"And here's the best part."
"Those infected players?"
"To the System, they are no longer just players."
"They are 'Mutated Elites'."
"Their drop rate is boosted significantly."
"If we farm them..."
"As your teammates, Amy and I get a share of the reward too."
"It's a win-win."
Chen Shi nodded.
His eyes cold.
Farming players...
Treating them as treasure goblins.
I like it.
Ruthless.
Efficient.
He turned his head.
Looking at the little girl beside him.
She was hugging her doll.
Swinging her legs.
Looking harmless.
"Speaking of which."
"Amy."
"We showed our cards."
"What about you?"
....
Camera shifts.
Into the shadows.
Far from the crowd.
Two men sat at a dirty table.
One was tall and thin, wearing glasses, his eyes sinister behind the lenses.
The other was short and fat, his face full of greasy flesh, a cold sneer on his lips.
If the Dragon Country audience are watching this stream.
They would recognize them.
These were the "Backstabber Duo."
The same scum who, in the previous Toilet Dungeon,
slammed the door shut and threw rocks to lure monsters to their teammates... just to get intel.
Right now.
They were staring at Chen Shi.
Jealousy and disdain dripping from their eyes.
"See that?"
Glasses pushed up his frames.
His voice low.
"That pretty boy."
"He actually survived."
"And got Annie's token."
The Fatty sneered.
Biting hard into a piece of moldy bread.
"Tch."
"Just luck."
"That Annie is just a virgin ghost who's never seen a man."
"A few sweet words from him, and she lost her mind."
"I've seen plenty of these 'soft rice' gigolos."
"Useless without a woman."
Glasses nodded.
A glint of calculation in his eyes.
"I've been watching him."
"That Chen Shi... apart from his face and his tongue, he's trash."
"Look at his frame."
"Skinny as a monkey."
"No muscle definition at all."
"I bet he can't even lift a dumbbell."
"And he hasn't shown any signs of an awakened skill."
"Elena and the kid clearly have powers."
"But him?"
"Still a normal human."
"As long as Annie isn't protecting him..."
Glasses made a slicing motion across his throat.
"Killing him is easier than crushing an ant."