I am a reincarnation player.

"Why does it have to be modern times? We can't tell the time period in the forest maze."

This stumped Yuuki. Yes, who set the time and who stipulated that it had to be on Earth? But this conflicted with what he had found out before.

He didn't think much about it, but just asked curiously: "So, did you find the last treasure?"

"Of course I found it."

The sound came from the door. Hayasaka Ai, Sakurajima Mai, and Shinomiya Kaguya were all there. There was not much excitement in seeing each other again. To put it bluntly, they were only separated for two days.

"Don't look, there are only five of us players in this building." Mai explained that she had just gone to scout.

"Hmm? Could it be that we've reserved the entire place?" Yuki said, slapping his forehead. "I forgot that the dungeon you just went through was conducted as a team."

There are many players in Master of the Seas, and each team belongs to a battleship. This is indeed different from the copy that Yuki experienced.

"So I feel at ease now that you call me senpai. At least in terms of knowledge, I've surpassed you." Mai raised her chin slightly with pride and said softly, "Aren't you very curious about what the treasure is? In the end, it was Hayasaka-san who got it."

Hayasaka?

Yuki quickly turned his head and immediately found that something was wrong with Hayasaka Ai. How to say it, her whole body became transparent and he could see the door behind her.

"Supernatural skills? Wait, what does this have to do with treasure?"

"To be precise, it's a blood-related skill. The biggest gain of this trip is the clue discovered by Hiyori." Hayasaka Ai was very reserved, but in fact, her confidence and joy were almost overflowing.

Yuki immediately turned around and saw the girl's playful smile.

"Oh, the most exciting part of the story always has to be kept secret. In fact, it was me who discovered some secrets and made decisive adjustments." Hiyori blinked, and this time he finally completed the story.

The requirement of Master and Commander is to defeat your own kind and find the treasure.

After discovering that the battleship crew were all ghosts, Hiyori combined several hints and decisively divided the mission objectives into two parts, which also coincided with the lazy Jack's idea.

What is there to fight for? The key is to find the treasure. So while other player teams are fighting desperately, they sneak into the center of the storm, find the treasure, and then immediately leave the dungeon.

"So Captain Jack and the others were freed, and we accepted the 'curse'. Finally, we agreed that Hayasaka-san would bear the curse. The price was an A-rank mission rating, as we only completed half of our goal."

The crew members are ghosts, and they want to get rid of the curse of undeath, and that curse is borne by the players, so it becomes a bloodline skill?

Yuuki always felt that this story was somewhat familiar, but he had to admit that the strategy was very clever and different from his own style.

If it were me, I would probably kill everyone and take everything at the risk of losing everything. No, there was more reason why she took advantage of the situation.

"If I'm not mistaken, this copy shouldn't have a time limit."

"Yeah." Hiyori nodded slightly, barely perceptible.

Indeed, this is the biggest challenge.

Yuki exhaled a breath and found that Shiina Hiyori's role was immeasurable. She really grasped the core of the problem and snatched back time.

Such a simple yet huge copy would be too short even if they spent a week on it, but they were able to complete it in just two days. There is no need to ask why.

"There's no need to be so anxious..."

"No, this is my wish." Hiyori lowered her head slightly and looked at the others.

“That’s everyone’s wish.”

Chapter 2: Bloody Disaster (Part 1)

Yuki has never liked to express himself sentimentally, so there is no need to say much when expressing his feelings. He asked about the details of the dungeon and then focused his attention on their player panel.

Hayasaka Ai and Sakurajima Mai, who have passed the fourth copy, have not unlocked new permissions. This is a bit strange. Yuki guessed that it must be related to himself.

I am the team leader, so I guess the team's progress depends on me.

Focusing on the gains again, there was no explosive improvement, but after the speed run, the battle with the treasure guard, and the final A-level mission evaluation, everyone had made considerable gains, and their combat system had been completed, so Yuki didn't have to worry about adding points.

On average, everyone earns 1 specialization point and 2 to 3 enhancement points. Among them, the senior and Hayasaka Ai have achieved qualitative changes.

Mai Sakurajima saved up two specialization points, but she didn't use them. She planned to continue saving them and upgrade the characteristics to level 4 when she had four. However, she invested all four enhancement points in extraordinary skills.

【Light-covering Ritual (Master)】

[Specify three players to reduce their item and skill cooldown by 40%, or specify one player to reduce the cooldown by 100%, with a skill cooldown of ten minutes]

Just like Curly, his extraordinary skills will undergo a qualitative change when they reach the master level, which is enough to make him the core of the team.

"It's definitely a supporting skill, and it works best with burst players like Hayasaka." Yuuki took a deep breath, and it wasn't bad for him actually.

If the energy consumed by the soul bullets is ignored, his hunter musket can fire four shots in a row instantly, doubling its destructive power.

Then there is Hayasaka Ai, whose bloodline skill itself is a qualitative change, and hers is also very interesting.

【Ghost Shooter (Beginner)】

[Enter spiritual form for 2 minutes, greatly increase physical resistance, reduce energy resistance, unlock terrain adaptation]

A skill with very obvious advantages and disadvantages. It can give you a great advantage when facing a tanky player, but it will be unlucky when facing a mage. However, it is more suitable for Hayasaka Ai.

She is a mid-range shooter who doesn't need to get close at all, and unlocking terrain adaptation further increases her mobility.

"Good, you've finally gotten rid of the risk of being squishy. You were at a disadvantage playing against players like Kaguya before."

"High attack and low defense is definitely not a good thing." Hayasaka Ai nodded seriously, full of confidence: "But I am very mobile and can dodge."

"Have you ever considered increasing the range?"

"No need, that's Ms. Kaguya's area of ​​expertise. As both archers, she can shoot farther than I can."

This sounds weird.

Yuki glanced at the black-haired girl who was constantly hitting the skull on the wall in the face. It didn't matter how far the arrow could be shot. If he was given a strong enough bow, he could shoot the arrow more than ten kilometers away. The key was to be accurate.

With the ability to hit the target with every shot, she is a natural sniper.

Kaguya was very aware of her own strengths, and decisively used the specialization points to upgrade the characteristics to LV2, and then invested all the 2 enhancement points obtained into the mutant-level longbow.

【Guaranteed Hit Level 2】

[When focused, shooting accuracy is greatly improved, and every shot hits the target. The maximum effect is six arrows, and the cooldown time is forty minutes.]

[Deep Sea Longbow (Chaos Grade) Second Forging]

[The arrow's shooting speed increases, and after hitting the target, it has a tidal vortex effect, tearing and slowing down the target]

[Side Effect: The user will feel the surge of the tide when aiming]

[Description: A longbow from the deep sea, you shoot arrows as if standing on the deck]

Looking at one aspect alone, this is a very disappointing item. No matter how powerful the bow is, it is useless if it misses the target. However, with its characteristics, it becomes very useful.

She's a very smart person, she decisively went all-in on these two items. Oh, she also has an ice enchantment ability, so maybe there are other ways to play.

After looking at everyone's panels (details attached), Yuuki gathered his energy and, figuring the time was almost up, began to pray:

Don't make it a copy of the type where the person in charge is confused.

The division by identity is not unsolvable, but it is always troublesome to deal with. Mai and others did not say anything, standing in various places in the lounge waiting, and were not as nervous as Yuki.

According to the experience they just gained, since no unfamiliar players have come to join them at this time, it should be a team mission.

【Games start】

[Story mission, bloody disaster, players search and destroy the final secret, or become the champion]

[Hint 1: This is a world of deathmatch. Players will participate in the deathmatch as individual teams. The strongest will be the champion.]

[2: There are no new players in this instance]

[3: The Cult is the organizer of the Deathmatch and will guide players to participate in the Deathmatch]

[4: Deathmatch is sacred, untouchable, and inescapable]

[5: Players who lose three times will be eliminated. Player teams in a deathmatch will gain respect. This reminder will increase with the player's status.]

[6: Fighting and blood are honor, but also poison]

coming.

The whispering sound was poured into his mind. Yuki hurriedly concentrated his attention, listening and analyzing, and his expression became more and more strange.

It's very simple, or rather, it doesn't have the ambiguous or hidden danger feeling of the past. The prompts are very straightforward, clearly telling players where they are, what they should do, and what they shouldn't do.

But this makes people nervous. The weirdest thing is that there is no weirdness.

By this time everyone had finished listening to the prompt, Mai opened her eyes and blinked in confusion.

"He...seems to be feeling better?"

"A little bit, yeah. Previously, we had to find things like Hint 2 ourselves," Kaguya continued, stroking her delicate lips. "The real problem lies in Hint 6. It's probably related to the main quest. Everyone, please share your thoughts."

When you first hear the prompt, before you analyze it word by word, this is just your first impression.

"The biggest mystery is the main quest. He only revealed the final secret and didn't even give the direction."

"This is somewhat similar to 'Master and Commander'; both have two main plots, but they should be related."

"Champion? It should be related to a deathmatch. Are we going to play gladiators?"

"Gladiator? Such an ancient term. Judging from the room, it doesn't look like we've gone back to ancient times."

There was a buzz of discussion, everyone's IQ was above average, and the content of their discussions was very informative, but Yuki didn't say anything, and gradually, the discussion died down.

Others are not unwilling to think, but they think that professional matters should be left to professionals.

"This dungeon should be very difficult and there won't be many opportunities for tricks, so Hint 2 clearly states that there are no newcomers. Also, judging from Hint 1, there's more than just our player team." Yuki spoke carefully, earning everyone nods in agreement.

Most newcomers just rely on mingling, for example, in "Master and Commander" and "The Sea of ​​Trees".

If you behave yourself and are obedient, and take advantage of protections like the 'penalty for the death of a comrade on the same ship', you can get away with it safely as long as you're not too unlucky.

A small number of newcomers have amazing observation and intelligence. They can get more rewards, but they have to find loopholes from the clues, commonly known as taking shortcuts.

"According to prompts 4 and 5, this story mission is a head-on confrontation. Newbies can't possibly exceed the 'limit' level of force, so entering here is just waiting for death." Hiyori took over. She was a professional at taking shortcuts, and she spread her hands helplessly.

"The decryption factor is very small. If it's a head-on battle, no matter how smart your brain is, it won't be of any use. Of course, finding the final secret is still useful."

Hiyori breathed a sigh of relief as she spoke. Teaming up with Yuuki made up for her biggest shortcoming. If she was alone, she would have been beaten to pieces in the death arena before she even started to study the secret.

"So, let's do this in two ways. I'll be in charge of the deathmatch, and you, Hiyori, will be in charge of decryption. Did you notice that cult?"

"Well, the cult should be an important clue, otherwise there would be no need to give a special hint. As the plot progresses, the cult will naturally appear."

"Deathmatch, secret, championship, and cult, there should be a logical connection between the four."

"Hmm... The cult guides players into deathmatches, which produce champions. The champions then potentially gain access to secrets, which in turn lead to the cult. It's a perfect logical loop."

The two of them chatted back and forth, leaving Mai and the others to watch from the side. They had to admit that when two professionals discussed together, the sparks that came out were very dazzling.

With quick thinking and rigorous logic, he proposed several hypotheses right at the beginning of the game and gradually clarified the direction of the strategy.

This is much more efficient than having Rihe speak alone, and it always makes people feel stupid. Fortunately, with their IQ, they can still understand the result.

You have to participate in the deathmatch and find the secrets behind it while participating. This is determined by the nature of the story mission, and players must participate in the story.

After discussing for a few minutes, the door opened with a click. Everyone looked over warily and saw a man coming in.

He was wearing a maroon suit, his strong muscles holding the clothes tight, a golden skull on his left chest, and his square face was covered with scars.

A fierce aura emanated from the man, making people instinctively prepare for battle.

"I am Abate, the guide of the cult. Who is the captain of your team?"

The voice was low and fierce, as if he would chop down anyone who answered. Mai was confused. What kind of 'guide' was this?

"I." Yuki stepped forward decisively. He had just discussed with Hiyori that Hint 1 should be like having an identity at the beginning of Yaduo Town.

Abate looked over, his gray-brown eyes eager to try, and it took him a long time to regain his composure: "Name, I need to enter it into the system."

"Kevin." Yuki offered his armor without hesitation, causing Kaguya Shinomiya next to him to roll her eyes secretly.

This man lies without blinking, how many aliases does he have? He glanced at Hayasaka Ai next to him, who shook her head slightly, wondering where this pseudonym came from.

"Confirmed to participate in the deathmatch?"

"Are there any rules for a deathmatch?"

Abate looked annoyed and patiently explained.

There will be deathmatches every day, with no points and no rules. Go to the deathmatch arena and defeat your opponents until no one dares to stand in front of you. Then you will be the champion.

The player is already a Death Fighter, and all he needs to do is enter the system and someone will challenge him.

"Challenge, what if he chooses one of us?" Yuki was most worried about Hiyori, as she had little fighting ability.